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Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announced the discovery of an Earth-like exoplanet on Jan. 7, which they stated was "...a prime candidate to hold alien life." This new finding was achieved through the use of the Kepler space observatory launched by NASA in 2009 as part of its Discovery Program. The observatory is a spacecraft specifically designed to survey our region of the Milky Way with a photo-meter telescope in order to locate Earth-size planets in or near the habitat zone for extraterritorial life. It is also calibrated to determine how many of the billions of stars in our galaxy may have such planets.
Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announced the discovery of an Earth-like exoplanet on Jan. 7, which they stated was "...a prime candidate to hold alien life." This new finding was achieved through the use of the Kepler space observatory launched by NASA in 2009 as part of its Discovery Program. The observatory is a spacecraft specifically designed to survey our region of the Milky Way with a photo-meter telescope in order to locate Earth-size planets in or near the habitat zone for extraterritorial life. It is also calibrated to determine how many of the billions of stars in our galaxy may have such planets.
Since its launch in 2009 the Kepler space observatory has discovered 2,740 candidates for extraterrestrial life from the estimated 17 billion Earth-sized exoplanets that occupy our Milky Way Galaxy.
A robotic telescope on Paloma Mountain near San Diego, Calif., known as "Sleuth" recently concluded a lengthy search for star-suns in our galaxy and had found 19. North of San Francisco a radio telescope array with 350 dishes is now being constructed. Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen is funding the S.E.T.I. (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute which began operations in 1992. Already a giant antenna in Arecibo, Puerto Rico is searching space to receive radio transmissions from the outer space of our universe. It is anticipated that the S.E.T.I. Radio telescope array will be able to reach over a million stars. The time frame for original contact with an extraterrestrial civilization is estimated by astrophysicists to be at least within this century. Almost all scientists agree that the issue is not whether there will be such a contact, the only question being when it will occur.
The S.E.T.I. Project estimates that at least 10,000 civilizations are transmitting in the Milky Way Galaxy alone. The lack of a successful contact to date is attributed to the limitations of our present technology and the huge distances imposed by space and time in the cosmos.
Professor Michio Kaku, a professor of theoretical physics at the City University of New York as well as a co-founder of string field theory and the author of many widely acclaimed science books, in his recent book entitled "Physics of the Future," states that, "...unless we succumb to the forces of chaos and folly, the transition to a planetary civilization is inevitable, the end product of the enormous, inexorable forces of history and technology beyond anyone's control."
Despite the Hollywood and U.F.O. characterization of persons from outer space being monsters with two heads or three feet tall, and other such outlandish descriptions, the scientific community believes that extraterrestrial people will look and behave much as we do. This is because the Big Bang theory assumes that outer space is isotropic or uniform and homogenous in all respects, as it continues to expand. This belief is the basis for the assumptions that the universe has many exoplanets similar to our earth. Some may be much older, while others may be in earlier stages of evolution.
All of this presents a serious and fascinating issue for our consideration and reflection. If indeed there is one or more extraterrestrial civilizations, what does that say about our own present day religion? Are we alone under God's plan or can it be possible that these other cosmic civilizations have their own religions? And further, are these religions different from ours? If so, how are they different and why?
The late Dr. Carl Sagan, in his classic work on the place of planet earth in the universe entitled "Pale Blue Dot," asks how it is that hardly any major religion has looked at today's science and said, "...This is better than we thought. The universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'"
This may have been true several years ago, but not any longer. A Dominican priest, the Rev. Thomas O'Meara, the Warren Professor emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, has recently authored a book on this subject entitled "Vast Universe." Respectful of the science that discloses the reality of the universe, O'Meara, a Catholic theologian of international reputation, after careful study of both science and religion, suggests the following to his readers, "...Does not evolution place an emphasis upon higher forms of life? If so, it is likely that the universe contains considerable variety of life forms and intelligent species." He further states "...A wide cosmos does not raise doubts about a true God, for the God above god (as philosophers and mystics in the past have put it), is not glorified by negative and small relationships; "¦"and finally, "...Placing Jesus in a cosmic context gives a deeper understanding of his person and his teaching."
We can no longer consider the "New Universe" as it is now being observed by scientists in the 21st century, as being only "science fiction," but now must seriously face, and yes welcome, these challenges and the corresponding need to reconcile the new science with our faith.
Today it is not at all unreasonable to contemplate the possibility that our great-grandchildren's generation may establish contact with one or more extraterrestrial civilizations located somewhere in our Milky Way Galaxy. Some of these civilizations may be quite older and significantly more technologically advanced than we are today. These advanced civilizations may very well have learned to live in peace, to eliminate poverty and disease and to prosper under the laws of our God.
Could this be our new tomorrow?
A retired attorney, James T. Grady is a graduate of Boston College and its Law School, holds a master's degree from Boston University and has been a visiting scholar at Harvard University Law School. He lives in Marion and attends St. Patrick's Parish in Wareham.


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ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Generations of descendants of the first soldier laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery commemorated the burial's 150th anniversary at a wreath-laying ceremony Tuesday.
The ceremony at the grave of Union Pvt. William Christman kicked off a month of activity marking the sesquicentennial of the cemetery, across the Potomac River from the nation's capital.
Christman, a member of the 67th Pennsylvania Infantry, was buried May 13, 1864, after contracting a case of measles. The land was officially designated as a military cemetery a month later.
James Christman of Allentown, Pennsylvania, a great-grandnephew, said he and his cousins had no idea their ancestor had even served in the Civil War, much less that he was the first soldier buried at Arlington. They found out this year when contacted by a local historical association. Christman said he suspects his grandfather knew of the honor, which has been well documented at Arlington, but that he simply never bothered to tell anyone.
"My grandfather was a man of few words," Christman said.
The Christman family continued to have a long history of military service, even as the family's service in the Civil War had been forgotten.
Standing in the rows of graves, great-grandniece Barbara Christman Page of Swiftwater, Pennsylvania, thought about how her great-granduncle was the first of 400,000 from the nation's wars to be buried at Arlington.
"It is just so overwhelming," she said.
Arlington Cemetery sits on land that had been the home of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The Union army occupied the estate after Virginia seceded from the Union and turned it into a burial ground in part as a way to spite Lee.


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BAGHDAD (AP) — A Kurdish commander says he has dispatched fighters to a disputed northern area as tensions mount between Iraq's central government and the self-ruled autonomous region.
Commander Mahmoud Sankawi said Wednesday that the forces were shifted to the Khanaqin area overnight from the nearby town of Kifri. The move came a day after the government sent tanks and armored personnel carriers to the Kirkuk area, some 60 miles away. That area is also claimed by both sides.
Tensions increased last month after Baghdad sent forces to the area bordering the Kurdish region, including to sites claimed by Arabs, Turkomen and Kurds.
U.S. forces once supervised the area, helping Kurdish and Arab security forces form joint patrols.


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CHL Game Night: 10/12Submitted by chad on October 13, 2009 - 09:52
OHL - Canadian Thanksgiving Games
Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 2 @ Kitchener Rangers 4
RW Kyle DeCoste, SSM: 0-0-0, -2, 2 PIM (slashing)
Season totals: 7 GP, 1-0-1, -3, 12 PIM
The Greyhounds have lost three straight and have fallen one point behind Windsor for first in the West Division.
Barrie Colts 1 @ Owen Sound Attack 2
LW/C Alex Hutchings, BAR: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM
Season totals: 10 GP, 6-7-13, +5, 4 PIM
Hutchings had his five game point streak snapped. Steven Shipley scored both goals for the Attack. He's expected to go somewhere in the late first or second round of next summer's draft.
Sudbury Wolves 0 @ Windsor Spitfires 7
C Richard Panik, WSR: 0-0-0, +1, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 9 GP, 3-2-5, +7, 2 PIM
Panik failed to register a point for the second straight game despite Windsor's seven goals.
Kingston Frontenacs 2 @ Oshawa Generals 7
G Michael Zador, OSH: Win, 23 saves on 21 shots
Season: 5 GP, 3-1-1-0, 3.59 GAA, .890 sv%, 1 SO
Zador ran his shutout streak to five periods before Kingston scored at the 7:02 mark of the third period. That's two wins (and starts) in a row for Zador.
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CHL Game Night: 10/10Submitted by chad on October 11, 2009 - 07:56
Lewiston MAINEiacs 0 @ Moncton Wildcats 2
D Mark Barberio, MCT: 0-1-1, E, 2 PIM, 3 SOG
Season totals: 9 GP, 0-4-4, E, 10 PIM
Barberio assisted on the insurance goal scored on the power play late in the third period.
Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 3 @ Owen Sound Attack 6
RW Kyle DeCoste, SSM: 1-0-1, +2, 2 PIM (holding)
Season totals: 6 GP, 1-0-1, -1, 10 PIM
After winning seven to start the year, the Soo has now lost two straight. DeCoste scored his first goal of the season. He had 15 in 65 games last year.
Erie Otters 4 @ Barrie Colts 7
LW/C Alex Hutchings, BAR: 1-1-2, +2, 2 PIM (slashing)
Season totals: 9 GP, 6-7-13, +5, 4 PIM
Hutchings has a five game point streak in which he's scored eight points. He has three goals in his last two games. Erie, who outshot Barrie 46-40, misses goalie Jaroslav Janus, who remains with the Norfolk Admirals on a tryout contract.
Saskatoon Blades 3 @ Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 (OT)
RW Carter Ashton, LET: 0-0-0, E, 15 PIM (major for checking-from-behind, game misconduct)
Season totals: 8 GP, 6-2-8, -6, 16 PIM
Ashton was kicked out at 3:58 of the first period after a checking-from-behind major penalty. His four game goal streak was snapped.
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CHL Game Night: 10/8Submitted by chad on October 9, 2009 - 08:04
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CHL Game Night: 10/4Submitted by chad on October 4, 2009 - 21:13
Barrie Colts 2 @ Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 6
LW/C Alex Hutchings, BAR: 0-1-1, E, 2 PIM (high sticking)
Season totals: 7 GP, 3-6-9, +3, 2 PIM
The Colts struggled on the road after winning two straight at home.
Windsor Spitfires 6 @ Kingston Frontenacs 3
C Richard Panik, WSR: 0-1-1, +3, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 6 GP, 2-2-4, +4, 2 PIM
Windsor scored four times in the third to turn a 3-2 deficit into a comfortable win.
Ottawa 67's 4 @ Oshawa Generals 5 (SO)
LW Matais Sointu, OTT: 0-1-1, +2, 0 PIM
Season totals: 7 GP, 1-3-4, +6, 2 PIM
G Michael Zador, OSH: Back-up.
Season: 3 GP, 1-1-1-0, 5.50 GAA, 8.42 sv%
Sointu continued his tour of playing fellow Lightning prospects this weekend – sort of – as Zador watched from the bench for the third straight game. Ottawa scored with just over a minute left in the game to force overtime. Sointu is tied for the team lead in plus/minus.
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CHL Game Night: 10/3Submitted by chad on October 4, 2009 - 08:36
Ashton has five goals in his last three games ... The Soo keeps rolling ... Hutchings vs. Sointu.
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CHL Game Night: 10/1Submitted by chad on October 2, 2009 - 07:50
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CHL Game Night: 9/25Submitted by chad on September 25, 2009 - 21:54
Not a great night statistically for Lightning prospects.
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CHL Game Night: 9/17Submitted by chad on September 18, 2009 - 07:53
Ontario Hockey League
Owen Sound Attack 1 @ Barrie Colts 9
LW/C Alex Hutchings, BAR: 0-1-1,+1, 0 PIM
The Eastern Conference favorite Colts started their season off with a bang by crushing Owen Sound 9-1. The game was well out of hand by the time the third period started as the Colts were sitting back on an 8-1 lead. Hutchings, who has led the Colts in scoring the last two seasons, had a relatively quiet opener, notching just an assist. Luke Pither (undrafted) had 4 goals for Barrie.
Defending OHL and Memorial Cup champion Windsor also started their season Thursday, but a depleted Spits squad lost 6-5 to rival Plymouth in a shootout. Windsor's Richard Panik was in Tampa preparing for tonight's exhibition game for the Lightning. Both Barrie and Windsor are predicted to run away with their respective conference titles.
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Lightning Return Five Prospects to JuniorsSubmitted by timothy on September 15, 2009 - 18:39
Erik Erlendsson of the Tampa Tribune is reporting that the Tampa Bay Lightning have returned five prospect invitees to the their respective junior squads.
Goaltender Michael Zador was returned to Oshawa (OHL), while forwards Matias Sointu, Alex Hutchings, and Kyle DeCoste were returned to their OHL clubs in Ottawa, Barrie, and Sault Ste. Marie, respectively. Technically, DeCoste never participated in the Lightning training camp, having been excused last weekend due to a death in the family. Hutchings, a 2009 4th round pick, drew praise from Tampa head coach Rick Tocchet who called out Hutchings as being a player he particularly liked. The Lightning also returned defenseman Mark Barberio to Moncton (QMJHL), where he is expected to vie for QMJHL defenseman-of-the-year honors.
Tampa must sign DeCoste and Barberio to NHL contract before June 1, 2010 or face losing their rights to these players.
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Best Draft Since 1998?Submitted by pete on June 27, 2009 - 13:06
It's almost impossible to beat the haul the Lightning got in 1998 (Vincent Lecavalier, Brad Richards, Dimitry Afanasenkov, and Martin Cibak), but I think the Lightning might've just completed their second best draft in team history. They already completed a first in history making a pair of first round picks on night one of the draft with Victor Hedman and Carter Ashton, so they were on their way already.
However, their second and fourth round selections really put this draft over the top. Richard Panik is a big time gamble, but he's going to a very good program in Windsor and will be playing for Bob Boughner. On pure talent, he could be even better than Ashton if you can get his head on straight, and he'll be in the environment in Windsor to facilitate that.
And, we love that Alex Hutchings pick. Absolutely love it. You got a hockey player who can play center or wing. Good skater. Good hockey sense. He can pass. He can shoot. He mucks well for a little guy. He just knows how to play the game. It's shocking he fell into the Lightning's lap in the fourth round, and in getting Hutchings the Lightning completed a very successful first four rounds where they got 4 of the top 48 rated prospects by THN and 4 of the top 60 by Red Line. That's in a deep draft, no less, so they got a lot of quality.
The goaltenders, Zador and Janus, seem like a reaction to Karri Ramo's defection. Zador's got to get playing time, but he was a first rounder in the OHL Priority Draft in 2007, so he's got raw ability. Janus made his name at the WJC's and had decent statistics for Erie this season. Because Janus was an overager, he'll probably only have one more year in junior. Zador probably gets two. You're just wishing and hoping one of them develops the way Ramo did when the Lightning took a sixth rounder on him out of Lahti.
I have a feeling the Lightning got some value out of that Gotovets pick. I'm guessing if his name was Johnson or Wilson, he might've gone a couple of rounds sooner, but teams are terrified of the KHL poaching their players. Yes, there's a danger if Gotovets develops he could be poached by Dynamo Minsk, but he's already taken the step of coming over to Shattuck and he already speaks pretty flawless English. I don't think you make that commitment and go to an Ivy League school like Cornell only to turn back around and go back to Belarus, and I have yet to hear about anything glaringly wrong with his game other than the fact he's pretty skinny. He'll be a darkhorse to watch over the next few years.
The only regret is that the Lightning didn't find a way to get an offensive defenseman or two into the system. That'll be something they'll need to look at next year, and they'll certainly continue to try to flesh out their forward depth. Getting Ashton, Panik, and Hutchings was a whale of a start, though. Very good draft. I suspect they get at least three NHL players out of this group.
Evidently, Janus would've gone to Russia to play in the KHL if he hadn't been drafted, and he wants to play pro this season and not go back to junior. That's an interesting problem for a Lightning organization that has Riku Helenius and Dustin Tokarski all but inked into the lineup in Norfolk next season.
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Spanish government securities led declines among the euro-region's so-called peripheral countries as renewed signs of political instability in the currency bloc damped demand for the nation's assets.
Spain's 10-year yields climbed to the highest level in seven weeks as Premier Mariano Rajoy was accused of accepting illegal cash payments and strategists from Commerzbank AG recommended investors cut holdings of the country's debt. Italian and Portuguese securities dropped as analysts at Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank AG said this year's rally in periphery bonds may falter. German bunds advanced.
"The market is realizing that there are still substantial risks out there, especially on the political front," said Michael Leister, a fixed-income strategist at Commerzbank in London. "The dynamics in Spain are devastating because they have the potential to cause a lot of damage. If in the worst case we would get a new election in Spain, this would be a real shocker for the market."
Spain's 10-year yield jumped 23 basis points, or 0.23 percentage point, to 5.44 percent at 4:30 p.m. London time, the highest level since Dec. 17. The 5.4 percent bond maturing in January 2023 fell 1.78, or 17.80 euros per 1,000-euro ($1,354) face amount, to 99.685.
Yields on similar-maturity Italian debt increased 15 basis points to 4.48 percent after reaching 4.89 percent, the most since Dec. 31. Portugal's 10-year yields climbed 26 basis points to 6.44 percent.
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Rajoy's assurance that the allegations of illegal payments are false failed to contain criticism, with the opposition demanding he step down to restore faith in the political class.
"Rajoy should resign to make way for another prime minister who can re-establish the strength, credibility and stability that Spain needs," opposition leader Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said during a televised press conference yesterday.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil rose to a four-month high Thursday on positive reports about the U.S. economy.
Benchmark oil gained $1.25 to finish at $95.49 a barrel, the highest close for crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange since Sept. 17. Oil has now gained 4 percent this year.
Strong reports on housing starts and fewer unemployment claims made traders more optimistic about the U.S. economy. Builders started work on homes in December at the fastest pace since the summer of 2008, and the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to a five-year low last week. Both reports could signal greater demand for fuel.
The situation in Algeria also gave a boost to oil. Algerian forces launched a raid to free hostages being held by militants at a remote natural gas facility. Some casualties were reported.
Traders are waiting for China's growth data Friday to better assess the strength of the global economy. China will release fourth-quarter growth data for 2012 as well as overall GDP figures for the year.
In the U.S., pump prices held steady around an average $3.29 a gallon — right where they began the year.
Meanwhile Brent crude, used to price international varieties of oil, rose $1.42 to end at $110.10 per barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.
In other energy futures trading on Nymex:
— Wholesale gasoline rose 5 cents to finish at $2.77 a gallon.
— Natural gas rose 6 cents to end at $3.49 per 1,000 cubic feet.
— Heating oil added 2 cents to finish at $3.02 a gallon.
Pamela Sampson in Bangkok and Pablo Gorondi in Budapest contributed to this report.


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MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Saw Mill Club's Storm Aquatics swimmer River Elms will be competing at the ARENA Grand Prix swim meet in Santa Clara, Calif., from Thursday, June 19, until Sunday, June 22.
Elms is competing in the 1,500 freestyle, 400 individual medley and 200 freestyle. Qualifying for this meet is an incredible accomplishment for any swimmer. Elms is just a sophomore in high school, which adds to the excitement of this event.
The ARENA Grand Prix meet is a prestigious meet for swimmers who achieve the qualifying time standards. Olympic swimmers such as Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian, Tyler Clary, Missy Franklin and Elizabeth Beisel will also be competing at this meet.
"River is one of the hardest-working athletes I have ever met," said Christopher Jankowski, head coach of the Storm Aquatics. "This accomplishment is well deserved based on River's dedication and work ethic."
Elms is a sophomore at Horace Greeley High School.


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This is an age old misprint. Your pistachio streak always resets itself at 60. There's no bug here, just a lack of site maintenance. Merry Christmas?
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Pistachio info is dated
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merry christmas viscera!
Thanks for taking your time and updating me.
I honestly didn't expect (1) single other member to bother being helpful, at least towards me.
Obviously, it wasn't 'age old' to me, since I relied on them all the way to (123) my last domination.
I'll probably devolve back to lurking soon, so I want to tell you how much you remind of this PermaB&!!, before I go.
(2) years ago, today, she was practically the only person here, who had a civil wØrd for me.
Statistically, viscera and Fingerz could not be the same person, since they both shared a civil wØrd with me, on Christmas holiday two Years distant.
maybe it's time for Civility peens, n/m Fingerz is PermaB&!!, i keep forgetting …
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thx msg
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Fingerz isn't banned anymore, she just doesn't post a whole lot. Log in to see images!
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The increments remain the same except they reset every 56 scoops. (56, 112, 168)
It probably won't get updated in a good long while…the tuorial still says you get two medals for max min scoops, and that has been defunct for over two years…
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I'm not perma'd, and never was (AFAIK); I was just comm-banned for a year. And since the game died for me well before that ban, the comm-ban was p much the same thing as a full-on site ban, since the only thing left for me here was IDC and Flamebate.
Welcome back or something? Don't go back to lurking; this place is even more full of **** posters now, and it all happened in the year I was away.
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fixd & thnx for your update!
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thnx dobnits, the fact that you can continue, w/o doing the same forum (2) to Reset streak, was actually extra helpful too …
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Colebrook company owner could go on trial for explosion, two deathsBY BOB HOOKWAY
Special to the Union Leader
January 18. 2013 12:30AM
LANCASTER - The owner of a Colebrook gunpowder company that was the site of a 2010 explosion that killed two workers and rocked downtown Colebrook could go to trial this spring.
A Coos County Superior Court grand jury early last year indicted Craig Sanborn of Maidstone, Vt., on two counts each of manslaughter and negligent homicide in the deaths of Donald Kendall and Jesse Kennett.
A spokeswoman at that court said Thursday Sanborn is scheduled for an April 14 pre-trial conference. Sanborn could face a jury the following month, but courtroom dates are seldom certain this far before trial.
Sanborn owned the Black Mag plant on May 14, 2010, when a powerful blast ripped through the factory, killing Kendall and Kennett and injuring a third worker.
The grand jury handed up indictments that alleged Sanborn negligently engaged in the manufacture, production, testing and storage of explosive materials.
After the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration found more than 50 health and safety violations at Black Mag following the blast, the company agreed to penalties that totaled $1.2 million. The violations included the company's failure to both provide employees with proper training and install federally required safety equipment.
OSHA officials said they had not been aware of the plant prior to the explosion, but later concluded there had been widespread safety problems there and blamed Sanborn.
The company initially contested the OSHA penalties, but withdrew its notice of contest and agreed that it violated the OSHA Act.
The company has certified that it ceased operations "when the 2010 explosion destroyed the facility and put it out of business," according to OSHA, and Sanborn agreed to cease manufacturing explosives.


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Thomas and Hans-Joerg Frieden have been working on this one for a while now, and relatively regular screenshot updates have been posted to keep the Amiga community up to speed on development. The time has finally come for every Amigan to try out Firefox.
"We're finally able to make the first binary release of Timberwolf," the Friedens detail, "This is going to be an Alpha version, meaning it will be prone to crashing and misbehavior, it will be slow, and not all functionality is implemented yet."
"Future plans include an update to the latest baseline source code of Firefox (3.7 beta), an Amiga-specific theme, as well as a major rewrite of the rendering code," they add, "The current version of the rendering code (did we mention it's an alpha release?) has some conceptual problems that will lead to misrenderings, and massive overdraw (some webpages might be rendered 2 to 8 times, you may notice the window will turn black several times during page buildup)."
I hooked up "my" sam440ep machine (it's actually ACube's) running AmigaOS 4.1 Update 2, and downloaded the alpha to try it out. Installation took its sweet time, and especially launching it for the first time took forever. It loaded OSNews just fine, but it crashed all the time. There are graphical remnants too, as you can see in the screenshot.
As you can see, Firefox doesn't look like an Amiga application at all, but the proposed theme will hopefully improve the integration. Still, I'm not entirely sure why the Frieden brother invested in porting Firefox to the AmigaOS. While I was trying to use the browser, I had painful flashbacks to the days of yore when you were forced to use the terrible Firefox BeOS port. Wouldn't it have made more sense to invest all this time and effort into improving OWB?
Still, it's an impressive effort, and everybody is free to do whatever they want, of course. Firefox on Amiga is actually a bounty, so it would appear not every Amigan shares my view.


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WOLFEBORO — "I guess when you see a one-handed violinist play the Tchaikovsky violin concerto, you can always say that there's a story behind the notes." These are the words of Wolfeboro Friends of Music November guest artist, Adrian Anantawan. This third program for Wolfeboro Friends of Music's 77th Season will be held at Brewster Academy's Anderson Hall, 205 S. Main St., on Saturday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m.
Born in Ontario of Thai-Chinese ethnicity, Adrian Anantawan, who was born without a right hand, began taking violin lessons when he was nine years old. The lessons began when his parents realized their young son was unable to play the recorder, which requires the use of the fingers on both hands. With input from Adrian, a rehabilitation center in his native Toronto helped to create an adaptive device for his violin.
Adrian's world transformed with the violin in his life. His memories before beginning his journey as a performer were of being "marginalized" in school for being "slightly different." His world opened when he joined a chamber orchestra at age 12. "It was one of the first times I was accepted within a peer group, mainly because it's how you sound; it's not how you look. It's how you express and communicate." [Harvard Gazette]
Fast-forward 11 years and Adrian's expression and communication through the violin would bring him to a solo debut performance, playing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The performance was captured in a CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) documentary, "Adrian Anantawan: The Story Behind the Notes." The documentary chronicles his journey to fulfilling his performance dream and features footage of his musical development from its beginnings. [TV Guide Review]
In addition to the Toronto Symphony debut, the young Canadian's dedication and talent ultimately established himself as "a rising star in classical music." [Globe and Mail] It also gained him entrance to Philadelphia's prestigious Curtis Institute of Music for his bachelor's degree, and later to Yale University, where he received his master's degree in music in 2006.
Adrian's professional career has included performances at the Athens 2006 Summer Olympic Games and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and the Aspen Music Festival. He has performed extensively in Canada as a soloist with the Orchestras of Toronto, Nova Scotia, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Montreal, Edmonton and Vancouver. In 2010/2011 he collaborated with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter as part of a ten-city European tour, with performances in the United States and Canada. As a Terry Fox Hall of Famer, one of Adrian's proudest moments was performing for the late Christopher Reeve.
With his myriad accolades and awards, Adrian still felt, "something was missing on stage." After years as a professional musician, the gifted violinist enrolled in the Arts in Education Program at Harvard's Graduate School of Education (HGSE), with the goal of helping other disabled students in their artistic and creative development. With the degree completed this past spring, "He hopes to teach in a similar inclusive environment where he can work on leveraging the implicit strengths in every child, 'regardless of ability'." [Harvard Gazette]
Performing with Anantawan will be pianist, Amy Yang. Hailed by The New York Concert Review as "a magnificent artist and poet," she is a seasoned performer and collaborator. As a duo, Anantawan and Yang have performed in numerous New England venues including in Boston. We welcome them to Wolfeboro!
This concert is the third of eight programs presented by Wolfeboro Friends of Music to people of the greater Lakes Region during its season, which runs from September through May. Tickets are available for $20 at the door; at Black's Paper Store and Avery Insurance in Wolfeboro; or at Innisfree Bookshop in Meredith; by calling 603-569-2151; or by visiting the website at www.wfriendsofmusic.org. Please note WFOM's special policy: High school students with ID will be admitted free of charge. A child accompanied by an adult ticket purchaser will also be admitted free of charge.
Violinist Adrian Anantawan in concert Nov. 17
WOLFEBORO — "I guess when you see a one-handed violinist play the Tchaikovsky violin concerto, you can always say that there's a story behind the notes." These are the words of Wolfeboro Friends of Music November guest artist, Adrian Anantawan. This third program for Wolfeboro Friends of Music's 77th Season will be held at Brewster Academy's Anderson Hall, 205 S. Main St., on Saturday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m.


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Having barely recovered from a profound psychological ordeal, Miskatonic University professor Oliver Grayson looks forward to returning to normal life. Unfortunately for Grayson, however, his trials are only just beginning. After being called to the mist-shrouded town of Kingsport to identify some strange bones, the professor must join an unlikely team of investigators to face a horrifying new threat. But can they conquer their own demons in time to confront their common enemy?
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When a series of high-profile London thefts leaves Detective Jack Callaghan baffled, he begins to suspect that his perpetrator is no average cat burglar. After all, she can apparently melt locks with a gesture, render security cameras useless, and plant subconscious suggestions in the minds of onlookers.
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The Ryerson & Burnham Libraries constitute a major art and architecture research collection serving The Art Institute of Chicago and scholars in the fields of art and architectural history with more than 500,000 print titles, 100,000 auction catalogs, 1,200 current serial subscriptions, and extensive digital collections. Approximately 10,000 volumes are added annually. All periods and media are covered, but special emphasis is placed on architecture of the 18th through 20th centuries and 19th century painting, prints, drawings, and decorative arts. Special collections include the Percier and Fontaine Collection of 17th-19th century architectural books, the Mary Reynolds Collection on Dada and Surrealism, the George R. Collins Archive of Catalan Art and Architecture, and the Mrs. James Ward Thorne Collection of illustrated books.
The Reading Room ("Open Shelf") collection contains reference bibliographies, indexes, dictionaries, surveys, current periodicals and auction catalogs, as well as copies of Art Institute publications and exhibition catalogs. All other materials are housed in the Libraries' book stacks and must be requested by following the Libraries' paging procedures.
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Art books have been purchased by the Art Institute of Chicago since 1879, when each student paid a two-dollar fee for library acquisitions; by 1885 there were 240 books in the collection. In 1900 trustee Martin A. Ryerson donated $50,000 to build a new library. Named after its benefactor, the Ryerson Library was designed by the firm Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge of Boston and built in a former light court of the 1893 building. The skylight was designed by Louis J. Millet and the decorative color scheme was designed by Elmer Garnsey, who created the decorative scheme for the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress.
In a response to a request in 1905 from W.M.R. French, Director of the Art Institute, for a list of architectural titles that the Institute should purchase, Daniel H. Burnham, architect, urban planner, and trustee, replied with a list of seventy-five titles and stated: "An adequate architectural library is one of the notable lacks in the intellectual resources of Chicago..."1 Burnham died in 1912, bequeathing $50,000 for the creation of a library of architecture. A trustee Committee on Burnham Library was immediately formed to provide guidance for the creation of the Burnham Library.
Although funded separately by the Art Institute, the Ryerson Library and the Burnham Library shared many resources over the years, including a single administrative director. Due to financial necessity, the two libraries merged their operations in 1957 as the Ryerson & Burnham Libraries. 1967 saw the opening of an expanded four-story reading, stack, and exhibition space designed by C.F. Murphy Associates and Brenner Danforth Rockwell. The Art Institute's Department of Architecture was formed in 1981 with the transfer of some 40,000 drawings and architectural fragments from the Burnham Library collections. The Reading Room of the Libraries, which was the centerpiece of the original Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge Ryerson Library, was fully restored in 1994 by Vinci|Hamp Architects (the Louis Millet skylight was restored in 1988).
Additional library history and information on collections can be found in issues of Museum Studies, vol. 13, no. 2 (1988) and vol. 34, no. 2 (2008).
1 This history is drawn extensively from Mary Woolever's "The Burnham Library of Architecture: A History," The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, vol. 13, no. 2 (1988): 107-117, 169-170. Burnham is cited from his letter of August 11, 1905 (Woolever: 107).
The Franke Reading Room, the original Ryerson Library, was designed in 1900 by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, the architects of the 1893 building on Michigan Avenue. It was restored to its original design and finishes in 1994 by Vinci|Hamp Architects and today serves as the main workspace for readers.
Works of art from the Art Institute's permanent collection hang in the American Renaissance space and temporary exhibitions highlight aspects of the Libraries' collections. For a more virtual experience of the Reading Room, explore the Google Art Project.
The names of sixteen significant writers on the history of art and architecture circle the Reading Room in the entablature area below the skylight.
(revised 3/24/2016) (Numbers refer to room plan below)
- William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) Alice, 1892 Oil on canvas, Gift of Ernest A. Hamill, 1893.7
- Louis Messidor Lebon Petitot (1794-1862) Pierre François Leonard Fontaine, c. 1839 Plaster painted to look like bronze, 1988.276
- Louis Messidor Lebon Petitot (1794-1862) Charles Percier, c. 1838 Plaster painted to look like bronze, 1988.275
- Wilson H. Irvine (1869-1936) Autumn, c. 1914 Oil on canvas, Friends of American Art Collection, 1915.558
- Louis Betts (1873-1961) Martin Antoine Ryerson, c. 1913 Oil on canvas, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection, 1933.1183
- Leopold Gould Seyffert (1887-1956) Myself, 1925 Oil on canvas, Gift of Percy B. Eckhart, 1925.1509
- Marcel François Loyau (1895-1936) Edward H. Bennett, Sr., c. 1927 Bronze, Edward H. Bennett Collection. Gift of Mrs. Edward H. Bennett, Jr., 1995
- Paul Trebilcock (1902-1981) Portrait of a Painter, 1928 Oil on canvas, Mr. And Mrs. Frank G. Logan Purchase PrizeFund, 1928.228
- Albin Polasek (1879-1965) Charles W. Hawthorne, 1917 Bronze, Frank G. Logan Fund, 1918.30
- Guy Carleton Wiggins (1883-1962) Snow-Crowned Hills, c. 1920/24 Oil on canvas, Walter H. Schulze Memorial Collection, 1924.918
- Jo Davidson (1883-1952) Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus, c. 1911 Bronze, 1959.20
- Rudolph F. Ingerle (1879-1950) Swappin' Grounds, c. 1928 Oil on canvas, Friends of American Art Collection, 1928.523
- Albin Polasek (1879-1965) Howard Shaw, 1920 Bronze, Gift of Mrs. Howard Shaw, 1926.587
- Chiurazzi and De Angelis Foundry, Naples, Italy. Seleucus Nicator of Syria, late 19th century copy of an original from the Valla of the Papryi, Herculaneum. Gift H.N. Higinbotham, 1893.118
- Chiurazzi and De Angelis Foundry, Naples, Italy. Scipio Africanus, late 19th century copy of an original from the Valla of the Papryi, Herculaneum. Gift H.N. Higinbotham, 1893.123
- Sir William Hamo Thornycroft (1850-1925) Teucer, Brother of Ajax, 1884, cast 1891 Bronze, Gift of George A. Armour, 1891.80
- Louis Henri Sullivan (1856-1924) for Holabird and Roche. Fragment of the Gage Building facade, 1898-1900 Cast iron, Gift of Dubin, Dubin and Black in memory of Henry and Anne Dubin, 1964.424
- Chiurazzi and De Angelis Foundry, Naples, Italy. Bust of Sulla. late 19th century copy of a Roman original, found in Herculaneum. Gift H.N. Higinbotham, 1893.127
- Ivan Meštrović (1883-1962) Norman Rice, 1953 Painted plaster, Gift of Susan Lewis.
- Chiurazzi and De Angelis Foundry, Naples, Italy. Heraclitus, late 19th century copy of a Roman original. Gift H.N. Higinbotham, 1893.128
- Oliver Dennett Grover (1861-1927) June Morning, Lake Orta, 1913 Oil on canvas, Friends of American Art Collection, 1913.789
- Julia Bracken Wendt (1871-1942) Edward B. Butler, 1918 Bronze, Art Institute of Chicago Purchase Fund, 1920.245
- Edward Willis Redfield (1869-1965) Centre Bridge, 1904 Oil on canvas, W. Moses Willner Fund, 1905.152
- Albin Polasek (1879-1965) Frank G. Logan, before 1920 Bronze, Gift of the artist, 1920.36
- Harihara, Plaster cast painted to imitate stone, from the French Colonial display at the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 Gift of Robert Allerton, 1932.925 (Original now in National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh)
- Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872-1930) Albin Polasek, 1917 Oil on canvas, Friends of American Art Collection, 1917.266
- Albin Polasek (1879-1965) Charles L. Hutchinson, c. 1921 Bronze, 1921.125
- Will Barnet (1911- ) Homage to Leger – With K.K., 1982 Oil on canvas, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Y. Hutchinson 2002.634
- Leon Kroll (1884-1974) Leo Ornstein at the Piano, 1918 Oil on canvas, Friends of American Art Collection, 1919.874
- Richard E. Miller (1875-1943) Sunlight, c. 1913 Oil on canvas, Friends of American Art Collection, 1915.557
- Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872-1930) Selectmen of Provincetown, c. 1924 Oil on fabric on pulp board, Friends of American Art Collection, 1924.952
- Francesco Paolo Michetti (1851-1929) Springtime and Love, c. 1878 Oil on canvas, A.A. Munger Collection, 190l.429
- Bennett, Parsons & Frost (1922-1938) A Century of Progress / Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration: General Circulation Plan, Ink and graphite on linen, red ink contour lines on verso. Gift of Edward H. Bennett, Jr. to Burnham Library, 1953, 1991.202.
- A. F. Nyholm (1866-1927) (after Anders Zorn) Daniel H. Burnham, Oil on canvas, 1987.251
- Anders Leonard Zorn (1860-1920) Mrs. Potter Palmer, 1893 Oil on canvas, Potter Palmer Collection, 1922.450
- John Donoghue (1853-1903) Young Sophocles Leading the Chorus of Victory after the Battle of Salamis, modeled 1885, cast 1911 Bronze, Gift of Robert Allerton, 1911.583


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LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — A prominent separatist group in Zambia is called Linyunga-ndambo, which means "that which shakes the neighbor" in a regional language. And the more than 60 Zambians charged with treason for trying to secede did shake things up this week when they told magistrates that they can't be tried because they are citizens of another state.
A key figure who was not in the courtroom on Tuesday is Afumba Mombotwa, a former official at the Zambian foreign ministry who was educated in London and is now on the run. He is the founding chairman of the separatist movement in Western Province, and has declared himself administrator of the so-called Royal Barotseland government, which seeks to run its own affairs.
Britain's colonial history in the region as well as ethnic divisions form the backdrop to a dispute that has compounded problems for President Michael Sata. He completes two years in office on Friday amid concerns about his health as well as reports of political infighting with the next presidential and legislative elections coming in 2016. The ruling Patriotic Front Party had pledged more jobs as well as a review of tax laws for Zambia's copper mines so as to allot more money to development, but separatists in the impoverished west say the region has not received the promised benefits, and they want to chart their own way.
Many residents in the rural area rely on maize and other crops, as well as cattle-raising, for their livelihoods. There is a lack of paved roads and other basic services in the province. Some critics have accused the central government of intentionally denying funds to the politically troublesome area in past years, but central authorities have said they are committed to building more roads, clinics and schools there.
The separatists who were rounded up by police denied the charge of treason, which carries a maximum penalty of death, at the court hearing in Mongu, the capital of Western Province. They argued that it was illegal for Zambian courts to try them and said other organizations — the United Nations, for example, or the African Union — could set up a tribunal to handle their cases.
Magistrate Benson Mwanandiwa adjourned the case to Oct. 2, saying such issues should be decided by the southern African country's High Court, which is the only tribunal that can hand down a death sentence.
Zambia has blocked local access to several separatist websites, including those of the Barotse Post, Limulunga Post and Barotseland Radio.
Western Province, a former British protectorate called Barotseland and home to the Lozi ethnic group, was united with the rest of Zambia at independence in 1964, but separatists want implementation of an old agreement that provided for self-rule. Anti-government rallies have occasionally turned violent.
Separatist leader Mombotwa, who studied sociology at the University of London and took a communications course at another school in London, worked for the Zambian government first as a cotton officer in the ministry of agriculture and then in the communications department of the foreign ministry until he retired in 2010. Mombotwa, 58, then formed Linyunga-ndambo, one of several breakaway groups in the province.
"The law will deal with him severely because he can't declare a state within a state," Defense Minister Geoffrey Mwamba, told national broadcaster ZNBC.
Mombotwa has said he wants a transitional government in Western Province for up to three years, followed by democratic elections that would elect a prime minister to serve in collaboration with a traditional monarch.
Some people in Western Province are concerned about the separatist push. David Kunyanda, a small retail trader in Mongu, said secession would hurt his business.
"Breaking away from Zambia will bring trade difficulties on people like me and even more misery on ordinary people, most of whom are now oppressed by poverty," Kunyanda said.
"We need development and not secession."


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About Boris Mikhailov
One of the leading photographers from the former Soviet Union, Boris Mikhailov is best known for his photographic narratives of angst and listlessness, urban ruin, and mental illness. A social documentarian, Mikhailov poetically describes the sad realities obscured by the rapid economic growth that the former Communist Bloc has recently undergone. "It is a disgraceful world, populated by some creatures that were once humans, but now these living beings are degraded, ghastly, appalling," he says. "This 'fauna' is specific especially to the period of quasi-general diffidence, specific for most of the post-communist world." In "Case History" (1997-98), Mikhailov explored the condition of the homeless in the industrial city of Kharkov, his life-size color photographs capturing the homeless that live on the periphery of a city that has otherwise reached a prosperous state since the fall of the USSR.
Ukrainian, b. 1938, Kharkiv, Ukraine


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Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) is the nation's second largest cable provider, serving 14.6 million customers.[1] Like many other cable companies, Time Warner Cable has bundled different services (the so-called "triple play") to take advantage of the access it has to millions of households. In particular, it offers broadband Internet access along with digital phone services.
Time Warner Cable has systems located mainly in five geographic areas: New York State (including New York City), the Carolinas, Ohio, southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas. TWC offers video, high-speed data and voice services over its broadband cable systems to residential and commercial customers. In addition, TWC sells advertising to a variety of national, regional and local advertising customers. On March 12, 2009, TWC completed its separation from Time Warner (TWX).
The adoption of satellite television has harmed TWC's ability to acquire and retain customers. Satellite television providers EchoStar Communications (DISH) and The DirecTV Group (DTV) have poached subscribers from TWC, and satellite penetration has grown at the expense of cable television. Slowing growth in the U.S. housing market leaves TWC with fewer new homes in which to install cable (an important source of new subscribers). As a result, TWC has increasingly relied on its rapidly growing VoIP phone services segment for revenue growth.
TWC generates the vast majority of its revenue from subscription for services such as cable television, broadband Internet access, and VoIP. The company offers "bundled" packages through which it sells customers all three services at once.
First Quarter 2010 Results[1]
Revenues for the first quarter of 2010 increased 5.4% from the first quarter of 2009 to $4.6 billion. Net Income attributable to TWC shareholders was $214 million, or $0.60 per basic and diluted common share, compared to $164 in the first quarter of 2010.
Subscription revenues grew 4.9% year-over-year to $4.4 billion, driven by a 4.1% increase in residential subscription revenues and a 19.2% increase in commercial subscription revenues. Advertising revenues increased 19.3% to $173 million. Residential subscription revenue growth was driven by increases in video, high-speed data and voice revenues. The growth in residential video revenues was the result of video price increases, the continued growth of digital video subscribers, and an increase in DVR service revenues, partially offset by a year-over-year decline in video subscribers. Residential high-speed data revenues increased as a result of growth in high-speed data subscribers and, to a lesser extent, price increases. The growth in residential voice revenues was driven by an increase in Digital Phone subscribers, partially offset by a decrease in average monthly revenues per Digital Phone subscriber. Commercial subscription revenue growth was due primarily to increases in Business Class Phone and commercial high-speed data subscribers and an increase in cell tower backhaul and Metro Ethernet revenues. Advertising revenue growth was driven by year-over-year increases in a wide range of categories, most significantly automotive.
Video Services
TWC offers a broad range of residential video services, including advanced services such as On-Demand, high-definition and digital video recorder ("DVR") services. As of December 31, 2009, TWC had approximately 12.7 million residential video subscribers.
Programming tiers
TWC currently offers three main levels or "tiers" of video programming—Basic Service Tier ("BST"), Expanded Basic Service Tier (or Cable Programming Service Tier) ("CPST") and Digital Basic Service Tier ("DBT"). TWC's video subscribers pay a fixed monthly fee based on the video programming tier they receive. Subscribers to specialized tiers and premium services are charged an additional monthly fee, with discounts generally available for the purchase of packages of more than one such service.
On-Demand services
On-Demand services are generally available to digital video subscribers. Available On-Demand services include a wide selection of featured movies and special events, for which separate per-use fees are generally charged, and free access to selected movies, programming from broadcast stations and cable networks, music videos, local programming and other content.
DVR service
Set-top boxes equipped with DVRs enable customers to pause and/or rewind "live" television programs and record programs on the hard drive built into the set-top box. Subscribers pay an additional monthly fee for TWC's DVR service. As of December 31, 2009, 50%, or approximately 4.4 million, of TWC's digital video subscribers also subscribed to its DVR service.
High-speed Data Services
TWC's high-speed data services provide customers with a fast, always-on connection to the Internet. Subscribers pay a fixed monthly fee based on the level of service received. As of December 31, 2009, TWC served approximately 9.0 million residential high-speed data subscribers.
Road Runner High-Speed Online
TWC offers four tiers of Road Runner High-Speed Online service in all of its systems: Turbo, Standard, Basic and Lite. Each tier offers a different speed at a different monthly fee.
Road Runner Mobile
During the fourth quarter of 2009, TWC launched Road Runner Mobile, a wireless mobile broadband service, in several cities. Road Runner Mobile provides customers with wireless broadband Internet access on their computers via a TWC-provided data card. TWC offers service delivered over Clearwire Corporation's 4G WiMax network and Sprint Corporation's 3G CDMA network.
Voice Services
Most Digital Phone customers receive unlimited local, in-state and U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico calling and a number of calling features, including call waiting, caller ID and Enhanced 911 services, for a fixed monthly fee. TWC also offers additional calling plans with a variety of options that are designed to meet customers' particular needs, including a local-only calling plan, an unlimited in-state calling plan and an international calling plan. As of December 31, 2009, TWC served approximately 4.2 million residential Digital Phone subscribers. In 2010, TWC expects to launch a residential web portal, which will allow Digital Phone subscribers to use the Internet to customize their Digital Phone features and listen to their voicemail.
TWC offers video, high-speed data, voice, networking and transport services to commercial customers marketed under the Time Warner Cable Business Class brand.
Video Services
TWC offers small- and medium-sized businesses a full range of video programming tiers and music services. Commercial subscribers are charged a fixed rate based on their tier of service. As of December 31, 2009, TWC served 160,000 commercial video subscribers.
High-speed Data, Networking and Transport Services
TWC provides high-speed data service to small businesses with speeds of up to 15 Mbps downstream and up to 2 Mbps upstream and, in New York City, up to 50 Mbps downstream and up to 5 Mbps upstream with Wideband. TWC also provides dedicated access to small- and medium-sized businesses through a fiber connection to the Internet. Commercial subscribers pay a fixed monthly fee based on the services received. As of December 31, 2009, TWC had 295,000 commercial high-speed data subscribers.
Commercial networking and transport services
TWC offers Metro Ethernet service that provides high capacity connections to the Internet for commercial customers with geographically dispersed locations with speeds ranging from up to sub-T1 to up to 10 Gbps.
Voice Services
TWC offers its commercial voice service, Business Class Phone, to a broad range of businesses. Business Class Phone is a multi-line voice service developed for small businesses, which provides unlimited local, intrastate and long distance calling, along with other key business features, such as call restrictions, non-verified account codes and three-way call transfer. During 2009, TWC also began offering Business Class PRI, which is designed for medium-sized businesses and supports up to twenty-three simultaneous voice calls on each two-way trunk line. At December 31, 2009, TWC had 67,000 commercial voice subscribers.
TWC earns revenues by selling advertising to national, regional and local customers. As part of the agreements under which it acquires video programming, TWC typically receives an allocation of scheduled advertising time in such programming, generally two or three minutes per hour, into which its systems can insert commercials.
The clustering of TWC's systems expands the share of viewers that TWC reaches within a local designated market area, which helps its local advertising sales business to compete more effectively with broadcast and other media. In addition, TWC has a strong presence in the country's two largest advertising market areas, New York, NY, and Los Angeles, CA.
Since TWC's penetration rates in television and internet services are so high, VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, offers the most growth potential for the company. Subscribers to VoIP can use their broadband Internet connection to make phone calls, substantially lowering costs without sacrificing call quality. VoIP is a rapidly growing market, expected to reach $10 billion by 2010 as businesses, only about a quarter of which currently use VoIP, join consumers in adopting the technology.[2]
Satellite television services provided by companies such as The DirecTV Group (DTV) and EchoStar Communications (DISH) has gained market share rapidly. Cable television, despite enjoying much higher penetration rates, has been losing popularity; it currently reaches 61.3% of households, the lowest percentage since 1990.[3] If this trend continues, Time Warner Cable will face heated competition for a shrinking market, and its margins would likely suffer.
Because 85% of US households are already signed up for cable service, the company's ability to grow its customer base depends on the number of new homes in the geographic areas it serves. The recent weakness in the U.S. housing market has affected TWC's ability to gain new subscribers. Continued weakness in the U.S. economy will keep new construction at a minimum, negatively affecting growth in Time Warner Cable's largest segment.
Companies in the cable industry face fierce competition on several fronts; in addition to other cable companies, Time Warner Cable competes with providers of digital satellite television and phone companies attempting to replicate its product offering.
Time Warner differentiates itself through scale (among cable companies, it is second only to Comcast in size and number of customers) and a large presence in the New York and Los Angeles markets; these factors give the company leverage when negotiating for content from suppliers such as Disney and Viacom.[8] This is a key advantage considering that programming fees can comprise as much as one fourth of total operating costs for cable companies. Other competitive advantages include Time Warner's comprehensive service offerings and a focus on innovation; for instance, the company is the first in the industry to offer the Start Over service, which allows video customers to restart live programs on select channels at any point during the program. The triple play package of video, Internet and voice services is the company's primary competitive advantage against non-cable rivals (i.e. satellite providers and telephone companies.)


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I know it can happen because I know a couple who are married after meeting each other on Everquest years ago and they are still married today, However I want to say maintaining online relationships can be harder than in person.
If you're a Sword Art Online fan, or enjoy gaming feel free to add me
It can happen, but, like with face-to-face and other long-distance relationships, the likelihood of a long-term relationship is shaky. They all face similar problems, though connections that form without physical contact have a marked worry of, "How would the relationship go if we interact in person?" Of course, identity fraud and whatnot are more easily pulled off, too; however, that's another story.
Moonlight Sonata
I fell in love online.
Wait, I was 14 and naive.
Never mind then.
Seriously though, I've never had an online relationship work, and I don't know anyone who has had one work, but I'm sure it's possible. Albeit highly unlikely, I'm sure it is still nonetheless possible.
I'm too fucking lazy to change my online status. Never assume I'm always on CR.
Still don't believe in it.
I've fallen in love online, but it kind of backfired on me. She lived on the other side of the world, and plane ticket prices and immigration laws were a huge barrier to get around. She visited me for six months, but we ended up splitting a year or so after that because it was just too stressful having to deal with all that stuff just to be together, especially since saving up the necessary money took a long time. We split amicably and are still friends though, so I look back on it all fondly and wish her all the best with her new boyfriend.
I'd caution against trying to find romance online unless you're prepared to deal with the complications it entails. If you're like me and don't care too terribly about physical intimacy, it can be done, but as I've learned, many people require more direct contact than the internet can offer. If you're the type who likes to be physically close to your significant other, online dating probably won't work for you unless you have the resources to bridge the location gap.
I have two stories.
In boardgamegeek I read about a story (years ago) from someone who didn't believe that any of the online matching services worked. He had a friend who believed that they indeed worked. So they had an ongoing discussion about it. Finally, the first guy said, "Alright, I'm going to register in one of those services and I'm going to write a profile that's brutally honest with my pros and cons. I'll show you no one will be interested in me." So he did write the profile and a woman contacted him... and long story short she became his wife.
My other story is about my aunt. She fell in love through the Internet, after a long time interacting through the Internet she flied to his place with the idea of staying permanently, some months later they had some intense disagreements about stuff and so they broke up. She flew back here, spent some time on depression, and now she's recovered.
So, it's a gamble.
So from reading this I have come to the conclusion that
1) most of us agree it is possible to fall in love while online
2) Its highly unlikely to last as it comes with some pretty big issues such as everyday life.
I just think the bad outweigh the good, there are certain mannerisms that we all have that can only be picked up on when together, even Skype can't do that, or things like a smell that you automatically grow to love. Then there is the issue of how we all like to go out once in a while, you can t do that with someone you've met online.
Its a shame because I think meeting people online is in principle an awesome idea because it means there are so many more people to find.
Yes. Unless they move in and their parents are strict Chinese traditionalists who freak out and cause 8 years of turmoil and you wind up alone praying for the adamant spectre to bring you sweet surrender.
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Yes. Unless they move in and their parents are strict Chinese Traditionalists who freak out and cause 8 years of turmoil and you wind up alone praying for the adamant spectre to bring you sweet surrender.
Speaking from experience?
Usagi: Warrior of the Rabbit. Killing Psychotically.
Nope, I have never believed in it and will never. No, no, and no.
Also, no.
"To live is to suffer. To survive is to find some meaning in the suffering."
Only through text? I think since it has become an increasingly popular communication method, people can fall in love with the idea of the person they are talking to. Then there's the issue of whether your internet identity shows who you want to be or who you truly are. Regardless, I think it's possible to develop emotions, feel affectionate, and truly care about someone on the internet. Even if the "real" world is separate from the world of cyberspace, the feelings that you experience are real.
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I don't know./..
I dont think so, but I have a twisted outlook on love so that might be why


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Early next year, Australia's National Aerial Firefighting Center (NAFC) will decide on the aerial firefighting fleet that will do battle against the country's annual bushfire threat over the next few years.
With the NAFC's existing tenders reaching the end of their three years plus two years extension life at the end of the coming 2012/2013 fire season, a call for tenders for the national fleet for 2013/14 onward is scheduled to be released in late August or early September, according to Richard Alder, general manager of the central body that co-ordinates the national aerial firefighting fleet. The tenders will initially cover a three-year fire season period, with options to extend.
Australia has years of experience fighting bushfires and has determined what works best in its climate and environment. As a result, the aerial fleet under the new contracts is unlikely to be very different to what has been employed under the current ones. Australia relies on type one helicopters, classified as having an internal payload of 2,268 kg or greater and a water carrying capacity of 2,650 liters or greater; type two with an internal payload of between 1,134 kg and 2,267 kg and a water carrying capacity of 1,135-2,649 liters; type three with an internal payload of 544 kg to 1,133 kg and a water carrying capacity of between 380 and 1,134 liters; and type four—less than 544 kg internal payload and a water carrying capacity less than 380 liters.
Tenders will cover type one, two and three rotary wing services and type four fixed-wing services, as well as other specialist services. A request for proposals will also be issued this year to supply larger fixed-wing airtanker services, including very large airtankers and type one and 2 multi-engine airtankers, says the NAFC.
The new tenders come as the country prepares for the 2012/13 fire season, which will start in late August in some parts of the northeast and continue through to April in the southwest of the country.
Over the last two years, much of the country, with the exception of Western Australia (WA), has come off lightly—particularly compared to the devastating 2008/9 fire season in which more than 170 people died in the Black Saturday fires in Victoria. But Australia cannot be complacent with bushfires a constant threat in the summer months in vast areas of the country.
NAFC has yet to receive all the activity and mission figures from the states and territory for the 2011/12 fire season, but Alder says the last fire season was very similar to that of 2010/11. During that year, the national fleet of 53 helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft was activated on 550-plus occasions for firefighting and made more than 4,378 drops, delivering over 7.5 million liters of water/retardant.
As in the previous year, the aerial firefighting fleet was also put to use in 2011/12 on flood recovery and storm support missions in parts of Queensland, NSW, Victoria and WA. This shows the versatility of the firefighting fleet and the sharing arrangements, says Alder.
While much of the country suffered more from floods and storms in the 2011/12 fire season, WA once again had a long and busy fire season. For the first time, an Erickson S64E Aircrane—a more familiar sight in the east of the country—was stationed in Perth for the season. During the WA fire season, which kicks off in November/December and is now running through to April, the aerial firefighting fleet was activated 433 times (compared with 348 times in 2010/11), flying a total of 590 hours, according to the WA State Government. "Firefighters responded to more than 4,250 bushfires during a busy bushfire season and the support of the aerial fleet was vital," says Troy Buswell, the state's emergency service minister. As well as the Aircrane, dubbed Marty, the Perth-based fleet included two Sikorsky S61s, four Eurocopter AS350 Squirrels, a helicopter used for intelligence gathering, eight fixed-wing fire bombers and a Scout spotter aircraft. In total, the rotary fleet made 2,555 drops equating to nearly four million liters of water and foam, protecting more than 160 properties during the season, says the WA Government. "The introduction of the Erickson Aircrane, which can release up to 7,500 liters per drop, was a significant boost to the fleet this season and we will now assess its future role which will depend on seasonal forecasts," says Buswell.
The national fleet for the coming year will be basically similar to 2011/12, with "maybe some changes at the edges", says Alder. In addition to a decision yet to be made on the Perth Aircrane, the use of an extra type two helicopter in Tasmania (a Bell 205++ in 2010/11 and a Bell 212 in 2011/12) has not be determined.
It's a bit early to forecast what the coming fire season will be like, says Alder, as although the climatic picture is no different to recent years, a lot depends on the weather in the spring.
The NAFC and the country's fire agencies continue to monitor new technology that could aid their annual fight against bushfires, including unmanned aerial systems. A focus of the past 12 months, in particular, has been on firefighting chemicals and retardants. As a result of these studies, Alder says this fire season could see the use of water enhancers or gels that "will add another string to the bow."
The co-ordinated, national approach to aerial firefighting appears to be working well for Australia, with the Federal Budget in May confirming that the NAFC will have its funding maintained for the next three years from 2013/14.Related: Firefighting News


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NEW YORK (AP) — More encouraging reports on the U.S. economy are sending U.S. stocks higher even as the Japanese market slides again.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 51 points, or 0.3 percent, to 15,046 points in midday trading Thursday. It was down as much as 41 points in the early going. The Dow is coming off its first three-day losing streak since December.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up six points, or 0.4 percent, to 1,618. The Nasdaq composite rose 12 points, or 0.4 percent, to 3,413.
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week, and retail sales increased 0.6 percent in May from April.
In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index slumped 6.4 percent as doubts grew that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic turnaround plan will succeed.


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- 80% rayon, 10% spandex, 10% metallic.
- Center back to hem: 24" (61 cm).
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- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S.
- Part of the bebe Addiction collection.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by breezyray from super cute! Dress runs true to size & the color is hot! I was worried it would be too "barbie dress" but its not.
Date published: 2013-01-30
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