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The Mystery Of The Mystic Mountains
(Das Geheimnis der Mystic Mountains)
He-Man wasn't convinced that Skeletor and his minions had perished beneath the rubble of the collapsed cave, which used to be the home of the Cosmic Bridge. At Castle Grayskull, the Sorceress shows He-Man through the Window Of Spirits, that Skeletor and his minions were able to free themselves from the rubble. When the Cosmic Bridge was destroyed, the magical stalagmites and stalactites punctured a hole into the eerie Dimension Of The Dead. The destruction of the stalagmites are still connected to the distant world earth, not only that, one of the demons had taken a piece of a stalagmite, that made up the cosmic bridge, as it was sucked back into it the Dimension Of The Dead. With the stalagmite, the Demon becomes linked to the spirit of the late Myrat. Myrat was once one of the most powerful wizard from the cosmos. The Spirit Of Myrat that is planning to offer Skeletor his most powerful weapon: the Ring Of Absolute Power, which is an ancient talisman would make the wearer even more powerful than He-Man and the Sword Of Power. There is only one way to stop Skeletor from acquiring the ring, is that He-Man must go back to the Mystic Mountains to get the ring before he does. If He-Man gets it first, Myrat's legacy would disappear forever into the Dimension Of The Dead. Together with Man-At-Arms, Battle Cat and Orko, He-Man travels in a Wind Raider to the Mystic Mountains. As they were traveling above the Vine Jungle, they are taken by surprise when they are attacked by Trap Jaw's newest weapon called the Anti-Gravity Beam Glider, that causes the Wind Raider to halt. Man-At-Arms, who was flying the Wind Raider, struggled and couldn't free the vehicle. Their only hope was to jump, but the only thing to break their fall was a Giant Spider's web. He-Man goes first and falls directly in the network and with the help of Orko's magic, they succeeded in temporarily repel the Giant Spider, leaving it free for Battle Cat and Man-At-Arms to jump onto the web. Once free from the web, the four now had to travel the dangerous Vine Jungle. For hours, the heroes were fighting through this area, but have lost a lot of time in the process. Their hope was melting away, because they knew that they could not reach the cave before Skeletor at this pace! As they traveled the Vine Jungle, they were attacked by Jungle Dwarves, whose territory they were in. After their attack with poisoned arrows, Orko used his magic to communicate with them. When he introduced himself as a powerful wizard, the Leader of the Dwarves made him an offer: If he would use his magic to let them grow, his friends would be spared. Otherwise, they would be killed by their Poison Arrows. Orko, whose magic is at times is unreliable, makes a risky deal. But the Trollan was successful in his agreement, because the Trolls grew a few centimeters. Overjoyed, they showed their gratitude - in the form of a Giant Crocodile, on whose back they could ride quickly and safely through the swamps, in which they quickly reached the Mystic Mountains, where the Giant Crocodile left them to return to his home in the jungles. As they moved on, they were very soon confronted with the eerie sounds of the inhabitants of the Mystic Mountains. Not only the Spirits Of The dead angrily circled the mountain that contained the cave to the former Cosmic Bridge, they could see huge dinosaurs wandering about and a they were in the territory of a Cannibal Tribe. Managing to avoid all that, they finally could see Skeletor and his minions, as they stood at the entrance to a cave. They realized that they were too late, for Skeletor was long inside the cave and returned wearing the "Ring Of Absolute Power". It came down to a battle between the Sword Of Power and the Ring Of Absolute Power, which was He-Man defeated! As He-Man had fought Skeletor, his Demons had defeated the heroes, but before Skeletor could kill them, Orko used his magic to transport his friends back to the Wind Raider, which was was no longer held by the Anti-Gravity Beam Glider and was caught within a bunch of trees. Together they flew back to the Royal Palace of Eternos, which had been long under Skeletor's control. When Myrat gave Skeletor the ring, he told him "If you forget to share the joy, you're going to lose power". But Skeletor's personality was anything but the joy of sharing, he alone would be the winner. This He-Man took advantage of this as a last resort. Together with Teela, He-Man activated Man-At-Arms newest invention of, the Voice Paralyzer, which put opponents into a state where they could not speak or move. As He-Man repeated the words of Myrat, via telepathically from the Sorceress. As he spoke the final word, Myrat's spirit appeared in front of Skeletor, causing the ring and Myrat to go up in flames, lifting the curse on the Royal Palace Of Eternos. Skeletor was beaten, so he used his magic to allow himself and his henchman to escape back to Snake Mountain, as all the Eternians cheered their hero, He-Man.

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The AP reports that the 49ers held several workouts for RBs as they are looking for insurance for the Garrison Hearst injury and that those workouts went well. Charlie Garner and Harvey Williams, as expected, worked out for the 49ers, while Terry Allen talked with team officials at the club's Santa Clara headquarters. Allen, who also has visited the Kansas City Chiefs and contrary to other reports, says he will now talk to New England Patriots, said there was no reason to work out for the 49ers. "If I go out and blow an ankle here and have to work out for someone else, what good does that do me?" Allen said. "Anyone can look good running through cones." Garner said he also plans to talk with Tennessee and Oakland, while Williams plans to visit with New England on Saturday. The highest praise for the RBs visiting was saved for Lawrence Phillips. "He did very well in Europe, not only on the field but off the field," the 49ers Bill Walsh said. "His behavior and his demeanor have been excellent."
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SportsLine.com reports 49ers RB Garrison Hearst's career may be in jeopardy. "This is an ominous development,'' general manager Bill Walsh stated. "It's just hard to believe any difficulty could occur from this. The injury was healed. He's been told to stay on crutches.'' There is now fear that avascular necrosis (the death of a bone or part of it due to lack of circulation) may have set in. In a similar injury situation, RB Bo Jackson's career was ended. RBs Charlie Garner and Harvey Williams will be in town tomorrow for a workout. "We're not suggesting he (Hearst) can't play,'' Walsh said. "We just want to cover ourselves.'' Team physician Michael Dillingham said the team is going to seek other opinions.
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The San Jose Mercury News reports RB Harvey Williams, who was cut by the Oakland Raiders a few days ago, was shocked by being released because "it came out of the blue ..." "I still want to play somewhere," Williams stated. "My agent said there are six or seven teams that are interested. I'm getting up in my career, and I want to get a ring."
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The AP reports that the Raiders have released RB Harvey Williams. "It was tough. Harvey's a good football player and I know he's going to play good football somewhere else," said coach Jon Gruden, who said he wanted to give several tailbacks on the roster a chance to get more playing time in minicamp.
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Box-Jenkins models
Among the most popular time series forecasting methods that also have been used for financial time series are Box-Jenkins models, also known as ARIMA models.
Many academic papers discuss the use of Box-Jenkins as a method for market time series forecasting, from papers in the early 1990s on the S&P 500 to relatively recent studies, such as the 2008 effort, "Comparing the performance of time series models for forecasting exchange rates," BRAC University Journal, vol. V no 2, 2008, 55-65, by M.K Newaz. The researcher compares various classic time series models on the India rupee, including the ARIMA models, and finds that ARIMA performs well. Newaz finds that the first difference of the rupee series, not the series itself, is stationary.
ARIMA stands for Autoregressive Integrated-Moving-Average. The "integrated" indicates that the time series is transformed into a stationary series. The "auto" means the transformed series is self-referential. ARIMA represents three different types of models:
- AR, autoregressive
- MA, moving average
- ARMA, both AR and MA in the same model
An AR model is like a simple linear regression model, except that the independent variables are, in practice, time-lagged versions of the dependent variable, time series itself; thus, it is autoregressive. An autoregressive model can have multiple terms and be either linear or nonlinear.
An MA model is a weighted moving average of a fixed number of previously produced forecast errors. Traders expect a moving average to be of the series itself, such as an average of closing prices, but the average in this case is of forecast errors. The term is conceptually used identically across trading and forecasting, but the application differs. The average error is used to correct the error of the regressive model.
Box-Jenkins models are univariate, based on a single time series. The model establishes a relationship between present and past values of the series so the past values can then be used in forecasting. These models require stationary series. Even though Box-Jenkins has been used in many studies to forecast market data, the method is not totally suitable because market data are not stationary and do not have a normal distribution.


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"Tooth and Claw." (Image Comics)Link
"Descender." (Image Comics)Link
"Injection." (Image Comics)Link
"Drifter." (Image Comics)Link
"From Under Mountains." (Image Comics)Link
"The Humans." (Image Comics)Link
"Intersect." (Image Comics)Link
"Invisible Republic." (Image Comics)Link
"Southern Cross." (Image Comics)Link
"Tokyo Ghost." (Image Comics)Link
"Valhalla Mad." (Image Comics)Link
New highs, warthog wizards and a robot boy on the run figure into upcoming Image Comics titles from acclaimed writers Warren Ellis, Kurt Busiek and Jeff Lemire, respectively.
Those projects and more in an increasingly sci-fi-heavy lineup were revealed Wednesday afternoon during Image Expo at the Hilton Bayfront San Diego before Comic-Con International's preview night – part of a trend of comics publishers making announcements before the din of Comic-Con reaches full volume.
But where Marvel and Archie Comics announced changes to longstanding franchises and characters, Image pointedly rolled out all-new, creator-owned titles.
Iconoclastic Image Publisher Eric Stephenson, mentioning the changes to Thor, Captain America, Archie and more without naming the characters, said, "It's hard to believe that as far as comics have come since the turn of the century … this is still what passes for new to the majority of the comics industry.
"Grave-robbing the past in order to pump new life into decades-old characters," he continued, "treating gender equality and cultural issues as little more than gimmicks to increase sales – that's the comic book industry of the past…. We've invited you here today, though, to talk about the future."
Noting a steady rise in Image's units sold and dollars earned in "the best year in a decade" for the company as comics sales overall have shown recent declines, Stephenson emceed a presentation of new titles furthering the company's ambitions to supersede Marvel and DC to become the No. 1 comics publisher.
Ellis ("Transmetropolitan") and artists Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire, his colleagues on a recent "Moon Knight" run at Marvel, will give readers an "Injection" next April. The British writer, speaking live via a video call while smoking a cigarette, told the audience, "Imagine five people for whom the world was not getting loud enough and strange enough quickly enough, and decided to cause a way to make the world more interesting for them – and now are having to deal with the terrible consequences…" It will be the third ongoing Image series for Ellis, who also has "Trees," three issues in, and the new "Supreme: Blue Rose."
"Tooth & Claw," from Busiek and artist Ben Dewey, also with colors by Bellaire, is "a big, sprawling, high fantasy epic about animal-people," the writer said. Busiek ("Astro City," "Marvels") added that Dewey is the right man to draw "warthog wizards or a tribe of angry bison-men or the globe-conquering girls boarding school populated by dogs." In the story's world, civilization depends on magic, but magic is fading away. The warthog wizard on the cover image comes up with a plan to bring magic back by reaching into the past to the hero called Great Champion, who first brought magic into the world. The first issue is scheduled for Nov. 5.
"We're not telling a story about animals because they're incredibly cute," Busiek added, "There's a thematic underpinning about what is animalistic and what is civilized, and how do you tell the difference between the two."
Drawing a boy robot was a major attraction to artist Dustin Nguyen ("Batman: Li'l Gotham") in joining Lemire ("Sweet Tooth," "Trillium") on "Descender."
Nguyen, repeatedly expressing a fondness for drawing robots, said, "If anyone's ever followed my blog … they can tell where my style was headed, and it was always something to do with a little kid as a robot."
In what Lemire calls a "sprawling space opera," robots have been outlawed and destroyed by beings that hate and fear them – leaving the main character as the galaxy's most wanted and trying to find a home.
Rick Remender, who already has "Black Science," "Deadly Class" and "Low" at Image – and writes the current and future Captain America that Stephenson had mentioned in his sharp opening comments (directed at companies, the publisher had specified, not the talent) – is adding "Tokyo Ghost," with artist Sean Murphy ("Punk Rock Jesus," "The Wake"), to his creator-owned lineup. It will be set in the "new isles of Los Angeles" – the oceans have risen and entertainment conglomerates help rule the world – and play with ideas including Judge Dredd, Lobo and '80s action movies, the writer said. It's due in 2015.
Other titles announced:
— "From Under Mountains," by Marian Churchland, Claire Gibson and Sloane Leong, is part of Brandon Graham's multi-creator "8 House" titles. The fantasy story includes a disgraced knight and a street-smart-but-not-otherwise-smart thief. Due in early 2015.
— "Valhalla Mad," by Joe Casey and Paul Maybury, is about "three lovable gods just here to have a good time" and is inspired by Jack Kirby's "Thor" issues – especially by seeing the Norse god of thunder in a malt shop, Casey said. It's set for early 2015.
— John Arcudi and James Harren's "Rumble," which they discussed with Hero Complex before the expo.
— Ray Fawkes is writing and painting "Intersect," a "Lynch-Cronenberg-body-focused" horror mystery story.
— Keenan Marshall Keller is writing and Tom Neely is drawing "The Humans," which involves bikers.
— "Invisible Republic" is a science-fiction story about a revolutionary hero on a distant planet in the future, told via the memoir of his expunged-from-history female cousin. It's by Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko and is scheduled to debut in spring 2015.
— "Southern Cross" from Becky Cloonan ("The Mire," upcoming "Gotham Academy") and Andy Belanger ("Kill Shakespeare") follows a character aboard the titular spaceship on a voyage to the moon Titan to collect her sister's body. Cloonan says it has Agatha Christie elements. It's due this winter.
— Ivan Brandon and Nic Klein, who previously teamed on "Viking," take a look at "the dirty hands it takes to build the future," as Brandon put it, in the sci-fi "Drifter."
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John Arcudi, James Harren "Rumble" into Image Comics
IDW's Scott Dunbier finely details Artist's Editions, Jack Kirby visit
'Sex': Joe Casey talks salacious Image series, Comic-Con plans
'Southern Bastards': Jason Latour, Jason Aaron plot crime in Dixie
Kelly Sue DeConnick tackles exploitation tropes in 'Bitch Planet'
Chris Burnham gets the creeps over his, Grant Morrison's 'Nameless'
Rick Remender on optimism against all odds in 'Low'
Scott Snyder discusses his and Jock's 'bestial and primal' upcoming 'Wytches'
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From the "I can't make this —– up" category comes this tidbit from boston.com: Elizabeth Warren, who raised more money than any Senator, challenger, House member, or challenger, ended her campaign in debt.
n an e-mail, the Harvard Law professor – considered one of the nation's preeminent scholars of American debt – asked for donations to help her wash away the red ink.
Warren did not say how much debt she needs to pay down, but blamed the shortfall in part on the thousands of volunteers who flocked to her campaign, saying "that meant even more last-minute coffee and pizza."
"One of the results of our embarrassment of riches was, well I'll come out and say it – we ended up with a little bit of debt," Warren wrote. "Everyone, we need a little more money to pay off our final bills. Can you help one more time?"
Emphasis my own.
Coffee and pizza, folks, coffee and pizza. That was before the ObamaCare taxes forced Papa Johns to up their prices, that will force Domino's to post menus with 34 million different pricing options on them. Heaven only knows how much more money her campaign would need if she were buying snack food from companies forced to comply with the policies she supports.
Some people – like Mitt Romney – can run a campaign on time and under budget. They are also able to run their personal and business lives that way, and, in Romney's case, the state of Massachusetts.
Maybe we ought to have a rule: if you out-fundraise your opponent, and you still wind up in the red, you don't get to go to Washington. Do not pass Go, do not collect millions of dollars.
Update (DaTechGuy): They put a woman who with one of the richest campaigns in history still managed to run a deficit on the Banking committee? What were all the seats on Budget full, doubt it after all Senate Democrats don't believe in Budgets do they?


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I am looking for a low wind kite, to be used in marginal 10knots, stuff like 7/8 - 12 knots of thermal wind on a lake.
I am 70kg, and would use the kite with a normal twintip or a 5'10 surf.
I am thinking to:
- North Dyno 13 Or 17
- airush zero
- cloud 13 or 17 (altough resale price in italy could be close to zero)
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Any suggestions? I don't want to miss any more days just because my evo 12 is not enough for just a few knots....
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I have Ibm thinkpad R32 Pentium 4M,80GB,768MB and it's been two days..my laptop just "sleep" black screen,no logo IBM everytime I turn on my laptop . This is not good at all for me because I am using that laptop as my workstation everyday.
Aparently the problem is "overcharged capacitor" mostly on IBM thinkpad.
So far this is what I've done:
1. Take out the battery and hold the power button down for at least 90 seconds..turn it on and it's worked but only max 1 hour and then back to freeze/black screen.
2. I decided to cool my ThinkPad R32 in my refrigerator/freezer (I've read this somewhere and my best friend have same prob with her nokia cellphone and she put that battery in freezer overnight ) for a couple of 2 hours no joke!! and I turn it on..it is worked but only max 2 hours.
So I need help from expert here (anyone work for IBM??), before I splash out some money to fix this laptop...or otherwise I have to buy a new laptop.
Anyone have similar prob..and have solved the problem (by yourself)...please share with me..


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Real Salt Lake 0, LA Galaxy 1 (Thurs, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. MT on ESPN 2)
And so we move to Thursday's action, and two intriguing contests, starting with this little gem just across the way in Utah.
For all their star-spangled, twinkle-toed huffing and puffing the two-times defending champions LA Galaxy managed just the one goal in California at the weekend, but it was a beauty, rifled in by Sean Franklin.
History hovers on the horizon for Bruce Arena's men, with no team having won the MLS Cup three years in a row (DC United and Houston Dynamo have matched the Galaxy for two in a row).
Could their paucity in front of goal come back to haunt them inside Rio Tinto? It'll be a true test of champions, for sure.
Real Salt Lake have one MLS Cup triumph to their name, claimed in 2009 with victory over the Galaxy. They'll fancy their chances of overturning the first leg deficit and marching on into the Western Conference final, but expect a response from the Galaxy.
I'll even go so far as to borrow a well-worn phrase from you good folk and suggest we could witness 'a real doozy' of a game. A week ago I was favoring RSL. That didn't alter even after the loss in LA, because we know that – at home – RSL are as tough as old boots. But I now have this sneaking suspicion that 'Bruce Almighty' could rally his troops for a smash 'n' grab in Salt Lake City. PREDICTION: RSL 1, Galaxy 1 (Galaxy win 2-1 on aggregate).
Portland Timbers 2, Seattle Sounders 1 (Thurs, Nov. 7 at 9 p.m. MT on NBC Sports Network)
In my mind, we leave the best 'til last. Hats off to the Timbers under Caleb Porter. They've enjoyed a phenomenal year, and I don't see it ending on Thursday. Little from the Sounders' win over the Rapids last week had me thinking that Sigi Schmid's men could haul themselves out of the hole they stumbled into during the latter part of the regular season.
I'm pretty sure there will be a number of nervous TV executives watching this one, desperate for the Sounders to progress after the darlings from the East, New York, took a tumble on Wednesday.
Expect a big splodge of pigeon poop to be dropped on those plans by Portland, who have their noses in front and will show no mercy at Jeld-Wen Field. There is a hunger and a unity about this Timbers team. I don't see that in the distracted eyes of the Sounders side.
This one could get a bit messy, both during and after. Caleb Porter was probably able to name his price when negotiating a contract extension last week. His stock will rise further with victory on Thursday. On the flip side, Sigi may just become another statistic in the list of coaching casualties if he fails to satisfy his demanding masters. PREDICTION: Timbers 2, Sounders 0 (Timbers win 4-1 on aggregate).


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Five children among six hurt in Rochester crashBy John Quinn
Union Leader Correspondent
April 28. 2013 11:51AM
ROCHESTER – Several children, including an 8-year-old who was airlifted to Maine Medical Center, were sent to the hospital following a three-vehicle crash along Route 125 Saturday afternoon.
Police, firefighters and emergency personnel responded around 5:03 p.m. after a southbound 2001 Chevy 1500 pickup, driven by Edward Crowley, 68, of Gonic, struck the driver's side of two vehicles heading northbound along Route 125 – Gonic Road - at the off ramp of exit 12 off the Spaulding Turnpike – Route 16.
After leaving the off ramp, the pickup struck a 2003 Chevy Blazer, driven by Joan Chesser, 27, of Gonic, before hitting a 2005 Chevy Cobalt, driven by Shannon Taber, 38, of Gonic, according to police.
There were four children – ages 8, 7, 5 and 1 – who were passengers in the Blazer.
Firefighters extricated Chesser's 8-year-old nephew, who was flown to Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. Paramedics transported her three children to Frisbie Memorial Hospital, according to police.
Taber and her 5-year-old son were driven to Frisbie Memorial in another private vehicle.
As a result of the crash, Route 125 was closed between Main Street in Gonic and Brock Street. The southbound off ramp of Route 16 also was closed until around midnight.
Members of the Strafford County Regional Accident Reconstruction Team responded to the scene to assist with the investigation, which remains ongoing.
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Few facts about this holige :
1. Easy to make
2. Less preparation required
3. They must be consumend when hot. Please do not keep them as they tend to become dry. Unless you like to eat that way!
What you need:
1. Maida (All Purpose Flour) - 1 cup
2. Powdered Sugar - 1/2 cup (adjust sweet levles according to you taste)
3. Dessicated dry coconut (powdered dry coconut)-1/2 cup
4. Milk - 3-4tbsp
5. Oil
6. Water
1. Mix maida with water to make a very soft dough. Add oil on the dough and leave it aside. It looks like this:
Mix, grated coconut, sugar with 1-2 tbsp milk. If you need more milk, add little at a time and mix. It should look like this :
For making holige, take a plastic coated paper and oil the surface. Oil the rolling pin. Take a small lemon sized maida and pat it on the paper. Roll it to have a small circle. Keep the sugar-coconut mixture in between. Close it from all sides. Roll it to make holige and transfer it to the hot pan along with the paper. Slowly remove the paper. Fry with oil on both the sides and remove it to a serving plate. Eat hot with ghee/milk.
On other note, Pratibha of The Chef and Her Kitchen tagged me for 7 links game. I went back to search the post thinking that it was only 2 weeks ago that she tagged me. I realised that it has already been more than 4 weeks since she tagged :P Ok, here I go about telling the 7 links of my blog...
My Most Beautifull Post : There are many! It would be unfair to pick any one of them.
I pick a sweet made on Varamahalakshmi vrata, Hayagreeva
My Most Popular Post : Well, popularity has varied with times. But, most of the times my google side bar of 'most popular post' shows Vangibath Powder and Vangibath. So, I go with google... Well, there is no good picture of it though. Sometimes, recipe speaks better than picture and this is a good example.
The post I am most proud of: It would be good to say it this way: The post that made me proud of by the feedback of readers : Vadappi/Akki hittu poori. Again, recipe speaks more than picture.
Most Useful Post: There are many. From stotras to mantras to many readers requested recipes. Navaratri Festive Food Round up was liked by most of my subscribers.
Surprise Success Post: Rave Pongal
Most Controversial Post : None
Post Which requires most attention : Please revisit all the recipes, whenever you get time!!! ehehehee...
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AFP Leader William Madison "Bill" Moran Passes Away
August 9, 2017
William Madison "Bill" Moran, ACFRE, a long-time AFP member and leader who served as chair of the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy, died at home peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by family, on July 28, 2017. He was 69 years old.
Bill was actively involved in both AFP and the Association for Healthcare Professionals for 40 years. He was in the inaugural class of recipients of the Advanced Certificate for Fund Raising Executives (ACFRE), as well as recognized as a Fellow, AHP's highest professional certification. He served on the AFP Board of Directors, was the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy Board Chair, and a member of the Canada Foundation Board. While at AHP, he served on its Board of Directors as Southeast Regional Director, and was chair of the Annual International Conference.
Bill served on numerous national and international committees for both organizations. As a sought-after lecturer at numerous conferences, he enthusiastically mentored and encouraged his colleagues, and was known for his generosity and quiet strength of character. He was further selected as the Alabama Fundraising Executive of the Year and received AFP's Barbara Marion Award for Outstanding Leadership.
Bill graduated from Tennessee Technological University, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity and the ROTC. After college, he served as an officer in the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve. Bill and his wife, Mary, subsequently endowed the Shanks-Moran Earth Sciences Scholarship at TTU.
A professional fundraiser, Bill began his career as the Tennessee Field Representative for the National Foundation/March of Dimes. Later, he started the East Tennessee Children's Hospital Foundation (ETCH). While at ETCH, he was involved in the creation of the Children's Miracle Network Telethon, and held the grand opening fundraising event at the Sunsphere, symbol of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville.
After moving to Birmingham, Bill was the Executive Director of St. Vincent's Foundation, then Senior Vice President for Philanthropy for St. Vincent's Healthcare System and then President of St. Vincent's Foundation. He spearheaded the fundraising effort to build the first Bruno Cancer Center, a well as the new Bruno Cancer Center. Bill also raised funds to build St. Vincent's St. Clair, the Eleanor Kidd Rotunda and other buildings on the Birmingham campus. His foundation office sponsored the St. Vincent's Auxiliary. He assisted in the establishment of the Camp Bluebird multistate camps for adults with cancer.
Bill was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, and a long-time member of the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham. He was a member of Shades Valley Lodge and the Zamora Shriners. One of Bill's passions was flying. He was a private pilot, and a member of the Birmingham Aero Club, the Bessemer Pilots Association, and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Bill also served on the board of the Southern Museum of Flight. In addition to flying, Bill loved to travel with Mary, relatives, and friends to far-flung destinations in other countries. He was an avid amateur photographer and a history buff. An active member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Bill maintained his positive attitude and deep faith through 7 years of living with cancer. He truly lived every day as if it were his last, positively and joyfully.
Bill was predeceased by his father, Marvin Madison Moran. Bill is survived by his mother, Eula Pickens Duvall Moran; Mary Shanks, his wife of 46 years; daughter, Alice Janette Moran; and sisters Carolyn Moran DePalma (Bruno) and Sarah Moran Halcomb (Robin). He is also survived by brother-in-law Gary Carver. Bill was a native of Albany, Kentucky.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church at 2870 Acton Road, Birmingham AL 35243.
A Memorial Service will also be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at the Albany First United Methodist Church at 304 East Cumberland Street in Albany, KY 42602.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to St. Thomas Episcopal Church; the Bruno Cancer Center, 2728 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205; Albany First United Methodist Church; or the Clinton County (KY) Community Foundation, P.O. Box 635, Albany, KY 42602.


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Sunday, November 15, 2009
My Thanksgiving (Quilting) Give-A-Way
48 comments:
- Greg said...
Thanks for the chance. Have a Happy Thanksgiving and a wonderful Holiday season. I've blogged about this give away here
- November 15, 2009 at 9:33 PM
- Jeannette said...
Please count me in the draw, and happy thanks giving to you as well
- November 15, 2009 at 10:41 PM
- Fiesta said...
Elaine thank you for the opportunity.
- November 16, 2009 at 3:55 AM
- Gene Black said...
I am thankful for all the wonderful people I have met on the internet.
I blogged this here
- November 16, 2009 at 3:56 AM
- Gene Black said...
well it won't click on my screen so I am posting the full link where I blogged this http://artbygene.blogspot.com/2009/11/mystery-giveaway.html
- November 16, 2009 at 3:58 AM
- Pat said...
Found your blog by reading Greg's blog. How nice to do a Thanksgiving giveaway! BUT....I have won several things in recent months, so don't put my name into the drawing.....I need to get my sewing area sorted out and not be adding anything new right now! Good luck to the others, though.
- November 16, 2009 at 5:00 AM
- vivian said...
Happy Thanksgiving to you and thank you for the give away.
- November 16, 2009 at 5:08 AM
- joanne lendaro said...
Thanks for the chance! Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Blogged about your giveaway here:
- November 16, 2009 at 5:58 AM
- Misty.Castagno said...
November is such a time to think of all the thigns we are thankful for. Thanksgiving is a time to be reconnected with family and friends who seem to have gotten lost or not stayed in touch with.
Thanks for giving us a chance to win something and meet new people and other blogs to follow!
- November 16, 2009 at 6:49 AM
- craft-crazed said...
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. We spend time with family or friends, the people we are most thankful for. And at our house the boys go upstairs and watch footballl while the ladies stay downstairs and craft! Thanks for the chance at a fabulous give away!
- November 16, 2009 at 7:14 AM
- SewCalGal said...
I hope you have a very Happy Thanksgiving too. And what fun to celebrate with a giveaway.
Rosa told me about your giveaway and I've posted info about it on my blogsite where I share insights on contests & giveaways: http://sewcalgalcontestinfo.blogspot.com/
- November 16, 2009 at 8:37 AM
Read about your giveaway from Gene blog - thanks for the opportunity.
Happy quilting - Robert in northern Iowa. (rjkent at netamumail dot com)
- November 16, 2009 at 9:29 AM
- Happy Cottage Quilter said...
Hi Elaine,
Thanks for a great giveaway. Please count me in!
- November 16, 2009 at 11:17 AM
- Happy Cottage Quilter said...
I wrote about your giveaway on my blog too :-)
- November 16, 2009 at 11:18 AM
- Quilt Hollow said...
I'd loved to be counted in on your drawing...enjoy!
- November 16, 2009 at 12:23 PM
- Sipiweske Quilts said...
Yes, please count me in for your give-a-way. There's always lots to be thankful for - thank you! - Marlene
- November 16, 2009 at 12:33 PM
- Rosa Robichaud said...
What a surprise!!! Another wonderful give-a-way!
Tks Elaine - Got your info on my blog!
- November 16, 2009 at 1:28 PM
- Manders said...
Gotta love give aways! I am posting a link on my blog !
- November 16, 2009 at 4:00 PM
- mainer said...
OK, I am thankful. I really like your blog. I have pics of Avila Beach on my blog too...or maybe not.
- November 16, 2009 at 4:27 PM
- www.welovequilting.com said...
Yes I am thankful for my many blessings.
I am going to blog about you on www.welovequilting.com/blog
I also have a free give a way for November on there. Please enter.
- November 16, 2009 at 7:24 PM
- Frummie said...
Hi Elaine,
I posted your GREAT TREAT on my site. I know it's going to be great.
- November 16, 2009 at 7:28 PM
- Joyce said...
Thanks for the chance! I blogged about your giveway.
- November 16, 2009 at 7:42 PM
- arlette said...
Hello Elaine, I'm so glad you're "back in bussiness", please count me in your giveaway, I already blogged about it (I'm fast, lol) http://arlette0521.blogspot.com/2009/11/elaine-s-having-another-terrific.html thank you so much for the chance, Happy Thanksgiving to you and God bless you!
- November 16, 2009 at 8:02 PM
- Rebecca said...
Happy Thanks Giving please count me in and good luck to everyone.
Hugs Bec
- November 17, 2009 at 2:36 AM
- Brenda said...
Count me in. I have left a message on my blog about your giveaway.
- November 17, 2009 at 8:41 AM
- Debbie said...
Thanks for counting me in, Elaine. Happy Thanksgiving. I posted about your giveaway on my blog.
- November 17, 2009 at 10:45 AM
- isa & marta said...
gracias por la oportunidad de su regalo.
ya publique de su sorteo en mi blog.
- November 17, 2009 at 8:43 PM
- Susan said...
I enjoyed reading of your travelling days!!! Especially catching up with Rosa!!!
We do have so much to be thankful. It would be exciting to win your "Thanksgiving (Quilting) Give-A-Way"!!
- November 18, 2009 at 12:23 AM
- quiltmom said...
Hi Elaine,
What a fun thing to do- I will try and post a link when I write on my blog on the weekend.
You are one generous lady.
Warmest regards,
- November 18, 2009 at 7:01 PM
- Pokey said...
Thank you for this giveaway opportunity! Happy Thanksgiving and Happy quilting!
- November 18, 2009 at 9:38 PM
Personally don't have a blog but thanks to Rosa Robichaud....I found your blog....so give Rosa credit!
Cynthia in windy Saanichton!!!
- November 19, 2009 at 12:15 AM
- Carin said...
Thanks for the chance and happy thanksgiving to you !
I have place a give away button in my sidebar about this give away.
- November 19, 2009 at 3:14 AM
- Brigitte said...
hi Elaine, thank you for the lovely pictures from your cruise! and the thanksgiving give-a-way - I posted it on my blog, but hope I'll be the lucky winner - hugs Brigitte, still from Poland
- November 19, 2009 at 3:48 AM
May you have another year of bountiful blessings.....and for you to share gives the winner a chance to enjoy your blessings, too. Would love to win
- November 19, 2009 at 9:07 AM
- Quilt Hollow said...
Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday! I learned from Gene about your giveaway...give him my entry will ya?! Thanks!!
- November 19, 2009 at 7:03 PM
Hi Elaine
a Great Thanksgiving.
- November 20, 2009 at 1:43 PM
- Elly D said...
Wishing you a happy Thanksgiving Day full of wonderful surprises!
I don't want to be greedy (I've already won a wonderful give-away from you)so if by some super chance my number comes up, please send it on to one of our buddettes;)
- November 21, 2009 at 5:14 PM
- fabricartist21 said...
Happy Thanksgiving to you and Yours and I want a chance to win this giveaway.
- November 21, 2009 at 10:18 PM
- fabricartist21 said...
I posted a link to your blog!! I wan to win
- November 21, 2009 at 10:23 PM
- Doina said...
Thanks for the chance! Please count me in!
- November 21, 2009 at 11:47 PM
- Blueladyjl said...
I have posted on my blog about your wonderful web site. So count me in too!
- November 22, 2009 at 1:49 AM
- SheilaC said...
Happy Thanksgiving and thank you for the giveaway!!
I blogged about your site...
- November 22, 2009 at 5:12 PM
- Pokey said...
I have you posted on my blog,
Happy, Happy Thanksgiving! pokey
- November 22, 2009 at 6:39 PM
- Jennifer said...
Would like to say how much I have been enjoying reading about your cruise - it's a part of the world I would love to see!
- November 23, 2009 at 7:06 PM
- Jennifer said...
After I left my comment I blogged about your giveaway.
- November 23, 2009 at 7:37 PM
- omashee aka Barb said...
Elaine, I'd love to win your Turkey-Day-Giveaway! Of course I'll blog it up!
- November 24, 2009 at 12:00 AM
- dianne said...
i do love your blog! thank you for sharing your wonderful cruise - and for being a bright spot in my world!
- November 25, 2009 at 7:49 AM
- pippirose said...
I'd love to have the chance to enter.
Here is my post:
pippirose59 at gmail dot com
- November 25, 2009 at 5:44 PM


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Caravan Beads - Maine (2011)
Another Beading Bonanza in Maine
|Kim and Evan at Caravan Beads
Kim M. has once again held a very successful event at Caravan beads. Kim is the mother of 6-year-old Evan, who is affected with epidermolytic ichthyosis (formerly known as EHK.)
|Evan helps mom at the event.
Several years ago, she began a fundraiser with her local Caravan Beads in Portland, Maine. This year was truly a family affair with Kim's son Harrison manning the information table that offered literature about FIRST. Daughter Sophia joined Kim and the staff at Caravan Beads assisting event attendees.
These fundraisers are great for Kim as they don't require a tremendous amount of time. The store donates 30% of all sales to FIRST and opens exclusively for Kim's event. This year was her best year yet, raising $500!


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Trooper Gary Williams spent his final day on the job last week reflecting on a 28-year career that allowed him to help others in times of need.
Williams, 51, spent his entire law enforcement career with the N.C. State Highway Patrol based in Alamance County. Born and raised in Sampson County, Williams grew up on a farm raising crops with his family. He later attended East Carolina University, where he graduated in 1984 with a pre-law degree before attending State Highway Patrol Basic School outside of Garner. While in college, Williams was enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves from 1982 to 1984 as an infantryman.
Williams said Wednesday his feelings were mixed about his pending retirement. The day marked the last time he would wear the uniform.
�I�m glad it�s here but I am saddened at the same time,� Williams said. �I�ve never had a day when I hated to come to work. The thing that stands out the most is to know that I�ve helped people. I�ve helped someone in some way.�
Williams said he helped countless numbers of people stranded on highways in Alamance County, even using his own money to help a driver fill up a vehicle�s empty gas tank.
There were times when Williams could have accepted promotions that would have required him to leave Alamance County but he turned them all down. He didn�t want to move his family away from the county since they had developed strong ties to the area.
�I am grateful to Alamance County for allowing me to come here and for embracing me from Pleasant Grove to Saxapahaw,� he said.
Williams lives in Burlington with his wife, Deborah, and their two children. He doesn�t plan to leave Burlington anytime soon. Williams thanked his family for supporting him throughout his career.
�My wife knew she was marrying a trooper,� he said. �She listened a lot to the scanner to make sure I was OK.�
Williams recalled a time when his wife heard him over a police scanner involved in a vehicle accident while on the job and she rushed to the scene to see if he was hurt.
�Being in law enforcement takes its toll on any family,� Williams said.
Williams� strong faith also provided him with support. He�s currently youth pastor at First Baptist Church of Apple Street, Burlington, where he has served for the past 10 years and where he plans to continue his ministry. In July, he will travel to Kenya, on a missionary trip.
Some of the most difficult moments for Williams as a trooper were when he issued death notices at someone�s residence to let them know that their loved one had passed. He would often say a prayer to comfort those who were hurting during times of trouble.
When Williams joined the Highway Patrol in 1985, he was issued a 1983 Ford Crown Victoria that had a single police alarm signal on top.
�It was like the police car in �The Andy Griffith Show,�� Williams joked.
Williams said the equipment provided to troopers today is much better than what they were issued when he first joined. The biggest advancements have been in the communications equipment provided for troopers to use in the field.
Williams will officially retire on May 1 and a retirement party is being planned for May 17. Williams said he would continue to be part of the Highway Patrol family.
�My closest friends are patrol members,� he said. �They are the people you come in contact with day to day and back you up and you have trust with each other.�
Williams said he plans to work for Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory in Burlington and will continue his personal trainer work at Gold�s Gym.
Chris Lavender can be reached at email@example.com or 336-506-3041


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Star-Banner readers share their views on Silver Springs Shores homeowners, prisoners, embassy security, Benghazi, Congress and Dan Kuhn's affair.
Shores code epidemic
To the residents of Silver Springs Shores: Our lovely neighborhood has been hit with an epidemic. It is one that affects the health of the community. It isn't an outbreak of influenza virus!
Instead, it is an outbreak of code violations.
As we look around, we see an increase in homeowners' and renters' practices that have undermined the beauty and value of our properties.
Are you a good neighbor? Do you keep your yard and porches free of trash and discarded items? Do you keep your family sounds and music contained to your home or yard? Do you keep your grass cut and weeds pulled? Do you train your dog to not bark at every passerby?
If so, you are doing a good job.
Let's all work together to be good neighbors. Well-maintained properties attract others who are interested in the same.
Please remedy all problems before citations must be issued. We can then get on the road to recovery.
Mabel Walker
Silver Springs Shores
Keep 'em locked up
So I woke up in the morning and heard some noise. When I looked out the window, I saw a bright red sign that said "State Prisoners Working Ahead."
That is the most absurd thing they could do. First of all, this is in a residential area. Secondly, these people are all taken off the streets for a reason — they should not be allowed out until they're free. The third reason is the state complains about unemployment, yet these jobs could be given to the good-standing public that serves the community.
At no time should these people be in a community. They have work farms. Keep the criminals caged. Offer the public these jobs so we can afford to live.
Jamie Gibbs
Embassy security
If we take American troops out of Germany and South Korea, whose citizens we already pay and feed and clothe, and put a thousand of them in each embassy, we should have no further problems at no additional expense.
I actually see no need for an embassy in a country that hates us, but since this is President Barack Obama's secret wish for his legacy to have global peace, this is what we get. Never mind that we need all the money he gives to all these countries.
L. H. Lee
Cover-up complete
Well, we have celebrated the coronation of the second coming of the Messiah, and on Wednesday we watched the Mother of the Messiah on TV talking about nothing. This has to be the biggest waste of time and money yet for a country on the verge of bankruptcy.
We should have known from the beginning that nothing would ever come from this investigation. But I am glad I learned that George Bush was responsible for Benghazi.
The cover-up is complete and has been well rehearsed over the months. However, this woman could well be our next president. OMG. I am glad I am old and will not be here to see what is coming.
Pat Lee
Unfortunately, the president has to bypass Congress since it is so ineffective. With a slight Republican majority, it would rather throw the whole country under the bus than pass anything that would make any president of the opposing party look good.
What has Congress accomplished over the years? It has granted itself automatic raises, better health care, extended vacations, generous perks and salary for life after retirement. It exempts itself from the laws it makes for the rest of us. It doesn't participate in Social Security and makes only those who make $106,000 or less pay on their whole salary.
It has robbed the Social Security Trust Fund to use for other programs. It has promised better-than-average salary and benefits to all government employees to be paid for by the taxpayer. It doesn't mind sending taxpayer money to 106 other countries as foreign aid, even though most of those countries don't even like us.
The Republicans have shown their only interest is in protecting the rich who can contribute to their re-elections and the NRA, which tries to tell us that the Second Amendment means that instead of maintaining a well-regulated militia (who were armed with muskets) anyone has the right to collect a personal arsenal of semi-automatic weapons which no one needs for hunting or self-defense.
And instead of eliminating the possibility of someone killing dozens of people in a matter of seconds, they would suggest arming more people to protect the vulnerable at malls, movie theaters, workplaces and turning the schools into fortresses where children have to be reminded every day of the violent society we live in.
Julie Pawlak
The price paid
Now that all is said and done, I hope Melissa Cook and Dan Kuhn are proud of themselves. They threw away their dignity, respect and jobs for a highly publicized affair, and so many others have paid a price for it.
Why would people in their positions want the whole town to know they had an affair? And then Mrs. Cook's husband sits and holds her hand like she is the trophy prize for what she did. And what was it all for? I suppose that's politics for you!
I understand the ethics code of conduct in the Marion County Sheriff's Office, but how do you tell the big chief that your supervisor is having an affair without some type of repercussion hitting you in the face?
The case of the two officers receiving the punishment for what they didn't say is totally unfair, and they were put in a position of "darned if you do" and "darned if you don't."
Sylvia Kleber


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Thursday, August 5, 2010
Portland Cityscape
Shot with K-7 at 21mm. Edited in Photoshop: HDR filter I created, levels, saturation up, dodged & burnt the clouds to give them defination.
Visit SkyWatch Friday for more photos of above!
Visit Before & After at PixelPerfectBlog for more photos of photo edits!
16 comments:
- Screwed Up Texan said...
I'd love to see the before shot...love the edit by the way.
- August 5, 2010 at 9:44 AM
- zentmrs said...
I love it! I'd like to do the same thing with our weather here in SoCal. Too bad Photoshop doesn't work on real life. ;-)
I'm going to try this technique and see how I do. Thanks for sharing!
- August 5, 2010 at 9:52 AM
Beautiful! I want it on my wall. I grew up in Portland and miss it so much! :)
- August 5, 2010 at 10:03 AM
The before shot is embedded, just mouse over. :-)
- August 5, 2010 at 10:39 AM
- Katie said...
Oooo...I love this! Those colors are wonderful and it's so artistic!
- August 5, 2010 at 10:52 AM
- Tara said...
Very neat!!! I'm going to have to try this!
- August 5, 2010 at 11:10 AM
- Heather said...
Wow- saturation and contrast is great- beautiful shot!
- August 5, 2010 at 11:41 AM
- Mommy2Four said...
Oh, I love this! Your edit really made the shot into something spectacular!
- August 5, 2010 at 12:24 PM
- The OriginalPsyn said...
I love your processing, the effects are so intense with the colors and the clouds.
- August 5, 2010 at 3:47 PM
- Tin said...
wonderful work on the post processing! it brought out the beauty of the place :)
- August 5, 2010 at 5:36 PM
- Sylvia K said...
Your processing is terrific and what a fantastic shot of Portland! Really excellent! Hope you have a great weekend!
- August 5, 2010 at 6:20 PM
- MonikaRose said...
G'day and thanks for visiting...clouds are fantastic and ever so changing, you r right they do keep u busy...love the mouse over effect you have their, what a difference bit of touch up makes, love to muck around with black and white from color...great shots you have...keep up the mouse over..fantastic idea...enjoy ur day :)
- August 5, 2010 at 7:35 PM
- Eng said...
oh! wow...just shows what an HDR and photoshop can do. very powerful tool eh!
i love the how i can see distinctly the trees and building even the farthest one and somehow, it brings me closer to the scene...a lovely shot, perry!
- August 6, 2010 at 2:39 AM
- Manang Kim said...
That is gorgeous! Love the HDR effect!
- August 6, 2010 at 6:08 AM
- Rosadimaggio63 said...
mi piace molto questo effetto di colori sulla foto al passaggio ndel mouse !!!
Buona giornata.
- August 7, 2010 at 3:54 AM
- Donna said...
That is an amazing transformation! Beautiful!
Our Blog: Double Happiness!
- August 7, 2010 at 8:27 AM


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njs wrote:The current England team has 9 foreign born players. That doesn't bother me in the slightest because in this day and age there's so much migration that it's a fact of life. Unless it's out and out poaching by national bodies which I don't think there is a lot of in rugby. Eligibility rules are quite strict.
We went up to watch Sweden play Germany in Hamburg not so long ago and I thought that the eligibility rules were as they always were in rugby when I saw the Swedish teamsheet. I don't know how many of these guys "grew up" in Sweden but they don't sound very Swedish to me and the fact that many of them play for Stockholm Exiles or in the British Isles is suggestive too.
Mark Beveridge
James Darbyshire
Daniel Chamberlain
Daniel Legge
Andrew Daish
Rhys Allen
Sebastian Taylor
Simon Pierce
Conor Murphy
Dustin Eaton
Michael Lynch
Tim McNally
Ian Gowland (c)
They got stomped on by the Germans anyway, so maybe it doesn't matter too much.


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A BMW concept drawing shows how a fuel cell power system might fit into a BMW car. (Photo/BMW)
By Chuck Crumbo
Published Feb. 18, 2013
Major automakers' plans to bring hydrogen and fuel cell electric cars to market this decade promise to be a boon to South Carolina's growing hydrogen community.
In late January, BMW and Toyota first announced an agreement to build a sports car and collaborate on fuel cell technology through 2020. Then, a few days later, Ford, Daimler AG and Nissan said they had reached a similar arrangement.
Read more details about South Carolina's role in the emerging field of hydrogen fuel cell power in the current issue of the Columbia Regional Business Report. Subscribe online.
"It's a game-changer," said Shannon Baxter-Clemmons, executive director of the South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance. "That was really throwing the starting flag and saying we're committed to these vehicles. This is something that's really going to be happening."
The auto manufacturers' plans to build and market fuel cell cars are "just tremendous," added Meghan Hughes, a project director for EngenuitySC, a public-private partnership formed to develop and grow the Midlands' knowledge-based economy.
"It's those industry giants that are solidifying that the technology is worthy of their research and development, and that they think there's a real market value to making a commitment to these types of vehicles," Hughes added.
South Carolina, ranked as a top-five state in the Fuel Cells 2000 annual State of the States report for 2012, has sought to encourage hydrogen research. Some of the key work in developing fuel cell and battery technology is going on at the University of South Carolina, Clemson University and the Savannah River National Laboratory in Aiken.
Auto manufacturers say hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles appeal to consumers because the cars are more efficient than those that use conventional internal combustion engines and have greater range than battery-powered cars.
The electricity for a fuel cell vehicle is produced in an onboard fuel cell stack. It is generated by a chemical reaction between hydrogen, stored in a pressurized tank in the car, and oxygen. The byproducts are heat and water vapor. The use of hydrogen also would lower the United States' dependency on foreign oil.


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Diamonds are broken down into carats and points. 100 points = 1.00 carat (like the US currency system). Keep in mind Carat weight refers to weight, not to be confused with size (diamonds are measured in millimeters). You should care more about how a diamond looks than what it weighs. You want to pay for what makes a diamond beautiful, not what adds extra weight.
That's why Hearts On Fire diamonds are cut for beauty and consistency, not for size. That's why a smaller Heart On Fire diamond may actually be more beautiful than a larger non-HOF diamond due to its superior cut and polish.


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Masters of Horror: Pelts (US - DVD R1)
Gabe gives Dario Argento a good review. The raccoons made him do it
Jake (Meat Loaf) is a furrier who cares about nothing but himself, his money, and a stripper named Shannon (Ellen Ewusie). Shannon doesn't return Jakes affections, but though she finds him frankly despicable, is willing to tolerate him so long as cash is passing hands. When a trapper (John Saxon) contacts Jake with the news of the finest raccoon pelts ever captured Jake hatches a plan to win Shannon's affections. The only problem is that the raccoon pelts in question turn out to be cursed, and those who come into contact with them have a habit of dying in very messy fashions.
Let's start things off on the right foot, Pelts is not a good movie in the classic sense. This isn't even a good movie in the context of the irrefutable world of Dario Argento. What Pelts is is an entirely stupid hour of messy, boobs and gore horror filmmaking. If someone were to ask me flat out, "Is Pelts a good film?", I'd laugh. If after five minutes of my laughter that inquisitor were still standing before me, I'd say, "Oh my God, no...but you have to see it.", then I'd laugh a bit more.
If you aren't familiar with Dario Argento's work, and want to understand his fans stay very far away from Pelts, it is not a good place to start. As a fan of the man, I'd say this was a simple cathartic release on the part of the maestro. Everything Argento's been working to achieve the last decade is tossed out the window. Gone is his concern with telling more 'mainstream' narratives, and nowhere can I find his newly found restraint. Thank God.
I've been craving a good Argento film for a long time now, and am entirely sick of his never-ending neuvo-Giallo revivals. His first entree in the Masters of Horror series, last years Jenifer, was a step in the right direction, and was rather unrestrained in the gore and logic departments, but something was missing. It still felt like Argento was trying to make something meaningful, and traditionally good. The last 'traditionally good' film the man made was Profondo Rosso, back in 1975. Most of his classics ( Suspiria, Tenebre, Opera) do not follow traditional narratives or techniques. This is what divides viewers on the director, and this is what makes him special.
Pelts is so much fun because it's so blatantly silly and X-rated. This is by far the most T&A and gory violence in any Argento movie ever made. Some of the gore scenes aren't even filmed in Argento's style (if he even has one), they look like the early '80s Italian gore flicks Lucio Fulci and Joe D'Amato used to make. This is a major throwback, to the point that I'm sure some viewers will see it as a back step. I don't see it that way. I see this as an old man regaining some of that youthful vigor that he never really had. Argento's films (with the exception of Phenomena, his own personal favourite) have always at least attempted a level of maturity and have almost always been played 100% straight. Argento made some silly movies, but he never saw them as such. He never made a Bad Taste, Evil Dead, or Shivers, and it seems he had one in him.
The strangest thing about the whole film is the fact that characters freak out about the supposed beauty of these raccoon pelts. I'm not a fur connoisseur, and if I'm off base, please forgive my ignorance, but raccoon? Aren't raccoons basically giant rats? Isn't their fur normally coarse? Shouldn't the most expensive fur coats be those made from more exotic or rare animals? I can buy the idea of these particular 'coons being mystically beautiful, but Argento really has to sell me on the idea these pelts being special. Digital sparkles and enhancements don't do the trick. Maybe if they were some kind of rare albino raccoons or something?
Most of the supporting actors take their roles a little too seriously, as does relative newbie Ellen Ewusie as the lead protagonist. Ewusie is really good at being naked and moving seductively, but not so good at reading lines or realistically emoting, which leads me to believe her acting career may have started somewhere outside of the standard Hollywood arena (if you get my meaning, nudge nudge). B-legend John Saxon hams it up in a relatively restrained manner, and the actors that mutilate themselves jump into the pain with fervor. In the end, and unsurprisingly, it is Mr. Meat Loaf that rules the picture. Loaf either 'gets' the role or is taking the whole thing with the appropriate grain of salt. He's disgusting, obnoxious, loud, and oddly loveable, as only a man named after a ground beef and ketchup based baked meal can be.
The practical effects, the real stars of the show (sorry Meat), come from the Oscar award winning mind of Howard Berger and his KNB crew, and are pretty damn obvious considering the credentials. My personal favourite is an assistant that cuts himself open with a set of mean looking scissors and unravels his intestines. The man is very obviously in a harness, the skin colours do not match, the skin itself is far too thin, the intestines are too high in the body, and for such a fat man, the guy doesn't have to deal with removing any lard to get to the guts. Later there's a mixed practical/digital effect that starts off very convincing and goes to Hell. Yet the amount and frequency of these effects is still enough to turn even a jaded stomach. Well done writer, not so well done effects crew.
But all these positives and negatives mix into a great way to waste an hour of your life, assuming you like gore, nudity, sex, and so-naughty-it's-good moments. Had the effects been more convincing, the actors more subtle, or the story made more realistic sense, Pelts may've been a good film. It would've also run the risk of being an all out failure. Whether he's done it on purpose or not, Argento has transcended a logical analysis with this picture, and made a piece of trash art that is entertaining in spite of itself.
Season one of Masters of Horror had some general problems with compression noise and loss of detail, though these problems varied from episode to episode (the R2 discs looked especially bad). This marks the first episode release of season two, and though still problematic, the transfer is a good start. We've still got some low-level noise, but this time around details are much sharper. Colours are brighter without blooming as well, but are occasionally blotchy.
2001's Non ho Sonno saw Argento reuniting with members of Goblin, the super group that scored his classics Profondo Rosso and Suspiria, as well as Argento's cut of George Romero's Dawn of the Dead. Goblin member Claudio Simonetti has stayed on for Argento's following features, including this one (all in all, Simonetti has scored or had a hand about half of Argento's films). Curiously, the score, while effective, is not very Simonetti-esque. It recalls Argento's really work with uber-composer Ennio Morricone, and is eerily dreamy, as if the raccoons themselves have been given a voice.
The disc's Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack is very crisp and tight, but the surround channels aren't very aggressive beyond the score and other on screen music. Dialogue is garbled a bit in some of the louder scenes, but still discernable. For such an over-the-top film, the soundtrack is mostly subdued, with the exception of the finale, which is a fit of music and screaming.
The first season batch of Masters of Horror discs were worth the purchase for the extra features, half of which focused on the 'master' himself. Unfortunately Argento's history is found on his first season release, Jenifer, and producers are left with little more to say about him. Instead we focus on the making of the film itself.
Argento stopped doing English commentaries (and I beleive commentaries all together) after Anchor Bay's Tenebre release. He doesn't enjoy the experience. For our commentary, first time writer Matt Venne steps up to the plate. Venne is a geek, a big geek, but a charming one, and he knows his stuff. He's very prepared and personable as well, perhaps too much so, and I'm sure his tone will bother some listeners. But I say he does a good job here, and is sure to give credit where it is due, though he over annunciates the 'G' in Argento every time he says it.
The making of featurette, entitled Fleshing it Out is a fluff piece and an advertisement, but still has just enough information and entertainment value to be worthwhile. Series producer Mick Garris refers to Pelts as the second season's 'wet' episode, and appears to have been genuine appalled by some of the levels of violence. Meat Loaf jokes about the film and his involvement, which he attributes to his daughter, a big Argento fan. Ellen Ewusie seems to be taking the whole thing a little too seriously, but her seriousness mixed with Loaf's abandon is amusing. And of course, it's always fun to watch Argento struggle try to explain the point of any of his films in broken English.
We're also privy to a brief behind the scenes featurette on one of the films gorier scenes in which an actress sews shut every hole on her face and suffocates. Unfortunately, this is one of the worst effects in the entire film, at least the later half where the camera fixates on the actress's lips as they are obviously digitally altered. It's kind of sad realizing how much work went into a sequence that is ultimately a failure.
Like previous Masters of Horror releases, the disc also houses a series of trailers, still galleries (this one includes a storyboard comparison), a director Bio, and a DVDROM version of the script.
Pelts comes highly, highly recommended too fans of sloppy and silly horror, but I stress again that it is a flawed mess of a film and not the best representation of its director's skill. If you're looking to 'get' Argento, don't bother. If you're looking for insight, or even allegory, don't bother. If you're a member of PETA hoping to see a venomous attack on the fur industry, don't bother. If you want to have a good time and turn your stomach a bit in the process you've come to the right place.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 13th February 2007
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Writer Commentary, All Sewn Up: Mastering The Effects Sequence, Fleshing It Out: The Making of Pelts, Storyboards, Stills, Trailers, Script DVD-ROM
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Dario Argento
Cast: Meat Loaf Aday, Ellen Ewusie, John Saxon
Genre: Horror
Length: 58 minutes
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The success of back-to-back launches of commercial communications satellites on Space Exploration Technologies' (SpaceX) Falcon 9 rockets in December and January has drawn barbs from competitors in the commercial launch industry.
Stephane Israel, chairman and CEO of European launch service provider Arianespace, has repeatedly criticized Hawthorne, Calif.-based SpaceX for charging its U.S. government customers roughly twice the cost of a commercial Falcon 9 launch. SpaceX currently advertises a Falcon 9 v1.1 mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) starting at $56.5 million per launch.
European Space Agency (ESA) Director-General Jean-Jacques Dordain has also suggested SpaceX's $1.6 billion fixed-price contract with NASA to deliver 20,000 kg (44,000 lb.) of cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) is keeping Falcon 9 prices artificially low.
Both officials assert SpaceX is billing NASA an estimated $120-140 million per launch, a range likely derived from a contract spec that calls for 12 such cargo runs by the end of 2015.
In a Feb. 20 interview, SpaceX founder, CEO and Chief Designer Elon Musk responded to the criticism, asserting that while NASA pays $120 million to SpaceX for each cargo flight, the price tag covers more than a Falcon 9 launch, including the cost of SpaceX's recoverable Dragon cargo vessel and its safe return to Earth.
Musk says Arianespace, which manages commercial and government missions of Europe 's Ariane 5 heavy-lift rocket — including launches of ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) to the ISS — would be hard-pressed to execute his company's NASA agreement.
"If we handed them our NASA contract, could they do it?" Musk asked, arguing that Evry, France-based Arianespace currently relies on $135 million in annual price supports from the 20-nation ESA to break even.
"Arianespace would go bankrupt faster if they got our NASA contract," Musk said.
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell says the comparison with other launch vehicle providers is unfair, given the sophisticated nature of the Dragon spacecraft included in the price of NASA's ISS missions.
"Dragon is like a Falcon 9; it's a highly complex spaceship, triply redundant, and it's got all sorts of communications systems, video, S-band, so of course I'm going to charge more for a Dragon mission than a standard Falcon 9 launch," she said in a Feb. 27 interview.
Shotwell said with any SpaceX mission, the company starts with pricing for standard launch vehicle services, "and anything a customer asks for in addition to that, we charge them for."
She said SpaceX is hopeful NASA will develop a degree of comfort with Falcon 9 and Dragon that will allow them to save money by purchasing standard commercial services.
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The College of Engineering of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez performs assessment at various levels. The first level of assessment is at an institutional level, where the University of Puerto Rico is evaluated by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission of Higher Education (MSA-CHE) (http://www.msche.org). The University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez has been accredited by MSA-CHE since 1946. The second level of assessment is performed at the program-level, where programs offer bachelor in science (BS) degrees in various Engineering disciplines (Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical). The accreditation of the Engineering programs at the BS level is performed by ABET. Although ABET does not formally uses its original name, ABET is an acronym from Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (http://www.abet.org). The Engineering programs of the College of Engineering of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez have been accredited by ABET since 1960.
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March 28. 2013 9:59PM
Lincoln police dispatch could be outsourced
By SARA YOUNG-KNOX
Special to the Union Leader
LINCOLN - Residents will get a chance to hear a proposal from the Grafton Country Sheriff's Department for the county to take over the town's police dispatch.
The dissolution of the town's dispatch could put five town employees out of work but save the town money, and town officials are urging residents to come to the public informational meeting at the Lincoln Town Hall April 15 at 6 p.m.
"Our goal is to get townspeople out there to hear what they have to say," selectmen chairman O.J. Robinson said Thursday.
The board of selectmen had instructed town manager Butch Burbank to talk to regional dispatch centers that could serve the town, including Grafton County and the town of Plymouth, to see what's available. Grafton County officials came forward with a proposal.
Robinson said it will be the first time selectmen meet with Grafton County officials on the matter, adding that "it's our first chance to listen."
On April 15, according to Burbank, Sheriff Douglas Dutile and Tom Andross, communication director for the Grafton County Dispatch Center, will make a PowerPoint presentation.
The Lincoln Police Department has eight police officers, and contracting dispatch services could save taxpayers more than $200,000, Robinson said, adding that with personnel and other costs, the dispatch center accounts for about $300,000 of the police department's nearly $1 million budget.
In his submission for the town's annual report, Chief Theodore Smith wrote, "The dispatch center has been the heart of our operations, and it would be difficult to provide all our services without the work they do. I would like to thank chief dispatcher Langmaid, dispatchers J.J. Bejeaud, John Gaites, Megan Gaites, and Amy Zabiegaleski. They run the Good Morning Program, send out the Ping announcements, and in general are the good people you talk to when you call us."
Robinson said discussion on transferring the services to the county is no reflection on the police department dispatchers, whom he called "great employees," but a matter of saving the town nearly $250,000.
On April 3 town officials are meeting with Municipal Resources Inc. (MRI), with which the town has contracted for a pay, classification, and benefits study for all town departments. In November 2012, when Burbank proposed the survey, he explained that the last survey had been done more than 10 years ago, and that the survey could lead to greater consistency in compensation, job descriptions and benefits department-wide.
The town budgeted $969,146 for the 2013 police department budget. In 2012, the police budget was $920,515. Wages for the dispatchers added up to about $187,000.
The Lincoln Police Department is currently taking applications for the position of police captain. According to department statistics, in 2012 police answered 27,114 calls for service.
Lincoln has a year-round population of about 1,600, but as a prime tourist destination, the number of people in town swells to many times that during the busy seasons.
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The 24th annual Prairie Dirt Classic
Shannon Babb finally gained the edge he needed and not with a moment to spare as he ran off with the Prairie Dirt Classic checkered flag and the $20,000 top prize Saturday at Fairbury American Legion Speedway.
It capped a weekend of racing this community had not seen before.
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series came roaring into FALS for the first time, and despite the rainy weather on Friday, the sun came out and the racing was on.
There were 28 drivers who were led to the 100-lap feature green flag by Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., and five-time PDC champ Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark.
McDowell took early command followed by Moyer, Kevin Weaver and Babb.
Five laps into the feature found Bob McCool of Vicksburg, Miss., bringing out a caution flag from a flat right rear tire.
Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, starting from the 17th position, moved up on the field, and by riding the low side, took the lead on lap 29. Moyer, Gibson City's Weaver and McDowell dropped back.
The caution flag flew again as Tyler Reddick of DuQuoin slowed on the track with 39 circuits remaining. Fairbury's Scott Bull had moved up to the 13th spot after starting 25th.
A caution flag flew again for debris on the track and bunched the competitors with 17 laps to go.
The fans went wild when Babb, running the high side, jumped into second. Babb and Pierce went back and forth for the top spot with Babb grabbing the lead on lap 93.
McDowell who lost momentum early in the race was now in the mix in the middle groove.
The trio of Babb, McDowell and Pierce were running three wide to bring the crowd to its feet on the last lap. Babb grabbed the lead and the win as McDowell and Pierce made slight contact coming into turn four.
"Fairbury has the strongest fans in the country," said an exuberant Babb. "It was heck of a race, the fans saw a darn good race. I spun my wheels on the topside sometimes but I knew I could not make any mistakes because Bobby was not making any mistakes. I knew Dale would come up the middle."
"I got lost on the track," said second place finisher McDowell. "I had to find a new line and begin racing all over again. I am fortunate to place second."
World of Outlaws regulars Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., and Josh Richards of Shinnston, W. Va., finished fourth through sixth. Completing the top 10 were Chatham's Brian Shirley, New Berlin's Brandon Sheppard, Moyer and Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa.
Of the local regulars, Bull placed 12th and was followed by McKay Wenger (15th), Derek Chandler (16th), Weaver (21st), Joe Harlan (22nd) and Aaron Ricketts (28th). Sheppard and Richards won the semi features.
Starting from the second position, Buffalo's Jeff Leka quickly took the lead in the 30-lap, $3,000 to win modified race.
Leka, Jacob Poel and Matt Mevert began having to contend with lap traffic with 21 laps to go.
The trio managed the pack and began to pull away but not far enough as Forrest's Jeff Curl moved to fourth from his seventh starting position.
Leka held off Mevert, Poel and Curl to take the checkered flag. Nick Allen was fifth and Dave Porth, Steven Brooks, Jay Ledford, Bryan Barber and Denny Schwartz completed the top 10.
"We have worked so hard this year. We have had a lot of ups and downs," said Leka. "I want to say thank you to my guys tonight."
Heat winners were Allen, Leka, Kent Robinson and Poel. Semis went to Mike Harrison and Pontiac's Jeb Friedman.
In the late model shootout race, Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., won the $2,000, 30-lap feature.
"The field was very competitive and I am happy to win," Smith said.
Bringing home second was Robinson with Daren Friedman, Dillon Wood, Ryan Unzicker, Frank Heckenast Jr., Scott Schmitt, Mike Mullvain, Torin Mettille and Steve Thorsten in tow.


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The bank crisis of 2008 was the result of a loss in the value of mortgage backed securities held by banks when the "housing bubble" burst. The housing bubble peaked in 2006 and by 2008 the value of mortgage backed securities had dropped in value to the point where a systemic collapse of the banking system in the United States was a possibility.
The chart below shows the impact of the bank crisis on GDP as we slipped into recession in the third quarter of 2008. Technically we remained in recession until the third quarter of 2009 when GDP finally moved higher than the previous quarter.
The recession had an immediate negative impact on unemployment. The U6 unemployment number is the Bureau of Labor Statistics broadest classification of unemployment. The chart below shows the impact of the recession on the U6 unemployment number during the recession period reflected above.
In an effort to prevent a recession resulting from the bank crisis Congress passed the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008. The Act provided for tax rebates to low- and middle-income taxpayers, tax incentives to stimulate business investment, and an increase in the limits imposed on mortgages eligible for purchase by government-sponsored enterprises (GSE). Total stimulus provided by the bill was approximately $150 billion for 2008.
The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 did not work to avert recession and on Feb. 17, 2009, in response to high unemployment and the recession that had started in 2008, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The ARRA was broad in scope and involved a number of tax incentives and credits. Additionally, the ARRA extended unemployment insurance benefits, provided direct cash payments to qualified recipients, provided funding for work projects, subsidized health care for the unemployed and increased food stamp benefits.
The ARRA, along with monetary stimulus provided by the Federal Reserve with quantitative easing — normally referred to as QE1 — was effective in pushing GDP higher in the third quarter of 2009. There is a general consensus that the ARRA and QE1 were necessary and effective measures that brought an end to the 2008-09 recession.
Although the recessionary slide was halted in the third quarter of 2009, since that time we have not been able to shift private sector sentiment to the degree needed to create real economic growth. Absent the massive injection of government money (borrowed money) back into the economy provided for by ARRA we would have remained in recession. Unfortunately we now find ourselves at a point where we simply can't borrow any longer to provide the artificial economic prop that has held recession at bay for the last three years.


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STAMFORD, Conn. — Stamford resident Peter Lanza, father of Newtown school shooter Adam Lanza , has released a statement about Friday's incident.
"Our family is grieving along with all those who have been affected by this enormous tragedy. No words can truly express how heartbroken we are," Lanza's statement said, as reported in the Hartford Courant .
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