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The NAG1 (WA580 or W5A580) automatic transmission found in many Chrysler products is an electronically controlled 5-speed transmission system with a lock-up clutch in the torque converter. The fifth gear is designed to be an overdrive with a high-speed ratio; the ratios for the gear stages are obtained by three planetary gear sets.
The reasons why Chrysler switched to this transmission are somewhat unclear; the decision was made shortly after the acquisition of a highly profitable Chrysler Corporation by Daimler-Benz, and many alterations appeared to have been made for the benefit of Mercedes to the detriment of Chrysler. That said, the W5A580 / WA580 transmission did have advantages over existing Chrysler automatics. It was more efficient than the four-speed automatic used with lesser LX-car engines at launch, and compared with Chrysler's own five-speed rear-drive automatic, the 545RFE, it had a wider gear range, considerably smaller size, and lower weight. The 545RFE remained in use alongside the WA580, in applications where its size was not an issue.
The term NAG1 is used to identify a family of transmissions, including the W5A580 / WA580 model (the only difference is the name, which is applied inconsistently) used by Chrysler. The meaning of these acronyms is:
The NAG1 gears are actuated hydraulically, using fully electronic controls, using combinations of three multi-disc holding clutches, three multi-disc driving clutches, and two freewheeling clutches. Electronic control, pioneered by Chrysler and Toyota (among others), can increase gas mileage, increase shift control, provide a more favorable step-up through each of the five gears; increase service life, and lower maintenance costs.
The WA580 was used in many different Chrysler products, starting with the 2005 Chrysler 300 and Dodge Magnum; it was used with the 3.5 liter V6 and Hemi V8 engines. Later, it was used in the Jeep Liberty, Grand Cherokee, Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger, and Ram truck, as well as every automatic-transmission SRT8 through at least 2012, and the 2012 Jeep Wrangler. The transmission was first launched in 2003 by Mercedes; one engineer familiar with it believes it to have been a copy of the five-speed ZF automatic.
Visually, the NAG1 transmission can usually be identified by a round 13-way connector near the front corner of the transmission oil pan, on the right side. Specific transmission information is usually found stamped into a pad that is located on the left side of the transmission, above the oil pan rail. The gear ratios are:
* Different specification listings noted both 3.16 and 3.17. 3.16 appears more likely with 3.17 likely to be a typo. It is possible that the actual ratio is 3.165 and it has been rounded up or down, alternately.
Chrysler built the W5A580 at its Indiana Transmission Plant II, on the north side of Kokomo. The plant had 6 million square feet of space and 695 employees; it was completed in 2003 and was created to build this transmission. Indiana Plant I built the 45RFE and 545RFE electronically-controlled transmissions starting in 1998.
The converter and transmission housings are made from a light alloy; they are bolted together and sealed by a coated intermediate plate. The oil pump and the outer disc carrier are bolted to the converter housing. The stator shaft is pressed into it and prevented from rotating by splines. The control unit is bolted to the transmission housing from underneath and closed in by a sheet metal steel oil pan.
The mechanical section consists of a input shaft, output shaft, a sun gear shaft, and three planetary gear sets which are coupled to each other. The planetary gear sets each have four planetary pinion gears. The oil pressure for the torque converter lock-up clutch and internal clutches is supplied through bores in the input and output shaft. All the bearing points of the gear sets, as well as the freewheeling clutches and actuators, are supplied with oil. The parking lock gear is connected to the output shaft via splines.
The control unit is made from the shift plate for the hydraulic control, and an electrical control unit contained in a plastic box which is screwed to the shift plate. Strip conductors make the connection between the electrical components and a 13-pin bayonet-lock plug connector, which makes the connection to the vehicle's transmission computer.
Hydraulic components, including actuators, are responsible for pressure distribution. Each shift group contains a command valve, a holding pressure shift valve, a shift pressure shift valve, overlap regulating valve, and a solenoid. There are three shift groups: 1-2/4-5, 2-3, and 3-4.
Throughout the WA580's / W5A580's life, readers warned that the transmission was extremely
sensitive to fluid quality and would shudder badly when the torque
converter clutch is applied with even a 0.5% water dose. The temporary
fix was to flush the fluid thoroughly (Chrysler recommended a triple
flush) and put in a new filter; the long-term fix was to apply RTV
(form-a-gasket) to the base of the transmission fill tube to avoid
future contamination (particularly on early models, made in 2003-2005), assuming that's where water got in. If the fill
tube was incorrectly installed - that is, if the seal was not perfectly
flush with the transmission housing, usually above it - then that must
be fixed first, so it is completely flush. The procedure could take up to two hours and was covered in TSB
21-011-05 (it was covered by warranty at that time).
Another problem, at least through 2007, was the transmission filler tube o-ring leaking. Keith K. wrote that this was:
the "transmission cup plug adapter bushing." The old ones had two white o-rings that were available separately; they all leaked and it looks like a pan gasket leak, there is a TSB from 2005 or 2006 about it. They superceded the O-rings to the whole bushing so you get a new plug bushing and O-rings, new black ones, already installed on it. The new design won't leak.
the "transmission cup plug adapter bushing." The old ones had two white o-rings that were available separately; they all leaked and it looks like a pan gasket leak, there is a TSB from 2005 or 2006 about it. They superceded the O-rings to the whole bushing so you get a new plug bushing and O-rings, new black ones, already installed on it. The new design won't leak.
Paul Knisely helped a reader whose W5A580 was making a vibration and low-frequency noise in drive, with the MDS activated between 18 and 50 mph. Four different dealerships had said that the system was working normally, and suggested driving in fourth gear to avoid overdrive. Paul checked the problem with Alldata DIY and found a diagnosis that the clutch in the torque converter was not holding — showing it was, but not actually holding. This would cause the vibration.
For performance, "MoparMaven" reported hearing that one of the clutches in the WA580 transmission (not surprisingly) can't handle full power on the 4-5 shift from heavily modified engines (e.g. 700 horsepower and up). "Some clutch cannot take the rpm drop without mechanical advantage to break the tires loose, if only for an instant, because there was a declutching and reclutching. I'm guessing that the engine management system keeps the rpm from running away while this takes place... they recommend lifting for the 4-5 upshift."
Some critics complained about the sometimes-heavy-handed torque management applied to keep the WA580 reliable, with the engine cutting power noticeably on shifts. Throughout the transmission's life at Chrysler, critics also complained of its slow shifting. Still, as one forum poster wrote:
Chrysler may have overpaid for the NAG1 but it is hardly the slow shifting, unreliable transmission that the auto mags love to call it. Compared to a manual transmission, a human cannot shift faster than a NAG1. The NAG1 has powered some incredibly high horsepower LX vehicles with very little problems. Treat it badly and don't maintain it, and it will break like anything else. There are plenty of LX/Jeep owners who have ha absolutely no problems with the NAG1/WA580.
Chrysler may have overpaid for the NAG1 but it is hardly the slow shifting, unreliable transmission that the auto mags love to call it. Compared to a manual transmission, a human cannot shift faster than a NAG1. The NAG1 has powered some incredibly high horsepower LX vehicles with very little problems. Treat it badly and don't maintain it, and it will break like anything else. There are plenty of LX/Jeep owners who have ha absolutely no problems with the NAG1/WA580.
Early reviews of the transmission actually praised its relatively fast shifting, indicating that the "slow shift" issue may have come later, perhaps due to the torque management intended to prolong transmission life.
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WISCONSIN, USA -- Employees at a prestigious software engineering firm in Addison got more than they bargained for when they decided to search the internet for details on a mysterious co-worker named Mike MacFistowe recently. "He immediately struck everyone as different to us," says in-house technical writer Kenny K. King, "he started here about three months back and he never fitted in. He made people nervous."
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Clarissa Godbotharar, who is also a Christian, takes up the story: "I think I was affected by him most of all - he made me shudder. A few of the other women and myself approached the human resources department and demanded to be informed if he had any kind of a criminal record, because we wondered if he might be dangerous in any way and he looked like the type. They assured us he wasn't, but one of them swore us to secrecy and admitted that they found him scary too."
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"Things we just couldn't explain were happening all over the place," says Clarissa, "the phones would start ringing and when you picked it up, all you'd hear was this horrific, screeching voice like someone being tortured. We thought at first it was a fault and we were being connected to somewhere where they played a lot of Céline Dion CDs as background music, but one of the guys here is into horror films and he recognised some of the words as being the same ones spoken by the possessed girl in The Exorcist. It was real uncanny." Next, the photocopier machine started to act strangely. "You'd put whatever it was you wanted to make a copy of in the machine," she told us, "but you wouldn't get a copy. At first, it was just printing out black pieces of paper so we thought it had developed a fault and e-mailed the maintenance department. But then we noticed that in some of them, you could images of some sort of landscape. We scanned a few and enlarged them and could plainly see pictures of what appeared to be tormented souls being roasted by demons over flaming pits of fire. They were horrible - reminded me of the CD covers some of those awful sick heavy metal bands go in for."
Of course, nobody could prove that MacFistowe was the cause of or reason for these scary occurrences, but everyone agreed it seemed very strange that none of it happened before he started working in the building. Things started to go missing, too, and everybody agreed MacFistowe had been acting in a suspicious way. "I don't what it was, but he just looked like a thief to me," says programmer Eugene Ickse.
Soon after, a few of the colleagues reported that they had experienced visions of a spectral black dog hanging around the delivery entrance, which is commonly frequented by those employees who smoke. The dog was said to resemble a Great Dane, only it was much larger - about the size of a cow, says one employee who wishes to remain un-named for fear of ridicule - with a single, glowing red eye. "I never saw anything like it before," he says, "and I pray I never will again." Further suspicions were raised when MacFistowe, a smoker, was seen on the firm's CCTV security cameras as he petted the devil dog. Company security chief Eamonn O'Leary says he'd seen the dog several times while monitoring people entering and leaving the building. "That damn thing was huge," he says, "I wouldn't have gone anywhere near it and I'm a big guy. But man, that MacFistowe dude had it eating out of his hand. I swear I saw it lick his hand and roll over like a little puppy-dog." Aware that Clarissa and Kenny had concerns over their new colleague, he mentioned it to them and allowed them to view the tape.
"Seeing him pet the dog like that was the last straw," says Kenny. "I said to Clarissa, there's something mighty strange about this guy and I'm beginning to suspect I know what it is. So we decided we'd Google him, see what came up." However, Google was not forthcoming - there was no information about MacFistowe online, which they claim also struck them as strange since Google knows all. But then, Clarissa struck gold - "Like a lot of techy people, I'm not too hot on spelling," she told UnNews. "I can write code and I can multiply any two numbers you care to think up in my head, but I'm the first to admit my spelling is a little poor. What happened was after Googling MacFistowe, I decided to check out Wikipedia to see if they had anything on him but I spelled the name wrong - I typed in Mephisto. And right there on my monitor I read the words "Mephisto or Mephistopheles is one of the chief demons of European literary tradition," and it all clicked into place. I realised what we were dealing with here - a devil."
Further research led the pair to conclude that Mike MacPhisto was, in fact, Satan himself. "Once we knew about his real name, all the stuff with the photocopier, the water and the weird rats fitted into place," explains Kenny, "all this time, we'd been working alongside the embodiment of Evil. It sends icicles up my spine just to think about it. I mean, I've stood next to that guy in the men's room, anything could have happened, and he'd been working alongside honest Christian women - it doesn't bear thinking about." They prepared a file on him, listing the strange happenings since he began working for the firm, along with statements from colleagues concerning how uncomfortable he made them feel, and presented it to the boss, CEO Dwight Power. "When I looked at what they'd discovered, I knew we had to get shot of the guy," Mr. Power said. "I mean, who who can tell what a guy like that is gonna do? My employees were at risk so he was fired. I've now launched an enquiry to find out who took this guy on, and you can rest assured that as soon as I know, they'll be fired too."
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Following their 2018 release Changed, Dove award-winng band Sanctus Real returns with their latest album Unstoppable God. The band's fresh sound and renewed sense of purpose shines through the record's ten uplifting tracks, including the singles "Unstoppable God", "Lazarus", and "Jesus Loves You." Unstoppable God is inspired by the band's recent journey of ups and downs, and the faithfulness of God revealed throughout it. "When God wants something and He calls somebody He's going to make the way for them," said frontman Dustin Lolli. "He's not afraid of impossible odds. He is so much greater and bigger. He's the God who moves mountains. He's the God who walks on water. And what a great thing to plant your feet on this foundation that He is a God that nothing can stop. He is and forever will be our unstoppable God."
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Sanctus RealChange, particularly unexpected change, can sometimes be a foundational crack that causes the whole structure to come tumbling down. Survival, it turns out, depends on what you do with the rubble. After 20 years of touring, 24 radio hits and full album sales exceeding 750,000, Sanctus Real cemented itself as a trusted brand in Christian music. But in 2016, original members Mark Graalman and Chris Rohman experienced a windfall of change that shook the foundation of everything they had built. They parted ways with their longtime label partner, their booking agent, and close friend and lead singer, Matt Hammitt, left the band to spend more time with his family.
"We started this band in our parents' basement and never knew we'd get this far," shares Rohman. "When Matt left, Mark and I just started praying and waiting to see what God had planned for us."
Enter Dustin Lolli, Sanctus Real's new lead singer and creative influence. When Lolli met Graalman and Rohman, he was working as a full-time worship leader in Michigan and performing in a folk duo with his wife.
"We immediately loved Dustin's approach to songwriting and lyric structure," says Graalman, "and knew he could be a refreshing addition to the band."
For Lolli, the decision to join Sanctus Real seemed like an easy one, but getting to know the heart of the band tipped the scales. "I saw in these guys a real focus to write songs that move people toward an understanding of their identity in Christ. They've built an amazing platform to be able to share God's love and I knew I wanted to be a part of that."
With a new lead singer in place, the trio began writing songs for Changed, their first album together. Lolli's soulful vocals are noticeably different from the band's original sound, but the focus of the music remains - hope found in an unchanging savior. While the new songs are certainly influenced by the outward changes the band has experienced, the message is centered on how change can bring about personal redemption. Life is, whether good or bad, a series of unexpected moments. With Changed, the band communicates that nothing's ever a lost cause in the kingdom of heaven. Stripping away what was and getting down to the one thing that matters has given the band a new voice and solidified the purpose behind it.
"We're a group of guys making music together as opposed to a group of guys getting behind a song. We're focusing back on the simple message of the gospel," says Graalman. "It's the simple message of God's love."
With a shift in focus and a new lead singer, the next season for the band is a clean slate, a transition, a rebirth of the original vision for making music together. In the midst of that rebirth, Sanctus Real is discovering when you focus on what matters, you open yourself up to even more possibility.


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Thursday, November 26, 2009
Ravioli - A Ciongoli Thanksgiving Tradition
To most Americans, the fourth Thursday of November means turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes. In my house it is a little bit different. Of course we have all these things but all anybody really cares about is ravioli. Its a celebration pasta, only eaten on holidays. My father looked forward to Thanksgiving for two reasons alone: the time with his family and the time with his grandmother's ravioli. The clip above is from another one of his appearences on Mary Ann Esposito's Ciao Italia cooking show. This time he shares the recipe for our family ravioli. Try it today to add a hint of Italian culture to one of America's best traditions. Happy Thanksgiving everybody. The recipe and video can also be found here.
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Outstanding recipe and tribute.
Happy thanksgiving and with best wishes in the memory of your father.
- November 26, 2009 at 11:00 AM
- Giuseppe said...
It's funny, Mrs. G always thought this was a crazy tradition. "How can you guys eat a big heavy plate of dinner before a full blown turkey dinner?" .
Simple: add lots of wine and spread the eating out over many, many hours.Too bad she never experienced my Nonna's ravioli. They were as big as bed pillows.
Happy Thanksgiving, paisano.
- November 27, 2009 at 1:05 AM
- Giuseppe said...
I have the same apron your Dad is wearing, only the stripes vertically on mine. A gift of the proprietor of the local Italian grocery store.
- November 27, 2009 at 1:07 AM
- Enzo AGC said...
These other guys have no idea what they're missing...Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
- November 27, 2009 at 12:05 PM
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Dancing with the Stars – History of the Judges Scores, Part 3
Okay, folks, it's been a while but here is part three in my series about the History of Judges scoring. As you may recall, from Part I and Part II, this series got started in response to the judges over-scoring of Bristol Palin in Season 11. The question was – were the judges always like this? Did they always over score some (young) people while underscoring true condenders? Have they always tried to make it into a horse race? It has also morphed into trying to also answer the question "have they always been extremely nasty (see Michael Bolton) to some, seemingly without reason??" Season 12's example was Ralph Machio – their displays were often disgusting. But more on that another time. This post is looking back on the judging of Season 7. I think you might find a couple of very interesting things happened in this season that may have been a harbinger of things to come – but we can't be sure until we also watch subsequent seasons. 🙂 One thing I can say – I did NOT see as much commentary about "we are going into the semi-finals and this isn't good enough" as we did in Season 5, but the scoring still seemed reasonable and not over the top.
Here were the scores from Week 5, onward:
Season 7 Weekly Scores (Part I)
|Week 5
|Week 6
|Week 7
|Week 8
|29 (Jitterbug)
|26 (Rumba)
|30 (Foxtrot)
|28 (Tango)
|29 (Team Tango)
|27 (Mambo)
|25 (Hustle)
|25 (Rumba)
|21 (Foxtrot)
|28 (Tango)
|29 (Team Tango)
|26 (Jive)
|21 (WC Swing)
|27 (Jive)
|25 (Rumba)
|26 (Foxtrot)
|20 (Team Cha Cha)
|24 (Samba)
|28 (Jitterbug)
|23 (Samba)
|22 (V. Waltz)
|24 (Foxtrot)
|20 (Team Cha Cha)
|24 (Mambo)
|27 (Salsa)
|21 (V. Waltz)
|25 (Cha Cha)
|24 (Quickstep)
|29 (Team Tango)
|24 (Paso Doble)
|22 (Hustle)
|23 (Mambo)
|24 (Paso Doble)
|20 (Team Cha Cha)
|21 (Salsa)
|15 (Cha Cha)
|22 (WC Swing)
Season 7 Weekly Scores (Part II)
|Week 9
|Week 10
|Week Finale
|21 (Jive)
|28 (Samba)
|30 (V. Waltz)
|28 (Salsa)
|30 (Freestyle)
|24 (Mambo)
|25 (Samba)
|27 (Hustle)
|25 (Jitterbug)
|28 (Freestyle)
|28 (Mambo)
|26 (Samba)
|28 (Jitterbug)
|29 (Jitterbug)
|27 (Freestyle)
Week 5 – What is significant this week is that they really took Lacey to the woodshed, with comments similar to "we know you're a pro at West Coast Swing, you need to feature your partner". Lacey said she wasn't upset, but I think she was ready to cry. While the judges were a bit over the top, I didn't think it was too extreme – mainly it's hard to watch a pro get raked, even if they deserve it. Really, this week the judges were critical of Toni and Susan in a way that was reasonable, and slightly overscored Cody – but not in a huge way. Mainly because I think Julianne overdanced him a bit and didn't get called on it. But their Jitterbug was very good, regardless. But then I remember at the time thinking that Brooke was also overscored a bit, maybe by a point. That said – who's to know, we're talking Jitterbug here. Also overscored? Maurice – I don't think Maurice ever did a "27" dance while on the show, but they scored him on improvement.
Week 6 – This is the week of Michael Flatley as guest judge and just about everything was out of wack. Michael seemed to be scoring with the wrong part of his anatomy, and Carrie Ann was having…well, at the risk of being sexist – PMS. So, she raves over Susan (who always dances like a china doll), then she kinda harshes on Cloris saying "We lost Toni for this?" Okay, so Cloris is insane and can't dance –but take it up with the voters, sweetheart . Not to mention the judges gave her a 21 the previous week!! Then Carrie Ann turns around and is a bit over the top (perhaps to compensate for Michael Flately) on Brooke's Rumba. No, it wasn't Brooke's best dance but she acts like it's a disaster – then gives her an *8*! Crack is wack. Michael gives her a 10 which even Derek is stunned by. I think the 8 score was actually fine, it's just CAI's comments that were really out of line with how she actually scored it. My other gripe was Warren – this was a week where he really didn't seem to do much dancing, and made some mistakes the judges called him on, but still got a 25 – which would have put him ahead of Brooke if not for Michael's 10. It's weeks like this one (which had been rare up to this point) where you really wonder what is going on in the judges brains. Can you seriously give a contestant a 21 and then be pissed when they're still there the following week and do a crappy dance?? Try using the right paddles, sweetie.
Week 7 – Again, the judges rave over Susan for a dance that was weak, not sharp or aggressive and boring. They're on crack again. All three of them. On the other hand, they pretty much crucify Warren – not sure that I agree with that. Cody also did a better dance than Susan to my eye and they were actually rather harsh on him, saying he was plodding, or like a "fledgling bird that can't take off". This is also the week that Len goes insane over Lance being barefoot, although he still ended up with a 25, and Lacey smarts off to the judges. I thought they underscored Cody and overscored Susan. The rest of the scores I rather agreed with, for the most part. This was also the week of the Team Cha Cha and Team Paso – the first season of Team dances – and Team Paso lead by Derek was miles ahead of team Cha Cha to an embarrassing degree. Of course, they learned that it's not really fair to put a Paso against a Cha Cha and Len acknowledged that. IMO, Team Paso's team dance is the best team dance to date.
Week 8 – Remember when Len went insane and called Brooke's Tango not up to a professional level, essentially judging her as a professional because CAI said she was getting that good the week before? That was this week. I have to wonder if this is the start of the purposely underscoring the frontrunner to make it look like a more even contest, because this was crazy. HE was crazy Of course, he gives Brooke an 8, and a few minutes later gives Maurice an 8 and Cody an 8….sure, that's logical. Not. Not that Maurice and Cody were overscored, but that Brooke was purposely underscored. The rest of the scoring is pretty on target, although you start to notice that Warren is getting great scores but not getting the footwork – and they call him on it then give him great scores anyway. Charm goes a long way and people loved him – don't want to lose that!
Week 9 – This is an example of how the last third of a dance being totally screwed up affects the view of an entire performance. I remember Brooke's Jive being a disaster. But when I watched it for this post, it really didn't become bad until the last third. The judges comment on technique going down the toilet – but I think she just forgot the steps. Hence, no technique. What really bothered me though, was what appeared to be some very poor sportsmanship in the background while they were talking to Brooke. Gee, who on this show would be a poor sport?? Anyway, CAI gets all hoity toity about a deliberate lift and Derek's saying something to Brooke about some style, blah blah – watch the background.
Anyway, after that, everyone gets hosed in the first round except Lance, and I pretty much agree, over all, with all of it. Second round everyone does much better and my only complaint, again, is Warren. No technique but pretty decent scores. Round two, Brooke comes roaring back, and Cody gets pretty critical comments again. Warren, on the other hand, gets great comments but only an average score. Lance gets rave reviews. I agree with all of this, including Lance ending up in first place at the end of the night. I mention Cody's critical comments because this is one of our metrics – do the youngsters get treated easier than their older competition. I would say no, in Cody's case.
Week 10 – Ah, the finale, when the judges are pretty easy on everyone. 🙂 They pretty much are easy, although they continue to comment on Warren's lack of technique but infectious joy. He's the Marissa of Season7. 🙂 They got as close as realistically possible to throwing it to the voters as they could while still maintaining credibility. I mean, Warren did have bad footwork, and Brooke was a step or two above the men in technique…and Lance's freestyle could have been a lot better. The only critical comments handed out go to Lance for that freestyle. So, if you have a chance, watch the Season 7 freestyles on YouTube and we'll continue to debate the age old question – does a bad freestyle cost you the competition? Think about the 3 points Lance could have gained had he done a better freestyle – it could have been a game changer. Would he have won? Probably not – he couldn't beat Warren and they were essentially tied. The best it probably would have done is MAYBE handing him second place.
So, is this the season where the judges go all crazy and start getting fame hungry and mean to dancers?? I have to wonder. Could Cloris' lengthy stay have made them snap, as seen by CAI's attitude in week 6? And did they realize that if Brooke kept scoring well above everyone else the drama would be done (these observations coincide with the birth of "in jeopardy!), so they under score her and over scored others?? I guess we'll see when I get around to the next installment. I think we can safely say that they don't overscore all young dancers. I thought there were a few occasions where they underscored Cody. I also think that, barring that one week where Len was insane and the week when Michael Flatley too Len's place, Brooke was fairly scored the whole way. Overall, I didn't have too much of a gripe with this season – all complaints were relatively minor. On to Season 8!! Can't guarantee I'll get to it before the hard work of Season 13 REALLY begins (really, it began a couple weeks ago). 🙂
Notes: Week 5 had a real bottom 2. But there was no bottom 2 revealed in week 6. In week 7, we have "jeopardy!". I think this was a relatively new concept at this point.
Ever notice how Mark always manages to make it back on the results shows with his partners?? I don't think anyone else has ever managed it to the degree he does. Well, good for him, I guess.
Brooke only went last once (but it was before a team dance) and never had the encore (that wasn't a team dance). Warren, on the other hand, went last Four times and had the encore 2 times. Lance had one encore. As we've often discussed on this site, running order is pretty important, as are encores – that Brooke managed to win with little to no pimpage is pretty amazing.
For those paying attention to me and Courtney griping in recent seasons about random ass dances and no pattern, this is for you. Back in the day, it WAS reasonable and was easier to compare dancers. TWO dances per week for the first 4 weeks. Four dances in Week 5. I vote we go back to this very sensible formula. Here's the dance schedule, from Wikipedia:
- Week 1 (Night 1): Cha-Cha-Cha or Foxtrot
- Week 1 (Night 2): Mambo or Quickstep
- Week 2: Paso Doble or Rumba
- Week 3: Jive or Viennese Waltz
- Week 4: Samba or Tango
- Week 5: Hustle, Jitterbug, Salsa or West Coast Swing
- Week 6: One unlearned dance (Week 1 to Week 4) & Old School Hip-Hop Group Dance
- Week 7: One unlearned dance (Week 1 to Week 4) & Team Cha-Cha-Cha or Paso Doble
- Week 8: Two unlearned dances (one Ballroom, one Latin) from Week 1 to Week 4, with a 15-second solo during the Latin routine
- Week 9: Final unlearned dance (Week 1 to Week 4) & Jitterbug or Salsa
- Week 10: Samba Smackdown, Freestyle & Favorite Dance of the Season


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In one of the opening sessions at the FPA Retreat in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Saturday, David Yeske told attendees that the role of financial planners is one of true strategists and, more specifically, he explained to the audience how to work with clients in the context of ongoing and enduring change.
"As Gautama Buddha said, change is the fundamental nature of reality," Yeske, co-founder and a managing director of Yeske Buie, a wealth management firm, explained. "But man constantly struggles with change. The leading cause of illness is depression, and the leading cause of depression is change."
Adapting to change, he added, is our only option, and how we do it is what matters.
He then described three types of change: environmental change, such as death, disability, divorce and other "negatives," as well as inheritances, financial windfalls and other types of "positive" change; volitional change, or aspirations for a better life; and life-cycle changes that inevitably come from simply living our lives.
"Financial planners' most powerful role is that of strategist and change agent," he said. "He has to help the client to position for, and adapt to, change. He must facilitate volitional change and help smooth environmental and life-cycle change."
Yeske then moved to a discussion of the five financial strategy modes. They are:
1) Planner driven. The planner supposedly knows what the client wants and needs before the client ever walks through the door. It's a case in which "every problem looks like a nail, and every solution is therefore a hammer. Our literature is aspirational, and shuns this mode, but this usually ends up the predominant mode."
2) Data driven. This is the "ancient thread" in financial planning, one that was adapted from economics and finance and applied to the planning field.
3) Policy driven. This is centrally planned; one that involves rapid decision making.
4) Relationship driven. This involves life planning and "interior dimensional work."
5) Client driven. This is all about client validation. When it comes to earning client trust and commitment, Yeske said financial planning has "high credence properties." Since it is hard to judge the quality of advice, even after the advice is given, due to the fact it is often given decades in advance of the payoff, how the advice is given takes on added significance.
"As Sharma and Patterson noted in their study in 1999, the higher the level of trust and commitment by the client, the higher the probability that the advisory relationship will be successful," he added.He then moved to a discussion of the five predictors that trust and commitment will be gained:
1) The cost of relationship switching. Too low and clients switch advisors; too high and they will not.
2) The quality of the relationship.
3) Whether or not advisor and client have shared values.
4) Communication. This is most important of the five, according to Yeske.
5) Opportunistic behavior. If clients sense this, it has an adverse effect on trust and commitment.
"It is more important for advisors to help their clients be resilient, rather than be nimble," he concluded. "There is too much uncertainty to rely on being able to get out of the way all of the time. Position the client for environmental change, adapt the client to environmental change, and prepare the client for volitional and life-cycle change."
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It appears there might be a case of mistaken identity, or so thinks Amanda Nunes' manager.
Chris Vender, who's worked with the Brazilian-based Nunes for more than a year, today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that Nunes (6-1 MMA, 1-0 SF) is not under consideration to meet Gina Carano (7-1 MMA, 0-1 SF).
"This fight is not happening," Vender said. "Strikeforce has not contacted us about Gina at all."
A report today from Brazilian MMA website Tatame stated that Nunes' manager was in negotiations with the California-based promotion for a fight with the female MMA star.
But Vender said he manages Nunes, and that's simply not the case.
"If they did offer us Gina, obviously we would take it in a second," he said. "But they have not. I just got off the phone with (Strikeforce representative) Shannon Knapp, and she said Amanda is not even on the short list of opponents for Gina. I didn't think they were going to give Gina (to) Amanda in her first fight back."
Carano made a lot of MMA fans happy when she announced this past month that she will return to the cage sometime in the summer, possibly in June, which Strikeforce officials ultimately confirmed.
This week, Strikeforce announced the second quarterfinal event of its heavyweight grand prix will be held June 18 at American Airlines Center in Dallas. That would, of course, lend speculation to Carano's participation on the card.
But other than a pair of tournament quarterfinal bouts and the return of former light-heavyweight champion Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal, there's not much set in stone for the June 18 event.
Vender said he's requested a return date for Nunes in either April or May, and ideally, it will be in the women's welterweight (135-pound) class.
"Obviously, this is going to hurt her a little bit because this is totally false," he said. "It's not making her look good."
Carano hasn't fought since an August 2009 fight for the vacant women's middleweight (145-pound) title against Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos, which she lost via first-round TKO. It was Carano's first professional defeat after she opened her career with a perfect 7-0 mark, which included a successful four-fight stint with the now-defunct EliteXC organization.
Recently, the 28-year-old fighter concluded the filming of "Haywire," a major movie directed by Steven Soderbergh. Carano plays a significant role in the action-thriller, which also stars Channing Tatum, Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas and Antonio Banderas. It hits theaters in April.
Nunes fought this past January at Strikeforce Challengers 13 and delivered a highlight-reel knockout of Julia Budd in 14 seconds. She has not been beaten since her professional debut in March 2008 and has earned four of her six victories via first-round stoppage due to strikes.
For more on the Strikeforce in Dallas, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of the site.
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SRFTI National Students Film Awards 2014
Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute Kolkata invites entries from educational institutions in film and media for the 2nd National Students Film Awards to be held during 27 February-2 March 2014
The National Student's Film Awards were instituted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, in 2012 to promote emerging film making talents in film schools around the country and provide them a platform that would help them realize their artistic vision as they undertake the exciting but difficult journey into professional film making.
Only films made by students of such institutions as part of thier academic curriculum are eligible for the awards. The films must have been produced between January 1 and December 31, 2013
The application form, award categories as well as the rules and regulations are available at SRFTI website given below
The last date of online application is 25 January 2014
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Sure, I know that human slingshots aren't exactly new but not new doesn't mean they're not fun. In fact, like this video proves, if you get a group of friends together with a few helmet cams, video cameras, an ATV and a human slingshot, you'll have the time of your freaking life.
This particular human slingshot was made by the Pope family in Hobble Creek Canyon, Utah (!) and is supposed to be the OG human slingshot. If you think about it, it's nothing more than two posts and some bungie cords but that's pigeonholing its awesomeness—it's more like horizontal bungie jumping. And it looks so motherloving fun. I guess I finally have a reason to go to Utah. [YouTube via Oh Have You Seen This]


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There aren't enough good techs to go around. Just ask Bill Gates. He wants to bring more in from outside the US. I'll tell you what. I'm an American and I think I'm a pretty good tech. Why don't I apply for a job at Microsoft? I've got a couple of things going for me that Bill might like. I'm already an MCSE - a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. I've been using and supporting Microsoft products since 1978. I buy lots of Microsoft products and licenses at work.
It was easy enough to find the web site for Microsoft careers. Oh, they want me to register. No problem. I've already registered for so many Microsoft sites maybe it will already recognize me. No luck. I know I already have a Microsoft Passport but it wants me to sign up for a Windows Live ID. I'll work with the system. It only takes a minute. There, that's done. What's the next step? Oh, they want me to upload a resume. My resume is everywhere but why not?
Say, that was a fairly painless process. They wanted the resume in text-only format. No, it would not accept a MS Word file. It looks good too. It's a little different from other online job databases like Dice. They only seem to want my most recent employment and will only accept one school in the education section. Does this all sound familiar? Have you gone through this process before? I have - dozens of times. Anybody who has been unemployed has done this.
Now they want to know what made me decide to apply for a job at Microsoft. Hmmm...I don't see an entry for "Bill Gates said he needed me," so I click on "other" and submit. Now they want to know my gender and race. Yes, they allow "Decline to state" as an option but I have no problem with this so I click the buttons. They send me a nice e-mail saying that my resume has been submitted and I will be contacted if there is a match to my background. Great!
Anybody who has applied for a job before knows that submitting a resume is nothing. I might as well have filed it in the big electronic trash can in the sky. The real way to get a job is through networking. OK, we've got the biggest tech network in the world right here. I'm looking for some inside help. Anybody out there work at Microsoft? Give me some clues. What would you suggest I do next? My website is here and I am listed on Linked-In. Let's connect!


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Cool off with a snorkeling trip on the Little Tennessee River on Saturday, Aug. 14, while gaining a new perspective on aquatic life.
Snorkeling reveals a whole new world of fish, mussels, salamanders and the like that live below the surface. The outing is being hosted jointly by the Western North Carolina Alliance, the Little Tennessee Watershed Association and the Land Trust for the Little Tennessee.
Dr. Bill McLarney, an aquatic biologist who has dedicated his life to studying the Little Tennessee, will lead the trip, sharing his vast knowledge of the ecology of the river, the creatures in the river, and threats to the watershed.


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Brady vs. Brees in marquee matchup
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. >> It loomed as a milestone matchup.
Tom Brady would have a chance to tie Drew Brees' NFL record of 54 consecutive regular-season games with a touchdown pass. Both teams would go into it without a loss.
Not anymore.
That scenario disappeared when New England lost to Cincinnati 13-6. But the game between the Patriots and New Orleans Saints Sunday still brings together two of the best.
"You talk about one of the most functional organizations that truly know how to win and have a winning formula, you would say the New England Patriots," Brees said. "I'd like to think that we're that type of organization, as well."
Brady matched Brees in the weekly game of praising an opponent.
"They're one of the best football teams in the league, so it's going to be a good challenge for us," he said.
But there have been slipups.
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Five things to watch in Sunday's Saints-Patriots matchup:
• TOP TIGHT ENDS: The Saints and Patriots have probably the NFL's best tight ends. But only one has played this season.
Jimmy Graham was tied for second with 37 catches after making 10 in New Orleans' 26-18 win over the Chicago Bears last Sunday.
"Jimmy Graham is as good as anybody we've seen all year or will see in the passing game," Belichick said. "He is fast and quick and is a hard guy to match up to no matter who you put on him."
So is Gronkowski, and Saints rookie safety Kenny Vaccaro was eager to face him.
"He's one of the best tight ends in the league, and that's one of my favorite things to do," he said, "to just match up and play against the best."
• LONG DRIVES: The Saints lead the league in time of possession at 34:37. So New England needs some long drives to keep the ball away from Brees.
"I think we'll try to put together any drive at this point to score points. Long, short, it doesn't matter. We've got to score touchdowns," Brady said. "We've got to try and score quickly, methodically, whatever it takes, because they have a good offense."
The Patriots had one drive of more than 35 yards against the Bengals.
• HOLD THAT LINE: Getting into the end zone against these two teams is tough. The Patriots have allowed 14 points per game, second fewest in the NFL, while the Saints have given up an average of 14.6, fourth fewest. New England limited Cincinnati to 13 points without defensive tackle Vince Wilfork, sidelined for the season. New Orleans has won its last three games while safety Roman Harper has been out with a knee injury.
"It gives us a little more swagger that the defense is out there turning the ball over, making big hits, making big plays," Saints running back Pierre Thomas said.
• RYAN RETURNS: Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan faces the team whose linebackers he coached from 2000-03. He brings in a vastly improved defense than the one that set an NFL record for yards allowed last year under Steve Spagnuolo. The Saints have allowed fewer than 20 points in each of their five games.
"He's got a passion for the game. I think that he's instilled some confidence in our guys," Payton said of Ryan. "The other thing is he's a great staff member, very loyal and hardworking."
• ON THE RECEIVING END: Patriots rookie wide receivers Kenbrell Thompkins and Aaron Dobson have improved but remain inconsistent. Julian Edelman has been a major contributor with 36 receptions and Danny Amendola had four catches against Cincinnati after missing three games with a groin injury.
Brees has plenty of productive players to throw to besides Graham. Running backs Thomas and Darren Sproles have combined for 54 catches and Marques Colston has 23. Brees "is just commanding everybody and making all the plays," Patriots defensive end Rob Ninkovich said.
— The Associated Press
Brady is having one of his worst seasons. And both teams have struggled to score touchdowns in the red zone.
Still, the collective record for these two franchises in 2013 is 9-1.
The Saints were 7-9 last season while coach Sean Payton served a suspension for what the NFL said was his failure to heed a league directive to stop a bounty program administered by former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. Payton's return has sparked New Orleans (5-0), particularly on offense where it is ranked fourth in the NFL.
"Sean does a real good job of keeping the defense off-balance," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. "They really attack pretty much every inch of the field. They run toss plays and screens. They like to get the ball outside. They have a good inside running game. They throw the ball."
Shockingly, throwing the ball has been a problem for Brady and the Patriots (4-1). They didn't re-sign their top two wide receivers from last year, Wes Welker and Brandon Lloyd. Aaron Hernandez is in jail facing murder charges, and fellow tight end Rob Gronkowski missed the first five games after forearm and back surgeries. He appeared closer to returning Sunday.
New England's running game also has been inconsistent with injuries to Stevan Ridley and Shane Vereen.
"It's hard for me to comment on someone else's struggles," Payton said of the Patriots, who led the NFL in yards and points last year. "Certainly, it's been a team that's been very explosive."


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Addressing the looming fiscal cliff, President Obama said Friday that while he's not "wedded" to every detail of the plan he put forward previously to reduce the nation's deficit by $4 trillion over the next decade, he will not compromise when it comes to making sure the wealthy pay their fair share.
Noting the "urgency" of acting by year end, Obama said that the nation faces "a series of deadlines that require us to make major decisions about how to pay our deficit down—decisions that will have a huge impact on the economy and the middle class, both now and in the future."
Pointing out that he worked last year with both "Democrats and Republicans to cut a trillion dollars' worth of spending that we just couldn't afford," Obama said he "intends to work with both parties to do more—and that includes making reforms that will bring down the cost of health care so we can strengthen programs like Medicaid and Medicare for the long haul."
House Speaker John Boehner commented Friday morning just before Obama's speech that "this is an opportunity for the president to lead. This is his moment to engage the Congress and work towards a solution that can pass both chambers."
Shortly after Obama was re-elected Boehner said "we're ready to be led." But just how far Republicans will follow Obama's lead remains uncertain.
In his Friday afternoon speech, Obama echoed comments he made previously that "we can't just cut our way to prosperity. If we're serious about reducing the deficit, we have to combine spending cuts with revenue—and that means asking the wealthiest Americans to pay a little more in taxes. That's how we did it in the 1990s, when Bill Clinton was president."
Obama said that while he's "open to compromise" to solve the nation's fiscal crisis, "I refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. I am not going to ask students and seniors and middle-class families to pay down the entire deficit while people like me, making over $250,000, aren't asked to pay a dime more in taxes. I'm not going to do that."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said the same day that in re-electing Obama on Tuesday, "Americans from across the political spectrum made it clear that they want a balanced approach to tax policy that asks millionaires and billionaires to pay a little bit more."
Said Reid: "The sooner Republicans come to grips with this reality, the sooner we can forge an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff and prevent a tax hike on middle class Americans."
Reid said the House should pass "immediately" legislation that has already passed the Senate that cuts taxes for Americans making less than $250,000. "Our bill cuts taxes for small businesses. When Republicans talk about small businesses, they are really trying to protect millionaires like Donald Trump," Reid said.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnel, R-Ky., said in a statement, "I was glad to hear the President's focus on jobs and growth and his call for consensus. But there is no consensus on raising tax rates, which would undermine the jobs and growth we all believe are important to our economy."
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., released a statement after Obama's speech stating that he "welcomed the president's call today for action on the fiscal cliff and the need for Congress to work together to address one of our nation's greatest economic challenges. The election is over, and it's time to move forward."
Congress, Baucus said, "must quickly come together around a balanced plan that provides some certainty to American families and businesses, supports jobs, expands opportunity and puts America's economy back on track. It's time to roll up our sleeves and get this job done."


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Still one of the greatest shows on Earth, Niagara Falls is the most famous wonder in this region. You'll find many surprises, too. Lewiston, rich in history, offers whitewater excitement on the Niagara River, and Lockport showcases the man-made wonder of the Erie Canal.
Day One
Niagara Falls State Park
The Today Show recently named this park one of the Top 10 Most Beautiful Spots in America. Stop at the visitors center to learn about all there is to see and do, and board the trolley for a three-mile guided tour. It stops at the park's most scenic vistas and at the Niagara Gorge Discovery Center, which tells the history of the falls with exhibits and a theater presentation. Take the observation tower elevator down 180 feet for a close-up view of the American Falls.
Maid of the Mist Boat Tour
Don your waterproof poncho, and take a 30-minute narrated boat ride right up to the base of the American and Horseshoe Falls. One of the most popular attractions at Niagara Falls State Park, the boat tour runs from April to October. Board near the entrance to the observation tower.
Top of the Falls
Make a reservation to enjoy lunch or dinner with one of the best views of the Falls. Located on Goat Island, this unique restaurant's floor-to-ceiling windows and outdoor dining decks overlook Horseshoe Falls. Along with creative seasonal cuisine, the menu includes regional specialties like Buffalo wings and a popular traditional sandwich called Beef on a Weck.
Day Two
Cave of the Winds Tour
Wearing the poncho and boots provided, follow a tour guide over a series of wooden walkways to the famous "Hurricane Deck." As you stand at the railing, 20 feet from Bridal Veil Falls, the rushing waters will douse you with spray. Rainbows are usually visible day and night. Prepare for a challenging walk, because tropical storm-like conditions include winds reaching up to 68 mph.
Aquarium of Niagara
Just a few blocks from the famous Falls, you'll see fish of wondrous colors and have fun learning about marine mammals. Watch sea lions perform, penguins play, sharks feed, and harbor seals interact with trainers in outdoor pool exhibits. You can even feed the seals. The Aquarium is open year round.
Daredevil Museum
Explore this fascinating museum in Niagara Falls to learn about Niagara's rich daredevil history. Exhibits include a two-person barrel and a jet ski used in attempts over the Falls, and highlight high-wire tightrope acts that once performed across the Gorge, including The Great Blondin, who carried his manager on his back.
Day Three
Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours
Head to Lewiston, less than ten miles from Niagara Falls, for a 45-minute heart-pumping experience ranked as one of the Top 5 adventure rides in North America. Your guide will speed you upriver, into the breathtaking stonewalled canyon of Niagara Gorge, and then splash into the whitewater of Devil's Hole Rapids. Tours run from late April through the third week in October.
Lockport Cave and Underground Boat Ride
About 20 miles northeast of Niagara Falls, take an exciting 70-minute guided tour through history. You will explore historic Erie Canal locks, walk through a water tunnel that was blasted out of solid rock in the 1850s, and view stalactites, flow stone and other geological wonders on an underground boat ride. If you're lucky, you may even find a fossil or two.
Related Sites:
Official Greater Niagara Region Tourism Site
Niagara USA Official Tourism Site


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Bouncing Sands of Mars Blow in the Wind
Fast-traveling sand dunes indicate the Red Planet's surface is more active than previously thought.
Fast-traveling sand dunes indicate the Red Planet's surface is more active than previously thought.
Because Mars has an atmosphere 100 times less dense than Earth's, scientists figured hurricane-force winds are needed to move sand around in the thin Martian air, and winds that high are rare.
But this turns out to be only half the story.
New analysis of high-resolution images, taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, show sand dunes in an area known as Nili Patera are shifting as fast as some dunes on Earth -- despite a dearth of high-speed winds.
Scientists suspect it takes a big wind to get sand particles airborne, but once launched from the surface, they bounce around with ease, thanks to the planet's thin atmosphere and low gravity.
"It's kind of like playing golf on the moon -- (the sand) goes really high and far compared to what it does on Earth. When it lands it can pick up really large speeds -- even with low wind speeds -- and splash a whole bunch of other particles to keep the process going," Jasper Kok, with the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences department at Cornell University, told Discovery News.
Once sand gets moving on Mars, wind speeds can drop by a factor of 10 and still be strong enough to transport as much sand as what moves around many places on Earth, the new study shows.
The amount of sand moving around Nili Patera, for example, could fill up a children's sandbox each year, estimates Nathan Bridges, a planetary scientist with Johns Hopkins University.
That may not sound like much, but it adds up over time. It also may explain why many landscapes on Mars are so eroded.
One prominent example can be found inside Gale Crater, the landing site for NASA's upcoming Mars Science Laboratory mission, which is scheduled to begin in August.
At the center of the crater is a three-mile-high mound of debris, believed to be the eroded remnants of sediment that once filled the basin.
"We show a mechanism where this blowing sand can actually erode rock, can erode landscapes. It can be a fairly active process in the current environment," Bridges told Discovery News.
"Up to a few years ago, it was uncertain how much the sand dunes were moving on Mars, or even if they were moving at all," Bridges added.
Analysis of additional Martian sand dunes, including some found around Gale Crater, is under way.
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The Nový Jičín Tourist Information Centre (hereinafter the TIC) was opened in 1993. It is a part of the Nový Jičín Municipal Authority, Visitor's Centre of Nový Jičín – Town of Hats. The Nový Jičín Information Centre is located on Masaryk Square in Laudon´s House.
The Nový Jičín TIC has been an official tourist information centre since 2003 and is certified by the CzechTourism Headquarters.
Its primary mission is to realise tourist information activities and promote the town of Nový Jičín in the Czech Republic and abroad.
The TIC provides general information about the town and its surrounding area, information about sports and cultural events, train and bus lines and a database of companies and enterprises. It also helps visitors and residents of Nový Jičín to assure the required tourism-related services.
It sells commemorative items and souvenirs linked to the town of Nový Jičín, a guide to the town, a map of the town and the surrounding area, post cards, tickets to cultural events, etc.
The TIC provides information and promotional materials, a cultural calendar, brochures and leaflets about the town in various languages. It also provides free Internet to visitors.
At the end of 2011 the information centre prepared an interesting innovation for the visitors and residents of Nový Jičín, using funds from a grant by the Moravian-Silesian Region – a Mobile Guide. The Mobile Guide offers a completely new way to enjoy a visit to a site of tourist interest and enhances the experience of tours of the surrounding area. Visitors obtain information quickly, accurately and free of charge, even when the information centre is closed.
Users of the application will also welcome an extensive catalogue of accommodation, food, sports and cultural facilities. All you need is a mobile phone - simply switch your Bluetooth or WiFi on and the Mobile Guide will find its way to you automatically.
Another option is to download the guide using a code, which is a part of the information leaflet you can find at the entrance to Laudon´s House.
The application is free of charge and available non-stop – both to download and for subsequent use. It is also supported by nearly all types of available mobile phones.
So don't forget to have your mobile phone's Bluetooth switched on as you walk around Masaryk Square so you can download the offered application.
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Transport, Health, Environment (THE PEP)
The Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP) addresses key challenges to achieve sustainable transport patterns.
It encourages governments, at national and local levels, to pursue an integrated approach to policymaking and to put sustainable mobility at the top of the international agenda.
At the Third High-level Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment in January 2009, governments adopted the Amsterdam Declaration -- Making THE Link, Transport choices for our Health, Environment and Prosperity, giving renewed political impetus to THE PEP and agreed 4 priority goals:
- To contribute to sustainable economic development and stimulate job creation through investment in environment- and health-friendly transport
- To manage sustainable mobility and promote a more efficient transport system
- To reduce emissions of transport-related greenhouse gases, air pollutants and noise
- To promote policies and actions conducive to healthy and safe modes of transport.
THE PEP comprises, inter alia, activities related to sustainable urban transport, health impacts of transport, cycling and walking as feasible non-motorised transport modes for urban areas, the Clearing House project, and consideration of institutional arrangements for policy integration.
In addition, concrete projects are developed by THE PEP Steering Committee, composed of UNECE and WHO/Europe Member State representatives from the transport, environment and health sectors, in cooperation with international and non-governmental organizations.
Through THE PEP, the transport, health and environment sectors can work together to find innovative solutions to make our environment and cities more healthy, liveable and prosperous in the coming years.
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On Monday, ex Presidential candidate Rick Santorum tantalized his Twitter followers with news that soon, he be making a "big announcement." What could it possibly be? Was Rick gay? Pregnant? About to inform America that his entire political career has been part of the most elaborate dissertation on how extremists can still be taken seriously in post-industrial nations? Nope.
Rick's Big Announcement (hotdamn that should be an lovemongering illustrated children's book told from the perspective of a little boy who has a big brother named Rick who tells the whole family that he's gay and everyone continues to love and accept him. If you write this book, I will buy it.) was actually about how Santorum, failing to win the GOP nomination for President, has founded his own political club for other people nutty enough to think that Rick Santorum would have been a good President.
The group's called Patriot Voices, because Patriot is code for God, Guns, Gays, and Gals. But Rick Santorum calls those things "faith (God), family (Gays & Gals), freedom (Guns), and opportunity (what the fuck is this word even doing here; it doesn't start with the letter F!)." The organization's goal is to amass a million busybody lame-os to elect politicians into office that believe that birth control is bad because it gives women license to "do things."


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Acanthosis Nigricans
Ruby is 17. Starting at age 9, she began noticing the skin on her neck and arms looked dirty or stained, but no amount of scrubbing got rid of it. When she saw her doctor, she found out she had acanthosis nigricans — a condition in which the skin thickens and darkens in places.
Ruby found out that staying at a healthy weight made the condition less noticeable. Just learning what was going on and what she could do really helped.
What Is Acanthosis Nigricans?
If you have acanthosis nigricans (ah-kan-THO-sis NY-gruh-kans), you're probably concerned about how it looks. You'll notice that your skin is thicker and darker, especially around joints and areas with lots of creases and folds, like your knuckles, armpits, elbows, knees, and neck.
Some people see thicker, darker skin on the palms of their hands, inner thighs, groin, lips, or other areas. The skin usually stays soft, which is why the word "velvety" is often used to describe the symptoms of acanthosis nigricans.
Many people who have acanthosis nigricans have no other symptoms and are otherwise healthy. But because acanthosis nigricans can be a sign of other medical conditions, it's a good idea for it to be checked out by a doctor.
What Causes Acanthosis Nigricans?
People who are overweight or obese are more likely to develop acanthosis nigricans, which often lessens or goes away with weight loss. Some people with the condition inherit it. Certain medicines — for example, birth control pills or hormone treatments — also can cause acanthosis nigricans.
Sometimes, it's seen in people who have type 2 diabetes or who are at greater risk for getting this type of diabetes. In these cases, acanthosis nigricans itself isn't dangerous. But it can be a sign to doctors to check someone for diabetes or other health problems. Sometimes, finding and treating the health problem might make the person's skin condition improve or clear up.
Almost 75% of kids with type 2 diabetes develop acanthosis nigricans, according to the American Diabetes Association. For many, getting their diabetes and weight (if they are overweight) under control goes a long way toward lessening the visibility of acanthosis nigricans.
What to Do
First of all, don't panic. Acanthosis nigricans itself isn't harmful or contagious. But you should see a doctor to make sure it's not caused by something that does need attention. In some cases, acanthosis nigricans can be a signal that you're at risk for diabetes. Whenever you notice a change in the color, thickness, or texture of your skin, it's wise to see a health professional.
What to Expect
If you're diagnosed with acanthosis nigricans, your doctor might want you to have a blood test or other tests to try to find what's causing it or to look for other conditions (like type 2 diabetes) that happen more often in people with acanthosis nigricans.
Treatment for Acanthosis Nigricans
If your doctor finds that your acanthosis nigricans isn't connected to a more serious medical condition, you don't need to treat it. But you might want to if your doctor thinks there's a way to help improve the appearance of your skin. Sometimes, acanthosis nigricans fades on its own.
Your doctor may prescribe lotions or creams. Ask as many questions as you need to in order to understand when and how to follow the treatment plan.
It's easy to fall into believing the hype about bleaches, skin scrubs, and over-the-counter exfoliating treatments. But these aren't likely to work and can irritate your skin, not to mention waste money!
Maintaining a healthy weight by staying physically active and eating well can help prevent or treat acanthosis nigricans in some cases.
You also should make plans to take care of yourself in other ways. Because this condition is visible, some people with acanthosis nigricans feel self-conscious or embarrassed about the way their skin looks. It can help to talk to a counselor, doctor, friend, or even peer support group to help you feel more confident. Your doctor or nurse probably can help you find local or online support groups. And don't be afraid to talk to your friends. Good friends are the best support!