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NKorea test moratorium mooted at informal talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea has dangled the prospect of suspending nuclear and long-range missile tests if aid-for-disarmament negotiations get back on track. But it's not ready to declare a moratorium on space launches — the very act that derailed its last attempt to negotiate with Washington.
Recent informal discussions between former U.S. officials and North Korean negotiators in Europe showed Pyongyang's desire to restart six-nation talks on its nuclear program. But it also underscored the major hurdles that remain before U.S. would be persuaded that diplomacy with the secretive regime is worth another shot.
North Korea's outreach comes after it set the Korean Peninsula on edge with a February nuclear test and dire threats of pre-emptive strikes — and a year-and-a-half since a long-range rocket launch derailed an Obama administration's attempt to negotiate a nuclear freeze in exchange for food aid.
Stephen Bosworth, predecessor of the current U.S. envoy to North Korea, took part in both rounds of discussions in Berlin and London in late September and early October, across the table from Vice Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, the North's representative at the stalled six-party talks that also include China, Japan, Russia and South Korea.
"We were trying to provide context in which the North Koreans could make wiser decisions than they have in the past," Bosworth told Associated Press, describing the talks as "amicable."
He said he wasn't speaking for the U.S. administration, which keeps stressing that before the nuclear negotiations can restart, it needs to see actions and not just words from the government of young leader Kim Jong Un to show it is committed to the goal of denuclearization it agreed to in 2005.
"Washington's position is that it's not ready to come back to the negotiating table until North Korea demonstrates a somewhat more credible approach. Since they (North Korea) have been the ones that destroyed last year's agreement, it's up to them to create the conditions to show they are serious," Bosworth said.
The six-party process aims at dismantling North Korea's nuclear program in exchange for economic assistance, but the North withdrew from the talks in 2008 and has since conducted two nuclear tests and launched a three-stage rocket into space, moving closer to having an atomic weapon that could threaten America.
While the North's benefactor, China, is keen to restart the talks, the U.S. is likely looking for the North to first declare the kind of nuclear freeze and moratorium on tests prescribed in last year's failed "Leap Day" agreement.
Bosworth said the North Koreans didn't signal readiness to offer the Leap Day terms again, but it did not rule it out either. "They are still trying to sort out where they are and where they want to go," he said.
Advocates of engagement say negotiations are needed to slow North Korea's nuclear development that has continued apace despite tighter sanctions. But there are few champions in Washington for talking with the Kim regime, particularly following its threats this year of nuclear war. The administration is also swamped in high-stakes and politically risky diplomacy on Iran nuclear program, Syria's chemical weapons and the Israel-Palestine conflict.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, however, indicated last week the door for negotiations with the North remains open.
"We are prepared to have a peaceful relationship with North Korea, we are not engaged in regime change, we are prepared to sign a non-aggression agreement - providing North Korea decides to denuclearize and to engage in legitimate negotiations to achieve that end," Kerry said during a visit to Japan.
In Berlin, the North Koreans outlined ideas on how denuclearization could unfold in phases, in exchange for progress on political, military and economic concerns, said former State Department official Joel Wit. "It's very preliminary but it shows they are thinking about how denuclearization could happen," he said.
To get talks started, the North Koreans said they are willing in the early stages to build confidence with a moratorium on nuclear tests and long-range missile tests, although not on space launches. North Korea says such launches are peaceful, but the U.S. regards them as a pretext for developing ballistic missile technology, violating a U.N. ban.
Another sticking point is whether the North, which has enshrined the drive to build a nuclear arsenal in its constitution this year, is willing to freeze production of plutonium and uranium and allow international inspectors in.
The North is already thought to have enough plutonium for between four to eight crude weapons, and according to South Korean intelligence recently restarted a mothballed reactor that can produce another bomb's worth a year.
Former U.S. official Evans Revere, who joined earlier informal talks in Beijing, said nothing he has heard from North Korean officials indicates readiness to pursue denuclearization. He said the North links its own disarmament to the U.S. withdrawing its nuclear weapons' "umbrella" protecting South Korea and Japan.
"I don't see Washington falling over itself to get back to the negotiating table," he said.


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SAN JOSE, Calif. — January 16, 2013 — SEMI today announced that team members at Intel Corporation — Mark Bohr, Robert Chau, Suman Datta, Mark Doczy, Brian Doyle, Tahir Ghani, Jack Kavalieros, Matthew Metz, and Kaizad Mistry — are recipients of the 2012 SEMI Award for North America. The Intel team was honored for their contribution to the first development, integration and introduction of a successful high-k dielectric and metal electrode gate stack for CMOS IC production, first implemented at the 45nm node in 2007. Dr. Robert Chau accepted the SEMI Award on behalf of his team during a banquet at the 2013 SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) yesterday in Half Moon Bay, Calif.
The successful introduction of a high-k/metal gate structure in commercial IC devices, aided by support from SEMI member companies with development of appropriate materials, processes and production tools, was a critically important milestone and continues to be in use throughout the IC industry for advanced planar and finFET-like CMOS transistors.
Team members include:
- Mark Bohr, senior fellow and director of Process Architecture and Integration, Logic Technology Development, Intel
- Robert Chau, senior fellow and director of Transistor Research and Nanotechnology, Components Research, Intel
- Suman Datta, professor, Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University*
- Mark Doczy, senior engineer in Advanced Transistor and Nanotechnology Group, Components Research, Intel
- Brian Doyle, principal engineer in Advanced Transistor and Nanotechnology Group, Components Research, Intel
- Tahir Ghani, fellow and director of Transistor Technology and Integration, Logic Technology Development, Intel
- Jack Kavalieros, principal engineer in Advanced Transistor and Nanotechnology Group, Components Research, Intel
- Matthew Metz, senior engineer in Advanced Transistor and Nanotechnology Group, Components Research, Intel
- Kaizad Mistry, vice president and director of Logic Technology Integration, Logic Technology Development, Intel
*Formerly with Intel Corp.
To keep on the Moore's Law curve, transistor size had to be cut in half every 24 months. However, one critical part of the transistor could not shrink anymore — the thin layer of silicon dioxide (SiO2) insulation that electrically isolates the transistor's gate from the channel through which current flows when the transistor is on. That insulating layer has shrunk with each new generation, but gate leakage currents increased with each shrink. By 2007, these leakage currents were becoming too large and the thickness could no longer decrease. Intel and other chipmakers could not shave off even a fraction of a nanometer more. Without a significant innovation, the semiconductor industry faced the end of the Moore's Law era. The team's development, integration and introduction of a successful high-k dielectric and metal electrode gate stack for CMOS IC production — first implemented at the 45nm node in 2007 — allowed the industry to perpetuate Moore's Law. The decrease in power, decrease in size and increase in performance enabled by this innovation changed the future of the IC industry.
"The invention of the high-k plus metal gate transistors was an important breakthrough," said Denny McGuirk, president and CEO of SEMI. "The Intel team pioneered a new era of transistor design based on novel device architecture and advanced materials development."
"Against all odds, the Intel team tackled a problem that threatened Moore's Law, and succeeded," said Bill Bottoms, chairman of the SEMI Award Advisory Committee. "The oxide layer was so thin that individual atoms of thickness had to be counted, so the industry was at a crossroads. The Intel team identified a gate dielectric material as a replacement for SiO2 that reduced gate leakage and moved the industry forward."
The SEMI Award was established in 1979 to recognize outstanding technical achievement and meritorious contribution in the areas of Semiconductor Materials, Wafer Fabrication, Assembly and Packaging, Process Control, Test and Inspection, Robotics and Automation, Quality Enhancement, and Process Integration.
The award is the highest honor conferred by SEMI. It is open to individuals or teams from industry or academia whose specific accomplishments have broad commercial impact and widespread technical significance for the entire semiconductor industry. Nominations are accepted from individuals of North American-based member companies of SEMI. Past award recipients include Walter Benzing and Mike McNealy, Ken Levy, Jean Hoerni, Dan Maydan, Robert Akins and Igor Khandros, among others.
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Jumpstart your spring wardrobe with this effortlessly-chic bebe jumpsuit, featuring drawstring neckline detail, flattering skinny leg cut and breathable soft fabric. Try it with a pair of studded heels and clutch for a quick after-hours outfit.
- 100% lyocell
- Center back to waist: 6" (15 cm)
- Rise: 11" (28 cm)
- Inseam: 29" (74 cm)
- Leg opening: 8" (20 cm)
- Invisible zipper
- Adjustable straps
- Dry clean
- Imported
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size 6
Strapless Tie Detail Jumpsuit is rated out of 5 by 9.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Keisha2100 from This jumpsuit was perfect All I did was tried it on. I haven't actually wore it yet. It fits me to the "T". I love the material, it's soft. It's perfect for me cause I'm in a wheelchair and sexy enough to wear to the party I'm going to.
Date published: 2013-04-27
Rated 5 out of 5 by ALittleBustie from Bustline Adjustability I'm 5'1", a size zero but am somewhat large around the bust for most of Bebe's non-stretchy tops (I'm a 34D). Therefore, when I saw the front of this jumpsuit, with the tie, I had great hopes that I would finally find the jumpsuit for me and I wasn't disappointed. The tie allows for adjustment to my size. And the soft feel of the material is really nice. Because I am 5'1", the bottom of the legs are at my ankles, but I love the jumpsuit anyway!
Date published: 2013-04-09
Rated 5 out of 5 by JustMe77 from Love it!!! I absolutely love this jumpsuit!! It's very true to size! The material of this jumpsuit feels so good on the skin & looks so good with a nice pair of studded stilettos (what I wore with the jumpsuit) & a blazer! I would recommend this jumpsuit to any one! It's a great choice!!
Date published: 2013-04-08
Rated 5 out of 5 by Chavelita1 from I LOVE IT! The material feels good and it looks good, but the ankle elastic feel a little too tight!
Date published: 2013-04-02
Rated 5 out of 5 by Pink from Love it! This jumpsuit is perfect for the spring-summer , the fabric is very soft and fresh(silk), the color is very unique, it fits very comfortable and sexy, if the length doesn't go all the way to your ankle; pull it up a little, you can wear it casual with sandals or wedges for the day, or dressy with hills for the eve, got to have it!
Date published: 2013-03-30
Rated 5 out of 5 by NaeNae from Too small on top Super cute & love the material. I tried on my normal size 2 in the store but could not get the zipper up my bustline nor could I go up a size because it was too baggy below my bust. If it would've fit I definitely would have bought it.
Date published: 2013-03-29
Rated 5 out of 5 by Marmel from Beautiful fit! I wasn't sure what to expect with this romper, but I must say it surpassed my expectations. It was a perfect fit, and the quality of the material wasn't cheap, but light enough for the warmer season. I can dress it up with heels if I want to, or dress it down with sandals. I'm planning on using it on my vacation in St Maarten in April. I can't wait!
Date published: 2013-03-10
Rated 4 out of 5 by Temekaj5 from Fits Great!! I love the material. The jumpsuit fits me perfect. The only issue I have with the jumpsuit would be the length of it. It does not come to my ankle as I wish it would.
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QUOTE (in "Large clean chrysoberyls sells for around USD 200.00 per carat" by Marisa Spano on Apr 11 2009, 12:49 PM)]]>Micheal,
It does look like a chrysoberyl. And it's really big. You need to get a strong fiber optic light and shine it through the stone to see if it's clean or if it changes color.
It doesn't look clean from the picture but some parts of it could be clean. Large clean chrysoberyls sells for around USD 200.00 per carat. (25cts.+) If not clean, they have to be very inexpensive like USD 10.00 per carat.
If it shows a decent color change, then you can cut some alexandrites and those don't need to be clean but the color of that rough doesn't look like it's alexandrite.
What kind of light did you shoot with?
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PTP/System Monitoring FAQ
- 1 Q: What is PTP System Monitoring?
- 2 Q: What target systems are supported by PTP system monitoring?
- 3 Q: Where is system monitoring information stored on the remote target?
- 4 Q: How do I debug?
- 5 Q: How do i specify a custom layout file to determine how the frames, drawers, nodes, etc. are drawn on my remote target system?
Q: What is PTP System Monitoring?
PTP System Monitoring is a perspective within the PTP workbench that allows display of jobs and their location on the target system. See the PTP online help section on monitoring.
PTP System Monitoring is also available as a stand-alone executable, PTP "SysMon", starting with Eclipse PTP Kepler release - PTP 7.0 (release scheduled for Jun 2013). For pre-release Kepler downloads including the SysMon executable, see the PTP Kepler download page. SysMon and the PTP System Monitoring Perspective of the full Eclipse PTP workbench (such as the Eclipse for Parallel Application Developers package on the Eclipse download page work essentially the same.
To start a monitor, in the System Monitoring Perspective (or in SysMon) create a new monitor in the upper-left 'Monitors' view. To refresh a monitor, select it and hit the refresh button. Monitors are refreshed automatically ever approx. 60 seconds.
Q: What target systems are supported by PTP system monitoring?
See Running programs in the PTP online help, which include a list of available target system configurations, some general, and some specific.
Q: Where is system monitoring information stored on the remote target?
In the home directory of the userid used to connect with PTP, a directory ".eclipsesettings" is created when the monitor is created and started.
If you should need to reset a monitor to all default information, e.g. during debugging, you can safely delete this directory if needed and it will be recreated (with defaults) at the next monitor refresh.
Q: How do I debug?
In the ".eclipsesettings" directory, create a file named ".LML_da_options" and add a single line "keeptmp=1". Then refresh the monitor, or wait for it to refresh itself. On the target system, a new directory is created under .eclipsesettings that begins with "tmp". Information in this directory is useful to sysmon developers, so you may be asked to zip it up and send it. Be sure to remove the "keeptmp=1" line fro .LML_da_options, since it will continue to make a new dir at each monitor refresh.
Q: How do i specify a custom layout file to determine how the frames, drawers, nodes, etc. are drawn on my remote target system?
Layout files are in .eclipsesettings/samples directory. Need info about what's in this file.


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Anesthesia-related hypotension in a small-animal practice
Hypotension, usually defined as mean arterial blood pressure less than 60 mm Hg or systolic arterial blood pressure less than 90 mm Hg, is reportedly one of the most common complications associated with general anesthesia in dogs and cats.1,2 Although most university veterinary teaching hospitals and some private practices routinely measure arterial blood pressure in anesthetized animals, many private veterinary practices unfortunately do not.3 Pulse strength or quality, which is commonly assessed by manual palpation, depends on the difference between systolic and diastolic arterial blood pressure and is not necessarily indicative of mean arterial blood pressure or perfusion pressure.4 So the incidence of anesthetic-related hypotension in healthy dogs and cats undergoing elective surgeries in the typical private practice setting is unknown since most anesthetists only assess pulse strength or quality.3 If blood pressure is not measured, hypotension cannot be recognized and corrected.
The purpose of this study was to document the occurrence of hypotension in dogs and cats anesthetized in a private veterinary practice. Our hypothesis was that hypotension is a frequent complication during anesthesia, even in relatively healthy animals undergoing elective procedures.
MATERIALS AND METHODSPatient selection
This study involved a retrospective review of anesthesia records of healthy animals anesthetized in a private veterinary practice for elective surgery. As such, owner consent for this retrospective study was not sought. Animals were cared for according to the practice's routine protocols. The records of all dogs and cats that were anesthetized for elective procedures during a three-month period by one of the authors (Andrea M. Gordon) or another technician colleague were reviewed. This patient group comprised 101 client-owned animals (42 cats, 59 dogs). The procedures for which anesthesia was indicated included ovariohysterectomy, castration, onychectomy, and dental prophylaxis. All the patients were considered to be physical status Class I (a normal patient with no organic disease) or Class II (a patient with mild systemic disease).5
Anesthetic protocols
Anesthetic drugs were selected based on the patient's species, physical status, and temperament and the attending veterinarian's preference. The dogs were either not premedicated or were premedicated with atropine (0.03 mg/kg) and morphine (0.2 mg/kg) administered intramuscularly. Fifteen of the premedicated dogs also received acepromazine (0.01 mg/kg) intramuscularly to provide additional sedation. Some of the cats received no premedication or atropine (0.03 mg/kg). Others received acepromazine (0.01 mg/kg), and butorphanol (0.22 mg/kg) intramuscularly. Alternatively, six cats undergoing onychectomy were premedicated with ketamine (22 mg/kg) and acepromazine (0.2 mg/kg) intramuscularly.
Anesthetic induction was achieved in all the patients by administering ketamine (5.6 mg/kg) and diazepam (0.28 mg/kg) intravenously or with isoflurane or sevoflurane in 50% oxygen, with 50% nitrous oxide, delivered by mask. The patients were intubated with appropriately sized endotracheal tubes, at which time nitrous oxide administration was discontinued and either isoflurane or sevoflurane, delivered through a circle breathing system in 100% oxygen, was used to maintain anesthesia. Vaporizer settings during maintenance were 1.5% to 2% for isoflurane and 2% to 3% for sevoflurane. Oxygen flow rates were 800 ml/min for animals less than 20 lb (9.1 kg), 900 ml/min for animals 20 to 40 lb, and 1 L/min for animals greater than 40 lb (18.2 kg). All animals except for cats undergoing castration only had an intravenous catheter in place and were given lactated Ringer's solution at 5 ml/kg/hr intravenously.


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OAKLAND — BART police Officer Jon Woffinden said the situation he faced the night his former partner Johannes Mehserle shot an unarmed passenger at the Fruitvale station was one of the scariest he has ever been involved in during his 10 years as a peace officer.
Yet, when questioned by the prosecution, he admitted that he never pushed a button on his radio to signal an emergency.
Woffinden also said that the initial call he received over his radio to respond to the Fruitvale station, which included sounds of people screaming in the background, made his heart pump as he thought of his wife and children.
Yet, Woffinden admitted that the call was for a misdemeanor battery with no mention of weapons.
Similar inconsistencies were pointed out throughout Woffinden's testimony Wednesday by deputy district attorney David Stein, who compared the differences in what the officer wrote in his police report about the incident with videos of it recorded by passengers.
Woffinden took the stand Wednesday morning as a defense witness and proceeded to describe the night his partner killed Oscar Grant III as one filled with chaos and uncertainty.
"It's a busy and chaotic night systemwide," Woffinden said under questioning from Mehserle's attorney Michael Rains. "There were several fights that came over the radio at several locations."
Woffinden, who partnered with Mehserle that evening and morning, said both were at the West Oakland station responding to a call about a man seen with a gun when Woffinden got the call about a fight at the Fruitvale station.
Woffinden said he could hear commotion in the background of the call and, as Mehserle drove them to the station, he thought of his family because he was "extremely" scared.
Once at the station, Woffinden said he saw Grant, of Hayward, and his friends sitting against the wall and another group of about four to five people approaching from his left.
Woffinden said he immediately turned around and formed a "one-man skirmish" line to block the "crowd" from advancing.
"We were severely outnumbered. It was "… an evolving situation," he said.
It was soon after that Woffinden said he heard a "sound."
The former Moraga and Pleasant Hill police officer refused to say the sound was that of a gunshot and instead said it sounded like a "loud Taser."
"It did not sound to me like a shot," he said. "It sounded to me like a loud Taser."
Woffinden said he did not know his partner had shot Grant but eventually Mehserle walked next to him as Woffinden was arresting another passenger.
Woffinden said Mehserle never said a word but looked troubled.
"His forehead was extremely sweaty. His face was flush. His eyes were big," Woffinden said. "I told him that he needed to take a walk."
Though Woffinden talked with what seemed like absolute certainty as he described the events the morning of Jan. 1 to Rains, he began to stumble and "not recall" details when he was questioned by Stein.
Using a video of the event recorded by a passenger, Stein showed how Woffinden never raised his baton toward a crowd of people as he said he did in a police report. The video also showed that, initially, Woffinden ran toward Grant and his friends. In testimony and in his police report, Woffinden said he did not run toward the group and instead stopped immediately when he reached the platform.
"I believed that I turned around but you can see in the video that I took a couple of steps," Woffinden said.
Woffinden will not be the only BART officer to testify when the preliminary hearing continues Tuesday.
Before the hearing began, Rains said he intended to call two other officers who were at the scene and show enhanced video of the shooting. Rains said that his client should not be charged with murder because Mehserle did not have malice in killing Grant.
"There is no malice because Mr. Mehserle did not intend to shoot Mr. Grant. Mr. Mehserle intended to use his Taser," Rains said. "When Mr. Mehserle intended to use his Taser "… Mr. Grant was actively, actively resisting arrest."
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Defense attorney Michael Rains, left, standing
next to Johannes Mehserle, questions BART police Officer Jon Woffinden on the third day of the preliminary trial
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I guess when you live near a coast, humoring nutcases and think-tanks isn't as attractive:
HuffPo — Despite the devastation that Katrina brought to New Orleans in 2005 and now Sandy has brought to coastal communities in New York and New Jersey, few cities have even finished planning for climate change, a recent study by JoAnn Carmin of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found.Just 13 percent of U.S. cities had completed such an assessment, according to the study, which in total looked at 468 cities worldwide. Planners said they had few resources available to help their cities adapt to a changing climate – not just the threat of more storms – with a large number listing securing funds as a major challenge to their ability to plan.
You know what makes it even harder to plan? When state and local budgets are cut to the bone to finance tax cuts for zillionaire moguls and a huge chunk of the populace is endlessly by actors paid to tell them the problem doesn't even exist.


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Div. II Football: Veteran QBs lead wayBy ROGER BROWN
New Hampshire Union Leader
September 02. 2013 11:29PM
The Plymouth Regional, Portsmouth and Trinity of Manchester football programs have at least a couple of things in common: All three return talented, experienced quarterbacks, and all three form the upper crust in Division II this season.
"I would agree with that," first-year Portsmouth coach Brian Pafford said. "I'd say Plymouth is the team to beat. It's Plymouth, Trinity, and then people are talking about us."
Senior quarterback Collin Sullivan led Plymouth to an undefeated season and the Division IV championship last season, before realignment shrunk NHIAA football from six divisions to three. Plymouth beat a Trinity team led by quarterback Carmen Giampetruzzi in the title game. Like Sullivan, Giampetruzzi is entering his senior year.
Then there's Portsmouth QB Donovan Phanor, who has also played running back and split end for the Clippers. Phanor helped Portsmouth beat Goffstown in last year's Division III championship game.
"I wouldn't see why anyone wouldn't call those three the favorites," Milford coach Keith Jones said. "I would say that's the case. Plymouth is loaded, from what I heard."
Plymouth's strength may be on the defensive side of the ball, where three first-team all-state players return: defensive end Kyle Reisert, linebacker John Thomas and linebacker Jared Kuehl.
The Bobcats will try to hand Chuck Lenahan a title in his final season as Plymouth's head coach.
"Give me a break," Lenahan said. "We lost 16 seniors. We're just hoping to compete for our conference playoffs. We have good numbers, but we have a lot of work to do."
Trinity doesn't have the size up front that it's had in recent years, but the Pioneers aren't short on skill players. In addition to Giampetruzzi, Trinity will be counting on tight end Tristan Theroux and running back Austin Chambers.
"Depth at the skill positions would probably be our strongest thing," Trinity coach Steve Burns said. "We graduated four of five starters on the offensive line, so there's some transition there.
"We have our work cut out for us because we have six of the eight playoff teams from Division III and Division IV (last year) on our schedule. You couldn't load up our schedule more than that."
Portsmouth, which has reached the championship game in its division six of the last seven years, returned 13 starters from last season's championship team. Portsmouth will run a no-huddle, fast-paced offense that may be the most explosive unit in the division.
Phanor's targets include split end Jake Becker — a first-team all-state selection at linebacker last season — and split end Jack Young. Phanor and fullback Mike Toar will be the team's top running threats.
"Last year with (Ricky) Holt and (Kurtis) Leonard, our strength was up front," Pafford said. "This year skill positions are our definite strength. We have very good speed."
Programs like Windham, Milford, Souhegan of Amherst, Kearsarge of North Sutton, Hanover, Hollis/Brookline, Laconia and Lebanon give Division II plenty of depth. If there's a sleeper team, it may be Monadnock of Swanzey, which won last year's Division V championship. Monadnock is a Division III school by enrollment, but was placed in Division II.
The Huskies have experience in the offensive backfield, and added a couple of impact transfers in linebacker/tight end Clinton Brock and linebacker/tight end Mischa Hoffman.
"I don't feel like we were gutted," Monadnock coach Linwood Patnode said. "We have some talent coming back. I'm not going to underplay our team.
"The schedule is what it is. We don't have it in our heads that we're a Division III school playing in Division II."
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I guess the general gist here is that Intel wants to combine security software and hardware together, but how exactly what works out in real-world advantages for us poor consumers isn't clear from the press release. There's some chatter about how the number of internet-connected devices is increasing rapidly, and that they need to be secured.
"With the rapid expansion of growth across a vast array of Internet-connected devices, more and more of the elements of our lives have moved online," said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO, "In the past, energy-efficient performance and connectivity have defined computing requirements. Looking forward, security will join those as a third pillar of what people demand from all computing experiences."
"The cyber threat landscape has changed dramatically over the past few years, with millions of new threats appearing every month," said Dave DeWalt, president and CEO of McAfee, "We believe this acquisition will result in our ability to deliver a safer, more secure and trusted Internet-enabled device experience."
I've never been a particular fan of security companies like McAfee, because they have the tendency to needlessly scare the living daylights out of people, coercing them to buy crappy software that seriously harms computers - it's almost like they themselves are selling a virus.
The best antivirus and antimalware tool today (for Windows) is Microsoft's own Security Essentials, which has a simple and easy interface, is very light on resources, and most important of all, doesn't get in your face all the damn time. Oh, and of course, it's free.


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Friday, February 22, 2013
Harbaugh: Alex Smith won't be released
Jim Harbaugh said he thought his team had the best quarterback situation in the league, and he's either going to keep it that way, or get something for it.
Harbaugh just said it was "unlikely" the 49ers would release quarterback Alex Smith, meaning he's either confident he can find a trade partner, or would be content keeping him as Colin Kaepernick's backup.
Smith at $8.5 million is too much for a backup, but for many teams, he'd be an affordable upgrade as a starter.
With a draft class of quarterbacks that no one can make up their mind about, Smith might be a safer bet than the rookies, and not so prohibitively expensive to make him a burden.
But Harbaugh also left open the possibility of keeping Smith, in an effort to maintain leverage.
"We think we've got the best quarterback situation," in the league, adding after a pause: "We feel strongly about that."
While that might be a stretch, they do have an asset, and Harbaugh is working hard to maximize it.
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Cardinals Motte to have Tommy John surgery
May 3, 2013
MILWAUKEE (AP) — St. Louis right-hander Jason Motte will have season-ending Tommy John surgery next week.
The nominal closer for the Cardinals was placed on the disabled list on March 29, and eventually diagnosed with a torn ligament in his right elbow. He had been rehabbing and playing catch in an effort to avoid surgery but on Friday, a throwing session resulted in discomfort and it was decided that Motte would have the ligament replacement operation.
Motte emerged as the Cardinals' closer late in the 2011 season, throwing eight scoreless innings with four saves against Philadelphia and Milwaukee in the NLDS and NLCS, respectively before going 0-1 with a 6.23 ERA during the World Series.


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This Week In Island History
Compiled by Sue Maden Week of October 20
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Journal, Oct. 27, 1911
At least one of the farmers of this island has something to say in favor of automobiles. Recently, while returning from the ferry to his home well up on the island, the bridle broke and the horse ran away. Finding all his efforts useless in stopping the animal, he selected a good spot and jumped to safety. He set out on foot for the long walk home, but had not gone far before he met a party of automobilists who stopped and asked if he was the owner of the runaway they had passed a short distance past on the road.
On receiving an affirmative they turned around, invited the farmer to jump into their machine, and a few minutes of speeding brought them up with the runaway. The horse had been doing its best, but handicapped by an express wagon quite heavily loaded was winded by its two-mile run and was easily stopped. As the road had been straight, no damage had been done to the wagon or contents. The automobile party resumed their trip with the thanks of the farmer.
75 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Oct. 24, 1936
A large number of voters are at the town hall each day and evening getting instructions on operating the voting machine.
From the Newport Daily News, Oct. 25, 1936
There will be a Democratic rally at the Palace Theatre Tuesday evening. The speakers will include Governor Theodore Francis Green and Lieutenant Governor Quinn.
Commencing today, demonstrations on the voting machine will be given each weekday from 2 to 6 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m.
From the Newport Daily News, Oct. 29, 1936
[At the School Committee meeting] the number of tuition students at Rogers High School was given as 84. The recent trend in arithmetic and a contemplated change at the end of the year was presented.
50 years ago
From the Newport Daily News,
Oct. 24, 1961
Jamestown Town Council president Donald J. Dupre last night read an acknowledgement from President Kennedy for the welcome extended to the president and his family upon their arrival in Newport County earlier in the fall. Dupre reported on an inspection of Fort Getty made Sunday to decide on its use as a fallout shelter. Dupre said that it was felt that Getty would be a very expensive project. They also inspected a fort near Spray Cliff on Beavertail Road. (Next week the council will meet to inspect Fort Wetherill, another possible site.)
From the Newport Daily News,
Oct. 30, 1961
Jamestown officials yesterday inspected government-owned Fort Wetherill at the Dumplings as a possible shelter for radioactive fallout in the event of a nuclear attack. An offi cer from the Newport Naval Base accompanied the group and advised them on what could be used as a good bunker for protecting the population from fallout.
From the Newport Daily News,
Oct. 31, 1961
The state's Baby Hoover Commission today recommended to Governor Notte an increase in tolls on the Jamestown Ferry, a reduction of personnel, and expansion of the work week to 48 hours, as a means of slashing the state subsidy of about $250,000 a year.
25 years ago
From the Newport Daily News,
Oct. 28, 1986
The Town Council voted Monday to continue a public hearing on a controversial zoning change until Nov. 24. (The planning board also favored the continuance. The requester submitted two petitions signed by 92 people who were not opposed to the request provided there was a fence and vegetation to screen the lot on which material would be stored.)
15 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Oct. 24, 1996
(Photo caption) Jamestown police are sporting new uniforms. The uniforms are a dark blue and are trimmed in red. Police officers are using an older patch on the shoulder and have gone to a different type of hat. The summer dress will be short sleeves.
All restrictions on municipal water use have been lifted. Outdoor water use in the urban water district has been limited to odd or even days calendar days since the second week in July.
10 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Oct. 25, 2001
There are no paths established yet for people to walk from one open space or "greenway" to another on Conanicut Island. However, ideas are now being exchanged among a widening circle of groups and individuals inspired by the vision of a network of car-free paths.
The school has entered into an agreement with an architect consultant who will help define the scope of the roof replacement at the Lawn Avenue building.


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"This incident is extremely unfortunate, unanticipated and we are very, very sorry for the disruptions to everybody's daily life." — Freedom Industries President Gary Southern, after a chemical leaked from one of the company's tanks into a public water treatment system, affecting about 300,000 people in West Virginia.
"The fire was huge. The wind was blowing hard, and the air was dry. I was scared because my home is a little distance away from the ancient town." — Resident He Yu, after a massive blaze destroyed a 1,000-year-old Tibetan town in southwest China that's popular with tourists. Hundreds of buildings burned.
"It's pretty overwhelming but I've got the music to hang onto, to keep me on the ground. Otherwise they'd have to take me out of here on a string, like a balloon." — Gregg Allman, who was feted Friday night in Atlanta by an all-star lineup of musicians, including Jackson Browne and Vince Gill.


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Holstein Leaders for Milk, Type and LPI call Select Sires Home
PLAIN CITY, Ohio, August 24, 2012 - Select Sires' lineup continues to offer a wide variety of trait leaders to meet the needs of every dairy producer. With the No. 1 LPI bull in Canada, the new leader in Type, the No. 1 sire for Milk and many sires that excel in fertility, Select Sires is committed to providing the best to its customers.
PLANET leads the way
7HO8081 Ensenada Taboo PLANET-ET (EX-90-GM)'s consistency continues as he remains the top bull in the breed for GTPI (+2178) at 99% Reliability for Yield and Type. While transmitting balanced Type (+2.10), PLANET is the only active A.I. sire that is over +2,000 Milk (+2,295) and +5.0 for Productive Life (PL) (+5.7). As a Calving Ease sire that is available in gender SELECTed™ semen he is the ideal sire for any management situation.
Select Sires leads active A.I. with 36 of the top 100 sires on the Holstein USA Top 100 GTPI℠ list at 97% reliability. These sires not only boast impressive statistics, but speak to the consistency of the Select Sires Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) in identifying outstanding proven bulls that deliver top performance.
Select Sires also holds three of the top nine spots on Canada's top GLPI list with PLANET continuing to rank No. 1 with +3001 GLPI. 7HO9264 Lirr Drew DEMPSEY (VG-86) (+2242 GLPI) holds the No. 7 spot and is No. 2 for Confirmation (+16).
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Select Sires remains the best source for elite type with 10 sires over +3.0 for Type and four of the top six sires of the breed for Type including the new No. 1 7HO10506 Maple-Downs-I G W ATWOOD-ET (EX-90). Also available in gender SELECTed semen, G W ATWOOD is siring outstanding show heifers and young cows while boasting exceptional type numbers (+4.16 Type, +3.41 Udder Composite, +3.46 Feet and Leg Composite). He is joined at the top of the list by 7HO9165 Regancrest S BRAXTON-ET (EX-95) and 7HO9545 Siemers Toys HERO 9701-ET (EX-92) tied at No. 4 with +3.57 Type. New graduate, 7HO10052 Klassic Big TIME-ET, debuts ranked sixth at +3.54 Type. Perennial showring favorite and Showcase Selections™ sire, 7HO7004 Erbacres DAMION (EX-96) continues to be the highest ranking Type sire (+3.20) at 99% Reliability.
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77HO9441 Stouder JAYVEN-ET (EX-94) has held the top spot for Milk since his debut in April 2011. At +2,869 for Milk, he is nearly 400 pounds higher than the next sire on the list. Select Sires also leads the industry with six of the top 20 sires for Milk, including 7HO9977 Hunsberger Bolton KINLEY (EX-91) who ranks No. 4 at +2,466 for Milk.
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Select Sires is committed to providing highly fertile semen to its customers and continues to be the premier source for sires with high Sire Conception Rates (SCR). Select Sires has an industry-leading 40 sires above +1.0 SCR and an outstanding 25 higher than +2.0 SCR. Look for the Superior Settler™ designation for the best in fertility in the Select Sires lineup.
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Select Sires Super Samplers™ dominated Holstein USA's Top 50 GTPI active genomic young sire list once again, holding 24 of the top 50 spots. 7HO11351 Seagull-Bay SUPERSIRE-ET (+2564 GTPI), 7HO11477 De-Su Bkm MCCUTCHEN 1174-ET (+2525 GTPI) and 7HO11547 Ladys-Manor Man-O-SHAN-ET (+2522 GTPI) held spots number two through four, respectively. SUPERSIRE is the well-known 7HO10524 Roylane Socra ROBUST-ET (VG-88) son of Ammon-Peachey Shauna-ET (VG-87). He ranks No. 1 on the list for NM$ (+$980), Milk (+2,524) and Fat (+112). MCCUTCHEN, a 7HO10721 De-Su 521 BOOKEM-ET son from Sully Shottle May-TW (VG-85-DOM), has great components (+.08%F, +.05%P), Type (+4.01) and PL (+5.8). He is also available in gender SELECTed semen. A new Super Sampler, SHAN, is a Man-O-Man son from 7HO10849 Lady's Manor Pl SHAMROCK-ET (VG-85)'s full sister. He is already a sire father and combines elite production (+2,332M, +105F, +82P) with superior Type (+3.47).
Based in Plain City, Ohio, Select Sires Inc. is North America's largest A.I. organization and is comprised of nine farmer-owned and -controlled cooperatives. As the industry leader, it provides highly fertile semen as well as excellence in service and programs to achieve its basic objective of supplying dairy and beef producers with North America's best genetics at a reasonable price.Source: 8/12 USDA Genomic Evaluation, USDA/HA Genomic Type Evaluation and Interbull. Holstein Association USA's Top 100 TPI List with 97% Reliability, Top 50 Lists with at least 75% Domestic U.S. Reliability for PTA Type and Top 50 GTPI Active Genomic Young Sires. CDN Top LPI Bull Report. 8/12 Rel: PLANET Type 99%, Yield 99%, PL 95%, CE 99%; G W ATWOOD Type 90%; BRAXTON Type 94%; HERO Type 92%; TIME Type 94%; DAMION Type 99%; JAYVEN Yield 92%; KINLEY Yield 92%, SUPERSIRE NM$ 71%, Yield 74%; MCCUTCHEN Yield 75%, Type 75%, PL 72%; SHAN Yield 76%, Type 77%. ℠Total Performance Index and TPI are service marks of Holstein Association USA. ™Showcase Selections, gender SELECTed, Super Samplers and Superior Settler are trademarks of Select Sires Inc.


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AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced that the award-winning YOU DON'T KNOW JACK franchise is scheduled to come to the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, the Wii system and the Nintendo DS family of hand-held systems this winter.
The pioneer of the interactive game show format, YOU DON'T KNOW JACK combines the social dynamics of classic board games with the entertaining story arcs of great television game shows. Returning with all-new questions and classic features such as Screw Your Neighbor and commercial parodies, the homecoming of YOU DON'T KNOW JACK is sure to thrill excited fans as well as launch a new generation of devoted players.
"YOU DON'T KNOW JACK has been a phenomenal worldwide success," said Martin Good, Executive Vice President, Kids, Family, Casual Games, and Global Online Services. "Now, the irreverent trivia party game is back with its signature style and humor, and we've heightened the hilarity and challenge with an all-new multiplayer mode and entertaining online play over XBLA and PSN. Add in popular classic challenges like the DisOrDat and the Jack Attack, and YOU DON'T KNOW JACK is poised to deliver the ultimate trivia game experience to America's living rooms."
About YOU DON'T KNOW JACK
The YOU DON'T KNOW JACK series has been testing players' smarts and making them laugh for years with its unique trivia-based challenges and in-your-face style of gameplay. Now, THQ is bringing the wise-cracking fun and challenge of YOU DON'T KNOW JACK to today's popular video game systems (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii & DS). Filled with more than 15 hours of game play, YOU DON'T KNOW JACK offers all-new multiplayer action and online challenges via XBLA and PSN. Along with classic quiz modes such as the DisOrDat and the Jack Attack, YOU DON'T KNOW JACK offers brand new features like the Wrong Answer of the Game and collectible prizes, with more than 70 full episodes of trivia quiz show fun. A worldwide phenomenon since its debut in 1995, YOU DON'T KNOW JACK from developer Jellyvision Games has been embraced by millions of players as the gold standard for interactive trivia games.
About THQ
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about THQ and its products may be found at www.thq.com. THQ and the THQ logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.


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NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, March 11 (UPI) -- The human rights situation in Myanmar has improved but a gap remains between efforts and implementation, a U.N. independent expert said Monday.
"While the process of reform is continuing in the right direction, there are significant human rights shortcomings that remain unaddressed, such as discrimination against the Rohingya in Rakhine state and the ongoing human rights violations in relation to the conflict in Kachin state," Tomas Ojea Quintana, special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, said in a release.
Fighting between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims have left 115,000 people displaced in Rakhine state while 75,000 people have fled their homes in Kachin since fighting began in June 2011 between government troops and the Kachin Independence Organization.
"The government must establish the truth about what happened in Rakhine state during the two waves of communal violence last June and October, and hold those responsible for human rights violations to account," Ojea Quintana said while offering his support to pursue further investigations.
He also urged the government to ease restriction on freedom of movement for the 120,000 people in refugee camps in Rakhine and to begin their relocation into communities before the beginning of the rainy season.
He recognized progress in other areas, such as the release of more than 800 prisoners of conscience since May 2011, but called for the immediate release of the more than 250 similar prisoners.
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Variations of Joy
23 January 2018 10:00 am
Vin Gallery
The artist behind the forthcoming exhibition, Variations of Joy, Shanghai-born artist Howard Qiu uses a mix of art and music to explore the intersection between music, emotions and nature. Through this he creates abstract art that is both aural and visual.
Variations of Joy explores the sensory commonalities between visual art and sound creation, presenting an ode to joy.
Here's a short interview with the artist.
How did you get into art?
I've always loved art. It started when I was a little boy. Both my parents were architects and I got a lot of influence from them.
What gave you the idea of combining music with art?
Music is a form of audio art, painting is a form of visual art. These two formats constitute the majority of the art forms. I am inspired by visual and aural, so I have tried to combine both elements.
How difficult is it to get colour to represent music?
It's not hard to get colours to represent music. I am just thinking about nature when I paint, then I think about rainbows.
How do you represent tone and rhythm in your work?
I imagine visual and aural. I compose them in a visual way and then paint.
How easy is it for musicians to follow the instructions in your work?
The visuals of my work are like a code of sound. You need to read it, understand it, imagine it, and practice it. Then you can see the music in your mind.
What can we expect from your forthcoming exhibition in Saigon?
You will be able to see a combination of music and nature. We will have local musician play the music though out the opening to express my love of both art and music.
Howard Qiu's exhibition, Variatons of Joy, will open at Vin Gallery (6 Le Van Mien, Q2, HCMC) on Friday, Jan. 12. It will run until Feb. 10. For more info, click on vingallery.com


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I wonder where he'll play his set. Outdoor theater I'd guess. Main stage would be epic though
I wonder where he'll play his set. Outdoor theater I'd guess. Main stage would be epic though
High Flying Birds > Beady Eye
<--- This poor guy is an Oasis fan and never got to see them live.
Really excited for this.
We're here to play some Mississippi Delta Blues. We're in a horrible depression, and I gotta admit - we're starting to like it.
Probably Outdoor, I cannot picture Noel in a tent.
I think Noel will be on the main, though The Outdoor during Bon Iver would be preferable.
Well yeah
will be bringing my 3 1/2 year old boy to see him weekend 2 if i am recovered from weekend 1 and decide to make it out, he loves the album and i know he would rock out with me. hopefully we are able to snap a quick pic with noel, too.
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3 year olds and earplugs don't go well together, he has his peltor headphones.
Any chance they'll play Oasis songs?
He just performed in Copenhagen and he was playing several Oasis songs, including a acoustic version of Wonderwall.
I saw Beady Eye at the Wiltern. They were pretty good.
"Well, that's just like, you know... your opinion, man"
I saw him in LA a couple of months ago and his set was nearly 50% Oasis, 50% High Flying Birds. It was a good set overall, but from my understanding his set stayed the exact same throughout the duration of his tour.
This song stood out. It will be on his more psychadelic album that should be out later this year:
I mean....these are some of the most professional men in music. You're gonna get an A+ show. I wouldn't miss this.
Cooler than a polar bears toenails.
Cluttered afternoon main stage set, or a nice late night outdoor conflict.
I'm not convinced about this band. I haven't listened to the album, but I did see them live last month playing the same ticket as Florence and the Machine, and the highlight of their show to me was Don't Look Back in Anger. If the songs you played from your old band are more memorable a month later than the songs from your new band, I can't see that as a very good sign. If they aren't conflicting with anyone more important to me then maybe I'll give them another chance in April.
to original poster. Outdoor always > then main stage
I hope this doesn't conflict with Bon Iver, put them on the same time as The Shins
Edit: Not that I'm saying they were bad live, because they weren't, they just didn't make my mouth fall open in awe the way some of the hype would have you believe.
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Alright well when i saw them they performed a 20 song set and the crowd was into it the whole time. People at those Christmas shows are mostly there for the headliners.
Noel's recent set lists seem to have seen few changes gig to gig...
(It's Good) To Be Free
Mucky Fingers
Everybody's on the Run
Dream On
If I Had a Gun...
The Good Rebel
The Death of You and Me
Freaky Teeth
(I Wanna Live in a Dream in My) Record Machine
AKA... What a Life!
Talk Tonight
Soldier Boys and Jesus Freaks
AKA... Broken Arrow
Half The World Away
(Stranded On) The Wrong Beach
Little By Little
The Importance of Being Idle
Don't Look Back In Anger
What song that he hasn't played recently would you most like to hear?
D'You Know What I Mean?
Dedé Arneaux
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Hooksett group tasked with simplifying sign ordinance
HOOKSETT — After hearing complaints from the business community regarding the complicated nature of the town's sign ordinance, members of the Planning Board, Town Council, Zoning Board and Economic Development Committee have formed a Sign Committee with the intention of trying to simplify and redefine it.
Town Planner Jo Ann Duffy said the Sign Committee will host a public meeting Tuesday at the town hall and invites residents and business owners to share their concerns and what they would like to see changed.
"We have heard concerns from the business community that the sign ordinance restricts the size of their signs, so we want to hear from as many different sources as possible on this, because the more people who participate the better any recommendation the sign committee makes," Duffy said.
Committee Chair Tom Walsh, who also sits on the Planning Board, said that the committee is only tasked with trying to fashion a recommendation for the Planning Board, and anything approved by the Planning Board would still need to be approved by voters in May for the changes to be adopted.
"I would absolutely like to see the sign ordinances simplified. The way it is set up signs are on the small size. I want the town to be business friendly through some positive changes, and this has been a topic of discussion for quite a while," Walsh said.
Walsh said that considering so many variances have been granted to businesses asking to have bigger signs, like the recent variance granted to Bass Pro Shop, it became evident the ordinance needed a tune up.
Part of the business community's complaint is that the current ordinance is complicated, Walsh said. Duffy explained that the ordinance is split into three articles, and different sections of town have different rules for signs.
"In a way it is both complicated and redundant, so we are looking into simplifying them," Walsh said.
One change Duffy said the committee is sure to discuss is allowing the size of the sign to be dependent on the size of the building, as opposed to being based on location, like it is now.
For Tim Sullivan of the Hudson-based Barlo Signs International, hearing that any town in New Hampshire is working to simplify and make its sign ordinances more business friendly is music to his ears.
"It's nice to hear that Hooksett is trying to do something about it. New Hampshire has some quirky sign ordinances, with some towns adopting sign ordinances not designed for their towns. There is a way to preserve the aesthetic of a town without hurting the businesses that operate in them," Sullivan said.


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News of Mr Monti's planned resignation over the weekend plunged the country into a political crisis with national elections previously planned for March now expected to be held a month earlier in February after parliament is dissolved.
Mr Monti told President Giorgio Napolitano of his intentions when they met at the presidential palace late on Saturday, only hours after former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi declared he would seek a fourth term as the country's leader.
The uncertainty is likely to unsettle financial markets already concerned about Italy's bleak economic outlook and came after a dire warning from Standard & Poor's that it may review the country's credit rating if the situation deteriorates next year.
Erik F. Nielsen, chief economist at the country's largest bank, Unicredit, described Mr Berlusconi's return as a "gamble" and warned investors that the latest political upheaval would lead to a sell-off in Italian assets on Monday and fuel market volatility in the months ahead.
According to an official statement released by the president's office, Mr Monti said he could no longer carry out his mandate after members of Mr Berlusconi's People of Freedom (PdL) party withdrew their support and abstained from a Senate vote on economic measures on Thursday.
The 69-year-old technocrat leader told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera he was driven to act when Angelino Alfano, the secretary of the PdL, said the following day that the Monti government had run its course.
"I felt really angry reading those words," Mr Monti told the newspaper. "I reached the conclusion that I couldn't go forward like that."
On Sunday Italy's political parties moved onto a campaign footing amid speculation that Mr Monti, the former academic who was appointed a senator for life when he replaced a disgraced Mr Berlusconi a year ago, could throw his support behind a centrist coalition.
"It is very likely that Mr Monti will take part in the campaign but it is not yet clear with whom, the centre or the centre-left," Professor James Walston from Rome's American University told The Daily Telegraph. "He is probably considering his options."
Meanwhile Mr Berlusconi, the 76-year-old billionaire media magnate, met Mr Alfano and other party leaders at his luxury villa at Arcore outside Milan and was also expected to begin talks with his former coalition partner, the Northern League.
However, his first challenge is to win support for his party as its popularity has just reached a record low of 14 per cent according to the latest poll.
Several of his own MPs, including former foreign affairs minister Franco Frattini and former youth affairs minister Giorgia Meloni, have been openly critical of his intentions.
There have also been suggestions that Mr Berlusconi was re-entering politics to steer attention away from his legal battles.
He is an appealing a recent tax fraud conviction and still fighting charges that he paid for sex with an under age prostitute in the so-called Ruby trial in Milan. He has denied the charges.
Once parliament is dissolved an election must be called between 45 days and 70 days and now means elections are more likely to take place in February. Mr Berlusconi's main opponent is expected to be Pier Luigi Bersani, endorsed as head of the centre-left Democratic party in nationwide primaries.


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PAH9 Roundtable Discussion: Cards Prospect Man Crush
The discussion question of the day is who is your prospect man-crush (non Shelby Miller division, we all have man crushes on him)?
Steve: My prospect man crush is Matt Carpenter, which would have been a lot less cliche if we had done this before he was announced the systems minor league player of the year. That said I did rank him 3rd on my UCB prospect list. I like Carpenter because he has been fairly productive at every level he's played while playing a position that is not value sucking on the defensive spectrum. Last season Carpenter put up an 0.889 OPS across high A and AA based on a solid OBP and some (albeit not a lot) power. Additionally in the one season that he has total zone data for, Carpenter was well above average at each stop. Putting together an advanced plate approach with a solid fielder at his position and you have the recipe for a league average player. I put together a quick projection during the season using MLEs and came up with something like ~1.8 WAR next year if he were to get everyday playing time in the majors. At worst he appears to be a good backup plan for Freese's ankles.
Andy: Being that Carlos Matias has yet to throw a professional pitch outside of the DSL, I'll take a cold shower and anoint Aaron Luna as my prospect man crush. From 2009 (3 levels: A, A+, AA) to 2010 (2 levels: AA, AAA), the 23-year-old improved his walk rate by 4.4% and decreased his strike-out rate by 1.1% while posting an impressively nerdy .262/.415/.455 line that was good for a .416 wOBA. Though the organization flirted with the idea of having Luna play second base for one season, this experiment was abandoned in 2010 and he returned to the corner outfield, spending nearly equal time in left and right fields.
Despite legitimate skepticism regarding Luna's hit by pitch totals (24 and 28 HBP's in 2009/2010 respectively), his ability to reach base is encouraging, especially within an organization lacking dependable OBP players to bat first and second in the order ahead of Pujols. Though his ceiling may not be much more than a 4th OF type, he may quickly approximate a less powerful but more disciplined Allen Craig, which is a valuable commodity when you are paying the league minimum for his services. Hopefully, this will allow Cardinals' brass to regard Jay/Craig as the expendable cost-controlled players rather than Rasmus (let me dream). You can read a more in-depth summary of Luna's minor league career to date in a recent entry at Future Redbirds. The Jack Cust comparison made in that article is probably unfair in that Luna's ceiling for OBP matches Cust's floor; also, Luna is probably better defensively, makes better contact, but is considerably less powerful.
Erik: As the godfather of Future Redbirds you might think this one would have been a slam dunk for me, but I really struggled over who to pick. The prospects on the radar – Miller, Cox, Matias and so on are there for good reasons, and I don't have any one player I think of as a big sleeper or personal cheeseball. I guess if I have to pick one player that I like more than most, and someone I think that could be underrated, it's the Cardinals 4th round pick of this past draft, catcher Cody Stanley. The fine nerds at College Splits rated him the 2nd best catcher in the draft. Stanley does everything rather well. He's good at stopping the running game, he hit well in college and hit for a .397 wOBA in his pro debut, albeit in short season A ball. He's just a solid, all around player at a premium position, which is enough for me to rate him as my man-crush.
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Nederland's Bill Scott joins TSUS Board of Regents
Texas State University System Chancellor Brian McCall and Lamar University President James Simmons joined Tuesday (Oct. 4, 2011) in announcing the appointment of William F. Scott of Nederland to the TSUS Board of Regents. Gov. Rick Perry appointed Scott for a term to expire Feb. 1, 2013. Scott is chairman and CEO of Trans-Global Solutions and a graduate of Lamar University.
"This is not only a great day for Lamar but also a great day for all the other institutions within the system," Simmons said. "I'm especially proud to announce that one of our own, a graduate of Lamar University, William F. Scott is stepping into a new role as regent. With his new role, Bill's legacy of building excellence through education that began here in Southeast Texas will expand to all the citizens of Texas, and that is something we are very, very pleased to announce."
Scott received a bachelor's degree in government from Lamar University in 1970. During his college years, Scott had worked for a railroad construction and engineering business associated with the Kansas City Southern Railroad. In 1975, he and his brother, Dick, went into business on their own with $3,500 and a pickup truck. Three decades later, they sold about 65 percent of their business, Trans-Global Solutions Inc. to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. for about $245 million.
"I really look forward to this opportunity to serve," Scott told Lamar officials, faculty and staff and community leaders gathered for the occasion. "When I graduated from Lamar back in 1970, I think it gave me the tools to get started in business. My brother and I have enjoyed participating in this community."
Chancellor McCall noted that Scott is becoming a regent for a system that is the oldest in Texas – celebrating 100 years this year and with 77,000 students and 17,000 faculty and staff. "It's the little engine that could with a great story that I'm so proud to tell," said McCall.
"I am pleased that a Lamar graduate is joining our board, replacing another Lamar graduate – as it should be. We're delighted and look forward to working with you." Scott succeeds Michael Truncale, who resigned from the board to seek public office.
Scott is a member of the West Gulf Maritime Association, International Dry Bulk Terminals Society, and American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association. Scott has strong ties to the university. He is a member of the Lamar University College of Business Board of Advisors, Comprehensive Campaign Cabinet and Lamar University Foundation board.
Scott and his wife, Gay, who holds a B.B.A. in accounting from Lamar, established the Nita Mixon Scott and Edna Taylor Duckworth Presidential Scholarship in Visual and Performing Art at Lamar University in honor of their mothers, and the Dewitt Scott and Joe Thomas Duckworth Presidential Scholarship in Business in honor of their fathers. The Scotts were the 2008 Le Grand Bal honorees at the College of Fine Arts and Communication's annual fundraiser hosted by the LU Friends of the Arts.
Scott's community involvement includes service on boards of the Texas Energy Museum, Symphony of Southeast Texas, and Jefferson and Orange County Board of Pilot Commissioners. He is also a past president and executive board member of the Boy Scouts of America Three Rivers Council. Scott also is a member of the board of Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas.
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The chancellor used the occasion to praise Lamar University. "It's a delight to be on this campus. It always is," he said. "It's always great to be around President Simmons because I see on this campus what can be done (and) how it should be done . . . We learn from you constantly. Thanks for what you do and how you do it."


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The circadian rhythm is the internal body clock regulating all the body's functions that cycle over a 24 to 25 hour time period. These rhythms are reset daily to match a 24 hour day by such factors as exposure to daylight and social cues, for example when we eat our meals.
Our internal body clocks play a major role in determining when we feel sleepy and when we are awake. Individuals who keep a regular sleep-wake schedule tend to awaken at about the same time every day. In fact for some people, this is so routine that they do not need an alarm clock to awaken in the morning.
Problems with the circadian rhythm arise when the internal rhythms become of out synch with the surrounding environment. This occurs in the setting of rotating shift work or rapid travel through time zones (jet lag). In addition, some individuals are programmed to go to bed early and wake up early ("morning larks") while others tend to stay awake until late into the night and like to sleep late into the day ("night owls"). Morning larks and night owls may experience problems when work or school requires them to be awake at a time when they would rather be sleeping.
The internal clock can be advanced (moved forward so you are sleepy earlier in the evening) or delayed (moved backwards so you are more awake late into the night) by changing the timing of light exposure and other social cues. However, the internal clock can only be adjusted by 1-2 hours per day in either direction with these maneuvers. When individuals try to alter their rhythms by more than this, they tend to feel poorly with fatigue, sleepiness and nausea (as seen with jet lag, for example).
It often takes several days to fully adjust our circadian rhythms to a new schedule and thus going back and forth between schedules over the course of a few days can be difficult. This problem is often seen in those who perform rotating shift work. They feel chronically fatigued and tend to suffer from a lack of adequate sleep.
As most individuals normally have an internal rhythm that is slightly longer than the 24 hour day, it's easier to delay the biological clock as opposed to advance it. This can be accomplished by making changes such as excising in the evening, eating meals late in the evening, and getting bright light exposure in the late evening (sun light is usually best). Avoiding light exposure early in the morning will also help. As noted above, it may take several days before your brain and body adjust to a new schedule and it is best done gradually and not all at once.
In some cases, the appropriate use of melatonin or related medications may be useful, though this should only be done under the care of a physician with knowledge in this area. The use of stimulants to help you delay your sleep schedule is complicated by side effects from the stimulants, and by the fact that they don't significantly alter the underlying circadian clock. The use of stimulants to delay the internal clock is generally not recommended.
Like delaying your internal clock, advancing your circadian rhythms (going to bed earlier and waking up earlier) can be achieved by behavioral modifications. Getting early morning light exposure, avoiding light exposure late in the day, eating meals earlier and avoiding late day exercise all can help with advancing the body's clock. This tends to be more difficult to do than delaying your clock, so patience and persistence may be needed.
The use of melatonin or other agents that might help with advancing the circadian rhythm should be done under the care of a physician.
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First Person: Brad Reynolds, Fairview baseball
Name: Brad Reynolds
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The Fairview Knights baseball team this year is stacked with talent and potential, but I'm sure you hear enough of that from the papers and Comcast Entertainment Network. What I'm here to tell you is the inside game of Fairview baseball, the dugout chatter and everything you don't hear about in the papers.
I'll start with a story that took place during our first league game against Thornton, which we won 14-1. It is important to note that Fairview's soccer field is behind the right field wall and on this Tuesday, the girls' soccer team was playing Northglenn. During the third inning Tucker Tharp, who plays third and second base, came up to bat and Sam Brown — an outfielder, but currently on the IR due to mono — said, "Dude, Sean, what if Tucker hits Molly?" [Ed. note: Molly McGuigan is senior on the Knights' girls' soccer team.]


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alexeyga wrote: Dimitricks, please feel free joining the "learning to read Club" along with your pall Oldnshrunkenspeedo. When truth is divided ........errors multiply. Thank you
alexeyga wrote: Dimitricks, please feel free joining the "learning to read Club" along with your pall Oldnshrunkenspeedo. When truth is divided ........errors multiply. Thank you
Ohh, while we are at the bridal line issue- I have another to share.alexeyga wrote:Dimitri, please feel free joining the "learning to read Club" along with your pall OldBroken. I have never said that ALL your kites are inverting or jellyfishing. The only thing that I have ever said was that this particular 9m Renegade of by buddy's has an issue. And it was getting worse over time. Nothing more, nothing less! Since 9m is one of the most used kite sizes, if there was a design problem - I'm sure we'd have heard a lot more about these inverting. Hence i've contacted you regarding that issue. And like i've told you in e-mail, i've personally made sure that the kite is pumped up rock hard, and I've personally checked all owner's bars - if the lines are all equal. Maybe the bridal got stretched, maybe there was something going on with the canopy - I don't know and guess what? Your "Epic" support wasn't of much help either! snip...
KLK wrote:Hey Jessica-
I know you're involved with Epic and since you are also a skilled kiter what can you tell me about this great kite from the picture (apart from the fact that it's red).
What sets it apart from the other kites on the market and what should I expect from the changes that have been made?
I have to be honest, it looks like almost every other kite photographed from that angle but I look forward to you opinion.
The gear I use currently consists of kites from four different companies, bars consisting of parts from six different companies, and boards from five different companies.KLK wrote:Long time reader, first time poster.
Firstly Dimitri, if you are going to blank out the names of kite companies that your "customer" has "sent" you please try to blank them out properly as we can clearly read the name of North and Liquid Force. The fact that your "customer" has singled out two of the most established companies both of which produce some of the best equipment I have used in 11 years of kiting makes me wonder about the validity of your "customer's" email and identity.
There are a number of Epic riders at my local beach so I am familiar with the products. The kites seem great although bridal wear does seem to be a problem (easily fixed I know but irritating if your kite is out of action). The bar is terrible. I have seen the new one, and whilst the chicken loop is improved greatly the rest of the bar continues to look cheap and nasty. Poor foam which was already pinched and chipped, nasty non marine grade screws which already show signs of rust. The last thing I want to see when I'm hanging onto a kite in 30 knots is a bar with rust. As you have brought up North in your "customer's" email you may want to take a look at their 2013 bar which is light years ahead of the new Epic bar and sets industry standards in quality and safety.
This is constructive criticism
Oldnbroken you needn't bother replying to this post.
As far as I'm concerned you have no credibility as you are clearly in the employ of Epic.
Negative forum bashing? What is wrong with stating facts and getting things straight when someone posts lies?Oldnbroken wrote:.Alexey and Caesar seem to be having some kind of communication problem, that many other customers are obviously not having.
And I'm pretty sure negative forum bashing won't solve their problems.
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With the new double rating system (yay!!) I have run into a problem while rating pets. I'm not sure how to rate "duplicate" pets. For instance--I love moths. They are excellent pets for PVE and a staple part of my leveling and trainer teams. However, when I go to rate them, I'm not sure how many stars to give them. I don't really have a preference of one moth or another, so should I give all moths 5 stars?? It's not like Swamp or Tainted are of themselves super awesome. I just like how moths play.
Any thoughts?
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EDIT: Also, I don't think moths are particularly awesome for PVP. So, great PVE battlers but only *okay* PVP battlers. I have no idea how to rate this.


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You can tune up your band saw to resaw veneer without expensive fences or blades.
By Carl Bilderback
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From the August 2006 issue #156
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The subject most often written about in woodworking magazines is probably cutting dovetails. In second place – and not far behind – is likely resawing with a 14″ band saw.
To be sure, there is disagreement from one article to the inevitable next one, but the central theme is how to adjust the fence to "follow the drift" of the blade. The disagreement is about which shop-built or purchased equipment serves this task best.
After trying some of the methods to "follow the drift" with unsatisfactory results, I decided to take a contrary approach. It occurred to me that if your car has a tendency to drift right or left and you "follow the drift" you will have a very bad result. So what do you do? You overcome the drift to avoid disaster. And that's what I do on my band saw as well.
By following this approach, drift in my shop is now a myth. And by making some simple changes to the way you work, it can be a myth in your shop, too.
In a nutshell, here's what you do: First you install a stronger blade-tensioning spring on your saw, which is available from many woodworking catalogs.
Then set your saw's fence square to the blade and clamp the outfeed side to the machine's table. Install ball-bearing blade guides in your band saw – I prefer the Bandrollers from Iturra Design (about $58, call 888-722-7078). Adjust the blade guides so there is no clearance – none – between the guides and the blade.
Finally, make a simple device using a block of wood, a couple nuts, a bearing and a hinge for a farm gate. This jig also can be used as a frictionless featherboard on a router table or on other machines. It's useful for more than resawing on the band saw.
And one more thing: You don't need a premium blade to have success with resawing. In my saw, I use a 1⁄2″-wide 4-teeth-per-inch skip-tooth blade from Hartville Tool that costs $10.99. With my riser block the saw takes a 105″-long blade. (Item is #B107, 800-345-2396 or hartvilletool.com.)
With this setup, I easily sliced the veneer off the plywood shown below. The resulting veneer is .025″ thick. And there was no drift to compensate for as I sawed. Follow the step photos below, and you'll make band saw drift a myth in your shop, too. PWM
From the August 2006 issue #156
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