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Get Out And Hear Music: Classical Summer Festivals 2012
Ravinia Festival
With the July Fourth holiday behind us, now is the time to map out a musical adventure. Below is a sampling of just a few of the dozens of summer classical music festivals around the country, grouped by region. From outdoor extravaganzas and picturesque locales to intimate indoor settings, live music thrives in the summertime. Been to a good summer fest not listed here? Tell us all about it.
- The Caramoor Summer Music Festival (through Aug. 8) in Katona, N.Y., spotlights the Manhattan-based Orchestra of St. Luke's with pianist Emanuel Ax (July 15), and the terrific string quartets Brooklyn Rider (July 20) and the Pacifica Quartet (July 27). Conductor Will Crutchfield continues his Bel Canto at Caramoor series with Bellini's opera I Capuleti e i Montecchi (July 21).
- Bard Summerscape, a smartly programmed festival on the Bard College campus in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., runs through Aug. 19, featuring opera, orchestral music, theater, dance and film. This year focuses on Camille Saint-Saens and features performances of the composer's orchestral and chamber music, including a reworked version of Carnival of the Animals. Leon Botstein leads performances of Emmanuel Chabrier's rarely heard comic opera The King In Spite of Himself (July 27 - Aug. 5).
- This year the Mostly Mozart Festival at New York's Lincoln Center (July 28 - Aug. 25) is for the birds, exploring an avian theme with music by composers as diverse as Mozart and Messiaen and bird walks through Central Park. Guest artists include the superb pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (playing Bartok) and violinist Lisa Batiashvili (playing Beethoven).
- Glimmerglass Opera, tucked into a pretty lakeside setting near Cooperstown, N.Y., runs through Aug. 25 with productions of Verdi's Aida, Meredith Wilson's The Music Man, Lully's rarely staged Armide and Weill's Lost in the Stars with singers including Eric Owens, Michelle Johnson and Dwayne Croft.
- The seaside resort town of Bridgehampton, N.Y. has its own summer Chamber Music Festival. It gets underway with a performance by Brooklyn Rider (July 26) and concludes four weeks later with violinist Ani Kavafian and pianist Gilles Vonsattel heading up a program of Brahms, Boccherini and Shostakovich.
- The rolling hills of southern Vermont play host to the 61-year-old Marlboro Festival. The festival is more like a seven week musical retreat, led by pianists Richard Goode and Mitsuko Uchida. After three weeks of rehearsals, weekend concerts run July 14-Aug. 10. Guest artists this year include Jonathan Biss, Kim Kashkashian and composers Lera Auerbach and William Bolcom.
- The Tanglewood Festival, celebrating its 75th year (through Sept. 2), is more than just the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, which plays this year under guest conductors Christoph Eschenbach, John Williams and Andris Nelsons. You can also catch almost all of Brahms' solo piano music performed in four concerts by German specialist Gerard Oppitz, as well as Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust led by Charles Dutoit.
- Chicago's Ravinia Festival, running since 1904, features the hometown Chicago Symphony Orchestra plus a broad range of music through Sept. 9, from Joshua Bell to James Taylor. James Conlon leads the orchestra in Mozart's Idomeneo and Magic Flute and welcomes such guests as pianists Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Yefim Bronfman and Denis Matsuev.
- Each summer the Cleveland Orchestra heads for the Cuyahoga Valley to host the Blossom Festival (through Sept. 2). Violinist Gil Shaham plays Beethoven with the orchestra on (July 28), pianist Yuja Wang plays Tchaikovsky (Aug. 11) and rising opera star Angela Meade sings in an evening of opera (Aug. 5).
- There are a few days left in Oklahoma's OK Mozart Festival in Bartlesville, including the grand finale concerts (July 16-17) featuring the resident Amici New York Orchestra and guest artist Esperanza Spalding.
- The Cabrillo Festival (July 28-Aug. 12), headed by conductor Marin Alsop, celebrates 50 "fearless" years of presenting contemporary music. The Hidden World of Girls, a multimedia festival commission, features music by Laura Karpman and stories by the Kitchen Sisters, while the discovery concert includes new music by James MacMillan, Huang Ruo and Carlos Chavez.
- Conductor Robert Spano directs his first summer at the Aspen Music Festival (through Aug. 19), where the theme is music made in America. Three groups of composers link the music: current American masters, émigrés from afar (from Rachmaninov to Stravinsky) and the early Americans who trained in Europe and returned to develop an American sound. Highlights this year include Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, Harbison's The Great Gatsby and Mozart's Magic Flute.
- Also in prime Colorado ski country is the Bravo Vail Valley Festival (through Aug. 2) which pulls in not only great musicians but entire orchestras for concerts. For its 25th anniversary season, the New York Philharmonic, the Dallas Symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra are scheduled.
- Music @ Menlo, in the heart of Silicon Valley, turns 10 this year. David Finckel (the Emerson Quartet cellist) and pianist Wu Han, festival directors, serve up poetry readings, master classes and performances by the Pacifica Quartet, flutist Carol Wincenc and pianists Gilbert Kalish, Jeffrey Kahane and Inon Barnatan (through Aug. 11).
- The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival (July 15- Aug. 20), now in its 40th season, welcomes music lovers to concerts around the city's ancient plaza. This year composer and pianist Magnus Lindberg plays his own chamber pieces and pianists Kiril Gerstein, Jon Kimura Parker and Inon Barnatan give solo recitals. Jeremy Denk joins Lynn Harrell and Benny Kim for a Schubert piano trio.
- A few miles north of the plaza, a beautiful open air opera house rises from the high desert to host the Santa Fe Opera's annual summer season (through Aug. 25). This year the rarely heard King Roger by Karol Szymanowski shares the schedule with more familiar fare, such as Puccini's Tosca, Strauss' Arabella and Bizet's lovely Pearl Fishers. Thomas Hampson, Nicole Cabell and Sir Andrew Davis make appearances.
- Head northeast of Santa Fe to find more chamber music at the Music from Angel Fire festival (Aug. 17- Sept. 2). Rain Shadow by composer-in-residence Steven Stucky receives its world premiere from festival artistic director Ida Kavafian and festival regulars: cellist Peter Wiley, pianist Anne-Marie McDermott and violist Steven Tenenbom.
- It's tough to find a more gorgeous setting for music than the Grand Teton Music Festival, nestled at the foothills of the Rockies in Jackson Hole, Wyo. And it's also hard to find a better-sounding festival orchestra. Top players from America's major symphony orchestras will be spending a few weeks (through Aug. 18) playing everything from Bach and Brahms to Rachmaninov (with guest pianist Stephen Hough) and Arvo Pärt.
- If your tastes run less mountainous and more oceanside, consider Summerfest (July 31-Aug. 24) along the California coast in lovely La Jolla, in northern San Diego. This year composer Tan Dun brings his Water Passion to the festival. Artistic director Cho-Liang Lin welcomes guest artists Gabriel Kahane, the Calder and Tokyo Quartets, Jeremy Denk and the comedy duo Igudesman & Joo.
- The Grand Canyon Music Festival (Aug. 24-Sept. 8) holds concerts at another photogenic venue, the Shrine of the Ages at the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The new music string quartet ETHEL is on hand this year, and there's a performance of Gabriel Kahane's Craigslistlieder with mezzo-soprano Cabiria Jacobsen and Kirk Dougherty.
- Clarinetist David Shifrin leads the Portland, Ore. festival Chamber Music Northwest (through July 29), which features an appearance by the Emerson Quartet (July 15), a solo evening with genre-busting bassist Edgar Meyer (July 26) and Baroque concerti performed by recorder virtuoso Michala Petri (July 28, 29).
- Set in the bucolic hills of Virginia's Rappahannock County, Lorin Maazel's Castelton Festival is in full swing (despite a recent calamitous storm), with opera, orchestra and chamber music performances including Sondheim's A Little Night Music (July 13-15) and a recital by violinist Jennifer Koh (July 21).
- Conductor Gerard Schwarz presides over the Eastern Music Festival (through July 28) in Greensboro, N.C. There's jazz, blues and plenty of classical music, with Prokofiev specialist Alexander Toradze playing the composer's Third Piano Concerto (July 15). Conductor JoAnn Falletta and violinist Tasmin Little appear with the Festival Orchestra in a program with music by Adams and Korngold (July 21).
- A two-hour drive straight west of Greensboro lands you in Boone, N.C. where you can soak up anything from Brahms to Bluegrass and the Appalachian Summer Festival, hosted by Appalachian State University (through July 28). The Broyhill Chamber Ensemble presents Brahms' Piano Quintet in F minor (July 26).


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BMW hasn't been quite as aggressive in pushing smartphone app integration as American counterparts like Ford or GM, but it certainly knows how to make up for lost time: the Munich automaker just greenlit tie-ins with the iOS apps from Audible, Glympse, Rhapsody and TuneIn. Plug in a device and it will be possible to wield the apps' respective audiobook, location sharing, subscription music and live streaming radio services from a BMW Apps-capable BMW or Mini, with an interface optimized for the center stack. Each of the developers will need to update their app to make everything click, which we're told may take weeks. There still shouldn't be much wait before fans of Teutonic (and British) rides can get lost while streaming favorite songs -- and tell everyone just how far they went off-course.
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BMW Announces Four New App Integrations for iPhone
• New Partnerships with Audible, Glympse, Rhapsody and TuneIn.
• Demos of the full suite of BMW Approved Apps available for media at New York International Auto Show
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – March 27, 2013 12:01am EDT... BMW today announced four new partners to provide BMW Approved Apps for BMW Apps option for Apple iPhone. The latest BMW Approved Apps include Audible (downloadable audio books and other spoken-word content), Glympse (location sharing), Rhapsody (subscription music service) and TuneIn (Internet radio). These newest integrations broaden the flexibility and usability of the industry's most comprehensive smartphone integration.
"We regularly identify apps that our owners rely on as part of their everyday life, and adapt them for an in-vehicle experience they'll find safe, useful and engaging," said Phil Johnston, Product Manager for the BMW Group Apps Platform from the BMW Group Technology Office. "Audible, Glympse, Rhapsody and TuneIn were natural additions to the family of BMW Apps Ready Apps."
Johnston continued, "Integrating access to digital spoken-word content from Audible was the next logical way to expand audio entertainment for drivers. The ability to use the Glympse app from the existing vehicle controls enables drivers to share their whereabouts and ETA in a much safer way. Music is key to vehicle infotainment, and by partnering with Rhapsody, we are delivering music to our owners in user-friendly formats they prefer. With TuneIn, BMW drivers will not only get thousands of music radio stations, but also live sports, news and talk shows from around the world."
Previews of all four demo apps will be offered for media guests at the New York International Auto Show on the BMW stand March 27 and 28.
Audible: The leader in downloadable audiobooks and other audio content.
Audible is the world's largest producer and seller of digital spoken-word entertainment. Audible content comprises over 135,000 audio programs from more than 2,700 content providers, including leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers and business information providers. Audible is the exclusive provider of downloadable audiobooks to Apple's iTunes store.
The addition of Audible's digital spoken-word content to BMW Apps marks the first time a
graphical integration of the app is available in a vehicle's infotainment system. Using BMW Apps, Audible customers will be able to access their library through the BMW iDrive controls and menu display. With Audible's innovative Whispersync for Voice technology, BMW owners can also switch seamlessly between reading a book on their Kindle at home and listening to the companion audiobook in the car via their iPhone app-without losing their place. With Audible's suite of mobile apps, last listening position, bookmarks and notes are saved in the cloud, ensuring drivers always pick up where they left off when they open their iPhone app.
Glympse: GPS-driven location sharing.
Glympse's location-sharing application enables users to share their location with anyone for a specified period of time. Enabling access to this function through BMW Apps allows drivers to use the car's familiar controls to share their location and arrival time while en route, without the dangers of picking up their phone.
In use with BMW Apps, Glympse location information from the app is populated with options to share, pause or cancel the information through the BMW iDrive controller and screen. Drivers can opt to send the Glympse to other users via the app, using the phone's existing contact list, or their personal social media feeds (Facebook and Twitter).
Rhapsody: Subscription music service.
Rhapsody is the original premium, ad-free on-demand music service, with more than one million members, who can listen to more than 16 million tracks on their favorite device, including connected audio systems, smartphones, iPads and Android tablets, MP3 players, connected TVs, gaming consoles and in-car audio. Rhapsody offers the best music discovery tools, thanks to a team of renowned editors help guide members through Rhapsody's catalog spanning 600 genres with original features and content, including videos, playlists, reviews and radio stations for effortless listening and discovery. Rhapsody makes it easy to find the right song for every moment.
The Rhapsody iPhone app will be fully integrated into the BMW Apps system, meaning users will be able to not only use the vehicle controls to find and listen to their favorite tracks, but also navigate Rhapsody's music discovery tools, which have been adapted for in-car use.
TuneIn: The World's Radio.
TuneIn lets people listen to the world's music, sports, talk and news from wherever they are, with over 70,000 AM, FM, HD and Internet radio stations and more than two million on-demand programs streaming from every continent. The free service includes practically every genre of music, including decades stations, plus live sports, and nearly every podcast show. A free personal account helps drivers access their favorite stations, songs and programs across any device.
The BMW Apps integration will enable users to access the TuneIn app using infotainment controls of their vehicle, allowing them to navigate the world's radio from their car.
BMW Apps: The industry's most comprehensive smart phone
The BMW Apps option, available in model year 2011 and later BMWs enables the BMW driver to be more seamlessly connected than ever before using their Apple iPhone. Vehicle compatible apps like the BMW Connected App can be downloaded from the iTunes store, enabling customers to access Twitter and Facebook updates, listen to internet radio from around the world with Web Radio, and use the Last Mile feature to help find their parked vehicle. The calendar can also be accessed. Additionally, popular services like Pandora, MOG and Stitcher can be easily and safely streamed into and controlled by the BMW vehicle interface. The flexible design of BMW Apps allows unprecedented integration of smartphone functions, taking the in-car integration of iPhone, entertainment and online functions to a whole new level. BMW Apps adopts the familiar BMW display and controls to ensure that all functions can be operated comfortably, simply, safely and intuitively while minimizing driver distraction.
The iPhone is linked to the car through the center console either via the USB cable, supplied with the phone, or through an available snap-in adapter. Once connected, the phone can be stored away and all functions can be operated using the vehicle's iDrive controller, steering wheel buttons and on-board monitor.

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Intellectual Property Theft: Get Real
What Intellectual Property Theft Is and What You Can Do To Stop It
Intellectual property is any innovation, commercial or artistic; any new method or formula with economic value; or any unique name, symbol, or logo that is used commercially. Intellectual property is protected by patents on inventions; trademarks on branded devices; copyrights on music, videos, patterns, and other forms of expression; and state and federal laws.
|It Hurts: Addie Brownlee, a young musician, plays her guitar to the commuting crowd in a subway station. At her feet is a guitar case open for donations, some loose bills are scattered inside. As she sings commuters gather around but one by one they remove money from her guitar case.
|The Crime
Stealing intellectual property is cheap and easy. All a thief has to do is copy someone else's ideas or product. The other person or company—the victim—has done all the work, but thieves can reap huge profits. Intellectual property theft can cost people their jobs, damage the reputation of the original maker of the counterfeited product, cause sickness and bodily harm, deprive governments of desperately needed tax revenue, and even result in the spread of organized crime and gangs—which in turn can damage more lives and destroy neighborhoods. It isn't a victimless crime
NCPC's Campaign
NCPC, in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, has launched a campaign against intellectual property theft. This campaign consists of video public service announcements for TV and online use, radio spots, and printed signs and brochures. This website will tell you about the research that went into the campaign, the different types of intellectual property theft, how to keep from being a victim of intellectual property theft, and resources that are available from NCPC and other organizations and agencies.
Intellectual property theft is a serious crime, but there's lots that can be done to stop it. NCPC hopes you will find the information on the following pages useful in helping to understand and prevent this kind of crime and keep from becoming a victim.


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The spice rack got a little peppery. When architect David Thompson suggested they make it a stand-alone hanging cabinet in her otherwise streamlined kitchen, Nancy Worsham first balked, then eventually relented. The Johnson & Wales graduate and self-proclaimed "cooker girl" decided to trust Thompson's aesthetic sense, but not before putting her own spin on it. "I knew it would be a focal point, so I wanted it to be interesting," says Nancy. She'd always loved the "lady's hands" Charleston door knockers, so she had some custom-made into cabinet handles. "I love having my spices so accessible now and that the cabinet is a mix of Asian-style
carpentry and old Charleston," says this spicy gal, who's willing to try new things, meld interesting flavors, and combine tangy with traditional, both in terms of her design taste and her entertaining and cooking style.
And that goes for her entire Church Street abode, which she and husband Fred renovated a few years back to reflect this even-keeled, spiffed-up, dressed-down style. Like the spice cabinet, it's subtly infused with nods to old Charleston, especially— and what could be more Charleston?—Worsham family ties.
"My aunt Anne has had her gallery in this building since the '70s," says Fred of Anne Worsham Richardson, Charleston's famed ornithological artist and the first female artist ever to receive the National Wildlife Federation's coveted "Art Print of the Year" award. When Richardson opened her Birds I View gallery in 1972 on the first floor of the circa-1740s tenement—situated at what is now the epicenter of the French Quarter Art District—she was breaking ground both as a female business owner and as a gallery operator. "There were no contemporary art galleries other than Mrs. [Elizabeth O'Neill] Verner for many years," she recalls. Law offices flanked her on both sides, and the second floor, which had been divided up into boarding rooms during World War II, was rented out as accounting offices. The third and fourth floors were empty shells.
Thirty-eight years later, Richardson is still actively painting and lecturing for bird and wildlife clubs, however in early 2000, after her husband died, the neighboring lawyers began expressing interest in buying her property. At the same time, Fred, a pathologist and current president of the Medical Society of South Carolina, and Nancy were empty nesters looking to downsize and modernize. After they married in 1997, Nancy moved into Fred's rambly Hasell Street home, where he had raised three children, but now that it was just the two of them, it was time for a change. "We knew we wanted to stay downtown," says Nancy, "so buying the property was a win-win for all of us."
Relieved of landlord headaches, Aunt Anne kept the gallery and her framed flock where they'd always been. "Fred was always in and out of my house as a child," says Worsham Richardson. "He and my son were like brothers. It's a good feeling having him up there, and Nancy is a delight, easy as pie to get along with."
Fred and Nancy's ensuing two-year renovation project, however, was not exactly easy as pie. "Getting everything out was as hard as putting it back together again," says Nancy. The goal was to meld old and new into a seamless, functional, comfortable, and contemporary home. Architects Reggie Gibson and David Thompson basically started with a blank slate. For example, there was no preexisting kitchen, only some cubicles and one bathroom on the second floor, along with an unfortunate stairwell with sad 1960s paneling that led down to the first-floor offices. Working with contractor Todd Poore, they gutted the office space, erased the intrusive stairs, and put the paneling out of its misery. Everything went back to its 18th-century bones, including the banister, which alone took two weeks to refurbish. "I swear, they were doing it atom by atom," Nancy laughs, adding that restoration specialist Richard Marks even discovered a rare remnant of circa-1782 wallpaper when consulting on the project.
Where original molding stopped on an extended wall, a mod "ghost" wall was created to echo the old and segue to the new. Every bit of wood for cabinetry and doors was recycled from the existing structure and pickled to give fresh texture.
Added to the back of the house, a cozy family room and terrace now extend the living space. Bright white plaster in the den and kitchen wraps around
window openings with a sensuous curve, adding a Southwest adobe feel to the traditional wall finish. Windows, restored with enhanced casements and deep sills, are perfect for showcasing Nancy's glassware and whimsical collections. Sunlight sieves in from both sides of the centerpiece kitchen, marinating it in light. This is where Nancy's design taste—honed with the help of Charlotte-based decorator Jim Lavesque—reflects her talent for accentuating flavor. She combined soapstone countertops, wood cabinets, steel accents, and mod lighting to achieve the décor equivalent of a soufflé that doesn't fall: a room that's both minimalist and warm, earthy and swanky. "It's my dream kitchen," Nancy says. "I love that there's a place for everything, and it's intuitive. At Christmas, we'll have six people cooking in here, and it works."
Throughout the house, the Worshams aren't afraid to mix it up. In the master bedroom, Asian accents blend with the original exposed beam ceiling, and in the dining room, an elegant marble fireplace juxtaposes batik-inspired drapes—"At night it looks like Manhattan," says Nancy—and modern curved banquettes. A
colorful, creative boldness roosts in this newly rehabbed aerie, reminiscent of the marvelously diverse species on display down below. They're birds of a feather,
these Worshams, with an appreciation for detail, an eye for the unique, and an artistry for putting bold elements together and making them fly.


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As some of my reader's and friends already know my husband passed away on August 17th, 2019. I miss him every single day.
This is something I wrote in 2015 about him and me and learning compassion. Not only for him but for me also. It's something I'm still working on. The compassion part for me.
I will eventually come back to blogging. I just don't know when. Thank you for sticking around.
I watch him out of the corner of my eye as I do the daily dishes. I'm worried about him, as he hasn't eaten in a couple of days. He has hardly moved from his bed in the same amount of time.
I know I can't nag him to eat. I've tried that in the past and it just makes us both miserable. I feel bad because the other day he asked for something special to eat and I had to tell him no. Not because I wouldn't cook it because we had no money to buy it to cook. He didn't seem to understand when I explained it to him.
He doesn't understand lots of things now. It saddens me, but I have learned not to let it linger in my mind. It's not his fault. It's the fault of his medications. The strong pain pills he takes several times a day. They have robbed him of his sharp mind like the pain has robbed him of his appetite, his focus, his ability to function like he used to.
When we moved into this 30-year-old mobile home almost 2 years ago. We decided to put his twin size bed in the living room. He loves his TV, but the couch was too uncomfortable for him to lay on all day. So we got rid of the old loveseat and put in a twin bed we got for free. It has worked out well. The TV gives him something to do.
I watch him as I do the dishes. I see the deep furrows of pain on his face. I wish I could do something more for him but I know I can't. Soon his afternoon pills will take effect, his eyes will gloss over, the furrows won't be quite so deep. For a little while.
I finish the last dish, put it in the dish rack to air dry, wipe my hands and make myself another cup of coffee. I've been in the kitchen for 45 minutes and not a word was spoken between him and I. Just the sound of the TV going and the clink of dishes being cleaned.
I walk down the hall to my office and sit down with my coffee cup in hand. Taking small sips, I think about the last time we spoke to each other. Was it yesterday? Or the day before? I lay my head back and close my eyes. We don't speak much anymore. I've learned to accept it. As I've learned to accept a lot of things in the last few years.
I could sink into a pool of self-pity, but why? It's not his fault he became disabled, so racked with pain that taking a simple shower has to be planned ahead of time, just so the pain will be somewhat manageable.
I could rage at the universe and cry an ocean of tears. Again, why? The universe is not to blame for the circumstances that made us lose our home and come to live in a broken-down trailer. It's a roof over our heads and heat in the winter.
I could rail against it all. I have in the past, I won't lie about that. I'm human, with faults. So, I railed against something him and I had no control over. I cried, I felt sorry for myself. Worse of all, I wanted to leave. I wanted to run away from the pain. His pain and mine. I wanted to run fast and as far as I could. Halfway across the world.
I didn't run. I couldn't run. I won't run.
Instead, I learned compassion. Compassion for him. He doesn't want to be in this much pain. Every single day, every single minute, to live in pain. Who would want that? So I find my compassion for him. My patience. My desire to help ease his suffering if I can. Which I can't.
I can only help him suffer less. I will settle for that.
I have also learned to have compassion for myself. That was the hardest part. To be gentle with myself as much as I am gentle with him. I make mistakes, I lose my temper, I get frustrated, I get depressed. It's ok to feel all these things. I will NOT beat myself up over having these feelings because they never last. I can't let them. I won't let them. I feel them and then I let them go without the guilt.
I open my eyes, sip my coffee and keep an ear out for him as I face my computer and do what I know I'm good at. Writing words.
I write the words I cannot speak out loud. I write the words that my soul feels. I write the words that I have learned. I write my heart. That's how I learn compassion all over again.


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EFCC to Investigate NigComSat N14.854b Allocations
The Steve Oronsaye Committee on streamlining of federal government parastatals said in its report that "although the NIGCOMSAT is an incorporated entity, the company receives full funding from government to the whopping sum of N6. 318 billion in 2010 and N8.536 billion in 2011, totaling N14.854 Billion for the two years without corresponding delivery of its services and accountability.
Consequently, Aso Rock it was gathered has forwarded the report to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation. A top source in the Commission who wished to remain anonymous disclosed this to our Correspondent in Abuja at the weekend.
It was gathered that, the anti-sleaze agency secretly received Oronsaye report two weeks ago from the Presidency with an order to carry out "clandestine and careful investigation."
The Steve Oronsaye Committee on streamlining of federal government parastatals said in its report that "although the NIGCOMSAT is an incorporated entity, it (the committee) observed that the company receives full funding from government." According to the committee, the organization received N6. 318 billion in 2010 and N8.536 billion in 2011. It has continued to be budgeted for ever since.
"With this development, the nation's space programme is now in jeopardy, owing to power play which has consumed the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NIGCOMSAT Limited, from its parent body, the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)," a top EFCC source revealed to our correspondent.
The source stressed that the loan that was used in building the ill-fated NigComSat-1 which developed problems in orbit is yet to be repaid with the interest piling up even as the Chinese had replaced the object with NigGComSat 111. Top officials of the agency were reluctant to speak with newsmen on the matter as whoever volunteered information preferred anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the matter.
However, as the rivalry peaks, NIGCOMSAT is currently in the process of transforming itself from its original status as a private limited company to market the nation's first satellite, NIGCOMSAT 1, bandwidth, into another space agency. The Bill for the establishment of the Nigerian Communications Satellite Corporation is currently before the National Assembly.
NASRDA was established as a federal government agency in 2010 to build capacity in space technology development and management thereby strengthening human capital development required for the implementation of Nigeria's space programmes.
It was, thus, mandated to build satellite technology in Nigeria for various applications and operationalise indigenous space systems to provide space services, build and launch the nation's satellites and to promote the coordination of space application programmes, for the purpose of optimizing resources and to develop space technologies of direct relevance to the nation's socio-economic development objectives.
With the successful launching of NIGCOMSAT 1 into orbit, NASRDA established NIGCOMSAT Ltd as a Special Purpose Vehicle, SPV, to market NIGCOMSAT 1. It was meant to be a commercial arm of NASRDA since the agency could go into commercial activities being a purely government body operating under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology.
According to the Memorandum and Articles of Association, NIGCOMSAT was established in 2006 as limited liability company with a Share capital of N10 million, with NASRDA holding the majority stake of N7 million. There were five shareholders in all, representing various space research centres.
NASRDA was represented by its then Director-General Prof. Robert Ajayi Boroffice, who signed for N4 million and Mr. Timasaniyu Ahmed Rufai who was the NICOMSAT -1 Project Manager singned for N3 million on behalf of Centre for Satellite Technology Development, the unit of NASRDA directly responsible for the satellite.
The other three centres were: National Centre for Remote Sensing, represented by its Director, Mr. Jerome Adekunle Ologun, N1 million; Centre for Basic Space Science represented by its Director, Prof. Pius Nwankwo Okeke, N 1 million; and Centre for Geodesy and Geodynamics represented by its Director, Dr. Joseph Akinyede, N1 million.
According to the memorandum of Association, NIGCOMSAT was established "to acquire and take-over the management, property, rights, privileges , assets and liabilities of the Nigerian Communications Satellite Project, NICOMSAT-1.
It was also "to carry on business for profit and pursuant thereto, to set up, establish, work, operate, manage and maintain in-orbit communications satellites.".
Upon the successful incorporation of NICOMSAT, Ahmed Rufai, then an Assistant Director at NASRDA was made its Managing Director. Shortly thereafter, the relationship between Rufai and his bosses at NASRDA, nosedived and did not improve until Prof. Boroffice left office as the Director General of the agency.
Prof. Boroffice was succeeded by Dr. Seidu Mohammed but the relationship between NICOMSAT and its parent body was yet to improve.
With the mandate to market the bandwidth of the first satellite, NIGCOMSAT 1, which later developed some problems and de-orbited, NIGCOMSAT's mandate was said to have lapsed and therefore should have reverted to its parent agency, NASRDA; but by then, it had acquired its own life.
The first step towards its autonomy from NASRDA was its removal from the Ministry of Science and Technology to the Federal Ministry of Communications which was orchestrated by high level lobby.
As learnt there have been a series of correspondences on the matter at the highest level as NASRDA was said to have sought the interpretation of the Solicitor-General, to the mandates of the two organizations but NIGCOMSAT reportedly remained adamant even when it was told that it cannot function as a separate government agency.
In accordance with the 25-year Space Road Map of NASRDA approved by the Federal Executive Council in 2005, the agency developed local capacity through the Know How Technology Transfer, KHTT, on Nigeria Sat-1, NigComSar-1, NigeriaSat2 and NigeriaSat-X satellites.
No fewer than 90 engineers and scientists were said to have been trained under this programme out of which those trained on NigComSat-1 were deployed to NigComSat ltd. Twenty five of the scientists and engineers would have been redeployed to NASRDA but NIGCOMSAT ltd reportedly refused to let them go.
It was planned that after the launch of NigComSat1R in December 2011, NASRDA would take over NigComSat Abuja Ground Control Station, Kashi Satellite Ground station, and NigComSat-1R spacecraft, but NIGCOMSAT Ltd which hitherto operated on the same premises has cordoned–off its section on the premises. It also erected a fence around the Ground Station, making it impossible for NASRDA engineers to gain access into the station.
Meanwhile NIGCOMSAT Ltd, it was learnt has not been remitting revenue into the treasury, as a profit organization is expected to. The organization was expected to generate revenue from which the $200 million loan from China EXIM Bank could be repaid. Investigations showed that there is no evidence that the loan is being serviced. Instead, NICOMSAT Ltd has been drawing public funds for its activities.
Informed sources said that the Federal Government space programme would be completely messed up should the National Assembly go ahead to give legal backing to the attempt to duplicate the space centre in the country.
The former Managing Director of NICOMSAT Ltd, Timasaniyu Rufai could not be reached for his comments but one of those close to him who spoke on the condition of anonymity explained that the issue of duplication does not arise between the two organizations.
According to him, the ownership of NICOMSAT ltd had since changed and that the organization was now wholly owned by Ministry of Finance Incorporated.
He said that NIGCOMSAT Ltd had to be allocated public funds through the budget at a period it had no product to sell but that the organization made remittances into government coffers between 2007 and 2008, although he could not say how much.
The official further said that with the re-launch of NigComSat III last year, the organization started business on March 19, this year pointing out that it is too early for anyone to accuse it of not remitting proceeds to government since the year had not ended.


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About the Artist
Alan Smith was born in Kiel, Germany in 1941. He came to England in 1953, where his family has lived ever since, on the South coast.
Alan was a qualified engineer by profession, and spent many years in the Middle East. Whilst working abroad he has always painted in his spare time.
He is a self taught artist who has developed many different styles. It is Alan's ability to adapt and improve his technique that has enabled him to produce work of such high calibre. Although he started painting using watercolours he now concentrates on working with acrylics and oils.
Since retiring he is devoted to his painting and travels extensively throughout the UK gaining material to inspire his artwork.
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Paul Ceglia's claim that an eight-year-old contract signed by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg entitles him to 50% ownership of the company "is a brazen and outrageous fraud," Facebook said Thursday in a court filing responding to Ceglia's lawsuit.
Calling him "an inveterate scam artist whose misconduct extends across decades and borders," Facebook blasted Ceglia's lawsuit as "his latest and most far-reaching fraud," one based on "a doctored contract and fabricated evidence."
Zuckerberg did have actual business dealings with Ceglia, a Wellsville, N.Y., resident who ran a series of local businesses.
In early 2003, Zuckerberg -- then a Harvard student who frequently accepted work-for-hire programming jobs he found through Craigslist -- signed a written agreement to do work for Ceglia on a now-defunct website called StreetFax.com. That contact became fodder for a "'cut-and-paste' job fraudulently manufactured" by Ceglia for his lawsuit, Facebook said in its filing.
Ceglia filed the first version of his lawsuit almost a year ago in a New York state court. The evidence he submitted to the court included a copy of a contract allegedly signed by Zuckerberg for development work on StreetFax, and on a project "designed to offer the students of Harvard university access to a wesite [sic] similar to a live functioning yearbook with the working title of 'The Face Book.'"
Ceglia's case was later transferred to federal court in Buffalo, N.Y., where Facebook filed its response on Thursday.
Zuckerberg did not start working on Facebook until December 2003 -- more than seven months after the alleged contract with Ceglia was signed, the company said. The first version of Facebook, called "thefacebook.com," launched in February 2004.
"At no time did Zuckerberg enter into any agreement, written or otherwise, with Plaintiff or anyone affiliated with Plaintiff concerning Facebook or any similar social networking service or web site," the company said.
In a revised version of his complaint filed last month, Ceglia added quotes from a series of incendiary e-mails he claims he exchanged with Zuckerberg over their business dealings. In Thursday's filing, Zuckerberg denies the authenticity of those e-mails. Facebook also denies them, but with a caveat: Throughout the filing, the company repeatedly states that it "lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the allegations."
Asked about Facebook's response, Ceglia's legal team said it is "consistent with their press statements but is devoid of any facts."
They added: "We are prepared to move the case forward into discovery and our client looks forward to his day in court."
Valued at $50 billion in its last major financing round, Facebook has been a lightening rod for lawsuits from those seeking their own piece of the ever-more-valuable company.
The company's long-running battle with Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss -- a key plot point in "The Social Network," last year's fictionalized dramatization of Facebook's origins -- wound down in April when an appeals court judge told the twins it was time to bury the hatchet.
They didn't. Their lawyer recently said the brothers will appeal their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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To add this widget to your Android home-screen, please follow these steps:
1. Go to the home screen of the Android device (Press the "Home" key).
2. Make sure that that half of the screen is free from icons - WeatherBug Time & Temp widget is large.
3. Choose an empty space for your widget. Tap the space and hold your finger there (long press) until the menu appears. Alternatively, you can press the "Menu" button and then press the "Add" button that should now be available on the screen.
4. Both methods should have resulted in a pop-up menu-window labeled "Add to Home screen". Tap the menu item labeled "Widgets".
5. Navigate through the list of installed widgets and select "WeatherBug Time & Temp" to place on the home screen.
6. Click on and you will add it to your home screen.
7. Press the "Home" key. The WeatherBug Time & Temp widget should appear on the home screen.
8. To relocate the widget, tap it and hold your finger down. Now you should be able to drag it to the location on the screen that you want.


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Discover Ludington State Park Trails for Hiking, Biking, Canoeing & Cross Country Skiing
The numerous trails that wind their way through the Ludington State Park are as varied as they are beautiful. A description of each trail follows, giving visitors a choice--from a short 30-minute hike to a more leisurely three-hour walk. The trails offer historical facts and bring the natural beauty of the park in full view. The walking times listed are approximate, and depend upon your fitness level and preferred pace. Be sure to enjoy as many Ludington State Park trails as possible, as the beauty of each trail is totally unique!
The miles listed below are for the complete loop, or round trip.
Coast Guard Trail
1.5 miles long, 1 hour walking time -- This trail winds through the wooded dunes from the Lake Michigan beach to the Beechwood Campground and links all three campgrounds together. On your hike, you'll see the historic site of one of the earliest life-saving stations on Lake Michigan. Also featured are marshes, wildlife living in and near them, and acres of forest blown down due to storms.
Lighthouse Trail3 miles long, 2 hours walking time -- The Lighthouse Trail winds over and through open and wooded sand dunes. At one end is the Beechwood Campground and at the other end is the Big Sable Point Lighthouse. The lighthouse is open daily May through October for visitors to tour and climb the tower. The trail's natural features are the drastically different environments found within the sand dunes, which give you a sense of being small among the rolling dunes. The Lighthouse Road, which travels from the main entrance parking lot up to Big Sable Point Lighthouse, is a 1.8 mile trek through hard packed sand and occasional gravel. At a good pace, you can walk it in 40 minutes, and there are benches along the way.
Logging Trail3 miles long, 2.5 hours walking time -- The Logging Trail meanders through the wooded sand dune valleys, giving you plenty of shade on a hot summer day. This historic trail loops around, beginning and ending at the north end of the Pines Campground. The trail continues through a deciduous forest that has replaced the white pine forest, cut down over 150 years ago. The two trail shelters were built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corp Camp that was located where the Hamlin Beach is today. In the winter, this trail is a popular groomed cross country ski trail.
Ridge Trail and Island Trail4 miles, 3 hours walking time -- The Ridge Trail and Island Trail make an ideal hiking loop for a diverse view of nature. The Ridge Trail begins off the paved walkway, just east of the Park Office. The Island Trail begins at the Hamlin Lake boat rental area. Both trails come together to complete a loop about two miles out. The Ridge Trail follows the top of a tall wooded sand dune, stretching for miles. Vistas are numerous and inspiring. The Island Trail follows the beautiful sandy shoreline of Hamlin Lake. All kinds of aquatic creatures and birds are seen along this shoreline. Take a picnic, because there is a lovely historic shelter overlooking the vast open sand dunes and Hamlin Lake.
Sable River Trail1 mile, 30 minutes walking time -- The Sable River Trail has been improved over the last few years to accommodate people in wheelchairs who wish to access the Hamlin Dam and Big Sable River. This is a relaxing walk on the dam and along the river boardwalks and paved pathway. Interpretive panels along the walk point out important historic sites and changes over the last 200 years. Fishing is very good near the dam and on the river, especially when the fall salmon run begins. In the winter, the river and dam area comes alive with migratory waterfowl and playful river otters. If you're lucky, you may see a Bald Eagle swoop down to pluck a fish from the river.
Lost Lake Trail1.5 miles, 1 hour walking time -- The Lost Lake Trail circles a little watery cove off Hamlin Lake. The trail loops around, beginning and ending near the Hamlin Lake Beach House. The east side of this trail shares itself with the Island Trail and snakes through a series of small islands connected by foot bridges. The north end of the trail winds through a wooded sand dune ridge overlooking a picturesque Lost Lake. The east side of the trail follows the shoreline, exposing the natural animals and plants living near the shore. An extensive boardwalk extends over the lake near the Beechwood Campground, giving hikers a unique feeling of being out on the water. Deer, muskrats, river otters, large waterfowl, turtles and song birds populate this area and are easily viewed.
Skyline Trail.5 mile, 30 minutes walking time -- The Skyline Trail runs along a tall sand dune ridge, on the south side of the river between the footbridge and Hamlin Dam. The trail begins at the west end of the parking lot and exits onto the Sable River Trail. This trail is completely elevated, made even higher by an extensive wooden boardwalk system. Several vistas let you look out over miles of sand dunes and Lake Michigan. On a clear day, you can see 20 miles to the Silver Lake State Park Sand Dunes. On the back side is an area where you can leave the boardwalk and run up and down the steep slope of this sand dune.
South End Ski Trails6 miles, 3 hours walking time -- The Ski Trails of the south end of the park are actually three looped trails tied together. The South End Ski Trails start from the west stairway of the Skyline Trail. The trails weave through the sand dune valleys of thick jack pines and wetlands. The protection from the blistering winter winds in these valleys provides a perfect venue for cross country skiers. In the summertime, extreme dry, hot temperatures require hikers to take plenty of water and sun block. Wildlife thrives in these valleys, using the wetlands and shrubby pines for shelter and food.
Canoe Trail2-4 hours, depending on skill level -- The Canoe Pathway begins and ends at the Hamlin Lake Watercraft Rental/Dune Grass Concessions area near the swimming beach. From there, you cross the river and head into Hamlin Lake. As you travel close to the south shore, you'll enjoy a variety of landscapes, from swampy area filled with reeds and cattails, to the "Carp Ponds", named for the many carp that spawn there in the spring. Within the marshlands along the trail is an excellent habitat for duck, geese, herons and others. Near the beginning of the trail you'll encounter two large, sandy hills, known as Desperation Point. Local sailors gave it this name because of the unpredictable shifting winds found there. The trail is not demanding for a canoeist with minimal experience, but care should be taken to avoid various submerged tree stumps. Ask about guided canoe trips, where a Michigan DNR interpretive specialist explains the flora, fauna, and history of the area.
Ludington State Park Contact InfoCamping Reservations (Michigan DNR) (800) 447-2757 or Ludington State Park Michigan DNR reservations
Ludington State Park Local Office (231) 843-2423
Concessions & Watercraft Rental (231) 843-1888
Snowshoe Class Reservations/Special Programs (231) 843-9261
More Ludington State Park Info...
For more activities & attractions, check out these additional links for Things to Do in West Michigan:
Ludington Activities & Things to Do -- Play on a beautiful beach, take a tour at Historic White Pine Village, or explore the barn quilt trail, murals or sculptures in the county--Ludington offers many fun things to do for the entire family!
Have Fun in Manistee, Michigan -- Explore Manistee's historic downtown district and riverwalk, hike the Manistee National Forest, canoe on the Manistee River, and more.
Hamlin Lake -- Just 4 miles north of Ludington, Hamlin Lake is a great destination for boating, fishing and climbing dunes! The Hamlin Lake shoreline is also part of the Ludington State Park.
Silver Lake Sand Dunes -- Visiting the Silver Lake Sand Dunes makes for a terrific vacation because you can take your off-road vehicle for a spin on the scenic sand dunes overlooking Lake Michigan and Silver Lake.
Things to Do in Pentwater, Michigan -- Nothing is quite like the quaint, artsy, harbortown village of Pentwater. Don't miss the popular Charles Mears State Park beach on Pentwater's Lake Michigan shoreline.
Lots of Activities in Scottville, Michigan -- Explore the Riverside Park along the National Scenic Pere Marquette River.
Canoeing or Fishing on the Pere Marquette River -- Many boat liveries offer canoe rentals.
Also, check out West Michigan Guides and our locally produced WestMichigan.MichBiz.com for our largest lists of Things to Do in West Michigan.


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Manpreet Singh, Sales Manager at TRUMPF in Pune (India)
How did your journey start at TRUMPF and which stops have you made along the way? What position do you hold currently?
I started working for TRUMPF in India ten years ago as a Service Engineer. My journey has taken me from my job as Area Sales Manager to Regional Sales Manager. I am now responsible for sales in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
Why did you choose TRUMPF?
I was already familiar with TRUMPF before there was a subsidiary in India. I wanted to work for a company that was expanding. When TRUMPF opened the site in India in 2006, it was clear to me that I wanted to be involved.
What do you like best about your tasks?
With its company culture and products, TRUMPF is always at the cutting edge. The focus on constant further development also inspires me to improve a little bit each day in sales. Specifically, this means always listening to the customer and knowing exactly what issues they are facing.
What is the most exciting project/topic that you have worked on?
There isn't one particular project. I would say much more that I always find it exciting to play a part in seeing TRUMPF machines used by an extremely wide range of customers and applications. There is a little part of TRUMPF in many everyday things such as baking sheets, lifts, and air coolers.
Do you have a personal highlight?
I remember an initially skeptical new customer who we were able to win over with a great deal of expertise and our innovative machines. In the end, the customer was so impressed that his brother also became one of our customers shortly after.
What do you value in particular in TRUMPF as an employer?
I am convinced by TRUMPF as a company and its products and services. That makes it possible for me to always be totally committed to what we offer and the promises we make when I am in sales situations with a customer.


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Turbo Magazine's Racer Of The Year - Lisa Kubo Interview
Editor's NoteLisa won our overall title of Racer Of The Year and the title in Quick Class. However, we elected to honor racers in each class of import drag racing and look forward to doing more for the 2001 season.
Lisa Kubo 2000 Racer Of The YearTurbo: Trace back your roots in racing for us. What were your influences?Lisa: My roots in racing can be traced back to members of my family who have been drag racing since before I was born. Just about every person I came in contact with "family friends"-you know the ones you call aunt or uncle-were racers. Then at about 7 years old, I went to my first Winternationals and met The Lady of Drag Racing, Shirley Muldowney. I just couldn't leave her pit until I got her autograph, which I still have to this day.
T: When did your journey really begin?LK: My journey started off right out of high school in 1992 at the street races with my NOS-equipped VW Fox. I used to go out to Terminal Island and mess around. Then I attended my first Battle in 1994 and missed only maybe a handful of Battles since.
T: What do you remember of your first pass in the Civic? When, where was that? How quick? LK: My first experience in a turbo Honda was a 300-hp street car which I was the first female to run 11's in. This was September of 1997 at a PIRA event in Pomona. My race car on the other hand was a disaster. It wasn't as easy to handle 545hp as 300hp. I was all over the track; I mis-shifted because I had never experienced tire shake and wheel spinning before! What a great 13-second pass that was!
T: When did you decide to race full time?LK: I still had a part time job until the middle of 1999; that's when I realized I couldn't work and race. I had to make a decision. It was a big risk, but with the help and support of everyone it has worked out for the best.
T: Has being a woman had any impact on your effort? Describe the effects.LK: It has been a bit tough as far as being the new person in the Quick Class. There is also a lot more pressure because I am running against the best of the best. Yes, to a good degree I had to prove that females can be just as competitive in a male-dominated sport. It is made out to be a big deal, but when it comes down to it, I'm just another competitor.
T: Run down how you approach a pass. What kind of mindset do you have and what do you do? What's your ritual?LK: Truthfully, I do not remember anything: just the burnout, lights and when it's time to stop. Everything in between is pure intense concentration.
T: What's the difference between a 9.70-second pass and a 9.21-second pass?LK: A 9.90 pass and the 9.70 pass feel the same; only the speeds get faster and it's a lot harder to stop. The 9.21 pass on the other hand, felt a lot more powerful because the car was running a 2.0-liter motor and the torque was insane. I remember I felt my head get pressed against the seat, it was even harder to stop the car and I even smelled the brakes once the car stopped. After I pulled off to weigh-in, I was taking off my equipment and noticed my neck brace was no longer around my neck; it was on the passenger-side floor! When everyone rushed me I had a clue something big had gone down.
T: How much in purse money have you collected in 2000?LK: Roughly $13,000 very taxable dollars.
T: What do sponsors expect from Kubo Racing?LK: My sponsors expect the continual progress of Lisa Kubo Racing. The professional image we portray on and off the track is as important as how we perform. They trust my judgement and leave everything up to me.
T: Where do you see the import race scene going in 2001?LK: I see this new generation of racing going in the same direction as it has been for years-straight uphill! There's a lot more high-quality cars in every class and more opportunities for everyone involved.
T: Where do you see the sport going long-term?LK: The scene is moving toward the NHRA level a lot faster than we all think. Soon there's going to be big rigs as tow vehicles, 40,000 plus in the stands and, 100 or more cars trying to qualify for the pro fields. As long as we all help each other and stick together, we will all reap the benefits. These next years are our proving years. It has taken NHRA over 50 years to get where they are, it has taken our generation of racing less than 10 years and look at the progress.
T: How do you figure into the scene in 2001?LK: For the 2001 season, I plan on looking back at the mistakes made in the 2000 season and correcting them. Along with a lot more traveling and meeting more new faces, I expect to remain competitive on the track. My fans are my number-one motivation and I really value the people I have met, took pictures with, signed autographs for, and even hung out with. They are the primary reason Lisa Kubo Racing progresses at such a pace.
T: What about long term?LK: I plan on racing until I am physically buried in my car! I also hope that this racing blood is passed on through the Kubo generations forever.
T: That's about as long term as it can get.LK: Yeah.
T: Have you considered building another car? If so what? Are you going to build another car?LK: Oh, most definitely. I need another car. I don't want to say what type of car yet because we're still looking for the body. I plan on staying with a fwd car but haven't decided what class it's going to compete in.
T: With all your experience, the travel, the passes, winning , losing what is Lisa Kubo's philosophy of racing?LK: My philosophy in racing is no matter who you are, what you have achieved, just never forget where you came from.
T: Describe some of your outrageous experiences on the road, on the track, in the garage.LK: These past two seasons have been the greatest. I have grown extremely close to a lot of the guys. From the late-night Walmart shopping sprees, the rental van bumper cars, to helping everyone choose that correct shade of blonde, the funky airplane music, to hitting air pockets that sent our plane plunging for 500 feet toward the ground, there have been a lot of memories made. The serious days when all of us bonded together to help each other get our cars running. The "Oh, no. We're on the wrong side of the Holland Tunnel. Hey, watch out! Those taxis aren't slowing down! We're gonna die!"
The late-night meetings with the Jotech crew at Denny's for coffee. I've been through tornado watches, insane thunderstorms in Indiana where the lightining is practically striking the trailer and visibility is zero. Toll roads are horrible, NJ must hate left turns and, by the way, don't get caught trying to fuel your own car there! Colorado's mountains are too high. Drivers in Chicago play Frogger with the pedestrians. If you can make it across the street, consider yourself lucky! Playing "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" with all the questions pertaining to the NHRA rulebook answered via walkie talkies.
We're all professionals in this industry, but we still make time to have fun together and that's what makes this new generation of drag racers so different; we're all one big family until the green light flashes.
Stephan Papadakis Outlaw ClassT: How many races did you compete in during 2000?Steph: 15
T: Run down your top finishes.S: 3 Wins, 6 Runner-ups
T: What's your best pass (e.t. & mph) of the season to date?S: 8.71 @ 168 MPH
T: What do you consider the highlight of the 2000 season? Why?S: Me, breaking into the 8-second range and the large amount of money to win for points champions.
T: What changes are you considering for 2001?See the SEMA article for more on Steph's new car.
T: Looking back, sum up the season as a whole.LK: Lots of traveling, Lots of broken records, Lots of racing, and shows and lots of friendships.
Craig Paisley Outlaw ClassT: What's your best pass (e.t. & mph) of the season to date?CP: 8.29 @ 162 MPH
T: What do you consider the highlight of the 2000 season? Why?CP: Racing against Steph. He was a fierce competitor and I respect what he is able to do with that car. We put on a good show every time we lined up but we still won every time. It's nice to drive a Honda, but it's nicer to drive a Toyota.
T: What changes are you considering for 2001?CP: We are thinking about campaigning two cars in 2001. Paisley Racing will still run the Supra and we are adding a Tacoma pickup truck to our program.
T: Looking back, sum up the season as a whole.CP: It was a season where we could not find greater success, yet it was still a disappointment because politics kept us from winning a championship.
Ari Yallon Street ClassT: How many races did you compete in during 2000?AY: This season we raced in 10 import events, including IDRC, ID Drag wars and NIRA. We were rained out of eight events this season, some as close as Texas and Okla. and some as far as Colo. and N.J..
T: Rundown your top finishes.AY: We were able to qualify in the number 1 position at every event this season except Englishtown (July 2) when our engine got hurt. We won every event except for the two where we had mechanical problems (broken axle at Motorplex and wreck at Moroso).
T: What's your best pass (ET and MPH) of the season to date?AY: firstname.lastname@example.com Mph on DOT tires.
T: What do you consider the highlights of the 2000 season? Why?AY: This season has been very, very exciting for us, full of new experiences with several highlights coming to mind.
At the beginning of the season we broke into the 9s, breaking all the records, with a 9.62 at the IDRC event in Houston on March 12.
On July 2nd at the IDRC "Summer Slam" in N.J., our engine was broken during our first qualifying pass, but we were able to replace the entire engine in under 3 hours, just in time for the eliminations. We went on to win our class, and received tons of respect from fellow racers and disappointed competitors. That event really tested our commitment, motivation and drive, and after all the hard work that the team put in, we felt like we really earned our first place trophy.
On August 20th in Maple Grove, Pa. we went on to raise the bar and bring the IDRC "Street 8" world record into the 9s with our 9.58 pass on DOT-rated tires. That event still holds as the only one where a "Street 8" racer ran a 9-second pass during competition.
T: What changes are you considering for 2001?AY: We are looking at converting the car for competition in the Quick 16 or Outlaw 8. We're not certain what rule changes will be announced for the next season so we're not sure what direction we'll be going. We intend to bring on a full-time crew chief and are seeking more sponsors to help us have another winning season. We would like to attend 20-25 races next year, and need to have a car that would be legal and competitive to race under the rules of several sanctioning bodies. We will decide what direction to go in when the 2001 rules come out, and after meeting with our sponsors. Whichever direction we go in, you can count on us being noticed and setting new standards in the 2001 race season.
T: How many races did you compete in during 2000?TS: Five.
T: Run down your top finishes.TS: We qualified number one in four racers and won each. In the other race, we qualified second and finished second.
T: What's your best pass (e.t. & mph) of the season to date?TS: 10.91 @ 123 MPH
Abel Ibarra Pro ClassT: How many races did you compete in during 2000?AI: Eight (with two remaining as of press time).
T: Run down your top finishes.AI: I won a total of eight races.
T: What's your best pass (e.t. & mph) of the season to date?AI: 7.58 @ 175.4 MPHI was on a 7.30 run when I broke racing Rafealito. My 7.58 was made with a 4.83 1/8-mile and I ran a 4.74 at 134 mph against Rafealito before the problems.
T: What about the Summit Racing 200-mph Club and its $25,000 payout for the first import door-slammer to blast a 200-mph quarter mile? Can Flaco Racing collect the cash?AI: My 7.58 was at 31 psi. Against Rafealito we were running 34 psi. The car's maximum boost is 43 psi and I have a NOS system I have yet to pull the trigger on. The biggest challenge is track consistency. The NHRA runs on great tracks that are immaculately prepared at every venue. I have yet to run on a surface that could handle 43 psi, never mind the nitrous. So I have not had the opportunity to make the passes needed to set up the car for 200 mph. Beyond the track surface, I will need to play with gearing, make some weight adjustments and if needed build a special motor with lightweight rotors. To answer the question...maybe. On the right surface it's definitely reachable. What a ride it will be.
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According to a new market research report "Breast Imaging Technologies Market (Digital Mammography,3D Breast Tomosynthesis, Breast MRI, Breast Ultrasound, Molecular Breast Imaging, Optical Imaging, PET/CT/PEM Modalities) -Technology and Market Analysis & Global Forecasts to 2017" is an attempt to showcase the market impact of current and emerging breast imaging technologies having excellent growth potential in the coming five years. The technologies profiled in the report are segmented into Ionizing breast imaging modalities and Non-Ionizing breast imaging technologies on basis of radiation. Ionizing breast imaging modalities include Mammography,
3D Breast Tomosynthesis, Cone beam Computed Tomography (CBCT), Positron Emission Mammography (PEM), Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI), Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Breast Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI). The various Non-ionizing modalities for breast screening covered in the report are Breast MRI, Optical Imaging, Breast thermography and Breast Ultrasound.
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in women (after lung cancer). Breast cancer strikes women of all ages, races, ethnicities, socioeconomic strata and geographical locales. Initial diagnosis and staging are essential in determining the choice of therapy, as well as a patient's prognosis and chances of survival. Therefore, breast imaging procedures has a significant role in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.
Mammography is the touchstone technology and is widely accepted for breast cancer screening followed by breast MRI. D igital mammography comprises more than 45 percent of the entire breast imaging market. However, owing to its poor sensitivity, high false positives, alternative technologies such as MRI, 3D breast tomosynthesis, ultrasound and nuclear imaging are attaining significance for the diagnosis of breast cancer. However, physicians and healthcare providers are still reluctant to use breast MRI, primarily due to its high investment costs. However, new inroads are being designed providing a hope that, an inexpensive means of performing breast MRI may be imminent. These provide a glimpse into the enormous potential yet offered by this elegant technology.Another modality rising to the forefront is CBCT and whole breast ultrasound. These technologies continue to improve exponentially, with a few units now readily available in the market. Molecular breast imaging is another modality emerging as a possible supplemental screening tool for women with dense breasts. Another emerging technology which recently made its entry into market is the photo acoustic optical imaging technology is able to penetrate deeply into the breast, uses no radiation, and so is completely non-invasive. A major advantage of optical imaging and cone beam CT is patient comfort, because the breast is not compressed.
In the future, it is likely that several of these modalities will gain widespread clinical acceptance and find specific roles in the diagnosis and monitoring of breast cancer.This research analysis also provides detailed information on breast imaging technological advancements in breast cancer diagnosis based on geography. The research report identifies and evaluates key advancements of breast screening modalities in development and approval stages. Patent analysis, investor analysis and investment opportunity evaluation along with multi-level criteria technology benchmarking are assessed within the breast imaging modalities. Strategic recommendations for technology stakeholders are elaborately discussed in this research service.
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Genevieve Sabourin, who is charged with stalking actor Alec Baldwin, speaks with reporters as she arrives for her trial at criminal court Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Before her trial even concluded, Alec Baldwin's accused stalker was ordered to jail for 30 days Wednesday after a series of courtroom outbursts got her declared in contempt of court.
After Genevieve Sabourin's days of sobs, gasps, remarks and interruptions continued during some legal arguments Wednesday, Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Robert Mandelbaum told her, "That's it." He found her in contempt and issued the punishment, which means she'll spend in jail while the trial continues.
Mandelbaum had warned Sabourin he might do so if she didn't stop speaking out during the proceedings. He's hearing the case without a jury.
Sabourin greeted the development with a soliloquy about the strain of the trial and the pain of hearing what she says are false allegations, calling herself "a person who is totally exhausted, humiliated, beat up, destroyed, alone."
"My life is shattered in pieces," Sabourin said.
Sabourin, 41, a Canadian publicist and actress, met Baldwin in 2000 during the filming of the sci-fi comedy "The Adventures of Pluto Nash." He had a cameo, and she was a publicist.
The two had dinner together in New York in 2010, both sides say.
Baldwin and prosecutors say she then conducted a campaign of harassment that escalated from phone calls and emails to showing up uninvited at his homes.
"It was nightmarish," Baldwin, 55, testified Tuesday. He likened the situation to an Alfred Hitchcock production.
Baldwin "became very flirtatious" at their first meeting in 2000 and invited her to visit him at his Hamptons home, Sabourin said as her testimony began Wednesday. She says the two had a sexual and romantic relationship, which Baldwin denied on the witness stand.
Meanwhile, another Hollywood figure became an issue in the case: "Scarface" and "Dog Day Afternoon" producer Martin Bregman, who was also a producer of "Pluto Nash."
Baldwin testified that Sabourin was Bregman's mistress and that Bregman asked the actor to give her advice. The married Bregman, however, later said by phone that he "never had an affair with her" and was shocked that Baldwin had said otherwise. Sabourin also says she and Bregman weren't romantically involved.
Bregman told The Associated Press on Tuesday he thought Baldwin had found Sabourin attractive, but "I don't know if anything happened between the two of them."
Prosecutors included Bregman on their list of potential witnesses but didn't call him because he told them "he had little to say about this incident," Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Zachary Stendig said Wednesday.
But Mandelbaum agreed to what's called a "missing witness" instruction, allowing him to infer that Bregman's testimony wouldn't have been favorable to the prosecution.
Bregman isn't expected to testify for the defense, either.


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When I setup an application, I usually use Dimitri Gielis' method, so instead of using "real tabs", I use a List and display that list as Tabs.
For each of the "Tabs", I also create Page Groups, just to keep things organized.
function page_in_group( p_app_id in number , p_page_id in number , p_page_group in varchar2 ) return boolean is l_retval boolean; l_dummy number; begin begin select 1 into l_dummy from apex_application_pages where application_id = p_app_id and page_id = p_page_id and page_group = p_page_group; l_retval := l_dummy = 1; exception when no_data_found then l_retval := false; end; return l_retval; end page_in_group;Placing the Page in the correct Page Group will now "automatically" highlight the correct "tab".


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Hello All,
I Am New To Java Migrating From .Net To Java
I Have 1 Problem Regarding Jar Files.. Ie
1.) I Created a Project Name " Second "
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I Have Written A Method "Add " In That Class;
And I Exported That One to a Jar File Name As " Second.jar"
OK Then
1.) Created Another Project Name "UsingPackage"
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Continuing today with Part 2…
In recent years, the Russian navy has had few frigates in service. Most of the Soviet navy's frigates were decommissioned between 1989 and 1992. What remains are 3 old Krivak I and II ships, built in the late 1970s and almost certain to be decommissioned in the next few years. There are also two Neustrashimyi class frigates, currently in service in the Baltic Fleet. Both are likely to be moved to the Black Sea Fleet sometime in the next year. There has been some talk of completing the third ship of this class, which is currently at 40 percent completion, but no definite moves in this direction have been made. Finally, there is the first ship of the Gepard class, currently serving in the Caspian Flotilla. One more ship of this class is under construction and will likely enter the Caspian Flotilla next year. There are vague plans for further construction of these ships, though priority is being given to the export market.
Several years ago, the Russian navy decided to build a new class of frigates that would be one of the mainstays of the fleet in coming years. The Admiral Gorshkov class (Project 22350) frigates were designed to be truly multifunctional, with a modular construction that would allow them to carry out escort, patrol, anti-piracy and a range of other missions. They are to be armed with anti-ship, ASW, and AAW weapons, as well as a helicopter.
The Navy began construction of the first ships of this class in 2006, with the goal of completing it in 2009 and the procurement of a total of 20 by 2015. Since then, construction of the Gorshkov has bogged down so that the first ship will not be ready until 2011 at the earliest. There is no way the Navy will be able to get more than 3-4 of these ships by its 2015 target date, and that's only if there is no further slippage in the schedule.
Given the slow pace of construction of these ships, it has recently been decided that the navy will procure several Krivak IV class frigates. Previously, these ships were built purely for the export market, with six serving or currently being built for the Indian navy. In the short term, the Russian navy will build three of these frigates for the Black Sea Fleet. Subsequently, more may be built depending on how quickly shipbuilders are able to resolve the problems that are causing delays in construction of the Admiral Gorshkov class ships. The goal of having 20-24 new frigates by 2030 is certainly achievable if the navy shows willingness to continue to build Krivak IVs in place of Gorshkovs if the latter continue to have problems.
The Russian navy still has a large number of corvettes built in the Soviet era. These include approximately 20 Grishas, 8 Parchims, 13 or 14 Nanuchkas, and 20-23 Tarantuls still in active service. Most of these ships were built in the late 1980s and should be able to stay in service for another 10-20 years. The Black Sea Fleet also operates two Bora-class hovercraft guided missile corvettes, designed in the late Soviet period to carry out a coastal defense mission but not built until the 1990s. Some sources indicate that more of these ships will be built at some point in the future, though there are no definite plans in this regard for the moment.
In addition to the Soviet-era ships, the Russian navy has started building two new classes of corvettes. The Steregushchii class ships are designed as a replacement for the Grishas. These are fairly straightforward multipurpose coastal patrol vessels with a displacement of 1800 tons. As with the Gorshkov frigates, they are modular in design, which will allow for simpler upgrading with new weapons and equipment in the future. They are armed with Uran anti-ship missiles and Kashtan air defense systems and are capable of carrying a helicopter. All except the first will also be armed with Club-N cruise missiles. The first was commissioned in 2007, and the second was launched in March 2010 and is currently undergoing sea trials. Three more are currently under construction and expected to be commissioned by 2013. In total, 20 are expected to built, with 10 likely to be completed by 2020.
Buyan class corvettes are smaller (500 tons) and designed to function on rivers or in shallow seas. They are primarily intended for the Caspian Flotilla and are armed with Igla surface-to-air missiles. The first ship of this class has been in the navy since 2006; two more are currently under construction, though the completion date is uncertain. According to a very recent article, a slightly larger version of this ship class is to be built for the Black Sea Fleet, with construction of the first of five ships just beginning. These ships will be 1.5 times larger than the Astrakhan and will be armed with cruise missiles.
Littoral Ships
In the late Soviet period, the majority of amphibious warfare ships for the Soviet navy were built in Poland. There are still approximately 16 of these ships in service in the Russian navy, including four Alligator-class (project 1171) ships, built in Kaliningrad in the 1960s and 70s, that can carry 300-400 troops and around 20 tanks each. Given their age, these ships will undoubtedly have to be retired fairly soon. There are also approximately 12 Polish-built Ropucha-class (project 775) LSTs in service, mostly the ones built in the late 1980s. These can carry 200-300 troops and 10-12 tanks each. Since they are somewhat more recent in construction, they can be expected to last awhile longer.
Russia is currently building a replacement littoral warfare ship, called the Ivan Gren, expected to be very similar in size and carrying capacity to the Ropucha, though it is listed as an update of the Alligator-class in terms of project number (1171.1). The first of these ships was laid down in Kaliningrad back in 2004, though construction proceeded very slowly due to lack of financing through 2008. The shipbuilder reports a revitalization of the project in recent years and expects to have the first ship commissioned in 2012. A total of five ships of this class are expected to be built in the coming decade, though progress will depend on continued financing. Most of the ships are likely to go to the Black Sea Fleet, which has the strongest need for an amphibious assault capacity, though some may go to the Pacific.
Over the last year, the Russian government has been negotiating with France over the purchase of Mistral-class amphibious assault ships. The hope was to purchase two such ships, with another two to be built in Russia under license. Recently, the MOD announced that it will conduct an open tender for an amphibious assault ship, with participants to include both Russian and foreign shipbuilders. Other than French and Russian companies, likely participants may include Korea, the Netherlands, and Spain, all of whom have ships similar to the Mistral in capabilities available for export. Most analysts believe that the tender is just a sop to one set of Russian shipbuilders who were upset about being excluded from the contract and perhaps also a means of putting pressure on the French to make a more favorable deal. Negotiations are supposedly far enough advanced that the French are not truly worried about losing the contract.
As I have written on other occasions, I believe this ship could be used as a command and control vessel for overseas operations, though the main purpose is likely to be to revitalize domestic shipbuilding capabilities through the introduction of Western technologies and methods for construction of the two ships to be built domestically under license. In any case, the ship (if procured) would be able to carry 450 troops and as many as 40 tanks, as well as being better armed than Russian landing ships. Of course, the actual armament of the Russian version will differ from that placed on the existing French ships.