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Ying Zhang, a TTU assistant professor in mechanical engineering, recently received a National Science Foundation grant totaling $330,000 through an initiative called Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry. Zhang is Tennessee Tech's first female recipient of GOALI funding, which was designed to act as a catalyst between academia and industry.
Working with General Electric Aircraft Engines, located in Cincinnati, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Zhang will explore how to improve the ceramic coatings, commonly known as thermal barrier coatings, used to cool and prolong the life of aircraft engine components. The use of TBCs provides major reductions in surface temperature of metal components, which leads to improved durability and significant fuel savings.
"Typical commercial coatings consist of a ceramic coating applied to metal through a bond coat," said Zhang. "We are exploring a new bond coat system that can offer advantages of increased strength, better compatibility, improved stability and reduced manufacturing costs.
"Our goal is not to find a 'cure-all' type of bond coat to replace all others, but to identify a new custom-designed bond coat system that will perform well with the new family of superalloys that engine builders are using," said Zhang.
Ken Currie, director of TTU's Center for Manufacturing Research, said Zhang's collaborative work proposes to tackle a complex issue.
"This topic of thermal barrier coatings is very difficult to solve, and it is fraught with challenges: the thickness, toughness and uniformity of the coating layer, compatibility of the coating with the substrate, and effect of defects in either the coating or substrate/coating interface," said Currie. "And we want to know how does this material system behave under a number of 'as used' conditions — heat, cold, cycling of temperatures, moisture, corrosives, vibration, impact, load stresses, etc."
Over a three-year period, GEAE will provide overall design guidelines and supply some materials to Zhang. Fabrication and some testing will take place at Tennessee Tech. ORNL will provide testing facilities and open its doors to students participating in the project.
"Dr. Zhang's proposal is also unique in the way that she has incorporated graduate students into the project and utilized both the industry and ORNL personnel as cohorts to mentor and assist students with understanding measurement techniques as well as understanding the application environment of these material systems," added Currie. "It makes for a 'lively experiment,' not just about materials but also the way we educate our graduate students."
TBC research is an example of a project that might not be fundamentally investigated if left to industry initiative alone. GOALI targets the high risk/high reward projects that focus on topics industry will not undertake. This, in turn, will afford new approaches on generic problems, innovative collaborations between university and industry educational programs and direct transfer of knowledge from universities to industry.


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Vladimir Petkovic knows continuity is the key if his Lazio side are to maintain their title challenge with victory at Palermo tomorrow night.
The Biancocelesti have closed to within three points of Serie A leaders Juventus on the back of four straight wins, with Napoli matching them in joint second place after a two-point deduction was revoked on Thursday.
Victories for Lazio at the Renzo Barbera and for Napoli at Fiorentina, coupled with a home defeat to Udinese for Juve, could see three teams tied for top spot by Sunday afternoon.
Petkovic told Gazzetta.it: ``We have always believed in what we are doing but we must continue down the same path.
``We went through a period where we weren't at our best but we did well to make the most of the chances we had to win games.
``Now we need to keep doing well and keep playing like we know we can. We've proved that we can hold our own in every game, but Juve and Napoli are just the same.''
Lazio's last visit to Palermo was one to forget, as five different scorers completed a 5-1 humbling of the capital club last February.
``We haven't conceded many in the last few games, even away from home,'' Petkovic added. ``We need to get back to playing our brand of football and dominating our opponents on the road.
``They are not an easy opponent to beat, they're at home and they will want to pick up some points. We will need to give more than 100 per cent.''
Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini faces potential losses of 40million euros should his team fail to secure their place in the top flight.
The Rosanero are languishing in 19th place having lost three consecutive games, with a 3-1 home victory over Catania in November the last time Palermo claimed all three points.
That was seven games ago, leading Zamparini to tell La Repubblica: ``We are concerned, but still confident, and we are working to improve the squad.
``I'm an optimistic person but if we go down we lose 40million euros.''
Striker Abel Hernandez and defender Andrea Mantovani are long-term injury concerns for the Sicilian side, for whom Edgar Barreto is suspended, while Lazio have concerns over Germany international Miroslav Klose.
The 34-year-old looks less and less likely to feature tomorrow night as he continues to struggle with a muscle strain in his left thigh.

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Many of us have organized educational events that featured key opinion leaders from around the globe. We understand the appeal of bringing in experts from new regions to speak to a domestic audience. But what happens when we are ready to take our event overseas? How do we market a U.S.-based event or faculty to an international audience? Here are five tips to help you make the most of your international event.
- Globalize the planning process
While physicians outside of the United States certainly have an appreciation for our style of medicine, it's important to remember that what works here won't necessarily work there. Technology, hospital administrative systems, university-based research approaches, and linguistic and cultural differences will all influence how your program is perceived. One great way to overcome these barriers is to integrate a local advisory board and faculty into your program. Local key opinion leaders can also be pivotal to raising awareness of your event and drawing participation.
- Watch your language
Catchy phrases, puns, plays on words, or metaphors that are creative and memorable in English won't necessarily connect with your target audience. Be careful to use correct grammar and avoid language that can't be taken literally. If you plan to produce your materials in other languages, be twice as careful to use direct and simple language, as this will be easier to accurately translate.
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Symbols have vastly different meanings from one culture to another. Be aware that a hand gesture or a symbol that is friendly and inviting in one culture can be offensive in another. (For example, the American hand gesture for "OK" is offensive in Brazil.) Conversely, symbols that don't necessarily have a strong meaning in American culture can be a powerful way to convey your key messages elsewhere. The peach is a symbol of health and vitality in China, for instance. By involving team members from the local culture, you can not only avoid public embarrassment, but you might even hit on a powerful focal point for your marketing campaign.
- Translate your marketing tactics
Every culture connects with key messages in a different way. Take the time to discover how physicians learn about events and education before you invest in your marketing tactics. You might be surprised at what you learn. One event we held in Mexico City was a huge success because we promoted it through a direct mail campaign, even though the postal system is somewhat unreliable in Mexico and direct mail has not really taken off as a marketing tactic. We opted for a compromise: sending postcards via courier to targeted physicians inviting them to a half-day symposium on key advances in clinical medicine, featuring faculty from the United States. This type of direct mail "invitation" was a novel concept for physicians, and they really took the time to read our postcards. In fact, more than 125 of them brought the actual postcard to the event with them!
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The social aspect of events and education can be much more culturally important outside of the United States. You may find it challenging to stay within guidelines for meal expenditures. Also, pay careful attention to meal times. In Europe, if you plan a working lunch or allocate less than an hour for meals, you will be viewed as tactless. In Mexico, remember that people eat lunch around 3 p.m. or 4 p.m. If you try to schedule lunch at noon, people might perceive it as just a coffee break.
By fully embracing the culture of the country where you are holding your event, you will open up a world of experiences for your faculty, visitors, and staff. Take a step back and challenge your own thinking, and you'll find that international events and education can be one of the most rewarding aspects of your career.
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Although minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting showed growing concern among members about the central bank's bond-buying program, Goldman Sachs economist Jan Hatzius told CNBC he expects quantitative easing to continue well into 2014.
"My expectation is QE is still going to run for a long time through 2013, even 2014 at a reduced pace," Hatzius said in a "Squawk on the Street" interview. "That obviously is only going to become clear over time and it's going to depend on the economic data."
When the minutes were released on Thursday from the December policy setting meeting, 10-year Treasury yields spiked to eight-month highs, the dollar rose and gold fell as investors feared that the Fed would end its purchases of bonds sooner than had been anticipated. These purchases have been adding
But Hatzius noted that not every member on the Fed's policy making decisions has the same amount of influence. "What the chairman thinks, what the leadership thinks isn't reflected in the minutes," he said.
In September, the Fed linked its bond buying program to unemployment, pledging to continue the scheme until the U.S. jobless rate fell below 6.5 percent. But Hatzius said "the Fed's made it pretty clear that they're not going to be focused exclusively on the 6.5 percent unemployment number."
(Read More: End of Stimulus? Why It Isn't All Bad News)
The bigger concern for the economy in 2013 is fiscal policy and the potential impact higher payroll taxes will have on consumer spending. "It's about $125 billion that's no longer going to be going to the consumer," he said of the 2 percent increase. "The January and February data on consumer spending and auto sales are going to be important because we'll get a much better sense of how big an impact it will have."


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This is what we made for dear lunch guests visiting us from Italy today. It used up two week's-worth of CSA spinach. I served it with a black-eyed pea salad on the side, but a green salad would have been fine, too.
- 2 bunches of fresh spinach, triple-washed and drained
- 3 cloves of garlic, chopped
- one small onion, chopped
- olive oil
- a splash of white wine (if you like, and I do!)
- 5 eggs, beaten
- 1/4 cup of half and half
- a dash of nutmeg
- 2 cups of shredded light 3-cheese mixture (Trader Joe's)
- sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350º. Grease a 9 x 9 (or similar-sized) baking pan.
Drizzle some olive oil in a pan and sauté garlic and onion over medium heat until onions are soft and start to turn golden brown. Add spinach and when it's wilted in the pan, splash in a glug or two of white wine. Cook for about a minute, season with salt and pepper, and remove from heat to cool slightly.
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(Cleveland) - Can Ken Lanci unseat Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson?
Lanci and Jackson held a heated debate Wednesday afternoon at the City Club of Cleveland. Jackson is seeking a third term against Lanci, who previously ran for Cuyahoga County Executive.
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Lanci proposed bringing Golden Gloves boxing to the schools to give unruly or at risk kids discipline, and suggested pairing teens with sponsoring motorcycle clubs to keep them away from drugs and gangs.
Lanci said he would seek to improve tourism by encouraging cruise ships to sail on the Great Lakes bringing new visitors to Cleveland's downtown.
Jackson countered by claiming Cleveland's downtown and neighborhoods are being improved with millions of dollars in new investments.
He accused Lanci of disrespecting Cleveland students and their families by suggesting they are the cause of low performing schools.
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The Bistro Buffet at the Palms gives new meaning to "buffet." The world's best dishes come here to be enjoyed on a lazy Sunday morning. Chow mein sits next to the hummus, while the thick New England clam chowder awaits you near the Portuguese seafood-and-sausage stew. To jump-start your taste buds as well as your day, it offers a self-serve coffee station. And don't miss the fresh snow crab legs while you enjoy a nice chilled glass of bubbly.


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View art and handcrafted works from local and visiting artisans.
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Come meet local and visiting artisans at Camino Real Marketplace the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month. We set up from 10AM until 5PM inbetween the movie theater and Borders across from Costco. We have photography, ceramics, jewelry, glass art and more. For more info call The Goodland Gallery 805-968-1200
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Steve and Lyla Steele of Cortez are happy to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their son, Jeffery Eugene Steele, to Brenda Rae Barger of Montello, Wis. Brenda is the daughter of Larry and Carolyn Barger of Montello. Jeffery graduated from Montezuma-Cortez High School in 2000 and attended Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colo. He currently works as a heavy equipment mechanic at Brooks Tractor John Deere Inc. in Sun Prairie, Wis. Brenda graduated from Montello High School and received her associates degree in Respiratory Therapy from Madison Area Technical College. Brenda now works for the University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation as a Registered Sleep Technician in Madison, Wis. The wedding will be in Wisconsin on Sept. 21, 2012. The couple are currently living in DeForest, Wis.
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Ever since my move down to the dirty south ….well kinda (Charleston, not really the dirty dirty south. lol) I definitely grew as a DJ getting immersed and exposed to different sounds thru a couple different avenues…
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i am working on designing my own MMORPG, sadley, i dont know what im
i have about 150 Word pages or Ideas. Crafting systesm, combat systems, UI designs, storylines, and quests. but i dont really know what to do with it. I want to get it made, perfeably by a large developer (daydreams) or by a small company. i dont know who to talk to, or specificaly what i need. and i have run into a few problems.
- i dont know anything about game design.
- i dont know anything about programming
i am a writer, a dream, plain and simple.
a) is it necessary to know programming?
B) how should i oraganize the information, most of the information i have is very specific, they arn't just "this needs to feel like this" is all "you will make the player feel like this by doing this, this, and this."
c) who do i send it to? how should i send it.
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Some people in ministry have decided to go it alone. They now
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Though I understand some of the rationale, I'm concerned about
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work of the local church throughout God's Kingdom.
I too am a consumer of resources in my work and ministry. I
appreciate the perspectives, expertise, and hard work that others
build into their resources. I learned a long time ago that I can
get a lot more done and accomplish my mission better when I rely on
others to supply me with what they do best.
That's true in my work, and it's true in virtually every other
line of work. Successful professionals everywhere look to outside
professionals to provide the tools they need to accomplish their
mission. You don't find many doctors concocting their own
pharmaceuticals. You don't find many carpenters making their own
lumber and nails. You don't find many airline pilots refining their
own aviation fuel.
Yet some in the church feel compelled to attempt to do it all
themselves. And it's distracting them from what they're really
called to do. Their justifications for shunning outside help could
use a re-examination.
"Nobody knows my people like I do." That
may be true. But in a largely homogenous society with access to
mass communications, your people share more similarities than
differences with the rest of the population. In the larger
landscape, today's national brands, mass media and franchises
effectively connect with people in every community nationwide.
Similarly, a good ministry resource connects with people in your
church as well as people in thousands of other churches.
"My church expects me to create everything from
scratch." If that's true, it may be time to clarify
your written job description-to focus it on ministering to
"Our church creates everything internally and brands it
with our church name." Shunning anything that is NIH
(not invented here) is less about excellence than it is about
pride. As powerful (and ugly) as pride is, nobody comes to your
church because you do your own manufacturing. They don't care about
your branding. They just want to experience God.
"This is my creative outlet." Hopefully,
your ministry isn't about you. Find ways to exercise your
creativity that do not deny your people of more effective
resources. Remind yourself of that desperate yearning to escape
when you endured another homespun song that Devin felt "led" to
share with the captive congregation. Don't be Devin.
"We can't afford professional
materials." So you spend countless hours building
your own. What's your time worth? Help your church prioritize its
stewardship toward those efforts that directly affect your people's
spiritual growth.
"The Bible is all I need." If that's
ultimately true, your people don't need you; just hand them a Bible
and go home. However, it's better to follow Jesus' example. He used
a variety of ideas, people and things to bring scriptural truths to
"All the stuff on the market is
garbage." I understand. We've all been disappointed
by inferior work. The world of ministry resources, like most other
endeavors, includes a wide range of quality. There's some poor
work, but there's also good work. Don't let the lackluster stuff
keep you from finding and using good resources that will help you
accomplish your mission.
The best ministry resources are created by gifted servants,
pre-tested with actual participants, re-tested, refined, polished,
and produced by seasoned teams of dedicated professionals. They're
specialized members of the Body of Christ, who do their part so
that others can do their part on the front lines of ministry.
And that's the true essence of the biblical picture of the Body
of Christ. Each part does what it does best. "If the whole body
were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body
were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact God has
placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted
them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be?" (1
Cor. 12:17-19)
God doesn't call any one of us to do it all, to be proficient at
everything. He simply calls us to be the part of the Body he
created us to be. And to let others be the parts of the Body he
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Sunday, March 11, 2007Valparaiso began its spring trip on Sunday morning dropping a tough 4-3 decision to Appalachian State in Orlando, Fla.
The Mountaineers opened the contest winning the doubles point, taking matches at both first and second doubles. Valpo's Kim Sajevic (Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury H.S.) and Julie Wingstrom (Wolcotville, Ind./Westview H.S.) earned a victory for the Crusaders at the third spot with their 8-6 triumph.
When the action moved to singles, Rachel Janssen (Fort Wayne, Ind./Dwenger H.S.) tied the score at one with her 6-1, 6-0 victory at the top of the order. After Appalachian State (5-4) won at sixth singles, Whitney Chada (Downers Grove, Ill./North H.S.) posted another Crusader victory, 6-4, 6-4 at the fourth spot.
The Mountaineers won at third singles to move within a point of the victory but Kate Evangelist (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West H.S.) tied the match at three with a 7-6 (5), 6-1 victory at second singles. In the deciding match, fifth singles, Appalachian State earned the win as Frances Blanton downed Jenny Schwartz (Aurora, Ill./West Aurora H.S.) 6-4, 7-6 (4).
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Well, here it is, the last day of Black History Month and all month I have been reflecting on what an honor it is to be working at a trailblazing library system, such as Kalamazoo Public Library. Why would I call KPL a trailblazer? Well, it all started with Mrs. Alma Harrod Powell. She was before her time. She went from being a housekeeper to a Library Assistant to a renowned storyteller and historian. It all started while working in the home of a world traveler, Mr. Larry Firth. Mr. Firth would return from Africa with artifacts that heightened Mrs. Powell interest in African history. In 1944 she participated in an apprenticeship course at KPL and in 1946 she became a KPL Library Assistant. In 1957 Mrs. Powell received a citation from the Michigan Library Association which acknowledged her skill as a storyteller. In 1968 a small library room in Lincoln School opened and was named Alma Powell Library Project. Mrs. Powell was followed by Mary Mace Spradling and Roberta Cheney. They were trailblazers in their own rights.
This all happened at KPL in Kalamazoo, Michigan before the civil rights movement. As a black female Mrs. Powell was a pioneer and Kalamazoo Public Library was a trailblazer. And we keep right on blazing because this year KPL will be the first library in Michigan to have its own antiracism team. We have begun selecting a team and we will begin training and working towards institutional equality.
Yes, as I said, it is truly an honor to be a part of this historical establishment.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is an exciting new program at Kalamazoo Public Library for all children from birth to entering Kindergarten. It's super simple, self paced, and provides a way for your child to earn a prize for every 50 books you read aloud to her and then a gift and certificate of completion when you reach 1,000 books. More important, since reading aloud to your child is the best way to prepare for kindergarten, 1,000 Before Kindergarten is a way for you to do just that - read lots of books with your child!
A parent asked me if the books she reads to her child for 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten need to be library books. They do not. While Kalamazoo Public Library certainly has many thousands of books we can all share together with our preschool aged children, you might find yourself reading a book aloud to your child that you found at the Friends bookstore or that was passed along to you or purchased elsewhere. Of course this is just great! And the way you read the books is also completely up to you. Some books are made to be sung to your child. Other books benefit from the animal sounds you supply. There is a whole world of fun to be had reading to our children.
It's easy to sign up at the any KPL location. Learn more about 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten at KPL and continue down the road to Kindergarten. And if you're in the mood for a fun read aloud that will help you think ahead to Springtime, check out 999 Frogs Wake Up.
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The Story Place has room for Lego at the Library, story time programs, and more. I hope you'll take time to come in and see the new Children's Room over the holiday break.
We've been busy renovating the Children's Room. Now there's a brand new Story Place! Soon there will be a new shelving layout and an exciting new Fairy Tale room that continues to feature Conrad Kaufman's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland themed murals and Jamie Rife's "Tall Small Alice" stained glass installation that so many have enjoyed over the years. The Children's Room will be closed Monday, December 16th, through Wednesday, December 18th, in order to change the way the room is arranged. The new Story Place will remain open for Toddler Storytime on the morning of Tuesday, December 17th. When Children's Room reopens on Thursday, December 19th, we hope you'll find an exciting new layout.
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Our next Musical Storytime is coming right up! Last time, the multi-talented Mr. Ben Lau showed, played, and told us all about the pedal steel guitar! What an interesting mechanical musical instrument! It was neat to see how the cables, rods, and pedals work with Ben's musical playing to create music. Plus the pedal steel guitar makes some pretty great letter crane sounds!
At Musical Storytime, we read stories, sing songs, play musical games and generally have fun with music, songs, and our imaginations. Everyone is always welcome. The program is designed for children from preschool age up to about eight years old.
Octy, who speaks with musical notes, not words as you and I do, wanted to let you know that the surgery was successful. Like Adele, John Mayer, and others lately, it was an issue with the vocal cords. Octy was overdoing it and was having a difficult time speaking and singing in tune. You might be glad to know that Octy's voice is recovering nicely. Octy would love to hear from you, especially with messages of "speedy recovery" or "best wishes". Feel free to drop Octy a line via the mailbox in Children's Room (see picture) or through the USPS addressed to "Octy" care of: Children's Room, Kalamazoo Public Library, 315 S Rose St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007.
If you've been on the second floor of Central Library recently, you've seen some signs of renovation. Soon, some of that work will move to the first floor Children's Room. Yes, we'll soon see some changes that will support our new emphasis as a Family Place Library. That designation will align us with over 300 libraries in 23 states which have made a commitment to serving families with children from birth to age 5. Here's the website: http://www.familyplacelibraries.org/.
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Here at KPL, we're just getting started on implementing Family Place Libraries. One of the most exciting projects is expanding the space in Children's Room at Central Library so that we have more room to play! Soon, you'll see a brand-new Activity Room open, the Story Room will lose one of its walls, and some things will be re-arranged. We're excited about this time of growth and hope that you'll be a part of our development as a Family Place Library!
The Kalamazoo Public Schools 2013 Summer Reading lists are a great place to get reading suggestions to read twenty minutes or more per day. The lists are arranged by the grade students to which students are "rising" when school starts in the fall. These titles are great choices for Summer Reading or any time of year, but they are just the tip of the iceberg. Looking for more great summer reading ideas? Come visit! We'll be glad to see you! Don't forget to check in for Summer Reading Games with your gameboard or get signed up if you haven't already!
The Kalamazoo Public Library is celebrating the Earth with a variety of programs for all ages in the coming weeks. This afternoon at Oshtemo, tweens and teens can make crafts from recycled items. On Saturday, also at Oshtemo, join us for a family-friendly outdoor concert with the Earthwork Music Collective. The Kalamazoo chapter of the American Chemical Society will be at the event to talk about the impact chemistry has on the planet, and the Organic Gypsy will sell delicious food from her truck. You can learn to make your own green, nontoxic cleaning products at Eastwood on April 23, and learn how to make compost for your garden on April 30 at Powell. KPL's librarians will be at the People's Food Co-op on April 27 to read stories for Grow It Yourself Day.
What are you doing to celebrate Earth Day?
It was a Musical Storytime to remember when special guest Jay Gavan brought in his sitar, one of the best known instruments from the classical Indian musical tradition. Jay told us all about the sitar and accompanied us on sing-along versions of "I've Been Workin' on the Railroad", "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" (Octy's Favorite), "On Top of Spaghetti", "Buffalo Gals Won't You Come Out Tonight", and, to celebrate the start of baseball season, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game".
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Grand opening of Beer Hound Brewery on October 13th at 12:00 p.m. at 6420 Seminole Trail within Seminole Park Plaza in Greene County.
Owned by Kenny and Leslie Thacker of Stanardsville, Beer Hound Brewery will be the second business opening for the couple. They have owned and operated The Fermentation Trap, a full-service home brewing store, in Seminole Park Plaza for over four years. "Our goal is to provide locals with a great atmosphere with homebrewed beer on tap," Kenny explains.
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it was brand in retail box with everything and documents included.
but Im sure some of their items is repackaged, or kit the has been separated etc.
Just not a type of item I would want to buy an extended warranty as the main and only warranty.
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If you think your electronics that you buy will never be broken within the warranty period, more power to you. For me, I always buy stuffs at a good bargain, but always buy those with full warranty. Last time I got a 60D was about two years ago and I got it for about $600.
Problems with BigValueInc is that they deliberately lie about warranty. A friend of mine bought a 5D3 from them and the package didn't come with a USA warranty card. They tried to tell my friend that it's okay. They ended up offering an extended warranty from another company. Another friend bought another camera from them. He's well aware of how BigValueInc was. Anyway, his package came with a fake warranty card. It just shows how this company operates.
Regarding warranty, from Canon USA warranty enclosure (this is from a Canon lens):
"The limited warranty set forth below is given by Canon U.S.A., Inc. (Canon U.S.A.) in the United States and Canon Canada Inc., in Canada (herein referred to collectively as "Canon") with respect to the Canon Binoculars and Photographic Lens Products packaged with this Limited Warranty and identified by model number on this limited warranty card (each a "Product") when purchased and used in the United States or Canada."
Also, from the website, it says, "All professional products sold via Canon USA authorized resellers are covered by a comprehensive product warranty."
I think Canon distinguishes their products by including a warranty card. So, basically, you are guaranteed to get a warranty card if you buy from an authorized dealer. (Per my experiences, they never asked to see a warranty card. They only asked to see a receipt from an authorized dealer though.)
Regarding how Canon honors warranty, we can discuss further and further, but that's not the point here. The issue here is whether or not it's right for Bigvalueinc to advertise their products as Canon USA when they're gray market. It's been discussed several times here and somewhere else. If you find that, by interpreting the Canon warranty, you can purchase any gray market products and legally claim warranty from Canon USA, more power to you as you should be able to buy cheap stuffs and have the same service as anyone else who buy from an authorized dealer. For me, I don't think I can rest 100% assured for that. Moreover, I still find it's a wrong thing for Bigvalueinc to do.
Bottom lines:
- Will the "gray market" products from BigValueInc be covered by Canon USA within a year from the date of purchase? I think the answer is maybe or maybe not, depending on the Canon's courtesy policy at the time.
- Is it right for BigValueInc to advertise their "gray market" products as Canon USA? Definitely not.
You can buy the cheapest 50mm for $100 or you can invest in a decent lens. I will recommend 35m or 50mm prime lens to start with and then you can buy more lenses as you grow in photography.
Good luck! this is a good price for a body only. I just ordered this as my backup camera....I am not a professional though :-)
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The warranty card is actually worthless FYI. All you use it for is to "register" your camera under your name with Canon, but the warranty is active regardless of whether or not you send it in. When you request warranty service, Canon matches the serial number of your device in their database so they know which retailer that camera was sent to if it is authorized. Then you have to give them proof of purchase from the retailer to verify the sale date as warranty is 1 year. So the card is meaningless, and BVI removed the card from the box as another pre-emptive measure to keep customers from asking questions (which ironically does the exact opposite if people know to expect a card).
See, it's clear from the two of you not knowing what the card is for and stuff that there is a lot of confusion out there about how these warranties work and BVI is having a field day taking advantage of that. Shame on SD and shame on eBay for promoting such a shady seller.
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The only way to really stop this scumbag is honestly to take it to Canon. eBay will let their high-volume sellers get away with anything and SD mods are just willfully ignorant in regards to this issue. If enough people take it to Canon, keep asking them about this unauthorized seller named Big Value Inc. that keeps advertising a Canon USA warranty, holding Canon responsible for not defining clearly enough authorized warranty terms (even if that's not true, it would still make BVI an annoyance for them) eventually they will do something about it. They could pressure eBay to shut them down or threaten BVI with legal action because their false advertising is making Canon deal with BVI customers' baggage. Because ultimately, even though they can't be held responsible, their brand image could be affected by unhappy BVI customers.
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Taylor Vixen is a brunette girl born in Dallas, Texas who made her way into the adult industry after some friends suggested she try it. She was growing bored with her job at a sushi restaurant and pub so she sent some photographs of herself into some photographers. She had watched the Penthouse Pet of the Year announcement on television the prior year and remembered the modeling agency names and this is where she sent her pictures. She quickly made it into Penthouse and became their Pet of the Month for September of 2009. She also was named 40th anniversary pet and Pet of the Year for 2010. Her appearances on the cover and in the pages of Hustler magazine were also in the same year.
She began appearing in movies as well and one of the first was "Barely Legal 95" from Hustler Video. She appears on the DVD box cover too with her scene partner, Ruby Knox. The two lovely ladies come together in scene five and they're sitting on a couch looking over a collection of sex toys. They get topless and of course Ruby can't resist licking and sucking on Taylor's lovely big tits. They each take a dildo and start playing with it and before long they're fucking each other with toys and tongues and the scene ends with some more sensual kissing.
Taylor has done a few interviews since her debut and in them she speaks about how surprising it was to be accepted so quickly into the business. She'd been told she was pretty but she never really thought she would make it as quickly as she did. For now she performs only solo or with other women although she is bisexual. She just hasn't decided to have straight sex on camera yet but as soon as she does she plans to do it in a feature movie.
Taylor Vixen is still very active in the adult industry and she currently has performed in more than 75 films and has directed one too. She was named Twistys Treat of the Year for 2012 and had signed a performing contract with them as well. She has earned several industry award nominations with the most recent being Best Scene for her role in the movie "Taylor Vixen's House Rules" which came out in 2012.
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When the body of a young woman is discovered in Central Park, the clock begins ticking for Assistant DA Alex Cooper and Detectives Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace to find the killer who has breached this haven in the middle of New York City. Is the body found in the lake, under the unseeing gaze of the Bethesda angel, the first victim of a deranged psychopath, or is the case connected to other missing girls and women in years past whose remains have never been found? Just as the trio gets their first lead, the investigation is almost derailed when Mike and Alex become embroiled in a scandal.
As Alex attempts to fight the accusations leveled against her and Mike, she follows clues that range from the park's most buried — literally — secrets all the way to the majestic Dakota, which has experienced its own share of tragedies. When another young woman is attacked in the park, a new question arises: is this enormous urban park a sanctuary—as it seems to the thousands of New Yorkers and tourists who fill it every day—or is it a hunting ground for a killer with a twisted mind?
Once again, Linda Fairstein will thrill both longtime fans and new readers with an explosive page-turner filled with a shocking realism that only she can deliver.
"Can you hold up those guys with the body bag, Loo?" I was jogging down the steps from the top of Bethesda Terrace, trying to catch up with Mercer Wallace, when the four cops and two techs from the ME's office passed me on their climb toward the waiting morgue van.
The lieutenant had his back to me, standing on the edge of the Lake and pointing at something across the water. Ray Peterson, the man in charge of Manhattan North Homicide, either couldn't hear me shouting because of the distance or wasn't interested in what I had to say.
I swiveled and backtracked up the broad staircase, hoping to overtake the crew carrying the corpse to the roadway on the 72nd Street transverse. But they had already reached the open doors of the transport vehicle by the time I hit the pavement and was stopped by uniformed cops who were stringing yellow crime scene tape across the gaping space between the elegant balustrades.
"Hey, Jack." After more than twelve years as a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, I knew the morgue attendants almost as well as I knew my doormen. "It's me, Alex Cooper. Give me three minutes with her, please."
Jack picked his head up and turned toward me just as one of the officers brushed my hand off the tape. "In or out, ma'am?" the cop growled. "You want to ride with the body, that's fine. But you don't get back in here once you walk past this point."
I needed to talk to the lieutenant and be briefed on the findings along with Mercer, but I also wanted to see the girl whose remains had been found splayed beneath the northern abutment of Bow Bridge early this morning. I wanted to know what she looked like now, before her flesh met the cold instruments of the autopsy room.
Jack called out over the back of the young cop who was restraining me. "No can do, Alex. It's already a madhouse here between the regulars and the press scavengers. Feel free to drop by my office later on. She won't be on the table until tomorrow."
It was only 7:45, but it was obvious that police officers from all over the city were being bused in from their commands to form a perimeter around the roadways that led to the Terrace and the Lake, which was the very centerpiece of the Park. There was nothing more difficult to secure than a crime scene that had no obvious boundaries, in the middle of the most trafficked public space on the planet.
Mercer Wallace, a first-grade detective with the Special Victims Unit and one of my best friends, had picked me up at my home just a few blocks from the Park entrance. We had passed trucks from every major media outlet and watched as reporters and camera crews sneaked through the dense spring growth of bushes and plantings to get closer to the vista where death had intruded on this glorious spring morning.
"Alexandra, we're waiting on you." Mercer was shouting at me from beside the fountain at the foot of the steps.
I waved at him to let him know I'd heard him, then watched the van drive off before retracing my way down toward the Lake. I'd left the stern cop manning the tape barrier with more pushy onlookers to contend with than me. It was too early for the thousands of tourists who would flood the Park later on this June day, but the daily complement of joggers, power walkers, bikers, dog owners, Rollerbladers, and wildlife aficionados all seemed to be stopped in their tracks, trying to figure out the cause of the commotion below.
This time I took the two-tiered staircase—the eastern one— more slowly than my first descent minutes ago. I looked around at the stunning landscape and the water of the calm Lake sparkling with morning sunlight, but my eyes darted from tree to tree as figures—some in blue uniforms but mostly civilians in exercise gear—appeared on every path and in each leafy opening, like characters in a fast-moving video game. I wondered if the killer or killers were among them.
"Don't be looking for your perp, Alexandra," Mercer said. "He's long gone."
"How do you know?"
I joined up with him, and we continued on to the huddle of detectives clustered around the lieutenant. I recognized most of them from cases we had worked together—they greeted me by name—while those I hadn't met before acknowledged my presence with a "Good morning, counselor," the arm's-length term for a prosecutor—especially when she or he was treading on NYPD turf.
Mercer finished his thought. "'Cause she's been dead for weeks. Just washed up today."
"According to . . . ?"
"Johnny Mayes was here before we arrived."
Mayes was a brilliant young forensic pathologist. I nodded, understanding how well he knew his business.
"Thanks for coming over, Alex," the lieutenant said while he put out his cigarette against the side of the fountain before placing the stub in the pocket of his tattered brown jacket. No need to leave his DNA in saliva on a butt that would be picked up by Crime Scene investigators who were already scouring both sides of the shoreline for clues. "I wanted you to eyeball the kid before we moved her, but the paparazzi with the long-distance lenses were scrambling through the brush here. Had to whisk her the hell out before they grabbed one of the rowboats for a close-up."
"Got it, Loo. I'm here for whatever you need."
I'd been the prosecutor in charge of the Special Victims Unit for almost ten years. Our office had long had a system of assistant DAs "riding" homicides and major felonies—going out on calls with detectives 24/7—to try to make the legal piece of every valid case hold up in court. We went to crime scenes and station houses, hospitals and morgues—taking statements from suspects and witnesses, overseeing lineups, drafting search warrants, and generally lending our expertise on all matters likely to result in an arrest.
My specialty was a late entry in the field of criminal law. Sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, sex trafficking, and homicides related to these acts had been ignored by our justice system since American courts were created. But our office had lobbied for legislative reform and pioneered techniques to allow these victims— too long without voices—to begin to triumph in the courtroom in the late '70s and early '80s, a period when violent crime threatened to devour the island of Manhattan.
Lieutenant Peterson had already lit his next cigarette. "Don't know what we need yet. Don't know much."
"What else did Dr. Mayes say?"
Peterson started to walk along the path that led from the fountain toward Bow Bridge, which arched over the Lake to the Ramble. He repeated to me what he had probably just told Mercer, who was a step or two behind me.
"Doc says he doubted she was even twenty years old."
"No ID on her?"
"Pretty hard to carry your driver's license when you're naked, Alex."
I could see five men on the far side of the bridge—detectives, no doubt—all of them wearing booties and vinyl gloves. Four were standing at the water's edge, while one was crouching directly beneath the stone archway, his toes about to disappear in the water.
"Is that Mike?" I asked the lieutenant. His thick head of black hair was a giveaway, even at this distance, confirmed by his trademark navy blazer.
"Yeah. A rookie from the Central Park precinct caught the squeal. Mike was working a day tour, so I assigned the case to him."
Mike Chapman had come on the job shortly before I graduated from law school and joined the DA's office. He and Mercer had partnered together on many of the worst cases imaginable, remaining close friends after Mercer transferred to SVU, preferring to work with victims who survived their attacks.
The three of us started across the span, a familiar image in countless Park photographs featuring boaters and ice skaters. I couldn't help but look down at the water, as though some clue was about to float by just in time for me to spot it.
Mike ducked out and stepped back to talk to the other guys from the squad. I could see him shaking his head. He hadn't noticed our approach.
"Anything, Mike?" Peterson called out.
"Nothing, Loo," Mike shouted over his shoulder.
"Here's your minder, Chapman," Freddie Figueroa said, laughing as he pointed at me. My relationship with Mike was a source of great amusement to many of our colleagues, who couldn't figure how I tolerated his constant needling yet knew he'd covered my back in more situations than I could count. "You'd better come up with something fast."
"Hey, Coop," Mike said, flashing all one hundred megawatts of his best grin. "Hope you brought a crystal ball. This one will take more than your brains."
I started to walk to the end of the bridge, but he called me off.
"Stay there. Last thing we need is another pair of footprints in the mud. Did you see my girl?"
I shook my head. "Jack was ready to roll. The locals were about to surround him, so he took off."
"Hal's got plenty of close-ups if you want to take a look."
Hal Sherman, one of the masters of crime scene investigations, came up behind me. He'd been photographing each of the approaches to the Lake, on the theory that no one would know what angles were important until we had a sense of what had happened to this victim and where.
"Hey, Alex. Too quiet too long, huh?" Hal said, patting me on the back before he reached for his notepad. "That statue on top of the fountain, any idea what she's called?"
I looked across at the colossal bronze figure of a woman, raised high above the plaza and held aloft by four cherubs, with wings outstretched as she delivered her blessing over the Lake below.
"Sure, Hal," I said as he scratched the answer on a notepad. "She's the most iconic statue in the Park. She's called the Angel of the Waters."
Mike Chapman joined us on the bridge, pulling off his gloves and stuffing them in his rear pants pocket. "That name worked for her once upon a time, Coop. Now she stands up there with the best vantage point of all, sees everything that goes on here, but gives us nothing. I'd like to know everything that she knows."
"It's not even eight o'clock, and you're loaded for bear. Why take it out on an angel?"
"It's not the first body I've had in this Lake, Coop. We've got two cold cases—young women who have never been identified whose files are collecting dust in the squad room."
"How old are those runs that I don't even know about them?" I asked. "Are you figuring this one falls into some kind of pattern with the others?"
"I'm just thinking that statue may be an attractive nuisance. Maybe she blessed the waters a century ago, but now she's a magnet for murder. She's an angel, all right," Mike said, staring at the beautiful sunlit figure that towered over us. "A death angel."
"Fairstein [melds] the park into her narrative with all the immediacy of a living, breathing character...that's why Fairstein has long been considered in a class all her own…" - The Hartford Book Examiner
"Once again, Ms. Fairstein illuminates the menacing nighttime escapades and long lost skeletons, literal and metaphorical, of a city that refuses to sleep." - Vineyard Gazette
"Fairstein is writing at the absolute top of her game." - Providence Journal
"Death Angel is Linda Fairstein at her very best." - Nomad Reader
"Newcomers will relish the lush history tour, while long-time fans may relish the idea of Alex and Mike discovering that they perhaps share more than a professional interest in one another." - Bookreporter.com
"Linda Fairstein crafts a spot-on, dynamic, step-by-step, clue-by-clue mystery or criminal investigation that keeps the reader absolutely riveted on every page." - Crystal Book Reviews
"Quick-paced, pulse-pounding, and great beach reading." - Shore News Today
"The Queen of Intelligent Suspense." — Lee Child
"Alex Cooper is a fascinating heroine...based on the equally fascinating life of her creator." —O, The Oprah Magazine
"Fairstein is superbly attuned to the sinister vibes of the famous, as well as forgotten, New York City locales."
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"Long before sex crimes became everyday fictional fare on America's favorite cop shows, Linda Fairstein was in court and on the streets working ripped-from-the-headlines cases." — USA Today
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"Fairstein's extensive prosecutorial experience adds authenticity to this thrilling procedural, a tasty soufflé of escargots, Beaujolais, cocaine, and murder that will entice the author's many fans." — Library Journal on Night Watch
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