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This report describes the historical weather record at the Des Moines International Airport (Des Moines, Iowa, United States) during 1952. This station has records back to December 1947.
Des Moines, Iowa has a humid continental climate with hot summers and no dry season. The area within 25 mi of this station is covered by croplands (95%) and built-up areas (3%)
Daylight saving time (DST) was observed at Des Moines, Iowa during 1952. There were two time changes during 1952:
1952 was a leap year and thus has 366 days rather than the normal 365. Leap years occur every fourth year and the extra day is always February 29th. In 1952 February 29th falls on a Friday.
The summer and winter solstices and the spring and fall equinoxes mark the passing of the seasons. They fall on nearly the same day each year, with differences of a day or two depending on the year. In 1952 they occurred on:
Spring Equinox | Thursday, 20 March 1952. |
Summer Solstice | Saturday, 21 June 1952. |
Fall Equinox | Tuesday, 23 September 1952. |
Winter Solstice | Sunday, 21 December 1952. |
The hottest day of 1952 was July 27, with a high temperature of 100°F. For reference, on that day the average high temperature is 86°F and the high temperature exceeds 94°F only one day in ten. The hottest month of 1952 was June with an average daily high temperature of 86°F.
Relative to the average, the hottest day was January 14. The high temperature that day was 54°F, compared to the average of 29°F, a difference of 25°F. In relative terms the warmest month was June, with an average high temperature of 86°F, compared to an typical value of 81°F.
The longest warm spell was from April 25 to May 8, constituting 14 consecutive days with warmer than average high temperatures. The month of June had the largest fraction of warmer than average days with 73% days with higher than average high temperatures.
The coldest day of 1952 was January 29, with a low temperature of -11°F. For reference, on that day the average low temperature is 14°F and the low temperature drops below -4°F only one day in ten. The coldest month of 1952 was January with an average daily low temperature of 13°F.
Relative to the average, the coldest day was January 29. The low temperature that day was -11°F, compared to the average of 14°F, a difference of 25°F. In relative terms the coldest month was October, with an average low temperature of 36°F, compared to an typical value of 43°F.
The longest cold spell was from October 2 to October 24, constituting 23 consecutive days with cooler than average low temperatures. The month of October had the largest fraction of cooler than average days with 81% days with lower than average low temperatures.
The clearest month of 1952 was October, with 81% of days being more clear than cloudy. The longest spell of clear weather was from October 17 to November 1, constituting 16 consecutive days that were clearer than they were cloudy.
The cloudiest month of 1952 was December, with 55% of days being more cloudy than clear. The longest spell of cloudy weather was from December 19 to December 26, constituting 8 consecutive days that were cloudier than they were clear.
This station reports both the quantity of liquid precipitation and categorical observations of precipitation (e.g., moderate rain, or heavy snow). Both are subject to erroneous reports, but the former is particularly prone to false reports, especially ones indicating an excessive quantity of precipitation. Please bear this in mind when reading the extrema reported in this section.
The day with the largest quantity of precipitation was May 22. That day saw 2.016" of liquid (or liquid equivalent) precipitation, compared to a median value of 0.191". The month with the most precipitation was June, with 5.760", compared to a median value of 3.496".
As determined by quantitative measurements, the longest dry spell was from October 2 to November 16, constituting 46 consecutive days with no measured precipitation. The month with the largest fraction of dry days was October, with 97% of days reporting no measured precipitation at all.
The month with the largest fraction of days with at least some measured precipitation was March, with 45% of days reporting some measured precipitation.
This station reports when significant weather events (including precipitation) are visually observed at or near the station. Such events do not always correspond to measured quantities of liquid equivalent precipitation, such as when the event is near by not at the station, or in the case of solid precipitation that does not melt in the collection basin.
The day in 1952 with the most precipitation observations was December 22. There were 24 hourly weather reports that day (out of a maximum of 24) in which some form of precipitation was observated at or near the station. The month with the most precipitation observations was December, with 181 hourly present weather reports involving some form of precipitation.
As determined by the present weather reports, the longest dry spell was from October 15 to November 16, constituting 33 consecutive days with no observed precipitation. The month with the largest fraction of days without observed precipitation was October, with 94% of days reporting no observed precipitation at all.
The month with the largest fraction of days with at least some observed precipitation was March, with 61% of days reporting some observed precipitation.
In this section we consider only those weather reports that indicate liquid precipitation. For the purposes of this analysis, we include thunderstorms even though some thunderstorms are not accompanied by liquid precipitation.
The month of 1952 with the largest number of those reports was May, with a total of 85 reports. The day with the largest number of those reports was April 12, with a total of 18 reports.
This station reports when snow is observed falling but does not report the quantity of snow that has fallen or the depth of snow on the ground.
In this section we consider hourly weather reports that contain an observation of falling snow. These reports do not necessarily correspond to accumulation.
The first reported snow fall in 1952 was on November 19; the last was on April 13. The month of 1952 with the largest number of those reports was December, with a total of 126 reports. The day with the largest number of those reports was February 14, with a total of 20 reports.
Humidity is an important factor in determining how weather conditions feel to a person experiencing them. Hot and humid days feel even hotter than hot and dry days because the high level of water content in humid air discourages the evaporation of sweat from a person's skin.
When reading the graph below, keep in mind that the hottest part of the day tends to be the least humid, so the daily low (brown) traces are more relevant for understanding daytime comfort than the daily high (blue) traces, which typically occur during the night. Applying that observation, the least humid month of 1952 was October with an average daily low humidity of 29%, and the most humid month was December with an average daily low humidity of 72%.
But it is important to keep in mind that humidity does not tell the whole picture and the dew point is often a better measure of how comfortable a person will find a given set of weather conditions. Please see the next section for continued discussion of this point.
Dew point is the temperature below which water vapor will condense into liquid water. It is therefore also related to the rate of evaporation of liquid water. Since the evaporation of sweat is an important cooling mechanism for the human body, the dew point is an important measurement for understanding how dry, comfortable, or humid a given set of weather conditions will feel.
Generally speaking, dew points below 50°F will feel a bit dry to some people, but comfortable to people accustomed to dry conditions; dew points from 50°F to 68°F are fairly comfortable to most people, and dew points above 68°F are increasingly uncomfortable, becoming oppressive around 77°F.
To take some examples, and basing our categorization on the daily high dew point in 1952, January had 30 dry days, 1 comfortable day, and no humid days; April had 22 dry days, 8 comfortable days, and no humid days; July had no dry days, 11 comfortable days, and 20 humid days; and October had 30 dry days, 1 comfortable day, and no humid days.
The highest sustained wind speed was 46 mph, occurring on November 26; the highest daily mean wind speed was 31 mph (November 26);
The windiest month was November, with an average wind speed of 13 mph. The least windy month was August, with an average wind speed of 9 mph.
Visibility is the maximum distance at which a given reference object or light can be clearly discerned. In the United States, visibilities that are greater than or equal to 10 miles are typically reported as 10 miles.
The day of 1952 with the lowest average visibility was December 31, with an average visibility of 0.6 mi. The month with the lowest average visibility was December, with an average visibility of 9.4 mi. With an average visibility of 14.2 mi, the month of July had the highest average visibility.
This station did not reliably report the cloud ceiling during 1952.


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My Thoughts on Mass Effect 3's ending and EA published games
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So I finished Mass Effect 3 two days ago and while I was hoping I would be one of the few who would like the ending, sadly I hated it and sat staring at my screen for 5 minutes after the game was over just baffled at how many holes there are in the plot. Overall I still enjoyed the game and the series, but this was not Bioware's crowning achievement by any means ( ME 2 and kotor are much better games). Besides the ending, the side missions just felt rushed and poorly done. N7 missions are literally single player multiplayer missions (the same maps bioware really!?) and the "Citadel missions" are just stupid in my opinion and seem to only to be there to add to the games "there is this many hours of content" stat. The writing also seemed really corny and poorly executed in some spots, unlike in ME 2. Overall, this game just felt like it was rushed out the door 6 months before it was ready. After finishing it I just get the feeling that Bioware didn't have enough time to make this game as good as it could have been.
This got me to thinking of 2 other games I have been playing this year, The Old Republic, and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. While playing both of these games I got the same feeling as when I played Mass Effect 3. All I could think was "this is pretty good, but it could have been waaaay better". Reckoning has a ton of awesome ideas, cool art design, and a really neat world to explore. Unfortunately it gets hurt by the overload of mmo side quests that, similarly to Mass Effect 3's citadel missions, only seem to serve as a this game is THIS long stat. The graphics are pretty poor as well, which is a shame because I do enjoy the world and the art design a lot. The worst thing of all though is the combat which is really fun and has a lot of cool ideas, but it seems to fall short of its potential. I feel like this game could have added a much deeper combo system, but for whatever reason the developer stopped at an easy set of commands that usually result in parrying and button smashing. I feel if they had taken more time to work on the game the combat could be vastly improved and they could have added more meaningful side quests.
The Old Republic is also a very solid game with a lot of good ideas such as the story, voice acting, and crafting. But it falls short in a lot of areas, resulting in it becoming just another lesser WoW. The game is way to easy, all end game consists of is sitting on the main fleet, the raids take no skill, and the pvp is pretty bad. Also, the fact that they didn't launch with the legacy system was a mistake in my opinion, seeing as so many players reached max level in about 1-2 weeks.
All three of these games had such amazing potential, but they all feel like they were rushed out before they could become amazing games, resulting in a lot of poorly made content that seems tacked on. I can't help but get the feeling that this is really all EA's doing. They really seem to be getting even worse than before with pushing games out before they may be completely finished and it is making potentialy amazing games fall short. It really is a shame that the industry is becoming such a develop cycle based rushed. Thats way I appreciate Valve and Blizzard more than ever now. They don't put a game out unless they are confident that it is the best that it can be. I wish EA would loosen up a bit and let the developers have more time to create a more solid experience. Its a shame playing a game and knowing that it will never be as good as it could have been.


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Efficient remittance services for development in the Pacific
Capital inflows to the Pacific islands from aid, foreign investment and remittances are an important source of development finance. Remittances are the fastest growing; they now total US$ 400 million per year and can be expected to grow even further as labour mobility is used to deal with seasonal labour shortages in Australia and New Zealand and limited job opportunities in the Pacific. The transaction costs of sending remittances to the Pacific islands are very high for the most widely used methods. This paper examines the New Zealand- Tonga remittance corridor, where typical transactions involve costs in the order of 15 to 20 per cent for bank drafts and transfers through money transfer companies such as Western Union. Cheaper transfer methods using automated teller machines (ATMs) are feasible and have transaction costs of less than 5 per cent but are not widely used. This spread of 10 percentage points between the most popular and the cheapest remittance methods means a potential loss for Tonga of the equivalent of 4 per cent of GDP. Extrapolating from this remittance corridor to the rest of the Pacific, avoidable transaction costs may total US$ 40 million per year. Hypotheses about the continued reliance on high transaction cost methods are examined and implications for development policy are discussed.
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Volume (Year): 14 (2007)
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- David McKenzie & John Gibson & Steven Stillman, 2007. "Moving to Opportunity, Leaving Behind What? Evaluating the Initial Effects of a Migration Policy on Incomes and Poverty in Source Areas," Working Papers in Economics 07/23, University of Waikato, Department of Economics.
- John Gibson & David McKenzie & Halahingano Rohorua, 2006. "How Cost Elastic are Remittances? Estimates from Tongan Migrants in New Zealand," Working Papers in Economics 06/02, University of Waikato, Department of Economics.
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Closed 11 years ago
#2598 closed defect (bug) (fixed)
TinyMCE 2.0.5
Reported by: | skeltoac | Owned by: | |
Milestone: | 2.1 | Priority: | normal |
Severity: | normal | Version: | 2.0.2 |
Component: | Administration | Keywords: | has-patch 2nd-opinion |
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Fixes many bugs, moves editor code into single function, adds spellcheck.
Patch consists of a small diff and a big tarball. Remove ALL of wp-includes/js/tinymce before untarring. This tarball has everything that is needed.
If Pspell is not installed, spellcheck will try to contact Google.
Any and all error reports on this may be sent to (my username here) at gmail.com. (Because if you just post a bug here and I can't replicate it, I'll need to contact you but I probably don't have your email address. Please post here AND email me. Thanks.)
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11 years ago
Works very well on FF 184.108.40.206 / OS X. It responded very quickly, so I'm guessing it was using Pspell, which I do have installed on my server.
The only quirk I encountered was that it would suggest words that it would later decide were invalid! For instance, I wrote "blowfishh" and it suggested "blowfish" ... but after correction, on the next press of the spellcheck button, it said that "blowfish" was no good, and recommended "blow-fish" ??? No idea what's going on there, but it would be nice if the recommended words were actually acceptable spellings themselves!
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11 years ago
markjaquith: My pspell doesn't recognize "blowfish" either, but when I changed it to "blow-fish" it was okay.
Modifying config.php, I forced it to use the Google API and it did exactly what you described, so I would guess that your aspell binary is not where the plugin is looking. Check config.php.
11 years ago
The 'No Misspellings Found' dialog needs to go, that should be communicated modelessly.
11 years ago
- Resolution fixed deleted
- Status changed from closed to reopened
Includes hardcoded ref to 2.0RC4
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I tried installing the files in tinymce.tar.gz and making the changes noted in mce205sc.diff to my local windows based version of WP but the rich text editor does not show up. I like to work on a local copy and get it working before installing it on my server. Are there any other requirements or changes, besides those noted, to get TinyMCE 2.0.5 working in WP 2.0.2?
11 years ago
The following fixed my previous problem.
The archives (tinymce.tar.gz) given in this ticket are stale and need to be updated.


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As Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, he generates both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence.
©1965 Truman Capote; (P)2006 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.
"The resulting chronicle is a masterpiece, agonizing, terrible, possessed, proof that the times, so surfeited with disasters, are still capable of tragedy." (The New York Times Book Review)
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Scott Brick was the perfect choice for narrating this work. The performance is understated, just like the prose. Listen twice, because you'll miss stuff and because it's worth it.
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I've been waiting for quite sometime for an audio version of "In Cold Blood" to come out. It seems that either the book or the movie version were the only varieties readily available for many years. (There might have been a tape version out sometime in early nineties but I've never been able to get a copy) I am not going to go into detail over the content of the book because everyone who reads should know it is a classic book based on horrendous-cold-blooded-mulitple-murders that took place in 1959 in Kansas. The late Truman Capote's Eloquent skill as writer made it a fascinating read. What makes this audio edition a fascinating listen and one of the best audio book experiences one can have, is the narration by Scott Brick . His voice and tone fit the book and make it one of the best Audible books ever offered. Give up watching CSI a few nights and listen to this, you won't regret it!
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"You will feel as if you knew the killers..."
STORY (true crime) - In Cold Blood takes place in the late 1950's and early '60's. It is the story of two young hoodlums (Dick and Perry) who travel to a small rural town in Kansas to commit a robbery. They end up brutally murdering an entire family. Husband, wife, teenaged son and daughter - gone. And for no apparent reason. You will "get into the heads" of the murderers as they plan the crime, travel to the scene and actually commit the murders, and you will learn how they think and what drives them. The killings occur early in the story, with the rest of the book dedicated to following Dick and Perry as they flee and as the police try to apprehend them. As the story unfolds, the details of the crime are revealed, and you will learn how Dick and Perry's childhoods shaped them into the young murderers they became. Don't want to give anything away, but you will also learn what ultimately happens to them.
The story is very well-written and reads like fiction as opposed to a true crime documentary. There's mystery and suspense, but the story is very character-driven so don't expect any fancy detective work or thrilling chase scenes. I very much enjoyed the character development and getting to know Dick and Perry, but sometimes there was a little too much family history, which is why I rated the book a 4.5 instead of a 5.
PERFORMANCE - Love Scott Brick!
OVERALL (actual rating 4.5) - Recommended for mature readers, male or female. Even though the murders were brutal, they were "tastefully" described with a minimum of gory detail. The book is pretty clean, with only tiny sexual references and perhaps a bit of cursing (don't really remember.)
"THE definitive"
Despite being written over 40 years ago, "In Cold Blood" is just as compelling as any modern tale of murder. Truman Capote brilliantly captures the very essence of everyone involved in the brutal crime, weaving all the pieces together into a truly riveting tale. Scott Brick (whose work I adored in "Under the Banner of Heaven") does a superb job narrating and affecting different accents and tones of the characters. Despite having read the text several times in the past, I found myself compelled to continue to listen to the audio version non-stop over approx. 3 days. Fantastic for any fan of true crime or great American literature. This is a great companion to either the 1967 film by the same name, or the fabulous new film, "Capote."
"Awesome and unforgettable."
I first read "In Cold Blood" when it first came out in 1966, when I was just a kid growing up in a dusty little prairie farming town not very different from Holcombe, Kansas. At the time, I took Capote's rendition of the lives of the Clutter family for granted -- it was all I knew. Didn't everyone live like that?
I've since learned different, of course. Not only does 'everyone' not live like that, but hardly anyone does, or not anymore, anyway. Just as 'To Kill A Mockingbird' by Truman Capote's friend Harper Lee defined a certain kind of life in the south, just as did 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn' by Betty Smith define life in Brooklyn, so Capote's 'In Cold Blood' defines the essence of prairie life in the 1950's. For that reason alone, it's an American classic.
Since then, I reread the book a couple of times, just because I became a dedicated fan of Capote's writing (if not of his lifestyle). But never has the brilliance of his writing come home to me as it did, in listening to Scott Brick reading it. The book and narration constitute a masterwork, by any standard. Yes, Capote perfectly captured the rhythm of life in rural Kansas, but it seems to me he was just as adept at getting inside the minds of the ruthless killers. I haven't any standard to measure that, of course, but the killers are just as believable as were the Clutter family, their traipse through Mexico and back again just as real.
This is an audiobook I will listen to again and again -- honestly, I might not read it again, but listen again? Absolutely. So many nuances jump out at you when you're listening, little details your eye might skim over when you're reading it. What's really interesting is how scary this book is, even though there's very little gore, in the purest sense. Today we're bombarded with 'serial killer' books, with detailed descriptions of the horrors they perpetrate on their victims. You won't find that here, and yet the horror comes through with an even greater impact.
This is a brilliant book, genius-class, for sure. And the narration couldn't possibly be better. This book belongs in everyone's home library. Don't miss it.
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"Portrait of a town with two killers"
In Cold Blood isn't a mystery. It's more or less a true crime novel, detailing the murder of a family in sparsely-populated Western Kansas.
It's also more than that. The author gives us detailed psychological and biographical portraits: of the two men who committed the crime, of the Clutter family, and of the place they live. Those looking for a sensational Manson-type true crime experience will be disappointed.
But if you have ever wondered why people would kill total strangers, this book is for you. Masterfully structured, the book builds sympathy for the victims as well as the killers and the town, while the actual crime takes a back seat. The author shows us a criminal who isn't really a criminal, a "nice guy" who maybe isn't such a nice guy after all, a town that trumpets its homey friendliness--but how homey is it really, and how friendly, especially toward outsiders?
The psychological quality of the novel is close to that of Albert Camus's The Stranger, another book in which a senseless murder is committed.
The book is also beautifully written; the author's prose is of a quality seldom seen in popular fiction. Capote gives us an astonishingly sharp portrait of middle America in the Eisenhower years, in the days before cable TV and the Internet brought other cultures within reach of "country folk," as one killer's mother describes herself.
Enjoy Scott Brick's quality narration as you decide for yourself who the good guys and the bad guys really are.
"I'll Never Look at a Stranger the Same Way"
I had heard of In Cold Blood all of my life, but I had never read it. I decided to download it and it has been an incredible experience! Scott Brick was captivating as he brought each character to life in such a way that you felt they, themselves, were speaking. I found Capote's writing masterful, eloquent, beautiful and haunting as he took me from the Sunday morning in the country and the brutal murder of an entire family to the final moments of the murder's lives. Every accolade that Capote was given was well deserved, it is a masterpiece few, even accomplished writers, could have even undertaken much less succeeded at so brillantly.
They say a good book never really leaves you and in this case, it is true. I was amazed at the ease and lack of conscience that Capote portrayed in the two men who planned and executed the murders. The people they encountered after the murders and how easily they intended to murder others who they could use or who inconviently got in their way. Sadly, I will never take a stranger for granted again, or am I likely to turn my back as easily as I did before I experienced this capitvating novel.
In this amazing book, Capote managed to explore the lives of ordinary people, and mesh them into a spellbinding epic. In order to appreciate the human and social values laced into the narrative, it is important that the reader know the events that lead of the making of the book before reading it. When it was published in 1966 the said events were probably still fresh in the readers' memories. Knowing the end that all the protagonists met with brings every detail of the story to a monumental scale.
The narrator Scott Brick can do no wrong. As usual he serves the book with intelligence and sensitivity.
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"No Regrets"
Truman Capote accomplishes something timeless and truly valuable with "In Cold Blood." From the very beginning, he paints every character, no matter how minor with loving attention. His story telling makes what could have been just another crime documentary into a tragic tale of humanity. The innocent, the despicable, the strong, the weak, and the forgotten all have their moments in the reader's sun. This book entertains and it educates. It does not form opinions. In fact "In Cold Blood" raises more questions then it answers. The narration is also excellent.
"moving nonfiction, as fresh as in 1965"
In Cold Blood is Truman Capote's masterpiece, and a masterpiece of seemingly novelized nonfiction. It was one of the first works of this type in American literature, and one of the few that reads as well today as it did when first published in the mid-1960s. Capote takes you into the minds of the principal characters very successfully, the two killers & the victims & the lawmen & acquaintances of these individuals. Even though most readers will know the outlines of the story ahead of time, Capote's structure & pacing gives the book great suspense & tantalizes your curiousity to know more.
In contrast to Capote's later career, and how he is depicted in the recent film (which focuses on the period in which he wrote In Cold Blood), the author does not shadow this book. He makes only a single appearance very late in the book, in a single sentence in which the "author" is talking to one of the two condemned men on death row in Kansas. So the book's strength comes, in no small part, from the invisibility of the author throughout.
Narration is excellent.
"Cool, balanced recounting of brutal event"
Capote avoids all the easy options. His book is not a blood and guts horror tale; it's not a socio-pschological tale trying to evince sympathy for the murderers; it's not a who dunnit detective story.
In a sense it's all these and more as he recounts events from multiple points of view - the murderers', the police, the community, the families affected, the judicial system - all are given their place so you have an objective and balanced account where you have to form your own views and decide where your own sympathies lie. Capote's tone is cool (old sense!) and measured throughout.
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NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — Members of the Rhode Island Senate will be getting a first-hand look at progress at Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown.
Senators will tour the area Tuesday and get an update from the Quonset Development Corp., which oversees efforts to revitalize the former military installation.
The business park is home to more than 175 companies employing some 9,500 people. The port at Quonset handled more than 200,000 imported automobiles brought in by ship, rail and truck in 2012. In 2011, the port was ranked the seventh largest auto-importer in North America.
Earlier this month, the largest rooftop solar power array in New England began generating electricity at the business park.
Members of the state's House of Representatives are planning their own tour of Quonset next month.
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Open Source Enterprise Systems: Towards a Viable Alternative
Dreiling, Alexander, Klaus, Helmut, Rosemann, Michael, & Wyssusek, Boris (2005) Open Source Enterprise Systems: Towards a Viable Alternative. In Sprague, R (Ed.) 38th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 3 January - 6 January 2005, Hawaii, Waikoloa Village.
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Enterprise systems are located within the antinomy of appearing as generic product, while being means of multiple integrations for the user through configuration and customisation. Technological and organisational integrations are defined by architectures and standardised interfaces. Until recently, technological integration of enterprise systems has been supported largely by monolithic architectures that were designed, and maintained by the respective developers. From a technical perspective, this approach had been challenged by the suggestion of component-based enterprise systems that would allow for a more user-focused system through strict modularisation. Lately, the product nature of software as proprietary item has been questioned through the rapid increase of open source programs that are being used in business computing in general, and also within the overall portfolio that makes up enterprise systems. This suggests the potential for altered technological and commercial constellations for the design of enterprise systems, which are presented in different scenarios. The technological and commercial decomposition of enterprise software and systems may also address some concerns emerging from the users' experience of those systems, and which may have arisen from their proprietary or product nature.
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Take a walk through the train station with me
Trip Start
May 13, 2008
Trip End
Sep 04, 2008
Anyway, I have now received my luggage, obtain access to money, and accomplished little else. For one day I had literally no money, except for a credit card which I feared using due to international fees. I have eaten a whole lot of bread and peanut butter, and the occasional two euro frozen pizza. It is now time to devote all of my energy into finding a place to live for the next three months, either in Cologne or Bonn. Where I will be working is NE of Bonn and SE of Cologne.
Which brings me to this morning. I thought that I was over the jet lag, but for some reason I shot awake at about 4 this morning. After an hour laying awake and an hour of internet surfing, I am now riding the train from Cologne to Bonn in order to scope out the city, the public transportation to where I will work, and possible look for a place to live. Walking to the train station, I realize that 6:00 in the morning is a strange time for the world.
At 6:00 in the morning, two groups of people who otherwise tend to avoid one-another are forced to share public space. I am of course speaking of clean-cut individuals who wake up at 6:00 in the morning on a Sunday to get a jump on things, and the drunken revelers still going from Saturday night. Walking through the station, I passed a small circle of nuns immediately followed by a lone man with the right side of his face caked in fresh dried blood from a wound near the temple. He walked as if he didn't even know about it. And so it continues. Businessmen in suits on their way to do businessy things along with youths guzzling beer from half-liter cans, jovially chatting and slapping each other on the back. Though, in fairness, you can see people walking down the street, beer in hand, at literally any second of any day, and not in any sort of low-class way, in most cases. It's simply what's done here.
As I type this, at 7:26 in the morning, I share the car with a half dozen bustling football fans, all wearing Cologne team colors and gear; jerseys, scarves, hats. All quaffing jumbo beers drawn from a sack full of them. Whether the match was yesterday or will be today, I have no idea.


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Dozens of pretty young ladies have disappeared while traveling through backwoods Montana, which does not bode well for a couple city girls planning a weekend off the beaten track in "Green River."
Dozens of pretty young ladies have disappeared while traveling through backwoods Montana, which does not bode well for a couple city girls planning a weekend off the beaten track in "Green River," a low-budget, borderline-amateurish thriller ever so loosely inspired by the case of Gary Ridgway, Washington state's real-life "Green River killer." In a genre where countless up-and-coming helmers have raised the bar, director Sam Taybi under-delivers, never quite achieving the tension that should accompany such material. Limited release is likely to come and go unnoticed.
Film opens promisingly enough, with a handsome flyover shot of a classic red convertible speeding through dense forest territory, Todd Erickson's ominous synthesizer score striking just the right apprehensive vibe for the misfortune ahead. But as soon as Taybi cuts to a closeup of the two thirtysomethings inside — a pair of lip-smacking, post-sorority types named Allison (Kristina Hughes) and Charisma (Danielle Franke) — the sound design goes out the window, and the audience is left straining to follow their catty conversation over the open-air road noise. Charisma is retracing the steps of her long-lost sister, who disappeared in this neck of the woods. Allison isn't too keen on being dragged along, bitching about it the whole way while popping pills to calm her nerves. Before heading out to their isolated cabin, the pair first fill up at a spooky gas station whose owners suggest a religious cult may be behind the missing girls, then stop at a roadhouse diner where the least grizzly of the patrons (Peter Bruce) makes them feel uncomfortable by following them out in his gray pickup. Pic uses the usual tricks to make auds feel uncomfortable (namely, implying a lurking presence by cutting away from the women to observe them just out of earshot), but spends too much time on them driving, hiking and squabblingbefore getting down to business. Though the guy in the truck does nothing especially suspicious, Natalie jumps to the paranoid conclusion that he must be responsible for abducting all those girls, taking it upon herself to extract a confession. Despite the film's short running time, it's a long, slow buildup to its central psychological dilemma: What happens if an unhinged would-be victim gets the better of a potential serial killer before he has a chance to reveal his true nature? And what if she's wrong? The answer might have been incredibly effective if Allison's freak-out scenes didn't look like something shot for late-night television.Green River
A Vanguard Cinema release of a Mayon Film production, in association with Ostrow and Co. Produced by Roy C. Granada. Executive producers, Judith K. Cole, Erlinda Granada, Evelyn Granada, Page Ostrow. Directed by Sam Taybi. Screenplay, Tim Durr, Taybi, J.T. Beaupre; story, Taybi, Andrew Cappelletti.
Camera (color), Taybi; editors, Ron Crigler, Nelson Brann, Todd Erickson; music, Erickson; production designer, Chaz Taylor; costume designer, Taryn Hipwell; sound, Erickson; associate producers, Richard Deats, James Fields, Patt Hawthorne, Michelle Erickson, Jessie Deats, Carey Campbell; assistant director, James Fields. Reviewed on DVD, Los Angeles, May 4, 2008. Running time: 93 MIN.
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Darren Clarke gave a huge boost to his hopes of a Ryder Cup wild card by charging into a share of the halfway lead at The KLM Open in Holland.
The 40 year old Northern Irishman wanted to show Nick Faldo he has form as well as experience and did just that with a sparkling six under par 64.
It was his lowest score in a European Tour event since his unforgettable round of 60 during The European Open at The K Club in 1999 and he is now eight under par alongside England's Robert Rock and Swede Alexander Noren.
"I need to play well this well and next week and so far this week I've done that," said Clarke, who kept a bogey off his card on a Kennemer course he had never seen until this week.
"If Nick then feels I am worthy of a pick so be it. If not then that's acceptable.
"I was just very relaxed out there. With the boys (sons Tyrone and Conor) here I've got to be on my best behaviour and my attitude is just pretty good.
"I've taken a lot of pressure off myself and feel comfortable. I've been playing well and I'm in a good position now."
As for the race for the last three automatic spots in Faldo's Team, Justin Rose, Oliver Wilson and Soren Hansen are still able to control their own destiny.
Rose, joint fifth after an opening 67, lost some ground with a 69, but three birdies in his last six birdies made it a better day than it looked like being at one stage.
Wilson, ninth in the standings, remained one under, while Dane Hansen's 69 for six under was no mean effort given that he resumed with a double bogey six.
Hansen is €268 ahead of German Martin Kaymer in the last automatic spot and Kaymer reached four under before bogeying two of the last three for a 66. He is now two under overall.
Rock looked superb in a round of 64 and said afterwards: "I am just trying to make the most of limited starts this year. I got in here late so arrived yesterday and played okay and then got it round again today and I am right in it.
"I don't think I have led after two rounds before but I have been close and maybe not pressed on enough to the weekend. I have maybe shot level or one under and that isn't good enough – I have to try and shoot the same sort of scores over the weekend that I have for the first two days here and I will have a good chance to win."
Noren, who shot a second successive 66, added: "I just love this golf course. I love playing in the wind, it's fun, but today was calmer and o managed to score well again. I was third here last year and had a chance but (Ross) Fisher played great in the last round. But I just think this place looks great and plays great."
Sweden's World Number Six Henrik Stenson, who moved to seven under with a 65, is firmly in contention.
The 32 year old has not won for 18 months, but tied up a second Cup appearance against the Americans by coming third in The Open Championship and fourth at the US PGA Championship.
"It's nice not to be on the bubble here," he said. "I was at The Open, but my two best Majors got me out of that tight pack.
"It's exciting to see how the team is going to shape up and I am starting to get the tingle - I am really excited about it and I think we are going to have a good time over there.
"I'm taking the next three weeks off to get fresh and ready - I hope."
Stenson was joined at seven under by Ross McGowan, who shot a brilliant 64.
Defending champion Fisher, 13th in the Cup race, made it through to the weekend on level par, while Nick Dougherty's lip-out on the last gave him a 68 and one over total.
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1 | CLARKE, Darren | NIR | 18 | -16 | ||||||
2 | MCGINLEY, Paul | IRL | 18 | -12 | ||||||
3 | STENSON, Henrik | SWE | 18 | -11 | ||||||
T4 | WARREN, Marc | SCO | 18 | -9 | ||||||
T4 | SLATTERY, Lee | ENG | 18 | -9 | ||||||
T6 | HANSEN, Soren | DEN | 18 | -8 |


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Children love birthday parties with creative activities. You can surprise your 9-year-old son or daughter with an exciting scavenger hunt during the birthday party. Indoors or outdoors, you can make the party a hit with your child and all the party guests with a little preparation. Whether you provide detailed lists or item characteristics, the kids will enjoy competing for the prize and will learn cooperative skills in the process.
Indoor Parties
With an indoor party, you can scatter necessary items around the house or provide magazines in which the children can find their loot. Give each group a different list to make things more competitive. Alternatively, assign each group a theme instead of a list, and let the group come up with creative ways to meet the challenge. For example, assign team A "Countries of the World" and team B the theme "School Days." Team A can bring in magazine pictures of different countries and cut out magazine or newspaper words with the country name or items that represent different countries, such as postcards, dolls of different countries, or items that carry a label such as "Made in China." Team B can bring in school backpacks, schoolbooks, school supplies or school uniform parts.
Outdoor Parties
Nature offers plenty of potential for scavenger hunts. Team A can have a list of things to find, such as a dandelion, an acorn, a bit of moss, a pebble, a dried cicada skin and a piece of tree bark. Team B might search for signs of human habitation rather than a list of items. The group might bring back items such as candy wrappers, a tool, a small toy, a pop bottle or can and a piece of shingle or concrete. Instruct the children not to take anything without asking and not to harm property in their search.
Colors and Shapes
Indoors or outside, the children can define their loot by color or shape. Team A may search for yellow items and bring in a book, a cup, a shoe, a blouse, an artificial flower and a toothbrush they found in the house. Indoors, team B can locate heart-shaped items and return with a valentine, a pillow, a rock, a candy tin or box, foam shapes, cookie cutters or a valentine cake pan. Outdoors, team C finds green things, such as a blade of grass, a leaf, a rock with green flecks and some green litter.
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Eggs are a staple of the American diet — and with good reason. These small natural wonders provide you with a broad variety of nutrients. The nutritional composition of egg yolks and whites, however, differs significantly. The yolk is the primary source of nourishment for a developing chick and contains most of the nutrients in an egg. The protein-rich egg white, or albumen, protects the yolk and holds it in place.
When you eat an egg, you're consuming high-quality protein that contains all of the building blocks your body needs to manufacture new proteins. Both parts of an egg contain protein, with approximately 60 percent in the white and 40 percent in the yolk. The amount of protein in an egg increases with its size and weight. A large egg provides you with approximately 3.6 grams of protein in the white and 2.7 grams in the yolk. A small egg contains 2.7 grams of protein in the white and 2.1 grams in the yolk.
Approximately 99 percent of the fat in an egg is in the yolk. The 5 grams of fat present in a large egg yolk includes approximately 210 milligrams of cholesterol, 1.6 grams of saturated fat and 2.6 grams of unsaturated fat. You need to limit the amount of saturated fats and cholesterol you consume because these fats promote increased levels of total cholesterol and LDL, or "bad" cholesterol. High blood levels of these fats increase your risk of developing heart disease. Eaten in moderation, unsaturated fats are more healthful because their metabolic effects counter those of the bad fats.
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The undesirable fat in an egg yolk has a positive aspect in that it carries healthful doses of the fat-soluble vitamins. Egg yolks are one of the few foods that naturally contain vitamin D, with 0.6 microgram in a large egg. Vitamin D, along with calcium, helps you build and maintain strong bones. Other fat-soluble vitamins in egg yolks include vitamins A and E, and a small amount of vitamin K. Vitamins A and E are potent antioxidants, which protect your tissues from chemical damage. You need vitamin K to produce the proteins that help your blood clot.
Water-Soluble Vitamins
Most of the water-soluble, B-complex vitamins in eggs are located in the yolk, including B-6, B-12, folate, thiamine and riboflavin. Small amounts of these vitamins are also present in egg whites. The B-complex vitamins aid in many important functions in your body, including the production of new red blood cells and the conversion of carbohydrates, fats and proteins into energy. Notably, neither the yolk nor the white of an egg contains vitamin C.
The minerals in eggs are concentrated in the yolks, with a few exceptions. Egg yolks provide you with significant amounts of iron, zinc, calcium, phosphorus and selenium. Egg whites, however, contain most of the sodium, potassium and magnesium in eggs. These minerals are also present in egg yolks, but in lower concentrations than found in egg whites. Your body needs iron to make red blood cells and other oxygen-carrying chemicals. Calcium, phosphorus and magnesium are important for maintaining strong bones. Zinc and selenium support your immune system, and sodium and potassium help maintain your body's salt and water balance.
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- USDA Agricultural Research Service: What's in the Foods You Eat Search Tool
- Egg Science and Technology: William J. Stadelman, Ph.D., Owen J. Cotterill, Ph.D.; 1995
- MadSci Network; What's the Function of the Egg White?; Joe Regenstein, Ph.D.; October 2000
- Egg Nutrition Center: Nutrition Facts, Large Egg
- American Heart Association: Fat
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Simona's Blog: New Beginnings
Published May 04, 2014 12:14
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Hello again everyone!
Well tomorrow I'm playing my first match of the week, against Julia Goerges, so today was my last day of just practicing. I was out there about an hour, or an hour and 20 minutes with my coach, just hitting the ball and taking some serves, practicing short balls and drives, too - I really like that shot!
I also did some running, as well as a little bit of stretching, of course...
We were working on a lot of things. I have a very tough match tomorrow and I need to train hard.
I've been working with my coach, Wim Fissette, for a little while now. Until now I've only had Romanian coaches, so it's something different, and I was a little bit not ready for it at first, but every day I'm learning more and doing better. It's going very well. I hope we have good results together!
As for the language, my English is getting better, but not his Romanian - he doesn't want to learn!
Another new thing for me is I'm wearing adidas now, since Stuttgart actually. They have a lot of nice clothes - beautiful clothes - and I'm very glad I can play in them. It was my dream when I was young - I always said if you're with adidas you're a great player, so I'm really enjoying it right now :)
Another thing I did today was help at a tennis clinic for Estrella Damm, one of the tournament's sponsors. I had a great time. It's always nice to get a chance to meet the fans, as well as the sponsors, who support the tournament so much. And everyone seemed to enjoy themselves today. I had fun!
Now I'll just get some rest so I can be ready for tomorrow...
I'll answer some of your questions tomorrow too.
Have a good night :)
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These animals have been abandoned in boarding facilities, in Houston and surrounding areas.
"Kennel life is NO LIFE for any animal, it is lonely and heart breaking.
Sleeping alone each night hearing amplified barks of other dogs.
Having to go potty, but no one hears your cries.
The pain of being in there another night, and another and another.
Cats meowing in their cages, wanting to stretch out.
Seeing animals come and go and no one ever comes for you.
Wondering how did I end up here and how do I get out!
We are their voice now and we will not stop until they all have homes and families of their own".
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The Diamondbacks finished a rousing homestand in which they reclaimed first place in the National League West, but they departed Sunday for what could be a treacherous road trip with another hole to address in their starting rotation.
Right-hander Jason Marquis suffered a fractured right fibula after being hit by a line drive in Sunday's 5-3 victory over the New York Mets at Chase Field, meaning the unit the Diamondbacks had bolstered at the trade deadline just two weeks ago suddenly is in need of another facelift.
The victory completed a three-game sweep of the Mets, extended the Diamondbacks' win streak to six games and concluded a 7-3 homestand that began with three losses in four games.
Ten days ago, they were a half-game out of first place. But Sunday's victory maintained what has become a two-game lead over the San Francisco Giants, a cushion that might be handy given their upcoming road trip through Philadelphia, Atlanta and Washington.
"It's going to be a bastard," manager Kirk Gibson said. "We're going to play the hottest team in baseball. What are they, 40 over (.500)? I've lost track. . . . It'll be a good test for us."
He was referring to the Phillies, who at 78-41 have the largest division lead (nine games) of any team in baseball. Unfortunately for the Diamondbacks, rain washed away the Phillies on Sunday, meaning Roy Halladay, the reigning Cy Young Award winner, will start Tuesday's series opener.
The Diamondbacks will need to make a starting-rotation adjustment of their own, as Gibson said Marquis is expected to miss at least four to six weeks. That could mean his time with the Diamondbacks already has come to an end.
Which means the Diamondbacks face yet another decision in a starting rotation that has been in flux all season.
The candidates appear to be two pitchers currently in the bullpen - right-hander Micah Owings and left-hander Zach Duke - and lefty Wade Miley, a well-regarded prospect who is throwing well for Triple-A Reno.
Gibson, for one, seems to prefer reaching into the minors for a starter.
"To be honest with you, I like the bullpen the way it is," he said. "I really like my bullpen."
Though the Diamondbacks wouldn't confirm it, it appears the decision had been made Sunday night. The Twitter feed for Miley's college program, Southeastern Louisiana, tweeted a congratulatory message to Miley for being called up.
Owings, who tossed a scoreless inning Sunday to lower his ERA to 2.63, has been good in multiple roles this season, versatility Gibson values.
"I can pitch him anywhere," Gibson said. "He can pitch early, he can close."
Gibson then mentioned Owings' 6-0 record, saying, "It's like he's a good-luck charm. It's not by mistake. He has a lot of character. He's really comfortable in those situations. It's like he gets better. I like him where he's at. It's easy to say we could start him, but we'll have some discussions as soon as I leave here."
Duke gave up two runs Sunday in 2�2/3 innings but has had success since moving to the bullpen after the All-Star break, posting a 3.78 ERA in 16�2/3 innings. That said, he has a 5.77 ERA in his past 47 starts since August 2009.
Miley has had an inconsistent minor-league career but has shown a penchant for going on hot streaks, particularly at the upper levels the past two seasons. He dominated in his start Saturday for Reno, giving up one run in a complete-game win over New Orleans, striking out nine and walking one. He has a 3.64 ERA with 56 strikeouts in 54�1/3 innings.
Marquis likely done: Acquired from the Washington Nationals on July 30, right-hander Jason Marquis was hit hard in his first two starts but was throwing well Sunday before taking an Angel Pagan line drive off his right leg in the third inning.
Marquis finished the inning but in the fourth fell to the ground while delivering a pitch to the Mets' Josh Thole. Marquis said a team doctor told him his right fibula broke on the line drive, not the ensuing inning.
"That puts my mind at ease a little bit," he said. "You know, trying to be a hero and go out there and maybe I did something worse. But he said it was going to be four to six weeks either way."
No frills: In overpowering the Mets in three games, the Diamondbacks needed none of the late-game heroics that defined their previous series, a four-game set against the Houston Astros in which they won two in dramatic fashion.
On Sunday, they took the lead for good on Henry Blanco's RBI double in the sixth inning. They added another run when Blanco drew a bases-loaded walk in the eighth.
"That's big," manager Kirk Gibson said of Blanco's contributions. "We get Miggy (starter Miguel Montero) out of there; he gets two days off. (Blanco) caught a great game, handled the staff."
Upton again: Right fielder Justin Upton continued his incredible tear, adding a homer and a double to a red-hot six-game span, a stretch in which the Diamondbacks are undefeated.
Since the second game of the Astros series, he is 13 for 24 with three doubles and three home runs.
Club officials have said at various points this season that they don't want to rush their top prospects; General Manager Kevin Towers cited that as part of the reason he acquired Jason Marquis. As such, club officials sounded hesitant Sunday to consider Jarrod Parker, Tyler Skaggs and Trevor Bauer as rotation candidates following Marquis' injury. Throwing them into the heat of a pennant race might not be the best way to nurture them at the start of their major-league careers.
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Puna assault 03-22-11
Hawai'i Police Department
Criminal Investigations Section, Area I
Lieutenant Gregory Esteban
Phone: 961-2252
March 22, 2011
Report No. C11007341
Big Island police arrested a 34-year-old Puna man over the weekend and charged him with assault.
On Sunday (March 20), Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section charged Erik Thomas Nelson of Pahoa with first-degree assault. His bail was set at $25,000.
The charge stemmed from an incident reported to police on Saturday (March 19). Nelson reportedly assaulted a 38-year-old woman in her Mountain View home.
The victim sustained severe facial injuries and was initially taken to Hilo Medical Center in critical condition. She was later transferred to The Queen's Medical Center on Oahu and listed in stable condition.
Nelson was held at the Hilo police cellblock until his initial court appearance Monday (March 21).
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text: Arrest made in Lincoln County death By Staff reports July 12, 2012 ALKOL, W.Va. -- A man was arrested in Lincoln County after another man's body was found near Alkol on Wednesday night.Greg Justice, 32, of Sumerco, was arrested Thursday, according to State Police spokesman Sgt. Michael Baylous.Baylous said the body of Daniel Cook, 29, was found in a creek along Laurel Fork Road about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. He said the partially decomposed body had been in the water. According to a criminal complaint on file in Lincoln County Magistrate Court, Justice told police he took Cook to a secluded place near where the body was found on July 6, and shot him with a .22 caliber rifle. Baylous said the two men were apparently friends. Cook's body was sent to the West Virginia Medical Examiner's office for an autopsy.Justice was charged with first-degree murder in connection with Cook's death. He was being held without bond Thursday in the Western Regional Jail.


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Tina Fey's powers as a sitcom writer and producer are apparently in such demand that Fox has reportedly bypassed the pilot stage and said yes to a new, full-fledged series from her.
The series from Fey and two of her co-producers on "30 Rock" — Matt Hubbard and Robert Carlock — is a comedy about an all-female college that admits men for the first time. The show is not yet titled, says this story from The Hollywood Reporter.
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The story gives no details such as the number of episodes Fox is ordering, nor when the show would be produced and ready to premiere. The story does say Fey, 43, has no plans to star in the show. No cast possibilities were mentioned either.
But the deal is a rare one. The vast majority of TV shows get an order for a single pilot episode before getting a series order. And, of course, most shows don't get past the pilot stage after network execs get a look at them.
But Fey has emerged as one of those rare special cases. While "30 Rock" lost approximately half its audience from its first season to its fourth and last, it was nevertheless critically acclaimed, won an armload of Emmys, and thanks to its ubiquity in rerun syndication, it's making money for everyone involved.
This new Fox show (for which other networks were reportedly in contention) is the second Fey sitcom project in the news this week. The other one was reportedly purchased by NBC — but seemingly only in "concept" form (as opposed to a full-fledged commitment to a series). It is said to be about a young woman who reconnects with her father.


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Donaji & the Magical Poncho
This is the story of a fearless girl and her encounter with the wicked cold wind god
4.30 / 5.00 4,293 Viewsas you can see. we were pretty lucky that we were albe to make up for lost time by uploading two dailytoons yesterday.
anyway todays dailytoon is brought to you by Kooh , VaMpIrE_GrEeN , BKDude and me.
do you have the time, to listen to me review?
-Kooh- - some nice graphics, and some intense music to acompany it. those damn emo kids. like how the girls dress came up while she was falling, hahaha. and that damn gif with those japanese girls, sheesh. oh, whats that? right click > play ^_^ you telling me not to do it again makes me want to do it 30 more times :(
PowerRangerYELLOW - that foamy had way too much motion to actually be foamy. you worked too hard on it, i'm ashamed. FJKDFJJSKVC right back atcha foamy.
VaMpIrE_GrEeN - damn boy, that stick battle truely was epic! maybe you coulda mixed up the sounds a bit, but whatever ;)
BKDude - a lovely lesson learned by all. chipmunk greenday is actually worse than regular greenday, haha.
another great daily toon :D
Overall I liked this, but I have one serious problem. In the greenday sucks animation, I know you used a clip from a song by Weird Al, but you didn't give him credit for the audio. Shame on you.
what was witht he squares in the Emo one? were thoes just words i couldn't read due to not having the correct font installed?
Good, good.
Well, I don't get what is with the change in the attitude you guys take to Dailytoons now, but it's good. Nice music and menu setup.
-Kooh-: Well, not sure what to think about the start of this. However, the rest is funny. Though, I think you gave a little too much for the Hentai freaks.
PowerRangerYELLOW: Umm, ok. You can't understand Foamy and feel the nead to do an immitation of a Foamy rant. Well, at least it's animated.
VaMpIrE_GrEeN: Interesting stick fight, though it's a little short.
BKDude: Well, the Green day bit is pretty good. The guy with the bloodshot eyes shooting at the screen is sorta funny.


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New Zealand's Biggest IPO Tests Key's NZ$5 Billion Asset Sales
Tracy WithersThe sale of at least NZ$1.6 billion ($1.4 billion) of Mighty River Power Ltd. in New Zealand's biggest initial public offering will test investor appetite for state assets as the government seeks to slash borrowing.
The government plans to sell no more than 49 percent of the utility and last month indicated a price range of NZ$2.35 to NZ$2.80 a share. A two-day auction to institutions to set the price begins today and the stock starts trading on May 10.
The sale comes as Prime Minister John Key seeks to raise NZ$5 billion to NZ$7 billion from selling shares in state-owned companies to reduce reliance on borrowing and help return to a budget surplus by 2015. He also plans to offer stakes in Meridian Energy Ltd., Genesis Power Ltd. and Air New Zealand Ltd., banking on demand for higher yielding assets as interest rates sit near record lows.
"The government has said they have wanted to make sure investors have a good experience," said James Lindsay, a manager of equities at Tyndall Investment Management Ltd. in Auckland. "The appetite for new issuance is very strong. It's a good business, with a good yield and good management."
The offer is the largest in Australia or New Zealand since Aurizon Holdings Ltd., the rail company formerly known as QR National Ltd., raised A$4.05 billion ($4.2 billion) in November
2010. It is New Zealand's largest, set to exceed the NZ$1.1 billion raised when the government sold 60 percent of Contact Energy Ltd. in 1999.
'Fair Price'
Lindsay said the success of News Corp.'s placement of a 44 percent stake in Sky Network Television Ltd. in March, and the take up of 202 million shares in Trade Me Ltd. offered by Fairfax Media Ltd. in December, was evidence of demand among New Zealand investors. He declined to comment on what price he expected Mighty River would sell for.
"It's up to the government to provide a fair price for what the asset is," he said.
Key's divestment program is New Zealand's biggest since the government raised about NZ$10 billion between 1988 and 1990, including the sale of Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd. to U.S. phone companies, government figures show.
The government is offering as many as 686 million Mighty River shares. It will offer residents who hold their shares for two years a 1-for-25 loyalty bonus that will be capped at 200 shares. The government will hold back shares from the initial sale to issue under the bonus plan, ensuring it retains a 51 percent stake.
Lead Managers
The three-week public offer closed May 3 and the government was "pleased with the level of engagement from New Zealand investors," Key told reporters yesterday. He wouldn't disclose details. About 440,000 people pre-registered their interest in receiving offer documents before the IPO was announced on April
The lead managers of the offer are Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Macquarie Group Ltd., and a partnership of Credit Suisse Group AG and First NZ Capital Securities.
JB Were (NZ) Pty, Craigs Investment Partners Ltd. and Forsyth Barr Ltd. managed the retail share offer.
Mighty River operates nine hydro plants, five geothermal stations and the natural gas-fired Southdown plant near Auckland. It sells power to about 20 percent of the nation's homes, mainly through its retail unit Mercury Energy.
Top Price
Based on the top price in the indicative range, Mighty River would be valued at NZ$3.92 billion, making it the fourth-or fifth-largest stock on the New Zealand stock exchange, the government said last month.
The company projects a dividend of 12 cents a share this year, which equates to a yield of 4.3 percent should the shares sell for NZ$2.80. That compares with a yield of 2.9 percent at Contact Energy Ltd., the largest publicly traded New Zealand power company.
New Zealand is targeting a return to budget surplus by
2015. It forecasts a deficit of NZ$7.34 billion in the year ending June 30. The country lost its top credit rating at Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings in 2011.
Mighty River shares have been promoted to global investors while Key has pledged that at least 85 percent of the company will be owned by residents, including the government and fund managers who handle the nation's work-based savings program KiwiSaver.
In Hong Kong, first-time share sales fell to a four-year low in the first quarter, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Sinopec Engineering Group Co., a unit of China's biggest refiner, and China Galaxy Securities Co. are seeking as much as a combined $3.6 billion in offerings this month.
The Mighty River offer has faced objections from some indigenous Maori groups, who claimed the sale violated the 173-year-old Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document, which gives them rights to land and resources. A court rejected the claim in February, clearing the way for the IPO to proceed.


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