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Many of the programmers, engineers and developers we talk to have a secret that they don't reveal until they know people pretty well. No, I'm not talking about the complete set of Star Wars playing cards they have stashed in the basement or the Rush LPs they haven't gotten around to trading in yet. I'm talking about Legos. You remember Legos, those infinitely malleable blocks that children around the world use to construct everything from tiny towers to life-size towers. Perhaps because these toys leave so much to the imagination, they've captured the imagination of a generation of tech workers. The appearance of Lego in Douglas Copeland's novel Microserfs, set on the Microsoft corporate campus, is one example of how pervasive it is.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-12-06/news/9901080011_1_lego-brick-lego-mindstorms-rcx

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Oct. 5 "I believe that at this time I can be more effective in a decisive role to help elect other true public servants to office — from the nation's governors to congressional seats and the presidency." — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 GOP nominee for vice president, on why she's not entering the 2012 presidential race

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-10-07/opinion/ct-perspec-1007-quotes-20111007_1_straw-poll-presidential-race-iowa-s-ames

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When the clutter prevented her from opening the door to her son's bedroom, Laura Wasilowski decided to do something about it. So, she created a quilt. Titled "Gus Cleans His Room," the whimsical wall quilt features a giant vacuum outside the bedroom window sucking everything out of the room. Wasilowski says her work is unique because there is a story behind

http://articles.glendalenewspress.com/2005-09-14/news/export622_1_quilt-making-glendale-central-technique

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Federal thrift regulators on Monday rejected the $3-billion sale of Columbia Savings & Loan's junk bond portfolio to a Canadian-led partnership, all but guaranteeing the thrift will be seized by regulators. In their unprecedented action, regulators with the Office of Thrift Supervision said the deal as currently structured carried undue risks for Columbia and taxpayers, and could violate last year's thrift bailout law. They asked the Beverly Hills thrift to seek new bids, and OTS Director Timothy Ryan said in a statement that he hopes additional bids "will result in a proposal that we can quickly approve."

http://articles.latimes.com/1990-09-11/business/fi-273_1_junk-bond

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Montel Williams is a jack-of-all-trades, and Los Angeles will help decide if he's a master of one: television talk-show host. "The Montel Williams Show" debuts today at 4 p.m. on KCOP Channel 13 in a 13-week test for possible national syndication. Viacom Enterprises, Freddie Fields Productions and Chris Craft Industries Inc. have invested millions in the show, based on the belief that this former Navy intelligence officer is the Oprah of the '90s.

http://articles.latimes.com/1991-07-08/entertainment/ca-1484_1_talk-show-host

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Basketball has played a significant role in the development of Central Florida. One look at the new Amway Center shows how we have rallied around the sport and how our passion has brought many exciting opportunities to our community. And, it's our community that will take center stage during this weekend's NBA All-Star events, as millions of fans across the globe tune in. As a fan, I can't help but reminisce about how basketball played a role in my own life growing up and how the sport is a key component to youth development in our community.

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-02-23/opinion/os-ed-basketball-all-stars-orlando-myword-022312-20120222_1_jim-ferber-basketball-sport

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GEORGETOWN, Ky. - Individually, the players of the 1972 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team have long moved on, but as a unit they are among the most interesting in amateur or professional sports history. They were not only the first U.S. men's basketball team to lose a game after the Americans had gone 63-0 in the Olympics, but they also left Munich without their silver medals around their necks. For the first time since that controversial, 51-50 loss to Russia in the '72 championship game, all 12 players are together. This weekend they are having a reunion, and they remain united in one simple fact - the players still have no interest in picking up the medals.

http://articles.philly.com/2012-08-26/sports/33386335_1_medals-doug-collins-basketball

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Richard Dukes, 74, a North Philadelphia deli owner and businessman who worked to combat urban violence as a founding member of the group Men United for a Better Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Nov. 14, of a stroke at Temple University Hospital. Mr. Dukes was born Arnold Samuel Smith on Dec. 8, 1937. He began using the name Richard Dukes about 15 years ago. For about six years, Mr. Dukes operated Dukes Deli, a variety store in the 2500 block of Lehigh Avenue. He closed the business about three years ago.

http://articles.philly.com/2012-11-20/news/35229050_1_city-violence-merchants-group-antiviolence

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Edward Clark Wright and his family are relieved and grateful to be alive in their California home, as stumped investigators in Fort Lauderdale try to solve a mysterious airplane shooting that slightly injured Wright. The Wrights were passengers on USAir Flight 4343 on Sunday. Just before landing at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport at 1:40 p.m., a bullet ricocheted through the cabin, grazing Wright`s scalp.

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1989-09-05/news/8903010609_1_passengers-attendant-flight

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MIAMI — A city police officer was arrested and two others suspended on Monday in connection with the shooting of a homeless man on June 26 in Coconut Grove. Officer Rolando Jacobo, 37, was charged with falsifying a report on the incident, in which fellow Officer George Castello, 28, shot Daniel Hoban in the leg.

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-07-15/news/9707150092_1_officer-jesus-aguero-gun-city-police-officer

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INDIANAPOLIS — So why are the Boston Celtics suddenly looking so reinvigorated? According to Philadelphia 76ers coach Doug Collins it is because they see a vulnerable potential impending opponent in the Miami Heat. In the wake of Wednesday's 107-91 home loss to the Celtics that lifted Boston to a 2-1 lead in that best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series, Collins said Boston appears to be revived amid the Heat's loss of All-Star power forward Chris Bosh with a lower-abdominal strain.

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-05-17/sports/sfl-miami-heat-doug-collins-s051712_1_celtics-76ers-heat-roster-heat-pacers

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Karbonn has expanded its Android-based handsets portfolio in India with the launch of Karbonn A9. Karbonn A9 is powered by a 1GHz processor and runs on Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread. It also includes dual-SIM capability (GSM + GSM) making it another contender in low-cost, dual-SIM Android market. The smartphone has the functionality to allow users to use both the number simultaneously.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-16/gadgets-special/31725641_1_dual-sim-expandable-memory-smartphone

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TAMPA — From the convention stage here, the Republican Party has tried to highlight its diversity, giving prime speaking slots to Latinos and blacks who have emphasized their party’s economic appeal to all Americans. But they have delivered those speeches to a convention hall filled overwhelmingly with white faces, an awkward contrast that has been made more uncomfortable this week by a series of racial headaches that have intruded on the party’s efforts to project a new level of inclusiveness..”

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-08-29/politics/35490241_1_latino-voters-convention-stage-party-with-black-people

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The Prince William Board of County Supervisors is expected to vote Tuesday to eliminate the county’s internal auditor department and outsource the work to a contractor, a move that critics charge would deprive the county of an internal, independent watchdog. In a strongly worded memo, the county’s auditing department said the plan would undercut the county’s credibility and bring in outsiders who are not familiar with the complicated workings of the government, which has an operating budget of $914 million. “The public should be able to have confidence that there is a genuinely independent internal audit function,” read the memo, which was obtained by The Washington Post. If the job is outsourced, “taxpayers will never be able to count on learning the truth about what may be going wrong in the county.” The memo also said the plan “would give taxpayers the impression of a county’s desire to not shed light on potentially embarrassing audit findings that could also look bad to regulators or rating agencies.”

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-11-26/local/35507439_1_internal-audit-audit-department-board-audit-committee

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Turkey is a modern, secular democracy occupying an ancient, complicated land. At the crossroads of Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the region has been traversed, conquered and fought over by many diverse groups. Today, it is still an incredibly popular place – not for conquest, but for travel. People come to this country of 69 million (approximately 10-20 percent of whom are ethnic Kurds) to marvel at some of the richest archeological sites in the world, including impressive Greek amphitheaters, Roman temples, Byzantine churches, and castles built by Seljuks and Crusaders. They also come for the natural wonders – the golden beaches, turquoise (the word comes from "Turk") waters and spectacular coastline of the Aegean and Mediterranean; the honeycombed stone towers of Cappadocia; the white mineral pools of Pamukkale; the mountains of Eastern Anatolia and the green hills of the Black Sea coast. Istanbul is a major destination in its own right, a unique combination of East and West, ancient and modern. It has been the capital of three empires (Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman). In addition to all of these compelling places, Turkey has amazing food, friendly people, beautiful handicrafts and sprawling bazaars – it's easy to understand why the country never fails to leave visitors wanting more. Travel in Turkey Visitors to Turkey journey through time and fall under the spell of a kaleidoscope of sights and traditions. Our travelers retrace the glories of ancient civilizations (Hittite, Greek, Roman, Selcuk), learn about the old Turkic tribes wandering the steppes of Central Asia, and marvel at the achievements of the Ottoman Empire. Visitors also experience the often surprising modernity of Turkish cities where a complex mosaic of layered cultures and civilizations are merged, symbolically represented by the tile-covered mosques next to ancient churches, synagogues and the remains of Roman temples. Landscapes also differ incredibly: Huge rivers flow through the immense plains of Anatolia; the Black Sea is the largest oxygen-free marine system; and massive mountains meet olive, fig and pistachio groves on the rugged Mediterranean coast. This hugely diverse country offers vast history and artistic treasures, grandiose vistas, and traditional ways of life quietly coexisting with modern ones. There is much more to Turkey than history and architecture, however, and Artisans of Leisure's travelers experience it all: cosmopolitan Istanbul, shopping for wonderful local goods such as kilim rugs and beautiful glassware, relaxing at upscale seaside resorts, sailing on the sea, and enjoying Turkey's incredible cuisine. Turkish cuisine, one of the world's greatest, is definitely one of the highlights of any trip. The country's varied geography provides an abundance of produce – tomatoes, eggplants, zucchini, olives, figs, grapes – as well as meats and fish. The main staples are skewered and roasted meats, and the cuisine emphasizes freshness of ingredients and simple cooking techniques. Classic recipes deeply influenced by Ottoman imperial cuisine incorporate seasonings like dill, mint, sweet spices and yogurt, which is also a common side condiment. Breakfast typically consists of fresh tomatoes, white cheese, black olives, preserves and freshly baked bread. Meals commonly start with mezeler, or appetizers, such as roasted eggplant, salads, manti (tiny stuffed pasta), pickles, stuffed fish, pilaf rice in grape leaves, and kofte (lamb meatballs). Also, fragrant breads and freshly baked pide (Turkish pizza) are well worth trying. Desserts are often stuffed with dried nuts and flavored with rose water and saffron. Sweets are served with Turkish coffee – the country is credited with the spread of the beverage in Europe. Turkish tea, often apple-flavored, is served in small tulip-shaped glasses, and drunk throughout the day. Light beers, wines and the anisette flavored raki ("lion's milk") are common alcoholic drinks. Turkey is also a wonderful shopping destination. Contemporary and ancient designs are combined with traditional techniques to create beautiful products. Stroll through the bustling bazaars, arastas (shop-lined streets) and bedestens (covered markets) of Istanbul, Bursa, Izmir, Ankara, Cappadocia, Konya and the towns along the Mediterranean. Shop for handmade jewelry, textiles, copper and brass-ware, leather goods, intricate silk carpets and colorful kilims (flat-woven rugs). Turkish ceramics and Iznik tiles (as seen decorating mosques and traditional Turkish baths). Ceramics and glassware are often modeled on 17th and 18th century original designs. Avanos, a town in Cappadocia, is well known for a strong tradition in pottery, produced since antiquity using the clay from the nearby Red River (Kizilirmac). Collectors can shop for quality antiques, including Oriental rugs and more rustic Turkish kilim, while gourmets will find wonderful spices (saffron is still hand-harvested) and beautiful housewares. RECOMMENDED LUXURY TOURS TO TURKEY Our recommended luxury tours of Turkey include cosmopolitan destinations such Istanbul and Izmir, the underground cities and rock formations of Cappadocia, the mineral pools of Pamukkale, the ruins of Aspendos, Ephesus, and Pergamon along the Mediterranean, and luxury beach resorts in Bodrum and Antalya. Our itineraries include the highlights of the country, but we are happy to customize more off the beaten track tours elsewhere in Turkey to suit individual travel interests. Tours in Istanbul When in Istanbul, we like visiting the highlights and the more off the beaten path attractions. Built on seven hills and divided into the Old City, the New (European) City and Asian Side, Istanbul’s districts are separated by the waters of the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn and connected by bridges and ferries. In Sultanahmet, Istanbul's oldest district, visit mosques and palaces, museums and minarets. Explore the Blue Mosque and nearby Turkish and Islamic Art Museum, the imposing Aya Sofya, the Underground Cistern (Yerebatan Saray) and the Hippodrome (anciently the political heart of the city), the jewels and beautiful tile-covered harem at Topkapi Palace (sultans' palace), the bustling Grand Baazar and the Egyptian (Spice) Market. Also visit lively Taksim, the heart of the modern city, and Beyoglu, where "old Istanbul" meets the modern and secular city. Formerly a posh district of European embassies and boutiques along the famed Grand Rue de Pera (today's Istiklal Caddesi), it is again a center of cultural activities amid restored covered passageways, coffeehouses and stores. The Western districts offer traditional Islamic, Christian and Jewish heritage. Visit the Church of St. Saviour in Chora (also known as Kariye Mosque or Museum) whose splendor matches Aya Sofya. Stroll around quaint Phanar (Fener), a traditional Greek district and site of the Christian Orthodox Church, and Cukurcuma, known for small antique shops and second-hand bookstores. Cukurcuma is also a centre of avant-garde culture. Leave the city center and relax at Emirgan, famous for seaside cafes, the large park and Ottoman pavilions, and Tarabya, an old settlement around a beautiful bay. Explore the quaint Princes Islands and perhaps bike around beautiful houses and landscaped gardens while enjoying wonderful views. Upon request, a private yacht charter on the Bosphorus can be arranged. Interesting day trips from Istanbul include Bursa, the first capital of the Ottoman Empire, across the Marmara Sea from Istanbul. Explore its tiled architecture and wooden houses, covered bazaars and antique shops, pleasant gardens, silk (silk-cocoon markets are in June and September) and textile markets, and excellent restaurants. Also visit nearby Iznik (anciently Nicaea) to shop renowned ceramics. A full-day excursion to Troy is also possible. Our preferred luxury hotels in Istanbul are the Four Seasons Hotel at Sultanahmet (located in the historic district), the exclusive Four Seasons Hotel at the Bosphorus, the Park Hyatt Istanbul, and the Ciragan Palace Hotel, a legendary property overlooking the Bosphorus. Tours in Cappadocia Cappadocia, with traditional villages and communities scattered around a unique landscape of "fairy chimneys," is one of the highlights of any trip to Turkey. Eroded rock formations, ancient underground cities and fresco-covered churches in caves make up this region’s otherworldly topography. Visit Urgup and Goreme, where homes, churches, stores, hotels and restaurants create a fascinating and slightly surreal moonscape. Many of these structures are literally carved from conical mounds or caves. Explore Derinkuyu's Underground City for the largest remains of troglodyte living in the area (the lowest accessible level at a depth of 180 ft) and Kaymakli Underground City for its impressively well developed public spaces (tunnels, galleries, chapels, wells). Cappadocia also offers interesting shopping. In Urgup, Ortahisar and Goreme there are impressive rugs (often natural dyes – black, brown and ivory) covered with simple patterns, while the region surrounding Avanos is well known for pottery and ceramics. One of the most exciting ways to see Cappadocia is from a hot air balloon and, in the summertime, private excursions can be arranged. For those particularly enchanted by the fairy chimneys, Artisans of Leisure can arrange for a private meal by candlelight in one of the area’s many caves. In Cappadocia we recommend traditional-style "cave hotels" such as Cappadocia Cave Resort and Spa. Tours in Ankara Ankara, deep in the heart of Anatolia's plain, is Turkey's capital as well as its political, administrative and cultural center. Beside opera, music and performing arts venues-catering mostly to foreign diplomats and Turkish politicians-it also has several prestigious universities. Although often overlooked by travelers, we recommend spending at least a few hours, on the way to or from Cappadocia, to visit the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations with its amazing archaeological collections inside a 15th century caravanserai; the important Ataturk Mausoleum, the colorful Old Town, and the Roman ruins of Angora. Ankara also has some interesting shopping opportunities, including unique rugs, ceramics, jewelry, and Angora wool accessories. Tours in Konya Ancient Konya, between Cappadocia and Antalya, is the center of the fascinating Sufi cult of the whirling dervishes. Visit the very interesting Mevlana Museum and Tomb of Mevlana Celaleddin and explore rug and antique stores. Tours on the Mediterranean Coast Around the resort towns of Side and Antalya are some of Turkey's best preserved Roman ruins. Side, Aspendos and Perge are especially famous for their amphitheaters, and the hilltop ruins of Termessos offer outstanding views of the surrounding mountains and Mediterranean Sea beyond. Along the rugged coast of pine forests are small towns and villages with charming marinas, outdoor cafes, and quaint shops with antiques, copper goods, rugs and ceramics. Walk cobblestone streets in Kas and Kalkan, amid whitewashed houses and colorful geraniums. Learn about Santa Claus and sail to sunken cities around Kale. Admire Lycian tombs carved on the side of the mountain around Fethiye. Marmaris, stretching along the oceanfront, has an attractive marina and a big covered bazaar. Shopping options include jewelry, rug, ceramic, and leather artifacts. Our recommended hotels in Antalya are the Mardan Palace Hotel, the Kempinski Dome Hotel or the Sheraton Voyager Antalya. Tours in the Aegean Coast The region stretching from Bodrum to Canakkale offers upscale resort towns. Bodrum has a beautiful yacht harbor and marina, ancient ruins, whitewashed residential villages, fine restaurants, and seaside markets. Cesme is a charming resort town offering good shopping for jewelry, rugs, and leather clothes. Izmir, the old fabled Smyrna, is a modern city of leafy boulevards and good shopping (jewelry and leather goods) in its large bazaar and upscale promenade. Kusadasi, a lively port town, makes a wonderful homebase from which to visit the splendid ruins of Ephesus and Pergamon. Our recommended hotels on the Aegean Coast include the Swisshotel Izmir and the Aman Resort in Bodrum. Artisans of Leisure uses the best local guides throughout Turkey. Our itineraries create a true luxury experience, combining Turkish cuisine, beautiful art and design, and great shopping and cultural sightseeing. Whether you are interested in Turkey's history and ruins, Jewish tours of Turkey, Biblical Turkey, or visits to Turkey's more remote cultures and landscapes, our private Turkey tours are entirely tailored to your interests.

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By Liam Tung ZDNet Australia 04 Sep 2007 The notorious Russian Business Network has been identified as the ISP responsible for a recent information-stealing financial attack Security firm Sunbelt, which recently discovered that the Bank of India's hacked website was serving dangerous malware, has said the infamous Russian Business Network an ISP linked to child pornography and phishing is behind the attack. The service provider in question has developed a notorious reputation, with VeriSign classifying it as "the baddest of the bad" in the ISP world in June 2006. According to VeriSign threat intelligence analyst Kimberly Zenz, the Russian Business Network (RBN) is different to other service providers because "unlike many ISPs that host predominately legitimate items, RBN is entirely illegal". "A scan of RBN and affiliated ISPs' net space conducted by VeriSign iDefense analysts failed to locate any legitimate activity. Instead, [our] research identified phishing, malicious code, botnet command-and-control, denial-of-service attacks and child pornography on every single server owned and operated by RBN," Zenz wrote in a recent Zenz added that RBN almost exclusively attacks non-Russian financial institutions and its leaders' family ties with a "a powerful St Petersburg politician" effectively offer it immunity from prosecution. Patrik Runald, senior security specialist at F-Secure, said: "No one knows who the RBN is. They are a secret group based out of St Petersburg that appears to have political connections. The company doesn't legitimately exist. It's not registered and provides hosting for everything that's bad." "Their network infrastructure is behind a lot of the bad stuff we're seeing and it has connections to the MPack Group [a well-known group of cybercriminals which used MPack software to steal confidential data]," said Runald. Runald said that, in the case of the Bank of India's hacked website, RBN used an Iframe to launch another window which then pushed victims to a webpage containing malicious code. "That page contained links to three other pages on other servers," said Runald. "At the time we started looking into it, two out of three URLs had been taken down. The one remaining was trying to use an exploit from 2006 to affect systems with a Trojan downloader. Once infected, that downloader would go out and download another piece of malware, including other downloaders," said Runald. The Trojans used in this case were designed to steal passwords from PCs and upload Trojan proxies in aide of developing a botnet. ____________________________________!

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The Monkees abruptly cancelled the last nine dates on their reunion tour Friday, including several concerts in New England, the BBC reported. Three of the original members of the made-for-TV band – Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones and Peter Tork – went back on the road earlier this year after a decade without performing. All three released statements Friday, saying the tour marking the band’s 45th anniversary could not continue, without specifying the reasons. “I can say that the reasons pertain to business and are internal matters,” Mr. Dolenz, who is 66, wrote on his Facebook page. Mr. Tork, who is 69, released a separate statement: “I can only say that is has to do with business matters.” The Monkees were formed in 1966 when NBC executives sought to capitalize on Beatlemania by producing a comedy featuring a Beatle-like group of singing mop tops. But the quartet, including Mike Nesmith, turned out to also be good musicians, and with some help from professional tunesmiths and a few of their own songs, the foursome scored several Top 40 hits in the late 1960s, among them “I’m a Believer,” “Last Train to Clarksville,” and “Daydream Believer.”

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/11/monkees-cancel-reunion-tour-dates/

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Podcast Archive Listen to previous podcasts from the Book Review. In the New York Times Book Review, Judith Warner considers two new books about the culture and politics of motherhood, and Judith Newman reviews Anne Enright’s memoir “Making Babies.” Ms. Enright is an acclaimed fiction writer who won the Man Booker Prize in 2007 for her novel “The Gathering.” Though Ms. Newman writes that, “No subject offers a greater opportunity for terrible writing than motherhood,” she praises Ms. Enright’s contribution to the genre:. This week on the podcast, Ms. Newman discusses “Making Babies”; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Pamela Paul talks about children’s books; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/11/book-review-podcast-a-novelists-view-of-the-absurdities-of-motherhood/

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Company Info Products Applications Clients Request Quote Application Our biometric solutions can benefit users in a number of ways Banking Sector Enable secure bank transactions. Minimize card fraud in ATM machine usage. Provide secure access to safe deposit lockers / bank vaults / server rooms. Election Process Enable voters to verify their identity during the election process - to minimize voter fraud and stop 'proxy' voting. Regional Transport Offices Authenticate drivers' licenses - authorities have found that drivers had multiple licenses or swapped licenses among themselves when crossing state lines or national borders. Hospitality Industry Address the needs of any establishment like a hotel, resort or club to track frequency of member visits, fee calculation, restaurant and facility charges, validity of membership, etc. Hospitals / Libraries / Hostels / Educational Institutions Authenticate individuals eligible for benefits / privileges relating to hostel management systems / library management systems / hospital management systems / educational institutions. Public Distribution Systems Eliminate multiple claims in distribution systems, benefit payment systems and disbursement systems. Authenticate public identity cards / social security cards / medical insurance cards. Personalize any conceivable e-governance requirement. Airline Industry Market premium passenger services, online booking and boarding gate identity verification Immigration Bypass long immigration queues in immigration / border control. Prison Management Systems Ensure proper verification is done for visitors who meet inmates inside prisons - so that identities are not swapped during the visit. Financial Sector Provide secure access for gold and diamond mines, bullion warehouses and bank vaults, as well as commonplace industrial physical access control applications. Travel & Tourism Sector Travelers could use a biometric enabled application, which would let them participate in various frequent flyer programs, pay for their air ticket, hotel room and various other service Internet Transactions Enable secure internet transactions - Where a biometric application could be incorporated into a standard PC. Designed By : ID INFOTECH

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Background A great deal of quieted talk has touched the ties between President Barack Obama and Bill Ayers. Since we didn't know much about Ayers, we did some research. We found that that he is married to Bernardine Dohrn, and both were leaders of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). Ayers and Dohrn were then part of a group that split off of the SDS and was called the Weathermen (Weather Underground). With that organization, they helped to facilitate arson attacks, explosions, and bombings in the early 1970's. They were arrested but all charges were later dismissed. The two are still married and live in Chicago. Somewhere in the 1990's and early 2000's President Obama met David Axelrod and others who were friends and associates of Ayers and Dohrn. With the help of David Axelrod, Mr. Obama became a community organizer, then Senator, and finally President of the United States. So what about the Ayers / Dohrn connection I wondered? The SDS sought to change America and promoted a socialist agenda. And, President Obama is trying to fundamentally change America. Is there any connection? Well, interestingly enough, we found the "Port Huron Statement of the Students for a Democratic Society, 1962" posted online by "Courtesy Office of Sen. Tom Hayden". This is quite a lengthy dissertation asserting the beliefs, objectives, and goals of the SDS. You may read it by following the above link. Excerpts In this document, we read many of the concepts and policies that the Obama Administration is promoting. As the President is running for re-election this year, he keeps repeating that his work is not complete. He does not reveal all that he intends for the United States, but perhaps the SDS Port Huron Statement will give us a hint. Below are a list of excerpts which we organized into various categories. These are all direct quotes from that document and were simply copied. Hope and Change Motto - ... the cheerful emptiness of people "giving up" all hope of changing things ... - ... refusal to hope ... - A new politics must include a revitalized labor movement; a movement which sees itself, and is regarded by others, as a major leader of the breakthrough to a politics of hope and vision. - But fundamental social change -- that would ... - The American political system is not the democratic model of which its glorifiers speak. In actuality it frustrates democracy by confusing the individual citizen, paralyzing policy discussion, and consolidating the irresponsible power of military and business interests. -. On Building Infrastructure - America should agree that public utilities, railroads, mines, and plantations, and other basic economic institutions should be in the control of national, not foreign, agencies. On Health Care - the Federal government should guarantee health insurance as a basic social service turning medical treatment into a social habit, not just an occasion of crisis, fighting sickness among the aged, not just by making medical care financially feasible On Prisons - Our prisons are too often the enforcers of misery. They must be either re-oriented to rehabilitative work through public supervision or be abolished for their dehumanizing social effects. Funds are needed, too, to make possible a decent prison environment. On the Fair Share and Equality and the 1 percent - The wealthiest one percent of Americans own more than 80 percent of all personal shares of stock. From World War II until th - Freedom and equality for each individual, ... - More important, the new emphasis on the vote heralds the use of political means to solve the problems of equality in America, ... On Organizing - The organizing ability of the peace movement thus is limited to the ability to state and polarize issues. On Education, Liberals & Socialists - - ... Equal educational opportunity is an important part of the battle against poverty. ... - Education is too vital a public problem to be completely entrusted to the province of the various states and local units. On Disarmament - Disarmament should be see as a political issue, not a technical problem -. On Politics - The American political system is not the democratic model of which its glorifiers speak. In actuality it frustrates democracy by confusing the individual citizen, paralyzing policy discussion, and consolidating the irresponsible power of military and business interests. These are just excerpts from that document. We recommend that you read the entire document if you wish to learn more. Remember, these were written in 1962, forty years ago. However, they are just now being implemented. References: Weather Underground Weatherman (aka Weather Underground) Bill Ayers Bernardine Dohrn David Axelrod, Lefty Lumberjack

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How large/powerful/advanced is Westeros compared to the rest of the world? #41 Posted 11 June 2012 - 10:32 AM As for Westeros it is obviously a more rural society that has had 300 years of stability and peace, and I think that it is actually a very nice place to live. I don`t think you could get commite some serious crime and not pay the price, at least before the War of the Five Kings. I think it is not fair to say that Westeros is backward when it has sufferd allmost 4 or 5 years of constant warring. When you look at the Vale or Dorne, which have been neutral, they seem like a nice place to live in, where your "civil rights" are respected in a manner you would expect for a society on a medieval status of development. Anyway that`s what I think. i don´t really like Essos based on Martins description of it. #42 Posted 11 June 2012 - 10:52 AM Werthead, on 09 June 2012 - 08:48 AM, said: They're not so much city-states as either principalities or even proper - but small, by Westerosi standards - nations Illyrio implies in ADWD that the Dothraki destroy inland towns in Essos, but that's contradicted by the fact that Norvos, Qohor, and Selhorys are all large cities located inland, and by the fact that Pentos owns mines, farms, and villages in its hinterland.. #43 Posted 11 June 2012 - 06:01 PM Tyrion Martell, on 11 June 2012 - 10:32 AM, said: Your English is just fine . Edited by Independent George, 11 June 2012 - 06:03 PM. #44 Posted 12 June 2012 - 04:35 AM And it's not like there isn't any crime in Braavos either. One of the first people Arya met in the House of Black and White was a mortally wounded in a street duel bravo who went there to commit a suicide so he'd die a painless death. Arya's relatively pleasant stay in Braavos might have come not from the city being a fine place to live in, but because of her status of a Faceless (Wo)Man in training; her adoptive family when she was Cat of the Canals certainly knew that. In comparison, Sam and co. didn't fare so good in Braavos when their money ran out - they were struggling to find even wood for fire and maester Aemon wasn't treated properly when he got ill. #45 Posted 12 June 2012 - 06:52 AM Rinso, on 12 June 2012 - 04:35 AM, said: But as Arya told Sam, you have to choose to duel by wearing your sword. It's actually safer to walk around at night unarmed, because they won't accost an unarmed man. There is obviously still violent crime - Svronne being the most glaring example - but all things considered, it's much, much safer than it is King's Landing. Quote Brusco knew she served the temple, but nobody else did. Everyone else that treated her almost as a mascot - the Happy Port, the King of Seals, the various foul-mouthed sailors & dockworkers who seemed quite protective of her - was a complete stranger. She was never robbed as Blind Beth, or ever even threatened. Sam was in desperate straits, but mostly because (1) he could barely speak Valyrian, and (2) he unsuitable for work at anything physical. I got the impression that just about any other man could have made their living as an oarsmen, or a longshoreman, and been treated pretty well for a foreigner. #46 Posted 12 June 2012 - 11:00 AM Essos is just to barbaric for my taste, even with it´s big cities and everything, any place where slavery is normal can´t be a place where anyone would like to live or consider advanced. One exception I have to add, I would love to ride across the Dothraki Sea... not as a Dothraki, but I would love to ride across it anyway, as Martin described it it seems like a wonderfull voayage. #47 Posted 12 June 2012 - 10:03 PM SeanF, on 11 June 2012 - 10:52 AM, said:. That isn't a contradiction.. #48 Posted 13 June 2012 - 05:21 AM Werthead, on 12 May 2012 - 07:31 AM,. Nation states? Seriously? You are speaking in terms of nation states? As for the Dothraki laying waste to inland areas, that's called raiding. A very common thing historically. Just because you have raiders in the general area doesn't mean people abandon it. Edited by Darth Rivers, 13 June 2012 - 05:24 AM. #49 Posted 14 June 2012 - 02:07 PM Darth Rivers, on 13 June 2012 - 05:21 AM, said: The Seven Kingdoms covers most of the mapped area of Westeros. The area beyond the Wall is negligible in size on world maps. The area south of the Wall is comparable in size to Essos west of the Jade Sea as shown on the HBO maps. However, and this is something that has come to light only recently, the new GRRM-redrawn maps of Essos now show it to be considerably larger, which makes more sense in terms of the relationship between the two landmasses in the books.. #50 Posted 15 June 2012 - 07:36 AM Werthead, on 14 June 2012 - 02:07 PM, said:. Given the autonomy that each of the 'Great Lords' has as well as some of the lesser Lords like Bolton and Frey I don't think the Iron Throne is much stronger than the HRE - plus it doesn't even have the cultural binds that the HRE had. #51 Posted 15 June 2012 - 10:38 AM I guess Westeros already had some unity, cultural unity (except for the North, Dorne and the Iron Islands), even before the Targaryen conquest, based upon the Common Tongue, the Faith of the Seven and the Order of Maesters. Those three factors helped the maintenance of the Realm, under the Dragons. Consider, exempli gratia, that Dorne is unlike any other place in Westeros, and it was the hardest kingdom to subdue (and they also employed guerrilla warfare, of course). Edited by Rodrik of Dorne, 15 June 2012 - 07:03 PM. #52 Posted 23 July 2012 - 07:55 AM I do think there is a lot of ethnocentrism when it comes to thinking about Westeros, because they are well, Western, white and fairly patriarchal. And their medieval traits are just like the societies Western readers are used to in their histories. Also, all of the characters whose POV we read through are Westerosi. Clearly that is reflected on the information we have of Essos, and the way it is presented (usually in a negative light). In terms of patriarchal values especially, it seems like Westeros and Essos are fairly similar: women are largely treated as property, either prostitutes or wives (to be sold and to pop out children regardless of their wishes), all around GRRM's world... except for the wildlings! We have a wonderful cast of women in the stories who live fascinating adventures and make their own lives, but they are clearly exceptions to the world that surrounds them. Women aren't protected from rape or slavery (whether in name like in Essos, or in practice like prostitutes and women married off by their families in Westeros) anywhere that we can see. They are not trained to attack nor defend themselves, and they don't have access to positions of power (military, political or intellectual, like the maesters). The depiction and attitudes to homosexuality are quite interesting too. It seems that homosexuality exists (socially) between men (people make insinuations of Loras and Renly, people talk about boys being used as prostitutes for powerful men, and male rape occurring in military camps). Lesbian relationships are never, ever mentioned: we know of a few (Dany, Cersei) because we have the characters' POV, but they are not talked about socially (not even in a demeaning way). I think these two attitudes reflect historical approaches to male homosexuality in diverse cultures (e.g. rape of powerful man on boys accepted in ancient Greece, Inquisition persecution for sodomy) as opposed to practically total silence across the ages on the subject of lesbian relationships (with the famous exception of Sappho). My point is, in terms of LGBT rights, Essos and Westeros seem both to fail miserably. This includes general attitudes of dismissal of female sexuality and desire, which seems to be largely irrelevant in society (again, distinguish this from POVs). On the subject of 'broader' human rights, slaves in Essos and serfs/peasants/the poor in the cities in Westeros seems to be equally miserable. Somebody before said that there seems to be little to none social mobility in Westeros: I think this point is very important when looking at human rights. The deeply entrenched class system that is the feudal system makes it impossible for most people to ever aspire to any sort of change. Both Westeros and the varied societies in Essos, with the possible exception of Braavos, seem to have a rigid class system with serfs/peasants or slaves at the bottom, doing the majority of the hard labour and enabling the ruling classes to live comfortably and entertain themselves with grabs for power. In this sense, I do not see much difference in terms of development between West and East either. Now some of the Free Cities seem to have merchant classes and skilled guilds which in socio economic terms usually mean there is a bit more social mobility. The elite life is still out of reach for most, though. So this would be a detail, rather than an important trait of difference. Finally, there are no civil or human rights neither in Westeros nor in Essos. There is no democratic system, no political grassroots interest organisations, no civil rights whatsoever. There is no separate system of justice in any of the societies we know (please correct me if I'm wrong, I've only read the books once) - when you are 'judged', you are judged by your lord or whoever is in power in your immediate vicinity. You are subject to their whims whatever you do; there is no law to protect civilians. #53 Posted 24 July 2012 - 10:13 PM #54 Posted 25 July 2012 - 05:15 AM Ferrous, on 12 June 2012 - 10:03 PM, said:. However, Pentos does buy them off, and maintains substantial armed forces. Illyrio seems to imply that the Dothraki would destroy inland towns regardless, but that doesn't seem to square with other evidence. #55 Posted 27 July 2012 - 12:58 AM Mya, on 23 July 2012 - 07:55 AM, said: Its true there are no demoracies that fits the 21th century Western world view of it, but there are places where some form of people's power is used. In Volantis for example the freeborn landholds are allowed to vote on the Triarchs. Maybe not democratic as we know it but far more democratic than Westeros where birth decides who is in power. The other cities seems to favor some kind of oligarchy and while we wouldn't approve of it, its more people allowed to take a part than in some other places. #56 Posted 30 July 2012 - 04:31 PM Independent George, on 11 June 2012 - 06:01 PM, said: . I dont think its fair to compare arya´s hard life in flea bottom with cat of cannal´s or blind beggars´s in order to say Braavos is a better place to live than Westeros. In Flea Botton, she was scared little girl (stupid as she says) with no money, friends, flleing from queen´s soldiers, And she had no great skill. In Bravoos, she was trained, had some food, and was endured by her past. And she had some hard time getting well at night and I think it were flea bottom´s arya, she would have goten in trouble. I think that Westeros looks like a better place to live than essos for the common men altough the free cities seems to be more technonoligical advances. Besides that, everything considered, I think westeros combned power is greater , even military, Its a more stable, it has more land, natural resources, and its population is much bigger . Most of westerosi army may be light armed peasents, but their number would be much greater and they still would have the best warrior avaiable, the full plated kinght. Maybe westeros couldnt invade the Free Cities. Their navy seems to be much smaller. But i cant see the free cities or any other esses nation conquering westeros. Even Dany´s unsulied army alone would have little chance, the way i see it. To conquer westeros, u need westerosi men. #57 Posted 30 July 2012 - 07:27 PM #58 Posted 31 July 2012 - 07:42 AM #59 Posted 01 August 2012 - 06:24 PM Ferrous, on 05 June 2012 - 12:18 AM, said: The Mongols already proved in Eastern Europe that knights were no match for them whatsoever. They'd also proven throughout Asia that they could fight in almost any terrain. And it doesn't help at all when many of the Western European nations were constantly at war or fragmented. However, the Dothraki are just poor rip offs of the Mongols. Dothraki don't wear armour, Mongols did. Dothraki can't really penetrate heavy armour, Mongols could. The Dothraki were rarely unified into huge hordes, the Mongols were unified for the majority of the 13th century. The Dothraki would get slaughtered by the Westerosi. #60 Posted 07 August 2012 - 10:04 PM Independent George, on 12 June 2012 - 06:52 AM, said: i tottaly agree with this - not only that but Sam is wearing black witch in bravos means he has status. Dareon is no help at all , Aemon is sick and old , and Gilly keeps crying about that stupid Crasters kid. And on top off all he runs out of money witch he spend on healer for Aemon . i think Sam run out luck here so comparing his situation isnt fair. Edited by sexyxrs, 07 August 2012 - 10:06 PM.

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Posts tagged so sugoi Posts tagged so sugoi.” Am I late for this ship? omg i actually cried what the fuck science feels omg (via thepeachhascome) I loved this part! Meenah and Aranea are so kawaii! I made it all shoujo yuri. I’m sorry. Kick my ass now. (Source: senpai-dixie-kong, via alphaserket) It is a game. It is also Homestuck. These are both things that this is, at the SAME TIME.x downloadx leave feedback It’s been a hectic time, but here’s the result. My mother, brother, and I have created three levels of platformer-ish gameplay. (They haven’t even read Homestuck and programmed for me anyways! Four for you, family.) Be sure and tell me about any bugs or issues, and have fun! EDIT: YOU DON’T HAVE TO DOWNLOAD IT NOW. PLAY IT ONLINE HERE However, it is a little smaller and more prone to bugs, but hey! what can you do Th link doesn’t work for me but this looks really cool. (via kaikaruandhercurlyq) legolas-sama, what do your kawaii eyes see? They’re taking the bakas to Nihon! (Source: 4drien, via vanillawaifer-deactivated201303)

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Career Spotlight: Jeffrey Scott Shapiro Jeffrey Scott Shapiro Jeffrey Scott Shapiro (JD 05) began each week like any other UF Law student, consumed with classes and studying. Come most Thursdays, however, he was boarding a Colorado-bound plane to work as an investigative journalist for CBS News’ “48 Hours Investigates.” When Mondays rolled back around, he was sitting in his law classes once again, ready to repeat the cycle. Shapiro’s journalism background and law career has come full circle, now that he has been prosecuting cases related to the First Amendment for the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C. for the last year and a half. “Since I used to be a journalist, I have an interest in the First Amendment,” Shapiro said. “I think I may be one of the only prosecutors in the country who prosecutes cases that somehow seriously involve First Amendment law.” He deals with many protestors participating in unlawful conduct at the White House, U.S. Capitol, and other federal properties, particularly specializing in cases with mass protestors. Shapiro has prosecuted as many as 31 codefendants in one trial. Shapiro has also worked on high-profile cases, just recently prosecuting and subsequently convicting a woman who accosted Condoleezza Rice on Capitol Hill with hands painted red to look like blood. However, dealing with high-profile issues is nothing new to this journalism veteran, as he spent his seven years after his Florida State University undergraduate education as an investigative reporter. He covered stories that included the JonBenet Ramsey murder case, Columbine shootings, Chandra Levy investigation and Sept. 11 attacks. These experiences exposed him to the intersection of the law and media and the problems that can occur. “My real interest in going to law school was because I had an interest in First Amendment law,” Shapiro said. “I feel that the media abuses the First Amendment a lot, and I was hoping to go to law school so I could eventually represent people who were victims of that abuse.” This knowledge initially came from his beginning in journalism as a reporter for tabloids. In this capacity, he witnessed the abusive way the First Amendment was regarded in news coverage about JonBenet Ramsey. Shapiro ended up reporting these publications to the FBI, which led to a criminal prosecution and his testimony before a grand jury. Shapiro’s journalism career quickly ascended, as he went from employment at the tabloid, The Globe, to publication in Time Magazine. Just before law school, he was working for Gannett in New York City. “I actually spent a few months in Manhattan and all of the New York City area working on 9/11 and trying to track down information about Al-Qaeda, and then I came back to Florida and started law school,” he said. “You can kind of imagine the culture shock.” Law school didn’t deter Shapiro from journalistic endeavors. In addition to his academic work and involvement in the Military Law Students Association, he wrote some stories and columns and made appearances on television shows, including the “The O’Reilly Factor.” The summer after his first year, Shapiro was contacted by “48 Hours Investigates” to conduct a preliminary investigation on the Kobe Bryant case. This involved extensive time in Colorado that summer, extending into his second and third years of law school. This commitment also required a class schedule conducive to long weekends traveling to cover the case. “It was like I was living two lives at the same time,” Shapiro said. “It was a fun experience because I got to fly out of town every other week. It was a bit exotic for a full-time student, but it was also pretty exhausting.” Shapiro described the Kobe Bryant case as beneficial in two ways. He was able to witness concepts he was learning in classes in the real world and also had the ability to grasp complex legal issues brought up in hearings that very few reporters would be able to clearly understand without a legal education. “The Kobe Bryant case was sort of a whole part of my law school education,” Shapiro said. The still full-time law student decided he had enough information on the Kobe Bryant case to write a book. “Kobe Bryant: The Game of His Life” was published in February of 2004 and broke an Amazon.com Top 100 sales during the first week it was released. Upon graduating, Shapiro encountered another event that ultimately translated into his second book – bar preparation. Shapiro didn’t pass his first bar exam in June 2005, which he had the unfortunate timing of taking right after the bar examiners’ decision to rewrite the test just six weeks before. This was due to a bar preparation course’s successful duplication of actual exam questions. His second shot at the exam missed the mark by just one point. At that point he had a bar tutor, Steve Friedland, who used to teach at Nova Southeastern University Law Center. Friedland had devised a methodology based on a system of protocols. For every section of the bar, he created a system a student should use to approach each subject. “He had this great system he had developed, and I was very impressed,” Shapiro said. The idea to write another book sparked, and Shapiro used his own writing experience combined with Friedland’s material to write a book co-authored by the two, entitled “The Essential Rules for Bar Exam Success.” The book serves as a bridge between the last year of law school and the start of bar preparation courses, since it can be an abrupt shift. An important aspect of the book, which focuses on the Multistate Bar Examination, is understanding the language of the exam and teaching students how to “think the way the bar examiners think,” said Shapiro. Shapiro passed the bar the third time, an accomplishment he credits to applying the protocols in the book. Shapiro says the most valuable aspect of the book is preparing a third year law student for the psychological and emotional shift that accompanies bar exam preparation. “This book really helps you understand every aspect of studying for the bar. It’s not just about the bar exam itself,” Shapiro said. “It’s about what is going to happen to your life when you enter this Twilight Zone called bar exam class.” The book was published a few weeks ago by Thomson West with complimentary copies sent to every law school in the country. All law school bookstores, as well as select Barnes & Nobles and Borders bookstores, will be selling the book. Thomson West also selected the book as one of only two selected each year for its professional series. A strong writing background has influenced more than his current legal specialty, as Shapiro is now working on his third book. The story is about a forbidden love that takes place in a future utopian society, complete with civil rights issues he learned about in Constitutional Law. “There were a lot of things learned at UF that I wrote about in my stories,” Shapiro said. “If I hadn’t had that education at UF, I never would have been able to write those stories with the punch that they had.”

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"Marriage is an adventure, like going to war." I saw this quote by English writer G. K. Chesterton a week before my wedding day as I browse the internet for ideas for a groom’s message. Perfect timing, right? Honestly, it made me paused for a while and asked myself, “Am I really ready for marriage?” In the midst of a confused mind, a cluttered computer table and a slice of cold pizza that afternoon, my phone rang. It was Leah. While listening to her soothing voice and sweet nothings, memories of some of the best moments of our relationship just hit me from left to right. From our very first hello to the biggest hugs we gave each other after coming back from a two-year work stint overseas. From our first kiss to the scariest day of my life when she went under the knife to remove her unfriendly gallbladder. It’s was like a roller-coaster ride already and we’re not yet married. It could definitely be a war once we tie the knot since we might still give each other ‘surprises” when we start to live under one roof. But after our conversation over the phone, I felt a big smile was just painted on my face. I realized that if there is one person that I’d like to be on my side in any battle that I’ll meet in life along the way, I want nobody but her. We got married on December of 2006. We vowed to be each other’s pillar of strength and wall to lean on in times of trouble. We swore to overcome any obstacle life has to offer but never expected that the first two years of our married life is indeed a big war. In August 2007, we lost our first child due to birth complications. Baby Monique just lived for a day. After three months, a time I have yet fully recovered emotionally, my brother Jimmy died at the young age of 21. The following year, Leah lost her beloved lolo due to a lung disease. At first, we could not understand the series of tragedies that hit us. Why us? We’re just a couple whose only wish is to have a happy family life but got to start on a sour note. But as they say, time heals all wounds. In 2009, we got the best blessing of our lives--- our son Charles. Despite having asthma (something he inherited from me) and a record of 9-day hospital confinement due to pneumonia on his 9th month, Charles is our source of strength and inspiration for me and my wife. We worked hard every day with him and his future in our minds. Now, we understand why we have each other. Through the years, we have become a team that has overcome every trial we encountered in life and got stronger after surviving the storms. Six years and counting, I can’t recall any major major argument or tsunami walk out in our household. I just can’t stand to hurt the Ms. Universe of my life. We live a simple life but we make each other feel like a king and queen in the best way we can. We are a royal couple who share an order of large French fries from our favorite fast food shop, wrestle our way in a crowded Sabado market for our week’s supply, and do the laundry even after coming from an 8-hour toxic work load. These and other routines might sounds a little boring to some but for us, we don’t mind doing the same things over and over again for as long as we have each other’s company. Speaking of doing the laundry, I want to share what I believe are secrets to a long-lasting relationship based on personal experiences. I want to do a list using the brand of detergent soap that we’ve been using at home ever since. And so I say, if you want a long-lasting relationship, think of TIDE: Trust. Do not do something that will put a stain on your spouse’s trust on you. Give the assurance that even you’re away interacting with other people who have better abs or longer shinier hair, the only number that you’ll give away to a flirting stranger looking for a place to stay is 117. Although sometimes, feeling a little jealous is okay but it should easily be dissolved with a spoon of sugar-sweet message (Note: not sugar-coated). But I have to admit, my wife can’t trust me with unattended slice of cake or tub of ice cream in the ref. Intimacy. Would you believe that after six years of being a married couple, I still make “ligaw” to my wife? That’s even I did not do anything wrong. I just wanted it that way. Call me a sentimental fool or what but I still make “kilig” every time her face blushes or lights up with a poem I have composed, flowers I sent to her office or a favorite song or movie she been looking for was downloaded. I want to fulfil my wedding vow (yup, the one that I drafted with inspiration from Mr. Chesterton) that I will do anything that can make my wife happy. Devotion. The word is synonymous to love, loyalty and fidelity. Just choose one and paste it on your heart and you’re good to go. But it’s easier said than done. For me, devotion is the ideal response to the trust that your better half gives you. That whether she is near or far, wherever you are, believe that the heart does go on... only for her! A Titanic task to some but it’s the tip of the iceberg of many successful love stories. Excitement. Who doesn’t like surprises? From teething toddlers to old folks loosing teeth to single individuals by choice and married people to their chosen ones, a moment of excitement is a welcome treat anytime of the day. As much as I wanted to enumerate the many surprises that I gave my wife since Day 1, I might need a separate blog post or two for a complete listing (I am not kidding). But what I can share is a 12-minute video of a feature in GMA 7’s Wish Ko Lang where I surprised my wife of a gift that I asked for her. I have always believed that a successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. I will never regret that day I exchanged I do’s with my wife Leah until my last breath. And if in case I’ll be given another chance to live again, I will write to the same TV show for the second time and request if I can possibly be granted of the li.fe I had before--- in the arms of the woman of my dreams. Here’s another video that I hope can inspire anyone who watches it to aim in building a long-lasting relationship with their loved ones. It features stories of how love continues to live on and grow despite of distance and despair. It's also good to hear that brands like Tide, which has been a part of many Filipinos' lives for many generation has come up with a wonderful project as a way of recognizing couples who have overcome obstacles and great sacrifices in the name of love. A truly commendable gesture from Tide that is now fortified with Downy for a truly more sweet-smelling experience for all its loyal fans. Whether you’re in love or still looking for that someone to love, this clip will surely give you a taste of what a “Pag-ibig na Pangmatagalan” is all about. Whether you’re in love or still looking for that someone to love, this clip will surely give you a taste of what a “Pag-ibig na Pangmatagalan” is all about.!

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This is a special function used in the context of the Cox survival model. It identifies stratification variables when they appear on the right hand side of a formula. strata(..., na.group=FALSE, shortlabel=FALSE) The result is identical to the interaction function, but for the labeling of the factors ( strata is more verbose). a new factor, whose levels are all possible combinations of the factors supplied as arguments. coxph, interaction a<-factor(rep(1:3,4)) b<-factor(rep(1:4,3)) levels(strata(a)) levels(strata(a,b,shortlabel=TRUE)) coxph(Surv(futime, fustat) ~ age + strata(rx), data=ovarian)

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Locks and keys ring up huge costs for education institutions. When a student forgets a residence hall key, someone has to let the student in. When a student loses a key, a locksmith has to cut a new key and re-key the lock. On a campus with thousands of students, such problems can use up hours of expensive time. No wonder many facility directors and public-safety directors have turned to automated access-control systems with magnetic-stripe cards, proximity cards and, most recently, smart cards. Smart cards can provide a host of on- and off-campus services beyond security. In addition to serving as identification credentials and opening access-controlled doors, they can facilitate purchases at vending machines by accessing debit accounts, checking books out from the library and much more. Around the corner An emerging technology called near field communication (NFC) enables smartphones to do everything a contactless smart card can do—and then some. Devices enabled with NFC can communicate with each other. An NFC-enabled smartphone, for instance, could pay for merchandise in a store. The buyer would open up a credit card app and present the phone to an NFC-enabled credit card reader. The phone would transmit the credit card number to the reader, which would process the transaction with lightning speed. On campus, NFC technology can play a role in campus safety and security. By enabling contactless smart card access-control readers with NFC, students, faculty and staff could use smartphones to gain access to residence halls and other buildings across campus. Why is that a good idea? The system is simple to administer and to use. It eliminates the cost of buying and printing tens of thousands of smart cards, which can cost $2 to $10 or more per card. It enhances security, and students want it. NFC-enabled smartphones can do anything a smart card can do. An easier way To start up such a system, a system administrator would create an electronic mobile key, enabling access to appropriate doors, for each member of the campus community. The keys are stored in a secure cloud environment accessible only by those with an activated PIN number. Next, e-mail invitations would be sent to the community explaining the system and inviting everyone to enroll. The invitation would include a unique PIN number for each recipient. Upon receiving an invitation, a student could do nothing and continue using a card, or he or she could download an access app and enroll in the system by using the PIN number to log onto the cloud and download the mobile key created by the administrator. To use the app to enter a residence hall, a student would open the app and tap the phone on the reader—which, of course, must be NFC-enabled. An NFC-enabled campus can replace a one-card offering with a one-phone system that does everything a one-card program can do. Enable the campus laundry facilities, vending machines, library checkout desk, cafeteria and other campus facilities with NFC, and smartphones can replace plastic. Moreover, NFC can make a smartphone into an educational tool. The campus art gallery, for instance, could have an app that visitors can download upon entering. During the walkthrough, visitors can tap their phones on enabled NFC buttons to call up audiovisual presentations about artists and their work.

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According to the study, diagnosed type 2 diabetes accounted for $174.4 billion of 2007 spending on diabetes and undiagnosed type 2 diabetes was responsible for $18 billion in costs. Spending on type 1 diabetes totaled $14.9 billion. Gestational diabetes was associated with $636 million in costs. Pre-diabetes, a state that affects one in four adults in the U.S. and is a precursor to diabetes, cost $25 billion. The analysis examined both direct medical costs, which accounted for $153 billion in spending, and $65 billion in indirect costs associated with absenteeism and disease-related productivity losses. The average type 2 diabetic cost nearly $10,000 per year, while a pre-diabetic cost only $443 in additional medical costs. Many pre-diabetics can avoid type 2 diabetes with life style changes, thereby reducing much of the medical costs.

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Witch Weekly - the BRAND NEW INFORMATION issue ( Oh hey - did you know it's totally Monday now? I didn't. Oops. ) Please visit the drop box if you've any ideas for next issue. We're thinking about doing Hogwarts House-themed issues for June, so if there are any House-related articles you'd like to see, let us know.

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878 Peachtree St, Atlanta, GA | Directions 3030933.778968 -84.384377 View Website View More View Less “The decor is fun and interesting and the bar-food menu is top notch --especially the burgers.” “The staff is friendly and inviting, and the waitresses are extremely attractive and serve strong, stiff drinks.” “best burgers in Atlanta!” “Multiple options for burgers and the other sandwiches are equally good.” “The best burgers, bar food, and beer selection if you like a different kind of place.” “As a business owner myself I personally think that know matter how much the food cost, you should receive good service.” “Great burger joint with a huge menu of food.” “My only negative comment is that the service was a little slow.” Pass over the bypass and just get the original; I love the seediness of this place! Vortex Midtown - What a let Down pure seedy and disappointin. Me think not. How appropriate summary for that establishment. Not sure how they got the good reviews, if that were their buddies or now, but our experience was anything but good. The restaurant felt seedy with pictures of nude women in the bar and wait staff that was very "up -nosed" and overall provided bad service. They do have a very large nice bar, but again, the service was slow and not very good, so if you are ok with slow and not so good service, you will get decent burgers and fries - that is all I can say about the food - then you're ok. It felt like a college bar where the beers should be $1.50, but they were not, so in summary, we did not have a good experience at all, which is strange since The Vortex has a good reputation. Good Burgers. This place has the best tasting burgers, but I hate the fact that it is really greasy. The service isn't all that great, they are slow with orders, and not all that friendly. Outside of that I mean its a good place to hang out, there are always people there, and the vibe is good. RUDE! NEVER GO HERE!. I just called to place a to go order because I have a broken hand and live a block away. The guy that answered they phone snapped at me and said he wouldn't take a to go order because he was too busy -- and the hung up the phone on me. I will never EVER patronize this establishment. If you want a good burger, go to Houston's!!! My visit to this restaurant really made my day.. I have always loved burgers. I liked the succulent taste of burgers in this restaurant. They offer different variations which I love. My visit to this restaurant really made my day. SUB STANDARD FOOD, EVEN WORSE EMPLOYEES. Do not buy the hype and gimmick - Vortex is TERRIBLE! The food is sub-standard bar food at best. Their burgers are one step above McDonalds and their fries are equivalent to microwavable fries (McDonalds fries are actually better). In short, the burger and fries were not fresh and had no flavor. To make matters worse, the service is HORRIBLE! The hostess (or one of) is rude, condescending, and in my experience, racist! When I complained to the manager, he told me I was being ridiculous. I would never go back to Vortex again! When visiting Atlanta, I highly recommend you avoid this trashy and smoke filled place. There are a lot of other restaurants in the area worthy of your business. Also, if you are going with a GROUP, this is definetly NOT the place for you - they will not seat you unless everyone in your party is present. They refuse to allow you to change your party size once you've given it to them, so you're definitely out of luck if someone decides not to show up. They will not seat you! As ridiculous as it might appear, this is apparently their policy! Dining at Vortex is THE WORST dining experience I have ever had! I'm giving it a one star, but only because I can't give it a ZERO STAR. Every Man's Dream. Featured on the Food Network as Top 100 Places to Dine in America, the Vortex has a naughty atmosphere with some mouth watering greasy cheeseburgers. What more could every man ask for? With multiple locations across Atlanta, The Vortex's menu is unlike any other in the city. Countless choices of burgers, sandwiches, and more. They even have a burger that is smashed between 2 grilled cheeses and has 8 pieces of bacon pushed in between two giant patties. If you are coming to Atlanta with a group of guys, this is the place to go for dinner. Tattoed waitresses that are not there to mushy up to you take your order and keep it real. This place is ALWAYS 18 and up and is definitely not the place to take the kiddies! Why all the accolades?. All I have heard is Vortex, Vortex for best hamburgers in Atlanta. When I hear that I always take it with a grain of salt considering who is heaping on the accolades. I was pretty disappointed when we ate there yesterday. It was quiet after the lunch rush yet it took at least 10 minutes for waitress to come introduce herself and take our drink order. We ordered two burgers exactly the same except for I wanted mine medium well, the hubs got his cooked medium. When gent from the kitchen delivered our order, he specifically asked who got the medium and who got the medium well burger. Okay, great I thought (attention to detail) until I got half-way through the burger and thought hey this isn't cooked very evenly since I discovered some major pink in the center of the burger. We then realized our burgers were mixed up but by then the hubs had already scarfed up half of his burger. He thought his burger was nicely seasoned but on the dry side. Even my mistakenly-medium burger wasn't juicy at all. The requisite fries were nothing to write home about. I have had much better, juicier burgers at Five Guys and at a little hole in the wall in Cleveland, GA called Yonah Burger. Yes, the Vortex decor is interesting, albeit a tad junky, but that isn't enough to bring me back. Atlanta has so many places to eat that we are going to try some others. Why bother with just mediocre? Food is great...but hate the atmosphere.... There was quite a wait, so we grabbed a seat at the bar and ate there. The food was excellent, but my alergies can't handle the piles of cigarette smoke. I will go back, but it will probably be on an "Annual Basis" rather than monthly. NOW HAS AN ALTERNATIVE COMEDY CLUB?!.. Like a 60s hangout that never was... See more tips for Vortex Bar & Grill Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Facebook to see what your friends are up to! Get the Citysearch Mobile app so you can spend less time searching for great places, and more time enjoying them.

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A DEEPER PATH THAT GETS YOU THE LOVE YOU WANT FASTER! A love solution to be free of fixing and start living your amazing life. Stop playing games, be authentically you and believe in love. Hi, my name is Debi Berndt, NYC - a leading relationship and success mindset mentor and author of the best-selling book, LET LOVE IN: OPEN YOUR HEART & MIND TO ATTRACT YOUR IDEAL PARTNER (WILEY 2010). I have helped thousands of women to find their true love. If you are tired of trying clear your negative beliefs and fix yourself, you have come to the right place. You don’t have to change or fix anything, you have to become aware of your greater self. My partner, Dr. Roberto Maldonado, neuro-psychologist, and I have developed the Creative Love Process™ based on Jungian psychology and eastern philosophy. We offer a grounded approach to help you attain a higher STATE OF MIND so you can consciously create the life of your dreams including true, lasting love, dream career and a spiritual life that is real and grounded. You are already amazing and deserve an awesome, attractive man who ADORES YOU and do the work you love while making a substantial income. You want more than to just catch a man, you want lasting love with a person that is going to rock your world and make all your married friends wish they had taken these steps. We developed the Inner Adam™ approach that is proven to transform your relationships with men so you can attract (and be attracted to) a healthy relationship. You can attract true love and wealth using our Creative Love Process™, a unique combination of eastern and western psychology, philosophy, spirituality and universal principles. All areas of your life will transform as you become more conscious of the power of your own mind. Can you choose WHO YOU ATTRACT? Find out here in our new teaching video and get all the answers about attracting your very own true love. Too much dating coaching advice out there tells you what you are doing wrong and why your romantic life isn’t working, but not many tell you HOW TO CHANGE IT. Come join me on this journey to find the love of your life in the fastest, easiest way. READY FOR YOUR AMAZING TRUE LOVE? SIGN UP IN THE BOX ON THE RIGHT FOR MY TRUE LOVE ATTRACTION STARTER KIT – $500 IN FREE GIFTS! - FREE 3-PART VIDEO SERIES THAT WILL OPEN YOUR MIND ON A NEW WAY TO LOOK AT LOVE - 1 HOUR “MEET YOUR INNER ADAM” LECTURE WITH VISUALS! - FREE GUIDED MEDITATIONS TO INCREASE YOUR DATING CONFIDENCE - FREE WEEKLY LOVE MOMENT NEWSLETTER - SPECIAL INSIDER OFFERS AND EVENTS FEEL THE LOVE AND GET INSPIRED! Testimonials Looks like the wedding will probably be May 18th… I’m really excited! Thanks! I really do think the work we did for attracting a loving partner was what helped draw us to each other!” -C.B., Denver, CO . P., Queens, NY “I just wanted to send you a note to thank you for the amazing positive change you have made to my life. I signed up for your STL Breakthrough Course towards the end of last year and enjoyed every minute (even addressing all the difficult questions I had to ask myself!) I absolutely loved the tele classes and the homework too; it made such a difference making the time to sit down and do all the exercises.I read your book around the same time and even though there was no-one in my life (romantically) and no-one on the horizon, I just kept on keeping the faith and telling myself that I should really enjoy all this time to myself because I never knew when I would be in a relationship and be busy with the man of my dreams! Cutting Ties with Ex and Moving On to Find LOVE I had a long time, on again off again, affair with a man in OKC who had been getting divorced for about 5 yrs. It was very unhealthy and I was having a hard time letting go. I had met another man who I was very impressed with and wanted to see where that would go, but realized that my energy being divided in the way it was, would probably get in the way. We did a couple of sessions and cut the ties with the man in OKC. Well long story short, David, the new man is now very much in my life! He is everything I have ever dreamed of! When I looked at my list of my ideal mate, he fits 95%! We are so happy. And planning to be married sometime within the next year. So thank you. thank you~ – DM, Denver, CO During a singles event in February 2009 I participated in your “heart light” exercise designed to attract love. In my mind a dark, backlit figure approached me. I never saw his face. We had a warm, short chat, and then parted, saying we’d see each other soon. We hugged and I felt and saw that he was wearing a soft black sweater with white flecks in it. Later that night, a black man bumped into me at the singles event. We connected immediately. He was wearing a soft black sweater with white flecks in it! Since then he and I have been nearly inseparable. At 52, I had given up hope of finding my life match, but this man possesses all of the qualities I seek. How amazing to know that I first saw this incredible human being in my mind during the heart light exercise, and then met the real deal about an hour later. Imagine that! Thanks, Deb. Barbara -Denver, Colorado Debra took me through a hypnosis session on career and prosperity and a session on finding my lifetime partner, and after listening to both sessions on a daily basis I have noticed significant changes in my career opportunities and in the attention that men give me. I feel like my self-confidence and self worth have grown exponentially because of working with Debra. I very highly recommend her services. DLH-Washington, DC It works! “Since my divorce nearly 6 years ago, my dating experience was one “dud” after another. A friend gave me the Attract the Love of Your Life CD, and I listened to it before bed a few times….within the next 30 days, I met the love of my life! For the first time ever, I am enjoying feeling loved, appreciated, being romanced, in a loving relationship. I recommend this CD to anyone who is ready to meet the love of his/her life! R.H. – Denver, CO “Looks like the wedding will probably be May 18th. I’m really excited! Thanks! I really do think the hypnosis for attracting a loving partner was what helped draw us to each other!” C.B. – Denver, CO Hi Deb, Ruddy, Denver, Coloradoada Clearing Blocks Deb is just an absolutely extraordinary woman in my eyes. The work that she has done with me has helped to release an issue that I have been unable to release for years even doing work with other people. And, it occurred in only one session with her. Both on a personal and a professional level Deb has always been such a huge support to me and I am eternally grateful for not only who she is for me, but who she is for everyone. -Darcy Volden Hoag, Founder, Secrets Of Her Success – I wanted to let you know how you have affected my life. I had been practicing the law of attraction for a year or so before I discovered you. I desired to increase my income, but knew I had prejudices against money and was struggling. I checked out a book from the library on self-hypnosis thinking I could teach myself to break down those barriers. Well, I guess I attracted you because shortly after that I saw you on 7 News at a very odd time for me to be tuning in. I ended up ordering Creative Wealth from your website and have increased my pay by 60%! And all in less than one year. Thank you for your part in that! I really think highly of your products, and value your insight. K.L., Denver, CO Manifest ANYthing! Program Manifest Anything is one of Amazon’s happy little surprises–it’s too soon to tell if I’m going to manifest my own “anything” (my goal is rather long-term), but I can say that everything about this CD, from the recording quality, to the very pleasant and soothing voice, to the visions it inspires, is absolutely top-quality. Manifestation aside, it’s like a visit to the spa, and you emerge from the experience feeling rested, energized, and full of confidence that the rest of the day will go well. I noticed that a reviewer of another of Debra Berndt’s cds was disappointed that the length of the session on that CD wasn’t very long. This one isn’t, either, but that, in my estimation, is one of its strengths. I have other CDs of this genre that range from half an hour to an hour, and frankly, I just won’t use them because it takes too large a chunk of my time to use them regularly as I should. At about 15 minutes, this session is perfect–and trust me, it’s packed with valuable imagery and suggestions. It’s the best 15 minutes of my day! If you have a spare 15 minutes, give this one a try. I think you’ll be glad you did! J.G., Lexington, KY I LOVE your Manifest Anything! program. Ever since I started listening to it, I have seen so many shifts in my life. A new business opportunity which I am really excited about and is taking off. Your program helps me remember that I am in control of my own destiny. Thank you for what you do! D.H., Evergreen, CO About the Breakup Recovery CD: “This has helped me tremendously. I will say though at first I seemed to have got stuck on the letting go part. Everything about me felt as though I needed to let go, but my heart seemed sad about it or something. I am not sure how to put it into words. I did, however, stick with it and little by little I started feeling a lot better. But with continuing and not giving up, I feel like it has helped me now get a hold of my situation and start to move forward. I am reading again and starting to enjoy the things I do have in my life, and I credit the CD for that. Maybe it forced me to go through a mourning period first in order to move forward.” C.T., Denver, CO Accepting Love: Confidence in a New Relationship CD “I loved the CD! Volume is great and the content was more than I could have ever imagined. What a boost to my self-esteem. I listened to it for the first time yesterday and listened to it four times before the day was over. I had the best sleep last night than I have had for a couple years. It is very hard for me to relax and sit still for any amount of time, but I did it not once but four times yesterday.” K.S., Denver, CO. I am the LOVE COACH AND EXPERT helping singles attract true love and get engaged within one year! Will you be my next success story? Find out more about private and group love coaching sessions LET LOVE IN BOOK REVIEWS From Amazon: The Most Powerful Healing Tool for Love I’ve Seen This book is truly masterful, getting to core issues that prevent someone from finding love. I’ve been a dating coach since 2002, working with thousands of women over 40, read countless books on dating and have written three of my own. That said, Debra helps the reader get to the bottom of and transform beliefs that get in the way of love. This is not a superficial approach to dating. It’s for the woman who is ready to transform her romantic karma once and for all to find lasting love. Don’t wait another minute to purchase this book. -Ronnie Ann Ryan, CT flawless This book unfolds magnificently. Its genius is in the way it leads you to yourself. Debra wastes no pages, paragraphs, sentences, or even words because the honesty demands a kind of efficiency one rarely finds in books of this genre. By being ruthlessly honest with herself, she is able to offer the reader thorough purity. While reading “Let Love In”, you will surely ask yourself tough questions which I guarantee will prove invaluable as you realize your thinking patterns and attachments. Part of the fun is that the tough questions are accompanied by bright little light bulbs – whether you are male or female. Before opening to page 1, I was apprehensive that this book would only speak to women, but these principles, ideas, and exercises are translatable across genders and even relevant to other aspects of life. The title of this book could just as easily be, LET LIFE IN. I certainly plan to. A.S., New York, NY A New and Refreshing Book on Finding Love I have to say that I was very impressed by this book. I have read a lot of books on dating, and attracting the right person and it was so refreshing to read a book that is focused on healing feelings of unworthiness and learning how to empower yourself and create a strong and healthy self image. I am married, but found many pearls of wisdom that I will be able to incorporate into my life in all areas. I will be reading this a second time and referring to it often. -Marla Martensen, Author of Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker If you had to read one book, this is it! This is one of the best books I’ve read on relationships and the subconscious mind. It’s written in an easy-to-understand and straightforward way. What sets this book apart from other self-help/dating books in the market is that the author zeroes in on the crux of the problem, instead of glossing over it like most of the self-help books out there. She lays out the groundwork by clearly explaining the functions of the subconscious mind and its effects on our lives. She also demystifies the stereotype and false beliefs surrounding hypnosis. She makes you delve deep into your psyche by making you question the origin of your core beliefs and then guides you through a step-by-step self-hypnosis exercises in order to tap into your subconscious mind and rewire your internal software. When the conscious mind isn’t alligned with the subconscious mind’s core beliefs then we unwittingly attract unfavorable partners and situations. Our conscious mind desires to find love, a healthy relationship and a happy marriage, but our subconscious mind believes it’s far-fetched and impossible. As a result, we find ourselves caught in the same horrible cycle. The conscious mind and the subconscious mind must work harmoniously together in order to create favorable situations in our lives and to magnetize men/women who are nurturing, honest, and compatible. -Sara, Bahrain Facebook Comments: Leave A Reply (11 comments so far) Self Help Books 529 days ago Will surely recommend this site to some friends! Very interesting site and articles. Really thankful for sharing. Regards, If Your Situation Seems Hopeless 506 days ago You’ve got great insights about mental coaching, keep up the good work! Lee 395 days ago Debi, just heard your interview with Orna and Matthew Walters and you were AMAZING!!! You spoke to me as a single woman looking for true love, and gave so much wisdom filled advice. WOW… THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! you are awesome!!! Linda 379 days ago Debi, This is Linda from the call last night. Just wanted to let you know that you caused a major shift and have given me alot to think about and meditate about. I have been doing work on myself for years, but the insight that you provided me about False Self Esteem was the piece of the puzzle I was missing. For years I was an over achiever to get attention from my parents and I did not realize until your response yesterday that I was so dependent on the opinion of others in my life. Thank you for that gift. I do now need to ask…who am I? from an authentic place. I am so glad I was on the call and I am so thankful that I had the courage to share. Thank you, thank you, thank you, and of course bless you. Linda sutasinee 304 days ago I am now in Oman. I want to feel peace in my mind and want to feel loved , be wanted from man, want to attract caring man and loving relationship. I dona’t know how I can start from your srvice Please suggest Sandie 246 days ago Great post nice to see someone that really believes in the power of love kelleher international 235 days ago great, fun blog. thank you for all your advice! Michelle 222 days ago How do I order this book.. ~Misha Antje 113 days ago Hello there, I discovered your blog by means of Google at the same time as looking for a similar matter, your web site got here up, it looks great. I’ve bookmarked it in my google bookmarks. Hello there, simply become alert to your blog through Google, and located that it is really informative. I am gonna be careful for brussels. I will appreciate in case you continue this in future. Lots of folks can be benefited from your writing. Cheers! Heidi J 83 days ago Dearest Debi I just want to thank you from my Heart, for your free 3 part lectures on how to find true love. Not to bore you with a very long story of my life that could make a blockbuster. But to say that very very much of what you say, I have been through. Unfortunately my BS ( no matter how much I have worked on my self). Has left me in a situation where I am today on pre pension, with load of financial depth. My whole physical and psychological system has suffer major. I have PTSD. No matter if I stayed single for years, and did watch out, over and over, Even though I did pray very much, and wish to be with Batman I always ended up with Lex Luther! I understand everything you say with my intellect, but I still do not understand what I don’t understand, and what I do wrong. I just had a relationship for almost a year ( after being Single for four years, by choice). the guy seemed nice, religious background, Masters degree, no over charming attitude! still he turned out to have told me one lie after the other lie, I was chocked and deeply hurt! I want my life, I want to live I want to be happy! Help me GOD and sweet Debi Thank you very very much. Heidi from over Denmark Lauren 14 days ago Hi, Debi, Just starting to explore Shadow Side, and you popped up! My husband and I will celebrate 32 years of marriage in a couple of months. This just gives us new material to keep on making a really good relationship even better. Looking forward to your course, Lauren

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Evasive Space Evasive Space Official Trailer 2 Evasive Space is an action space adventure available for download as a WiiWare game. Evasive Space Images Evasive Space Videos - Evasive Space trailer. Take a look at some of the awesome levels in Evasive Space on WiiWare! - Dec 16, 2008 - 1:09 - (2,265 views) - Check out the explosive space action in this new trailer for Evasive Space. - Dec 9, 2008 - 1:02 - (736 views) Evasive Space News & Features - WWE vs. SmackDown creator's US arm creates new Akinai subsidiary to focus on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and WiiWare; High Voltage's Evasive Space due in January.Posted Jan 21, 2009 7:41 pm GMT Latest Evasive Space Updates Hot Forum Topics Evasive Space - Downloadable Game - Publisher(s): Yuke's Company of America - Developer(s): High Voltage Software - Release: - Evasive Space Navigation Games You May Like - The Kore Gang (WII) - Epic Mickey 2 (WII) - Vampire Crystals (WII) - Crash of the Titans (WII) - FFCC: My Life as King (WII) Users who looked at content for this game also looked at these games.

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Celebrities have taken to Twitter to mourn those who lost their lives, were impacted or moved by the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday in Newtown, Conn. While police reports have not yet released the civilian casualty information, news outlets like CNN are estimating that as many as 25 people, 18 of which may include children, were killed in the shooting. Many others were injured but an official number was not given by police. Unconfirmed reports also said the principal Dawn Hochsprung and a school psychologist were killed in the shooting, as well. Reuters Celebrities have taken to Twitter to share their thoughts about the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday in Newtown, Conn. Connecticut State Police initially identified the shooter only as a 20-year-old male, who was dead inside the school building after using a high-powered .223-caliber assault rifle. However, recent reports indicated the shooter was 24-year-old Ryan Lanza, who was found dead on the sight of the shooting. He was reportedly wearing dark clothing, a mask, a bulletproof vest and carrying a total of four guns. Police have not given a cause of death. Unconfirmed reports said Lanza had a connection to the school and both of his parents were reportedly dead. The shooting began around 9:40 a.m. inside of the elementary school where an estimated 600 students in grades K-4 weret. J. Paul Vance said the scene of the shooting was secure and the police are in "search warrant activity." “The scene is secure. The public is not in danger,” says Connecticut State Police spokesman Paul Vance. As one of the deadliest school shootings in history, celebrities have taken to Twitter to share their condolences for the tragedy. -- Adrienne Maloof: Terrible terrible news about the shooting in Connecticut. Sending thoughts and prayers to everyone involved…. Alyssa Milano: What the f*ck is wrong with people? Andy Cohen: This is too sad for words. Ashley Greene: Some things are just bigger than me and impossible for me to understand. My thoughts and prayers are with the families in Connecticut. Audra McDonald: No words. #prayfornewton Bethenny Frankel: MONSTER. Those poor helpless children & babies. I don’t remember hearing something so evil Blake Shelton: The killing of defenseless people and innocent children. I’m sad and sickened. This is why we all should be prepared to defend and guard. Brandi Glanville: I can not believe this school shooting, what is wrong with people!!!! My heart is breakking for the kids and families. Chad Johnson: Just seeing my news feed on the Connecticut shooting, what is going on, prayers to the families and students involved. Christina Applegate: There are just no words. Only sorrow. We are all shedding tears today for those families. Courteney Cox: Praying for Sandy Hook Craig Ferguson: Terrible news story today. Please forgive edit in tonight’s pretaped show because it’s not such a great day for America. DJ Pauly D: My Prayers Go Out To Everyone Affected By This Horrible Shooting In Connecticut Elisabeth Hasselbeck: Please #prayfornewtown. Praying with you. #whyGodwhy Giuliana Rancic: This tragedy is beyond heartbreaking. Imagine how excited these little kids were for the holidays. Why? Why? Why? Tragic and senseless. Hilary Duff: Oh my.I am shocked.Heartbroken.Devastating news about this elementary school Ian Somerhalder: We are sad.Our hearts,thoughts&help are w/you.Im so sorry to all affected by this.So sorry.May all thelove in the world hug you in this time Jenny McCarthy: Cant stop crying. My heart goes out to these familes. Jesse Tyler Ferguson: I’m sick to my stomach about the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary. All my thoughts are with the community of Newtown, CT. J Joan Rivers: Hearing the news of the sad tragedy in CT. I’m horrified and heartbroken – my thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. Joe Jonas: Please Pray for everyone in Newtown, Connecticut. John Stamos: soulless coward pulls trigger, children die, officials express regret and then what -we wait for the next shooting? how do we stop this? Josh Duhamel: My heart hurts for the victims & their families of the CT school shooting. This needs to stop. Schools must be safe again. Joy Behar: My thoughts and prayers are with the families of Sandy Hook Elementary. Kate Walsh: Horrible. My thoughts and prayers go out to the children in newton and their families. Katherine McPhee: I’m so saddened over the shootings in CT. In light of such an evil act, #PrayForNewton. Keri Hilson: It’s time to re-evaluate those gun laws you spoke about, @BarackObama. Prayers for surviving children & families in Newtown, Connecticut. Khloe Kardashian: I am sick to my stomach. 18 children and 9 adults lives were stolen today. I’m so sorry for the sadness and pain this has caused. PRAY Kim Kardashian: In total shock over the school shooting in Ct! 18 children shot dead & 9 adults by a father of one of the kids! What has this world come to Kirstie Alley: No comprehension of such insanity, violence and evil… Kourtney Kardashian: If this tragedy doesn’t change something in this country regarding guns…I just want to scream and cry. Deeply saddened. Praying Kristin Chenoweth: Well im hearing about this shooting in CT. Praying. Sending prayers. Larry King: This is a double horror story-the horror of the senseless deaths & that this continues 2happen in this country Lindsay Lohan: This is absolutely horrifying. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families in Newton, CT. So unbelievably sad. Malin Akerman: My heart goes out to all the victims and families of #SandyHook elementary school. Unbelievably sad. Maria Menounos: Heartbreaking.As many as 20 children shot by gunman this morning at a CT elementary school.Multiple fatalities reported. #Connecticut #pray Martha Plimpton: Call your representatives and ask them to make #GunControl a priority TODAY Mia Farrow: Gun control is no longer debatable- it’s not a ‘conversation’- It’s a moral mandate. ‘ Michael Moore: Only minutes away from pundits & politicians say, “This isn’t the time to talk about gun control.” Really? When is that moment? Miranda Lambert: I’m praying for those babies and all the victims of the Connecticut shooting. May God bring peace to the families. Piers Morgan: Don’t just mourn these poor dead children America – get angry and do something to stop these senseless shootings happening. Randy Jackson: Thoughts and prayers go out to those in Connecticut Rita Ora: Wow this is horrific everybody in Connecticut the children my love and the bots love goes out to you #isthereanyhopeleft Sarah Silverman: Band-Aids-on-Band-Aids @NRA people want MORE access to guns to combat all the people w access to guns. Sherri Shepherd: My heart is broken for the parents, family & faculty of #SandyHook Elementary School… can’t stop praying & crying. Such a senseless act Snoop Dogg: Sending love 2 the families in Connecticut for their tragic loss. 2day I bow my head in sadness Sophia Bush: My heart aches for Connecticut …. Steve Carell: Pray for Sandy Hook, Newtown CT. Vinny Guadagnino: Praying for the Victims in the Connecticut school shooting. This is happening too]

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The State Coroner has been scathing of the treatment and care given to a Perth mother-of-two who suffered "horrific" complications from an elective stomach stapling operation and died six months later. Julienne McKay-Hall, 46, had the weight loss surgery on November 9, 2007 at St John of God Hospital in Murdoch. The stapling gun used by surgeon Dr Hairul Ahmad misfired during the surgery. The misfire caused a stomach leak, which resulted in Mrs McKay-Hall developing sepsis. Her condition went undiagnosed for three days. In his findings handed down today, State Coroner Alastair Hope was critical of the "inexcusable failure" by Dr Ahmad and nurses to properly monitor and urgently address the patient's alarming and deteriorating condition. Mrs McKay-Hall underwent numerous surgeries, spent months in hospital and died in May 2008 after an operation to fix a leaking abdominal fistula at Fremantle Hospital. Mr Hope described Dr Ahmad's actions, which included not reading critical notes and not coming into the hospital to see Mrs McKay-Hall when a nurse called him about her worsening vital signs, as "grossly inadequate" and referred him to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Mr Hope said failure to take regular observations of the patient, particularly when she became "close to death", constituted a gross failure by the hospital and nurses involved in her treatment. Mr Hope said Mrs McKay-Hall's death was a result of "misadventure" and found the "poor quality of treatment and care" by Dr Ahmad and nurses "contributed to her death". Mr Hope made two recommendations, including calling for improved communication and recording by nurses about patients' abnormal vital signs and for a system of audits to examine if hospitals adequately deal with emergencies. Mr Hope expressed his sympathies to Mrs McKay-Hall's family for their extreme distress over the "sad, tragic and unnecessary death". The elective surgery was a relatively new procedure in 2007 and involved removing a large portion of stomach and stapling the remaining part of the stomach. Mrs McKay-Hall, who weighed 111kg before the procedure, chose the drastic action to improve her quality of life. Outside court, Tanya Watson, lawyer for Mrs McKay-Hall's family, said the family was satisfied with the coronial investigation and that the Coroner had confirmed its suspicions of sub-standard care. She said the family may consider pursuing compensation. A spokesman for St John of God Health Care said the hospital remained deeply saddened by Mrs McKay-Hall's death and it co-operated fully with the coronial inquest. He said the hospital would examine the findings carefully and where relevant it would review policies, procedures and practices.The spokesman said the hospital investigated and suspended Dr Ahmad in 2008 and that suspension remains. Sponsored links 'The West Australian' is a trademark of West Australian Newspapers Limited 2013. Select your state to see news for your area.

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My first experience of a croque monsieur comes on the French fast train the TGV from Antibes to Lyon. My long-forgotten schoolgirl French doesn't register exactly what it is that I'll be eating, but others are getting it and it sounds exotic. We crack open a bottle of wine, sipped from plastic cups in the train's first-class section, and tuck into our lunch selections as we happily while away the four hours. So the croque monsieur? Well, all I'll tell you for now is that it's a popular cafe classic and it's the start of my gastronomic journey from one end of France to the other. I had no idea when we set out that the 10-day trip to discover France "off the beaten tracks" would also be something of an awakening for a non-foodie like me. Our journey takes us from Nice, the queen of the French Riviera, to Paris, the love capital of the world. In between: many charming cities and surrounding areas, from Nice to Antibes to Lyons to Moulins to Vichy to Amboise to Nantes to Vannes to Paris; and more than a few sumptuous three-course meals. We fly into Nice and after that it's trains all the way, apart from a few van drives here and there. The initial rail journey, on which I discover the joys of a croque monsieur, takes us to Lyons. It is here, in the gastronomic capital of France, that I face my first real challenge with French food. Lyons boasts 2000 restaurants, 14 with Michelin stars. Many call themselves bouchons, the traditional Lyonnaise restaurants. But, says our guide Christine Barniaud, there's only 10 that you would call authentic bouchons. "There's no classification," the promotion officer with the Lyons Tourist Office says, "but we know the good ones - it's the atmosphere, it's the food and the welcome." We end up at Cafe des Federations, where the menu boasts black pudding with apple, calf head with ravigote sauce, cake of chicken livers and stew of pork cheeks. What does the non-foodie choose? Chicken with vinegar. A nice meal but a fail when it comes to living up to the challenge to be adventurous. Gradually, however, as we travel through France, this boring eater starts sampling more out-there fare: gizzard in Clermont-Ferrand (barely enough to register what I'd eaten) and steak tartare in Moulins (surprisingly pleasing, but I prefer my meat to be cooked). I've discovered I'm particularly partial to the Auvergne region's potato-and-cheese dish truffade: creamy, rich and filling. By the time we leave behind the red-tile roofs of the south of France and cross further north, where blue slate abounds, I'm even trying eel (a very fishy taste, one bit was enough for me) in the fishing village of Trentemoult, opposite the port of Nantes. Somewhere along the way, I've acquired the habit of drinking an aperitif before dinner. It seems imperative now. And I've also picked up a few tips about travelling by train: • Pack light. It's not like a plane trip. There's no checking in your luggage and collecting it at the other end. You need to lift your suitcase on and off the train and find somewhere to store it. (There are storage areas but they vary.) If you can't carry your own suitcase you've packed too much - unless there's someone with you who will help you lift it. • The TGV has assigned seats, so you must book. There are no seat reservations with the regional TERs. • There's not much difference between first and second class on the regional trains, except for the leg-room. On the TGV, the difference is a bit more obvious (for example, larger reclining seats). • Rail Europe says the France Rail Pass is the best option for non-European residents. It provides unlimited travel on the 31,000km national rail network, for three to nine days' travel within a one-month period. Regular France Rail Passes start at $263 for a three-day pass and $340 for a five-day pass. • Rail Europe also offers a France Rail Pass Premium, which includes access to a private concierge to help with planning your holiday. Once you book you receive an email with contact details. You can use the concierge service for the whole time your pass is valid. Prices start from $300 for a three-day pass and $375 for a five-day pass. • Most train stations have good facilities. The only hiccup we had was at Clermont-Ferrand, when we had to navigate stairs to get to our van driver. Taxis were on the same level as the rail platform. • Take a book or work on your laptop (there's no internet on the trains, however), but don't forget to enjoy the postcard-perfect countryside. • The TGV has a food car but the regional trains do not. It was while waiting to board a TER at Moulins that I enjoyed my second croque monsieur, from a cafe opposite the station. I plan to make a croque monsieur for my friends and family, impressing them with my knowledge of a French recipe before unveiling ... a ham and cheese grilled sandwich, topped with some bechamel sauce. GETTING THERE: Etihad Airways flies 24 times weekly from Australia (Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne) to Abu Dhabi, with seamless connections to Europe. More: . TOURING THERE: Rail Europe is the exclusive distributor of the France Rail Pass in the world. For more information visit . Rail Europe distributes through Rail Plus, Rail Tickets (Stella), CIT Holidays or Infinity in Australia and Rail Plus and Go Holidays in New Zealand. For contact details see and click on Australasia.The writer was a guest of Rail Europe and Etihad Airways. Sponsored links 'The West Australian' is a trademark of West Australian Newspapers Limited 2013. 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Mother The parents of an 18-month-old baby girl - diagnosed with a-one-in-a-million cancer - have taken her journey to Facebook. Since Mia Fletcher's liver cancer diagnosis in September, strangers have been able to track the brave little girl's progress on a special Facebook page, created by her parents Jason and Jodi. Doctors say there's a tumour the size of a grapefruit on little Mia's liver. "It's bad enough if an adult gets cancer, but a baby, that's really hard," Mia's dad Jason told Seven News reporter Karen O'Sullivan "She hasn't even had a chance to get outside and play yet and she's got this cursed thing. It's just terrible." While chemotherapy has shrunk the 14-centimentre tumour, it's too dangerous to remove, and now more tumours on her lungs are being treated. The response to Mia's cancer journey has been overwhelming for her family, and they intend on keeping her followers updated in the coming weeks and months. "You've got more people coming forward that you don't know, than people you do know," Jason said. "You wouldn't think people care, but they do," Mia's mum Jodi added. Mia's cancer journey documented on Facebook. Photo: Facebook With only one in a million children diagnosed with this type of cancer, Mia has a long journey to recovery. "She's hanging in there, we're all trying our best to get her through this," Royal Children's Hospital Oncologist Dr Martin Campbell said. "She's a little trooper," Jason added. Mia is expected to spend Christmas at the Royal Children's Hospital. "I am praying so hard that this works, thank you for all your support and well wishes, kisses from Mia," her Facebook status reads. Use the bank details below to donate to Mia's cancer fund:Bendigo Bank Mother.

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ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- After 60 years of delivering TheSmith5Keys® as the most effective on-road driver training program in the industry, Smith System introduces KeySix, an important new product that will maximize driver safety management. KeySix will translate real time comprehensive driver safety information into actionable data in one place utilizing a secure cloud-based system. Think about all of the elements involved in driver safety management. From MVR records, to driving histories to driver training and learning management systems, companies typically manage driver data through a series of disconnected spreadsheets. Managers spend hours collecting driver data and recording observations on driver behavior, but are often still hindered in their efforts to implement actions that can lower their fleets' risks and costs. Imagine having a cloud-based program that automates the collection of driver data while also placing driver-specific resolution steps at the fingertips of the driver managers. That program is KeySix(SM) from Smith System. "KeySix(SM) automates data collection and establishes a one-stop location for all of your driver safety management actions," said Tony Douglas, CEO of Smith System. "Our customers have long depended on us to continually develop new ways to make their driver training programs more effective. We think KeySix(SM) is a revolutionary advance in helping them do what they do even better." For a preview of KeySix(SM) and to learn more go to, call Smith System directly at 800-777-7648, or email us at keysix@drivedifferent.com. About Smith System Smith System Driver Improvement Institute, Inc. was founded in 1952 as the nation's first fleet driver safety training organization with on-road, hands-on safety education techniques for experienced drivers. Smith System delivers behind the wheel instruction to more than 35,000 fleet drivers each year and has presented its program in 100 countries and in web-based education, fleet monitoring, telematics, DOT Compliance Seminars, HazMat Seminars and consulting services. SOURCE Smith System

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SANTA ANA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/06/12 --ram Micro U.S. to offer its customers a way to avoid the cost and time of taking terminals offline and shipping them to secure facilities for key injections. "With integrated NFC/contactless technology, EMV chip reading, signature capture, PIN entry and remote key injection capabilities -- all on a large, brilliant-color display -- the L5000 series is fast becoming a channel favorite and offers a great service for any business that accepts PINpad and credit card payments," says Lloyd Baylard, vice president, Equinox Payments. "The market expertise, dedicated support and expanded partner reach offered through the Ingram Micro Data Capture/POS business unit will serve as a growth catalyst for Equinox Payments -- helping us to achieve our business goals, and bring increased value and greater service levels to our mutual channel partners." "Equinox Payments is one of the top POS payment terminal manufacturers in the country, and we're pleased to be named distributor of choice for L5000 series of payment terminals as part of our growing solutions portfolio to resellers and MSPs throughout the U.S.," says Justin Scopaz, executive director and general manager of the Ingram Micro Data Capture/POS and Physical Security business units, North America. "The retail market is a strong play for resellers who offer technology solutions that streamline efficiency, add convenience and help companies of all sizes adhere to business regulations and industry compliance requirements," explains Carla Cicero, executive director, U.S. sales and vendor management, Ingram Micro Data Capture/POS business unit. "Payment terminals in particular are becoming increasingly popular and present a good 'in' for channel partners to engage existing customers and prospects on adopting or refreshing their IT environment to include customer service innovations such as the Equinox L5000." Equinox Payment terminals are now available to Ingram Micro channel partners throughout the U.S. Dedicated sales, marketing and technical resources are also readily available to mutual Equinox and Ingram Micro channel partners via the distributor's Data Capture/POS business unit. Equinox Payment resellers who are interested in becoming an Ingram Micro channel partner can contact Ingram Micro's new accounts team at (800) 456-8000, ext. 41, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Eastern or visit. More information about Ingram Micro is available at and. To learn, see and hear more about Ingram Micro online, follow the distributor on Facebook at; Twitter at; and YouTube at. About Equinox Payments, LLC Equinox Payments, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona is a leading payment terminal manufacturer and related secure software provider. Equinox has expanded its core business to focus on becoming an enabler of cloud-based convergence that will provide connectivity and integration between retailers, payment processors, consumer data, and payment credentialing systems -- all while providing its customers with the opportunity to lower their operating costs. Through its commercial offices in the United States, Latvia, Singapore and Australia, and a service repair facility in Mexico, Equinox's more than 225 employees deliver secure payment terminals, applications and services to hundreds of thousands of merchants worldwide. For more information, please) (714) 292-2199 marie@whitefoxpr.com Chris McDowell Equinox Payments, LLC (480) 551-7934 cmcdowell@equinoxpayments.com

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August 16, 2007 Campus Carl WazzuWatch.com Our intrepid reporter, the ever-industrious Campus Carl was dispatched to the Cougar football practice field to cover Wazzu's second scrimmage of the fall session. We have confiscated his notes before they fell into the hands of impressionable youngsters or Wisconsin cheese spies making googly eyes at the Cougar Gold QB Alex Brink was the only one that really showed much consistency. Once again it took him a possession or two to get going, but once he did he was pretty sharp. There were some poorly thrown balls, but no stupidly thrown balls (meaning a few inaccurate passes to open receivers, but no reckless attempts to squeeze the ball between three defenders). Gary Rogers also started poorly, sailing his first three passes over the heads of his receivers. Over time he got a little sharper, but he was also the victim of some dropped passes, hence the 4-12 showing. Cole Morgan and Marshall Lobbestael each directed a touchdown drive but didn't get a lot of reps, splitting time on the 3rd team offense. Morgan had to deal with a couple of busted plays and eat the ball, but at least he didn't turn it over. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now for a FREE Trial Already a member? Click here to sign in

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Protestors occupy Sandringham house – campaigning against its sale Press Release – Vanessa Cole Protesters occupied a house in Sandringham last night in protest against the selling of two state homes (94 and 96 Haverstack Road), set to be auctioned off this morning at 4 Viaduct Harbour Ave. State homes are an essential asset to Aotearoa and provide families with shelter and life chances. This occupation represents the reclaiming of public housing, which is being sold off around New Zealand to private developers, with little solutions to solve the housing crisis. The selling of state homes uproots communities. Trouble will continue for those that are involved in the selling of state housing. Supporters are encouraged to come out and support the protestors during the auctioning of the houses this morning at 4 Viaduct Harbour Ave. Content Sourced from scoop.co.nz Original url I toutoko all of what has been said by Vanessa, this is our reality, and this is how it is going to be for many of us. That are going to end up in similar situations; no house no home – last resort what ever HSNZ has is what will be given to the minorities. Human rights being trampled on, families being placed in emergency concrete boxes that are looking more like a concentration camp. When I walk past and see what I see; these concrete units or high rises with families squashed in them and little children have no room whatsoever to run around or play in.

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Seems like only yesterday I posted this, fast foward four years and I’m still rocking Themeforest at the ripe old age of 29! justinfrench said jonathan01 saidThanks for the detail, looking into! I hope that helps illustrate the issue. Absolutely agree with Jonathan, devs please make this happen. If the option for an outside URL for support is activated are item comments disabled? Finally! But I can see buyers still posting requests in the comments, could you add a restriction so buyers if I’m using an outside URL aka my open support site they aren’t allowed to post in the comments area once a purchase is made. WPExplorer said This has your name written all over it Chris (contempoinc). Yup, think I’ll have to release another one or two. Sunny San Diego, CA I’m getting the feeling this whole 100% GPL thing wasn’t fully thought through by Envato, and for that reason I’ll stick with the split licensing. Another thing what’s this 30 day money back guarantee Woo is advertising?

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You must be signed in to make a purchaseClose Graceful Elegant Logo. A smooth elegant track perfect for any business or corporate logo. This track will help inspire you, creating your vision your way. Purchase includes 2 variations. Long Version (21 seconds) Short Version (8 seconds) This track is also featured on VideoHive. “Space Logo Reveal” by Vaynah “Engrave Your Logo” by Graphic_Guru

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Welcome, skip to the content. Click to view image gallery As part of an ambitious development programme, the University of Adelaide wanted to create a world class facility to attract and retain students in the areas of mathematics, computer science and engineering. Aurecon was engaged to provide coordinated specialist structural glazing facades, as well as structural and civil engineering services from concept to project completion. Our team played a leading role in value management workshops during the design phase, offering real savings options while maintaining the project’s overall aesthetic and quality. We provided advanced analysis and design of ETFE (Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene) roof trusses above the exhibition area, finite element analysis of cantilevered steel stairs and high order analysis for profiled concrete beams within the floor structure. Our specialist structural glass group provided full design and documentation for the glazing package, including structural glass for the exhibition space’s entry structures, glass floors in the winter gardens and curtain wall framing. An innovative diaphragm wall construction minimised disruption to the existing adjacent services, provided a water-tight basement and maintained the tight construction programme. A stormwater collection system was designed to harvest roof water, with seven large thermal chimneys providing natural ventilation. Various monitoring devices were also developed and installed throughout the structure, which allows the building itself to be used as a teaching tool. Aurecon produced a world class building that exceeded the client’s requirements and has been warmly received by staff and students. Our environmentally sustainable design (ESD) achieved Australia's first six star Green Star rating for an educational facility from the Green Building Council of Australia. In 2011, Aurecon was recognised for its design of the building with a certificate of recognition in the Building (non-residential) category from Consult Australia and a commendation in the Buildings and Structures category by Engineers Australia's South Australia Division. Global152 Beach Road, #22-02 Gateway East Singapore 189721 GlobalView other Aurecon locations Phone: +65 6256 6188Facsimile: +65 6251 7188singapore@aurecongroup.com

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Resources The Australian Sports Commission has developed or supported national sporting organisations and state departments of sport and recreation to develop programs and resources to assist sporting organisations and schools to create safe, fun and inclusive sport environments. This section of the website provides some key resources available. Further resources and information can be obtained from the state/territory departments of sport and recreation or relevant state or national sporting organisations. Sports Medicine Australia has some useful resources available on their website including fact sheets on a range of topics about women and sport issues, including: - premenstrual syndrome and the active women - nutrition for sportswomen - exercise in pregnancy - exercise and well being after pregnancy - women, menopause and sport - exercise and osteoporosis - contraception for sportswomen - growing up with exercise The factsheets are available on the Sport Medicine Australia website.

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7612 W Highway 71 Ste C, Austin, TX | Directions 7873530.241086 -97.881034 View Website View Less Dr. Shaddock is a Genius....... I highly recommend Dr. Shaddock for his chiropractic expertise. I injured my left knee and lower back snowboarding and have dealt with severe pain for three years. After seeing many doctors that could not help subdue the pain, without surgery, I was referred to Dr. Shaddock. After just several weeks of therapy, the constant pain started to subside and the everyday activities that have been next to impossible and painful, have become more than possible and the pain is a lot less frequent. I can enjoy my daily activities and activities of my children with ease and enjoyment unlike before. Everyone in the office was professional and guarantee quality care for all. It has been three and a half months now and I'm back to living everyday relatively pain free and am back to working out at a gym, with caution of course, I joined a month ago. I will continue to see Dr. Shaddock not only for therapy for my injuries, but also for alignments and anything else that can possibly be treated. THANK U! Fantastic!!. I have been a dental hygenist for 22 years and due to this I have constant back pain. I have heard wonderful things about Dr. Shaddock therefore I made an appointment for today. I couldn't believe how much better I felt after just one visit. I plan on going back as much as I can (I would go everyday if I could). I highly recommend this practice, it was a wonderful experience from the moment I walked in the door to the moment I left. Ok experience. My experience was good but I think I'll keep looking. I had a previous back injury and had visited other chiropractors and it seemed similar. Best Chiropractor In Austin!. I have found very few chiropractors that are at the same level as Dr. Shaddock. Not just from a professional standpoint but from a personal level as well. Dr. Shaddock is just a great person in general, but he also knows his stuff. If you are looking for a chirorpactor who will take time to listen, won't high pressure you, and will actually help you with your problems, Dr. Shaddock is your man. Seriously, let this guy help you-he is awesome! Best Chiro in Texas!. Dr. Shaddock is the best! I drive several hours to get to his office and its totally worth the drive. I have seen other chiropractors before and he is the best at explaining in terms i understand and making feel like a way better than i walked in. I am a runner/weekend athlete and Dr. Shaddock help make me aware of things I can do at home and in his office to optimize my quality of life. The scheduling is easy and the price is right. Better make an appointment now before he is all booked up. What a pleasant surprise!. I recently injured myself while training for a marathon, so I was referred to Dr. Shaddock last week. To be honest, I have never went to a chiropractor before, so I was a little nervous. All I can say is hats off to Dr. Shaddock for being such a great Doc! He took the time to listen to every thing I had to tell him and put together a treatment specific to my injury. I guess the best thing about this clinic is the deep tissue massage and how thorough he was in explaining my injury in terms I could actually understand. I will definately be a long time patient of Oak Hill Chiropractic. Thank you! Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Facebook to see what your friends are up to! Get the Citysearch Mobile app so you can spend less time searching for great places, and more time enjoying them.

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Microsoft finally releases Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7, download it now Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) has been available for Windows 8 since the OS launch, but Windows 7 users were stuck with IE9 until now. This morning Microsoft released Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7, which brings forth greater support for HTML5, improved speed and better privacy protection for users. IE10 is said to be about 20% faster than its predecessor IE9, and utilizes DirectX 11 for the browser's graphics hardware acceleration speed-ups. HTML5 support is improved by more than 60% bringing forth a wealth of new feature rich web elements that developers will be sure to take advantage of. Another feature worth noting is that Do Not Track is enabled by default. This feature blocks certain sites from tracking your browsing habits, such as Google who uses your browsing history to serve up targeted ads. Users must be running Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 installed in order to install Internet Explorer 10. You can download IE10 from the source link below. How do you feel about the new IE10? Let us know in the comments. Related Tags Further Reading: Read and find more Internet Browsers news at our Internet Browsers news index page. Do you get our news RSS feed? Get It! Got a news tip? Tell Us!

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Select () or exclude () categories to narrow your recipe search. As you select categories, the number of matching recipes will update. Find exactly what you're looking for with the web's most powerful recipe filtering tool. 1/3 Photos of Asian Style Braised Lamb Sh - Pressure Cooker RecipeBy **Jubes** Braised Lamb Shanks With Guinness & BarleyBy Lee_tah Braised Lamb Shanks With RosemaryBy JenInCA Red Wine and Rosemary Braised Lamb ShanksBy JustJanS Advertisement Serving Size: 1 (802 g) Servings Per Recipe: 4 The following items or measurements are not included: five-spice powder Our 10 top picks include party dips, soups, salads, sides and beyond. Advertisement

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YOUNG actor Angus McLaren is maturing faster than his magical mermaid co-stars grow their tails. The 20-year-old star, who has been in the film and television industry for almost a decade, yesterday announced he would be leaving the Gold Coast-based H20: Just Add Water teen drama to focus on developing his 'grown-up' character in Channel Seven's Australian comedy-drama Packed To The Rafters. The cast and crew were yesterday filming Jonathan M. Shiff Productions' third series of H20: Just Add Water at Warner Roadshow Studios at Oxenford. The series is about three teenage girls with magical powers who turn into mermaids if they come into contact with water. McLaren has played the awkward teenager and science nerd Lewis for the past 65 episodes of the highly successful drama series. In Packed To The Rafters, McLaren plays Nathan Rafter who is married, has responsibilities and loads of family expectations. "As I'm growing up, the work I'm doing is being aimed at an older audience, it's a natural progression," he said. McLaren began filming the first series of Packed To The Rafters in between the H20 series. McLaren leaves for Sydney this week. "It's really sad, it dawned on me yesterday that it was my last Monday on H20 and now it's my last Tuesday — we've all become close," he said. "I'm going to miss the Gold Coast." By Renee Redmond January 21st, 2009

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Schrans, Thomas and Sanders, Steve and Yariv, Amnon (1992) Broad-band wavelength tunable picosecond pulses from CW passively mode-locked two-section multiple quantum-well lasers. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 4 (4). pp. 323-326. ISSN 1041-1135 Use this Persistent URL to link to this item: Wavelength tunable CW (continuous-wave) passive mode-locking of a two-section quantum-well laser coupled to an external cavity is demonstrated. A tuning range of 26 nm is achieved with typical autocorrelation full widths at half maximum of 4.5 ps. Repository Staff Only: item control page

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In another blow to the company's long-standing reputation for quality, Toyota said that they would announce another recall today, spanning some 2.3 million cars for problems with sticking accelerator pedals. The January 2010 recall includes the 2009-2010 RAV4, the 2009-2010 Corolla, the 2009-2010 Matrix, the 2005-2010 Avalon, the 2007-2010 Camry, the 2010 Highlander, the 2007-2010 Tundra and the 2008-2010 Sequioia. Toyota noted that the recall does not include the Prius or any of the Lexus or Scion brands, which use a pedal system from a different manufacturer. The company was quick to note that this is actually a separate recall from the late 2009 recall involving 4.3 million vehicles for incorrect floor mats. This issue is related to the pedal system itself, which can become worn down and can become "sticky over time," according to company spokesman Brian Lyons. Click below to hear the telephone call we had with Toyota's Brian Lyons this afternoon. 272 Comments

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Honda Replaces IMA Hybrid Technology with New Sport Hybrid Systems More than a decade later, Honda continues to use IMA technology in its hybrid vehicles. Such systems, which cannot propel the vehicle on electricity alone, are known as mild hybrids. A full-hybrid vehicle has a gasoline electric hybrid powertrain that can operate solely on the electricity stored in the battery pack for short distances and at lower vehicle speeds. However, this is about to change with the 2014 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid that arrives in January 2013. As part of the company's Earth Dreams engine initiative, Honda is introducing a new lineup of Sport Hybrid powertrains for its hybrid-powered vehicles, and confirms that the two more popular systems will offer full-hybrid, EV driving capability. Sport Hybrid Intelligent Dual-Clutch Drive This new full-hybrid powertrain, which was announced on November 12, utilizes a new Earth Dreams 1.5-liter, Atkinson-cycle 4-cylinder engine, 7-speed dual-clutch transmission (DCT), single electric assist motor, and a Lithium-ion battery. Honda says that with this new hybrid powertrain, "the fun of driving is realized with acceleration g-force more powerful than that of existing models as well as a rhythmic and linear acceleration feeling." The automaker also says the EV driving mode is operational at vehicle start-up and when cruising at low-to-moderate speeds. Sport Hybrid Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive This is the new full-hybrid powertrain installed in the 2014 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid. The model is equipped with a new Earth Dreams 2.0-liter, Atkinson-cycle 4-cylinder engine, continuously variable transmission (CVT), two electric assist motors, and a Lithium-ion battery. The system automatically engages one of three driving modes, depending on how the vehicle is driven and the battery's state of charge: EV Drive, Hybrid Drive, and Engine Drive. In the Accord, this Sport Hybrid system is a plug-in hybrid, with a battery that offers pure electric driving for shorter trips. When the battery reaches a minimum state of charge, the system engages the gasoline engine and the vehicle operates as a conventional gasoline electric hybrid. Sport Hybrid SH-AWD Introduced in the Acura NSX Concept and destined for the redesigned 2014 Acura RLX luxury sedan, the new Sport Hybrid SH-AWD system pairs a direct-injection V-6 engine with a 7-speed DCT, three electric motors, and a Lithium-ion battery. One electric assist motor is contained within the transmission itself and directs power to the front and rear wheels. Two additional electric assist motors are located at the rear of the vehicle, controlling torque distribution to the rear wheels for a performance-oriented driving experience, according to Honda. Honda Model Ratings Honda Accord Ratings Acura Ratings

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Notably, audio, communications and climate control features and their infamous myriad of buttons have been replaced by CUE, short for Cadillac User Experience, a new infotainment system which promises to turn the next generation of Cadillacs into giant rolling iPads. First shown earlier this year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, CUE gives drivers a new way to interact with their vehicles. Cadillac claims the system will make connectivity easier and it can reduce driver distraction by allowing the driver to use voice commands to control the system. CUE will come standard on the 2013 SRX. With CUE, users can pair their Bluetooth-enabled phones and plug in multiple USB devices, MP3 players and SD cards. A hidden cubby offers storage for the mobile phone, which we suppose is more to keep the driver from reaching for it while on the road than to keep it safe from break-ins. A huge, 8-inch touchscreen in the center stack serves as the CUE command center and displays music, navigation and other information. The screen uses proximity sensing and haptic feedback, so it can detect when the user's hand is close and adjust menu items accordingly. CUE lets you pinch, swipe, and use other hand motions we've been trained to do by smartphones and tablets. The system also uses voice recognition, so many functions can be performed without lifting a finger off the wheel or taking eyes off the road. On-trend with other automakers, Cadillac is piling a plethora of electronic driver aids into the 2013 SRX, including lane departure warning, rear cross traffic alert, automatic front and rear braking and adaptive cruise control. These systems can alert the driver to potential hazards. Other interior updates on the 2013 Cadillac SRX include a new shifter and a new steering wheel. On the outside, you'll be hard-pressed to spot the differences on the refreshed 2013 Cadillac SRX. The upper and lower front grilles have been changed, and, like just about every other new car these days, LED lighting has been integrated into the front fascia. Three new exterior colors also make their debut: Evolution Green Metallic, Glacier Blue Metallic and Silver Coast Metallic. A new 20-inch wheel design is also available. All models will continue to use a 3.6-liter V6 with direct injection that makes 308 horsepower and 265 pound-feet of torque. SRX is available with front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive. The 2013 Cadillac SRX will go on sale in the fall of 2012. Pricing has not yet been announced, but we anticipate it will start at around $37,000.

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(via rooms-for-the-revolution)) — DFW Seven Fragmentary Novels That Aren’t The Pale King | biblioklept “why alphabets look like they do, what has happened to them since printing was invented, why they won’t ever change, and how it might have been.” (via Shapes for Sounds: A Visual History of the Alphabet | Brain Pickings) “I just got back from a trip with my dad to New York. It was enjoyable! We stayed here, and I got really angsty and “STOP IT GAWD YOU’RE EMBARRASSING ME IN FRONT OF ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE OBVIOUSLY FLOATING FOUR STORIES UP IN THE SKY AROUND US” when my dad insisted on taking a touristy photo.” -Tavi of Style Rookie

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There are many types of allergens; therefore, it is nearly impossible to eliminate all allergens from your environment. But there are certain things you can do to help reduce allergens and minimize your exposure to allergy triggers. Still, while avoiding the allergens may eliminate your symptoms, it will not eliminate or reduce your sensitivity to that allergen, and symptoms will reoccur whenever you are re-exposed. - Control dust mites. - Control animal dander. - Control pests. - Control indoor molds. - Avoid airborne irritants. - Keep environments clean and dry. - Decrease exposure to outdoor allergens. The primary indoor allergens are waste products from microscopic organisms called dust mites. Dust mites are especially prevalent in bedding, curtains, and carpeting. To control dust mites: - Wash sheets and blankets weekly in hot water (130°F [54°C]) and dry in a hot dryer. - Cover mattresses and pillowcases with airtight allergen-proof covers. - Replace comforters and pillows made from natural materials (such as down, feathers, or cotton) with those made from synthetic fibers. - Avoid wall-to-wall carpeting (especially in the bedroom) as much as possible. If you have it, be sure to vacuum often. It is not animal fur that causes allergies, but a protein that exists in the saliva, urine, and skin flakes (dander) of animals. If you have a pet allergy, you may need to take certain steps to minimize contact with your pet's saliva, urine, and skin flakes. - Keep your pet out of the rooms you use most frequently (such as the bedroom). - Have other nonallergic family members groom your pet as often as possible. Be aware that you may have to remove your pet from your home if you or a family member is severely allergic. Studies have shown that people who live in environments that contain cockroaches and mice have a higher incidence of asthma and allergies. If pests are a chronic problem in your home consider hiring an exterminator. Other tips to diminish pest infestation include: - Close all open gaps in windows, floorboards, doors, and around drains. - Fix and seal leaky water faucets and pipes because roaches need water and humidity to survive. - Always keep food in airtight containers. - Remove pet food dishes after pets have eaten. - Keep stove and kitchen surfaces free of food and dirt. The spores of molds and fungi that thrive in warm, moist, and humid areas can create allergic reactions. To reduce indoor molds and fungi: - Remove any curtains, carpeting, or wallpaper that show visible evidence of mold. - Install exhaust fans in the kitchen and bathroom. - Use dehumidifiers in damp areas such as the basement. - Avoid storing clothing in damp areas. - Do not carpet damp or concrete floors. - Use a solution of 1 part bleach and 20 parts water to clean areas with mold. Air irritants and pollutants can trigger an allergic reaction. You can do the following to help reduce your exposure to airborne irritants: - Do not smoke or allow smoking in your home. - Avoid areas with fresh paint fumes. - Avoid the fumes of strong cleaning products. - Avoid perfumes and aerosols when possible. Nearly all allergens thrive in moist, damp, or dirty environments. One of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of allergic rhinitis is to maintain a clean, dry environment. The following will help: - Clean and vacuum frequently, using HEPA filters. - Use fans to promote air circulation. - Use an electrostatic air purifier. - Use a dehumidifier in damp areas. If you have allergies to pollens, molds, or other outdoor allergens: - Avoid raking, mowing, blowing leaves, and other outdoor activities that might put you in contact with allergens. - Gardening and farming are associated with high levels of exposure to molds. You may need to stop doing these activities. - Close windows and stay indoors (with air conditioning) when pollen counts are high. - Time your outdoor recreational activities (hiking, bicycling, camping) for when pollen counts are lower. If your symptoms are not controlled or become severe despite lifestyle changes and over-the-counter allergy medicines, contact your doctor for further care. Revision Information - Reviewer: Purvee S. Shah, MD - Review Date: 09/2012 - - Update Date: 00/91/2012 -

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roxybelle has shared 2 photos from 2 venues. Use these apps to upload from the game. Citizens Bank Park 1 photo from Citizens Bank Park Featured Photo One of your photos has been featured! Roadtrip Photos from sports venues in 2 different cities. Safeco Field 1 photo from Safeco Field Spectator your first photo! Thank You!

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- Overview - Tech Specification - Accessories Used Mitsubishi XD250R XGA DLP Projector High-performance and a surprisingly affordable price is the combination you'll find in the XD205R XGA DLP. * DLP technology delivers crystal-clear images and brilliant color. * 2,000 lumens and an ultra-high 2000:1 contrast ratio (max) delivers dynamic multimedia lessons in the classroom or dynamic presentations in the boardroom. * Enjoy the versatility of multiple inputs, advanced image processing and support for 720p and 1080iHD signals. * The native 1024x768 SVGA resolution, digital keystone correction and zoom lens ensure that you will get the best possible image in virtually any setting. * Image reversing functions offer further installation flexibility. • Cost-efficient & Energy efficient design • Long-lasting Lamp • ECO mode button • Low Power Consumption • Front exhaust • Auto keystone adjustment • DLP technology Brightness: 2000 ANSI Lumens Display Resolution: 1024 x 768 Native Resolution Aspect ratio: 4:3 Native Aspect Ratio Image Contrast: 2000:1 Contrast Ratio Weight: 7.0 lbs Supports HD signals including 720p and 1080i General Size Connectivity Inputs Operation Projection Lens Lamp Type Other In The Box * Power Cable * VGA Cable * Lens Cap

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[ame=""][/ame] [ame=""][/ame] I am deeply disappointed that this is not about the magic of the park of the same name in the middle of the Detroit River. As first I didn't think I was gonna like it, but as the trailer went on, I started liking it. Nice to see Kenan Thompson get a (light) dramatic role, and I really did like Reiner's previous film (Flipped) a lot. What has Virginia Madsen done since Sideways? Will you join the Geography Club?

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Top Diving Resorts Close Map Show Map Go beyond the introductory scuba diving course in your resort pool to discover the world's top diving resorts and lodges, from the Caribbean to the Red Sea. Our resident diving expert guides you to diving resorts with reputations that match their unrivaled locations near the world's most spectacular reefs. The World's Top Resorts & Lodges in Pictures advertisement advertisement

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February 2011 7 tags 4 tags Bought a bag of Teriyaki Beef Jerky Started eating it and realized someone put pepper beef jerky in a teriyaki jerky bag. I’m dying! Jack Link’s is about to get an angry call from me tomorrow. Do you know how much I paid for this? 2 tags 1 tag 1 tag 1 tag Minho look so cute and young with... forevershiningshinee: Source: Beautiful Days ll Credit & Reupload :Emtenanshinee@ soompi HE LOOK DAMN GOOD! (Y) - Minho look so cute and young with Yoogeun-like-hair @ Gag Concert 110209 Cute Smiley 2MINS @ Gag Concert 110209 - This is an awkward time to be a Flamer. On the one hand, long hair yay! On the other, he’s... 2 tags 1 tag 1 tag 2 tags 1 tag 1 tag 1 tag 1 tag Hyper Minho in Hanbok @ Music Core 110205 forevershiningshinee: source andcredit: iloveminho/ re-uploaded and shared by Trang.MinhoBiased @soompi [Screencaps] Onew and Minho @ Music Core MC Stage 110205 - [Screencaps] Onew and Minho @ Music Core MC Stage 110205 #2 - [list] Onew and Minho @ Music Core MC Stage 110205 - Cutie OnHo in Hanbok @ Music... 1 tag

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Capitol Times inks news partnership with ABC-15 Published: April 13, 2010 at 11:18 am Arizona Capitol Times April 12 announced a media partnership with ABC-15 to provide live coverage of the Capitol on the television station’s news programs. The inaugural segment will air April 14, during Daybreak, which is broadcast from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. Beginning next week, the segment will air on Daybreak every Monday. A studio has been constructed in the editorial department at Capitol Times, complete with studio lights, camera and a microwave link to the Channel 15 studios. Daybreak hosts Nicole Beyer and Kirk Yuhnke will be able to ask questions live of Capitol Times news staff. The studio will also be used for breaking news from the Capitol. On Fridays, Daybreak will give teasers of the main stories in that day’s issue of Arizona Capitol Times. Ginger Lamb, publisher and vice-president of the Capitol Times, said: “We are extremely pleased to team with ABC-15, a leader in broadcast journalism in this market. We are looking forward to working with their great team of professionals to give unmatched broadcast coverage of the Capitol during this important election year.” Joe Hengemuehler, news director at ABC-15, said: “The political process is always vital – and it seems even more so in these times. So, it’s a real pleasure to be aligned in a content partnership with a trusted organization such as Arizona Capitol Times.” April 13th, 2010 at 12:35 pm [...] live coverage of the Capitol on the television station’s news programs. AZ Capitol Times Go to Source Back to Feed Share | This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 at 1:34 pm and [...]

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Tbird Reunion in EuropeA Smashing Success a capacity crowd of more than 200 guests. Charles Mannel, Thunderbird's Vice President for Corporate Relations flew to Paris to enjoy the festivities and update overseas alumni on the Susan "Sunny" Duval (standing), one of the key organizers of the reunion, checks on a happy table ofTbirds. Dr. Midhatj. Gazale, CEO of Sperry -France and a Vice President of Sperry Corporation, was the keynote speaker at Saturday's banquet. Gazale, a major figure in the European computer industry, predicted that companies will increase their productivity and get rid of bottlenecks in program development only if they are able to decentralize computer know-how. ~ DOlmirliqileThisse '79, President ofthe Thunderbird Alumni Association of Europe and one of the reunion's k«:y organizers. "Welcome to Paris! Luckily, it's a growth of the School. He asked for long, long way from Glendale~' their assistance, not only in financial Bill Sigal '58 support, but also through recruiting On that note, T'birds gathered from students, hiring Tbirds, and promoting all over Europe for a historical three-day Thunderbird in the press as well as reunion, celebrating both their com- the European business community. mon Thunderbird bond and the glOriOUS Mannel called the reunion "of great City of lights, Paris. The six months value to the Schoot' of planning by the Thunderbird Alumni The denouement of the weekend Association of Europe, culminated was a Sunday brunch at the home of in a tremendously successful weekend Martine Ferino '83. More than 100 with more than 200 Tbirds and attended to clink champagne glasses guests attending. and plan for the next reunion in Bad With hotel reservations made for Ischl on May 25-26, 1985. Much of the them in advance, Tbirds from West credit for the weekend's success goes Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, The to a team of five Paris-based alumni: Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Susan Duval '77, Janet Strube '81, Lona Spain, France, Great Britain, Norway, Thorn '83, Pierre Carras '81, and Finland and even a few from the United Dominique Thisse '80. Cheers to them States, came to enjoy fine dining and and the entire Thunderbird Alumni even finer company. It was the fifth inter- Association of Europe. national reunion in Europe. On Friday night, 150 Tbirds relaxed from their travels at a wine and cheese party held at the American Legion. literally litres of champagne and Touraine wine were offered by wine companies, and forty varieties of cheese from different regions of France were served. The next day, 50 savored lunch on the Bateau-Mouche. As they cruised the Seine, Tbirds had an opportunity to enjoy the sunshine and get to know each other better. Saturday night's buffet dinner and dancing at the Eiffel Tower, with its breathtaking view of the city, brought john Cook '79, the newly elected alumni representative for Europe on the Thunderbird Alumni Association board, welcomes Char1es Mannel, Thunderbird's Vice President for Corporate Relations. Mannel, overwhelmed by the weekend's events, termed the reunion, "Fantastic! Outstanding! The best organized alumni event I have ever attended-anywhere in the world!' Saturday's cruise along the Seine gave more than fifty T'birds a chance to get to know each other better. Others opted to shop and Sightsee on their own. At Saturday night's gala every woman was given a lovely leather portfolio case, while the gentlemen received two mini-bottles of Grand Mamier. In addition, each couple received two decks of playing cards with the Thunderbird logo on them, courtesy of Hansjany'75. Tell Us What You Think Starting with this issue, the Update Section of the Thunderbird Magazine has a new format, giving a geographical breakdown of our alumni. We hope the layout highlights the uniqueness of the Thunderbird alumni body and will facilitate your efforts to stay in touch with fellow Tbirds. As always, we'd like to hear your thoughts and ideas on this change and any other suggestions you may have for the magazine. Contact Nelda Crowell, Director of Communications. ON THE COVER John]. Madison '67 and his wife, Nola, own John]. Madison Co., Inc. in Laguna Hills, California. They import, promote and distribute a line of handmade ceramic figurines from Montevideo, Uruguay, know as the Artesania Rinconada Collection. Their account base presently exceeds 7500 retailers and annual gross sales are in excess of $2.5 million. John is a member of Thunderbird's President Council. THUNDERBIRD magazz•n e inside cover European Reunion ... a historic gathering of Tbirds in Paris. 2 Thunderbird Entrepreneurs ... a group of successful Tbird entrepreneurs tell how and why they blazed their own trails 10 Thunderbird Network 12 Thunderbird Contacts ... Moving to a new city? .. Know someone interested in attending Thunderbird? .. This list of alumni may be of help to you 15 Alumni Updates Thunderbird Magazine Winter '84/'85 Quarterly magazine of the Alumni Relations Office of the American Graduate School of International Management, Thunderbird Campus Glendale, AZ 85306 (602) 978-7135 TELEX 18-7123 Director of Communications and Editor: Nelda S. Crowell Managing Editor: Nancy Smith Nebeker Communications Secretary Irene M. Ringdahl Student Assistants, Communications Mary O'Kate Rafferty '84 Theresa M. Gruber '85 David Bearden '85 James E Johnson '85 Photographers: Marc Gallin '85 Patricia Grasso '85 Kent Sievers Photography Design: Pat Kenny GraphiC Design Director of Alumni Relations alld Publisher: Wtryne M. Pulver 70/78 Alumni Relations Staff: Cathy Benoit, Executive Secretary Donna Cleland, Records Coordinator Elisabeth Aim-Klemme Mari Carmen Alverez-Buschmann Lisa Stoneking-Simone Students Assistants, Alumni Relations Office: Amy Blanken '85 Kathryn Curley '84 Diane Diesing '85 Gregory Moore '85 Jodi Simpson '85 Suzanne Stott '85 T'bird Entrepreneurs Introduction Due to the recent economic growth and recovery in the United States, 1984 has been a record-breakingyear for the establishment of new businesses-more than 800,000. Not surprisingly, it has also been a record year for small business failures. Although it is impossible to document the exact number, we know that T'bird entrepreneurs are plentiful and diverse. Some people estimate that as many as one out of every four Thunderbird alumni are involved in entrepreneurial pursuits, according to Dr. Clifton B. Cox, Chairman of the World Business Department. With that in mind, Thunderbird Magazine sampled some successful Tbird entrepreneurs to hear their stories and discover how and why they chose to blaze their own trails. The account that follows may be of interest to alumni considering a transition into the risky but appealing world of the entrepreneur. Twenty men and two women responded to a series of questions on their background and professional pursuits posed to them lryThunderbird Magazine Seven of them operate businesses 2 abroad, while many more are based in the U.S. but do a great deal of their work in the international marketplace. All of them are die-hard entrepreneurs who can't imagine workingfor someone else again. Get the Training Of the twenty-two alumni sharing their experiences and inSights, nineteen said they had concentrated on marketing courses while at Thunderbird. The other three said their focus had been general management as well as accounting and finance, and at least one of them has felt a need for more marketing coursework. Christine Wilfer 76, President of Elite Services International, Inc., said "~ concentrated on finance and accounting, but my experience since graduation has been almost exclUSively in accounting and general management. I'm really sorry I didn't take more marketing at Thunderbird~' Armed with their Thunderbird degree and a heavy dose of marketing, these future entrepreneurs all joined other companies after graduation. Many went through extensive and valuable training programs with the likes of Colgate-Palmolive, Chrysler, J.I. Case, and Ford Motor. All of them maintain that their professional training with other companies was critical to the success of setting up their own businesses. "Learn on their time and money," said Jerome Firsty '57, President of Firbeck Inc., a firm of manufacturing representatives for school and office supplies. Firsty worked for Avon, Continental Can, and Hazel Bishop prior to setting out on his own. Take the Plunge But had they all planned someday to foresake the big corporate world to chart their own course? Interestingly, only half said they knew from the outset that one day they wanted to run their own show. Many felt like Dennis Oshiro 72 who says, "Originally, it was my intention to remain in a large organization to prOVide security for my wife and two children~' Oshiro, who runs a professional consulting firm, International Business Resources, Inc., decided in the end, that he could better proVide for the needs of his family on his own. Stephen Hall '69, President of Food Marketing International, Inc., decided to become an entrepreneur while attending Thunderbird. For many others, however, the transition to the entrepreneurial world was accompanied by a major transition in their personal lives: divorce, children growing "Lee Importers Ltd. gave me the opportunity to travel all over the world to do bUSiness-Japan, Formosa, Hong Kong, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Caribbean and China. This could never have been possible without establishing my own company" George Lee '58 President Lee Importers, Ltd. THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE WINTER '84/'85 up, death in the family, loss of job. Others fOUli.d the frustration with corporate red tape and in-house politics, along with the allure of greener pastures, was enough to make them take the leap. Donald Schroeder '57, who in 1983 sold his tractor company to J,I. Case (Tenneco) remembers, "I had not planned on starting my own business, but I got tired of making millionaires in various countries and I thought I'd try it myself~' Many of the Tbirds we talked to like Charles Shields 71, President of Shields Corporations, were inspired by the success of others. "I always wanted to go out on my own, and after seeing the successes of German, French, English and Swedish entrepreneurs and working for them, I was convinced I could do it too~' This kind of conviction and confidence was a critical factor for each of the alumni interviewed. GeraldMirkin '47, President of Mirkin Motor Sales, remembers the choice of going out on his own related to two factors: lithe desire to provide well for my wife and children and the confidence I could do well on my own~' As all of these entrepreneurs will testify, if you don't believe in yourself and your project, you're doomed from the start. Enjoy the Rewards Once the transition is made, the advantages of being your own boss become very evident. Lianne Sorkin 72, President of Sorkin Associates, an independent business consulting firm in New York, sees the advantages very dearly after a number of years with Metropolitan Life Insurance. She sees it as lithe flexibility to choose your work and chart your own career path~' john G. Hoyt '56, takes a practical view of the advantages, which for him as President of Freedom Yachts in Newport, Rhode Island, means lithe ability to quickly translate ideas into products~' Many of his fellow Tbird entrepreneurs echoed the sentiment that personal creativity is no longer stifled by corporate red tape. When asked directly about the advantages of being their own boss, the THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE WINTER '84/'85 James Kohl, President of ETEK Electronics Corporation, reviews a shipment for Brazil. Says Kohl, "The ability to create an organization to serve customers in the manner I believe in ... gives great satisfaction. word "freedom" was used most often to describe the positive factors of entrepreneurship. For Charles Muse '50, President of Intergraphic, Inc. in Panama, it's the "freedom to dream and experirnent:' For William Pennel '64, President of Intercontinental Motors in Houston, it's the "freedom of operations~' And for Donald Schroeder '57, retired President of Frontier Tractor, it's the "freedom to put your ideas into motion~' john]. Madison '67, President ofJohnJ. Madison Inc. in California, says it's the "freedom to explore other avenues of interest, Christine Wilfer '76, President of Elite Services International, Inc., didn't meet success the first time out. "My first venture ... was a consulting firm based in Fairbanks. Admittedly not having done my market research, the business was very short-lived; most of these people had gone to Alaska to do their own thing and were not about to listen to anybody else tell them how to run their show!" personally and professionally' And james Stanley '53, President of Fuertejidos, S.A. in San Jose, Costa Rica thrives on the "freedom of schedule and lifestyle~' Accept the Challenges Diego Veitia '66, President ofInternational Assets Advisory Corporation in Winter Park, Florida agrees with Stanley, but says the "advantage is sometimes paradoxical, for even though there is individual time available, those of us who run our own companies seldom exercise such options~' Veitia 3 "When my first big client delayed paying his bill almost two months because of his cash flow problems, I was left with less than 30 percent of my working capital, and feeling the spectre of impending doom:' Gregor]. Hargrett '68 President Overseas Duty Free Supply Corp. maintains that most successful entrepreneurs "are tougher on themselves than others would be on them had they remained in corporate structure:' The problem that Veitia alludes to was identified as the "buck stops here" syndrome, by Harriet Weaver, wife of the late Jesse 0. Weaver '58. The Weavers spent more than 30 years in Paraguay; most of the time operating their own businesses, and they have enjoyed the advantages as well as Peter R Cozzetto '52, President of CESCO Export, Inc., stands with diesel generating sets ready borne the burdens. for export to Venezuela. Says Cozzetto, "Most important, I believe, is the satisfaction of embarking As Stephen Hall puts it, lithe tyranny on a program for introduction of a new product and watch it bear fruit, all based on your own is that the job is always there:' More planning!' specifically; Gregor Hargrett '68, 4 Lianne Sorkin '72, President of Sorkin Associates, came to campus last December to speak about "International Entrepreneurship!' William O. Pennel,Jr. '64, President ofIntercontinental Motors, Inc., in Houston is a diehard entrepreneur who had always planned to go out on his own. Says Pennel, "Spending eleven years with large corporations proved I was right from the start!' President of Overseas Duty Free Supply Diego J. Veitia '66, President oflnternational Assets Advisory Corporation in Winter Park, Florida, looks at the sometimes rocky road of the entrepreneur with a philosophical and yet humorous edge. Says Veitia, "Some of our experiences have been difficult, but we have been able to learn from them. Like Nietzsche said, 'Any experience that doesn't kill you, makes you a better man!" in Miami, Florida, identifies it as lithe devotion, actually overdevotion, to serving clients well. In a small company; everything becomes very personal and so you work very hard to keep clients satisfied. It tires:' There are, of course, other disadvantages, not the least of them being financial. Paul Donnelly '67, is involved in several entrepreneurial pursuits in Caracas, Venezuela. He says he has experienced several failures as an independent businessman and has found that lithe biggest disadvantage THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE WINTER '84/'85 is the lack of working capital to continue operations without too much internal turbulence:' Peter R. Cozzetto '52, President of C~sco Export, Inc., says simply "you have to prepare for the feast and famine cycle:' According to John Madison, "One of the biggest disadvantages is having to secure your company's business loans through your personal assets. Commerical banks make it a practice of requiring, from the owners of closely held corporations, continual guarantees:' For some, the right "timing" minimized some of the disadvantages. James Kohl 71, President ofETEK Electronics Corporation, was one who found the right time critical in his move. "Timing was very important both personally, because I was ready to return to the U.S., and economically, since the explosive growth of Latin American high-tech industries was demanding qualified electronics exporters in the US' According to Christy Peake '79, President of Robot Defense Systems, Inc., timing is also a crucial factor in his industry. "Most of the major defense contractors are only now developing plans ... By being small, focused, and pragmatic, we have hardware available where most companies have only ideas:' Deal with Disaster Although all are successful now, that doesn't mean these Tbirds didn't struggle and make mistakes along the way. Surviving the early years for most, was very, very difficult. After that, shifts in the economy, and sometimes changes in the political climate of the foreign countries in which they were based, had a serious impact on operations. In 1969, for example, George Lee '58, President of Lee Importers, Ltd., found "In January 1983, Fujitsu sent me to Japan to teach them how to automate their electronic interconnect operations!! An American teaching the Japanese about automation and electronics!!" Charles Shields '71 President Shields Corporation THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE WINTER '84/'85 PRACTICAL ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS On Making Your Move DO 1. Work for a company in your field of interest first. Learn, get experience, and then go out on your own. 2. Assess your own capabilities and choose a career where you have a comparative advantage. 3. Find a need and fill it. 4. Consider relocating geographically to an area which would be more advantageous. 5. Know your market intimately. 6. Make sure you are well-financed. 7. Cultivate good bank relations from the beginning. 8. Economize in everything you do. 9. Prepare a detailed business plan before starting out-yet remain flexible. 10. Develop long-range goals. 11. If possible, buy an on-gOing business. 12. If franchised, go with the winner, not the "second best" name in the industry. DON'T 1. Don't go into a business you know nothing about. 2. Don't approach your enterprise casually; it takes long hours of hard work to recognize and seize opportunities. 3. Don't start without a detailed business plan. 4. Don't take anyone's word for factinvestigate for yourself. 5. Don't undercapitalize. 6. Don't abandon or greatly vary your plan on impulse. 7. Don't underestimate the amount of work you have to do. 8. Don't be afraid to start small. 9. Don't go into partnership if you can do it alone. 10. Don't get a fancy office-work from home if possible. On Your Day To Day Operations DO 1. Be organized and disciplined. 2. Exercise daily controls. 3. Know your distribution channels. 4. Be aware of your own limitations and compensate for them by hiring people who are strong in areas you are not. 5. Hire top caliber people-take more time hiring than training. Surround yourself with people "smarter" than you are. 6. Remember that morale in a small company is critica1. 7. Get a top flight attorney and a CPA with a good background in tax accounting. DON'T 1. Don't remove yourself from day to day operations-keep your finger on the pulse of the operation. 2. Don't ignore diverse challenges and opportunities-be very flexible. 3. Don't ever compromise on the quali of product or service. 4. Don't neglect your market research or your publicity. 5. Don't try to please everyone. 6. Don't ever think you are too good to sweep out the store. 7. Don't be overconfident-control debt. On Surviving DON'T 1. Don't believe most doubters. 2. Don't expect instant success. 3. Don't buck a trend in the economy. 4. Don't get discouraged by setbacks. 5. Don't ever lose faith in yourself. 6. Don't burn yourself out-getting away for even a few hours can give you a new perspective. DO 1. Prepare yourself to work hard from day one. 2. Employ a tremendous sense of humor. 3. Take some reasonable risks. 4. Believe in yourself. Stephen Hall '69, President of Food Marketing International, Inc., at Boston Harbor toasting the arrival of a large shipment of tea from England. himself in dire straits. His company purchased a building to develop a much larger undertaking than had been anticipated. The bank called the loan and Lee Importers almost went bankrupt. According to Lee, the experience was a terrific learning opportunity. He took drastic steps. By reducing staff from thirty to four and closing three branch offices, the situation turned around within a year. Potential disaster struck Peter Cozzetto in the form of a trumped-up lawsuit filed against his company in Saudi "I've seen too many decisions awarded for fancy footwork in the ring of the large corporate executive suite. I prefer a flatfooted stance in the arena of individual entrepreneurship, where only the blows that connect count, wins inspire, and losses don't embitter.' Charles Muse '50 President Intergraphic, Inc. Arabia for "non-delivery' He was held in Saudi Arabia for thirty days before he was permitted to return home and prepare the company's defense. They proved their innocence with nothing more than signed delivery receipts, but the incident cost them thousands of dollars. Ronald PfafJlin 73, Partner in Phoenix Pacific Incorporated, remembers that the early days for his company were very tough. "We put up a certain amount of cash and started 6 Gerald Mirkin '47, President of Mirkin Volkswagen in Hawthorne, California recommends in-depth knowledge and experience in the industry before doing it alone. After fourteen years managing a Chevrolet dealership, Mirkin says when he went out on his own, "There were no surprises!' before having all our finances secured. It made times very hard ... ~' Five years ago, however, his company won a contract bid to do a traffic control system for Seoul, Korea, beating out several other large corporations. Pfafflin's company is still the only recognized supplier in that city and, with the 1988 OlympiC games in Seoul, they expect to be very busy. You're on Your Own Nevertheless, when asked if they would do it all again, the answer is a resounding "Yes~' If anything, they would have started earlier. However, that's not to say they wouldn't do things differently. Stephen Hall says he would have become tougher earlier. "In some ways, business is war~' Likewise, Charles Muse says he would "prune out dead wood in personnel and chop off marginal operations much more quicklY.' Perhaps realism has colored some of the idealism of the early days. Clearly, experience has seasoned but not deterred these entrepreneurs. To some degree, they all share Dennis Oshiro's philosophy of survival. "I like to sink or swim on my own merits;' says Oshiro. "I am not afraid to make mistakes .... A mistake hurts, but it is not the end of the world. I do not expect to win all the time, just most of the time~' These Tbird entrepreneurs are doing just that in big businesses and small shops, alone or in groups, all over the world. Nancy Smith Nebeker Faculty Member Publishes Getting Your Yen's Worlh: How to Negotiate with japan, Inc. is a new book by Dr. Robert Moran, Professor of International Studies, published by Gulf Publishing Company. The cover of the book carries a warning, "This is not just another book about 'inscrutable' Japanese management. It is a success formula for going head to head with America's most competitive trading partner~' A reviewer for the Asian wall Street Journal stated that the book, "while aimed at Americans, contains tips that can be helpful for any international businessman .. .Its practical advice on how to negotiate effectively in Japan is extremely valuable. Dr. Moran's most practical tips appear in sections concerning 'ground rules' for and 'secrets' of successful negotiation. These deal with the importance of personal relationships, the need to gauge the degree of commitment expressed by the Japanese to a particular provision, the extreme cultural dissimilarity in what each culture perceives as 'acceptable' behavior and an understanding of the vertically structured interpersonal relationships in Japan:' Copies of the book may be ordered through the Thunderbird Bookstore. The price is $8.95 plus 15 percent for postage and handling within the U.S. Foreign orders will differ in cost; please inquire. Looking Ahead The Thunderbird Magazine would like to do an article about second and third generation T'birds. We need your help identifying alumni with more than one T'bird in their family. If your mother or father, sister or brother, son or daughter has also attended Thunderbird, or if they are currently enrolled, please contact us. We'd like to tell your story. Write to Nelda Crowell, Director of Communications. TIlUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE WINTER '84/'85 I Campus NEWS James Parkel Elected to Board of Trustees During the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees in October, Mr. James Parkel, Director of Personnel Services, ffiM, was elected to the Board. Mr. Parkel joined ffiM in 1962 as a junior engineer after graduating from the University of Denver with a B.S. in electrical engineering. After working in process control development, he was transferred to marketing as a sales engineer. He began his personnel career in 1966 and in December 1974, was promoted to corporate director of management development planning. The following year he joined the ffiM Americas/Far East Corporation in international personnel where he held the position of director of personnel, from July 1977 to April 1981. He was then named ffiM director of employment and recruiting until July 1982 when he was appOinted to his present position. Other actions taken by the Board included approval of the changes in degree requirements recommended by the faculty for the World Business and Modern Language departments effective Fall 1985, and approval of the Thunderbird Alumni Association, Inc., as the exclusive organization to represent Thunderbird alumni. Keeping in Touch Every day the Alumni Relations Office helps keep the Thunderbird Network alive and well by putting Tbirds in touch with one another. The office handles dozens of inquiries daily and needs your assistance in order to serve you more efficiently and effectively. We ask that you use your identification number when you write or call campus. Your identification number is found in the upper left-hand corner of the labels on all mail addressed to you from School. The Alumni Relations Office appreCiates your cooperation and looks forward to hearing from you! THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE WINTER '84/'85 James G. Parke) John F. Burlingame Journal Invites Manuscripts The editorial staff of the Journal of Language for International Business invites Thunderbird alumni to submit manuscripts for consideration. Although most articles are in English, the journal also accepts articles in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish. Articles should relate some aspect of language, culture, or area studies to international business. The journal also seeks advertisers and subscribers. Subscriptions are $15 for indiViduals, $25 for libraries and institutions, and $35 for subscribers outside the United States. Manuscripts as well as subscription and advertisement inquiries should be addressed to: Jorge H. Valdivieso, Editor The Journal of Language for International Business Department of Modern Languages American Graduate School of International Management Glendale, Arizona 85306 IBW Thunderbird International Business Women (ffiW) announces publication of the 3rd edition of Connections in February 1985. Connections, a directory of the growing international professional network ofThunderbird women, is expanding. This latest edition includes almost 300 new additions and updates. For more information contact: ffiW; c/o Alumni Relations Office. International Executive of the Year John E Burlingame, Vice Chairman and Executive Officer of General Electric Company, was honored in October as the 1984 International Executive of the Year. The annual award recognizes an executive who has fostered international understanding through effective business management on a global scale. Burlingame is the ninth recipient of the School's award. Mr. Burlingame, who holds a degree in physics, began his General Electric career in the company's aerospace business after serving as an officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Selected a vice president in 1969, he became a senior vice preSident and executive in charge of the international sector in 1977. In 1979, he was elected a vice chairman and in 1983, Mr. Burlingame became vice preSident and group executive of the International and Canadian Group. In Memory John Steven Kelly, Professor Emeritus of the Department of International Studies, died on November 26, 1984. Dr. Kelly taught at Thunderbird from 1963 to 1980 when he retired and was chosen Professor Emeritus. Dr. Kelly introduced courses on Western Europe, and International Relations Theory and Policy Making into the Department of International Studies curriculum and is the father of the present U.S. Foreign Policy course. Dr. Kelly served as Chairman of the International Studies Department in 1968 and for seven years served as preSident of the Thunderbird Chapter of the American Association of Un iversity Professors (AAUP). A Memorial Fund has been established to assist veterans in purchasing materials for classes. Checks may be made payable to the John Kelly Memorial Fund. 7 Faculty and Administrators Associate Professor Clifford Call was appointed Director of the Executive Language Program, formerly known as the Keyman Program. He replaced Larry Finney who resigned from the position July 1,1984. Nelda Crowell, Director of Communications, chaired a seminar on public relations for the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business in Chicago. Dr. John Frankenstein, Assistant Professor of International Studies, attended the annual meeting of the International Studies Association Section of Military Studies in October, held at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He participated in two panels, one discussing defense industrialization in developing countries, and the other discussing recent developments in the People's Republic of China. Dr. Marshall GeerVice President for Academic Affairs, was appointed to a four-year term as a commissioner-atlarge for the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Dr. Geer and Dr. Dennis Guthery, Professor of Marketing, attended the 1984 Business Association for Latin American Studies Annual Conference held at Seeley Lake, Montana. Both participated as members of a panel discussing business ethics in Latin America. Dr. Guthery also served as the marketing track chairperson. Assistant Professor Bahia Gulick chaired a panel on "Language and Linguistics" for the annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association of North America and the Professors of Arabic Language. Dr. Duane Hall, Professor of World Business, was a featured speaker at the International Education Resource Conference held in Los Angeles. William King, Professor of Modern Languages, was elected to the Executive Committee of the National Council of Teachers of English. Dr. Issa Peters, Professor of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies, attended the Middle East Institute Conference held in Washington, D.C. He also presented a paper entitled "Saudi 8 Allen Wallis, Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs, spoke on campus in October. Arabian Women's Participation in the Banking Industry" to the International Studies Association, Western Region, at the University of Denver. Dr. Robert Ramsey, Professor of English as a Second Language, administered the University of Michigan Examination for Certificate of Proficiency in English on campus. Twenty-three candidates sat for the exam. Elza White, Professor of French, was the reCipient of the first sabbatical leave ever offered by Thunderbird. She spent one week at the Njenrode Institute in Amsterdam and then continued on to France to study French technical and business terminology at the College International at Castelnaurady: President William Voris delivered the keynote address at the regional meeting of the National Association of Foreign Student Advisors at the University of Arizona. His speech was entitled "The Age of Interdependence~' Representatives of some 100 southwestern universities and colleges attended. Homecoming The tenth annual Balloon Race was the focus of alumni Homecoming activities in November. Nearly 140 alumni and spouses gathered on the campus for the International Dinner and Auction and the annual Alumni Homecoming Barbecue. Next year's All-Alumni Homecoming will also be held during the Balloon Race Weekend, November 9-10. Plan now to attend. 25th Reunion for the Class of 1960 A special 25th Reunion for the Class of 1960 will be held on May 16 and 17, 1985. The reunion festivities will coincide with Spring Commencement and we hope you will contact your classmates now and plan to attend. Several members of the class are helping to organize the event. Please feel free to contact one of the follOWing alumni or the Alumni Relations Office for more information about the reunion: Stu Coit at his home in Scottsdale, AZ (602) 947-5890; Bill Johnson at his office in San Antonio, TX (512) 344-0692; or Chuck Gist at his home in Danville, CA (415) 838-8232. In addition to reunion plans, several members of the Class of '60 have organized to consider the possibility of a special fundraising project for the class, which would result in a gift oflasting value to the School. Bill Johnson,Jerry Holmes, Paul Reiss and Mike Santellanes are spearheading the project and would greatly appreciate your thoughts and assistance. Contact the Alumni Relations Office at (602) 978-7135 if you would like to get involved. We look forward to seeing you in May! Berger Erickson, Thunderbird's Executive Vice President, greets Arthur L Peterson and his wife, Connie. Peterson was President of Thunderbird from 1964 to 1968 and was recently made President of Lebanon Valley College in Annville, PA. THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE WINTER '84/'85 Delta Phi Epsilon Delta Phi Epsilon, the National Foreign Service International Society, is seeking to reactivate the Lambda Chapter at Thunderbird. The society is a professional foreign service organization, composed of men and women dedicated to an overseas career in diplomacy; foreign trade, international banking, and similar professions. The Lambda Chapter was established on campus in 1949 and remained active until the late 1970s. Martha 1. Snyder, former Alumni Secretary at Thunderbird, is in charge of the reorganization effort. She can be reached at: 6050 North 21 st Ave. #B, Phoenix, AZ 95015; telephone: (602) 249-0229. William Voris, President of Thunderbird, and John Reed, CEO of Citibank, examine the World Clock presented to Citibank for having donated more than a quarter of a million dollars to Thunderbird. The presentation was made at Citibank headquarters in New York. The clock, which was specially made for the School by the Franklin Mint, tells the time in major cities around the world. European Business School Exchange Nineteen German students enrolled during the Fall Semester under the fIrst semester-long exchange program between Thunderbird and the European Business School in West Germany. An equal number ofT'birds will be attending the European Business School in the spring. During the 1984 Europea. n summer program, 43 students from Thunderbird attended a three week course at the European Business School and then went on to attend classes in F~ance and Belgium. THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE WINTER '84/'85 The International Executive journal Negotiations have been completed for Thunderbird to assume publication of The International Executive, a bibliographical journal formerly published by Dr. John Fayerweather of Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. Dr. Dennis Guthery, Department of World Business, will serve as the journal's editor. Nelda Crowell, Director of Communications, will coordinate production and a committee headed by Dr. Marshall Geer, Vice President for Academic Affairs, will oversee the publication. The fIrst issue is expected to be published this spring. World Affairs Conference The sixth annual World Affairs Conference was held on November 1 at the Thunderbird Activity Center. The conference, organized entirely by students, covered a timely and complex topiC, "Transborder Data Flow: Revolutionizing World Trade~' More than 500 students and guests attended throughout the day. Alumni Association The steering committee of the Thunderbird Alumni Association met on October 11 and agreed on the Articles of Incorporation to establish the formal Alumni Association. Elected to serve as the association's executive offIcers were: Charles Stockholm '56, preSident; Daniel Witcher '50, fIrst vice preSident; Larry Mellinger '68, vice preSident; Thomas Peterson '77, vice preSident; William Johnson '60, vice president; Douglas Quelland '72, treasurer; and Wayne Pulver '70/'78, secretary and executive director. The members of the fIrst Alumni Association Board of Directors are: Jeri Towner '78, Susan Stevens '73, Roger Voegele '78, Eric Denniston '80,John Cook '79, Sherman Olson '50, Stephen Hall '69, Charles Muse '50,James Echle '72, Allen Brenteson '60, and Alfred Jankus '47. Reunion Rejoicing As this issue of the Thunderbird Magazine goes to press, the classes of 1959 and 1954 are completing the celebration of their 25-year and 30-year reunions. It has been two days of high emotion, gala activity, and lump-inyour- throat sentimentality with a whole lot of old-fashioned fun thrown in. Many alumni, of course, had family or business commitments that prevented them from partiCipating. Nevertheless, the Spring issue of the Thunderbird Magazine will feature the whereabouts of the alumni in those reunion classes and photos of the reunion activities. Joseph M. Klein '47, President ofPluessStaufer Industries, Inc. and Chairman of Thunderbird's Board of Trustees, met T'bird Tim McGuire '82, at the Great Wall of China during Klein's visit to Asia last October. Tim is teaching at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. Gayle Roessl Memorial Scholarship Awarded Richard Groves '85, was awarded the fIrst scholarship from the Gayle Roessl Memorial Scholarship fund. Recipients are selected by faculty members representing each department, in recognition of superior academic performance and fInancial need. The memorial scholarship fund honOring Gayle Roessl '82, a Thunderbird who died of cancer in 1982, was established by her husband Ian MCCluskey '82 and many of her friends. Inquiries about the fund should be directed to Bobbie Boyd, Coordinator of Development Services. 9 I ThunderbirdNEl'WORK Buenos Aires Tbirds have organized a monthly luncheon on the last working Friday of the month at 12 :30 p.m. at the Downtown Matias Pub, San Martin 979. No reservation is required and all visiting Tbirds are welcome. Frequently; prominent guest speakers join them to address the current situation in Argentina. Contact Patricio Seidel at 34-3862/4276 or 798-4017. Chicago Fifty-five Tbirds met for a Mexican dinner at the Dos Gringos Restaurant on September 27. Participants took the opportunity to view and discuss the Chicago Chapter's constitution and bylaws. The chapter plans to enhance their network through regular ethnic dinner meetings. First Tuesdays are held at the Midland Hotel Tickertape Lounge at 5:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Gary A. Northrup '80 at his office (312) 828-5329, or at home, (312) 663-0549. Dallas/Ft. Worth Melody Ball '79, Chapter President, organized a September dinner cruise on Lake Ray Hubbard. Participants enjoyed a barbeque buffet and live music aboard the Texas Queen, a paddlewheel steamboat. Questions about upcoming activities should be directed to Dave Trott '74, Chapter Secretary; at his home (214) 691-5857. Denver Area Tbirds met at the Gasthouse Ridgeview on September 27. Wayne Pulver '711'78, director of Alumni Relations, was in town to discuss school activities, including the formation of the official Thunderbird Alumni Association. Please contact Halina Bojarski '81 of Boulder at home (303) 442-3072 or at her office (303) 431-9400. Houston The Associated Thunderbirds of Houston continue to celebrate First Tuesdays at the Black Swan at Inn on the Park. Happy hour begins at 5:30 p.m. On October 23, they enjoyed oompah bands and beer at the Bavarian Gardens & Restaurant where they celebrated Oktoberfest. The Houston chapter has formalized the Thunderbird Network to enlarge and strengthen Tbird presence in the Houston business community. The Contacts Network facilitates the development of business relationships. The Job Referral Network assists Tbirds in locating contract work or in finding new employment. Michael Gable '81 is available for questions and comments at his home: (713) 861-7198. 10 Los Angeles Local Tbirds organized a happy hour atJirn Dale's ('73) Villanova Restaurant to honor Thunderbird faculty and administrators attending the International Education Resource Conference in September. The Southern California Chapter of the Thunderbird Alumni Association also organized a Pacific Rim Marketing Conference, held on September 26 at the New Otani Hotel. Dr. Robert Moran, Professor of International Studies, was the featured luncheon speaker and guest at a post conference reception catered by Greg Hansen '78. Those interested in learning more about chapter activities should contact President Ed Jusino '77, at his office (213) 614-5319, or home (213) 821-5440. Miami Miami Tbirds practiced using their chopsticks when they met for a Japanese dinner at the Sasaki Restaurant in Coral Gables on October 17. Paul Simon '70 and Gail Gogin '78, coordinated the event. December's First Tuesday was held atJP.s by the Bay; Coconut Grove Exhibition Center. Please contact Paul Simons '70 at his office (305) 443-4886, for information about upcoming events. New England Nearly 30 New England Tbirds and friends retired to Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabasset, Maine, to take in the delights of fall foliage at the Five Year Anniversary party in October. Thanks to Chris Kroos '76 who arranged lodging at the mountainside resort. In December, Fred Cefalo '83 and wife, Jill, opened their home for the annual Christmas party and asked all would-be party goers to dress in green or red. Already on the docket for '85 is a Winter Weekend Getaway; tentatively scheduled for February or March. First Tuesdays are still held at Foreign Affairs, State Street, Boston, at 5:30 p.m. New York More than 150 New York alumni gathered at the Lowes Summit Hotel on September 25 to visit with President Voris; Berger Erickson, Executive Vice PreSident; Tom Bria, Director of External Affairs; Randy Schilling, Director of Corporate Relations; and Nelda Crowell, Director of Communications. New Yorkers welcomed the opportunity for a firsthand update on Thunderbird. On December 7, Tbirds and guests frolicked at the Intar Theatre. Billed as "Winter Follies Off Broadway", the affair featured an open bar, WouterVan Tiel '83 and Cathy Waterman '82 enjoy New York reception for visiting Thunderbird administrators. Said Masoud '82 (L) and Dirk deYoung '82 (R) ran into each other at the Churchill Hotel in Nicosia, Cyprus. Said was on vacation from his position as credit officer with the Commercial Bank of Dubai. Dirk, employed by the Wacker Corporation in Milwaukee, was on a business trip, visiting Cyprus Waterworks Co. dinner buffet, art gallery exhibit, and disco danCing. Manuel Bramao '79 and Rita Previtali '83 coordinated the event. Questions about future activities may be directed to Rita at her office (212) 826-0250, or at home (201) 646-0937. Oslo The Norwegian chapter of the Thunderbird Alumni Association of Europe sends their greetings to Tbird friends around the world. Jan Blichfeldt '82 wrote to tell us that they gather at "Stortorvets Gjestgiveri", the Oslo version of "The Pub~' To find out more about these gatherings, call Jan at home 121649, or office 337009. THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE WINTER '84/'85 Carol Hazelett, Director of Career Services, meets T'birds at the 36th Virginia Conference on World Trade in Norfolk (left to right) Tom Wong '73, Carol Hazele~, Robert Amsler '82, Donald Cascini '83, Aubrey Walden '83, and George Hiller '72. T'birds gather in Riyadh (left to right) Cliff Foster '77, Julio de Quesada, Mette Foster (sitting), Steve Gross '80, Kadry Britain '80, Pierre Nys '71, Tony Hassiotas '77, Roger Voegele '78, guest, and Steve Linney '76. Thunderbird Rugby The Rugby Club is planning to write a newsletter every semester relaying club news. If you would like to receive the newsletter, please send your name and address to: Rugby Club Box c/oASLC Thunderbird Campus Glendale, AZ 85306 The club finished the 1983-84 season I 1-2-1. They began the current season with 4 wins. ------~--~--~~~~ Greetings from Oslo (left to right, front row) Sigurd Knutzon '81, guest, Anatha Meghanian, Velaug Bollingmo '82, Per Nicolaisen '83, Jan Blichfeldt '82, (back row) Petter Qvam '83, Helge Tryti '84, Ragnar Wollan '83, Pal Mitlid '82, Thor Harald Mj~en '69, and Knut Haukeb~ '80. Philadelphia First Tuesday meetings have moved to O'Brien's Pub, downstairs at the BellevueStratford Hotel in Philadelphia. The chapter held a reception on September 24 at the Engineers Club in honor of visiting Thunderbird administrators. On October 18, the chapter hosted Ambassador William Middendorf, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States, who spoke on the current political and economic situation in Latin America. In December, Chapter President Phil Auerbach '81, hosted a Christmas party in his home serving specialties from local gourmet shops. THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE WINTER '84/'85 Phoenix More than 40 Phoenix Tbirds gathered at La Fontanella for an Italian feast on September 7. joining the festivities was Eric Denniston '80, former president of the Chicago chapter, and present member of the board of directors of the newly formed Thunderbird Alumni Association. Frank Smith '78, is serving as the club's liaison between Phoenix alumni and students. First Tuesdays are held regularly at John Scott's Ore House, and visiting alumni are welcome. For more information, call the Alumni Relations office: (602) 978-7135. Portland By popular request, Portland Tbirds are meeting regularly for a First Tuesday happy hour at the Rusty Pelican Restaurant beginning at 5:30 p.m. Please contact Suelynn Weeks '83 at her office with your questions or suggestions, (503) 220-2225. San Francisco Bay Area Bay area Tbirds enjoyed Cuban cuisine at jose's in Palo Alto during their September "Roving Dinner~' October'S dinner featured Ethiopian fare at the Blue Nile in Berkeley. November saw the "Roving Dinner" crowd return to Los Altos for goulash, potato dumplings and stuffed cabbage at Eugene's. Attendance at the First Tuesday meetings has tripled in the past year, making Barnaby's downstairs low1ge Embarcadero # 1 a hot spot for bay area Tbirds. Those seeking directions should contact Maryann Soo '81 at home (415) 531-7177, or at work (408) 947-3444. Sao Paulo Sao Paulo Thunderbirds met on September 13 to reminisce about Thunderbird days and contribute to Thunderbird's International Auction. Susan Jones and Mark Abrams '76 organized the event which was attended by more than forty Tbirds and friends. Saudi Arabia Tbirds in Riyadh enjoyed a get-together at the home of Cliff Foster '77 in August. Newcomers to the area should contact Roger Voegele '78 at work for information about upcoming events: 465-5378 or 464-2068. Seattle Susan D. Arnold Guidry '77 and Gerry Esterbrook '77 organized a Thunderbird alumni reception held at the Top 0' the Pier in downtown Seattle on October 18. Questions about upcoming events should be directed to Susan at home (206) 333-6486, or at work (206) 453-4938, or to Gerry at home (206) 282-6395. Washington D.C. The Washington D.C. chapter sponsored a dinner featuring Mr. Roger Sullivan, Executive Vice President of the National Council for U.S.-China Trade, as guest speaker. The October 29 event took place at the Old Ebbitts Grill, where Mr. Sullivan spoke on "U.S.-China Commercial Relations Opportunities and Limitations~' On December 8, early Christmas cheer was abundant at the chapter's yuletide party hosted by jeremy Keller '79 and his wife Guiliann. First Tuesday gatherings continue each month at 6:30 p.m. at Old Ebbitts Grill. 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Saudi Arabia TUNISIA P.O. Box N 82 4 Ave. 2-45. Zone 9 Nairobi, Kenya Nassau, Bahamas James C. Stanley Guatemala City, Guatemala (H) 50-0459 Harry A. Cockrell Scott K. Johnson (H)(809) 326-4271 Apartado Postal 5181 (H) 64-616 (0) 33-6014 PO. Box 22216 Apt. 8-Zmmeuble Morjane II (0) (809) 322-8992 San Jose 1000, Costa Rica (0)64-616 Riyadh , Saudi Arabia Cite Mahrajane (H) 28-0645 LIBERIA (0) 478-4223 Tunis, Tunisia BAHRAIN (0) 29-0111 HONG KONG William P Merriam Stephen C. Gross John L. House Bill Tak-Ming Ling c/o Intrusco Corp. c/o Texaco Saudi Inc. TURKEY c/o Kuwait Asia Bank ECUADOR c/o CCAA Int'! Ltd. PO. Box 292 PO. Box 5572 Murat A. liter PO. Box 20501 Roberl C. Fraser 10th FI, OTB Bldg . Monrovia, Liberia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Farabi Sokak No. 3/5 Manama. Bahrain c/o American Embassy-Quito 259-265 Des Voeux Rd .. C (0) 22-3477 (H) 465-8177 Cankaya (H) 23-0755 APO Miami, FL 34039 Hong Kong, Hong Kong (0) 966-1464-1992 Ankara , Turkey (0) 27-2595 (0) (202) 337-6620 (H) 524-2320 MEXICO (H) 135-737- 15 Joseph/Arlette Miller (0) 541 -2091 Craig J. Dudley Box 25029 C. Greg Wadas c/o Conery Interam .. SA de C. V. VENEZUELA Awali, Bahrain c/o Trade Media Ltd. Prado Sur 240 Suzy A. Sagy Kulcsar (H) 75-4960 PO_ Box K-1786 Col. Lomas de Chapultepec Apartado Postal 501228 Kowloon, Hong Kong Ciudad Mexico 11000, D.F., Mexico Caracas 1 050-A. Venezuela THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE WINTER '841'85 (H) 531-9928 (0) 540-0642 13 Master ofIntemational Management degrees were granted to 386 students from 41 states and 43 countries during commencement ceremonies in December. Commencement DECEMBER 1984 Barry M. Goldwater, u.s. Senator from Arizona, addresses Thunderbird graduates after receiving an honorary Doctor ofIntemational Law degree from the School. Senator Goldwater has been a member of the Thunderbird Board of Trustees since 1949 and an active supporter of the School. J. Phillip Samper '61 addresses the graduating class after receiving the Distinguished Alumnus Award. As a student, he received the Barton Kyle Yount Award. He is Executive Vice President and General Manager, Photographic and Information Management Division, Eastman Kodak Company. Professors John Frankenstein, Bahia Gulick, Robert Tancer, and Dennis Guthery join the commencement procession. This was the first commencement in which members of the faculty wore academic regalia for the ceremony. Tamara Gooden received the Barton Kyle Yount Award as the student who most closely exemplifies the ideas of the School's founder. 14 THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE WINTER '84/'85 I Alumni UPDATE Africa/Middle East Classes of '50 - '59 Elaine Rice '50, is in the Peace Corps in Togo working with Togolese teachers of English. She writes "tell alumni or students to feel free to visit and stay at my house~' She can be reached through Friends ofTogo, Durham, NC. Harry j. Petrequin,jr. '54, is deputy director for USAID in Rabat, Morocco. He has been with USAID since 1955. Classes of '60 - '69 Gerald H. Kangas '60, recently became assistant . general manager with National Bank of Bahrain in Manama, Bahrain. William L. Nystrom '60, is travel manager with Kassem Darwish Fakhroom & Sons in Doha, Qatar. jim Benson '62, i an agricu ltural attache with the American Embassy in Abidjan. David R. Ansell '68, is regional director, West Africa, with Citibank, N.A. in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. David M. Hunt, Ph.D. '68, is an associate professor of management at Miami University. He was recently awarded a Fulbright Professorship from the Council for International Exchange of Scholars and is teaching at the University of Nairobi in Kenya during the 1984-85 academic year. Classes of '70 - '79 Ochieng G. Mbeo '74, is the owner and director of Olago Pharmaceutical and Boutique in Nairobi. He is interested in negotiating with anyone dealing in Kenyan handicrafts. Robe rt G. Young '74, is a regional consultant with Otis Engineering Corporation in Dubai, UA.E. Arif Hafiz '75, is the general manager with Technical Trading Company, L.L.c. in Ruwi, Oman. George A. Abreu '78, is general manager of Namma Cargo Services Co. Ltd. in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Ali Lazrak '78, is general manager with Mimar, a manufacturer of wood products in Morocco. DeanJ. Storm '78, is with the Department of State in Baghdad as second secretary of the US. interests section. Conrad Eilts '79, is vice president, Saudi Arabia/ Kuwait, with Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., in Bahrain. Andrew Snow '79, is a deputy representative with Manufacturers Hanover in Abidjan. THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE WINTER '84/'85 Classes of '80 - '84 Robert Niels Marquardt '80, is with the US. Embassy in Brazzaville, the capi tal of the Congo. Gertrude S. Muloli Kopiyo '80, is marketing manager with Computer Consultants Ltd, in Nairobi. She had a baby, Tamara Shiumila, on November 13, 1983. Ahui Amoikan '81, is a credit analyst with Chase Manhattan Bank in Abidjan. Rick Trammel '8 1, is with Lockheed Aircrati International in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Bob Lloyd Gramley '82, has been living in Saudia Arabia for 2 years. Most recently he has been with AI-Sanie Trading & Contracting Company in Riyadh. Leila E Massoud '82, is a data processor with Ford Aerospace & Communications International, Inc. in Cairo. David M. Olsen '82, is married to Diane Amir Rizk '82. He is an account executive with Baki Advertising and is heading up a new office inJeddah along with Stefan K. Hildt '81. Bosson Kassi '83, is living in Abidjan. Adel Labib '83, is sales manager with Almana Computer Services, an IBM agent in Qatar. Basil S. Holobetz '84, was transferred from Royal Forwarding Services in Long Beach, CA to Namma Cargo Services, an affiliate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Sulaiman Mohebi '84, is living in Dubai, UA.E. ASia/Pacific Classes of '60-'69 Forrest A. Brinkerhoff'60, is manager and part owner ofRDM Scientific Equipment in New South Wales, Australia. He is also a marketing teacher at Sydney Tech. j ames D. Black '6 1, is president and general manager of Squibb Philippines in Manila. Stephen T. Myracle '62, is managing director with The American Malaysian Insurance Company in Kuala Lumpur. Robert Carlson '67, is living in Kathmandu, Nepal. Robert G. Smith '67, is resident vice president with AFIA Worldwide Insurance in Singapore. Robert "Bo" J. Keams, III '69, was recently appointed preSident-director with Manufacturers Hanover Leasing Indonesia in Jakarta. Robert W.J. Nimmo '69, is vice preSident with Citibank, N.A. in Melbourne, Australia. Classes of '70 - '79 Libby G. Ginnetti '70, is assistant vice president with American International Group in Hong Kong. John C. Howell 73 Michael j. O'Shea 73 john Muncy '70, has moved to Hong Kong from Old Greenwich, CT. Gert U. Range '71, is a director with Range Export Management in Singapore. Phillip J. Gibson '72, is vice preSident, area executive, with Alexander & Alexander International, Inc. in Singapore. Anthony McKeon '72, is vice preSident and regional representative with Marine Midland Bank, N.A. in Manila. james Rook '72, was transferred to Bangkok, Thailand with Caterpillar Australasia. jack Waggoner '72, is in product development with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Ltd. in Osaka, Japan. john C. Howell '73, is vice president of Rainier National Bank in Singapore. Ron MacDonald '73, is president and director of P.T. Gemini Greyhound LeaSing Indonesia in Jakarta. MichaelJ. O'Shea '73, is president and operator of two companies in Tokyo: MECO Languages Services Co., Ltd. and AMECO, a trading company dealing mainly in automotive and construction eqUipment. Michael E Fogarty '75, is business development manager for P.T. Richardson-Vicks Indonesia in Jakarta. David B. Terrar '75, is manager of human resources with Westinghouse International Projects Company in Manila. Todd N. Thurwachter '75, is with the U.s. Embassy in Tokyo. Itsuo jim Kawahara '76, has moved to Chiba,Japan from San Francisco. Shunkichi Kamiya '77, is the director of Kosei Aluminum Industry Company, Ltd. in Toyota,Japan. He recently opened an office in San Francisco and will be traveling to the US. a few times a year. Mary Kolehmainen '77, and Ken Lambert '77 are married and living in Australia. 15 Ken Lambert '77, and Mary Kolehmainen '77 were married in junc, 1983. They are living in North Sydney, Australia where Ken is senior account group director, and Mary is account manager with Young & Rubicam Coudrey Pty. Ltd. Williamj. Maid '77, is director, Asia, for Flying Tigers in Tokyo. Michael C. Mulcahy '77, is director, Far East, with Computerland International and has recently relocated to Sydney, Australia. Michael Brooks '78, recently moved from Tokyo back to Singapore to work as a security analyst for Fraser Vickers Research Ltd. Constance Chapman Dillon '78, had a second son, Geoffrey, on january 14, 1984 in Taipei, Taiwan. Bruce Lipe '78, has moved from Paris to Singapore where he is manager, special projects, with Behring International. Steven A. Bergkamp '79, recently sent an article from the "Times ofIndia" newspaper which reported the Tbird annual balloon race. Steven is with Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company in Bombay. Peter Ng '79, is operations manager with NCH Corporation in Taipei, Taiwan. Mark L Walker '79, is an administrative and materials supervisor with Amoco Australia Petroleum Company in Tasmania, Australia. Classes of '80 - '84 Marie Accunzo '80, was promoted to director of corporate card marketing witll American Express Company in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Gary Crist '80, is with AFIA Worldwide Insurance in Hong Kong. Laurel Haniman Finch '80, is witll American International Underwriters in Melbourne, Australia. Karen A. Henke '80, and her husband,John Hill '80, are living in Hong Kong where Karen is an assistant credit manager with Manufacturers Hanover Leasing Corp. and john is with Caterpillar Corp. Robert Kerwin '80, and Mary Satre '8\ are married and living in New Zealand. Robert is an account I director witll]. Walter Thompson and Mary is a surgical sales representative witll DDS, Ltd. Suchart Liptawat '80, is managing director of Liptawat Settakarn Co., Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand. Mark E Noggle '80, is marketing assistant with Squibb japan Inc. in Tokyo. Thomas M. Wells '80, is manager, business development, witll First City National Bank of Houston in Singapore. He and his wife had a son, Thomasjr. last March. Hajime Noguchi '81, is an assistant manager for MallinckrodtJapan Co., Ltd. in Tokyo. Samuel Paul Noordhoff'81, is a corporate services manager with Amway Taiwan, Ltd. in Taipei. James Reinnoldt '81, is country manager for Taiwan with Northwest Orient Airlines in Taipei. Holly C. Siebert '8 1, recently started her own business, PaCific Basin Consultants, offering cross cultural consulting, training, and counseling in Osaka, japan. KurushJeffrey Homayouni '82, is a computer consu ltant trainee in the management information consulting division of Arthur Andersen & Company in Nagaoka,japan. David Snook '82, is with Bridgestone Tire Company in Tokyo. Yoichi Aida '83, is a commercial assistant, promoting U.s. exports to Asia at the American Embassy in Tokyo. Julie Ann Berard '83, is a student in Taipei, Taiwan. Sebastian Bonner '83, is general manager witll TranspaCific Mutual Ltd., a trading company in Hong Kong. He writes to a professsor, "The China course prepared me for these negotiations more tIlan any otller cour e at Thunderbird .. .! want to tIlank you:' 16 Stephen James Booth '83, has moved to jakarta, Indonesia where he is a sales executive with Eutectic Corporation. He writes tIlat his company was impressed with the Tbird connections tIlat helped him settle injakarta. Richard T. Lehman '83, is living in Hong Kong. Kenneth R. Mason '83, is manager, China trade division, for the Hong Kong Trade Fair in Hong Kong. Robert Okun '83, was transferred to Chiba, japan, where he is an assistant manager, Far East operations, of Nanometrics, Inc. Stuart Winchester '83, is with Wood Gundy Inc. in Tokyo. Elizabeth Jean Hart '84, is finance director with Xin Mei Fashion in Hong Kong. Lip Chee Lee '84, is in marketing witll Donn International Inc. in Singapore. Marvin Maddox,Jr. '84, is a research associate witll Business International Asia/PaCific Ltd. in Singapore. He writes,"a great deal of my success I attribute to tile alumni lists .. .! was overwhelmed by the generosity of the alums I met in Asia:' Europe Classes of '50-'59 James M. Davis '54, is vice president with AHA Worldwide Insurance in Brussels. Richard D. McCall '55, recently returned from Cyprus to Monterey, CA for a Russian refresher course at the Army Language School. In December, he moved to Sofia, Bulgaria as tile American defense and military attache. Mary Jean Wasson Southern '55, and Lt. Col. Kenneth R. Southern '58, are married and living in Stuttgart, West Germany where Kenneth is stationed Witll the U.S. Army. Classes of '60-'69 David E. Wilson '60, is director, Middle East, Africa & Iberia, witll American Soybean Associates in Madrid. Behrouz Pirouz '63, is the owner of Panorama, a one-hour photo laboratory in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Robert A. Dienhart '65, is vice preSident witll Ashland Coal International, Ltd. in Saint-Cloud, France. Laurent Hallier '66, is director of marketing witll MacDona Ids France in Paris. Francesco Michelato '66, is manager, public relations, with Bastogi Finanziaria in Milano. John Girton '67, is general director of American International Underwriters with New Hampshire Insurance Company in Paris. j. Clark Hallmann '6 7, was transferred to the Zurich office of American Express International. Wayne A. Rohlfs '67, has moved from Belgium to Basingstoke, England. Pierre Boutigny '68, is general director with Euravie in Paris. John M. Cassin '69, is vice preSident of Marine Midland Bank, N.A. in London. Giovanni Croce '69, is witll AM Machine and Foundry and lives in Bordighera, Italy. Classes of '70 - '79 Levie de Leeuw '70, is with A en M de Leeuw in Amsterdam. Carlton B. Foust '70, is with]. Walter Thompson, S.A. in Barcelona. T. Marvin Hancock '70, is deputy general manager, international division, witll Bank of Credit and Commerce, International in London. W. Lynn Rowsell '70, is a manager witll Bank of America in Athens. Austin M. Seay '70, is area manager, North Sea, with Tidewater Marine Service, Inc. in Aberdeen, Scotland. He began this assignment after 6 months in Hong Kong and Canton, China. Anthony A. (Tony) Webb '70, was recently appOinted managing director of The Royal Bank of Canada (Suisse) and has moved to Geneva. Peter C. Anderson '72, is assistant manager, East and Mediterranean witll AHA Worldwide Insurance in AtIlens, Greece. Charles K. Hanson '73, has moved to Frickenhausen West Germany where he is an international sales ' representative with Pioneer American Insurance Company. Sandra Harrison '74, is an account director witll j. Walter Thompson in Rome. She is responsible for tile Ford Motor Company account in Italy. Richard L. HubbeU '74, is witll tile U.S. Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. He writes, "For the record, there is paradise on earth and it is called Sweden:' Richard's sister Caroline Hubbell Walradt is an '83 graduate ofThunderbird. Lucien Geismar '75, is general manager with ETS Geismar in Neuilly, France. Hans Jany '75, and his wife, Ann, have a son, Alexander Michael Christopher Werner, born last September in Dallas. They are now living in Waldenbuch, West Germany. Paul Kessener '75, is regional manager, Europe/ Africa witll Bucyrus Erie in Paris. Alice Miller Dupas '75, is a management consultant with Assor in Paris. Thomas A. Pedersen '75, is a partner of AltenburgStralsunder AG in Stuttgart-Leinfelden, West Germany. Stephane Pelaprat '75, is with MCM and lives in Meudon, France. Jean Romain '75, is manager of correspondent banking, Europe, witll the Royal Bank of Canada in Paris. Paul Arvid "!Veit '75, is with tile U.S. Department of State in Berlin, West Germany. Staale Aurtande '76, is with First National Oil Products Consultants in London. Lorna M. Dailey '76, is a consultant witll InterSec Research Corporation in London. Peter J.Jucht '76, is director of marketing with AHS/Atlantic International Inc. in Cedex, France. Christopher Bergin '77, is in finance and control with International Metal Services in Paris. Robert S. Childs '77, and Lynn Kuchinski '77 were married last April in Fort worth, TX. They are living in Darmstadt, West Germany where Bob is assistant manager, central accounting with American Express International Banking Corp., and Lynn is part of the technical support team with Software, AG. Patrick Consorti '77, is financial director with Tandem Computers in Neuilly sur Seine, France. Kim Coston '77, is area director witll Prestige & Collections, a fragrance company and division of rOreal in Neuilly Sur Seine, France. Charles Del Porto '77, is vice president of Citifin in Milano. Adrian B. D'Silva '77, is a foreign currency trader with Harris Trust & Savings in London. Millar j.c. aoe) White, III '77, is director of marketing, North America, witll Tirnanog Ltd., a manufacturer of fine jewelry in Belfast, Northern Ireland. THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE WINTER '84/'85 Shunkichi Kamiya 77 Karen Henke Hill 'SO Mary Satre Kerwin 'SI A.A. (Tony) Webb 70 Lorna Daily 76 Hans Destree 'SO James B. Allin 'SI Kim King 'SI THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE WINTER '841'85 David L. Brothers 78, has a contract with the u.s. Army to provide workshops in training management. He is currently chief of instructors in Augsburg, West Germany. Annick Marie Cluzel Luke 78, is a financial analyst with Klybeckstrasse and lives in St. Louis, France. Chantal Duault 78, is a finan cial planning manager with Texas Instruments in Villeneuve Loubet, France. Michel EI-Daher 78, is the owner of Beirut Art Gallery and lives in Paris. Federico Laschet 78, is a sales and marketing manager with Fidia Spa in Torino, Italy .. Bert Maes 78, is a sales promotion manager with GTE ATEA N.Y, S.A. in Belgium. Charles Nunu 78, is an executive with Continental Grain Company in Rome. Mariya A. Toohey 78, is in advertising and sales promotion with Ford of Europe, Inc. in Cologne, West Germany. Kathryn Tucker 78, is branch manager of Manufacturers Hanover Bank in Rome. ArnaudJ. Wilson 78, is deputy marketing manager with Barber Blue Sea in Oslo, Norway. Robert Berte 79, is vice president of Continental Bank in Milano. Dennis D'Oria 79, was married last june and moved from California to Hofheim am Taunus, West Germany. He is area manager, Europe, with Cooper Vision Surgical. Maarten W. Fleurke 79, is living in Larnaca, Cyprus. Yves Gourmelen 79, is financial reporting manager with Gould Instruments in Chilly Mazarin, France. Francois Guerin 79, is chef de produit with SCAD, L.:Oreal in Paris. Arthur Humphrey 79, is a field representative with Pepsico International Ltd. in Athens. Mark Von Brockdorff 79, is general sales manager with KorfTrading Company, Ltd. in London. He was married in May to Amanda Vylyan. Classes of '80 - '84 Alain Cuissart de Grelle '80, is director of advertising and publiCity, Europe, for Twentieth Century Fox. He was recently transferred to London. Hans Eric N, Destree '80, was promoted to manager, market research and planning, for Monroe Europe, a division of Tenneco in Brussels, Belgium. Elisabeth Lorkens Schweiger '80, is with Air France and lives in Noisy Ie Grand, France. Eric M, Nielsen '80, is market manager, USA, for Altenburg-Stralsunder AG in Stuttgart-Leinfelden, West Germany. Giovanni Pollastri '80, is with Merrill Lynch in Monte Carlo. Gretchen Romig '80, is vice president of Continental Bank in Milano. jan Schuttert '80, is with Harnischfeger International Corporation and is on temporary assignment in Athens, Greece. Bill Stewart '80, is with the Institute National de Sciences in Lyon. Daniel Wachtel '80, is with Tennis Tro in Selestat, France. Kazuhiro Yamana '80, is an engineering representative with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation in Rotterdam. james B, Allin '81, is banking oftlcer at Continental Illinois National Bank in London. He is country manager for Oman, Qatar and the UAE. While in London, Marc Galligan '8 1 and Bruce Thomas '8 1 visited james. He writes, "It's always fun to see old friends:' Bettina Aschenberger '81, was married in August, 1983 to Christian Hirsch. She is a product manager with johnson & johnson in Salzburg. Christian Bertetto '81, is an international business analyst with Supae in Bievres, France. Gaultier Dupoizat '81, is product ma nager with johnson & johnson in Paris. Jeff Green '81, is a European sales support manager with Metra Proudfoot International, S.A. in Brussels, Belgium. Kim King '8 1, recently moved from Chicago to Paris. She is working for Leo Burnett-Position, Inc. on the Procter and Gamble account and writes, "the T'bird degree paid off!" Christian Maille '8 1, is with Ste Dupont and lives in Paris. Pierre Olmos '8 1, is abrasives product manager in the consumer division of the Norton Company in Paris. Pieraldo Pecchio '81, is in charge of marketing to Asia with Sodima (Yoplait) in Paris. Janet Strube '8 1, is an international finance consultant with FINEXCO and lives in Paris. Leo Y.J. van der Veen '81, is financial planning and analysis specialist with NCR Nederland N.V. in Amsterdam. Tom Curran '82, and Tracy Berglund '82 were married in October. They are living in Frankfurt, West Germany where Tom is with Polaroid Corporation. Marc De Garidel '82, is a cost accountant with Eli Lilly in St. Cloud, France. Andre Guinsbourg '82, is assistant product manager with Gervais-Danoue Belgium in Brussels. Pierre Eric Jallet '82, is with the civil personnel bureau with the French Army in Lyon Armee, France. Richard Kenepaske '82, is a brand manager with Procter & Gamble GmbH in Frankfurt, West Germany. Pascal Miege '82, is marketing manager with Flow Laborato ries in Paris. Robert A. Miller '82, is with the State of Illinois European Office in Brussels. Marie Modeste De Lattre '82, is resea rch fellow with International Service for National Agricultural Research in The Netherlands. Gilles Prodhomme '82, is field operations manager, Europe/ASia with Parfums & Beaute International in Paris Andrew M, Sadler '82, is a trainee with the American Express Bank in Frankfurt, West Germany. He writes, "Not knowing a soul here, I felt like a babe in the woods. Then the T'bird network slowly. began to work its way into my life .... the Mystique is well and thriving in Germany.' Antoon Santegoeds '82, has moved to The Netherlands. Gert E Soehnle '82, is living in Psorzheim, West Germany. Mary Southworth Curran '82, is a writer with Latin American Newsletters in London. janis Friedlander Svendsen '83, is marketing coordinator with Nevi Finace A.S. in Oslo. Patricia Gehrke '83, is project specia list with Altenburg-Stralsunder AG in West Germany. Roger Gehrke '83, is a market manager for Altenburg-Stralsunder AG in St uttgart-Leinfelden, West Germany. Christie Grieff'83, is a product manager for Altenburg-Stralsunder AG in Stuttgart-Lei nfelden, West Germany. Thor Henrik Hammer '83, is a marketing management trainee at L.:Oreal in Uithoorn, The Netherlands. Sveinjuliussen '83, is an account supervisor with Benton & Bowles in Oslo, Norway. Theresa Marcroft '83, is in marketing administration and research with Austria Mikrosysteme International, GmbH in Osterreich, Austria Nikos Milianitis '83, is serv ing in the military and is based in Athens. Jane Ellen Robinson '83, is living in Malabry, France where she is an auditor with Experaudit, S.A. She was married last june to jean-Philippe Mesure. 17 Josep Tarres '83, is marketing manager with Agrosoft, S.A. in Gerona, Spain. Kathryn D. Lindquist '84, is in international sales and marketing with Teenol in Paris. Curtis Orrben '84, is a flnancial administrative manager with Stoller Chemical Ltd. in Ormskirk, England. Marion Tepper '84, is assistant product manager with Altenburg-Stralsunder in West Germany. Dirk Wray '84, is a marketing representative with Vahnont Industries, Inc. in Madrid. Latin America Classes of '49 -'59 Addison M. Skaggs '49, recently retired from Pitney Bowes International and moved to Puerto Rico where he established Amsco International, a computer accessories business. Norman Maier '54, is with Cervex-Mexicana, S.A. in Mexico City. Juan Forster '55, is director of Guatemala Project Development Center in Guatemala. Richard C. Graham '58, is with the American Embassy in Guatemala. Ernst Schuckmann '59, is a purchasing manager with BASF Quimica Colombiana in Medellin, Colombia. Classes of '60 - '69 Alan H. Blank '6Z, is self-employed as a nature films producer and is living in a school bus in the Mexican wilderness at the tip of Baja California. Jose Maria Roggiano '6Z, is with Sotyl, S.A. in Buenos Aires. Philip A. Kiger '63, is managing director of B.F Goodrich Company, in Bogota. Philip was the winner of the Barton Kyle Yount Award in 1963. Thomas W. Kunkel '65, operates a I ,ZOO acre farm, Agro-Pecuaria Sao Tomas Ltda., in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He writes that "visitors are always welcome:' DennisJ. Goetz '66, is general manager of Sigma, Ltda. in Bogota, Colombia. Peter Moog '66, is managing partner of AIS, an insurance brokerage flrm in Bogota, Colombia. Donald L. Cary '67, is assistant controller for International Petroleum Colombia Ltd., a subsidiary of Exxon Corporation in Bogota, Colombia. Frederick B. Suarez '67, is with Sydney Ross Company of Colombia, a pharmaceutical company, in Bogota James E Corzine '68, is general manager of Interamerica Marketing ASSOCiates, Ltda. in Bogota, Colombia. leland W. Miles '68, is a manager of Willis F Bronkie S.A. in Cartagena, Colombia. ]. Roman Quiros '68/'69, is president of Fabrica Molinera Salvadorena, S.A. in San Salvador. Jan R. E.Jarne '69, is deputy general manager and senior representative for Libra Bank Limited in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He and his wife, Silvia, had their fust son, Marcos, last April. 18 Classes of '70 - '79 Max Jackson Dickman '70, and his wife, Neusa, now have a son, DanieUackson. Max and his family recently moved to Santiago where he is general manager with N.CH. Corporation. Alfredo Fernandez Bussy '70, is with Crocker National Bank in Buenos Aires. Oscar Emilio lopez Yusti '70, is in charge of import and export with Cerro Matoso, S.A. in Bogota. John Edwin Mein '70, is the superintendent of Cicatrade Comercio Exterior do Brasil S.A. Charles M. Weeks '70, is director of operations at Pizza Management Inc. in Caparra Heights, PRo Marcos L. Sanchez '71, is area manager for john Deere Intercontinental Ltd. in Bogota, Colombia. Richard A. Ambrose '7Z, is a manager with johnson & Higgins-Eluma in Rio de janeiro. Antonio Bowen '7Z, is an advisor with the Colombian Ministry of Defense in Bogota. Andrew B. Heimark '7Z, is financial group manager with Sperry, S.A. de C V in Mexico City. Dan P. Murphy '7Z, is with Comunicaciones Comerciales in Buenos Aires. Steven M. Workman '7Z, is general manager of johnson & Higgins-Colombia Ltda. Hugo Favareto 73, is with Estudio Favaretto in Buenos Aires. Robert L. Keating 74, has been living in Puerto Rico since graduation and is in the process of changing positions. Most recently, he has been with Qume Caribe, a subsidiary of lIT. He is interested in remaining in Latin America. Kate Mackie '74, is director of business development with Mocama, S.A., a subsidiary of Pillsbury in Venezuela. Bruce Northrup 74, is with Chemical Bank in Buenos Aires. Brian Devereaux O'Neill '74, is with Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. in Buenos Aires. Drew L. Taylor '74, is with Esso S.A.P.A. in Buenos Aires. James Oed) Young '74, recently established South America International (SAIL), a trade management company in Brazil. Kenneth Arthur 75, has established Associated Marketing, Management & Ind., Ltd. in Trinidad, West Indies. Robert]. Burnquist 75, is married to Ellen M. Humphreys 75 and manager of international finance with ENGESA, S.A. in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Alfred C. Hamburg '75, was promoted to associate of the capital markets group of Citicorp in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Raymond O. Westbrook 75, has sold his company and plans to move to the Caribbean and write travel books for Menasha Ridge Press. Armando]. Nino Roca '77, is general manager with In-Bond Andino, duty free shops in Bogota, Colombia. Eloy A. Sardinas '77, is preSident of All iance International Group of Companies in Caracas. He recently established a new company, CI. VeA., a full service trading company. In addition, Eloy is very active in the Chamber of Commerce organizations in Venezuela. Gilberto Franquebalme '7S, is vice president with Banco Del Atlantico, S.N.C in Mexico City. Bernardo Araujo Giacometti '78, is general manager of sa les and marketing with Parker Pen do Brasil in Sao Paulo. Frederick R. Axelson '79, is with The Home Insurance Company in Nassau. John C. Corcoran 79, is manager of La Continental Cia de Seguros Generales in Cali, Colombia. Marcos R. Garay Velasco 79, is general manager with Grupo Editorial RIM, a magaZine publishing group in Mexico City. Alfonso Safi 79, is a manager with San y Cia., a textiles and architecture firm in Bogota, Colombia. Classes of '80 - '84 Jamshid Behzadi '80, has moved from Algeria to Curitiba-l'arana, Brazil. John Cameron '80, is marketing manager, Latin America, with Optical Industry & Trading Company in Willemstad, Curacao. David R. Frediani 'SO, was transferred to Mexico City as johnson and Higgins' representative with Brockman y Schuh. John Morrow '80, was transferred to Mexico City with RepublicBank. Daniel H. Cosentino '8 1, is assistant controller witl1 Dowell Schlumberger in Caracas. Enrique Rafael Zelaya '81, and Barbara Pleasance Zelaya '81 have moved to Honduras. Mary L. Adams '8Z, is corporate relationship manager with Citibank in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Maria Ines Angel '8Z, is vice preSident of Confecciones Dakota in Medellin, Colombia. Jose Roberto Hernandez Mesa '8Z, is general sales and traffic manager with Merlano Asociados, Ltda. in Barranquilla, Colombia. leonor Vito ria Mendez 'SZ, is financial manager of Manufactura y Procesos Industriales in Bucaramanga, Colombia. Anita L. Schmitt '8Z, is senior cost analyst with Abbott Laboratories in Barceloneta, PRo Thomas W. Short '8Z, is an il5Si5tant-malug@r w ithCitibank, N.A. in Buenos Aires. Cassandra M. Appin 'S3, is living in Balboa-Ancon, Panama. Carol Becker '83, is an executive trainee with Citibank, N.A. in Sanjuan, PRo Jose l. Rodriguez-Macedo '83, is corporate legal counsel for Du Pont, S.A. de ev and a professor of law at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. Oscar D. Ruiz '83, is a branch manager for a savings and loan flrm in AsunCion, Paraguay. Oscar and his wife, Aida, had a son, Domingo Rafael Ruiz, last February. Jonahan Musgrave '84, is general manager/ Argentina with Stoller Chemical Company in Buenos Aires. North America Classes of '47 - '49 Irwin Marks '47, and his wife are actively involved in civic and cultural organizations in Boston, including the local arts council and the Whaling Museum. Spencer J. Adams '48, is general manager, international division, with Virginia Chemicals, Inc. in Portsmouth, VA. James S. Thomas '48, is assistant treasurer with lIT Corporation in New York. George W. Austin '49, is a division land consultant for Tenneco Oil Exploration and Production in Bakersfield, CA. He recently visited campus. Robert H. Cheroske '49, recently retired and is "enjoying the leisurely life" in Sunset Beach, CA. He invites any of his classmates passing through California to visit. THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE WINTER '84/'85 Everard H. Lee '49, is assistant resident vice president with AFlA Worldwide Insurance in Coral Gables, FL. Richard Murison '49, attended December commencement exercises. He writes that Thunderbird "continues to perform a superior service to the international business community.' Edgar S. Prochnik '49, reports he is "building a retirement home on an arm of the Chesapeake Bay with ducks unlimited:' Classes of '50-'59 ShermanJ. Olson '50, is vice preSident, international, with Seguros La Comercial in New York. Patricia Birch Giddings '5 1, and her husband, Ed, own Ocho Cascadas resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. They are developing similar projects In Australia, Fiji, and the South Pacific. They are currently living in Corona Del Mar, CA. Dick De Long '51, i the owner of Dick De Long & Associates, manufacturers representatives in Highland, CA. Dick is a retired colonel in the U.S. Air Force. . William M. Ferry '5 1, is owner/manager of Bill Ferry and Associates in Nashville, TN. He recently visited Thunderbird and commented on tlle "mushrooming campus:' Donald M. Johnson '51 , recently received the "Volunteer of the Month" award from ClGNA Corporation for his involvement with the Red Cross and was named Georgia's "Man of the Year" for his community affairs work in Macon, GA. He is currently director of processing with CIGNA. Roy L. Baughman '52, has retired from his position as executive vice president of Sterling Asia in Manila and has settled in Tahoe City, CA. Bob Tonne '52, is regional manager with Dean Foods and lives in Livermore, CA. Roy Barrett '54, is living in Salt Lake City, UT. Reuben R. Bibelheimer '54, is living in Sylmar, CA. Eugene H. Blood '54, is a salesman with Harry's Crown Tire Company in Auburn, NY. Roland D. Brice '54, is a teacher at Tlinget Indian Village High School in Valdez, AK William A. Erchick '54, is living in Middlesex, NJ. Geoffrey Goss '54, is living in Fallon, NY. Gerald L. Heck '54, is preSident of International Management Resources, a consulting firm in Yonkers, NY. Louis B. Marienthal '54, is president ofPacifk Data Systems, In c. in Culver City, CA. William E Quinn,Jr. '54, is assistant vice president, director of insurance, with Phibro-Salol11on, Inc. in New York. John Allan Rogers '54, is the owner of Hayward Travel Center in Hayward, CA. Gerald D. Winger '54, is preSident of Winger Enterprises, Inc., an investment and retailing firm in Sacramento, CA. Niek Slijk '55, is tlle executive director of the Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce in California. His son is currently a student at Thunderbird. Roy Wallace Young '55, was married tojane Kahn last june in Los Angeles. Barbara Yunker Bettison '55, is vice preSident and director of client relations with Smathers & Co., Inc. in Long Beach, CA. Don Krabbe '56, owns a franchise of Surplus Industrial Machinery in Euless, TX. Carl Meehan '56, retired last October after 27 years in Latin America, most recently in Chile. He and his wife, Caroline, have settled in Raleigh, NC. Mike Newton '56, is admissions and placement director at Bryant & Stratton Business Institute in Santa Barbara, CA. THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE WINTER '84/'85 Keith K. Dixon '60 Michael Moklebust '60 John C. Hay '57, recently visited Thunderbird for tlle first time in 28 years. He writes that he is "surprised and pleased with the growth of the school" He and his wife, Barbara, are currently living in Goshen, IN. John C. Temple-Raston '57, is regional vice preSident of Newspaper Advertising, Inc. in Tiburon, CA. Myron E. Tomasi '57, is a management officer with USAID in Washington, DC. Philippe Cavanagh '58, is assistant to the president of Advanced Computer Communications in Santa Barbara, CA. J. Hans "Ham" Dethero '58, is senior vice president of BankAmerica World Trade Corporation in San Francisco. Barry Mason '58, is chairman of the board and CEO of RepublicBank in Las Colinas, TX. Harry Wait '58, is an independent consultalll to financial institutions in Lafayette, CA. Ugene Anderson '59, is international sales manager with Hayssen Manufacturing Company in Sheboygan, WI. He travels extensively in Latin America, Europe. the Far East and Australia. Paul B. Arnette '59, is sales representative with Advanced Cellular Systems in Soutllampton, PA. Robert L. Fife '59, is preSident of FOB International Inc., an import-export trading firm in Houston. Darrell S.Jones '59, visited Thunderbird recently for the first time since 1959. He is an industrial hygienist for the state of California. Samuel A. Keller '59, is a foreign service officer with the OtTice of Maritime Affairs in the Department of State in Washington DC. James H. Manley '59, is building manager with Mobil in Chicago. David A. Reider '59, is assistant secretary in the interamerican department of Guy Carpenter & Co., Inc. in Coral Gables, FL. William B. Schaub '59, is a property appraiser with Contra Costa County and lives in Walnut Creek, CA. Frederick D. Thorne '59, is personnel director with the U.S. Navy in Orlando. He has been witll the Navy for more than twenty-four years. Jack Van Bergen '59, recently became vice president of Bank of America NT. and S.A. in San Bernardino, CA after fourteen years of overseas aSSignments. Emil Zilai '59, is program coordinator with the state hospital in Big Springs, TX. Classes of '60 - '65 Charles H. Brassard '60, is preSident ofOriane/ Halston Fragrances in New York W. L.Lyons Brown,Jr. '60, is chairman and CEO of Brown-Forman, Inc., producers and importers of wines and distilled spirits, and he was featured in an article in the September issue of "Sky Magazine:' Robert L. Ciszewski '60, is with Population Services International in Washington, DC. Keith K. Dixon '60, is vice president and general manager of TRW Replacement Parts Division in Cleveland,OH. Robert D. Dutcher '60, is living in Portland, OR. Thad R. Hogan '60, is director of international manufacturing with Mary Kay Cosmetics in Dallas. Mike Moklebust '60, is associate vice president of Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. in Omaha, NE. Burt C. Risser,Jr. '60, is vice president and manager of international trade services with Connecticut National Bank in Hartford, CT. Elwood H. Schneider,Jr. '60, is first vice president with Credit Lyonnais. He has returned to New York after several years in PariS and Chicago. Stanfield S. Taylor '60, is vice preSident, regional international office, with Sovran Bank, N.A. in Arlington, VA. George A. Benson '6 1, is living in Sun City, AZ. Steve De Latorre '61, is a senior project manager with CRS Sirrine, Inc. in Houston, TX. Karen M. Gustafson Bell '6 1, is living in jacksonville, FL. Kenneth]. Murray '61, is preSident of Realty Service Group in Van Nuys, CA. Charles A. Neustadt '61, is executive director of the Baltimore CiviC Center in Maryland. Dustin]. Allred '62, is a vice preSident in charge of business in Canada and Latin America with Tambrands, Inc. in Lake Success, NY. Barbara Eyre Gillen '62, works at Manhattan Party Package, Inc. in Greenwich Village, NY. She writes, "I've been up and down and around the world a dozen times ... but it a ll started at Thunderbird:' Hugh H. Foley '62, is with Ralston Purina Company in SI. Louis, MO. Miles D. Freitag '62, was promoted to president with Salsbury Laboratories, Inc. in Charles City, IA. Leonard]. Babineau '64, is self~employed as an accounting consultant in York, PA. Peter ].M. de Vries '64, is a partner with Ward Howell International, Inc .. an executive search firm in New York. Pierre Debbaudt '64, is vice preSident Witll Philadelphia National Bank in Philadelphia, PA. Robert B. Drynan '64, is vice preSident and executive director of California Wheat CommiSSion and is living in Woodland, CA. Patrick E. Hillary '64, is president of Hillary Corporation in Plano, TX. 19 James B. Kelly '64, is deputy assistant secretary for Africa, Near East and South Asia, with the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, in Washington, DC. ]. Mitch Summers '64, was named counselor of international affairs for Armco Corporation in Washington, DC. He will advise and represent top management on international developments. Mary A. Fox Plaut '65, is head librarian at a Methodist high school in El Paso, TX. E.Jeanette George '65, has been designated a certified employee benefit specialist by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and the Wharton School of the Univ. of Pennsylvania. Currently, she is manager of personnel administration for Travelers Insurance Companies in Cleveland. Darrell M. Harden '65, is vice president and manager, Latin America, with Union Bank in Los Angeles. Wayne I. Morley '65, is a negotiator with Alberta Union of Provincial Employees in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. David H. Rytand '65, is president ofTropac, Ltd ., an international marine construction and consulting firm in Bellingham, W A. On a recent trip to Australia, he ran into John Avard '65. LeifSalvesen '65, has moved to Dallas where he is a sales representative with Blue Bell International. I. Conrad Schwab '65, is with Piper Aircraft Corporation in Vero Beach, FL. George L. Simpson '65, is president of Speed ex U.S.A., Inc. in I'ort Worth, TX. Thomas]. Skoglund '65, has moved to Galloway, OH. Classes of '66 - '69 (Charles) Garry Clark '66, is inventory control manager with Aehr Test Systems in Menlo Park, CA. Vaino Hoffren '66, is owner of Scandia Realty in Big Bear Lake, CA. lie recently visited campus for the first time since 1966. ].W. (Bill) Lee '66, is senior account executive with Cargill Investor Services Inc. in Coral Gables, FL. George R. Mueller '66, is a self-employed consultant for financial institutions in Miami. Steven E. Otto '661'77, is owner of Let's Travel and Tours in Grover City, CA. Clifford Rudisill '66, is the resident host of The Village Inn in Lenox, MA. Joseph E. Thompson '66, has returned from London with Southeast Banking Corporation and settled in Miami, FL. Morton Tinkelman '66, is senior vice president with Oppenheimer & Co .. Inc. in New York. Diego Veitia '66, is chairman of International Assets Advisory Corporation in Winter Park, FL. D. Lee Cary '67, is with International Petroleum (Colombia) Ltd. and lives in Coral Gables, FL. Stephen DeOrlow '67, is a CPA in Carlsbad CA He and his wife had a son,jensen, last january. Stephen writes that "any Tbirds viSiting or living in San Diego should feel free to contact me:' Gene M. Dumas '67. is with Fred S.james & Company, Inc. in New York. Victor C. Fontaine '6 7, has returned from Geneva to Caterpillar headquarters in Peoria. Gordon A. McLean '67, is currently pursuing a teacher's certificate in bilingual education and a master's degree in Spanish at San Diego State University. John R. Svalander '67, was promoted to president of BP Chemical Americas, Inc. and has moved from Geneva to New York. Richard L. Bernhard '68, is an architect with Architect's Alliance in Camden, ME. He writes, "I keep running into Tbirds all over ... here in Maine and in England:' 20 Myron H. Carlson '68, sold his business in Brazil and is now in Shelby, NE seeking opportunities in international agriculture. James A. Graham '68, is a consultant with Arthur D. Little and lives in Belmont. CA. Thomas V. Lester '68, is vice president, marketing. with Cannon Mills Company in New York. David L Long '68, has moved to Naples, FL. Brian M. O'Connor '68, is a travel agent witl, Park Central Travel in Denver. Richard G. Olson '68, is district sales manager with Southland Corporation in Eugene, OR. Richard Quaglino, Ph.D. '68, is a psychologist for ABC Unified School District in Cerritos, CA. G. Ronald Renchard '68. is manager, exports and licensing with the Governor's Office of the State of Virginia in Richmond. William S. Simpson '68/'75, is in lease collection with Thermasol Ltd. in Sylmar, CA. Donald R. Spongberg '68, is account vice president with Paine, Webber,jackson & Curtis Inc. in Atlanta. Alain Vannetzel '68, is international manager, marketing and sales, with Autotrol Corporation in Milwaukee, WI. William A. Wagner '68, has returned to the U.S. after 18 years overseas. He is a product manager with Northrop Corporation in Hawthorne, CA. David P. Weber '68, is vice president and director of research with The Milwaukee Company, an investment firm in Milwuakee, WI. Stephen c. Amesbury '69, is living in Reno, NV where he is the owner of several businesses including a travel agency, a real estate agency, and an art gallery. Michael S. Arena '69. is corporate treasurer of Alcon Corporation and lives in Arlington, TX. John P. Barelli '69, is a business entrepreneur and consultant and lives in Shawnee Mission, KS. He is also a member of the Missouri Bar and the Kansas Bar Association. Michael M. Considine '69, is living in Sacramento, CA. Donald Ray Hedgpeth '69, is witl, the aircraft division of Northrop Corporation in Hawtl,orne, CA. William E. Lashinski '69, is the owner of Lash in ski & Phelan, a cash commodity brokerage firm in Chicago. Marshall R. Malden '69, is an export marketing manager with Penn AthletiC Products Company. He will be moving to Phoenix and writes he's "looking forward to visiting Thunderbird after more than 15 years:' Steven C. Mendell '69, is chairman of the board and chief operating officer of Xoma Corporation in San Francisco. A. Scott Parker '69, is a documentation specialist with Brosterhous Coleman, & Company in Portland, OR. Paul Peters '69, is international operations manager with Tandem Computers, Inc. in Cupertino, CA. Edward E. Sanders '69, is chief financial officer of North's Restaurants, Inc. in Medford, OR. Carlos Alberto Scheer '69, is an associate director with American Can Company and lives in Danbury, CT. Richard]. Shenk '69, is supervisor of customer services with United Airlines in San Diego, CA. Paul R. Stabler,Jr. '69, is preSident of MorganNeville International Corporation, an import/export firm in Atlanta. He recently announced the formation of a new direct marketing diviSion. Raynor E Sturgis, III '69, is vice president of Rubloff Corporate Services, a real estate consulting firm in Chicago. Carlos Valenzuela '69, is tile beauty editor of "Trends", Arizona's only fashion publication. Gary Walcott '69, is senior vice preSident of marketing for Bell Savings Association of Texas in Dallas. Class of '70 Ned P. Armentor '70, is assistant vice president with AFlA Worldwide Insurance in Dallas. James D. Cole '70, is with Chart House, Inc. in Jefferson, LA. Jim Crawford '70, is working with CTI, Corporation in Greenwich. CT. Donald Odermann '70, is a stockbroker in San jose, CA. Three years ago he formed the Latin Athletes Educational Development Fund, which supports young Latins in school as they prepare for professional baseball careers. E. Randall Olson '70, is living in Camino, CA. Kenneth E. Shetterly '70, is senior export sales coordinator with National Oats Company, Inc. in Cedar Ra pids, IA. Dwan L Shipley '70, was married last March to Nita Walrafen in Lander, WY. Dwan is a pastor of the United Methodist Church in Buffalo, WY. Peter Stilley '70, is with Union Texas Petroleum in Houston. Michael C. Sunderland '70, is sales manager with Atlas Powder International Ltd. in Miami. Jurgen Umbhau '70, is director of product and market development with the Ridge Tool Company in Elyria,OH. Luk E. Van Berckelaer '70, is a vice preSident, international department, with Johnson & Higgins in Pittsburgh, PA. George Vergara '70, is a teacher and lives in La Grange,lL. Martin S. Vogt '70, is manager of international human resources at Kentucky Fried Chicken in Louisville, KY Gary C. Walter '70. is division sales manager with john Deere Industrial Equipment Company in Moline,lL. James M. Will '70, was promoted to first vice preSident in Security Pacific National Bank's World Corporate Energy division in Los Angeles. Class of '71 John Bellavia '71, is senior consultant with Albert Frost & Associates in Coral Gables, FL. Warren B. Brainard-Smith '71, is regional director of Latin America with Allergan Pharmaceuticals in Irvine, CA. He writes, "My special thanks to tile alumni placement office for assisting me in my employment search during my transition back to the US' Terry W. Cady '71, is vice president of First National Bank of Chicago in Chicago. W.Jack Christensen '71, is president of Christensen Irrigation Co., Inc. in Irvine, CA. Thomas E. Cleveland '71, has moved to Meras Island, WA. Thomas A. Gronau '71, is an operations manager with Henwood Feed Additives and lives in Lewisberg, OH. Timothy H. Harwood '71, is senior vice president with Fleet Real Estate in Providence, RJ. Victor G. Haupt '71, is living in San Antonio, TX. Robert A. Johnson '71, is general manager, Western division, ofMG Industries in Valley Forge, PA. Bruce S. Mowery '71, is advertising and sales promotion manager with Apple Computer in Cupertino, CA. Karl Reiner '71, was promoted to director of Arab states for the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, DC. DonaldJames Sobery '71, is vice president of Cooper Energy Services in Pasadena, TX. William Spitler '71, is an international trade specialist with the u.s. Department of Commerce in New York. THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE WINTER '84/'85 Class of '72 Clarke W. Allard '72, is an administrative officer with the State Department in Washington, DC. GeraldJ. Gerry) Arthur '72, is export manager with Gerson International Corp. in Fort Wayne, IN. Steve Badenhop '72, is with jordan Case & McGrath in New York. Madelynne L Brown '72, is an attorney with Gregory P. Turza & Associates in Chicago. Susan]. Corcoran '72, is vice president, corporate relationship manager, with Citicorp in Seattle, WA. Michael C. CuIJen '72, is sales manager with National Chemsearch in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. John S. Cullison '72, has recently transferred to San Francisco from London with Bank of America. Gregory W. Duffin '72, is vice president, marketing, WIth Servem USA Corporation and is living in San Francisco. Ted Finkel '72, has begun his own business, Ted Victor Service, a financial and business consulting firm for non-residents of the U.S. He lives in New York. Jonathan B. Holcomb '72, has recently returned to Detroit after eight years in Colombia and Venezuela. He is operations manager, South America, with American Motors Corporation. Donald W. Hurst '72, is a self-employed real estate investor living in Albuquerque, NM. George Philip Kincaid '72, is controller with Firestone Tire & Rubber in Irvine, CA. David M. Leech '72, is director of marketing with DavIs & Geck, a division of American Cyanamid and lives in Wayne, N]. Richard A. Leff'72, is district sales manager, East Asia, with FMC Corporation in Bannockburn IL David E. Logie '72, and his wife, Brenda, hav~ a' daughter, Kara Ann, born lastJuly. David is an assistant vice president and director, international operations, for Life Insurance Marketing Resea rch Association in Farmington, CT. John Luscher '72, is president of Photo Max, Inc. in Fort Worth, TX. Timothy J. Morrissey '72, is with Zurich-American Insurance Companies in New York. Joseph Petryshyn '72, is manager of fa cilities engineering with General Mills Toy Operations Group in San Diego, CA. Karen M. Roberts '72, is self-employed in in vestments in New York. Lianne Sorkin '72, is a self-employed consultant in Manhattan. Her major client is the Great Northwestern Greeting Seed Company in Portland, OR. Jonathan D. Steele '72, recently joined Syte Information Technology, Inc., a computer manufacturer, as manager of marketing communica tions. He lives in San Diego, CA. Everett B. Stevens '72, is president of Embassy Industrial Corporation in Alhambra, CA. Thomas M. Thlly '72, is manager, national account marketing, with NBI, Inc. in Boulder, CO. Robert W. Wed wick '72, is a consulting analyst, international information systems, with NCR Corporation in Dayton, OH. John Williamson '72, is president of Williamson Properties and a partner of North American Hotels a hotel development and management flrm in Phoe~ix. Class of '73 Mary Ann Brasted '73, is an advertising account supervisor with Dancer Fitzgerald Sample in San Francisco. She lives in Novato CA Stephen M. Butler '73, wor~ for 'Ca terpillarTractor in Peoria, I L. THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE WINTER '841'85 Elizabeth A. Case '73, is vice president of First Interstate Bank of California in Los Angeles. She was recently recruiting on campus and writes that she was "impressed by both students and curriculum:' Mike Fenollosa '73, is an international banking officer with Shawmut Bank in Boston. David L Foster '73, has moved from Tokyo to Boston. Norman W. Gottlieb,Jr. '73, has moved to Durango, CO from Mexico City. Glenn Hamilton '73, is general manager with NIchols Homeshield, Inc. in Hollywood, FL. Ernest L Kangas '73, is vice president of CIA Insurance Associates in Pleasanton, CA and is on the board of directors with CIA, Inc. of NY along with John D. Willyard '73. Allyn W. Keiser '73, was appointed vice presidentwholesale division, USA, with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and president of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Trust Company in New York. James Kisela '73, is a consultant in Wynnewood, PA. David Levy '73, is media relations manager with Medtronic, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN. Gary Lumsden '73, is director of product development with Es lett Letraset in New York. Matthew McNerney '73. is vice president and management supervisor with jordan, Case & McGratll in New York. Mark M. Mischnick '73, is vice president of Societe Generale Bank in Houston. David S. Movsky '73, is regional traffic manager WIth Eastman Kodak Company in Whittier, CA. Jagdish Patel 73, is international sale manager for the Globe International Division of johnson Controls in Milwaukee. He and his wife, Pravina, had their third daughter, Nundini, last September. James M. Quigley 73, recently transferred to Oklahoma City where he is a branch business manager Witll Hewlett-Packard Company. John Rentenbach 73, is an advertising representative with Crain Communications in Detroit. Stephen Shephard 73, is with Transwestern Resources Corporation in Dallas. Wendell Sparks 73, is director of juvenile justice department with the Mesa YMCA. Richard E. Stutheit 73, is senior claims adjuster with ProgreSSive Casualty Insurance in Ta rzana, CA. John D. Willyard 73, is vice president of The Credit International Associates, Inc. of New York and on the board of directors with Ernest L Kangas 73. Steve Youmans 73, is president of Youmans International Inc. He was recently married to Frances Lynell Harris and is living in Cartersville, GA. Class of '74 Carroll Beck 74, is living in New York. Roger E Bildsten 74, is vice preSid ent of Levant Industrial Development, Inc. in St. Paul, MN. Eric Bjerke 74, and his wife, Susie, recently had a son, Nathan Alan, injamaica Plain MA Barbara (Bobbi) Brown 74, is vic~ pr~sident Witll Amherst Associates in Walnut Creek CA Richard W. Buck 74, is president a~d o~ner of Ranco, a real estate in vestment firm in Plano TX Terry I. Burton 74, is a systems analyst with th~ u.s. Coast Guard Telecommunications Office in New York. A. William Charlton '74, is vice preS ident, international banking, with Norwest Banks in Minneapolis. Anthony W. Charlton '74, has moved to Edina, MN from Miami. Steven De Lateur '74, was recently admined to the Virginia State Bar. He graduated from George Mason University School of Law in November, 1983 and was married injune, 1983 to Elena Garcia. Gary Walcott '69 james Will '70 RobertA. johnson '71 jonathan D. Steele '72 A1!yn Keiser '73 T.J Sinha '74 Barry L. Heimbigner 74, is vice president and manager of international correspondent banking at Rainier Bank in Seattle. Donald W. Kamela '74, is a partner of KC Gutenberg Fllle LIthography in Phoenix. Robert A. Lodi '74, is director of markeling with Cavazos International Company in Houston. Bruce C. Marks 74, is director of Marks Institute of Linguistics in Miami. Robert H. Marquardt '74, was promoted to commodity marketing director with Cargill, In c. in Minneapoli s. Andrew M. 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Here's hoping this year is better than last. 2012 was rough. There were good points, don't get me wrong, but between having to give up our home, losing our pup, economic issues, etc., it wasn't exactly a BANNER year. Granted, there are many who have it A LOT worse than we do, and we are incredibly lucky in so many ways. But here's hoping things improve for EVERYONE. I can dream, can't I? :) We got home yesterday afternoon from our Yosemite trip. It was sooooooo much fun! Other than having a tire blow out on the freeway on our way home. I was driving in the dark the night before and hit a big ol' pothole, which probably punctured the tire and caused a slow leak. Then we added all our stuff, then ourselves, and then it was just too much for the poor tire. Luckily we were less than an hour from home and have roadside assistance, so 2 lovely gentlemen showed up in a very timely manner to change the tire. So right now the spare tire is on. I'll go in on Thursday to get a new tire and have them check out the car, make sure everything's OK. But the trip was great. The kids went sledding and ice skating, and there was a little playground at the hotel. We had a nice room (at a VERY nice rate!), and the kids enjoyed it all. It was so good to get away for a couple of days, get the kids outside & playing in the snow. And, oh yes, to re-watch "Pride & Prejudice" (the Colin Firth version) on DirecTV in the hotel room. Today I went to yoga, then came home so Hubby could go climb with his buddies. I'm not big on New Year's resolutions, but it seemed like a good way to kick of 2013. I'm also coming to realize the difference between dumping all over oneself and gently taking a good hard look inside, noticing the less-than-savory aspects, and working on changing them. Hubby and I also noticed that the kids seemed to feel very secure in the hotel room. We talked about it, and we believe it's because, while not teeny-tiny, it was a contained space. The house we're in right now is pretty big: 3 floors, 5 bedrooms,4 bathrooms. Of course, there are 9 people (and 1 large, hyper dog) living here at the moment, so the space comes in handy. But WG sleeps a floor below us and keeping track of both of them can be tricky. Plus, we both honestly believe that when the kids know exactly where we are, it makes them feel more comfortable. Not that we're going to be drone parents (like helicopter parents, but worse), but giving them that sense of security IS important. And, of course, our knowing where they are and what they're up to can be important. Especially when they start Climbing On Things, or going into rooms THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE IN!!!!!!!!! I know the dream is supposed to be to settle into a nice house, and "nice" often means "big." But we've lived in 2 houses and a townhouse on our own, and now share this house. Maybe the way to go, if we are ever able to do so, is to get a single-level home or even a condo. Maybe all that space isn't necessary. Maybe, just maybe, closer quarters will bring us closer together. Or, y'know, result in a multiple murder/suicide. We have dear friends who are quite well-off, financially. Yet they live, with their 2 kids, in the same apartment they've had for about 15 years, since before the kids were born. It's a beautiful place, with hardwood floors, in a great neighborhood. They don't own a TV, and they spend a lot of time together. And they're one of the most well-adjusted families you could ever meet! If the past year has taught me anything, it's that my priorities are still a bit skewed. We don't need a ton of Stuff. We don't need a McMansion (although I never wanted one of those: they must be a bitch to clean!). Happiness isn't always what we think it'll be. I will never be perfect at my job, but neither does that mean I suck at it. There will always be things to learn and room for improvement. If I want to stay happy, it is up to me. The fact is, I am QUITE happy and content right now. No, it's not an ideal situation, but what is? And even if a situation feels ideal, how long does the feeling last? OK, one final note: Since I STILL cannot post links on my blog (that's on my list of Things To Learn How To Do this year), I am going to direct you to a post on Tumblr by the magnificent Louise Brealey: Actor, journalist, writer, feminist, and all-around person-I'd-like-to-be-if-I-ever-grow-up, even though she's, like, 20 years younger than I am. It's called On Yellow Paper, and the post is "What Molly Did Next:." (She plays Molly on "Sherlock.") She recently played 3 roles in an updated version of "Trojan Women," including Helen, and had to strip nude. It's a GREAT article!!!!!!! OK. I'm out. Happy New Year, lovelies! 1 comment: Happy new year to you too! I hear ya about the "stuff". After going through our house a bit I've come to realise how much "stuff" we have that we really don't need...and am trying to, over the next year, do some more purging. Also a more careful selection of what comes into our home. We don't have the perfect house and sometimes I get angry that my friends have nicer, better things, but in the end...it doesn't matter. We live pretty well all things considered, and I am very grateful for my life. :)

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Ask me any questions you want and yesss they can be anon. 1. Follow me back? I only follow the people who really make my blog pop out or other submitting blogs 2. Promo4Promo? Sure promo me first 3. Are you Bi? NO NO NO, lol. I <3 guys too dee maxx, but i appericiate beauty of other girls and i do know guys follow me so satisfying them would be good :D 4. What is your personal? @Pinkc0ffee 5. Age restrictions? I prefer you stay in the ranges of 15-23. 6. Can i be the sidebar/icon? When i mention needing a new one, is when i'll have a code name for you to enter into a contest every month or 2. 7. Where do i submit? 8. Name change? yesss! this blog use to be called Boysandgirlsofbeauty 9. How many admins/owners are there? ONEEE!!!! *** MORE TO COME *** one-beautifulsmile.tumblr.com This is cute I’m wearing this exact same bra right now :D

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jocelyn came upon me in mccabe while i was alternately looking forlornly at the last bit of cash money i have to my name ($1.45) and the pitiful selection of baked goods they sell at the mini-coffee bar here. i guess i shouldn't complain: already i've marveled that we ever got along w/o snacks sold in the library. joc didn't have any money but she volunteered to run back to willets to grab me a yogurt from her room. no one's eating them anyway, she promised me, and it was no trouble since somehow it was all in the right direction. too weak to argue, i let her go. she has since returned and the dannon has since revived me. i had a panicked few minutes there when i thought all my work this afternoon was lost (it isn't); now that my blood sugar has evened out, i'm feeling less on the brink. today was all work and meetings. granted the meetings were enjoyable -- during the sclp one, we drank tea and brainstormed new names for our organization; during the Red Sky one, we made signs and listened to dar -- still, much running around, and the constant, patient breathing of a paper down my neck. must compose now. must be brilliant. if there are any stray muses wandering around the internet, looking for occupation, i'd really appreciate some help. in return, o holy one, i pledge, we will name our group-formerly-known-as-sclp after you. Saturdays Belong To 3 hours ago

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Let me start off by saying that i have been DVRMSToolbox since Windows XP Media Center Edition and have never had any problems seting it up to do commercial skipping. But i just recently upgraded to windows 7 (which so far has been great) and for the life of me cant get skipping to work. I am an Early access member and payed for showanalyser. I installed the latest early edition DVRMSToolbox - 1.2.2.0 (R2) and ShowAnalyser Version 1.0.52.760 and DTBAddin for Window 7 - 1.0.0.4 (R2).I followed this step by step, and it looks like everything installs correctly but i cant get the remote to turn off and on the commercial skip. Showanalyser shows the .WTV as being processed but still no skip.I love this software but i cant for the life of me get it to work with Windows 7. Can anyone help me out?Bert I too have been a long term user of DVRMS and too have recently moved to Windows 7. the instructions at are somewhat outdated, but this is what I know so far. I have installed, removed and downloaded and re-installed the DVRMSTToolbox and the ComSkip. It appears to be marking commercials after the show is recorded. in working with here are some of the results. Lastly, I cannot find the ehexthost log or determine how to create it. There are no errors that I can see, but the Com Skip on/off does not work, the skip ahead and back buttons do not work and in just watching thw show does commercials do not skip. If anyone is willing I have the time, the knowledge and the desire to get this fixed today. tony2003@runright.ca make sure you have the addin installed. It is a separate installer. Also, comskip cannot read wtv files yet. You must use Show Analyzer Version 1.0. That is unless you convert to dvrms first. Okay here are the steps I took, and the results. Nothing worked - see last paragraph. Uninstalled the DVRMSToolbox and the Show Analyzer (I know I thought it was the ComSkip) Deleted the old DVRMSToolbox and Show Analyzer Directories Downloaded a new copy of DVRMSToolbox1219 Followed your link and downloaded the Show Analyzer Suite Installed and ran DVRMSToolbox1219 and did NOT allow the Show Analyzer be automatcially downloaded and installed Installed and ran the Show Analyzer Suite and didn't like it. downloaded ShowAnalyzer Latest version (0.9.7) from have already purchased the program... Uninstalled the DVRMSToolbox and the Show Analyzer Suite Installed and ran DVRMSToolbox1219 and did NOT allow the Show Analyzer be automatcially downloaded and installed (Right click run as administrator) Installed the Show Analyzer (Right click run as administrator) Started Media Center, went to a recorded show, I hoped the question to mark the commercials, or for skip forward/back buttons to work (They only bring up the Program Info), or for it to skip a commercial. no luck. Also discovered that the down arrow usually used to turn the Autoskip on and off, only produced the Windows mini tv guide. Restarted computer, tried again ... no luck, got the same results. The part that gets me is the down arrow button used to turn the Autoskip off and on doesn't work...that should be a basic feature. Looking over the instructions again and maybe it does have to be the Show Analyzer Suite. So uninstalled everything and did all the above with the Show Analyzer Suite...same results. Windows 7 Pro 64 bit << all the lastest fixes and patchesIntel DG965WH Motherboard (latest BIOS), Intel Quad 2.4 Ghz CPU4 Gig Ram, 571 GB free of 931 GB Local Disk C: (Most space taken by recorded tv shows)Clean install on DEC 27, 2009 I still question that the basic on/off function does not work. Right now using the down arrow on the remote only brings up the program info (and yes I am testing this on a pre-recorded show). I have uninstalled everything again and am leaving it running with all the default settings that come with the DVRMSToolbox1219 and the ShowAnalyzer Latest version (0.9.7). I am open to any ideas. the FAQ should read Vista/7. I will fix that. You kind of lost me with that comment....Vista/7 ?? I am still waiting for my reply sent about 10 hours ago to appear on this site... Tony Okay, I thought I had kept a complete copy of what I sent previously...guess I didn't, here it is again in a nut shell I have uninstalled DVRMSToolbox1219 and Show Analyzer (I know I said ComSkip before) and have gone and deleted any remaining files in the directory, did a restart and then installed the new software, using right click run as administrator, restarted again and tested. I did this a few times, Installing DVRMSToolbox and a separate downloaded version of Show Analyzer, Show Analyzer Suite. In all cases (and just to narrow down things) after the install, and going to a recorded TV show, and pressing the down arrow on the remote, I expect a window saying the Auto-Skip is off or on and all I get is the program guide. The skip buttons also only give the the Program Info. From what I can figure out, everything is loaded and working in the backgroup. It looks like it marks the commercials after recording. It just doesn't work.... any more ideas? Tony Well you didn't mention the addin in the things you installed. My apoligies if you already have this, but this is a must for the functionality you are talking about. No problems, ask any questions, I really like this program and am already really missing it. Okay back to add ons. In Windows MCE I have only downloaded and installed the DVRMSToolbox1219 and when it asked if it should, I let it install Show Analyzer Version 0.9.7. About the referenced DTB addin, I did not specifically download and install such a program, but in the task mananger I do see a DTBFWService.exe and a DTBService running. No other MCE add in's have been knowingly installed. I have found, downloaded and installed DTBAddin for Window 7 - 1.0.0.4 (R2), it would not let me download the R3 version, now what? Install the version corresponding to your system x86 or x64 and you should be good to go. That definantly solved the problam...Thank You Very Much... For those who skip to the bottom, a recap1) Downloaded and installed DVRMSToolbox1219 which came with Show Analyzer Version 0.9.7. It appeared the program was not working, the arrow keys on the remote that control it were not functioning and there was no skipping of commercials happening. 2) Solution downloaded DTBAddin for Window 7 - 1.0.0.4 R2 from and ran it. 3) Worked as before with asking if it should mark commercials with programs already recorded and it did mark them and the directional buttons worked correctly too! 4) Haven't tested the full gambit of functions yet, but as of now it is a lot better than before. Thanks again Here's the link. If you purchased Show Analyzer before 1.0 was release you can retrieve your key for the new version here. The version you have will not work.

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Sportivo is a light weight umbrella stroller that fits into any busy lifestyle. The seat reclines to accom Dimensions:

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Where is time going? I feel like she was just born yesterday and here we are, a month later. It's insane. She has had a really good day so far today *knock on wood*. I realize it's only 11:30am. We got up this morning and she had to have a bath because she pooped all over herself. She was smiling at me during her bath. It was so cute. After her bath we took some pictures of her and she didn't fuss one bit. AND she had the hiccups. Which usually make her freak out. Today's a good day! I bought these stickers you stick on a onesie each month and take pictures. It sounds silly but they are so cute! I bought them from. You can also find them on etsy.com and for some reason mine were about $5 cheaper on etsy than they were on the company's website. 1 month old! With her presents! Looks like she is doing the sprinkler!

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I had been dreading talking to Elijah's daycare provider about the fact that he recently had a croup episode during an afternoon nap. I didn't want to scare her and I also didn't see a way to ensure he would be 100% safe if he had a croup episode away from home. I finally talked to her about it and within 24 hours she had gotten a used nebulizer from a friend and Dan and I had scrounged up some extra tubing/masks so she could have a second set of "croup supplies" at her house. Dan brought her a vial of our magic croup medication along with detailed instructions about how to handle an episode. I feel a million times better! I am thankful that this didn't scare her, even when I told her how frightening and life-threatening his episodes can be. I am thankful that she IMMEDIATELY helped us to find a solution and that now she has what she needs at her home to help our little boy if he has an episode. I am thankful that MY peace was important to her and that I can breathe a little easier now. I am thankful that Elijah is such a loved, blessed little man! It seems like I can't keep up with writing about all of the funny things Elijah has been doing lately. Yesterday I found some of the new baby's clothes (Elijah's old stuff) stuffed into the front of Elijah's shirt drawer in his bedroom. I guess he is trying to reclaim some of his old clothes?? Lately when Dan and I are chatting and Elijah wants to be a part of the conversation, he will say, "MAMA TALK!" In other words, I'M PATIENTLY WAITING FOR YOU TO STOP TALKING! Last night we had cake and ice cream with a few family members to celebrate Dan's dad's birthday. Elijah was more eager than I've ever seen to get his hands on some cake and ice cream. He totally devoured it and asked for more ice cream FOUR times (he takes after his mommy!). Everyone thought the way he ate his ice cream was really funny. He picked it up like it was a cookie and took big bites out of it. :) This week is really busy for me with work, so I have been working like crazy on my computer from the couch. Elijah doesn't have preschool this week (spring break) so he has been going to daycare and Dan is doing work for a friend. The weather has been BEAUTIFUL! Ahhh, this is what living in Minnesota is all about!

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BackBay - Local every day in At the hearing, State Transportation Secretary Richard Davey outlined some aspects of Gov. Deval Patrick’s 10-year transportation budget plan, and included the need for new revenues. The state transportation secretary answered legislators' questions regarding the Green Line Extension, the South Coast Rail project, MBTA infrastructure, maintenance issues and how an ambitious 10-year budget plan will handle all of it. Massachusetts Department of Transportation Secretary and CEO Richard Davey testified before the Joint Committee on Transportation Tuesday morning. He was there to formally present Gov. Deval Patrick’s 21st Century Transportation Plan which calls for a $13 billion investment over the next decade. The hearing focused on finding new revenue that could be put toward ailing infrastructure and sought after rail projects. “People want more, not less, of our product,” Davey began, “but the current system we have is one we can’t afford." Patrick called for $1.9 billion tax increase in January to be put toward education and transportation. Davey said Patrick’s ambitious plan is designed to accomplish three things: it will right MassDOT’s finances, it will end the “absurd” practice of funding highway projects by borrowing money and it will provide revenues to fund the regional transit authorities. Michael Widner, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Association, said transportation would need to raise $800 million in revenues per year to get MBTA debt relief and to fund needed transportation-based services by 2018. He said it would be impossible to raise the type of funds necessary to meet the goals set forth by the plan by raising income taxes, but it could be done through a combination of increased gas taxes, car registration renewal fees and inspection fees. “The public will accept this if they see improvements,” he told the committee. Davey, seeking support from the committee, said improvements have begun, but it will take more than “band aids” such as MBTA fare hikes and more borrowing to sustainably finance transportation in Massachusetts. “We’ll pay for this now or we’ll pay for this later,” he said. “There’s no choice about whether we will pay for it.”

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Comments on: 2013 Hyundai Genesis 2.0T / 3.8 R-Spec Coupe - Instrumented Test- Read story More power and more Veloster nose. They forgot to mention "Snarling goofy alien nose" as a "Low." Sure it's improved, but this will never gain ground as a serious sports coupe as long as it looks like every other Hyundai. Not too bad........but not too good. Right on the cutting edge of.....mediocre! BD A for effort but a B- for execution. I personally think they are a bit over priced considering what else you can get in that price range. Sorry, but I'm not aware of the RWD car with 270+ HP for under $28k The Mustang has 300+ HP for $23k, and gets 31 MPG...... BD BD, i generally agree with your comments but i have to side with the genesis over the mustang. u'd have to get the v6 premium with the performance package, over 30k, to come close to the tech the genesis provides standard for 2k less. Maybe I am alone in this but I couldn't care less about how much "tech" my performance car has, I care about performance. And for the price it doesn't provide as much as I would hope for. On Tech front, it looks like the base 2.0T doesn't come with many more bells and whistles than any other car. The only things that stand out to me are the standard leather steering wheel, shift knob and bluetooth I'll take the $5k I'd save with the Mustang and get an iPad, a Samsung GS3, wheels and tires, and a years worth of gas. And I'd outperform any Hyundai 4-banging GC for years to come! And probably smoke the $30k V6 too! BD showcase -Incorrect my friend, you do not have to spend anywhere near 30K to get a Mustang that rivals the Genesis "Tech". Quit paying attention to MSRP. A brand new '13 V-6 Mustang with the Performance Pack and Premium trim can easily be had for less than $25K real-world. My 2012 Mustang GT/CS had an MSRP of almost $38K and I purchased it with almost no hassles for $30,200, $3K rebate from Ford and a no-hassle discount of $4400 from the dealer. This was in March 2012 and the deals are still similar for the '13s, only the rebate is currently $1500. My GT/CS has all of the regular GT Premium stuff along with the Boss front and rear clips and unique 19" wheels. Added a Ford SVT GT-500 axle back exhaust for only $300 myself and a set of 275/40-19 P-Zeros replaced the stock 245/45-19s out back. And as a bonus, only 2573 GT/CS were built in 2012, so if I keep it for 20 yrs it will have some collector value. Not sure about the Genesis...... when i was saying tech, i meant the lsd, rims, taller gearing, etc. the things that make it a sport car. a base 23k mustang doesnt have all that. i totaly agree on getting that v6 premium with the performance package if it can be had at 25k. i was looking at msrps, that's the only price i have to go on without considering each specific dealer's incentives Performance and feel are what make a sports car a sports car. It doesn't matter how you go about it. The fact that the clutch and shifter are a pain make the Genesis less of a true sports car to me because it doesn't interface with the driver like a real sports car should. The lsd is the only thing that really matters tech wise, but you can get one for around $600 aftermarket. You can get nicer wheels (rims, whatever) too. I don't see how taller gearing makes it any sportier either. How often do you drive 150 mph, showcase? I'd say Tony is right. It's overpriced and it looks about the same (even worse to some) than the older ones, so it isn't going to be noticed as being improved by the general public even. I'm very picky when it comes to the feel of a sports car (as are most enthusiasts), and the older Genesis just didn't feel good to me, this one isn't that much different, so it probably won't drive any better. The Mustang I drove felt better to me. I couldn't buy a new Genesis personally as I know I would trade it in. showcase0712 - ALL Mustangs come with an LSD standard - it's called the Traction-Lok rear axle, that's Ford's name for it, it's the same, beefy 8.8" rear diff they've been using forever and drag racers love it for it's durability, it's a good road race unit as well, though not as advanced as the Torsen diffs used in the Boss and GT-500. It's a very good standard unit and it uses Carbon Fiber friction plates/clutches. The Ford website specs are pretty sparse but if you go to the pdf spec brochure and open it you'll see very clearly that all Mustangs come with a standard limited-slip diff. They have for years. And also, to echo Brian H's comment, taller gearing is generally less desirable for performance unless you are making LOTs of HP and have terrible traction problems, not an issue with a 350HP Genesis by any means. you should see what these look like after a good knock, there is a reason that car has hard points to lock onto when towing or pulling, not the best without question and with the wacks out there today , the key word is safety It's in the middle of the pack. It's styling I think is a major question mark. And it could stand a tad more refinement. The look is what makes the car so conversational. I wish manufactures were chasing the frs/brz or rx8 trend and not the 370z/mustang Those are some nice power gains but the 1st gen looked better $2000 higher? Wow. It makes me think about a base mustang coupe V6 with the 6 speed for $22k. Plus this car is ugly in the front. I like the last version better. I'll pass on this car. makes no sense at all when the V6 mustang can be had in the really low 20k's and for the price of a V6 genesis a V8 mustang is the better choice, better looks more power and that's really all that matters in the sport coupe segment They should stick with it. It is not my taste, but it has a market. They do need to work on the car's status though. The best cars in the world are the ones that create their own standards. Yes a 911 has many competitors, but in the end there is nothing like the 911. Certain Corvettes compete directly with the 911, but most Vette buyers will never consider 911. That is where the Genesis is failing, why should I buy this car? I'm still unsure of Hyundai's power delivery. The turbo four makes 274 hp, 37 more than a Lancer Ralliart, but the latter does 60 in about 5.5 and the quarter in 14 flat, nearly half a second quicker on both aspects. I know that the Mitsubishi is 4WD, but once the RWD Genesis is done with its wheelspin, the times should have been similar as it supposedly still has a power advantage. C/D's test of the RalliArt had it at 5.7 and 14.4@94 mph. This Gen 2.0T's numbers (5.9, 14.4@99 mph) don't prove that it's power numbers are inaccurate. The 3.8's 1/4 mile run (13.8@104) is right on the heels of cars like the Hemi-powered Challenger R/T (13.6@106), Mitsu Evo (13.5@101), Nismo 370Z (13.7@105) and actually beats the likes of the WRX STI (13.9@99) and BMW 335 (13.8@103). Not bad... and I think it shows up those who disparage "Hyundai-horsepower". i'm one of those disparagers, and i'll continue to disparage it until they get real. i guess it depends on where you get your information. not sure where you got your numbers from but c&d ran a 335i at 13.4 with an automatic and all-seasons. so having summer tires, a manual, a stiffer suspension, and "48" more hp, the hyundai still trails by several tenths. same old story. also, the sti does it in 13.5 at 101, and C&D pulled a 13.6 in the standard 370z way back in january of 2009, and that car has 20hp less than the nismo. All those numbers are from right here on caranddriver.com. I'm sorry that you're the only person in the world that didn't know about BMW underrating their engines, too. FYI, since you seem incapable of research: ... with a manual and summer tires, lol. Also: nice improvement. now stop inflating the hp numbers, and they may earn some street cred among enthusiasts The V6 is as quick as a good running, stone stock 1970 Hemi Cuda. Attend a vintage "muscle car" event and see how well that dose of reality sits. Not bad, Hyundai. Keep at it and eventually the Genesis Coupe might gain a little status in the Sportscar world.

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stuart h. stuart h. Total Points: 325,925 May Points: 4,896 Last Activity: May 16, 2013 at 11:34 PM Member Since: Nov 5, 2012 Friends (view all friends) Interests Daily Driver: 2011 Ford Mustang GT Coupe Winter Car: 2011 Ford Mustang GT Coupe Hobbies: Old bikes, Classic cars Television: history channel,speedvision,velocity tv investigation channel Movies: any world war 2, comedies,action and suspense Music: classic rock,country Books and Magazines: hemmings muscle machines, car and driver, road and track, hot rod, car craft,any muscle car mags Interests: craft beers,home brewing,car shows,NHRA,60's muscle cars,modern muscle cars,car shows About Me: Been into cars for as long as i can remember. I was weened on gasoline. American muscle cars get my d**k hard. Love craft beer and home brewing. Photos and Videos (See All Photos | Videos) Recent Activity (see all activity) stuart h. liked the forum postabout 1 month ago stuart h. replied to the forum post:about 1 month ago stuart h. liked the comment onabout 1 month ago

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Welcome to Plant Buddy the Plant Finder Our goal is to assist you in finding a plant. Enclosed is a list of online plants with links to 1450 Nurseries World wide. We offer this service for free and hope others will want to participate. To find the plant quicker, you will need to use the search feature below. If you're a Nursery, submitting your plants is open to any nursery in the World. All we require is botanical list of names. Why is this important to you? Its search engine algorithm visibility. Read more if you want your plants listed. NOTE: Use the Search feature to find a plant. You'll be surprised!

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I find the floral notes in Windsor very strong. I'm not a floral guy but I very much like the floral notes in Windsor. Windsor wont' give you the confidence to wear a strong floral scent, you have to be confident to begin with. It's perfect for special occasions. I wouldn't wear it every day. Bookmarks

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Blog Archives Nabeel Rajab: imprisoned for tweets, paying the price for the struggle for freedom Witness Bahrain interviewed human rights activist and Bahrain Center for Human Rights President Nabeel Rajab in Bahrain yesterday (July 9) just before he was taken to jail for a three-month sentence related to an update he posted on Twitter. In the video, Rajab states: “I will not stop and I’m teaching people not to stop. If everybody will keep quiet after putting them in jail, then it’s a disaster. We should challenge that. We should be willing to pay the price for the struggle for the freedom that we fight for. And this is the price.” Read the entire Witness for Bahrain blog post here. The Bahrain Coordinating Committee supports the universal right to freedom of expression and calls for the immediate release of Nabeel Rajab. Related articles - Bahrain Activist Jailed for a Tweet (theatlanticwire.com) - Jail for Bahrain protest leader over tweet (aljazeera.com) - Bahrain: Rights Activist Jailed for ‘Insulting’ Tweets (hrw.org): Mary.) Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja ends hunger strike; Bahrain Coordinating Committee calls for release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Download the PDF of this press release Media Contact: Mary Fletcher Jones Email: BahrainCC.org@gmail.com Phone: (571) 269-7559 (24 hrs/7 days) Bahrain Activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja Ends Hunger Strike; Bahrain Coordinating Committee Calls for Release [Washington, DC] May 28, 2012 — The DC-based Bahrain Coordinating Committee applauds the sustained courage of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, the imprisoned human rights activist on trial for leading protests in Bahrain, who ended his 110-day hunger strike today, and calls for his unconditional release and the dismissal of all charges. In a letter to his family, the activist stated the hunger strike served one of its purposes: to shed light on the ongoing human rights violations in Bahrain. Although he did not attain his freedom, the second objective of his hunger strike, he felt prison officials had made it clear to him that they would force feed him again if his health deteriorated. Read the report on his letter to his family here, from Bahrain Center for Human Rights: Khawaja commenced his hunger strike on February 8, 2012 to protest conditions of his detention, including abuse and torture while in custody. The activist was force-fed on with a naso-enteric tube in late April. The World Medical Association states that force-feeding is a form of inhumane and degrading treatment. Khawaja, the co-founder of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, has been imprisoned for more than a year. He was arrested in April 2011 and sentenced to life in prison by the National Security Court in a martial law proceeding. The sentence was condemned by international human rights groups and several nations, and is being re-tried in the civil courts, along with the cases of twenty-one other activists. About the Bahrain Coordinating Committee The Bahrain Coordinating Committee is a Washington, DC-based grassroots movement that works to obtain U.S. support for democracy and human rights reforms in Bahrain. For more information, please visit # # # # # #

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Remember the days when you went on holiday and spent evenings writing "Wish You Were Here" on postcards? Doesn't happen much these days - now we just Facebook "At the 12 Apostles" or msg "Good times on the road" but occasionally some sweet person, usually a fellow blogger, sends a postcard and it ends upon the fridge only further exacerbating my wonderlust. Alan Burnett at News From Nowhere has started a bit of a craze that's taken off all over the world. Twitter for Gentlefolk has seen a huge postcard exchange take place on the blogosphere and, well, bless his Yorkshire socks, he sent me one! Jeff and I returned the favour but God knows what he'll make of the drunken and badly written ramblings on the back of our cacky handed contribution (yep we're both left handed with awful handwriting), barely worth publishing . . . Unlike Alan's contribution to me which was far more genteel. Just wish I looked like the slim blonde! Well it wasn't quite a motorcycle ride around the country but the Holden Cruze was a comfy ride. So nice to have friends 'across the water', all 12,000 miles of it! God, did I remember the air mail sticker or did I just write it on the back of the card? 11 comments: nice. i must say this whole idea has saved the post card industry...sales are sky rocketing...buy stock now... cool post card.... Oooh, that's a wonderful postcard! This swap is so fun, isn't it? Looking forward to when Alan receives yours! :) What a fun idea! I am going to have to check out Twitter for Gentlefolk. Love Alan's postcard to you. i haven't had a postcard in so long- used to belong to a club and we sent to one another post to post it was called I must have had my head in the sand to miss this postcard revolution...I love getting them, and usually send a bunch when I'm on vacation. Love the idea of exchanging them with bloggers and posting. Tina @ Life is Good Love it! I have a vintage postcard collection that really should be shared. I'm all for bringing paper postcards back to life. Have a blogging friend in the USA who collects postcards from all over the world, so she gave me her address and when I see a fun card, I send it to her. The card you got is beautiful and lovingly written. Sweet ;-) that's awesome...prolly got some laying around i should send out... maybe next year I love this! Alan is SO sweet and SUCH a great idea! It is SUCH a treat to receive something personal via snail mail. Doesn't happen enough! I love this idea. I'm must go look. The postcard from Alan is so retro. Very cool. The "hand" written word. What a lost concept! I still like to write letters but I so seldom do. Once upon a time, I would write in the neighborhood of 20 letters monthly. We always lived away from our home state, family and friends so I had many correspondents. I kept track of them in a writing log and I still have the months & # of ltrs. Still have the records. Wild, huh?

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. 100g raisins or sultanas or dried apricots… 75ml rum, calvados, marsala… 150ml olive oil or walnut oil 200g caster sugar 2 large eggs 350g plain flour 1 tsp cinnamon 1.5 tsp bicarb 1/2 cream of tartar 1/2 tsp salt 450g cubed fresh apple or pear… zest 1 lemon 100g walnuts or pecans… Heat the dried fruit and alcohol in a pan until it begins to boil, then leave to infuse while you get on with the rest of the cake. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C and butter and flour a 20cm round cake tin. Beat oil and sugar together, and add the eggs one at a time. The dry ingredients go in next, followed by the fresh and drained dry fruits, lemon zest and nuts. Spoon the batter into the tin and cooki for at least 1 hour – I find it normal takes at least 15 minutes longer. Leave to cool in the tin on a wire rack. 5 Responses to Fruit, nut and olive oil cake As the author of The Healing Powers of Olive Oil and The Healing Powers of Vinegar, gotta love this recipe! It’s the ingredients from the Mediterranean diet–super to keep you heart healthy, lean, and living a longer, happier life! So lucky to have lived in Tuscany. (I only write about it. So far. Will go one day.) m21o5tz been awarded The Versatile Blogger Award on my site, Kincavel Krosses. Please come and collect it. This sounds wonderful – going to try it out this weekend. I’m guessing you’d need to cook it in a solid base cake tin? Does it lift out quite easily?

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Anne Moshier Sanderson resident Anne Moshier fled Homestead, FL as a young girl to escape the wrath of Hurricane Andrew, which devastated the city and much of South Florida 20 years ago. Last week on August 24, the anniversary of the hurricane’s landfill, Ms. Moshier updated her Facebook status to say, “Hurricane Andrew changed my life forever ...” That day would have been her first day of 5th grade at South Dade Baptist Church and School. But the day before, she recalled this week, her parents, Terry and Howard Moshier, were in a frenzy. Hurricane Andrew had reached Category 5 intensity and would become the costliest hurricane in U.S. history, that is until Hurricane Katrina hit some 15 years later in 2005. But in the days leading up to impact, the hurricane was forecasted to make landfall further south, so the Moshiers, who lived in a sturdy home on the Homestead Air Force Base where her father was stationed, had not prepared. “All the TVs in the house were on,” recalled Ms. Moshier, a Macclenny photographer. “The military police were on their loud speakers ordering everyone out. It was very surreal, like a bad dream. We started packing the truck with important papers, our pets and so forth. My dad was concerned about his Harley, so we brought it into the kitchen. I thought it was the funniest thing, but then again, I was a child and Daddy’s bike was never allowed inside.” Ms. Moshier, 10 years old at the time, and her mother evacuated while her father stayed behind as ordered. Their destination: the home of her aunt, Wilda Heppner, in Sanderson. They slept in a spare room with her cousin’s toys. “The traffic was insane in both directions, north and south. Truckers on the CB were talking about hurricane parties and I didn’t have a clue what that was at the time,” she said. “The rest areas and fast food chains were slammed with people evacuating and pulling over for a quick break before hitting the turnpike and highways again. It seemed to take forever to reach Sanderson, but I remember pulling in her driveway. From that point on, we stuck to the TV like glue.” Meanwhile, her father, who now resides in Ohio, rode out the storm on the base with his colleagues. The building they were inside lost its roof and they moved to another location in the middle of the hurricane. Ms. Moshier’s childhood home was one of the few structures to survive the hurricane. It had only partial damage to the roof. Her dad and other men stayed in the house for several days after Andrew hit with limited food and water and no power. She’s remembers seeing a video they shot of the aftermath. “It looked like a train wreck; it reminded me of a third world country,” said Ms. Moshier. “Everything was water-soaked, leaves and junk were scattered throughout the house. It looked horrible and I couldn’t imagine how that was the best home to stay in. I finally had a tree house though, as a playhouse had ended up in a tree in our backyard.” Since leaving Homestead for Baker County two decades ago, Ms. Moshier has never been back. There was nothing to go back to, she said. Her school was gone. The base, as they knew it, was lost. Her father was re-stationed to Virginia. Her best friend and her family ended up in South Carolina. “A couple of years ago, I took a trip to the Keys. As we approached South Florida, I saw the exit signs for places I remembered, as well as signs for the base which is now used for veteran’s affairs. I held my breath as we drove by ...” Ms. Moshier said. “Maybe one day, I’ll go back.” Though she was just a girl when the hurricane wreaked havoc across South Florida and forever changed her life and those of many others, Ms. Moshier has vivid memories of that time, including her first day at Keller Intermediate School where she would return years later as a substitute teacher. “I don’t have fond memories of that school year. I can still remember the smell, the classrooms, the gym; everything. For years, those memories would make me nauseous. They were directly linked to Andrew and all that entailed,” she said. With another hurricane, Isaac, heading toward the Gulf Coast and bringing with it the ghosts of Hurricane Katrina, Ms. Moshier said her best advice for hurricane preparedness is knowing when to evacuate. “When the big one hits, you can’t stay. You just can’t,” she said. Northeast Florida and Baker County in particular have been largely spared by the worst impacts from hurricanes. But that’s no reason to become complacent, according to Ms. Moshier. “We get lots of rain, which causes horrible flooding, but we seem to skirt the worst ones, and thankfully so,” she said. “I’m not sugar coating anything though. We have as much possibility of welcoming an Andrew or Katrina as anyone else on the Atlantic or Gulf. We have been lucky.” Keeping supplies of bottled water, flash lights and batteries should be standard operating procedure for all Floridians, she added. “Don’t leave too early, don’t leave too late, but always be ready and willing to go. Your home, my home; no home or property is worth risking your life and no home is ‘hurricane code.’ That’s a joke — both Andrew and Katrina will testify to that,” said Ms. Moshier. One more tip: always grab your photos before evacuating. “That is one thing that brings me to tears whenever I see the aftermath of storms, fires, etc. on the news; when someone is sifting through what is left and finds a family photograph,” she said. “I don’t know why but that’s the saddest thing to me.”

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Cool Springs Golf Reopens The popular center closed suddenly in mid-March. A drive by the Cool Springs Golf and Family Recreation Center on Hamilton Road in Bethel Park on Tuesday afternoon showed the center's miniature golf and upper driving range areas to be open for business. The lower range and batting cages were closed. The center closed suddenly in mid-March when Cool Springs senior management met with some employees to tell them they would close until—tentatively—mid-April. Bob Salera, the head professional and director of instruction at Cool Springs Golf School, said that that was the first time that Cool Springs had closed since he started working at the facility in 1997. Despite the reopening, Cool Springs' website——is out of service as of Wednesday morning. --- Sign up for… In this Article: Margaret French 12:02 am on Thursday, May 2, 2013 Bob and Frank-you two watch too many movies and tv programs. LOL You're both too funny! LOL   more ›

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Law Schools Need External Law Schools Need External Scrutiny Brian Tamanaha.,. That's what got the ABA into trouble with DOJ in 1995, and the intertwining of the ABA and AALS (a lobbying organization for legal educators) goes back more than a century.). Posted 7:00 AM by Brian Tamanaha [link]

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Oh Really? NFL Baller Justin Durant Says He Would Still Eat ‘Chick-fil-A’s’ Chicken Even If They Supported Slavery! (Open Discussion) On Wednesday, NFL Detroit Lions linebacker Justin Durant weighed in on the ongoing controversy surrounding Chick-fil-A and the restaurant owner’s public opposition to gay marriage. The NFL baller ended up saying in so many words that he would still support Chick-fil-A (because of their tasty chicken sandwiches) even if they came out in support of slavery. Durant took to his Twitter account yesterday and asked his followers “what happened with Chick-fil-A?” As several replies came pouring in, Durant expressed his disbelief that there was any controversy at all. He Tweeted: “Chick-Fil-A not even open on Sunday how people shocked that the owner feels that way?” He also questioned why people would let someone’s personal beliefs factor into their meal decisions. “So people not gon get the best chicken sammich and lemonade on the planet because of a personal belief? Word?” Idk maybe it‘s just me but I could care less about what people choose to believe in as long as I’m good At one point, someone asked him if he would boycott Chick-fil-A “if the owner came out and said slavery was a good idea.” His response: “Chicken too tasty.” Is this guy serious, or maybe he’s joking around? We have eaten at Chick-fil-A many times, but their chicken is not that good for us to keep supporting their business if they hypothetically came out in support of slavery. Some people just don’t know the impact that slavery had on the past and present state of African-American families. ANY THOUGHTS ON DURANT’S COMMENTS? 1st Photo Credit: NFL/Getty Images 2nd Photo Credit: Themajors.net Justin is no dummy. He knew what he was saying and I totally get it. The fact that anyone would try and equate gay marriage with slavery is ridiculous and insulting so Justin called their bluff and said he would eat the chicken anyway. His point, as I interpret it, is that the ghay community has an agenda that is about trying to make every other community and establishment kiss their behind. They want to be the number one minority and eventually the majority and I say bump them and their wack philosophy and immoral lifestyle. Leave chic-Fil-A alone. If you aren’t boycotting Khols which has an openly racist CEO then why should black folk care about boycotting a chicken spot?

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2013 Convention Preview: Virginia's GOP delegates to choose nominees for lt. gov and AG this weekend! James Patrick Patrick earned his Bachelor's degree from the University of Idaho in 1968. James has served in the Idaho National Guard from 1968 to 1974. Patrick is also a former bank executive. Committee assignments 2013-2014 At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Patrick served on the following committees: 2011-2012 In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Patrick served on these committees: 2009-2010 In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Patrick served on these committees: Elections.[1][2] 2010 Patrick won re-election to District Seat 23A in 2010 with no opposition. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 25th. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.).[4] Campaign donors 2012 Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year. 2010 In 2010, a year in which Patrick was up for re-election, he collected $6,835 in donations.[5] His largest contributors in 2010 were: 2008 In 2008, Patrick raised $18,330. Listed below are those who contributed the most to his campaign. [6] Personal James is married to Afton Patrick. They have two children and live in Twin Falls, Idaho. Recent news This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term "James + Patrick + Idaho + Senate" - All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine. James Patrick News Feed - Plans languish for overhaul of NYC's Penn Station - The Idaho Statesman - 'Life-Preserving' Law In Oklahoma Raises Questions For Doctors - Huffington Post - Huffington Post - The dirty secrets of the CIA's War on Terror - MiamiHerald.com - Holder Had Stepped Back from AP Probe - East Idaho News - How senators voted: Expanding gun background checks - USA Today - USA TODAY - AP Sportlight - The Idaho Statesman - Kerry says he'll answer questions on Benghazi - KHQ Right Now - Grading Every Team's Undrafted Free Agent Signings - Bleacher Report - National Hockey League Playoff Game Capsules - The Idaho Statesman - Gun control backers: Senate defeat won't stop us - Idaho State Journal Cite error: <ref> tags exist, but no <references/> tag was found External links - Campaign Website - Campaign Twitter - Idaho House of Representatives - James Patrick - Project Vote Smart legislative profile - Project Vote Smart biography - Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2002 References - James Patrick - State legislative article missing donor information -

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2013 Convention Preview: Virginia's GOP delegates to choose nominees for lt. gov and AG this weekend! Jeff Chiesa.[2].[3]. He now lives in Branchburg with his wife and two children.[2] It was at Dughi & Hewit that Chiesa reportedly met New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.[2] In 2002 Chiesa joined Christie to the U.S. Attorney's Office where he led some of what have been described as high-profile public corruption cases. For example, Chiesa led a case against former New Jersey Senate President John Lynch.[2] Education - BA, University of Notre Dame (1987) - JD, Catholic University of America (1990) Political Career New Jersey Attorney General (2012-present) In 2009, Chiesa led the transition team when Chris Christie (R) stepped into office as Governor of New Jersey. He was named Christie’s chief counsel in January 2010, and served in this position until December 2011, when the governor nominated him for Attorney General of New Jersey.[3] Chiesa took office as attorney general in January 2012. Appointments 2011 Chiesa was nominated to serve as the state's chief law enforcement officer by Governor Chris Christie in December 2011. On January 10, 2012 Chiesa was sworn in as New Jersey's 59th attorney general.[4] Recent news This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term "Jeff + Chiesa + New + Jersey + Attorney" - All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine. Jeff Chiesa News Feed - NJ trooper get probation for high-speed escort - Philly.com - Philly.com - NJ AG warns consumers to check vehicle flood and salvage database - Legal News Line - NJ Supreme Court reinstates conviction of man for sexually abusing young girl - Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com - Father of 4-year-old NJ boy who shot friend is charged - Reuters - Officials announce new Route 130 enforcement effort - phillyBurbs.com - Perth Amboy gang leader pleads guilty to racketeering - MyCentralJersey.com - Lopatcong Township state trooper gets probation for unauthorized high-speed ... - The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com - Trooper loses job, gets probation for 2012 sports car escort - Shore News Today - Authorities Announce Major Atlantic City Drug Distribution Crackdown - CBS Local - Cocaine Distribution Conviction Handed Down for Par-Troy Man - Patch.com Cite error: <ref> tags exist, but no <references/> tag was found Contact information Office of The Attorney General P.O. Box 080 Trenton, NJ 08625-0080 Tel: 609-292-4925 See also External links References - ↑ New Jersey.com, "N.J. Attorney General Paula Dow leaves office after nearly 2 stressful, sometimes frustrating, years," January 3, 2012 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 New Jersey Real-Time News,"New N.J. attorney general takes the reins at a turbulent time for crime fighters," January 25, 2012 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Office of the AG, "Biography of Jeff Chiesa", accessed January 31, 2012 - ↑ State of New Jersey Office of the Attorney General "Biography of Jeff Chiesa," accessed April 26, 2012

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Pell’s Quadrant essay is sooooo wrong Posted by Dave Bath on 2007-09-05 The current (2007-09) issue of QuadRant has more pieces deserving challenge than usual, but Archbishop Pell’s encomium of Constantine I is a particularly dangerous essay, providing arguments for those who call for cataclysmic overthrow of the state and the introduction of a world-wide Caliphate. His selective marshalling of facts and interpretation of history in "Constantine: The First Catholic Emperor" are barely less twisted than the holocaust-denying David Irving. Like Irving, Pell cannot fall back on the lame excuses of poor education or lack of intellectual capacity. The essay really should be dissected line-by-line, but I don’t have the time. It is unsurprising that a key member of the CDF, the rebadged Spanish Inquisition, would produce such a piece, desirous of the necessary and sufficient preconditions for a new Dark Ages, replacing liberal democracies with autocratic theocracies. What is surprising is that QuadRant editors agreed to publish it, unless they see praise of Constantine as implying praise of Howard’s manipulative entangling of religion and politics. First I’ll discuss the political aspects of the work, then it’s flaws regarding the history of moral philosophy and theology. Apologist for terrorist literature: Pell states (p55): The cult of the "divine" emperor was also an explicit buttress for the unity of the empire, so that Christian refusal to offer sacrifice to the emperor and the traditional gods also brought undesirable political consequences and helps explain the persecutions. … Christians were not violent revolutionaries, like the Jewish Zealots not terrorists or anarchists, and repeated persecutions had not eliminated or radically diminished their numbers. Persecution? More Christians died in the arena under emperors that were "Christian" rather than pagan. The worst emperors who persecuted Christians terrorized the entire population regardless of religion. Pell knows that the more "important buttress for the unity of the empire" was the policy of religious tolerance, of anything but human sacrifice. Pell, like many Latin students, would have pored over the letters between Trajan and his governor in Bithynia, Pliny the Younger. He would know of many reasons why Romans were deeply worried about Christians while Jews were readily accepted (even if considered "weird"): - Christians refused to take a loyalty oath, a sprinkle of incense on an altar and a form of words little more than "God save the Queen", little less disrespectful of a single deity than the way modern Roman Catholics pray to saints. - The secrecy about Christian rites did not stop hints of human sacrifice and cannibalism: blood mixed in wine, bodies mixed in bread. Combine this with worship of the "Christ Child" and we can see why rumors spread that Christians killed and ate babies, and why feeding Christians to the lions was considered poetic justice. - Roman authorities, just like all biblical scholars, recognize that the Book of Revelation of St John of Patmos revels in the thought of the cataclysmic downfall of Rome thinly disguised as the "Whore of Babylon". Christians promoted this and similar works as scripture. Any state is justified in prosecuting those who refuse to accept the rule of law, who are proselytes for literature that is frankly seditious. Ruddock’s censorship, in the name of "anti-terrorism", of far less inflammatory literature (such as that praising East Timor’s struggle for independence) is far more restrictive than the Roman intolerance of apocalytic texts. Thus, Pell is an apologist for those who not only refuse loyalty oaths, but call for the violent overthrow of the state. Pell, a critic of Islam because of a minority who hope for the overthrow of our system of government from unwarranted confidence in the wisdom of power-hungry clerics, praises exactly the same excesses of Christianity. Apologist for a Caliphate: Pell gives almost unalloyed praise of Constantine’s institutionalization of co-dependent political and religious power. This is the same political structure as the world caliphate desired by radical Islamists. Constantine did not bring religious freedom, but promoted one religion, and manipulated it to achieve mastery of its doctrine and adherents, without explicit prohibition of other religions. Constantine was not "disappointed by the lack of Christian doctrinal unity", but exploited it. He gave favors first to one group of clerics, then another, ensuring that none remained confident of patronage, keeping them all subservient, ensuring that all promoted doctrines served the political imperitives. The tame clerics were ordered to produce a canonical bible and creed, one that necessitated state-sponsored church intercession between god and human. Non-canonical scripture could then be treated as heresy, especially Gnostic scripture that allowed individuals to commune directly with their god. If you held heretic views, you were (if lucky) exiled. The shaping of convenient Christian doctrine under Constantine is one of the reasons why more remnants of early Christianity are found in Islam, inheritor of Christian traditions that moved south and east, out of Constantine’s domain and into less-prescriptive Persia’s. Far from bringing religious "peace", Constantine implicitly incited violence between Christian sects in the same way Howard implicitly incites xenophobia and racism in modern Australia while keeping hollow deniability. Indeed violence between Christian sects became so prevalent that Christians were angered when a later pagan emperor, Julian the Apostate, created stiff penalties for religiously-motivated violence against persons and property, many Christians regarded this as persecution, a constraint on their religion. While there was nominal religious freedom, Constantine had de facto power to channel the private religious belief of citizens using self-seeking clergy as proxies. Pell’s praise for this system demonstrates his view that independent religious thought is invalid, and rejects the ideal of separation of church and state. This is consistent with the way Pell threatens parliamentarians with excommunication if they vote according to private conscience. There is little difference between Pell’s ideal world and the world caliphate desired by radical Islamists other than his choice for one Abrahamist book over another, and his preference for one clerically-determined legal system (Canon Law) over another (Sharia). A 21st Century Spanish Inquisitor, Pell has always sought authoritarian consolidation of religious and political power – providing he is a prince of the dominant clergy. Pell’s antipathy to democratic political structures developed before the Dark Ages or since the Renaissance is dangerously clear. It’s OK to slaughter first, see a cleric later For someone who has criticized "moral relativism", Pell’s recounting of the history of morality is particularly twisted. "(With Christianity) … Humility became a virtue rather than un-Roman weakness." Pell conveniently forgets nearly a thousand years of non-Christian philosophy that stressed duty to the common good rather than selfishness. Hubris, the antonym of humility, had been recognized since Homer as a major vice that would anger the gods. Even ignoring the Greeks, we can see strict morality in the many works of Cicero. We cannot read the journal of the emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Philosophus*) without sensing his deep humility, his desire to serve not rule. Ever since Aristotle tutored Alexander, the classical world believed that rigorous training in ethics was a key element of any education, particularly for the ruling classes. If humility is a virtue, it’s hard to praise Constantine, who introduced so much pomp into the imperial court, and wanted himself called "The Thirteenth Apostle". Pell continues to rewrite the history of moral philosophy: The capricious and disinterested gods, who never made any moral demands on their human subjects, were rejected and destroyed to be replaced by the one God who was rational, loving, and judge of everyone. Even the peasants who held to the myths of the hellenic pantheon understood that Zeus/Jupiter imposed moral demands on humans. Homer’s Odyssey has as a major theme the moral duty to treat strangers with charity. The evolving nature of justice, from the unthinking revenge of the Furies to the more rational justice of Athens that took mitigating circumstances into account (justice in a Zeus-like mode) is the theme of the Orestian Trilogy… and that’s just the stories of the anthropomorphic pantheon! The pantheist hellenist philosophies, whether of academy, lyceum, stoa or kennel, all described justice, charity and compassion to fellow humans as a duty owed by all mortals to a more numinous god, not anthropomorphic, but still given labels such as Zeus Pater, Jupiter, or Deus Pater. Pell should admit these linguistic truths: it was the hellenist tradition, not the semitic, that gave rise to Deus Pater, God the Father. Pell should admit that anything of moral or intellectual rigor and subtlety in Christianity was not inherited via Jerusalem but via Athens. Pell knows this, as he has without doubt read early Christian thinkers such Augustine, Origin, Boethius, together with the works by victims of Christian intellectual parricide such as Porphyry and Plotinus. Pell also makes the following amazing statement: After Constantine, one did not have to be a moral hero to follow Christ, and this is a blessing for most of us; indeed for all Christians. This is not a minor quote, but a sentence printed in double-sized letters. In my opinion, heroism is not defined by what you achieve, but what you try to achieve. Unless you make a serious attempt at what Thomas à Kempis called "The Imitation of Christ", you have no right to call yourself a Christian without adding "hypocrite". I’d perhaps go further than Pell: moral heroism can be an impediment to following Pell’s Christianity, and vice versa. Pell goes on to say how wonderful it was the priests became able to absolve even the murder of innocent sons and family members, something very convenient for Contantine and the rest of his dynasty apart from Julian. Personally, I see much more merit in earlier positions: these barbarities were punished by the Furies in Greek tradition (even if you killed your mother because she killed your father), and in Christianity before Constantine, no earthly representative, but only God in heaven, could provide absolution of acts that contravene such fundamental human values. I can see why Pell would follow this logic of allowing bureaucratic mortals to inherit divine powers of absolution. It becomes possible for two pederast priests to absolve each other under seal of the confessional. How convenient! Pell has found his way of reconciling Papal Infallibility with the ability of a Borgia pope to screw both a mother and her pubescent daughter in the same bed, moving from one to the other without missing a stroke. But then, Pell was a supporter of John Paul II, advocate of "Millenial Indulgences", forgiveness of sins past or future by paying money to the Church. Pell probably thinks imams should not promise heaven to suicide bombers unless they first sign all their money over to the mosque! Bringing on the Dark Ages Pell over-simplifies Gibbon’s analysis of the fall of the Roman Empire as due merely to Christianity, and then rejects this hollow thesis. Pell forgets that Gibbon also blamed other mystery religions for intellectual decline, the problems when soldiers support individual politicians, increased military expenditure at the expense of infrastructure … the list goes on. Meanwhile, Pell praises Constantine as the saviour of empire because of short-term fiscal and monetary reforms that gave the appearance of economic probity while running down infrastructure. The treasury may have been full (a budget surplus), but the empire bled silver to Parthia and on to China in continuing trade and current account deficits. Such practices ensured the economic ruin of the empire. Again, there are similarities to Howard. Gibbon may have been unaware of the effect of plague on the economy, but Gibbons analysis of the intellectual stultification demanded by Constantine’s form of Christianity is spot on when we think not of the fall of the political entity that was Rome, but the fall of classical civilization. Athens, Sparta, Alexander, Pontus, Ptolemaic Egypt: all rose and fell without causing western civilization to fall. It is probable that without Constantine’s version of Christianity, Rome would have fallen, but civilization would have continued without a Dark Age. Conclusions Pell asserts Constantine is the enabler and progenitor of the Roman Catholic Church, and that both are praiseworthy. I’d agree about the relationship between the two, but consider them equally odious. Pell points out the relevance of Gibbon’s subject matter, and I’d agree, but add we are ignoring Gibbon’s lessons and risk another fall. While we can enjoy the similarities between the cynical manipulation of religion and politics by Constantine and Howard, the similarities between short-term appearance of economic probity that destroyed the long-term viability of the economy, the danger from this essay is Pell’s metaphor that is as transparent as the "Whore of Babylon". Hellenic, rational, scientific, religiously-tolerant pre-Constantine Rome represents secular, rational, scientific, pluralist liberal democracies. Pell is happy to see such polities destroyed, replaced by a co-dependency of temporal and spiritual power that can constrain the development of moral philosophy and metaphysics, make the population and intellectual elite subservient, twist religion for political gain, and lay the groundwork for another Dark Age where religion, not science, holds sway. What can you expect from the Sydney Inquisition: Fear, surprise, a fanatical devotion to the pope, and a relaxing and comfy chair? See Also: - Bruce at Thinker’s Podium (2007-09-03) gave this post high praise, and extended my thinking to not merely include Howard, but wonder about Rudd. AV said WOW! I’ve been away from the internet for a good two months or so, and now I see what I’ve been missing. Fantastic piece, Balneus! Bruce said That was pretty good. I’m going to re-read it and I think you’ve earned quote of the week. I found the quote “to be replaced by the one God who was rational, loving, and judge of everyone.” deserving of a bit more scorn though, considering that Pell and current Pope have explicitly railed against reason. Add to that the opinion from a WA clergyman that people should surrender their intellect and you have a movement within Catholicism that doesn’t value the rational. I reckon if you cleaned up a couple of the whole-word typos “than/that” and you could have one of the best blogosphere posts of the year here. Bruce said Geez… my grammar in that last sentence got away from me didn’t it? lol Quote of the (other) week #11 - Dave Bath on George Pell and theocratic dark age fantasies « The Thinkers’ Podium said [...] (Dave Bath, 2007) [...] Dave Bath said Thanks for the compliments. I’ll definitely look at cleaning it up when I’m properly back on deck. Babes with Chainsaws « Balneus said [...] "Pell’s QuadRant essay is sooooo wrong"My post on Pell’s essay about Constantine (2007-09-05) goes through Pell’s [...] Pell’s comments could be welcomed by rationalists « Balneus said [...] (an implicit desire for a return to the Dark Ages) that I analyzed some time back.("Pell’s QuadRant essay is sooooo wrong" [...] slim said Well done Dave – the definitive Cardinal Pell deconstruction! Dave Bath said Thanks very much Slim, but it’s hardly definitive… hardly comprehensive. It’d take a very weighty tome to deconstruct everything that should be deconstructed, and I’m sure others have done a better job than I – although I /am/ proud of this piece. Pell’s new QuadRant is soooooo wrong « Balneus said [...] Rights" makes me angrier than an earlier QuadRant article I reviewed (about Constantine "Pell’s QuadRant essay is sooooo wrong" – 2007-09-05). Like his earlier essay, the current one attempts to destroy the [...] Do the classics create people with progressive politics? (2) « Balneus said [...] We see John Howard a regressive threat, dangerous to democracy as Sulla, harmful to free thought as Constantine (see for my review of Pell’s flawed analysis of Constantine). [...] The definitive Windy defence « Balneus said [...] the classics create people with progressive politics? (2) « Balneus on Pell’s Quadrant essay is sooooo wrongAccidental honeypot « Balneus on How to save Israeli lives with bombs: target [...] The Best of Times, the Worst of Times « Balneus said [...] we have a Christian Taliban, lead by the likes of ArchVilliansBishops Jensen and Pell, wanting to drag society back to the religious domination and interpersonal intolerance of the time of Constanti…, and the freedom from secular controls over the clergy. It’s a cause for despair and [...] Shock – horror – Pell speaks some truth « Balneus said [...] "Pell’s QuadRant essay is sooooo wrong" (2007-09-05) [...]

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Deftones Announce U.S. Spring Tour Grammy-winning alternative band Deftones will be kicking off a tour of North America on March 4, 2013. Grammy-winning alternative band Deftones will be kicking off a tour of North America on March 4, 2013. Reading & Leeds are back for 2013. With the festival goers' appetites well and truly whet, there is now even more to satisfy the hunger with the first of the highly-anticipated headliners to be revealed. Koi No Yokan was recorded in Los Angeles, CA with Nick Raskulinecz (Alice In Chains, Foo Fighters, Rush) who also produced Diamond Eyes. Funeral Party will join legendary alt-metal band Deftones and mathcore mavericks The Dillinger Escape Plan on their North American spring tour, beginning on April 14th in Seattle, WA. The band will offer fans a prelude to their upcoming tour with showcases at SXSW as well as performances on the Late Show with David Letterman on March 31 and Jimmy Kimmel Live! on April 6. In anticipation of their new album, Diamond Eyes, Deftones recently posted Part 1 of a series of trailers that will eventually unveil the album cover on March 23rd. The band's newest single, "Diamond Eyes" will also be available for purchase on iTunes the same day. Deftones have revealed their official video for the song "Rocket Skates". One tweet will grant you exclusive access to a download of the HD video. Watch the video on BandWeblogs.com. Pennywise announce Ignite frontman Zoli Teglas as temporary fill in vocalist for Smokeout Festival date on October 24th in San Bernardino, CA. The two day Smokeout Festival will take place on October 23 and 24 and marks the seminal Hermosa Beach punk band’s first major show since Pennywise singer Jim Lindberg and the band parted ways last month after 19 years together ...

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![Sh) Sh)]() Frenchville’s Shawn Martin had a busy winter. The Late Model driver at Oxford Plains Speedway said the time was right to build a new racecar and that’s exactly what he did. “I built a brand new chassis. It’s an [Chevy] Impala body. The old car is still pretty good but it was time for a new one,” explained Martin. “An interesting note is that Austin Theriault built a car identical to mine. They’re sister cars. Theriault is the 16-year-old driver from Fort Kent who will be racing in the American-Canadian Tour and Pro All-Stars Series features. Martin, who now lives in Turner, obtained the chassis from Race Basics in Andover. The 31-year-old, who works for Oxford Networks, a communications provider, will debut in his new car on Sunday when the ACT 150 will be held at OPS. It will be opening day at OPS and racing will begin at 2 p.m. Oxford Championship and Oxford Acceleration Series features will also be held. He said he has made a bunch of adjustments on his new car based on the knowledge he obtained from driving his previous cars. “This one is easier to work on. It’s more user-friendly,” said the Wisdom High School of St. Agatha graduate. He has tested his new car and said, “It felt pretty good. It was a hot day so the speed wasn’t super fast. A lot had to do with the track conditions. The real test will come with the other cars on Saturday.” Drivers will be able to practice on Saturday. Martin, who started his racing career at Caribou’s Spud Speedway, has strung together some solid seasons. He won the Late Model points championship at OPS in 2004, has back-to-back top five finishes in the TB Bank Oxford 250 and was fourth in Late Model points at OPS last season. He finished fifth in the 250 after starting 29th. Two years ago, he was fourth after starting 25th. “I had a fairly good year last year,” said Martin. “I started off really well. But I had a lot of horrible luck in the second half. It seemed like every week I got a flat tire.” His main focus this season is to qualify for the ACT race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. on Sept. 18. “That can be accomplished two ways: win the [points] championship at Oxford or win an ACT-sanctioned event,” said Martin, who prefers longer races. So he will run in the weekly Late Model class at OPS and also race selected ACT events. “I’m ready for another [points] championship,” said Martin. He enjoys racing with the ACT drivers, saying, “I love it. Those guys are some of the best racers in the region. And they’re some of the most respectful drivers you’ll find. You can race side-by-side with them and never get a dent in your car.” He said it is more challenging than the OPS Late Model class. “Instead of having 10 drivers capable of winning the race, you have 30 in the ACT race. You definitely have to step up your game,” he said. Martin is looking forward to Sunday’s race and is confident. “I feel like I can win every time I’m in a race car,” said Martin who also recognizes that it will take a little time at adapt to his new car. He does intend to return to race at his home track in Caribou as he has the past two years. “I try to keep the tradition by racing there every year. It’s exciting to go back,” said Martin who also has sponsors with ties to Aroostook County. Unity gets under way Saturday Unity Raceway will kick off its season on Saturday at 4 p.m. There will be nine classes of racing and George Fernald Jr., who leases the track from Ralph and Nancy Nason, said he is optimistic. “We’re looking good,” said Fernald, who is in his third season leasing the track. “We have 200 cars signed up. I figure we’ll get between 100-120.” That would mean an average of 11-13 cars per class. “And the way things are looking, we’d have 15-20 cars in each class by June,” said Fernald. “We’re looking for ways to find room so we can park everyone [racecars] in the pits.” In his first two seasons, Fernald held his races on Friday nights, but that will probably change. With nine classes, Fernald said the biggest complaint he heard is it “goes too late” on Friday nights. His Friday night race cards began at 6:30 and he had to finish racing by midnight due to a town ordinance. “We went [past midnight] a few times,” he admitted. If he moves to Saturday night, he would start at 5:30. He couldn’t start too early on Friday because drivers and fans have to get out of work. He will make a decision within the next few weeks after talking to drivers. “I don’t think I have much choice [but to move to Saturday night],” he said. If Fernald goes to Saturday night racing, he would be in direct competition with Hermon’s Speedway 95, just 40 miles from Unity. Speedway 95 holds its races on Sunday afternoon before switching over to Saturday nights on June 12. “I’m friends with Del [Speedway 95 co-owner Del Merritt] and I don’t want to tick him off. But I’ve got to do what I have to do to survive,” said Fernald. “I’ve got to pull out all the stops to make money. My wife [Sherry] said if we don’t make money, we’re out of here.”

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BELFAST, Maine — The stretch of Herrick Road now under construction at the Little River is decidedly bucolic, with llamas grazing peaceably in nearby green fields and the river flowing gently to the city reservoir. But the bridge that started to take shape across the river Wednesday to replace the worn-out 1921 structure is at the cutting edge of technology. When completed, the 48-foot-long arch of concrete-filled carbon-fiber tubes will be the largest “Bridge in a Backpack” constructed in Maine. It should last much longer than a typical steel or concrete bridge and essentially eliminate bridge maintenance, according to Project Manager Nate Benoit of the Maine Department of Transportation. “Right now, we’re in the process of further developing the technology,” he said. “With experience, we expect to come up with more innovative ways to use the tubes and to decrease construction time.” Wednesday afternoon, the construction crew from Stetson & Watson contractors of Pittsfield appeared to easily maneuver the long but light tubes into place across the river to make perfect arches. Altogether, 16 of the tubes will be placed and filled with concrete to make the bridge, according to Bob Schmitt, a representative of Advanced Infrastructure Technologies, the Orono company that is licensing the new composite technology invented at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The Bridge in a Backpack, which was introduced by center director Habib Dagher. Officials have touted the technology as being cheaper, easier to install, longer lasting and better for the environment than traditional bridges, but Benoit said that the Belfast bridge is “cost competitive” with a traditional structure. Between the $873,167 low bid from Stetson & Watson and the $245,000 needed to purchase the tubes from AIT, the project will cost a total of $1.1 million, he said. It won’t be completed until June 15, 2011, but the road over the river should be open to traffic by Thanksgiving. The bridge is the third of six backpack bridges to be constructed through the DOT, which is responsible for all bridges longer than 20 feet on local roads in the state. The project began after a Minneapolis bridge collapsed in 2007, and Gov. John Baldacci signed a bill to increase Maine’s bridge funding. An increase in vehicle registration fees has added an extra $40 million per year for four years to the state’s bridge budget, Benoit said.

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(I've been looking at a lot of 1930s pattern leaflets lately and the language is catching.) What I mean is, I have finished the cotton/linen mesh cardigan I wrote about here. I finished it a couple of weeks ago, in fact, and have worn it a few times already. But I have been busy since then with my next knitting project, which I hope to wear tomorrow, so not much time for blogging. But that's nearly finished now - more later. The finished cardigan is in a slubby cotton/linen yarn from Stylecraft, now discontinued. It is very rough to knit with, but nice to wear. Knitting the mesh pieces was quite fast and easy, but finishing was tedious. The button band took a long time - you would think that knitting a strip only 13 stitches wide would be quick, but it wasn't. And then a lot of sewing. The buttons are mother-of-pearl squares off an old duvet cover - I put them on as a temporary measure but they look good, and seem to take up the green of the yarn (they are actually a natural creamy colour), so I will stick with them. I was a bit disappointed that the button band stands up higher than I expected at the back. I should have anticipated that, because there is no back neck shaping - you just cast off the middle stitches after doing the shoulder shaping. But in fact it looks exactly right with a shirt underneath. And that's how it was shown in the original pattern. It's from a Wendy pattern book, for a cotton/linen yarn (Pampas) that they produced in the 1980s, I guess. The pattern had a dropped shoulder and I changed that to a set-in sleeve, and the yarn I used is thicker and nubblier, so the overall effect is chunkier, but I think it has turned out well. Looking at the photo from the book makes me wish for some sunshine to wear my cardigan in. Although we have not had floods here, as they have in many parts of the country, it has been cold and wet. Some proper summer weather would be nice.

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An attorney says a group known as T-Rex St. John LLC (nice image, isn't that?) plans to build a marina, condominium and commercial development on Moravian Church property in Coral Bay, according to the St. John Source. David Bornn was quoted saying while plans are preliminary, "We just finished documentation with the church." Bornn added, "It's a community-oriented project and will benefit Coral Bay." The church-owned land is a waterfront strip that runs behind Guy Benjamin School, the fire house, and Skinny Legs, the Source reported.

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Barnegat Settles with County Over Menk Homes Ocean County to pay $250,000 for cost of inspections of hundreds of Four Seasons at Mirage homes Barnegat Township has settled a long-running lawsuit with the county over home inspections in the Four Seasons at Mirage development, though officials say ongoing litigation with the developer responsible for the flawed construction may continue for some time. The township will receive a $250,000 cash settlement and “other considerations” from Ocean County, ending a 2010 lawsuit over who was responsible for Uniform Construction Code inspections of Mirage homes that had a number of structural issues. Barnegat also filed suit with developer Menk Corporation, which built the homes with what the township said were UCC violations. By 2006, many Mirage residents in Menk-built homes were complaining of leaky crawl spaces and other problems. Then and current mayor Al Cirulli and Committeeman Jeff Melchiondo promised the issues would be fixed, said township administrator David Breeden. Ultimately, 467 homes had UCC violations, which were remedied, said Breeden. But the issue of who would pay for the fixes still wasn’t resolved by 2010. “The initial goal of the effort was to abate the UCC violations,” Breeden said. “Having safe homes along with a deserving quality of life for the Menk homeowners was the priority, and once that was accomplished, then the township could turn its attention to seeking reimbursement from responsible parties.” Barnegat maintained that it was the county that was responsible for conducting the UCC inspections, and should have picked up the tab. The settlement resolves that issue, Breeden said. But reaching a settlement with Menk could be a long road, officials said. “Menk looks like it will go all the way through with litigation,” said Cirulli. “Luckily the county did the right thing." “Even though Menk has made the needed repairs required to abate the UCC violations, the Township is of the position that Menk has an obligation to reimburse Barnegat taxpayers for cost associated with forcing Menk to render necessary repairs,” said Breeden. "Barnegat is pleased that we were able to reach a resolution with the county. The Township strongly believes this agreement will re energize our relationship with the county which will be beneficial for Barnegat residents. We appreciate the willingness of the county to work with the Township and resolve this matter." Howard Effron 3:33 pm on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 They threw alot of figures around last night about this lawsuit. From what I remember, the mayor said a year ago that we had spent almost 1.25 million on the lawsuit in professional fees. This was primarily the counties fault for their inspectors passing this sub-par work. So they give us $250,000 and other considerations that can't be disclosed at this time (?). The repairs were done at Menk's expense. So it seems like the county settled for less than half of what we spent and we have to go after Menk for the rest. I guess something is better than nothing. Oh, and by the way, what we heard about the Lower Shore Road Ballfield turf fiasco, (backed up with proof from Ralph Adorno and Jake Taylor), I would propose we make that crap disappear. Accept the fact that we got screwed and start from scratch, how bout grass? Hopefully the video from the meeting last night graciously shot by Morris Flory will be up on the Township website (along with the previous meetings video that never made it), so the town can see and hear the turf story. A good point about last nights meeting was a positive report from Marty Lisella and David Breeden about their meeting with the commissioner in Trenton about our assessment problem. They seem to be making headway, with another meeting in three weeks, we will hear more results. Bob Wise 7:15 pm on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Mr. Effron, you are free to speak, so please tell everyone in Barnegat why you fear my words so much that you have them removed from the Patch. You are not the editor, but you think you have the right to remove what YOU DON"T AGREE WITH. It is that kind of weak, fearful, intolerance that "We the People" reject. How dare you try to silence others while you promote yourself for political office. Brave people have fought and died for YOU to have the freedom of speech, while you hit the "Flag as inappropriate" button to deny others of that right. That sir is wrong! Larry Cataldo 4:43 pm on Friday, March 9, 2012 mr effron,we have many many talented people vollentering to help the township committee! ie; frank pessi for one helped with the budget for years once he spoke up about things they didn't want known he was dismissed, he was a member of the planning board/ zoneing board too, not being a rubber stamp,,, this year HE WAS GONE, if your not going to be a rubber stamp for the county and the committee, your gone,,, there are to many secrets,,,,"it's as simple as that"! Larry Cataldo 4:52 pm on Friday, March 9, 2012 oh by the way, mr effron was a shill for the local gop to draw votes from morano & howard!!!! bodda bing! Bob Wise 7:48 pm on Friday, March 9, 2012 Mr. Cataldo, THANK YOU! You get it. If Barnegat had more people like you we would not be in the mess that we are in. Keep giving your opinion, Barnegat needs it! Ray 8:31 am on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Ok, we sued for 1.2 million that the town said they spent on the menk inspections. We sttled for 250K , less then 1/4 and "little Napoleon" is happy with that. How about the homeowners in the Mirage suing Menk? That's what should have happened. Larry Cataldo 5:52 pm on Thursday, March 8, 2012 I AGREE TOTALLY,,,,THANK YOU Michael G. 11:17 am on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Menk and Hovanian should have paid for it all, when homeowners sell a house they have to sign a full disclosure statement. Why not Menk. Hovanian bought the development and should have inherited all liabilities also. Ocean County did the inspections at the time, not Barnegat, we shouldn't be held responsible. There should have been a class action lawsuit by the homeowners involved, Barnegat shouldn't have invested 1.2 million on follow up inspections. Bob Wise 11:52 am on Thursday, March 8, 2012 I also don't think that "the site" should be used as a platform for political candidates to push their own personal agenda while the taxpayers have their posts deleted. Freedom of speech should be more important than personal agendas. If a post is a violation of your TOS, then it should be removed by the Editor. The people removing posts should be "banned", not the people who follow the rules and want to voice an opinion. Sorry, I did not ignore any emails. I do not use email and rarely check it. I only wanted to voice an opinion on the Barnegat Patch. Your apology should be to those of us that feel strongly about fairness and the freedom of speech. Bob Wise 11:54 am on Thursday, March 8, 2012 go to to read the comment removed above from the Patch. The Editor should step in and restore the posts that "someone" wants to hide from the people of Barnegat. The censorship here on the Patch is un-American. If this is allowed to continue, I will consider boycotting any advertisers on the Patch that support this behavior with their ad dollars. Larry Cataldo 5:43 pm on Thursday, March 8, 2012 DITTO!!!! Xavier 1:03 pm on Thursday, March 8, 2012 Apparently, the designers of the site allow users to click the "Flag as inappropriate" link and the posts are removed without being reviewed by the Patch staff. Not the smartest idea. truth 5:02 pm on Thursday, March 8, 2012 truth i guess we all forgot the print out that shocked the public when the costs were presented. when in fact the town did not have to intervene per the state. the reason was to fold 1. it was a payday for hess-birdsall and dasti. 2 this lent credence to all the inspectors we hired remember? Larry Cataldo 5:41 pm on Thursday, March 8, 2012 are you serious??? it cost 1.5 million, another disgrace to the taxpayers of BARNEGAT, this lawsuit should have been handeled by the home owners, another GIFT to WEST BARNEGAT, AND THE MIRIAGE, IF your a homeowner in this town my advice, MOVE TO ANOTHER TOWN, ITS OWNED BY SENIORS! Eric Thomas 7:23 am on Friday, March 9, 2012 Mr. Cirulli expressing joy over a settlement that recovers barely 23% of what Barnegat spent speaks volumes. Mr. Cirulli simply lacks what it takes to be mayor. Until and unless people wake up and take a moment to see what is in front of their noses, Barnegat will never, ever see improvement. Every project this town undertakes seems shrouded in controversy. Presenting plaques to a group of cheerleaders (all good kids) does not hide the countless failures of the five department store dummies that masquerade as town leaders. Notice how Mr. Effron mentions that not all of the videos of committee meetings are on the township website. Gee, I wonder why? No one can save Barnegat from apathy. If the people who have a financial and quality of life stake in Barnegat choose to keep reelecting incompetent dolts to public office then I guess they enjoy being a laughing stock. Hey, they get reelected time-and-again so someone must think what they are doing is just peachy. MORRIS FLORY 9:18 am on Friday, March 9, 2012 Eric, The reason for the delay of the Videos is technical. I have been trying to get them up within a reasonable timeframe 24-48 hours. But between computer crashes and now having to split the videos due to size has taken a little more time than foreseen. Also what we have learned is the Barnegat Township web site seems to slowdown with the loading of more videos probably due to size. I think 21 Feb is up now and hopefully next week 5 March will be also. Larry Cataldo 10:08 am on Friday, March 9, 2012 tell it like it is!!!!! the people deserve what they get,,,, Larry Cataldo 11:10 am on Friday, March 9, 2012 voter apathy allows all this;;;;; Larry Cataldo 11:11 am on Friday, March 9, 2012 and the answer is ?,,,,,voter apathy::: Mike Howard 9:30 am on Friday, March 9, 2012 The mayor acted like we had just struck gold when we won 23% of our own money back, plus some other "STUFF" that he could not talk about. You can't talk about our money? Maybe some of that STUF" is the waste of our money by installing either a water fountain or bird bath in the Park at Bay Ave.and Rt.9. Or maybe some of that"STUFF" is the use of Barnegat Township equipment to sweep the County road infront of the ex Mayors business and the Italian eatery in that same area. Maybe the extra "STFF" from the County will be the replacement of the two tree that were removed from infront of that same eatery over a year ago. Guess the trees block some signs. Larry Cataldo 10:13 am on Friday, March 9, 2012 this committee loves getting away with stuff, because nothing changes!! MORRIS FLORY 1:48 pm on Friday, March 9, 2012 For the person that comments, “To cry that you can't do something simple because of something "technical" is a weak excuse” , should learn to speak the truth regarding the video tapings and posting. You have no knowledge of the inner workings on how this is completed and thus without knowledge you speak. MORRIS FLORY 2:06 pm on Friday, March 9, 2012 Again to the person that says it is "quite easy". You have no knowledge of the technical problems and challenges raised and thus without knowing any of the facts you have no ability to speak on such a subject. MORRIS FLORY 3:53 pm on Friday, March 9, 2012 So Bob Wise is your name or is it a psuedo name? Bob Wise 4:15 pm on Friday, March 9, 2012 You can call me Bob or Mr. Wise. MORRIS FLORY 3:59 pm on Friday, March 9, 2012 Yes there are many professional people in Barnegat. Yes it is normally very easy to post. With the equipment and software available the challenges have been to overcome those which has taken time. If there are professionals here that would like to volunteer their time, equipment, software and expertise they are most welcome. Bob Wise 4:21 pm on Friday, March 9, 2012 Thank you for proving my point. It is simple. The funny thing is that when Mr. Effron was asked what he has done for the people of Barnegat for the past 20 years he said "NOTHING". All he did was attack our towns leaders and the website saying he could do better (only if he is elected, I guess). The question for you Mr. Flory is why didn't Mr. Effron do anything? MORRIS FLORY 4:34 pm on Friday, March 9, 2012 Do anything about what? MORRIS FLORY 4:36 pm on Friday, March 9, 2012 Iam glad to use what you prefer however I would like to know who you are, are you Bob Wise? Bob Wise 4:45 pm on Friday, March 9, 2012 Yes I am. Larry Cataldo 10:17 am on Saturday, March 10, 2012 well nice backand forth banter, ,but now this is history, all gone , voters don't care,,,ok its your money ,,,fools. Eric Thomas 10:39 am on Saturday, March 10, 2012 Mr. Cataldo is correct. Voters do not care. Or perhaps, Mr. Cataldo, you and I are wrong. Perhaps the current state of Barnegat is all wine and roses. Somehow, I don't think so. The scores of abandoned homes, homes that cannot be sold even at rock bottom prices are a significant indicator that our town is not the #1 place in Ocean County - no matter what paid-for magazine awards proclaim. The five department store dummies on the committee adore photo ops with cheerleaders, hero cops, etc. But that does not overshadow their abysmal failure to oversee the management of Barnegat with effectiveness. I used to believe strongly in Mr. Morano. However, other than his knee-jerk "NO" votes on many resolutions, what alternatives has he offered? It is easy to sit and criticize when you always have the fallback of "I'm the lone democrat so they won't listen to me." Identify one plan, one strategy Mr. Morano has presented to the public. He is the same as the other four. Smile for the camera - nuts to the problems. In her recent editorial, Ms. Clemente suggested that a taxpayer organization be formed. Not a bad idea. It would take a shelving of egos and an education as to the meaning of "compromise." I hope she pursues it. Censoring Mr. Wise or anybody else is cowardly. Whomever is doing it needs to grow up. The burden of democracy is to give another person equal opportunity to be heard even if you detest what they say. Bob Wise 11:14 am on Saturday, March 10, 2012 You and I both know who the censor is Mr. Thomas, and thats the problem. The truth is not spoken in Barnegat. How many good men stand up and speak it? When they do they are attacked as everyone else sits back and watches in silence. Yes, the editor threatened to ban me for being the victim that dared to ask a politician a question. So, everyone can go and wish her luck as she leaves town, while we and our children will stay and pay the price of the what the distortions, propaganda, lies, and censorship on the Patch have cost Barnegat. The ones in power stay in power, the way the shills want it. At least some of us had the courage to say something before our words were deleted. Larry Cataldo 5:21 pm on Saturday, March 10, 2012 ms clementi is wasting our time she has been looking for nothing but scandel for years, her commatary is all over the place, she thinks she knows everything about everything, as long as she gets press, even defending the former governor in toms river,finding outrage when was booed, and agreeing that tolls and gas and taxes need to be higher. as for no-no morano, he don't know what the township is doing till they have already agreed to do it, he's one vote, no matter what he proposes, noone listens,,, he's out voted, mike howard lost by 7 votes, thx to effron, there would have been a change this year but the people have spoken, one lady from west barnegat asked a man who to vote for?, she had no clue, remember this; "those who work for a living, are out voted by those who vote for a living" i frought a war , i buried and took care of sick parents the same as west barnegat, they earned a doller when it was worth a dollar, killed soc sec and only want to be a member of the community when they want something from it!!!!

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Even though Tropical Storm Debby may not be coming ashore near us, she's already causing problems for our nests. The Ft. Pickens campgrounds were evacuated last night due to high surf/flooding. I arrived at the gate around 4:40 this morning, earlier than usual, so I could get my patrol in and exit the Park before the rain hit us. But Park Rangers were already at the gate to make sure no one entered, informing me that salt water was already covering portions of the road. They had made their last run at midnight and barely got out before the Gulf water started washing across in some areas. I was bummed that I couldn't do my patrol - the second time in two weeks - but much more so because this almost certainly means the nest of "Mama Mia", the sea turtle I video-taped last week, will be washed out by the time Tropical Storm Debby is finished. Nest FP 6171 (Mama Mia's nest) was only 40' from the water, although it was on a bit of an elevation. It's surely in jeopardy. Maybe it's a reminder than sea turtles know more than we do. This time last year, Ft. Pickens area of GINS had ten nests; to date this year we only have four. There's a similar situation with Perdido Key. This time last year Perdido Key already had fifteen nests; to date this year they have had seven. By contrast, at Santa Rosa this time last year they had eleven nests; to date this year, Santa Rosa GINS has 19. Pensacola Beach has two more nests to date than they had this time last year. Keep your fingers crossed for this to move past quickly and cause minimum damage. I'll keep you updated as I learn more. Sunday, June 24, 2012 Tropical Storm Debby

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SE3 Condenser Microphone from SE Electronics Sonic Distribution is now handling the SE Electronics line of imported studio condensers. The SE3 caught my eye at the Summer NAMM Show in Nashville and is their flagship "pencil" microphone with a fixed cardioid pattern and 48V phantom powering. This mic uses Class A FET amplifier electronics and has both low cut filter and -10dB pad switches. I had the opportunity to try this mic out on several sources while recording a band and was impressed by its natural sound and all around usefulness. I used it for acoustic guitar overdubs where the low cut filter helped to tame a jumbo bodied guitar's boomy sound. The gentle presence lift added a sparkle without using EQ. I also tried it on drums and cymbals and it (using the pad) didn't fold up (overload) at all. I even tried it on vocals with good results although it does 'pop' easily and required a couple of pop screens. Housed in an elegantly finished new body design, it comes with a sturdy shock mount and packaged in a deluxe wooden travel case. Significant specifications are: frequency response rated at 20Hz-20khz; sensitivity is 10mV/Pa +/- 2dB; noise level is 17dB (A weighted); and Max SPL for 0.5% THD @ 1kHz is 135dB. I certainly found a 'Swiss army knife' of a condenser with the SE3 and I completely recommend it for any studio task especially acoustic instruments such as guitar, violin, cello or string bass. The SE3 sells for $349 MSRP and for much more contact Sonic Distribution at 617-623-5581 or go to: Web Page design is copyright © 2004 by Barry Rudolph

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Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland said it’s “99.9 percent” certain that SP Zach Miner will not be the team’s fifth starter, according to Tom Gage of The Detroit News. This means there are three candidates remaining for the position – Rick Porcello, Nate Robertson and Dontrelle Willis. Our Instinct: Miner is likely heading to Triple-A, he was horrible this spring, but then so has Dontrelle Willis, who is all but through. Robertson has been effective and should be the 5th starter, while Porcello who has looked good will go to the minors as to not start his service yet.

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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155666572013-05-18T00:37:37.658-05:00Baseball ThinkingBaseball Thinking is a blog site dedicated to the spastic thinking of a longtime baseball fan. Thanks for stopping in and sharing your thoughts while reading his.Tommy Dee is the Red Sox catcher of the future?During the 2010 Red Sox spring training, there were open discussions regarding a contract extension for Victor Martinez. Many speculated that the catcher slash first baseman might sign an extension. When asked in February, Victor told the Boston Herald that he wants to remain in Boston. And his agent, Alan Nero of Octagon, told Gordon Edes of ESPN that even though he wants to stay, the Red Sox must pay him to stay. Martinez wants to be paid as a catcher. But do the Sox want him as a catcher? <br /><br />As a catcher, Martinez has thrown out approximately 23% of base runners, below the average of 30%. In 2008, he did catch 37% of potential base stealers, but only 22 stolen bases were attempted against him, by far the lowest. In 2010, he is beginning the year in a 1 for 12 slump. <br /><br />Defensively speaking, Martinez is not a very good catcher. The Sox feeling is that he might have one or two years left as a starting catcher and they are looking for him to become their 1B/DH. Very few teams will give a 32 year old catcher a large, multi-year contract. But Martinez wants to be paid as a catcher. Negotiations will become tense, for sure. <br /><br />The Red Sox have no potential starting catchers in their minor league system. Dusty Brown is not the answer. They gave up the rights to George Kottaras and Milwaukee quickly (in minutes) plucked him off the waiver wire. Former farmhand Kelly Shoppach was recently traded to the Tampa Bay Rays and the Sox certainly could have used his services. Shoppach for Crisp – what a trade! <br /><br />Moving forward, Martinez wants to catch and the Sox want him at first base. While negotiations will be honest, they will not be fruitful. Victor Martinez should sign with another team once his $7.7M contract expires at years’ end. Then who will the Sox sign to catch?Tommy Dee Tanguy Fired from Sports Hub!There is a God!<br /><br />A lot of times it seems like the inevitable is, well, inevitable. Sometimes the inevitable takes a lot longer than anticipated. On Friday, April 2nd, 2010, the inevitable arrived for Gary “Muffay” Tanguay. The beleaguered mid-day radio host of Tanguay and Zolak was fired from his cushy gig at the Sports Hub, Boston’s number one sports radio station (opinion, not fact). Tang Gay is now free to beat the meat with Pete “the meat” Shephard, who is also unemployed after being tanked by WEEI recently. <br /><br />Tanguay will be replaced by Andy Gresh, which is the equivalent of going from a 1972 Ford Pinto to a 2002 pickup. Sports Hub program director Mike Thomas was irked that the story was leaked by brain dead intern Courtney Fallon, whose career in the Boston sports scene is over before it started. What a tool! She was ordered to remove the Tweets within the hour. She was also told to head directly to Mass General for a complete brain scan. <br /><br />Although this can’t be verified, it is being reported that Scott Zolak, his former partner, is ecstatic that Tanguy has been replaced by his old friend Gresh. It isn’t that Zolak has refused comment; he just can’t stop laughing long enough to speak coherently. A going away party is being planned by the staff of the Sports Hub but it isn’t known if Tanguay has been invited. <br /><br />Chad Finn, a paid blogger for the Boston Globe, (who closely resembles a middle-aged lesbian I once knew), wrote that Tanguay was devastated by the fact he was fired. Really? He received this information from a second brilliant Tweet from Fallon. ( ) <br /><br />Apparently, Tanguay didn’t see this coming, but no one is surprised. Listeners tuned out months ago. His constant yells of “Jesus” and “Christ” on the air ruffled the feathers of many, including his superiors. His ignorance was clear. His character was weak. <br /><br />His lack of vision became evident during his infamous broadcasts of college football games for Comcast SportsNet. During one college football game in 2009, Tanguay reported to viewers that it was third and short. Andy Gresh, who was his analyst, corrected him and told him it was third and eight. Unbelievable! During the same game, he reported the first two point interception in football history! Historic! After a UMaine football game, he reported that the head coach of the Black Bears bled green, even though the school colors are blue and white. Moronic! And when he reported that a team was going for it on fourth down, Gresh once again corrected him and told Tanguay that the team was actually punting the football. Brilliant! My question is what took so long in getting rid of this clown? Even though he is close to fifty years old and grew up in New England, he knows absolutely nothing about New England sports. <br /><br />Best of luck, Gary, as you will need it beginning of the end of the New England PatriotsWhat happened to the legendary New England Patriots? They are a just a shell of their former selves. During their Super Bowl win of 2001, they chose to be introduced as a team. Their roster consisted of relative unknowns, players with some athletic ability but mostly intelligence. Their defense was tough and they won the close games. What has happened?<br /><br />During their dream run, they never lost two games in a row. That has changed. BB never made mistakes. Wow, has that really changed or what? Their defensive schemes were smart and difficult for the opposition to figure out. Not any more. They can’t get to the quarterback and their secondary gives up a ton of points to the worst offensive teams in the NFL. The offense had some surprises and made big plays. There is no guessing about the pats offense these days. They have become very one dimensional and there is no question who will receive the ball on offense. They were a team which got better as each month passed. Now they are the opposite, losing more games in November and December than they have for some time. They can’t win on the road, except London. They are as predictable as the tides. During the prime years, they didn’t beat themselves. They played sixty minutes of football and each player knew their job. Their secondary was outstanding. <br /><br />This is now Patriots Lite. Gone is the mystique, the swagger and the results. BB is being second guessed by everyone, as well he should be. Guys with the name Banta-Cain and Guyton are the best players on defense. That alone is scary. These guys were barely bench players recently. This is the beginning of the end.Tommy Dee ratings continue to slideTony Massarotti of the Boston Globe and The Sports Hub recently wrote an <a href="">article</a> stating that New Englander's, as well as Red Sox management, have become complacent. He also asked New England to root for the Yankees in the World Series. LOL. Why would any true New Englander root for the Yankees? In any situation? When you are done reading this, check out the comments section to his article. Anyway, I wanted to express my views as to why NESN ratings are down and if there is real complacency as far as the Red Sox go. <br /><br />NESN ratings are down for a few reasons. One, their format is very stale. Their pre-scripted pregame/postgame shows can be recited, word by word, by any Red Sox fan. They also have no real, live shows, like CNNSE. Every single word is scripted and stale. There is no off-the-cuff commentary and I find that boring. Every fan knows what will be discussed at 6:38 of any pre-game show. If Tom Caron has any skill and real historic baseball knowledge, I am not aware of it. I do know he is an excellent reader, though. <br /><br />Two, we have become complacent as a Nation. The Sox are on the wrong side of the bell curve at this point. Real fans are shut out from games due to prices, wine and cheese, pink and corporate. Just try nailing down a Sox Pax when tickets go on sale. I used to have a fair chance of getting opening day tickets 7 or 8 years ago. I had a solid chance ten years ago and longer. Now, there are fewer tickets for me due to corporate big wigs and I can never, ever get them the first day they go on sale. Our ticket chances become reduced to lotteries and eBay. A real turn-off. <br /><br />The initial attraction for the newer fans (corporate, pink, cheese, wine, and most girls) was the personality of the team. The Sox have lacked any type of specific personality over the past 2-3 years, which has reduced the initial attraction for the newbie’s, thereby reducing interest and the NESN audience. The Sox have become a team of well-behaved professionals with no visible character. NESN, a reflection and part of the Red Sox, has grown very stale. Add to the fact that the Celtics and Bruins are back playing winning sports dictates that the consumer dollar is spread out over 4 sports instead of 2. No longer is this just a Red Sox and Patriots town. If ratings are down for the Sox, then they are up for someone else.Tommy Dee night football fan kicked out of stadiumThis country is based on a solid foundation of principles. One of these principles is known as freedom of speech, where every American is allowed to express their opinion. This includes holding up signs at sporting events around the country. <br /><br />During the recent Redskins against the Eagles, a man held up a sign which simply read “<a href="">Bingo Night Football</a>”. This was in reference to new offensive coordinator Sherman Lewis, who came out of retirement to lead the Skins offense. In retirement, he was performing volunteer work, which included calling bingo numbers to senior citizens and working with Meals on Wheels. During the ESPN telecast, announcer Mike Tirico mentioned this fact. The fan remains anonymous, but he was escorted from the stadium, asked to leave for such a harmless act. <br /><br />What is wrong with this country? In no way did this fan violate any laws or violate any rules of the stadium. His sign was not offensive to anyone, except those who might have lost at bingo when Lewis was yelling out numbers. I think Skin fans should rally around this fan and support him. If every columnist and announcer in the country can make light fun of this, why can’t a fan voice his opinion if it isn’t offensive to anyone? I hope this fan comes forward and provides details of exactly what happened. The Washington Redskins also have a lot of ‘splaining to do. I smell a lawsuit in the making. Don’t you?Tommy Dee Brady is on the wrong side of thirty ...What is the big deal about turning thirty years old? I am asking because I don’t know. I have heard lots of stuff, but haven’t lived it yet. Tom Brady is over 30. Is it a big deal to him? I think so, and here is why. <br /><br />“Tom Brady sucks!”. I have actually heard that from some panicked fans. It must be true. Five games into the 2009 NFL season, he’s got 6 TD passes to go along with 2 INT’s. During 2007, he had 50 TD passes to go along with only 8 pics. His completion percentage is just below 62%, well below the 69% from 2007 but right along with his career average. He was below 60% two of the past three weeks. His QB rating is about an 86, right around his career average. So what is the big deal? <br /><br />Tom Brady is 32, in his 10th season, a very long time for any football player. He is uncharacteristically missing wide open receivers, unlike the past. He has exploded at teammates on the sidelines, unlike the past. And he is married with children, unlike the past. Tom Brady is becoming normal. <br /><br />But he is on the wrong side of thirty. This might be the best Tom Brady will ever be. Think about that. This could be the best he has to offer. And nothing more. Tom Brady is on the wrong side of thirty.Tommy Dee "Tang Gay" Tanguay is not a truck guyDear Gary “Tang Gay” Tanguay,<br /><br />I hope your having a great day. It’s almost the weekend and its football season! I do want to express my frustration, however, at your “truck guy” commercial. Gary, I am a truck guy. I live in the butt-crack, rifle-rack six-pack state of New Hampshire. Originally from Massachusetts, I was forced to purchase a truck due to the local terrain, But Gary, I am a tall, big and strong man, traits you do not possess. The truck really suits me. Based on the daily spankings you receive on-air, I am just not buying you as a truck guy. When I hear your truck commercial on the radio, credibility is that last thought that crosses my mind. You are at the bottom of the sports talk food chain here in New England. You are the little kid everybody picks on. Among the horses in the <a href="">Sports Hub</a> stable, you are the Shetland pony. <br /><br />So when I hear the radio spot announcing Tang Gay is a truck guy, I don’t buy it. Neither does <a href="">the rest of</a> New England. Perhaps you should do a commercial for Mini Cooper, Dodge Neon, VW Beetle or for the Toyota Rav4, a real chick’s ride. Ever think of doing an MG or Miata commercial? Perhaps you could do a voice-over for the Smart Car. It’s light, small, weak and picked on as well. The credibility just isn’t there for me. You sound very foolish explaining to the global community how cool you have become because you drive a truck. It’s like comparing you to John Madden. Gary, you are not a cool truck guy, regardless of what lies your family tells you. <br /><br />In light of this, have yourself a great day and best of luck with your future endeavors. <br /><br />Love,<br /><br />The sports fans of New EnglandTommy Dee Felger says "tits" on-airDuring the live broadcast Wednesday, October 21st, Mike Felger said “tits” during the Felger and Massarotti show on the <a href="">Sports Hub</a>. At first he was surprised when B Real, his producer, told him he couldn’t say that on air. When you work in the media, you must be 100% sure of all fine-able cuss words. That is part of the job. But he was genuinely surprised. So was I. <br /><br />What is wrong with "tits"? I think it goes along with ass, which is acceptable on air. Ass can be used freely (as in Tang Gays case). Tits and ass. Ebony and ivory. Peaches and cream. They go together. So why is “tits” so offensive? Do you know what I find offensive? <br /><br />Gary Tang Gay and is constant negative connotation of Christ and Jesus. He uses the Lords name in such derogatory terms, yet it is accepted (well, not fine-able). I find it much more offensive when someone casually uses the Lords name in vain than when someone says “tits” or “ass”, or both! I haven’t been to church in years, besides the occasional wedding and funeral, so it is a stretch to call me religious. I have actually written to Gary Tang Gay and asked him not to use the Lords name in vain. He’s still a meat head when it comes to the derogatory use of words. But I have to side with Felger on this one. Why is “tits” a bad word these days?Tommy Dee, a breathe of fresh sports talk air ..New England is famous for many things, but is often associated with sports and their fans. Markets have grown from our love of sports. One of those markets is talk radio. Well, we can now call it a market since there is more than one competitor.<br /><br />In mid-August, the <a href="">Sports Hub</a> was launched, taking over the old Mix 98.5 signal. Finally, in New England, there is a station without static. The Sports Hub provides listeners the opportunity to voice and reflect without interruption or annoying .wav files. The Sports Hub is an intelligent alternative to “static station”. With a full lineup of familiar talent, the Sports Hub is gaining weekly in the ratings and providing intelligent listeners with the long-desired alternative to “static station”. Many stopped listening to “static station” long ago, for many reasons (stale?) Others tried to duplicate it but quickly fell by the wayside because it was an identical product. Finally, New England, global and local fans, has the alternative to “static station”. Finally, a format that cares. Best of luck, Sports Hub.Tommy Dee wish list for Red Sox 2010 lineup ...Here is my wish list for the 2010 lineup of the Boston Red Sox. Leading off will be Tacoby Bellsbury, followed by Pedey, then VMart, Adrian Gonzales, Matt Holliday, Youkilis, Lowell, Drew and Alex Gonzalez. Lowell will be strictly the DH, with an occasional turn by Ortiz. Youkilis moves to third with Holliday in left. The Seattle Mariners land Jason Bay, forcing them to deal Felix Hernandez before he reaches free agency. They can’t afford both. The Red Sox send prospects including Buchholz, Casey Kelly and Michael Bowden. Thankfully, they send Papelbon as well. Papelbon still has market value, but his mouth (redneck bad teeth and all), along with a historically bad shoulder, paves the way for his departure from Boston. The guy is almost 30 but acts 19 years old. And he will go to the highest bidder when he is a free agent. The Sox then have some prospects left over to land Adrian Gonzalez. <br /><br />Starting pitching on Opening Day consists of Lester, Beckett, Hernandez, Wake and Matsuzaka, that is if Dice-K doesn’t show up as the same bloated pig he was this year. (Oh, oh, is 2010 the year of the pig in Japan?) Lowell splits DH 60/40 with Ortiz, but Ortiz spends most of his last year in Boston on pine. Papi is only here to honor the final year of his contract before being nudged out of the picture by Theo at seasons’ end. Bard and/or Billy Wagner fill closing void. Wagner gets his 400th save while showing Bard the ropes. <br /><br />Changes need to be made and this is a step in the right direction. This is my wish list for the 2010 season. And it is very doable!! Of course, if neither Gonzo or Holliday comes to Beantown, that might mean a late push for Chone Figgins, which would totally screw up the lineup!Tommy Dee Boston sports becoming mediocre?Is Boston becoming a mediocre sports town? I would like to hear what you have to say about this. <br /><br />The Boston Bruins could easily be 1-4. They were picked by many to be the top team in the NHL. It looks like they believe their own hype because they aren’t playing like the top team. The Patriots could easily be 2-3 or they could be 4-1. Are they just an average NFL team now? Is Tom Brady showing signs of aging? It certainly appears that way. The Sox were the second worse team in the playoffs, behind the Twins. Sure, they had 95 wins and all, but most of those wins were due to the home crowd, due to fans like me. Atlanta, Milwaukee, Florida and more had better road records and that is not a recipe for championship baseball. The Celtics are yet to be seen, but they could be the best team in Boston over the past 18 months, by far. <br /><br />Is mediocrity taking over Boston? Or are we just spoiled?Tommy Dee Warriors They Were">To the surprise of many, the Red Sox are out of the 2009 playoffs.<span style=""> </span>To others, this was expected.<span style=""> </span>I am the other. <br /> <br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">For the umpteenth year in a row, the Sox were the toughest to beat at home.<span style=""> </span>Whenever you win more than 50 games on your home turf, you should make the playoffs.<span style=""> </span>But remember, half the games are on the road during the regular season, and more than half are played on the road during the playoff’s, unless you’re the Yankees.<span style=""> </span>The Red Sox weren’t road warriors, they were road failures. <br /> <br /><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Sox wish they could have played as well on the road as the Marlins (44 wins).<span style=""> </span>They want to be the Brewers when it comes to road wins (40).<span style=""> </span>They would die to have the success of the road warrior Braves (46 wins).<span style=""> </span>They dreamed of Indian success (.272) when it comes to the road. <br /> <br /><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">How much does the Green Monster play into the numbers?<span style=""> </span>On the road, the Sox hit .257, were on base at a .340 clip and slugged just .414.<span style=""> </span>At Fenway, they went .286, .365 and slugged .498 at home.<span style=""> </span>Balls hit off the wall at Fenway became routine outs on the road. <br /> <br /><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">It was no surprise, to some, that the Red Sox didn’t make it out of the first round.<span style=""> </span>They were the second worse team in the playoffs, right behind the Twins.<span style=""> </span>Every team playing in October has good pitching, but only a couple have the hitting of a championship team.<span style=""> </span>The Red Sox were not one of those teams.<span style=""> </span></p> Tommy Dee week in Red Sox HistoryIn 1919, Babe Ruth intentionally missed the boat, the <em>Arapahoe</em>, <a href="">Bill Nowlin</a>)Tommy Dee week in Red Sox History – March 11th – 17th<div align="left" <em>Arapahoe.</em> He was in a contract dispute and had no plans on sailing down to Tampa for spring training. He settled a few days later and took the train down to meet his teammates. (Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox, by <a href="">Bill Nowling</a>) </div>Tommy Dee.Tommy Dee in Red Sox History – March 8th <a href="">Bill Nowlin</a>)Tommy Dee in Red Sox History – March 7thIn.Tommy Dee Day in Red Sox History – March 3rd <a href="">Bill Nowlin</a>)Tommy Dee Day in Red Sox History – March 2nd<div align="justify", <a href="">by Bill Nowlin</a>).</div>Tommy Dee in Red Sox History - March 1stWithin <a href="">Bill Nowlin</a>)Tommy Dee in Red Sox History – February 28thOn this day in 2002, Dan Duquette was removed as GM, one day after John Henry officially became owner. Former manager and GM, Mike “Pinky” Higgins, was released from jail on this day in 1968 after killing one man and injuring three others with his car. The Sox sign Joe Wood, the son of Smokey Joe Wood, in 1944. He pitched only nine innings and left baseball with a 6.52 ERA. (Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox, by <a href="">Bill Nowlin</a>`)Tommy Dee Day in Red Sox History – February 27thThis Day in Red Sox History – February 27thOn this day in 2002, wire transfers were completed at 5:02AM, making John Henry principal owner of the Red Sox. In 1966, pitcher Earl Wilson stated he was refused entrance to two Winter Haven night clubs, inciting claims of discrimination. Matt Stairs was born on this day in 1968. Man, he’s old. (Day by Day with the Red Sox, by <a href="">Bill Nowlin</a>)Tommy Dee Sox History - February 26thThis day in Red Sox history featured Jeanne Yawkey, who along with her husband Tom bought the Red Sox in 1933, passing away in 1992 at the age of 83. The Fourth District Court of Appeals threw out a lawsuit filed by Margo Adams against Wade Boggs. In 1935, the Yankees released Babe Ruth so he could sign with the Boston Braves. In 1911, it was reported that the Boston Red Sox would build a new ballpark. In 1912, Fenway Park opened. (Day by Day with the Red Sox, by Bill Nowlin)Tommy Dee

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2012-2013 Boys' Basketball Focus For the second time in seven days, Kaneland found itself scrambling to make an improbable second half comeback against a formidable Rochelle squad. This time around, the never-say-die Knights finished the job. Kaneland scored 8 unanswered points in the final two frenetic minutes of regulation, then tacked on the first 6 points in overtime to secure an emotional 65-61 victory in Friday night's Rochelle Class 3A regional final. The Knights (17-10) advanced to Tuesday's Sycamore Class 3A sectional semifinal, where they will face the winner of today's Marengo regional title game between Rockford East and Belvidere. Senior Marcel Neil calmly connected on 15 of 17 free throw attempts and finished with a game-high 21 points while sophomore Thomas Williams caught fire late, with 17 of his 19 points coming in the second half and overtime. "We always have that fight," said Neil. "That fourth quarter we always dig deep, and tonight we hit some big shots and big free throws down the stretch." "It was just a collective group of guys who kept fighting and fighting and fighting," added Kaneland coach Brian Johnson, who only utilized a seven-man rotation. Kaneland trailed 30-12 in last Friday's 59-57 Northern Illinois Big 12 East loss to the Hubs and dug itself a similar 37-21 hole early in the third. The Knights' deficit stood at 56-47 when Rochelle's 6-foot-8 defensive anchor David Newton fouled out with 2:52 left in the fourth. Williams completed a 3-point play when he was fouled banking in a tough shot off the glass. Neil followed his own miss for another conventional 3-point play to shave the deficit to 57-55 with 1:29 left. After a Rochelle turnover, Williams was fouled after rebounding Neil's miss and dropped in both free throws to tie the score. Rochelle (21-9) held for the last shot, but Matt Rosenwinkel missed a last second off-balance jumper. "When we got them in foul trouble, we felt could take it to the rim for easy baskets and free throws," Williams said. Williams' driving basket to start overtime gave Kaneland its first lead since 8-6. Drew David and Williams both hit a pair of free throws for a 63-57 lead, but Will Widick gave the Hubs life with a 3-pointer. Kaneland was called for traveling with 11 seconds left, but Grant Prusator's potential game-tying 3-pointer from the corner came up short and Neil grabbed the rebound and was fouled with 1.1 left. David and Tyler Heinle chipped in 8 points each for the Knights, who made 29 of 35 attempts from the line. Neil and Williams grabbed 11 rebounds each as Kaneland enjoyed a 40-27 edge on the boards. Prusator's 14 points led the Hubs while Derek White and Newton added 11 points each. "Kaneland saved their press for the second half again and our smaller guards had trouble with that," said Hubs coach Tim Thompson. "Then when Newton fouled out we lost our low post presence and size shifted to their favor."" Kaneland High School Rochelle Township High School Conference: Northern Illinois Big 12 East - Looking back at the best of the season - Boys basketball: Tri-Cities all-area team - Saying goodbye to seniors never an easy job - Defense carries St. Francis past Kaneland - Everyone shares a goal next week survive and advance

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