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I sometimes test the goth-fever-dream efficacy of albums on my wife. After just a couple of spins of this perfect cross between Collide and Goldfrapp (that's reviewer-ese for "early Madonna with a creepy-eerie spiderweb edge and some techno-glitch," in case you don't know either of those bands) I was completely sold, but the missus — who's as goth-minded as they come — is still, to date, not. There I was, hanging brackets for the damn pointless window drapes, cranking this and fully expecting to hear a familiar "Well this is kinda cool," but no. Later, in the car, driving around: still zippo. I finally asked and got, "It's like background music." For what? Cutting?
Forget that noise. The woman is spoiled, getting free Coldplay and Pink and Scissor Sisters albums for her car and not having to suffer reviewing Glitch Mob and trombone-jazz albums in order to earn them.
Be ready: there's a PR/Pitchfork scheme to front this boy-girl pair as the next Portishead. There's barely a trace of hiphop in here, however, and as far as glitch and squelch and on-the-phone-patched vocals, Collide has it by a length. But Collide couldn't write a song to save their mothers, thus I pronounce this the greatest goth-slash-dance-pop album of all time, for this minute. A
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"Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition"
"Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition," upon entering, visitors will be drawn back in time to April 1912, when the Ship embarked on its maiden voyage. You will receive a replica boarding pass, assume the role of a passenger and follow a chronological journey through life on Titanic – from the ship's construction to life on board, the famous sinking and the modern day efforts to recover and conserve the wreckage for future generations, through May 20. Hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesdays, through December. In January, hours are Tuesdays-Wednesdays and Fridays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on Thursdays.
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The sad truth is that sometimes people don't get their finances in order until they're on the receiving end of bad health news - and once they're diagnosed with a serious illness, some folks don't even want to address money matters.
The sad truth is that sometimes people don't get their finances in order until they're on the receiving end of bad health news - and once they're diagnosed with a serious illness, some folks don't even want to address money matters.
For those of you with a serious illness or with family members dealing with a serious illness, there are certain financial matters that should be taken care of as soon as possible.
Your estate plan should be reviewed and updated. A sound estate plan will consist of several elements, but first and foremost it should include a relevant will. It should also include a living will that spells out your wishes regarding the use of life-sustaining measures.
The estate plan should also include a durable power of attorney for health care. This allows you to appoint someone to make decisions about your medical treatment.
A general durable power of attorney allows you to appoint someone to manage your financial affairs and any other affairs that may need tending to. Many financial institutions will only accept a durable power if it is current, within one year.
You should be sure to make copies of all relevant documents. You may also want to meet with a financial adviser or estate-planning attorney to address the possibility of setting up trusts for your surviving loved ones.
This is not the time to rely on what you executed years ago. Laws have changed, particularly in states such as Massachusetts that have de-coupled their death tax laws with the estate tax laws imposed by the IRS. Be sure to only deal with lawyers who specialize in estate planning.
Also, you should review the designated beneficiaries on your investments, retirement plans, life insurance policies and annuities as the designations on these documents supersede will instructions. And take a close look at title registrations on your assets to make certain they meet your needs and also to ensure that property will be passed to your beneficiaries in a tax-efficient way.
Of course, it's difficult to focus on matters of finance during times of grave illness. The knowledge and assistance of a professional adviser is highly recommended to guide you through this process. It is my sincere hope that you will feel better knowing that the proper financial strategies are in place for you and your loved ones.
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During a town hall that aired Wednesday, Donald Trump floated the possibility of allowing undocumented immigrants to remain in the country, NBC News reported.
"No citizenship," Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity in an interview taped Tuesday afternoon in Austin, Texas. "Let me go a step further — they'll pay back-taxes, they have to pay taxes, there's no amnesty, as such, there's no amnesty, but we work with them."
Trump said he was moved by people concerned with his calls for a "deportation force" to remove all 11 million undocumented people from the United States.
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"When I look at the rooms and I have this all over, now everybody agrees we get the bad ones out," Trump said. "But when I go through and I meet thousands and thousands of people on this subject...they've said, Mr. Trump, I love you, but to take a person that has been here for 15 or 20 years and throw them and the family out, it's so tough, Mr. Trump."


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When it comes to the Oscar race, it's never too early for the studios to start those campaign engines.
While release dates may change as quickly as marketing strategies, there a few things taking shape for Oscars 2012.
It seems clear that Green Lantern and the third Transformers won't be nominated in the major categories. And Oprah Winfrey will receive a special statue, because nobody plays Oprah better than she does.
Other than that, the contest seems to be wide open. And, unlike last year's battle between The Social Network and The King's Speech, multiple combatants seem to be lining up.
So here's an early Oscar tip sheet on some promising films trying to live up to their pre-release, Academy Award-type hype - with the exception of The Help, which has already revealed itself.
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (opens Dec. 21)
The Pitch: Stieg Larsson's bestselling Swedish mystery novel gets an obsessively moody David Fincher translation with help from The Social Network's Rooney Mara and the man who would be James Bond, Daniel Craig.
The Oscar catch: Call it the The Girl with the Golden Statue. The much-anticipated film should get lots of Academy love for Fincher, Mara and Craig, not to mention picture and adapted screenplay salutes.
• The Help (opened Aug. 10)
The Pitch: It's a loyal Tate Taylor-directed rendition of Kathryn Stockett's adored and acclaimed novel about black maids servicing white homes in the segregated south.
The Oscar catch: The performances elevate the modest movie, which will be acknowledged by nods to Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone, maybe Bryce Dallas Howard and Allison Janney, and even Jessica Chastain. The downside? The cast members will be competing with each other.
• J. Edgar (opens Nov. 9)
The Pitch: In his post-mainstream phase, Clint Eastwood's became a master manipulator. This biopic of the power-mad FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover, as played by Leonardo DiCaprio, should add to his impressive award status.
The Oscar catch: Unless Eastwood overthinks it, and he never does, DiCaprio will get a reward. So will Eastwood in the picture and director categories, with a few supporting nominations thrown in for good measure.
• Carnage (limited opening in December)
The Pitch: Based on the award-winning Broadway play, God of Carnage, this Roman Polanski movie version has Brooklyn parents getting confrontational, and a little absurd, during an epic verbal clash.
The Oscar catch: Oscar-friendly actors Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly let it all hang out in an actors' exercise, deftly playing out hidden agendas. Count on nods of approval.
• The Iron Lady (opens Dec. 16)
The Pitch: Meryl Streep plays gritty British prime minister Margaret Thatcher during her formative Conservative years and beyond.
The Oscar catch: Some Streep. She already has 13 nods for best actress and three for supporting, so let's just give her another now, and get on with the campaigns for her co-stars.
• Young Adult (limited opening Dec. 9, wide Dec. 16)
The Pitch: The production reunites Juno's director, Jason Reitman, with its screenwriter, Diablo Cody. That means headliner Charlize Theron will have snappy one-liners to deliver in a double-meaning comedy-drama about a successful writer who returns home to mess with the small-town locals.
The Oscar catch: Reitman's got the golden touch (see Up in the Air and Juno). Cody's got the Juno history, and Theron should impress voters with her Young Adult wit instead of her angst from previous celebrated performances in North Country and Monster.
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (limited opening Dec. 25, wide Jan. 20)
The Pitch: A Post 9/11 melodrama directed by Stephen Daldry features newcomer Thomas Horn as a kid trying to discover the importance of a key left behind by his deceased father (Tom Hanks) in the wake of terrorist attacks on the twin towers. Sandra Bullock plays the mother.
The Oscar catch: Besides showcasing the admired and respected Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock, the tear-jerker has Daldry. His main movies - Billy Elliot, The Hours and The Reader - have earned 17 nods of approval from the Academy, previously.
• The Ides of March (opens Oct. 7)
The Pitch: George Clooney directs, co-writes and co-stars in this political yarn about a left-leaning governor (Clooney) running for president of the United States, while trying to keep a secret. He has help from a slick, young campaign adviser (Ryan Gosling), and a veteran campaign director (Philip Seymour Hoffman).
The Oscar catch: It's difficult to deny Clooney another Academy Award night after a string of nominations since his supporting-actor Oscar for 2005's Syriana.
• The Adventures of Tintin (opens Dec. 23)
The Pitch: Director Steven Spielberg uses performance-capture and 3-D to define the charm of Belgian cartoonist Herge, who created the original books about the adventures of a spunky, mystery-solving kid reporter.
The Oscar catch: Nobody does childhood fantasies better than Spielberg. And while Tintin stories are popular everywhere but in the U.S., the mighty famous Spielberg makes up for the low profile, which should serve him well, Academy-wise.
• Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (opens Nov. 18)
The Pitch: John le Carre's British superspy George Smiley gets a Gary Oldman redo. Originally played by the incomparable Alec Guinness in a few BBC mini-movies, this is an update. Only Oldman could handle the Guinness comparison, with assistance from up-and-comer Tom Hardy and the always entertaining Colin Firth.
The Oscar catch: Oldman is ready for an Academy blessing, while Firth might go for a third time.
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For episode 33 we venture once again into the realms of Euro-Crime to see how the criminal side of life lives. In this case we have a mad killer haunted by
Germany's Nazi past running around Berlin shooting people. His modus operandi is a strange one as it involves always attacking couples and centers on a particular hatred of the female each time. Bizarre!
THE CRIMES OF PETIOT was Paul Naschy's second collaboration with director Jose Luis Madrid. Their two films together were both of the crime story type and centered on deranged killers making eager over thinkers like your humble podcasters wonder about the shared themes that drive some men's art. Could the sublimated desire to act upon dark urges to both reflect the harsh actions of the recent past and repudiate the hideous history of the Second World War simultaneously have caused the growing trend of overly violent movies? Could the creeping misogyny of films that focus on duplicitous women have something to do with the emergent women's rights movement of the 1970s? Or could it just be that killing pretty girls and splashing blood around the screen was a surefire way to get an exploitation film into theaters? I think we all know the answer, huh?
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o Richard J. Schaller, 47, of Verona and John A. Abbott, 48, of Rome, were charged with third-degree burglary.
o Scott A. Atkinson, 30, of Chittenango, was charged with disorderly conduct.
o Frank W. Spaulding, 55, of Sullivan, was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
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ATI Radeon X1950 Pro: CrossFire Done Rightby Derek Wilson on October 17, 2006 6:22 AM EST
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It seems that ATI has been releasing a constant stream of new or rebadged graphics cards lately, and it looks like this month won't be any different. Today is quite a special treat: ATI has integrated new CrossFire specific features onto the GPU itself. The release of another part at the $200 price point after ATI's recent price drops and re-badging would otherwise seem redundant, but the advantages of the changes ATI has made to CrossFire really bolster its ability to compete with NVIDIA's SLI.
The new Radeon X1950 Pro is a pretty heavy hitter at $200, bringing slightly faster than the current X1900 GT performance to a slightly lower price point. With the X1900 GT currently being phased out, we would expect nothing less. This will certainly help strengthen ATI's ability to compete with the 7900 GS at the $200 price point, and might even make the X1950 Pro a viable option over some more expensive overclocked 7900 GS parts.
In spite of the fact that ATI is using TSMC's 80nm process, we don't expect to see very many overclocked versions of the X1950 Pro, as the high transistor count, large die size and high speeds tend to get in the way of stable overclocking. We will certainly be testing out the overclocking capabilities of the X1950 Pro when we get our hands on some retail versions of the cards (overclocking with reference cards doesn't always give an accurate picture of the products capabilities). For now, we'll just have to wait and see. In the mean time, we've got plenty of other things to explore.
For this look at ATI's newest graphics card, we'll take a peek at the details of the RV570 hardware, what differences have been introduced into CrossFire with the new silicon, and performance of single and multi-GPU configurations from the midrange through the high end. We will find out if the X1950 Pro is really a viable replacement for the X1900 GT, and whether or not the enhancements to CrossFire are enough to bring ATI on to the same playing field as NVIDIA.
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Spoelie - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - linkThey're total system power, we're not gonna see 180W gpu's till november :) Reply
Aikouka - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - linkThose cards are going to be so hot.
Sorry, that was my one and only bad pun of the day :P. Reply
Aikouka - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - linkFirst off, it was an intersting article and it's nice to see that ATi is making changes to "fix" the poor dual-card implementation :).
But now akin to my subject line, I was wondering if you [Anandtech] would be keen on adding in a "Performance / Price" sort of chart at the end. The idea would be to keep different quality modes separate (i.e. No-AA/No-AF and #x-AA/#x-AF would need separate charts or only one chart but using one set of data) while ordering cards by their average FPS or "average ranking". Such as, if Video Card A is seen in spot #1 the most, it stays there in the chart regardless of the figure listed. I'd say this is more of a user-friendly idea than anything required to be practical. But here's what I think a typical bar would represent:
[ Video_Card_Name - (Average_FPS/Price) - Average_FPS ]
The idea is that some video cards may be return the same value (i.e. 120/$400 and 60/$200), but listing cards in their typical performance standing allows someone to say "well, hey... I like the performance ratio of this card, and I don't need 120 FPS!"
I think it may provide a way for people who read the benchmarks to get a real world idea of these cards rather than an "in box" idea, because as nice as it is to see a card produce 120 FPS... how much will we have to produce to purchase it ;).
Just something I thought up while looking at pages and pages of charts and not knowing how "worthwhile" the cards really were for the performance.
P.S. I'd love to hear comments! Reply
Spoelie - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - linkI don't think it'll be very practical for most people. When a graphic card purchase is being considered, most people just have a hard cash target in mind (for example, 200$) and just look for the fastest card at that price point. The only exception to this is when those people notice that a small rise in their budget allows a much more powerful graphic card purchase, e.g. 6600gt for 100$ but 7600gt for 130$
So as long as anandtech keeps comparing on pricepoints and of course mentioning any caveats/featuredifferences/possible better deals higher up, there's no real need for such a chart.
but that's just my opinion Reply
Aikouka - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - linkThat's really a view of someone who's looking to spend x amount of dollars trying to find the best item for that price, which is one thing that's kept in focus. My proposed chat method helps to show two things really, what's the best "bang for your buck" and allows you to see if that performance pricing is the level of performance that you want.
To go into detail a bit about that, if the best performance ratio was .3 (120fps/$400 or 60fps/$200, etc), someone might go, "Well, hey... I like the performance rating on these two cards, but I don't need something that fast." So, the user would shoot for the 60fps card.
But in your case, you most likely benefit from what's currently done. For me, I could really care less how much a new video card costs me. I got tired of spending smaller amounts on mediocre performance years ago and I've tried to keep my dollars spent in the high-end sector (the range of high-end cards, not necessarily referring to the ultra-high-end-uber cards only) as much as possible to avoid having to perform constant upgrades to keep that level of detail that I like (I can't stand "jaggies" ... I'm just too anal about things like that).
For example, my current 6800GT was the 2nd top performing graphics card when I bought it, but it simply doesn't suit my needs anymore as below 30FPS (in more render-heavy areas) in WoW at 1280x1024 with high graphics settings is just subpar. Now, my card is old and about to be replaced by another generation (the G80). Or maybe I just need one of them Killer NICs (just kidding :P).
I think a good thing to mention is that the bar system that I mentioned may be better for a bulk review more than a single card review. Especially since a lot of people may come into the review of a single card knowing all the information about the other cards, so they're only performing minor mental comparisons. But in a bulk review, there's a lot more information to keep in check, so an overall comparison that takes a couple of the specifics about a card ( average performance and price mainly ) could be beneficial.
Thanks for the comments! Reply
Aikouka - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - link"The idea is that some video cards may be return the same value"
should be...
"The idea is that some video cards may return the same value"
Stupid me deleting and rewriting so much that I'll leave in a word from a prior revision XD. Oh yeah, and I had to make sure to post this fix before someone sought it upon themselves to ignore the entire post, but to make a comment on my little accident :P. Reply
bupkus - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - linkWith other CrossFire configurations as a guide, we can easily expect X1950 Pro to nearly double its single card performance and put it on par with the 7950 GX2 and 7900 GT SLI configurations. As for single card performance, we see the trend of X1950 Pro domination continuing. Performance greater than that of the 7900 GS and GT for $200 is quite a plus. Reply
takumsawsherman - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - linkNow all ATI has to do is get rid of that Catalyst Control Center. I have been using a Radeon 9700 Pro for two years now, and I have been almost perfectly happy with it except for two problems: It sometimes loses TV mode with no explanation, and I have to remove and re-add the TV in CCC. The other is that CCC takes anywhere from 10-20 seconds to load up on an Athlon XP 2500+. The old control panel set opened within 2 or three seconds (the advanced screens). I've set up a quick profile, but even right-clicking the taskbar icon has a huge delay (often ten seconds or more) before the menu appears, and then sometimes activating the profile doesn't work, and I have to set it manually (sometimes it does work). After initial launch, it does open more quickly (cached, I assume). I assume that this is because of the use of .NET.
Also, ZoneAlarm reports that CLI.EXE (listed as various ATI apps) is listening to TCP ports 1052, 1057, and 1058. There are currently three CLI.exe processes running on my system, taking 6,132K, 5,800K, and 3,572K of memory respectively. That is about 15MB of memory, and I don't have CCC open. My old Matrox G400Max had tons of options in the advanced screens, had a better TV output quality, and didn't require all of this garbage. The old ATI control panel even seemed easier to use.
I would love to get a nice new x1950, as Oblivion gets pretty choppy even at fairly low settings. But I really want to get away from these bulky system tray apps. And look at the update process here: https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?de...">https://support.ati.com/ics/support/def...mp;task=...
That is ridiculous. Can they not make an installer that removes their own cruft before installing the new version? It's a chore to put a new driver in, and it shouldn't be. Reply
Zoomer - Thursday, October 19, 2006 - linkI think this is partly microsoft's fault. .Net framework is a POS.
ATi should shoulder some of the blame too, for choosing a crappy base to program on. I would think even java based apps are not this bad. Reply
mesyn191 - Friday, October 20, 2006 - linkI dunno...
I personally don't like the whole CCC/CP approach to config. the graphics card either, but nV's implementation aint' half bad. Reply


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CONCORD — As reported last week, the preliminary unadjusted November 2012 unemployment rate for New Hampshire was 5.4 percent, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from the October rate. It compares even more unfavorably to the November 2011 unadjusted unemployment rate of 4.9 percent. These figures are contained in the latest release by New Hampshire Employment Security.
This worsening, albeit slight, of the state's economy, is running against the national trend, and has resulted in New Hampshire slipping down the state rankings. A year ago, New Hampshire had the fifth lowest unadjusted unemployment rate in the nation behind North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Vermont. In November 2012, Vermont was lying fifth in the table, but New Hampshire has dropped to 14th place.
Elsewhere in New England, Rhode Island moved back into double-digit unemployment, hitting 10.0 percent in November (from 9.9 percent in October), while Connecticut improved over the month from 8.6 to 8.3 percent. Massachusetts, too, dipped, from 6.2 to 6.1 percent in November. The best unadjusted rate in the region was recorded by Vermont in November by repeating its October jobless rate of 4.6 percent. Things got a little tougher in Maine, in November, where the rate went from 6.7 to 7 percent over the month.
New Hampshire's jobless rate is still markedly better than the average rate for the United States, although the gap has now narrowed to two percentage points. Nationally, the unadjusted rate for November 2012 was 7.4 percent, a decrease of 0.1 percentage points from the October rate and a decrease of 0.8 percentage points from the November 2011 rate.
Seasonally adjusted estimates (which vary a little from unadjusted estimates) for November 2012 placed the number of employed residents at 697,950, a decrease of 60 from the previous month and a decrease of 3,590 from November 2011. The number of unemployed residents decreased by 630 over the month to 41,590. This was 2,520 more unemployed than in November 2011. From October to November 2012, the total labor force decreased by 690 to 739,540. This was a decrease of 1,070 from November 2011.
These numbers are all based on surveys of New Hampshire residents, and thus they do not truly reflect the state's economy, as they include tens of thousands of people who commute to other states to work.
NHES uses a different methodology — a monthly survey of New Hampshire businesses — to estimate the number of jobs there are in-state, and in which sectors of the economy these jobs are.
Between October and November, the state lost 3,600 private sector jobs and gained 700 government jobs, for a net loss of 2,900.
There are now an estimated 629,400 jobs in New Hampshire, which is 2,500 fewer than a year ago.
The Construction sector now employs 22,200 people in the state, which is down 1,200 jobs over the month and down 400 over the year.
Manufacturing remained steady in November with 65,600 jobs, but this is 500 fewer than a year ago.
Wholesale Trade, a sector that sometimes indicates what is to come, now has 27,900 employees, which is up 100 over the month and up 1,000 over the year.
The Retail sector, too, augers a little better, with 94,400 employees, up 1,600 with Christmas hires, and also up 500 jobs over the year.
Real Estate, Rentals and Leasing, which had been strengthening until the fall, lost 100 jobs from October to November. It now employs 6,500 people, which is 200 fewer than a year ago.
The sector that only bureaucrats could have named, Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services, now has 29,000 workers — up 500 over the month, but down 200 over the year. Temporary hires are often included in the category.
Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools (in the private sector) now have a combined staff of 19,400 people — down 400 both over the month and the year.
The Health Care and Social Assistance sector, which, until earlier this year, was reliable for slow, steady growth, has faltered of late. In November, though, it added 700 jobs to stand at 84,800 people, which is 600 fewer than in November 2011.
Leisure and Hospitality, which includes arts and entertainment, recreation, accommodation and eating and drinking places of every kind, lost 4,900 jobs over the month as leaf-peepers headed for home. There are now 60,300 workers in this sector, which is still 800 more than this time, last year.
Government employment at federal state and local level rose over the month, by a net 700 jobs to 95,300. This is down 1,200 jobs over the year.
Local government added 900 positions in November, federal government shed 200 jobs, and state government remained steady.
Federal government now has 7,000 people, which is down 300 over the year. State government has 26,500 employees and that is up 400 over the year. Local government, in November, had 61,800 employees, which is down 1,300 over the year.
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On Dec. 27, NHES also released its Local Area Unemployment Statistics for November, and in this area, jobless rates ranged from a low of 2.8 percent in the town of Madbury to a high of 8.8 percent in Seabrook.
Belknap County, in November, posted an unadjusted jobless rate of 5.2 percent, Carroll County was at 5.3 percent, Rockingham County was at 5.9 percent and Strafford County stood at 5.0 percent.
The communities in the Rochester Times/Foster's Daily Democrat area posted November jobless rates as follows: Alton — 4.5; Barrington — 4.7; Brookfield — 4.6; Dover — 4.5; Durham — 4.5; Epping — 6.7; Exeter — 5.6; Farmington — 5.6; Greenland — 4.8; Hampton — 5.5; Hampton Falls — 5.8; Kingston — 6.9; Lee — 4.3; Madbury — 2.8; Middleton — 7.1; Milton — 6.1; New Castle — 3.6; New Durham — 7.2; Newington — 5.7; Newmarket — 4.5; North Hampton — 5.2; Northwood — 5.2; Nottingham — 4.1; Ossipee — 7.8; Portsmouth — 4.1; Raymond — 5.7; Rochester — 5.7; Rollinsford — 3.8; Rye — 4.8; Seabrook — 8.8; Somersworth — 5.1; Strafford — 4.4; Wakefield — 5.6; and Wolfeboro — 5.2 percent.


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OYAL OAK, Mich. – By 2018 Harbour Results, Inc. anticipates a vendor tooling capacity constraint within the automotive industry, according to its 2013 Vendor Tooling Study. In approximately five years, the required capacity of the vendor tooling industry will reach $15.2 billion, with available current supply of only $9.25 billion. Vendor tooling – tooling purchased by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to be run in Tier 1 or Tier 2 facilities – is a crucial part of the automotive industry and the vehicle development process, accounting for an average of $550 per vehicle in North America at 2012 vehicle volume. This capacity issue affects the entire value stream from vendor tooling suppliers to Tier 1 suppliers and OEMs.
"Capacity will become a serious challenge for the automotive industry in the near future. If the North American tooling industry doesn't respond to the challenge someone, such as European and Asian tooling suppliers, will," said Laurie Harbour, president and CEO of Harbour Results, Inc. "Our study, in partnership with the Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA), addresses potential issues that we'll face and provides several strategies to counteract industry changes."
The study – which gathered information from 10 OEMs, nearly 50 major Tier 1 suppliers and more than 50 global tooling suppliers – identifies several factors that will contribute to the demand increase, including:
- Mass customization
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- Europe and Asian OEM tool localization to North America
- Increased vehicle content
- Labor shortage
- Increased price pressure
To solve the imminent capacity issue, OEMs, Tier 1 and tooling suppliers must revisit current strategies throughout the entire value stream. Key strategies for reducing the capacity discrepancy identified in the study are: early collaboration, focus on cost (as opposed to price) and management of the value stream.
Collaboration is necessary
According to Harbour, the industry would see a 10 to 20 percent reduction in absolute tool costs if there is more collaboration between OEMs, Tier 1 and tooling suppliers as early as 36 months before vehicle launch. Increased collaboration leads to improved manufacturing feasibility, increased input on part design, improved understanding of supplier capabilities and more.
"Modifying processes throughout the vendor tooling value stream will not only improve tooling cost, but, more importantly, improve capacity needed to offset the impending constraint. OEMs, Tier 1 and tooling suppliers will need to work together to create more efficient practices and reduce wastes throughout the entire process, from planning through to development, kick-off, production and beyond to address the entire capacity gap," said Harbour. "The solutions identified in our study will help reduce the risks that will come with the capacity challenges we'll see in the near future."
Focus on cost, not price
Today, the industry is focused on the increased price pressures and the price of tools, rather than the cost created throughout the entire tooling value stream. OEMs are utilizing a number of different tactics to lower the price of tools and services, including adjustment of payment terms and low-cost country sourcing.
"Seeking lower prices, especially with low-cost countries, is not the answer. The advantage gap for countries like China has been shrinking and will continue to shrink. China is still an option for tools, but high complexity, critical tools will stay here. If the focus does not shift to managing costs, the industry will face incredible challenges as capacity grows in this region," added Harbour.
Find inefficiencies in the value stream
OEMs, Tier 1 and tooling suppliers need to analyze the entire value stream to identify key areas of improvement. Inefficiencies, such as multiple or late-in-the-game engineering redesigns, come with a significant cost that could be avoided by adjusting current processes. A majority of the costs associated with the vendor tooling value stream are a result of process wastes and, when improved, can make a considerable difference on the overall cost of the industry.
The HRI 2013 Vendor Tooling Study was conducted in partnership with OESA and with support from LMC and Clinton Aluminum. For the full study or more information, contact Harbour Results at email@example.com or 248-629-9331.
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Under a measure passed this week, General Assembly members' ethics forms will be posted online, and so will newly required records disclosing their own and their spouses' outside employment.
Though open-government advocates called the bill a good step forward, it fell short of expectations set when it was introduced in the aftermath of state Sen. Ulysses Currie's public corruption trial. Last-minute changes limited the amount of information that will be published online, and excluded executive-branch officials and local governments from the requirements.
"From what we found, any movement the [Maryland] legislature can make in putting disclosures online is a positive move," said Randy Barrett, a spokesman for the Center for Public Integrity, which last month gave the state grades of "F" for public access to information, along with legislative and executive accountability. "But if there are exceptions, that's not good for transparency or the public interest."
Legislators' comprehensive annual financial disclosures will not be posted online, as proposed in the original bill sponsored by state Sen. Jamie Raskin. This summer, a panel appointed by legislative leaders will explore the possibility of publishing those forms, which contain more information than the conflict-of-interest records.
Raskin, a Montgomery County Democrat, said the bill still "brings us into the 21st century."
"The bill that emerged from the General Assembly retained the bull's-eye core of everything that I was aiming at," he said Friday. "So I was delighted that the heart of the legislation was retained."
Under existing law, lawmakers must file conflict-of-interest forms with the joint legislative ethics committee when they represent a party before a state or local agency, have a financial interest in a business regulated by the state, and in several other situations. They would be posted online under the bill, which a spokeswoman said Gov. Martin O'Malley is likely to sign.
The annual financial disclosure forms include more information, including stock and business holdings. Those would not be posted online, a change that was among several that came just before the legislative session ended.
The House Environmental Matters Committee stripped several provisions from the bill, including requirements that would have made county officials follow suit. Committee Chairwoman Del. Maggie L. McIntosh, a Baltimore City Democrat, couldn't be reached for comment Friday.
Many lawmakers had concerns that posting the financial reports online would put them at risk for identity theft, Raskin said.
The new measure also will create an "online registration program" for people who want to review ethics forms. It's still not clear how that system will work, said Susan Wichmann, executive director of the watchdog group Common Cause Maryland.
State lawmakers still will be able to request to know whether anyone has reviewed their forms, as they can under current law, said Patrick Tracy, a staffer for the House Environmental Matters Committee.
Common Cause believes that the notification requirement has "a chilling effect," Wichmann said.
"We obviously would have preferred that the notification requirement not be in the legislation, and we hope to work with the work group … so that they can be comfortable with the fact that the information should be freely available to the public," she said, adding that Maryland is one of five states with such a requirement.
Currie, a Prince George's County Democrat, was censured by the Senate in February for failing to disclose that he was paid to represent Shoppers Food Warehouse before state agencies. Currie had been acquitted in 2011 on federal corruption charges.
Because the General Assembly is a part-time legislature, lawmakers must be careful not to allow their outside work to exert undue influence on their decisions in Annapolis, Raskin said.
"Having the disclosure forms online is important not just for the access it gives our constituents and the media, it's also important in that it will make everyone really reflect on the decisions that they're making," Raskin said. "By putting things online, we force ourselves to look at things from the perspective of the general public and not from the perspective of people who are in Annapolis. What looks normal from the inside might raise eyebrows on the outside."
Christopher Summers, president of the Maryland Public Policy Institute, called the bill "a very good first step."
The conservative, free-market think tank has long criticized legislators who seek bond legislation to help nonprofit organizations with which they or their family members are involved. Posting employment disclosures online will help people better examine those types of issues, he said.
Summers called concerns about identity theft an excuse, saying the financial disclosure forms don't contain information such as Social Security numbers.
"For them to hide behind that," Summers said, "that's a red herring."
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•What passed: Under the bill, state lawmakers will be required to file forms disclosing their own and their spouse's outside employment, and their forms will be posted online starting next year. Their conflict-of-interest statements will also be posted.
•What didn't: The original bill would have required annual financial disclosure statements to be posted online, and would have applied to executive-branch and local government officials
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Seamus76 wrote:Very nice. I really like all of the little details, especially the waterfall, which I love. I'll get you some more constructive thoughts shortly though.
RjBeals wrote:this look nice - sort of like a fantasy role playing map rather than risk map. Looking forward to seeing this progress
DJ Teflon wrote:Looking good - you know I'm gonna want to create a spinning globe of the whole planet.
DJ Teflon wrote:Do the hills NE of Via need turning slightly?
DJ Teflon wrote:I'm not sure what the decay symbols are?
DJ Teflon wrote:Is there just one brown tower?
DJ Teflon wrote:Great-looking map.
AndyDufresne wrote:I think it definitely has some potential, minus the 'winning consitions' and 'auto seploys'. D's in that legend font are half nightmarish. But it is still readable. But, I mean, still. Keep it up.
charmir wrote:very nice, it would nice to be able to create a safe spot to establish a strong hold. Is it going to be set rates.
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DJ Teflon wrote:Would be cool if the sea were the same shade as in Vertex/Austrum - maybe even a token boat?
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Aleena wrote:Because of the coastal shading - the land seems to be flying over the water (or map) - not actually part of it...
Aleena wrote:Love the trees (even though you only seem to have one type) - but when you group them together as a forest - you seem to chop off all the stumps... wood look nicer - if the lowest range of trees with all the forests still have their trunks
Aleena wrote:Like the villages and the brown tower - but the grey castle seems to be dropped on like clip art - maybe a little shadowing by the base... (same thing with pasco and velie's huts..)
Aleena wrote:Like the wetlands near the coast and the farms around the border near the top and left side.... But the Farmland near mines (center of map) does not seem to have the same style or even the same slanted direction or feel as the rest of the map - these farmlands seem a little off...
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Actress Julianne Hough and her TV host boyfriend Ryan Seacrest have reportedly split.
Hough and the "American Idol" host reportedly have ended their romance after two years of dating and are no longer living together.
A source tells UsMagazine.com the relationship suffered due to their grueling work schedules.
The insider explains, "Honestly, their schedules were too hectic. It just got to be too much. I think they both just sort of knew they couldn't do it anymore. The travel and lifestyle got to be too much. Who knows if this is just for now, but I think this is for good."
Neither star has commented on the rumors, but on Friday Hough tweeted a photo of the inspirational motto "It gets better!"
The break-up caps off a rough few days for Hough – the blonde beauty was the victim of thieves last Friday when $100,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from her car. She was then left with swollen "chipmunk cheeks and Botox looking lips" after root canal surgery.


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When they discover Malcolm's plan, Oliver and Diggle try to stop him but lose Felicity to a police arrest. Meanwhile, Thea learns that Roy is in danger and goes to The Glades, endangering herself as well, while Oliver risks what's left of his friendship with Tommy for the sake of honesty. In the past, Oliver, Shado, and Slade try to stop Fyers from bringing down a passenger jet.moreless
The Dark Archer visits a seismologist to further The Undertaking. Meanwhile, Laurel makes a decision after Tommy tells her the truth, and Roy and Thea try to find The Hood. In flashback, Fyers tells the captive Oliver, Shado, and Slade of his plans for the missiles and for Yao Fei.
Left with no one but Felicity to rely on, Oliver goes after an accountant and gets a lead on Walter's whereabouts. With Diggle out of his life, Oliver turns to Felicity for help in the field. Meanwhile, Tommy tells Laurel the truth about what he's doing, and Malcolm remembers working with Robert Queen and Frank Chen to alter The Glades forever after the death of his wife.moreless
Oliver and his team go after Deadshot, only to discover that ARGUS plans to capture the assassin... and recruit him as an operative. Meanwhile, Roy seeks out The Hood while Laurel inadvertently drives a further wedge between Oliver and Tommy. And on the island, Shado teaches Oliver how to use the bow.moreless
A woman at Oliver's club dies of Vertigo and Oliver confirms that The Count is apparently not responsible. However, when The Count escapes, Oliver sets out to bring him in and finds out who is really responsible for the drug distribution. Meanwhile, Quentin gets a lead that takes him to Tommy as the suspected distributor, and Tommy has to take extreme measures to prove his innocence. Meanwhile, on the island, Oliver continues his studies with Slade and Shado.moreless
A new vigilante, The Savior, stalks The Glades, killing those that he believes have wronged the residents and broadcasting their deaths online. When The Savior explains that he was inspired by The Hood, Oliver sets out to stop him. Meanwhile, Quentin comes to accept that Dinah is telling the truth and Sarah is still alive, but Laurel isn't so sure.moreless
Oliver's life is going smoothly for once... until the Huntress returns to town. Meanwhile, Thea gets Roy Harper at job at the new club just in time for its opening night, and Laurel and Quentin try to come to grips with Dinah's return.
Deadshot is back and working with China White to kill Malcolm Merlyn. While Oliver goes after the two assassins, he struggles to help Tommy resolve his issues with his father and navigate a new relationship with old girlfriend McKenna.
Oliver takes Felicity's advice and asks McKenna out on a date. Meanwhile, Thea befriends a pickpocket named Roy Harper, Moira takes on Malcolm, and a jewel thief who calls himself "Dodger" strikes at one of Oliver's friends.
Diggle finds himself working with an unlikely ally when Felicity brings a wounded Oliver to the warehouse. As Oliver's life hangs in the balance he remembers his time on the island when he tried to escape with a new ally, Slade Wilson.
Infamous criminal Cyrus Vanch plans to take on The Hood to reestablish his reputation as Starling City's leading crime lord. Meanwhile, Oliver confronts his mother over the copy of the list that Walter found, and Quentin unintentionally endangers Laurel.
Oliver hunts down a drug dealer known as "The Count" to prevent the distribution of a new drug known as Vertigo... after Thea has been arrested for using it. While Oliver turns to a former girlfriend and current vice cop for help, Moira defends Thea and Felicity learns more about Moira.moreless
Oliver and Diggle are at odds when Diggle's former commanding officer is next on the list. Meanwhile, Thea notices when Moira and Malcolm spend time together, while Tommy and Laurel have dinner with Tommy's father.
Oliver, his confidence undermined by his defeat at the hands of the Dark Archer, goes up against a psychologically traumatized firefighter. The man has started committing acts of arson while calling himself Firefly. Meanwhile, Thea tries to cheer her mother up and Tommy throws a benefit for the firefighters.
When he discovers that Moira and Thea stopped celebrating Christmas since his disappearance, Oliver tries to throw a Queen Christmas party. Meanwhile, Tommy and Laurel disagree on how they should spend Christmas together.
Oliver takes Helena under his wing and trains her in the life of a street vigilante. However, Diggle has concerns about Helena, concerns that soon prove true when Helena kills the head of the Triad and puts herself and Oliver at risk.
Oliver meets a kindred spirit: the daughter of a mobster who has her own desire for vengeance. Meanwhile, Tommy turns to Laurel for help.
When an off-duty officer is wounded by bank robbers calling themselves the Royal Flush Gang, Diggle tries to convince Oliver that he must do more than go after the men on his father's list. Meanwhile, Tommy asks Thea for dating advice and Moira demands to know why Oliver keeps disappearing.
Oliver is arrested for murder and insists that Laurel defend him, putting her at odds with her father. However, when Oliver offers to take a polygraph test, Laurel asks him if there was anyone else on the island... and the vigilante remembers his first encounter with the mercenary Deathstroke.
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Oliver learns that he is not the only person in Star City that is flying under the radar of the police. An assassin named Deadshot is targeting businessmen bidding on an energy project, and Walter is one of the men involved. Oliver has no choice but to turn to Detective Lance for help to protect his family while he taken on the killer.moreless
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MADISON, Wis. – July 26, 2006 – Mongoose Bicycles proudly announces its partnership with the world's largest BMX and Skate Park, the SMP Park, as its exclusive bike supplier. Mongoose bikes will be offered as demo and rental bicycles to park visitors. A Mongoose retail sales plan at the park is also underway.
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Seniors in the Ocho, 5/24/2020 Pt. 2We know graduations are being cancelled all around the country, so we want to make sure your Seniors (high school or college) get a special shout-out on Good Day! Send your pictures in to email@example.com, with the subject line "Seniors in the Ocho".
Brother BudToday's national brother's day and we couldn't let the opportunity slip on by to celebrate. Tina's standing by with Brother Bud!
Stockton Sailing ClubThe Stockton Sailing club was started in 1933 has been serving boating enthusiast of all ages. Alan hits the water with the sailing club and learns the basics in safety and what you need to know if you are going to hit the water in any boat or raft!
Managing Student AnxietySchool closures were intended to keep students safe during the pandemic, but for many, it's ushered in a different set of dangers: anxiety, depression and other serious mental health conditions. Today, we talk to Dr. Jeffrey Kassinove, Co-Founder and Clinical Director of Academics West School in New York City, on how parents can help their children manage anxiety.
Seniors in the Ocho, 5/24/2020We know graduations are being cancelled all around the country, so we want to make sure your Seniors (high school or college) get a special shout-out on Good Day! Send your pictures in to firstname.lastname@example.com, with the subject line "Seniors in the Ocho".
Open For Business: Celebrations!Celebrations! Party Rentals and Tents was hit hard by the regulations of COVID-19. And while many people are staying away from having big gatherings, Celebrations! wants to make sure you know they are here for the community. Sabrina is in Roseville with more!
Tina Gets a Special GiftJulissa Ortiz got together with Create Happy Designs to surprise Tina with a special gift!
Music Minute: SiaJordan has the music news making headlines today in the Music Minute!
Orangevale MuralOrangevale now has a stunning new mural to bring the community together. Thanks to a Community Grant from the Orangevale-Fair Oaks Community Foundation, the wall in the back of the Badfish Coffee & Tea/ The Prancing Poodle/ Palmer Real Estate parking lot has been transformed by local artist Allika's Attic into a beautiful mural depicting scenes that highlight the "rural roots" town. Ashley is their meeting the artist to learn more about what she created.
The Fruit BowlThe Fruit Bowl in Stockton has wonderful fruits and vegetables picked daily. Local nuts, dried fruits and snacks for the road. They are open for business and Alan Sanchez is looking to see what's new this season.


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Climate change may cool Napa Valley, says study
The Napa Valley may be set to become cooler as a consequence of climate change, according to a new in-depth study carried out for the local vintners' association.
Napa Valley Vintners NVV was prompted to commission the study – Climate and Phenology in Napa Valley: A Compilation and Analysis of Historical Data – by 2006 research which suggested the area would soon become too warm to produce fine wine.
NVV said the original research, led by Bernard Seguin of France's national agricultural institute INRA, had focused on just a few weather stations in the valley, giving a misleading impression of the overall climatic trend.


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Stop me if you've heard this one before, because it's not the first time we've heard that Facebook is working on a dedicated smartphone, and it probably won't be the last.
In the first of a series of "scoops" on the Facebook phone, AllThingsD is claiming that HTC will once again (AT&T Status/ChaCha anyone?) be working with Facebook to create a phone that'll compete directly with iOS and Android, but will run Android. Weird.
The device is codenamed "Buffy" (Sarah Michelle Gellar Google image searches just shot up) and reportedly support HTML5 apps. AllThingsD also says that if the HTC partnership doesn't work out, Facebook could turn to Samsung. The phone could arrive anywhere between 12-18 months, if it ever materializes.
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That's about all they know (or have published so far). No specs...yet.
A Facebook rep declined to comment on the phone rumors, but did give the following statement:
"Our mobile strategy is simple: We think every mobile device is better if it is deeply social. We're working across the entire mobile industry; with operators, hardware manufacturers, OS providers, and application developers to bring powerful social experiences to more people around the world."
The well-informed MG Siegler believes the phone is real. At least, Facebook is seriously thinking about building one à la Google and its Android hardware partners. Siegler also says that (in the future), it's possible that Google could cut Facebook out altogether by integrating Google+ into Android, which would put Mark Zuckerberg and pals into a scramble, so the timing to build (or at least research) a Facebook phone might be right.
I'm not sure I'd ever need or want a Facebook phone (I'm trying to find ways to use it less), but that's just me. Drop us your thoughts on the matter down below. Would you buy a Facebook smartphone? Or is the app/website good enough? Because it's good enough for me.
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Monday in an interview with USA Today that his daughter Ivanka would not put up with sexual harassment.
"I would like to think she would find another career or find another company if that was the case," Trump told the paper, responding to a question about former Fox News chief Roger Ailes' alleged harassment at the cable network.
This wasn't Trump's first remark on the issue of sexual harassment.
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Responding in 2013 to a Pentagon report that saw surging numbers of unreported sexual assaults and few prosecutions in the military, for example, Trump blamed gender integration (and the "very dumb politicians" he believes instituted military integration).


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November 2014: About Microsoft's patent licence for .NET core
Sitemap • Countries • Why abolish? • Law proposals • Studies • Case law • Patent office case law • Lawsuits
List of lawsuits
- (For analyses of court rulings that define patent law, see Court rulings creating precedent.)
Every patent is a legal justification to go to court, costing time, money, and legal resources. For the problems causes by software patents, they represent only a very small portion. More serious problems include the way they block compatibility, block development, create patent taxes, and the legal and licensing costs they generate through threats which don't go to court.
[edit] Picking a year
Picking a year to associate with case is usually difficult since they drag on for years and there can be appeals, changes of venue, and new defendants added. The year mentioned in the names of lawsuit articles refers to the year when the case first hit the news.
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The following are articles law suits filed, court cases, and some threats made public. The large majority of software patent litigation takes place in the USA. To avoid repetition, only the exceptions to that rule will carry a note of which country they took place in. For a more descriptive look at the rulings in the USA, see case law in the USA.
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- Samsung v. Apple 2011 lawsuits worldwide overview
- Motorola Mobility v. Apple (2011, Germany)
- S3 Graphics v. Apple (2011, USA)
- Bedrock v. Google (2011, USA)
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- FlightPrep v. RunwayFinder and others (2010, USA)
- Gemalto v. phone manufacturers (2010, USA)
- Motorola v. Apple (2010, USA)
- Microsoft v. Motorola (2010, USA)
- Interval Licensing v. 11 big companies (2010, USA)
- Microsoft v. Salesforce (2010, USA)
- Oracle v. Google (2010, USA)
- Acacia v. Red Hat and Novell (2010, USA)
- Apple v. HTC (2010, USA)
- TecSec v. loads of software companys regarding an encryption patent
- Nokia v. Apple (2010, USA)
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- Uniloc vs Microsoft, 2009
- I4i v. Microsoft
- Software Tree vs Red Hat, 2009
- Fotomedia Technologies vs the World 2009
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- Mirror Worlds v. Apple (2008, USA)
- Microsoft v. TomTom (2008, USA)
- Trend Micro v. Barracuda (2008, USA)
- in re Bilski (2008, USA)
- Symbian v. Comptroller General (2008, UK)
- Quanta v. LGE (2008, USA)
- Implicit Networks v. many large companies (2010, USA)
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
A Personal Uniform Isn't For Everyone
A great example of how different people need different organizing solutions: In response to yesterday's post, Geralin Thomas of Metropolitan Organizing sent me this picture of her own closet (posted with her permission). Geralin is not a minimalist when it comes to clothes - and if you've ever met Geralin, you'll know she always looks wonderful.
Geralin has the space for a wide variety of shoes and clothes, and the variety gives her a lot of pleasure - so why not?
Geralin tells me the shoe boxes are from Closet Fetish; the garment dividers are from The Clutter Diet, and the hangers are from TJ Maxx.
5 comments:
- Anonymous said...
I've seen Geralin, I know she always looks wonderful, and I admire the way that you, Jeri, gather different voices into a fabulous harmony! Thank you!
- August 3, 2008 at 8:51:00 PM PDT
- Michele said...
I had a friend like this - she just loved her clothes! It was a hobby to her, and she approached her wardrobe like an avid collector. I second newleafnews that it is great to read different perspectives.
- August 4, 2008 at 10:24:00 AM PDT
- Jeri Dansky said...
Michele and Newleafnews, I'm glad you both enjoyed the two very different perspectives as much as I did!
- August 4, 2008 at 10:14:00 PM PDT
- avid said...
I love the way all these closet reorgs always involve a closet with room! What about those of us who have tiny closets? Mine is about 36 inches wide - and the only one in the apartment!! I'd like to see some expert figure out a way to deal with that!!!
- September 8, 2008 at 1:04:00 PM PDT
- Jeri Dansky said...
Avid, that is indeed a very small closet - even if you make the most of it!
Many apartments in Europe have no closets, so you're probably in a similar situation, where additional furniture (wardrobes, etc.) compensates for the missing closet space.
- September 22, 2008 at 12:10:00 AM PDT


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This is how you remind people to not drive drunk, according to a small-town Canadian police department: Nickelback.
This weekend, the Kensington Police Service of Prince Edward Island posted a picture to Facebook of the Canadian rock group's 2001 cassette "Silver Side Up," along with a playful threat to open it in the event of arresting drunk drivers.
"Know that the Kensington Police Service will be out for the remainder of [the] year looking for those dumb enough to feel they can drink and drive," the post said. "And when we catch you, and we will catch you, on top of a hefty fine, a criminal charge and a year's driving suspension we will also provide you with a bonus gift of playing the office's copy of Nickelback in the cruiser on the way to jail."
The Kensington police referred to this offering as the "drinking and driving gift - Christmas bonus edition." The post, which was later deleted, also warned drivers to drink responsibly and advised them to make transportation plans ahead of holiday parties.
Nickelback is known for an aggressive, hard rock sound that's earned six Grammy nominations, but also made the band something of a punch line to many. A 2013 poll of 830 Americans found the band slightly more popular than deeply maligned Congress, and last year police in Australia put out a wanted poster on Facebook, saying the band committed "crimes against music," according to the CBC.
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The Kensington police Facebook post received plenty of feedback, much of it positive, and even replied to some of the comments.
"Doesn't the Geneva Convention specifically forbid 'cruel and unusual punishment,'" one user joked.
"Not if we play it softly," cops retorted.
The department did clarify that they do not, in fact, hate Nickelback, but were looking to grab people's attention to spread the age old message about drinking and driving.


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ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David Paterson on Thursday ordered that 2,000 state jobs be cut through layoffs and attrition by Dec. 31, according to a memo to agency commissioners. Paterson said layoffs in the 200,000-worker force could begin in mid-November. At least one public employees union had already filed a claim against Paterson for his threats to start layoffs.
"We have a binding agreement with the administration prohibiting layoffs or even the threat of layoffs for the duration of the administration," said Stephen Madarasz of the Civil Service Employees Association union. "That's an agreement already upheld by the courts."
Earlier this week, the union filed a labor charge against the administration with the Public Employment Relations Board over just the threat of layoffs. Paterson has said he would have to resort to layoffs because the unions refused to delay raises or take other action to provide $250 million in savings toward the state's multibillion deficits.
"The public employees unions offered us nothing," Paterson told WOR Radio in New York City. "They've left me no choice."
The unions say the memorandum of understanding that Paterson signed as part of legislation to create a new, less expensive tier of retirement rights for new employees bars layoffs until Dec. 31. Paterson has questioned whether that prohibits layoffs in a crisis that threatens the state's solvency.
An early retirement incentive has failed to shed enough jobs.
"Despite our best efforts the state is falling short of its financial plan targets," states the memo to agency commissioners from the state budget director. "We will need to take additional actions by the end of 2010 that will result in a reduction in the work force by 2,000 employees. You will be given the discretion to use layoffs as a part of this reduction in work force."
"We found out about it through the media," said Madarasz. "We're not going to shy away from what we feel we have to do."


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Editor's note: The recipe and introductory text are from Brooke Dojny's book The New England Clam Shack Cookbook, 2nd Edition.
At Shaw's [Fish and Lobster Wharf], their lobster pot pie is something like a lobster gratin — a rich and luxurious dish in itself — made more so with its buttery crumb topping. Because it can be made ahead and reheated just before serving, this lobster pot pie makes an ideal meal for a special dinner party.
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- Lobster Cream Sauce:
- 4 cups cooked lobster meat, cut in chunks (from four 1 1/4-pound lobsters)
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup medium-dry sherry
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Crumb Topping:
- 1 1/2 cups crushed Ritz cracker crumbs (about 1 sleeve of crackers)
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- Divide the lobster meat into four shallow 8-ounce ramekins or gratin dishes, or place in a 1 1/2-quart shallow baking dish.
- In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the flour and cook, whisking, until bubbly, about 1 minute. Add the cream and sherry, bring just to the boil, and cook, whisking, until the mixture is thick and bubbly. Season with the paprika and with salt and pepper to taste. Pour the sauce over the lobster in the dishes. The sauce will thicken as it cools.
- For the topping, toss the cracker crumbs with the melted butter and paprika until well mixed. (The pies and topping can be made up to several hours ahead to this point and refrigerated.)
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. Sprinkle the crumbs evenly over the lobster mixture. Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until the sauce is bubbly and the crumbs are deep golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes for ramekins, 15 to 20 minutes for a large baking dish.
The New England Clam Shack Cookbook, 2nd Edition © 2008, Storey Publishing.
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- Calories1029
- Carbohydrates24 g(8%)
- Fat90 g(138%)
- Protein31 g(61%)
- Saturated Fat53 g(267%)
- Sodium906 mg(38%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat6 g
- Fiber1 g(4%)
- Monounsaturated Fat25 g
- Cholesterol481 mg(160%)


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Fr. Timothy P. Kesicki, S.J., has been named the next president of the Jesuit Conference of the Society of Jesus. Fr. Kesicki, who was appointed by Father Adolfo Nicolás, S.J., Superior General of the Society of Jesus, will assume his new position August 1, 2014. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Jesuit Conference is the liaison office that coordinates the national work of the Society of Jesus, the largest order of priests and brothers in the Roman Catholic Church.
"This assignment comes at a very exciting time for the Church and the Society of Jesus here in the U.S. and around the world," said Fr. Kesicki, currently serving as Provincial of the Chicago-Detroit Province. "Clearly, the election of Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope in history, has highlighted the Jesuit vocation. Going back to St. Ignatius himself, we Jesuits have always put ourselves in service of the Church to minister where the needs are the greatest. I look forward to helping the Society continue its mission with a renewed zeal, strategic use of our resources, and commitment to serving in Christ's name here and around the world."
Fr. Kesicki will succeed Fr. Thomas H. Smolich, S.J., who has served as president of the Jesuit Conference since 2006. "Fr. Kesicki is a dynamic leader whose wide range of experience—with Jesuit Refugee Service in Africa, as a high school president, and as a provincial—will serve him well," said Fr. Smolich. "I'm grateful to Fr. Kesicki for his generosity in making himself available to serve the Society of Jesus in this important capacity."
Fr. Kesicki adds, "When Fr. Smolich became president of the Jesuit Conference, the Jesuits in the U.S. were beginning a process of strategic planning. He has done a tremendous job in helping not only to redraw our geographic boundaries, but to ensure the effectiveness of our mission. I look forward to continuing this work as we leverage and maximize the expertise, resources, and talent of the provinces to find common apostolic approaches to the challenges of the world today."
Fr. Kesicki first met the Jesuits when he was an undergraduate at John Carroll University in Ohio, where he studied political science. During his Jesuit formation, he studied at Loyola University Chicago and the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University in Berkeley. After being ordained in 1994, his first mission was with Jesuit Refugee Service in Adjumani, Uganda.
Most of his apostolic work has been in secondary education, including teaching theology at Loyola High School in Detroit (1988–1991) and serving as president of Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland (2000–2008). In 2008, he was appointed Provincial of the Detroit Province and a year later Provincial of the Chicago Province; the two provinces came together under his leadership in 2010. A native of Erie, Pa., he enjoys skiing, cycling, and playing the piano.
Founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius Loyola, the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) is the largest order of priests and brothers in the Roman Catholic Church. Jesuit priests and brothers are involved in educational, pastoral, and spiritual ministries on six continents and in 127 nations, practicing a faith that promotes justice. For nearly 500 years, Jesuit education has made its mark on the world. In the United States, there are 28 Jesuit colleges and universities, 59 Jesuit high schools, and 16 middle schools with a shared goal of developing competent, compassionate and committed leaders in the service of the Church and society. Jesuits minister in parishes and at retreat houses and serve as chaplains at prisons, hospitals, nursing homes, and in the military. For more information on the Society of Jesus, visit http://www.jesuit.org.


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LETTER- Who needs a new song?
I'm really disappointed by the finalists for State Song [January 18: "Two new tunes revive state song debate"]. Both songs sound contrived and caused bile to rise in my throat.
Why does the State feel the need to write a new song? My vote is for "East Virginia Blues" a classic bluegrass tune popularized by The Stanley Brothers.
The way I see it, the State has two options: 1) traditional Virginia mountain bluegrass or 2) "Virginia" by Clipse (check it out on iTunes. I think it captures the essence of the State).
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Spring is sprouting little by little here in Austin, and the weather is slowly but surely taking a turn for the warmer. This has meant shorter skirts and longer evenings spent out on our porch, sipping strong drinks while watching the sun sizzle down. That's what spring is all about after all, isn't it?
With the recent availability and inexpensive price of blood oranges, I took full advantage and loaded up at the store. For 35 cents per pound, why not?
These crimson-hued beauties are high in vitamin C and fiber, and produce a sweet and slightly tart taste. The zest can be used for baking, the juice can be used to create a marmalade or curd, and the fleshly slices can add extra flavor and color to a Mediterranean salad.
If you don't have blood oranges handy or available, use regular oranges instead. I highly suggest grabbing some of this gorgeous fruit, though, and giving this easy, breezy cocktail a go for yourself!
The longer it sits the more intense the flavors, so it's best make a pitcher at least an hour in advance. Combined with freshly squeezed lime juice, tequila, orange liqueur and simple syrup, the blood oranges make for a fantastically tart but tasty drink to celebrate life's little moments!
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Blood Orange Margaritas
Yield: Yields 4 servings
1 cup (8 oz.) fresh-squeezed blood orange juice (6-8 oranges)
1/2 cup (4 oz.) freshly squeezed lime juice
3/4 cup (6 oz.) tequila
1/2 cup (4 oz.) orange liqueur
1/4 cup (2 oz.) simple syrup, optional – half sugar, half warm water
Blood orange slices, for garnish
Combine orange juice, lime juice, tequila and orange liqueur in a small pitcher. Stir well.
Taste for sweetness and add simple syrup, if desired.
Place ice in four glasses and pour margaritas. Garnish with sliced blood orange, if desired.
Adapted from Confections of a Foodie Bride