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The ASA has two boards: the Group Board and the Sport Governing Board. Find out more about them, and their members, here.
Following a comprehensive review of the governance structure of the ASA, a revised two-board structure was agreed at a Special Meeting of Council in July 2013. While some recruitment is ongoing for some members of each Board the new Boards are now operational.
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The role of the Group Board is to provide the strategic direction for the ASA and subsidiary companies including its mission, vision and strategic objectives and monitor the implementation of the strategic and corporate plans and budgets.
In this and all the areas set out in the terms of reference, the Group Board will work with the Sport Governing Board to integrate their strategies, plans and resource proposals for the part of the ASA they are responsible for into any overall plans or reviews.
Three additional members are to be appointed by the Sport Governing Board.
Edward has extensive experience as a chairman, board member and chief executive of public, private and voluntary sector organisations. He is currently Chairman of Capital Ambition and an elected member of the City of London Corporation. Edward led the City's engagement with the London Olympic Games.
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Lisa is currently Chief Executive of Volleyball England. She has worked for Sport England, ending up as Head of National Sport and has been Membership Services Director at the All England Netball Association.
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David has been involved in Swimming for over 40 years. Having learnt to swim at school, he developed a keen interest in the sport and continued to swim both recreationally and competitively with his local swimming club in an open air pool at Droitwich. David was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2011 for his services to swimming.
Ashley has substantial senior finance and business partnering experience gained with three international groups in FMCG including five years as Commercial Finance Director with Carlsberg UK. He was appointed ASA and British Swimming CFO in January 2013.
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The role of the Sport Governing Board is to provide the focus and direction of the core activities of fostering and developing swimming as a sport including membership and clubs.
In this, and all the areas set out in the terms of reference, the Sport Governing Board will work with the Group Board to integrate their strategies, plans and resource proposals for the part of the ASA they are responsible for into any overall plans or reviews.
There are three sport specialist members yet to be appointed to the Sport Governing Board.
Chris, an independent member of the ASA Board since 2006, has had a long association with swimming. Many will know him from events where he leads on the technology associated with timing, scoring, data-handling and event presentation. In his role as an ASA Board member Chris was also involved in the Audit & Probity Committee with specialism in finance.
Neil is the North West representative to the Sport Governing Board. He has been involved as a member of his club for over 25 years and has successfully carried out the various 'officer' roles within his Club. He was a founder member of the management board of the North West Region and following retirement in 2007 from a long career in the police service he has evolved into a 'full time' volunteer within the sport. Neil is a British Swimming Referee and is currently involved in developing material and delivering training for swimming technical officials.
Anne is the East Midland representative to the Sport Governing Board and a member of the ASA Board since 2002 and the British Swimming Board until last year. Anne has also represented Great Britain on the LEN Synchronised Swimming Committee 1995 to 2004 and at the LEN Congress held in London in 2004 was awarded the LEN Gold Pin for her services to the Committee.
Ray is the North East representative to the Sport Governing Board and a member of the ASA Board since 2003 and the British Swimming Board since November last year. Ray's major interests in swimming now involve the development of Disability Swimming and Workforce Development leading to a Culture Change.
Kay is the London representative to the Sport Governing Board and a member of the ASA Board since 2006. Kay became an official in 1987 and officiated at the Commonwealth Games in 2002. Kay also tutors British Swimming Officials examinations and is a Referee Course Leader.
Ian is the East representative to the Sport Governing and a member of the ASA Board since 2006. Like many volunteers Ian became involved in swimming through his children and qualified as an advanced teacher. Ian as also been a qualified official and is currently a qualified licensed referee and regularly officiates at all levels of swimming events.
Robert is the South West representative to the Sport Governing Board and a member of the ASA Board since 2003. He has been involved in the organisation of competitions in the South West for ASA National and ESSA competitions since 1982. In addition to organising swimming competitions Robert also referees at water polo competitions.
Roger is the South East representative to the Sport Governing Board. He has been involved with the South East region as far back as 1984 fulfilling a variety of roles and was elected Regional President in 1996. Roger is an experienced swimming official and referee and has officiated at such high profile events as the Commonwealth Games and European Championships and was a volunteer Games Maker at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.
Bernard is the West Midland representative to the Sport Governing Board and a member of the ASA Board since Council 2011. As an active official and qualified referee Bernard has officiated at all levels of regional championships and continues to mentor new officials.


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A Coumadin Diet
Coumadin is one of the brands under which Warfarin is marketed. Warfarin derives its name from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the foundation that sponsored its development. Warfarin is a synthetic product that is derived from coumarin, a chemical found naturally in many plants including woodruff, licorice, lavender and some other species.
Initially, Warfarin was used as a pesticide against rats and mice. It continues to be used for the same purpose, despite the fact that modern poisons are more effective for the purpose. After its launch, it was found that the drug was safe and effective as a blood-diluting agent for preventing the abnormal formation of migratory blood clots. Coumadin interferes with the working of Vitamin K, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots. As such, a diet rich in Vitamin K can counter the affect of Coumadin and reduce its efficacy.
The main dietary concerns of taking Coumadin revolves around foods that are rich in Vitamin K and beverages that can increase the affect of the drug and cause bleeding problems.
As a general rule, green leafy vegetables are suspect. Kale, spinach, turnip greens, collards, swiss chard, parsley and mustard greens are rich in Vitamin K and should be avoided. Foods that are low in Vitamin K include roots, bulbs, tubers, some fruits, cereals, grains and other milled products.
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EAST COUNTY — You could say that 17-year-old Ahmad Hares has a need for speed — maybe just for creating it.
The recent Braden River High graduate built the fastest CO2 dragster in the nation, racing his way to a first-place finish in the Technology Student Association's national dragster competition and setting a national record of .925 seconds on a 65-foot track.
He and his teammates Alexandra Villalobos, Cesar Garcia and Brandon Demers also won second place in Formula 1 in Schools and were awarded a special award in manufacturing excellence.
"It was a great way to go out," Ahmad said of his win. "The best, actually."
Ahmad's grandiose win did not come without fanfare. The dragster model he won with at the state competition was wrecked during testing at the school, which forced Ahmad to use his back-up car for the national competition. And in the final race at nationals, Ahmad's car tied exactly with the second-place winner, forcing a second match-up.
"It was really crazy," Ahmad said. "It was so dramatic."
But in the final race, Ahmad's vehicle took the spotlight. Its .925-second run made his competitor's .962-second run look slow. The next best time at nationals was .948 seconds.
What may have made the difference was the engineering behind Ahmad's vehicle. It was the only one at the competition that was designed and analyzed by Computational Fluid Dynamics software and manufactured by a computer-controlled mill.
"It's the best-thing-that-can-happen-in-education kind of story," Ahmad's adviser Richard Platt said. "This is a very high level skill these kids are learning."
Ahmad designed his vehicle by hand last year, and took third place in the same competition.
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For just the indoor fan, then the sequencing should Not be a factor.
You need to check to make sure your 24 VAC. or whatever Low Voltage that it uses is working. Then go from there.
Good Luck.
I have a manufactured home with a E2EB-017 HB Furnace.
This unit has been a nighmare since I moved in here. The latest headache was the drain hose became dislodged from the drip pan. The condensation ran all over the circuits.
Currently the unit will not start up at all. I have checked all the breakers (main panel & inside). I have tried to run just the fan, by switching it to FAN-ON and nothing happenes. I removed the blower fan / capacitor. There are no reset buttons on the motor. The capacitor appears to be fine both in apperance and by using a multimeter (appears to charge & discharge when reading it in ohms).
The main relays were soaked as well, but they have been dried out. Readings on them appear to be fine. Although the main contactors appear a little charred, nothing looks out of the normal. Besides, if I am correct, the main contactors are mainly used for supplying power to the heating elements, and therefore would not be used when using AC. If I am wrong, please correct me.
This leaves me with basically 3 items left. The transformer, the sequencer, & the thermostat. The transformer appears clean, and I dont think it got much water on it. The sequencer was soaked. Using a meter I can read the relays and nothing appears to be stuck (ie NC is closed, and NO is open).
So this leaves me where I am at the moment. My question is this:
If I turn on JUST the fan from the thermostat, does it bypass the sequencer ? I have an electronic thermostat, and can not remove the cover to check voltages without basically unplugging it. The controls sandwitch to the junction box with male prongs.
I'm still leaning that the sequencer may be bad, but am totally lost at this point. ANY input would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance !!
For just the indoor fan, then the sequencing should Not be a factor.
You need to check to make sure your 24 VAC. or whatever Low Voltage that it uses is working. Then go from there.
Good Luck.
How would I properly measure the voltages on this please ?
Black to Ground, and Red to each post ? (Adjusting the meter properly of course).
The post at the top, both have a triangle symbol under them, and it says 24vac in the middle between them. On the picture it is above the upper bar code, obstructed by the grey wire.
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Different view.
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Being very careful not to touch the bottom two terminals, Just measure the top 24 Volt output with your Voltmeter set on AC voltage, and proper voltage scale to read 24VAC.
Their may be a safety shutoff close to where that transformer is located, the power will need to be On.
Be Careful.
Good Luck.
OK, update time...
Read voltages results as follows:
COM - 115 VAC - Good
240V - 118 VAC - Not Good
24V - Upper left (Purple lead) - 24 VAC - Good
24V - Upper right (Grey Lead) - 0 VAC - Not Good
Will be replacing the transformer tomorrow when a parts store opens.
I will update this post one way or another.
I think You are measuring Wrong.
You should be measuring the voltage Across the 24 VAC output and not to ground.
The Transformer is isolated from Ground.
The transformer sounds like it is good, But you may be measuring wrong.
Were you measuring from the terminals to ground ? Or across the transformer windings ?
If you were measuring to ground, then your transformer is most likely Good.
You are working on AC and not DC, So the Ground is neutral, or should be.
You may need to "Call The Man", as Andy G. would say.
Good Luck
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If your talking reading the posts across the top, (grey to purple lead), the the voltage is 25vac +/-.
OK, heres the final update... I hope.
Rechecked the power at the breakers in the furnace. Found one lead that had no power. Turned off the power & ohm checked it. One side was open. Took out the breaker, cycled it a number of times & rechecked. Now it worked. But still no AC. Chased the 24v line and rechecked the inline fuse, this time it read OPEN. Replaced it and "ta da" we have AC again !!
Can see the condensation draining from the pan. When the bottom cover is put back into place, the water shifts its flow, and appears to be sucked under the cooling coils causing water to drip on the blower, and run down towards the wiring/circuitry. Other then cleaning the coils more or replacing them, not sure what I can do. The coils were extrememly dirty when i bought this place, & no filters had ever been used I don't think.
I know the coil replacement requires a certified person (at least in this state it does), so I'm afraid my work here is done. I want to thank you for all your assistance & for putting up with a slow old man. Been a while since I played with electricity / electronics & it sure felt good.
The drain line should be installed per the instructions, which means it should have a trap on it. This may or may not help with it sucking from the drain line - it should.
Jim DeBruycker
Important note - I'm not a pro
Retired Defense Industry Engineer; Schluter 2.5-day Workshop Completed 2013, 2014
I think you misunderstood, or I need to explain better.
It's not sucking water up from the drain line. Because the coils are partilally obstructed, air can not get thru them as it should. Some is but not enough.
Here is an example of what I did:
If I leave the bottom cover of the furnace off: Air flow is higher at the vents. Condensation drains as it should. Air is not as cool as it should be. After a period of time, coils frost over. Reason - Air bypassing the coils thru the bottom where the fan is located.
Placing the bottom cover on the furnace forces all the air to be drawn thru the coils, rather then bypassing them. The warmer air from the house is drawn thru the coils to cool & also prevents frosting. Condensation should roll down into the pan, and drain. But because the air flow thru the coils are restricted, air is sucked in under the pan between the coils & the pan and then run down on top of the blower, and all the circuitry.
As i said, this furnace was totally abuse before I got here. Wiring was messed up all over. The fan was wired backwards so that in the On position, it worked as it should, but in the Auto position it ran constantly. Wiring used was too short in length from the thermo & heat pump to the point they are wire capped and strung like a banjo.
I can correct the wiring & plan on doing so this week. But coil replacement or removal/cleaning requires a license in this state, so it's time to call a pro either way.
Nice that you have it going. Good work.
You should not operate it with the covers removed, for safety reasons.
It sounds like your system may not be leveled properly.
You should be able to clean the coil yourself without removing it. Spray cleaner and a water hose / air hose.
If you do not open the refrigerant line then you should not need a license.
Good Luck.
It sounds like your air return ducts are not sized properly or are obstructed in some manner. There's a number in the installation manual (most likely) that indicates the acceptable pressure drop/air flow across the coil...sounds like your system does not meet the minimum requirements. It could be that the fan speed is set too high and exceeds your duct capability.
Jim DeBruycker
Important note - I'm not a pro
Retired Defense Industry Engineer; Schluter 2.5-day Workshop Completed 2013, 2014
OK, first to DonL - Thanks, like I said I love electrical/electronics. It is possible that it may be a little off level. I will look further into that. I have been trying to use cleaner on it, but as I mentioned, it was so dirty when I moved here, I pealed off the dust & dirt like a sheet of paper. In the mean time I've been trying to figure out what the tonnage of my heat pump is. I have a link to the specs - http://www.docs.hvacpartners.com/idc...ss-ph12-05.pdf - Its a model PH12NA048-B. If you or anyone is good with the calculations, or see it somewhere in there, please let me know. I need that info to order a new cooling unit, if I so decide.
To Jadn - You may have missed that this is in a manufactured home. There are no return vents. The air is drawn in from above the unit thru a standard vented cover. This cover comes with the furnace from the manufacture. The cooling unit is an "A-framed" top down unit. The filters for this unit are "On-Coil" filters (I really hate them). The initial issue was the water drain hose falling off, soaking all the components below. We found and corrected 2 problems that were caused from the water, and the furnace is running again. Nothing was done to rewire or change anything.
Again thank you for both of your responses.


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Min Wang1, Jennifer L. Krauss1,2, Hisanori Domon2, Kavita B. Hosur2, Shuang Liang2, Paola Magotti3, Martha Triantafilou4, Kathy Triantafilou4, John D. Lambris3, and George Hajishengallis1,2*
1 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Abstract: Crosstalk between complement and Toll-like receptors (TLRs) coordinates innate immunity. We report a previously unknown immune subversion mechanism involving microbial exploitation of communication between complement and TLRs. Porphyromonas gingivalis, a major oral and systemic pathogen with complement C5 convertase–like activity, synergizes with C5a (fragment of complement protein C5) to increase cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) concentrations, resulting in suppression of macrophage immune function and enhanced pathogen survival in vitro and in vivo. This synergy required TLR2 signaling, a pertussis toxin– and thapsigargin-sensitive C5a receptor pathway, with protein kinase A and glycogen synthase kinase-3β as downstream effectors. Antagonistic blockade of the C5a receptor abrogated this evasive strategy and may thus have important therapeutic implications for periodontitis and atherosclerosis, diseases in which P. gingivalis is implicated. This first demonstration of complement-TLR crosstalk for immunosuppressive cAMP signaling indicates that pathogens may not simply undermine complement or TLRs (or both) as separate entities, but may also exploit their crosstalk pathways.
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Citation: M. Wang, J. L. Krauss, H. Domon, K. B. Hosur, S. Liang, P. Magotti, M. Triantafilou, K. Triantafilou, J. D. Lambris, G. Hajishengallis, Microbial Hijacking of Complement–Toll-Like Receptor Crosstalk. Sci. Signal. 3, ra11 (2010).
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Thanks a lot Fernando. I tried with gmail sender and it works . Also will try with 2.3.8 later some time. Sorry for the slow response.
Regards, srinath
Hi Srinath,
I tried your code, and I could reproduce the error with Rails 2.3.5, but works fine with Rails 2.3.8.
U can try two options:
1 - upgrade to Rails 2.3.8 (not need to use specific TLS gems)
gem update rails
2 - use the gmail_sender gem "Gmail Sender":http://github.com/dcadenas/gmail_sender
Follow the instructions. It's easy to configure and use, and if it's necessary, also intall tlsmail ( gem install tlsmail )
The two options I have tried recently and work well.
I hope this helps
Hi Fernando, thanks for reply.
I checked settings and seems they are right. Actually i already installed TLS plugin. but this file is seperate file and will run from outside. thats why i wrote all the models again in this file. Do we need to configure tls plugin in the ruby file . I was unable to figure out where it is going wrong . Please Let me know if need more info from me .
thanks in advance.
Hi Srinath,
appears an authentication error.
could u see the previous post of ActionMailer? "actionmailer-giving-trouble-mails-sent-acc-logs-not-received":http://workingwithrails.com/forums/4-ask-a-rails-expert/topics/1288-actionmailer-giving-trouble-mails-sent-acc-logs-not-received. I explain a basic way to send emaisl with Gmail.
I am using Gmail with a TLS plugin, but I not using the parameter: enable_starttls_auto in the configuration.
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Louisville upsets No. 1 Baylor 82-81
|Baylor 's Brittney Griner (42) shoots as Louisville guard Shoni Schimmel (23) defends in the first half of a regional semifinal game in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament in Oklahoma City, Sunday, March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
OKLAHOMA CITY — Shoni Schimmel scored 22 points and Monique Reid hit two free throws with 2.6 seconds left to lift sixth-seeded Louisville to a stunning 82-81 upset of top-ranked, defending national champion Baylor on Sunday night in the regional semifinals of the NCAA women's tournament.
Odyssey Sims scored 28 points and hit a pair of free throws with 9.1 seconds left to give the Lady Bears (34-2) their only lead of the game.
Reid caught an inbounds pass near the baseline after that and went coast to coast before getting fouled by All-American Brittney Griner on her way to the basket.
Sims had one last chance to save Baylor's season after Reid's free throws but was off-target and late on a desperation heave.
The Lady Bears had been practically invincible for the past four months, winning 32 straight games mostly by double digits.
Louisville (27-8) tied an NCAA record with 16 3-pointers to pull off the upset.
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Talking baseball while wondering if LeBron James and his kingsmen are taking the Bulls seriously.
1. When the Cubs get around to trading Alfonso Soriano, it would be ideal to have a homegrown replacement ready. There are none in sight, however, as Brett Jackson remains stalled on the entrance ramp, hitting .219 for Triple-A Iowa.
The situation is better than you might think, however.
There was no one to take Soriano's place if he had been traded last July. Tom Ricketts even made that point when I talked to him leading into the deadline. But the situation is much better with Scott Hairston on the roster and Ryan Sweeney expected Monday night from Triple-A Iowa.
In the right-handed-hitting Hairston and the left-handed-hitting Sweeney, the Cubs should have an excellent platoon that could do a nice job replacing Soriano's production in left field.
The 32-year-old Hairston quietly hit 20 home run for the Mets a year ago, no easy feat based at pitcher-friendly Citi Field. He's hit 41 points higher vs. lefties (.270) than right-handers in his career.
Sweeney, 28, is a well-matched bookend. He's hit 68 points higher vs. right-handers (.293) than left-handers in his career. They seem well suited to covering the position until Jackson or someone like Matt Szczur is deemed big-league ready, or at least until next winter when another batch of inexpensive veterans will hit the market.
2. Sweeney is expected in uniform for Monday night's game against the Rangers, replacing the .178-hitting Dave Sappelt. I don't think the Cubs are giving up on Sappelt. They just want him to go to Iowa and start hitting again with the idea that he can play a role balancing out an outfield that currently tilts heavily toward left-handed hitters (David DeJesus, Nate Schierholtz, Julio Borbon and Sweeney). Sweeney, a major piece of the White Sox's trade for Nick Swisher before 2008, can hit good pitching. He's shown that with a .280 career average (and .338 career on-base percentage) but frustrated the A's and Red Sox by never developing the power that was projected for him when he was coming up in the White Sox system. He has hit six homers at Iowa, however, so maybe he's made an adjustment that will make him more dangerous.
Sweeney was taken out of the second game of Iowa's Sunday doubleheader and told he'd be coming to Chicago. Said Sweeney to the Des Moines Register: "It's a good feeling. I put in some hard work down here and hopefully, I'll go up there and transfer it over." Sweeney was released by the Red Sox on March 30 and signed a minor-league deal with the Cubs a few days later. This is the first time he's been acquired by Theo Epstein, however, as the Red Sox got him from Oakland in the Andrew Bailey traded after Epstein had joined the Cubs.
3.Robin Ventura was a big part of the Mets when they went to the World Series in 2000. He returns to Queens as a big-league manager Tuesday and will enjoy seeing old friends around Citi Field (which I'm sure he'll find to be a nice upgrade on beautiful Shea Stadium). But first things first. Today's game in Kansas City is a big one, as the White Sox have lost nine of their last 14 and need to turn things around fast. Chris Sale beat James Shields 1-0 on Opening Day. That's the kind of effort that is needed in today's makeup game.
Shields has owned Adam Dunn (1-for-13, 6 strikeouts) and Paul Konerko (4-for-28, no homers), which isn't a good sign. The one guy that does hit him is Alexei Ramirez (11-for-26, 2 homers). Somebody needs to step up as the White Sox can't afford to into a National League park Tuesday – limiting the use of Dunn and weakening an already thin lineup – after a three-game, four-day sweep in Kansas City. It's only May but this week counts as a significant test. The White Sox come home against the Angels when they leave New York. They've gone 5-11 against them the last two years. There's also the question of Jake Peavy's stiff back hanging over the Sox. They're dead in the water if they can't get 28-32 starts from Peavy. Their best chance of hanging around the Tigers and Royals is for Sale and Peavy to improve off their strong 2012 seasons. Sale's work counts double while Peavy's out.


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Step Right Up, Baby
Between school work, family, friends and extra-curricular activities, life may feel like a circus for the average teenager, but a group of 29 Oklahoma teens have thrown charity work into the ring as well.
Since August, the Infant Crisis Services Teen Associate Board of has been preparing for the charity auction and dinner.
This year's auction, Step Right Up, Baby, is carnival-themed. All proceeds from the event will help feed and diaper thousands of needy babies and toddlers in our community. Many of the little ones who will benefit from the event are children of teen parents. One in five parents who turn to Infant Crisis Services for help is under the age of 20.
The Teen Associate Board of Infant Crisis Services was established 11 years ago with the focus of raising awareness and funding for the nonprofit agency.
The event will be held Friday, May 3, 2013, at 6 p.m. at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. It will consist of silent and live auctions with more than 200 donated items to bid on, including memorabilia autographed by celebrities like Katharine Hepburn, Madonna and Carrie Underwood.
Individual tickets are $50 and tables of eight begin at $500. Tickets can be purchased by contacting Infant Crisis Services at (405) 778-7620 or online at www.infantcrisis.org.
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Aquia 1 instructions:
center the provided template over the flange and mark corresponding holes with a pen. There will be 2 towards the back to hold the uni-fit adapter to the floor as well as 2 to each side for the white plastic mounting blocks.
Tile: 2 green anchors are provided for the rear holes and 4 white anchors are provided for the side mounting blocks, 2 for each side and block.
*If installing on a wood sub-floor both the white and green anchors are not needed though i recommend pre-drilling the side holes with a 3/16 bit. Pre-drilling is not necessary for the rear 2 holes.
If installing the toilet on a tile floor i like to use a 1/4" masonry/tile bit for the 2 rear holes and a 5/16 bit for the side mounting blocks. I then tap in both the green anchors for the rear holes and the white anchors for the side holes until the anchors are flush with the floor surface. Once the anchors are tapped in i will then pre drill the side white anchors with a 3/16 drill bit.
Flange: Secure closet bolts to the flange. If the flange is higher than or flush with the floor surface i use a single wax ring NO horn. If it is below the floor surface i put a regular wax ring down 1st then a 2nd wax ring with a horn on top with the horn facing down. *wax rings, water supply line and closet bolts are not included and must be purchased separately.
Now its time to "push" the adapter onto the wax. Squish The adapter down and secure the adapter by using the remaining washers and nuts from the closet bolt set, then use the two small screws to secure the back of the adapter down. Then Secure the mounting blocks by threading in the larger screws through the blocks into the floor.
Now that the adapter and mounting blocks are secure, secure the tank mounting hardware onto the bowl. Its now time to insert the bowl into the adapter. I like to use some liquid soap on the rubber to help the bowl "slide" in. Once the bowl bottoms out on the hub its time to insert the finishing screws on either side of the bowl through the porcelain and into the mounting blocks.
Now that the bowl is set its time to attach the tank. dis-connect the refill tube from the fill valve and remove the flush tower by turning it counter clock wise. Attach a 16' flexible water supply tube to the toilet tank and put on the large rubber gasket over the flush valve nut. You secure the tank to the bowl from above, inside the tank. Slide the metal washer onto the brass bolt followed by the rubber washer. Now hand tighten each bolt to the mounting hardware with the rubber washer down. *You must SLOW down and alternate tightening both sides often to in sure the rubber gasket seats properly. After the tank is hand tight, finish tightening with a flat blade screw driver until the tank is snug. Re-install the flush tower and re-connect the fill tube.
Tighten the water supply to the shut off valve and turn on water. * YOU MUST RE-INSTALL THE FLUSH TOWER before turning on water.
Next the seat is mounted by dropping a rubber bushing-nut into each seat hole. Remove the screw and washer. Set the seat over the hole and re-insert the washer and screw and tighten with a screw driver. * it can take ALOT of turns with a screw driver by hand, i use a drill to help speed things up!
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Steph | January 17, 2013 12:06 PM
Good article :) I enjoy seeing different questions, or the same questions with a different angle. I very much enjoyed "Struck By Lightning"; it definitely has a message (multiple, in fact). The sarcastic humor basically makes the message easier to "slide in". The entire cast was excellent, but Allison Janney, Sarah Hyland, Polly Bergen (how can a senile character still have such good points?), Chris Colfer and Rebel Wilson were so very good. And Rob Aguirre was funny; from now on, I'll always visualize him going "...rrrrrrrr" (rolling his Rs) with a little leer.
The companion book was, if anything, even funnier and had a major impact. Just push on past the language (I hadn't listened to high school kids in a while) and it'll be worth it. So many aspects of the movie or characters keep coming to mind and the various messages are very positive. So I left emotionally drained but with a more positive perspective and focus.


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The windows in the last picture are to die for. I think I'm becoming obsessed with long and narrow spaces such as the first picture as well.
It's interesting how we all kind of 'figure out' our style or preferences after awhile. After years of copying and pasting home images I liked into a Word document, I can know scroll through and see themes of certain colours or styles. Now I use Pinterest to do that, and it's not only fun but fast and useful! www.pinterest.com (learned about it on AT, I think!)
i love the first bedroom! looks like it would be a cool airy summer hang out. the window panels really balance out the darkness of the room.
Constance's little trailer! That is awesome!!! Wonder where she lives.
I'm not sure if I like the first one or not. My initial impression is of an oppressive and incredibly depressing space.
#7: Attack of the Tribbles. Very fun. :)
The trailer is wonderful!
#3 and #6! Love...
Oh my god. The first room looks like something from a dream I had. Wow.
Love the bedroom in the first pic! I am going for something similar in my bedroom, and I am nowhere near getting it to look anything as good as this one.
The first picture looks like the inside of a stylish prison,,, fail.
Oh, yes, the air conditioner on the first picture is really inspiring......
Haven't these people heard of photoshop?
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Free bacon on Thursdays. Really, that's about all I should have to say, but if you need more convincing: Lavaca Street Bar is a surprisingly calm oasis in the middle of downtown Austin, with a games room in the back (pool, shuffle board, ping pong) that you can hit up between games on the television.
This bar has sports playing on a slew of screens at every angle. They're connected to a greasy spoon, so it's perfect for a drink and a bite while you catch the game.
Best Chill Bar Just Got Better – Lavaca Street has always been one of the best bars in Austin with relaxed people, $1 Tecate Tuesdays, and a great place to play shuffle board. They have recently taken their bar to a new level by creating the best game room in Austin. The new game room has skee ball, pool, pop-a-shot, and the old reliable shuffle board table making it the ideal place to go in Austin for a good time!
Best Chill Bar in Austin – If you're looking for a great relaxing place any day of the week, check out Lavaca Street Bar. Newly updated game tourney nights are suffleboard on Tuesdays at 7pm, and pool on Wednesdays at 7pm. Tuesdays are still $1 Tecate nights, which brings out a great and diverse crowd. Lone Star and Miller High Life bottles are $2 every day, all day, and they have various liquor specials during the week as well. Especially during the Fall there is a mix of people from different schools, which makes fun conversation about sports, and everyone remains friendly. I'll see y'all down there Tuesdays for the shuffleboard tourney!
A comfortable, casual environment wedged among trendy clubs and live music venues in the Warehouse District. – In Short
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US vs. China: The battle for supremacy over the world's economy is on
Newscast Media BEIJING—China has spread its tentacles into Africa. The U.S. is
extremely nervous…and rightfully so. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is currently in
China trying to slow the Chinese down. Yet Africans have openly embraced the
Chinese due to their "hands off" approach on Africa's domestic affairs.
The no-strings-attached loans being extended to the Continent by their newly-found
Asian friends are a lot more appealing than the U.S. dollars that the West dangles like
a carrot in the faces of Africans, with pre-conditions attached.
Africa is rising. The economies are booming. Even the native African doomsday sayers
who are paid to paint a negative picture about the Motherland have run out of dismal
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In the Shadow of the Buddha
One Man's Journey of Discovery in Tibet
Matteo Pistono - Author
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For nearly a decade, Matteo Pistono evaded Chinese security and smuggled out photos of prisons, secret documents, and firsthand interviews of torture victims and other atrocities committed by the Chinese government. Yet Pistono had not initially gone to Tibet to fight for human rights-but as a Buddhist pilgrim.
After Pistono became the student of a venerated meditation master in Tibet, he began couriering messages to him from the Dalai Lama in India. This began an extraordinary adventure. In the Shadow of the Buddha is both a vivid account of how Tibet's rich spiritual past is slipping away under repression, and the story of one man who merged political activism with Buddhist mysticism in pursuit of freedom and peace.
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Market Risk Modelling, 2nd Edition: Applied Statistical Methods for Practitioners
- Language: English
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- Region: Global
A hands-on guide to the use of quantitative methods and software for making successful business decisions
The appropriate use of quantitative methods lies at the core of successful decisions made by managers, researchers, and students in the field of business. Providing a framework for the development of sound judgment and the ability to utilize quantitative and qualitative approaches, Data Driven Business Decisions introduces readers to the important role that data plays in understanding business outcomes, addressing four general areas that managers need to know about: data handling and Microsoft Excel®, uncertainty, the relationship between inputs and outputs, and complex decisions with trade-offs and uncertainty.
Grounded in the author's own classroom approach to business statistics, the book reveals how to use data to understand the drivers of business outcomes, which in turn allows for data-driven business decisions. A basic, non-mathematical foundation in statistics is provided, outlining for readers the tools needed to link data with business decisions; account for uncertainty in the actions of others and in patterns revealed by data; handle data in Excel®; translate their analysis into simple business terms; and present results in simple tables and charts. The author discusses key data analytic frameworks, such as decision trees and multiple regression, and also explores additional topics, including:
Use of the Excel® functions Solver and Goal Seek
Partial correlation and auto-correlation
Interactions and proportional variation in regression models
Seasonal adjustment and what it reveals
Basic portfolio theory as an introduction to correlations
Chapters are introduced with case studies that integrate simple ideas into the larger business context, and are followed by further details, raw data, and motivating insights. Algebraic notation is used only when necessary, and throughout the book, the author utilizes real-world examples from diverse areas such as market surveys, finance, economics, and business ethics. Excel® add-ins StatproGo and TreePlan are showcased to demonstrate execution of the techniques, and a related website features extensive programming instructions as well as insights, data sets, and solutions to problems included in the material. The enclosed CD contains the complete book in electronic format, including all presented data, supplemental material on the discussed case files, and links to exercises and solutions.
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Chapter 1. How are we doing: Data driven views of business performance.
1.1 Setting out business data.
1.2 Different kinds of variables.
1.3 The idea of a distribution.
1.4 Typical performance (the mean).
1.5 Uncertainty in performance (standard deviation).
1.6 Changing units.
1.7 Shapes of distributions.
Chapter 2. What stands out and why? Who Wins? Data driven views of performance dynamics.
2.1 Different layouts of business data.
2.2 Comparing performance across several segments.
2.3 Complex comparisons - using pivotables.
2.4 Unusually high and low outcomes - z scores.
2.5 Choosing a sensible peer group.
2.6 Combining different performance measures.
Chapter 3. Dealing with uncertainty and chance.
3.1 Framing what could happen: outcomes and events.
3.2 How likely is it? Probability basics.
3.3 Market segments and behaviour: Using probability tables.
3.4 Example in health care: testing for a disease.
3.5 Changing your assessment with conditional probability.
3.6 How strong is the relationship? Measuring dependence.
3.7 Probability trees.
Chapter 4. Let the data change you views: Bayes Method.
4.1 Bayes Method in Pictures.
4.2 Bayes Method as an algorithm.
4.3 Example 1. A simple gambling game.
4.4 Example 2. Bayes in the courtroom.
4.5 Some typical business applications.
Chapter 5. Valuing an uncertain payoff.
5.1 What is a probability distribution?
5.2 Displaying a probability distribution.
5.3 The mean of a distribution.
5.4 Example: Fines and violations.
5.5 Why use the mean?
5.6 The standard deviation of a distribution.
5.7 Comparing two distributions.
5.8 Conditional distributions and means.
Chapter 6. Business problems that depends on knowing "how many".
6.1 The binomial distribution.
6.2 Mean and standard deviation of the binomial.
6.3 The negative binomial distribution.
6.4 The Poisson distribution.
6.5 Some typical business applications.
Chapter 7. Business problems that depends on knowing "how much".
7.1 The normal distribution.
7.2 Calculating normal probabilities in Excel.
7.3 Combining normal variables.
7.4 Comparing normal distributions.
7.5 The standard normal distribution.
7.6 Example: Dealing with uncertain demand.
7.7 Dealing with proportional variation.
Chapter 8. Making complex decisions with trees.
8.1 Elements of decision trees.
8.2 Solving the decision tree.
8.3 Multistage Decision trees.
8.4 Valuing a decision option.
8.5 The cost of uncertainty.
Chapter 9. Data, estimation and statistical reliability.
9.1 Describing the past and the future.
9.2 How was the data generated?
9.3 The law of large numbers.
9.4 The variability of the average.
9.5 The standard error of the mean.
9.6 The normal limit theorem.
9.7 Samples and populations.
Chapter 10. Managing mean performance.
10.1 Benchmarking mean performance.
10.2 The statistical size of a deviation.
10.3 Decision making, hypothesis testing and P-values.
10.4 Confidence intervals.
10.5 One and two sided tests.
10.6 Using StatproGo.
10.7 Why standard deviation matters.
10.8 Assessing detection power.
Chapter 11. Are these customers different? Did the intervention work? Looking at changes in mean performance.
11.1 How variable is a difference?
11.2 Describing changes in mean performance.
11.3 Example: Is product placement worth it?
11.4 Comparing two means with StatproGo.
11.5 Different standard deviations.
11.6 Analysing matched pairs data.
Chapter 12. What is my brand recognition? Will it sell? Analysing counts and proportions.
12.1 How accurate is a percentage?
12.2 Tests and intervals for proportions.
12.3 Assessing changes in proportions.
12.4 Comparing proportions with StatproGo.
12.5 Alternative methods.
Chapter 13. Using the relationship between shares to build a portfolio.
13.1 How to measure financial growth.
13.2 Risk and return - both matter.
13.3 Correlation and industry structure.
13.4 The riskiness of a portfolio.
13.5 Balancing risk and return.
13.6 Controlling risk with TB's.
Chapter 14. Investigating relationship between business variables.
14.1 Measuring association with correlation.
14.2 Looking at complex relationships.
14.3 Interpreting correlation.
14.4 Autocorrelation.
14.5 Untangling relationships with partial correlations.
Chapter 15. Describing the effect of a business input: Linear regression.
15.1 Linear relationships.
15.2 The line of best fit.
15.3 Computing the least squares line.
15.4 The regression model.
15.5 How reliable is the regression line?
Chapter 16. The reliability of regression based decisions.
16.1 Business prediction - three types of questions.
16.2 Estimating the effect of a change.
16.3 Estimating the trend mean.
16.4 Prediction.
16.5 Prediction errors and what they tell you.
Chapter 17. Multi-causal relationship and multiple regression.
17.1 Multi-linear relationships.
17.2 Multiple regression.
17.3 Model assessment.
17.4 Prediction and trend estimation.
Chapter 18. Product features, non-linear relationships and market segments.
18.1 Accounting for yes-no features.
18.2 Quadratic relationships.
18.3 Quadratic regression.
18.4 Allowing for segments and groups.
18.5 Automatic model selection.
Chapter 19. Analysing data that is collected regularly over time.
19.1 Measuring growth and seasonality.
19.2 How is the growth rate changing?
19.3 Seasonal adjustment.
19.4 Delayed effects.
19.5 Predicting the future (using auto-regression).
Chapter 20. Extending regression models – the sky is the limit.
20.1 Effects that depends on other inputs - interactions.
20.2 Effects that have proportional impacts.
20.3 Case study: How effective are catalog mail-outs?
20.4 More on time series.
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Real Madrid v City: Ticket information
- 04 September 2012 18:26
- Posted by David Clayton
Here are all the details needed to purchase tickets for City's Champions League tie away to Real Madrid on 18 September...
UEFA Champions' League Group Stage - Ticket Information
Real Madrid v Manchester City
Tuesday 18 September
Kick-off – 8.45pm (local time)
All tickets are sold subject to availability and tickets cannot be returned in the last week of sale. The Club has received an allocation of 3,600 tickets priced as follows:
£60 Adult – Level 3 seating
£40 Adult – Level 4 seating
£92 Disabled Wheelchair supporter (Includes free assistant)
Please note, concession prices are not available for this game.
Tickets will be available online at www.mcfc.co.uk/tickets, by telephone on 0161 444 1894 (option 1, option 1, option 2)* and to personal callers at the ticket office above the City Store at the Etihad Stadium for supporters that meet the following criteria:
- 2012/13 Platinum/Gold Members on the UEFA Competition Cup Scheme with 8,000 or more loyalty points – Thursday 6th September at 9am
- 2012/13 Platinum/Gold Members on the UEFA Competition Cup Scheme with 7,000 or more loyalty points – Thursday 6th September at 1pm
- 2012/13 Platinum/Gold Members on the UEFA Competition Cup Scheme with 6,000 or more loyalty points – Friday 7th September at 9am
- 2012/13 Platinum/Gold Members on the UEFA Competition Cup Scheme with 5,000 or more loyalty points – Saturday 8th September at 9am
*Tickets purchased over the telephone will be subject to a £2.50 booking fee per ticket.
Real Madrid have confirmed that duplicate tickets will not be issued for this fixture. As a result, tickets purchased over the telephone and online will be subject to a Special Delivery charge of £5.90 per transaction. Tickets will be posted to the registered address of the purchasing supporter. Phone lines are open 24-hours, 7 days a week.
Should any tickets remain; further selling criteria will be announced on the website.
Gold Members will be awarded 20 loyalty points for attending this fixture. Platinum Members will be awarded 40 loyalty points.
Disabled Supporters:
The Club has received an allocation of 4 wheelchair spaces. Disabled supporters who require a wheelchair space, meet the qualifying criteria and wish to purchase a ticket should contact Supporter Services on 0161 444 1894 (option 1, option 1, option 1). All other disabled supporters who meet the qualifying criteria and wish to purchase a ticket, should visit the ticket office above the City Store at the Etihad Stadium or telephone 0161 444 1894 (option 1, option 1, option 2)*. For additional help or assistance, please contact our Disabled Liaison Officer, on 0161 444 1894 (option 1, option 1, option 1) or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Please note that other than for Disabled supporters who require a wheelchair, there are no other free assistant tickets available for this game.
Junior Membership holders:
We appreciate that there may be a significant difference in loyalty points between junior supporters (under the age of 16) and their parent(s) or guardian(s). A very limited allocation of tickets will be made available to City Kicks Platinum/Gold Members for purchase together with a qualifying adult Membership holder. At the point where the adult qualifies, they can also purchase one junior ticket regardless of the junior's loyalty point status.
Please note, this option is only available to supporters purchasing 'in person' or over the phone and all juniors must be accompanied by an adult (aged 18 or over). Once this limited allocation has been sold, no further tickets will be available and all junior Members must then qualify in their own right to purchase a ticket.
Members will be advised at the point of sale when the limited allocation of tickets available to junior members has sold out.
Please note, if the supporter number used is that of an adult, then only an adult ticket may be purchased. This also applies to under 16s and over 65s.
Thomas Cook travel packages are available for all of the Blues' Champions League matches.
We would like to remind everyone why we have the best supporters in the country. On your visit to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, please respect the stewards and staff at the Club and we ask that you:
- - Remain in the seat that you have purchased
- - Keep your ticket with you at all times
- - Do not block the aisles or gangways
- - Do not smoke
- - Follow the ground regulations
Official Match Ticket:
Real Madrid have advised the club that under no circumstances will duplicate tickets be issued for lost or misplaced tickets. Please ensure you keep your ticket in a safe place.
Entry to the Stadium will be granted on the presentation of a valid ticket purchased from the Club. The Club excludes all liability to any supporter who is denied entry to the Stadium as a result of their ticket having been purchased through an unauthorised seller. The unauthorised sale or disposal of tickets may also amount to a criminal offence and the Club will inform the police as soon as it becomes aware of any unauthorised sale or disposal of tickets.
Opening Hours:
The Ticket Office and Supporter Services Team are available:
Monday - Saturday, 9am to 5:30pm (closed Sunday & Bank Holiday).
Supporter Services will open for all scheduled First Team away fixtures until kick-off. Please call 0161 444 1894 (option 1, option 3).
Terms & Conditions:
All tickets and hospitality are sold subject to availability and are issued subject to Manchester City Football Club Limited's 2012-13 away match terms and conditions of sale, 2012-13 Hospitality terms and conditions of sale (available upon request) and the applicable ground regulations of the opposing team.


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You can say what you like about Scottish media coverage of Rangers' financial crisis but you're certainly spoilt for choice. Unfortunately, that choice is all-too-often between parallel universes, with a tangential universe thrown in every time club owner Craig Whyte is within range of a microphone (Whyte's common criticism of HMRC as "living on a different planet...Read More
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Jeff Turner was calling from Dallas.
"I'm here on the lookout for Dwight," he said, chuckling.
Turner was in Big D for his daughter's volleyball tourney, not reporting on a Dwight Howard free-agency sighting. But that's the kind of light-hearted humor from Jeff that can carry the Magic viewing audience through another tough season post-Dwight.
Turner, 51, replaced Matt Guokas as the club's television analyst, signing a four-year deal.
The Magic stunned everyone by not renewing Guokas' contract. Although he had some health issues the last few years, the 69-year-old Guokas wasn't quite ready to leave the mike.
Guokas stayed classy, avoiding addressing his exit in the media. He also sent Turner a congratulatory e-mail.
Turner had made some pinch-hitting appearances for Guokas. Now he's faced with the fulltime task of replacing him and helping play-by-play man David Steele bring the games to living rooms and bar rooms in Central Florida.
"Sometimes now I feel like ... you're like Ray Perkins following Bear Bryant or Gene Bartow following John Wooden," Turner said. "Matt was so good; you're expected to do a good job. Those are big shoes for me to fill.
"It's hard not to do a good job when you work with David Steele. He'll make you look good."
Turner is no stranger to breaking down games. After seven seasons as a Magic player, he served as team radio analyst with Dennis Neumann from 1996-2005.
The Magic stayed in-house again with the move to Turner. Guokas was the team's first-ever coach and was at Steele's side since 2004.
Guokas coached Turner, a lefty-shooting power forward, through the first four seasons of the Magic's existence until Guokas stepped down after the 1992-93 season.
Turner is making the jump from coaching to the broadcast booth, leaving a championship team. He guided Lake Highland Prep to the 4A state title last season, his eighth at the school.
He already had decided to step down as coach before the Magic came calling with the TV offer. He is still an associate A.D. at Lake Highland Prep, supervising coaches in all sports, and now will try to juggle both jobs.
Turner believes coaching even on the high-school level will give him an added perspective.
"As a former player, that's the lens I look through," he said. "I know what guys are going through. Once I became a coach, now I have a new lens to look through ... how and why coaches make the decisions they make. I hope it makes me a better broadcaster."
Team broadcasters walk a fine line. They are paid by the club and/or were previously connected to the club, leading to cheerleading and away from honest criticism.
Guokas explained the game, did his homework and wasn't fearful of delivering pointed opinions. After all, viewers are no fools. They can see what's unfolding. Thousands can interact immediately through social media about a bad play or a bad coaching decision.
"You can't lie --- you're doing TV. It is what it is. People can see it. It's all how you frame it," Turner said. "Basketball is so fluid. There's no perfect players or coaches."
Turner says the Magic's rebuilding process requires a little different approach.


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Once across the creek and boulder-covered spur bounding the south end of Palolem beach, you arrive at COLOM, a largely Hindu fishing village scattered around a series of rocky coves. Dozens of long-stay rooms, leaf huts and houses are tucked away under the palm groves and on the picturesque headland running seawards. This is the best place in the village to start an accommodation hunt – the lads will know of any vacant places; but be warned that most of the rooms here are very basic indeed.
A string of hut camps and shacks line the next beach south, PATNEM. The beach, curving for roughly a kilometre to a steep bluff, is broad, with little shade, and shelves quite steeply at certain phases of the tide, though the undertow rarely gets dangerously strong. On the headland dividing Patnem from Colom, the Harmonic Healing & Eco Retreat Centre is the place to come if you need to sort out your body and soul. Wrapped in greenery with panoramic views of the beach, the centre hosts daily yoga, Pilates and Thai massage classes, as well as lessons in Bollywood dance and classical Indian singing.
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Tifa Lockhart, Final Fantasy VII
Tifa, from classic Japanese role-playing game Final Fantasy VII, was cute, but she packed a punch. As a senior member of the AVALANCHE terrorist group, she was schooled in the art of kicking butt, but she did so with an elegance that hinted at a softer interior. And wasn't it a glorious sight? Her kicking butt, we mean… not her butt. Well, we mean that, too. Ah, you know what we mean.