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Infiniti G35 coupe vs Audi A4 sedan
you are probably right, but since the break in period is only 1k miles, I decided to play it safe. I do not want any engine problems creeping up during my lease period. And who knows, i may decide to buy it in the end.
Also, it is not easy to find the necessary open road to to take this car above 4.5 rpm for a while.
edwardsf Posts: 187Nice post. I am not sure that we necessarilly disagree on anything except for preferred feel. I do not like my wheels screeching or body roll but I do like a car that is lighter and has a lighter steering to match the weight. The Audi feels lighter and more comfortable to me. Maybe it is more familiar as my cars have been an Audi 4000 and two Saabs (obviously, torque steer does not bother me much). If I was driving one as an ambulance, I would take the G35 as I agree, it is much more confident and has better grip and has less roll. But that said, it rains a lot here and it seems that FWD is superior to RWD on wet roads. Is that your impression?
I do agree the G35 is better looking. In fact, I think it is the best looking of the bunch with the C230 close behind. But the gas mileage/emissions are extremely important to me and I just don't know why a modern car can't get 20 mpg in the city; that seems ridiculous. Also, that cream colored interior is unattractive to me. Are they now selling black interiors. Also, there is the old money issue. I think I can get a premium A4 for $30K. The G35 would be $33K, I think.
Here is a question though: how do you find the headroom comparison? I would have bought a TSX for $5000 less but I can barely see out of it. The Audi seemed better than the G35.
klpeel Posts: 46I just bought a G35 AWD, and very much wanted to consider the A4 but in the end just couldn't. The base A4 is affordable, but if you want even a basic level of options, a decent-sized engine, and AWD (I live in the Washington DC area, and live on a street where snow plows never seem to stray), the A4 is just way too expensive. I was quite interested in the TL because of its amenities and (slightly) lower price, but in the end felt I needed the AWD. The G35 and A4 are both great cars, but for me the G35x was the better choice.
Honestly I do not know much about wet roads since I have done most of my driving in sunny southern california. But just looking at the tires of my g35 -- they cant be very good on wet roads -- they are vary fat and very low profile and their grooves are quite shallow. Of course these are the highest performance tires available for the g35, the sedans and automatics come with more reasonable tires (with the high perf ones being an option). Of caourse all G35s are equipped with ABS and various traction controls which should keep things in check. But I have not tried it yet. The only wet alsphalt ive seen here is when there is a broken pipe somewhere.
Yeah gas mileage is a [non-permissible content removed] especially since you have to put in premium (which both the infiniti and the audi require). Now I think one should be able to drive the infiniti with high gas mileage if you just keep it at low rpm. The engine has an amazing pull at low rpm (as you said before). In fact, this car can run at idle rpms ... if you let out the clutch slowly in first gear without even touching the gas the car will get into motion and run and even climb hills. Also you have enough gears to be able to run the car at low rpms on city streets. The problem is self discipline, it is very hard to keep your foot off the gas in this car. Me, I have no discipline I basicly have to use the cruise control if I want to drive under 50 mph.
Yes they have black interiors, actually my car has one, it looks great it contrasts very well with the aluminum pieces in the interior.
Honestly I do not remember the prices, you can check them at the webpages. But keep an eye on the options. Audi does the German thing where they offer you the choice of taking a spartan model, and infiniti does the japanese thing where they cram a lot of stuff in the standard model. So to get what a standard g35 gives you -- power, leather, heated seats adj telescoping steering wheel, six cd in dash CD changer, power windows (yes, some audis do not even have that), sports package (standard with all g35 manuals) you have to check off a lot of options on the audi. I think I came to the conclusion that the g35 sedan was about the same price as the A4 2l turbo fwd comparably equipped. The coupe is more I think.
Head room is great in the g35 sedan and the audi a4. As far as the coupe I never had any problems with head room until once I hit a big pothole and hit my head on the ceiling. Then i realized that my head was half an inch away from the ceiling (I am 6'1' btw). You get more headroom if you do not get the sun roof. Visibiliti is superb in the front and sides, and lacking in the rear due to the tiny side mirrors. Somebody on these boards said that you can hide a tank in a g35 coupe's blind spot and they are right.
If you are concerned about gas mileage definately go for the A4. It's mileage is really good and its power is not bad at all. And its engine is quite suitable for fun driving. One never really needs 300 horsepower.
musca999 Posts: 1nyrefugee,
I was interested in your post until I got to the "this car can run at idle" statement. FYI, my Honda Civic can climb a hill too if I let the clutch out slowly enough. You see, electronic engine management will make sure it doesn't stall.
In fact if you want to play around, get the car rolling without stepping on the gas and slowly apply the brakes without depressing the clutch. You'll see that even though you are braking harder, the car still "idles" at say 1k rpm and keeps moving at constant speed.
bullymom Posts: 2I'm in the market for a new car and want to go from my SUV (FX35) to a coupe. I'm a 5' 2" female and the FX is just too big. I've read all the comparisons and done the research between the cars I'm interested in, but I'm still confused. I live in South Florida so don't have to worry about snow only rain, but the traffic is crazy and I need have a car that responds quickly. I'm also a sales rep (on the road a lot) and need some storage space and would like to have Navigation. My list of possibilites is short (I think). G35 (I've had good luck with my FX35), BMW 3 Series, and Audi A4. Things that are important to me besides the previously mentioned, are comfort since I'm in the car a lot and a good sound system. I'm looking for advice and help narrowing down my choices.
jc112 Posts: 6I agree. Although Audi is known for its Quattro. But I have a Jeep and thats all the 4 wheel I need. Happy with my 1.8T FWD. Plus with gas the way it is....I dont need two gas guzzling vehicles..
I opted for the FWD version for a few reasons:
-Car is a bit quicker because it is lighter (the AWD systems add weight)
-Slightly better fuel economy (again, less weight)
-Less stuff to break/ maintain (AWD systems are obviously more complex)
-AWD is not much of an issue in my area (no snow driving in Southern California, at least for now), and if I do relocate to an area with real winters (a possibility in my case), FWD should be good enough. (The RWD versions of the G35 and 3-series BMW are noted for being a handful in the snow.)
-A bit lower price (even with a mean haggle, I was reaching my self-imposed ceiling for what I was willing to devote to a car purchase)
greg565 Posts: 4I owned both cars, 05's. They are two different cars and drive totally differently. I liked both but will never buy another Audi. The A4 caught on fire in our garage for no reason. It was only by luck that I was in the driveway and able to push the car out before it burst into flames. The local dealer and Audi Of America have been horrible even though they admitted it was due to a faulty coil and totally their fault (car was still under warranty but you wouldn't of known it by the way were being treated). Finally turned it over to the insurance company to deal with Audi.
204meca Posts: 366I have a 04 A4 1.8 CVT & opted for the Fronttrak for same reasons as jc112 & socal4. While I am sure that the Quattro is great the FT has plenty of traction & control with standard traction control & ESP. We in WA & drive in the lots of rain & occasion snow, traction has never been a problem. And with high gas prices ya gotta love 35+ mpg (on mid range gas no less).
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A local Republican congressman's response to a question about the proposed minimum wage hike has gone viral on YouTube.
Rep. C.W. Bill Young, of Indian Shores, whose District 10 includes most of Pinellas County, was asked earlier this week by a constituent whether he supported the proposed increase.
The exchange, which was captured on video, was first highlighted by FLDemocracy and also reported by The Huffington Post:
"Jesse Jackson Jr. is passing a bill around to increase the minimum wage to 10 bucks an hour. Would you support that?" said the voter.
"Probably not," replied Young, adding, "How about getting a job?"
The young man has a job, as he told the congressman: "I do have one." He said he makes $8.50 an hour.
"Well then, why do you want that benefit? Get a job," reiterated Young.
The YouTube video of the exchange had more than 25,000 views as of 8 a.m. Friday.
Florida's minimum wage pays $7.67 an hour, slightly above the federal level of $7.25, the Huffington Post reports.
"Rep. Jackson (D-Ill.) and 17 other House Democrats recently proposed legislation that would raise the federal minimum to $10 an hour," according to the news site.
Young's office did not return a Huffington Post request for comment.

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Last night, Disney's D23 simultaneously held events for members in New York and Chicago during a presentation of the Disney Theatrical version of Mary Poppins. For the price of a regular ticket, D23 members were offered preferred seating for the actual performance, offered merchandise discounts, complimentary merchandise (in New York, this was a copy of the DVD) and a backstage experience complete with a meet & greet.
This also happened to be my first time seeing the show. Since it opened, the show has received a lukewarm reception at best and I had heard it all – the house was a star, the show's plot takes a sharp departure from the film and there are scenes that get downright creepy (although scary is usually the adjective I hear).


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The fireworks at Canadohta Lake, just outside Union City, are some of the best in the region and definitely worth the 45 minute drive from Erie. The show is fired from Shreve Ridge Road just west of the lake, but it's visible from anywhere along the shoreline. With so many vantage points, traffic usually isn't a problem like you would find in bigger shows around the region.
The show is produced by R and R fireworks, a company from Central PA. They have been producing the show for the last 5 years. It's a fast paced show with varied size fireworks. The crew from R and R light the show with road flares so it's interesting to watch them operate at the cannon level on the ground. A word of caution to those with younger children, this show is LOUD and lengthy (this year it clocked at 27 minutes).
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Ryan Schwarz Honored by Mid-Con
Monday, October 02, 2006Ryan Schwarz (Rockford, Ill./Boylan Catholic), Valpo's sterling freshman keeper, was named the Mid-Continent Conference's Defensive Player of the Week today after shutting out preseason conference favorite Oakland Saturday at Eastgate Field.
The rookie has played every second of the 2006 season between the posts for the Crusaders, matching a Valpo freshman record with four shutouts this season. In three conference matches, Schwarz has shutout both Oakland and Oral Roberts, picked first and third in the conference, respectively, before the season.
In 10 matches this year, Schwarz has made 52 saves, 16th in the country, and his four shutouts are two shy of the school record set by Kevin Hughes in 1987. The Valpo Division I shutout record is five, set last season by Jeff Oleck. Schwarz's four shutouts also rank him sixth on the Crusaders career shutout list.
Schwarz is the fourth Valpo player to earn a Mid-Con Player of the Week award, but the first to do so for his defense. D.J. Catrow (Springfield, Ohio/Catholic Central), Paul Leitelt (Munster, Ind./Munster) and Jeremy Stacy (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Central) were all named Offensive Players of the Week earlier this year. The Crusaders have already matched their win total from a season ago, and are three wins shy of the program record, set in 1987.
Valpo (6-4-0, 2-1-0 Mid-Con) will take a week off from conference play to battle Northwestern on the road Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. before traveling to Fort Wayne, Ind. to meet IPFW Sunday at 12:00 p.m.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept. 4, 2009/Updated Sept. 7, 2009) – The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, ranked second in the latest FIVB World Ranking released Aug. 24, will opens the 2009 Final Four Intercontinental Cup versus top-ranked Brazil in the event being played Sept. 9-13 at Lima, Peru, according to the schedule released by the event organizers on Thursday evening.
The Final Four Intercontinental Cup comprises four teams from the Pan-American Volleyball Union, which includes countries from NORCECA and the South American Volleyball Confederation. NORCECA is represented in the tournament by the Americans and 14th-ranked Dominican Republic. South America is represented by world top-ranked Brazil and 16th-ranked Peru. The teams qualified through the 2009 Women's Pan American Cup hosted by USA Volleyball in Miami, Fla.
During the three-day round-robin phase of the Final Four Intercontinental Cup, USA faces Brazil on Sept. 9 at 5 p.m. local time, followed by a Sept. 10 match against the host Peruvians at 7 p.m. local time. The U.S. concludes the round robin on Sept. 11 at 5 p.m. local time against NORCECA rival Dominican Republic. Based on the round robin results, the fourth day (Sept. 12) pits ranked teams one versus four and two versus three in the semifinal round. The final and fifth day (Sept. 13) of competition includes the gold- and bronze-medal match.
Team USA has faced all three of its Final Four Intercontinental Cup opponents in 2009. The Americans faced both Brazil and Peru during the Pan American Cup. The U.S. defeated Peru in three close sets during pool play, while Brazil won a four-set battle in the semifinals. During the opening weekend of the World Grand Prix, Brazil swept the USA at Rio De Janeiro, but the U.S. bounced back to win a marathon five-set match (23-21 in the tiebreaking set) over Dominican Republic the following weekend at Chinese Taipei.
In addition to the schedule announcement, U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) has named the squad's 12-player final roster for the Final Four Intercontinental Cup, which includes three outside hitters, three middle blockers, two setters, two opposites and two liberos.
The outside hitters traveling to Peru are Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.), Jane Collymore (Seattle, Wash.) and Angie Pressey (Lake Mary, Fla.). Collymore was a late addition to the team replacing Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.). The middle blockers group includes three-time Olympian Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.), Alexis Crimes (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) and Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.).
Two-time Olympian Lindsey Berg (Honolulu, Hawaii) and Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) will handle the setting duties for the U.S. during the Final Four Intercontinental Cup. The opposites are represented by 2004 Olympian Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) and Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio). The liberos are three-time Olympian Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) and 2008 Olympian Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.).
"We are planning to look at some different lineups at the Final Four Cup," McCutcheon said when the team originally announced the 19-player preliminary roster earlier this week. "And as always, our goal is to get better with each day."
After the Final Four Intercontinental Cup, the U.S. Women's National Team will only have a brief break from action before hitting the competition trail again. Team USA will take part in the 2009 NORCECA Continental Championship held Sept. 22-27 at Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The NORCECA Continental Championship, held every other year, is a qualifying event with the gold medalist earning a berth into the 2009 FIVB World Championship Cup to be held Nov. 10-15 in Japan.
"The tournament in Peru will hopefully provide us with a lot of information about our team leading into the NORCECA Championship," McCutcheon said.
Through the 2009 FIVB World Grand Prix, Metcalf is the USA's leading scorer in 2009 with 178 points and a 4.45 points per set average. Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.), who is not part of the upcoming tournament roster, and Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.) have averaged 0.86 blocks per set during 2009. Scott-Arruda has 25 blocks in 29 sets. Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.) has a team-leading 21 service aces during the 2009 season, resulting in a 0.37 ace average. She also averages a team-leading 4.75 assists per set.
Among hitters with at least 10 sets played and 10 attack attempts in 2009, Jane Collymore (Seattle, Wash.) has a 53.6 kill percent on 56 attacks to lead the team. Other top kill percentages include Harmotto's 51.3 percent and Scott-Arruda's 50.0. Davis has a team-leading 179 digs for the season, while Sykora has added 113. Davis averages 2.59 digs per set, while Sykora averages 2.57 digs per set.
The U.S. Women's National Team Press Kit for the Final Four Intercontinental Cup can be downloaded clicking here.
The Final Four Intercontinental Cup Web site can be viewed at www.final4.pe.
U.S. Women's National Team Final Roster for 2009 Final Four Intercontinental Cup# - Name (Pos, Ht, Hometown, College)1 - Nicole Fawcett (OPP, 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State)3 - Angie Pressey (OH, 5-8, Lake Mary, Fla., California-Berkeley)4 - Lindsey Berg (S, 5-8, Honolulu, Hawaii, Minnesota)5 - Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-6, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)9 - Alexis Crimes (MB, 6-3, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Long Beach State)12 - Nancy Metcalf (OPP, 6-1, Hull, Iowa, Nebraska)16 - Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Aliquippa, Pa., Penn State)17 - Nellie Spicer (S, 5-10, Barrington, Ill., UCLA)19 - Jane Collymore (OH, 6-0, Seattle, Wash., Florida)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.), Tom Pestolesi (Huntington Beach, Calif.)Technical Coordinator/Team Leader: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)Athletic Trainer: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)
2009 Final Four Intercontinental Cup Schedule
Round Robin PhaseSept. 9: USA vs. Brazil, 5 p.m.Sept. 9: Dominican Republic vs. Peru, 7 p.m.Sept. 10: Brazil vs. Dominican Republic, 5 p.m.Sept. 10: USA vs. Peru, 7 p.m.Sept. 11: USA vs. Dominican Republic, 5 p.m.Sept. 11: Brazil vs. Peru, 7 p.m.
Semifinal RoundSept. 12: #2 Round Robin vs. #3 Round Robin, 5 p.m.Sept. 12: #1 Round Robin vs. #4 Round Robin, 7 p.m.
Classification RoundSept. 13: Semifinal losers, 4 p.m. (Bronze-Medal Match)Sept. 13: Semifinal winners, 6 p.m. (Gold-Medal Match)


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The MTA is considering a proposal that would raise tolls on New York City's major bridges and tunnels, the New York Daily News says.
Under the scenario, cash tolls for the Verrazano Bridge would jump from $13 to $15, while the Robert F. Kennedy, Whitestone and Throgs Neck bridges, as well as the Midtown and Battery tunnels would all increase to $7.50. Cash olls on the Henry Hudson Bridge would be raised to $5, while bridges like the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial and the Cross Bay Vets Memorial would rise to $3.75.
Drivers who use E-ZPass have been given a small discount on tolls – a way to entice more customers – though according to the paper's sources, with 80 percent of drivers already enrolled in the program, electronic tolls may rise as well.
Shari Ford, a Brooklyn driver, told the paper that she was worried about paying higher tolls to take her kids to away sports matches in New Jersey and Staten Island.
"In these times, I don't think people can afford the extra money," Ford told the Daily News. "When do we get a break?"
The MTA board will vote on a final budget in December, with the increased tolls going into effect by March, around the same as proposed subway and bus fare increases.
An MTA spokesman declined to comment to the Daily News about any potential fare and toll increases.


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Music and Aviation
My piece of Let's Go Flying is about exploring the envelope of aviation. And this is a little reminder that that envelope isn't strictly limited to stall speeds and G tolerance. Sometimes it's about demonstrating that other instrument rating.
And, by instrument, I mean musical instrument.
I just returned from the convention of the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) in las Vegas. Hundreds of men and women who spend the summer flying upside down for the crowds gather in December each year to talk about safety, marketing, organization, and where they'll fly next summer.
One of the highlights of the ICAS convention this year was the Greg Poe –sponsored Monday night appearance by country music giant Aaron Tippin. Aaron, in addition to having made hits and broken hearts for 20 years as a musician, grew up in an aviation family and is a qualified pilot. He flies a Stearman, among other aircraft. You can see video of Aaron flying the Stearman on the big screen. I could go on and on about the camaraderie of ICAS and how everyone checks his or her ego at the door, but one of the best examples of that was the fact that Aaron spent much of the rest of the convention hanging around with the rest of the attendees like just another one of the guys.
I get to do a fair amount of picking and grinning as well. I'm a member of the DC-3 Irregulars All-Star Bluegrass Band, which is an assemblage of whomever gathers under the wing of the Herpa DC-3 to play or sing. If I'm flying somewhere in a GA aircraft, I usually bring along my mandolin, which is small and easily stowable, but makes enough noise to cut through and be heard along with the rest of the band. Otherwise, it's usually guitar.
The Flying Musicians Association held its first Fly-In Musicfest on November 7 at the Fort Worth Spinks Airport (KFWS) and it was a big success. Lots of players and singers who are also pilots and/or aviation enthusiasts.
And there's even a MyTransponder group dedication to aviation musicians, where you can read raging debates about which is the best model of travel guitar and what artist's music is most evocative of flight.
I find that there's a lot of overlap between pilots and musicians. Ask a pilot if he or she plays and you're more likely to get a "yes" from him or her than you are from a given member of the population in general.
Why does this magic nexus exist? Is it the motor skills? Is it an outlook on life that embraces inspiration in all of its forms? Who knows.
But the next time you head out to Oshkosh or Sun 'N Fun – or even just your local airport – take along your favorite strummer or plunker or whatever. Music and flight mix well and you should mix them every chance you get.


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Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket joins 2012 Summer Family Festival
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Phuket, Thailand – Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket in cooperation with Laguna Phuket resort complex joins the '2011 Summer Family Festival', featuring programmes and privileges designed exclusively for children.
The four-month carnival of spectacular fun and added value for all Laguna hotel guests take place from 25 June 2011 to the end of October 2011.
Staying at Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket during festival time, guests travelling with children will automatically earn privileges. Children can sign up for an exciting array of adventure activities, held daily between 2pm and 5pm in a two-week rotation. Guests can check the daily Kidz Fun Zone programme at the Recreation or Business Centre.
For dining, recreation and excursion fun, children will enjoy free dining and drinks (unlimited courses from kids' menus) at the restaurant, kids golf lessons or speedboat tours and excursions to Naka and Khai Island (when accompanied by a paying adult). The Summer Family Festival is valid for children aged up to 12 years old and registered guests only. Other terms and conditions apply.
From 18 to 23 July 2011 , internationally acclaimed Australian artist and designer Mr Christopher Hogan, who specialises in marine-themed abstract paintings, will again be Laguna Phuket's Artist-in-Residence. He will hold exclusive 'Colour Your World' art classes. Morning sessions will take place at 10am to 12pm. and afternoon sessions at 2.30pm to04.30pm, priced at THB 2,000 nett for adults and THB 1,000 nett for children aged 4 to 15 years old.
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Let's face it: No one's a morning person. And, anyone who says that with a straight face is probably lying. Seriously, why would you willingly leave the comfort of a toasty bed and put on real pants? We certainly don't if we can help it, which definitely explains our "purposeful" bedhead.
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Thursday: Macaroni and cheese, stewed tomatoes, green beans, Italian bread and cinnamon applesauce.
Friday: Tuna salad on roll, garlic herb potatoes, pickled beets, vegetable soup with crackers, hamburger roll and oatmeal raisin cookie.
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Greene: Brightman Senior Center, Birdsall Street, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 656-4789.
McDonough: Genegantslet Activity Center, Methodist Church, two Thursdays per month, 647-5666.
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Environmentalists like the tone of the Forest Service's new draft planning rule, but worry about how - and if - it will be enforced on the ground.by Judith Lewis Mernit, Mar 10, 2011
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Genetic sequencing may hold the key to stopping blister rust, a disease that's ravaging Western whitebark pines.by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Mar 08, 2011
Arizona's Fossil Creek gets restored -- and loved to death
Arizona's Fossil Creek, dramatically brought back to life, is now endangered by the hordes of people who love it.by Jay Canode, Feb 25, 2011
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Learning to live landlocked
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Original recipe yields 3 dozen
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 large cookie sheets.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add egg white, and corn syrup; mix until fluffy. Stir in the crystallized ginger. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ground ginger, and cloves; stir into the egg mixture. When dough starts to come together, mix with your hands to form a smooth dough.
- Form dough into 1 inch balls and roll in white sugar. Place balls on a cookie sheet 2 inches apart, and press down with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, cookies should be golden brown. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before Moving to a rack to cool completely. Dip 1/2 of each cookie into confectioners' sugar for decoration.
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Spice cookies are my favorite, and this recipe is fantastic! The spices come out so flavorful! I've only made them once so far, and had to tweak it since I had no corn syrup. I ended up adding 1/4 cup brown sugar instead, and adding the whole egg. The texture came out delicately crispy and crunchy, like a tea cookie, and I loved it (I enjoy crunchy and crispy far more than chewy cookies). I'm not sure how the original recipe should come out, but I liked the tweaked version so much I'll probably just make it that way.
These are very good, very different cookies. They remind me of a gingersnap, but not as strong. I don't really even like gingersnaps, but these are great--sort of a cross between a snickerdoodle and a gingersnap. I don't know--they're hard to describe, but they're delicious. In my opinion, the best way to do them is to place each ball of dough in the white sugar and press it down into the white sugar. This gives it more coverage with sugar and it looks more sparkly after cooking. I liked the look better without dipping in the powdered sugar afterwards.
So delicious and crispy! I didn't have any dark corn syrup, so I did what another reviewer suggested, using 1/4 cup brown sugar and a whole egg instead of the white alone. And somehow I managed to run out of baking soda without noticing, so I used a heaping tsp. of baking powder. I also rolled them in turbinado sugar instead of white -- beautiful! These are the kinds of cookies that you have to keep eating because that wonderful ginger and spice flavor stays in your mouth. This recipe is definitely going to become a regular thing in my house!
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Amount Per Serving (18 total)
- Calories
- 174 cal
- 9%
- Fat
- 7.8 g
- 12%
- Carbs
- 24.9 g
- 8%
- Protein
- 1.7 g
- 3%
- Cholesterol
- 20 mg
- 7%
- Sodium
- 111 mg
- 4%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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eScholar LLC is the leading brand in education data technology. Based in White Plains, NY, and founded in 1997, the company supports 13 state and federal education agencies nationwide encompassing more than 4,800 school districts and approximately 20 million students.
The company collects and organizes data on students from pre-kindergarten through postsecondary education. The company's flagship product, eScholar Complete Data Warehouse® solution (CDW), integrates data on students from pre-kindergarten to postsecondary education from multiple sources to generate a longitudinal history for each student. This information is then used to provide valuable insights into student achievement and educational program and teaching effectiveness.
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eScholar CDW supports multiple databases, from traditional database providers to other open source alternatives, depending on local agency preference. That gave Software Architect Michael Gargano an opportunity to work with almost all of the major databases available. So when the company decided to develop and launch a new product and gave Gargano wide berth in choosing the platform, he chose PostgreSQL and EnterpriseDB. "Because we were starting from scratch, we wanted to make sure we had the right foundation in place, so we chose Postgres and EnterpriseDB," Gargano said.
The company's newest offering, eScholar myTrack™, advances the goals of the eScholar CDW product by drawing additional insights from the data and enabling collaborative teams – from administrators, teachers, and staff to the students and parents – to monitor progress and create a more personalized educational experience. Design began in July 2010 and development on the product began in early 2011. eScholar myTrack went live in North Carolina in January 2012 and was recently chosen for statewide deployment in New York
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eScholar is using the community version of PostgreSQL but tapped EnterpriseDB from the beginning to provide support, training and expertise through EnterpriseDB's Embedded ISV (independent software vendor) program. Gargano, who joined eScholar in 2008, had worked with Postgres in the past and was impressed at the time. He kept abreast of the community's advances in Postgres and was encouraged to see enterprise-class features added in recent years and the emergence of EnterpriseDB as an integral element of the community.
"I've had some exposure to other open source databases and I got to be very familiar with MySQL and Oracle but I really missed what Postgres could do. I was impressed by the robustness of Postgres and it's maturing constantly," Gargano said. "Every version has a lot of the features you associate with really expensive databases but at a much lower cost. And with EnterpriseDB on our team, we got enterprise-class support without the big enterprise-class price tag."
Gargano was pleased Postgres supports transactional processing and had more robust security features than many open source databases. He was also impressed that it pulled significant amounts of data from the underlying data structure in ways that seemed very well thought out. EnterpriseDB's product pipeline also shows additional new features that will make the database even stronger, Gargano said.
"I didn't even get pricing from the bigger, more traditional databases when I began planning eScholar myTrack. I knew the cost would be hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars," Gargano said. "Plus, we needed to scale quickly and I had to weigh the cost of adding an unknown amount of hardware with the cost of the software licenses. We're prepping for millions of users and will be throwing money at the infrastructure. With Postgres, I don't need to throttle my growth because like I would if I have to pay for additional database software licenses."
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Getting the underlying database infrastructure up and running was a relatively simple process and working with EnterpriseDB and having them on call made developing and launching the new eScholar myTrack product even easier. Bringing in a new database for the development of a new product could have been a stressful and scary proposition, but the strength of Postgres and the support of EnterpriseDB made the project "super easy," as Gargano puts it.


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I write about the future of science, technology, and culture.
Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who many political observers think has a strong shot to be a 2016 Presidential candidate, just finished a lengthy interview with GQ that you can read here. One thing that struck my interest here, as someone who often reports on science, was Rubio's answer when he was asked the question, "How old do you think the Earth is."
In response, Rubio told GQ that, "I'm not a scientist, man. I can tell you what recorded history says, I can tell you what the Bible says, but I think that's a dispute amongst theologians and I think it has nothing to do with the gross domestic product or economic growth of the United States. I think the age of the universe has zero to do with how our economy is going to grow. I'm not a scientist. I don't think I'm qualified to answer a question like that. At the end of the day, I think there are multiple theories out there on how the universe was created and I think this is a country where people should have the opportunity to teach them all. I think parents should be able to teach their kids what their faith says, what science says. Whether the Earth was created in 7 days, or 7 actual eras, I'm not sure we'll ever be able to answer that. It's one of the great mysteries."
The emphasis in Rubio's statement is mine. I say that because the age of the universe has a lot to do with how our economy is going to grow. That's because large parts of the economy absolutely depend on scientists being right about either the age of the Universe or the laws of the Universe that allow scientists to determine its age. For example, astronomers recently discovered a galaxy that is over 13 billion light years away from Earth. That is, at its distance, it took the light from the Galaxy over 13 billion years to reach us.
Now, Marco Rubio's Republican colleague Representative Paul Broun, who sits on the House Committee on Science and Technology, recently stated that it was his belief that the Universe is only 9,000 years old. Well, if Broun is right and physicists are wrong, then we have a real problem. Virtually all modern technology relies on optics in some way, shape or form. And in the science of optics, the fact that the speed of light is constant in a vacuum is taken for granted. But the speed of light must not be constant if the universe is only 9,000 years old. It must be capable of being much, much faster. That means that the fundamental physics underlying the Internet, DVDs, laser surgery, and many many more critical parts of the economy are based on bad science. The consequences of that could be drastic, given our dependence on optics for our economic growth.
Here's an even more disturbing thought – scientists currently believe that the Earth is about 4.54 billion years old because radioactive substances decay at generally stable rates. Accordingly, by observing how much of a radioactive substance has decayed, scientists are able to determine how old that substance is. However, if the Earth is only 9,000 years old, then radioactive decay rates are unstable and subject to rapid acceleration under completely unknown circumstances. This poses an enormous danger to the country's nuclear power plants, which could undergo an unanticipated meltdown at any time due to currently unpredictable circumstances. Likewise, accelerated decay could lead to the detonation of our nuclear weapons, and cause injuries and death to people undergoing radioactive treatments in hospitals. Any of these circumstances would obviously have a large economic impact.
If the Earth is really 9,000 years old, as Paul Broun believes and Rubio is willing to remain ignorant about, it becomes imperative to shut down our nuclear plants and dismantle our nuclear stockpiles now until such time as scientists are able to ascertain what circumstances exist that could cause deadly acceleration of radioactive decay and determine how to prevent it from happening.
The bottom line is that this economy, at its root, is built on a web of scientific knowledge from physics to chemistry to biology. It's impossible to just cherry pick out parts we don't like. If the Earth is 9,000 years old, then virtually the entire construct of modern science is simply wrong. Not only that, most of the technology that we rely on most likely wouldn't work – as they're dependent on science that operates on the same physical laws that demonstrate the age of the universe.
Now, this doesn't mean that our representatives to the Congress and to the Senate should be scientific experts. But if they hold ideas about the world around us that are fundamentally at odds with scientific evidence, then that will ultimately infringe on their ability to make reasoned judgments about a host of issues where the economy touches technology. And that could end up harming the economy as a whole.
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What was Barack Obama's answer to the question? By the way, Father Georges Lemaître first proposed what would become the Big Bang theory.
Sounds to me like someone predisposed to disliking Rubio/Republicans is stretching here. Politicians have to pretend to respect all the views of the voters. It's not Rubio's fault that there are strict creationist voters out there. Any Democrat seeking the votes of the sizeable creationist population will pander in the same way.
Here's then-Sen. Obama, D-Ill., speaking at the Compassion Forum at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa. on April 13, 2008:
Q: Senator, if one of your daughters asked you—and maybe they already have—"Daddy, did god really create the world in 6 days?," what would you say?
A: What I've said to them is that I believe that God created the universe and that the six days in the Bible may not be six days as we understand it . . . it may not be 24-hour days, and that's what I believe. I know there's always a debate between those who read the Bible literally and those who don't, and I think it's a legitimate debate within the Christian community of which I'm a part. My belief is that the story that the Bible tells about God creating this magnificent Earth on which we live—that is essentially true, that is fundamentally true. Now, whether it happened exactly as we might understand it reading the text of the Bible: That, I don't presume to know.
I think what is most perplexing about the creationist Evangelicals is the insistence that a literal interpretation of Genesis is required. First of all Genesis 1 is a poem, which is the most infrequently used form as a scientific or even historical text. Second of all, why is the Evangelical community in America so far behind even the Vatican on this issue?
Yawn. Another lefty article trying to promote the idea that science belongs to the left, because there are willfully ignorant people on the right.
No, really, we're stupid enough to believe this idea. Keep writing in this vein. It will eventually pay off.
If President Obama doesn't need to know how old it is, why does Marco Rubio need to know? How old is it? Why isn't the earth 15 billion years old? Why not 10 billion years old? If science is the answer and science finds itself wrong frequently, especially in cosmology, universe slowing down, contracting, expanding, accelerating in expansion, alternate universes. Rubio says people are free to believe what they want to believe. This is not OK with media types for Republicans or Conservatives, but it is just fine for Progressives and lefties. Take a hike dude.
Who you want to believe in science matters? Einstein or Broun and Rubio?
Personally, I think many of you are missing some of the most important issues.
1) Regardless of what one's preconceived notions about a subject are, a Senator, or any other high public official needs to rely on EXPERTS in that field in order to make intelligent decisions. If Rubio is making his decisions by consulting the bible he is abrogating his responsibility to his constituents, at least those who want reason to guide ones decisions.
2) The second issue has to do with education. How do you countenance someone teaching the Bible in science class?
The obvious conclusion is that Rubio is a Christian Extremist.
As such, he has no business as a political leader. He should run for Priest of Florida instead of Senator.
I fully intend to donate to anyone who runs against him in the future.
And it has nothing to do with TOLERANCE. Tolerance is over-rated. You can have your own faith, you can pick your own friends, you can live your life as you choose.
You do NOT get to choose which laws of physics apply to you.
Mr. Rubio ought to be removed from office immediately. Why? Because scientific ignorance of that magnitude is, in the 21st century, a betrayal of the public trust. A modern, technological society can ill afford to have a U.S. Senator demonstrate such baseless stupidity– a stupidity even more dangerous because of his position our political system. With intellectual capacity this limited, it is no wonder that America is falling behind in many areas where we once led. Mr. Rubio would be better served by going back to school and taking a few science courses and so would the country.
I wonder what our beloved President thinks about the age of the Earth…..oh yeah, here it is:


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My husband and I had a very brief stay. The staff was nice and the room was decent. Our only complaints are that there is no free continental breakfast and the wifi was slow to nonexistent.
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The Staff are always professional, Friendly and helpful. It is always nice to see a smiling friendy face when you check in.
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The front desk people were some of the nicest people, they thought about everything you would want, and delivered with precision.
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The staff of the hotel are great. The rooms are less than desireable. The beds were horribly uncomfortable. Had kids running up and down the hall several times during my visit and could hear them from down the hall talking at a normal voice.
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July 28, 2014
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July 28, 2014
The room was nice and clean, with easy access to downtown locations. Restaurants in the area are limited. Hotel restaurants were nice but on an extended stay wanted to visit other restaurants. Not many in close proximity.
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July 25, 2014
This hotel offered the worst experience I have ever received at an IHG property. Starting with the arrival to a hotel with a nice little driveway in front, allowing you to pull in, walk into the lobby and check-in before either valet parking or self parking...however...at least six cars parked in the driveway there was nowhere to park. Had to park down the block on the street. Ok, so I thought maybe these were all guests registering, until I stepped into the lobby and found only 2 guests checking in and 1 guest waiting to check in...6 cars...3 people...you do the math.
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July 24, 2014
Pretty nice hotel. Parking was convenient. Nice discount for large block of rooms.
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July 23, 2014
The check-in process was rather slow. The room was clean and nice with one exception....the mattress was lousy. Not a good night sleep, which wasn't helped any by the noisy neighbors who were loud in both their room and hallway until almost 1:00 AM. Had to call the front desk twice!
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July 22, 2014
Housekeeping is very nice and pleasant to see daily, however the management staff can learn a thing or two from them about customer service. The front desk staff wanted to argue about a complaint I had on a oversight.
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Beautiful, Clean Hotel, Staff and AC problems
July 21, 2014
Extremely well maintained hotel, very clean.
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The rooms were clean and the shower had decent pressure and hot water. These cursory requirements were the highlights of the hotel. Service was terrible. I am not a Priority Club member. Perhaps that's why my experience was so different from those that I read online when I was researching which hotel to choose in Richmond. Our room was not available when we went to check-in at 3:15. No apology, no suggestion of what to do in the interim beyond sit and wait, and no compensation. Staff seemed relieved when I suggested we use the pool until the room was ready. Pool was ok (they always look better in the pictures), though work was being done in the women's locker room and we had to use the men's room to change. After passing 45 minutes at the pool, we went back the front desk and they were able to find a room for us to check in. (There were many people awaiting a room.) Still no apologies for the wait. Hallway to room was soaking wet with no signs to alert people walking through hall. Later they put a fan in the hallway in an attempt to dry it out. We were in Richmond to experience the city. We booked this hotel because we thought that we would be in the midst of the action. However, I asked multiple times for suggestions of what to do and where to go in Richmond to no avail. After looking through a magazine in the room, I asked for directions to go to a restaurant and they just rattled off directions, taking no time for me to actually write them down. (I was informed that this restaurant was not within the shuttle distance. No suggestions of other kid friendly restaurants within the shuttle range.) The rushed, unperceptive, bare-minimum service by staff happened multiple times in multiple ways by various staff. In addition, I decided to pay the extra $5 for valet parking, thinking it would be easier. However, the two times we asked for the car, it took over 20 - 30 minutes to find the valet and then another 5 - 10 minutes for our car to come. I would suggest self-parking to anyone who has to stay at this hotel. They seem to be short-staffed so that the valet is constantly running around. Upon checking out, I had hoped to voice some of these concerns, but was never asked how my stay was or if I had a nice visit. Pretty sure they know that the hotel is a bust, and just didn't want another complaint. Rumor has it that Richmond is a great place to visit. Unfortunately the staff at this hotel did not seem to know where visiting guests might like to go. This hotel made for a bad hotel experience, as well as no desire to return to Richmond. Beyond a satisfactory room, a good hotel is notable for its high quality of friendly service. Unfortunately this hotel doesn't have it!
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Mosaic sets auditions for holiday show
MANKATO — Mankato Mosaic Theatre Company will have auditions 4-6 p.m. Sunday and 7-8 p.m. Monday at Twin Rivers Council for the Arts.
Auditions are for Mosaic's upcoming "Blues B4 The Holidays" family show.
There are parts for six women and four men for the short plays: "Squishy's Christmas," "Mock Duck" and "A Tale of Two Ornaments." There are also parts for people who want to be in skits or in a dance routine.
Auditions are done in a group setting, and are open to those with no acting experience as well as veteran actors. Because this is a family show, high school students are also encouraged to audition.
Performances will be Nov. 16 and Nov. 21-23, including a Parents' Night Out show on Nov. 23 with free child care for kids 6 months to 5 years old at the YMCA.
For more information, go to www.mankatomosaic.com.
Ewenique quilt show this weekend
ST. PETER — The Ewenique Quilt Guild of St. Peter will hold its first biannual quilt show Oct. 12-13 at the Jesus Assembly of God Church, 722 Sunrise Drive.
More than 100 quilts and other hand-crafted items will be on display as well as antique sewing items and toy sewing machines. Door prizes, a gift boutique, special exhibits, demonstrations, and scissors sharpening will be offered throughout both days. "My Quilt Registry," a free quilt journal donated by "It Takes Two", will be given to all paid admissions while supplies last. Vendors will also be available to present information and demonstrations of quilting techniques, materials and equipment, including scrap quilt kits, long-arm quilting, and others.
There will be door prizes, a gift boutique, special exhibits and more offered throughout both days. Food and beverages will be available on site with the proceeds to benefit Royal Family Kids Camp, a church-sponsored youth activity.
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Instant Hands-on Testing with PHPUnit How-to [Instant]
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- Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results
- Discover how to make best use of PHPUnit in your projects
- Get started with code testing using PHPUnit in no time
- Learn how to use PHPUnit like a seasoned veteran
Book DetailsLanguage : English
eBook : 82 pages
Release Date : May 2013
Author(s) : Michael Lively
Topics and Technologies : All Books, Application Development, Instant, Open Source, PHP
Table of ContentsPreface
Instant Hands-on Testing with PHPUnit How-to
- Instant Hands-on Testing with PHPUnit How-to
- Installing PHPUnit (Simple)
- Writing your first test (Simple)
- Running tests (Simple)
- Configuring PHPUnit (Simple)
- Adding PHPUnit to your project (Simple)
- Generating tests from code (Advanced)
- Using test fixtures (Simple)
- Using data providers (Intermediate)
- Using test dependencies (Advanced)
- Using mock objects (Simple)
- Testing abstract classes (Intermediate)
- Testing traits (Intermediate)
- Testing exceptions and errors (Intermediate)
- Testing output (Intermediate)
- Testing protected and private methods (Intermediate)
- Testing database interaction (Advanced)
- Viewing code coverage (Advanced)
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What you will learn from this book
- Bootstrap PHPUnit into your project in a standard way
- Understand the anatomy of a PHPUnit test
- Create data providers to quickly create tests against multiple datasets
- Use PHPUnit's skeleton generator to generate code from tests or tests from code
- Declare test dependencies to help isolate test failures
- Test abstract classes, traits, and protected methods
- Test database interactions in your unit tests
In Detail
No developer wants to accept the inherent difficulty of writing software as an excuse for not finding the bugs in our code before anyone else does. PHPUnit is a framework that was created to allow developers to solve that very problem. It provides a feature-rich environment with most of the tools necessary to provide adequate tests for any project.
"Instant Hands-on Testing with PHPUnit How-to" provides a thorough overview of the functionality provided by the PHPUnit framework. It shows how the plethora of features in the framework can be used to write tests for real world projects to ensure they function and will continue to function in the ways that you expect.
This book will show how you can set up the scaffolding necessary to run unit tests in your project with PHPUnit. It will walk you through the process of how to write a basic test and how to maintain your project's test suite. You will learn how to use some of the more advanced features of PHPUnit and then see how you can use mock objects to isolate the code you are testing. We will then discover how to create tests that verify your interaction with databases and even see how you can use PHPUnit to understand which code you are actually testing.
At the end of the book you will have all of the basic understanding necessary to begin adding tests to your project. This book provides a great foundation for becoming a expert at writing unit tests.
Filled with practical, step-by-step instructions and clear explanations for the most important and useful tasks. This is a Packt Instant How-to guide, which provides concise and clear recipes for getting started with PHPUnit for performing code testing and improving code quality.
Who this book is for
"Instant Hands-on Testing with PHPUnit How-to" is for PHP developers that have an appreciation for writing accurate code. If you are new to PHPUnit, it will give you a solid foundation for understanding how to use PHPUnit to write tests for your projects. If you already have a cursory understanding of PHPUnit it will whet your appetite for some of the more difficult-to-understand concepts in PHPUnit.


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Chamber Expo 2012 planned for Nov. 7
MANATEE -- The Chamber Expo 2012 is planned for Nov. 7 at the Bradenton Area Convention Center.
The event will be held from 4-7:30 p.m. All attendees are $10 at the door.
Chamber members will be exhibiting their products and services at this multi-chamber business after hours and exposition. The event will feature over 250 exhibits, door prizes, cash bars, and complimentary appetizers.
CPA firm launches new website
SARASOTA -- Kerkering, Barberio& Co., certified public accountants, has launched a new version of the firm's website at www.kbgrp.com. The redesign provides a more user-friendly experience, links to social media and is device ready.
Visitors are able to access resources such as client portals, an on-line tax guide, current newsletters and articles, and register for events.
Ageless living seminar offered Oct. 24
SARASOTA -- The "Simple Solutions for Ageless Living" free seminar sponsored by 20 Minutes to Fitness will explore the causes of an unhealthy body and demonstrate how a person, regardless of their age, can effectively improve their health and greatly enhance their chance for a healthy life.
The seminar will be held at Keiser College Auditorium, 6151 Lake Osprey Drive, Sarasota Oct. 24 from 6:30-8 p.m., with registration beginning at 5:45 p.m.
Reservations must be made by Oct. 20 by contacting Angela Begin at 20 Minutes to Fitness at 941-309-8989.
Hallmark Cards to close Topeka, Kan., plant
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Hallmark Cards Inc. announced plans Tuesday to close its Topeka facility and shed about 300 jobs as it consolidates its Kansas operations at its remaining plants in Lawrence and Leavenworth.
About 500 people work at the Topeka plant.
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Newburyport Daily News
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Resuming my usual daily walk, but first since the blizzard, I was surprised this morning by the places in which my way was blocked. The first was a pile of snow, fence high, and filling the entire way between the narrowly shoveled sidewalk in front of two adjoining neighbors who were prominent supporters of the LHD (as was I, less publicly). The second was a large portion of the public alley alongside the Custom House Maritime Museum. The third was the sidewalk on either side of the Historical Society's Cushing House Museum.
I would have expected a greater spirit of community respect and responsibility from each of these parties. Walking in already congested streets is unsafe. I was most grateful to the city and the DPS for a clean dry boardwalk, good walking on the rail trail, and to those private citizens whose sidewalks ensured an otherwise safe 2.8-mile circuit.
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NEWBURYPORT — Organizers of Yankee Homecoming will hold a "help wanted" event Tuesday starting at 6:30 p.m. at Michael's Harborside as a means of encouraging local residents to volunteer for the summer event.
Yankee Homecoming, a week of music, activities and fun, has been held for 56 years. The eight-day program is scheduled for July 28 to Aug. 4.
"We're hosting a social event at Michael's and want people to meet and greet," said Jason Lacroix, president of the board of directors of Yankee Homecoming. "A formal meeting might be intimidating, but an informal social gathering is an opportunity for people who might want to get involved.
"Volunteers might have only an hour or so to give, but we welcome volunteers regardless of how much time they have."
The event at Michael's is free and will include free snacks and a cash bar.
Lacroix said that people with all skills and interests are welcome.
Organizers are seeking volunteers to help with children's events, family activities and the closing parade, said spokeswoman Jennifer Lacroix, wife of Jason.
Volunteers would also be welcome for evenings, when a staff is needed to orient visitors to the concerts near the boardwalk.
More information about the Tuesday gathering can be obtained by calling 978-462-7676.


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Major League Soccer moved a step closer to returning to South Florida on Wednesday, when David Beckham confirmed he has exercised his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Miami. The deal will be finalized when the former English national team captain can secure a financing plan and location for a new stadium.
Beckham hopped onto the stage, his back to sparkling Biscayne Bay, and a pack of photographers jostled for position as soccer fans cheered and chanted.
"Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on a sunny, 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather.
News conference highlights: Part I - Part II
Video: Local 10's Will Manso interviews David Beckham
Slideshow: David Beckham
Beckham attended the news conference with MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez to discuss their progress.
"This is an exciting time, and something we're really looking forward to bringing to Miami," Beckham told a crowd of more than 300 people, who attended the news conference at a downtown museum plaza.
Beckham has scouted possible stadium sites and is seeking investors to assist with startup costs such as construction and player acquisitions. Among those who might become involved is Beckham's friend LeBron James, who has had recent conversations with the retired soccer star about bringing a team to Miami.
"We don't want public funding," Beckham said to applause. "We will fund the stadium ourselves. We have worked very hard to get to this stage where we can fund the stadium ourselves. We want to create a football club that is the people's football club."
Beckham, looking the part of a businessman in a suit and tie, said the stadium will be downtown. Gimenez — who at one point referred to Beckham as "Beckman" — said there's political support for a stadium plan.
The former Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Los Angeles Galaxy and Paris Saint-Germain star has the right to an expansion team at a discount fee of $25 million. MLS's Miami Fusion played in Fort Lauderdale from 1998-01 before folding because of poor attendance.
The crowd at the news conference included chanting fans, and several dozen photographers who jostled for pictures.
"People here love this sport," Garber said. "We together have no doubt it will be a very successful MLS team."
Among those who might become involved is Beckham's friend LeBron James, who has had recent conversations with the retired soccer star about bringing a team to Miami.
"I'm happy to have a really good relationship with Beckham and other guys that are a part of it, so we'll see what happens," James said.
On Tuesday night, Beckham made his first public push to bring a new team to Miami, with an invitation-only party for business executives and community leaders.
"I believe that MLS is trying to get to know the people in this community and introduce themselves to the some of the people who have the power to make some decisions," said Miami Mayor Carlos Gimenez.
Beckham's first choice for a 25,000 seat stadium is a county waterfront parcel at the port. That poses concerns with some commissioners that may be hard to get over.
"It is a very exciting time for myself and exciting time to be welcomed into a city like this," said Beckham. "Tomorrow is going to be a good day."
Beckham said he is very comfortable in Miami and feels "at home already."
"It's a special place. I am looking forward to spending a lot more time here," Beckham said. "It is very lovely to be welcomed by so many people and so many people want to help with the whole project. It was a really lovely evening."
When asked why Miami and why he thinks it will be a great atmosphere for the soccer team, Beckham said he saw the feeling and the atmosphere around the city while being in Miami for the Miami Heat playoffs.
"I saw the passion for the people for sport...the passion that the American public have for sport in general," said Beckham. "I am really looking forward to the announcement tomorrow. It's an exciting time obviously, hopefully, for the MLS and myself and obviously, and being welcomed to Miami like I've been welcomed is unbelievable. Thank you to everybody."


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The ASP cheat sheet is designed to act as a reminder and reference sheet, listing various of the oft-forgotten parts of ASP / VBScript. I no longer work full-time with ASP, so to ensure the cheat sheet was as helpful as possible, I roped in one Allan Wenham, an excellent ASP / .NET developer, to assist. Thanks Al!
A description of what is on the cheat sheet follows, or if you are impatient, you can go straight to the full size ASP cheat sheet.
Regular Expressions
VBScript has support for regular expressions, for pattern matching and replacements in strings. This section lists the various symbols used in regular expression patterns along with their meanings.
Date Function Arguments
VBScript's date function(s) can take several different arguments, all with their own simple codes (eg Year, Month, Day, Week etc). This section lists these codes and meanings.
Redirect With 301 Header
I appreciate this is a little unusual for a cheat sheet, but I find myself needing this with alarming regularity. VBScript's Response.Redirect function by default sends a "302" header, telling the recipient the page they were looking for has moved temporarily. A "301" header tells the recipient the page has moved permanently - and in SEO terms the ability to send 301 headers is very important. These lines of code are an alternative to Response.Redirect.
Include a File
I had a little space here. A very little space. So 1 line of code that might prove useful has been roped in to fill it - the code you need to include a file.
Function Argument Orders
Function argument orders are possibly the easiest thing in almost any language to forget. This section lists some common functionns with their argument orders.
File Modes
When opening files, you can do so in several different ways, each requiring a different file mode. There are not many, but they are easy to forget - and this section lists the 3 file modes with what they do.
Common LCID Codes
LCID codes are used to determine location-related settings, such as date formats, among other things. Personally I find myself fairly often hunting around for LCID code lists. This section lists the most common LCID codes, for the UK, US, France, Germany and Spain.
These three sections list several of the constants used in VBScript. The Date, Comparison and String constants seem to be the ones that people most often use and can least often remember offhand.
Methods and Properties
The Request, Response, Session - and so on - objects all have a variety of methods and properties. This section lists methods and properties with each object.
The functions list contains some of VBScript most used functions, for working with strings, dates, arrays and numbers.
When accessing, for example, data sent by the user, you will often use Request.Querystring or Request.Form. These are both commonly known as collections, and there are fair few of them at your disposal. This section lists those collections.
So now that you know what it does, please feel free to print out the ASP cheat sheet:
And finally, if you like the cheat sheets, and want to say thanks, please consider buying me something from my Amazon Wishlist. Thankyou very much to those who have already hunted it down and sent me something nice - I'm very grateful!
Please note: If you wish to link to the ASP cheat sheet from elsewhere, please link to this page so others find the description, rather than linking directly to the sheet.
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This A4 reference lists the various functions available in Microsoft SQL Server, and demonstrates the creation of stored procedures, triggers and functions.
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Microformats allow us to add more information to our documents on the web, embedding semantic data in web pages that can then be parsed and used in other applications. This reference sheet contains an overview of the most often used microformats.


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Week in Gaming: Hearthstone, Steam Machines, and a new BioShock?
Unrelated note: does anyone want to buy some old socks?
There's another swipe-to-like app out there, but this one's for the LinkedIn crowd.
Week in Gaming On a totally unrelated note, does anyone want to buy some old socks?
In depth Streaming music to multiple devices is about to get a lot easier, thanks to Caskeid. Here's how it works.
High-end audio giant Bose has sued Apple's biggest purchase to date. Talk about baggage.
Newly photos show an almost final version of the Moto X follow-up, with a few changes and some similarities.
Sponsored Bring the UK's biggest and fastest network into your car and enjoy a home internet experience on the move.
Fighting Talk The time for accepting poor smartwatches is over now - so why are the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live not up to scratch?
System tuners are a dime a dozen, but WinOptimizer's clean interface and decent performance help it stand out from the pack.
The Dell Inspiron 15 7000 sports a beautiful aluminum design and plenty of horsepower under the hood, but the speakers could be better.
Updated Microsoft is showing some interest in FOVE, a virtual reality helmet that's the world's first to add eye-tracking too.
TechRadar Deals The lowest it's ever been: you can buy the Samsung M3 1.5TB today for only £55.99 right now.
Week in Tech As Nvidia tries to solve the tablet gaming dilemma, and we try Honda's bar stool of the future.
Blip This guy's Light Cycle is both environmentally friendly and awesome, but China's not having any of it.
Forget your Oyster card - starting September you'll be able to travel using contactless payment cards.
Your future iPhone, iPod or even iWatch may automatically detect your workout and silence notifications.
Remember when the Magic School Bus went inside the human body? That's basically what Google's going to do next.
Sky's annual results brought a clear indication that the UK market is embracing new ways to watch television.
If you want to give Destiny a go, now's your chance as the beta opens up to all.
Updated With only days to go before release, we break down its features, specs, apps, games and more.
Reality reminders and using your phone as the headset's display are among Gear VR manager's revelations.
Following a report from May, Google has reportedly bought up with the burgeoning video game streaming service.
Curious Instagram banner ad again raises speculation of Snapchat competitor.
Anyone would think the Xperia Z3 liked the attention as it reportedly appears in more unsanctioned shots
Apple is sending a pre-release version of OS X into the public realm for the first time and enlisting an army of bug-crushers.
Lenovo launches a new NBD Platform initiative to create smart glasses, routers and air purifiers.
Supermarket sweeps up all of its pre-pay customers and serves up next-gen mobile data speeds on the house.


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Dale T. Bagwell
Dale T. Bagwell, 82, Mooresville, died Thursday, July 25, 2013, in St. Francis Hospital, Indianapolis.
He was born April 20, 1931, in Cass County, to the late Athel and Lelia (Vernon) Bagwell.
He graduated from Royal Center High School and served in the Indiana National Guard. He enjoyed a 30-year career as a construction supervisor and carpenter for DeJager Construction Company of Grand Rapids, Mich. He was a devoted member of Mooresville Church of God, where he enjoyed being active in mission work. He was an avid fisherman, enjoyed camping, traveling, and spending time with his loving family.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Thora Goodrich.
Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Phyllis (King) Bagwell; children, Arthur Wood, Arlana Wood, Max Wood, Krystal Simmons, and Stephen Bagwell; daughters, Cindy, Lydia, and Rachel Bagwell; sisters, Cletha A. Elliott, Logansport, and Jane Kennell, Royal Center; seven grandchildren; seven great grandchildren.
The funeral service was held July 29 in the Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville. Burial was in Fairfield Cemetery, Camby. Memorial contributions may be made to Gideons International or to the Churches in Mission. Visit www.carlislebranson.com to share a favorite memory or to sign the online guest registry.


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Rick Ungar, Contributor
I write from the left on politics and policy.
As the nation focuses on the efforts of Governor Scott Walker to take away collective bargaining rights from public employees in Wisconsin, new information is coming to light that reveals what is truly going on here.
Mother Jones is reporting that much of the funding behind the Walker for Governor campaign came from none other than uber-conservatives, the infamous Koch Brothers.
What's more, the plan to kill the unions is right out of the Koch Brothers play book.
Koch-backed groups like Americans for Prosperity, the Cato Institute, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and the Reason Foundation have long taken a very antagonistic view toward public-sector unions. Several of these groups have urged the eradication of these unions. The Kochs also invited Mark Mix, president of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, an anti-union outfit, to a June 2010 confab in Aspen, Colorado;
If you are reluctant to believe that this is a coordinated attack, consider this-
This afternoon, Marty Beil, executive director of the Wisconsin Public Workers Union, sent a message to the Governor's office agreeing to the cuts to pension & welfare benefits sought by Walker in his bill. The governor's response was "nothing doing." He wants the whole kit and kaboodle – the end of the collective bargaining rights of the public unions.
As noted in my earlier post, this is, indeed, the first shot in the final battle to end unionism in America.
UPDATE: The Americans for Prosperity group, a Tea Party group that is a Koch Brothers front, has put up a website and petition called www.standwithwalker.com. The website attacks all collective bargaining – not just for public employees' unions. Americans for Prosperity is also organizing a rally tomorrow in Wisconsin to support Gov. Walker.
Why are the Koch Brothers so interested in Wisconsin? They are a major business player in the state.
This from Think Progress:
Koch owns a coal company subsidiary with facilities in Green Bay, Manitowoc, Ashland and Sheboygan; six timber plants throughout the state; and a large network of pipelines in Wisconsin. While Koch controls much of the infrastructure in the state, they have laid off workers to boost profits. At a time when Koch Industries owners David and Charles Koch awarded themselves an extra $11 billion of income from the company, Koch slashed jobs at their Green Bay plant:
Officials at Georgia-Pacific said the company is laying off 158 workers at its Day Street plant because out-of-date equipment at the facility is being replaced with newer, more-efficient equipment. The company said much of the new, papermaking equipment will be automated. [...] Malach tells FOX 11 that the layoffs are not because of a drop in demand. In fact, Malach said demand is high for the bath tissue and napkins manufactured at the plant.
You really have to wonder how long it will take for Tea Party devotees to realize just how badly they are being used.
Contact Rick at email@example.com
This weekend should prove to be a very interesting with the tea baggers and those who fund them shipping in their angry mob to launch a counter protest. I have to say I feel an enourmous pride for those showing up in Madison to protest and protect their rights to the collective bargaining process!
Quoting "Mother Jones!" And "ThinkProgress!" What cool, collected objectivity!
Steve Forbes, great comedy! Get Jesse Jackson next!
You are correct to note that this is not a budgetary situation, since the demands were agreed to by the unions. Rather, this is simply a naked power play by the uber wealthy in the state under the guise of fiscal responsability.
You missed a few interesting tidbits though.
1. What was Walker doing to address the financial shortfalls facing Wisconsin immediately prior to throwing this legislation out there? If you guessed passing tax cuts for the wealthy like the Koch brothers, you would be correct.
The tea partiers who think this is great are the same ones that were dismayed by "Obama trying to shove legislation down their throats with no one having time to read or debate it." This legislation hit the table last week and they were trying to pass it Monday or Tuesday. So a year is too short of a time to debate legislation, but less than a week seems ok. Hypocracy much?
Maybe Walker just has a general disdain for teachers due to his own inability to actually graduate from college.
Almost forgot #3. The police and firefighters unions are exempted from this legislation. They are the only two public unions that supported Walker's candidacy and provided money towards his election. (Although many of them are among the protestors now.)
THANK YOU!! Finally, the national media is digging in and showing what's REALLY happening in Wisconsin. The Fantastic 14′s race for the border was not in vain – the time they bought for us gets information like this out to the public.
Mr. Ungar.
I am impressed with your reporting here.
Have you looked into the info being parsed that the tax cuts he passed to businesses is more than the budget shortfall?


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Springfield, Mass. - April 6, 2013 - Michelle Dorsey scored a free-position goal with 4.7 seconds to lift the Springfield College women's lacrosse team to a 9-8 victory over Babson College in a rematch of last year's New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship.
Springfield snaps its four-game slide as it now stands at 6-5, 1-2 in league play. The Beavers drop to 4-5, 1-1.
Connie Nielsen scored a game-high four goals, three of which came in the first 30 minutes of play. Kelly Gallo found the back of the cage twice, while Dorsey and Kerstin Lindrooth each registered a goal and an assist. Lindrooth won four draw controls, and Anne Versprille made five saves in goal.
For Babson, Rachel Secrist posted a match-high five points on three goals and two helpers, and Jameson Spang tallied two first-half goals. Julie Baharestani took the loss in goal despite registering eight stops.
Nielsen scored her first goal of the afternoon just 52 seconds into the game after bouncing in a free-position strike. The Pride's lead grew to 3-0 with 20:37 on the clock as an unassisted goal from Flanagan and another Nielsen goal following a great feed on the crease from Dorsey.
Spang finally broke through for Babson on their second offensive possession of the game with 18:37 left in the half, stinging the bottom left corner on a free-position attempt. Gallo answered right back 1:13 later with a free-position goal, only to have Spang made it a two-goal game as she finished a centering pass by Secrist.
Springfield closed out the half with two goals in the final 4:48 to take a 6-2 lead into intermission. Nielsen found the back of the cage for the third time in the afternoon before Gallo ripped in her second of the half with 31 seconds remaining.
The teams traded a pair of goals with Secrist and Nielsen each scoring to allow Springfield to own a four-goal cushion at 7-3 with 17:38 left in regulation. From that point on, Babson took over the game, pouring in four-straight markers from four different scorers to tie the game at seven with 7:40 on the clock.
Lindrooth answered back 41 seconds later with a terrific individual effort, slicing through the Babson defense, to put Springfield back on top. However, Secrist scored again for the visitors at the 2:25 after dodging to her left to get free for her third goal of the contest.
Spang won the ensuing draw and Babson called a timeout. With time winding down, Versprille made a tremendous play in goal, intercepting a centering pass to give Springfield the ball back. After the Pride burned a timeout with 28 ticks left, Dorsey worked her way to the cage before Babson was whistled for a foul with 6.6 seconds left.
On the whistle, Dorsey worked towards the middle of the field before ripping a shot over the left shoulder of the goalie to seal the league victory for the Pride.
For the game, Springfield held a 14-5 advantage in draw controls, including an 8-1 cushion in the first half. Springfield also enjoyed a 19-17 edge in shots and went 4-for-7 on free-position attempts.
Springfield is back in action on Tuesday when it hosts Smith at 4:00 pm.