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Principal Software Engineer, Container Engine Team
The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) team can provide you the opportunity to build and operate a suite of massive scale, integrated cloud services in a broadly distributed, multi-tenant cloud environment OCI is committed to providing the best in cloud products that meet the needs of our customers who are tackling some of the worlds biggest challenges
We offer unique opportunities for smart, hands-on engineers with the expertise and passion to solve difficult problems in distributed highly available services and virtualized infrastructure At every level, our engineers have a significant technical and business impact designing and building innovative new systems to power our customers business critical applications
Description and Preferred Qualifications
Oracles product engineering teams design, build and operate Oracles next-generation public cloud infrastructure (IaaS) and platform (PaaS) services With revolutionary innovation in performance, availability, ease of use and security, our cloud technology is designed for the reliability, predictability and quality expected by the worlds largest enterprises - and smartest start-ups
You will be working in the Container Engine team, helping us innovate and develop our public cloud capabilities at a time when the move towards these higher level platform services has never been stronger
In addition to working on interesting projects, youll be getting a great salary, flexible working arrangements, a fun, state-of-the-art development environment and excellent opportunities for learning and career growth
While working within our small, focused team, you will do the following
Youll be writing code in Go for our large scale, highly available container service
Developing, testing and releasing software in Oracles public cloud
Working with container technologies Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Flannel, and a bunch more
Deploying and operating your software in data-centers across the globe
Participating in the software engineering community at Oracle and beyond
Discussing potential solutions to complex technical problems
Collaborating with open source communities and contributing to open source projects
Learning a new skill or trying a new way of working
Teaching someone else a skill
We are flexible about education and experience but we think this role is suited to someone with at least a bachelors degree (or equivalent experience) and at least 5 to 10 years of experience as a software engineer/developer
We value
Great problem solvers
Solid communication skills
Positive attitudes
Independent thinkers
Detailed Description and Job Requirements
Design, develop, troubleshoot and debug software programs for databases, applications, tools, networks etc
As a member of the software engineering division, you will take an active role in the definition and evolution of standard practices and procedures You will be responsible for defining and developing software for tasks associated with the developing, designing and debugging of software applications or operating systems
Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area 7 years of software engineering or related experience
Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law
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How To Customise A Yearly Photo Calendar
By Angelina Nikollic
2 Sep 2013
Making your own photo calendars online has now been made so simple that it's not much of an exaggeration to say that the technology has taken all of the hard work out of it. At least, that's true in terms of technical or computer based aspects. Over and above the basic tools however, you're still the one who has to come up with the basic ideas for your calendar, and whether you're making it for your own use or to give to someone else, there are a few ideas which will always come in handy.
The main problem with the kind of calendars generally provided by retailers lies in the impersonal and predictable nature of the imagery employed. The fact that they still do the job they're intended to do is the reason why people put up with this, but the truth is that we should now all have grown tired of having to spend an entire year looking at a calendar with dull pictures of forests or meadows on it. If the calendar you're using doesn't fit this description then the chances are that it came free from some business and features nothing more exciting than an image of their products or services to go with every month. By designing a calendar of your own you can break away from these clichés and craft something which, as well as getting the job done, will function as a work of art or just a pick-me-up each and every time you need to look at it.
When they first sit down to make photo calendars, many people simply choose a dozen or more of their favourite photographs, usually of their children or pets, and attach them to the months in question in a fairly random manner. There's nothing wrong with this approach, of course, and it does result in something which combines the practicality of a standard calendar with the warmth of a photograph album, but with a little more thought it is possible to create more coherent calendars which, as well as being suitable for your own use, represent fantastic photo gifts ideas.
It should be remembered, for example, that, as well as digital photographs, you can use documents or other items such as sketches and drawings as long as you scan them into your computer and save them as digital files. This means, for example, that the month of September, when the schools open again, could be marked with an image of a painting your youngest child brought home, whilst August and the holiday season could be celebrated not merely with photographs of your children playing on the beach, but also by a snippet of a menu from your favourite restaurant, or the stub of a ferry ticket. By using your imagination it's possible to create something truly original which has the visual richness of a photo book.
The key factor to bear in mind when you make photo gifts is that the technology does all the hard graft for you, leaving you free to concentrate on creative matters. Once you've selected the images you wish to include on your calendar, for example, you merely have to upload them to the website of your choice. The software tool you'll use will break the otherwise difficult task down to a few simple steps and choices, starting with the size of your calendar and whether it will be a one or two page design. Following this, you'll be able to lay out each individual page and take advantage of such design touches as frames and backgrounds, as well as opting to have certain special dates pre-printed onto the calendar. The flexibility on offer when you design photo calendars online extends all the way to allowing you to select the month with which it starts, a feature which is invaluable if you're creating one to give as a gift for someone's birthday or the likes of Valentine's Day. Over and above considerations of design, it should be remembered that the finished item will be produced to the very highest standards, using the best materials and latest techniques, meaning that, while it may prove invaluable for a single year, it will be treasured for many more to come.
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IRRC No. 870
Sanctions are an integral part of every coherent legal system, and the threat of an effective sanction has a dissuasive effect. The culture of war - and the constant assault on the ethical norms and conventions of war - has produced a demand for justice among both combatants and non-combatants. This Review examines the part played by sanctions in obtaining greater respect for international humanitarian law and the form that citizens expect justice to take, i.e. what kind of punishment, what it should be based on and who should sit in judgment.
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Editorial: Sanctions
An overwhelming proportion of the population in numerous countries surveyed by the ICRC some years ago expressed the opinion that certain acts of war are so serious as to constitute war crimes and wrongdoers should be tried and punished. First-hand exposure to conflict and fighting seemed to increase the acceptance of punishment of war criminals, and there is a broadly held belief that the blame for many of the atrocities lies with military leaders, who exert incredible pressure on soldiers and fighters to commit heinous acts in order to gain a strategic advantage. In their comments, both civilians and combatants attempt to absolve young, illtrained combatants of responsibility for their actions. What becomes clear from that survey is that the culture of war – and the constant assault on the ethical norms and conventions of war – has produced a demand for justice among both combatants and non-combatants.
Address by General Jean-René Bachelet
General Jean-René Bachelet gave the following opening address at the Interregional Meeting on the Role of Sanctions in Ensuring Greater Respect for International Humanitarian Law, held in Geneva on 15–17 November 2007.
Sanctions as a means of obtaining greater respect for humanitarian law: a review of their effectiveness
There are several aspects to reviewing the role of punishment in ensuring greater respect for international humanitarian law. First, the question of improving compliance with the law; second, focus on the punishment itself; and third, characteristics of the perpetrators.
The definition of traditional sanctions: their scope and characteristics
For more than 30 years the codification of state responsibility has been the main task of the International Law Commission, which has placed greater emphasis on financial reparations than on criminal sanctions. Since the 1990s, however, the responsibility of individuals for gross violations of humanitarian law has been one of the main topics in international law.
Social identification processes, group dynamics and the behaviour of combatants
In this article, respect for international humanitarian law among combatants is considered from a social psychological perspective. The authors argue that group identities are particularly salient in combat situations, and that they have a profound influence on combatants' decisions to respect or violate international humanitarian law.
The mass crimes in the former Yugoslavia: participation, punishment and prevention?
This article discusses sanctions for and the prevention of mass violence by non-state perpetrators. The author's reflections are based on case studies of four former Serbian militiamen who took part in mass violence in the former Yugoslavia. He argues that it is of the utmost importance to consider the typical grassroots relationship between these local players and their own community, so as to maximize the effect of sanctions and perhaps prevent further offences by potential future perpetrators.
Crime prevention and control: Western beliefs vs. traditional legal practices
First, the paper deals with the current idea that punishment – conceived as the loss of liberty – has an effect in preventing unlawful behaviour. It shows that, in general, sanctions have a poor individual preventive effect and that general prevention depends on a variety of factors. The second question is that of the feasibility of non-stigmatizing ways to cope with crime. The authos looks at two examples borrowed from legal anthropology which seem to indicate that viable alternatives exist.
Some considerations on command responsibility and criminal liability
Under international humanitarian law, commanders have been entrusted with the task of ensuring respect for that body of law by their subordinates. The following article reviews some of the issues arising from the application and development of this form of responsibility, from both a practical and legal perspective.
The impact of military disciplinary sanctions on compliance with international humanitarian law
This article assesses the impact of disciplinary military sanctions on respect for international humanitarian law. Whereas the armed forces rely on a strong principle of obedience, respect for international humanitarian law depends essentially on the superior officer whose responsibility is subject to sanctions imposed by international criminal judges within a judicial system which aims to make sanctions an effective means of ensuring respect for international humanitarian law.
Armed groups, sanctions and the implementation of international humanitarian law
This article examines the obligations of armed groups to impose sanctions and their possibilities for doing so. It discusses characteristics of armed groups that influence their willingness and ability to comply with IHL and to punish those of their members who commit violations and it analyses the different methods of punishment, including disciplinary sanctions, penal sanctions imposed by the State and penal sanctions imposed by the group itself.
A few thoughts on guaranties inherent to the rule of law as applied to sanctions and the prosecution and punishment of war crimes
War crimes are among the most serious crimes; that is why international courts and tribunals have jurisdiction to prosecute and punish them. The author considers that, when the perpetrators of war crimes are prosecuted and punished, criteria inherent to the rule of law such as those applied by the European Court of Human Rights (legality, proportionality, etc.) must be met.
Sanctions for violations of international humanitarian law: the problem of the division of competences between national authorities and between national and international authorities
This article seeks to explore the reasons why sanctions for international humanitarian law violations are so difficult to put into effect. The implementation of sanctions is too often seen solely through the prism of international law, without paying enough attention to the complexity and diversity of municipal legal systems. The author discusses the influence of the sharing of competencies within the State on the implementation of sanctions, the broad interpretation of their powers by regional or international human rights bodies and the creation of new or specific bodies in charge of dealing with and if necessary punishing gross violations of humanitarian law.
Transitional justice and sanctions
Transitional justice aims at once to restore victims' dignity, build confidence between warring groups, and foster the institutional changes needed to bring about a new relationship within the population, in order to usher in the rule of law without endorsing practices that amount to total or partial impunity. In situations of post-conflict, however, governments are also faced with other pressing needs. This article explores the relationship between these needs and transitional justice mechanisms and critically evaluates their influence on the forms justice has taken in post-conflict situations.
The nature of sanctions: the case of Morocco's Equity and Reconciliation Commission
Using the case of Morocco's Equity and Reconciliation Commission as an example, this article analyses how transitional justice is by definition the place where ethics and reasons of State, the will to see justice done and the balance of power meet. Therein lie both the strength and ambiguity of transitional justice.
Aspects of victim participation in the proceedings of the International Criminal Court
Participation of victims in criminal proceedings is generally a rather new phenomenon. The drafters of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Statute chose to design a rather broad victim participation scheme. Although it is hailed as an important and effective instrument to give victims of gross violations of human rights and international humanitarian law a voice, the procedural and substantive details are far from being settled. Some of the most significant issues are discussed in this article, including the question whether and how victim participation may influence sentencing and punishment.
Victims and international criminal justice: a vexed question?
Despite the growing attention being paid to "victims" in the framework of criminal proceedings, this attention does not seem to be meeting their needs under either national criminal justice systems or the international regime. In the latter, the difficulties encountered by the victims are aggravated by factors specifically arising from prosecution and punishment of mass crimes at the international level. This has prompted authors to point out that the prime purpose of criminal law is to convict or acquit the accused, and to suggest that the task of attending to the victims should perhaps be left to other entities.
Analysis of the punishments applicable to international crimes (war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide) in domestic law and practice
This analysis of the punishments applicable to international crimes (war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide) covers 64 countries. The sample is satisfactory in terms of geographical distribution and covers countries with a Romano-Germanic (civil law) tradition and others with a common law tradition.
The Paul Reuter Prize for international humanitarian law 2009
The Paul Reuter Fund was created in 1983 thanks to a donation made to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) by the late Paul Reuter, Honorary Professor at the University of Paris and a member of the Institut de droit international. The Fund's purpose is twofold: to contribute financially to an undertaking in the field of international humanitarian law (such as the publication of a book), and to finance the Paul Reuter Prize.
Books and articles (Summer 2008)
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Questions for 2013
A new year is here. With it, a brand new list of possibilities around Mizzou sports. Here is our look at five big questions facing the Tiger athletic department in the next 12 months.
Can Mizzou win the SEC in basketball? And can the Tigers hang around for a while in March this year?
The Southeastern Conference is BAD in basketball. No other way to put it. Florida and Missouri enter league play as the prohibitive favorites. Kentucky is, well, Kentucky and should not be ignored. Other than that? Most of the schools are hoping they can fight their way into the NCAA Tournament equation. Few have many designs on winning the league. As tough as Mizzou's first year in SEC football was (more on that in a minute), most are predicting smooth sailing for Frank Haith in year one in his new league.
Of course, the regular season is one thing. But basketball teams are remembered for what they do in March. Despite 30 wins and entering the tournament as a popular Final Four pick a year ago, Missouri was done in less than two-and-a-half hours last year. Is this team more well-prepared to make a run in March? If they do, another question arises. Just how quickly does Mike Alden write up a contract extension for Haith?
What will the SEC mean for the spring sports?
Specifically, we're talking softball and baseball here. Mizzou softball is a regular in the College World Series and looks well equipped under Ehren Earleywine to battle in one of the premier conferences in the country. Of course, the Tigers have already done that. The Big 12 may be a step below the SEC in softball. But if it is, it's a very, very small step.
Baseball is a different story. The SEC has 14 teams and virtually all of them are perennial NCAA Tournament teams. The league had four teams finish last season in the top ten and nine in the top 26 of the national polls. If Missouri entered the deep end of the pool in SEC football, they're jumping off the platform in baseball. The Tigers won the Big 12 tournament last year, but finished just 33-28 overall. Compared to most SEC facilities, Taylor Stadium looks like a high school practice park. Tim Jamieson probably has the most daunting task of any Tiger coach entering the new league.
Is Phil Pressey in his final season at Missouri?
It is a subject that may spark more passionate debate than just about any other (again, more in a minute) among Mizzou fans. Can Pressey, who is listed (generously) at 5-foot-11, make a living in the league of giants? And more specifically, can he do it after playing just three years of college basketball? The 30 assists in the last two games (and overall numbers that will top every list Missouri has in the category by late this season) say yes. The 34.5% three-point shooting and 34.7% overall say maybe not. Ultimately, Pressey's play over Missouri's final 20-something games will have a lot to do with the decision to stay or go.
Just how much blame do injuries deserve for Missouri's 2012 football season?
To ignore the injuries Missouri suffered is foolish. James Franklin was in and out of the lineup. Only Evan Boehm, a true freshman, started every game on the offensive line. Henry Josey never even played.
So the question is this: Did Missouri stumble to 5-and-7 and 2-and-6 in the SEC because they had too many injuries or were the Tigers not good enough even fully healthy?
Gary Pinkel said late in the year he would not talk about injuries as a reason for his team's failings. But he then spent much of his press conference after a 14-7 loss at Florida talking about how difficult it was for the Tigers to sustain an injury to Justin Britt with the offensive line decimated already.
There is no doubt that injuries had some impact on the season. With a healthy Franklin, the Tigers likely beat Vanderbilt. Maybe they even pull off the upset over Florida. With an offensive line the way it was designed to take the field, maybe Mizzou would have been a bunch better. At the same time, injuries happen everywhere. The roster has to be deep enough to deal with them. Will Missouri be healthier next year? And if they are healthier, are they better? The answers to those questions will also lead to an answer to our fifth, and most glaring, 2013 quandry.
Will Gary Pinkel make it to 2014?
Very few thought Pinkel should have lost his job for a 5-and-7 season this season. Very few. Pinkel is the third-winningest coach in Mizzou history. He took over a program that had been to two bowl games in 17 years and took it to seven in a row and eight in nine years. Missouri has been No. 1 in the nation under Pinkel. It has played for two Big 12 championships and was a half away from playing for the national title. That's a long way of saying that Pinkel had built up enough equity to have a losing season and not worry about his job.
But can he have two?
As overhyped as many Mizzou fans (and I thought it too) felt the SEC might have been, just about everything we were told was true. It's different in the Southeastern Conference. Gene Chizik won a national title in 2010 and he's out of a job. In fact, five SEC teams missed a bowl game this year. Four of them fired their head coach. Fair or not, it's the world in which Pinkel now works.
The major question is one that we can't answer: Just what is good enough to keep Pinkel at Missouri? Is it a certain number of wins? Is it the record in the SEC? Is it how much progress Missouri makes as a team regardless of the record? Is he safe no matter what?
The answers to those questions are known only to Mike Alden. And even he may not know them right now. If things go well for Pinkel, no one will ever know those answers. But if they don't, well, seats go from warm to blazing pretty quickly in the SEC.
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Paul Ryan Pumps Iron in "Time" Mag Photo Shoot
(NEW YORK) -- The ogling of P90X workout fanatic-turned vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan reached a fever pitch as photos of the ultra-fit Republican hit the Internet Thursday. The full spread will appear in the newest issue of Time magazine.
Hours before the vice presidential debate, Ryan's first appearance on the nationally televised debate stage, Time magazine released six photos of Ryan clad in gray work-out gear and a red baseball hat with headphone cords dangling down his back as he pumps 50-pound dumbbells.
[See the Time photos of Paul Ryan HERE.]
The images were taken nearly a year ago when the Wisconsin congressman was a runner-up for the Time Person of the Year issue. The House budget chairman's intense workout routine was little known outside the congressional gym.
But 10 months later, Ryan's fit figure, coupled with his newfound national fame as Mitt Romney's GOP running mate, has spawned Internet memes, Twitter accounts and online admirers. Within hours after Time published the photos, two of which feature Ryan doing bicep curls, the Twitter account @PaulRyansBicep was born.
"Schedule for tonight: 8pm Workout. 9pm Debate. 11pm Workout," one tweet reads.
"Fact check this: I can bench press more than you," another notes.
"Hey Girl, It's Paul Ryan" nabbed one of the Time images for its latest online meme, adding these words over the image of Ryan curling a 50-pound dumbbell, "Hey Girl, defending your wallet at the debate means TRAINING."
Ryan, 49, has not shied away from his now famous workout routine on the campaign trail, despite the online attention. His father and grandfather died of heart disease, a genetic history he is combating by keeping his body fat below eight percent.
Even the strenuous campaign trail can't keep him away from his workouts.
"I'm going to keep myself in shape, that's for sure," Ryan told Yahoo! News shortly after being selected as the vice presidential running mate.
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You heard right: Trolling is no longer required
Not everyone trolls during trophy rockfish season. A growing contingent of shore-bound anglers fish bloodworms or cut bait on the bottom. They have been catching an ever-more impressive number of big migratory stripers.
An equally expanding cadre of small- and medium-sized boat anglers have also been chumming and chunking fresh menhaden (aka alewife or bunker) to hungry post-spawn giants. A big, juicy bloodworm on a bottom rig is just as effective fished from a skiff as it is from shore.
Rockfish trophy season opens Saturday, April 20, and all is well in the world. Have a great year.
Wild Turkey Spring Season: April 18 thru May 23
Opening Day Rockfish Tournament
The Boatyard Bar and Grill Rockfish Tournament will see its 12th annual gala on Saturday, April 20, in Eastport. Limited to the first 200 boats. Register at boatyardbarandgrill.com.
Either way, it's a game of patience.
Migratory rockfish entering and exiting the Bay during the spawn usually follow the deeper channels well out from shore. When they get hungry, however, they spread out and forage nearer the edges for the worms, baitfish and crabs that have become active in shallower depths heated by the daytime sun.
Shore-side anglers exclusively target the bottom with their baits. Boat anglers have a different set of challenges.
Cruising rockfish frequently travel higher in the water column, where surface temperatures are more in their comfort zone. Others are actively feeding on the bottom.
Anglers wishing to cover both possibilities will hang a bag of chum off the stern at the surface and another on a weighted line down deep to attract fish to the boat. They'll rig some tackle to fish the bottom and some to drift back weightless or lightly weighted baits to fish higher in the water column.
Because of the unpredictability of post-spawn striper movement (and depths), a single chance will often be all you get during a long day's fishing. Constant vigilance is imperative. The most knowledgeable sports, both shore-bound and in boats, also change baits often; every 20 minutes is a good standard. That keeps the scent trails strong and maximizes success.
Surprisingly, rockfish will be caught during daylight hours in as little as five feet of water. Generally in the skinnier depths, however, nighttime is more productive. Circle hooks are not mandated during the trophy season, but they are always a good idea. They are more successful in landing a big fish, and they greatly reduce gut-hooking stripers under the 28-inch minimum that have to be thrown back. DNR studies show that half of all deep-hooked fish die within two hours of release.
Fluorocarbon leaders of at least three feet are also recommended. They are less visible than mono, and you are targeting the oldest and smartest fish. Fish-finder rigs with sliding sinkers are also good, as the weights added to your setup will not be so evident to the trophy-sized fish mouthing your baits.
Dress warmly, preparing for weather much colder and penetrating than you find away from the water. If you are fishing the darker hours, temperatures can suddenly drop by 30 degrees after sundown. Hypothermia is a serious risk during springtime on the Chesapeake, especially for youngsters.


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Feel free to browse through our entire wine list, but with around 250 to choose from, you'd probably need to set aside a whole evening. Much better to use the filters below, which allow you to sort the wines alphabetically or by price, or filter them by type, grape, country, style, price range or even the dishes you're planning to drink them with.
Remember also to check out our wonderful wine deals, which offer seasonal wines at VIP prices whether you're a member or not. Or browse our unique selection of fine wines from around the world. We hope the quality of our wines proves that great wines can be reasonably priced – if you know where to look.
Bodegas Castaño Hecula Monastrell 2016, Yecla2 review(s)
Woody berry and clove aromas introduce this chewy, extracted Monastrell. Solid tannins drive its herbal plum and berry flavours, with ample woodspice and a peppery, clove-like finish. Wine Enthusiast, 88 pts Read More.£9.99
Duquesa de Valladolid Verdejo 2018, Rueda
There's lots of love about Rueda, wine with mouth-watering tropical pineapple fruit and a crisp, citrusy streaks. Our Verdejo is no exception and takes Rueda white to the next level, as one would expect from a quality winemaker and 15-year-old vines. Read More.£10.79
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We're always on the lookout for great value, reliable quaffing wines for our wine racks at home and France always seems to provide rich pickings. When we tasted this juicy estate-bottled Côtes du Rhône we were sure we'd found a future French favourite. This is a step up from most Côtes du Rhône wines and is smooth, fruity and very tasty. Read More.£9.99
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Never heard of Monastrell? You have now - it's ripe, juicy and a bit of a fruit-bomb (plus this one's organic). Read More.£8.50
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Made from Pinotage, South Africa's flagship red grape, this is a dark, brooding wine, rich with black fruit and just a hint of chocolate. Always worth trying, we think you'll lap up this great value example. Read More.£7.49
Dandelion Vineyards Menagerie of the Barossa GSM 2016
80% Grenache, 15% Mataro, 5% Shiraz. Raspberry, clove and sweet spice flavours move this through the mouth at speed, its juiciness and savoury edges doing their darndest to keep you coming back for more. James Halliday 91pts, Australian Wine Companion Read More.
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The surface of the earth receives a tremendous amount of energy from the sun daily. Even though the amount of solar energy striking the earth at a specific place and time can vary greatly with latitude, time of day, season, sky conditions and other factors, sunlight is available throughout the United States for conversion to electricity using photovoltaics (PVs). PVs are not just for the Sunbelt states; building owners throughout the country are beginning to install them. Lemberg Electric Co. Inc., located in Milwaukee, is one contractor that is expanding into the PV market.
Lemberg Electric is headquartered in a two-story 48,000-square-foot building on a 2.5-acre site in Brookfield, Wis., a suburb of Milwaukee. It was founded in 1928 by William and Clara Lemberg. In 1992, the company was incorporated in Wisconsin and has since become the largest employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) electrical construction firm in southeastern Wisconsin. Lemberg Electric typically employs about 150 office and field employees that are organized into five divisions, and it has a total revenue of around $26 million annually. Lemberg Electric's six divisions are construction, service, design/build, energy technologies, sign and lighting, and data/communications.
Getting into PV
Like many electrical contracting firms that begin doing solar work, Lemberg Electric got into the emerging PV market through its existing customer base. Lemberg Electric's first PV projects were for its long-time Milwaukee customer, GE Healthcare. In 2008, GE Healthcare approached Dave Washebek, president and CEO of Lemberg Electric, about installing an additional 240--kilowatt peak (kWp) direct current (DC) array on the GE Healthcare Global Headquarters building. This array consisted of 1,200 GE 200-watt peak (Wp) PV modules, an inverter to transform the DC into 60-hertz alternating current (AC), and balance of system (BOS) components. GE had previously installed 134 kWp DC system on its headquarters building, which was the largest PV system in Wisconsin; GE wanted to expand the system further. Lemberg Electric worked closely with GE's facility manager Chris Jurik on the PV system project.
Before the GE headquarters project was completed, Jurik approached Washebek about installing another PV system at GE's Research Park facility that opened in 2006, which houses GE's Clinical Systems, Global IT, and Interventional Cardiology & Services. This project included an array of 672 GE 200Wp PV modules for an installed DC capacity of 134.4 kWp, along with the inverter and BOS components. While Lemberg Electric had been monitoring the PV market in California and the southwestern United States through contacts with other electrical contracting firms that were involved in PV work, Washebek said he did not think the PV market would emerge so quickly in Wisconsin.
Washebek credits a lot of the success of these first two PV projects to his staff's willingness to take on a new market challenge, the training provided by the local joint apprenticeship training center (JATC), and the members of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 494, including Ron Wahl, who was the superintendent on both the GE projects.
In July 2010, Lemberg Electric completed its latest design/build PV project by designing and installing an array consisting of 78 PV modules with a DC rating of 18 kWp on the new corporate headquarters of Environmental Systems Inc. (ESI). Like Lemberg Electric, ESI's new headquarters building is also located in Brookfield and is known as Gateway West Sustainable 1. According to an ESI press release, the PV array is expected to produce 22,000 kilowatt-hours DC per year, which will offset about 8 percent of the building's annual electric energy use and reduce CO2 emissions by 24 tons annually.
But how did Lemberg get into the market so quickly? Like a lot of electrical contracting firms, Lemberg Electric has both a construction and service division, and for the past 25 years, it has also offered design/build services to its customers. This allows Lemberg Electric to be a one-stop shop for its residential, commercial and industrial customers interested in energy-efficiency projects that include PV systems. Washebek sees PV systems as a part of Lemberg Electric's energy services that can also help customers with lighting retrofits, lighting controls and other energy-saving technologies. Understanding that financing the up-front cost of an energy project is a major obstacle for its customers, Lemberg Electric has also partnered with a local business leasing and finance company to help its customers afford energy-efficiency projects, such as PV systems today that will improve their buildings' operating efficiency and bottom line for years to come.
Sunny Milwaukee?
Milwaukee is located at a latitude of 42.95° north and has an average solar radiation of 4.5 kWh/m2/day on a flat-plate solar collector facing south at a tilt equal to Milwaukee's latitude, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Solar Radiation Data Manual for Flat-Plate and Concentrating Collectors, rredc.nrel.gov/solar/pubs/redbook. This average solar radiation is equivalent to peak sun hours of 4.5 hours per day for a PV module rated at standard test conditions. The table above compares Milwaukee's average daily solar radiation for a flat-plate collector tilted at latitude to other parts of the United States that are considered sunnier.
There is no doubt that there are sunnier cities in the United States and that the same PV array will be more productive in these cities than in Milwaukee. With the exception of Phoenix, the southern cities average solar radiation is 11 to 27 percent greater than that of Milwaukee. This difference is much less than most people think it would be. Also, as Washebek points out, with utility electricity prices increasing, PV module efficiencies increasing, and PV module production costs decreasing, PV will continue to become more cost competitive and attractive to customers who want to lock in their electric energy cost with PV systems for 20 to 30 years.
Barriers to PV market entry
There are currently 10 states and one territory that require solar contractor licenses to install PV systems, and Wisconsin is not one. However, Wisconsin and its utilities support and encourage energy-efficiency and renewable-energy projects, including PV systems, with a variety of incentive programs. One of the most important state-incentive programs in Wisconsin is Focus on Energy, which is a rebate program that covers a variety of energy projects including PV systems. For a building owner to be eligible for a Focus on Energy PV system rebate, the PV system must be placed by a full-service installation firm that has at least one person who is certified by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) as a solar PV installer. Wisconsin maintains a list of full service solar electric installation firms that meet the Focus on Energy requirements, which includes having a NABCEP-certified PV installer.
Lemberg Electric, along with other Wisconsin contractors, recognized the need to become a full-service solar electric installation firm so that its customers would qualify for the Focus on Energy Rebates. However, NABCEP certifies individuals and not firms as solar PV installers. Therefore, Washebek, who is a licensed electrical contractor and registered design engineer in Wisconsin, decided to apply for and take the certification examination.
Washebek took a 45-hour advanced PV course that included both classroom instruction and hands-on training and then sat for the 60-question NABCEP PV installer examination. Washebek passed the examination on his first try but maintains that it was one of the most difficult tests that he has ever taken. However, he recommends that electrical contractors considering the PV market become a NABCEP-certified PV installer, regardless of whether it is required in their area. This certification is being increasingly recognized by architects and engineers and is finding its way into project specifications.
Emerging PV market
Across the United States, energy services including PV system design and installation is a growth market for electrical contracting firms like Lemberg Electric. Most states have net metering programs that allow the building owner to install a grid-tied PV system and use the utility grid as a storage device. Some states and municipalities are experimenting with feed-in tariffs that guarantees a premium price for PV generated energy over a 15- to 20-year period. In addition, federal, state, local, and utility-incentive programs, such as Wisconsin's Focus on Energy, can significantly reduce the PV system's initial cost, resulting in a reduced payback period for customers. These incentives coupled with increasing electricity prices, decreasing PV system installed costs, and the opportunity to lock-in electric energy costs for 20 to 30 years with PV systems is creating a growth market for PV systems throughout the United States.
This article is the result of a research project investigating the potential of the emerging PV market for the electrical contracting firm sponsored by ELECTRI International. The author thanks the foundation for its support.
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A Hybino, also known as a Hypo-Albino, is a combination of the Super Hypo and any one of the three albino strains. Generally Hybinos are described as geckos with an all yellow body and albino colored eyes. When seeking to create Hybinos, it generally requires breeding into the second generation. The first pairings would be an Albino x Super Hypo. The babies would then be bred back to each other or to the albino parent. There will be a 50% chance of producing an albino for pairings between the offspring and the albino parent, and a 25% chance of producing an albino if offspring are bred to each other. Some of these albino offspring of the second generation will also be Super Hypo and could therefore be called Hybinos.
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Reference and citation lists in the ADS are not complete. There are several sources of incompleteness of citation lists:
We currently get reference lists from the journals published by APS, IoP, Springer, Elsevier, and Nature as well as A&A, and MNRAS. The APS and IoP reference lists go back to volume 1 for their journals, while coverage for other journals is not complete.
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Mail Bridges Distance Between Deployed Soldiers, Families
By Army Pfc. Michael Schuch
Special to American Forces Press Service
FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq , July 18, 2008 - When Patton's tanks rolled across North African desert sands, letters of encouragement, love and support from family back home connected 1st Armored Division soldiers to loved ones left behind.
Today, in the heat of Iraq's deserts, mail continues to bridge the distance between "Iron Soldiers" and their families. Even in today's age of advanced technological communications, nothing compares to being able to hold a letter or open a package pieced together with affection by someone at home.
"Even though my wife and I are able to communicate almost daily via the internet, it still brightens my day to open a package from her," said Army Sgt. 1st Class Donald Johnson, deployed from Baumholder, Germany. "To know that her hands held this just days ago makes me feel that we are not so far apart."
It takes hours of work and numerous soldiers to get the mail from its origin to soldiers of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division.
"On an average day, we bring in roughly 8,000 pounds of mail, sending out nearly 1,000 pounds from the soldiers," said Army Sgt. Lamond Jackson, of Los Angeles.
Soldiers serving in war zones are able to send letters to the U.S. free of charge.
Once a piece of mail is shipped to Iraq from anywhere in the United States, it is sent to a central facility in New York. Mail is next received and sorted by soldiers working at Baghdad International Airport. These soldiers then arrange for the mail to be and shipped by convoy to the appropriate base.
Every letter, parcel and package received by the mail handlers of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, is sorted into individual units, then, the office or group of each soldier, and finally, by the soldier's name. It takes each piece of mail an average of five to 10 days to travel from origin to destination, passing through several checkpoints and countless soldiers along the way.
Before the mail passes into the hands of its intended soldier, it goes through the final link in the chain, the unit mail clerk. The unit mail clerk is solely responsible for ensuring that each package is intact, protected and delivered to the correct soldier.
"Being the mail clerk is a big responsibility, because mail is really important for our soldiers," said Army Pfc. Courtney Flaherty, of Pacific, Mass. "I really enjoy being able to perform this job."
No matter what soldiers may encounter during any given day, a little piece of home provides meaning to the sacrifices they make. "Mail is the sole thing I look forward to each day. I love it," said Army Cpl. John Wilson, of New York City. "Just knowing that someone special took the time and effort to write to me makes all this worthwhile."
(Army Pfc. Michael Schuch is assigned to the Public Affairs Office of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division.)
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It's summertime, which means a lot of college kids are home for the break. It also means moms are once again tasked with stocking the fridge with foods your kid will like. Here are some tips on how to feed your hungry college kid healthy foods this summer while also staying under budget.
The Freshman 15 is no joke! Your college scholar is probably used to eating noodles for breakfast, lunch and dinner, so it's up to you to get him back on a healthier regimen. Shop early, shop often and follow these tips!
Put Healthy Options at Eye Level: Get your kid to break their college eating habit of putting peanut butter on everything. When you stock your fridge, be sure to rearrange it so that the healthier food choices are at eye level. This way it will be a lot easier for your kid to stick to fruits and yogurt instead of making a b-line for the much harder to find snacks. We recommend sticking those in the back of the fridge or not buying them at all.
Keep it on budget: You can pack up on fruits and vegetables at your local farmers' markets. Consider buying some healthy alternatives–like deli meats–in bulk as you'll be surprised at how quickly college kids go through food.
Try a Soda Alternative: Soda is practically a main food group for a college kid, but it can also be a big reason for the Freshman 15. If your kid still wants the soda taste, then invest in a SodaStream. This healthy alternative allows you to create your own seltzer water with added flavors that use natural sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup.
Keep it on budget: Buy cranberry and pomegranate juice that your kid can drink as a substitute for soda or even mix with seltzer and use in their SodaStream. Fresh ginger from your garden can also be used to make homemade ginger ale. And right now, use our SodaStream code to get free shipping on $50+ until the end of the month.
Keep It Fresh: Capitalize on the summer season and go out and pick some fresh fruit. Not only will you come home with healthy snacks that are naturally sweetened, but you just managed to get your college kid off the couch for a few hours.
Having fresh apples, berries, watermelon or orange slices ready to go are easy snacks. Throw some fruit in a bowl, add some mint and lime juice and you've got a nice fruit salad. Or even whip up a fruit skewer to make the snack portable. Drizzle some healthy dark chocolate on it to give it a cool twist.
Keep it on budget: When the fruit goes bad don't just throw it out. Freeze the slices in bags for a nice fruit smoothie in the future. Frozen bananas are the perfect ingredients for a smoothie, and cold blueberries are a go-to snack filled with catechins that assist in weight loss.
Go Homemade Instead of Take Out: Forget take out pizza! Keep it budget friendly and make a healthier, cheaper pizza at home. It's fun, easy and it can be a great activity to do together. There is something nostalgic about making your own pizza. Plus, I'm sure your kid hasn't had a homemade dish in a while, so mom's cooking is a welcome sight. Feeling adventurous? Make it your own with different meats, cheeses or sauces like basil, pesto, oregano or arugula!
Keep it on budget: Use pizza in more than one way. Pop it in the stove and make a quick and easy personal pizza grilled cheese on whole wheat bread. Now you have a meal within a meal.
Create a Not-So-Decadent Dessert: When it comes to dessert, it's not easy maintaining a healthy regimen. But it is possible! A mixed berry cobbler is a nice alternative to a more decadent snack because it's made with whole wheat flour, blackberries, raspberries and lemon juice. Prep is easy and the dessert clocks in under 300 calories.
Keep it on budget: Most of the ingredients used in the mixed berry cobbler are readily available in your pantry. And the fresh berries that you stocked up on earlier will again come in handy with desserts.
Before you shop: Another great food to feed your college kid this summer is chips and salsa. It's pretty much a college staple. With the right ingredients, you can easily make this at home while having enough leftovers to last the week. It's budget friendly, pretty healthy and completely satisfying.


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I'm ready for spring. I've almost finished winter quarter classes — just the writeup of my HLM project left to turn in. The snow is finally melting off my front lawn. The crabapple trees are putting out buds.
It hasn't been a hard winter like 2006 but still it's been grey and icy for far too long.
And these past ten weeks were seriously strange.
This Ph.D. pursuit is psychologically much bigger and harder than I imagined. It's turned into some sort of monomythical journey, and in winter quarter I traveled the road of trials.
Once having traversed the threshold, the hero moves in a dream landscape of curiously fluid, ambiguous forms, where he must survive a succession of trials…. The original departure into the land of trials represented only the beginning of the long and really perilous path of initiatory conquests and moments of illumination. Dragons have now to be slain and surprising barriers passed – again, again, and again. Meanwhile there will be a multitude of preliminary victories, unretainable ecstasies and momentary glimpses of the wonderful land.
It did feel like a dream landscape, absurdly odd with strange events and people and strange projects too. The trials came from inside me: sticking out a class that I despised when I'm used to quitting whatever doesn't please me, confronting demons from my past as I spiraled back on old decisions and events that led me to this place, stifling my familiar ways of approach so that I could build new relationships for the journey ahead.
Were there "preliminary victories, unretainable ecstasies and momentary glimpses of the wonderful land"? Yes and yes and yes. My professor's telling me my project had a good chance of yielding publishable results, then sharing my proposal with the class as an example of how one should be done. A raucously funny altercation in psychometrics that made me laugh so hard I really did cry, not just over the unexpected outburst but because of the good friends I have more unexpectedly found. Monthly department meetings, begun at my suggestion, where, for the first time, I could imagine myself as some sort of academic. Dreaded group projects that turned into opportunities for intellectual sparring and companionship, things I have so thoroughly missed over the past ten years.
Thinking into the future of this mythical story, I wonder what Atonement with the Father could possibly mean for me. I know it doesn't mean atonement with my actual father, as we are not opposed. I think what it means is atonement with the father inside me. Figures in the hero's journey are symbolic, not literal. The Goddess is not always female, woman as temptress doesn't necessarily mean some other woman (isn't the temptress inside me? yes), and each person has masculine and feminine inside.
For the past ten years, the mother inside me has been dominant, as I had babies and raised them and put work mostly to the side. Even before that, I made choices from the female side of myself: dropping my plan to get a Ph.D. in favor of my boyfriend's career and our plans to buy a house, having my first child at a relatively early age thus stalling my career progress, moving to Virginia to be closer to family, choosing to have a third child even though with only two I could have gotten back to work earlier.
I can even see how my stereotypically female side has actually been in charge for far longer than that; before I married, I lost myself in romance again and again.
It would be too pat if spring brought atonement and rebirth. More likely, I will have to keep slaying dragons and passing surprising barriers as I look for the ultimate treasure. And what is that treasure? Perhaps I have already found it. As Michael Foley in The Age of Absurdity says, it is the journey itself:
The search for meaning is itself the meaning, the Way is the destination, the quest is the grail.


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Hi everyone, I promised to announce the winner of my Valentine Giveaway today and the winner is.......
Elisa from Old Ragged Threads Blog here
Congratulations Elisa, please leave me a comment with your email address and I will arrange to send the gift to you.
I would like to thank everyone who left a comment.
I would also like to thank all the people who are now following my blog, I have hit over a 1000 followers this week and I am thrilled, I never imagined that so many people would be interested in my cross stitch. Talking of interest, you all seemed to like the cupcakes pattern I put on as a freebie, 900 people were referred from another site in one day just to see the pattern, I was so pleased.
Here is the link to the site where you will find other free patterns.
I am currently designing another cupcake pattern, in fact I could probably end up with a whole series, I just so love cup cake designs!
And now for my current work in progress, it is a freebie from the Swappons blog here just click on the link and scroll down the page and click onto the PDF red square and you can download it. There are also lots of photos of finished works from people that have used the pattern, you will find lots of inspiration for the project in lots of different colours here. I am unsure how I am going to finish this one, I may do a box finishing.
This is stitched one over one, it was surprisingly quick to stitch once I got started.
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Wolff Center Alumni Association
We are an Alumni Organization for Entrepreneurs who graduated from the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship, the number 1 undergraduate program in the U.S. We are very close knit group of people and we are kicking off our Alumni Organization
People who graduated from our program.
We need to create a Tri-Fold Brochure to market our organization. Our Organization is called the Wolff Center Alumni Association. We want this trifold to specifically be a Barrel fold. The front we want our Logo and the name of the organization as well as the picture that shows the name tags and stack of papers for membership. We also want our website to be listed somewhere. Please use similar theme and colors as the website. http://www.wolffalumni.com
On the Inside page (all the way on the left)
We want to have a picture on the top (head shot) and we want some room for text
The page that first displays when you open the brochure (on right that pops out "if you completely unfold the brochure it is actually on the back left")
We also want a picture on the bottom of this page group2.jpg
On the middle of the brochure when it is completely opened:
We want an area for our Mission Statement and Vision Statement of the Organization.
In the middle of the page another head shot small picture of our President and Founder of the Program Paul. So we want this to have a placeholder for his headshot and underneath do the same thing as Bills headshot
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Violinist and violist Timothy Christie is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival. He serves on the music faculties of the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, and the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina.
The solo violist of Brave New Works since the group's inception in 1997, Timothy has performed and premiered numerous solo and chamber works of the 20th and 21st centuries. Timothy currently performs with the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, IRIS Orchestra (Germantown, Tennessee), the Seattle Symphony, and the Seattle Opera. He also plays in numerous chamber music series throughout the Northwest.


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Irish Rugby
It's not all bad for Ireland
Hugh Farrelly
May 30, 2010
Ireland must now re-group ahead of an epic season culminating in the Rugby World Cup © Getty Images
At first glance, Ireland's summer tour to New Zealand and Australia reads like a pretty harrowing experience.
Three defeats, making it an unprecedented five in-a-row for coach Declan Kidney, 14 tries conceded, the Jamie Heaslip red card incident and further injuries to add to the spate that decimated the touring party before departure. However, the positives outweighed the negatives in terms of fringe development and valuable homework on venues and opposition that will be encountered in little over a year's time at the World Cup.
The opposition homework centred on Australia, 22-15 victors in last weekend's Test, who Ireland play in their World Cup-defining pool game next year. The Wallabies are in something of crisis at present. If what was essentially a third-string Irish side can run them to a converted score at the end of an arduous season, a full-strength Ireland must have a genuine shot at victory when it really matters.
Defeat to England a week previously turned up the heat on Australia coach Robbie Deans and the nervy win over Ireland, on a night when there was little quality rugby on display, did little to appease the Kiwi's detractors. True, the Wallabies had their own absentee problems, particularly in the front five but there was little fluency to their much-vaunted backline despite plentiful possession and the forthcoming Tri-Nations when they will face confident New Zealand and South African outfits could see Australia badly exposed.
Rocky Elsom is, on form, the best blindside flanker in world rugby but is playing like a man who needs a break from the game after almost two years of ceaseless effort. Furthermore, the captaincy appears to sit somewhat awkwardly on his broad shoulders. There have already been calls to relieve him of leadership duties allow him get on with playing the game but Deans has a squad that is defined by its youth and there are few obvious alternatives to Leinster's 2009 Heineken Cup-winning hero.
Last November, David Pocock was being touted as one of the finds of the year, together with Springbok tearaway Heinrich Brussow. However, the new interpretations at the tackle and breakdown areas have proved somewhat emasculating for both open-sides and Pocock has been unable to kick on from last year.
There were improvements in scrummaging in the second Test against England and against Ireland but even with the return from injury of Ben Alexander, Benn Robinson and Stephen Moore, the Aussie front-row is not necessarily one to be feared by the top scrummaging sides.
They have quality at scrum-half in Will Genia (currently battling back from injury) and Luke Burgess and a clutch of dangerous runners out wide but, while the individual talent is evident, the collective fluency is not. Quade Cooper is the current pin-up boy at out-half and is undoubtedly talented but a look at the history of World Cup-winning out-halves does not suggest Cooper is ready to join their illustrious ranks.
Grant Fox (1987), Michael Lynagh (1991), Joel Stansky (1995), Stephen Larkham (1999), Jonny Wilkinson (2003) and Butch James (2007) were all No.10s capable of controlling a rugby match with fellow-Australian Larkham probably the closest to Cooper in terms of running approach.
However, Larkham, although not characterised by his kicking, could still adopt a pragmatic approach from the pivotal role - as he did in 1999 - while Cooper is all about the mercurial. And showmanship. There is the Popeye stance for placed kicks and the bunny-jump that he executes almost every time he receives the ball - which is now being aped by his outside backs. It may look good for the punters and has been reasonably successful to date - with the help of poor Irish defence last Saturday - but this hop-and-skip trick will surely be worked out by opposition video analysts which leaves him vulnerable to turnovers.
Matt Giteau's place-kicking inconsistency created a bizarre mix-and-match with Cooper against Ireland which seemed to revolve around Cooper taking on the difficult kicks and Giteau getting the 'gimmes'. Giteau is still only 27 but has over 80 caps since his debut in 2002 and represents the experienced figurehead in a callow backline. Although potent on the ball against the English, the first centre was ineffective against the Irish and Deans badly needs Giteau at his best for the Tri-Nations.
Should that competition end in another bottom-placed finish for the Wallabies, as appears likely, the pressure will ratchet up on Deans once again. Australia are, arguably, the most patriotic sporting nation in the world and the fact that Deans hails from New Zealand adds extra edge to the barbs aimed in his direction.
A seminal Tri-Nations for the Wallabies then, and one that will have a profound bearing on their progression to the World Cup. Kidney will be watching closely.
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After numerous glimpses at the set of The Great Gatsby, we're finally getting a small peek at the finished product. This comes in the form of two promotional photos released by Warner Bros, which show us a few of the main characters from Baz Luhrmann's 3D adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel.
Last month we posted photos, which showed Tobey Maguire, Leonardio DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan in costume on the set of the film. They're looking even better in the new photos that were released for the movie.
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Mulligan and DiCaprio are looking gloomy but cozy together in the first photo, and it's hard to tell, but it seems like Gatsby has his eyes on the well accessorized Daisy in the second one, while everyone else is watching something else. It's worth noting that, with the exception of what barely qualifies as a smile from Maguire, no one's looking very happy in these photos, regardless of what appears to be a party setting in the second one. That's fitting though, given the story and all of the drama that awaits.
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Baby Carriage Blanket Pattern - Crochet Pattern - Crochet Baby Blanket - Baby Snuggle Blanket - Car Seat or Stroller Blanket
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This is another one of my very versatile yet easy patterns. The block by itself is the perfect size for a "Baby Snuggle Blinkie", car seat or stroller blanket.. Sew or crochet 4 of the blocks together and it's perfect as a blanket, afghan or throw! Try 4 different color blocks!
Finished size: approximately 16" x 21" without a border added on.
Also included in this pattern are pictures and instructions of other blankets I made by adding rows and stitches to the existing pattern.
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This pattern is super easy and very, very detailed.....lots of pictures to help also.
Great decoration for baby's room! Wonderful Wall Hanging.
Stitches: Single Crochet, Double Crochet, Reverse Popcorn Stitch (3 Dc, Ch1) lots of pictures to help with the RP.
Made using Worsted Weight yarn but you can use any yarn and hook size to achieve whichever size you'd like.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
The internet without cat pictures is like the telephone without gossip.
Velcro turned 4 years last month.
Adopted from the SF SPCA 3.5yrs ago, she is a beautiful black cat, with super soft fur – rather shy to any strangers.
Likes to stand in front of the TV during ESPN or basketball games and follow the ball as if it was
a catnip laser ball. She is a jock, and means the feline world to me.
Got some comments asking for more of Velcro, so here she is.
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- AnonymousTuesday, June 05, 2012
Velcro is the best new name I've heard for a cat, that is awesome.ReplyDelete
i'm not a huge cat person but that first shot is absolutely adorable!!ReplyDelete
xo TJ
Standing ovation for the top cat photo! Keep it up, Meli, whatever it is.ReplyDelete
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What a beauty! My "Kitty" died nearly a year ago and the hole in my heart is big enough to drive a truck through. But a neighborhood cat comes to visit me almost every day. I entice it with the smallest amounts of Kitty's leftover kibble, which I have stored in glass jars in an attempt to keep it fresh as long as possible.ReplyDeleteReplies
that is very nice story, thanks for sharing +sorry for your kitty lossDelete
it must be a good feeling to keep that tradition going with your new cat friend, and I hope that friendship lasts a very long time :)
<3 thank you all :)ReplyDelete
Utterly charming. I had a lovely cat, Mr. Kitty, who adopted me many years ago. He tried to act all cool and detached but over the course of many months he went from spying on me through the shrubs in front of my apartment building to slipping through the front door of the stairwell and following me up to my apartment. He usually slept with his head tucked against my neck at night and his purring lulled me to sleep. I developed asthema, and after 7 years together he went to live with another family who loved him until the day he died. I miss the quiet presence of a good cat.ReplyDeleteReplies
aw what a touching story <3 thx for sharing karen! cats are certainly quiet and very present. such unique loving pets. xxomDelete


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Well... it's not too hot here, but you get the point. It's about time I drew a comic for PGCR again. I'm still not quite done, the lineart version is up, but I'm going to do a monochromatic "color" if you will, add in a few things to the background, play with the effects a bit more, and possibly add arrows so there won't be any confusion on which panel goes after which.
It's always great to be working with Mutt, he's definitely very talented as I'm sure you all know. His new design for Perki was rather tricky at first, but I think I've almost got it nailed down.
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This recipe is perfect for any holiday occasion or when you are craving a condiment that is sweet, fragrant and a little spicy. Golden Berries contain a large amount of both protein and vitamin C. Combined together with the flavorful sweetness of Golden Hunza Raisins, they create an unstoppable force! Delicious!
1 cup Golden Hunza Raisins
1 cup Golden Berries
1 tsp ginger, chopped
1 tsp garlic (approximately one clove)
1/4 cup cilantro, fresh (stems removed)
1/4 cup red onion, chopped
1-2 Tbsp Botija olive oil or Sacha Inchi oil
1/2 – 1 tsp jalepeno, chopped
1/2 tsp Kalahari salt
Soak the raisins and berries for 2-3 hours. Drain well and place in food processor with ginger and garlic. Process until well incorporated. Add jalepeno, red onion, cilantro, oil and gently pulse in processor. Salt to taste and adjust flavors. Serve as condiment alongside nori rolls, raw crackers or crudites. Enjoy!


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The veteran actor, 71, sustained a broken leg in early June (14) when the door of the Millennium Falcon spacecraft fell on top of him while shooting at Pinewood Studios.
He underwent surgery and was recently photographed back on his feet with the help of a special supportive crutch, less than three weeks after the accident.
Filming continued in Ford's absence, but now Disney studio executives have decided to halt production for a fortnight next month (Aug14) to allow Abrams to rework the shooting schedule.
However, Disney bosses insist Star Wars: Episode VII is still "on track" to wrap this autumn (14) and will be in movie theatres for its planned December, 2015 release date.
Meanwhile, Abrams has added two new castmembers to the film - acting newcomers Crystal Clarke and Pip Anderson - although details about their roles are being kept under wraps.
They join the likes of Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis and original franchise stars Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill in Episode VII.


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Oakville, Iowa
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Census Data for Oakville ...
Population ...
The most recent Census Estimate<1> was for 2018 and it gave Oakville a population of 173 people.
The last Decennial Census<2> was in 2010, which gave Oakville a population of 173 people.
The city of Oakville is located in Louisa County. The 2010 Census gave Louisa County a population of 11,387 people. This means that Oakville had 1.52% of the county's total population, making it Louisa's 8th most populous community.
At the same time, Iowa had a population of 3,046,355 people.
Area ...
When the Census Bureau conducts a census for a city like Oakville, they draw a boundary around the area in which they are going to conduct their count - this defines the sampling area (usually shaped as a polygon). The shape of the sampling area can be quite complex and it's important to keep in mind that the boundaries of the sampling area may or may not match the recognized boundaries of the city.
Things like the population, area and housing for Oakville reflect the sampling area. Since the shape of the sampling area and the actual boundaries of Oakville might be different, it's best to check with the U.S. Census Bureau to resolve any difference between the two.
The 2010 Census shows that the sampling area for Oakville has a total area of 0.42 square miles [1.1 km²]. Of this total, 0.42 square miles [1.1 km²] is land, with the balance (1.18%) being water (0 square miles [0 km²]).
Louisa County has a land area of 401.8 square miles [1,040.6 km²]. At 0.42 square miles [1.1 km²], Oakville has 0.1% of the county's total land area.
Not only does the sampling area define boundaries, it also has a GPS location (latitude & longitude) that indicates a point within the sampling area (usually the center of the polygon, known as the centroid). At the time of the 2010 Census, the sampling area was located at:
Lat: 41° 5' 52" (or 41.1°) [Map]
More information on this topic and the changes between the 2000 Census and the 2010 Census can be found in the section for our Census-to-Census Observations ... (see below).
Population Density ...
Using the population (173 people) and land area (0.42 square miles [1.1 km²]) values from the 2010 Census, Oakville had a population density of 408 people per square mile [157.5 people/km²].
In comparison, the 2000 Census shows Oakville had a population of 439 people and a land area of 0.42 square miles [1.1 km²]. This gives a population density of 1,032 people per square mile [398.7 people/km²]
NOTE: Be aware that when comparing population density between the 2000 and the 2010 Census, there were changes in the sampling area for Oakville. You need to be careful when making such a comparison, the differences are likely to lead to a misleading comparison. More information about the changes can be found in the section Census-to-Census Observations ... (see below).
Housing Units ...
At the time of the 2010 Census, Oakville had 95 Housing Units<3> and with its population of 173 people, this averages 1.82 people per Housing Unit.
The 2010 Census shows Oakville had a land area of 0.42 square miles [1.1 km²]. This translates to 224.1 Housing Units per square mile [86.5 housing units/km²].
From the Census of 2000: Oakville had 193 Housing Units, a population of 439 people and a land area of 0.42 square miles [1.1 km²]. This gives a density of 2.27 people per Housing Unit and 454 Housing Units per square mile [175.3 housing units/km²].
NOTE: Repeating the caution above (under Population Density), be aware that when comparing Housing Units between the 2000 and the 2010 Census, there were changes in the sampling area for Oakville and you need to be careful when comparing results between the censuses. More information about these differences can be found in the section called Census-to-Census Observations ... (see below).
Louisa County ...
The community of Oakville is located in Louisa County.
The county had a population of 11,387 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 173 people, Oakville represented 1.52% of the county's total.
In addition, where the city of Oakville has a population density of 408 people per square mile [157.5 people/km²], Louisa County averages 28.34 people per square mile [10.94 people/km²].
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Louisa County.
Population Rings for Oakville ...
To help identify the number of people who live in Oakville and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Oakville. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.<4>
Census-to-Census Observations ...
Introduction ...
When the Census Bureau takes a census count (or enumeration) for Oakville, they start by specifying the boundaries of the area to be counted. This area (or sampling area) is a polygon and its shape can be quite complex - it may or may not match the geographical boundaries of Oakville. It's important to note that from one Census to the next, the shape and location of the polygon can change. If you need precision or details about the methodology of the Census, you should visit the U.S. Census Bureau for a definitive answer.
Area ...
There is only a very minor difference in the sampling area given between the 2010 Census and the 2000 Census.
The 2010 Census shows that the total area for Oakville was 0.42 square miles [1.1 km²]. Of this total, 0.42 square miles [1.1 km²] is land, with the balance (1.18%) being water (0 square miles [0 km²]).
The 2000 Census shows a total area of 0.43 square miles [1.1 km²]. Of this total, 0.42 square miles [1.1 km²] is land, with the balance (1.16%) being water (0 square miles [0 km²]).
Location ...
While generally coinciding with the GPS location (latitude/longitude) of Oakville, the latitude and longitude given by the Census Bureau actually indicates the GPS location of the polygon for Oakville.
For the 2010 Census, the location was given as:
Lat: 41.097988° (or 41°5'52" N) [Map]
For the 2000 Census, the location given was:
Lat: 41.097853° (or 41°5'52" N) [Map]
The difference indicates that the U.S. Census Bureau moved the location of the polygon for the 2010 Census 66.9 feet to the northwest<5> of the location that was used in the 2000 Census.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) have assigned a unique GNIS identifier (#2395294) to Oakville. This identifier also marks a GSP point on the map, and that point lies within the boundaries of Oakville. The GNIS point has been mapped to the latitude/longitude:
Lat: 41.098115° (or 41°5'53" N) [Map]
The GSP location given for the 2010 Census lies 66.4 feet to the southwest<6> of the point given by the GNIS for Oakville. For more information about this and the relationship of the various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc Page for Oakville.
Miscellaneous Information for Oakville ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Louisa County or the city of Oakville:
The GNIS Codes ...
The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Oakville:
GNIS ID for Oakville: 2395294
GNIS ID for Louisa County: 465246
The FIPS Codes ...
An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
State Code: 19 (Iowa)
County Code: 115 (Louisa County)
Place Code: 58395 (Oakville)
State & County Code: 19/115 (Iowa / Louisa County)
State & Place Code: 19/58395 (Iowa / Oakville)
Misc. Census Codes ...
Oakville is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).
The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a city like Oakville, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Oakville. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
The ZIP code for Oakville: 52646<7>
Census ZCTA Codes ...
The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Oakville.
Other Roadside Stops ...
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website of the U.S. Census Bureau
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacountyiowa.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Footnotes ...
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I'm replacing my 15-year-old refrigerator this month with a more roomy, smarter-designed and better-looking new fridge.
Best of all, it's an Energy Star refrigerator, which means that it uses at least 20 percent less energy than a non-Energy Star fridge. Plus, although Energy Star refrigerators generally cost more upfront, you should consider overall cost of the appliance — which includes how much energy it uses compared to other models.
Energy Star estimates that over the lifetime of your refrigerator, you will cut your energy bills by $165 versus if you used an non-Energy Star model.
So think of how much you save when you unplug the refrigerator you're using right now? Actually, see the handy chart below.
So my fridge from the '90s costs about $97 per year compared to an Energy Star refrigerator, which uses an average of $48, according to this chart. (And actually, my new fridge is 10 percent better than the Energy Star standards; its energy use is estimated to cost about $43 per year.)
Obviously, I have to buy the new fridge, but I've budgeted for that. Now, what will I do with the $50? Better question: what will do with the $600 in usage cost savings I'll realize over the average life (12 years) of my refrigerator?


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District Award of Merit
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Awards are presented for service at the District, Council, Regional, National, and World level.
Here is the interactive version of the District Award of Merit Nomination form.
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- The following is from the District Award of Merit Nomination form #33720C.
General Information
The District Award of Merit is a council award presented by districts in the same manner that the Silver Beaver is a national award presented by councils.
The award is available to Scouters who render service of an outstanding nature at the district level.
The award is made available annually on the basis of 1 for each 25 traditional units or fraction thereof. The district need not present all the awards to which it is entitled each year.
It is not appropriate to nominate a Scouter who has already received this award.
A professional Scouter or other council employee may not receive this award based on employment service. However, a professional Scouter or employee who also serves as a volunteer Scouter may be eligible, based on volunteer service.
- 1. A nominee must be a registered Scouter.
- 2. A nominee must have rendered noteworthy service to youth in Scouting, outside Scouting, or both.
- Note - The nature and value of "noteworthy service to youth" may consist of a single plan or decisions that contributed vitally to the lives of large numbers of youth or it may have been given to a small group over an extended period of time.
- 3. Consideration must be given to the nominee's Scouting position and the corresponding opportunity to render outstanding service beyond the expectations of that Scouting position.
- 4. The nominee's attitude toward and cooperation with the district and/or council is to be taken into consideration.
- 5. Nominations cannot be considered for posthumous awards.
- 1. Annually, district chairmen will appoint a temporary special District Award of Merit committee of not more than five persons who will consider all candidates and make recommendations of those to receive the award to the council through the Scout executive.
- 2. The Scout executive will inform the district chairman of those nominations approved by the council committee.
- 3. The following procedure is suggested for such presentation ceremonies:
- a. The recipient and spouse should be in attendance at the annual meeting or recognition dinner.
- b. A district and/or council officer should explain the award and its significance.
- c. Eagle Scouts or Silver Award Venturers should be asked to escort the recipients to a place of honor at the head table or on stage.
- d. A suitable citation for each recipient should be read indicating what each has done in Scouting.
- e. The award (certificate, No. 33719; plaque, No. 17565; and lapel pin, No. 17551) may be presented at this time with appropriate congratulations.
- f. The only uniform insignia which accompanies this award is an embroidered overhand knot, No. 05013.
- g. A group picture may be taken for use in neighborhood or community newspapers (district responsibility).
- Plaque: District Award of Merit, plaque, No. 17565;
- Knot : Cloth, silver overhand knot on dark blue, ends down, No. 05013, district Scouter, above left pocket.
The District Award of Merit is not earned but awarded based upon nomination
- District Award of Merit Nomination form - interactive version!
Distinguished Service Awards
The Boy Scouts of America recognizes the need to acknowledge the invaluable services that men and women render to youth. Of the millions of registered adult volunteers in Scouting, only a select few are presented distinguished service awards at these level:
- District Award of Merit for outstanding service at the district level
- Silver Beaver for service at the unit, district or council level
- Distinguished Commissioner Service Award - recognizes Unit Commissioner, District Commissioner service
- Silver Antelope for service at the regional or area level
- Silver Buffalo for service at the national level
- Distinguished Eagle Scout Award - recognizes the most eminent for their national service to youth
- Order of the Arrow Distinguished Service Award honors service to the Order of the Arrow beyond the lodge level
- Silver World for service to Scouting at an international level
- Distinguished Service Awards Fact Sheet — Scouting.org
- Rules and Regulations of the Boy Scouts of America — Scouting.org
- Illustrated History of BSA Square Knot Evolution and Private Issues — SageVenture.com
- Silver Beaver Medals Mitch Reis. Boy Scout Memorabilia, Patches And Collectibles — MitchReis.com
- The Silver Fawn Medal - The Virtual Cub Leader's Handbook. — sites.Google.com
- List of recipients of the Silver Buffalo Award — en.Wikipedia.org
- Silver Buffalo Time magazine article, May 10, 1926 — Time.com
See also
- Scouter Awards for information on over 30 adult leader awards
- Awards for information on over 30 awards for Cub Scouts, Scouts, Venturers, and Sea Scouts.