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JEC President & CEO Frédérique Mutel explains: "Europe is leader in manufacturing. JEC Group is the international observatory of what is happening in terms of innovation in the composites market. Speaking of Europe, the main effort is in automated manufacturing. Automation is key to the European composites industry. For instance in 2010-2011, 52% of all composites patents in Europe focused on process innovations. This is the highest rate in the whole world. USA and Japan are respectively at a rate of 23% and Japan 16%. China for its part, focuses on primary materials innovation. The 2012 JEC Awards Europe illustrates this trend."
The 2012 JEC Awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday, March 27 at 5:00pm on JEC Europe and will be open to all visitors.
The 2012 Innovation Awards competition is actively supported by UMECO, Aviation Week, Innovation & Industrie and JEC Composites Magazine.
Carbon fiber is being developed at all levels
The rapid development of this material leads to two other advances, namely the need to develop processes for repairing carbon parts and to recycle these fibers rather than land filling or burning them.
Two companies and their partners are rewarded for their use of carbon in the automotive sector, providing weight reduction, anti corrosion features, affordable bespoke design for new vehicle architectures, low tooling costs, etc. to name a few.
Simulation to enhance prediction in terms of performance and cost of the final product
"Composites research budgets, either academic or industrial are expanding at rates substantially higher than before" says Frédérique Mutel, President and CEO of JEC Group.
Thus, software are more and more commonly used towards the overall productivity of an entire process rather than just a specific phase. Moreover, they happen to be crucial in the simulation of the strength of parts using new and faster calculation methods. The designers of parts and processes will certainly appreciate the rapid evolution of simulation.
The use of Simulation is well demonstrated in the Aeronautics sector where lasers are exploited to generate and detect ultrasonic waves in composite materials. This innovation has the potential to lower inspection costs by up to a factor of 10 and is beneficial in a technical and production point of view.
TruPLAN's advanced material kinematics kernel models a given material's ability to simultaneously comply with design criteria and manufacturing constraints.
Forging a bright future with sustainable innovations...
The pursued interests for biocomposites lead JEC to create a specific category for this type of material. Protecting the environment is also one of tomorrow exciting challenge for the industry.
KOMPETENZZENTRUM HOLZ GMBH, WOOD K PLUS has created a new composites material 100% based on renewable resources.
On the same page, an award will be handed to the Recycling process of waste carbon fiber from various processing technologies to develop yarns, tapes and fabrics.
Transportation in the heart of composites growth...
Every transportation sectors from Aeronautics to Automotive and from Railway to Marine are using composites to improve their production. Among the many advantages of using composites materials, we can highlight corrosion and acoustic isolation or thermic and electric isolation, but the critical benefit will be weight reduction that will reduce significantly CO² emissions.
Almost one third of the Innovation Awards will be handed to companies working in the transportation sectors.


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Craig Somerville – Putting them through HELL! XRT wading boots getting a hammering and still going strong.
Riverworks XRT wading boots are living up to their reputation… A year in the life of the XRT wading boots coming to your screens 2012 in HD.
Craig Somerville – proud owner of Riverworks XRT wading boots
Andrew Hearne – Fishing with Perez.
As Jack has already mentioned. It's been snowing here… there's heaps of the stuff. It was another cold night at work last night.
You may already be aware that we met a couple of American guys on one of our trips away earlier this year. Lucas and Isaiah are their names. Lucas had to disappear back to the States a short time after we met the guys, but we stayed in touch with Isaiah and went out fishing a few times.
By the time we met, Isaiah had caught a couple of nice fish, in fact when I saw a picture of one of them I was distinctly jealous! However for the most part it had been a tough trip for our American friends because of the poor weather the country was subjected to in the first few weeks of this year.
We had a great time fishing with Isaiah, and we even managed some fish. I hope to see both him and Lucas back here in the not too distant future so we can really show them what New Zealand has to offer.
This video clip is of some of our time spent with Isaiah… we even got him wearing a Riverworks hoodie for his memorable moment!
Lucas… you left for home too soon my friend!
Jack Kos – SNOW
It's SNOWING! (Alright, I'm a North Islander – but this shit is exciting for me!)
Andrew Hearne – Sometimes once just isn't enough…
Well, it's now past the half way mark between the end of April and the beginning of October.
I'm not one to wish for time to pass too quickly, life is too short for that… but I really am looking forward to the start of the new season, as I'm sure every other freshwater angler is too.
I've been keeping pretty busy, today Jack came around, among other discussions we talked about how awesome we will be this coming season, and we tied more than a few flies each.
Anyhow, I thought I would share some of my experiences with you all in relation to multiple encounters with specific fish. I'm sure you've all been there too at some stage. I'm not really one for getting too deep and meaningful, but this is a subject I find reasonably interesting.
We've all encountered fish that were memorable. Sometimes you just have to go back for more. Many of us have had more than one encounter with the same fish. However i'd be interested to hear how many people have actually landed the same fish more than once?
This past season I was fortunate enough to catch two different fish twice during the course of the season. It's a rare occurrence for me at least, I can only think of one other fish I've caught twice, which was a few seasons ago now, and even then I only realised later when I was going through photos at home.
The two fish I refer to from this season were different though, I knew that they were the same fish as I'd previously caught even before I had them to the net.
Both fish came out of small streams with small populations of fish. They were holding in the same place each time, and were the only fish resident in their respective locations. They were both weighed and photographed, I'm 100% sure they were the same fish.
The first fish was caught at the end of October. I ducked away for a sneaky day trip while Jack was at the business end of studying for his end of year exams. He loves it when I go fishing at that time of year… (Not really, I think he actually hates it)
I caught it from where it was stationed at the eye of a fantastic pool holding only that fish. According to my scales it was eight pounds on the dot. Unfortunately I took the picture with my old point and shoot camera and got it all wrong. Despite being one of the first ever digital cameras available, it usually does an acceptable job, howvere I was out of practice at the self timer technique on this day and to make matters worse I also had the flash set wrong. The result was a completely blown out picture of me holding a very nice fish.
I caught a couple of other great fish that day and returned to Christchurch to tell Jack of my good news. Jack was thrilled for me when I emailed him the picture. (Again, not really…)
The first of my two encounters with this fish
After I received the reply email I sent another which mentioned the fact that I had also seen a couple of really big fish which I didn't catch. I suggested we go back together to try and catch them immediately after his exams were finished.
Two weeks later we were on the road. There were less fish in the river this time, but my fish was exactly where it had been a fortnight earlier. Again it was holding nicely in the eye of the pool. Two casts and the fish was on again. It was pure deja vu. I even landed it in the same spot as the last time. Fortunately this time I had my trusty sidekick with me to take the photo, I definitely didn't want another crap picture!
Jack swore at me when I was landing this fish.
Together again…
For the record, that day Jack caught one of the big fish I'd seen on my previous visit. For that reason alone he should never complain again when I go fishing while he is studying.
Anyhow, that was the first of my twice caught fish for the season. The next one wasn't quite so straightforward…
The first encounter came when I first visited the stream on a bright sunny day in January. Again, I was fishing alone, and the trip was an exploration of sorts.
I'd seen other fish, which I failed to catch, and I was nearing the point where I intended to stop and turn around. Not to mention the end of my patience, with fish which just weren't interested!
The fish was easy to see in the shallow sunlit water holding on the near edge of the run, and was one of the few which was actively feeding that day. But, to cut a long story short, I didn't catch it that day. In fact, I saw that fish on a few subsequent occasions and failed to catch it every time… until one overcast day in February when my luck finally changed for the better.
Jack had just returned from his summer break in the North Island, and was with me on this day and fizzing to be back in the best part of the country again. He caught a fish more or less straight out of the car which at nearly 30 inches long tipped the scales at a whopping 5 pounds (It looked like it was the result of an ugly trout that couldn't find another willing trout, so spawned with an eel instead) I had briefly hooked a good fish a short time earlier but it didn't stick, so I was still fishless for the day. Until we came to the run where the very fish that had by now become my nemisis was residing.
It all went right. The hook connected well, and stayed that way until I removed it. The fish was weighed, photographed and released. At that moment in time I was a very happy man. Persistence had paid off, and I could cross that fish off my list of fish that must be caught.
My nemesis fish. Tamed at last.
That was mid February. Fast forward almost exactly two months to mid April when I returned to the stream.
Once again I found myself at the same piece of water, and after searching for a while I spotted a healthy looking dark shape sitting in the fast water near the top. I hooked the fish, and landed it without any trouble. It was the same fish as the one caught in February. As with the other twice – caught fish from earlier in the season, it was great to see it had been released unharmed the first time and had continued to live in that same piece of water. However the feeling was definitely different from the first time in that the first time was much more emotionally charged, the second time it was still nice, but without wanting to sound too negative, there is a touch of "been there, done that" about it.
There's nothing to it really
For me, if I know there is a good fish resident in a certain piece of water then I'll go to great lengths to catch it. If I hook that fish and don't land it, then it only serves to increase my desire to catch that particular fish. However, once that fish is caught the desire to catch it again is nowhere near the same. For sure, if the photo doesn't turn out, I'll try and catch it again to get a good picture of it, or I've failed to catch a fish for the day then I'll certainly go looking for it in order to save the day, but otherwise I think I'll just leave them alone.
Keep an eye out for our next video clip due out in a few days. It's the footage from our November trip… it's worth a look.
Jack Kos – Reliving summer through film
What a crazy week. First week back at uni inevitably means late nights, lots of alcohol and not much actual uni. I was not disappointed.
Got another video for you guys from the season past. You may remember the report that featured Thomas, a keen young angler. Well here's the video to go with it.
I can't stress enough how satisfying this day was. Getting a fish yourself is great, but watching Thomas battle feisty rainbows was just brilliant.
Jack Kos – The not so big-t
In order to break up the monotony of city living I spent a few days last week up in Turangi with Isaac. I was planning on doing an epic report complete with heaps of video footage of indicators diving and rainbows taking to the air…but, I'll be honest with you, the fishing was seriously tough.
When I arrived at about 7:30am the river was incredibly low and gin-clear. Instantly the prayers for rain began. Isaac already had one fish to the bank…and that's the way the stats stayed until about 3pm when Isaac managed another on the wetline. Just before dark I managed to drop the only fish I hooked at the tail end of a long drift. Still, it was a pretty gorgeous day on the river…
We were staying at the Tongariro River Motel. What a primo place to stay on a fishing trip (electric blankets)! Ross, the owner, is about as in touch with the angling scene as anyone possibly could be. Turns out he's also a bloody good bloke (if you want proof then have a look at this ). After the saltiest feed of fish and chips imaginable we went out for a night fish at one of the river mouths. Other than tearing my sinking line to pieces we met with abject failure. Pity that.
The next day was christened off bright and early with two true trophies from the Tongariro. Oh alright, they were 6 inches long – but they were the first fish I'd landed in about 2 months! I did manage to drop one good fish after getting a good look at it. Once they hit that current… goneburgers. We did manage to get into a few good fish following a change of tactics. The best of which was this thickset model…
Another feed of fish and chips (less salty this time) resulted in a food-induced coma that led to a bit of a lie in the next morning. It was bucketing down by the time I woke up, and that didn't change all day. Funny how the rain comes on the day we're leaving. I'd love to say we finished off with two 6lb bows a piece, but things kinda fizzled out. It was a long drive home and I was shattered by the time I made it back to Wellington. Then I went and got really drunk. Life is tough when you're on holiday.
Andrew Hearne – Bits and bobs from October 2010
We're getting into the teeth of Winter now… I'm really struggling with this cold.
Here is another of our video clips from last season. This is the remainder of October 2010, mostly pictures along with a bit of video.
You'll notice Jack tearing away downstream after a fish at one point, there's a reason you never see a picture of the fish. Be sure to ask Jack about it if you get the opportunity, let's just say that it's a subject he's passionate about.
Jack Kos – Finally I get to go fishing again…
Come 4am tomorrow morning I'm making my way to Turangi to get really cold, cast heavy flies and eat noodles for 3 meals a day. And I can't wait!!!

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The Ryerson Index is a free index to death notices appearing in Australian newspapers at:
The date range covered extends from the Sydney Gazette of 1803 up to newspapers published within the last week or so. The Index also includes many funeral notices, and some probate notices and obituaries.
A quick search on B__ good names found:
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Saturation Distribution…………. it's just WRONG!
photo by Lulu Vision
It appears that the Public Relations folks at the major yellow pages directory companies are pushing folks on Twitter to use www.yellowpagesoptout.com to stop receiving copies of the printed yellow pages. Well…. TODAY is the day. I am going to call and opt out of getting the books since I no longer need to participate in "distribution surveys" for work. (I no longer work for Idearc Media / Verizon Yellow Pages & Superpages.com). Let's see if I get anymore books.
Personally I believe that getting a phone book is a necessity for many people. I just believe it needs to be "opted in" instead of "opted out". Although it appears the industry can afford to lobby to prevent anti solicitation and spam bills, it is apparent that consumers do not have a strong voice in the matter.
Many 3rd party websites exist where consumers are able to get involved in selecting what yellow pages media they want to receive or be "disturbed" by. Sites such as:
http://www.PaperlessPetition.org says:
New research by The Kelsey Group indicates that consumer local media preferences are in transition, influenced by demographic factors, including age, income and education. The younger and more educated and affluent consumers are, the more they tend to utilize online resources at the expense of traditional media.
For example, the survey revealed that just 44% of respondents between the ages of 18 and 34, and only 28% of teens said they would turn to print Yellow Pages first when looking for local listings. On the other hand, 47% of these respondents said their first choice would be search engines.
"There's a very clear age factor," said Kelsey Group analyst Neal Polachek. He added that as consumers who are most accustomed to using the Web begin to enter their 30s, when they have more disposable income and are making bigger purchases, so too will businesses in their local advertising. "All of a sudden, you're looking for schools, you own a house, you're looking for mortgages — big purchase decisions. Those people will never have had the built-in habit of picking up the print Yellow Pages."[5]
This research illustrates the decreasing demand for printed directories and the increasing usage of search engines for local information. We should all be following the youth's lead, not only because their methods are faster and more efficient, but to also help preserve our planet's limited resources.
WhitePages.com sponsored site www.banthephonebook.org says:
Did you know that up to 5 million trees are cut down each year to create the white pages phone book and that taxpayers are spending $17 million each year to have these books recycled? Even more surprising is that almost 75% of consumers are completely unaware of the environmental and financial impact in printing, delivering and recycling these books. Given that you likely use online directories, social networks and mobile phone applications to find the contact information you need, it simply does not make sense to have the white pages phone books forcefully delivered to us every year.
Of course the industry asks you to go to a site it created www.yellowpagesoptout.com to opt out of directory distribution. Many have said that the site does not work as it simply asks you to spend hours on the phone attempting to tell the publisher's you do not want a book. It has also been found that DEX does a pretty good job of following consumer wishes and leaves a nice door hanger asking you to request a phone book if you opt out (kudos to Dex for doing what people ask).
With YellowPagesOptOut the industry is apparently asking consumers to make a choice of which phone book they do want to receive if any. Maybe the PR folks at Idearc need to state, "Opt Out of Phone Books you don't want, keep the one with the SuperGuarantee".
In my opinion saturation distribution methods are wrong. You see, before the existence of the internet folks needed phone books. It was almost a necessity. How do consumers stop getting copies of phone books? It is not with opting out or opting in… it is by not using the phone book, disposing of it, voice opinions about it, telling businesses that advertise in it you prefer they didn't, and rewarding publishers who do as you ask. I believe that consumers in many areas of the United States still need phone books. Most of rural America needs the phone book. Unfortunately publishers do not care about providing books based on need. Around 2006 when Verizon Yellow Pages became Idearc Media the company ceased distribution of many rural area books in the state of Texas. Why? It was not as profitable to publish these books since ad costs for smaller markets was significantly less than larger ones and a lack of sales made it a challenge to achieve profitable margins. Smaller publishers seem to make profits and produce a better product in these areas (San Angelo Tx and Bryan-College Station consumers prefer the Area Wide Directory over the Verizon Yellow Pages). Maybe it is the one size fits all approach or the "unachievable" margins the big telco publishers are attempting to receive?
Regardless of how print publishers react to a change in consumer behavior (this change has been taking place since the birth of the internet…. it is not like they have not had enough warning to react) going forward, it is up to consumer's and advertisers to stop receiving phone books. Publisher's will continue to lobby our elected officials and will also continue with the "saturation distribution" method. I used to think this issue would fix itself in a "supply and demand" fashion, but it is apparent that supply/demand does not always work, especially when media ad costs may justify cost of distribution. The consumers that do not want the product are forced to get it because some consumers do use the product and advertisers profit from this.
I don't think I am the only one that believes a yellow page "distribution by subscription" method would be a wise strategy. If you want to increase value, find out who really does use your product. In the hands of the right target market the yellow pages is a very powerful product. I have always told my clients that if you want to be the best website on the internet, become an authority. The best websites are subscribed to. The best magazines are subscribed to. The best TV shows are TIVO'd or subscribed to. The best phone books will also be requested and subscribed to. I would love to be an advertiser in a phone book were the consumer actually requested the product.
BTW, how much is a phone book worth to a recycling company? If I recall the amount of glue in the spine makes it a challenge to recycle.
Additional Yellow Pages Industry Facts
* North American Yellow Pages Print Distribution: 540 million directories
* Global Industry Revenue: $26 billion
* U.S. Industry Revenue: $14 billion
* Revenue from printed directories: 97%
* Revenue from online directories: 3%
There are over 7,000 different titles of Yellow Pages, including competing industry-specific, ethnic-targeted, and "underlay" or neighborhood-specific titles. There are no strict rules, other than market demand, limiting the number of Yellow Pages titles to be printed in a single market. For example, this year in Southern California, it is possible that a person could have over 10 Yellow Pages directories dropped on their doorstep from 10 different publishers. It is also noteworthy that with a distribution of 540 million, there are more directories dropped than the entire population of North America. This industry practice is called "saturation distribution."
What is "Saturation Distribution"?
In the past, anyone with a landline automatically received a printed copy of the Yellow Pages. But today, with the landline exodus to mobile phones, and considering drops at large apartment buildings or corporate campuses, directory publishers use "Saturation Distribution" to ensure that enough printed copies are available.[1] This means that an over-estimated number of copies are dropped to ensure that everyone gets a copy. Even more waste.
The Biggest Players in the Yellow Pages Game:[2]
1 SBC Communications $3.8 Billion
2 Verizon Communications $3.6 Billion
3 BellSouth Corp. $2.0 Billion
4 Dex Media $1.7 Billion
5 Yellow Book USA (Yell Group) $1.1 Billion
If you want to share your thoughts directly with the Yellow Pages Association:
Yellow Pages Association (YPA)
Global Headquarters
Two Connell Drive, First Floor
Berkeley Heights, N.J. 07922-2747
(908) 286-2380
(908) 286-0620 (Fax)
Mr. Negley (Neg) Norton
President, Yellow Pages Association (YPA)
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Latest News About Writers Who Are Doing Better Than We Are
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- Beatrice Springborn is the new Head of Originals for Hulu's new Content Department. (So, theoretically, if you know Ms. Springborn and have an original series idea you should ring her up ASAP. Yer Friendly Neighborhood Munchman's prob, however, is that I can't for the life of me figure out what "original" means in this context. Nor, for that matter, am I all that sure I trust any company that hands out titles like "Head" instead of, you know, "Vice President" or "Director." For now I'll just chalk this up to Hulu trying to be "original." Which, actually, makes me more confused than ever.)
- Dana Vachon (MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS) is adapting Stephen Frey's novel The Chairman into drama series for Spike TV. (And el muncho sure wishes I could keep track of the Stephen Freys and Frys and whatever cuz I'd love to find some scandal to report but gotta make sure I'm nailing the right guy. Can somebody help me out here?)
- Nick Kreiss & Ian Wolterstorph (newbies) have sold EAST OF EXURBIA, a fantasy novel about brothers, debauchery, and a magical portal between worlds to X-Box for development as a series. Gotta admit – they had me at "debauchery.")
- Speaking of debauchery – kidding, kidding, I swear!!! – Carol Mendelsohn (CSI) has left that show after 14 fucking years – not really fucking, I swear!!! – for undivulged reasons. (Which means that if you know her, give me a yell and let me know if something wonderful has happened that will affect TV writing and the future of humanity, or if Carol's just made so much damn money as showrunner that she's going to take it easy for the rest of her life, or anything in between. Thank you kindly.)
- Stephen Scaia (HUMAN TARGET) is Kickstarting a new "love letter to Indiana Jones…featuring Indy's daughter trying to track down her missing father." (Does Stephen have the rights to do this as a TV or film project? How about Steven Spielberg's blessing? Or George Lucas'? Hope not cuz that way, when this gets off the ground (it's already reached its funding goal), the Lords of Legal Hell will go nuts and Chaos will rule. And you know how munchareeno luvs chaos!


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He was with them a long time but i don't have any songs with him on lead,did he ever get out in front?
He was with them a long time but i don't have any songs with him on lead,did he ever get out in front?
I saw him sing a brief lead with them in Atlantic City, but I do not think he recorded any leads while in the group.
Marv,do you think that the writers just wrote for[walter-eddie]and just left sammy out?
Now if either of them ever left the group and the O'jays continued on. The new singer would have to learn all of the leads that would be left vacated similar to what's happened to the Tempts and Tops over the years.
Good question arr&bee... I have wondered this also... anyone know what his voice was like? (high or low pitched?)
With Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On its definitely Marvin Gaye in the background and Sammy lip-syncs Marvins vocals, so thats definitely not his voice. For the performance of Walk Out The Door If You Wanna Sammy does the spoken intro, playing the part of Yvonnes husband (which, of course, he really was) but Im not sure that hes actually on the song itself. I have reason to believe it might be Norman Whitfield doing the intro... hmm...
Here's a clip where you can really here Sammy singing. I did not know that before he joined Little Anthony & the Imperials he was an original member of the Fantastics! Sammy goes way, way back! Here he is reunited with his original group from the 50s, the Fantastics:
Sammy Strain is one hellava nice guy too! I remember seeing him with the O'Jays in Atlantic City in 1990. Prior to their show, he spent a huge amount of time greeting and talking to fans in the lobby before heading back to get ready for their show. Nice guy.
He joined Little Anthony and the Imperials later on. I am not sure what year he joined though:
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Sammy is one of the few artists in music history that is a double Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, having been inducted with the O'Jays in 2005, and the Imperials in 2009.
This is one of Sammy's very first TV appearances with the O'Jays:
Wow, I am learning all kinds of things about Sammy Strain's amazing career. He was also a member of another group back in the 50s called "The Chips" check them out:
Sammy was also a member of this group, The Impacts!
Wow Sammy was in a lot of groups then! Amazing that he is in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame twice though. What a career!
Here's a lead Sammy did as a member of Little Anthony and the Imperials, "A Thousand Miles Away"...very nice!
Great info marv,thanks,sammy had quite a career.
Sam sang lead on at least one song on the Traveling at the speed of light lp. After he left the group Eddie and Walter both said that they wanted him to sing more lead. Just before he joined The O'Jays he was rehearsing some lead vocals with my group, The Fandangos. https://www.facebook.com/lonnie.cook.731


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Global stock prices are under pressure as trade wars have come back on the agenda. US actions and rhetoric have escalated and are being met with retaliation from abroad. "China" may be the domestic, political sound bite most used to justify US policy. But more and more countries are getting drawn in. Each time there's a new round of threats and actions, stocks react…negatively. Where they overreact, there are opportunities.
The Trump administration achieved a great win for US exporters when it cut the US corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% at the end of 2017. Since taxes are merely one of many input costs, lower taxes make exporting companies more competitive in global markets. Before the cut, US corporate tax rates were among the highest in the world, so the cut was long overdue.
However, the escalating war of words and actions over trade tariffs will damage many of those same exporters. Unsurprisingly, when the US slaps tariffs on imports it can expect retaliation from other countries. China, the European Union (still 28 countries), Canada and India are all getting busy with counter-sanctions on US goods.
The picture is a complex one, involving many countries, a highly fluid sequence of events, and dozens…hundreds…perhaps thousands of individual products. But here's my attempt at a (very) high-level summary of events so far:
- January: US announces tariffs on Chinese solar panels and washing machines
- February: China announces tariffs on US sorghum
- March: US announces tariffs on steel and aluminium (or aluminum) imports, then realises most hit allied countries and puts them on temporary hold (but not for China)
- April: China announces tariffs on various US products, from steel pipes to pork
- May: things cool down, China/US talks held
- June: US gets started again on China. China responds again. EU (e.g. bourbon, motorbikes, jeans) and India draw up counter-sanctions against US in response to (now reimposed) steel / aluminium tariffs
- July: Canada expected to retaliate with tariffs on US steel, whiskey, roasted coffee, etc.
Protectionism is a blunt instrument that doesn't work. It jacks up consumer prices and coddles uncompetitive domestic industries, encouraging an inefficient allocation of capital resources.
I live in Argentina, a country that's tried protectionism and import-substitution before…many times over many decades (although it's currently rolling back the most recent extremes). Argentina's economic history is certainly worthy of study, but definitely not of emulation. It's an exemplar of how to turn a rich country – which Argentina was a century ago – into an unnecessarily poor one.
The result of protectionism is reduced availability of goods and higher consumer prices. A tiny number of businesses and workers benefit. Everyone else in the country suffers from shortages and higher costs – be they other businesses or millions of ordinary people.
Of course, the US has tried trade protectionism before. Most notably the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930. It was a product of the great depression, but most likely also succeeded in deepening the malaise. Global trade collapsed by two-thirds between 1929 and 1933, according to this chart from The Economist (using League of Nations data).
This time around, the opening US step which slapped 25% import tariffs on steel was particularly ill-judged. That's because almost all of the biggest foreign suppliers of steel to the US market are countries that are usually thought of as allies.
Hence, the rapid US backpedalling at the time, albeit only temporarily. It should be assumed – probably – that the policy was ineptly drawn up for domestic, political reasons. It certainly can't be based on sound economics, and even less on sensible foreign policy.
As for domestic US politics, there are midterm elections coming up in November. All seats in the House of Representatives are up for grabs, and 35% of the Senate. So it's probably a good time for a bit of populism, such as the bashing of foreigners, especially the Chinese.
It's certainly true that the US has a huge and expanding trade deficit with China. In 2017 it imported $500 billion of Chinese goods, and sent $125 billion back.
One of the tired accusations made by US politicians is that China is a "currency manipulator", with an excessively cheap currency that gives its manufacturers an unfair advantage. This was probably a fair assessment until July 2005, when China pegged the renminbi yuan to the US dollar.
But it's now severely out of date. The yuan is down 22% against the dollar since those days. The following chart shows how many yuan a dollar would buy over the past 20 years (a falling line shows a weakening dollar / strengthening yuan, and vice versa).
As for that bump in the line between 2013 and 2016 – meaning yuan weakening and dollar strengthening – that was a period when the US dollar was strong against foreign currencies in general. In fact, the dollar strengthened much less against the yuan (+14%) than against the broad trade-weighted dollar index (+36%).
In any case, since then the dollar's given up most of the gains against the yuan. The case that the yuan is somehow undervalued is a pretty weak one these days.
It should also be remembered that many of those "Chinese" goods come from American-owned factories in China. I read that a promise has been made that the iPhones made by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), all of which come from China, won't get swept up in the tariffs. Will all products from US-owned factories be exempted? If not, why single out only certain products?
Who has the upper hand?
The US administration may be betting that it can do more damage to China than China can do in retaliation, because of the trade imbalance (the US can put tariffs on more stuff than China can). But no one should forget that China holds another important card if things get really serious…possibly a trump card (to use the old meaning of "trump").
That's the $1.2 trillion of US treasury bonds owned by various agencies of the Chinese government (and not including the undoubtedly large amounts controlled by the huge Chinese banks, which are still state-controlled). Those holdings have piled up as a result of the historical trade imbalance, recycling the dollars to fund US government budget deficits (in the same way that "petrodollars" are recycled from places like Saudi Arabia).
With the US budget deficit in rapid expansion mode (is it a trillion yet?)…and the US Federal Reserve now progressively winding down its trillions of dollars of treasury holdings built up during quantitative easing…there's a huge amount of treasury supply coming onto the market for the foreseeable future. The US government needs a lot of bond buyers to prop it up.
This is where China's trump card comes into play. It can start dumping its treasury holdings, driving up yields in the process. With treasury yields providing an important reference rate for all sorts of US lending, such as long-dated mortgages, that would be a major drag on the US economy. The Chinese know this. Let's hope the US administration knows it too.
We're still a long way from that happening in a big way. But, if the Chinese are pushed too hard then it's something they can use. Perhaps it would result in financial loss and economic hardship in China too. But, remember, the Chinese leadership doesn't have to worry about elections.
In the meantime, there's another way China can respond – by cutting their own corporate tax rates, thus counteracting the negative effect of US tariffs. Chinese corporate tax rates were 33% until 2007, after which they were cut to 25%. US headline rates were 35% until late 2017 and are now 21%. China could potentially match that 21% rate, or even go lower.
All the countries swept up in these trade spats are likely to suffer to some extent, including the US, EU28, Canada, Mexico, India and so on. Global supply lines will adjust, but there may even be some beneficiaries. That's especially if they can supply substitutes to (e.g.) China of products previously bought from the US.
One thing seems clear. Each time the rhetoric is ramped up…each time new tariffs and counter-tariffs are announced…stocks take a step back. Below is a chart of the MSCI All-Countries World Index (a broad index of developed and emerging market stocks) since the start of December. I've added some notes that show how prices have generally fallen when trade tensions have come to the fore.
Sources: MSCI, OfWealth
Notwithstanding the negative effects of these trade skirmishes, it's important to keep them in perspective. Slapping tariffs on products doesn't mean demand completely evaporates. Everything has its own supply and demand curve, and not all products can be substituted with domestic production (at least, not quickly). Premium, branded products are particularly immune.
Jacking up the price by 25% may only mean volumes sold in the country fall by, say, 10%. For an affected company that sells 20% of its output in the US (say), global sales may only get hit by a couple of points.
In other words, the uncertainty could open up some excellent opportunities to pick up cheap stocks, where prices have overreacted to the news flow…or to fears of potential future measures. The hunt is on…
Stay tuned OfWealthers,
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Things have been a bit chaotic here with my mom in from out of town, a big event at work last week, planning a pancake breakfast for my son's high school music boosters program tomorrow and preparing for other various family activities this weekend.
But I didn't want to miss out on showing you the set-up I did the other night for our Academy Awards viewing. I borrowed inspiration (and a few supplies) from the big party I threw last week at work.
These decorations could work for any Hollywood movie night theme you host in your house. Whether you are planning a home screening of a new video out on DVD, a movie themed shower or birthday party or an awards night, this decor will wow your guests. (And it is oh so simple – and inexpensive!)
On the table, I started out with a simple red table cloth topped with a black length of silk fabric down the middle.
I added a party movie reel (I found this one at the local party store but you can buy these online) and two plastic popcorn boxes (from the dollar store) on small white pedestals – these are actually candle holders, but I use them all the time for various foods and decor for table settings.
Think out of the box when choosing things from around your home for a party!
I placed silver balloon weights in from the dollar store into the small popcorn buckets and in the center of the film roll.
This movie light lantern that I hung from the chandelier was actually part of a party garland I've had in my party supplies for many years but the garland itself is pretty shabby looking – so I just took one of the lanterns off the garland and used it alone.
Simply add a couple of movie clapboards from the party store and candles for a nice evening glow.
(By the way, guacamole & chips are a great snack to serve for movie night! Here's my recipe.)
I just love picking things up for my table when I am out thrifting – this vintage coca-cola tray finally came in handy with clear dollar store plates stacked up in it.
So fun to see the graphics on the tray peeking through the glass plates!
I placed one of my popcorn bucket centerpieces from last week's party on my china cabinet.
The large bucket looks great lifted up onto a cake pedestal. Again – don't be afraid to re-purpose your favorite items from around the house to incorporate into your tablescapes.
I bought the popcorn buckets, paper shred and raffle tickets all at the dollar store.
And again just added a few items purchased at the party supply store.
Fill the large popcorn bucket with crumpled butcher paper, tissue paper or even newspaper.
Add the white paper shred on top to completely cover the butcher paper.
Then perch the clapboard at an angle into the shred. You may have to play with it a bit to get it to stay in place.
Tear the raffle tickets into twelve single strips of four to six tickets.
Place six strips each into the two small popcorn buckets, alternating colors as you go. Three of each color.
It's fine if this is done sort of haphazardly – that's the look you are going for!
And finally, because popcorn and candy go hand in hand at the movies. I borrowed these great usher trays and hats that my mom made for the party last week. 🙂
I bought the hat forms, velvet-like fabric and gold trim at the costume supply outlet and the gold buttons at the fabric store.
She cut out a square of fabric and adhered it to the inside of the hat form with hot glue,
glued (with hot glue again) a wider band of gold trim to the outside bottom edge of the hat,
and sewed a gold button to it for an accent, then attached thin gold elastic trim to the inside (with needle and thread) for a chin strap.
The usher trays were made using banker box lids, black wrapping paper and wide red ribbon.
Cover the lids with black paper – you could also use butcher paper. Attach with hot glue or craft glue.
Trim the inside edges of the lid with the ribbon.
Then glue on the ribbon "strap". Cut one length of ribbon and attach each end to the bottom of the "tray"(on the short sides) about 5" from the corner.
Mom got fancy with these and threaded the ribbon through the box lid sides before she covered the lid with paper. She cut a slit in the paper to thread the ribbon through.
I was hoping that my boys would dress up all in black and don the usher costumes so that they could serve the adults our snacks. But alas – here they stayed all evening on the chairs.
I still think they are adorable – even sitting on a chair!


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PRAGUE — Doctors use the word "crisis" to describe the point at which a patient either starts to recover or dies. U.S. President George W. Bush's Iraqi patient now seems to have reached that point. Most commentators appear to think that Bush's latest prescription — a surge of 20,000 additional troops to suppress the militias in Baghdad — will, at best, merely postpone the inevitable death of his dream of a democratic Iraq. Yet as "Battle of Baghdad" begins, factors beyond Bush's control and not of his making (at least not intentionally) may just save Iraq from its doom.
One key factor is that, for the first time since the United States and Britain invaded Iraq, Arab Sunni leaders are backing a U.S. military plan for that country. These Sunni leaders live in abject fear of the geopolitical earthquake that any disintegration of political authority in Baghdad would bring, believing that all-out civil war would invariably follow — a war that would not respect international borders.
Of course, America has been encouraging Sunni leaders in this belief. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's recent tour of Middle East capitals helped spread the word to Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf states that any U.S. failure and sudden withdrawal would be certain to destabilize them.
Given the fragile grip that these leaders have over their societies, America's warnings have been taken to heart.
But the truly curious factor that might bring success to Bush is that those who have opposed or resented America's presence in Iraq, such as the Iranian-backed Shiite parties, now also appear to want Bush's new strategy to succeed. They are for it because they believe it will defang Muqtada Al-Sadr, the rogue Shiite cleric whose power has mushroomed over the past three years — to the point that he now dominates much of Baghdad and holds the allegiance of countless angry young Shiite men.
Of course, attacking Al-Sadr's Mahdi Army in the name of fighting militia death squads has the potential to draw American military forces into a level of urban warfare unseen since the Fallujah assaults of 2004 and 2005. Al-Sadr is seen as the protector of the Shiite of Iraq and has an estimated 60,000 fighters in his militia. But he is deeply mistrusted by other Shiite leaders, who fear that they may one day have to take him on by themselves. Better to let the Americans do it, though of course these Shiite leaders prefer a slow strangulation of Al-Sadr to a direct and bloody assault.
Make no mistake: How Al-Sadr is handled is the big test of Bush's new strategy. Should the U.S. choose to face Al-Sadr and his forces head on, they risk alienating Iraq's largest sectarian community, the Shiite, adding fuel to the anti-occupation resistance and thus probably dooming Bush to failure.
Iran and Syria, which have played a spoiler role in Iraq up to now, may also now be anxious to find a way to pull the country back from the brink. Bush still refuses to talk to either of them, and has lately been having U.S. troops arrest Iranian agents in Iraq. Yet Iran may already see itself as victorious, with the current Iraqi government friendlier than any the Iranians have ever known. So maintaining that government in office has now become a strategic priority for Iran, particularly as it is now clear that any U.S. hopes of using Iraq as a permanent military base are dead.
The "surge" also opens, perhaps for the first time, a serious possibility of pouring water on the insurgent fires in Anbar province, the heartland of the Sunni insurgency. The U.S. has achieved relative successes in the province through alliances with Sunni tribes. The hope is that such realistic and pragmatic accommodations will be extended to Iraqis who are fighting under the banner of a nationalist and anti-occupation agenda.
So some of the stars have come into alignment for Bush. But to keep them there in the long term, the Iraqi government will need to amend the constitution in a way that appeases the Sunni community. Reassuring Iraq's Sunnis that they have a place in the new Iraq will also reassure neighboring Sunni governments, which have mostly turned a blind eye to the support for the insurgency that has come from their lands.
Of course, should the U.S. see failure ahead, it could seek to broaden the war beyond Iraq's borders by attacking Iran, a policy reminiscent of "Operation Sideshow," when U.S. failure in Vietnam in the late 1960s enticed U.S. President Richard Nixon into attacking Cambodia and Laos.
But Iran has resources that Cambodia and Laos could never muster; indeed, its ability to retaliate could set the entire region ablaze. Whereas America's war in Indochina was a tragic mistake, the cost of a wider war precipitated by the crisis in Iraq would be incomparably greater — for both the patient and the doctor.


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Breaking down the game
Maples' grab: Running back Raymond Maples may have the best hands of any Army receiver, and he showed it on a 13-yard touchdown catch that pulled Army to within 42-37 with 2:07 left in the third quarter. Maples caught quarterback Trent Steelman's pass with his right hand and stayed in bounds on the right side.
Running it up: Army had three rushers gain more than 100 yards last week against Northern Illinois. The Black Knights were heading for four at Wake Forest. Maples gained 140 yards, his third straight 100-yard game. Fullback Larry Dixon had his second straight 100-yard game (112). Both Steelman (82) and senior back Malcolm Brown (79) were sidelined for part of the game.
Carnegie's pick taken back: Wake Forest quarterback Tanner Price threw a pass up for grabs. Army freshman cornerback Chris Carnegie, making his first start, went up and picked it off at Army's 5. Or, so Carnegie and Army thought. The interception was overturned by the replay official because Carnegie was ruled to not have possession of the football. One replay angle showed Carnegie with the ball before he went down. Wake Forest scored on the series to take a 21-20 lead in the second quarter.
Army miscue: Maples took his fumble hard after the game. A pitch from Steelman went right through Maples' arms. Maples tried to recover the ball but Wake Forest's Justin Jackson fell on it at Army's 25. The Demon Deacons scored three plays later and led 35-23 with 10:14 left in the third.
Screened out: Wake Forest wide receiver Michael Campanaro caught 12 passes from 153 yards. Seven of Campanaro's catches were on screen passes, which totaled 110 yards including a 41-yard touchdown. Army defenders were late in reacting to the play, which is a staple of Wake Forest's offense.
The basics: Army's defense still is having difficulty with pre-snap adjustments. The Black Knights weren't in good positions to make tackles. Josh Harris (63 yards) and Deandre Martin (37 yards) had clear running lanes on their second-half TDs.


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Before anyone reads my thoughts on Rutgers' quarterback situation, take a look at the photo on this post. Look at how coach Greg Schiano is comforting Mike Teel in the seconds after he took a swing at teammate Glen Lee following his game-deciding interception against Navy.
If you're a father or a mother, you surely know that look. Your son or daughter just did something inexcusably wrong, yet you instinctively hug your kid and let them know it's going to be all right.
Mike Teel is a fifth-year senior, but he is still a college student. Greg Schiano is a highly-paid college football coach but he is still a father of four children. Remember that, no matter how strongly you feel about the need for Schiano to bench Teel in the wake of the Scarlet Knights' 0-3 start.
Let it be known that I believe Schiano will sit Teel this week against Morgan State. No inside information here, just a hunch after sifting through Schiano's statements on today's teleconference call. To read the quotes, read my story on MyCentralJersey.com:
The thought here is Schiano will announce Monday at his weekly press conference that Teel won't play Saturday, making it clear that it's in no way punishment for the on-field altercation.
The thought here is Schiano will tell the media that Chris Paul-Etienne and Jabu Lovelace will split quarterback duties while Teel takes a week off for some mental rehabilitation.
The thought here is Schiano will make it clear that in no way has Teel lost his hold on the starting position. It's quite possible — likely even — that Teel will start against West Virginia in two weeks. But Schiano will also note that quarterback, like every other position, is constantly being evaluated.
Again, this is just a hunch, but it makes sense on many levels. The Morgan State game can go two ways, and neither is particularly good for Teel. He may play great, pass for 300 yards and a couple touchdowns, and still gain little aside from a minor confidence-boost.
The other scenario is that Teel struggles. Just imagine Rutgers starting Morgan State like it opened the Norfolk State game last season, failing to explode offensively until the second quarter. Imagine the boo-birds singing in Rutgers Stadium if the Teel-directed offense punts on the opening drive — or worse an interception — and know that it's quite possible Teel could be lost confidence-wise with another bad outing.
By no means am I suggesting Schiano should protect Teel from public criticism. But there's really no reason for Schiano to send Teel out in a lose-lose situation.
Regardless of whom plays under center, Rutgers is going to beat Morgan State decisively, even if it means grinding it out with a heavy dose of Jourdan Brooks, Joe Martinek and the new-found running game.
The benefits for playing Lovelace and Paul-Etienne are many. Essentially it can serve as an audition for both in their quest to earn starting quarterback honors in 2009. And by making it clear that Teel will likely start in the unfriendly environs of West Virginia, there won't be pressure on either to "play for" the starting position.
Essentially Schiano can groom Paul-Etienne and Lovelace under game conditions, prepping them for an extended role this season and beyond. And Teel can fix whatever's ailing him, using the off-week to regain some of his lost confidence.


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A long-running labor dispute could soon be over, clearing the way for the first pay increases for D.C. police officers in almost eight years, Chief Cathy Lanier said on WAMU Friday.
Thursday night, Lanier spoke at a community meeting trying to reassure residents worried about police misconduct and that the police aren't really on the job for them.
"We really, really need people in the community to tell us when something is not right," she said.
On the WAMU Politics Hour Friday, the chief also was trying to reassure her own officers that the city backs them. One caller cited the lack of pay raises.
An arbitrator is expected to rule on raises before March, Lanier said and the police union confirmed.
"There's not a police chief in this country that doesn't want their cops to get a pay raise," Lanier said.
The chief also said the department has far tougher recruiting requirements to root out bad cops.
"With the polygraph examination, which we added just two years ago, we lose about 40 percent of the applicants."


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Grožnjan is known as the city of artists for its romantic and beautiful green hills and white country. It's full of historic sites, and it gives tourists a place from which it is possible to see everything at once and gather all thoughts together into one. It is a wonderful viewpoint which is hidden in the shade of pine trees and the view from which is magical. All nature, all mountains and hills give a magical and, at the same time, romantic image of this place. The Viewpoint is a perfect place for relaxing, reading and thinking.
Category: Other attractions, Old town,
Korner, Grožnjan 52429
Free sightseeing
GPS coordinates: 45.37853, 013.72332 (45°22'42.7″N, 013°43'23.9″E)
Address: Korner, Grožnjan 52429
Viewpoint is located in the village of Grožnjan in Mate Gorjan Street (next to the Pintur restaurant).
If you are driving with a car, show this translation to the taxi driver:
Molim Vas da me odvezete do vidikovca koji se nalazi u mjestu Grožnjan, u Ulici Mate Gorjana (pored restorana Pintur). Hvala!
You must also show to the taxi driver that he must turn on the taximeter:
Molim Vas uključite taksimetar. Hvala!
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Please can you tell me how to find this sight:
Molim Vas da me uputite prema vidikovcu koji se nalazi u mjestu Grožnjan, u Ulici Mate Gorjana (pored restorana Pintur). Hvala!
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We love a chunky American diner omelet as much as the next person. Thick, gooey with cheese and fillings, covered with chili—this is our hangover breakfast of choice. But our love of omelets is large; we also appreciate a technically precise French rolled omelet. "The perfect French omelet," writes Bon Appétit, "is super runny, bright yellow, and full of butter." The French rolled omelet was Julia Child's gift to the American kitchen. Now, chefs like Ludo Lefebvre of Trois Mec in Los Angeles are making it popular again. Here, we give you a classic foundation recipe, with 6 variations.
Be sure to see this handy illustrated step-by-step guide to making an omelet too, and for more classic cuisine, check out our Beginner's Guide to French Food.
1. Basic Omelet
Some combination of classic French fines herbes (parsley, chervil, chives—or use just one) add a traditional note of freshness to this buttery, lithe, and delicate French omelet. It's all dressed up, in its simplicity, for brunch, an elegant lunch, or supper. Get our Basic Omelet recipe.
2. Crab Salad Omelet
A fresh, simple crab salad (lump crabmeat lightly moistened with mayonnaise, seasoned with chives, lemon zest, Old Bay, and a few drops of hot sauce) with avocado hogs most of the attention here. But it's the technically perfect French omelet containing it that's the real star. Get our Crab Salad Omelet recipe.
3. Almost Egg White Omelet
In spirit, this is identical to our Basic Omelet (above). That fact that it reduces the yolks (with a proportion of two whites to one yolk) makes it health conscious in a serious yet non-dogmatic way. Get our Almost Egg White Omelet recipe.
4. Mushroom and Fontina Omelet
A classic rolled omelet doesn't need to be austere to be delicious. This filling of mushrooms sautéed in butter, with shallot, fresh thyme, and a touch of dry sherry, is beautiful proof of that. A molten core of fontina cheese is the perfect grace note. Get our Mushroom and Fontina Omelet recipe.
5. Bacon, Apple, and Blue Cheese Omelet
An especially delicious omelet for weekend mornings when there's a chill outside, and frost on the lawn. Crumbled Stilton adds the right pungent note, and the apples are delicately sautéed in butter. Bacon, thank goodness, is always itself. Get our Bacon, Apple, and Blue Cheese Omelet recipe.
6. Goat Cheese and Fresh Herb Omelet
Soft, tangy, and fresh-tasting, goat cheese is a perfect choice for mornings. Crumbling some into a French omelet, along with fresh herbs, is close enough to genius to rate as such. Get our Goat Cheese and Fresh Herb Omelet recipe.
7. Basic Egg White Omelet
Avert your eyes, omelet purists! This workout-friendly rolled beauty is based on the principles of a classic French omelet, but with modern, health-conscious particulars. Get our Basic Egg White Omelet recipe.
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SPC and Variation
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Introduction to Process Capability
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- Explain the basic rules of control chart usage and determine the appropriate control chart to use for various process parameters
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I had our third annual Chalk Art Event at my high school and if I do say so myself, it was great. The weather had been great the whole week and the morning of the event the weather dipped into the 40's with a high of 75 late in the afternoon. I usually do this event in Feb. but I was asked by the powers that be to do it in Oct.
This time I invited a few alumni to participate and it sure was good to see them again.
One thing that bothers me every year is the lack of support from my administration. In the past three years not one (I have 5 principals) has ever gone out to view the work of the students and when they do say something it is to complain about a piece of trash left out, graffiti they want to blame on the participating students, or offensive language they heard from a window. I feel like yelling to them, "Look down, see what the students have done!!". Unfortunately none of the principals are interested in the arts, except band, of course.
Well, as I said before, the kids had a great day and we exposed the student body to art.


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Coverage of Our Flood in the Post
Ouch! Sorry to hear about the drama. Hope you're able to get resettled soon.
OMG! I had no idea it was this bad. So sorry you had to deal with all of this!
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Red Hat A Robust Platform for the Scientific User
Red Hat offers packages specifically for the scientific high-performance computing (HPC) user to deploy clusters of systems to tackle the most challenging missions. Subscriptions for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux in clusters are affordable and easy to deploy, and support scale-out systems. With Red Hat´s subscription pricing for your high-performance cluster´s nodes, plus
support costs tied to the cluster head node, Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing costs less. If you have an HPC cluster managed as a single scale-out system, we make it simple for you
to run Red Hat Enterprise Linux everywhere. With its excellent ability to detect and optimize hardware configurations, Red Hat Enterprise Linux quickly and easily gets the most from your hardware.
Red Hat´s deep relationships across the industry translate into a platform optimized for the latest capabilities.
Red Hat Enterprise MRG Grid provides high-throughput (HTC) and high-performance computing (HPC). And it lets you move to a cloud-based grid computing model to achieve higher peak computing capacity and higher IT usage by using your existing infrastructure to build high-performance grids. The MRG Grid scheduler (Scalable) is based on Condor, which powers many of the largest grids in the world and easily scales beyond tens of thousands of nodes. A mechanism known as flocking lets independent pools (Federated Grids/Clusters) use each others´ resources, controllable by customizable policies. A web service interface (Multiple standards-based APIs) provides job submission and management functionality. A command-line interface (CLI) provides a highly scriptable-with consistent output-interface to all functionality. Ace Computers is a Red Hat Ready Partner, and can implement your Red Hat solution across our LogiCAD workstations, Powerworks servers, and HPC systems.
SUSE Mission-Critical Workloads
Ace Computers is an OEM Partner with SUSE, and provides complete HPC Solutions built around SUSE Linus Enterprise Server. With support for high-speed interconnects, Open Fabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) support enables affordable, high-speed remote direct memory access (RDMA)
capable fabrics and unified interconnects based on InfiniBand and 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Support for Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) allows existing fiber channel storage to be accessed using an Ethernet adapter.
Data Center Bridging (DCB) enhancements allow network traffic with differing requirements to operate and co-exist on Ethernet networks.
Advanced power-saving features maximize performance per watt, while tickless idle reduces system power consumption and lowers energy costs. When the CPU is idle, tickless idle eliminates the periodic timer in the Linux kernel, allowing the CPU to remain in power-saving states longer. More granular, file-based power profiles simplify enterprise-wide power management, and support for the Processor Clock Control (PCC) interface driver ensures complete processor state information is shared between the operating system and hardware BIOS. With more efficient algorithms, you gain greater control over CPU speeds and hardware power management, maximizing performance per watt.
Cluster-ready means SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is "Intel Cluster Ready." This OS supports advanced memory management; native POSIX thread libraries; highly scalable, multi-threaded file systems like XFS; advanced multi-pathing; and high-speed interconnects. The rich feature set makes SUSE Linux Enterprise Server the overwhelming favorite for high-performance computing clusters worldwide.
SP2 kernel improvements increase the performance of memory and compute intensive workloads through support for transparent huge pages. Support for transparent per-CPU load balancing on multi-queue devices and faster packet filtering improve network performance. Enhanced control groups help you get the most out of your systems. Contact your Ace Account Team to talk about Expanded Support Options with SUSE and Ace.
CentOS An Enterprise-Class Linux Distribution
CentOS is an Enterprise-class Linux Distribution derived from sources freely provided to the public by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor. CentOS conforms fully with the upstream vendor´s redistribution
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In turn the core developers are supported by an active user community including system administrators, network administrators, enterprise users, managers, core Linux contributors and Linux enthusiasts from around
the world. CentOS has numerous advantages over some of the other clone projects including: an active and growing user community, quickly rebuilt, tested, and QA´ed errata packages, an extensive mirror
network, developers who are contactable and responsive, multiple free support avenues including IRC Chat, Mailing Lists, Forums, and a dynamic FAQ. Our purpose is to provide stable Linux solutions
for organizations and individuals who do not need strong commercial support to achieve successful operation. Ace Computers has been supplying CentOS based solutions to Federal Government Agencies and Universities for many years, and our
engineering team is very comfortable installing and configuring the latest CentOS releases, including initial driver support and integration with commercial cluster management toolsets from StackIQ or Bright Computing.
CentOS goals include easy maintenance, self hosting distribution (one that can build on itself), suitability for long term use in production environments, friendly environment for users and package maintainers, long-term support of the core, active development, community infrastructure, open management, open business model and commercial support - offered by partner vendors (including Ace Computers).
Ubuntu Performance and Versatility
Fast, secure, deploy-anywhere technology for fast-moving companies from Ubuntu. Secure, fast and powerful, Ubuntu helps you make the most of your infrastructure. Whether you want to deploy a web farm
or deploy a cloud, Ubuntu Server supports the most popular hardware and software. Our regular release cycle helps you keep pace with the latest tech developments. And our lean initial install, with thousands
of easy-to-find packages, makes it a great solution for simple deployment and management at scale.
What´s new in Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS includes significant changes, designed to help you deliver new services faster and with more flexibility than ever. Do note that the packages in the main repository for every LTS release are supported for five years from launch, so there is no pressure to upgrade from Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS. To help you quickly understand the updates included, we have categorised the improvements as follows: cloud and virtualisation; hardware and architecture support; file systems and storage; and new ISV support. Cloud and virtualisation (Standards-based agility, flexibility and compatibility) means Ubuntu Cloud is central to Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS - and it will remain at the heart of platform technology decisions in future releases. Ubuntu Cloud Infrastructure is now powered by OpenStack, the default choice. OpenStack has been integrated as the default cloud infrastructure technology for Ubuntu Cloud, for the following reasons: A growing open source project in terms of partners, in terms of contributions (120 companies involved in the Essex release), in terms of time to market (five major public clouds in beta by end of 2011), and it is built to support the needs of public clouds (which supersede private). Built to prohibit any single point of failure, massively extensible in terms of functionality (SAN, network, hypervisors, etc.), excellent dissociation of components, allowing for a more scalable and maintainable architecture, so the current release of OpenStack in Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS is Essex.
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SL is a Linux release put together by Fermilab, CERN, and various other labs and universities around the world. Its primary purpose is to reduce duplicated effort of the labs,
and to have a common install base for the various experimenters. The base SL distribution is basically Enterprise Linux, recompiled from source.
Our main goal for the base distribution is to have everything compatible with Enterprise, with only a few minor additions or changes. Examples of items that were added are Alpine, and OpenAFS.
Our secondary goal is to allow easy customization for a site, without disturbing the Scientific Linux base. The various labs are able to add their own modifications to their own site areas.
By the magic of scripts, and the anaconda installer, each site is to be able to create their own distributions with minimal effort. Or, if a user wishes, they can simply install the base SL release.
Scientific Linux Customizations made to the standard Enterprise release primarily include the following: Because the main goal of Scientific Linux is to have everything compatible with Enterprise, we have kept our modifications to a minimum. But we have made changes. The majority of the changes are not seen, or merely cosmetic. Sites / Spins are our biggest customization, the ability to make ´sites´. Nowadays they are called ´spins´. These spins allow a facility to customize Scientific Linux to meet their own needs. They can customize the install program, rpm´s that are installed, configurations, almost anything they can think of, without ever disturbing the base Scientific Linux distribution. A naming convention was agreed upon when creating spins. If you create your own spins, you should name it Scientific Linux (spins name), such as Scientific Linux Edge. Some of the most popular spins are Scientific Linux Fermi and Scientific Linux CERN. If you do not want to share your spin with the rest of the world, you do not have to. Ace Computers has a long history of supplying HPC systems to Fermi Lab and other Federal Government and University installations, many of which are utilizing Scientific Linux.


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WARNING! This blog post contains material of a non-vintage nature…
So I've been collecting for around 30 years but can you believe I've never been to any kind of Games Workshop event? Nope, not even the Games Days of the 1980s's (got to be in my top 10 things to do if I ever get hold of a time machine). Well last Saturday I was determined that was all going to change when GW HQ Nottingham held a Studio Open Day. So despite the fact that there was very little "vintage" or "classic" on display, was it worth it? Definitely yes!
The Gaming Hall was filled with display cabinets, gaming demonstrations, and displays by studio designers and painters. Every one I spoke to was incredibly helpful and had loads of interesting stuff to say about designing and painting. I had a great chat with Chris Peach about fast and simple painting techniques – he had some nice Tyranids with him that he had painted in no time. Matt Holland gave a seminar on sculpting (an arm for a 40k Ork) and it was fascinating to see him at work.
There was some loverly painted stuff on display such as:
I had a chat with John Blanche and confirmed that I've got more of his painted figrues, so they'll be going in the gallery soon.
There were some unreleased figures on display:
There were also masses of 3-ups on display, and these and many more can be seen in my Flickr gallery.
Finally, here are some pics of lovely vintage figures:


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This topic is for contributing info on roaming NPC's. I am putting together a list which will include items dropped, typical gold dropped per winning hit, typical experience per winning hit, and typical total number of hits ("warriors") to kill.
If I am able to edit this first post, I will summarize all currently gathered info here. If not, I will eventually create a new topic with all the info.
You can also contribute info on the in game wall of any Dash accoumt (pigeon or not).
Thanks in advance to all who choose to contribute!


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Hockey Stick Sizing
Does size matter?
Selecting hockey sticks basically comes down to personal preference. For every player who prefers a short, light hockey stick there will be a player who prefers a longer, heavier hockey stick.
There are advantages and disadvantages to using short hockey sticks, long hockey sticks, stiff hockey shafts and different hockey stick curves etc. Some of these decisions should be made while considering your skating style and the position you are playing. Many defensemen prefer to use longer and heavier sticks as these sticks are more suited to poke checking and the rough play in front of the net. Many forwards, on the other hand, like to use shorter, lighter sticks as they are suited for maneuverability and enable you to release your shots quickly. Also, if you skate in a hunched-over style, a shorter stick would be better for you and if you skate in a more upright position a longer stick is more suitable.
Many experts believe you can find the right height of your hockey stick if it touches your chin or your chest when your hockey skates are on. However, hockey stick rules aren't set in stone…you need to find a hockey stick that is comfortable for your own personal style of play. Don't worry about all of the guidelines that you hear, use a stick that you are comfortable and productive with.
There are five hockey stick components that you should take into consideration when choosing the right one for your body and style of play. These are the height, weight, curve pattern, stiffness and lie of the stick. The height of your stick must be a personal decision, so should the weight of the stick, the amount of curve on the blade, the stiffness of the shaft and the lie of the stick. However, if you are new to the sport it would be wise to start off with a more conservative stick. If you find a stick that seems to be perfect for you in weight, stiffness, lie and curve pattern, but it is a little too long for you, don't be afraid to cut the shaft to a shorter length to suit you.
Goaltenders must also make sure they are using the proper size hockey stick. Goalies have fewer options when choosing a stick as they are heavier and larger than regular sticks. Goalie sticks are made of wood and are usually reinforced by fiberglass or Kevlar. Most goalie sticks have polyurethane foam-injected paddles. Goalie sticks can be purchased with curved blades, so ensure the blade is to your liking. When searching for the right length stick a goalie may be better off cutting down the shaft to give him or her the exact length they need.


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Quebec on official flood watch status
Official Flood Watch – With temperatures finally on the rise, the spring meltdown begins – and the Ministère de la Sécurité publique Quebec has begun monitoring water levels across the province.
Around Montreal, present water levels are actually lower than normal – and that is good news. But they are keeping a close watch as there is still a significant amount of ice and snow left on Quebec's rivers and lakes. With warmer weather in the forecast, the meltdown is expected to quickly increase – and what is upriver, will flow downriver.
Last spring's flooding, especially in the Rigaud, Île-Bizard and Pierrefonds areas, is still fresh in everyone's minds. Present indications show it should not be a repeat of last year – but people living in the area are still being advised to be prepared and have emergency supplies ready.
Most of the focus will be on the Carillon dam along the Outaouais River basin where Hydro-Québec produces electricity to power homes in the area, but compared to the last two years there is less snow accumulation. And as long as there is no heavy rain between now and the end of May, flooding should be minimal.
The dam has a normal flow rate of around 4,000 cubic meters per second, but last spring it peaked at close to 9,000 cubic meters and the reservoir was incapable of handling that amount. They had no choice but to open the gates, sending water down the river into Lac des Deux Montagnes at an alarming rate.
In the meantime, should the waters rise to a threatening level, Public Security Minister Martin Coiteux said the provincial government is far more prepared and has a more effective plan in place to work with municipalities across Quebec.
You can monitor the situation by visiting the Ministère de la Sécurité publique Quebec website page 'Flood Monitoring of Flow Rates and Level of Several Waterways for the Montreal area (in French only) at: https://geoegl.msp.gouv.qc.ca/adnv2/tableau-region-simple.php?id=6&type_rapport=ADMIN
Feature Image: West Island Flood 2017 Pierrefonds blvd. and St. Jeans