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Call me crazy
but I'd quite happily run one of these in the cellar, just for the fun of it!
That said, I guess it's probably worth a lot more money than I could justify spending on any level of nostalgia!
Features make the system. After all, what good is a gaming rig without superfluous neon-blue lights, an iMac without the almost-matronly lack of sharp edges, or a Verizon phone not forged by the souls of the damned upon an altar of bones?1 This old box logo This simple and self-evident truth carries over to storage systems …
This device should be resurrected as a giant jukebox. Any fool can have a $15000 of tubes and gold-plated transformers amplifying their music, but how many can claim that a gas tube reads and writes their digital media on archival film through the purity of a vacuum? MP3s would sound WAY better.
In 1969 I used to service a true-track radar system called a Decca Photoplot. It had a tiny PPI crt display (you stared down a microscope to focus it). The ppi was tracked across the tube by separate xy deflection plates, resolving the ship's log and compass. The moving image exposed a 35mm film. After 6 minutes the film moved on one frame, the ppi reset, and incredibly tiny metering pumps flooded the exposed frame with developer & fixer, then the image was projected upwards onto a huge plotting table.
Kelvin hughes had an even wierder system, with a temporily photosensitive glass plate servoed across an ultraviolet ppi crt . There was a TV camera pointing at the plate which was 'interrogated' with blue light and fluoresced where the crt had burned in the target tracks. A few analogue buffers & you could have as many displays as you wanted on raster TVs. The plate was periodically erased with light of a third wavelenght - a flash while the plate movement was re-centered.
I do hope someone kept some of them in a museum somewhere.
Lovely, the lengths we had to go to - reminds me of the original 7181 displays - text only and 2,000 characters on the screen.
The 2000 characters were stored on a spiral steel wire in the side of the case which was twisted at one end to represent the bits of each character, and took exactly the screen refresh time for the wiggles to get to the other end and be read out.
Of course if you slapped the side of the case, the whole display went bananas :)
...how about a 'this old box' item about the fearsome ICL Magnetic Card File (NCR also used this devilish technology) or the rather cool ICL Optical Mark Reader, which made direct offline human input not only possible but useful by reading marks off a sheet of A4?
IBM made a memory system in the same period that used wide, 8 inch long strips of magnetic tape stored in canisters shaped like wedges out of a cylinder. These strips were removed and inserted with mechanical fingers and wrapped around a spinning drum to be read/written by a magnetic head traveling along one axis.
Now the best part; The large vertical holder supporting the ( 8? ) canisters was rotated by a HYDRAULIC MOTOR to quickly bring the correct canister to the read/write station. The cabinet quivered each time the drum rotated. The canisters seemed to blur and then appear at the new position. It wasn't really apparent that they rotated, the movement was that fast.
The large, two section cabinet also contained a high pressure oil pump, accumulator to store the pressurized oil and a drip tray at the bottom to catch the oil leakage from the plumbing!
I don't remember the system name but the IBM techs called it the "noodle picker" for obvious reasons. Lots of storage with faster access time than a reel of magnetic tape. A set of 6 or so had their own room at a state run computer facility. I helped install one of them.
These were called IBM 3850 Mass Storage
The "tape" was read and then transfered to a real IBM 3330-11 (IIRC).
The machine I worked on (serial number low 50's IIRC) was a good machine.
The major issue with it people used it for data that was needed in near real time. I believe it was designed for slow access. Because it was slow the OS (MVS) kept getting tied up in long queues waiting for I/O to complete and since the OS was designed to keep the system extremely busy(100 percent) it didn't like long waits for various functions (to complicated to go into here) and tasks stalled out then the OS tried to drive more tasks busy and the queues got munged up because of the delays.
We never really had any interface issues between the applications and the device (it was really transparent). We did torture it a bit and as a result found a lot of OS/I/O interface problems. I think it would have been a solid hit if the box wasn't abused by over use.
...but not outstandingly weird technology for the time. Try looking up NCR's CRAM (Card Random Access Memory) storage or Univac's Rotating Head Drum (the heads moved the drum, with a magnetic card wrapped round it by pneumatics, was static).
The IBM unit pictured was something of a special project, but I think NCR delivered quite a few of their CRAM units. Hopefully there are one or two left somewhere in a basement.
Actually, in my opinion, the 1960's and 1970's decades were the high point of mechanical engineering. The engineering needed to make a 3250 BPI GCR tape drive (at that time the icon of high-speed computing) run reliably was significant. Now everything's done by digital simulations.
Thumbing through old Bell System Tech Journals I recal a system I think they called "Digital Microfilm" using an electron gun writing on metal tape with a 7 level greyscale. Not sure if it went into production and I think it was from the late 1970s (78?) but my memory could be playing tricks.
Yes it was a staggering achievement for the time. A triumph of imagination and solid engineering skills over an almost impossible challenge. If anything has changed for the worse since then I suspect it is the level of imagination shown. In terms of what is available to engineers, in terms of components and services its orders of magnitude above what was available to the average guy in the field back then.
And as others have pointed out it would still be readable in 100 yrs.
Today that storage would be roughly 32 DVDs (at 4GB capacity) or 7 140GB USB backup drives.
I seem to recall the early Bell Labs/Western Electric ESS telephone switch used CRT and video camera as dynamic storage.
I would love to see some of that.
Also, RANK (and others) made film to video converters that used a "Flying Spot Scanner" which was a CRT focused on the film as it was pulled through the gate. Since just a tiny spot on the film was illuminated at any one instant, a simple photocell was all that was needed to read out the image.
... the IBM 1360 was preceded by quite a few years (late 40s), by another memory device that used an electron cannon: the Williams Tube. This was a very early "DRAM" device that could hold about 1k bits on the face of a small(ish) CRT. Despite being a tad temperamental, it saw practical use in the first commercial British computer, the Ferranti MkI - and several other early machines as well.
Baird's orginal live TV broadcasts used flying spot scanners. The scene was filmed on a standard film camera, but instead of being reeled up for later use the film went straight into a machine which developed it, then (still wet) it was pulled though a (mechanical?) flying spot scanner. Output of the photocell was used for the almost-live TV transmission.
He didn't have electronic cameras, and mechanically scanning the whole scene directly required unworkably bright lights.
"The 2000 characters were stored on a spiral steel wire in the side of the case which was twisted at one end to represent the bits of each character,"
For more details look up ultrasonic delay line. If this is the thing I think it is the Special Ssauce (c Lewis Page) of this device was that it used a "torsional" wave to store the binary digit (Torsional digIT?) as a twisting wave going down the wire. The difference being the wave speed. Lower speed = shorter wire = lower cost.
Today it's almost impossible to understand how *much* storage cost then. A The fact that so many different storage technologies were tried (and their R&D costs could be jusified) gives some idea of what the benefits of finding a cheaper storage methods would be.
It is ironic that the winnning system (DRAM) might be the one with the most expensive start up costs.
I believe the "Noodle Picker" was the "Data Cell":
The 3850 stored its data in "shotgun shell" reels of tape, picked by a mechanical spider and spooled to disk. The 2321 used strips, which it picked out of segments, ... as described.
I remember it well because I once made the mistake of mentioning it among "strange storage devices I have known" only to find I was dining with one of its designers. He forgave me. He also drove a Morgan, BTW, which may help explain...


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There seems to be two terms of art for those people coming from the world of PCs to Mac.
Switcher – Those who are moving totally to the Mac platform.
Slider – Those who are moving back and forth between the two platforms.
I am definitely in the "slider" camp since I make my living writing code for Windows primarily using Microsoft's Visual Studio and Adobe's Flash. And while Flash and some other programs I use like Dreamweaver are available on the Mac, it is pretty much all PCs at the workplace. I have been using PCs at home for years. I started computing by learning basic on a school mainframe and then later owned a Commodore 64, Commodore 128, Amiga 500, and then PC compatibles using DOS and then later Windows 2.0 through every version up to Vista (yes even the horrible Windows ME).
Listening to a lot of podcasts both technical and Catholic I was hearing more and more about using Macs. I got an iPod a couple of years ago and I fast became an admirer of its beauty and ease of use after having several portable mp3 devices starting from a Rio MP3 CD player. The iPod was a gateway device for me to start seriously looking at Apple computers and with the advent of the Intel based Macs and the ability to run Windows via both Boot Camp or in a virtual machine using Parallels or VMware Fusion this was the incentive for me to buy my first Apple computer, an iMac.
Being a lifetime geek I love playing with computers, operating systems, and various programs. Being a Catholic we often talk about the concept of both/and instead of either/ or. So I am quite Catholic when it comes to operating systems instead of being Windows or OSX or Linux – why not both/and?
The point of this blog will be exploring the Mac and making the adjustments from being mainly a Windows users and the best interact with both. I will deal with mostly Mac software, but also hardware as it relates to running both a PC and a Mac.

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Etisalat is one of the MENA region's leading Telecom operators. With 143 million subscribers across 15 different countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, along with services ranging from broadband to mobile and its ability to provide its customers with innovative solutions, it is no doubt that Etisalat has managed to consolidate such a significant presence in the region and distinguish itself as one of the top operators.
Abdul Rahman Al Thehaiban, Senior Vice President of Technology, MEA and CEE region at Oracle delivered his projections for 2019 at the 12th Telecom Review Leaders' Summit which was held at The Phoenicia Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon. In a detailed and comprehensive presentation, the dynamic Oracle executive predicted that emerging technologies such as AI and Internet of Things would result in a mass proliferation of data that would be unlike anything the ICT industry has ever witnessed.
Governance Dynamics is a professional services firm focused on providing governance related services and solutions that are pragmatic and designed to address the issue at hand taking into consideration the strategic outlook of the business in the immediate short term and the long term. Fadi Sidani, Managing partner, Governance Dynamics, explained more about the company to Telecom Review at the 12th Telecom Review Leaders' Summit. He highlighted how governance is at the heart of the services the company offers and stressed that it tends to focus on clients as unique cases rather than providing general services.
MYCOM OSI President and CTO Mounir Ladki has predicted that operators will be able to become fully-fledged digital service providers during the second phase of 5G. According to Ladki, the initial rollout of 5G will resemble more of an evolution than a revolution. However, the availability of 5G-enabled devices to consumers will significantly accelerate 5G developments and when this occurs, that will lead to a revolution for telecommunication operators in their efforts to completely digitalize their operations.
In an era where technology is present in our daily routine, security and privacy represent a big question mark. Talking to Security Domain Leader for EMEA region at Oracle, Mr. Marcel Rizcallah, at the 12th Telecom Review Leaders' Summit, he highlights the importance of a strongly secure database and elaborates more about Oracle's first autonomous database.
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The 12th edition was held on March 29th at The Phoenicia Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon, and attracted over 450 attendees from over 20 countries. The video shows our expert attendees sharing their opinion about this edition.
The largest VIP ICT gathering indeed! Watch the highlights of the 12th Telecom Review Leaders' Summit
The Telecom Review Leaders' Summit has become an integral fixture in the ICT calendar, and is widely regarded as one of the most important events in the telecommunications sector. The 12th edition was held on March 29th at The Phoenicia Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon, and attracted over 450 attendees from over 20 countries.
Over 600 leaders from the global ICT industry were in attendance at the 11th edition of the Telecom Review Leaders' Summit, which was held on December 10-11, 2018, at The Meydan Hotel, Dubai, UAE.
The Telecom Review Leaders' Summit that kicked off under the theme of 'It's all about Smart Networking' attracted participants from over 35 countries which acutely illustrates the global reach of the conference.
Telecom Review held the 10th edition of Telecom Review Summit under the theme "It's All About SMART Networking", in Lebanon on April 13th, 2018. Held under the patronage of His Excellency Mr. Saad Hariri, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon, the Telecom Review Summit gathered over 450 attendees from over 18 countries, and hosted Lebanon's first 5G trial conducted by local telecom operator Alfa and Swedish vendor Ericsson.
The Telecom Review Summit 2017 in Dubai was bigger and better than ever, covering two days for the very first time. This video explores some of the topics discussed at the Summit, featuring exclusive interviews with just some of the influential attendees at the event. Join us as we revisit the Telecom Review Summit – It's All About SMART Networking.
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GRAYSON COUNTY, TX -- A woman is dead after authorities say her car veered off a boat ramp and drove into Lake Texoma.
Around 5:35 P.M., Denison officials say they got the call that a car had driven into Lake Texoma.
By the time they got to the scene, the car had sunk under the water completely.
Denison Assistant Fire Chief, Bill Ray, says bystanders saw the car veer off the boat ramp, hit the rocks, then sink into the water.
He says when first responders arrived on scene, the car was not visible.
A short time later, divers found the car, 25 feet underwater.
When they pulled the car out of the lake, Ray says someone was inside.
"Once the divers came down the car was inverted there was a lot of silt and mud they couldn't see inside the car, so we opted to pull the vehicle out inside was one female approximately age 50 years old," Ray said.
The woman has not yet been identified, and Ray says they're not sure what caused the driver to veer off the road.
The Grayson County Sheriff's Department is investigating the case.
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Will new copies of the Editors' copies of the specs to posted for the teams review? Kirk Wilson, Ph.D. Architect, Development CA Labs / IP&S 603 823-7146 ________________________________ From: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of John Arwe Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 1:39 PM To: email@example.com Subject: [w3c sml] [agenda] [ver 2] 2007-06-28 SML Teleconference [ver 2]: added item to approve procedures currently under discussion in public email list, related to scribing and tracking actions to the editors, before the review of open items The phone number to use for the SML WG teleconference is documented on the WG's administrative home page: http://www.w3.org/XML/Group/SML#phone <http://www.w3.org/XML/Group/SML#phone> <http://www.w3.org/XML/Group/SML#phone <http://www.w3.org/XML/Group/SML#phone> > Participants are invited to join IRC channel, as documented on the WG's administrative home page: http://www.w3.org/XML/Group/SML#irc <http://www.w3.org/XML/Group/SML#irc> <http://www.w3.org/XML/Group/SML#irc <http://www.w3.org/XML/Group/SML#irc> > Teleconference Time and Length (two hours) Pacific 11 AM - 1 PM Mountain 12 PM - 2 PM Central 1 PM - 3 PM Eastern 2 PM - 4 PM UK 7 PM - 9 PM Paris 8 PM - 10 PM Proposed Agenda: 1. Roll call (present/regrets/absent) 2. Selection of Scribe Scribe: Keep the list below updated and sorted, so when the next agenda goes out people will know if their name is at or near the top of the list to scribe next. New scribes see: - Scribe Quick Start Guide http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/%7Echeckout%7E/2002/scribe/scribedoc.htm - Scribe FAQ http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/member-ws-policy/2006Oct/0001.html After the meeting, follow the conventions we have agreed on within the wg to help people search the email archives more effectively, namely: - [minutes] yyyy-mm-dd SML in subject of email ([minutes] agreed to, rest chair's convention) - [agenda] yyyy-mm-dd SML in subject of email ([agenda] agreed to, rest chair's convention) Last Scribe Date Member Name Regrets pending 200y-mm-dd Lipton, Paul 7/5 200y-mm-dd Brian You 6/28 200y-mm-dd Valentina Popescu all of July 200y-mm-dd Milenkovic, Milan 2007-06-11 Waschke, Marvin 2007-06-12 Wilson, Kirk 2007-06-12 Tabbara, Bassam 2007-06-13 Smith, Virginia 2007-06-13 Eckert, Zulah 2007-06-13 Lynn, James 2007-06-21 Gao, Sandy 6/28, 7/5 200y-mm-dd Vijay Tewari through 8/20/2007 Exempt Arwe, John 7/24-8/15 Exempt Dublish, Pratul 6/27-7/25 Exempt MSM 6/28 Exempt PH 3. Approval of minutes from previous meetings: - 6/21 teleconference http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-sml/2007Jun/att-0098/20070621 -sml-minutes.html - June F2F http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-sml/2007Jun/0099.html 4. Reminder to scribes: prep before meeting. Helpful bits added to "selection of scribe" area of agenda (above) as we learn them, and to admin web page as time permits 5. Review/comment on/approve (if possible) proposal for managing action items to the editors as a group. Its current form: - for scribing actions to editors to update the specs: [editors] should be the first token following name of person TrackBot will assign action item to, e.g. "ACTION: Morty [editors] to use correct verb tense" - for editors: the editors as a group convert such action items into bugzillas and close each converted action item 6. Review open action items http://www.w3.org/2005/06/tracker/sml/ 7. Review the bugs/issues in Bugzilla at http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/buglist.cgi?product=SML <http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/buglist.cgi?product=SML> (starting after 4640, per previous meeting) Best Regards, John Street address: 2455 South Road, Poughkeepsie, NY USA 12601 Voice: 1+845-435-9470 Fax: 1+845-432-9787Received on Wednesday, 27 June 2007 10:37:35 UTC
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Recent News
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Health Policies Cancelled in Latest Hurdle for Obamacare
Source: Bloomberg.com
Author: Alex Nussbaum
The Obamacare rollout is leading to the cancellation of hundreds of thousands of health insurance plans nationwide, contradicting President Barack Obama's repeated pledge that people who like their coverage can keep it.
The notices started to arrive in recent weeks, compounding the political headaches for the White House from the troubled start of its health exchange, the federal website created to give millions of people access to new plans by Jan. 1.
The cancellations come as a result of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which says that health insurance policies that fail to offer added benefits, such as prescription drug coverage and free preventive care, can't be sold after this year even if they're cheaper. With the online site expected to face difficulties through November, Americans may have only weeks to find replacement coverage, and many may end up paying higher premiums.
"I keep playing that over and over in my head: that you can keep your health plan, period," said Terri Flay, a Manassas, Virginia-area woman whose policy is being canceled, referring to Obama's pledge. "But it isn't 'period.' They put a gun to my head saying that I have to pay more because I need the health-care insurance."
'Substandard Policies'
The health-care law eliminates "substandard policies that don't provide minimum services," said Jay Carney, a White House spokesman, in response to the cancellations. The "80-plus percent" of Americans with employer plans or covered by government programs are unaffected.
The Obama Administration faces another challenge to its overhaul today as Marilyn Tavenner, who runs the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will face questioning at a House hearing into her agency's role in the delays involving the website. Tomorrow, Kathleen Sebelius, the health and human services secretary, will testify before another House panel.
Obama's oft-repeated pledge was a central selling point of his health-care overhaul, aimed at calming consumers who feared being forced to give up policies and doctors they liked as the program expanded coverage to many of the nation's 48 million uninsured. While it's unclear how many consumers face cancellation of their insurance nationally, some individual carriers have released data.
Florida, California
Florida's Blue Cross and Blue Shield, for instance, said about 300,000 members are affected while California's Blue Shield and Oakland-based Kaiser Permanente will withdraw policies for a combined 280,000. Highmark Health Services of Pittsburgh said 40,000 customers will need to find new plans. CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield sent notices to more than 70,000 customers in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia that their current plans don't comply with the law.
As many as 80 percent of people who don't have a company-hosted plan or insurance through the Medicare or Medicaid government programs may have to find new health coverage, said Robert Laszewski, an insurance-industry consultant in Arlington, Virginia. About 19 million people are included in this market.
Plans bought before March 23, 2010, when the law known as Obamacare was enacted, can stay in effect under a "grandfather" clause.
In California, the insurance shift affects 2.5 percent of Kaiser Permanente's members, said Won Ha, a spokesman for the insurer. About 600,000 to 700,000 consumers with individual health plans will be affected, said Peter V. Lee, the director of Covered California, the state's health insurance exchange. About one-third will receive subsidies or be eligible for Medi-Cal, the state's health coverage for the poor, he said.
Obama Criticism
Federal officials should have worked more closely with insurers to better manage the long-coming shift to new coverage, said Erik Gordon, a professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.
Instead, "the first thing you get that affects you personally is that you've lost your health insurance," Gordon said in a telephone interview. "That approach is going to backfire politically."
Republicans seized on the issue, citing Obama's statements that no one would lose their current plan.
"Probably no pledge made to sell the bill was more disingenuous than this one," said Brendan Buck, a spokesman for Republican House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, in an e-mail. "But it's more than just a broken promise; it means a significantly higher health insurance bill for far too many."
Individual Mandate
The law requires all Americans to be covered next year or pay a penalty. Those who want plans that begin Jan. 1 must enroll by Dec. 15 -- either by mail, phone or the exchanges.
The administration yesterday said half of eligible adults younger than 34, the group most likely to be uninsured, can find coverage on the exchange for $50 a month or less. One million more may qualify for expanded coverage under Medicaid, according to a report by the Department of Health and Human Services.
For Ian Hodge, 63, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the issue is all about getting the same care from the same doctors. When he learned his policy was canceled his reaction was "surprise and disgust," he said.
Hodge said he tried 10 times to get information about a new policy on Oct. 1, the day the online federal exchange went live. He's still trying to figure out his options, he said in a telephone interview.
Website Clarity
"The website is not very clear," Hodge said. "I'm concerned about being able to get affordable health care that's at least as good as what I had previously."
Hodge and his wife Sara, who also is 63, paid $1,041.85 a month for a plan offered by Highmark, he said. They like the care, their hospital and the doctors, and they worry they won't be able to keep them under a new plan.
"I had heard the repeated assurances by the president and people who work for him that if you have health insurance, don't worry, you'll be able to keep your health insurance," Hodge said in a telephone interview. "Well, that's clearly not true. I wasn't allowed to keep my health insurance."
Amid the rush to open the exchange on time, the consumer "was probably in last place," on the priority list for the administration, said Marc Pierce, the founder of Chicago-based Stonegate Advisors, a communications consultant to insurers.
Not all consumers will be losers under the new system. Barbara Wynkoop, 62, of Trexlertown, Pennsylvania, said she expects to find a cheaper plan on the exchange, thanks to subsidies and new coverage for her cholesterol medication. She pays $278 a month now for a policy that Capital BlueCross of Harrisburg plans to discontinue.
Money Saver
"The chance for me to save money and still have decent coverage, what my basic needs would be, I'm happy about that," she said by telephone.
The impact on individual premiums will vary based on age, benefits and location, Kaiser's Ha said in an e-mail: "In general, older beneficiaries will tend to see lower rates or modest rate increases relative to their prior coverage," he wrote. "Younger beneficiaries, particularly those who had very lean benefit plans, may have significant increases."
Lee, of Covered California, said he didn't think the president's pledge was misleading, though "it was overly broad. The reality of the Affordable Care Act is if you have employer coverage, you keep it. If you have Medicare, you keep it. The individual market is being dramatically reformed and it's changing for both the uninsured and insured."
While some people may pay more, they'll find the added benefits mean its health coverage they can rely on, Lee said.
Marketplace 'Reforms'
"From Day One, the Affordable Care Act reforms the individual insurance market," he said. "Insurers have to take everyone, which for some people may raise the rates a little bit. But it means they have security going forward. You might want to be a risk taker and say 'I don't want an airbag.' We say airbags are a good idea."
Obama risks a backlash over the cancellations if Americans think he broke his promise they could keep their coverage, said Bill McInturff, a Republican pollster who consulted for President George W. Bush.
"If Americans conclude that's not the reality under the Affordable Care Act, support will plummet," he said.
Democratic pollster Geoff Garin, who worked for Hillary Clinton in 2008 and for advocates of the health law during congressional debate, said Obama's repeated reassurances addressed the anxieties of swing voters whose support was critical to passage of the law.
The cancellations affect "a distinct minority of voters," Garin said. By the time of congressional elections next year, voters will judge the health-care law based on how they judge their new coverage, regardless of the old plans, he said.
"At the end of the day, different is not the important unit of analysis," he said. "Better or worse is the important unit of analysis and people will figure that out in the next year or so."
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Winner: USA. Loser: Iran.
Right there in a nutshell, you have the results of the most recent conflict in Gaza.
The ceasefire agreement has proved that – as before – the United States is the authoritative power when it comes to order in the Middle East.
At the same time, the Gaza truce showed that the Obama administration's foreign policy strategy, largely honed by outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton – of exercising American power indirectly by working through regional networks – can bear fruit.
The United States put Egypt in charge of negotiations between Israel and Hamas, thereby taking the Islamic Republic of Iran, which up to now has been the Palestinian terror organization's main sponsor, out of the equation.
The architecture of Washington's plans for Middle East security is starting to take shape: Despite – or perhaps because of – Egypt's domestic turbulence, the country is to be developed into a credible guarantor for at least a provisional Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Through Cairo, and with the support of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Hamas is to be weaned off Iranian influence – indeed the weaning is part and parcel of the peace process.
Because of the significant influence in the Arab world to be won for Egypt by his cooperation, the Islamist Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has been playing his part in the American-scripted scenario not only reliably but also very convincingly.
What has also emerged is that Egypt, although it is drifting in the direction of Islamic theocracy, still relies on American aid: without the billions of dollars that the U.S. pumps in, the Egyptian military would be reduced to the level of a carnival troupe.
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Whether you will be walking across the stage for Commencement this coming Saturday, or are a student who will be starting an internship this summer, I recommend reading Namrata Dadwal's short article, "Seven career mistakes you should avoid." Dadwal, who writes for The Economic Times, addresses habits, attitudes and behaviors that are viewed negatively within the workplace.
Some of the attitudes she addresses include:
- I don't need to be punctual
- I want everything now
- I know everything there is to know
- What's a network? (Failure to network)
While glancing at this list, some of you may even recognize these attitudes among peers within your own classroom environment! So whether it's an attitude about how we approach a class or team project, how we present ourselves during our internships, or how we act as we enter the full-time workforce, it's a subtle reminder that we need to be aware of the image we project to others.
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She uses hands-on, touch therapy lessons that help children develop the neural connections they need to improve their movement, their thinking, their emotions and their relationships.
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Her work is based on the brains unlimited capacity to learn and develop. She has studied three holistic neuromovement methods – Feldenkrais, Anat Baniel and Masgutova Reflex Integration – that teach a childs brain to move beyond their limitations.
Andrea was inspired to work with special needs children because her own son, Donald, has severe quadriplegic athetoid cerebral palsy. Hands-on neuromovement sessions have helped him to become an independent, self-sufficient young man who now lives on his own and attends college.
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Andrea loves to help children learn to communicate and move and play. In addition to the touch therapy sessions, she teaches parents new ways to see the potential in their children and how to continue their child's learning process between sessions. Parents learn to judge which therapies and home or school environments are benefiting their children and which are not.
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Start and end time: 10 am to 5 pm each day
Meals: Please bring a lunch as there may not be a break for you to go out and get lunch
What to bring: notebook, pen or pencil
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these methods at this course. Spend 2 days learning the Backsquat,
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Over the many years that Louie has been involved in Powerlifting, he
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world record in the 400m dash by Butch Reynolds. Also, Louie's methods
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600lb benchers, and five 700lb benchers. Also to his credit are
twenty-eight 800lb plus squatters, ten 900lb plus squatters, and three
1000lb plus squatters.
As a result of Louie's experience and knowledge, over 100 training
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the creator of the Reverse Hyper 5356,359 and 6,491,607b2 machine,
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college football teams. He is also a strength consultant for many
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Less than 24 hours after NBC 4 New York's report of a Long Island man living in his backyard because his house was flooded out by Sandy and federal aid expired, neighbors and officials are stepping up to help the beleaguered storm survivor.
Chuck Burgio, a 53-year-old unemployed Teamster battling cancer, has been living in his Lindenhurst backyard since last week -- that's when federal aid ran out and he could no longer afford to live in local motels. His actual house was flooded by Sandy 10 months ago and remains gutted -- there's no floor, just standing 2-by-4s and exposed piping.
"I've been in the backyard right here, getting bit up by mosquitoes and gnats," he said.
Things started picking up Monday night, when a good Samaritan dropped by with a gift of $500 and a promise to rebuild Burgio's entire house for free, prompting a stunned Burgio to declare "I'm going to have a heart attack."
But the neighborly help was just beginning: on Tuesday, nonprofit volunteer Michele Insignia came with news that the Lindenhurst group Adopt-a-House was using its Facebook page to raise money for Burgio.
"No one deserves to live like this, not when you had a completely normal life and 10 months later, you still can't even get that life back," said Insignia.
Neighbors also left gift cards and helped secure a hotel room to replace the FEMA-funded room he lost last week.
Lindenhurst's deputy mayor promised to help secure long-term disability benefits for Burgio. And a private lawyer has promised to help fight Burgio's bank for the release of $90,000 in flood insurance money tied up since Sandy.
"Chuck got to that point where he felt he had no other options, and that shouldn't be the case," said Deputy Mayor Kevin McCaffrey.
Officials said there are many other Sandy victims still struggling to rebuild their lives, and Burgio's story illustrates government aid isn't getting to some fast enough.
"The money's there, but it has not filtered down to where it needs to be right now," said McCaffrey. "We are frustrated it hasn't reached the people that it needs to reach."
Sandy dumped 4 feet of water in Lindenhurst and devastated much of the neighborhood.


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Summer Nights at SeaWorld
2010 Review of SeaWorld AfterDark
Summer Nights at SeaWorld (formerly called "SeaWorld AfterDark"), has been one of our favorite times of the year to visit SeaWorld for years now. It's great to be able to enjoy this place, which can be pretty rough in the near shadeless park, once the sun starts to set and the temperatures are a little more reasonable. If you've seen the commercials then the rock and roll music being pumped through the park's speakers isn't a surprise, you might even expect the DJ booths with DJs teaching 5 year olds and 65 year olds how to do the Electric Slide, but, what you might not expect are the changes in a couple of the shows that have been given a special tweek just for the summer celebration.
Rock the night away with "Shamu Rocks" in the evening at Shamu stadium. Shamu's ditched the touchy-feely daytime show for a higher energy program set to some rock music played the way it's supposed to be played, loud. Expect more whales at once, more jumps, and more whale tails splashing freezing cold whale water onto kids up front.
But, the real don't miss show is Sea Lions Tonite. You might be thinking "I just saw Clyde & Seamore at noon" but you'd be wrong. The show is completely different at night. You still get hoaky jokes and wholesome family fun but instead of "taking pirate island", they're taking over the entire park. You'll get great parodies of just about every attraction in the park. (Wait 'till you see what they think of the Shamu trainers - jealous much?) What's better than a self deprecating sea lion? Watching a self deprecating sea lion with an ice cold after dinner beer, of course! Get your seats early - this one usually fills up.
Need some fireworks to cap off your night? Then I've got good news, Reflections finishes off the night with a great show right in the middle of the main lagoon. You can find seating at Bayside Stadium for the show but we prefer somewhere in the Waterfront area ourselves. Hope you don't mind some cool fountains mixed in with your cool fireworks.
The added fun and party atmosphere definitely make this a must do event. And you have not truly ridden Kraken or Manta until you've done it at night!


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Jackson, Glenda, 1936–, English actress and politician. Jackson's first starring role was as Charlotte Corday in Marat/Sade (1966) for the Royal Shakespeare Company . A strong personality, she has excelled in both comedies and dramas. She won Academy Awards for roles in Women in Love (1969) and A Touch of Class (1973). Her other films include Sunday Bloody Sunday (1972), The Maids (1974), House Calls (1978), Turtle Diary (1986), and The Rainbow (1990). In 1971 she played Elizabeth I in a critically acclaimed television series, and she has appeared on stage in such plays as Strange Interlude (1984). In 1992 she retired from acting and was elected as a Labour member of Parliament from Hampstead; she was reelected in 1997. In 1999 she mounted an abortive candidacy for mayor of London. She returned to the stage in an Old Vic performance of King Lear in 2016 and a Broadway revival of Albee 's Three Tall Women in 2018.
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What to Consider When Having an Installed Carpet
Many carpet retailers list sales force – people who will say or do anything to end this deal! Some business professionals do not know anything about carpet and carpet installation. They are bought because they are great at handling this deal.
They will continue to mumble at you for wearing you up to the point when you finally say YES, agreeing to buy and write them a check.
With an accomplished and well-educated staff, the Hector Magic Carpet will work with you to provide superb Alpharetta carpet installations, extend renewals, refine and significantly more. In business since 1994, we are pleased to offer a wide range of carpets, and you can find the right carpets for your space that are reasonable and superb. A long time in the Magic Carpet Magic Business has been doing business for over 17 years.
Buying Local is Important for So Many Reasons!
Be sure to buy from trustworthy and privately owned carpet traders with legitimate and proficient sales – careful people will help you choose new carpets and laminate floors, to measure your home appropriately and give you an incoming deal sense and according to the order. What to Consider When Having an Installed Carpet
You should not feel burdened to buy laminate floor items until you are satisfied with your choice and believe that you are buying from a trustworthy merchant.
Choosing the Right Carpet Fiber
Nylon is the sturdiest engineering fiber accessible today. Be careful with Carpet or Seller Retailers-people who prescribe to buy carpets manufactured using Polyester or P.E.T. Polyester and said it was "quite adorable" as the carpet was manufactured using Nylon. Carpets manufactured using Polyester tend to buckle rapidly in medium to substantial motion applications, especially on the main paths, alleys and stairs.
Carpets manufactured using Polyester may be a viable decision for you if cost is an issue worth noting, or on the occasion that you have a low pedestrian activity app, or you often have a pet accident and you intend to move immediately or plan to replace your carpet within 3 to 7 years.
Hardwood Installation and Coordinated Hardwood
The wooden floor is a strong wood from start to finish. The thickness also fluctuates based on the thickness ratio. This type of floor can be used for the above or above assessment; it can also be polished and restored several times during live spam estimates.
Engineered wooden floors are authentic wooden floors made using a variety of wood or composite wood composites. Glaze may be a common or different variant. The particle of each polish goes in several ways, which broadens its stability. This means wood will resist growth and contraction between changes in temperature and humidity.
Such floors can be polished and revamped; for tuitous based on how thick the layers. The wooden floor outlined can be placed above or below the class.
All wooden floors need wrapping. This is a defensive coat that seals the floor against wearing consistently.
With an incomplete wooden floor, your installer will sand wood and apply the finish at work. What to Consider When Having an Installed Carpet


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Norfolk Southern Building Momentum, JPMorgan Says; Union Pacific Chugs Higher
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After CSX Corp. (CSX) reported earnings last week, it was easy to expect the worst from Union Pacific (UNP), Norfolk Southern (NSC) and other railroad stocks.
Instead, we've gotten surprisingly good news. Union Pacific, for instance, has gained 3.5% to $174.44 today at 11:06 a.m. after it reported a profit of $2.55 a share, beating forecasts for $2.49, while Norfolk Southern rose 4.8% yesterday after reporting a profit of $1.64 a share, above forecasts for $1.50.
Adding to the god news for the sector, JPMorgan's Thomas Wadewitz and team upgraded Norfolk Southern today. They explain why:
We are upgrading NSC from Neutral to Overweight because we believe that the coal headwind they face is likely to fade in 2014, we expect strong cost control driven by a variety of operating improvement programs and a pension benefit, and we favor their leverage to cyclical improvement. We believe that momentum is building for NSC both in terms of stronger revenue growth and in terms of better cost performance and we have significantly increased our 2014/2015 EPS estimates. The greatest risk we see to our view is from a potential fall off in export coal tonnage but we note that NSC's sensitivity to this market has been reduced as pricing has already fallen off sharply over the past 2 years.
And Genesee & Wyoming (GWR) could be the best of the lot, says Barron's Teresa Rivas. It reports earnings on Feb. 10.
Shares of CSX Corp. have dropped 0.5% to $27.09, while Norfolk Southern has risen 1.7% to $94.53and Genesee & Wyoming is up 0.3% at $93.26.


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Well, the summer movie season is officially over, and while box office earnings are way up, it seems like the quality of the films have actually gone way down. But for every few badly-written movies (like X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Transformers 2, and G.I. Joe--though some will say it's not that bad), there was a diamond in the rough like District 9. So why were so many movies so bad in the summer of '09, even if they did make a lot of money? Hint: The Writers Strike!
Before the summer began, I wrote an article about how the 2007 Writers Strike might affect the summer 2009 movies. I speculated that back in 2007, studios were nervous about how long the writers strike could last, leaving them with a possible lack of films for the fall/winter 2008 and all-important summer 2009 season (early May to late August 2009). To make sure they had big films lined up for Summer '09, the studios pushed to have their big-budget scripts quick-finished before the Writers Guild of America's (WGA) contracts were up in November 2007 and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) in summer of 2008.
So what happened? Movies like Wolverine, Transformers 2, GI Joe, Angels and Demons, Terminator Salvation, and others got thrashed by critics (and our own, brave reviewers here at Screen Rant), for their lackluster scripts that showed every sign of being half-cooked. Now, some of you might thing bad scripts and summer blockbusters go hand-in-hand - but let's be honest, when was the last time there were so many stinkers that came out in one summer? Sure, many of these films made a lot of money, but how much of that profit hinges on moviegoers looking for affordable entertainment and "stay-cations" in this bad economy?
It's very well known that most of the summer '09 films were rushed into production. Angels and Demons was delayed a year due to the Strike, but that didn't seem to help make the final product that much better; Michael Bay has said in interviews that he worked out the overall story of Transformers 2, all the way down to the action AND comedic bits. However, when the WGA strike ended, writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman were joined by fellow writer Ehren Krueger to try and get the script for TF2 hammered out in a matter of three or four months to meet the production start deadline. At that rushed pace, the script was bound to suffer.
Here's a quick recap of some of the more disappointing movies this summer:
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- Terminator: Salvation
- Angels and Demons
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
- Year One
- Public Enemies (this one is open to debate--it seems kind of split on how people and critics liked it--Vic liked it)
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Welcome to Found Off The Street, our look at cars found on the cape that rust liked so much it decided to summer there; Cape Cod, MA. Today we have a 1972 Datsun 240Z
Last week we saw a pair of American survivors from 1940 who were both in looking well in their old age. Staying with the automotive pair theme, this week's 1972 Datsun 240Z has an imported sports car of a similar vintage lurking behind it. The old red Lotus Europa isn't in nearly the same condition as the Z car but it is certainly a lot rarer.
While there are two cars pictured in this week's FOTS we're going to focus on the 240Z. When I was taking pictures of the 240Z, the Europa was surrounded by a sheet of ice far too slippery to approach with a healing left knee and a pair of sneakers. Look for more on the Lotus in a future FOTS.
While not quite as rare at the Europa, this week's 1972 Datsun 240Z is a cool little sports car from the same era. Despite evidence of spending a couple winters outside, it appears the Datsun was well cared for from the general condition of the car. It absolutely had not been subjected to any wintery Massachusetts roads which are known to devour vintage Datsun sheet metal. The recipient of a restoration at some point in the past decade, the Datsun seemed unaffected by the prospect of waiting out the winter for better days of summer cruising.
The 240Z was not originally intended to be the affordable and accessible sports car it became. The project began was initially intended to be a "Halo Car" using Yamaha's 2.0 liter DOHC to improve Datsun's image with consumers. After Datsun realized their collaboration with Yamaha on the project would not meet the company's expectations, they decided to re-envision what the Z car should be. Interestingly enough some of the concepts and designs from the initial failed concept were used when Toyota collaborated with Yamaha to build the famous 2000GT.
Datsun had already decided the 240Z would be an innovative and relatively inexpensive sports car for the masses rather than an out of reach image booster when the first clay model was produced in 1966. The Z car was officially released in America on October 22, 1969 for the 1970 model years. The cars were instantly met with success for their good looks and performance. In 1972 over 50,000 240Zs were sold in America.
This week's example has the same US spec 2.4 liter inline six engine underneath it's long hood that other 240Zs intended for the American streets left the factory with between 1969 and 1973. Producing 151 horsepower, the engine was potent enough in the light 240Z to earn the car a performance reputation that remains with Nissan's Z car to this day. The 240Z and 2.4 liter engine were replaced in 1974 with the slightly less powerful and higher displacement 260Z. Although updated in several ways from the 240Z the 260Z would only last one year before the 280Z was introduced.
I share the preference of many Datsun enthusiasts to the early 240Z, despite refinements and improvements of the later models. Before emission controls and updated bumper safety requirements, the Datsun had the looks of a sports car far more expensive than its $3662 sticker price. Because so many were produced the Z cars remain fairly reasonably priced vintage sports car. This might explain why this particular example, which is clearly cared for and enjoyed in the warmer months, spends the winters outside. I'm pretty sure I've seen this particular example on the roads of the cape that rust remembered in the nicer weather cleaned up and being enjoyed. For now the car sits covered in various amounts of snow and ice, like many of our other FOTS cars, waiting for the warmer days of summer.


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All managers worth their salt know what is happening within their organizations but few have the skills needed to spot, and react to, the dangers posed by competitor firms.
Everyone loves a good story. One of the oldest and most human art forms, story-telling can inspire us or break our hearts, fire our imagination or prey on our greatest fears, make us laugh or make us cry, help us both to understand ourselves better and to connect with those around us. In short, through story-telling we can make more sense of the world we live in.
In one of the final Sunday Times restaurant reviews he wrote before he died, ex-film director and bon vivant Michael Winner wrote: 'People often ask, "What's the worst meal you've ever had?" It used to take me a while to choose. Now I can answer in a second.'
What do you think of social networking? Is it a valuable tool through which your employees can tell their friends and acquaintances about the benefits of your product or service and of working for your company? Or is it at best a waste of your employees' time and at worst a tool that could destroy the reputation of your business?
Some of the biggest brands in the world have the occasional wobble, but the best ones are usually quick to recognize their mistakes and put them right.
It's far from plain sailing at technology giant Yahoo! The firm's profits and revenue have fallen. Competitors such as Google and Facebook are beating it in its core businesses of internet searching and social networking. And the company has slipped in mobile communications and other development areas.
In a radio broadcast in October 1939, Winston Churchill described Russia as 'a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma'. He might as well have been talking of India in 2013.


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Airbus has been lukewarm about reengining the A330 along the lines of the A320neo, even though many industry pundits believe such a step has merit. Now some high-level sources are saying the decision to proceed could be imminent.
With a total of 1,313 firm orders until the end of 2013, the A330 is by far the most successful widebody Airbus has built. That figure compares to 816 for the A300/A310 family, 812 for the A350, 377 for the A340 and 304 units for the A380. And even after Boeing launched the competing 787, the A330 continues to have remarkable market success: Airbus sold 534 A330s during the past five years; most were the larger A330-300.
There are two main factors behind why the murmuring about new engines for the A330 continues, in spite of Airbus's best efforts. The first is that AirAsia X has been very vocal about the change up. The airline represents a new business model, similar to Jetstar's introducing the low-fare concept (or an adapted version of it) to medium- and long-haul flying. Of course, the carrier has just ordered 25 more of the current A330s, which indicates its allegiance to that type too.
The second factor is the wider acceptance of installing a new engine underneath the wing of long-proven aircraft. Airlines and other industry-related entities are comfortable with the idea. The A320neo has been a resounding success; 2,600 have been ordered since it was launched. The Boeing 737 MAX is not quite there yet in terms of massive numbers of orders, but it too looks like a winner. And the concept has now been transferred to smaller jets on Embraer's E2s, the next generation of the 175/190/195-family. And long-haul aircraft seem to be following suit; Boeing's recently launched 777X will have new powerplants.
In fact, Emirates President Tim Clark has been lobbying for the reengining of the A380, saying: "It does not make sense" to have all other widebodies benefit from new engine technology, but not the A380.
The A380 actually is not the only aircraft stalled at that uneasy deciding point—the A330 (and the 767) are other current widebodies that can be seen as using what is quickly becoming outdated engine technology. Most operators will categorize the A380 as an extremely well-done, efficient machine that has one key disadvantage: fuel burn. With competing aircraft becoming more efficient, this is a big caveat.
Airlines are already coming to Airbus, as CEO Fabrice Bregier confirms, to escalate the reengining process. Even Airbus chief operating officer for customers, John Leahy, admits that the A330 has an average 10-12% fuel-burn disadvantage over the 787, but he notes that it benefits from lower capital expenditure required—it is simply cheaper to buy. Therefore, Leahy argues, the aircraft is very competitive. In a recent interview he said: "The current A330 is selling very well. The market understands that we are investing in this product family by both extending the range but also developing a regional version. Its economics are unbeatable today, so it is not obvious that we should propose a reengine."
However, a senior executive at a large A330 operator offers another view: He sees the current A330 as "a very good base," but says that a new engine would lead to a 7-8% fuel burn improvement if one factors in higher engine weight. That aircraft would have the potential to exceed 787-9 economics, he argues. It would also raise the question of why Airbus would still want to build the A350-800 in whatever shape or form.
This executive points out that Airbus could sell the aircraft as a low-risk proposal because much of it—even the engines—are well down the industrial learning curve. It would also likely appeal to a broader market by embracing smaller operators that do not require the longer-range capabilities of a smaller A350 derivative. Airbus no longer seems to be fundamentally opposed to the A330 reengining idea, but executive vice president of programs, Tom Williams, says he would like to see the latest 242-ton version in service before making that decision. The first aircraft is scheduled to be delivered to Delta Air Lines in mid-2015.
While the current backlog of 267 aircraft is not yet reason for concern, Airbus is producing the A330 at a high rate (10 per month). At the current rate, this would in theory extend production into 2016. Over the past two years, the manufacturer has delivered more aircraft than it has sold. And while it took in 99 new orders in 2011, the number dropped to 77 last year. It is probably too soon to label this a negative trend, but it would be only natural that the imminent introduction of the stretched 787-9 would affect new A330 orders.
Airbus has stated it wants to keep the A330 line open until well beyond 2020, but one must ask, with which A330? More specifically: with which engine?
Although neither General Electric nor Rolls-Royce will discuss the status of A330neo studies, industry sources say both engine makers are now in advanced discussions with Airbus, which is expected to make at least an informal "go, no-go" decision as early as March, with a formal launch conceivable in 2015.
Unlike the A320neo initiative, which was put in play in late 2010 and involved the launch and development of all-new engines, the potential development timescale for the "A330neo" is considerably shorter because suitable next-generation engines are already developed and in service on the competing Boeing 787. Pratt & Whitney, which offers PW4168/PW4170 versions of the PW4000 family as engine options on the A330, is not expected to submit a proposal. Although Pratt has outlined eventual plans for larger versions of the PW1000G geared turbofan that are in development for a range of single-aisle aircraft, notably the A320neo, the relatively short-term timescale of the aircraft, added to the engine maker's already heavy development commitment, effectively rules them out of the race.
Industry sources report that both Rolls-Royce and General Electric are seeking exclusivity on the potential new A330 versions in an attempt to avoid a split in a program that is not certain to run as long as the original variant.
Rolls, which holds the lion's share of the existing A330 market with its Trent 700, is believed to be discussing a new derivative based on the Trent 1000 TEN (thrust, efficiency and new technology) variant now in development for the
787-10. Although aimed at the slightly higher 76,000-lb.-thrust bracket for the double-stretched 787 version, the TEN will be certificated across a broad power range for application in de-rated form for lower-weight 787-8 and -9 applications, as well as an optional 78,000-lb. version for potential growth needs. Ground tests of the first Trent 1000 TEN will start this year, with flight tests set for 2015 and entry-into-service scheduled for sometime before mid-2016.
GE, which in contrast to Rolls has the bulk of the 787 market with its GEnx-1B, is discussing a version of the latest PIP II (performance improvement package) standard with Airbus. The latest upgrade, which increased flow and offered an improved low-pressure system, was certified on the 787 last December and has entered service. While the U.S. engine maker has no official plans to further upgrade the GEnx beyond the latest standards, it is expected to study longer-term life-extension or PIP options based on some technology items emerging from the GE9X program for the 777X. GE currently offers the CF6-80E1 on the A330 rated at 67,500-72,000-lb. thrust.
One key complication faced by both GE and Rolls is that while the 787 engines are suitably powerful for the A330, each lacks conventional bleed air power offtakes. The 787 was the first commercial airliner to replace standard pneumatic systems with electric power, and as a result both the GEnx-1B and Trent 1000 are configured with electric start systems that act as power generators when they are up and running. To adapt to the A330, which has conventional pneumatically powered systems, both engines would require significant modifications. GE is likely to take advantage of the design of the 66,500-lb.-thrust GEnx-2B, which is configured with a bleed air system for the 747-8. Rolls could look to adapt bleed systems from either the Trent 900 used on the A380 or the XWB in flight test on the A350-900. The Trent 1000 TEN also will use a new high-pressure compressor design based on that used in the XWB engine, making it the first version of the 787 engine to directly use specific technology proven earlier on an Airbus application.


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New Mexico Fat Cat 'Meow' Dies
(SANTA FE, N.M.) -- Meow, the 39-pound cat from New Mexico who made national headlines in his quest to lose weight, has died.
The Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society announced Meow's death in a Facebook post, saying the two-year-old cat passed away Saturday afternoon after suffering respiratory distress and then pulmonary failure.
Meow gained national attention last month after he was abandoned by his elderly owner and sent to the shelter which put the obese cat on a diet in hopes he could lose enough weight to be adopted.
The orange-and-white tabby made a round of appearances on national TV shows with shelter officials to chronicle his weight loss efforts. He was in the care of a foster home at the time of his death.
"Meow had been doing so well in his foster home; walking up stairs and seeking affection; that it is so very hard to believe he is gone," the shelter said in its Facebook statement.
"We will forever be grateful for the attention Meow's size brought to pet obesity and to animal shelters across the country."
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QUINCY - Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Steve Kerrigan told about 130 employees of Propel Marketing that economic growth and helping the state retain its younger workforce are among his top concerns.
A longtime aide to former U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, Kerrigan said the rise in social media and online marketing has changed the way political campaigns are being waged.
He recalled spending hours handing out thousands of event leaflets in the early 1990s, and then watching a staffer in 2012 draw a crowd to an event simply by using micro-targeted digital display ads.
Kerrigan, who was joined by Propel Marketing President Peter Newton and Sean Burke, president and group publisher at GateHouse Media New England, the parent company of Propel and The Patriot Ledger, also talked about the need to ensure all of Massachusetts has the opportunity to grow economically. A key piece of this goal, he said, is to finish extending broadband and wireless phone service to all of Western Massachusetts.
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Kerrigan also said the state needs a competitiveness council to identify ways of removing red tape that hinders businesses.
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Requisition ID: 91549 Store # : 005543 Sunglass Hut Position: Part time Sunglass Hut is a global leader in the sale of premium sunglasses with over 2000 retail stores across North America. We offer competitive benefits, valuable training, and unlimited growth opportunities. As part of an eyewear industry innovator, Luxottica, Sunglass Hut has an energetic, fashion-forward culture and diverse career paths for all types of talented and driven people. At Sunglass Hut, our mission is to be the premier shopping and inspiration destination for the top brands, latest trends and exclusive styles of high-quality fashion and performance sunglasses. Native Americans receive preference in accordance with Tribal law. GENERAL FUNCTION The Sales Supervisor is the ambassador of the Sunglass Hut Background who spends the majority of the time on the sales floor, performing all functions relating to store operations and the customer background, including completing sales transactions. The Sales Supervisor is responsible for maintaining the visual standards of the store. The Sales Supervisor supports and manages behind the scenes work as necessary including scheduling (Macy's Partial Staff), inventory management, and retail excellence. The Sales Supervisor provides coaching and development to all Associates to ensure the flawless execution of The Sunglass Hut Background. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Utilizes The Sunglass Hut Background tools to consistently deliver sales plan and company objectives. Achieves/exceeds the individual Sales Plan. Leverages reporting tools to track individual results and identify wins and areas of opportunity. Partners with the Store / Center Manager to continually coach and inspire the team to enhance store performance. People work for people - uses this philosophy to grow careers, encourage teamwork and retain talent through a development-focused environment. Provides ongoing coaching for all Associates to support growth and development. Creates an inspirational and motivating workplace atmosphere that reflects the integrity of the brand. Seeks out opportunities for self-development as defined in an individual development plan. Creates an EMOTIONAL CONNECTION within the store team that translates into sales and ensures every Associate consistently delivers The Sunglass Hut Background. Spends a majority of the time on the sales floor. Ensures every aspect of The Sunglass Hut Background is impeccably executed throughout the store. Continually coaches and develops the team to ensure consistent and absolute execution of The Sunglass Hut Background Acts as an ambassador for the Sunglass Hut brand. Builds the Sunglass Hut brand by consistently executing the brand standards. Adept at knowing the product and stays current on new merchandise and fashion trends. Motivates, coaches and inspires the team to ensure they are the best possible brand ambassadors. Ensures impeccable execution of operational policies and procedures and maintains brand standards. Consistently coaches and develops the team to ensure retail excellence. Communicates info regarding promotions, contests, and incentives to the team. BASIC REQUIREMENTS High-school diploma, or equivalent Demonstrated skill in every aspect of store operations Detail-oriented Critical thinking PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS Previous customer service or retail background Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Luxottica will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities who need assistance in the application and hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact Talent Luxottica at 877-589-XXXX (513-765-XXXX outside of US) or email firstname.lastname@example.com We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, veteran or military status, marital status, pregnancy (including unlawful discrimination on the basis of a legally protected pregnancy or maternity leave), genetic info or any other characteristics protected by law.Native Americans receive preference in accordance with Tribal law. Retail Management
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