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Jan 24 (BusinessDesk) New Zealand shares rose again as Chinese manufacturing figures rose to a two year high, adding to increasingly positive sentiment about global economic conditions in 2013.
MARKET CLOSE NZ shares edge higher
Jan 24 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares rose again as Chinese manufacturing figures rose to a two year high, adding to increasingly positive sentiment about global economic conditions in 2013.
The NZX50 Index of leading stocks rose 2.19 points, or 0.52 percent, to 4,189.914. Within the index, 22 stocks rose, 17 fell, and 11 were unchanged. Turnover was $ million.
Leading the market higher was NZX, the stock exchange operator, which last week reported a 27 percent increase in the volume of trading in December 2012 over the same month a year earlier, and a near-record 25 percent rise in the leading index over the calendar year. Equity analysts are predicting a surge back to equities this year as low global interest rates force investors back to riskier, higher yielding investments.
NZX shares rose 2.34 percent to $1.31, representing an increase in value over the last 12 months of 13.43 percent. The second largest increase in percentage terms coming from PGG Wrightson, which continued its see-saw pattern to rise 2.33 percent to 44 cents.
Fonterra Shareholders Fund, which is sparking debate as to whether its units are over-valued, put on
1.53 percent to $7.31. Two leading fertiliser firms today voluntarily withdrew a commonly used nitrogen inhibitor, DCD, from the market after finding traces of the compound, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions of nitrous oxide found in cattle urine, in milk products.
Sky TV had a strong day, up 1.61 percent to $5.05 and infrastructure investor Infratil was up 1.28 percent to $2.37, an increase of almost 25 percent in the last year.
After pushing recent highs again yesterday, Fletcher Building came off 1.61 percent, or 15 cents, to $9.19, although the market's largest stock by capitalisation has still risen 47.93 percent in the last year. Fellow construction sector supplier Steel & Tube, which had a strong run earlier in the week, was down 1.52 percent to $2.60.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Apple shares plunged Thursday after the company reported quarterly results that point to growth slowing after five blowout years.
The stock was down $53.55 or 10 percent, at $460.46 in midday trading.
Apple Inc. is still the world's most valuable company, a position it's held for more than a year. It's now worth just 3.5 percent more than No. 2 Exxon Mobil Corp, however.
Late Wednesday, Apple reported October-December earnings that were flat compared with the year before. Sales grew 18 percent from the year before, but the startup of production lines for multiple new products like the iPhone 5 and iPad Mini held back profits.
Of more concern to investors is Apple sales growth forecast for the current quarter of around 7 percent —far from the 50-percent-plus rate it's often hit in recent years. Apple usually lowballs its forecasts, but Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer indicated that it's moving toward providing more realistic figures from now on.
Analysts believe Apple is unable to fully capitalize on the global smartphone boom with just one new —and very expensive— phone model every year. There has been speculation among company-watchers that Apple may launch a cheaper iPhone, or a premium model with a bigger screen, but CEO Tim Cook put a damper on those rumors in his comments on a conference call following the report.

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Pearson Mulls Possibilities To Exploit News Corp./Dow Jones
from the the-next-move dept
By all accounts, News Corp.'s bid for Dow Jones is coming down to the wire, although the latest indication is that the deal is likely to go through. If the deal does happen, one of the big winners could be Pearson, the publisher of the Financial Times, which has been making an aggressive push to expand its global presence and present itself as an alternative to the Wall Street Journal. Already, the company has indicated that it would like to partner up with another major media organization in order to promote its brand. One possibility would be to partner up with CNBC if News Corp. decides to sever Dow Jones' relationship with the business news network. In addition to striking such a partnership, Pearson should be looking to open up its content as a way of differentiating the Financial Times from the Wall Street Journal. At the moment, the sites of both papers are largely locked down, with most content available to subscribers only. Were the Financial Times to take down this wall, opening up its best content to the public, it wouldn't be hard to imagine the paper usurping some of the Journal's influence.


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Maine GOP senator proposing higher taxes on the rich gets Democratic support in House
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) � A Republican state senator from Maine who wants to raise taxes on the state's wealthiest citizens says he's found a House sponsor for his bill, and as expected it's a Democrat.
Sen. Tom Saviello of Wilton proposes raising the tax on annual incomes of higher than $250,000 from 7.95 percent to 8.5 percent. The higher rate was in effect until 2011, when the Republican-controlled Legislature lowered it.
He needed a House co-sponsor for the bill because under Maine law, bills to raise revenue must originate in the lower chamber.
As expected, he's received little support from fellow Republicans.
But on Thursday he told the Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/WmkDTg ) that Democratic state Rep. Terry Hayes of Buckfield has agreed to be co-sponsor.
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Big Island police are looking for three suspects involved in a robbery that occurred in the Leilani Estates Subdivision in the Puna District on Wednesday night (July 24).
The victim, a 56-year-old female, reported that three individuals who were invited to her home, used force against her and removed several items from within. The suspects left the residence operating a white Ford Mustang, unknown license plates.
Two of the suspects have been identified as being Mark McCurley, Male 30 years-old, of a Hawaiian Beaches address, and Kawika Kahee, Male 30-years-old, of a Black Sand Subdivision address in the Puna District.
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November 26th, 2011 at 9:05 PM ^
this was posted right after the game, but has probably been lost in the fold. Incredible expression and is only funny because we won.
November 26th, 2011 at 9:18 PM ^
I could not tell if it was a bad snap or a misque. This proves all.
November 26th, 2011 at 9:22 PM ^
Why were we even punting in that situation?
I'm sure Brian's analysis (we'll get one this year, woot!) will include whether the math says we should have gone for it..
November 26th, 2011 at 9:33 PM ^
If it were 4th and 1 I'd have gone for it, but 4th and 3 is a little iffy when you're at midfield.
November 26th, 2011 at 9:41 PM ^
the last time we got an OSU UFR? I don't think since I've been coming to MGoBlog.
November 26th, 2011 at 10:25 PM ^
Like Brian said earlier this week, UofM hadn't beat Ohio since he started this blog.
November 26th, 2011 at 9:30 PM ^
Live at the game it looked like he still could have got a running punt off after he picked it up.
November 26th, 2011 at 9:36 PM ^
My thought watching on TV was, please just throw that away. I think a punt attempt would've been pretty iffy.
November 26th, 2011 at 9:37 PM ^
Priceless face. If you don't know what's happening and just see his face you ask...
1. Did he just fumble the snap?
2. Did he just see his parents having sex?
November 26th, 2011 at 9:36 PM ^
... including dropped snaps (let's give him props for getting some really good boots on the ball earlier), re-posting gifs of dropped snaps, and ridiculous reversals by the replay ref.
Actually, upon further review, while I'm willing to laugh about the dropped snap, I'm still pissed off about the replay on Fitz's touchdown.
WTF does the word "indisputable" mean anymore?
One theory-- at the end of games, where the replay call can potentially be outcome-determinative, the replay refs are under a standing order (spoken or otherwise) to simply start in the middle, disregard what the call on the field was, and make the best judgment they can on what the real answer was, even if it's a 50/50 type of call. If you started with that standard, I could see the guy saying "in my opinion, he was a foot short." But under the indisputable standard, with one replay showing it was very close and the other showing he appeared to break the plane (and the second being a more down-the-line shot), there is simply no way that call can get reversed.
Exhibit B for the above theory: Sparty vs. Wisconsin, review of hail mary. That was not indisputable, and should not have been reversed under that standard. It was probably the accurate call, though, if you put aside indisputability and just try to make the right call.
/rant. mostly I'm pissed because Fitz deserved a touchdown after that performance.
November 26th, 2011 at 9:44 PM ^
The problem is the word "indisputable" in my mind. It's far too strong to acurately describe what goes on in the replay booth, yet we hear it constantly. When are reviews ever indisputable? Rarely.
November 26th, 2011 at 9:57 PM ^
... has (or ought to have) an implicit "reasonable neutral observer" element to it, meaning indisputable doesn't mean some homer can't come up with a case for calling it the other way, but if you put 10 reasonable observers in a room, probably all 10 are going to agree a call was blown. Usually that happens when a play that was called a catch clearly bounces off the ground, or a catch called out of bounds clearly shows a foot being dragged, etc. There's a fair number of "indisputable" incorrect calls in that sense.
I always think this should be the guideline: if you have to look at it more than once or twice, it's not indisputable and should stand. It's close. If the goal is just 51% certainty, fine, look at it for 5 minutes. if the goal is 90% certainty, look at it once or twice, and if you're not sure, the call stands.
November 26th, 2011 at 9:58 PM ^
I'm really curious to know why Denard's fumble wasn't reviewed. That seemed like a classic bang-bang play that deserved a closer look.
Somehow, it seems like video review almost never works out in our favor.
November 26th, 2011 at 10:04 PM ^
I was at the game and didn't get a really good look at that play. The replays they showed didn't have a good angle of the play. Based on the footage I saw, it looked like a TD. Did anyone viewing from home see a better view? Was it a clear non-TD?
My stomach was really churning after the double penalty. When Fitz first scored I felt this rush of relief and joy knowing we had just sealed it. Going from that to 4th and 25 felt like the end of Cloverfield - "Yes, we escaped and now we're headed to . . . what do you mean we're crashing?"
By the way (this post is getting a bit stream of conciousness, but I woke up at 6:15 to get to the golf course for tailgating and am exhausted), we have a field goal kicker! That's so cool. Gibbons has been steady all year, but dude that kick was no guarantee.
What thread was I in? I'm here for the pos . . .
Oh, the happy thread. Yes. Yes. I am so, so happy; only by repeating words, words can I adequately describe it (hmmm, maybe that last example is a poor one). A battle from start to finish, and we came out on top. There are so many great individual stories from this game, I can't wait to read the message boards tomorrow and Brian's post on Monday.
Now, I'm going to sleep and dream of perfectly executed zone reads and this bolt of maize and blue dilithium (that smiles, always).
EDIT: Turns out I'm in the mortified punter thread. Oh well. They're all happy threads tonight.
November 26th, 2011 at 10:17 PM ^
One replay looked like he's in, one like maybe a few inches short, but you'd have to take into consideration the angle of the camera not being straight down the line.
More importantly, +1 for the Cloverfield reference, and for acting like most people actually saw Cloverfield like you were quoting The Godfather or something. I actually did see it, and on the tacopants-to-dead-on-analogy scale, I give it a rating of "generally apt".
November 26th, 2011 at 9:38 PM ^
out of me. It seemed that once again OSU was getting every break (and it contiued after this, with the Touissant TD that was a TD, but wasn't a TD, even though it really was a TD). However, after celebrating the win, i'm with Lee Corso "Aw Fuck it", this GIF is a classic!
November 26th, 2011 at 9:44 PM ^
Everyone in my section thought this was one of the reasons why we were gonna lose. Happy it didn't matter.
November 26th, 2011 at 10:08 PM ^
Hagerup's botched snap is a reminder for the potential for disaster with punts, and makes me appreciate that Wile, as a true Freshman made it through his time during Hagerup's suspension without any major fiascos. This included some high pressure punts in enemy territory during UTL.
not advocating a punter war, just giving complements to Wile...
November 26th, 2011 at 11:03 PM ^
... was his comment at the presser about the play. He basically told Hagerup that it's a statistical inevitability (don't think Hoke used that term) that he would drop a snap every so often, and that it won't happen again for a long time since he got this one out of the way.
It's amazing how supportive he is, and his unassuming way to build up players.
November 26th, 2011 at 11:31 PM ^
Poor kid, the look of sheer horror on his face, I feel bad for him.
On the other hand ... gif saved. :)


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Freshman Nikki Effenberger (Escondido, Calif.) scored the only goal of the game against Roger Williams on Tuesday after a cross from senior Leslie Meyer(Brownsburg, Ind.), helping MIT to defeat the Hawks, 1-0. The Engineers record is now 5-2 for the season, while Roger Williams lowered their ledger to 2-3-1.
The first half of the game got off to a slow start, with the ball never staying in one team's control for long. MIT outshot the Hawks, 9-3, and four of them were saved by goalkeeper Stephanie Jacques. Senior Merricka Livingstone (Palm Beach, Fla.) had the best opportunity at a goal when she booted the ball directly into the net from inside the box, but Jacques was able to save it, leaving the score tied at 0 at the end of the period.
Less than 20 minutes into the second half, the Engineers had made five shots at the goal, with all but two of them being saved by Jacques. In the 72nd minute of play, shortly after senior keeper Meghan Wright (Devon, Pa.) had made two simultaneous saves, Effenberger lobbed the ball past the goalie after a pass from Meyer, recording her second goal of the season. Wright made two more saves before the second half ended, leaving MIT victorious with a 1-0 win.
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There are eight -- and there's one active NFL player who will be a shoo-in -- Heisman Trophy winners in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Can you name them?
Two are running backs who won the Heisman as college football's best player in the 1980s. Two more top-flight rushers came out of college in the 1970s. The only quarterback was a star in both college and the NFL in the 1960s.
Two are running backs who won the award before the 1960s and the other starred during his college days in the Southland.
Give up? Can't figure out a few? Here they are:
The eight Heisman winners who went on to have Hall of Fame NFL careers: Doak Walker, Paul Hornung, Roger Staubach, O.J. Simpson, Tony Dorsett, Earl Campbell, Marcus Allen and Barry Sanders.
The bonafide Hall of Famer still playing? Raiders cornerback Charles Woodson, the 1997 Heisman winner and only defensive player to win the award.
Current pro players honored with the Heisman are Robert Griffin III, Cam Newton, Mark Ingram, Sam Bradford, Reggie Bush (who was stripped of the award) and Carson Palmer. There's also Tim Tebow, Troy Smith and Matt Leinart, quarterbacks who have played within the last two seasons but currently aren't on a roster.


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Celebrating the 10th event of the series, the School of Music and Fine Arts at Palm Beach Atlantic University will present its festival of new music March 27–29, 2014. The Frontwave New Music Festival is a biennial event that brings together remarkable composers and performers to present four concerts of truly contemporary music.
|Gregory Wanamaker is the guest composer for Frontwave 2014.
"The mission of the festival is to bring high-level performances of the best of contemporary art music to the West Palm Beach community promoting the works of local and regional artists," said Dr. Tim Thompson, professor of music. "In addition, the festival gives students first-hand experience with the work of contemporary composers and with composer/performer collaboration."
All four concerts take place at Palm Beach Atlantic University in the Helen K. Persson Recital Hall located in Vera Lea Rinker Hall, 326 Acacia Road in West Palm Beach. Tickets for performances on March 27 and 28 are $10 general admission and $5 for students with ID. Tickets for the March 29 performances are $5 for general admission and for $5 for students with ID. To purchase tickets or for more information, contact Ticket Central at (561) 803-2970 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Tickets also can be purchased online at www.pba.edu/performances.
Gregory Wanamaker is the guest composer for Frontwave 2014. His music has been described as "compelling," "outstanding," "cutting-edge" "skillful," and "a technical tour de force" in publications including Fanfare, American Record Guide and Audiophile Audition. He has been on the faculty at the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam as a professor of composition since 1997. In addition, the festival features music by local composer Marlene Woodward-Cooper, professor of music at Palm Beach Atlantic, and Miami composer Lansing McLoskey, among others. The Frost Saxophone Quartet also will perform.
The schedule of performances is:
7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27
This opening concert features the works of PBA student composers and performers. Come hear emerging musical voices and experience firsthand the promise of a vibrant future for concert music. The level of creativity and artistry evidenced in the music of university students is astounding!
7:30 p.m. Friday, March 28
Piano duo Gastesi-Bezerra present music recently added to the ever-expanding list of music composed expressly for them, as well as pieces they have premiered at concerts and festivals within the past two years. This reception with the artists follows this concert.
1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29
Intermedia (music with dance, electroacoustic and audio-visual elements) is showcased at this final concert of the festival. The highlight is the full-length performance of Gregory Wanamaker's "A Story Within a Story," a multimedia collaboration with 2014 MacArthur Fellowship Award winner Carrie Mae Weems. The piece explores the public discourse surrounding the American civil-rights movement and incorporates a six-piece chamber ensemble, dance, video and audio footage from the period. PBA's own Susan Joyce will make an appearance at the concert, bringing her prowess at the piano to bear the synthesizer.
7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29
The final concert of the festival focuses on new music for the concert stage. This concert features the members of the Frost Saxophone Quartet performing Gregory Wanamaker's saxophone quartet "Run" and his "Duo Sonata" for clarinet and alto saxophone, as well as "Blur" by Miami composer Lansing McLoskey. (Both "Duo Sonata" and "Blur" are available on the album "Citizens of Nowhere" on Albany Records.) A highlight of this concert will be "Concertante," a new work for piano and string orchestra by PBA's own noted pianist and composer, Marlene Woodward-Cooper, performed by acclaimed pianist Robin Arrigo.


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When you were young, you may have paged through toy catalogs, compiling the perfect wish list for Santa. Even though you're older, there's no reason to stop dreaming.
To get those fantasies churning, click ahead and take a peek at this year's Neiman Marcus Christmas Book.
The catalog was first published in 1926 as a 16-page booklet intended for its best customers. Each year since, it has helped set the bar for luxury holiday gifts.
This year's edition reflects more somber times and includes less pricey items. Keeping in mind that even the well-heeled may be shunning unnecessary items, the gifts selected focus most heavily providing their recipients with enjoyable experiences.
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Bahrain Polytechnic
Bahrain Polytechnic was established in 2008 by his Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa as a cornerstone project of the Economic Development Board (EDB), chaired by H.R.H Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Bahrain Polytechnic was created to address the need for a skilled Bahraini labour force aimed at supporting economic growth and diversification and is therefore proactive in ensuring the success of the Kingdom's economic reform program.
The Bahrain Polytechnic is a tertiary education organization committed to building a better future for Bahrainis by providing improved training and educational opportunities. Bahrain Polytechnic offers internationally recognized training programs that are fully based on the application of new knowledge in real life situations, thereby making sure that students develop high levels of critical thinking and problem solving skills.
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Have you ever driven a very powerfull car? That is the sensation I get from this band. Your tooling casually along, and punch it just a little, or your sitting at the light, and you rev your engine a couple of times..
There is that roar-that power. Even when they aren't kicking ass, The talent, creativity, the incredible capability of this band is there. The last band I got this excited about was BECK BOGERT & APPICE!


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I made this project with black denim and the leftover pink leopard print velboa from my hoodie. I made it a size bigger than usual and lengthened it by 2 inches because I like my jackets a little bigger, but I still wish I had lengthened it a bit more. I left off the patches on the sleeves and the side tabs, and added an interior pocket for my earbuds and a loop to hang it up. The interior pocket is denim and closes with velcro. There is a square of interfacing on the underside of the liner where the pocket is sewed on. I wasn't happy with the way the zippers looked on the sleeves and pockets, so I added a small piece of bias tape over the end (see the picture). Overall, I'm really happy with how this turned out for my first attempt at making a jacket. .
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So, I have been making specialty cakes for years for family and a few friends. Mostly birthday and shower cakes but I have also done a few weddings. Usually I ask for the cost of ingredients Or give the cake as my gift. I have had requests from non-family/friends but turn them down because it is just too time consuming to do if I am not being paid. Dh got me some new equipment and I got a few hundred $ for christmas that I was thinking of investing in a few more tools and ingredients so that I could start out on a very part time basis.
I belong to another forum that is mostly cake decorators but I am looking for the point of view coming from a customer.
When pricing a specialty cake. I can't decide whether to start pricing at a per-serving basis or a per-cake/tier basis. There are pros and cons to both. As a customer which would you prefer? why?
Also if you were purchasing a specialty cake would you most likley go for the tried and true flavors to serve your guests or lean toward something more out of the box that you are less likely to find at a big box store?
I usually develop a recipe for each event just to do something different but that is risky for a paying client and could be expensive if it flops. I would like to offer a handful of flavors and filling options.
I am doing a white almond sour cream with a sweet cream/fresh strawberry filling for my friends baby shower on sunday. That flavor will probably be one of the ones I offer. I was also thinking of developing a dye-free red velvet. Possibly a vegan option or two?
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I buy specialty cakes about 6 times a year. I've copied the pricing schedule form my bakers menu sheet to give you an idea of what I think is fair.
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6" round: $24.00+ (serves 8: $3/pp)
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Full Sheet: $200.00+ (serves 100+: $2/pp)
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The last cake I bought from them was for my son's 9th Birthday. It was a Nerf gun themed 9" round vanilla bean cake w/ cookie and cream filling. There was fondant darts and a fondant target on top. It cost $57. I think that was a fair price.
I think you should offer the typical big box store flavors along with a handful of flavors that you have already tried and feel comfortable duplicating. maybe an additional 7-10 choices. You could always let people know that you are able to do custom flavors for a specific fee. If I wanted something outside of your offerings I would be willing to pay extra to get what I wanted.
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Could the Oracle of Omaha be looking at a major miss?
Warrren Buffett will likely report his $262 billion company missed its target of beating the S&P 500 for the first time in 44 years, according to a report in Bloomberg, citing analyst estimates. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is expected to report the firm did not increase its net worth faster than the index in the last five years.
If true, it would be the first time the 83-year-old billionaire has missed the mark since taking over the firm in 1965.
Buffett has encouraged the comparison of Berkshire's performance against a low-cost fund that tracks the S&P 500 to give investors a way to evaluate its success. According to the report, based on the latest data, the S&P 500 had 128% returns over a five-year period versus Berkshire's book value per Class A share, which was up 80%, as of Sept. 30. Analysts did not expect Berkshire to have made the gains since then to make up the difference, said Bloomberg.
But the news won't be a surprise to Buffett. The chairman and CEO and Berkshire vice chairman Charlie Munger acknowledged as much in a March investor letter to investors.
"For the ninth time in 48 years, Berkshire's percentage increase in book value was less than the S&P's percentage gain (a calculation that includes dividends as well as price appreciation). In eight of those nine years, it should be noted, the S&P had a gain of 15% or more. We do better when the wind is in our face."
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It's unlikely investors would abandon Berkshire if it misses but there have been questions about succession plans. Buffett is an energetic 83-year-old but was diagnosed with Stage 1 prostate cancer in 2012.
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All VI government workers are supposed to report back to work on Monday but of course that's no an indication of which offices will actually be open and functioning.
Also, "Residents who have lost their ability to earn an income because of Hurricane Irma are eligible for Federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance. Officials are working so that those who lost income due to Hurricane Maria also qualify for that assistance."
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This fact sheet is available at FEMA.GOV.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) program is available to local, state, tribal, and territorial governments in the aftermath of a presidential disaster declaration. The program provides unemployment benefits and reemployment services to individuals who have become unemployed as a result of a Presidential disaster declaration and are ineligible for regular state unemployment insurance (UI). FEMA has delegated the responsibility of administering the DUA program and payment of DUA assistance to the Secretary of Labor.
When a Presidential disaster is declared, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) oversees the DUA program in coordination with FEMA. FEMA provides the funds for payment of benefits and reimburses the state for its administrative costs. The State UI agency administers DUA and issues a press release throughout the declared disaster area announcing DUA availability.
This fact sheet outlines general information pertaining to the requirements and conditions under which an individual may be eligible for DUA. For additional information concerning the DUA program, individuals may contact the U.S. Department of Labor at 1-866-487-2365, or the local State UI agency.
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To be eligible for DUA, individuals must:
• Not be eligible for regular UI.
• Be unemployed as a direct result of the disaster.
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• Have not refused an offer of employment in a suitable position.
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One of the following conditions of unemployment or inability to perform services in self- employment must have occurred as a direct result of the disaster:
• The individual has had a week of unemployment following the date the major disaster began. • The individual is unable to reach his/her place of employment.
• The individual was scheduled to start work and the job no longer exists or the individual was
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• The individual became the major supporter of the household because the head of the household
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On St. Croix, between 5 and 6 construction companies are seeking roughly 55 workers, D.O.L. Commissioner Catherine Hendry told The Consortium following the press briefing. "There's going to be a lot more work than we have workers," Mr. Mapp said.
D.O.L. continues to process unemployment payments, with 86 checks being processed today. The department has created a call-in line for those seeking to file for unemployment or those already on unemployment seeking information on the status of their checks. The number to call is 340-713-3410.
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The V.I. Department of Labor has 400 job vacancies in the territory posted on its website, Labor Commissioner Catherine A. Hendry announced Thursday.
Private companies on all three islands are looking for employees, she said.
Unemployment checks are being printed and individuals are being contacted to pick up checks at:
– St. Croix: Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., room 102 and 103 of the the Juanita Gardine School;
– St. Thomas: Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Department of Labor on St. Thomas, and
– St. John: From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at the Legislature building in Cruz Bay.
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Hi there,
If you need some work in the Island let me know, I have 3 properties that can use maintenance, or I can have you go to the property every 14 days just to check up on it and make sure that nothing has changed from the last time you were there.
might be a little something extra while you find a much more stable job.
You can text me at 786-203-2420
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So we're making a movie about the founding of the Internet's greatest indie music video channel, BlankTV! Written by our own lexicon devil Smitty and directed by Susan Dynner, (Punk's Not Dead), filming is slated for this September and Aberration Films is running an IndieGoGo campaign to raise some start-up capital.
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This video is not a trailer for the film (we haven't shot that yet - filming this fall) - it's bands talking about fictional characters that are in the film. We are currently raising money through Indiegogo so that we can go to England to film more bands for the movie (as you can see, we already shot Rancid, NOFX, Pennywise, GBH, Cockney Rejects, but we need more!) We will capture faux interviews with band members (think "Spinal Tap", but fewer exploding drummers) -- telling stories aboutBlankTV and the characters who work there. We also plan to film b-roll footage of crowd scenes, as well as bands backstage, and playing live. This footage will be interspersed within the narrative thread of the film as well as in the end credits.
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Please Don't Make Me A Match
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I know a couple of "matchmakers" from those sites. You're right. They make no real effort to find suitable matches.
- June 22, 2007 at 11:26 AM
I'm still scratching my head over that "Saw You At Sinai" concept, but sounds like a complete waste of time and money.
- June 22, 2007 at 1:39 PM
Maybe the site's low rent on purpose. Maybe that's what the whole "retro" thing is about.
- June 22, 2007 at 3:22 PM
There's retro and there's low rent. The two are not interchangeable. Jretro has a definite low rent, geocities website vibe to it.
- June 22, 2007 at 5:49 PM
That comment about women covering their heads after marriage and no TV in the home remind me of my brother and sister-in-law. If that's the way they want to live, fine, but definitely not my style! Glad I didn't try those websites!
- June 23, 2007 at 1:30 PM
Real retro would not be using these websites in the first place. WHich reminds me -- awhile ago you posted about doing some services instead. What happened with that?
- June 24, 2007 at 8:46 AM
- Marc F. said...
Not sure what services you're talking about.
- June 24, 2007 at 2:24 PM
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- October 12, 2013 at 8:02 AM
Basically in short,i accepted a match on saw you at Sinai and after speaking on the phone with the girl i felt it wasn't a match. However she seemed nice and thought she would be a good match for my brother.The girl was very happy and excited about it. The next week i get a call from the sawyouatsinai main office stating that i am no longer going to be able to be a member on the site. I tried asking to speak to a supervisor but i was told that no one wants to speak with me! They also said if i called again,i will be removed from the sister site of yuconnects! This type of behavior is uncivilized, rude, unfair, and in beach of my rights. They didn't even bother to ask me about my side of the story!
- February 19, 2014 at 3:02 AM
So basically you are discontent because the matches made you "gag" and other wonderfully insulting descriptions. If they are not for you, that's fair enough, but you sound extremely superficial.
Secondly, "These are women who want to cover their heads after marriage, and not have TVs in their homes.". well YES - that's what most ORTHODOX women would say, and is to be expected if you sign up to a sight dedicated to ORTHODOX singles... I hope you have by now had some "luck" and found someone that meets your requirements...
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hey, i was working on painting the terrain heightmap lately. so i used 2 fbo's, drawing a fullscreen quad with heightmap texture and a quad with a brush texture in front of it while painting. mechanically it works fine, but if i use resulting texture from any of fbo's directly to draw terrain, i notice constant shivering in certain spots. so i nailed it down to fbo's content:
heightBuffer[0] and heightBuffer[1] contents:
looks the same, right? but they're not.
here's the multiplied difference:
so there's constant error at those spots. but i can't see the reason. at first i thought it was due to low precision(unsigned byte), so i switched framebuffer attachment type to float and changed all corresponding code, but it didn't change anything. maybe someone else here will notice mistake, here's some code(sorry for fixed pipeline, this project was before i switched to OGL 3+):
ping-pong between fbo's drawing fullscreen quad and brush:
Code :void updateHeightMap() { fboManager.bind(heightEditBufferIDs[Counter % 2]); glPushMatrix(); glViewport(0, 0, 1024, 1024); glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION); glLoadIdentity(); glOrtho(0.0f, 1024.0f, 0.0f, 1024.0f, 0.1f, 10.0f); glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW); glLoadIdentity(); glDepthMask(0); SShader[3].applyProgram(10); glPushMatrix(); glTranslatef(512.0f, 512.0f, -1.0f); glScalef(512.0f, 512.0f, 1.0f); //heightmap glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0); glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, fboManager[heightEditBufferIDs[Counter % 2 == 0]].rtList[0].textureObject); glUniform1i(SShader[shaderId].shaderSet[programId].uniform_colorMap, 0); glBindVertexArray(quadVertexArrayObjectId); glDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, 6, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, 0); glPopMatrix(); //brush if(terrainEditorMode && lmDown) { //irrelevant, currently drawing\not drawing onto heightmap doesn't affect problem } glBindVertexArray(0); glPopMatrix(); glDepthMask(1); fboManager.unbind(); }
fragment shader used to draw fullscreen quad:
Code :#version 120 uniform sampler2D colorMap; void main(void) { vec4 Color = texture2D(colorMap, gl_TexCoord[0].st); gl_FragColor = Color; }


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October 28, Engineering News Record
Boosters Try To Stay Upbeat During Slump: At skyscraper conference, architect unveils holistic urban 'decarbonization' planning effort
Adrian Smith presented at the CTBUH 2009 conference on "Evolution of the Skyscraper: New Challenges in a World of Global Warming and Recession." The conference was held Oct. 22-23 in Chicago and drew 613 people from 35 nations....more
October 27, Archi-Europe Group
"Linked Hybrid" by Steven Holl Architects now also Named 2009 "Best Tall Building Overall"
In early July, Bustler reported that Steven Holl Architects' "Linked Hybrid" towers in Beijing, China had been named 2009 "Best Tall Building" in the regional category 'Asia & Australia' by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Award recipients had to possess seamless integration of architectural form, structure, and building systems...more
October 27, Design Boom
Steven Holl Architects: Linked Hybrid Receives Award for Best Tall Building
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has named Steven Holl Architects
recently completed 'Linked Hybrid' complex in Beijing, as winner of the CTBUH 2009
Best Tall Building Award. Annually, the CTBUH recognizes one outstanding tall building from each of four geographical regions: Americas, Asia & Australia, Europe, and Middle East & Africa...more
October 23, ABC 7 News Chicago
Experts meet at skyscraper conference
Nearly 600 architects, engineers and others involved in building skyscrapers are meeting in Chicago where the skyscraper was born. Mayor Richard Daley was among the speakers on Friday at the annual conference of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Those attending the conference are looking back at the last 20 years of skyscraper construction and exploring what tall buildings need to become...more
October 22, Go Structural
CTBUH recognize John Portman with Lifetime Achievement Award
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has named John Portman, Founder and Chairman of John Portman & Associates, the 2009 Lynn S. Beedle Award Winner. The award was presented on October 22, 2009 at a special awards dinner hosted as part of the CTBUH's annual conference held this year in Chicago...more
October 21, Reuters
John Portman Recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has named John Portman,
Founder and Chairman of John Portman & Associates (PORTMAN), the 2009 Lynn S.
Beedle Award Winner. The award was presented on October 22, 2009 at a special
awards dinner hosted as part of the CTBUH`s annual conference held this year in
October 16, Chicago Tribune
A Chicago conference to debate the future of the skyscraper in the age of global recession and climate change
There's an important conference coming up in Chicago. It's called "Evolution of the Skyscraper: New challenges in a world of global warming and recession." "I think it's not only a good time [for the conference], but an absolutely necessary time," the council's executive director, Antony Wood, said...more
October 15, Access Atlanta
CTBUH award winner John Portman talks on his retrospective exhibition
While mayors come and go, John Portman is forever. Thus it was, with the air of a host guiding a weekend visitor on a brief tour of the grounds, that Portman walked Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin through the High Museum this week, exploring three floors of models, drawings, paintings, sculpture and photographs detailing his career...more
October 13, Reuters
CTBUH Presents the 2009 Chicago Conference
The CTBUH at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) presents the 2009 Chicago Conference, "Evolution of the Skyscraper: New challenges in a world of global warming and recession," on October 22-23, in IIT's Hermann Hall, 3241 S. Federal St., Chicago. Key conference speakers include Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, His Excellency Mohamed Ali Alabbar, the owner of Burj Dubai, and Arthur Gensler, the chairman of Gensler, San Francisco...more
October 13, SkyscraperNews.com
CTBUH Conference - One Week To Go
With a little over a week to go until the Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitation (CTBUH) annual conference it's a last chance to book tickets for the event which will take place in Chicago. This years conference entitled Evolution of the Skyscraper will focus on how the global credit crisis and an increased call for environmentally sustainable buildings affects the future of tall buildings....more
October 13, Guardian
When skyscrapers signal a downturn: Soaring towers could mean that recession is on the way
It's surprisingly hard to decide on the tallest building in the world. The people at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, who adjudicate on these matters, have had to ban all kinds of exceptions, from enormous radio masts to metal "guy-ropes" holding up towers that would otherwise collapse in strong winds...more
October 05, World Architecture News
Best building in the Americas: Manitoba Hydro Place opens
Manitoba Hydro Place, a new corporate headquarters for Canada's fourth largest energy utility, is poised to become the county's most sustainable building. The 695,000 sq ft tower, which opened yesterday, is earning high praise for its aggressive stance on energy conservation. It was recently named the Best in the Americas by the Council for Tall Buildings and is a contender for the organization's Best Building in the World prize to be awarded later this month...more
October, Obras
Cover Story: Burj Dubai - Conquerors of Heaven
This article, from a Spanish based magazine, features CTBUH Trustee, William F. Baker of SOM, and CTBUH Advisory Group member, Ahmed Abdelrazaq, of Samsung, in its feature on the Burj Dubai. For months William Baker looked for the answer to deceive the wind, the worst enemy of building the Burj Dubai tower...more
October, Construction World
CTBUH Mumbai Conference
Antony Wood, Executive Director of the CTBUH, is a leading expert on sustainable design of tall buildings. He talks to Construction World on the CTBUH 2010 World Conference - Remaking Sustainable Cities in the Vertical Age, to be held in Mumbai, which will provide insights on how to re-make existing cities in a sustainable way and also debate on urban and policy issues...more
September/October, Southeast Asia Building
Four skyscrapers named regional "Best Tall Buildings" for 2009 by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
September 23, Khaleej Times Online
Floor 124 of Burj Dubai to be Open to Tourists
There will be an observation deck on the 818-metre Burj Dubai, on the 124th floor of the 160-floor building, officials have announced. In addition, an open-air balcony will also be available. Shaun Killa, a Dubai architect and member of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, said that observation decks were the most important part of any giant skyscraper...more
September 12, Times Property
Remaking Mumbai: The upcoming CTBUH World Conference will examine Mumbai's various problems and focus on solutions for the city
Antony Wood is Associate Professor in the College of Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, and Executive Director of Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Times Property spoke to him about the CTBUH World Conference, scheduled to be held in Mumbai, India from February 3-5, 2010....more
September, Lifestyle
A whole new Mumbai
The upcoming CTBUH World Conference will examine Mumbai's various problems and focus on solutions for the city. Antony Wood, Associate Professor in the College of Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, is also Executive Director of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and spoke about the CTBUH World Conference, scheduled to be held in Mumbai, India from February 3 to 5, 2010...more
August 31, Economic Times Mumbai
Building the city of dreams
Mr. Mayank Gandhi, Remaking of Mumbai Federation (RoMF) secretary, spoke of inner city redevelopment in Mumbai stating that the federation is working very closely with the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), Chicago, to revamp the inner city of Mumbai to save lives and make Mumbai a world-class city...more
August 24, Times of India
India is the Next Destination
Antony Wood, Executive Director of Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and the world's leading expert on sustainable design of tall buildings, is interviewed abut the upcoming CTBUH World Conference, scheduled to be held in Mumbai, India from February 3-5, 2010...more
August 22, Times of India
At a glittering ceremony in Mumbai
The CTBUH has a history of transforming urban areas into high quality living and working neighborhoods. The most notable thing to happen to our own Mumbai is that the CTBUH is organizing their 41st year extravaganza in 2010 in Mumbai in conjunction with Remaking of Mumbai Federation (ROMF)...more
August 10, Journal of Commerce
Winnipeg skyscraper earns tall tower award
A Toronto architectural firm's unique design approach helped a Winnipeg skyscraper win the title of the year's best tall building in the Americas. Manitoba Hydro Place is a 23-storey, energy-efficient building on Winnipeg's Portage Avenue and it earned the award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)...more
August, Civil Engineering Magazine
Council Names 2009's Best Tall Buildings
The Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has announced the names of the tall buildings it regards as the best of 2009. Winners were named in four geographical regions: the Americas: Manitoba Hydro Place, Asia & Australasia: Linked Hybrid, Europe: The Broadgate Tower, and Middle East & Africa: Tornado Tower...more
July 21, McGraw Hill Construction Video Library
Conversation with Werner Sobek
Structural engineer, architect, and academic Werner Sobek (CTBUH Member and 2006 Fazlur Rahman Khan Medalist) defines green architecture and what it takes to become an international leader in sustainable practices and technology, specifically in lightweight structures...more
July 20, Chicago Tribune
SOM's William Baker is first American to receive Leonhardt Prize in structural engineering
Structural engineer William Baker (CTBUH Trustee), a partner at the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, received the Fritz Leonhardt Prize in recognition of his engineering accomplishments, which include many of the tallest skyscrapers of our time...more
July 11, ENR Online
Tall Buildings Council Taps Four Global Winners
Tornado Tower awarded the 2009 prodigious accolade for Best Tall Building in the Middle East and Africa. Bestowed on it by the Awards Committee of the Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), the world's leading authority on the design, construction and development of tall buildings, it is one of four tall buildings in the world to receive this recognition...more
July 10, Winnipeg Free Press
New hydro building competing for prestigious award
Manitoba Hydro Place has been named the best tall building in the Americas for 2009 by the prestigious Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. It is in the running with buildings in Beijing, London and Doha for the rights to be called 2009's best tall building in the world at an event in Chicago in October...more
July 8, Construction Week Online
Light + strong concrete = tall, green buildings
As cutting costs remains the overwhelming pre-occupation for construction industries throughout the globe, maximising space by building tall offers an attractive solution. A 2009 study conducted by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) shows that more tall buildings were completed in 2008 than ever before...more
July 6, Building Design + Construction
Manitoba Hydro Place, Tornado Tower among world's 'best tall buildings,' according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced the winners of its annual "Best Tall Building" awards for 2009, recognizing one outstanding tall building from each of four geographical regions: Americas, Asia & Australia, Europe, and Middle East & Africa...more
July 6, Artdaily.org
Linked Hybrid by Steven Holl Architects Named 2009 "Best Tall Building" in Asia & Australia Category
July 5, Building Design + Construction
CTBUH conference on future of tall buildings set for October 22-23, 2009 in Chicago
The world's leading experts will convene at this conference to outline their reflections on the successes and excesses of the past two decades, and outline their thoughts on what tall buildings need to become. Will the skyscraper rise up to meet the challenges of the future? ...more
July, BizNews Asia
Green is Gold
Felino Palafox Jr., CTBUH Country Representative for the Philippines, aims to become the country's No. 1 Green Architect with his keen focus on reducing carbon footprint in his designs. He says that in reducing greenhouse gases you can make money while saving the environment for the next generations...more
July, High-Rise Security And Fire Life Safety, Third Edition
CTBUH Exec. Director Antony Wood has written the foreword of the third edition of the High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety book. This is a comprehensive reference for planning, executing, and managing security and safety operations within tall buildings. Among others the book discusses the characteristics of skyscrapers and the type of security and safety systems...more
June 5, Chicago Sun-Times
President Obama recognizes CTBUH Former Chair Dr. Fazlur Rahman Khan
June 1, Emirates Business 24|7
Kim is new CTBUH chair
June, Structure
The Rise of the Supertall
May/June, Silkwinds
The Sky is not the Limit
May 27, Emirates Business 24|7
Burj Dubai cranes to be down by August
The cranes atop the Burj Dubai will be dismantled by August this year, according to a senior Emaar executive. "The project is expected to open by the end of the year," said Greg Sang, Project Director at Emaar Properties. "But we are still looking at all of the programming elements. After lowering all the cranes in August, we still have to finish all the fitouts...more
May 22, Le Soir
Georges Binder, alias "Mr. Towers"
Brussels authorities are about to approve several new towers which represents a major shift in how they now see high-rise projects in a more positive way. Journalists interviewed CTBUH Country Leader for Belgium, Georges Binder, about the reasons to build tall buildings in Brussels, their relation to the environment and about mixed-use towers...more
May 21, The Times of India
MMRDA's priorities are wrong
MMRDA plans to set up a 101-storey iconic commercial tower in Wadala, India. CTBUH is quoted on the development of tall buildings in the last two decades and current threat from global climate change and severe international economic recession...more
May 12, World Architecture News
WTC faces threat from within
Plans being considered by the Port Authority to remove one of the World Trade Center Towers and to reduce Lords Foster and Rogers' towers to stumps have been released to the New York Daily News. CTBUH's Jan Klerks comments on the situation...more
May 1, AIArchitect
Clark D. Manus Elected 2010 AIA First Vice President/2011 President-elect
CTBUH Member, Clark D. Manus, FAIA, AIA San Francisco, has been elected AIA First Vice President and 2011 President-elect. Manus has served as AIA national vice president, 2007-2009; chair, National Strategic Planning, 2009; chair, National Board Advocacy, 2008; and as a member of the National Governance Task Force, 2008-2009...more
May, Architectural Record
As economy sinks, skyscrapers soared ever higher
A recent study by CTBUH research coordinator Philip Oldfield shows that more tall buildings - and taller ones - were completed in 2008 than ever before. The Council expects 2009 to be another record year...more
April/May, 'BbICOTHbIE' Russian Tall Buildings Magazine
Aftereffects and Prospects 2008
April/May, 'BbICOTHbIE' Russian Tall Buildings Magazine
Delicate Balance of Lime Street & Gray Lady of Times Square
April 24, The National
Why the only way is up
Next month Dubai Municipality, together with competition organizers from ThyssenKrupp Elevator, will unveil the winning design from among 2,967 entries submitted for its iconic structure to be built in Zabeel Park. The design criteria were that it had to be emblematic, unique and most important, it had to be tall. CTBUH's Jan Klerks comments on the trends that are driving designing tall...more
April 20, The New Yorker
The Vertical Tourist
Alain Robert, a forty-six year old Frenchman, is a free-solo climber who scales tall buildings. Alain has climbed five of the ten tallest buildings in the world. CTBUH Chairman, David Scott, comments on how these 'wall climbers' cannot be a consideration in the design of tall buildings...more
April 9, World Architecture News
Empire of green
April 2, Architectural Record Online
As Economy Sank, Skyscrapers Soared Ever Higher
April 2, Emirates Business 24|7
Study on Mass Evacuation of Tall Buildings
April, Architectural Products
Art in Architecture: New-Age Look, Age-Old Design
March/April, The Big Project
A Bumper Year for Skyscrapers
March/April, Science Illustrated
Building Toward the Clouds
March 29, UK Times
Buildings mimic nature to cut running costs
March 24, The Brown and White
Engineer stress simple design
March 23, Emirates Business 24/7
Nominations invited for tall buildings' awards
March 16, SF New Developments
One Rincon Hill among world's "Best Tall Buildings" for 2008
March 10, World Architecture News
Still rising - Podcast
March 7, The Economist
Revolutionary Buildings
February/March, Cityscape
The Sky's The Limit
February 27, CNN
Sears to lead the way in high rise upgrade
February 25, NBC 5 Chicago
A Silver Sears Tower
February 25, Real Estate Weekly
Economy may be down, but height of skyscrapers going up
February 23, ENR
Babel's Tower, Rome's Roads
February 18, BBC Radio World Service
World's Skylines Heading Up
February 17, National Real Estate Investor
High-Tech Engineering Helps Skyscraper Developers Reach Record Heights
February 16, Emirates Business 24/7
CTBUH Seeks Nomination for Next Chair
February 13, Archi-Tech
Council Predicts Buildings will Increase Significantly in Height by 2020
February 11, The Mercury
American Commerce Center Philly skyscraper project battles cloudy economy
February 10, JoongAng Daily
Soaring Skyscrapers in Dark Economic Times
February 9, TV 9 Mumbai News Bulletin
The Remaking of Mumbai
February 9, Times of India
We must demystify cities, says US prof.
February 6, AIArchitect
Eleven Tapped for Honorary AIA Membership


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NBA Playoff Capsules
CHICAGO (AP) — Bradley Beal came on strong late in regulation to finish with 26 points, Nene scored six of his 17 in overtime and the Washington Wizards beat the Chicago Bulls 101-99 Tuesday to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.
Washington rallied from 10 down in the fourth quarter after blowing a 17-point first-quarter lead.
Nene scored the first six points in overtime after being held in check by Defensive Player of the Year Joakim Noah in regulation, and the Wizards hung on after Kirk Hinrich failed to convert at the foul line in the closing seconds.
D.J. Augustin led Chicago with 25 points, and Taj Gibson had 22 points and 10 rebounds.
John Wall had 16 points and seven assists for Washington, which will host Game 3 of the best-of-seven series on Friday night.
DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points, and Jonas Valanciunas had 15 points and 14 rebounds as Toronto beat Brooklyn to even their first-round playoff series at one game each.
Amir Johnson scored 16 points and Kyle Lowry had 14 as the Raptors rebounded from a 94-87 loss in Game 1. It was Valanciunas' second straight playoff double-double.
Joe Johnson scored 18 points, Deron Williams had 15 and Mirza Teletovic 14 for the Nets, who will host Game 3 on Friday night.
Hampered by foul trouble throughout the game, Brooklyn's Paul Pierce went 2 for 11 from the field, including 0 for 6 from 3-point range. He finished with seven points.
Kevin Garnett scored 13 points and Shaun Livingston had 12 for the Nets, who led 66-64 heading into the fourth and couldn't take advantage of 21 Toronto turnovers.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Paul George had 27 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, leading Indiana to the victory.
The Pacers and Hawks are tied at a game apiece heading into Game 3 in Atlanta on Thursday.
Reserve Luis Scola added 20 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers. George Hill had all 15 of his points in the second half.
Indiana grabbed control with a 25-2 run that carried over into the fourth quarter.
George was especially effective even though he spent much of the night defending Hawks point guard Jeff Teague, who had 14 points. Paul Millsap finished with 19 for Atlanta.


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Playstation 2
Simple Media System (SMS)
SMS is a DivX and MP3 player for the PS2.
get it here: http://sksapps.com/sms/en/
Using SMS, you can stream movies and music right to your TV. forget about all the set-top boxes, forget about the 'Media PC', if you have a PS2, you have all the hardware you need.
Features of SMS include:
- Smooth DivX AVI Playback at decent resolution
- Pan/Scan and zooming
- Subtitles support (SRT and SUB)
- Visual seek (Fast Foward and Rewind)
- Multiple language and character set support for subtitles other than English
- MP3 Playback
- AC3 Surround Support
- Full resolution
- Multilanguage
- Copy your movies and mp3's to your internal HDD!
SMS will read video files from a variety of sources:
- Network Streaming
- USB Drives
- Hard Drives (both the Official Sony HDD and any normal PC HDD)
- CD/DVD-ROM (and NO modchip required!)
Running SMS
To run SMS you will need to have a modchip or use the PS2 Independence Memory Card Exploit
Installing Ups2client
This is the server that will allow the PS2 to connect to your Linkstation. You can download the source code from this post HERE (registration required). The code has been updated to allow for applications to traverse through subdirectories on Linux systems, thanks husky99 of kurubox forums
I believe you will need to have the development tools installed if you run OpenLink to compile Ups2client
Compile Ups2client
make clean make PREFIX=$PS2DEV/usr install
This installs ps2client and fsclient into /usr/bin. Only problem now is that SMS has to be started on the PS2 before you start ps2client, husky99 solved that with a python script below, checkPS2.py, obviously you'll need python installed on your system. FreeLink users can just:
apt-get install python
You will need to place the script in the same place as ps2client (/usr/bin in my case)
pico /usr/bin/checkPS2.py
Copy this into it:
#! /usr/bin/env python import commands import time import os serverrunning = 0 while 1: # Check for connectivity to PS2 (rc, output) = commands.getstatusoutput("ping -c 3 192.168.0.10") #if the ping returned 0, we can see the PS2 if rc == 0: # If the server isn't running, start it. if serverrunning == 0: serverrunning = 1 # start server app os.system("./ps2client -h 192.168.0.10 listen &") print "server started" # If the server is running and we're no longer connected, close it. else: if serverrunning == 1: serverrunning = 0 # close server app output = commands.getoutput("killall ps2client") print "server closed" time.sleep(10)
I put a start script in to start ps2client and the run the above script as this was the only way I could get it to work how I wanted it to, e.g turn on PS2 and have access to Linkstation files.
pico /etc/init.d/ps2client
Copy this to it:
#!/bin/sh # # $Date: 01/09/2006 $ Bauldrick $ # # ps2client This shell script takes care of starting and stopping # ps2client. # # description: ps2client server for Playstation2 (SMS). PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:${PATH} export PATH PS2CLIENT='/usr/bin/ps2client' IP='192.168.0.10' case "$1" in start) # echo -n "Starting ps2client: " # $PS2CLIENT -h $IP listen & cd /usr/bin ./checkPS2.py & # echo "done" # sleep 1 ;; stop) echo -n "Shutting down ps2client: " # $PS2CLIENT -h $IP poweroff & # -- Or: kill `getpid $PS2CLIENT` killall ps2client sleep 1 echo "done" ;; restart) echo -n "Restarting ps2client: " $0 stop sleep 1 $0 start ;; status) echo "Status of ps2client: " ps auxw|grep ps2client ;; *) echo "Usage: ps2client {start|stop|restart|status}" exit 1 esac exit 0
Then link it:
cd /etc/rc2.d && ln -s /etc/init.d/ps2client S99ps2client
cd /etc/rc6.d && ln -s /etc/init.d/ps2client K99ps2client
cd /etc/rc0.d && ln -s /etc/init.d/ps2client K99ps2client
Now that it is installed and running (hopefully), you would normally create an elflist.txt and enter locations, however I believe this is currently broken? So, create links from the media you would like to stream, to the place ps2client is located, i.e:
ln -s /mnt/hda/films /usr/bin ln -s /mnt/hda/music /usr/bin
Enable USB support front the SMS menu (press 'start' at the browser). The built-in USBD.IRX is compatible with most USB drives. You will see a new icon in the top bar when a USB device is attached. Press RIGHT to select this icon and browse the USB drive.


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The iPhone 5 has been on sale for nearly a month now, but we're still yet to see any official third-party Lightning accessories. It's not that accessory makers are slow at producing them, it's that Apple is yet to finalize its Lightning policies and give manufacturers the go-ahead to use its new connector.
Fortunately, this is expected to happen next month. Apple will hold a conference in Shenzhen, China, between November 7 and November 8 with its Made for iPod/iPhone/iPad (MFI) program partners to finalize its Lightning plans, according to a source "close to Apple's accessory manufacturing partner."