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IRVINE A pack of new Anteaters trekked through the UC Irvine campus with family and friends Saturday, lugging furniture, laptops and duffel bags full of belongings – hunting for their new habitat: the dorm room.
Excitement was in the air at Mesa Court Student Housing for incoming freshmen. Under a canopy of blue, gold and white balloons, students waited in line to get the keys to their new homes, where many would meet their roommates for the first time.
"It's a little bit nerve-wracking because I don't know what to expect," said Christopher Nugent, 18. "My roommate didn't leave any contact information. All I know about him is his name and that he bought a mini-fridge. I'm just hoping we get along. I'm excited to start fresh and meet new people."
Maruf Hossian, a 19-year-old from Los Angeles, woke up early to arrive before his roommate so he could snag his bed of choice.
"I definitely want to be next to the window," he said. "My roommate is actually my friend from high school so it makes it a lot easier. I'm sure he won't mind."
Hossian said he is most looking forward to being out on his own and making choices without the watchful eyes of his parents.
"College is like freedom," he said. "It will be nice to not have a curfew. I have to look out for myself now. There's no one telling me what to do. It's just me."
Move-in day is the embodiment of adulthood and independence for many. But for parents, it can be a difficult time to temporarily say goodbye.
"As long as I know she's OK, I don't have any reason to worry," said Quy Vo, whose eldest daughter is a new student at UCI. "I'm happy for her, but I will miss her. And if she's not busy doing homework, I can always come visit."
For Tanya Patterson, helping her son move was something to celebrate.
"I'm so happy for him," she said. "There are worse things than going to UC Irvine. It's a great school and this is an awesome opportunity for him. I feel like if he's doing great things, what am I going to cry about? This is a great day."
Armed with fluffy, pink pillows, game consoles and musical instruments, a string of students climbed the stairs to their dorms ready to make the space their own. After saying goodbye to family and friends, the new Anteaters transformed their bare dorm rooms into personalized havens, using trinkets and mementos to remind them of home.
Gacia Atachian, an 18-year-old biology major from Northridge, brought a large photo collage of family and friends to hang on her wall.
"It will be my little home away from home," she said. "I've heard that everyone gets along really well at UCI and that it's like a big family. I can't wait to meet new people."
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Southern Estonia's biggest shopping and recreation centre, Lõunakeskus, offers more than 160 different stores and services. Bring the family! The centre boasts its own full-sized ice rink, operating year-round; the AHHAA 4D experience cinema; a driving school for children with electric cars; a sports club; the AHHAA Science Centre; and much more. Lõunakeskus has a wide range of fast food outlets, restaurants and traditional cafes. All of the eateries in the centre offer free WiFi. You're bound to spend an enjoyable day at Lõunakeskus!
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This shopping center is the largest in Tartu. It takes about 15 minutes bus drive from city center and bus stops are near bus station and in front of Kaubamaja. After Kaubamaja the bus drives...
Everything you possibly could look for is there or nearby. Probably one of the biggest shopping centre in Tartu. Also, you should try freshly opened restaurant MELU.


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Can Tom Doughtie win the 14th Annual Coors Tournament of Champions for the fourth straight year and for the seventh time overall?
Can Casey Weiss continue his brilliant summer by winning every T of C event he plays in?
Those questions will be answered in a four-day span beginning with today's opening round at Amarillo Country Club that tees off at 8 a.m.
For the second year in a row, the tournament will be played on consecutive days and in the morning. The first 12 were played on weekends with the competitors playing 36 holes each day.
The rotation also was changed last year. The tournament begins at ACC, moves to Tascosa Country Club on Friday, Comanche Trail Arrowhead on Saturday and concludes at Ross Rogers WildHorse on Sunday.
This year's field includes eight players who earned their way in through individual and partnership tournaments.
Doughtie, the defending champion and winner of last year's Duncan & Boyd/Street Toyota Senior Classic, and Weiss, a four-time winner this summer, appear to be the front-runners. But don't count out any of the other players.
Weiss won the Ron Clark / Miller Lite Tournament the first week in June and a week later captured the Michelob Ultra Men's City Championship. He followed those by winning the Toot'n Totum Tall Tower Open to become the first player to win all three open individual events in the same year.
Two weeks ago, Weiss and Keith Bjork won the Amarillo Country Club Whing Ding Invitational. It got Bjork into this event for the first time.
Kyle Kelting, who won the T of C in 1998, earned his way in by capturing the La Paloma Men's Championship. Ian Rice, who graduated from Amarillo High in May, won the ACC Men's Championship. Greg Golladay won the Tascosa Country Club Men's title to get in.
The final two qualifiers are Luke Kane, making his second straight T of C appearance, and Jud Hightower. They won the Budweiser Partnership a month ago and the Coors Partnership last weekend.
"We have another strong field for the tournament and it should be good," Ross Rogers pro Sherwin Cox said. "Tom Doughtie will be going for his fourth straight win in this tournament, and Casey Weiss has had such a great summer by winning the three open individual ones.
"Going in, you have to figure they might be the players to beat. However, Luke Kane and Jud Hightower are maybe the hottest players after winning the two major partnerships in the past month.
"Kyle Kelting is back in after a long layoff, and he is a past champion. He can't be counted out.
"I think we're in for an exciting weekend."
Doughtie's only appearance on the local scene this summer was in the ACC Whing Ding, where he finished second with Jeff Maynard.
Weiss has only played in that event since winning the three individual tournaments in June.
Doughtie's track record in the T of C has been nothing short of brilliant. In seven previous starts he has six wins and a second-place finish. In those tournaments he is a combined 81-under par. He shares the tournament record with 1999 winner Cory Smith at 17-under.
Weiss, in three previous starts, has finished seventh, fifth and fourth, respectively, while Kelting in seven appearances has a second and two third-place finishes.
Kane is making his second straight appearance. Hightower is making his first after qualifying but not playing in 2003.
Rice, Golladay and Bjork are playing in the event for the first time.
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This is a pretty cool stereo. The first one we bought wouldn't play dvds or cds. We returned it obviously. Second one works pretty good. The video for dvd is a little choppy, but its still worth the purchase. Given that we have an extensive audio system in our vehicle, the subwoofer output was a nice option. The nav system is a little confusing when you use it to begin with, but once you figure that out, it's really nice to have. We haven't hooked up an ipod or mp3 player to it yet, but I'm guessing that it works wonderfully. I'm rating this one a 4 because the first one didn't work. But don't let that detour you from buying it. If you don't have all the extra hookups for a large audio system, this one will be a piece of cake to hook up. We also have a reverse cam and the picture quality for that is really good. All of the wiring for the harness is labled very clearly. And of course the blue tooth function is nice. The touch screen functions is great. All in all, it was well worth the price. I recommend this product because it is the all-in-one gadget, which is far better than having 8 separate ones in a vehicle. Just make sure to measure to ensure it will work for your vehicle type.
For the price of the unit, it surpasses everything comparable on the market that I could find. I installed it myself and it was a challenge (it has more A/V cables than most home theater systems), but all are clearly labeled and most will be unused unless you are adding rear screens, etc. I would recommend this product for anyone that is looking for a new radio even if they wouldn't use all the features...
Got in within 3 days of cheap shipping, bought a harness adapter and installed in less then an hour, gps works great, does not accept sd cards greater then 4gb, same with music on dvd data runs great on less then 2 gb of data, dvd plays well, blue tooth is amazing don't know how I lived without it, all graphics are poor but effective great for the money you pay. Don't know if you can update the gps software but it works well. not a whole lot of features but then again for the money you pay is totally worth it.
great product so far! ive been using it for the a month now and it works great!..only one thing i have in mind is dont buy this flip screen if u guys dont have enough room in your cars dash coz it might get caught with the shifter!..but everything works fine in this product signal from the gps are all full bars but sometimes when u start it up just using the radio then later on decided to use gps it will show up no sgnals but just turn it off then turn ir on to get it working.
XO Vision is a very poor quality product. We have purchased two XO Vision decks and have problems with both of them. This unit the power button dismounted and fell into the deck unit. The volume knob quit working. It was incredibly difficult making contact with XO Vision and requesting them to honor their warranty. It took over 3 weeks in attempts to contacts them before they answered. When they did.....they spent a week reviewing the problem in determining if they would honor the malfunction as a warranty claim. The unit was eventually honored and sent in. Got the unit back and the motor for the screen is now malfunctioning. Advice...do not purchase XO Vision products!
This product is great...I have been looking for a radio with bluetooth and a touch screen, with dvd mp3. I was curious If it streamed mp3 via bluetooth, and it does. Every stereo that I have looked at for twice the price couldn't do that. This is a great deal with the navigation built in...But I dont know if you can update the software for that. For the value, It is a great Stereo and I am thinking of buying another one for my work truck.
i had mine for about 6 months now. this is my second one the first broke right away. they did replace it quickly but this one the volume button quit turning... I don't leave it open unless I'm using the gps or my mp3 now that's the only way I could turn the volume up and down.. I guess that's what you get for buying a cheaper unit
Got this for my husband for a b'day gift. It was a simple install and works very well. Directions were little contradicting. No need for a DS card for navigation. All works great.


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Top Teachers: Jill Morris
Pemeberton E.S., first grade
On her first day as a teacher, Jill Morris stood outside her classroom door, greeting children with a wide smile as they came down the hallway. One little girl stopped, looked up at Morris, then looked down. . . and threw up on Morris' shoes.
It was an inauspicious start, to be sure, but it didn't faze the young teacher.
"The nurturing side of me kicked in quickly, and I picked her up and didn't really care about the mess on my feet," she recalled.
The years since that day in Fairfax County have been smoother sailing, and Morris has distinguished herself as a caring, thoughtful teacher during her seven years at Henrico's Pemberton Elementary, where she teaches first grade.
"No matter who I have in my classroom, I want them to feel loved and valued and know that there is someone in their corner," she said. "No matter who walks through my door, I'm their champion."
First-graders bring Morris much joy because of their wide-eyed love of school and of learning. Her students are excited about using computers, taking pictures and recording their voices for presentations.
"When a group of students smile, that means a lot," Morris said.
Parents, including one who nominated Morris, have noticed her efforts.
"She goes out of her way to check on her past students to make sure they are still on the path to success," one nominator wrote. "Jill volunteers her time to help with the school plays and musicals. This takes a huge amount of her personal time, but she is there to support the children and make them the best they can be."
Morris has been in charge of the backstage crew for the school's musical, which are produced every other year.
"You get an opportunity to see a student shine when maybe they wouldn't in the classroom," she said.
She experienced that firsthand several years ago when she convinced one student to participate in that year's musical, even though he wasn't sure he was talented enough. His enthusiasm for the role was evident throughout, though, and his mother told Morris how thankful she was for the teacher's encouragement.
"He stood there beaming as his mother told me that," Morris recalled. "He was so proud."
A few weeks later, the boy's mother died. He moved out of state to live with his aunt, who wrote Morris a letter explaining how much the experience – and the lasting memory of his mother's pride – meant to the boy. The next year, the boy came back to visit and gave Morris a big hug.
"Those are the touching moments that you will never forget as a teacher," she said.
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Here's an oil painting of Sora from the Kingdom Hearts series, based on this well-known piece of official concept art, done by artist Raman Singh. Look below for the HD pics, and check out Singh's portfolio for more, albeit non-gaming-themed, paintings in this style (I particularly like his portraits).
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Project Sora, the studio headed up by Smash Bros. Masahiro Sakurai, has been dissolved.
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Earlier today, Nintendo revealed that it wouldn't be developing the next Smash Bros. game. While creator Masahiro Sakurai is helming the game, his studio isn't taking the development lead on the title. .
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Because, you'll pass out. While you might be keen to play another Kid Icarus: Uprising, game designer Masahiro Sakurai isn't keen to make one.
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Better yet, what game characters do the readers of Japan's Dengeki want to become chums with. Let's have a look:
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You got to slave away and work to conquer the game industry. It ain't easy!
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Earlier this year, Nintendo announced it was joining forces with Smash Bros. designer Masahiro Sakurai's Sora Ltd. to found a new company, Project Sora.
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While certain guest writers might want to try and prove differently, Square Enix is full of people who care, as evidenced by this lovely Kingdom Hearts greeting card.


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This restaurant is well worth traveling to from Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia or anywhere for that matter! I started dining here when it was a small establishment that seated around twenty people! The food is exceptional and the family so friendly! Being a vegetarian they encouraged me to try many entrees ! And everyone of them incredible! From the tea, the appetizers, main courses, side dishes and phenomenal desserts all served with lovely garnishes! Now that they expanded everything is even more sensational. It sure would be nice to have one of their chefs as a personal cook at home. Such a hard working family who always manage to please. My gratitude goes to all of them for putting their heart and soul into their family business! THANK YOU! ALWAYS!
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Mandala 38 - Rainbow coloured by Mandala-JimWatch
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My original inked Mandala 38 drawing mandala-jim.deviantart.com/art… scanned and coloured in CS5.
Enjoy colouring Mandalas? Check out my book here: www.amazon.com/The-Mandala-Col… Thx!
Enjoy colouring Mandalas? Check out my book here: www.amazon.com/The-Mandala-Col… Thx!
hello i like how you have used color wheel as the basis of your design. the way that you used perspective squares is very unique to show difference in something that usually is lacking in definition due to the fact of its design. due to my inability as a person for being partially colorblind i find this much easier to use as a color wheel, but if there were any way to increase the definition between each color i would love this piece even more than i do now. i also enjoy the multi-tiered effect that you have created and would suggest putting color on the tops of the squares that are in the row after the outermost and or putting different designs on every ring. well thank you for considering my comments but you don't have to listen to anything i say for it is your art and your own stylistic decision to make
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I can see that you still improuve your technic, and the choice of forms. Nice one, very original
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Lol! Thanks very much
*gets up and dusts ones self off - preens wings, spikes, talons and scales* You're welcome. *curls up for a nap*
Hehehe. What are you? Some kind of dragon?
wow ive always tried to put buildings like this this is awesOMEEEEEEEEEEEE
These designs you do are gorgeously colored and mesmerizing! True art!
These multicolored Mandalas are absolutely fantastic! And very inspiring.
.o. holy crap this is wild looking lol Nice use of colors and perspective.
Wow, it's lovely! Great job. You got a nice effect with all of those colors.
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well taht's really nice (:
shame you're off colouring fot a while then
shame you're off colouring fot a while then
Wow this is amazing! You are really talented!
Good work.
Must have taken a while to colour.
Must have taken a while to colour.
hehe nice colours and perspective
Beautiful work!!!
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Ahhhh the detail is completely mind blowing!
I have honestly never seen a mandala this detailed before, it is so beautiful!
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I have honestly never seen a mandala this detailed before, it is so beautiful!
Incredible work
Wow! This totally feels different than the others! I can feels depth and space even though it's a basic radial abstract!
Yep. The perspective element really does change things.. I think I'll be using this more often in future drawings
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All Rise...
Does Judge Ryan Keefer look like he's negotiating?
Editor's Note
Our review of Michael Clayton, published February 11th, 2008, is also available.
The Charge
The truth can be adjusted.
Opening Statement
Tony Gilroy has long been an accomplished screenwriter, and most recently his claim to fame has been scripting the very successful Jason Bourne franchise. He has now decided to take on additional duties as part of the Hollywood entertainment machine, and Michael Clayton was his first directorial effort, resulting in quite a chunk of critical acclaim. So now that it's on next generation video, it's got to be good, right?
Facts of the Case
Gilroy also wrote the script for his work too, with a story that has been almost a decade in the works for him. The title role of the film is played by George Clooney (Ocean's Thirteen), who has been a longtime lawyer in a firm where his role is to act as a fixer of sorts. He knows where the proverbial bodies are buried if things ever happened to him. One day though, his colleague Arthur (Tom Wilkinson, Batman Begins) takes off his clothes during a legal deposition and has an epiphany of sorts, renouncing his work as part of a class action lawsuit for a company accused of poisoning and killing several hundred people. As Michael learns more details surrounding his friend's breakdown, he develops a crisis of conscience and starts to question his own role in the success of the firm that employs him.
The Evidence
A lot of times when you have a screenwriter who's been writing for awhile, they appear to be very self-aware when it comes to direction and what they want to do, and Gilroy is another example of this. The story he's put together is very strong and the actors that are cast are solid performers from top to bottom, and it helps if those around you are capable and up to the task. For instance, in the commentary for the film during the scene where Michael and Arthur meet after Arthur's breakdown, Gilroy states that with all of Arthur's lines in that scene, a lot of actors would probably have blown it out of proportion and hammed it up, but Wilkinson's voice rarely elevates above a shout, and the lines are delivered with passion and restraint that makes his character transformation wholly immersive. Wilkinson received an Academy Award nomination for his performance with good reason.
In addition, Clooney received recognition for his work also, and he provides an understated intensity which doesn't seem to diminish at all in the film. I especially loved the scenes when he appeared with Barry (Michael O'Keefe, Caddyshack) or the firm's partner Marty (Sydney Pollack, Eyes Wide Shut). Even as he was dealing from weakness, and being forced to accept money in exchange for looking the other way, he manages to still retain some strength in the position. Then you have Tilda Swinton (The Chronicles of Narnia) as Karen, one of the legal representatives for U/North, the company being sued. She seems like she's barely on screen, but she's always shown rehearsing her lines or making sure her wardrobe is in as much place as possible. When she is thrown into a morally precarious situation, she does so without knowing what consequences that might be in store for her. It's an amazing interpretation and worthy of the praise she received.
Technically, the 2.40:1 widescreen disc uses the VC-1 codec and looks good. The blacks are pretty deep and provide some contrast, even if the color palette is a bit muted. There are times where the image appears a little on the soft side, or more to the point the tight shots don't possess the detail I was hoping for, but it's not a complete disappointment. I was kind of bummed that a lossless track wasn't included on the disc though, but the Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack is clear, and the dialogue is well-focused without any real immersion to speak of, but there is some sporadic subwoofer activity. It sounds about as fine as the picture looks. The other disappointment is that there aren't a lot of supplements, but the commentary with Gilroy and his brother John, who serves as the film's editor, is worth the listen. Tony discusses his original intent of the story and how the participants came together in it, and there are some production details and stories that are recalled also. Tony even discusses the plausibility of some of the scenes in the film, even as John pokes fun at him every so often. It's a good track. There are six minutes' worth of deleted scenes with optional commentary, but they don't really add anything to the final cut.
The Rebuttal Witnesses
A word to those who have not yet seen the film and are curious about it: this is by no means your traditional legal-based film. This is a film about lawyers where there are no courtrooms and no grandiose speeches designed to woo the masses. This is about a guy with a slightly rusty moral compass who happens to be a lawyer. So if you look at it with that kind of prism, you're probably going to avoid any disappointment at the end of the day.
Closing Statement
The way that Gilroy approached the story when he was writing it appeared to be simple. To paraphrase, he said that he wanted to try and write as many checks for the audience as possible when it came to things that they should pay attention to, and that he would cash in on them by the time that things were done. Michael Clayton is more than adroit in this accomplishment, with totally convincing performances and story that Gilroy has managed to do for himself like he has time and time again for other directors. If only this thing had had some nice extras to go with this great film, but otherwise it still deserves to be seen by as many people as possible.
The Verdict
Gilroy and group are not guilty and are free to go.
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Morning Ladies! Ira rainy and nasty here.
Kenya- I want a rocker and was looking into it. But I have a recliner and it worked just the same. I slept in my recliner that last month of my pregnancy. Love that thing.
ODD - Sydney (12), YDD - Courtney (7)
Me + DH = James 11/10/10 and Aubrey 03/27/13
Happy Birthday to Sydney!!
A rocker is the one piece of furniture I didn't have with Amani that I wish I had. All that other baby furniture was useless to us!
Parents need to fill a child's bucket of self-esteem so high that the rest of the world can't poke enough holes to drain it dry.
the thing is, at our walmart, you cant sit in the ones they have out to model. they are just there for you to SEE. theyre up on a shelf.
a recliner might be what i need, i just assumed rocking or gliding might be more useful. idk. im really uncomfortable and desperate.
Me + DH = James 11/10/10 and Aubrey 03/27/13
I have a Dutailier rocker/ glider. We love it.
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Our family (2 middle age parents, 2 pre-teen kids) dropped by AF for a single day of skiing on our way home(Texas) from three days skiing at Purgatory/Durango Mountain. My wife suffers from a medical condition which keeps her on shorter green runs so we needed to determine if AF was suitable. (BTW, Purg's lower "learner" section is almost perfect for her)
It snowed about a half inch the night before our ski day. I suspect that AF management decided to call this dusting of snow "powder" and forego grooming. The crusty/icy conditions turned what could have been a great day into a marginal one. My recent (last 3 years) comparisons for "grooming" are: Purg, Red River, and Sipapu. Even lowly Sipapu manages to break up the icy crust and fluff up the packed down snow, but apparently not AF.
Had the snow conditions been equivalent to Purg, I would've written a glowing review of AF's trails/lifts/etc, and given it high marks for beginner/intermediate trails.
In other areas, my general impression of AFResort is this: they do not understand that they are in the hospitality business. Hospitality is an attitude, not a condition so it's hard to give exact examples but I just didn't get the feeling from most AF employees that they were glad I was there. Additionally, I will echo most other reviewers and mention the lack of/poor accommodations, lack of food, lack of town in general. Oh yeah, the parking lot is muddy, and they refuse to allow skier drop off anywhere near the base. A skier drop off area near the base would be a small but significant sign that AF "takes care of it's guests"
Looking to close on a positive note, I will repeat my assessment that the "heading home" trail is excellent for a smooth, no drama, trip down from the top of a mountain.
The software forces one to make a "recommendation" before posting. I clicked newlyweds because they won't really miss the lack of entertainment/town. :-)
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In February 2014, Martin Schmidt was appointed Provost of MIT. Beginning in 2008, he served as Associate Provost, managing the Institute's space and the renovation/renewal budgets. Since January 2012, he also assumed responsibilities for "all things industry" as the senior administrative officer responsible for MIT's industrial interactions. In this capacity, the Technology Licensing Office and Office of Corporate Relations report to him. Beyond his regular responsibilities, he also co-led the Institute's Task Force on the Budget in response to the 2008 financial crisis. He has played an active role as MIT's faculty lead in support of the MIT president's role as co-chair of the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a national effort bringing together the federal government, industry, universities, and other stakeholders to identify and invest in emerging technologies with the potential to create high-quality domestic manufacturing jobs and enhance the global competitiveness of the United States.
A member of the MIT faculty since 1988, he has been a faculty member in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, and from 1999 to 2006, he served as the director of the Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) at MIT. MTL is an interdepartmental laboratory that provides shared research infrastructure for all of the campuses' activities in micro and nanotechnology, and supports the research of approximately 500 students and staff.
His teaching and research is in the areas of micro and nanofabrication of sensors, actuators and electronic devices, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), design of micromechanical sensors and actuators, and micro/nanofabrication technology. He is the co-author of more than 80 journal publications and 120 peer-reviewed conference proceedings. He is also an inventor on more than 30 issued U.S. patents. More than 25 students have completed their PhD degrees under his supervision.
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Professor Schmidt received his BS degree from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1981 and his SM and PhD degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1983 and 1988, res received, jointly with Henry Kendall and Richard Taylor, the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1990 and the W.H.K. Panofsky Prize in 1989 for the experimental discovery of quarks. He also received the Alumni Medal of the University of Chicago. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Prior to becoming EVP and Treasurer, Mr. Ruiz was MIT's Vice President for Finance. In that post, he served a leadership role in the financial aspects of institutional planning and analysis, and was responsible for preparing the financial reporting and materials presented to MIT's senior leadership.
Mr. Ruiz joined MIT in 2002 as Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis, and became Associate Director of the Office of Budget and Financial Planning in 2003. He was named Director of Finance in 2005, Vice President for Finance in 2007, and EVP and Treasurer in 2011.
Born in Barcelona, Mr. Ruiz holds a master's degree from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a degree in industrial engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Before joining MIT he worked as an engineer at Hewlett-Packard and at Nissan Automotive. Mr. Ruiz serves on the board of directors of edX (an MIT and Harvard online learning initiative), Aura Biosciences (a biotech startup), MIT Endicott House, and MIT Technology Review.
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Excerpt from The Left/Right Twenty Questions Game in Predisposed
The Five Questions from Hardwired i
- Could you slap your father in the face (with his permission) as part of a comedy skit?
- Yes
- No
- When you go to work in the morning, do you often leave a mess in your apartment or house?
- Yes
- No
- Which lesson is more important to teach to children?
- Kindness
- Respect
- Do you get bored by abstract ideas and theoretical discussions?
- Yes
- No
- Think about this carefully for 15 seconds - "Cleanliness is next to Godliness." Which answer is closer to your current thoughts?
- Okay…makes sense
- What?
Which item from each pair comes closest to describing you?ii
- Eccentric
- Conventional
- Decisive
- Flexible
- Open-Minded
- b. Moralistic
- Imaginative
- Practical
- Simple
- Complex
Which item from each pair comes closest to describing you?ii
- Small towns
- Big cities
- Romantic movies
- Comedies
- Country music
- Classical music
- Motorcycle
- Book about sports
- Book about music
Read the book to take the rest of the quiz and find out how you scored.
iHardwired 2009 Christine Lavin, John Alford, John Hibbing, Jeff Mondak, and Gene Weingarten.
iiThe Secret Lives of Liberals and Conservatives: Personality Profiles, Interaction Styles, and the Things They Leave Behind Political Psychology, Vol. 29, No. 6. (December 2008), pp. 807-840, by Dana R. Carney, John T. Jost, Samuel D. Gosling, Jeff Potter.
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"Just fascinating."
―Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
"From beer-swilling fruit flies to defense-obsessed Republicans, Predisposed reveals why we differ politically and how we can bridge this chasm in an entertaining read by the leading bio-political scientists."
―Paul J. Zak, PhD, author of The Moral Molecule: The Source of Love and Prosperity
"This is a must read book for anyone – general reader or scholar – interested in politics and concerned about contemporary political polarization. This work is non-partisan, deeply researched, well-written, and highly informative. It is a book to send to others you know who, like these authors, want democracy to actually work better, since that is not likely to happen until we truly appreciate the nature of our varying political views. Over time, issues will change but our biological predispositions will not, nor will our political differences. When you have completed this book you will appreciate why this is true, and that since this is the way it always has been, and will be, we should deal with it."
―John W. Dean, former Nixon White House counsel and author
"I don't know if John Hibbing, Kevin Smith, and John Alford are correct that understanding the psychological and physiological differences between liberals and conservatives will help to ameliorate ideological conflict, but I hope so. They have, in any case, written the most reasonable, accessible, fun, constructive, and down-to-earth account of scientific research on political orientation to date. Forget the sensationalistic blogs and read this book instead!"
―John T. Jost, Professor of Psychology and Politics, New York University
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―John Geer, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Vanderbilt University, and author of In Defense of Negativity
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"Oh give me a home, where the buffalo roam, and the bankers ramble all day."
Bankers, economists and journalists alike have flocked to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for the annual economic symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. This year's attendees have traveled from more than 40 countries to hear several dozen financial experts "discuss key long-term policy issues of mutual concern."
Today they'll hear presentations from the two giants of the conference: Dr. Janet Yellen, Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve System, and her counterpart, Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB). Since the content of their respective presentations has remained closely guarded, we humbly submit our own suggested speech titles, echoing the disparate economic conditions facing each side of the Atlantic.
Economic data plainly illustrates why Fed members are now openly debating how to begin reducing "policy accomodation" even as Mr. Draghi floated the idea of European asset purchases just two weeks ago. Whereas the U.S. economy is expanding, Europe's is stagnating. Worse, European unemployment is nearly twice the rate in the U.S.
The stunning difference between economic indicators in the U.S. and Europe has pushed the Euro from a 31-month high in May of 1.40 to 1.32 today.
Alan Ruskin is the global head of G-10 foreign currency strategy at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and this morning on Surveillance he explained why the Euro will fall farther in coming months. Put simply, additional easing in Europe will debase the currency, which will be magnified by a Federal Reserve doing the polar opposite.
While recent Fed statements have made clear the Federal Funds target rate will remain at 0.25 percent in the near term, Chair Yellen has also opened the door to "unconventional tools" like reverse repos and paying higher interest on reserves. These policies will effectively reduce excess liquidity, without necessarily raising rates explicitly.
As finance professor John H. Cochrane of the University of Chicago's Booth School wrote in today's Wall Street Journal:
"The Fed now has a huge balance sheet. It owns about $4 trillion of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities. It owes about $2.7 trillion of reserves (accounts banks have at the Fed), and $1.3 trillion of currency. When it is time to raise interest rates, the Fed will simply raise the interest it pays on reserves. It does not need to soak up those trillions of dollars of reserves by selling trillions of dollars of assets."
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A Dunedin woman who bit an Air New Zealand flight attendant
on the hand and kicked another in the testicles during a
drunken rampage on an international flight last August has
been ordered to have drug and alcohol counselling.
Tara Anne MacKay, also known as Tara Anne Laidler (28), now
of Dunedin, appeared in the Dunedin District Court yesterday
and admitted assaulting Susan Lawson-Hurst with intent to
injure her on August 17 last year.
Two other charges arising from the same incident - a Crimes
Act assault on a male and disorderly behaviour likely to
cause violence - were withdrawn because of lack of
Judge Dominic Flatley said the defendant's behaviour would
have been ''extremely frightening'' for other passengers, as
well as causing difficulties for flight crew who had other
responsibilities. He said it was unclear why she behaved as
she did, other than the fact she had drunk far too much
On her return to New Zealand, MacKay admitted biting Ms
Lawson-Hurst, although she could not recall kicking a male
crew member.
She said she would have calmed down had cabin staff left her
alone but she agreed she should not have drunk so much
alcohol on the flight.
She was sentenced yesterday to 300 hours' community work and
12 months' supervision, with drug and alcohol counselling and
therapeutic interventions and other counselling as directed.
MacKay and her partner had both been drinking on the
Bali-bound flight and the defendant was intoxicated, the
police facts summary said.
She began yelling and swearing loudly, repeatedly spilling
her drink. Her behaviour made a nearby passenger feel so
threatened she fled from her seat and reported the matter to
cabin staff.
They asked MacKay to calm down and to come to the back of the
plane to speak to them.
But she threw her drink at the female staff member and tried
to push past the crew to return to her seat. She refused to
comply with their instructions and a struggle developed,
after which she locked herself in a toilet and refused to
come out.
The captain authorised the crew to unlock the toilet door.
They physically removed the defendant but she resisted.
Cabin attendants restrained her and secured her in handcuffs
and a leg restraint.
MacKay bit cabin crew member Ms Lawson-Hurst hard on the
The victim tried unsuccessfully to break free from the bite
by hitting the defendant on the back of the head.
But MacKay bit her twice more before she was able to free
The defendant then kicked one of the male cabin crew forcibly
in the testicles.
As a result of being bitten, Ms Lawson-Hurst had a swollen
and bruised hand, with a suspected hairline fracture.
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Haylie McCleney, sophomore center fielder for the University of Alabama softball team, has reached base safely in 15 straight games.
McCleney provided one of the few bright spots in the Crimson Tide's back-to-back shutout losses to Arizona over the weekend at the Hillenbrand Invitational in Tucson, Ariz. She was 1-for-1 in Sunday's 8-0 mercy-rule loss, accounting for one of UA's two hits, and also drew a pair of walks. In Saturday's 3-0 loss to the Wildcats, McCleney was 0-for-1 but walked twice.
McCleney's streak of reaching base safely dates back last season. The last game where she failed to reach first base came against Florida in the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
Alabama managed just five hits in two games against the Wildcats. The Arizona games marked the first time Alabama has lost back-to-back games by shutout since May of 1999, when the Crimson Tide fell to UCLA 7-0 and Missouri 1-0 in the NCAA Regional in Los Angeles.
Alabama pitchers had trouble finding the strike zone in the losses to Arizona last weekend, allowing 13 walks in 11 innings over two games.
Leslie Jury walked six batters in 1 2/3 innings in Sunday's mercy-rule loss. Freshman Sydney Littlejohn walked two in 2 1/2 innings of relief. Senior ace Jackie Traina went the six-inning distance in Saturday's 3-0 defeat, walking five batters.
Alabama (8-2) will try to bounce back this weekend when it hosts Virginia Tech, Central Florida and McNeese State in the Easton Bama Bash. UA's home opener is scheduled for Friday at 4 p.m. against Virginia Tech at Rhoads Stadium, with a game against UCF to follow.
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Radioactive materials that decay spontaneously produce ionizing radiation, which has sufficient energy to strip away electrons from atoms (creating two charged ions) or to break some chemical bonds. Any living tissue in the human body can be damaged by ionizing radiation in a unique manner. The body attempts to repair the damage, but sometimes the damage is of a nature that cannot be repaired or it is too severe or widespread to be repaired. Also mistakes made in the natural repair process can lead to cancerous cells. The most common forms of ionizing radiation are alpha and beta particles, or gamma and X-rays.


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from Stan Fischler at the Hockey Journal,
Didja Know Dep't. Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell have a son who plays college hockey. Wyatt Russell – "Was he named after Dad's portrayal of Wyatt Earp in Tombstone?" our James Ryan wonders – is goalie for the University of Alabama-Huntsville. It happens to be the only NCAA Division I hockey program in the South. The coach also happens to be ex-NHLer Danton Cole.
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The Turf House - Diesel Therapy (RN5CD01)
The Turf House debut album from Diesel Therapy featuring 12 original alt country tracks and dobro instrumentals. The original line up (Jim Hornsby, Danny Holmes, Sean Taylor, Eric Green) are joined by Ameri-Celtic bluegrass instrumentalists Stewart Hardy and Tony Davis. Available from iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby.
When we initially talked about making The Turf House we were in our first incarnation: Jim, Danny, Sean Taylor (bass guitar) and Eric Green (drums). We wanted the album to be an accurate representation of our music skills, a combination of guitar instrumental music and self-penned songs. Our songs had been 'run in' at gigs and had been well received by those that had seen us play.
The album is a mix of mellow guitar moods and our take on Celtic Bluegrass music with a Northern twist in the lyrics. Autobiographical songs in 'World Outside' and 'Listen To The Wind", a nod to Little Feat on 'Making My Own Way Home', Danny's great Dobro instrumental 'Hummingbird Sunday'.
'So what kind of music is it?', people would ask. Well, it is alt country (ish), uses acoustic and electric instruments (telecasters, lap steel, acoustic guitars, Dobro, bass and drums). There is 5-string banjo and some great harp playing from Eric. (If you are reading this Eric, you can come and play harmonica with us anytime!)
No! Wait! It's not Country as in big hats and line dancing. It's more Guy Clark, Robert Plant (Band of Joy) alt country. A bit Byrdsy maybe now, as Jim's electric 12 string starts to show up alongside Danny's B bender telecaster solos. Just good, honest music, well rehearsed and played with passion!
The Turf House was recorded at The Cluny studios in Newcastle. The sessions were engineered and produced by Tony Davis. A great time was had recording the tracks and we think you can feel the enthusiasm on the album.
The album title and B bender telecaster instrumental came from Danny's annual trip to the north of Scotland to stay in just that; a turf house near Stac Pollaidh! Inspired by the surroundings and a bottle of Gentleman Jack, he always returns with a Dobro instrumental or two.
Session Details
The following sessions took place at the Cluny Studios:
Session 26th January & 8th February 2006
The Turf House
Electric Guitars: Danny (Clarence White Telecaster) & Jim (Custom Shop Telecaster); Acoustic Guitar: Jim; Banjo: Jim;
Fretless Bass: Sean; Drums: Eric; Keyboards: Tony Davis
Way To Go
Vocals: Jim; Backing Vocals: Danny, Tony Davis; Dobro: Jim; Drums: Eric; Fretless Bass: Sean; Rhythm Guitars: Jim (Santa Cruz) & Danny (Martin 000-28LD); Electric Guitar: Danny (Clarence White Telecaster); Keyboards: Tony Davis; Harp: Eric;
Session 28th & 29th November 2005
Don't Wake Me
Vocals: Jim; Backing Vocals: Eric, Danny, Sean, Tony Davis; Drums: Eric;
Fretless Bass: Sean; Rhythm Guitars: Jim & Danny (Martin 000-28LD); Acoustic Solo: Danny (Martin 000-28LD);
Slide Solo: Jim (Melobar); Electric Guitar Solos: Jim (Telecaster) & Danny (Clarence White Telecaster);
Hammond: Tony Davis
Starting Tonight
Drums: Eric; Fretless Bass: Sean; Acoustic Rhythm and Lead Guitars: Jim (Santa Cruz);
Keyboards: Tony Davis; Acoustic Guitar (overdub): Danny (Martin 000-28LD)
Session 9th & 11th August 2005
The World Outside
Vocals: Jim; Backing Vocals: Eric, Danny, Sean, Tony Davis; Drums: Eric;
Fretless Bass: Sean; Rhythm Guitar: Jim (Martin 000-28LD);
Dobro: Jim; Electric Guitars: Jim (Gretsch), Danny (Clarence White Telecaster); Keyboards: Tony Davis;
Keeping It Real
Vocals: Jim; Backing Vocals: Eric, Danny, Sean; Drums: Eric;
Fretless Bass: Sean; Rhythm Guitar: Jim (Martin 000-28LD);
Dobro: Jim; Electric Guitar: Danny (Clarence White Telecaster); Keyboards: Tony Davis;
Session 28th & 29th April 2005
Drums: Eric; Fretless Bass: Sean; Rhythm Guitar: Jim;
First Solo Guitar: Danny (Matin 000-28LD); Second Solo Guitar: Jim (Santa Cruz D/E)
Makin' My Own Way Home
Vocal: Jim; Backing Vocals: Eric, Danny; Rhythm Guitars: Jim (Telecaster), Danny (Strat); Melobar: Jim;
Harp: Eric; Bass: Sean; Guitar Fills: Danny (Strat); Keyboards: Tony Davis
Session 21st March 2005
Listen To The Wind
Vocal: Jim; Backing Vocals: Sean, Danny; Rhythm Guitars: Jim, Danny; Drums: Eric; Fretless Bass: Sean; Harp: Eric; Banjo: Jim; Dobro: Jim;
Twin Guitar Solo: Danny (Right Channel), Jim (Left Channel)
Hummingbird Sunday
Guitar: Danny; Dobro: Jim; Banjo: Jim; Fretless Bass Solo: Sean; Drums: Eric; Harp: Eric; Keyboard Pads: Tony Davis
Sessions 19th & 20th December 2004
Helping Hand
Vocals: Jim; Backing Vocals: Danny, Sean; Rhythm Guitars: Jim, Danny; Twin Guitars: Jim, Danny; Upright Bass: Sean;
Drums: Eric; Lap Steel: Danny; 'Eldon Shamblin' style rhythm guitar: Danny; Guitar Fills: Jim
Cast In Stone
Drums and Percussion: Eric; Fretless Bass: Sean; Piano: Tony Davis; Hammond Organ: Tony Davis; Acoustic Rhythm Guitars: Danny; Dobro: Jim; Banjo: Jim;
Lead Guitar: Jim; B-Bender Solo: Danny
The Turf House is now available as a download from iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby.
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I watched the movie about 10 years ago when I was a kid. It's about a special troop secretly flying a long way to the enemy's airport to rescue the hostages imprisoned there. 10 years later, I learnt this plot is very similar to Operation Entebbe in Uganda in 1976. The special troop is the elite Israeli army commando unit Sayeret Matkal. And Yoni Natanyahu was the commander of it and died in that mission. He is also the elder brother of the current Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. So what is the name of that movie? Note it is not the documentary, Follow me: The Yoni Natanyahu Story.
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Fed Sells $6.2 Billion of Bonds From AIG Rescue to Goldman
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York sold $6.2 billion in face value of mortgage bonds it assumed in the rescue of American International Group Inc. to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., allowing one of its bailout loans to be repaid.
The New York Fed said it sold the bonds through a "competitive process" after Credit Suisse Group AG made an unsolicited offer to buy assets held by a vehicle called Maiden Lane II LLC. The sale will allow the repayment of the central bank's loan to Maiden Lane II, which was originally $19.5 billion, according to a statement posted on the New York Fed's website.
Today's sale was the second such this year, following a Jan. 19 disposition of about $7 billion of mortgage bonds to Credit Suisse. The New York Fed's sales were in response to unsolicited bids, after a series of auctions last year were blamed for damaging prices. So far, the latest sales haven't curbed a rally in home-loan bonds, with analysts at Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Corp. saying they are contributing to the gains.
"When the market saw there was a deep bid for this paper, the momentum picked up," said Bryan Whalen, co-head of mortgage bonds at Los Angeles-based TCW Group Inc. which oversees $118 billion. "Both the end buyers as well as the Street are willing to put money to work. It doesn't seem like the momentum is slowing, if anything, it looks like it's picking up."
The New York Fed in June ended its earlier plan to sell Maiden Lane II assets through regular auctions, following sales of about $10 billion. The face value of the assets had dwindled to about $21 billion when the auctions were halted.
Selling Piecemeal
The New York Fed began selling the bonds piecemeal after rejecting a $15.7 billion bid from New York-based insurer AIG for the entire pool in March. The portfolio includes securities backed by the types of home loans with some of the highest default rates, such as so-called subprime, Alt-A and option adjustable-rate mortgage debt.
Typical prices for the most-senior bonds tied to option ARMs climbed to 55 cents on the dollar last week from 49 cents in October and November, according to Barclays Capital data. That's down from last year's high of 65 cents in February. Option ARMs allow borrowers to pay less than the interest they owe by increasing their balances.
The Fed was owed about $6.7 billion on the loan to Maiden Lane II as of Feb. 1, not taking into account proceeds from last month's transaction. About $6 billion in bonds remain in the Maiden Lane II portfolio, based on disclosures from the Fed.
'Continued Interest'
"I am pleased with the continued interest in these assets and am especially gratified that the New York Fed's loan to ML II will be repaid as a result of the sale announced today," New York Fed President William C. Dudley said in the statement.
The Fed made another loan to help bail out AIG to a vehicle called Maiden Lane III LLC, and was owed about $9.6 billion under that facility as of Feb. 1, according to the New York Fed's website. The central bank is also owed about $4.6 billion from its rescue of Bear Stearns Cos.
The New York Fed "will dispose of the remaining securities in the ML II portfolio individually and in segments over time as market conditions warrant through a competitive sales process, while taking appropriate care to avoid market disruption," the regional bank said. "There will be no fixed timeframe for the sales; at each stage, the Federal Reserve will only transact if the best available bid represents good value for the public."
Michael DuVally, a spokesman for Goldman Sachs, and Steven Vames, a spokesman for Credit Suisse, declined to comment.


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A modern over-the-counter pregnancy test is a tiny engineering marvel, combining a sensitive antibody-based detection system with enzyme-activated dyes to pick up minute amounts of hormone from the developing placenta. Check out the new video that describes how it works at Ted-Ed!
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We'd love to tell you that car insurance for a 16-year-old girl will cost exactly $2,376 a year and be right. Unfortunately, we can't. There is a multitude of factors and calculations that go into the price of car insurance for young drivers.
To generate a car insurance rate for you, insurance companies need to know certain things about you -- your risk as a driver is a large part of what your premium will be based on. And to get the best rate possible, you'll want to know how to compare quotes.
Maybe you don't yet have a car or aren't ready to get a quote, but just want some general information on the cost of car insurance for a 16 year old teenage girl; this we can help you with.
Insuring a teen is expensive
A teen's policy can cost anywhere between $1,200 and $3,000 a year. As a female teenager, your rates may be a bit less than your male counterparts, as long as you have a clean driving record.
In general, and this is a BIG generalization, at your age you basically can expect to pay somewhere around 2.52 times the base rate for car insurance coverage. If your parents pay $800 for a year of car insurance, then as a newly licensed 16-year-old, you can expect to pay $2,016 for a year of car insurance.
Your location, as well as other rating factors, plays a part in your rate as well. If you live in a more populated state, you could end up paying 3.2 times the base rate. In a smaller state, you may only pay 1.9 times the base rate.
Other rating factors are taken into account by a car insurance company as it calculates your base rate. This includes your:
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- Vehicle type
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- Marital Status
- Previous insurance coverage
The coverage, limits and deductible you chose for your policy will also help determine how much you will pay. You'll pay less if you carry just liability coverage on your car insurance policy. Another way to lower rates is to look for discounts for teenagers, such as asking about a good student discount.
It will normally cost less if you're able to get insured on your parent's policy instead of obtaining your own policy, which your parents will need to sign on while you're a minor anyway.


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Use a Potato Masher to Make Popular Home-Style Sides
Make hand-mashed potatoes to offer as a hearty side by using a potato masher. Whether you're looking for a square model to mash more potatoes at once, or you want a round potato masher that will mash all contents around the edges of your cooking pot, we're sure to have an option for you. You will also find that a majority of these tools have extended handles to reach into deeper pots, and many of them can also be used to mix large quantities of soup! Read more
Use a potato masher instead of a mixer when you want to make old-fashioned mashed potatoes with more texture and lumps. This style of potato is a popular side dish, and oftentimes, it's a healthier alternative to creamy mashed potatoes because it doesn't require as much butter and milk to get a desired consistency. You can also use a square or round potato masher on pre-cooked sweet potatoes and other root vegetables to make unique dishes.


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There are hardly any computer users who have not heard about Norton and McAfee antivirus. These two antivirus are now competing with each other to prove their priority one over another. However, Norton is a product of Symantec Corporations which has been proving itself to be the most popular antivirus product in the whole world. On the other hand, McAfee is a product developed by John McAfee, now has got a leading position in the field of antivirus products.
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Norton antivirus has an established reputation for its maximum virus protections. It is always active against all harmful programs in your PC. It can create powerful protection against keyloggers, worm, Trojan, rootkit, etc. It provides perfect internet security. Norton antivirus also has its automatically update option to make it up to date with different newly made viruses. It provides firewall protection to filter your files downloaded from internet and taken from other devices. Moreover, it gives online identity protection, such as- email protection, etc. to save your important identity.
In contrast, McAfee is not lagging behind from providing these type of services to their users. It is promoting its business as Intel Security all over the world. It is one of the most dedicated security technology company. McAfee is well-known for its identity theft protection feature. It also works as Bot Blocker. It has another reputation for not creating interruption in your computer's usual operation. Sometimes antivirus products can slow down your computer.
However, McAfee has a very little impact on the performance of your computer. In addition, McAfee is providing a very active web protection for the internet users. It will certainly help you a lot to provide a flawless activity in your PC.
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Sometimes protection becomes so important that money doesn't matter. In spite of that, customers hesitate to buy antivirus product in a higher price. For this reason coupon codes is helping to make the price more convenient to the customers. As the uses of antivirus depends on the works done by the computer, the users can take better decision depending on the features that which antivirus they will choose.