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Former Memphis point guard Antonio Barton (Lake Clifton) wrote in a text Sunday to The Baltimore Sun that his visit to Maryland on Friday "went tremendous".
Barton wrote that he loved the campus and was impressed with Terps coach Mark Turgeon and his assistants as well as the academic support staff. A source said Barton has not committed to the Terps.
Barton expects to graduate this summer and be eligible to play immediately next season. He is reportedly also considering Syracuse, Texas A&M and Kansas State.
The Terps are hoping that Barton, who played three years at Memphis, can become their starting point guard and a team leader, given that he has been part of three NCAA tournament teams with the Tigers.
Maryland won't have another scholarship senior on the roster next season.
Barton announced last month that he was leaving Memphis after fellow rising senior point guard Joe Jackson, a Memphis native, was returning to school. Barton's playing time dropped from nearly 25 points a game as a freshman to less than 17 last season.
With Pe'Shon Howard's departure from Maryland last month -- Howard is reportedly considering playing at Southern Cal next season for new coach Andy Enfield -- the Terps are trying to give incoming freshman Roddy Peters time to develop and allow rising sophomore Seth Allen to concentrate on more of a scoring role.
The Terps were also reportedly considering Florida International transfer Malik Smith, but CBSSports.com listed Smith's possible landing spots last week as Alabama, Arkansas, Minnesota or St. Mary's (Calif.).
It appears that Maryland and Syracuse are the frontrunners for Barton, who is close friends with Terps guard Nick Faust as well as Orange forward C.J. Fair.
Barton's older brother, Will, who just finished his rookie year with the Portland Trail Blazers after playing two seasons at Memphis, tweeted that he and Fair were together Friday in Baltimore.
Syracuse is in a similar situation to Maryland after losing sophomore point guard Michael Carter-Williams, who declared early for the NBA.
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The Orange have a highly touted recruit in five-star prospect Tyler Ennis coming in at point guard, but also need a shooting guard to replace Brandon Triche. Barton is a good 3-point shooter, but probably needs to showcase his point guard skills for pro scouts.


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Anna Olson goes 'Back to Baking'
Cookbook author started messing around kitchen as a youngster
This moist, light fruitcake is from Anna Olson's new cookbook, Back to Baking.
Photograph by: Handouts , Whitecap Books
Some people are natural born bakers; others have to work hard to become proficient. Anna Olson says she's a bit of both. She's blessed to have the touch to know if that dough feels just right, but has the discipline to deeply investigate why, for example, a cake wasn't as light as it should have been.
"It's like any other craft — it takes practice. I'm also very curious. I like to take the time to research ingredients, figure out why certain things happen under certain conditions," Olson said.
Those traits, plus her culinary education, work in top-rated restaurants, hosting of Food Network television shows and authoring of several cookbooks made her the perfect person to write a you-can-do-this tome dedicated to baking. The 330-page hardcover book is called Back to Baking: 200 Timeless Recipes to Bake, Share and Enjoy (Whitecap Books, $40.00).
Olson was born in 1968 and started messing around in the kitchen at an early age, but her first baked goods aren't featured in her new book.
"In kindergarten, I used to make 'gourmet goo' with my friend Stephanie. My mom would let us pull out ingredients and mix things up," says Olson.
"We always insisted it be baked and mom would always try it."
With a mom that brave and supportive, it's not surprising Olson has achieved what she has. She did eventually begin using real recipes and her grandmother, who has Eastern European roots, was an inspiration.
"She would make a dessert every night of the week. There never seemed to be any leftovers," Olson said.
I'm sure Anna's grandmother would be proud to know that the recipes in Back to Baking will yield similar results. You'll want to bake them often and your family will ensure there are no leftovers.
The many topics covered in the book include pies and tarts, cakes, custards, holiday desserts and baked goods for those with dietary concerns, such as dairy-free, egg-free, low-fat and gluten-free baking. Some of the book's recipes include two-crust caramel apple pie, blueberry oat slices, traditional shortbread and Baileys chocolate soufflés.
For someone just learning to bake, she recommends beginning with a treat thoroughly covered in her book: cookies. "They always turn out and if they are not quite right, it's not a big deal," Olson said.
From cookies, she says, the novice should move on to her chapter on squares and bars, but she notes that the younger the baker, the more eager they are to try just about any recipe.
"I love the fearlessness of a 12-year-old. They'll make [a challenging] Bavarian cream and not think twice about it."
Some adults are different, though; they would like to bake, but they're too busy. When they do commit the time, they want things to turn out absolutely perfectly and stress out when they don't.
That's not the ideal calm and serene feeling you should have when baking, says Olson, and there is a simple way to avoid it.
"Don't just make a recipe because the photo is attractive. Read the recipe and make sure the process is also attractive to you."
To ensure your baking experience goes as smoothly as possible, Olson's book begins with an informative chapter called Before You Bake.
In it, she provides tips on topics such as measuring accurately, mixing, baking-pan choices and baking ingredients.
In her recipes, she also provides as many visual clues as possible to let you know you're on the right track, such as indicating if the batter should look thin, or if it should be a little lumpy.
If you're looking for a Christmas gift for the baker in your family — or want to be that baker — Back to Baking is something I would definitely wrap up.
Eric Akis is the author of the best-selling Everyone Can Cook series of cookbooks.
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Anna Olson says this fruitcake is light in colour and mild tasting, and it is more like a coffee cake or loaf cake than a traditional fruitcake. Rather than candied fruit that has been dyed red and green, this cake contains naturally dried fruits that add a rich depth of flavour, and the little bit of chocolate really works with the rum.
Makes: one 8-cup Bundt cake, serves 20 to 24
3/4 cup pecan pieces
1/2 cup chopped pitted prunes
1/2 cup chopped dried figs
1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
1⁄3 cup diced candied citrus peel
3 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1⁄3 cup amber rum, plus extra for brushing cake
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 Tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup sugar
2 Tbsp honey
1 cup milk
2 eggs, separated
1 tsp vanilla extract
Maple Pecan Chocolate Squares
Anna Olson says these squares are very much like buttertart squares, but the addition of chocolate makes them easy to slice and store.
Makes one 8-inch (20 cm) square pan; cuts into 25 or 36 squares
1 1/4 cups (310 mL) all-purpose flour
1/2 cup (125 mL) icing sugar, sifted
1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
1/2 cup (125 mL) cool unsalted butter
1/2 cup (125 mL) packed dark brown sugar
1 Tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch
1/2 tsp (2 mL) baking powder
1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground cinnamon
2 eggs
1/2 cup (125 mL) pure maple syrup
1/4 cup (60 mL) unsalted butter, melted
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract
1 tsp (5 mL) white vinegar or lemon juice
2 cups (500 mL) pecan halves
1 cup (250 mL) chocolate chips
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease and line an 8-inch (20 cm) square pan with parchment paper so the paper comes up the sides.
Prepare the base by stirring the flour, icing sugar, and salt together. Cut in the butter until the mixture is an even, crumbly texture (this can be done by hand, with beaters, or in a food processor). Press this mixture into the prepared pan.
Bake for 15 minutes, just until the edges start to turn golden. Cool the crust while preparing the filling.
Stir the brown sugar with the cornstarch, baking powder, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Whisk in the eggs, maple syrup, butter, vanilla, and vinegar or lemon juice. Stir in the pecan halves and chocolate chips, and pour this over the cooled crust.
Bake for about 25 minutes, until the outside edges of the filling are bubbling and the centre has a little jiggle to it when the pan is moved. Cool to room temperature, then chill completely before slicing. The squares can be stored in the refrigerator for up to five days.

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R&D mystery solved
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I was horrified to read that less than 10% of SMEs in the UK reclaim R&D tax credit.
Having just been through this at Mind Candy I can see why the process has the reputation for being difficult and confusing.
I love small companies, and the amount of tax credit available in the form of a cash rebate to those that are loss making can make a real difference to cash flow, especially in these turbulent times. In this case the cash credit payable is equivalent to £24 per £100 of qualifying expenditure, quite a significant sum. The company must surrender part of its loss so that it can't be used against future profits. It must also have paid PAYE and NICS on remuneration in the period of an amount at least equal to the tax credit claimed.
For companies making a profit, or who have no PAYE payments in the period, the tax credit works by providing an enhanced loss.
There is a significant lack of readable information available about reclaiming, even the information given on the HMRC website is confusing. I must say though that the R&D unit that we went through (based in Cardiff) were very helpful indeed.
There are several points that I hope will help other SMEs to reclaim:
*The R&D credit is not reclaimable on the short form CT600, only on the longer form, this is available from the HMRC website.
*Download the information available from the HMRC website, you will find an excel template to help you to work it out, information about what you can and can't reclaim, and a guide to the questions that need to be addressed in respect of a claim.
*Create an overview document that introduces your company/products/services and answer the questions mentioned above clearly, we included:
*Time frame
*What was the scientific or technological advance?
*What were the scientific or technological uncertainties involved in the project?
*How and when were the uncertainties overcome?
*Why was the knowledge being sought not readily deducible by a competent professional?
*Pull together evidence for the work claimed in whatever form – we submitted architecture diagrams, developer commit logs, payroll records and invoices for consumables.
*If you have a patent, it can be influential to a claim, include it.
*Your accountant (if you have one) may not have mentioned the R&D tax credit to you, mention it to them, they can help you.
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Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Flickr Revamped: New Look with Bigger Photos & 1TB of Free Storage
The redesigned Flickr now showcases your images with a minimum of white space, and comes free with 1TB of storage. There are also changes to the existing subscription plans. Hit the jump for more details.
Friday, 12 Apr 2013
Google Inactive Account Manager Lets You Manage Your Digital Afterlife
Google has released a new Inactive Account Manager, which lets you manage your digital life after death. With the new tool, you can tell Google what to with your Google accounts should it become inactive.
Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013
Yahoo May Buy Stake in Video Sharing Site Dailymotion
There are unconfirmed reports circulating that Yahoo might be in talks to purchase a major controlling stake in video sharing site, Dailymotion. If the deal goes through, it would be Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer's first major acquisition since taking over Yahoo.
Tuesday, 19 Mar 2013
Google Maps Street View Takes to the Mountains
Google Maps Street View doesn't only include panoramic views of streets around the world, but also many interesting landmarks and sites such as the Grand Canyon. And being added to the list now are four out of the Seven Summits for those who love mountains.
Thursday, 28 Feb 2013
Chrome for Android Updated, Now Plays Audio in the Background
The Google Chrome team has released an update to the Android version of Chrome. Changes include the ability to have music from a web app continue playing while Chrome is running in the background. Read on for more information.
Monday, 25 Feb 2013
Firefox to Begin Blocking Third Party Cookies
Upcoming Firefox builds will be blocking third party cookies by default. Firefox currently has a "do not track" extension, but many third party advertisers simply ignore the "do not track" requests of the extension and leave a cookie behind anyway.
Thursday, 21 Feb 2013
Google Drive Adds New Preview Functionality
Google has announced the new preview feature in Google Drive. Users can now quickly and easily browse through more than 30 file types in Google Drive without having to open them.
Thursday, 14 Feb 2013
FIDO Alliance Officially Launched with Aim to Replace Passwords
The FIDO (Fast Identity Online) Alliance has been officially launched with the aim to establish an open standard for online authentication in order to create a seamless and stronger system for users. Its pioneering members include major corporations like Lenovo and PayPal.
Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013
Google May Pay Apple More Than US$1 Billion To Remain Default iOS Search Engine
According to a new report from Morgan Stanley, Google could pay Apple more than US$1 billion in 2014 to remain the default search engine on iOS. In 2009, Google paid about US$82 million for the same privilege.
Marissa Mayer Discusses Yahoo's Apps and Search Deal with Microsoft
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- Polzeath Art Print by Whistlefish
- Portrait orientation
- Print size 440 x 330 mm
- Large white border around for framing
Here at Whistlefish we have our very own, uber talented, in-house design team who spend all their time thinking up and creating fab new designs for our cards and prints.
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Based on her high school basketball exploits, Alaska's former governor was given the nickname of Sarah Barracuda. Like Palin, today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Plymouth Barracuda may master the rebound, but will its price keep it in the backcourt?
There's no indication that Sarah Palin ever drove one of her nick-namesake Plymouths, although its intrinsic American-ness might have been something that would have resonated with both her and her fans. The Barracuda with wheels, as opposed to either an up and coming political mover, or a fish, first appeared on American roads in 1964 as a fastback derivative of the Valiant family car. That A-body could be had with either of two slant sixes, or a small but roarty V8. While the sixes were economical, it was the V8 'Cudas that made a name for the marque, and remain the most sought-after today.
With the dawning of the pony car age, the Barracuda's Valiant-with-a-toupee look gave way to a bespoke design in '67, and a whole separate, and larger, E-body platform for its '70 through '74 swan song. That full-pony is exemplified by today's claimed numbers-matching and all-original '71 'Cuda, which is resplendent in black, just like the one in Phantasm! That's one's not just black, but black velvet, or so says the seller, a plus if you also have a jones for a canvas upon which to do a portrait of Elvis. The body looks factory fresh and differs from its Dodge Challenger twin only in minor detail- notably tail and head lights, grille, and - for '71 only - some karate chop gills on the fenders. Hi-ya!
A lot of 'Cudas from this era suffer from jackassidosis, the symptoms of which are a rear end raised egregiously on shackle extensions and whopping-big tires on chrome Cragars. This one is claimed to have been garage kept its entire life, and that may be the reason it escaped such an ignominy, having instead a set of factory steelies with bright trim rings to keep its tires from rolling away. The eBay ad for the car contains a 'Cudagasm of pictures, denoting its every nook, cranny and VIN-decoded feature. Additionally, they show that there have been no additions of spoilers, wings or side exhausts to mar the 'Cuda's original clean lines.
Inside, it's equally clean and surprisingly spartan. The 5-gauge instrument cluster lacks a tachometer, but rests in an unblemished dash panel that tucks in high off the floor like a dog peeing in a bathtub. The seats, like most of the interior are black vinyl and about as contoured as a basketball court. Adding some panache to the plastic is a faux wood application to both three-spoke wheel and center console, which also houses the T-handle transmission lever.
That T-handle is attached to, and actuates, an A727 Torqueflite, which is in turn bolted behind a 275-bhp 340 V8. While not a 440-6-pack, cars with those monsters usually go for twice today's asking. The smaller LA V8, whether 318, 340, or 360, is a rock solid motor with a history of horsepower, even if it doesn't sport the iconic Hemi combustion chamber. Here, those 4-barrel fed 275 ponies are pushing around 3,000-lbs, a combo that Hot Rod says was good for a zero to sixty time of 6.4 seconds, and a quarter in 14.2. Those are numbers that are hard to argue with.
Of course one number you could argue with is the price, after all that's what we're all here for, isn't it? The prices for 'Cudas are all over the board, from a few grand for the clapped-out dog turds, to six figures when you get into the etherial region of cars that are one of only five with that color, engine and radio delete option packages. This Barracuda is one of 3,340 340-powered cars cranked out in '71 and has a radio. It does lack A/C, but that's the way it came from the factory, and that, along with all the other original factory parts and features (would you trust that space-saver spare?), make this - if not the most desirable 'Cuda - at least one worthy of interest. But is it $79,500 worthy? That's a lot of bank, especially as pony car prices have recently bobbed up and down more than Linda Lovelace ever did. What do you think, is it worth that? Or, does that price make this a shouldn't, wouldn't 'Cuda-n't?
You decide!
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Fuel consumption and emission values of Huracan Evo Spyder- Fuel consumption combined: 15 mpg
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Driving a Spyder is a thrill in itself, but the Huracán Evo Spyder was created to amplify your driving experience to the max. Color, scent, and sound become one with the car's compelling design and ultra-lightweight materials.
The power of the 640 CV V10 engine vibrates into a roar, and the supersport exhaust sound fills your ears. The car's perfectly sleek, aerodynamic body slices through the air, and you race along with it; the thrill of your desire, lifting you higher.
With the Huracán Evo Spyder, all it takes is 17 seconds to open its ultra-light convertible top – 17 seconds to touch the sky. And thanks to its revolutionary command center, the Lamborghini Integrated Vehicle Dynamics (LDVI), you can experience the thrill of exceptional performance.
The LDVI is able to anticipate desire, making it possible to have a fluid, intuitive, and truly unique on-board experience, based on driver input, the surrounding environment, and the chosen driving mode: the exciting and fun SPORT, the thrill-inducing CORSA, and the comfortable and agile STRADA.
The Evo Spyder was designed with the aim of eliminating the roof, without having to sacrifice any of the car's aerodynamics or torsional stiffness.
The brand's original, iconic lines and proportions have been enhanced through elegant aerodynamic solutions, faithful to Lamborghini's timeless design, which lives in every detail.
From the front bumper to the cuts in the front hood, from the air intakes on the side skirt to the exhausts, it speaks one language only: that of a natural evolution, capable of adapting to the most state-of-the-art technologies, but without neglecting the beauty of pure lines that stand out against the sky.
The interior perfectly mirrors the evolutionary design of the Huracán EVO Spyder.
The cockpit features a cutting-edge 8.4" touchscreen system built into the central tunnel, which makes it possible to control the car and entertainment functions with a tap of your fingertips. The exclusive interior finishes, stemming from authentic Italian design, are made with the finest-quality materials: the upholstery is available in leather, Alcantara and Carbon Skin®, an innovative carbon fiber material exclusively available with Lamborghini. All these details make the on-board experience even more unique and refined.
All the systems controlling the driving dynamics were updated, while new technologies were introduced to guarantee maximum performance of the EVO Spyder. The Lamborghini Inertial Platform (LIP) provides accurate real-time updates of the car's behavior. The vehicle's vertical dynamics are managed by the magnetorheological suspension (LMS) system. Additionally, its lateral dynamics are handled by a steering system which engages the four wheels through the Lamborghini Dynamic Steering (LDS) and the Lamborghini All-wheel Steering (LAWS) systems, aided by the constant distribution of the torque between the two axles (AWD) and the torque vectoring system. Combined with traction control, these systems also govern longitudinal dynamics. All of that is supervised by the Lamborghini Integrated Vehicle Dynamics (LDVI) system, a centralized controller capable of interpreting the pilot's intentions and seamlessly adapting the vehicle's behavior to them. This way, the driving emotion remains unparalleled within the segment.
Lamborghini Integrated Vehicle Dynamics (LDVI) is the technological brain of the EVO Spyder, capable of coordinating a complex and sophisticated system for the management of driving dynamics. Based on the driver's input, the external environment and the selected driving mode, LDVI can anticipate the wishes of the driver, shifting from an underlying feedback logic to a 'feed-forward' one, from reaction to anticipation: this is the real evolution.
The new human-machine interface is the ultimate expression of the EVO Spyder's natural and technological evolution. While traditional buttons become de-materialized, the central tunnel features an 8.4" multi-touch capacitive screen. A simple tap of your finger controls all driving dynamics, manages entertainment functions, receives real-time information on traffic and adapts the cockpit lights to the current driving mode.
The system offers advanced connectivity as never seen before on a Huracán, matched by a new telemetry system that features two cameras to further improve your driving skills.
The EVO Spyder design was carefully engineered to improve aerodynamics. The front splitter creates a double airway underneath the body, and new flaps allow for additional aerodynamic load, five times higher than the previous Huracán model, which presses the vehicle downwards for an even smoother driving experience when braking and accelerating, as well as cornering.
Additionally, a new suspended spoiler is featured at the rear of the car, channeling air with improved aerodynamic efficiency.
Totally renovated and reengineered, with optimized fluid dynamics both in the aspiration and exhaust, this is the V10 aspirated engine with the highest specific power. The new aspiration ducts are derived from the Lamborghini Motorsport expertise and make it possible to improve the responsiveness of the engine at any speed. The dual clutch transmission (LDF) was further enhanced to now achieve the highest performance. All of this finds a powerful expression in the even more vibrant and thrilling sound of the new lightweight exhaust system.
The architecture of the Huracán EVO Spyder suspension forms overlapping quadrilaterals which guarantee a perfect balance between the vehicle's nimbleness and its sports performance. The magnetorheological shock absorbers instantaneously react to the pilot's driving style, adapting to the road conditions and the driving dynamics, thus improving the overall control of the car.
The Huracán EVO Spyder is equipped with an Electronic Power Steering (EPS) system, which seamlessly adapts to all driving styles in order to guarantee the best steering assistance, both on track and on the road, while sustaining all the ANIMA driving modes.
The EPS is also supported by the Lamborghini Dynamic Steering (LDS) system, which provides a dynamic variation of the steering ratio, changing according to the vehicle's dynamic conditions.
The Huracán EVO Spyder features a unique combination of the active front steering system (Lamborghini Dynamic Steering) and the rear system (Lamborghini All-wheel Steering), offering the best dynamic performance. The LDS system adapts to the speed and the driving mode selected by moving from direct steering to a more indirect mode, while the LAWS system handles the rear steering axle by means of two electromechanical actuators. At low speeds the rear axle steers in the opposite direction relative to the front axle, leading to a virtual reduction of the wheelbase, providing greater nimbleness and unrivalled cornering performance. At high speed, the two axles rotate in parallel, generating a virtual increase of the wheelbase, thus guaranteeing full control of the car and excellent stability.
Imagine you could use two clutch mechanisms in the same unit: while one gear is engaged, the other is already selected to cut the engagement/disengagement time to a minimum, a double mechanism that allows the clutch to work as instantaneously and seamlessly as possible. This is what the Huracán EVO Spyder delivers, thanks to its 7-speed Lamborghini Dual Clutch (LDF) transmission.
The four-wheel drive is electronically controlled and guarantees higher speed and precision in distributing the torque between the axles. All of this translates into improved control within any driving condition. The system continuously adapts the distribution according to the selected driving mode and the response from the road. The result is sensational: improved power transfer when cornering and accelerating on a sporty ride and, at the same time, improved traction and safety during everyday trips.
V10 90° IDS, 40 valves
5,204 cm³ (317.6 cu.in.)
Ø 84,5 mm x 92,8 mm (long-stroke architecture)
12.7 : 1
640 CV (470 kW) @ 8.000 rpm
600 Nm (443 lb.-ft.) @ 6.500 rpm
Catalytic converters with lambda sensors
Water and oil cross flow cooling system with fixed air intakes
Bosch MED 17 Master Slave
Dry sump
All-wheel drive with electronically controlled hydraulic multi-plate clutch
7-speed Lamborghini Doppia Frizione (LDF) dual-clutch transmission, with characteristics according to the driving mode selected
Double plate clutch Ø 187 mm (7.36 in.)
325 km/h (202 mph)
3.1 s
9.3 s
Hybrid aluminum and carbon fiber
Outer skin made from aluminum and composite material
Heated external mirrors, electrically adjustable and foldable
Electrically foldable soft top roof
Front splitter with integrated wing, Underbody with aerodynamic deflectors and rear diffuser, backend with integrated slotted spoiler
Pirelli P Zero 245/30 R20
Pirelli P Zero 305/30 R20
8.5J x 20''
11J x 20''
Front and rear aluminum double-wishbone suspension electronically controlled by Lamborghini Magneto-rheological System
ESC integrating ABS and TCS with different characteristics according to the driving mode selected
Lamborghini Dinamica Veicolo Integrata (LDVI) controlling: All Wheel Steering, Torque Vectoring, Traction Control, All Wheel Drive
Electromechanical power steering and Lamborghini Dynamic Steering (LDS) with variable steering ratio. Rear Wheel Steering.
Carbon-ceramic brakes with fixed monoblock calipers with 6 pistons (front) and 4 pistons (rear), in aluminum, CCB disks
Driver, passenger and side airgbags; kneels airbags in selected markets
2,620 mm (103.15 in)
4,520 mm (177.95 in)
1,933 mm (76.10 in)
2,236 mm (88.03 in)
1,180 mm (46.46 in)
1,668 mm (65.67 in)
1,620 mm (63.78 in)
1,542 kg (3,400 lb)
2.40 kg/CV (5.29 lb/CV)
43% - 57%
13 mpg
18 mpg
15 mpg
Reg. USA and Canada
Discover all the options available to personalize your Huracán EVO Spyder, through the Ad Personam program.
Lamborghini feels that every evolution should only bring about the best. We believe that your everyday car can become a high-performance sports car, customized to the specific tastes of its owner.
This is why we have carefully curated the colors of the exterior, interior, stitching, cockpit materials, and even the brake calipers, to offer combinations that are countless, allowing you to own a car that's one of a kind, made from the best of Italian design.
Your Lamborghini dealer is available to carefully advise you on the available personalization options, so that your Lamborghini will be fully tailored to your needs as well as your personality.


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I bang on quite a lot on this blog about ways in which data can get published over the web and one of the most interesting ways, in my opinion, of publishing data in a structured manner that is well understood is to use the iCalendar specification. There isn't much information in the world that doesn't have some concept of "when" so iCalendar is a great way of distributing that information.
You have probably used iCalendar at some point without even knowing about it. All files with a .ics suffix are iCalendar format files and that is why you can happily import them into Outlook, Hotmail Calendar, Google Calendar etc… where they can be parsed and have the semantic data (when, where and who) extracted from them. Importing of iCalendar format data is really only half the trick though; in my opinion the real value of iCalendar-formatted calendar is the ability to subscribe to them.
Subscribing has a simple benefit over importing but that single benefit is of massive importance: a subscriber to an iCalendar calendar can periodically check to see if any updates have been made and, if they have, automatically update the local copy. The real benefit to the user is the productivity gain – a single update to an iCalendar means that all subscribers are automatically made aware of the change and there is zero effort on the part of the subscriber; as my former colleague Howard van Rooijen is fond of saying, "work smarter not harder" – nowhere is this edict more ably demonstrated than subscribing versus importing of calendars.
If you want to read some more thoughts about iCalendar then go and read my past blog post Calendar syndication - My big hope for 2009's breakthrough technology or better still go and seek out Jon Udell who speaks very authoritatively on the issue of iCalendar.
If you want to read some more thoughts about iCalendar then go and read my past blog post Calendar syndication - My big hope for 2009's breakthrough technology or better still go and seek out Jon Udell who speaks very authoritatively on the issue of iCalendar.
With this subject of iCalendar on my mind I was interested to discover (via Steve Clayton's blog post Download the world cup fixtures) that the BBC had made a .ics file available containing all of the matches in the upcoming World Cup. As you can probably guess this was a file that was made available so that it could be imported into your calendar of choice. It had one obvious downside though, right now nobody knows who is going to be playing in the knock-out stages so the calendar looks like this:
with no teams being named after 25th June. How much more useful would this calendar have been if the BBC had made it possible to subscribe to the calendar instead, thus the calendar could be updated with the teams for the knock out stages when they are known and every subscriber would have a permanently up-to-date record of all the fixtures in their calendar. Better still, the calendar could be updated with match results as well or perhaps even post a match report from the BBC sport pages; when calendars are made subscribable a sea of opportunity opens up for distribution of information.
So with that in mind I have decided to go one better than the BBC. I have imported their .ics into a brand new Hotmail calendar and made it publicly available at the following URLs:
The link you're really interested in is the second one - click on that and it should open up in your calendar software of choice. Or, if you want to view it in an online calendar such as Hotmail Calendar or Google Calendar, copy and paste that URL into the appropriate place. Some people have told me they're having trouble with the iCalendar link in which case hit the HTML link and then click "View ICS" at the resultant web page:
If you use Hotmail's calendar then you can simply hit the "Subscribe to this calendar" button.
I shall endeavour to keep the calendar updated throughout the World Cup and even if I don't you're no worse off than if you had imported the BBC's .ics file so why not give it a try? If I do keep it up to date then you will have a permanent record of the 2010 World Cup available in your calendar. Forever. If you have your calendar synced to your smartphone then you'll be carrying match reports around with you without you having to do a single thing. Surely that's worth a quick click isn't it?
If you have any thoughts let me have them in the comments below. Thanks for reading.
UPDATE: It turns out I have done the BBC a bit of a disservice. Their calendar IS subscribable and they WILL be updating it as you can read about at Download the World Cup fixtures. My only criticism is that (a) they haven't gone to any lengths to explain the difference between importing and subscribing nor (b) pointed out the distinct advantage of subscribing. Regardless of this I will still be updating my calendar and I might also recruit some amateur journos to do a spot of match reporting as well!
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Thanks for sharing this Jamie!
For us gmail users I had to go and get the complete URL of the ics file and then imported to my calendar.
For anyone interested the url is:
I just discovered a cool thing about this and that is the times changed according to my time zone. The first game says 3pm and that is 9am CST on my calendar.
aha, good to know the Beeb is updating and it's subscribable Jamie. cheers!
Of the 64 games, 54 are viewable live on espn360.com. The remaining 10 games have had their rights sold exclusively to ABC (oddly ABC owns ESPN) and will not be streamed by ESPN. You may want to put some kind of 'ABC only' mark on the following games:
England v. USA, Germany v. Australia, Cameroon v. Denmark, Brazil v. Ivory Coast, 1C v. 2D, 1B v. 2A, Quarter-final 3, Quarter-final 4, 3rd/4th Play-off, Final
Just what I was looking for, thank you!
I don't live in the US thus don't know (or care) about ABC. Sorry.
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A heavyweight bout pitting 2009 DREAM "Super Hulk" open-weight tournament winner Ikuhisa "The Punk" Minowa (45-30-8 MMA, 4-3 DREAM) against 325-pound Imani Lee (1-2 MMA, 0-0 DREAM) is now official for this weekend's DREAM.14 event.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported the bout earlier this month.
DREAM officials today confirmed that fight and unveiled the bout order for the May 29 event, which airs live in North America on HDNet.
DREAM.14 takes at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, and the headliner pits Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz vs. Hayato "Mach" Sakurai in a non-title fight. The broadcast airs at 3 a.m. ET (midnight ET) early on Saturday morning.
DREAM.14 marks the promotion's second use of a fenced-in fighting area known as "The White Cage." The promotion traditionally uses a roped ring.
Minowa fought another behemoth in his most recent performance when he dispatched 315-pound Jimmy Ambriz at DREAM.13 in March. It was his first win after a clean sweep of the promotion's "Super Hulk" tournament in which he bested Bob Sapp, Hong Man Choi and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou. "Minowaman" was the bout's lightest competitor at 196 pounds.
Lee, a former sparring partner of boxer-turned-MMA-fighter James Toney, recently returned to active competition and dropped a first-round submission loss to Geovanni Sarran in April. The fighter opened his career in the U.S. and suffered a submission loss to former UFC champ Ricco Rodriguez but rebounded for a TKO victory (due to a injury) over KOTC vet Sal Farnetti.
The full lineup for DREAM.14 (in reverse bout order) includes:
- Strikeforce champ Nick Diaz vs. Hayato Sakurai (non-title fight)
- Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Ralek Gracie
- Joachim Hansen vs. Hiroyuki Takaya
- Federico "Kiko" Lopez vs. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
- Akiyo "Wicky" Nishiura vs. Hideo Tokoro
- Kazuyuki Miyata vs. Takafumi Otsuka
- Yoshiro Maeda vs. Kenji Osawa
- Imani Lee vs. Ikuhisa Minowa
For the latest on DREAM.14, check out the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
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Antigua and Barbuda Overview
Antigua and Barbudaăntē´gə, –gwə, bärbo͞o´də, –byo͞o´– [key], independent Commonwealth nation (2015 est. pop. 100,000), 171 sq mi (442 sq km), West Indies, in the Leeward Islands. It consists of the island of Antigua (108 sq mi/280 sq km) and two smaller islands, the more sparsely populated Barbuda (62 sq mi/161 sq km) and uninhabited Redonda (0.6 sq mi/1.6 sq km). Saint John's, on Antigua, is the capital. Antigua is a hilly island with a heavily indented coast, while Barbuda is a flat coral island dominated by a large lagoon on its western side. Most residents are of African ancestry. Anglicanism is the predominant religion. Tourism is the most important industry, and the on-line gambling and offshore financial services sectors generate additional foreign currency earnings. The last two sectors have been hurt, however, by a 2006 U.S. ban on the processing of payments to on-line gambling firms and by the 2009 collapse, due to fraud, of the bank that was the nation's largest employer. Agriculture, fishing, and manufacturing (bedding, handicrafts, and electronics) also contribute to the economy. Periodic hurricanes can cause heavy damage to the islands. The country has a parliamentary-style government with a bicameral legislature. The British monarch is the titular head of state, but primary executive power lies with the prime minister. Many inhabitants of Barbuda, culturally and politically distinct from Antiguans, have pressed for independence from the larger island.
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I left my heart one summer day in the back seat of a 1934 Waco UKC. It was a "cabin" Waco, the classic biplane with an enclosed cockpit. It had red wheel pants too, and a Continental W670 220-horsepower engine. David Parsons was flying it last year at a fly-in at Wynkoop Airport, a private grass strip near the central Ohio town of Mount Vernon. For David, his wife Sally, and their children Abbie and Zach, the biplane is the perfect family conveyance for Sunday morning pancake hops or antique airplane reunions—rear bench seat, sea-green wool upholstery, wood-trimmed windows. Pushed aboard through the single side door, I was suddenly back in my Uncle Tom Kelly's earthbound pride and joy, a 1947 Mercury, but with wings. The UKC bounded down the grass and up into a cloudless sky. We circled round the pattern, above orderly rows of Wacos parked in a checkerboard of banana yellow, buttermilk cream, and watermelon red. There were the graceful, open-cockpit biplanes, especially straight- and taper-wing models that made Waco the epitome of Golden Age helmeted aviation. And there were the slightly boxy cabins of Standard and Custom models, the final word in 1930s private flying, with their roomy, heated interiors. In 1931, Waco converted to a system of three-letter codes denoting models by engine, wing style, and fuselage, an endless delight for the cognoscenti but near-total confusion for mere airplane lovers. Called the King of Biplanes, the youngest Wacos at this June 2009 fly-in would be eligible for Medicare, with many others near 80 years old.
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I landed with two questions: What ever happened to Waco? And why are so many Wacos still flying, all these years later? We may need pronunciation lessons in the 21st century—it's not "Wake-o" or "Whack-o," but "WAH-co," to rhyme with "taco"—but in its heyday, from 1926 to the early years of World War II, Waco was a major brand, America's leading manufacturer of small commercial airplanes.
For more than 25 years, Andy Heins, co-president of the National Waco Club, has been creating a database of every Waco built by the original manufacturer. The company moved twice before settling in Troy, Ohio, some 50 miles from Mount Vernon, and changed its name several times, once without any clear notation in the corporate minutes. It also wrote its name as both Waco and WACO. Today, the National Waco Club spells it lowercase, while the American WACO Club uses all caps. The American club, based at Creve Coeur Airport near St. Louis, Missouri, broke away from the National club in the early 1990s, largely over personality clashes that no one wants to dredge up. Many owners belong to both, and the president of the American club, Phil Coulson, is always welcome to fly his 1932 UBA to the National club's events. There is also a Western Waco Club in the San Francisco Bay area.
The Parsons family is something between a dynasty and a squadron. David's brother Doug is the National Waco Club's other co-president. Their dad, Lee, joined us that day in Mount Vernon after flying from the family farm in eastern Ohio in the 1931 open-cockpit QCF he's owned for 48 years. After the 1973 oil crisis, Lee decided that the QCF had to earn its keep. Together, they hopped passengers at county fairs and towed banners over stadiums, until insurance premiums forced the QCF into retirement from commercial work. Maybe one reason so many Wacos are still around is that they function so well, like elderly family members who are still healthy and very much a part of the team. (Don Parsons, the photographer for this article, is not related.)
In the early days, one of Lee's first passengers in the open-front cockpit was his wife Donna, holding five-week-old Doug. Lee recalled, "The doctor said that we were going to expose him to all sorts of other things anyway, and that if we wrapped him up good, we could take him."
Doug seems to have suffered no harm. He had arrived in his 1934 YKC cabin with wife Trenna and kids Brandon and Brooke. And I met sister Dianna and her husband Randy Scott, a pilot, who'd been Doug's college roommate. Dianna never learned to fly. She and Randy are restoring a Stinson 108-2 Voyager. Stinson? The rest of the clan seemed remarkably tolerant.
Waco production was brisk and steady up through World War II, says Andy Heins. This excludes the 14,000 troop-carrying CG-4A gliders, designed by Waco and cranked out during World War II by a variety of manufacturers. After 1942, the company never produced another powered aircraft, save for a prototype dud that first flew in 1947. Military gliders aside, Heins calculates that between 1920 and 1946, Waco made about 4,150 airplanes, give or take five percent (he says that good records were not kept prior to 1928). Going through Federal Aviation Administration registration certificates, he's found 756 Wacos still listed and estimates that fewer than 300 are flyable. Some exist only on paper, with no parts. Some are "lost" in barns and basements, in parts but without papers. Leaving out foreign-registered Wacos (Heins knows of at least 35) and those hanging on wires in museums, this means that about 18 percent of all the airplanes ever made are still around, with maybe seven percent of the original 4,150 still flying. Compare that to your average 70-year-old automobile—you won't find seven percent of many car production runs from 1940 on the road. It's a different story when you compare other biplanes from the era: Of the 8,584 Stearman Kaydets built between 1934 and 1944, and the equivalent of 2,000 more in spares, about 1,500 are still flying. And a few hundred Beech Model 17 Staggerwings are still in the skies, even though just 781 were built between the end of 1932 (the first flight) and 1949.
It all started in 1919 with two Michigan high school chums, Clayton Brukner and Elwood J. "Sam" Junkin, who worked briefly as mechanics for Aeromarine Plane and Motor Company in New Jersey and the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation in New York. That year, with Harold Deuther, they started a company in Lorain, Ohio, called DBJ Aeroplane Company. Of three airplanes they made, just one, the DBJ Scout, got into the air. The two failed efforts were flying boats. Later that year, the three men joined with George "Buck" Weaver, and called themselves the Weaver Aircraft Company. By September 1, 1920, the company was incorporated, with the four men as its officers. They built a midget, high-wing monoplane they called the Cootie, which soon crashed, nearly killing Weaver. While he recovered, the others rebuilt the Cootie as a biplane. It never sold, and at the end of 1922, Weaver left the company. Moving to Troy, Ohio, a few months later, the company changed its name to the Advance Aircraft Company. There the men had their first success with the Waco 7, and sold 12. The Waco 9, with its airframe of welded steel tube, was their breakthrough design: They built 283 between 1925 and 1927. Starting in 1927, the Waco 10 became the company's bestseller—1,232 through 1930. The 10 was sturdy, moderately priced, and forgiving of new pilots. In 1929, the company changed its name to simply the Waco Aircraft Company.
By then Deuther had left, and Junkin was dead. The company became the creature of Clayton Brukner, an industrial visionary who remained a closed book to all but his closest associates. He had business managers, marketing directors, and first rate aircraft designers, but it was he who ran the company in its pre-war glory, all the way to the end.
During the Depression, other companies such as Cessna had to shut their doors, but Waco flourished. By the mid-1930s, the company was selling a premium product at a premium price, and its slogan radiated confidence: "Ask Any Pilot." In 1937, a top-of-the-line EGC-7 with a 320-horsepower Wright radial, cabin heater and ventilator, wheel cuffs, ashtrays, dome light, and broadcloth upholstery listed for $10,625 (a 1937 Chevrolet cost $620). The price climbed with wheel pants, custom paint, or a fancier propeller. An internal sales manual read, "While nobody can lay down precise and exact rules for selling an airplane, the study of human nature is even more important in aircraft selling than in other forms of merchandising."


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Google's Self-Driving Car Gets a License in Nevada
The state of Nevada has issued a first license for one of Google's self-driving cars — provided there are two people inside the car at all times, the Associated Press reports.
Nevada's DMV has issued the license after conducting demonstrations that the car is safe for testing on public streets.
Google's self-driving cars use a laser radar on the roof of the vehicle to detect obstacles, pedestrians and other cars. With the help of GPS and a bit of artificial intelligence, the car can drive itself with very little or no intervention from the human sitting inside.
That said, Nevada's regulations require two people in the test cars: one in the driver's seat, and other monitoring a computer screen that shows the car's planned route as well as traffic lights and other potential hazards on the road.
As soon as the "driver" touches the brake or the wheel, he takes control of the vehicle.
We had a chance to test out one of Google's self-driving cars in March 2011, and the results were good: no glitches, no unwanted close encounters with walls or other obstacles.
In August 2011, one of Google's cars caused an accident on the road. However, a Google representative told Mashable that the car was in manual mode at the time.
What are your thoughts on self-driving cars? Are they the future of transportation or an accident waiting to happen? Let us know in the comments.


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Signs advertising garage sales and companies claiming "We Buy Ugly Houses" are common sights for drivers heading through the Brooksmith neighborhood on the eastern edge of the Heights. But on Tuesday morning they were treated to a different sort of DIY marketing. Sometime overnight, a hand-painted sign was posted on a telephone pole on W. Cavalcade near I-45 pointing the way to "crack 4 sale" just east of 45. And, according to the sign, this crack is available 24 hours a day without any fear of H.P.D. interference.
Either these are some very motivated and brazen drug dealers or the sign, which certainly has an ironic tone, is the work of a frustrated resident in the area.
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A sparkling wine maker has called for more rigorous rules to guarantee quality standards.
Michael Roberts, co-owner and wine maker at the Ridgeview Estate in Ditchling Common, has trademarked the word "merret" to describe his award-winning sparkling wine.
Now he is calling on other wine makers to sign up to his stringent methods in order to gain the right to share the name.
In 1662 Christopher Merret outlined the process of making traditional sparkling wines in a paper to the Royal Society in London, 30 years before the technique was adopted in Champagne.
This year a vintage rosé from the Ridgeview Estate was served at the state banquet for the President of the United States of America.
The wine was served at the Buckingham Palace dinner for Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.
The Ridgeview Estate was founded by Mr Roberts and his wife Christine in 1994.
Mr Roberts said: "The term 'English sparkling wine' is too cumbersome.
"Now that many producers are entering the market we need to make sure that standards do not slip.
"The name has to be more than a label. It has to stand for the best wine available as the term 'Champagne' does.
"But to earn the right to use the name, other wine producers have to be prepared to go down the same route that we have at Ridgeview."
His call was backed by other wine growers across the county.
Sam Linton, wine maker and managing director at the Bolney Wine Estate, in Foxhole Lane, Bolney, Haywards Heath, said it is important for the area's top producers to gain recognition.
She said: "This is something that we would support. It is important that Sussex is shown to be producing some of the best sparkling wines available.
"Now that our wine producers are winning many awards we must promote our quality on the international stage."
Aly Englefield, wine maker and manager at Highdown Vineyard in Littlehampton Road, Ferring, near Worthing, said she also backed the call for a common standard for quality wine but said that all producers must back the system.
She said: "It is quite a complicated subject. I think that many buyers of wine are confused by the French system, for example.
"Whatever method is chosen needs to be quite simple so that non-experts can understand it."
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Activist Don Staniford had the right to make defamatory comments about a salmon farming company, Mainstream Canada, on the grounds that he fully believes what he said, the B.C. Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Justice Elaine Adair wrote in her judgment: "Although I have concluded that Mr. Staniford's statements are defamatory of Mainstream, I have concluded that he should succeed on his defence of fair comment.
"I have found that he was actuated by express malice towards Mainstream. However, I have found that he had an honest belief in the statements he made, and injuring Mainstream because of spite or animosity was not his dominant purpose in publishing the words in issue.
"In view of those findings, I do not intend to address damages or other remedies. The plaintiff's action is, accordingly, dismissed."
Staniford run the website Global Alliance Against Industrial Aquaculture. He mainly seeks to put an end to industrial aquaculture and is unaccepting of any arguments or facts that challenge that position, Adair said.
She described him as "akin to a zealot," someone who will say almost anything to further his agenda.
"Virtually anything that conflicts with his view and vision is wrong, bad, disgraceful and worse."
Staniford's Salmon Farming Kills campaign employed graphic imagery similar to that used against smoking, she said.
Adair added: "I agree with Mainstream that Mr. Staniford does not, in fact, do anything to conceal the spite, ill will and contempt he holds for industrial aquaculture and salmon farming in general.
"I think the evidence is overwhelming in this regard. Mr. Staniford's Internet postings are filled with insulting and demeaning comments and cruel caricatures. He ignores and disdainfully dismisses peer-reviewed science ... when the conclusions conflict with his own views. The language in his publications ... is extreme, inflammatory, sensationalized, extravagant and violent."
But Adair concluded: "I have concluded ... that Mr. Staniford honestly believes what he says."
Mainstream Canada is reviewing the ruling.
"Mainstream is disappointed with the decision of the court," Laurie Jensen, the company's sustainability manager, said in a statement Friday. "We believe that people who say defamatory and malicious things should be held accountable. We took this action to protect our employees and the company from further malicious attacks, and, despite this decision, we believe this was the right thing to do."
The judgment described Mainstream as the second-largest producer of farmed salmon in B.C. and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cermaq, a world leader in salmon production that is 43.5 per cent owned by the Norwegian government.
In an emailed statement, Staniford maintained his attack on the industry at full volume.
"This judgment is a victory for free speech," he said. "The Norwegian government's malicious attempt to abuse the Canadian courts to muzzle fair and honest criticism of Norwegian-owned salmon farming has back-fired spectacularly. Cermaq should now go back to Norway taking their disease-ridden salmon feedlots with them."
Staniford, a British citizen, was deported from Canada in February after his visa expired in 2010. He said he lives in Bergen, Norway.
He said it cost more than $100,000 to defend against Mainstream, money from personal fundraising, as well as from the West Coast Environmental Law organization, Norwegian wild salmon fishermen and B.C. wilderness lodge owners.


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Freud: Devils, Huskies are looking ahead
Carpe diem, people.
We have the makings of some special teams this fall. We'll be all over cross country with next week's regional meet at Delta. For now, a look at the surprising Eagle Valley football team and the not-so surprising Battle Mountain soccer team:
• Although it's a Vail Mountain School phrase, a "hoooo-raaah" to Eagle Valley football for beating Glenwood Springs, Friday. I love how coach John Ramunno always knows the answer to "Coach, when was the last time you guys beat …?" The coach was in the middle of a City Market in Glenwood Friday night, as his team was loading up on snacks, and didn't hesitate in saying, "2005."
Going into the way-back machine, Sean Matheson, Mike Medsker and Chris Harvey scored in a 35-10 Week 9 win seven years ago.
The Devils (5-1 overall and 3-1 in the 3A Slope) have finally popped up in The Denver Post as No. 10 in 3A, but that's not the ranking that really counts. CHSAA issued its first set of wild-card points Monday, and Eagle Valley is No. 9 overall.
(As a refresher for Devils fans, the seven 3A conference winners get automatic playoff berths and home games in the first round of the playoffs. The rest of the 16-team field is filled out by nine wild cards. While the formula for wild-card points makes the quadratic equation look like kindergarten math, the gist is teams get more points for wins (and losses) against teams with more wins like Rifle (No. 2 at 6-0) and Palisade (No. 7, 5-1) than results against a team like Summit, which is 41st out 46 3A teams with a 1-5 record.)
• Ideally, the Devils keep it simple and win out, starting with Montezuma-Cortez Friday for Homecoming, win the league and stay home for the first round.
I'll be honest. I don't see that happening. The Devils host Palisade in Week 9 and are at Rifle in the regular-season finale. That's a tall order. (Please prove me wrong, guys)
That said, if the playoffs started today, the Devils would be the fourth wild card out of nine in the playoffs. Of course, none of this means anything until the season's done. The Devils are favored to win their next two games (Cortez and at Battle Mountain), but if they do, expect Eagle Valley to fall a bit in the wild-card standings. The formula cares not that Cortez is a Homecoming game or Battle Mountain is a rivalry game. The formula sees that Cortez and Battle Mountain have just one win between them.
Likewise, a win over Palisade or Rifle would be huge for the opposite reason. The Bulldogs and Bears have combined for 11 wins already this year. Also, everyone in the land of red, black and silver is rooting for teams like Glenwood, Delta, Steamboat, Arvada and Cedaredge to do well as the season progresses. The better records owned by the teams which Eagle Valley has beaten, the more points the Devils get.
• If you're wondering, three teams got in at 6-4 last year – Frederick, Mountain View and Palmer Ridge. Though Frederick ended up making the semifinals, 6-4 probably isn't the best way to go.
• Just win, Eagle Valley football.
• Sun rises in the east, Battle Mountain soccer wins league. Oh, the monotony of Huskies soccer. It was fun to head over the pass to see the boys clinch. First off, I pull into the parking lot, and the person I see is Fred Koetteritz, who, of course, was a coach and athletic director at Battle Mountain for a while. Phil Tronsrue was announcing the starting lineups. It was old home week.
• Interesting … The Huskies barely celebrated. There was a loud cheer as the whistle blew. But then the guys thanked their fans, shook hand and got on the bus. Definitely a sign of high expectations.
• OK, Summit County made its mission Monday to stop Joe LyBarger. The Tigers were successful. Good for them. What this brings to light, though, is that Huskies soccer has many other ways of beating a team than with No. 6. That bodes well.
LyBarger's stats jump out at you and any other coach who might be checking maxpreps.com for a scouting report come playoff time. However, there are eight other guys on the active roster with two goals or more. This is a nice "pick your poison" situation for Battle Mountain.
• I'd bet LyBarger will see more of the same in the playoffs. That's not only a challenge to guys like Alex Trujillo, Roberto Diaz and Heivan Garcia and many others to step up. It's also a test for LyBarger to handle the defensive pressure he will likely see. Joe may not keep up his goal-scoring pace of the regular season, but can he still be involved in the offense by distributing, drawing the coverage and then passing. With 11 assists so far this year, this will be something to watch.
• OK, was it just me or, despite the chilly weather, did it seem like Battle Mountain was playing on a surface suited for indoor soccer at Summit? That's what happens when you usually watch Battle Mountain soccer on its 80-yard home pitch. (Summit was only 63 yards wide.) While the Huskies acquitted themselves well in that band box, they are so better suited to play on a big field and it's why they need to have home-field advantage for the playoffs for the first three rounds.
• I know the Huskies are ranked No. 2 in The Denver Post poll. (You think the Huskies saw that they were one spot ahead of a team called Evergreen?) That, however, doesn't necessarily translate to a postseason No. 2 seed, or anything in the top four, which means being home for the first three rounds.
• Now that the league is sewn up, we can say it – Battle Mountain must win its final three games and go 15-0 in the regular season. In theory, the schedule is favorable – at Rifle today, at Basalt Saturday and home for Eagle Valley next week. While it has a good postseason pedigree and is a known quantity to the Front Range, Battle Mountain cannot give any excuse – even a tie – to the seeding committee to seed the Huskies lower than fourth.
• Just win.
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I know there are a lot of Rutgers fans on the board. Welcome to the Big Ten. Exited? Disappointed? I personally like both Maryland and Rutgers, but am less than thrilled the path college football is heading down.
Also, RU fans, lot of early scuttle pairing my Hawkeyes and Rutgers as cross division "protected game". Essentially the 1 team from the opposite division you play every year. I would love it from a recruiting stand point, Iowa used to recruit NJ heavily, not so much anymore. If it turns out that way, it pretty much is only due to process of elimination.
Anyways, see you in 2 falls!
Sucks that we're picking up two ****ty schools on the east coast, IMO...
NJ is rich in HS talent. It just got easier to keep those kids. We'll take some beatings at first but the program will continue to grow.
Dumb move. If Rutgers makes it to the orange bowl and plays FSU they will lose by 30+. They will see similar results in the first couple years in the Big Ten.
FSU got beat by NC st who's looking to bail the sinking ACC
yeaaaaaah buddy
The have an eh stadium, lousy facilities and a well below ACC standards academic profile.
Rutgers? They do what exactly? Compete in the Big 10? In what sports?
Also a bush league stadium. The reason why NJ athletes go elsewhere is Rutgers is a so so school with a bunch of poor programs.
The Big East is in a state of collapse with Pitt and Syracuse joining the ACC. WV left. UConn is next - ACC bound for the basketball.
The stadium with undergo another addition and some games will be played in Metlife. I don't expect to challenge OSU but the rest isn't so imposing. We have a very good recruiting class coming in. That part just got easier.
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2010 Catholic Campaign for Human Development Collection Slated For November 20-21
WASHINGTON (November 2, 2010) — The 2010 Catholic Campaign for Human Development Collection is slated for November 20-21 in parishes throughout the United States. Fight Poverty in America, Defend Human Dignity is this year's theme.
"At this time of great economic suffering, it is more important than ever for the Church in the United States, through the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, to carry out the mission of Jesus Christ 'to bring good news to the poor, liberty to captives, new sight to the blind and to set the downtrodden free,'" said Bishop Roger Morin of Biloxi, Mississippi, chairman of the Subcommittee on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), quoting the Gospel of Luke (4:18). The subcommittee is part of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development.
The Bishops have recently completed a thorough Review and Renewal evaluation process of CCHD. The Review and Renewal of CCHD does three things: reaffirms CCHD'sCatholic foundations and priority for the poor;responds to concernsabout some CCHD funding policies; and makes "ten commitments" to strengthen CCHD as a faithful and effective expression of Catholic teaching and the Gospel.
According to U.S. Census Bureau numbers, the nation's official poverty rate in 2009 was 14.3 percent, up from 13.2 percent in 2008. There were 43.6 million people in poverty in 2009, up from 39.8 million in 2008 — the third consecutive annual increase.
This annual parish collection is the primary source of funding for CCHD's anti-poverty grants and education programs. Over the years, collection proceeds have helped secure funding for low-income day care centers, legal advocacy to enforce fair and just wages, programs that emphasize education, and affordable housing for low-income neighborhoods.
"Across the country, work is being done to fight poverty at its roots in places that offer inadequate education, tolerate unaffordable housing, and turn away from communities in need. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development is justice and charity in action through the Church. CCHD funds community groups that work to change systems that keep them in poverty," said CCHD Director Ralph McCloud.
For 40 years, the CCHD Collection has provided funding to groups that make lasting change, fight poverty, and defend the dignity of the poor in the United States. CCHD funds groups all over the country that identify the systemic problems in their communities that keep residents in poverty and then work to solve them. One such group, Faith Action Strength Together in Pinellas County, Florida, has had an impact on county-wide discipline reform in schools, provided quality child care for low-income working parents, and worked with the local county commission to create $19 million trust to construct and rehabilitate more than 1,000 units of affordable housing.
In Nebraska, Omaha Together One Community (OTOC) is a multi-ethnic, ecumenical organization committed to promoting a safe, healthy environment for children and their families. Catholic groups compose more than half of the OTOC membership which began as a group of religious leaders who gathered to discuss how the needs of their parishioners were not being met by the systems in place in their community. With help from CCHD, OTOC has worked to improve youth programs, relationships between the community and the police, worker safety, and parental involvement in schools. It has led efforts to reduce violence, replace sewers, weatherize homes and encourage neighborhood revitalization, and it has promoted just wages and working conditions for employees of the meat-processing industry.
Established in 1969 by the U. S. Catholic Bishops as an expression of the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church and as a way to help carry out the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development is one of the most widely supported USCCB programs.
"CCHD is a unique and essential part of the much broader Catholic commitment to overcome poverty. CCHD pursues 'the institutional path . . . of charity, no less excellent and effective than the kind of charity that encounters the neighbor directly'" explained Bishop Morin, quoting from Pope Benedict XVI's third encyclical, Caritas in Veritate.
More information on CCHD's nationwide effort to break the cycle of poverty is available at the CCHD Web site at www.usccb.org/cchd.
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King Cove is accessible only by air and sea. The Aleut people have lived in this remote area of the Alaska Peninsula for more than 4,000 years. The Agdaagux Tribe of King Cove is a federally-recognized tribe, and operates several businesses in various industries critical to the King Cove community.
King Cove was founded in 1911 when Pacific American Fisheries built a salmon cannery in the area, employing primarily Aleut and other Native workers, Asian and Scandinavian people. King Cove was incorporated as a first class city in 1947.
King Cove's economy depends almost completely on the year-round commercial fishing and seafood processing industries. The Peter Pan Seafoods facility is one of the largest cannery operations under one roof in Alaska. Up to 500 non-residents are brought up to work in the cannery as needed. This fish processing facility is one of the largest salmon canneries in North America and also processes crab, bottom fish, herring, and other fish year round.
King Cove is located on the south side of the Alaska Peninsula, on a sand spit fronting Deer Passage and Deer Island. It is 18 miles southeast of Cold Bay and 625 miles southwest of Anchorage. The area encompasses 25.3 sq. miles of land and 4.5 sq. miles of water. King Cove lies in the maritime climate zone. Temperatures average 25 to 55 °F, with extremes from -9 to 76 °F. Annual snowfall averages 52 inches, and total annual precipitation averages 33 inches.
A state-owned 3,500' long by 100' wide gravel runway is available. Gale force crosswinds are common, as the airport lies in a valley between two volcanic peaks. Currently a hovercraft provides regular service to Cold Bay, which enjoys more stable flying conditions. The state ferry operates bi-monthly between May and October in King Cove. The ferry and marine cargo services use one of three docks owned by Peter Pan Seafoods. A deep water dock is also operated by the city. The North Harbor provides moorage for 90 boats and is ice-free all year. The new Babe Newman Harbor is operated by the city and provides additional moorage for 60' to 150' long fishing vessels.
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