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After months of planning, fundraising, setbacks and more fundraising, Zeeland�s newest park, the Downtown Zeeland Splash Pad, will open Monday.
"We�ve come across a couple surprises we were hoping to avoid, but it has, for the most part, gone pretty smoothly," said Abby deRoo, Zeeland's marketing director.
More than a place for kids to splash in the water spurting from embedded play features, the barrier-free Downtown Zeeland Splash Pad at Heritage Square on Main Avenue and Elm Street will offer public restrooms, shaded seating, a fireplace and a stage.
The grand opening, dubbed Splash Bash, is set for 6 p.m. Monday, coinciding with Zeelmania, the city�s Monday night series for families. The Zeelmania lineup for Monday includes an aerial circus, inflatable bounce house, healthful taste testing, Zee Bus, Holland Area Arts Council craft, face painting and a variety of vendors.
The occasion will include complimentary frozen treats for the first 1,000 guests, live music on the new stage by Cos & Cos, introduction and remarks by Mayor Kevin Klynstra followed by an official ribbon cutting and countdown to water activation by the Zeeland City Council.
Volunteers have raised money for the park. Donations, big and small, have come from dozens of community members. And the work�s not done yet. The park, in fact, has about $20,000 left to raise, deRoo said. She is quick to point out if 100 more families were to buy a commemorative brick, it would put the fundraising efforts over the top.
Members of the splash pad fundraising committee will be at the grand opening selling donor bricks, starting at $201. To date, the committee has raised all but $20,509 of the $475,000 project costs.
It all started with a 2009 downtown vision plan that showed a water feature of some sort would be a big draw for the district. The splash pad, stage, restrooms and other amenities have long been on the city�s wish list, deRoo said, and they can now be checked off.
"We�re really excited for all the ways we can use this space," she said.
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Zeeland's Splash Bash is Monday to launch new pad space
After months of planning, fundraising, setbacks and more fundraising, Zeeland�s newest park, the Downtown Zeeland Splash Pad, will open Monday.


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A man who allegedly drove a stolen taxi the wrong way down an Auckland motorway last night has appeared in court.
Jared Wikeepa, 40, sparked a police pursuit after he flagged a Cheap Cabs taxi in west Auckland, then allegedly threatened the driver and stole the vehicle.
He is charged with intentionally damaging a vehicle, threatening to kill, assault, driving while forbidden, failing to give his details to police, failing to stop and stealing a vehicle.
Wikeepa's lawyer, Carl Dunne, applied for name suppression when he appeared in Waitakere District Court this afternoon because he had "long-standing mental health issues''.
He had recently been weaned off anti-psychotic medication, Mr Dunne said.
Community magistrate Fenella Thomas denied the application because she was not satisfied publication of his name would cause extreme hardship.
Wikeepa was remanded in custody overnight while police check whether he has a suitable bail address.
He allegedly left the taxi driver on the side of the road with only his cellphone while he "drove around west Auckland erratically'', said police northern communications centre shift manager Inspector Kerry Watson.
Police used GPS to track the taxi to Kumeu and pursued it along the North Western motorway, where it allegedly reached speeds of up to 150km/h.
It later hit a barrier at St Lukes, causing extensive damage to the taxi and then turned and the drove back onto the motorway travelling the wrong way, narrowly missing several vehicles, said Mr Watson.
A police patrol car tried to block the vehicle, and they collided, police said.
Just before Western Springs, Wikeepa allegedly abandoned the taxi in the middle of the road and a police dog tracked him a short distance from the vehicle.

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Rob,I can't offer you much help, although I can see no reason why it shouldn't work if you can somehow tell it a different device ID and core IP.The core will generate an Orbiter interface for a particular device ID that will only work with that Core, so if you do that on each core then as long as you can tell it the Core IP (Which you can) and the device ID (which is the bit I can't remember) then there should be no reason why it shouldn't work.Is this what you have tried?
On a side note, how have you set up your two cores? Different subnets using different hubs/switches? Is one of them still acting as a gateway? Is DHCP still running on both?...I assume you are running both as an evaluation to see which to proceed with, is this correct?Darren
Hi,I have one Pluto and one LMCE system, but I can't run Orbiters for both systems on my laptop with win xp.if I try to install LMCE Orbiter it complains that it is already installed, if I run Pluto's Orbiter with LMCE ID and IP, it just freezes for infinite time.Anyone with more success ?Regards,Rob.


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— It was the kind of runaway spending usually reserved for someone with newfound riches — a holistic retreat, a cruise, pricey restaurant tabs, flat-screen televisions and even a pair of stuffed elk heads —and former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. admitted Wednesday that he conspired with his then-Chicago alderman wife to pay for it all with campaign money and cover it up.
In two quiet federal court appearances just hours apart, the power couple who once sought to write a new chapter in Chicago political history instead became the latest entry in an infamous culture of public corruption. Jackson pleaded guilty to conspiring with his wife, Sandi, to siphon campaign funds for personal use, and she pleaded guilty to not reporting most of the take as income on the couple's tax returns.
A sullen Jackson gave his wife a peck on the cheek at his own hearing and at times appeared to wipe tears from his eyes as he told a judge he was guilty of misusing about $750,000 in campaign money. And with that, a political star once seemingly destined for the U.S. Senate or the Chicago mayor's office dissolved once and for all.
"Tell everybody back home I'm sorry I let 'em down, OK?" Jackson told a reporter as he left the courtroom.
As part of Jackson's plea agreement, prosecutors filed a 22-page statement filled with stunning details of how the Jacksons used his congressional campaign fund to fuel a lavish lifestyle. Jackson admitted that together the couple used campaign credit cards to buy personal items, tapped campaign funds to pay those bills, sometimes arranged for their campaign treasurer to make purchases for them, filed falsified campaign-disclosure forms to hide their actions and ultimately understated their personal income for tax purposes.
Both Jacksons face the prospect of time in federal prison.
As part of the plea deal, prosecutors and Jesse Jackson's defense agreed that sentencing guidelines in the case call for a term of between 46 and 57 months, but the sides reserved the right to argue for a sentence above or below that range when he is sentenced June 28.
Sandi Jackson is to be sentenced days later on July 1 and may face from one to two years. Among the conduct in her case, prosecutors said, was failing to report that money in her aldermanic campaign fund was used for personal expenses.
Experts said the agreement for Jesse Jackson leaves room for the defense to argue for probation and use his mental health as a mitigating factor.
Jackson removed himself from the public spotlight last June after winning a primary election in March. His medical leave was initially attributed to "exhaustion." It was later revealed that he had been treated in the Sierra Tucson facility in Arizona and the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
He resigned in November amid the swirling probe, ending a 17-year congressional career just two weeks after winning re-election.
U.S. District Court Judge Robert Wilkins asked Jackson during the hearing whether he understood what was happening.
"Sir, I've never been more clear in my life," Jackson answered.
At a news conference after the hearing, Jackson Jr.'s attorney, Reid Weingarten, said Jackson's health problems contributed to his crimes, hinting it may be an issue raised in a sentencing hearing.
"It turns out that Jesse has serious health issues. ... Those health issues are directly related to his present predicament," Weingarten said. "That's not an excuse, that's just a fact."
Documents filed with the plea agreement lay out a steady pilfering of Jackson's campaign fund during a period of nearly seven years dating to August 2005.
Six people identified by letters of the alphabet — Persons A through F —- were involved in various aspects of the crimes, prosecutors said, and have not been granted immunity in the case. They include two former campaign treasurers, an Alabama businessman who issued a check to pay down a Jackson credit card balance and a Chicago consultant.
In January 2006, Jackson personally opened a bank account under the name "Jesse Jackson Jr. for Congress," and the following year withdrew $43,350 he used to buy a gold Rolex watch, prosecutors said. In 2007, he was also withdrawing funds to pay down personal credit cards, according to case documents.
After that year, the spending went into high gear.
"These expenditures included high-end electronic items, collector's items, clothing, food and supplies for daily consumption, movie tickets, health club dues, personal travel, and personal dining expenses," prosecutors said. When he was charged last week, Jackson was accused of buying, among other items, a fedora that belonged to pop superstar Michael Jackson, an Eddie Van Halen guitar and a football signed by U.S. presidents.
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On Christmas day the British Antarctic Survey announced that it is pulling out of the race to drill into the pristine waters of an underwater lake in Antarctica, but Russia and the United States are hot on their heels to explore similar subglacial waters.
These underground bodies of water are sealed below two miles of glacial ice and, in some cases, have existed unperturbed for tens of millions of years. Researchers from the three nations aim to drill into these hidden lakes in hopes of finding brand new forms of microbial life. The adaptations of these resilient organisms to
harsh conditions may shed light on the evolution of life on Earth, and potentially other planets, too.
Antarctic lake, ho! Nearly twenty years ago Russian scientists began drilling through the over two miles of ice above Lake Vostok, a gigantic underground lake in Antarctica that hasn't seen the surface in 20 million years. The pristine lake was reached last week, prompting a flurry of discussion among scientists and members of the media about how the Russian team could keep from contaminating it and whether unusual microbial life would be found there. Kept warm and liquid by heat from the center of the Earth, Lake Vostok, the largest in a chain of about 200 underground (or under-ice) lakes, is similar to the oceans supposed to exist below the surface on moons Enceladus and Europa, which makes this an exciting time to be an astrobiologist. Or, really, anyone interested in the origins of life.
It can be hard to reconstruct in your head the long, drawn-out process of reaching the lake when poring over the recent news stories on this topic. But a nice graphic put together by Nature News gives a blow-by-blow: In 1990, scientists began drilling at Vostok Station, the Russians' Antarctic base, returning every summer to continue the task. At first they were drilling to remove ice cores that would provide data on climate, but by the mid-1990s, scientists had realized that a huge lake was deep below the surface. To protect the lake from contamination by the drilling fluids, which include kerosene, the team agreed they would melt the last bit of ice using a thermal probe instead of the drill (we don't know yet if they did in fact follow the plan). As they got deeper into the ice, the drill became stuck, but trying another route met with success on February 5th.
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Image courtesy of Nature News, created from Lukin, V. & Bulat, S. Geophys. Monogr. Ser. 192, 187–197 (2011).
The outline of Lake Vostok beneath the ice, as seen from space.
Last week, as Russian scientists neared the end of two decades of drilling to reach Lake Vostok, an ancient Antarctic lake buried beneath miles of ice that hasn't seen light in 20 million years, people around the world waited with bated breath for news. Yesterday the Russian state-run news agency announced that on Sunday, the drill had reached water, apparently the lake surface. Today, the project leader clarified that they need to verify that the water the drill struck was actually Lake Vostok. New Scientist has a tidy explanation of why it's not necessarily obvious if you've hit a massive underground lake:
[Hitting water] suggests the lake has been breached, but the team are now checking the level of water in the borehole and readings from pressure sensors to confirm that the water did come from the lake and not a pocket of water in the ice above the lake. Ice temperatures rise as you go deeper into the ice sheet, and approach melting point just above the lake, so the fact that the team hit liquid water doesn't necessarily mean they've reached the lake.
The outline of Lake Vostok beneath the ice, as seen from space.
After two decades of drilling through miles of Antarctic ice, Russian scientists are about to breach an underground lake that has not been exposed to the surface in more than 20 million years. Lake Vostok, as the body of water is called, is part of a chain of more than 200 lakes hidden beneath the ice, some of which were formed when Australia and Antarctica were still connected. Vostok will be the first one of all to be opened when the drill hits water next week.
Scientists believe that there may be life in the lake, as ice removed from the Vostok borehole has been found to contain bacteria. And since the subterranean lakes, kept liquid by heat from the Earth's core, are similar to those found on moons Enceladus and Europa, scientists are excited to see what such inhabitants might be like. But the Russian team's somewhat sloppy drilling methods have got a number of people worried about preserving the pristine lake from contamination, as Marc Kaufman reports in a great feature for the Washington Post.
Hardy Antarctic moss.
Ah, Antarctica. A vast expanse of ice, interrupted by mountains, ice… and more ice (with the occasional penguin). But in the East of the continent and on the Windmill Islands near Australia's Casey research station, bare ground can actually be seen during summer months. Here Antarctica's endemic plants dwell: lichens, terrestrial algae, and mosses. These smatterings of bryophytes are amongst the hardiest flora in the world, providing a home for a variety of minute life. They survive being covered in snow most of the year, only growing briefly during the summer months, watered by snowmelt. Except for in-person observations made over the last two decades, little definitive was known about these oases of diversity, like their age or how they might respond to changes in climate.
But now, some of the moss's secrets are out. A recent study in the journal Global Change Biology found that some of these plants must be more than a century old, and a few may even be thousands of years old, said researcher and study author Sharon Robinson via email. On average these mosses grow at the glacial speed of 1 millimeter per year—and some of the turfs are meters thick. That means many of these unassuming mossy carpets were there when humans first made it to the continent a century ago—and likely well before. "These mosses are effectively the old growth forests of Antarctica—in miniature," Robinson said.
What's the News: The tsunami that deluged Japan in March was so strong that it broke off several large icebergs in Antarctica, 8,000 miles away, researchers report in a new paper [pdf]. Using satellite images, the researchers saw the tsunami causing new icebergs to split off—or calve—from an ice shelf, the first time such an event has been observed.
Antarctica's Lake Vostok–and its potential scientific findings–remains cut off from the outside world for yet another year. Russian scientists spent the Antarctic summer drilling towards the water in the frozen-over Antarctic lake, but plummeting temperatures forced them to leave earlier this week, as their airplane's hydraulic fluid was in danger of freezing.
The Russians may have flown off, but they left some controversy behind. To keep the 12,300-foot-deep borehole from filling with ice the researchers loaded it full of kerosene, and some Antarctic experts are worried that the chemicals will contaminate an otherwise pristine place.
The 6,200-square-mile lake is important for scientists because the iced-over waters have been isolated for over 14 million years. Biologists are excited to see whether it holds ancient microbes; climatologists are interested in the record held in its sediments; and geologists want to learn how such an isolated sub-glacial lake forms. And despite this year's setback, researchers are surprisingly unfazed:
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Up in the sky, under the sea, deep inside an animal society—researchers can't go these places themselves, so they attach tracking devices to wildlife in order to gather the data. But are these gizmos invisible to the creatures themselves, and can they go about their lives the same way they would if they didn't have a tracker stuck on their fin or wing? Or do some of these electronic devices interfere with the animals' ways of life, and therefore send back bad data to the scientists?
This week there's a new entry into this long-running debate, regarding one of the most-tracked animals in the world: the king penguin of Antarctica. A study published in Nature that tracked 100 penguins found that those wearing flipper bands lived different lives than those without, and less successful ones to boot.
In terms of survival, banded penguins had a 16 44 percent lower rate [survival rate dropped from .36 to .20, a drop of 16 percentage points, or 44 percent] over the entire 10 years, but there is a breakpoint at 4.5 years. In the first 4.5 years, banded penguins actually had a 30 percent higher mortality rate. After that, the difference in mortality between banded and unbanded birds levels off. The authors propose that flipper-banding acts as an artificial selector for the strongest penguins, creating a bias in data collected from banded birds. Over the decade, banded birds were less successful in breeding. Banded penguins produced a total of 47 chicks, while unbanded penguins had 80 chicks. [Ars Technica]
This study presents a practical problem: Studying the effects of clipped-on tracking tags means your control group must be free of them, but you have to track the group without the flipper bands somehow. So Yvon Le Maho's team implanted small, newer-style tags that lie under the skin on all the penguins in their study. That way they could give half of the birds a dummy tracking tag clipped on the fin to see if the equipment itself changes their behavior.
At the bottom of the ice sheet at the bottom of the world lies one of the most pristine and tantalizing places on the Earth—a lake beneath Antarctica that has been isolated for millions of years. Soon, humans will get a glimpse of Lake Vostok.
Since 1990, the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute [AARI] in St Petersberg in Russia has been drilling through the ice to reach the lake, but fears of contamination of the ecosystem in the lake have stopped the process multiple times, most notably in 1998 when the drills were turned off for almost eight years. Now, the team has satisfied the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat, which safeguards the continent's environment, that it's come up with a technique to sample the lake without contaminating it. [Wired]
At about 6,200 square miles, Vostok is nearly the size of Lake Ontario. Its temperature actually remains a few degrees below freezing, but the pressure on the water allows it to stay in liquid form. It's the isolation, though, that has everyone so excited. There are more than 150 lakes beneath the Antarctic glaciers, but Vostok is the only one that's entirely cut off.
Similar populations of seabed-rooted animals separated by 1,500 miles of ice, researchers say, could mean that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet was once a trans-Antarctic seaway. This surprising find has also led researchers to wonder if a warming planet could again cause the thick ice sheet to collapse and give way to a swath of open water.
The team, which published their study in Global Change Biology, found similar but separated bryozoans–creatures also called moss animals–in both the Ross and Weddell Seas while conducting the Census of Antarctic Marine Life. Given that bryozoans don't move all that much, lead author David Barnes suggests that the isolated populations came from the same, connected habitat.
"Because the larvae of these animals sink and this stage of their life is short–and the adult form anchors itself to the sea bed–it's very unlikely that they would have dispersed the long distances carried by ocean currents," Barnes said. "Our conclusion is that the colonization of both these regions is a signal that both seas were connected by a trans-Antarctic sea way in the recent past." [Wired]


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Sustainability - There are hundreds of definitions of sustainability and sustainable development, but the best known is the one first coined by the United Nation's World Commission on Environment and Development. It suggests that development is sustainable where it "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
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A critical first step in the move toward alternative energy is energy efficiency which is considered the most cost effective form of renewable energy. Critical to understanding energy efficiency is understanding how we use energy in our homes and offices. An energy audit can help to identify effective measures to save money and the environment while making buildings safer and more comfortable. Planning and designing new buildings to meet higher standards, such as ENERGY STAR, LEED, and Green Built Standards ensures that they will be ready to meet rising energy costs in the future.
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Hydrogen fuel cells can transform the way the world uses energy. Fuel cells generate electricity by combining hydrogen and oxygen with only water as a by-product. They can power everything from laptop computers to automobiles. While at least a decade remains before they can easily be incorporated into everyday life, the promise of zero emissions and increased fuel efficiency makes hydrogen fuel cells worth the wait.
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Alternative fuels also known as non-conventional fuels, are any materials or substances that can be used as a fuel, other than conventional fuels. Conventional fuels include: fossil fuels (petroleum (oil), coal, propane, and natural gas), and nuclear materials such as uranium. Some well known alternative fuels include biodiesel, bioalcohol (methanol, ethanol, butanol), chemically stored electricity (batteries and fuel cells), hydrogen, non-fossil methane, non-fossil natural gas, vegetable oil and other biomass sources.
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Bodybuilder and pro dominatrix Mistress Treasure (aka Victoria Dominquez) poses and flexes in the studio for the camera of Bill Dobbins. In her off-season shape, Victoria exhibits a full, shapely and erotic body that makes it clear why so many men want her to dominate them.
RHONDALEE QUARESMA - Naked Rope
Bodybuilding pro Rhondalee Quaresma poses, flexes and struggles in the nude with a sensuous coil of rope, as if resisting an attempt at sensual bondage or attempting to thwart the advances of a seductive snake.
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This dress is mesh, like a net you use to catch your own naked muscle girl. This one is lean, beautiful and defined - and moves like a trained dancer. Yes, the images are erotic, but also classic and artistic. A high quality body captured in high quality - and sexy - video footage.
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ALINA POPA: Joshua Tree Part 2
"Have you ever seen a Rumanian cowgirl?" Alina asks. This IFBB pro bodybuilder, one of the biggest and sexiest, is featured in a second video from her recent trip to Joshua Tree National Monument. She uproots a tree (well, sort of), poses and flexes her magnificent body in this fabulous desert setting and explains why her fans want her to wear "as little as possible" in her photos and videos. But that's fine with her, she says. "Sometimes less is more."
RHONDALEE QUARESMA: Striptease in Red
Gorgeous and erotic IFBB pro bodybuilder Rhondalee Quaresma "sheds her skin," slipping out of a slinky red dress and gradually revealing her magnificent, muscled sexy body. fully nude. As she has not bothered to wear underwear, along the way you get a "Sharon Stone" glimpse under her skit - a preview of delights to come.
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IFBB bodybuilding pro Rhondalee Quaresma finds it exhilarating to walk though the desert nude or nearly nude, feeling the sun and win caressing the tanned skin of her magnificently muscled body. "I am actually Native American," says Rhondalee. "This is what my ancestors must have felt as they roamed the land in ancient times." Actually, if more Indians had looked like Rhondalee it is doubtful the intruders from Europe would have treated them as badly.
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Obama is urged to include gays, lesbians in official Olympics delegation
An American human rights group is urging President Barack Obama to appoint lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community leaders to the official U.S. delegation to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi to show displeasure with a recently passed Russian anti-propaganda law that's widely viewed as anti-gay.
Human Rights First, in a recent letter to senior Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, said "the selection of the members of the official U.S. delegations for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Sochi Olympics is an important opportunity to signal to Russia and the world the priority the Obama administration places on equality and human dignity."
"We urge you to ensure that the U.S. delegation include prominent LGBT people – athletes, government officials and others – as well as allies of the LGBT community who will carry a message of tolerance and respect for individual rights and human dignity."
Obama has denounced the Russian law, but the White House has yet to decide whom it will send to Sochi to represent the United States at the games' ceremonies. The international sporting event will be Feb. 7-23.
"I think we've been very clear in our views about both the laws in place and the issues surrounding LGBT rights and our expectations of Russia when it comes to conducting the Olympics," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Friday.
In June, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that prohibits individuals from promoting "homosexual behavior" and spreading "propaganda of nontraditional relations" among minors.
The law levels fines up to 5,000 rubles – about $155 U.S. dollars – on individuals and much more for officials. In addition, foreigners charged under the law could face administrative arrests for as long as 15 days.
Human rights and gay rights activists, as well as several U.S. lawmakers, say the law is part of a systemic crackdown on LGBT people in Russia. They're uncertain how it will affect the tens of thousands of athletes and spectators – gay and straight – attending the Winter Games if they do anything that Russian officials view as advocating LGBT rights.
"I know that there are questions – can you wear a rainbow flag, a . . . pin in support of non-discrimination," Greg Louganis, a four-time Olympic gold medalist diver who's gay, said Friday during a Capitol Hill briefing with Russian LGBT activists about the law and the Winter Games. "A lot of that is in question."
The International Olympic Committee and Russian government officials say the law won't be a problem because the country is bound by Principle 6 of the Olympic Charter, which prohibits discrimination of any kind.
But Anastasia Smirnova, the coordinator of a coalition of Russian LGBT organizations, said the IOC needed to do more.
"The Olympic committee has a responsibility to engage and communicate with relevant national authorities and organizations to make sure that the Olympic Games leave a positive legacy in the host city and host country," Smirnova said at Friday's briefing. "So far, the IOC has been failing to do this, and I think it's important to stress that the IOC has been choosing to fail to do this."
However, legendary Olympic skier Jean-Claude Killy, the chairman of the IOC's Coordination Commission, said in September that the IOC "doesn't really have the right to discuss laws in the country where the Olympic Games are organized."
Russia's law appears to be prompting some world leaders to take a pass on Sochi. Viviane Reding, the European Union's justice commissioner, announced earlier this week that she won't attend the games "as long as minorities are treated the way they are under current Russian legislation."
Last Sunday, German President Joachim Gauck, a former Lutheran pastor, said he also wouldn't attend, but he didn't specify why. Great Britain's Guardian newspaper reported that Gauck has refused to make official visits to Russia since he assumed office last year because of what he considers the country's "deficit of rule of law" and "air of imperialism."
Since Putin signed the propaganda law, U.S. government officials, athletes and sports fans have struggled over how to respond. Obama argued against boycotting the Winter Games. The U.S. boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow over Russia's activities in Afghanistan.
Louganis said he didn't support a boycott of Sochi and had suffered backlash from within the LGBT community for his stance.
"I was able to compete on both sides of two boycotts. Most elite athletes have a very short window of opportunity," he said Friday at the briefing. "I do believe in boycotts working when it comes to commerce and business, but when it comes to the Olympics you're really hurting the wrong people. I didn't know what was going on in the world when I was competing."
Louganis urged gay and straight athletes who want to make a statement during the games to dedicate their performances to LGBT people they know.
"Most every one of them has a gay aunt, a gay uncle, a gay cousin, a gay friend, a gay somebody," he said. "This is a personal support of the LGBT community that the IOC can't argue with."
Lesley Clark contributed to this article.


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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Five University of South Carolina Beaufort baseball players saw action for the North squad in the annual Sun Conference All-Star Game on Saturday at Sliwa Stadium.
Infielders Erik Armstrong and Terry McClinton and outfielder Ryan Doeppel were in the starting lineup and pitchers Kyle McCullough and Miles Galvin each threw an inning in relief for the North, which lost 7-4 to its South counterparts in the 11-inning game.
McClinton, who started at second base and batted second, went 0 for 1 with two walks and an RBI groundout. He also stole a base and had three assists and two putouts.
Armstrong, batting fifth and playing first base, and Doeppel, batting eighth and playing left field, went 0 for 2.
McCullough struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning. He allowed one hit but picked off the baserunner. Galvin worked around a walk in a hitless 10th inning.
The Sand Sharks open the season Feb. 2 with a home doubleheader against Shawnee State (Ohio) beginning at noon at Richard Gray Baseball Complex in Hardeeville.
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Investors Plug Another $25 Million Into IPO-Bound Flurry
Flurry frequently receives a lot of attention for the reports it publishes on the app economy. It even got its wrist slapped by Steve Jobs for peering into Apple's iPad launch plans and posting the results.
But, for once, as part of announcing its fourth round of capital today, Flurry is talking about how well its own business is doing — and things aren't too shabby.
In an interview, Simon Khalaf, Flurry's president and CEO, said the company's revenue is on track to hit $80 million to $100 million this year, up 300 percent over 2011. The company is also cash-flow positive, and is on track to go public as soon as next year.
Crosslink Capital led the $25 million round, with participation from existing investors, including Menlo Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, InterWest Partners, Union Square Ventures, First Round Capital and Draper Richards.
Khalaf said Flurry selected Crosslink, in part, because of the firm's experience in taking companies like Pandora and Omniture public. In all, the company has raised $51.6 million.
While many people may not have heard of Flurry because it is not a consumer-facing product, it is crunching numbers behind the scenes of some of the most popular apps running across Android, iOS and a number of other platforms. Today, 250,000 apps use its analytics tools for free, or are tapping into its ad network, called AppCircle, which helps developers acquire new users.
Khalaf said that two things are driving the company's growth right now: The adoption of smartphones and tablets on a global scale, and a growing number of applications that need its services. In more mature markets, like the U.S., it's mostly the growth of tablets. "It's the trend that's replacing laptops and 13-inch TVs and the gaming console and the magazine rack — all at the same time. It's infinite growth," he said.
Today, 65 percent of the company's revenue comes from the U.S., with the bulk of international revenue coming from Europe. Next, Flurry plans to expand to Asia and Latin America. Its advertising platform reaches more than 700 million monthly unique visitors, and with the adoption of more devices, Khalaf estimates it will soon hit more than one billion.
Currently, the bulk of the apps using Flurry's platform include gaming, social networking and dating, but increasingly, he expects that to change, with more interest coming from the traditional entertainment industry.
While there are many opportunities for growth, the CEO admits that there are still challenges ahead — the primary one being what kind of ad formats will be dominant on mobile. Since smartphones have smaller screens, banner advertisements don't always work as well. Khalaf said Flurry is having some luck with video advertisements, but a lot of work still has to be done in figuring out the best way to catch a user's attention.
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Flurry Raises $25 Million Series D to Solidify Mobile App Measurement and Advertising Leadership
San Francisco, CA — November 2, 2012 — Flurry, a leading mobile app measurement and advertising platform, today announced that it has received $25 million in an oversubscribed Series D round of financing led by Crosslink Capital. The round of funding, which included full participation from existing investors Menlo Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, InterWest Partners, Union Square Ventures, First Round Capital and Draper Richards, brings the company's total funding to $51.6 million. Nick Mignano, Partner at Crosslink Capital, will join Flurry's board of directors.
Flurry will use the financing to accelerate the adoption of newly introduced platform products Flurry AppSpot, its supply-side platform, and Flurry Ad Analytics, its advertising effectiveness solution. Flurry will also use funds to grow its team and expand internationally.
"Flurry is powering a new wave of digital advertising with big data for the mobile app economy in an exciting way," said Nick Mignano, Partner of Crosslink Capital. "The scale at which the company is operating in terms of data volume, ad serving and revenue generation impressed our team. This enables one of the most innovative uses of data for business customers since our private investment in Omniture in 2006."
Flurry has grown significantly over the past year, quadrupling the number of data points it measures, now over 32 billion per day. Each day, the company measures 1.9 billion application sessions across more than 250 million unique smartphone and tablet devices. Over the last year, Flurry has doubled the number of applications using its services from 120,000 to more than 250,000. In total, more than 80,000 companies now use Flurry services across iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, HTML5 and JavaME platforms.
Flurry AppCircle, the company's data-driven ad network, has grown by more than 3 times in volume over the last year. AppCircle now delivers over 120 million completed monthly advertising conversions, including first-time app downloads, user app re-engagements and completed video views.
"Flurry is excited to welcome Crosslink to our board as we expand the reach and adoption of the Flurry platform," said Simon Khalaf, Flurry president and chief executive officer. "Flurry is a unique, mobile-first company playing at the intersection of big data, mobile applications and digital advertising. We look forward to using this new round of funding to significantly accelerate our growth in one of the fastest growing technology markets in history."


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On the day the town's football club were all-but relegated, and 24 hours before its rugby union team play the biggest game in their history, Doncaster witnessed a quite thrilling finale to the second stage of the Tour de Yorkshire.
Danny van Poppel of the Netherlands and Team Sky edged out blue-jersey wearer and compatriot Dylan Groenewegen in the teeming rain on South Parade.
Such a rousing finale was a fitting reward for the hundreds who lined the finishing straight, who had stared up through the rain at the great screen above hoping for a glimpse of the action unfolding in the lead up to that moment, only to be as disappointed as the rest of the country after the television blackout of Saturday.
A malfunction in the television relay plane – one that left the blameless organisers desperately scrambling spare parts from Paris – meant barely any of the day's two races were screened live. Such misfortune was harsh on those who had put so much effort into producing another great spectacle of cycling, and unfair on the towns and villages from Otley and Doncaster, who were more than worthy of their moment in the lens.
Sir Gary Verity, chief executive of co-organisers Welcome to Yorkshire, said: "We had huge crowds all the way around, and well over a million people watched two bike races today - the first one creating history with the women's race, and the second the crowds were even bigger for.
"We had crowds at least as big as the Tour de France and those people had a fantastic day.
"Clearly we are disappointed that the live television coverage came and went and then finally went all together, but our first priority as organisers is safety - the safety of the riders, the safety of the spectators and the safety of the people who put the event on, and that includes the pilots of the plane."
The plane is owned and operated by a French company hired by race organisers ASO, who have used the plane in question to cover the Tour de France four times, as well as many other events.
Christian Prudhomme, director of the Tour de France, said he had never known issues like those seen in Yorkshire in his 30 years' experience.
Despite the blackout, those who braved unseasonable weather once more were treated to another uplifting spectacle.
The race may have been won by a Dutchman in Van Poppel, and a Frenchman in Nicolas Edet may have continued a love affair with the White Rose county that dates back to the Tour de France in 2014 by being named the day's most aggressive rider, but it was a Yorkshireman who led from the front.
Josh Edmondson, 23, of Leeds and Yorkshire-based NFTO ProCycling put local knowledge he had forgotten he had to good use to take his place in a six-man break that stretched the race.
"I realised as I got into that break that I recognised loads of places from junior races in Harworth, and then training rides around South Yorkshire," said Edmondson.
"Out of Otley and through Pool was where I grew up, it was an advantage to know the roads. It was the second attack of the day and I just rolled onto it which was perfect for me.
"The support was unbelievable. The amount of people shouting 'Josh' or 'NFTO'.
"And then there were the people in groups on the top of climbs just chanting 'Yorkshire'."
Edmondson's six were swallowed up close to home before the trains of the leading world tour teams sought to get their sprinters to the front, with Lotto NL Jumbo pro-active in attempting to keep Groenewegen in the leaders' blue jersey before Van Poppel stole glory in a photo finish amid the spray of South Parade. But the honours were not all shared out among the big hitters. Skipton's Pete Williams lost the pink jersey for King of the Mountains but only handed it across the team bus of OnePro Cycling to Richard Handley.
And Rotherham's Russell Downing, 37, finished ninth in the sprint for JLT Condor.


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Because your screen locks during swimming workouts, you can't mark segments. But in Pool Swim workouts, sets are marked automatically every time you rest at the side of the pool for 10 seconds or longer. Auto Sets show up in the workout summary in the Activity app on your iPhone.
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To turn this setting on or off, open the Settings app on your Apple Watch, tap General > Workout, then go to Start Workout Reminder.
Get reminders to end your workout
In watchOS 5 or later, when your Apple Watch senses that you're done working out, it taps you on the wrist and asks. Tap the notification to end or pause the workout, or dismiss the notification and keep working out. If you don't respond to the notification or you dismiss it, your workout continues until you choose to end or pause.
How long it takes for your watch to notice that you've stopped varies by workout type.
To turn this setting on or off, open the Settings app on your Apple Watch, tap General > Workout, then go to End Workout Reminder.
Name your workout
After you use the Other workout, you can choose a name for your workout. This can help you track workouts like dance or strength training.
- On your Apple Watch, open the Workout app.
- Tap Other.
- Complete your workout.
- When you're done, swipe right, then tap End.
- Tap Name Workout.
- Tap the type of workout, then tap Save.
Lock or unlock the watch face
- To lock the screen to prevent accidental taps, swipe right, then tap .
- To unlock the screen, turn the Digital Crown.
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Save power while you work out
To preserve your battery life on long walks and runs, you can turn off the heart rate sensor. Your Apple Watch still calculates active calories, distance, pace, and elapsed time.
Here's how to turn Power Saving Mode on or off:
- On your iPhone, open the Apple Watch app.
- Tap the My Watch tab, then tap Workout.
- Turn Power Saving Mode on or off.
Check your workout history, Activity history, and your awards
- On your iPhone, open the Activity app.
- To see details for your workouts, tap the Workout tab, then tap an item.
Workout shares information with Activity on your Apple Watch, so that your workouts count toward your activity goals. All of your data will be stored automatically in the Health app, where it can be used by third-party apps with your permission.
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- Your Apple Watch estimates your measurements during workouts based on the information that you entered during setup. Learn how to update your personal information.
- You can calibrate your Apple Watch to improve the accuracy of your distance, pace, and calorie measurements.
- Listen to music while you work out. To control music during a workout, swipe left.
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- See your workout history.
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REDONDO BEACH – After easily winning the District 40 and Section 2 baseball tournaments, Northridge Little League was expecting a much more difficult challenge in the Southern California Divisionals – the second-to-last stop on the road to the annual World Series in Williamsport, Pa.
Yet the 11- and 12-year-old barely flinched Saturday in the first round at Perry Park, defeating South Sunrise of Orange 14-1, as Northridge battered five pitchers for 17 hits, including a 250-foot home run by Adam Bedrossian, to qualify for today's 4 p.m. game against El Segundo.
"We just keep doing our best, and I think we have a good chance," said Derek Kraemer, who went 2 for 2, including a two-out single in the second inning to ignite a three-run rally. "I'm having a great time. This is really fun."
Christian Goretti added two singles, two walks and three RBIs, Giacomo Giacomazzi chipped in two singles, two walks and two runs, and Rece Reagan totaled three hits and two RBIs while contributing two hitless innings of relief.
"If we keep playing well and executing, we can keep winning," Giacomazzi said.
Angelo Diazzesati gave up one earned run on two hits with one strikeout in three innings to earn the victory, and Bedrossian pitched a perfect sixth inning to close out the win, as Northridge improved to 8-0 while outscoring opponents 89-13 with 25 home runs.
"The kids did a good job today," manager Derek Giacomazzi said.
Northridge (8-0) has made it to Williamsport three times, winning the U.S. championship in 1994 but never the international title.
But such dreams are a long way off. First, Northridge must win the 10-team divisional at Redondo Beach and Rancho Santa Margarita, followed by the Western Regional in San Bernardino, the last qualifier for the World Series.
In other Southern California Divisional action:
Moorpark 7, San Dimas 6: Myles Guy helped Moorpark (9-1) come back from a four-run deficit, hitting a three-run home run and earning the win by pitching the final 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief while striking out four in the early game at Redondo Beach.
"I kind of thought it over, and I wanted to come in and pitch since the first inning," Guy said. "I just had a feeling we would come back and win the game, and before I hit that home run I was pumped. I was trying to hit a shot."
Patrick Valdez added a two-run home run and Daniel Casillas hit a three-run shot, as Moorpark scored all its runs on home runs.
Moorpark plays at 7 p.m. Monday against the Northridge-El Segundo winner.
"It was a total team effort, but Myles is our superstar," manager Doug Zeigeler said. "That's why we save him for moments when the game is on the line."
Moorpark played without one its top players, Tyler Flores, who was hospitalized Wednesday after being hit in the face by a line drive while pitching in the Section 1 championship. He is expected to return Monday.
Southern California Divisionals (12-under)
at Central Redondo Beach Little League
Northridge 14, South Sunrise (Orange)
Northridge 030 218 — 14-17-1
S. Sunrise 001 000 — 1-2-2
Diazzesati, Reagan (4), Bedrossian (6)
and Reagan, NA (4); Brown, Melendez (3),
St. Pierre (4), Mele (5), Moebius (6) and
Cacciatore. HR – N: Bedrossian; 2B: N: Diazzesati,
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A 13-year-old Ken Caryl Middle School student was injured Sept. 4 when she was hit by a car in front of the school.
Danielle K. Barker, 13, was walking across Ken Caryl Avenue in a designated crosswalk when she was hit by a 1997 black Cadillac Catera driven by Dustin Wert, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
Barker was taken by ambulance to Littleton Hospital, then by helicopter to Children's Hospital in Denver.
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- If you have earned 12 or more credits and have NOT declared a degree/major you will be BLOCKED from registering for any more classes until you have met with an academic adviser and declared your educational intent.
This policy is in place to give you the opportunity to plan your classes, ensure you are on the right path toward a degree/major, and allow an adviser to check your academic progress. Only after you have met with your academic adviser will your advisement hold be removed to allow you to register for classes. We strongly encourage you to meet with an adviser at the earliest convenience to avoid registration concerns.


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HI NYC Hostel
HI NY is situated in a great location, ideal for exploring New York in every direction. The main subway line is one block away, as is Broadway Avenue. The famous Central Park is just 3 Blocks away. Many other attractions can be easily reached by bus or subway. Some attractions within walking distance include Museum Mile, Central Park Zoo, St. John the Divine Cathedral, Columbia University, General Grant's Tomb, the Fireman's Memorial and a variety of shops, restaurants and much more.
The HI New York is the largest hostel in North America and has 672 beds, a number of lounges, patio garden and a cafe. It has been renowned as the citys premier hostel.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner can be bought in the cafe and a number of fun services are available in the lounge.
Our friendly, helpful staff, combined with our great services creates a warm atmosphere to ensure you enjoy your stay with us. We offer guest discounts on site and NY City Tours, many of which are free.
Our Services Include:
-Clean, comfortable, spacious rooms
-Free linens, towels, and housekeeping service
-Fully air conditioned rooms
-Free in-room lockers
-NY movies shown in our cosy TV room
-Self-service kitchen w/utensils
-Latest Play Station 2 and Wii games
-Exciting NYC tours
-Outdoor Terrace/patio and garden
-Self-service laundry facilities
Please note
-Check in at 3pm
-If you are not a member of Hostelling International USA, a small fee will apply
-Under 18 must be accompanied by an adult; parent, guardian or chaperone. Also, guest under the age of 18 are not allowed to accommodate shared dormitory.
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The maximum stay for any guest is 14 days for one calendar year
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Air Conditioning
- Airport Transfers
- Bicycle parking
- Cable TV
- Café
- Card Phones
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Elevator
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Games Room
- Hair Dryers
- Hair Dryers For Hire
- Internet Access
- Key Card Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Late check-out
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- Meeting Rooms
- No Curfew
- Outdoor Terrace
- Pool Table
- Reading Light
- Reception (limited hours)
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels For Hire
- Towels Included
- Vending Machines
- Wheelchair Friendly
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
Check-in: 4pm. We have a 24hr cancellation policy. Late cancellations and no-shows shall be charged the equivalent of the first night's accommodation.
Booking must be cancelled by 6:00 pm the day prior. All reservations cancelled 1 day prior by 6:00 pm Eastern Standard time will not incur a penalty. We will asses a one night charge thereafter.
Pre-paid/advance purchased reservations are non-cancelable and non-refundable. All nights will be forfeited in the event of a no-show or cancellation.
***Mixed or coed dormitories can only accommodate guests traveling together as mixed travel companions. Individual guests cannot be accommodated in mixed dormitory rooms.
All parties of this reservation are guaranteed a bed for the duration of the requested stay. We cannot guarantee that all parties will be in the same room or room type requested. Hi New York will work diligently in an attempt to place all parties associated with this reservation in the same room and accommodation type as requested at time of booking.
Please note that guests under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or chaperone. Guests under the age of 16 are not permitted to stay in the shared dormitories.
HI New York will process a one night room charge for any reservations received for 8 or more beds. If we are unable to secure payment, we will cancel the reservation. If we are unable to secure payment for a pre-paid/advance purchase reservations, HI New York will contact the guest via email and asked them to provide a valid method of payment using a credit card authorization form. If payment is not received within 48 hours, the pre-paid reservation will be cancelled and discounted rates forfeited.
The maximum stay for any guest is 20 days for each calendar year. We do not accommodate residents from within a 75-mile radius of the property.
Packages: For the security of all guests and team members. we do not accept any parcel/ packages that arrive for guest not currently checked in to our system. All such packages will be returned to sender(not signed for) and should be looked for at your originating location.
**Hostelling International New York is a private organization geared toward creating educational opportunities; therefore we do not except local NYC residents as overnight guests.
Non-members will be asked to pay a $4 non-membership fee per night.
This property may pre-authorise your card before arrival.
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Cineplex Entertainment in partnership with Autism Speaks Canada is delighted to present Sensory Friendly Screenings. This program provides a sensory friendly environment for individuals with autism spectrum disorder or anyone for whom the environment is suitable and their families to view new release films in theatres across the country.
These screenings are presented in a lights up, sound down environment. These screenings will take place approximately every 4-6 weeks on Saturday mornings at 10:30AM. Ticket price is the child admission price for any guests attending these screenings.
Tickets will be available the Tuesday prior to the screening date.
To confirm locations, please click your local theatre's webpage to see Sensory Friendly showtimes. Please note that participating locations are subject to change due to the availability of films in markets.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why aren't Sensory Friendly Screenings available at all locations?
This is a new program, so we've opened our first shows in a limited number of locations. We want to make sure we have the offer right before opening additional sites. If the program does as well as we expect, we plan to add a number of additional locations in future phases.
Will Sensory Friendly Screenings come to my local Cineplex theatre?
Cineplex and Autism Speaks will work together to determine which locations will host the program. If you would like to see sensory friendly screenings in your community, please let us know by contacting Guest Services (1-800-333-0061).
Why has Cineplex focused just on autism? What about people with other disabilities, who also have special needs?
While the program was developed in concert with Autism Speaks, these screenings are open to anyone for whom the environment is suitable. For example, children with other neurodevelopmental disorders. The goal of this program was to create a welcoming and lower-sensory environment – one we expect will have appeal to families dealing with a broad range of disorders and disabilities.
Can I still use my Access 2 Entertainment card?
Yes, absolutely! You can use your Access 2 Entertainment card for Sensory Friendly Screenings in the same way you would for any of our other films. Please see the Access 2 Entertainment guide for any restrictions or questions that you may have: Cineplex.com/Theatres/Access2Entertainment.
Will all films selected for screenings be kids movies?
We're trying to ensure that we provide a broad selection of films for people of all ages that have sensory sensitivity. While the majority of selections will be family focused, we're making a conscious effort to provide films that will be geared toward teens and young adults as well.
Will people with dietary restrictions be allowed to bring their own food?
We understand that there are a lot of special dietary needs within the autism community. If you or your child has a strict meal plan, we're more than happy to accommodate and allow outside food where required. Our concession stands will also be operational during these screenings, and we're making sure to have items like juice, water and other diet-friendly options available.


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One of the best-received presentations at the Valve Manufacturers Association annual meeting held last October in Naples, FL, was a panel discussion that explored the changing relationships within the industry's supply chain. From integration to consolidation, trends in distribution impact everyone. So Valve Magazine caught up with three people involved in organizing or participating on the panel-an end user, a distributor, and a manufacturer-for a follow-up conversation on the question: What do each of the different segments in today's supply chain need to know so they can understand each other better and work together more effectively?
THE END USER: Feeling the Pressure
Kelly Anspach is the Houston-based MRO category manager for the corporate procurement division of Chevron Corporation, headquartered in San Ramon, CA.
VM: What key factors drive Chevron's supplier relationships?
Anspach: At Chevron we draft an annual business plan for doing business with each of our distributors. These plans cover objectives, strategies, initiatives, metrics, and targets. But while each plan is customized to each supplier, we expect distributors overall to align with us in several key areas.
The first area, of course, is safety performance for incident-free operation. Then we want our distributors to make optimal use of the global supply chain, in order to assure reliability and material quality, manage material costs and identify lower-cost quality alternatives, standardize where possible, and deliver operational savings.
The need for safety and quality is nothing new. But today, our relationships with valve distributors and manufacturers are governed by intense pressures on end users for low-cost, reliable operations. These pressures are driven by our national partners and by Wall Street investors.
VM: How does the pressure to reduce costs affect Chevron's expectations of its suppliers?
Anspach: The pressures that Chevron encounters translate into more pressures on distributors and manufacturers. At Chevron we're focusing less on tactical purchasing, or simply buying a certain product when a given need arises. Instead, we're focusing more on how to manage our ongoing supplier relationships and supplier performance. As a result, Chevron is making its suppliers more accountable.
We expect suppliers to perform without safety and environmental incidents. Measurements for material performance are tracked and the results acted upon. As for manufacturers, they must either compete on price or find ways to differentiate themselves in some measurable way. In our view, manufacturers also need to take the lead on pushing the limits of testing for severe service conditions and containing fugitive emissions.
Finally, material sourcing has shifted to low-cost countries. Chevron is a global company and, as such, we have a complicated global supply chain. We cannot simply focus on North American sources. Yet it isn't reasonable for us to devote the resources for managing individual relationships with hundreds of international sources. So we've got to consolidate our supply chain. We want distributors to help us optimize the global supply chain and take advantage of these overseas opportunities.
VM: Realizing that relationships work both ways, what is your company willing to do as an end user to build relationships in ways that also meet the needs of suppliers?
Anspach: To build the kind of supply relationships Chevron desires, we're willing to consider different models of integration with our distributors. We believe the more we get our suppliers integrated into our business, the more value Chevron gets.
For example, a distributor could manage our warehouse stocked with its material so that we can purchase products at the point of use. We realize that we're calling on a distributor to maintain specialized inventory in order to serve our needs, so we might be able to provide onsite warehousing where the distributor can optimize material handling and logistics, and ultimately lower its costs.
If warehouse and inventory management is one value-added service that distributors can perform for us, another service is for the supplier to engage with us early in the design process. Our major capital projects cost hundreds of millions of dollars. We want manufacturers and distributors involved early, where they can help us save money through value engineering and by setting realistic budgets at an earlier stage.
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Performance Tasting with Maximilian Riedel 10/15
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Maximilian Riedel will lead you through a journey to discover RIEDEL PERFORMANCE, the result of three generations of research, development and experience culminating in our new technologically advanced, grape varietal specific glassware.
Limited seating available; reservations required. To RSVP, please contact Noelle Ensminger at 732-346-8960 x 109 or email@example.com
Please Note: You must be a member of the trade to attend this tasting.


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UD 178 Series Display.
- Display color is user selectable Red, Green or Yellow
- Brightness selector has eight user selectable brightness levels or can be set to adapt automatically
- Reads LTC, MTD, RS485, RS422, RS232, GPI (UD178L)
- Reads NTP, PTP and MTDoE (UD178E, ethernet version)
- Reads IRIG-B (UD178I)
- Direct GPS antenna input (optional)
- Automation system interface (optional)
- Rear sided mode switch (optional)
- Built-in quartz
- UD178 is the biggest LTC/Ethernet/ IRIG-B display by PLURA.
- With its digit height of 178 mm, the display can clearly be read even over far distances.
- The information configuration can be selected via a USB (UD178Ix) or Ethernet (UD178Ex) interface.
- In combination with a RUBIDIUM Time/Timer/Timecode generator system, the following readouts are available:
- Realtime
- Timer A-F (incl. differrence times)
- Date
- Offset times
- UD178 comprises a six-digit, sevensegment LED display unit.
- Readouts are visualized in the format hours, minutes, seconds.
- The display is available in Red, Green and Yellow.
- A built-in quartz clock enables continuous operation even if a drop out of signal occurs.
- A TCU (Timer Control Unit) can directly be connected for a self-contained up/downcounter operation mode.
- An interface for the direct GPS antenna application is optionally available.
- There are several included serial protocol decoders available for the input serial data communication. Protocols are selected in the configuration mode of the display. A special PLURA developed MTD protocol mode is also available. MTD is a studiotimer solution developed and designed by PLURA to deliver several information like countdown timers, difference timers, or timezones.
- There are three general layouts selectable per display: LTC reading, Ethernet reading and IRIG-B input capabilities.
- LTC reading (UDxxL)
- LTC reading UD-displays are equipped with an LTC input, a RS485 interface, a selectable RS422/232 interface and four GPI inputs (e.g. for a timer control keypad).
- Ethernet reading (UDxxE)
- Ethernet reading UD displays are equipped with an RJ45 port. Supported protocols are NTP and MTDoE (MTD timer distribution over LAN/WAN; please see our separate leaflet for further information). Different time servers can be addressed, in order to "bridge" a signal that may be lost. SNMP monitoring is optionally available.
- IRIG-B reading (UDxxI)
- IRIG-B reading UD-displays are equipped with an IRIG-B input and a selectable RS422/232 interface.
- Configuration
- All display configurations is done via the USB interface or via a standard internet browser (Ethernet displays only). Software updates is via the standard USB interface.
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Product Model ID: UD178R Product description: MTD display 178mm, LTC/ethernet/IRIG-B interface, 6 digits, red LEDs, AC powered Time & Time Code Displays Stand Alone Unit Product Model ID: UD178G Product description: MTD display 178mm, LTC/ethernet/IRIG-B interface, 6 digits, green LEDs, AC powered Time & Time Code Displays Stand Alone Unit Product Model ID: UD178Y Product description: MTD display 178mm, LTC/ethernet/IRIG-B interface, 6 digits, yellow LEDs, AC powered Time & Time Code Displays Stand Alone Unit
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Data Analysis Of FCC Comments Reveals Almost No Anti-Net Neutrality Comments
from the so-what-will-the-fcc-do deptRecently, the FCC released most of the comments it has received so far -- commenting is still open for a few more weeks -- concerning its (pretty bad) net neutrality proposal as XML files for people to analyze. There have been a few attempts, but the most interesting so far has to come from data analytics firm Quid on behalf of the Knight Foundation and revealed in an NPR article.
The comments did include "anti" net neutrality positions. They included statements opposing the "FCC's crippling new regulations," as commenters wrote. But they came from a form letter, or template, and all comment clusters that came from templates (five separate ones in all, four of five supporting net neutrality) were collapsed into a single node.The analysis shows that about 50% of the comments came from templates (again, many of them coming from "pro net neutrality") folks, but it's fascinating to see that once you get outside of the form letters, the number of anti-net neutrality letters basically doesn't register. That's kind of interesting to me, because I've actually been building a list of just those letters (I've found a few) and trying to reach out to the folks who wrote them to find out what made them write those letters. I've made contact with a few, but as soon as I explain what I'm doing... they all stop responding. I hope to have more on this soon.
Taken with the entire body of comments sampled, there weren't enough unique or organic anti-net-neutrality comments to register on the map.
Either way, it seems fairly clear that, of the people who actually took the time to express their full opinions about net neutrality, almost all of them are in favor of having the FCC actually do something real. The only question is if the FCC will ever actually listen.
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Hello there,
It's just recently that I bought a 9360 and using it for my work purpose. Prior to that I owned an Android. Now probably that's the reason where I'm yet to settledown with using BB well.
My work involves calling our clients, channel partners, vendors etc. extensively, so when I dial numbers in BB, it displays text as default. Now, I don't want that, it should dial the numbers. Here after typing in the numbers, I need to scroll down every time to dial the desired number, which is frustrating.
I'm sure there'd be somewhere in the settings to make the changes, but don't happen to find it. I'd appreciate if someone can kindly direct me to making the desired changes.
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And yes, sorry, I missed referring to my Dad's Torch where I could dial the number by default in the first place. So if it's there in one of the variants, I'm sure it'd be possible in Curve as well.


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Pilot identified from fatal Tahoe National Forest crash
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Law enforcement officials this week identified the pilot who died after crashing in a remote area of the Tahoe National Forest last Thursday.
Bob J. Richardson, 67, of Reno, was the only person aboard the twin-engine Cessna 421 at the time of the crash, which occurred east of Stampede and Boca reservoirs, roughly 15 miles northeast of Truckee and just southwest of Verdi Peak in Sierra County.
Richardson is originally from Los Gatos and often flew in and out of the Grass Valley Airport for business, said Sierra County Sheriff John Evans.
Richardson was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving at the rank of captain during the Vietnam era.
The purpose of his flight was attendance at an advisory board for the College of Engineering of the University of Nevada at Reno, where he was a board member.
He had "mostly retired" from being a director on several boards of high technology companies.
He was identified by the California Department of Justice Latent Prints Section with assistance from his family in obtaining prior exemplars.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration.


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YourLocalSkipHire.co.uk is Ruthven's number one skip hire firm. Working all over the UK, from Land's End to John O'Groats, we're able to provide fast, effective skip hire solutions to both businesses and individuals.
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