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#INTEL - Hot-Looking Audi Q5 Test Mule Caught Rounding Nurburgring
by, 05-05-2011 at 11:59 AM (13534 Views)
Auto Motor und Sport has run a collection of photos of the Q5 above, caught rounding the Nurburgring Nordschleife and doing high-speed testing. We'll admit, while the crossover segment has left us cold at times, seeing this Q5 with large 20-inch wheels, lower suspension, Audi's beefier Euro-only off-road optics kit with flares and aluminum accenting makes us get it. That was even before we noticed the cut-out openings with what looks like large intercoolers.
Now that we've got your attention, we must admit that, while this car is definitely a test mule, it is not a test mule for Audi. A not so well kept secret is that Porsche plans a smaller crossover/SUV below the Cayenne that's been code-named Cajun. This car's license plate beginning with "LB" is like no other mule run by Audi and consistent with mules run by Porsche. A, M und S confirms this though offers little detail what engine might be powering this particular mule.
So What Do We Think?
Aside from wanting to go out and buy a Q5 2.0T tomorrow and make it look like this (maybe paint those flares) as well as bump it with a KO4 conversion as our next project car, we're actually happy to confirm that there's more to come in the performance department of Audi's hot-selling Q5. The 3.0T and 3.0 TDI are both foregone conclusions in the car, likely at the time of facelift. Further, maybe, just maybe, Audi is considering some sort of higher-performance S-like model much in the vein of the Q7 V12 TDI (meaning high-performance, not meaning V12). Either way, we're hooked.
Read more at Auto Motor und Sport after the jump and thanks QARSI.de for the tip.
Full Story - Auto Motor und Sport with Google English Translation
Full Story - Auto Motor und Sport Original Report in German
Full Story - QARSI.de

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GSY is getting some nice content at 3 pm CEST with our July podcast and some videos of the Deus Ex Mankind Divided preview build. :) (> 3 Months ago)
For once we'll be live at 4:30 pm CEST. Blim should not even be tired! (> 3 Months ago)
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Have you ever wondered how Jango Fett got the job as the clone template from Darth Tyranus? Not the "common" story that everyone talks about, but the real nitty-gritty? Dark Horse comics recently distributed Star Wars Tales #24, the last issue of the series.
Star Wars Tales has consistently put out entertaining short stories throughout its two-year run. Some of the stories were based in the Expanded Universe continuity and some were purely for fun. One issue was actually dedicated entirely to the Fett man himself.
In this tongue-in-cheek story, entitled "Fett Club," which focuses on Jango Fett, we see how our hero "really" gets the job as Darth Tyranus' right hand man. In what starts off as an obvious nod to "Fight Club," we get all the rules for membership into Fett Club. The challengers -- all clad in Mandalorian armor -- range from the biggest, the baddest, and the nerdiest of the galaxy all the way to an Ewok. As Jango proceeds to "explain" the rules to the challengers, all those Jar Jar haters finally get their wish when we find out probably the most important rule of Fett Club. NO GUNGANS. EVER. There are even some in-jokes that fans of Monty Python will immediately recognize and appreciate.
For those who want to read more of Boba and Jango's stories in the Star Wars Tales series, pick up issues 6, 7, 8, 11, 18, and 24.
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Fortunately, these rules do not apply for The Boba Fett Fan Club.]


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Boulder-based Movement Climbing and Fitness is opening a Denver location next year, according to the gym's owners.
Anne-Worley Moelter, who co-owns the gym with her husband Mike Moelter, said Friday that Movement has acquired a 2.5-acre plot of land in Denver for the proposed gym, which is set to open sometime next year.
A website for Movement Denver is set to go live on Saturday, and Moelter said crews are working on preliminary architectural designs for the gym.
The Boulder location, a roughly 22,000-square-foot facility at the corner of Valmont Road and 28th Street, celebrates its fourth year in business on Saturday, Moelter said. The new facility at 1155 W. 5th Avenue in Denver will be about 7,000-square-feet larger, she added.
Moelter said the gym's owners have been discussing a Denver location for the last few years.
"Ever since we opened in Boulder there's been conversation around it," Moelter said. "About a year and a half ago we really started focusing in on Denver."
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If you have not read any of the posts, they are provided below.
Part 1 Delight Adams Benham and is there a Story?
Part 11 Delight Adams Benham and There is a Story (I hope you will read the comments, among the best I've ever had.)
Follow-up for Howard C. Benham and his family:
"As for the motive for the crime, it was said that (Howard) Benham desired to be free from his wife, not only that he might inherit $30,000 that she possessed, but that he might marry a young woman with whom he was said to be desperately in love."
Howard was found not guilty in June, 1900, and tried to put his life in order. He desperately wanted to be in vaudeville and had signed a contract. The show was cancelled because there were too many protests in Buffalo against him. Other headlines state, he moved to Cleveland, tried to recover control of wife's property from his step-father-in-law. In January 1901, Howard "reported married in Indianapolis to millionaire, Esther (Estelle) Crum." The new Mrs. Benham says she fell in love with Howard from a picture during the trial. On June 27, 1901 a paper reported he (Howard) was ill in Ohio with Typhoid fever, and it was reported two weeks later that he died in Columbus, Ohio, and was buried back home in Byron, New York.
The story continues to be sad, for his (Howard's) property went to the lawyers, not to his very young orphaned son.
Martin C. Benham (Howard's father):
Howard's father, Martin C. Benham had his own problems. And headlines as well. Martin moved in with the young couple, Florence and Howard, and was hired to handle their finances and to be the guardian of Florence. Everything seems to be fine, until after the murder and the arrest of his son in January 1897.
Per the New York Times, March 20, 1897, "Batavia, N.Y., March 19.—Martin C. Benham, father of Howard, the alleged wife murder, made three attempts to take his own life yesterday. Mr. Benham has been gradually breaking down mentally since his son's arrest."
Per the Democrat and Chronicle, Sept. 29, 1897 of Rochester, NY. – The headline: "Contest Over the Account of Martin C. Benham as Guardian." He was in court because of possible misuse of the money, as there was a shortage in his accounts of $2,449.12.
The headlines from March 1897 to January 1901 ran from, "Mind said Failing," "Condition improved," "Not insane," "Health now excellent," "Mentally confused," "Declared insane," "Home," "Ill," "in Jail on Contempt, then released on health reasons," "Worse – Confined to bed," "To be Freed Today," "Has pneumonia – now at home," and four days later "Died."
Other Family Members:
Howard's second wife eloped with a Cincinnati lawyer, per paper dated 12-7-1903.
Mrs. Martin C. Benham (Howard's mother) died December 1911.
All of Howard's sisters died young, all three under 35 years of age.
The murder, trials, and all deaths had to have affected everybody in the family. Delight Benham was only alive for a year and a half after the murder, and I believe she was well aware of what was going on.


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SOCHI, Russia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Olympic athletes will not be allowed to wear stickers on their helmets in memory freestyle skier Sarah Burke, who died in a Jan. 2012 training accident.
The International Olympic Committee told the athletes not to use the stickers.
"It is not the rule that really is very important at all actually," said IOC spokesman Mark Adams. "In cases like this rules are not the most important thing. For us it is a question of what is appropriate and where would be the best place. We are very keen to help people who want to have a remembrance or do something and to do that in what would be the appropriate place."
Australian snowboarder Torah Bright, one of the athletes reprimanded for the sticker, said on Instagram, "I ride with a Sarah sticker on my snowboard and helmet always. The IOC however, consider Sarah stickers 'a political statement' and have banned them. WOW."
This is not the first time the IOC has dealt with an issue like this. They also sent a letter to the Norwegian Olympic Committee saying the black armbands the athletes were wearing to remember the recently deceased brother of one of the athletes were inappropriate.
The IOC said their letter to the NOC was not an official reprimand, but a reminder of the rules.
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mkdir [OPTION] DIRECTORY...
Create the DIRECTORY(ies), if they do not already exist.
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no error if existing, make parent directories as
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print a message for each created directory
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output version information and exit
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The Lube is crowned favorite at National Buffalo Wing Festival
The award-winning motor-sports themed restaurant Quaker Steak & Lube added another award to its ever growing list of honors when it took home the 2012 Festival Favorite at the National Buffalo Wing Festival. The two day event took place on Sept. 1 and 2 at Coca Cola Field in Buffalo. Approximately 40,000 people attended the event.
"We are extremely satisfied that the excellence of our sauces is recognized by so many chicken wing fans in the Buffalo-Niagara Region," said Nick Scott Sr., president of Scott Enterprises Inc., who own the Quaker Steak & Lube franchise in Buffalo. "These awards confirm what we already know that Quaker Steak & Lube offers some of the best chicken wing specialties in the United States."
Scott Enterprises is a family-owned hospitality company based in Erie, Pa., with a portfolio that includes hotels, 13 different franchised restaurants, Splash Lagoon Indoor Water Park Resort, Peek'n Peak Resort in Findley Lake and the Ambassador Center.
Every year at the National Buffalo Wing Festival, restaurants enter their sauces into three of seven categories. The categories are Best Creative Spicy, Best Creative Sweet, Best Traditional BBQ, Best Creative BBQ, Best Traditional Medium, Best Traditional Hot and Best Traditional X-Hot. A panel of judges then decides which restaurants have the best sauce based on a blind taste test
In these categories, Quaker Steak & Lube took home first-place awards in the Best Creative Sweet Category with the new Dusted Mango Habanero and in the Best Traditional X-Hot for the Triple Atomic. This is The Lube's second Festival Favorite victory; it also won the honor in 2010.
To learn about Quaker Steak & Lube's upcoming events, visitwww.quakersteakandlube.com.
About Quaker Steak & Lube
Founded in 1974 and built in an abandoned gas station in Sharon, Pa., the original Quaker Steak & Lube began as a cook-your-own steak restaurant, before expanding to more than 50 locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. The unique décor, including race cars suspended from the ceilings, motorcycles, Corvettes and gas station memorabilia, combined with the crave-able food and high-octane events has afforded The Lube a cult-like fan following. Today, Quaker Steak & Lube has become one of the fastest-growing restaurant chains in the country, and has won hundreds of national and international awards for its wings and more than 20 different wing sauces. Most recently it was named the 2012 Festival Favorite at the National Buffalo Wing Festival in Buffalo.
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Carbon printing was invented in 1855s. By then, only a couple of decades after the inception of photography, the problem of print permanency came into view of those concerned with the longevity of their work. Prints faded, cracked, developer stains and so on. And so a call was put out for a more permanent method of photographic reproduction. Along came Alphonse Poitevin with his brilliant solution - his solution was to use carbon pigments instead of metallic salts to make up the final image. Carbon pigment is among the most stable substances known in the art world and, seeing how the materials used in a carbon print are the same as those we see in paintings dating to before Renaissance, the images are projected to last well over 700 years at the very least. The question of whether or not the actual support on which they are presented will last that long is a separate issue that I will not go into right now.
The basic idea upon which Alphonse based his invention wasn't new. It has been known for a while that gelatin becomes insoluble after it has been sensitized with a variety of dichromates and exposed to UV light. Adding pigment and working out some minor details was all that was left.
Aside from incredible longevity and extreme resolution, the part that I find to be most appealing in single transfer carbon prints that separates them from any other photographic process is a relief created by dried gelatin. The final prints have an almost 3D look about them that is truly impossible to relate through a digital image, but here's an attempt in the form of a snapshot of a small area of one of my prints taken at extreme angle to show the raised texture.
Relief crated by layers of gelatin in the final print
In a nutshell the carbon printing goes a little something like this. Prepare the a solution of pigmented gelatin ('glob' - term coined by Vaughn and now widely in use), flow it onto the supporting tissue, dry well (takes up to a couple of days depending on humidity), sensitize with potassium or ammonium dichromate (caution must be taken while working with these chemicals as they are highly toxic), dry (a couple of hours is usually good), in contact with a negative expose the tissue to UV light, re-wet tissue briefly, join it with final support (paper of different kind or other materials can be used), place under weight and wait for gelatin to adhere to the final support, place into hot water for a little while, peel off primary support, develop the print in hot water, wash, dry, enjoy. The basis of the process, as mentioned above, is the hardening action of dichromated gelatin when struck by UV light. More of the gelatin gets hardened and made insoluble by light penetrating through the clear areas of the negative. This action takes place at the top surface and continues downward - the clearer the area of the negative the deeper it does during exposure. When the tissue is flipped that hardened gelatin comes in contact with the final support and adheres to it. Then the remaining unhardened gelatin is simply washed off with hot water.
Print developing in hot water
as gelatin is washed off
Any photographic process has variables and there are as many ways of doing things as there are artists creating work. Carbon is no different. The type and amount of pigment used, gelatin concentration, preferred negative density, water bath temperature - all vary from person to person. Being a complete novice in this I will spare my readers the particulars as I don't want to mislead anyone into believing I know what I'm talking about there. I will just say that the amount of dichomate used to sensitize the tissue as well as that of pigment in the glob contributes to controlling contrast. The amount of pigment in the glob also dictates the depth of the relies. One can also chose to mix up any color desirable - black, brown, warm cold, blue, green, you name it.
Carbon printing is a relatively time-consuming procedure and does call for some specific tools not found in most regular darkrooms (though some of them can be omitted). It is nice to have a magnetic stirrer to mix the pigment into glob evenly and without creating bubbles. A hot plate or some other way of keeping a warm bath of water in which the glob will wait to be poured without coagulating is a must. Many people nowadays resort to the use of digital negatives because with some amount of knowledge about those a desired consistent density range can be achieved, making the printing phase easier to standardize. If you are using real in-camera negatives a densitometer should be helpful to have, but not necessary. Here's a shot of an item in my working collection arsenal that hasn't seen much use ever since I got it. A Kodak model 1A densitometer -made of Bakelite probably around 1920s or so. Isn't it just darling? Sure is handy and easy to operate.
Kodak 1A densitometer
A quick word about density range. Apparently carbon can handle a rather wide range of negatives from normal range to something so extreme that if I ever would have pulled out a negative like it from fixer in the past I probably would have immediately tossed it as being unworkable when making gelatin silver prints. To build up the most relief, according to Vaughn, contrast is key. Thus his negatives exhibit an extreme tonal range that I have never seen before. Below is a shot of 4 of his Tech-Pan 4x5 negs as they lay on a light table. Vaughn brought a print made from the top right negative and it is simply stunning. There is full detail in the shadows down to the most clear areas, those in the deep shade of redwood forest, AND sunlit leaves of plants and that log in the foreground are nowhere near pure paper-white either with subtle, yet very discernible tones. According to my Bakelite Kodak friend this negative has a density range of 2.4 and that's not the widest latitude Vaughn has made gorgeous prints from.
Now that's DENSE!
The workshop was conducted in the following manner. I met with Vaughn last weekend and we poured the tissue. The pouring process is not as messy as one can imagine it to be, but neither is it a sanitary process - bits of black sticky gelatin end up all over the place and, while at first are kinda fun to play with, do become annoying rather quickly, so I recommend being cautious and methodical while doing this. Once gelatin hits the tissue it cools and sets up fairly quickly, so one should move at a relatively high pace. Since it needed a day or two to dry and is not spoiled by being dry longer we gave it full week, during which Vaughn enjoyed the scenery of Joshua Tree Park.
Glob on magnetic stir
Pouring carbon tissue (a clear plastic support is hard to see
against black glass, but it's there)
Tissue drying
Ammonium Dichromate - please read material safety data sheet
prior to use, this stuff is nasty, but with care you'll be OK.
By the time the two other students arrived the tissue was ready to expose and, after a brief chat about what's about to commence, off we went. First there were the customary test strips. Exposures are generally pretty long, so our increments were 10min each. Vaughn brought a pair of 750w mercury vapor lamps with which he normally works. I used an exposure unit that was home made an unknown number of decades ago, but apparently works like a charm (aside from being clunky and needing a separate ultra-heavy power supply ballast....). My exposures actually ended up to be about 2/3 or even 1/2 of what was needed by others.
Tissue exposing in a contact printing frame
After 15-20min of exposure comes a brief period of activity followed by the boring part. First exposed tissue and the final support must be briefly immersed in room temperature water to start gelatin swelling and then, rather quickly, they must be joined together, placed on a glass sheet, squeegeed off and wiped dry and placed under some weight. There they remain for a half an hour or so... Time for coffee!
Tissue and final support under pressure
A good workflow would probably be to start another exposure at this time rather than indulge in coffee and internet surfing for those 30min. If one has 2 or even 3 exposure sources and can keep track of what's happening where, then multiple prints can be worked on simultaneously and the whole thing can be even more hectic and fun.
After gelatin had a chance to permanently adhere to the final support it's time to develop. The 'sandwich' is immersed in hot water for a few minutes and gelatin softens. Then the tissue is peeled away and the blackness under it looks like nothing but a void of the gates of hell, with arms of black ooze stretching out through the water in all directions. Patience and trust must be present - somewhere under there is your precious image. With agitation more and more black soluble gelatin is washed off and a faint semblance of your image is revealed through the muck. More agitation. More black muck. Maybe add a bit of hot water to keep the bath around 120°F (48°C). Finally you start to see more and more of your image and less and less black gelatin emanating from it. Probably not a bad idea to carry your print into a new clean hot water bath. There you continue agitating until the you see no more black come off of it. Time to put it in cold water for a few minuted to wash off any and all possible dichromate that may be lodged in the paper and then hang your print to dry.
Just after the tissue has been peeled off
As excited as I was to be finally doing this I could see that the learning curve will be long and steep. I tried to do two exposures and and both turned out too dark and muddy. After everyone left I went to get a bite and came back to the darkroom determined to pull off something at least somewhat satisfactory. Besides, we sensitized a lot more tissue than we used and it wouldn't be good the next day - I don't like waste and I don't like ending a day without accomplishing something I can feel good about. I thought to myself that obviously even the negatives that I deemed to have very high contrast were too flat for this tissue and pondered what might I have that would be dense enough to leave a pure paper white.... Then I remembered that back in junior college we worked with graphic arts film called Kodalith. This stuff is designed to give PURE bulletproof blacks and clean clear areas - no gradation at all. With it we created outlines - the type that today can be summoned by one click of a mouse in Photoshop under Filters-Stylize-Find Edges, except it took us about 3 hours and 4 steps back in the 90s and it actually came out way cooler than what you get today with digital anyway. Of course I still had those negatives taped together just like I left them, so I pulled this print from them and was very happy.
Kodalith outline with a negative/positive sandwich
Sunday we met again and fine-tuned out prints. Different strengths of dicromate were applied to new sheets of tissue because all three of us needed a tissue with higher contrast rendition. While tissue was drying the other participants got a chance to pour new tissue and see how that works.
Vaughn Hutchins and Glob
By the time that mess was over we could start printing on freshly-sensitized stuff. This time I got two prints I was very happy with.
Photographer's Chair 2015
Wet plate collodion negative
Polaroid type 55 negative
Relief of the Mesa Verde print - I think it works
very well with this subject.
Please do excuse my use of an iPhone to copy these 4x5 prints and any grammatical mistakes that may appear above. These prints take a while to dry and they also dry with a slight curl to them, so I didn't want to wait that long to write this post. Besides, only scanning would work to present them in their true rectangular fashion and I don't have a scanner (space on my desk is usually take up by things like magic lantern slide boxes, negative files, lenses, shutters, etc. Also, it is almost 2:30am - due to residual post-workshop adrenaline that must be still flowing through me I'm still not sleepy, but who knows if any of the above will make sense to whoever is brave enough to read through it. All I know is that there's more carbon printing ahead and there's tissue already waiting for me. Now all that's left is to perfect my wet plate negative-making skills to the point where they will have the range required.
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Building inspectors in high demand in Sudbury, Ontario
Construction in Ontario is booming, but an ongoing shortage of building officials threatens community growth and public safety.
To help ease the situation, the Ontario Building Officials Association hosted a career event this week at Collège Boréal to encourage Greater Sudbury's job seekers to consider a career in this rewarding but little-known field.
Building officials oversee all building construction, making sure homes, buildings and structures meet the strict requirements of the Ontario Building Code.
"With 50 per cent of Ontario building officials eligible to retire by 2020, municipalities, including Sudbury, need to start hiring quickly," Guido Mazza, the city's chief building official, explained.
Matt Farrell, president of the Ontario Building Officials Association, said that a lack of awareness is a key concern.
"These are great jobs with lots of varied duties, great training, good benefits, work-life balance and plenty of opportunity to move up," he said. "We get to work with contractors, developers, engineers, architects, all the tradespeople and construction professionals to build resilient, thriving communities."
Mazza told attendees at the career event that "anyone who has an interest in construction or community-building should consider career opportunities right here in Greater Sudbury."
More than 40 people came out to the event. Many had the opportunity to meet with Mazza and some of the staff and managers from the building services departments of Greater Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie and surrounding areas.
There are a number of open positions posted on the Ontario Building Officials Association's website. For more information about building officials, as well as career opportunities throughout Ontario, visit oboa.on.ca/jobs.
The association
A powerful presence within the profession, the Ontario Building Officials Association (OBOA) inspires members and the building industry to make a positive impact on community growth. The OBOA supports Ontario Building Officials in ensuring a safer, more sustainable and accessible Ontario
through training and certification, promoting uniform building code application, working with construction industry professionals, providing a voice to policymakers, and advancing the profession.
The OBOA's 1,900 members work for municipalities across Ontario and
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In the spirit of the season: an iconic duo of feel-good Christmas Eve moments, movie style. Just enough gratuitious Christmas cheese to make even Ebeneezer Scrooge a little teary — plus a few life lessons, Undecided style.
"If things don't turn out the first time, you've still got to believe" (from the original "Miracle on 34th St.") Which is to say, just because things don't work out the way we want at first, it doesn't mean they aren't actually working out.
"Merrrrrrrry Christmas, you old Savings and Loan!" (from the best Christmas movie ever — no matter how many times you've seen it.) In other words, even when everything's a mess, everything can still be great: a change of perspective can make all the difference.
Merry Christmas to all… And to all, a good night!


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Roy Hunter wrote:Hi Clifford! Qwerty might be coming over to civilization and we might be having a UK Pastafarian get-together. Might, I dunno, see Bart, daftie, DavidH and the Cardinal for details. Also, ye notty, ye ban. Last post.
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1. Place yourself in God's presence. Give thanks for God's great love for you.
2. Pray for the grace to understand how God is acting in your life.
3. Review your day — recall specific moments and your feelings at the time.
4. Reflect on what you did, said, or thought in those instances. Were you drawing closer to God, or further away?
5. Look toward tomorrow — think of how you might collaborate more effectively with God's plan. Be specific, and conclude with the "Our Father."


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Mens shetland crew neck pullover made in Scotland by Harley of Scotland
This is a classic supersoft shetland mens crew neck pullover made in Scotland using Rennie yarn.
Shetland style ribbing on the collar, ribs and bottom. Classic Cable stitch weave
Shetland wool is best looked after by hand washing as below. When new it is quite normal for pilling to occur (the formation of small balls). These will general remove themselves with washing, although they can also be combed off.
Hand wash instructions :
Use lukewarm water (30`C) and a gentle soap or baby shampoo.
Squeeze the soap through the garment. Rubbing will cause pilling (small balls) and may cause shrinkage. Rinse the garment thoroughly in cool clean water. Remove water by gentle squeezing or a light spin in a spin dryer.
Dry flat and smooth the garment back into shape.
When dry, iron lightly with a cool iron (two dots).
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The following incidents were reported by the Arlington Police Department.
ROBBERY BY FORCE, 1400 block of N. Herndon Street. At 10:41 p.m. on April 11, a female victim was walking to her parked vehicle when an unknown male subject approached her. The subject forcefully stole the victim's wallet and fled the scene by foot. The suspect is described as an approximately 25-year-old white male, 6'0" tall and 170 lbs. During the crime, the suspect was wearing a dark plaid shirt and a baseball cap.
ARMED ROBBERY, 200 block of S. Glebe Road. At 9:45 p.m. on April 13, a juvenile subject was walking home when he was approached by four subjects with ski masks and all black clothing from behind. One of the subjects brandished a knife and demanded the victim's iPhone. The victim handed over his phone and the subjects fled the scene on foot.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY, 3000 block of S. Abingdon Street. On April 11 at 10 p.m., a male subject brandished a knife and demanded money from a victim who was sitting on a park bench. The victim immediately dialed 911 and the subject fled the scene on foot. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, approximately 5'7" tall and had pulled his white t-shirt up over his head to conceal his face. The suspect remains at-large.
RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT OF CHILDREN, 2600 block of Shirlington Road. At 9 a.m. on April 11, police pulled over a vehicle occupied by two adults and seven young children. All of the children were under the age of 3 years old, and none of them were buckled in with any type of safety restraints. One child was unsecured and sitting in the lap of the adult in the front passenger seat. Two of the children were seated in the rear cargo area of the vehicle, which had no seats and no restraints. When police questioned the two adult suspects, it was found that they were the owners of a daycare center in Alexandria. None of the children were physically injured, and all of the children were returned to their parents. A 34-year-old woman and a 37-year-old woman, both of Alexandria, were charged with seven counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Both have been released on summons.
PEEPING TOM, 4400 block of S. 31st Street. At 10:13 p.m. on April 12, two female victims were inside their residence when they saw a male subject looking inside their apartment windows. When one of the victims opened up the back door of the residence, the subject fled the immediate area and was seen hiding behind trees. A K9 search was negative and the suspect remains at-large. He was described as a white Hispanic male, in his late 30s with short black hair. He was wearing a black t-shirt and baggie jeans at the time of the incident.
BURGLARY, 4600 block of S. 34th Street. Between 7:30 and 8 p.m. on April 11, a victim went on a walk in his neighborhood. When he returned home, it was discovered that a laptop had been stolen from the kitchen. There were no signs of forced entry and there is no suspect(s) description.
BURGLARY, 700 block of S. Ode Street. Between 3 and 8:30 p.m. on April 13, an unknown subject(s) entered a residence and stole a 13" Macbook Pro. There is no suspect(s) description.
BURGLARY, 3000 block of N. Harrison Street. Between 7:45 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. on April 16, an unknown suspect(s) entered a residence and stole a Dell laptop and U.S. passport. There is no suspect(s) description.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY, 6900 block of N. Williamsburg Boulevard. Between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on April 11, an unknown subject cut window screens located at the back of a house. However, the subject was unable to gain entry into the residence. There is no suspect(s) description.
ATTEMPTED BREAKING & ENTERING, 4200 block of N. Wilson Boulevard. Between 2 p.m. on April 13 and 6 a.m. on April 15, an unknown subject(s) tampered with the door of a locked office. The subject was unable to gain entry. There is no suspect(s) description.
April 11: IL A612855, 2012 Nissan Sentra, white, 1400 block of N. Lee Highway.
April 13: VA ICURMT2, 1999 Dodge Caravan, red, 6400 block of N. Washington Boulevard.
April 15: VA H517970, 2006 Lincoln Towncar, black, 900 block of N. Barton Street.


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Button Snowflake
Button Snowflake
This snowflake used either as an ornament or a tree topper is a great way to display all those white and translucent white buttons your mother or grandmother left you in their button jar. With these special buttons the snowflakes would be a great way to share a treasured memory with your close relatives.
This would also be a great inexpensive "bulk craft" for a church children's group or a school classroom art projects. To keep the project to one session, pre-glue and paint the snowflake. Then allow the kids to decorate their snowflakes with buttons, trim and markers.
- Popsicle sticks (4 per snowflake)
- White & translucent white buttons (assorted sizes)
- Large decorative white buttons (for the center)
- Lace & trims
- DecoArt Snowflake White acrylic paint
- White Glamour Dust Ultra-Fine Glitter paint (optional)
- Green chenille stems
- Clothespins (optional)
- Clear fishing line (optional)
Also Needed
- Craft glue
- Glue gun
- Wire cutters
- Glue four Popsicle sticks together in a "snowflake" pattern then allow the glue to dry.
- Give the snowflake two coats of white paint and allow the paint to dry between coats.
- Spray paint the sticks white before gluing them together if you are mass producing the snowflakes.
- Flip and repeat.
- For a nice shimmery finish on the snowflakes apply one or two coats of white ultra-fine glitter paint to the front of the snowflake. Allow paint to dry.
- Glue lace to the snowflake for a more Victorian effect.
- If needed cut the shanks off buttons with wire cutters.
- Lay out your buttons on the snowflake. Graduate the sizes of the buttons starting with the larger ones in the center. Use the smallest buttons on the ends of the snowflake. Choose a large decorative button for the center.
- Glue the buttons down and allow the glue to dry.
- Attach a hanger to the snowflake.
- Glue a green chenille stem to the back of the snowflake (center). If your tree is not green use a stem of a matching color.
- Mount your snowflakes on clothespins so they will clip to the branches. Paint the clothespins green first so they will blend into the tree.
- To hang your snowflakes suspended in a window tie a long strand of clear fishing line to the top of the snowflake.
- You are then ready to display your snowflake.


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Woolf, Virginia (Stephen)
Virginia (Stephen) Woolf, 1882–1941, English novelist and essayist; daughter of Sir Leslie Stephen. A successful innovator in the form of the novel, she is considered a significant force in 20th-century fiction. She was educated at home from the resources of her father's huge library. In 1912 she married Leonard Woolf, a critic and writer on economics, with whom she set up the Hogarth Press in 1917. Their home became a gathering place for a circle of artists, critics, and writers known as the Bloomsbury group. As a novelist Woolf's primary concern was to represent the flow of ordinary experience. Her emphasis was not on plot or characterization but on a character's consciousness, his thoughts and feelings, which she brilliantly illuminated by the stream of consciousness technique. She did not limit herself to one consciousness, however, but slipped from mind to mind, particularly in The Waves, probably her most experimental novel. Her prose style is poetic, heavily symbolic, and filled with superb visual images.
Woolf's early works, The Voyage Out (1915) and Night and Day (1919), were traditional in method, but she became increasingly innovative in Jacob's Room (1922), Mrs. Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927), and The Waves (1931). Other experimental novels are Orlando (1928), The Years (1937), and Between the Acts (1941). She was a master of the critical essay, and some of her finest pieces are included in The Common Reader (1925), The Second Common Reader (1933), The Death of the Moth and Other Essays (1942), and The Moment and Other Essays (1948). A Room of One's Own (1929) and Three Guineas (1938) are feminist tracts. Her biography of Roger Fry (1940) is a careful study of a friend. Some of her short stories from Monday or Tuesday (1921) appear with others in A Haunted House (1944). Virginia Woolf suffered mental breakdowns in 1895 and 1915; she drowned herself in 1941 because she feared another breakdown from which she might not recover. Most of her posthumously published works were edited by her husband.
See her Writer's Diary, ed. by L. Woolf (1953) and Correspondence with Lytton Strachey, ed. by L. Woolf and J. Strachey (1956); diary, ed. by A. O. Bell (4 vol., 1979–83); letters, ed. by N. Nicolson and J. Trautmann (6 vol., 1977–82); essays, ed. by A. McNeillie and S. N. Clarke (6 vol., 1989–2000); biographies by Q. Bell (2 vol., 1972), P. Rose (1978), L. Gordon (1985), M. Rosenthal (1987), J. King (1995), P. Reid (1996), H. Lee (1997), N. Nicolson (2000), and J. Briggs (2005); studies by E. M. Forster (1942), J. Bennett (2d ed. 1964), R. Freedman (1980), and J. Marcus, ed. (1983). See also the autobiography of her husband, Leonard Sidney Woolf (5 vol., 1960–69).


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Cell phone and surveillance video capture at least five teenage girls beating a mentally disabled woman in Pennsylvania. WCAU's Jesse Gary reports.
A group of teenage girls beat up a mentally disabled woman in Delaware County, Pa., made video of the attack and posted the clip to Facebook, according to Chester police.
In the video, which was obtained and published by the Delco Times, a group of six girls approached the woman, who was sitting on her stoop.
One of the attackers started punching the 48-year-old woman. The attack then moved inside the home, where the teens continued punching her with their fists and hitting her with chairs, among other things.
Police say the beating happened near 12th and Morton Streets Tuesday around 9 p.m. in Chester. The suspects are 16 and 17 years of age.
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The victim suffered cuts and bruises on her face but did not get medical help, according to police.
Len Worby, one of the victim's neighbors, told the Delco Times the attack was the second in two weeks.
"She got beat up about two weeks ago," Worby told the newspaper. "Someone hit her over the head with a gun."
A local parent saw the video on Facebook Thursday morning and tipped off police.
Police say they tracked down four of the teenage girls in the video. Two of those arrested are sisters, according to the Delco Times. The Associated Press reported they were charged as adults with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, burglary and harassment.
"The parents are upset," one of the officers told the Times. "The girls are defiant. It's like they didn't do anything wrong."
Investigators say they're searching for two more girls who they believe were involved.
"Their behavior is animalistic to this poor woman," Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan told the Times. "We are going to aggressively prosecute each of them for their callous indifference to this woman."
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- Authorities hunting for 73-year-old accused of killing his daughter-in-law
- Video: Helmet camera captures soldier shot in firefight


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Every example I have found tells me the following should replace brackets with spaces
Yet my output is this.
[10/Feb/2011 15:56:27 -0000]
Do I really have to build out a regular expression an pattern match these? (BTW I tried that unsuccessfully also).
I appreciate any help. It doesn't seem like this should be that hard.


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Director Clint Eastwood's remake of A Star Is Born has hit yet another snag. Production was initially pushed back when star Beyonce Knowles became pregnant, and then Eastwood was having trouble casting his male lead. The director approached a number of top shelf talent including Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise, Christian Bale, and Bradley Cooper, but failed to land a commitment. Now Eastwood has lost his female lead, as Knowles has dropped out of the project altogether due to scheduling issues.
Hit the jump for more details including who Eastwood is eyeing for Knowles' replacement.
For those unfamiliar with A Star Is Born, the story concerns a movie star whose career is on the decline. He helps a young showgirl ascend to stardom but tensions grow between them as her star rises while he descends further into obscurity. The 1954 version starring Judy Garland and James Mason picked up six Oscar nominations.
Variety reports that Knowles was forced to exit the role given her packed schedule. Without a firm start date for A Star Is Born, it was getting too difficult for her to schedule other projects/ventures. Eastwood is now apparently interested in Grammy-winning jazz musician Esperanza Spalding to take over the role, though no discussions or offers will be made until the director nails down his male lead.
Bale and DiCaprio already passed on the part, and when he was recently approached about the subject Bradley Cooper shrugged the idea off noting "there are like three versions already." It'll be interesting to see who Eastwood finally does nab for the part, assuming the project indeed moves forward. Screenwriter Will Fetters recently revealed to us that his script for the remake was heavily inspired by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, so Eastwood presumably has an interesting take on his hands.


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BELLEVUE, Washington — Destiny, the new game from the creator of Halo, isn't just another shooter. It's a persistent online multiplayer adventure, designed on a galactic scale, that wants to become your new life.
"It isn't a game," went the oft-heard tagline at a preview event on Wednesday. "It's a world where the most important stories are told by the players, not written by the developers."
This week, Bungie Studios invited the press into its Seattle-area studio to get the first look at Destiny. Although the event was a little short on details — Bungie and Activision didn't reveal the launch date, handed out concept art instead of screenshots, and dodged most of my questions — it gave an intriguing glimpse at what the creator of Halo believes is the future of shooters.
Bungie was acquired by Microsoft in 2000, and its insanely popular shooter was the killer app that put the original Xbox on the map. Bungie split off from its corporate parent in 2007, and Microsoft produced Halo 4 on its own last year. The development studio partnered up with mega-publisher Activision for its latest project, which was kept mostly secret until now.
Destiny, slated for release on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, isn't exactly an MMO. Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg called it a "shared-world shooter" — multiplayer and online, but something less than massive.
"We're not doing this just because we have the tech," Hirshberg said. "We have a great idea, and we're letting the concept lead the tech."
Built with new development software created specifically for Destiny, this new game is set in Earth's solar system and takes place after a mysterious cataclysm wipes out most of humanity. The remaining survivors create a "safe zone" underneath a mysterious alien sphere called "The Traveler."
The enigmatic sphere imparts players with potent weapons, magic-like powers and defensive technology. Thanks to these gifts, people have begun reclaiming the solar system from alien invaders that moved in while humanity was down.
Bungie fired off a list of design principles that guide Destiny's creation: Create a world players want to be in. Make it enjoyable by players of all skill levels. Make it enjoyable by people who are "tired, impatient and distracted." In other words, you don't have to be loaded for bear and pumped for the firefight of your life every time you log on to Destiny.
After this brief overview, writer/director Joseph Staten used concept art and narration to outline an example of what a typical Destiny player's experience might be.
Beginning in the "safe zone," a player would start out from their in-game home and walk into a large common area. From here, the player would be able to explore their surroundings and meet up with friends. Then, they might board their starships and fly to another planet, let's say Mars, in order to raid territory held by aliens.
During this raid, other real players who traveled to the same zone (like visiting a particular server on an MMO) would be free to come and go as they please. For example, a random participant could simply walk on by. They could stop and observe. Or they could get involved in the fight. In this instance, Staten suggested that a passerby would join the raid and then break off from the group after the spoils were divvied up without any user interface elements to fuss with. Walk away, and it's done.
Bungie made a point of saying several times over that Destiny will not have any "lobby"-type interfaces, or menus from which to choose from a list of quests. Instead, players will simply immerse themselves in the world and organically choose to participate in whatever activities they stumble upon. Bungie promised solo content, cooperative content, and competitive content, though it provided no further examples of these.
The developer said that by employing very specialized artificial intelligence working entirely behind the scenes, players will encounter other real players who are best suited for them to interact with, based on their experience levels and other factors.
Staten didn't say how many players would be able to exist in the world at the same time, but said that characters will be placed in proximity to each other based on very specific criteria, not simply to "fill the world up."
Bungie showed off three distinct character classes throughout the day's presentations: Hunter, Titan and Warlock. Although no differences were outlined between them apart from the Warlock being able to use a kind of techno-magic, the developer was keen to emphasize the idea that each character in Destiny would be highly customized and unique, and will grow with the player over an extended period of time.
While many games make the same promise, Destiny's vision of "an extended period of time" isn't 100 hours. It's more like 10 years.
Bungie's plan is for the Destiny story to unfold gradually over the course of 10 "books," each with a beginning, middle and end. Through this will run an overarching story intended to span the entire decade's worth of games, although like many other topics covered during the day, Bungie gave little detail about how this will work.
The developer spent a lot of time emphasizing its claim that no game has been made at this scale before. Bungie says it has a whopping 350 in-house developers working on Destiny.
Senior graphics architect Hao Chen gave examples of the sort of impenetrable mathematics formulas that allow Bungie to craft environments and worlds at a speed that it claims was previously impossible.
Bungie's malleable team system was also said to increase its output. With the ability to co-locate designers, artists, and engineers at any time, Bungie says it can go through exceptionally rapid on-the-spot iteration and improvement for each facet of the game.
Apart from highly improved technology and the basic concept of humanity taking back the solar system, there's just not a lot of hard information on Destiny at the moment. One thing that was made quite clear is that the game will not be subscription-based. Every presenter was clear in stating that players will not pay a monthly fee to participate in this persistent world.
While fees may not be required, a constant connection to the Internet will be. Since the core concept of Destiny is exploring a world that exists outside of the player's console and is populated by real people at all times, it "will need to be connected in order for someone to play," said Bungie chief operating officer Pete Parsons.
Representatives from both Bungie and Activision gave vague answers when Wired pressed for further details, often stating that they "were not ready" to discuss specifics. Whether that means those things are still being kept from the press, or whether they have not yet been determined by the development team, was unclear.
Questions currently unanswered: How will players communicate? How will players interact with each other outside of combat? What content exists in the non-combat "safe zones"? Subscriptions may be out, but what about in-app purchases? Will player versus player combat be available? Will the game ship on a disc or be download only? Will its persistent world allow Xbox and PlayStation gamers to play together? What content and interactions will be possible via smartphones and tablets (which Bungie alluded to)? Will the fancy new tools be licensed to other developers?
And so on.
For now, Bungie is asking us to take it for granted that it will execute on a bold 10-year plan for a very different sort of shooter. In the history of the always-changing gaming industry, no one's ever been able to pull off a 10-year plan for anything. Can Bungie do it?
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GCH CH Jaset's Satisfaction
(Photo courtesy of AKC)
It was the Hoosier Kennel Club's turn to host in Indianapolis IN, but the result was the same as the Standard Poodle juggernaut, GCH CH Jaset's Satisfaction, showed no signs of flagging, London and handler Ann Rairigh finished the day with the consecutive BIS. Joining London and handler Ann Rairigh in Michael Sosne's final were the German Wirehaired Pointer, GCH CH Mt View's Ripsnorter Silver Charm, the Afghan Hound, GCH CH Thaon's Wallstreet, the Samoyed, Sir Aston Martin of England, the Kerry Blue Terrier, GCH CH Perrisblu Kennislain's Chelsey, the Pug to be named later, and the German Shepherd Dog, GCH CH Babheim's Captain Crunch.
It's the eighth BIS this year for the 2011 AKC/Eukanuba National Championship. This is going to be one spectacular Westminster.


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Bouthaina Shaaban, an adviser to Bashar al-Assad, told Al Jazeera that emergency law in Syria would "absolutely" lifted, but didn't mention when.
This has been a key demand of protestors in Syria. Emergency law, in place since the 1963 coup that brought the Baath Party to power, imposes restrictions on public gatherings, movement, allows the arrest of "suspects or persons who threaten security", authorises interrogation of any Syrian, monitoring of personal communication and state censorship of media.
Yemeni protests are ongoing, particularly in the volatile south of the country. This conflict has a strong anti-Islamist element. President Saleh has been backed by other states, in order to prevent the spread of Al Qaeda in Yemen and the entire Gulf.
Wefaq – the main Shia opposition group in Bahrain – has welcomed Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Saban al-Ahmad al-Sabah's offer to mediate between the al-Khalifa ruling family of Bahrain and the Shia opposition.


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I wrote a column for Securityfocus some time ago that aired my concerns over GIAC dropping the practical portion of their certification process. That column resulted in a lot of feedback, with most agreeing about how GIAC bungled what was up till then, the best certification around.
GIAC was until then known for a stringent practical paper that had to be written prior to being authorized to write two online exams to complete the certification process. Well since the great hubbub that GIAC caused over dropping the practical, it has since been reinstated by Stephen Northcutt.
That said, you now have the option of doing it after you have written the online exams to achieve what is now called the Gold standard. Writing only the online exams will give you the Silver standard. It still does not have the same impact as requiring the practical be done first. It was via the practical that you showed prospective employers you could actually perform the actions. The vast amount of people will only write the exams in order to get the GIAC cert. What was accomplished by having the practical section placed after the exams was to lower the bar for people desiring a GIAC certificate. Not many people realize the difference between Silver and Gold. So with that in mind, why bother going for the Gold via a practical paper? Many managers and HR people do not know the difference.
Why is having a practical portion to a network security certification so important? Some excellent examples are seen in the archives for the pen-test list that Securityfocus hosts. There are posts there from people asking for tips on how to pen-test some pretty basic systems for one of their client engagements. I cringe to think of the poor customer who contracted out a pen-test of their network to a person who needs to ask for advice on how to do it, via a public mailing list. It really does boggle the mind. Had these people actually written a rigorous certification exam they might not be on the mailing list asking for help in pen-testing a client network.
So far I have only detailed what I perceive as the problem with network security certifications, and not yet given what I believe is the solution to it. The solution that I will detail shortly was borne out of several conversations I had with a friend who is also in the business of network security as a consultant and trainer, Mike Sues. We both came to the conclusion that it really isnt good enough to simply churn out endless certifications based on multiple choice questions. This proves little beyond your memorization skills. Classic examples of this were the horror stories of some years ago about the MCSE boot camps. Here you would have people certified as MCSEs after a week, with little prior experience, yet they couldnt install a printer driver. This is a perfect example of good memory skills in place of understanding the underlying theory.
This lack of understanding when it comes to network security theory, in its many forms, is crucial to why we have so many network security practitioners out there today who really should be unemployed. Network security theory comes in many forms as mentioned. It will range from understanding TCP/IP, to programming and scripting concepts, to network architecture and beyond. Like many other fields of study such as engineering, network security is composed of a huge body of knowledge. There are very few, if any, experts who know it all. Therefore, it only makes sense to understand the theory behind these various areas. It is only by understanding the theory that you truly understand something. An example of this is why it is good to deny inbound TCP Port 53 on your firewall. Regurgitating something that you heard on a course or in an IRC chat room isnt good enough. You would only know why the above example is a good firewall policy by having a passing knowledge of the DNS protocol.


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While he may have lost in 2012, Marthone said it was still amoral victory, a great experience and it prepared him to run again today. He'll face off with Meeks in the Democratic Primary.
"What happened two years ago proved to me I was ready" he said. "I'm not Superman, and I will not claim to be able to do it all."
Over the last 20 years, Marthone has worked as a community organizer for tenants in Rochdale Village. He's often sought out as a motivational speaker, and has found time to serve as a mentor.
Whether it is Rochdale, Laurelton or any neighborhood in southeast Queens, Marthone walks the streets and says hello to everyone.
"It allows me to have some of that southern hospitality here in the northeast," he said.
Marthone says the education system in southeast Queens is crumbling. When he went to school there were no Macbooks or smart boards, but kids graduated. Today, that is not the case.
"Failure is not an option," he said. "There is absolutely no reason why our children shouldn't be expected to excel. You can't simply pass to get by."
According to Marthone, education is the key to success, but the lack of job opportunities is disturbing as well. More than 50 percent of African American males ages 18 to 64 are either underemployed or unemployed. Meeks has held a few job fairs to help them, but more needs to be done, Marthone said.
"The choices and the opportunities ahead of them are minimal," he said.
Marthone has worked as an auditor for the government and Medicaid and was a health maintenance organization manager. Additionally, he served as a special advisor to Nigeria at the United Nations.
He volunteered on Mayor Michael Bloomberg's second campaign, and during the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, he served as a grassroots captain campaigning in New York and various parts of Pennsylvania.
An overall lack of trust in those in government to address the important issues caused him to run in 2012.
"I started to sense that many elected officials don't know what to do or they know what to do and simply refuse to do it," he said. "It became apparent that I can't trust anyone to do what needs to be done."


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New Limits on Flex Accounts Coming
Starting in 2013, the amount employees will be allowed to contribute to medical flexible spending accounts will be less.
I read that the contribution limit for flexible spending accounts is going to be reduced to $2,500 in 2013. My employer has been giving us until March 15 of the following year to use up our FSA money. Will that grace period still apply, or will I have to use up all of the 2012 money by December 31?
You're right that annual contributions to medical FSAs will be limited to $2,500 starting in 2013 (down from $3,000 or $4,000 with some employers), but people whose employers give them until March 15 of the following year to use up the money in their accounts will still have the extra time to spend it. Most employers offer this grace period, so you won't need to scramble to use up the money allocated in 2012 before the end of the calendar year.
That means January 1 to March 15 will continue to be a sweet spot for FSAs. Not only will you be able to use up any money remaining in your account from 2012, but you'll also be able to use the full amount you plan to contribute to your FSA in 2013 (up to $2,500) anytime after January 1, even if you haven't actually contributed the money from your paychecks yet. Keep this FSA sweet spot in mind if you're planning a medical procedure and you'll still have money left over in your account -- especially since early 2013 is the last chance you'll have to benefit from the larger contribution limits from 2012.
For more information about upcoming changes from the health care reform law, see Your Health Care: What's Next. And for more information about how you can use your FSA money, see our 7 Smart Uses for Your Flex-Account Money slide show.


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Corporate Incentives and Retreats in Ixtapa, MexicoMay 12th, 2011
For a corporate event that will have your employees scrambling to succeed, choose an Ixtapa beach resort as your destination of choice. Whether you want to allow your team to relax and celebrate over exotic drinks on the beach, or if you plan to hold meetings and brainstorm without the stress of the everyday corporate world all around you, a Mexico vacation villa will bring your team together in ways you've never imagined.
Mexican Beach Rentals: Not Just for Families
Corporate rewards have long been used as an incentive for individual and team success. From boosting sales and increasing productivity to rewarding excellence and creating a team-building atmosphere, there is much to be said for stepping outside the office — and the box — to take your business to the next level.
Destination corporate events are even more popular when you start to consider locations in Mexico. The warm sand of the pure, white beaches and the waves crashing against the shore are about as far away from the boardroom as you can get — and in many cases, that's exactly what your business needs.
Why Corporate Travel Works as an Incentive
Giving an employee a cash bonus is a lot like giving a gift card to the grocery store as a birthday present. In nine cases out of ten, the recipient will use the funds for something more functional than fun. The responsible adults inside all of us have a hard time "rewarding" ourselves even after months of hard work and dedication, and cash bonuses often make their way into savings accounts, children's dentist bills, or to put a down payment on a new car.
While there's nothing wrong with these types of grown-up behaviors, a real reward is one that forces your employees to kick back, relax, and enjoy the fruits of their labors. You'll soon find that your workers will perform faster and better in anticipation of the upcoming trip, and that the sense of unity between them (both in the days leading up to the vacation as well as the months afterword) is stronger than ever before.
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Natascha Kampusch made international headlines in 2006 after escaping from the Austrian house where she had been held captive and repeatedly raped for more than eight years.
Natascha was kidnapped by Wolfgang Priklopil while on her way to school when she was just 10 years old; she was kept prisoner by the then-34-year-old in a purpose-built cellar at his Vienna home, where he used her as a sex slave, until her eventual bid for freedom.
The day that she fled – Natascha seized her chance when her Priklopil had momentarily turned his back to answer a phone call – her captor allegedly threw himself under a train and was killed instantly.
Now, in a bizarre twist, it has been revealed that Natascha spends her weekends at the very house where she was imprisoned for so long, after an Austrian court awarded her the property as compensation.
Austria:Girl in the cellar Natascha Kampusch reveals how she fled her captor https://t.co/1uFdInhfNr via @MailOnline pic.twitter.com/gwqC5dty0p
— Völuspá (@bellmanNo82) August 23, 2016
The sinister disclosure is just one of many in the now 28-year-old's new book, Ten Years of Freedom, where it becomes clear that her ordeal is far from over.
Psychiatrists have explained that in keeping both the house and car that belonged to the man who tortured her for so long, Natascha has been unable to move on; according to the Daily Mail, they're concerned that she may have a mental block preventing her from dealing with the horrors of her past.
Natascha has also admitted to cutting herself off from people, quitting high school and all social media sites, and only going out when the weather is rainy or stormy in the hopes that passers-by will be too distracted to look at her.
August 23 marks the 10th anniversary of her escape.


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- Hey look something new, bugger its not technology, quick lets develop some implementation stuff and claim the badge anyway.
- Hey look its a techy thing, we do that already don't we? Quick jig and bob's your uncle.
- Bloody hell that has a lot of Buzz, lets slap some lipstick on the pig and claim its SOA.
The second group are the EAI vendors and the vendors who had some sort of "component" based approach and are just seeing XML and WS-* as another implementation pattern. They've pretty much decided that its a techy thing and its just another protocol for them to handle. These are the people who can't believe their luck. 2 years ago no-one was buying EAI, suddenly its an "SOA stack" and its popular again. At least these folks though are misunderstanding within a specific context (technology), they say that SOA is important, they just tend to stress technology and implementation more than the first group, often because they can't afford the re-development costs. They too see the business thing, but they are even further away from being able to do it than the first group.
The third group is the worst though, these are the people with a particular world view and a particular line to pedal who decide that "SOA cannot be done without X", linked from this post is an article by IDS Scheer on how SOA "requires" BPM, indeed how SOA "starts and finishes with business process". IDS Scheer are far from being alone in this group, but this is a cracking example of the sort of thing that is wrong with IT.
Here we have a paper in 2006 that actually does the WS = SOA thing, something that actually proposes that Services should be created bottom-up and it is process, including the execution level processes that drive and define SOA. I've talked about POA v SOA before but to be brief, if you start with process and do process based definition then you are doing POA and are 100% not doing SOA. On page 95 of Enterprise SOA Adoption Strategies I discuss how business process works in an SOA context (and the similarity of process & service at high levels of abstraction), but this isn't want IDS Scheer or the other "business" modelling tools are doing, what they are doing is taking exactly the same model they had before and just going "hey look if we consume a WSDL we are doing SOA".
This last group is easily the worst and most disreputable, particularly as they claim that they can model businesses effectively and are the most disconnected from the technology. Their claim that they are a requirement for SOA without actually offering anything that is SOA is quite gobsmackingly bold faced.
Anyway I hope everyone has a great break and comes back in 2007 ready to face SOA as a business challenge rather than as just technical implementation. Oh and to people around the world, there are two British Christmas things that you need to get, firstly Christmas Crackers and secondly Mince Pies. Christmas isn't Christmas without gunpowder, a silly hat and alcohol laced titbits.
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Gregory J. Nickels (former Mayor)
SUBJECT: Study Shows Seattle on Target to Meet Climate Goals
Alex Fryer, (206)684.3693
Study Shows Seattle on Target to Meet Climate Goals
SEATTLE - Mayor Greg Nickels today released an update of the city's greenhouse gas inventory that shows the city has made tremendous progress in the effort to cut emissions and is on target to meet its climate protection goals.
The report shows that in 2005, the latest year studied, the city's greenhouse gas emissions were about 8 percent below 1990 levels. And on a per capita level, the reduction was about 11 percent below 1990. The city has adopted the standards of the Kyoto Treaty, which call for reducing climate pollution to 7 percent below 1990 levels by 2012.
"This is a remarkable milestone that shows how cities can lead the way in the fight against global warming," Nickels said. "It is a success that we can all celebrate. But it is just the start of our work. To beat global warming, we must not only maintain this achievement but go a magnitude beyond these numbers. That's why we need everyone's help in taking action."
Conservation and climate-friendly policies by Seattle City Light are responsible for most of the reduction. The city also released a progress report on the Climate Action Plan, the 2006 roadmap that lists the initial actions Seattle must take to achieve its long-term goals.
The highlights from the report include:
- Seattle is making excellent progress. Overall, the community's carbon footprint is about 8 percent smaller than it was in 1990, resulting largely from energy conservation efforts by Seattle's households and businesses, and Seattle City Light's work to "zero out" the climate pollution associated with the development and delivery of electricity to its approximately 370,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers.
- A greener city. Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Seattle - total emissions divided by total population - were 11 percent lower in 2005 than they were in 1990. Per capita emissions in Seattle are about 11.5 tons per year. This compares favorably with per capita emissions in King County (12.8 tons per year), the central Puget Sound region (13.7 tons), statewide (14.1 tons) and across the United States (24 tons).
- We're using less power. Emissions from residential and commercial energy use, which together make up about 20 percent of our community's carbon footprint, were both down compared to 1990 levels. These significant reductions are mostly the result of two efforts: 1) Seattle City Light's transition to a "zero net emissions" electricity supply through investments in conservation, renewable energy sources, and carbon offsets; and 2) Seattle households and businesses converting from heating oil to natural gas, which is a less carbon-intensive fossil fuel.
- Transportation challenges. Per capita transportation emissions fell about 1 percent. However, emissions from all transportation sources - road, rail, marine and air, which together make up about 60 percent of our community's carbon footprint - were up about 3 percent compared to 1990.
- An optimistic future. The work ahead will be to sustain Seattle's gains, build on the momentum, and redouble efforts to reduce climate pollution in Seattle, not only by 7 percent by 2012, but by 80 percent by 2050. The city must reduce greenhouse gas emissions while growing both economically and demographically. Additional action will be taken to lower the consumption of fossil fuels in our homes, businesses and cars.
On Nov. 1 and 2, Seattle will host a national summit of mayors that will focus on local efforts to reduce climate pollution. It will be the largest-ever meeting of American mayors devoted solely to climate protection.
Visit the mayor's Web site at www.seattle.gov/mayor. Get the mayor's inside view on efforts to promote transportation, public safety, economic opportunity and healthy communities by signing up for The Nickels Newsletter at www.seattle.gov/mayor/newsletter_signup.htm.
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July 4, 2020 - Latest: What has happened to markets this year? by Darius McDermott
20th July 2015
With the majority of the US money-center banks having reported for their second quarter results, Filippo Alloatti, senior analyst at Hermes Credit, shares his initial thoughts on the numbers…
In general, this good quarter is one more step along the recovery path for banks who are rebuilding equity and maintaining conservative balance sheets. We take some comfort in this. Indeed, we have not seen credit spreads weaken on supply concerns because the confidence gained from improving credit quality eclipses fear of supply, as shown by stable-to-improving credit spreads.
In general, Net Interest Margins (NIM) are stabilising; loan growth remains steady (if pedestrian); traditional fees are rebounding from a soft 1Q; capital markets revenues were down slightly; and cost efforts are bearing fruit.
As banks anticipate their total loss-absorbing capital (TLAC) targets, issuance is picking up pace. The negative impact in the market of an expected surge in issuance is broadly offset by solid fundamental performance.
Asset quality indicators are incrementally improving as part of the continuation of an industry-wide trend: consumer delinquencies, non-performing assets and charge-offs are all down sequentially at the large banks.
Large US banks remain asset sensitive. A 100-bp parallel shift higher in the curve would generate $3.9bn in additional Net Interest Income (NII) over the next 12 months at Bank of America and some $2bn at Citi. Some banks, including Citi, are moving to a more offensive posture, seeking acquisitions in selected business areas such as cards.
10-year Treasury, five and two year rates having being up in the quarter benefit virtually all banks in the form of higher reinvestment rates on securities, alleviating some NIM pressure. Of the money center-banks, Bank of America benefited the most this quarter.
The Fed's data on US banks (H.8) released in July shows loan growth in line with recent periods. Commercial and Industrial (C&I) continues to drive growth followed by Commercial Real Estate and cards, offset by continued declines in home equity (-6.4%). This is notwithstanding a tightening of lending criteria in the most recent Fed senior loan officer surveys.
Bank of America's 2Q15 results comfortably beat the Street's expectations. A court ruling allowed Bank of America to reject nearly $7bn of mortgage repurchase requests and release reserves.
Citi results were strong from a bondholder perspective, with net income (ex. CVA/DVA) of $4.7bn beating consensus expectations. Citi's capital and leverage metrics strengthened further as RWAs fell. We recall the Citi 1Q15 results which set a key milestone, as the ROA topped 1% for the first time since 2007.


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Tonight, Rookie Card's monthly show at the Raven Lounge has a special Halloween theme. What does that mean? It means they will be giving out candy to those in attendance and will be giving out special prizes to audience members in costume. Joining them on the stage will be improv group Safe-Weird and stand-up Aaron Hertzog.
Chip Chantry's One Man Show (With Special Guests) returns to the Philly Improv Theater tonight with it's Halloween show featuring performances by: Eric Todd, Pat House, Tom Cassidy, a sketch from John Kensil, James Hesky and Mike Rainey, Story Time with Mike Rainey, The Feed with Jim Grammond and the first ever stand-up performance by Alex Dingley. Costumes are optional, but a prize will be given out for the best one.
Nominations for the 2011 Witout Awards will continue until this Friday night at 11:59 PM. Members of the Philadelphia comedy community are encouraged to make up to three nominations in each category – and to make sure they include their own name in parenthesis after their nominations. Nominees will be announced next week, with online voting taking place after that.
The Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania is starting a new political satire website FLACKcheck.org. A sister site to factcheck.org, Flack Check is designed to use the ancient art of humor to hold politicians accountable for what they say and do. More information about the project can be found online.
Auditions are being held at The Raven Lounge on Monday November 14 from 6:00 to 10:30PM for Quarter Life Crisis, a sitcom project described as "a narrative of transition and self discovery about three best friends who drop out of college during a quarter-life crisis". Interested actors can contact firstname.lastname@example.com to secure an audition slot.


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Urooj Khan, 46, won $1 million off a scratch lottery ticket he bought at a 7-11 in Chicago last June, but just one day after receiving his check, he died. Now, his death has been ruled a homicide, as toxicology reports showed deadly cyanide in his system. NBC's Andrea Canning reports.
A lottery winner was fatally poisoned with cyanide just as he was about to collect his payout on a $1 million instant lottery ticket, a Chicago medical examiner said Monday.
Urooj Khan died July 20, one day after the state issued a check to him for $425,000, which represented the after tax amount on the lump sum payout on his winning ticket. The check wasn't cashed until Aug. 15, likely by a member of his estate.
After a limited exam, Cook County Medical Examiner Stephen Cina found no trauma or unusual substances in the 46-year-old's body, and the medical examiner's office declared that he died of natural causes.
Khan was buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago, but within a week a concerned relative asked the medical examiner's office to take a closer look.
"They had concerns that it was deemed a natural cause of death and wanted us to look harder," Cina told NBCChicago.com. "And we did."
The medical examiner's office determined from comprehensive toxicology reports that Khan had ingested a deadly amount of cyanide and his death has been reclassified as a homicide.
Police are considering exhuming his body as part of the investigation.
Lottery winner killed by cyanide was immigrant, family man
"It's a very lethal drug," Cina said of the lethal dosage of cyanide investigators found in Khan's toxicology samples. "It's a chemical poison. It basically asphyxiates you at the biochemical level, so a little goes a long way."
Khan bought his winning ticket at a 7-Eleven near his home in West Rogers Park, a neighborhood on Chicago's North Side. A native of India, he came to Chicago in the late 1980s and began working at a dry cleaners. He grew his business to include three Chicago-area dry cleaners, and reportedly planned to invest his lottery winnings in his stores.
He also planned to give some of his winnings to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Khan described his gleeful reaction to winning in a June press release from the Illinois Lottery. "I scratched the ticket, then I kept on saying, 'I hit a million!' over and over again," Khan said. "I jumped two feet in the air, then ran back into the store and tipped the clerk $100."
Khan's wife declined an interview with NBCChicago.com outside one of her deceased husband's dry cleaners. Her husband was a "kind and good-hearted person," she said.
"He was a family man who worked hard for his family," friend Jimmy Goreel told NBCChicago.com. "I just can't see it happening. If that's true, it's sad."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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As a public health precaution, both of our locations, along with all Smithsonian museums, are temporarily closed. See our message to visitors.
Meteorological Satellite, ITOS E-2
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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Collection Item Summary:
This is a backup of the Improved Tiros Operational Satellite (ITOS). Initiated in 1970, the system was a series of six satellites that provided, for the first time, day-to-day, routine weather observation from space for the benefit of the general public. The ITOS succeeded the TIROS series of satellites, which began providing data on the earth's weather in 1960 and proved the technologies of space-based observation.
ITOS flew in a polar, sun syncronous orbit and, in a crucial improvement from the TIROS series, was stabilized to always point its cameras and other sensors at the Earth. The satellite carried Automatic Picture Transmission cameras to provide instant weather data to ground stations around the world; Advanced Vidicon Camera Subsystems for detailed observations; and scanning radiometers for imaging the earth at night.
The Museum's artifact is a backup spacecraft bus, complete with instruments and was transferred to the Museum from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 1978.