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Vacant Post- 62390
Post type – Indian force Constables (GD)
Application Last Date – 25/01/2015 to 21/02/2015
STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION (SSC) | Constables (GD) Vacancy 2015
STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION (SSC) Invites online and offline for Recruitment of Constables (General Duty – GD) in the Indo Tibet Border Police Force (ITBP), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), National Investigation Agency (NIA) And SSF and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles – 2015
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) invites application for the following 62390 posts of Constables (GD) in BSF, CISF, CRPF, SSF, NIA and SSB interested and eligible candidate may apply by offline and online. And for more detail you may check official website. Constable post details is following
- Constable (General Duty – GD) / Rifleman (GD) : 62390 posts approx. in various states and in various CAPFs and Assam Rifles,
- Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200 grade pay Rs.2000,
- Age : 18-23 years as on 01/08/2015,
- Qualification : 10th pass or Matriculation or High School
Fee Payable : Rs.50/- (No fee for Women/ SC/ST and Ex-Servicemen) by means of Central Recruitment Fee Stamps (CRFS) or SBI Challan or online payment through account with the State Bank of India.
Written Examination – on 04/10/2015.
Application : The application must be submitted only in the prescribed format online or on paper.
Apply Online – interested Candidates can apply Online at http://ssconline.nic.in/mainmenu2.php
(Part-I) from 25/01/2015 to 21/02/2015 and for Part-II. to 23/02/2015
Apply Offline – Application in prescribed format should be sent on or before 23/02/2015 (02/03/2015 for candidates from far-flung areas) and should be send to any of the 9 regional/sub-offices of SSC where candidates want to apply.
For more details and application form, please visit http://ssc.nic.in/notice/examnotice/FINAL_NOTICE_%28Employment%20News%29_24_01_2014.pdf and for offline application format http://ssc.nic.in/notice/examnotice/FINAL_Application_Form_24_01_2014.pdf OR
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It is essential that a good water treatment regime is employed (BSRIA Guidelines), particularly on closed circuit systems, to ensure effective management of that system (BSRIA BG50:2013).
The water in such systems if left untreated can cause a number of problems leading to increased risks to safety and health, reduced efficiency and the lifespan (sustainability) of the system itself.
Unwanted growth of harmful bacteria and biofilm, the accumulation of scale (hardness salts), metallic corrosion and the build-up of suspended solids can all contribute to failures of the system of some form.
The correct treatment of such system water is therefore vital if these issues are to be effectively managed.
Open and closed recirculating systems can be either heating (LTHW, MTHW & HTHW) or cooling (chilled water and condensed water). They typically rely on water or water based solutions as their heat transfer fluid.
Water is used due to its high specific heat capacity which makes it highly efficient to transport energy as either LTHW or CHW. However, problems can arise because the metals used in most systems are readily corroded in the presence of water and oxygen.
If the system is new it should be chemically cleaned prior to the start of the corrosion treatment program. Chemical cleaning removes oil, mill scale, dirt welding fluxes and other contaminants that can interfere with the performance of treatment chemicals. Chemical cleaning is also recommended for older systems that suffer from corrosion.
In water systems there are two basic ways to prevent corrosion of unprotected metal surfaces:
Inhibitors often work by reacting with or forming a layer of film onto the metallic surface, protecting it from corrosion. There are many forms of inhibitors which are classified according to their various properties and functionality such as; cathodic, precipitation, organic or volatile corrosion inhibitors (VCIs or VPIs).
In a multi-metal system the corrosion inhibitor selected should contain a blend of inhibitors that will offer protection for each metal. In addition to the primary corrosion inhibitors additional agents are also required to buffer and control the PH levels.
In general the selection of one treatment method over another is normally determined by the incoming water quality.
Overall it is hugely important to demonstrate that a heating or chilled water system has been adequately cleaned and the quality of its water is under control. The following should be referenced:
Primary Water Group Ltd are a Pegler Yorkshire approved water treatment service provider. By using Primary Water Group Ltd our customers can have peace of mind when treating and commissioning of water systems.
The service provides the long term system protection by ensuring all technical requirements are addressed and considered before the system is cleaned. Pegler Yorkshire will provide schedules and specifications that cover the scope of works and advise the best solution to deliver a complete and safe system.
Additional information available from BSRIA: www.bsria.co.uk/news/article/water-treatment-for-closed-heating-and-cooling-systems/


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I like to fiddle with software, hardware, and pretty much everything I get my hands on
Oh alright, because I know what the difference between Basic Subtracting 2 and 4 are.
Where is the autotune track?
I don't believe those are tracks. 😛
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You won't want to buy cheese crackers again.
Are you kidding me?! Next you'll be making your own ketchup!
My son is a HUGE fan of cheese crackers. You know, the little square ones that look almost neon orange? He could eat a box at a time if we let him, so when I saw this recipe for cheese crackers I had to give it a try. Cheese crackers with real cheese? What an idea!
And what a great recipe! It was very easy to throw together, but any time all the ingredients go in at once it's likely to be a keeper. A pizza cutter was the perfect tool to cut the crackers quickly, and I even got a little fancy for the kids and cut some out with a little star cutter. (Truthfully, I thought I'd have better luck getting them to try something new if it looked fun.) I lengthened the baking time to get a crispier cracker, and I even tossed the scraps onto the baking sheet – they taste too good to throw them away, and re-rolling them would probably have made them too tough. The only thing I'll do differently next time is try to get them to roll even thinner.
These crackers are delicious and they smelled great baking too. They'll go perfect with dinner – cream of broccoli soup. Yum.
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ArubaOS: Are references to the RF-Plan database obsolete?
I think there is corruption in our WMS database (we are using 18.104.22.168 on a master controller with four local controllers). It's OK if there is, we hadn't been using it for anything much, but now we would like to start using it and we want a clean starting point. So it looks like we want to use "wms clean-db", "write mem", "reload." HOWEVER, there are also references in other articles to "wms reinit-db." Reinit-db appears to call "wms clean-db" and then also wipe something called the "RF-Plan database." I have VisualRF on my AirWave servers, but on my Controllers I know of no such RF-Plan database. So exactly what is the difference between clean-db and reinit-db? Does reinit-db do anything other than wipe the WMS database? Is there any reason why I would not want to run it? Are references to a "RF-Plan" database on 6.4 Controllers obsolete?
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No Bond for Suspected Getaway Driver in Fatal Shooting | Crime
Bond was denied for the woman accused of driving the getaway car in last week's fatal shooting outside a Macon nightclub.
Miranda Pettiway was in court Thursday afternoon for a first appearance.
According to the arrest warrant, Pettiway admitted driving Andre Bonner, the man who is suspected of shooting and killing 17-year-old Jammoni Bland outside the Zodiac Lounge last Friday morning.
Bland was shot five times at close range and died at the scene.
The warrant also says Pettiway drove a second man, John Hollingshed, who shot and wounded Deion Davis. Davis was shot eight times.
Bonner is in the Bibb County is in the Bibb County jail, charged with criminal attempt to commit murder and participation in gang activity and murder.
He was taken into custody last Friday, the day of the shooting, and police say he was formally charged Tuesday in Bland's killing.
Pettiway, Bonner and Hollingshed were all members of a criminal street gang, the "Mafia," the warrant says.
Pettiway is in the Bibb County jail, charged with felony murder, attempted murder and taking part in criminal gang activities.
The shooting happened around 3:30 a.m. last Friday outside the Zodiac Lounge.
Police say several people fired shots after a fight broke out inside the club.
Police initially said Bland appeared to be an innocent bystander, but Major Charles Stone declined to comment further Thursday on what they think happened.
Macon police held a news conference Thursday afternoon to say they're looking for six more people in the case:
-- Johnifer Dernard Barnwell, age 27;
-- Arthur Freeman III, age 27;
-- Kiyo Johnson, age 30;
-- Jimmy Scott III, 29;
-- Jarrett Taylor, 27.
-- and John Hollingshed, age 27.
They are all suspected of criminal attempt to commit murder and participation in gang activity; Hollingshed is also accused of murder.


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Critter Control: How to protect your home from rats
Story by Miranda Grossman / CBS12 News
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — Rodent populations are out of control here in South Florida. It's a problem that has professional rat control services scrambling to help homeowners. Why is the problem so bad and what can you as a homeowner do to protect your property?
Dave Hasz has been with Critter Control for more than a decade. He knows how bad the problem with rodents here in South Florida has gotten.
At a home in Boynton Beach, Hasz was called out after a raccoon got into the home through the roof.
"They just happen to look over at the roof and see a raccoon pulling the vent out and shot right in," said Hasz.
After inspecting the home, Hasz not only found two baby raccoons hiding in the attic, he spotted signs of other rodents which can cause a lot of damage.
"A lot of cases they do cause fires by chewing wires. They do ruin your installation, you know the feces and urine."
Hasz's best advice to protect your home, "Definintely have your home inspected by a professional, have them do a full assessment."
Now that the mother raccoon is scared away, Critter Control plans to release the baby raccoons on the side of the home so the mother can come back and get them when she feels safe.
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By Aubrey Murtha — Every Tuesday night in that little sanctuary sandwiched between oodles of academic buildings, a group of eager Marquette students gathers to sing and pray.
I don't know if it's the beautiful simplicity of the setting, the humble way that over a hundred college kids cram—pretzel legged, mind you—onto the stone floor of a tiny chapel, or the force with which every individual sings each and every song, but there is something about that mass that's completely intoxicating. You might be thinking that it is strange to use that word to describe worship, but let me assure you of something: prayer can give you a buzz that is far more potent than that of any substance.
I will admit that I am kind of a church freak. I am not a religious fanatic or a very holy person, although I do aspire to be.
I don't pray every day. I make lots of mistakes and my faith seems to come in waves. However, there is something about a good mass that really gets me. I like to cozy up with a bunch of strangers, close my eyes, open my heart, and sing loudly and not very well to a bunch of awesome church songs. Church gives me a solid hour at least once a week to be alone with God, while in the presence of tons of other believers. Funny how that works!
I think my Tuesday night mass experiences highlight the value of private, Catholic higher education for your typical Catholic college student. I've been in Catholic schools all my life, but I have never felt the powerful effects of prayer as profoundly as I do every Tuesday night at Marquette University. Never before have I had the opportunity to be around a dynamic group of very involved students who voluntarily choose to attend mass on a week day. Even though I am an average Catholic, I feel so invigorated every time I leave Joan of Arc at 11:00PM. The Marquette community and the Catholic, Jesuit atmosphere here force me to foster my faith and push me to take advantage of opportunities to grow in that faith.
Whether or not you are a Catholic, a Christian or a believer of any sort, I would encourage you to try a Tuesday night mass just once. You may just see what a rewarding experience it is!


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- Relentless Gladiator's Wyrmhide Legguards
- Item Level 251
- Binds when picked up
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- 557 Armor
- +164 Stamina
+73 Intellect
- Red Socket
Blue Socket
- Socket Bonus: +7 Spell Power
- Durability 90 / 90
- Classes: Druid
- Requires level 80
- Requires personal and team arena rating of 1550
- Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 80.
Equip: Improves your resilience rating by 96.
Equip: Increases spell power by 149.
- Relentless Gladiator's Wildhide (5 pieces)
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- (2) Set: +50 Resilience Rating.
(4) Set: Your Wrath casts have a chance to reduce the cast time on your next Starfire by 1.5 sec.
This item drops from Koralon the Flame Watcher in the 25-man version and Toravon the Ice Watcher in the 10-man version of Vault of Archavon.
This item is also sold by the following vendors for 13,200 770 :
- Big Zokk Torquewrench <Arena Vendor> in Netherstorm
- Evee Copperspring <Arena Vendor> in Gadgetzan
- Nargle Lashcord <Arena Vendor> in Dalaran
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- Arcanist Uovril <Emblem of Frost Quartermaster> in Alliance
- Magister Arlan <Emblem of Frost Quartermaster> in Dalaran
- Goodman the "Closer" <Emblem of Frost Quartermaster> in Icecrown Citadel
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Coming Up from Theatre Ontario
- Theatre Ontario is seeking a volunteer to teach theatre techniques in a classroom setting with the goal of improving literacy and communication skills. The deadline is September 18.
- Launching Your Career workshop with Rebecca Ballarin and special guest Joseph Recinos – Get answers to your FAQs about the business of acting – September 21 at 3pm in Toronto.
- Reciprocal Agreements between CAEA and ACTRA with Arden R. Ryshpan (CAEA) and Indra Escobar (ACTRA) – Learn how the new agreement affects you – September 21 at 6pm in Toronto.
- Adjudicators Symposium – Professional development and networking – September 26 at 10am in Toronto.
- Unleashing Your Inner Entrepreneur workshop with Rebecca Ballarin and special guest Scott Dermody – Planning on producing a show or starting a theatre company? Start here – September 28 at 3pm in Toronto.
- Grant Writing Information Session free recorded webinar with Pat Bradley (Ontario Arts Council) – Preparing an application to the Ontario Arts Council? Get the inside scoop – September 29 at 6pm.
- Do you need financial support for professional development or a "change of direction" in your career? The next application deadline for our Professional Theatre Training Program is October 1.
- Are you seeking funding for a unique youth theatre training project? The next application deadline for our Youth Theatre Training Program is October 15.
Check out all of our upcoming Career Stream and Creator Stream workshops.
Upcoming on The Bulletin Board
|West Side Story at Curtain Call Players.
Their annual general meeting is September 20.
- Helen Donnelly's Discover Your Clown course in Toronto starts today.
- TAPA's workshops on Standard First Aid with CPR/AED (Sep 21 to 22) and Emergency First Aid with CPR/AED (Sep 21) both have registration deadlines of September 17.
- Curtain Call Players in Toronto invites the community to their Annual General Meeting on September 20.
New on The Bulletin Board
- Sudbury Theatre Centre launches their Adult Workshop series on September 27 with Intro to Stage Combat with Caleb Marshall.
- The Canada Council's John Hobday Awards in Arts Management offers up to two awards of $10,000 annually to established and mid-career arts managers looking for funding to pursue professional development or mentorship opportunities. The deadline is September 30.
- Alumnae Theatre seeks directors for the 2016 New Ideas Festival. The deadline is October 5.
- Outside the March invites applications for Forward March from playwrights and creators interested in working to develop original, large-scale, immersive experiences. The application deadline is October 9.
Check out these items, and other postings from our members of funding opportunities, workshops, calls for submission, awards, and more—on Theatre Ontario's Bulletin Board on our website.
Theatre Ontario individual members can also access auditions and job postings on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources on our website.


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The signmaking and chant preparation efforts have not seized, but the teachers union announced Wednesday it and the National School District will return to the bargaining table Thursday morning, one day before a strike is authorized to commence.
This move Normal 0 — though not a resolution to the ongoing contract dispute between the National City Elementary Teachers Association and its district Normal 0 — is a rare positive step in what has been a bleak standoff caused by issues such as furlough days, class size, and changes in the school calendar.
"We welcome this opportunity to reach a fair settlement with the District," said NCETA President Linda Cartwright in a media release. "We hope we will be in our classrooms Friday instead of on strike picket lines, but it will take a signed agreement ready for ratification by our membership to prevent the strike.
"We will do everything we can to reach agreement with the District tomorrow, but our strike preparations continue just in case."
Recently, the teachers union told the National School District a state mediator was immediately ready to become involved Normal 0 before the Feb. 9 scheduled meeting date.
But until late Wednesday afternoon, there was a stalemate on the District's end.
"We've said to them we're willing to go back tomorrow, the next day," Cartwright said," and they've had issues clearing their calendars."
The District says it has been talking, for seven months now, but it says the union has not come back with anything new in terms of proposals.
George Cameron, District spokesperson, said having "cubstantive conversation is going to be key."
While the teachers continue their strike preparations, the District sent a formal message Wednesday to the parents of the 6,000 students in the District, explaining substitutes have been hired, and schools will be open on Friday.
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Chris Griffin, L.P.C. to Expand with the Creation of Griffin Counseling Services, L.L.C.
Beginning later this year Griffin Counseling Services, L.L.C. will begin offering mental health and wellness services. We hope to increase our ability to serve adults, teens and families, as well as to begin offering more group treatment. We will continue to update this site and are hoping to have anew site up and running (as well as being more committed to updating this one) in the coming months.
A recent journal article performed a meta-analysis of recent Binge Eating Disorder research and found that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) given via a professional and certain medications have been shown to be effective treatment in the battle with Binge Eating Disorder. A meta-analysis is taking the results of many studies and finding common themes that support, in this case, Binge Eating Disorder treatments.
I am a huge proponent of CBT, as I have seen its effectiveness in my own practice. The Binge Eating Disorder program at Walden Behavioral Care has been a leader in bringing these therapies to those suffering from Binge Eating Disorder in the form of an Intensive Outpatient Program specifically designed around CBT strategies and principles. As a clinician at Walden I have seen people improve using CBT with a clinician and continue to use CBT as a primary modality in my own private practice.
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Long Live the Prince
I was sad to learn last Thursday night that legendary musician Prince had died. I spent the next few days pondering life and death and how someone who I never knew had such an impact on my life. I was lucky enough to have seen him in concert in 2004 (I think that was the year) and he was spectacular.
Mindfulness teaches us that death is a part of life. We feel sad, we mourn in our own way and we continue to remain present with whatever arises in our lives. I stayed in the present moment by honoring the memory of Prince in small ways that felt right to me, playing guitar, wearing purple, posting a Facebook status and playing his songs. These small acts helped ease the pain of loss and helped me to remain in the present and not be overwhelmed by emotion and sadness. In truth, I was still overwhelmed at times, and this is the nature of our human and mortal self and is also healing.
Thanks Prince, for everything.
EDAW Playlist
As an added bonus for Eating Disorder Awareness Week I am putting up the top five recovery songs as recommended by past patients. Enjoy and prosper!
Just a reminder that it is Eating Disorder Awareness Week. This week is highlighted by continued efforts to break down stigma about eating disorders and offer resources to those who suffer with eating disorders and those who want to help people with eating disorders.
One of the most important things individuals can do to make this happen is to talk about it. Bring up conversations about body image in the media with others. Make a point of not commenting on somebody's appearance when you first meet up with them. This applies whether someone looks "fab" or "tough". Take genuine interest in what is going on with people rather than discussing body type or dieting which pervade our culture. And if you know someone struggling with and eating disorder or suspect that they may have one let them know you are concerned and want help them in any way possible. Together we can help wipe out stigma and get people the help they need.
For more information about eating disorders or EDAW check out www.nationaleatingdisorders.org the NEDA website,
I'll be writing and posting things that relate to wellness.
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Family-Owned Businesses Need Governance Counseling Too
September 11, 2013
Much, if not all, of your law school experience with corporate governance focused on public companies and you probably became quite familiar with the theories and rules of well-known legislative initiatives such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("SOX"). However, not all lawyers get to represent public companies and as you start your own practice you are far more likely to be asked to assist smaller private companies such as family-owned businesses. Well, if you are, you should remember that family-owned businesses can follow SOX recommendations pertaining to independent directors and internal controls as a way to establish an environment of fairness and transparency within the company.
Family-owned businesses do, of course, present special challenges, notably the need to manage family relationships at the same time as business decisions are being made. In addition, family-owned businesses face unique problems with respect to succession planning and their ability to provide attractive opportunities for managers and employees who are not family members. However, there are ways in which corporate governance principles can be woven into the management of a family-owned business, and studies appear to indicate that family-owned businesses that are successful in this attempt make better strategic decisions, grow faster and survive longer. Some of the key success factors in integrating corporate governance into a family-owned business are as follows:
- Outside directors should be added to the board of directors and the board should be given greater authority with respect to evaluating and setting company policies and strategies. Outside directors can bring a greater degree of objectivity to the business and should be more immune from the day-to-day conflict that sometime arises among family members.
- Family members should have a clear understanding of the importance of separating family relationships from the governance and management of the company. This may be difficult; however, recruitment of key managers and other employees from outside of the family can accelerate the process and make it clear to family members that they have taken on responsibilities that extend outside of the familial group.
- The business, working through the outside directors, should establish a clear and logical organizational structure with a clear chain of command and a decision-making process that is transparent and free of opportunities for family conflicts. If family members are to be placed in management positions, they should have the authority to make decisions without reference to their "place" within the family. Moreover, decisions that may be made by outside managers and employees must be respected.
- In order to reduce strife within the family and build trust among managers and employees who are not family members, the company should establish clear policies with respect to recruitment, promotion and compensation and then follow and respect those policies.
In order to sharpen your skills before sitting down with the leaders of a family-owned business take a look at our Beyond the Bar video program on Understanding Governance Counseling: Your Role as a Trusted Advisor.


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Northern Sail Works Ltd.
3522 Main Street, West St. Paul, MB R4A 5A2
(204) 338-2420
We are located north of the Perimeter Highway on Main Street. At 3522 Main Street you will turn West into the driveway at the Lighthouse. Follow the driveway past the house to the Sailing Shop.


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I have been lurking for a while but finally decided to toss in a few words.
Bought a gently used 2004 K1200GT a couple years ago and have put close to 40k on it so far. (1 rear drive unit too). Have ridden for 38 years, raced a bit, have over 750k - closer to 1 million miles on various machines. Had I known before what I know now, this would not be my first BMW.
I love the bike, love how it handles, love how smooth it is, love the way it looks ... just wish I could make tires last more than 4,000 miles ... but then, I think that may more be how I ride it than the bike itself.
Have added a Russell Seat, Ohlins rear and Wilburs front shocks, Remus Pipe, and various gadgets and gizmos for that personal touch.
I know a few of you from other forums, looking forward to know more of you.


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Zebra Holdings and Investments S.a.r.l. Acquires Shares of Filo Mining Corp.
LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG–(Marketwired – Feb. 28, 2018) - Zebra Holdings and Investments S.à.r.l. ("Zebra"), a company controlled by a trust settled by the late Adolf H. Lundin, incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg, 40, Boulevard Grande Duchesse Charlotte, L-1330 Luxembourg, announced today that it had acquired directly from Filo Mining Corp. ("Filo" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:FIL)(NASDAQ OMX:FIL) 2,758,133 common shares for Cdn$ 2.60 per common share, representing approximately 4.43% of the Company's then issued and outstanding share capital. The common shares were acquired pursuant to a private placement announced by the Company on February 05, 2018 for a total consideration of Cdn$7,171,145.80.
As a result of this acquisition, Zebra now holds a total of 14,538,768 common shares or approximately 20.16% whereas Lorito Holdings S.à.r.l.'s ("Lorito"), a company controlled by the same trust, holdings remained unchanged at 5,700,000 common shares representing approximately 7.90% of the Company's issued and outstanding share capital. Collectively, Zebra and Lorito now hold a total of 20,238,768 common shares representing approximately 28.06% of the Company's issued and outstanding share capital.
Lorito and Zebra are joint actors with respect to their common shares of Filo which were acquired for investment purposes. Each of Lorito and Zebra may from time to time increase or decrease their investments in the common shares of Filo depending upon the business and prospects of Filo and depending upon future market conditions.
A copy of the Early Warning Report filed pursuant to National Instrument 62-103 may be obtained from Sandy Kansky, 1-604-806-3574
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South Beach Hotel
Ayr Race Calendar
The South Beach Hotel is situated less than 10 miles from Ayr Racecourse, considered Scotland's premier racecourse and home to some of the most prestigious race events, such as the Scottish Grand National and the Ayr Gold Cup.
The races attract crowds from all over the UK and Ireland to see the top sprinters and the spectacular outfits and hats on show.
With 37 fixtures confirmed for 2017 why not pre-book your room at The South Beach Hotel, Troon.


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Monday, December 17, 2012
Capt. Edward Flink, Pioneer Contender, Remembers
Q. Did you have any questions of me before we start?
A. The only thing is you have to refresh my memory on some things.
Q. Okay. I've talked to a lot of guys in the Military Sealift Command-- Don Berney and others. What I'd like to hear from you is your personal remembrances of the events. Let me begin by asking if you had been to Vietnam before the Spring of 1975?
That was my first time out there.
Q. During the war years had you been a captain in other parts of the world?
Oh, yes. I was a captain for about thirty years before 1975. I sailed captain in 1944 or 45.
Q. In the second world war then. In the Pacific?
Mostly the Pacific. I was in the Leyte invasion. In fact I watched McArthur walk ashore. After four shots he made it.
Q. At that time you were an enlisted man in the Navy?
No I commanded.
Q. Did you go to Annapolis?
No, I went to Kings Point -- the US Merchant Marine Academy
It was a conglomeration. It started out as Maritime Commission then all three branches of the service had it at one time or another.
Q. The Pioneer Contender was a United States Lines ship? Being the captain of that you were an employee of whom?
The way they worked that, I was an employee of the United States Lines and the ship was chartered to the government.
Q. What about the crew.
They were merchant marines.
Q. Is there a home port for the Pioneer Contender?
The home port was New York. We were all registered in New York.
Q. In '75 you sailed New York to Saigon carrying supplies or what? How did you get to Vietnam at that time?
We were chartered to MSC. Whatever MSC wanted, why we would carry or go where they directed us.
Q. When you were going over did you have any inkling that this was going to be an unusual--were you aware the situation was deteriorating in Vietnam. Did you have any concerns that this would be out of the ordinary?
No, not at the time.
Q. You landed in Saigon and unloaded in March, I assume-- or did you go to Da Nang?
We went to Saigon first to unload and then went to DaNang. Our orders were to pick up some heavy lifts--trucks, heavy equipment.
Q. That was not unusual either? To get an order like that?
What happened at DaNang the orders changed did they not?
When we got up to Da Nang they told us to hang off -- we got there late in the evening if I recall. They told us to hang off until early the next morning. Told us to stay out of sight for a while because there was another ship in there and they wanted to get her loaded and then bring us in.
Q. Did you come into port the next morning?
Yes, we came into port. They told us not to anchor, just drift and not to let anybody on board the ship. And after that somebody from MSC come out and said that instead of heavy lifts we were taking some passengers back to Saigon.
Q. Could you load passengers from docks there?
No. We couldn't get alongside the dock because the gunfire was about four hills away.
Q. Did they come out you in small boats then?
They kept all the small boats away from us and the boats that they sent out contained the personnel from the various embassies.
Q. Who was the "They" that kept the small boats away?
It was supposed to have been the Vietnam navy.
Q. Did you just load embassy personnel or what?
It was all embassy personnel except for a very small American group that stayed until the last. It had the second Vice Consul from the American side and there was the Japanese, Chinese, French, and whatever Consul was in Da Nang.
Q. Did you personally as the captain meet these people when they came on board?
Well, the Marine guard that was stationed at the embassy came out and they were the ones that were at the gangway receiving all these dignitaries. They started coming on board, then I had MSC reps, and other medical people and they started saying they need "x" amount of space for each person on board the ship, et cetera, and my limit was supposed to be only five thousand that I could carry at one time. This was supposed to be a one-shot deal from Da Nang to Saigon.
With the Marine guard from the American embassy keeping head count, the first group they sent on board was all the embassy people and then the second group was the third class citizens, the people that worked in the embassy for the Americans. And then after that there was the leading Vietnamese merchants, because the Vietnamese who were dealing with the Americans were the next ones to get shot if the VC got a hold of them. So they were the third group to come on board. And that was it. That was the first five thousand.
I hot-footed it down to Saigon, and discharged all of them in Saigon. Then they sent me up to Da Nang. The second time at Da Nang they kept me out all evening outside the three mile limit. I would go in in the morning into Da Nang and pick up the leaving refugees again.
Q. The second time did you have the Marine guard, was it disorderly?
After we left Da Nang. I couldn't have a Marine guard or U.S. personnel while I was in territorial waters.
Q. So just you and your crew went in to pick up the refugees?
That's right.
Q. Who maintained order then? Or was there order maintained?
What order? The thing is -- I tried to keep down to five thousand, which was my limit as far as carrying refugees was concerned. But the thing is, after I got the leaving dignitaries on board first and put down the gangway and whoever came on board, that was it. They put a couple barges alongside, the ones they were towing up the river, a hundred and fifty feet long and sandbagged up to about eight feet. They loaded those up with refugees on the pier then towed them out to where I was floating around.
Q. Who did the loading?
MSC had a tug that was fortified.
Q. Was it orderly or were these people panicked? DId you have armed people come on board?
Anybody coming up the gangway, I told my crew, all rifles, ammunition and arms, over the side.
Q. And that was done?
Oh, yeah.
Q. You were just sitting off shore and boats were coming out?
They were being loaded from the barges. The barges -- I had one tied up on either side, and the way some of the crew worked it, they were using the winches that they'd send down a big airplane platform, circular platform, and they'd put it down in the barge and the refugees would get in and they'd pick it up and I'd put them down into the hatch. They were also coming up the gangway and ladders.
Q. You didn't worry about your own or your crew's safety at this time? There was a certain amount of order maintained?
Yeah. My orders were to lock all the screen doors in the midship house and back aft on down into the steering engine room and no Vietnamese were allowed in the midship house. There again, I was concerned that one hand grenade can do a heck of a lot of damage.
Q. You were worried about sabotage, but not piracy?
There again, you get a group of people who are highly excited, they'll do anything to get out of danger and I had a couple instances where there was some kangaroo courts being held on the fantail of the ship where military who were dressed as civilians hitched a ride down to Saigon. With the kangaroo court, if they didn't like the sergeant, or the major or the colonel or whoever was the officer, they'd either wire his hands together and let him go for a swim, and then others they'd tie a hand grenade around his neck and drop him over the side.
Q. You saw this or just heard about it?
This was retaliation of the Vietnamese soldiers or military against their superiors.
Q. Did you actually see it?
I was up on the bridge all the time. Once in a while I'd hear an explosion or what sounded like a couple of firecrackers going off and that was it.
Q. How did you find out what was going on?
I heard about afterwards.
Q. Did you try to stop it or anything?
With five thousand people staring me in the face?
Q. How long did the trip take from Da Nang down to Saigon with a load of five thousand?
It took overnight. It was supposed to be about twelve hours.
Q. Did any of your crew feel in danger?
Most of the crew stayed in their quarters. With the short run it wasn't bad. But then when I had the big amounts and went down to Phu Quoc -- that was a problem.
Q. Tell me about that now. You dropped these five thousand off in Saigon?
Yeah. I was the last ship out of Da Nang.
Q. No firing from the shore at you?
Yes, we had a couple rockets fired at us. Small arms--we were out far enough where it didn't affect us.
Q. Did you have any air cover?
No. Nothing. The only thing was that when I went in in early morning, I was supposed to leave at five o'clock, but with the barges alongside, when the people got off the barge onto the ship, the small boats, fishing boats, would come out and as many people as got on board the ship were replaced by the small boats. So, I was just supposed to pick up the two barge loads which was a total of five thousand people, but with the small boats coming out that five thousand never seemed to diminish.
Q. Did you ever get an accurate count?
A rough head count, I think, was seven thousand.
Q. These were dropped off safely the next morning where?
At Cam Ranh.
Q. Then where did you pick up your big load?
It was at Cam Ranh. I discharged the whole works. Then they sent me up again towards Da Nang, but I got part way up and they said to return to Cam Ranh. I think I had a couple of C I -- I picked them up. That was a quickie, in and out. Then when I had him on board that's when they told me to go in to Cam Ranh and pick up refugees.
Q. Did you pick up some of the same people you just let off?
Yes. I picked up about the same amount I dropped off.
Q. Armed this time? Or still unarmed?
I managed to keep small arms off the ship.
Q. Where were you supposed to take these people now?
That's the Phu Quoc group. In Cam Ranh they had one of these Philippine landing craft that the Americans gave them. I was floating around in Cam Ranh Bay itself and I started picking up refugees first from small fishing boats. I put the gangway down and the small fishing boats would come put their nose up against the ship and turn their motors on full ahead so they stayed alongside until what passengers were on the fishing boat got off. The last one off would put the boat astern to pull away and as soon as one boat left, another boat took its place. The boats at the bottom of the gangway were fanned out in a semi-circle with their motors going full ahead pushing against the side of the ship until the refugees got off. They had a couple of drownings coming on the gangway. They'd get excited and fall in the water between the boats and by the time help got to them they were down under where they couldn't get rescued.
Q. When you left Cam Ranh were there still people trying to get on? Did you at some point just pull away?
With this landing barge-- I was still receiving refugees on the port side and the landing barge came up on the starboard side. He was pretty well loaded down with refugees. The landing barge was the same height as the ships rail, so they just walked from the landing barge to the ship. They kept coming the same thing there. The small boats came up alongside the landing barge and transfer to the ship. So when it got to a point where I couldn't see the deck, I said, "That's it," and took off. The thing is, there again, the Greenville Victory was there and the Sergeant was there, and a couple others. The Greenville Victory was the first one to go out. The Sergeant was next, and mine was the last.
I was ordered to take them to Saigon. Coming out of the Bay you pass the Navy base and then around the island there. As we got past the Navy base and just swinging by the island, they blew up the Navy base. The island protected the ship from the explosion at the base.
Q. How big was the explosion?
Well, it was the Fourth of July, something like that.
Q. Fuel and ammunition was stored there?
The Vietnamese Navy was in there and also the American Navy, so what was left, why it went.
Q. Did you actually start up the Saigon river?
I was supposed to go into Saigon. When I got to Vung Tau at the mouth of the river, they said to turn around and proceed to Phu Quoc.
Q. That's a long trip. Isn't that another day or so?
That was overnight. Leaving Cam Ranh they put a contingent of Marines on board.
Q. Did you request them or what?
That was the Navy in there. I asked if I could get an escort or safety measure, because I had at that time-- after the head count was finished I had sixteen thousand six hundred.
Q. How many Marines came on board?
A company. Twelve men.
Q. Any trouble?
I asked for a couple men back aft around the steering engine room and to let nobody in there, and then a Marine at each door around the midship section and to let no Vietnamese into the midship house. This was for safety of the ship.
Q. Nobody tried to get in there?
Yeah, they did, but with a Marine there with a rifle on his shoulder they didn't try.
Q. No Kangaroo Court this time, no incidents?
That I couldn't say. I heard a lot of tales after it was all over.
Q. What happened at Phu Quoc? Did you discharge these people or did they refuse to get off?
All four US Lines ships were in there. They were all waiting their turn. The only thing was the Vietnamese command at Phu Quoc said, first come first served, so I had the refugees aboard the ship for a couple days.
Q. Did you have food and water?
The Navy supplied me with food. The Vietnamese also supplied me with this packet of rice that they have, emergency rations. They'd come on board once a day and they'd come along side. The crew would bring the food up on board the ship by ship's gear and from there it was distributed through the hatch.
Q. What about sanitation?
Well, with sixteen thousand on board the ship, where you sat you slept. Where you slept you did your business. Imagine you traveling subway or a crowded bus and this is the way the people were with the sixteen thousand on board the ship.
Q. Were there any bodies on board. Did anybody die, get crushed?
They didn't get crushed, but there again, the older people passed away. While I was in Phu Quoc I'd see them during the daytime and then the next morning they wouldn't be there. For all the old people that passed away--for every two that passed away -- there was one born. There were quite a few pregnant women.
Q. Were there any medical facilities on board the ship?
Yeah, midwives, that was it. It was their time and the tension kind of helped it along.
Q. Did you get sleep during this time.
Cat naps. I was up on the bridge all the time. The only time I left the bridge was to ring the gong or something like that.
Q. Was your crew eating?
Oh, yeah, the crew was eating all the time. I had regular stores.
Q. Did these people get off after the two days you sat there?
It was three --
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. . . I got them all discharged. Then they gave me orders to go back to Vung Tau, empty.
Q. What about cleaning the ship?
I had one day of cleaning where I just gave it a quickie by the ship's crew, with salt water, and that was it.
Q. So you went back to Vung Tau?
Yea. The Sergeant was there and we were supposed to pick up any refugees that made it down the river from Saigon.
Q. Were there any?
Well, we had one or two, but then again at Vung Tau, the Vietnamese got a hold of the American three inchers and we had a couple of waterspouts around the ship.
Q. How far off the coast were you sitting there?
About a half a mile. When the waterspouts started popping up I pulled out and went further out. Then after that they brought us down to the staging area that was on the corner where you make the right turn to go to Phu Quoc. They brought in all the ships to pick up the refugees.
Q. Did you get loaded there in the next few days with boats coming out?
Yeah, they had boats coming out. This was controlled by the Navy and the Marine Corps. They had a doctor come out with the regular medical personnel to say that the ship was ready to pick up refugees.
Q. How many people did you load up this time?
Seven thousand, I think. Then they had a last group of Vietnamese military who were floating around in landing craft and were shooting up in the air. They finally decided to divide up the group that came down and put them on the ships. The group I got, I put them on top of the mast houses to keep them separate from the rest of the Vietnamese.
Q. Why was that?
They were a little on the rowdy side.
Q. Officers or enlisted men?
Some officers. Each boat had an officer and he had his group of men that he had with him.
Q. Why on the rowdy side? They'd just lost a war.
They'd lost a war, but this was retaliation for losing it.
Q. Then you took these people to the Philippines?
Q. What types of things did you hear had been going on on the way to Phu Quoc that you didn't see, and who told you?
Crew members, and the evidence after the Vietnamese had got off. On the ship they had reefer boxes in the up between decks five and six. In the reefer boxes they had this alloyed aluminum plate as a ramp to get over the sill. What they did was the Kangaroo Court would put the person that they were going to work over between the two plates then set off a couple of hand grenades, so there again, you'd have the victim splattered all over the hatch. Plus the hand grenades would indent these ramp plates.
Q. When you unloaded were there bodies on the ship too?
Yes, there were a couple. Older people.
Q. When you got to Subic, was that it for you?
They discharged two thousand and I think I ended up taking four thousand to Guam. That ended it for me in Guam.
Q. You describe it now as if it were regular business. Was it intense for you and emotionally intense?
My concern was the safety of the ship and the crew. If you carry passengers as a commercial enterprise, why you get some cranks and this and that and everything else.
Q. Did you have any sense of participating in a major historical event?
After it was all over, yes. But at the time this was something you best be concerned about transporting people from one area to another. Another thing now too, some of the refugees I picked up at Cam Ranh I had already put ashore in Saigon. They came back again. The refugees were--you had the American Consul and third class citizens. The next group was the Vietnamese merchants and the people that dealt with the American military. Then the third group was the peasant group, the farmers, fishermen, and that class of people. The third group were just interested in getting away from the immediate fighting area and when they thought it was all over then they'd go back again. Some of them I picked up twice.
Q. Did any of these people thank you, single you out for praise?
No. There again they were more interested in their own safety and to get away from the fighting.
Q. You didn't go for the Mayaguez incident?
Yeah, I went to Cambodia, but -- well I was in the area.
Q. When you went to Phu Quoc did anybody not want to get off? I know on one of the ships the people refused to get off.
I had no problems with that because I was overcrowded. But the sixteen thousand, six, were willing to get out just to get some breathing space.
Q. Did you get any type of award or Presidential citation?
I was mentioned in Congress in the Congressional Record. I received a couple of plaques when I got back to the States for a job well done.
Q. And you feel you did the job well, too? You are pleased with the way it came off?
The crew was just happy to get back to the States and go home.
Q. Did you ever see that crew again, have a reunion?
No, just some of the prominent crew members that worked for US Lines in my later years I ran into them one place or another after it was all over.
Q. Everybody seems to make such a big deal out of this. This was a terrific move, but you don't. You were never involved in an operation like this again were you?
No. I was involved in the Leyte invasion so that was -- if that invasion went into anything like this.
Q. Had you been involved at Inchon in Korea?
I was up there. Every time I went to Inchon was in the middle of winter and when you take a shower you can write your name in the frost on the bulkhead.
Q. So you had been in more dangerous situations, more heroic episodes, I guess. Are you still active as a ship's captain?
I'll be sixty-five in October and since US Lines is Chapter Eleven, the last steamship company on the East Coast, so that's it. You got other US companies that have shrunk down to practically nothing. You walk in there at sixty-five, what are you going to do? So I'm retiring.
Q. On the West or East Coast? I see your home in '75 was Massapequa, New York.
Yeah, well that's where the wife lives. But I have my choice of Florida, California or New York. Wherever I hang my hat, that's where it is.
Q. Do you sail at all?
I've got a sixteen-foot outboard motor boat, that's all.
Q. Thank you very much.
((End of interview, exchange of phone number and name, etc.))
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- September 14, 2014 at 12:15 PM
- wcgillian said...
The good Captian forgot that on board his ship were two U.S. Navy Doctors. One by the name of Dr. Richard Williams, a friend of mine who has gone over with me, the details of this sad time period onboard the Pioneer Contender!
- September 14, 2014 at 12:16 PM
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Can't remember the date, but when I arrived on the Pioneer Contender some of the Vietnamese speaking Interrogator translator Team members were already on the ship assisting in getting the people offloaded into Mike boats and transported to Phu Quoc island, one was GySgt Bill Mensie, a long time friend of mine. He told me that some of the Vietnamese Marines had raped, killed and robbed some of the refugees and that he had got our Marine MPs to disarm them and handcuff them, he said that a Catholic Priest was a witness to some of their crimes. I talked to the priest who confirmed that the 4 men in handcuffs were the guilty ones. We took them down to the Mike boat and I talked to the Vietnamese Naval Lieutenant and told him what they did, he told his men to throw them overboard.....I said NO, the MPs want their handcuffs back and the International Press is here taking pictures, we don't want any pictures like that on the News. He gave us back our handcuffs and hog tied the 4 Marines, I warned him don't do anything around here as people can see....he agreed. When the Mike boat was loaded they headed for the landing beach on Phu Quoc, just as they turned to head for the beach, looking through my binoculars I saw "plop, plop, plop, plop" of 4 murderers being kicked off the stern of the Mike boat! Justice served!
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text: Its been a while since I have put anything on this blog. I think we all go through things in our life at times that we just don't understand, or why this has happened to me. I believe that God has a purpose for us all and we have to have that self-control and patience as it speaks of in Galations 5:22-23. So my purpose of this is just to say and encourage you all to stay strong and if anyone needs prayer or to chat, go to my contact page and I will get back to you, I promise. Take Care


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The blue-blooded set has long amused itself with some of the silliest pastimes there are. Johnson & Johnson heir Jamie Johnson's father told him, with regard to what he ought to do with his life post-college, "Well… you could always collect antique maps."
That father is, according to inter-web research, "James Loring Johnson, who leads a quiet life of reading and painting landscapes."
Eccentric hobbies and collections of staggering triviality taken up by well-bred patricians proclaim their adherents' station by their frivolity: I am sufficiently wealthy as to not have to care about life's hassles; that I spend my time collecting English sextants implies I am not required to spend my time doing anything else, like earning money or paying bills.
The more esoteric the hobby or assemblage, the better. Collecting baseball cards can be fun but it's not very impressive, because it's common and cheap to do. Better a trove of briarwood pipes or French birding manuals. In a pinch, antique horse bridles will suffice.
The more trivial the things collected or the hobby engaged in, and the more expensive and difficult to collect or undertake, the better.
Editor's note: collections and activities having to do, in some degree or other, with birds, dogs, horses, sailing, maps, tweed, the original American colonies, old books, geneology, or things which are British are best. Aim for one of those, or combine them all: your editorial staff, for example, collects British genelogy books which trace the bloodlines of labradors from the Plymouth Bay colony to modern day. The books come with maps and are bound in tweed.


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Prayer is fellowship with God.
Don't pray to change God's heart, but to get to know God's heart. Get to know Him like you would get to know a person who becomes your friend. Read about God, talk to Him, get to know Him, and spend time with Him like you would a "flesh" friend. God has chosen us to be his friend (John 15:15), and when we choose to be God's friend (James 4:4), we fellowship with our Lord and Savior.
What better way than through prayer can we have fellowship with Jesus? We can pray anytime, anywhere, and about anything. He calls us to fellowship with Him (1 Cor. 1:9). Christians are the branch connected to the vine. "No branch can bear fruit by itself" (John 15:4). Get connected and stay connected—talk to God. I love the old hymns: "What a friend we have in Jesus." And "He walks with me and talks with me, and tells me I am His own."
Can you imagine that a sovereign God wants a relationship with us! When I was a kid, I sat in a tree and talked with God. One does not need to be a theologian to talk with God. God invites us to "Call to me and I will answer, and show you great and mighty things" (Jer. 33:3) and Jesus exhorts "Come all who are weary and burdened…" (Matt. 11:28). We can pray when we are sad, when we have questions, when we are rejoicing, and when we are thankful (Ps. 118:28). We can come to the throne of grace with confidence (Heb. 4:16).
Of course, it isn't that we don't want to pray, we just don't seem to make time to pray. Nevertheless, Jesus invites us to have a relationship with Him and He is always waiting for a call from us. "Come to me little children" (Matt 19:14). We can pray when we feel like it and we should pray even when we don't feel like it.
Praying Christians are Growing Christians
Growth comes through the watchfulness of prayer. The Bible says, "But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers" (I Peter 4:7). The closer we are to the end of history, the more determined we should grow in our prayer life. It's not easy to pray, and if we only pray when we feel like it, we'll seldom pray. But as we develop the commitment to pray daily and to pray continually, we are creating a climate of growth for our souls.
Praying Christians are growing Christians. Christians who skimp on prayer are weakened by the neglect.
David Jeremiah, Revealing the Mysteries of Heaven, page 296.
It is a privilege and responsibility to get together with our Lord! Let's make the effort to pray more.


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Transportation Secretary Lauds Union Pacific Fuel Masters
Novel Energy Conservation Program Rewards Locomotive Engineers For Saving Fuel
Omaha, Neb., February 22, 2006 Today, following a real-life lesson in locomotive fuel conservation, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta commended Union Pacific locomotive engineers during a press conference in the Durham Western Heritage Museum for their innovative energy conservation initiative called the Fuel Masters program. Piloted in April 2004, the program rewards the fuel-saving efforts of Union Pacific locomotive engineers with $100 fuel cards that they can use to reduce their own fuel costs.
"What is most impressive about the UP Fuel Masters program is that the company and its employees have found a way to cut fuel consumption and save money," said Mineta. "It is in their best interest to do this as much as it is in our national interest to be innovative in our energy conservation."
The Fuel Masters program compares locomotive engineers' fuel consumption performance against fellow engineers in the same territory. A two-month snapshot of each engineer's fuel consumption performance is used to calculate individual average consumption rates. Each month, engineers in the top 15 to 20 percent of each territory where Union Pacific operates are awarded fuel cards.
In 2005, the Fuel Masters program saved more than 16 million gallons of diesel, and $30 million for Union Pacific Railroad.
"Our employees take great pride in their work and this is demonstrated by the initiative that Union Pacific locomotive engineers have taken in leading the Fuel Masters program and making the program an integral part of our daily operations," said Jim Young, president and CEO, Union Pacific. "In the 21st century, our employees are demonstrating the trademark hands-on leadership that has positioned Union Pacific in its 145-year history as the railroad that is building America."
For more information about Union Pacific's environmental management programs, visit www.up.com and click on "Environmental Management."
Union Pacific Corporation owns one of America's leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, links 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country and serves the fastest-growing U.S. population centers. Union Pacific's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Energy, Industrial Products and Intermodal. The railroad offers competitive long-haul routes from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways. Union Pacific connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major gateways to Mexico, making it North America's premier rail franchise.
For more information, please contact James Barnes at (402) 544-3560.
The statements and information contained in the news releases provided by Union Pacific speak only as of the date issued. Such information by its nature may become outdated, and investors should not assume that the statements and information contained in Union Pacific's news releases remain current after the date issued. Union Pacific makes no commitment, and disclaims any duty, to update any of this information.


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Dressed in a white t-shirt and camouflage pants, Water Street businessman, Randy Jagdeo stood before Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry to face the charge of murder related to the shooting death of his friend, Biker Kirk Davis.
Jagdeo was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge and stood quietly in the courthouse as the murder charge was read out to him. He was remanded to prison until November 21, 2013, when he will make his next court appearance.
The Prosecution's case is that on September 4, 2013 at Eccles on the East Bank of Demerara, the businessman shot and killed Kirk Davis while Davis sat in the backseat of the businessman's car as the two were having a conversation about a reported love triangle involving the businessman's wife.
A post mortem report found that the young biker was shot 16 times to his body. Some of those shots were at very close range. It is believed that after he was shot in the vehicle, he was dragged out and shot additional times as his blood soaked body laid in front of his Eccles home.
The Police had issued a Wanted Bulletin for the businessman after he was fingered as the shooter. He was on the run for over a month and only turned himself into the local Police on Monday, two weeks after the Crime Chief indicated that the Police Force was turning to Interpol for assistance in tracking him down. It is believed that he may have been hiding in neighbouring Suriname.
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Fear of God (Pt 3)
Now we get to the hard questions. Did David do all of God's will? We can recognize that this is not a rhetorical question as we, along with Paul's audience, can now see the answer. In 1 Samuel, God's statement regarding David as a man after his heart is given in context. Keep in mind that this is the only other description using those words.
Samuel tells King Saul:
"…your kingdom shall not continue. The LORD has sought out a man after his own heart, and the LORD has commanded him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you."
(1Sam. 13:14)
It is immediately apparent that being "a man after God's own heart" is defined by keeping what the Lord has commanded. These words came to King Saul after he had offered worship and sacrifices to God according to his, that is Saul's own intent and purposes. From this point, the remainder of his life was spent battling with doing things this way and in open rebellion against God. So it seems that being after God's own heart is first and foremost about honoring God and following the instructions. Offering to him precisely what was requested. To present to him honorably and without any self-seeking purposes. To put his word before our own; and to remember that he is a "jealous God".
Please notice, that at the time this was recorded, readers knew nothing of David. A significant amount of time passed before Samuel anointed David king by Chapter 16. So David had surely been "a man after God's own heart" for a good while before he ever heard of Goliath. We can explore the conversation between David and his king noting that the Israelites, with the exception of David, are frightened. Would that the fear of God had been on display rather than the fear of men. It is at this point, that we really need to ask ourselves — if you clearly understand what it is to fear God, should you also still fear men? Rather we ought to seek out the will of God and concentrate on doing that, leaving the rest to God. Honor God first. And, as much as we can, we need to do what he has commanded us to do.
(This series is based upon a sermon by Dan Richardson)


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In celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, an enthralling and original novel that brings to life one of Christianity's most significant figures, Martin Luther, and the tumultuous world of late medieval Germany that shaped—and was reshaped by—him, told through the fictional letters and diary entries of his youngest son, Paul.
Growing up in the shadow of his strict and pious father, Paul Luther rejected Martin's singular devotion. Unwilling to join his father's fanatical disciples, Paul became critical of his famous father's critiques, and instead turned his interest and intellect to science and medicine. Yet Martin Luther remained a presence that haunted Paul's life and transformed his world.
Shadows of My Father paints a vivid and atmospheric picture of Martin Luther, including his day-to-day life, his break with the Catholic Church, and his singular dedication in sustaining the Reformation. It is also a portrait of a rebellious son raised in a harsh religious household who turns his faith to saving lives instead of souls, eventually becoming a royal doctor.
Christoph Werner vividly recreates the world of sixteenth-century Germany, a time of wars and famines when a Kaiser battles to keep an empire together, and faith and tradition clash with education and reason—giving birth to superstition and shaking the foundations of a Catholic Church already riven by internal conflict. A thoughtful, insightful lens into one of the most famous figures, one of the most profound historical events, and one of the most turbulent periods in our past, Shadows of My Father reveals an intriguing, historically accurate, and all-too-human side of Martin Luther and his lasting legacy.
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During my 2014 contest prep my goal was to try and win a Pro card. This is a very common goal for aspiring amateur bodybuilders. Getting a Pro card is validation that your physique is good enough to enter that next higher level of competition. That did not happen for me in 2014, in fact I never even won my class.
My first competition I came in 4th out of 5 which was pretty devastating because I felt I had a better physique than 4th place. The experience taught me a very valuable lesson, don't let others judgement of you determine your happiness or worth. This can be especially difficult when you compete in bodybuilding where others judge you. While I would still love to get my Pro Card, I learned that only focusing on the outcome can set you up for major disappointment.
My goal this time around is to beat how I looked when I competed in 2014. As such I have put up two images from my competition on my website to reflect that goal. Seeing these pictures every time I come to the site is a reminder. When I say beat I don't mean scrutinizing over pictures to see minor differences. I want my physique to be noticeably better all around, like before and after pictures. If I can do that then I will be truly happy with my efforts, regardless of how I place, because I will have achieved my goal.
My motivation is to beat, no destroy, the old me. I have no control of who shows up on show day or how the judges ultimately place me. I do however have 100% control over how I look compared to the old me. Another motivation for me is to show that just because you are older does not mean you can't be competitive in natural bodybuilding. I consider myself to be a bit of an odd ball when it comes to bodybuilding. Not many 46 year old's decide to start bodybuilding, let alone get on stage in posing trunks. To be able to do so and look the part has been a blessing and a dream come true. This inspires and motivates me to see just how far I can push myself to get even better.


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American educator and writer - his autobiography, Up From Slavery, published in 1901, is still widely read today.
Jewish-Austrian neuroligist and phychiatrist; founder of the phychoanalytic school of phychology
Irish playwright
Author ("The Wizard of Oz")
Notable campaigner for New Zealand self government
Known for his eventual support for Maori land rights, contributions to the education system and his work to increase New Zealand autonomy from Britain, served as Pm on 4 occassions 1861-62, 1869-1872 & 1873
Described as pragmatic, logical and clear-sighted, served as PM 3 times, 1865-1869 & 1872
Ends the Crimean War.
World's first national portrait gallery
Based on the Abbé Prévost's story Manon Lescaut
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Exhibitions celebrating the human form: John Keatley at Treason; Kathy Jones at Patricia Rovzar; pieces from John Cole's estate at Harris/Harvey.
Artists will never exhaust the possibilities of the human figure. Whether they're working in photography, paint or printmaking, there will always be some new wrinkle to investigate, some new angle to be explored. Three shows in Seattle art galleries testify to that.
John Keatley: "Uniform"
Seattle photographer John Keatley's knockout show, "Uniform," contains a pun in its title, which alludes to both the garb his models wear and the method he employed in creating these archival prints on Legacy Baryta paper. All the men in these photographs are toy-plastic-soldier green: green skin, green eyeballs, green mustaches, green helmets, green uniforms. Even the props they hold are green.
Their appearance was created through expert makeup work, along with some Photoshop magic (hence their eerie green disclike eyes). Keatley's method is absolutely consistent from photograph to photograph. Yet the human variety he taps into is vigorous and startling.
In "062 31 5497" (the titles allude to the Social Security numbers that until recently appeared on soldiers' dog tags), a heavily mustachioed, cigar-chomping bruiser of a fellow grimaces fiercely at the viewer. A few paces away from him, "047 41 1025" is a boyish soldier with a sweet, befuddled expression who looks anything but battle-ready.
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You've seen these guys before, either in person or in films like "From Here to Eternity," "Full Metal Jacket" or "The Thin Red Line." There's the skeptic who, toying with his cigarette lighter, is warily alert. There's the nerdy egghead who looks like he might freak out at the first gun shot. There's the trained killer who, behind his sunglasses, plays it cool. There's the dreamer, who appears to be napping.
Keatley, in his artist's statement, says "Uniform" is "a commentary on our perception of war and the military, though it addresses the much broader issue of how we judge or draw conclusions about others." His website, keatleyphoto.com, makes clear he's a stylish and inventive commercial photographer. "Uniform," his first fine-art photography solo show, is a breakthrough and a revelation.
Noon-6 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, through Jan. 28. Treason Gallery, 319 Third Ave. S., Seattle (206-257-5513 or treasongallery.com).
Kathy Jones: New works in oil on canvas
California artist Kathy Jones is as methodical in her painting approach as Keatley is in his "Uniform" photographs. And like Keatley, she uncovers considerable variation within her chosen range of color and composition.
All the pieces in this show feature one or more semi-abstracted female figures. They loom, they lean, they gather impressively together. Although their facial features are indistinct, their postures and clothing choices hint powerfully at private moods and public stances.
In "Stand Tall," Jones' female figure is a steady presence in unsettled surroundings that include, at the left, what could be the remnants of an American flag in disarray. In "Whispering," Jones' tilting protagonist is flanked by two ghostly gray outlines of figures. "My Companions" shows three women against a backdrop that is luminous up above and more shadowy below. In "Where the Road Divides," Jones' traveler is herself divided, her left side shadowy, her right side colorful, as she debates which route to follow in a smeared and hazy landscape.
Jones brush-strokes are both free and precise, and the dialogues she creates between figure and backdrop (especially in "At the Horizon" where the colors of the woman's dress are echoed in the fractured horizon of the painting's title) are inventive. Her work is as philosophical as it is observational.
11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, through Jan. 29. Patricia Rovzar Gallery, 1111 First Ave., Seattle (206-223-0273 or rovzargallery.com).
John Cole: "Collection of the Artist"
Bellingham artist John Cole (1936-2007) was best known for his landscapes, but this exhibit of paintings from his estate reveals his beguiling way with the human figure as well. Whether he was working in pastels, paint or printmaking, he was a master of evocative form and line.
In two pastels, "The Dance (by the Waterfall)" and "By the Waterfall #2," he juxtaposes pairs of figures against a forest cataract. Their smooth contours are echoed in the fluid plunge of the coursing waters. A sort of moody jubilation emerges from the way he pairs dun colors with animated posture.
"From the Heart," a monotype of a ruddy-colored, long-haired female figure charging across a void, is downright exuberant. "Woman in the Garden," a linoblock print on kitakata paper, is more sober. Its withdrawn, distrustful subject looks both beautiful and formidable.
The show includes Cole landscapes, along with works he owned by other artists. The latter offer insight on what made him tick. "Road Cut #1" by Susan Bennerstrom and "Untitled Portrait of a Man" by Robert Finnegan are especially revealing of his taste and aesthetic.
11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, through Jan. 21. Harris/Harvey Gallery, 1915 First Ave., Seattle (206-443-3315 or harrisharveygallery.com).


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512k ROM, 512k RAM Z80 based computer kit running Z System CP/MDesigned by RFC2795 Ltd in United Kingdom
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RC2014 is a range of homebrew computer kits reminiscent of what was available in the late 70s / early 80s. They are not a clone of anything specific, but there are suggestions of the ZX81, UK101, ...Read More…
RC2014 is a range of homebrew computer kits reminiscent of what was available in the late 70s / early 80s. They are not a clone of anything specific, but there are suggestions of the ZX81, UK101, S100, Superboard II and Apple I in there.
The RC2014 Zed is a modular computer with an 8 slot standard backplane. It has a Z80 CPU running at 7.3728MHz, 512k ROM, 512k RAM and communicates over serial at 115,200bps via a Zilog SIO/2 UART. It runs Z-System or CP/M 2.2 operating system from ROM and uses either compact flash or IDE hard disc storage. The backplane allows expansion modules such as official RC2014 Modules or a selection of 3rd party "Designed for RC2014" modules. The design is simple, and the standard 0.1" pitch headers encourages building your own add-ons. The RC2014 Zed Pro consists of the same modules, but supplied with a 12 slot enhanced backplane
The RC2014 Zed consists of the following modules;
The RC2014 Zed Pro consists of the following modules;
Although not strictly required, either the Compact Flash Module or IDE Hard Disc Module are recommended for storage. The Compact Flash Module includes a blank CF card, but you will have to provide your own IDE hard drive for use with the IDE Module.
Assembly of the kit is very straightforward for anyone with basic soldering skills. All components are through-hole, except for the compact flash socket which is pre-soldered. All chips are socketed.
When assembled, the RC2014 Zed boots in to either CP/M 2.2 or Z-System. This can be accessed through an FTDI cable and a terminal program (PuTTY, TeraTerm, Screen, etc) on your PC or laptop. Alternatively, you can use a Pi Zero Serial Terminal to plug in directly to monitor & keyboard.
RC2014 Zed and RC2014 Zed pro run RomWBW, which include both an original CP/M 2.2 operating system and also Z-System which is an enhanced CP/M clone that was written specifically for the Z80 (as opposed to 8080 for CP/M) which runs all original CP/M, and adds several useful additions. With 512k RAM and 512k ROM split in to 16k pages, you should never find yourself running out of memory either. To find out more about CP/M 2.2 or Z-System, see the RomWBW documentation on Github
If you are looking for a cheaper, simpler RC2014, take a look at the RC2014 Mini, RC2014 Classic, RC2014 Plus or RC2014 Pro
Each of the modules are available individually if you are upgrading an existing RC2014, or have non-standard requirements. However, for a complete computer kit, buying the RC2014 Zed or RC2014 Zed Pro will work out cheaper.
The RC2014 Zed and RC2014 Zed Pro Kit includes all PCBs, sockets & headers, ICs, pre-programmed ROM, passive components and USB power lead. Simple assembly guide is included, and more detailed info available on the RC2014 website. See Bill of Material link for exact list
It is assumed that you have your own soldering equipment (entry level soldering kit is sufficient), and have at least beginners experience.
You will need to supply your own USB power adapter (500ma or higher) and an FTDI cable connected to your PC/laptop
If ordering a RC2014 Zed or RC2014 Zed Pro Kit, you may wish to add optional extra modules with it, which will work out cheaper if ordering from this page, as well as saving you postage. (Of course, more modules are available. Please see my Other Products for the full list)
Digital I/O Module Let the RC2014 interact with the real workload through it's 8 switch inputs and 8 LED outputs. For further info see here
Pi Zero Serial Terminal Free your RC2014 from your PC by Connecting it to an HDMI monitor and USB keyboard. For further info see here Important - This product is designed to work with the original (V1.0 - V1.3) Raspberry Pi Zero. Due to changes with the UART on the new Pi Zero W (wireless) the software I currently supply will not work
DS1302 Real Time Clock Take advantage of file timestamp and more using Z-System with this DS1302 based real time clock. For further info click here
USB CDC Serial Adapter (5v) The RC2014 is designed to work with a standard 5v FTDI cable. Most USB to Serial adapters will work just fine too, but if you don't already have one, why not add this USB CDC Serial Adapter by 8086 Consultancy to your order Or buy direct from the creator here
Note [1] Whilst the non-Pro version of the RC2014 Zed includes a Dual Serial Module and a Dual Clock Module, in order to run the 2nd serial port at a different speed than the 1st serial port, you will need to connect a jumper wire between the two modules. The RC2014 Zed Pro does not have this limitation .
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