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Culture of VLK
At VLK, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset. We strive to provide a work environment that embraces the passion and creativity our employees have in their personal lives because it enhances the caliber of our work. Have a glimpse into our culture, where life, work, and service drive us to new levels.
VLK was able to understand our wants and needs and come up with a design that is extremely functional yet unique and beautifully artistic in a cost effective way. The space reflects the personality of Enilon as the Digital Agency we have grown to become, and I could not be happier with the way it turned out."Jeff Ireland CEO and Co-Founder, Enilon
VLK was super responsive to our questions, explained each step and kept us informed on progress. They were on target with a design that was sophisticated but embraced our western heritage and the historically significant and sensitive structure within which we're working."Billy Smith, EdD Executive Director, American Paint Horse Association
Azle ISD has enjoyed a long-term, positive relationship with the folks at VLK Architects. Years ago, VLK began this planning process by facilitating a long-range facility plan for Azle ISD by involving large groups of citizens and community members. Once completed, these state-of-the-art facilities will be a great addition to the high school facility."Dr. Ray Lea Superintendent (Ret.), Azle ISD


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On Wednesday, August 27th, Mythbusters will take on the Apollo moon landing hoax. I think they are trying to debunk the myth that the moon landings were faked. But I'm not sure, and they're not saying.
Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage appeared to have a lot of fun filming the show, working with NASA, taking low-gravity flights to simulate the moon's gravity, doing just about everything they could to reproduce the moon landing short of going to the moon.
Phil Plait (from Bad Astronomy, a great web site worth visiting if you've never heard of it before) was on hand to provide advice. He wrote about the very bad Fox TV show years ago that tried to make the myth sound plausible, and went into long explanations (too long, actually) to debunk each of the myth's claims.
Mythbusters is a fun, light-hearted program to watch; this upcoming show should be entertaining to anyone with even a passing interest in space and astronomy.
I'll leave it to the reader to decide if the claims of fake moon landings are to be taken seriously.

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Using your favorite text editor, create an HTML file named
my-amphtml-ad.html. Copy the following HTML markup into that file:
<!doctype html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>My amphtml ad</title> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1"> </head> <body> </body> </html>
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meta viewport tag so that we have a responsive viewport.
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In the
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amp4ads attribute, which is also valid.
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How are you reacting to today's economy? Are you the ostrich, preserving the status quo and just hoping for the best? Are you the bull in a China shop, blindly cutting expenses across the board? Or are you the fox, using the downturn to make your business more effective, so when growth returns, you'll be in an even better position to move quickly?
To survive and thrive, you must become a fox, using smart recession management tools. This means holding your teams accountable, driving results with an "inspect what you expect" management system and using strategies to differentiate yourself in the market. It's not just about selling memberships anymore.
The current recession has broken many of the business cycle rules that we experienced for years in the fitness industry. The steady growth of net memberships, thanks mostly to new sales rather than good retention, has slowly eroded. The recession also is testing sales managers to see if they can provide environments that keep their team members' heads up and their hearts engaged. This is a time when execution and accountability, not just ideas, determine your results.
However, the good news is that most club owners report that cancellations seem to have leveled off and are close to or at expected rates. The better news is that after half a year of declines, consumer spending edged up for a second month in February, even though incomes sagged under the weight of further job losses. The spending increases were a possible sign that this key sector of the economy is staging a modest rebound that could help pull the country out of the recession.
So the question you must ask yourself is: What strategies and planning am I ready to implement in these unprecedented times? Strategic planning doesn't have to be an exercise in anxiety — or futility. Successfully executing strategies, both short term and long term, has never been as challenging as it is now. Most club owners will have to consider more variables and involve more decision makers than they have in the past. They also will need to place a greater emphasis on measurement — the only way to recognize when changing conditions merit quick strategic adjustments. Finally, the focus on new or surprising scenarios shouldn't obscure relevant long-term trends or devalue important existing strategies.
A club owner's business strategy must account for many more contingencies than it has until recently. You must diversify both your marketing and your retention strategies. Since the effectiveness of such strategies depends on an organization's ability to adjust rapidly as the fog starts to lift, managers must identify and intensively monitor key indicators, such as club usage or redemption of personal training sessions.
As trust in brands erodes, people will place more value on recommendations from friends. Social media outlets make it harder for brands to pull the wool over consumers' eyes, but they also offer clubs a powerful new channel through which to promote themselves.
Marketers that ignore the messages from these groups are behaving dangerously because this recession has triggered a wholesale value reappraisal by shoppers about what their habitual brands deliver. The winners will be those who adapt intelligently to new media.
Despite the challenging times, this year's strategic planning process need not be an exercise in futility. Developing scenarios in greater depth, monitoring strategies more rigorously and remaining focused on the long term will all help you boost the odds of creating plans that can lead your club through the turbulence.
Ed Tock, a partner in REX Roundtables, has worked with more than 850 clubs as a sales and marketing consultant. He specializes in performance/profitability programs. He can be reached at 845-736-0307 or [email protected].


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Two Ways of Looking at It
The Succot Holiday in Eretz Yisrael offers many old friends an opportunity to get together. People who went to school together abroad and havent seen each other in years meet as a result of a visit to the Holy Land by those who remain in the Diaspora.
The convivial reminiscing about old times and old friends inevitably hits a soft spot in the road when Yom Tov Sheini Shel Goluyot (the second day of the holiday observed in the Diaspora) comes around. The good humor which prevails even when one friend is observing Simchat Torah while the other is already wearing his weekday clothes can be seen in the dialogue overheard at the conclusion of the past Succot.
"Do you know why we have an extra day of Yom Tov?" asked the American of his old friend who settled in Israel. "Its because G-d loves us so much that He wants to hold on to us for another day!"
"Thats not how we look at it," replied the Israeli. "Jews in Eretz Yisrael are simply smarter than those abroad, so that what we can learn from one day of Yom Tov that which takes you twice as long!"


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Southwestern Tomato Soup
This smooth flavorful tomato soup is unbeatable when the season's ripest tomatoes are available and the weather starts to cool. Each delicious fresh-tasting bowlful will warm you from the inside out.
Total TimePrep: 30 min. Bake: 15 min.
Makes6 servings
- 10 plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise
- 1 to 2 Anaheim peppers, halved and seeded
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Oil for frying
- 8 corn tortillas (6 inches), cut into 1/4-inch strips
- Sour cream, optional
- Place tomatoes cut side down on a broiler pan; broil 3-4 in. from the heat for 15-20 minutes. Peel and discard skins. Repeat with peppers, broiling for 5-10 minutes.
- In a small skillet, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Transfer to a blender; add tomatoes and peppers. Cover and process until smooth.
- Press mixture through a strainer with a spoon; discard seeds. Place mixture in a large saucepan. Add the broth, cilantro, cumin, sugar, salt and pepper. Cover and cook on low for 15-20 minutes or until heated through.
- Meanwhile, heat 1/2 in. of oil in a skillet to 375°. Fry tortilla strips, in batches, for 3-5 minutes or until golden brown; drain on paper towels. Garnish bowls of soup with tortilla strips. Serve with sour cream if desired.


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Christmas At Heathrow©
So we'll take no more a Boeing
Even if we want to,
Though the heart be, oh, a- winging
And the hearth be still ablaze.
For the sleet and snow falling
Has the runway out of sight-
So Christmas at Heathrow is
Our sad plight this year.
Though the ticket was all proper-
Homecoming, alas, must wait;
Though the heart be a-winging
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NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's foundation on Tuesday announced a $5 million investment in an artsy-looking solar-powered lamp designed for use in off-grid populations in Africa.
The lamp, called Little Sun, provides clear, affordable energy to places dependent on costly and toxic kerosene lighting in sub-Saharan Africa, said Bloomberg Philanthropies, the charity of the billionaire businessman and former mayor.
The foundation said it will provide a low-interest rate loan to help the business grow.
"Too many families are forced to breathe in toxic kerosene fumes because they don't have access to electricity," Bloomberg said in a statement. "Little Sun is bringing clean, safe, affordable light to people who don't have it today."
The portable lamp created by Danish artist Olafur Eliasson and engineer Frederik Ottesen lasts two to three years before needing a new battery.
The Little Sun company said it can save households as much as 90 percent over three years compared to what they spend on kerosene.
"Today, seven out of 10 people lack access to even the most basic electricity in Sub-Suharan Africa," said Little Sun managing director and CEO Felix Hallwachs. "Over the next 20 years, Africa is poised to hold the world's largest un-electrified population."
He said breathing kerosene fumes for four hours is equivalent to smoking 40 cigarettes.
The lamp is currently available in Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Senegal, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
The Little Sun project was launched in 2012 at the Tate Modern museum in London. Consumers in the U.S. and Europe also can buy Little Sun at some museums and stores.
"With a Little Sun in your hand, you become a power station, charging your lamp in the sun, you also empower yourself," Eliasson said.


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Hi everyone,
I'm trying to do a PortScanner that really works, I've searched some tutorials about a PortScanner in java at google and I noted that the basic ideia that people use is:
1-Create a Socket object with host and port;
2-If the port is open you close the socket, else the IOException will catch it.
The big deal is that I tryed this code and it didnt works, it says that are ports opened in my machine when they werent opened. So I decide a different way as this:
But it's not working well too. If the host doesnt have a port open at 2020 it works fine, the method readInt() return me -1, but when the port is opened, the method readInt(); return nothing to me and my code get freeze because it's waiting for a response of the host.PHP Code:
try {
Socket clientSocket = new Socket("127.0.0.1", 2020);
DataInputStream inFromServer = new DataInputStream(clientSocket.getInputStream());
// Issue is here :(
} catch (SocketTimeoutException ex) {
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Does anybody know how can i fix this? Or an other better way to code a Port Scanner?
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RIP, Ed Koch. The unforgettable New York City mayor, who served three terms from 1977 to 1986, died on Friday (Feb. 1) at 2 a.m., his spokesman confirmed to media outlets. Beloved for his trademark Bronx accent, in-your-face demeanor and his typical "How'm I doin?" greeting, Koch suffered congestive heart failure late Thursday, and passed away in intensive care at a local hospital. He was 88 years old.
Koch began his career as an attorney who entered the political realm in the early 1960. He became a U.S. congressman in 1968 — successfully running for mayor in 1977 and remaining at the helm of the Big Apple from 1978 to 1989, when David Dinkins succeeded him.
Said current mayor Michael Bloomberg in a statement: "In elected office and as a private citizen, he was our most tireless, fearless, and guileless civic crusader . . . We will miss him dearly, but his good works — and his wit and wisdom — will forever be a part of the city he loved so much."
Remaining a nationally recognized personality following his mayoral tenure, Koch returned to practicing law but also hosted a radio show, wrote a newspaper column and made many TV cameos as himself on shows like Sex and the City, Spin City and Picket Fences. He even served as a TV judge for two years on The People's Court, and, in his later years, penned movie reviews for his site mayorkoch.com.
"I think my personality was helpful in this job. I always had a great sense of humor, though I am also pretty reserved personally," he reasoned to New York magazine in 1998. "I mean, I don't go to chichi parties; never did. I don't like going to dinners other than small dinners at the homes of people. But I realized that if I was to harness the energies of the people of the city of New York and give them back their pride, I would have to become bigger than life. And I did."
Koch also had his critics — many of whom decried his lack of support for LGBT causes and the burgeoning AIDS crisis. But the lifelong, never-married bachelor never publicly discussed his sexuality.
"Listen, there's no question that some New Yorkers think I'm gay, and voted for me nevertheless. The vast majority don't care, and others don't think I am. And I don't give a s*** either way!" he told New York.
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Great Deals on Some of Our Most Popular Lighting
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There are a ton of fantastic sales going on at Design Public right now. As we get ready for that dreaded "fall back" day when we'll be in darkness an hour earlier, it's time to cheer up the house with the right lighting. We've slashed prices on some of our new classic, most popular pieces from modern pendants to funky table lamps, so I thought I'd introduce a few of them to you.
Right now, all David Trubridge is 15% off (through October 31, 2013). This is the David Trubridge Kina Pendant Lamp. I've noticed architects and interior designers scooping up this beautiful natural bamboo pendant. The shape was inspired by the structure of sea urchins.
Now through October 27, 2013, Kartell is 20% off, including the ever-popular Bourgie Lamp. Now that warm metals are back in style, you may want the bling of gold, but you can also choose chrome-plated, white or black matte. This silhouette is something a modern-day Marie Antoinette would appreciate, like if Sofia Coppola remade her movie again, in present day.
Kartell also makes the FL/Y Suspension Lamp, which comes in a rainbow of bright colors and has become a design staple. The pendant light adds a classic modern shape, bubbly personality and a punch of bold color.
Now through October 24, 2013, all Pablo is 15% off. Pablo is one of the very first brands we ever carried and it's been such a joy to see the company take off and see the designs placed in so many gorgeous design magazine spreads. The Pablo Tube Top Table Lamp is one of the mot popular table lamps I've noticed in modern and contemporary rooms; it also adds an eclectic touch to more traditional and collected room styles. The photo above just makes me happy, like a roll of LifeSavers.
The Pablo Link Task Lamp has a personality that makes me want to give each one it's own name, each a funky character and will illuminate your desk or your bedtime reading with adjustable style.
So that's just a teaser of just a few of the great lighting (in addition to many other pieces of furniture and accessories) deals we have going on. October is a great time to adjust your lighting and cozy up for winter, and there won't be a better time than now to save big. What are you waiting for?


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In 1998, the Canadian Government declared the last Sunday of every September as Canadian Police and Peace Officers' Memorial Day. The Memorial service is similar to our May 15th National Peace Officers Memorial Day, celebrated each year in the United States during National Police Week.
Four officers killed in 2010 and 2011 were honored at this service:
- Constable Garrett Styles, York Regional Police
- Sergeant Ryan J. Russell, Toronto Police
- Constable Sébastien Coghlan-Goyette, Sûreté du Québec
- Constable Michael B. Potvin, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Canadian Memorial now contains the names of over 800 fallen officers. A total of 51 names were added to the Memorial in 2011, including the four officers listed above and the names of 47 officers from historical cases, with 43 of those officers from the Province of Quebec.
More information about the Canadian Police Memorial is available at: http://www.cacp.ca.
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Anderson ready for Coors Field debut
DENVER -- Rockies fans got a look at one of the club's biggest offseason acquisitions Sunday afternoon when Brett Anderson took the mound and made his Coors Field debut.
Anderson has played parts of five seasons, compiling a 26-29 record and a 3.81 for the A's in 84 games and 73 starts. After making 30 starts in his rookie campaign of 2009, he has dealt with injuries every year since and hasn't made more than 19 appearances in any of his last four seasons.
The Rockies project Anderson to bolster the top of their rotation. He pitched six innings in Miami on Tuesday, allowing three earned runs on five hits and a walk.
"I'm just going to take it like another start," Anderson said of his first time taking the hill in Coors Field. "If you dwell on whether my pitches are going to move or not move as much as normal, you're going to worry yourself sick. You don't want to be thinking too much out there. If something doesn't work out, you try to figure out why it doesn't and move onto the next. You can't dwell on the elements or what have you. You have to be on your game."
Anderson profiles well for Coors Field, and his propensity for inducing ground balls made him an attractive acquisition for the Rockies. Colorado traded right-handed pitcher Drew Pomeranz and lefty Chris Jenson for the former ace of the A's.
"I've been a ground-ball guy," Anderson said. "I'll keep trying to get ground balls here. My style is pretty conducive to Coors Field. If I can keep the ground balls I've been getting previously and remain healthy, then I shouldn't have any problems pitching here."
Anderson has soaked in advice from teammates who have done well at Coors Field, pitchers like Opening Day starter Jorge De La Rosa and potential rotation mates Jhoulys Chacin and Tyler Chatwood.
"They say, 'Be your own guy. Throw your pitches,'" Anderson said. "'If you start changing things right away, then it's going to snowball, and you're never going to figure out who you are here.'"
Manager Walt Weiss is confident about Anderson's ability to contribute and to thrive despite the challenges of pitching 5,280 feet above sea level.
"He's a good pitcher, regardless of where he's pitching," Weiss said. "He's got the ability to put the ball on the ground, the ability to miss the bat at times with his breaking ball. I'm not too worried about him. He's a pretty sharp guy. He knows what he's doing out there."


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- "Fancy a duel, Harry?"
- —Karl in a Viaduct Courtyard.[src]
Karl Limpley was a Hufflepuff student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1990s. On the Hogwarts Express in 1996, he agreed to trade Harry Potter an issue of Which Broomstick for three Chocolate Frog Cards, as Harry needed a magazine to give to Jason Huntingdon for a pair of Spectrespecs. Karl said he thought Jason might be "making some kind of fashion statement" by wearing Spectespecs, and that he would never wear the glasses himself, even though they're free. Later in the year, he ran a Duelling Club in the Clock Tower Courtyard, which included Irfan Mustaq and Neil Randall as members.
The name "Karl" is the German and Scandinavian form of Charles. This was the name of seven emperors of Austria. Other famous bearers include Karl Marx (1818-1883), the German philosopher and revolutionary who laid the foundations for communism, and Karl Jaspers (1883-1969), a German existentialist philosopher.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (PS2 version only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (NDS version only)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ He was at least in his first year at Hogwarts during the 1993-1994 school year.


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Winchester (cities, United States)
Winchester (wĬn´chĕ´stər, wĬn´chĬstər). 1 Town (1990 pop. 11,524), Litchfield co., NW Conn., in the Litchfield Hills; settled 1732, inc. 1771. It includes Winsted (1990 pop. 8,254), an industrial center where ball bearings, paper and metal products, building materials, electrical equipment, and pet supplies are manufactured. Many early 18th-century mansions are in Winsted. Of interest are the little red schoolhouse (1815) and the Winchester Historical Society, located in the Rockwell House (1813). Winchester lies at the gateway to the Berkshire Hills, in a lake region.
2 City (1990 pop. 15,799), seat of Clark co., N central Ky.; inc. 1793. The center of a tobacco, dairying, and livestock area on the edge of the bluegrass country, it has food processing and plants making a variety of manufactures including steel, pharmaceuticals, mining equipment, furniture, paper products, apparel, and feeds. Henry Clay made his last speech in Kentucky in the old courthouse there. Winchester is the headquarters of Cumberland National Forest.
3 Town (1990 pop. 20,267), Middlesex co., E Mass., a suburb of Boston; settled 1640, inc. 1850. It is chiefly residential with some light industry.
4 City (1990 pop. 23,365), seat of Frederick co., N Va., in the Shenandoah valley; settled 1732 near a Native American village in Lord Fairfax's domain, inc. as a city 1874. It is the trade, processing, and shipping center for an apple-growing, grain, livestock, and dairying district. Its products include motor vehicle parts, furniture, plastics, building materials, foods and beverages, lumber, flour, crushed limestone, and clothing.
George Washington began his career as a surveyor there in 1748. During the French and Indian Wars, Winchester was a center for defense against Native American raids, and Washington, who commanded the Virginia troops, had his headquarters there. Gen. Daniel Morgan lived in Winchester and is buried in Mt. Hebron Cemetery. During the Civil War, the city suffered severely, changing hands many times. Stonewall Jackson headquartered there during the winter of 1861–62, and Gen. Philip Sheridan during the winter of 1864–65. Of interest are the old Presbyterian Church (1790) and the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. Shenandoah Univ. (1875) is there. The city is the birthplace of Willa Cather and Richard E. Byrd.


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Sunday, October 21, 2012
A nice little Easter egg for the new president and the American people.
Comments about current events, politics, science & technology, and life in general.
"The problem with a narcissistic president is not just that he sees the world as all about himself, but that the world soon sees that it is not about him at all.--Victor Davis Hanson, "Presidential Narcissism", National Review Online, 9 May 2012
"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground. As yet our spirits are free."--Thomas Jefferson, letter to Colonel Carrington (27 May 1788)
"Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do."--Shaquille O'Neal
"In a world where every one thinks of himself as white, black, gay, straight — we have forgotten that the real distinction is between who holds power and who does not. Nothing else matters."--Richard Fernandez, 1 July 2010
"Everything the government touches turns to crap."--Ringo Starr
"There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him."-- Professor Bernardo de la Paz, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
"While North Korea itself may not be a proximate threat, the failure of the international community to stop even this impoverished and bizarre regime suggests that it is fundamentally toothless or has forgotten how to bite. What chance is there of blocking the stronger aspiring powers? None. It's over. Ignoring North Korea isn't a sign of confidence. It's just whistling past the graveyard." Richard Fernandez, May 27, 2009.
"The nation that will insist upon drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking by cowards." General Sir William F. Butler in Charles George Gordon, 1889.
"The fact is that Iran will never voluntarily give up its nuclear program, and a policy based on the contrary assumption is not just delusional, but dangerous." -- John Bolton, Surrender Is Not An Option, p. 340, 2007.
"Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace, and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war." -- Sir Winston S. Churchill, My Early Life, 1930
"Environmentalism should be about good planetary hygiene and honest science, not romantic Luddism." Glenn H. Reynolds ("Instapundit") 27 Feb 2007
"The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life." -- Teddy Roosevelt
"[W]e have reached a point at which the rules apply only to us, while our enemies are permitted unrestricted freedom." -- Ralph Peters, 10 July 2006
"Diplomacy does not work with people who do not wish to bargain." Ed Morrissey, 29 Jun 2006
"We now have the first truly global terrorist insurgency because the Islamists view the whole world the way the IRA view the bogs of Fermanagh: They want it, and they've calculated that our entire civilization lacks the will to see them off." -- Mark Steyn, in Opinionjournal.com, 4 Jan 2006
"People who try to be sensitive in a war have a tendency to die, and to take their nations with them." -- Steven Den Beste, 21 Sept 2002
"I trust local people. It's a fundamental part of my political philosophy: The closer decision-making is to the people, the better the decision-making will be." -- George W. Bush, 2 March 2005
"Sometimes the caliber of a nation is found not in why it is liked, but rather in why it is not." -- Victor Davis Hanson, 29 April 2005
"We have manuals on how to properly handle the Koran and humanely treat prisoners, paying respect to their cultural sensitivities, they have manuals on how to properly torture and decapitate hostages." -- Opinipundit (Trader Bob) 23 June 2005
"[O]nce the shooting starts, a plan is just a guess in a party dress." -- Michael Yon, 25 Aug 2005


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Decisions on Bank Applications
Fidelity Personal Trust Company, FSB (In Organization)
IN RE: Fidelity Personal Trust Company, FSB (In Organization)
Boston, Massachusetts
Application for Federal Deposit Insurance (Savings Association Insurance Fund)
The undersigned, acting under delegated authority, has fully considered all facts and information relevant to the factors of Section 6 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act relating to the application for Federal deposit insurance for Fidelity Personal Trust Company, FSB, a proposed new limited-purpose Federal savings bank to be located at 100 Summer Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, and has concluded that the application should be approved.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED, for the reasons set forth in the attached Statement, that the application submitted by Fidelity Personal Trust Company, FSB for Federal deposit insurance be, and the same hereby is, approved subject to the following conditions:
1. That beginning paid-in-capital funds of not less than $2,033,000 be provided, of which not less than $200,000 shall be allocated to common stock and $1,833,000 to surplus;
2. That any changes in proposed management or proposed ownership (10 percent or more of stock), including new acquisitions of or subscriptions to 10 percent or more of stock, will render this commitment null and void unless such proposal is approved by the Regional Director of the FDIC's Boston Regional Office ("Regional Director") prior to opening of the bank;
3. That Federal deposit insurance shall not become effective unless and until the applicant has been established as a Federal savings bank, that it has authority to conduct a banking business, and that its establishment and operation as a bank have been fully approved by appropriate Federal authorities;
4. That Fidelity Thrift Holding Company, a financial services holding company, obtain approval from the Office of Thrift Supervision to acquire voting stock control of the bank prior to its opening;
5. That the insured institution shall be engaged in the business of receiving deposits, other than trust funds;
6. That if deposit insurance has not become effective within twelve months from the date of the ORDER, or unless, in the meantime a request for an extension of time has been approved by the FDIC, the consent granted shall expire at the end of the said twelve-month period; and
7. That until the date that this conditional commitment for deposit insurance becomes effective, the FDIC shall have the right to alter, suspend, or withdraw the said commitment should any interim development be deemed to warrant such action.
Dated at Washington, D.C., this day of July, 1999.
James L. Sexton
Division of Supervision
IN RE: Fidelity Personal Trust Company, FSB
Boston, Massachusetts
Application for Federal Deposit Insurance (Savings Association Insurance Fund)
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1815), an application for Federal deposit insurance with membership in the Savings Association Insurance Fund has been filed on behalf of Fidelity Personal Trust Company, FSB (FPTC), a proposed new Federal savings bank to be located at 100 Summer Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
Fidelity Personal Trust Company FSB's sole shareholder will be Fidelity Thrift Holding Company. Fidelity Personal Trust Company FSB's focus will be solely on trust services. By virtue of having a Federal savings bank charter, Fidelity Personal Trust Company FSB will be able to exercise trust powers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
For the purposes of this proposal, the investment in fixed assets is reasonable, capital is adequate, future earnings prospects are favorable, and management is considered satisfactory. No formal objections to this application have been filed with the FDIC. Corporate powers to be exercised are consistent with the purpose of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. No undue risk to the Savings Association Insurance Fund is apparent.
Accordingly, based upon a careful evaluation of all available facts and information, the Director, pursuant to delegated authority, has concluded that approval of the application is warranted.


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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will redesign its Arak heavy water reactor to greatly limit the amount of plutonium it can make, the country's vice president said Saturday, marking a major concession from the Islamic Republic in negotiations with world powers over its contested nuclear program.
The comments by Vice President Ali Akbar Salehi come as the talks face an informal July 20 deadline to hammer out a final deal to limit Iran's ability to build nuclear arms in exchange for ending the crippling economic sanctions it faces.
Iranian state television quoted Salehi, who heads the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, as saying that Iran has proposed to redesign Arak to produce one-fifth of the plutonium initially planned for it. He said that will eliminate concerns the West has that Iran could use the plutonium produced at Arak to build a nuclear weapon.
"The issue of heavy water reactor ... has been virtually resolved," state television quoted Salehi as saying. "Iran has offered a proposal to ... redesign the heart of the Arak facility and these six countries have agreed to that."
There was no immediate comment from world powers, which include China, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the U.S. and Russia. However, what to do with Arak, a still under-construction 40-megawatt heavy water plant in central Iran, is a key factor in negotiations.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, his country's chief negotiator, suggested in March his country might redesign Arak to allay the West's fears. The West suspects Iran could use its nuclear program to build nuclear weapons. Iran says its program is for peaceful purposes, like power generation and medical research.
Salehi said the U.S. and its allies "constantly say Iran has to give up its heavy water reactor because it provides a breakout capacity."
"We took this pretext from their hands," he said.
Redesigning the reactor will delay its launch by about three years, Salehi said. He said instead of uranium oxide, the reactor will use low enriched uranium. Changing the fuel is part of the technical modifications that greatly reduce the amount of plutonium made by the reactor.
Salehi also said Iran has completed diluting its higher enriched uranium into less volatile forms as part of an interim deal reached last November with world powers.
"On April 12, about 103 kilograms of uranium were diluted," he said. "That means it was converted from 20 percent enriched uranium into 5 percent. In general, the case of dilution is closed."
Salehi also told Al-Alam, the Arabic channel of Iranian state television, that a proposal from the six-nation group was to change the heavy water reactor into a light water reactor. He suggested that Iran didn't agree with that because a heavy water reactor is needed to produce radioisotopes to treat medical patients while a light water reactor, like the one Iran has at Bushehr, is used to generate electricity.
Under the November deal, Tehran stopped enrichment of uranium to 20 percent — which is a possible pathway to nuclear arms — in exchange for the easing of some Western sanctions. It also agreed to dilute half of its 20 percent enriched uranium into 5 percent and turn the remaining half into oxide, which is very difficult to be used for bomb-making materials.
Also as part of the deal, Iran has allowed international inspectors from the United Nation's nuclear watchdog — the International Atomic Energy Agency — to visit its nuclear facilities, including Arak.


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"The Moon That Embraces the Sun," Episode 17 (Air Date: 02/29/2012)
The above subtitled conversation happened between Lee Hweon or Lee Hwon (이훤) and Heo Yeonwu or Huh Yunwoo (허연우) across Byeongpung or Byungpoong (병풍, "traditional Korean folding screens"), shortly after their reunion after over 8 years. (Kim Suhyeon or Kim Soohyun (김수현) plays Lee Hwon and Han Gain (한가인) Huh Yunwoo.) Yes, Han inarguably has "Don't hate me 'cause I'm beautiful" genes, but I just love to hate her sub-par acting and robotic dialogue. Please don't hate me, Han Gain fans! This is just a bit of light-hearted humor. No offense intended.


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Morning Five: 05.30.13 EditionPosted by rtmsf on May 30th, 2013
- This Rutgers/Julie Hermann thing appears to be getting worse before it gets better. A couple bits of news released on Wednesday further impugned the university's protocols for not properly vetting its new athletic director, and depending on how much more is still locked in the closet of this woman's past, it could begin to spell the end of her short career there. ESPN.com obtained emails from the 26-member (seriously?) executive search committee at Rutgers that was tasked with interviewing candidates, including Hermann, and has found that the process was expedited to the point that committee members did not have time to "delve deeply into either candidates' documents" or "ask follow-up questions." Furthermore, a former Tennessee volleyball player named Erin Zammett Ruddy, who played under Hermann in 1996-97, validated the accusations made by some of her teammates in last weekend's Newark Star-Ledger piece. As she writes on her personal blog, "After our 96/97 season, the team got together—sans coaches—to figure out why we were all so miserable and why we felt so much animosity toward one another. We quickly realized Julie [Hermann] was the common denominator." She goes on to say that events from 16 years ago do not necessarily reflect the talents of Hermann as an administrator, but we're starting to get the feeling that those feeling the most fire from this storm on high in New Jersey will not come to the same conclusion.
- On to better news, as the positive effects from Jason Collins' coming out are starting to take hold with college basketball the first beneficiary. Outsports reported Tuesday that an NAIA player by the name of Jallen Messersmith at Benedictine College (KS) had also come out to his coaches and teammates last fall, and is believed to be the first openly gay men's college basketball player in US history. A rising junior, Messersmith is a 6'8″ forward who averaged 4.9 PPG and 3.6 RPG last season but was ranked in the top five nationally in blocks per game (1.9 BPG). There are many more firsts to achieve in this particular civil rights movement, but the more exposure to gay people that folks like Messersmith can bring to places like Atchison, Kansas, the better. As he put it so well: "I'm just one of the guys, who happens to like guys."
- In a strange coincidence, there was actually quite a bit of conference tournament news released on Wednesday. First, if the SEC is indeed interested in moving its postseason tournament to a "primary" site in the future, Nashville has spoken up and is more than ready to take on the responsibility. The Music City already has the 2015, 2016 and 2019 tournaments locked up, but the CEO of the Nashville Sports Council believes that his city is well-suited for the event. Meanwhile, in the mid-major world of conference tournaments, the MAAC announced on Wednesday that it is moving its postseason event back to Albany, New York, from Springfield, Massachusetts, beginning in 2015 and lasting through 2017. The event enjoyed its best attendance year in 2010 at Albany's Times-Union Center, where the total gate of 53,569 was nearly four times the average attendance in Springfield the last two years. Staying in the Northeast, the Patriot League also announced that with the additions of Boston University and Loyola (MD) to the conference, the postseason tournament would also be expanding to include all 10 teams in its membership.
- Today's exercise in silliness comes from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, in yet another exhibit of eggheadedness getting the best of reasonableness. A group called Emory Sports Marketing Analytics decided to come up with a statistical model to rank order the "best fan bases" in college basketball by comparing team revenues with expectations of team performance. Louisville came out on top, with Arizona, Duke, Arkansas (?) and North Carolina following in the top five. Kentucky came in at #7, while Kansas, UCLA, Indiana, among others, were not listed. We'll have more on this later today, but the problem with an analysis like this is that the metric simply doesn't determine much of anything having to do with the quality of a fan base. For example, Louisville's significant revenue stream has much to do with its exceptional lease deal with the Yum! Center, and little to do with the quality of its fan base (even though it is obviously very good). Mike DeCourcy agrees, as should anyone with half a brain who watches and enjoys this sport. The fact of the matter is that for something so ambiguous and difficult to define as "best fan base," you simply cannot rely entirely on quantitative methods to get realistic answers. A holistic, qualitative component simply must be part of the methodology. To its credit, Louisville blog Card Chronicle went with the "hey, it's a ridiculous premise, so let's mock Kentucky fans" opportunity. Well played, sirs.
- Let's end today with a discussion of Indiana's undefeated 1975-76 national championship team. The last team to run the table in college basketball history is now putting its cachet together for the purpose of the greater good — stars Kent Benson and Bobby Wilkerson will release a commemorative line of products to celebrate the team's enduring greatness, which will go on sale at their 32and0 site today. All proceeds will be split among four Indiana charities, the Hoosier Oncology Group, Komen Central Indiana, Macon Mentor Academy and Help Indiana Vets. Fans will be able to purchase home and road jerseys (with player names!), DVDs, and other memorabilia. We might just look into getting a sweet road Scott May jersey if we find some dollars hidden in the couch.


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DEAR ABBY: One night I woke up to my cat scratching at my bedroom door to be let in. When I got up and opened the door, I heard my parents making love. They were so loud it grossed me out, because my little sister is 10 and we share a room right next to theirs. She still doesn't know about this kind of stuff.
I want to tell them they don't need to be doing that, because what if she got scared and woke up and tried to go in there? What should I do -- tell them to go to a motel? -- GROSSED OUT IN MADISON, MISS.
DEAR GROSSED OUT: Do not tell your parents to go to a motel. If the cat hadn't wakened you and you hadn't opened your bedroom door, you wouldn't have heard a thing. Be glad that you have parents who love each other and that you didn't overhear them fighting.
If your sister ever wakes up and gets scared, she should know she can wake you up.
P.S. At age 10, your sister shouldn't be completely in the dark about the facts of life. And the person who should be talking to her about them is her mother.
DEAR ABBY: I have an aunt (by marriage) who I think may be suffering from mental issues. All of a sudden, she is calling members of our family and telling them that "so-and-so" (it varies) is talking about them behind their backs. Of course, none of it is true, but it has caused a huge rift in our family. Family members have had big arguments over these calls.
The aunt is in her mid-50s and has always been quiet and sweet to everyone, so of course when someone gets a call, the person tends to believe her. This is tearing our family to pieces, and no one knows for sure if she's having problems or if she is telling the truth.
Help! My cousins are no longer speaking to one another or me. I'm not close to her, but I have fallen prey to her phone calls to others. What should I do? -- SLANDERED IN INDIANA
DEAR SLANDERED: A sudden change in personality can indeed be a sign of mental illness or a physical problem. Those family members who are still speaking to one another should approach the uncle to whom the woman is married and express the family's concerns. She may need a physical and neurological evaluation. (And the cousins need to mend fences.) How sad.
DEAR ABBY: Have you ever dealt with work addiction in your column? Many mental health care professionals do not take workaholism seriously -- probably because many of them suffer from the problem themselves.
I recently researched the topic because the behavior of a close friend was making our relationship suffer. Workaholics Anonymous exists, and some books have been written on the subject. Perhaps you could spread the word. -- CARING FRIEND IN SAN FRANCISCO
DEAR CARING FRIEND: I'm pleased to do that. Workaholics Anonymous is an international organization that was founded in 1983. It's a 12-step program based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous for individuals who feel their work lives have gotten out of control. It offers mutual support in solving problems related to compulsive overworking, and it also helps families and friends who are affected.
To find out about weekly meetings and group development guidelines, contact Workaholics Anonymous, P.O. Box 289, Menlo Park, CA 94026; call 510-273-9253; or go to www.workaholics-anonymous.org.
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3 Must-Try American Rums
New brands and bottles you should know.
Summertime at the beach practically requires a rum drink, but you needn't reach for the same big brand over and over. Essentially distilled sugar (you can read more on the intricacies and history of rum in Michael Dietsch's guide to rum), this potent and varied liquor can be one the of best ways to beat the heat and sobriety all at once. And although pirate-infested, sun-drenched Caribbean shores are the first thing we think of when we hear rum, there's actually a long-lost tradition of rum distilling right on our own native soil. Remember the triangle trade? Mrs. McClean's sixth grade history class? Bueller?
Anyway, the American rum industry is making a comeback, with craft distillers in the forefront. And these three white rums are definitely worth lugging to the beach.
Railean White Rum
The only one of our rums with Caribbean coordinates, Railean Distillery hails from the gulf coast town of San Leon, Texas. Boasting oodles of made-in-the-USA pride and a cowboy hat wearing owner in Kelly Railean, this small distillery aims to lead the charge of restoring the American rum industry to its former glory. Their flagship offering is an unaged white rum distilled from molasses. It's a refreshing alternative to the mass-produced imported that we got sick drinking in high school, handcrafted in small batches and unaltered by artificial flavorings.
Clear and just a touch oily in the glass, creamy banana and straw scents greet the nose. Medium bodied and not overly flavorful, there's coconut and just a hint of caramel that suggests the spirit's molasses origin. Not really a sipping spirit, this rum truly shines as a mixer. The banana and coconut notes complement traditional rum drinks, while it lacks the metallic aftertaste that has soured us on Bacardi and Cokes...Texas Libre, anyone?
Bull Run Pacific Rum
Far from Caribbean plantations and pirate ship wrecks, Portland, Oregon's Bull Run Distilling Company is the brainchild of Lee Medoff and Patrick Bernards. With a shared commitment to quality and innovation—they designed their locally-built pot stills themselves—they've been distilling since 2010. Their newly released Pacific Rum is double-distilled from fermented organic cane juice before getting aged for at least four weeks in ex-bourbon barrels. It's distinctly different from its molasses-based relatives.
Pouring a very light straw color, the Pacific Rum smells kind of like maotai, sweetly grainy and sorghum-esque, but with banana bread dancing in the background. It's luxuriously soft and oily on the palate with a hint of sugar sweetness, definite oak, and cacao nibs. Overall, it's a wonderfully balanced white rum experience, more than worthy of a sipping snifter for those in the mood. And it's particularly lovely in a pure daiquiri where the subtleties of the spirit can shine through.
Ballast Point Three Sheets Rum
You may already know Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits for their many excellent microbrews (and if you don't, meet their head brewer for the best introduction), but as their name clearly indicates, they have an active distilling program as well. Their Three Sheets Rum is distilled from fermented organic cane sugar in a custom hybrid pot/column still.
This crystal clear spirit smells of banana but with a crisp grassy/straw twist. Medium-bodied and distinctly sweet, pear, coconut, and mango come out upon sipping. It's also hot, but in a tingly I'm-happy-sweating-in-the-sun kind of way. This is my favorite of the three to use in a full-flavored rum cocktail, where the fruity notes will give your drink that extra special something.
Have you tried any new American rums lately? Which is your favorite?
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