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From Mango to Apollo: The HTC Windows Phone 8X on the Dailyby Dustin Sklavos on January 28, 2013 12:01 AM EST
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The Windows Phone Interface
When Microsoft came up with the
Metro Modern UI design language, their goal was essentially to streamline and simplify the interface as much as humanly possible. For me at least, this was a huge draw towards the platform (though I benefitted from arriving to the smartphone race late.) The Modern UI was designed to run in portrait mode, and it takes tremendous advantage of the increased vertical space.
If you're unfamiliar with it, Windows Phone 8's interface involves two basic screens: the start page which features live tiles, and an application list. For WP8, Microsoft has gone from having two live tile sizes to three, and while I feel like it clutters the interface, it's ultimately much more productive. The tiles both launch applications and, depending on which applications they link to, can also provide useful information, essentially combining desktop widgets with shortcuts into a single useful "button." The tiles also tend to blend together in a much neater and more orderly fashion than widgets and icons do in iOS or Android, and they're very easy to rearrange and resize. Microsoft won't let you personalize your background (only your lock screen), but you can get a lot of mileage out of customizing the start page exactly.
Meanwhile, the application list has amusingly been the standout feature of Windows Phone every time I've shown it to anyone: it's just that sensible. If you swipe left from the start menu, the application list is exactly what it sounds like: a vertical list of the apps installed on the phone, alphabetized. Icon on the left, name on the right. Once you reach a critical mass of apps, the letters of the alphabet pop up above each set of apps that start with that letter; you can tap the letter to bring up the alphabet, then tap the first letter of the app you want to find. Or, you can scroll up or down to it. Either way, to me at least, this is a very intuitive way of keeping the phone organized.
Finally, holding your finger on anything you're interested in brings up a menu that allows you to modify it. Uninstalling apps is as easy as choosing "uninstall app." "Pin to Start Menu" does exactly what it says. On the start menu itself, all of the tiles start floating, allowing you to rearrange them. You can resize them by tapping the arrow on the bottom right corner of the tile.
When you do use applications that employ the Modern UI design language, screens remain exceptionally clean. Since you're restricted to customization between having white text on a black background or black text on a white background and can only choose which accent color you want the tiles and highlights to use, the interface remains crisp and easy to understand.
Ultimately, between Windows Phone 7.5 and Windows Phone 8, the only immediately visible major interface change is the addition of the quarter-sized live tile on the start menu. You can add additional notifications to the lock screen and choose a single application to get a full text readout, but I felt like the one notification type seriously missing from the WP7.5 lock screen was a toast notification for whatever games I was playing with friends (i.e. WordFeud). Despite being able to assign a "games" icon to the lock screen, there's still no toast notification for any of the games I play. On the flipside, pinning the games I play regularly to the start menu allows the live tiles to indicate to me whenever it's my turn, so at least there's some way to know.
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ananduser - Monday, January 28, 2013 - link"Gamers for example are forced to use windows because of DirectX. MSFT refused to follow open standards."
What a load of bull. DirectX was a tremendous effort on MS' part that had them derided by the game outfits of the 90s. Like Apple feels that it has a responsibility towards its users to create imessage, facetime and airplay so is MS responsible towards its users to create a gaming API(keep in mind OGL was built with CAD in mind not gaming).
Office/Exchange are just the best in their market segments.
Furthermore with Windows you're locked within software not sotfware AND hardware like with Apple. I would happily pay Apple for OSX and iWork to run on my PC but unfortunately I am forced to buy another set of redundant x86 hardware to be able to run said software. Vendor lock-in is significantly more atrocious if it's Apple's style. Reply
RevLuck - Monday, January 28, 2013 - linkI noticed the Lumia 920 battery info seems wrong, It's not removable.
I've been using Lumia 920 for about two months now and love the phone, coming from Android, the tiles fit me lot better than widgets. Easy, consistent and you can fit lots of info in one view. While there are still features that I miss from Android, I don't think I could go back.
For me, the two features that really stand over X8 are the wireless charging and super sensitive screen. Twice in few weeks I've been freezing my fingers off trying to use phone outside before realizing I can just put the gloves back. After getting used to the wireless charging its the kind of convenience I would probably find hard to go back on. I guess I'm lazy :)
I pretty much thought both features as gimmicks when I bought the phone, but now I hope my next phone will have them too. I just wish the charging pad prices would go down, the current price point is pretty ridiculous. Reply
shompa - Monday, January 28, 2013 - linkI hate that people still thinks its great dragging files back and forth in explorer. That is 1970 thinking. A good OS should make it so you never have to see the filesystem.
How should a person with a huge library do? I have had over 40K songs in my library since 2002. In "Windows" thinking I should drag and drop the stuff I want.
The computer should do the work for me.
Give me songs, rated 3 stars and above, that have not been played for the last week.
Smart playlists.
It amazes me that people still 11 years later don't use playlists, automatic syncing and so on. This is typical Windows thinking. So 30 years after the fact. Reply
boozed - Monday, January 28, 2013 - linkWow. Hate's a pretty strong emotion to feel towards someone... Especially people whose only crime is that they want to be able to do things a certain way.
If I wanted to be churlish I'd have said "...they can do things for themselves." instead, but I won't. Reply
madmilk - Monday, January 28, 2013 - linkYou can use rsync for syncing and playlist files (duh) for playlists.
Or you can wait for the music management software you're using to suddenly come out with a craptacular update (cough iTunes and Winamp), and then wonder what the hell you're going to switch to. Reply
piroroadkill - Monday, January 28, 2013 - linkI could do exactly that, with smart playlists, using my player (J River Media Center), but you know what, I don't bother.
I prefer exposing the files and doing it manually. Reply
karocage - Monday, January 28, 2013 - link"How should a person with a huge library do?"
You should probably either continue using the Zune client with WP7.5 or the new desktop client for WP8. Using Windows Explorer would be a pain for that. Reply
dragonsqrrl - Monday, January 28, 2013 - link"If you're one of the precious few people who invested in Windows Phone 7 and 7.5 like I did, Windows Phone 8 is going to feel pretty lackluster initially, if not even capable of engendering a mild feeling of resentment. Windows Phone 7 was a rough draft and a product with no real future the moment it left Microsoft, and they knew it."
Microsoft did the exact same thing to Zune HD users, otherwise known as Windows Phone 7 beta testers. Anyone who owned or followed the news about the Zune HD a couple years ago should know what I'm talking about. And lo and behold they've done it again, although the situation with the Zune HD was far more severe. And this is why I didn't get a WP7 device, and I won't be getting a WP8 device. Microsoft has proven itself time and again to screw over its customers and early adopters in the mobile market for the sake of its grand mobile development plans.
I'm actually a little surprised Microsoft repeated this behavior twice, but now there's no doubt in my mind that it's systemic. They essentially use their customers as nothing more then beta testers, and each revision of their mobile platform is nothing more then a brief, unsupported, unadvertised stepping stone to the next thing. I'm sure not supporting or investing in a new platform saves a lot of money, initially, but eventually this kind of behavior is going to catch up with Microsoft in a big way, if it hasn't already. They're probably losing a lot of potential and once loyal customers. Reply
karocage - Monday, January 28, 2013 - linkI'm still trying to figure out what I got screwed on as a WP7.5 user. All my apps I bought would still work and be useable on a new WP8 phone so....? They didn't give me a new free phone? This is asserted in the article multiple times without ever laying out what the tangible harm is. And neither did you here. Reply
steven75 - Monday, January 28, 2013 - linkYou lose out on any apps made for the WP8 APIs, obviously. Reply


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The new Channel Tracker from Innovative Advantage (Booth No. N3229) is all about making something older new again in an existing cabin entertainment system.
"Everyone is asking if there is way to upgrade their customers' aircraft to high-definition without tearing up the interior and putting in a brand-new system," said Richard Morris, president of the Redmond, Wash. company. After extensive in-flight tests on a Gulfstream, the answer is Channel Tracker and it is available now.
In its simplest form, Channel Tracker is an electronic card or series of cards that fit into a slot of the audiovisual display system (AVDS) node and connect to the existing cabin management system video switch. In the test aircraft, the existing video sources and a new Blu-ray player were connected to the AVDS video inputs and three new high-definition (HD) monitors were connected to the AVDS outputs. When the DVD was selected at each location with video control, the HD Blu-ray was routed to the appropriate monitor, explained Morris. Likewise, when Map was selected, the HD (VGA) signal was routed. The AVDS simply followed the video selections via the Channel Tracker card. Morris emphasized that there were no modifications to the existing CMS.
The workings are relatively simple. The Channel Tracker card outputs test signals to the existing video switch and then monitors the outputs to determine which source has been selected. The AVDS is then configured as a slave and follows the source selection.
AVDS provides HD audiovisual switching over fiber optics around the aircraft cabin and supports 1080p, HD-SDI, DVI-D, component, composite and VGA signals, as well as digital audio, Dolby, digital DTS pass-through and analog audio. The result, said Morris, "is uncompromised video available at every monitor on the aircraft."
The AVDS distributed-network, he explained, provides "unsurpassed video quality" using a fault-tolerant network and eliminates single-point failure. Further, fiber-optic connections mean less wiring, less weight and no compression artifacts or lip-sync issues.
A single-card box costs approximately $14,000 and a multiple-card box runs up to about $20,000.
"It's the perfect way of upgrading older systems in which there's no way to get a vendor to make hardware or software upgrades," said Dave Garing, v-p of business development. "There are no carved-up drink rails or panels to be ripped out. Put simply," he said, "if you have an existing system that's so old or so dumb that nothing else will work, Channel Tracker will."
Buyers should be aware, however, that true high-definition is dependent on HD end-to-end; that means an HD Blu-ray player and Blu-ray disks at the source, Channel Tracker in the middle, and HD monitors at the display end.

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text: So guys I bought a cheap Frankenstein 89 carbed 5sp hatch with a little cam, flows and dumps. Car runs good overall and looks decent. Lots of little things that need to be done, but I wanted something to tinker with... I thought that someone hacked up a belt system but finally realized that this setup comes out of a 80's LTD. Belt alignment is good, cooling is good, charging is bad (alternator is failing), but the belt squeals constantly at any rpm. If I dump the clutch between gears, it chirps and its quite annoying. Here is an example of the setup (not mine) with the exception that I have a direct drive fan with a spacer (no clutch). The guy said that he just put a new belt and it still squeals. The crank pulley is huge and looks to overdrive the WP and the alternator quite a bit. I haven't bought a gatorback for the car yet, but any options? Anyone know of an old school trick to drive the WP slower and give more belt contact? A nice big WP pulley would most probably solve the issue. I may have to bite the bullet by going with an electric fan setup to reduce the load on the belt.


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The Midland-based conservative free-market advocacy group ranked the state's high
schools using a formula that includes the percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch and ACT and Michigan Merit Exam tests offered to 11th-grade students.
Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy earned the only A in Saginaw County, while Buena Vista earned and Saginaw High School earned Fs.
SASA and Buena Vista were in the top and bottom 20 schools in the state, respectively.
Arthur Hill and Frankenmuth high schools both earned Bs.
Related: Mackinac Center lists SASA, Buena Vista in top, bottom 20 public schools in MichiganRelated: Many Michigan urban high schools outperform suburban neighbors in Mackinac Center study
Related: Mackinac Center report: Dow High, Midland High schools in top 11 percent of Michigan schools


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April 12, 2013 at 7pm to December 20, 2013 at 11:45pm – the tangoXchange Every Friday QTango plays at the tangoXchange in Albuquerque; a beautiful space with a floating floor and great sound system. Small snacks provided. Beverages for sale. SCHEDULE 7-8pm - $10. Intro t… Organized by QTango Dance Orchestra | Type: tango, dance
May 10, 2013 to December 31, 2013 – Downtown off the Hyatt lobby Small works by Prominent New Mexican Artist, an ongoing exibit in our design studio at Albuquerqe Plaza. Enter at the corner of Tijeras and Third St.by the Starbucks. We are suites G,H, and I. Organized by Design Studio | Type: art, exhibit
June 29, 2013 at 6pm to September 21, 2013 at 8pm – Downtown This exhibition in the upstairs gallery, concurrently with Air, Land, Sea downstairs, features works on paper by contemporary Native American artists. The project was originally organized by the Ins… Organized by 516 ARTS | Type: opening, art, exhibition
June 29, 2013 at 8pm to September 21, 2013 at 8pm – Downtown This group exhibition in the downstairs gallery of Native American artists offers a compelling look at the effects of the military and corporatization on land-based indigenous cultures. It will be he… Organized by 516 ARTS | Type: opening, art, exhibition
July 1, 2013 at 6pm to June 30, 2014 at 7pm – Albuquerque and Northern New Mexico Please welcome our talented, newly elected NAWBO Northern New Mexico Board of Directors listed below: President: Edna Lopez, COMPA Industries Inc. Secretary: Andrea Carvey, Drumfire Visual Communic… Organized by Edna L. Lopez | Type: business
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August 15, 2013 at 5:30pm to October 25, 2013 at 5:30pm – Maple Street Dance Space in Nob Hill Miss Deidre brings this fun and nostalgic dance form to Maple Street Dance Space on Thursdays 5:30-6:20pm. Beginner Cabaret tap will explore basic tap terminology and rhythmic fundamentals. Adults… Organized by Deidre Haley | Type: on, going, tap, dancing, class, at, maple, street, dance, space, for, teens, and, adults
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August 17, 2013 at 10am to October 26, 2013 at 10am – Maple Street Dance Space Miss Deidre brings her Pre-Ballet and Beginner combination dance program to Maple Street Dance Space in the wonderful diversity of Nob Hill. The Pre-Ballet program is for ages 3-5 to explore creativ… Organized by Deidre Haley | Type: on, going, children's, dance, program, at, maple, street, space
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Hollywood moms made news this week, especially tabloid magnet Kate Gosselin. She asked the court to dismiss Jon's custody request because he didn't fill out an address on the forms. Jon and Kate Plus 8's producers were tried for breaking child labor laws by filming the kids, but were let go on the condition that they set up a trust fund for them. Mom of six Angelina Jolie, who replaced Tom Cruise in the summer action flick Salt, says she's excited to do stunts because her kids love to see her do them. And Oprah Winfrey's mom, Vernita, says that she doesn't even have her daughter's phone number and often doesn't get to speak to Oprah directly. This came out of a new unauthorized biography that isn't exactly flattering of the talk show queen.
Speaking of family trouble, Robert Pattinson's aunt says he's left loved ones in the dust, ignoring family events and birthdays. Could it be because he's busy starting a relationship with Leighton Meester? Pattinson was seen going in and out of the Gossip Girl star's apartment. And although RPatz was reportedly being considered to play Kurt Cobain in an upcoming biopic, Courtney Love quickly dispelled the "stupid" and "wrong" idea.
And what would our gossip roundup be without a recap of the week's heartbreaks? Larry King is getting divorced from his seventh wife Shawn Southwick amid affair accusations, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have allegedly called it quits after three years together, and Michelle McGee has publicly apologized to Sandra. But we're not really buying it (she says she's sorry for Bullock's "embarrassment") and neither is McGee's ex-husband. Ryan Phillippe says he's still sad over his divorce from Reese Witherspoon (so are we!), he's tired of getting flak from the breakup that happened more than three years ago.
But with every breakup, another celeb couple comes together. Glee's Jane Lynch has been spotted sporting a new engagement ring from girlfriend Lara Embry. "It's an amazing thing," Lynch says. We may love to hate Sue Sylvester, but when it comes to Jane? Aww! (By the way, if you haven't already seen Sue's "Vogue" video from next week's Madonna-centric episode of Glee, here it is!) Ellen DeGeneres spoke out about her happy marriage to Portia de Rossi. "She would rather have me heavier than thinner, and she really hates that I ever doubt myself. She loves how I look," Degeneres says.
And finally, the Sex and the City 2 craze has officially begun! The sequel contains less sex and more about female empowerment–and yes, Aidan is back! (By the way, Carrie's white dress from the movie's poster is now available online.) And could it be? Kim Cattrall has hinted at the possibility of a third movie! Is SATC the new Rocky?
What stories caught your eyes and ears this week?
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Northern Baja California is a primary staging area for packaging illegal drugs and smuggling them into the United States.
But while Mexican cartels fight for control of the lucrative routes, drug agents say the amount of trafficking has not diminished.
Main story: Tijuana's bloodiest year
Tourists proceed with caution, but violence hasn't targeted visitors from U.S.
More federal law enforcement, but more violence
Split within Arellano Félix cartel leads to more violence
'We have never seen this type of brutality and viciousness'
More: To read the U.S. Department of Justice's National Drug Threat Assessment 2009, go to uniontrib.com/more/drugthreat
"I haven't seen a huge difference in the smuggling attempts," said Michael Unzueta of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He is in charge of the investigations office in San Diego and has worked on and off at the border for 16 years.
Federal reports and officials say Mexico's main drug export is marijuana, which is also grown there. Second is methamphetamine, although they have documented a significant decline in recent years.
Heroin produced in Mexico – commonly called "black tar" or "Mexican brown" – is next in line and has been on the rise. Agents accustomed to seizing one or two pounds of heroin are now finding stashes of 20 to 30 pounds, Unzueta said.
Finally, there is cocaine, which is produced mostly in South America and brought to Mexico to be smuggled north.
Most of the drugs enter the United States by land inside secret compartments built into passenger cars, SUVs or commercial trucks driven through the ports of entry. Tactics vary from splitting bundles into multiple vehicles that cross about the same time in a "shotgun approach" or one large load inside a tractor-trailer.
Some smugglers also use the desert, hiring people to carry loads across in packs. But more Border Patrol agents and fencing built since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has reduced trafficking along those routes, Unzueta said.
Perhaps as a result of the heightened security since the 2001 attacks, officials are seeing an increase in the number of smuggling boats on the Pacific Ocean and tunnels linking buildings on either side of the border.
San Diego and Imperial counties are entry points for the drug loads, with the vast majority destined for Los Angeles, from where they are distributed across the country.
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Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 6:30 PM
I am very happy that Nicki is living her dream. She is becoming more popular by the millisecond. Many people are starting to hear more about her and become fans. She is getting busier and busier. Twitter time is down. Ustream is non-existent. Random calls to radio shows not as much.
Its like I want Nicki to be the biggest female rapper turned mogul ever, but I also want our Nicki.
Our Nicki that could talk to us because no one was paying what she said or did any attention.
Our Nicki that could call into team radio shows and just feel at ease.
Our Nicki who could tweet without the whole world watching.
Our Nicki who didnt have to wonder if you are a friend or a foe.
Our Nicki who just likes to hear our voices to make her smile and let her know everything will be ok.
Our Nicki who knows that Team Minaj is here!
Our Nicki who doesnt have to spend time being sad but full of life.
But in-order for Nicki to be the mogul she is on the road to becoming we have to share her with the common folk. Each time there is something negative said about Nicki or her team we should be there. Not to address the negativity but to spread love to Nicki,SB,T,James,and Day(even though she doesn't have a twitter)
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Great Neck Modern Orthodox Synagogue has reluctantly canceled an upcoming speech by Pamela Geller. The cancellation of the event was done in a manner that was apparently designed to 1.) end the flood of growing criticism for hosting a hate group leader and 2.) make it appear as if they were "forced" into canceling the event due to surreptitious "security concerns." All of this without the clear and unambiguous condemnations that the interfaith community, led by Jewish religious leaders made of Geller. Indeed, Great Neck's executive board still views Geller as an "important voice."
Geller will now predictably rail about "Jewish kapos" and "Islamonazis" stifling "free speech" through intimidation, leading to "security concerns." (This is from the same woman who just this year called for banning AlJazeera English in the USA). Not to worry she already has invitations to speak at Great Neck Chabad and a Synagogue in Edison, NJ:
Controversial activist Pamela Geller has agreed to speak at an Edison, NJ, congregation on Sunday night after the Great Neck Synagogue reluctantly cancelled her forum on radical Islam and what she calls the imposition of Sharia law in the U.S.
"Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg of Congregation Beth-El extended the invitation to me personally this morning, and I commend him for it," Geller told The Jewish Week Thursday. "The cancellation by the Great Neck Synagogue was particularly cowardly, as it sends the message that if leftists and Muslims defame those they hate loudly enough and for a long enough time, they will succeed in getting them silenced."
L.I. Synagogue Cancels Controversial Pamela Geller Speech
GREAT NECK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island synagogue has canceled a controversial speech by conservative firebrand Pamela Geller.
Geller was set to speak Sunday at the Great Neck Synagogue. She had been invited by the men's club at the synagogue to give a speech on Sharia, the religious and moral code of Islam.
She has gained notoriety for her anti-Islam messages, notably including several series of ads that have appeared in the New York City subway and Metro North transit systems.
One round of ads read, "In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat jihad." Another features the twin towers of the World Trade Center burning on Sept. 11, 2001, and a quote attributed to the Quran saying: "Soon shall we cast terror into the hearts of the unbelievers."
Geller was also the force against the Ground Zero mosque, which she called a "victory mosque" marking the site of the 9/11 attacks.
Geller's most recent group, "Stop Islamization of America," has been dubbed a hate group by both the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center.
The Anti-Defamation League accused the group of "consistently vilifying the Islamic faith." The SPLC called Geller "the anti-Muslim movement's most visible and flamboyant figurehead," and claimed she has "mingled comfortably with European racists and fascists, spoken favorably of South African racists, defended Serbian war criminal Radovan Karadzic and denied the existence of Serbian concentration camps."
But she has presented herself as a victim of censorship.
"Whatever your position is, this is free speech, and this is a war on free speech, and the few that speak to these issues are demonized, marginalized, and rendered radioactive," Geller told CBS 2 Tuesday.
On Wednesday, Geller said the cancellation is "a sad day for freedom-loving people."


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HOUSTON (ICIS)--KiOR remains confident it will secure the funding it needs by 1 April to avoid bankruptcy, the US biofuel maker said on Wednesday.
Earlier in the week, KiOR wrote in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it had "substantial doubts" about its ability to continue operations, saying that it "must secure additional capital to provide us with additional liquidity".
The producer did receive an investment commitment letter from US venture capitalist Vinod Khosla for up to $25m, final terms for which are being negotiated, KiOR said on Wednesday.
"While the [1 April] deadline is firm, we believe that we will be able to reach agreement on the funding commitment before that date," the company said.
KiOR said in its SEC filing that if it does not secure the funding, it likely would default on its existing debt and "could be forced to seek relief under the US Bankruptcy Code".
In December, KiOR shut down its biomass plant in Columbus, Mississippi, to optimise operations in an effort to get production at or near nameplate capacity. The project entails addressing issues with throughput, yield and overall process efficiency and reliability.
Currently, the plant is in a "phased idle state" while work on research and technical improvements are taking place, KiOR said. No timeline has been set on restarting the plant except that the producer plans to begin operations when research and development "proves sufficient" and the company receives additional funding, the company said.
KiOR had anticipated that the Columbus plant in Q4 2013 would have produced 410,000 gal (1.55m litres) of fuel, bringing full-year production to 920,000 gal. The ratio expected to be produced during the year was to be approximately 35% gasoline, 40% diesel and 25% fuel oil.
However, the plant only produced 385,000 gals of fuel for the quarter and 894,000 gals for the year.
The Columbus facility uses a process called biomass fluid catalytic cracking (BFCC) and has a nameplate capacity of over 13m gal/year (49m litres/year) of gasoline, diesel and fuel oil blendstocks.
KiOR is part of a federal class-action lawsuit filed in August, alleging that the company and its officers violated US securities law and misled investors about the business and its operations. It had projected that second-quarter fuel production at the facility would be 300,000-500,000 gal, but later, it announced production reached only 75,000 gal.


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Israel issues housing tender in West Bank
Israel's Ministry of Housing and Construction issued a tender Thursday September 4, for 102 new housing units in the Jewish settlement of Efrat in the West Bank, reported Army Radio.
According to the American-brokered Road Map peace plan signed this past June, Israel was to freeze settlement-growth and evacuate unauthorized outposts while the Palestinian Authority was to crack down on terror.
Shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon promised US President George W. Bush in July that the government would dismantle unauthorized settlement outposts in the West Bank, a tender was issued for an additional 22 housing units for Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip.
The number of Jewish settlers in the West Bank and Gaza continues to grow at a rate almost three times Israel's national rate, according to the Foundation for Middle East Peace in Washington. Settlements in the West Bank currently have a population of over 220,000 people, slightly higher than the number of Israelis residing in East Jerusalem. — (menareport.com)
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One of the big worries this black-ops X-Force team has had up 'til now, aside from all their hand-wringing guilt over doing the things they do, was what might happen if they bright and shiny X-folks ever found out there was a kill-squad in their midst, right under their noses. In Uncanny X-Force #9, a couple of people on Utopia seem to do just that, but fortunately for Warren Worthington's wetworks group, those people are Dr. Nemesis and Magneto. The former being a repentant ex-Nazi collaborator and the latter being a Nazi victim makes sense once the Master of Magnetism tracks them down and, rather than expose them, asks them for a personal murder favor – that of one of his old Nazi tormentors.
This issue is pretty much a stand-alone, as there's only a bit of decompression from their last outing, where Archangel took over Warren's mind and killed a Shadow-King-possessed-but-innocent guy to prevent him from launching a nuke. This includes Wolverine once again dismissing Deadpool as a "ding-dong," which for some reason I find highly amusing. Rick Remender has an interesting knack for dialog sometimes, as Fantomex's general chatter is a reason I've stuck around this long (although it's mostly absent here). Also, I don't know where Dr. Nemesis came from, but since I've started reading X-books again, he's quickly become another one of my favorites thanks to his penchant for abrupt snark. It's possible Nemesis doesn't actually know about X-Force and just tracked down the aforementioned Nazi, but the secrecy involved with his dealings with Magneto seemed to indicate he knew what the information he had gathered was being gathered for.
This is essentially a Wolverine story, and a relatively quiet one at that, as Logan insist to Magneto that they neutralize threats and don't do revenge hits, but he changes his mind immediately after seeing Magneto's inner conflict, dismisses the rest of the team and goes to kill an old man with his sword. Taking a look at a picture of Jean Grey before he leaves, and getting an ominous warning about the methodology of murder from the sad old monster before he accepts his fate.
Part of Remender's notion with this series is to get Wolverine away from his over-exposure and back to being Wolverine. There's a line in an earlier issue where Fantomex laments that "it's easy to become desensitized to the claws of Wolverine" as he learns to respect them once again when an evil cyborg version of him cleaves his torso open. Here, he's handling business like he handles business. Let him be comic relief in Uncanny X-Men, but in X-Force, he does what he does without a word. It's what makes him the best at it.
A darkly austere story, featuring evocative art from Billy Tan, adds to the mounting dread that permeates this series. Sometimes it's too much to bear, but other times it feels like what needs to be done. Hell of a moral quandary.


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The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice and the Texas International Law Journal will host a multidisciplinary symposium on November 3 and 4, 2005, in the Law School's Eidman Courtroom. Continuing the Rapoport Center's focus on exploring the local and the global together, this conference will consider how international human rights law and discourse migrate, and how, in the process, issues of culture emerge. It will consider invocations of both rights and culture in the North as well as in the South, the West as well as the East. Are human rights meant to protect individuals from their culture, or to facilitate a right to culture? What is meant by both "rights" and "culture," how are they mutually constituted, and how do those meanings change as human rights law and advocacy travel?
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Opening keynote address by Philippe Sands, University College London, author of the recent book Lawless World (pdf), followed by a reception and book signing.
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The Nexus series of Android smartphones and tablets have been Google's flagship devices since the first Nexus One. Showcasing Android's latest and greatest, they receive software updates before other devices (others often don't get updates at all), and are the first to implement new features like NFC chips and Siri alternative Google Now. Each Nexus device is made in partnership with a hardware manufacturer like Asus or Samsung, and multiple different manufacturers have made Nexus gadgets throughout Android's history. This May, a report by Amir Efrati in the Wall Street Journal said that Google would be partnering with multiple different manufacturers at the same time for its next wave of Nexus devices. More recently, a leak reported by the Japanese-language site Android Noodles listed three different Nexus devices that were slated to be released soon, including a Sony Xperia Nexus. And with the recent release of the PlayStation Mobile marketplace on Sony Xperia phones, two of the biggest brands in tech might be about to collide.
If Nexus smartphones are "pure Android,"how could it be a PlayStationphone? A "regular source" to the Android and Me blog says that upcoming Nexus devices will allow manufacturer customizations, so long as they're put in a separate place and made optional. In this case, the PlayStation Mobile store isn't preloaded on anydevicesright now, thewaythat its precursor and other gaming features were baked into the Xperia Play (and the way carriers usually pack bloatware onto non-Nexus phones). Instead, owners of Xperia phones have to visit a Sony website to download the store. So an Xperia Nexus may be able to use PlayStation Mobile without breaking Google's pure out-of-the-box Android experience.
What would make the Xperia Nexus a PlayStation phone? Sony hasn't experimented with handsets that have built-in game controllers, PSP Go style, since 2011's Xperia Play. It's made more "PlayStation Certified"phones since then,though, which have access to select PSOne games and now indie games made for the PlayStation Mobile program. PlayStation Mobile games that you buy on your handset can also be played on Sony's Vita game console, and vice-versa, tieing Sony's Android phones together with its portable PlayStation consoles. And some of them are portable versions of classic Sony games for earlier PlayStations.


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Thanks---checked around online and non of the 4H or Campfire groups were nearby. Anyone's sons involved in a good group in the Cambridge area?
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Lenders One Mortgage Cooperative, a national alliance of community mortgage bankers, correspondent lenders and suppliers of mortgage products and services, announced today the promotion of Susan Malpocker to national sales director. Additionally, Diane Dunger was named regional manager of the Western region, and the cooperative has hired two membership managers to help support the growing number of members and their needs. Malpocker was previously the regional manager of Lenders One's western region and has been with the cooperative for more than four years. Her mortgage industry career has included positions as national client manager, business development specialist and sales manager during the past 20 years with companies including Nexstar Financial Corp. and CitiMortgage. In her new position, she will oversee new member recruiting, work with investor and vendor partners and coordinate the overall membership experience. Dunger is a 20-year veteran of the financial services industry. Before joining Lenders One as regional manager, she worked at CitiMortgage and several Fortune 500 companies where she developed skills in sales, account management, revenue growth and territory development. "Having highly qualified people such as Susan, Diane and our new membership managers in place reflects our commitment to our Members, as well as to the industry," said Scott Stern, CEO of Lenders One. "As our industry continues to reshape itself, we continue to expand our services and service level to ensure our members remain competitive and grow their businesses." The two new membership managers, along with the team of four regional managers, help meet the needs of the 188 independent mortgage lender members across the country. Peg Eaton, joined Lenders One with 11 years of mortgage industry experience, most recently with CitiMortgage. Amy Hitch brings 14 years experience most recently with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. About Lenders One Mortgage Cooperative Lenders One ( www.LendersOne.com) was established in 2000 as a national alliance of mortgage bankers, correspondent lenders and suppliers of mortgage products and services. Based in St. Louis, with more than 180 members originating $90 billion in mortgage loans for 2010, the Lenders One alliance ranks as one of the largest retail mortgage originators in the U.S. Its mortgage productivity system additionally allows members to close more loans, satisfy continuing education requirements and market themselves more powerfully. Lenders One is a subsidiary of Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (NASDAQ: ASPS). About Altisource™ Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (NASDAQ:ASPS) is a provider of services focused on high value, technology-enabled, knowledge-based functions principally related to mortgage and real estate portfolio management, asset recovery and customer relationship management. Additional information is available at www.altisource.com.
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Reigning individual all-around world champion Kohei Uchimura captured his third consecutive NHK Cup title, while Koko Tsurumi achieved the same feat in the women's event on the final day of action on Sunday.
Uchimura collected a winning total of 278.750 points at the meet at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, which doubled as a final qualifier for the world championships this October in Tokyo. Uchimura and Tsurumi are the sixth men's and women's gymnasts to win three straight titles.
"I wasn't able to really satisfy the crowd. I made mistakes over the two days," said Uchimura. "We are the local favorites for the world championships, so I want to win gold in the individual and team events. To do that I have to train hard to increase my stability in all six disciplines," he said.
The top six men's finishers earned berths to the worlds, with Kazuhito Tanaka and Kenya Kobayashi, who were among the top three, booking their spots, along with Tanaka's younger brother Yusuke and sister Rie.
Tsurumi, who won her fourth overall crown, tallied a total of 219.650. Rie Tanaka, who had the day's highest score, finished just 0.950 behind in second.
Tsurumi fell on the uneven bars but was able to hold on to her overnight lead, thanks in part to the points she collected at the national championships in April.
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The contract standoff between franchise quarterback Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints took a predictable but chilly turn Tuesday afternoon. ESPN reported that Brees won't show up for the team's training camp this month if he has not signed a long-term contract extension with the team.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported via anonymous sources that Brees won't sign the franchise tag tender and has no plans to show up for training camp if a long-term contract isn't reached by Monday's deadline. According to ESPN, Brees still seeks a five-year deal worth $20.5 million per year, and the Saints' last offer was for $19.25 million per year.
Those numbers match information that The Times-Picayune has heard from sources.
The Saints declined to comment on the report, and Brees' high-powered agent, Tom Condon, who also represents star quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning, didn't return calls seeking comment.
Brees' threat shouldn't come as much of a surprise. The possibility has loomed over the contract negotiations as the doomsday scenario since the Saints applied the tag on Brees, which came with a one-year, $16.4 million offer. And it is Brees' best leverage as he tries to get the Saints to increase their long-term contract offer.
After Monday at 3 p.m., Brees and the Saints can no longer sign a long-term deal until after the season. They can sign only a one-year deal, though they could negotiate the dollar amount.
Condon and Brees could choose to have the quarterback play under a one-year deal in 2012, then hope that Brees will become an unrestricted free agent the next year, when he could earn well more than $20 million per year on the open market. Thanks to a recent ruling by an arbitrator, the Saints would have to offer Brees $23.6 million in 2013 if they used the franchise tag on him again.
Brees unquestionably is the most important, and valuable, player in franchise history. Since he signed a six-year, $60 million deal with the Saints as a free agent in 2006, Brees has led the Saints to four playoff appearances, two spots in the NFC championship game and the team's triumphant appearance in the Super Bowl following the magical 2009 season.
Brees has ranked as the NFL's top quarterback in just about every statistical category, including wins, the past three years. He just shattered the NFL record for passing yards in a season and won his second NFL Offensive Player of the Year award. He was the Super Bowl MVP after the 2009 season.
And at 33, Brees is younger than Peyton Manning (36) and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (34), long considered the benchmark quarterbacks in the league in terms of performance and pay. Brees is also healthier than Manning, who missed all of last season with a neck injury that remains in question.
Earlier Tuesday, the Saints sent out the team's training camp schedule, which has players reporting July 24. The first practice in pads is scheduled for July 28, and the first preseason game will be Aug. 5 against the Arizona Cardinals. The Saints open the regular season at home against the Washington Redskins on Sept. 9.
Brees could opt to skip the entire training camp and show up for the first week of regular practice without being penalized by the team. He could also skip the first 10 weeks of the season and still be credited with a vested year under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement with the players union, although at a prorated salary.
If Brees doesn't report to camp, untested reserve Chase Daniel would be the team's No. 1 quarterback. He is coming off a hand injury suffered at the end of the team's offseason workouts. Daniel is expected to be healthy for training camp.
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Shell reports record Ł9bn profit
The Anglo-Dutch oil company Shell has reported record annual profits of Ł9.04bn ($13.1bn), an increase of 85% from 1999.
The company said its profits had been boosted by higher prices for gas and oil and cost-cutting in its oil refining operations.
But the figures seem certain to add to pressure for a cut in prices at the petrol pump.
Shell shares were up 4p at 580.5p at 1115 GMT on Thursday, following the announcement.
'Volatile' oil prices
Shell said the price of Brent crude oil averaged $28.50 a barrel during 2000, compared with $17.95 a barrel in 1999.
The rise in prices had led to higher prices for motorists at the pumps.
Shell on Thursday warned that despite predictions of considerably lower oil prices this year, the situation remained uncertain.
"Oil prices climbed steadily during much of the year due to production restraints by the major oil exporting countries.
"These restraints prevented global oil stocks from recovering to normal seasonal levels.
"Uncertainty over both economic growth and oil supply mean crude prices are expected to remain volatile in 2001," the group said.
Protesters angry
Fuel price protesters were unimpressed.
Dump the Pump campaigner Garry Russell said: "It is immoral. We are looking at a product that none of us can do without, petrol is an essential item.
"It is a sad day when oil companies are profiting in this way."
He said the government should raise taxes for oil companies so consumers faced less of a burden.
At present, about three quarters of the price of a litre of unleaded petrol is accounted for by taxes.
Shell has claimed that it has not made a profit selling petrol in the UK for three years while other industry groups say consumers' anger at high petrol prices should be directed at government.
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How do we compel those to not cheat? I think you don't. Those that have already have a propensity to cheat in games will likely continue to do so, or attempt to do so, regardless of whatever policies are implemented. As can be seen in professional sports, even stringent policies won't stop those that are truly bent on cheating the system. So until some magical potion can be developed, cheating in CSGO is going to be an issue for quite some time to come.Is that an insane price to shell out for a virtual weapon? "There is scarcity attached to some items, but it's all cosmetic," said Brechisci. "Plenty of users don't think it is ridiculous. Actually, 370,000 users don't."de_dust2 -- the mainstay map in the tactical first-person shooter franchise Counter-Strike -- has evolved over the years, but war never changes. There will always be terrorists looking to plant the bomb, and there will always be counter-terrorists to stop them. This is a certainty, and if anything, war is more popular than ever: every day hundreds of thousands of people commit to an hour or two of Counter-Strike in its various forms.But the latest installment, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, is more than just spit, polish and streamlining. This installment introduces an online weapons marketplace -- a nice distraction for the Counter-Strike dabbler, and a Pandora's Box of opportunity for the hardened, determined gambler.One such platform is CSGO Lounge(an independent site not affiliated with Valve Software, which develops the game itself). The site allows spectators to bet in-game add-ons known as skins - weapons, tools and the like - on the results of matches.Online gambling is illegal in many European countries and CSGO Lounge does not appear on the register of approved gambling providers in France or the UK, which do permit some online betting. Neither does EGB.com, a Costa Rica-based site that also allows users to bet on eSports using real money.It's not all just paint jobs and microtransactions, though. We're also seeing the return of the silenced variants for the M4A1 and the USP, which feature a smaller price tag and magazine size than their louder brethren. Valve has just rolled out a brand new patch for Counter-Strike: Global offensive, the first one of the new year, and the studio makes some pretty big changes to two of the most popular pistols – the P250 and the CZ75-Auto – not to mention a new case of weapon skins, including some stellar ones for the game's rare knives.
The result is a switch that feels more defined than the Cooler Master. That's not to say a quick strike won't fire the key, but it's easier to hold the key right above the activation point. The BlackWidow has a more distinct feel to activation than the Blue does.But if you crane your neck around the massive conga line of people who have discovered Global Offensive, you'll remember that, oh right, it was born as a port—partly meant to put Counter-Strike onto the previous generation of consoles before the end of their lifespan. When Valve and Hidden Path brought CS:GO to PAX in 2011 they demoed it exclusively on Xbox 360 and talked up, no joke, cross-platform play between PC and PS3 as a major feature (which was cut before release).There's no clear reason for anyone to buy into Valve's platform right now. The audience that might be most sympathetic to the idea, devoted PC gamers, are far better off just buying or building a Windows-based machine so they can take advantage of everything Steam and PC gaming has to offer. And there's a lot to offer! The idea of the Steam Machine is actually really compelling, provided it brings everything that's great about PC gaming to the couch. PC gaming has long had a leg-up over consoles in important areas: the games are usually cheaper, there's a lot more indie stuff to play, the graphics are better, you can upgrade the hardware over time, and there's a whole world of game modification that unlocks and transforms popular titles in weird and surprising ways. Instead of offering the best of both worlds, Steam Machines sit in a strange middle ground that's too confusing and too compromised to make sense for anyone.The GT72 Dominator Pro G is MSI's latest gaming notebook, primarily symbolic for its inclusion of nVidia's GTX 980 desktop GPU. Last month, we reported that desktop GTX 980 GM204 chips were en route to the notebook market, already integrated in various form factors and manufacturer offerings. We've gotten hands-on with a few GTX 980 notebooks – the Aorus X7 DT, CLEVO P870DM, ASUS GX700VO, MSI GT72 – and have seen form factors spanning slim (<1" thickness) through the usual "desktop replacement" models (2", for the GT72).
Online gambling is illegal in many European countries and CSGO Lounge does not appear on the register of approved gambling providers in France or the U.K., which do permit some online betting. Neither does EGB.com, a Costa Rica-based site that also allows users to bet on eSports using real money.Speaking of pro teams, again on Reddit poster FalZen noticed that Team Question Mark player Dupreeh posted that he was signing the team to a new sponsor today. It's yet to be announced, but a further bit of sleuthing points out that Team Secret, of Dota fame, have recently changed their Twitter handle from a Dota-specific one to the more general @teamsecret and were recently varified. They've also just opened a YouTube channel with the tagline "It's a Secret" and flashy intro vid:We find this out with the help of stats aggregator SteamSpy, and Medium, which decided to compile the data. SteamSpy works by tracking game activations on Steam, and while it's impossible for its numbers to be 100% correct, it's at least going to be close.Fifteen years later, Counter Strike is still one of the most important online shooters in history, and the latest in the franchise, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, is more popular than ever, with hundreds of thousands of concurrent players every day on Steam.
Both Scott and Robin agree on one thing, and that's that Valve is on the right track, and the future of Counter-Strike looks bright. With more big tournaments, more gameplay improvements, and more packed Twitch streams, there's sure to be a lot of CS-related action to look forward to in the coming months and years.According to ESP's leader 'espgodson', the team had no idea Flex was running hacks. In fact, Flex was only playing as a stand-in, as the ESEA require that two members of the previous roster are present for the first few matches of a season.There are a few CS: GO Twitch streamers who open hundreds of cases per week while spectators watch in hopes of capturing the moment where something of great rarity is found. One of these streamers is ONSCREENlol, a very popular personality who opened more than 10,000 cases in 2015
A mouse is an even more personal decision than a keyboard. We all have our personal likes and dislikes for the feel and look of keys under our fingers, but a mouse... you're holding it all day long, and where a game controller is always the same size, and demands the player adjust, a mouse is much more variable. And the Roccat Savu, sadly, is one that's clearly not made for me.Update: Valve and ESL have lifted the ban on the former ESC Gaming team, and reinstated its invitation to the Katowice 2015 offline qualifier. "The ex-ESC players were restricted from participating in Valve-sponsored events because their historical account activity matched allegations of misconduct," Valve said in a statement. "However, further investigation has clarified their role in the matter, and the restriction has been lifted."
"Ever since SOCOM 2, I've always wanted to see a remastered SOCOM," the mod creator, Redline, told PC Gamer. The 26-year-old freelance programmer from Chicago has pursued it as a side project. "I know a lot of people who always wanted that, too. A little over a year ago, I finally decided to do something about it. Anyone in this community, you could ask them: What would you do if you won the lottery? For a lot of us, it would be, first, I would fund a SOCOM game. These guys are very passionate." How did a PlayStation 2 game come to be reborn as a mod for an indie shooter on Steam? The project began as a mod for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Redline had never modded games before, but he decided to learn and bring back his childhood favorite. "When I was a kid, I got high speed internet, so I went out and bought a high-speed game: it was SOCOM. I played it nonstop. I skipped school to play it."DonSelf's early popularity worked in his favor. High-end dealers would come to him with great potential trades, because they knew he could be trusted, and they knew he was serious. But that doesn't mean he wasn't scammed along the way -- a couple of particular under-the-table occurrences still stick with him now.These days, it's a lot tougher to make money through trading, says Don, due to one simple factor: Many people trading via the game aren't very intelligent, and as such, making the simpliest of trades can take a long time.
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TAMPA - Tampa community leaders have pitched the Super Bowl as a way to celebrate the area's people, attractions and tropical quality of life in front of a worldwide audience. But a California-based polling company has found that the national exposure from the Super Bowl seldom translates into a meaningful boost in the image of the host community. San Diego was the only community in the past six years to get any boost in image, largely attributed to Super Bowl commentators, who raved about the city on air, said John Nienstedt, president of Competitive Edge Research and Communication. Nienstedt said he has not noticed any significant media buzz about Tampa as the community prepares to host today's big game at Raymond James Stadium."It all comes down to how much broadcasters chat up Tampa," he said. Dick Beard, chairman of the Tampa Bay Super Bowl Host Committee, has said the game will generate $300 million in economic impact and bring 100,000 visitors to the area. Community boosters hope those who come for the game will return to vacation, work or even retire. The research is not meant to gauge the economic impact of the game. Competitive Edge Research asked about 500 people around the nation their impressions of Tampa, about the upcoming halftime show with Bruce Springsteen and other questions. The company found that 59 percent of those surveyed had no impression of Tampa; and that only 14 percent of people in the West had any impression. The good news for civic boosters is that those who knew about Tampa generally liked it; only 6 percent disliked it. "Tampa's nice, but it's a below-the-radar town," Nienstedt said. Houston and Jacksonville got little mention during the Super Bowls that came to their cities, and the polling found that the NFL's championship game didn't boost people's impressions of those communities. Detroit didn't get a boost in image from hosting the 2006 Super Bowl, but more people said they might visit after the embattled city pulled off a successful game week, the poll found. Poll respondents actually viewed Miami less favorably after the 2007 Super Bowl. The game was remembered as much for the rainy day as the win by the Indianapolis Colts. "Miami was not as nice as people thought it should be," Nienstedt said. His advice to cities thinking about hosting the game: Negotiate to get a commercial during the game to show off the community to viewers. Bruce Springsteen actually has more to gain from his Super Bowl halftime performance. "The focus will be on him for the entire 12 minutes," Nienstedt said. "He will be the attraction." Competitive Edge Research will conduct another poll next week to make its final determination on the game's impact on Tampa's image.
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text: News Moab Easter Jeep Safari Concepts Previewed Frank Markus writer, Courtesy of the Manufacturer photographerApril 11, 2014 Frank Markus writer, Courtesy of the Manufacturer photographerApril 11, 2014 Share this article in: Facebook Twitter Google Plus Email Free Price Quote From a Local Dealer View Special Offers No Obligation, Fast & Simple Free New Car Quote Change Car Select Make Acura Alfa Romeo Aston Martin Audi Bentley BMW Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ferrari FIAT Ford Genesis GMC Honda Hyundai Infiniti Jaguar Jeep Karma Kia Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lotus Maserati Mazda McLaren Mercedes-Benz MINI Mitsubishi Nissan Porsche Ram Rolls-Royce Scion smart Subaru Tesla Toyota Volkswagen Volvo Select Model Cherokee Commander Compass Grand Cherokee Liberty Patriot Renegade Wrangler Wrangler Unlimited GO 1. Vehicle Option Trim Exterior Color No Preference Black Blue Brown Gold Green Orange Red Silver White Yellow Interior Color No Preference Beige Black Blue Gray Green Other Red White Buying Time Frame Within 48 hours Within a week Within two weeks Within a month More than a month Payment Method Undecided Loan Lease Cash Trade In? Yes No 2. Contact Info First Name Last Name Address City State -- AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Zip Code Phone Email 3. Dealer Selection Receive your free dealer pricing information by completing your contact information! The Jeep faithful have been gathering at Moab each spring for 48 years in numbers that now reach upward of 10,000 throughout the week-long Moab Jeep Easter Safari running April 12-20. The Jeep brand supports (but does not sponsor) the event and takes advantage of the opportunity to interface with its most faithful customers, floating trial balloons for new features, accessories, and performance enhancements.Jeep has introduced 40 concept vehicles there since 2002, during which time the majority of parts and accessories showcased have eventually reached production — albeit sometimes with alterations suggested by the Moab attendees. There are now over 1000 part numbers available for the current Jeep range, 300 of which cover the Wrangler. As many as 1000 more support Jeeps in the back-catalogue, and 100 have already been developed for the forthcoming Renegade (which will have its North American introduction simultaneously in Moab and NYC, with at least the Moab one likely sporting a few of those new Mopar upgrades). And many of those parts (all the ones that don't affect safety and other compliance aspects) can be ordered and installed at the Jeep Custom Shop in Toledo prior to shipment to the retail dealer, with these items included on the Monroney label, and hence included in the financing of the new-vehicle sale. Ranging from mild to wild, the six-vehicle 2014 Moab fleet opens with a pair of Cherokees, a single Grand Cherokee, and three increasingly capable Wranglers. Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk AdventurerThis concept was intentionally left unmodified from a mechanical standpoint to show off the abilities of the factory-lifted Trailhawk model, its 48:1 crawl ratio, and its suspension articulation. It features custom maize-colored paint, with coordinating interior bezel accents and Katzkin perforated and embroidered seat upholstery. The 17-inch "Rock Wheels," embellished with aluminum granite crystal and black pockets, are in the catalog now. There's a prototype matte black Mopar roof basket first shown at SEMA, then in Detroit and Chicago. Suggestions for improvement gathered at those shows have led to a revision of the side panels to ease access. The unit includes an air deflector at the front, and it includes a bungee net to restrain cargo. In back, there's a Jeep Cargo Management System with a Trailhawk bag, and a prototype Moab off-road bag. Jeep Cherokee DakarNo paper tiger, this. To accommodate knobby 33-inch LT255/80R-17 BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A off-road tires, the wheel openings have been widened by 2-inches, and the adjustable coil-over suspension is raised an additional inch above typical Trailhawk ride height (for a total of 3-inches above the standard Cherokee). Custom wheel-arch flares with exposed fasteners give a purposeful look. This lift-kit is a prototype that's likely to make production. The front and rear fascia are redesigned, with the front losing its fog lamps, and the rear losing the tail pipes (the exhaust is truncated ahead of the rear axle for looks), the net effect of which is to further increase the approach and departure angles to a claimed 32 and 39 degrees respectively. Underneath, it's fortified with Jeep Performance Parts rock rails, an oil pan skid plate, front suspension skid plate, two-piece fuel tank and underbody skid plates.Appearance-wise, the truck is painted in a matte-finish Silver Steel Satin Gloss paint with red accents on the side-window surround molding, ringing the matte-black hood graphic, on the badges, and the insets of two of the seven grille slats and two of the five wheel pockets (the wheels are otherwise regular production items). This motif is becoming a Jeep/Mopar signature flourish for Moab and SEMA concepts. Inside, prototype Katzkin black leather seats with "Machined Gunmetal" inserts get red accent stitching, as do the console, door panels and steering wheel. The shifter and center display-screen surrounds are red. The same Jeep Cargo Management System as shown in the Adventurer is also fitted here. Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel Trail WarriorMoab enthusiasts who modify their engines are frequently after greater torque, so Jeep's new EcoDiesel should suit them perfectly. To date, the option is running at about 15 percent of Grand Cherokee sales. In this concept, the drivetrain remains unmodified, boasting 420 lb-ft and a 44:1 crawl ratio. Its only real off-road performance enhancement is a set of new prototype 20-inch wheels in Satin Black, wrapped in LT285/55R20 BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO tires that have the effect of upping ground clearance to 15 inches.Appearance-wise, there's a new Mojave Sand paint color (which should hide the dust one picks up in Mojave or Moab), with high-contrast Satin Black graphics on the grille, hood, lower front fascia, door handles, mirror caps, wheel flares and badging. Jeep Wrangler Level RedThe theme here is "garage-buildable." At the center of this two-door Wrangler concept is the newly introduced Jeep Performance Parts 2-inch lift kit, the components for which fit in a box that fits in the cargo area of the Wrangler. So the enthusiast can bring it home in the very Jeep it's intended to upgrade. The kit will cost $1185 for the suspension components alone, and $1700 with the drive-shafts you need to make it work. We're assured that's extremely competitive with the aftermarket, and these parts are all engineered by the same folks who engineered the parts this replaces and bolts to, for added peace of mind. Other upgrades include Jeep Performance Parts Dana 44 crate axles featuring 4.10:1 gearing and a Jeep Performance Parts Rock-Trac transfer case provides a 4:1 low range. Add in the six-speed's 4.46:1 first gear and you get a 73.1:1 crawl ratio. The 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine's breathing is improved slightly through a cold-air intake and low-restriction cat-back exhaust system.The prototype 8.0 x 17-inch wheels feature bead-lock rings that can be color coordinated (here they're TorRed, to match the hood stripe graphic, roll-bar pads, badging, tow-hooks, and signature insets in two of the seven grille slats. Those wheels are shod in 35×12.50R17LT BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM2 tires, which are currently available through the Mopar Tireworks program. Other exterior upgrades include "Rubicon 10th Anniversary" bumpers, with prototype black "Aero" bumper ends and an under-bumper skid plate, and a prototype Jeep Performance Parts tire carrier capable of mounting oversized off-road spares. For extreme off-roading, there's a Warn 9.5cti winch, good for 9500 pounds with a thermal sensor that sends info to the operator's remote control to prevent burning out the winch motor in extreme winching. Rounding out the look are a Mopar half-door kit, locking gas cap, tail lamp guards, a hood prop kit and Jeep Performance Parts rock rails.Inside, the red accents continue on Katzkin seat upholstery, center console, door and steering wheel trim, and special design-office red-stripe seatbelts complete the package. Another feature the Jeep gang will be soliciting reactions to is an accessory bar on the inside of the tailgate, from which can hang a first-aid kit and small gear bag. Jeep Wrangler Unlimited MOJOThis four-door Wrangler boasts many of the Level Red's upgrades, including the Jeep Performance Parts 2-inch lift kit, Rock-Trac transfer case, locking Dana 44 crate axles, cold-air intake and low-restriction cat-back exhaust. With the V-6 and automatic transmission, its crawl ratio is 59:1. MOJO ups the ante with new prototype flat-top fenders positioned 3 inches higher to allow even greater articulation of the giant 37×12.50R17LT tires and rims with Mopar Bronze bead-lock rings. For getting out of deep trouble, there's an 8000-pound capable Warn Zeon 8-S winch featuring 100 feet of 3/8-inch Spydura synthetic rope and a heat-dissipating brake.Appearance-wise, there's a Mopar "Rubicon X" hood, a Jeep Performance Parts "Rubicon X" front bumper, under-bumper skid plate, and rock rails. Prototype LED projector headlamps and LED fogs promise to light up the trail. The prototype spare-tire carrier for oversize tires is also fitted. Topo-map graphics adorn the grille, cowl, and hood, depicting the landscape around Jeep's Auburn Hills design headquarters. Front and rear prototype half-door kits and a Mopar bikini soft top with roll-bar pads in Driftwood sand color offer great open-air motoring. A Mopar locking lid for the rear under-floor storage bin provides added security. The interior carpet is removed to reveal the orange paint, and rugged all-weather mats and Katzkin seat covers enhance the hose-out nature of this mud-puppy. Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Max PerformanceThe most extreme vehicle heading to Moab is this aptly named Max Performance Wrangler. It features a concept 4-inch lift kit that utilizes Fox remote-reservoir shocks controlling even more serious Jeep Performance Parts-exclusive push-button electric-locking Dana 60 axles with Warn manual-locking front hubs. These demand tougher (also prototype) 8-lug wheels that also feature color-matched bead-lock rings in Mopar Blue. With 4.88:1 axles and the 4:1 Rock-Trac transfer case yields a 70:1 crawl ratio. The cold-air induction and cat-back exhaust system keep the V-6 breathing easy.A top-shelf Warn Zeon winch with greater water-resistance for deep fording is there to offer a helping hand to bring lesser offroaders up to the Max Performance's high ground. And when coming down, a prototype Jeep Performance Parts "Stinger" front bumper prevents the Jeep from somersaulting forward. Further protection is afforded by the front bumper skid plate, Jeep Performance Parts Rubicon rock rails, and underbody skid-plating. The MOJO's prototype LED projector headlamps are augmented by a giant LED lightbar spanning the width of the windshield header, to easily turn night into day.To clear those 37×12.50R17 Mud-Terrain T/A KM2 tires, the 3-inch higher flat-top fenders from the MOJO are used again here, but in matte black (to match the grille) they significantly alter the appearance. The Mopar "Rubicon X" hood gets a black insert, and graphics along the side that depict Arches National Park. Out back is the prototype spare-tire carrier, with its 37-inch spare enrobed in a Jeep Performance Parts logo cover. A prototype gas-cap cover provides greater finger-clearance for easier opening when wearing gloves. The Mopar blue hard-top keeps the interior cleaner, so it's a bit fancier inside, with black Katzkin leather seats featuring blue stitching, blue rings indicating the 10 and 2 o'clock positions on the steering wheel, and blue vent surrounds.Finally, the Max Performance Jeep wears five Jeep "Badges of Honor," one for each of the Moab trails it has mastered. Jeep offers owners an app that can be used to document their car's journey across particularly challenging trails, after which they can buy these badges for display on their vehicles or in their trophy case. To date, there are some 38 trails in all to collect. 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Here are the steps you should take when exposed to human blood/body fluids:
First aid – Allow puncture sites to bleed. Clean wounds with soap and water. Do not use caustic substances such as bleach to clean the would. Flush eyes, nose or mouth with water for 15 minutes.
Identify the source of the exposure – Get the name and medical record number of the person who is the source of your exposure. Occupational Health will also need the brand and gauge size of the instrument involved in the injury.
Obtain medical care – Medication to prevent HIV infection is best if started during the first 1-2 hours after exposure but may be started up to 24 hours after the exposure. Occasionally medication can be started later, but it is less effective after 24 hours.
- Go to the main Occupational Health Clinic on the 6th floor of the Medical Arts Building. (Note, Express Care on the first floor is not equipped to handle these injuries.) If off campus, call OHC 936-0955 for instructions
- After 5:30 pm until 7:30 am, weekends, or holidays go to the Adult Emergency Room
Report the exposure/injury to your supervisor and the Vanderbilt Office of Risk and Insurance Management by completing the Tennessee First Report of Injury form.
For detailed instructions, please call the Exposure Advisor at 875-STIK(7845). An on call provider can also be reached 24 hours a day/7 days a week at 936-0955.
After you receive care
If you are seen in the Emergency Department, contact Occupational Health on the next business day to ensure proper documentation and follow-up.
How to order labs for the source patient
View the presentation Blood and Body Fluid Exposures: Source Patient Testing in WizOrder for instructions on ordering source patient labs.
Posted on Thursday, September 29, 2011 in Occupational Exposures, Occupational Health Clinic, Services and tagged Return To Work Program, VUMC, Work Injury and Exposures, Work Injury/Illness Care.
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How are plants pollinated?
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A plant is pollinated by the transferring of pollen from the anthers of the flower to the stigma of the same flower or another flower. Once a flower is pollinated, it can become fertilized, when the nuclei of the pollen is fused with the nuclei in the ovule. Once fertilization happens, the plant can form seeds. Some plants can self-pollinate, in which pollen and pistil can be of the same plant for fertilization, but others must cross-pollinate, where pollen and pistil must each be from different plants. Some plants need pollinators like insects or animals to get their pollen transferred to the stigma of other flowers, while other plants get their pollen transferred by wind and/or water.
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Pollination is the transport of pollen from the male parts of the plant to the female parts, culminating in a seed and fruit. Given that the flowers themselves are immobile, they are entirely dependant on various insects and birds to carry the pollen to other plants of the same species. Additionally, "some flowers open at special times to attract pollinators such as night blooming plants that are pollinated by bats." Flowers utilize any evolutionary advantage to make sure their pollen is spread frequently and widely enough.
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A colourful fun run scheduled for Boulevard Lake has been cancelled.
The Run or Dye event drew thousands in 2013, its first visit to Thunder Bay, but the company that organizes the runs have given little indication why they pulled out of Thunder Bay.
It appears not to be an isolated issue, with similar runs in Georgia and Florida being cancelled and participants who registered left to wonder if they'll be getting full refunds.
Outraged participants took to Facebook to voice their displeasure with the company.
"I have yet to receive my refunds," wrote a woman identifying herself as Rodi-Lynn Rusnick Kinisky.
"I was live-chatting online through the Run or Dye link Thursday and was told the refunds would take seven to 10 business days to show up on my credit-card statement. Yesterday was 10 business days," Kinisky said.
"I am trying to live chat again today. They did not give refunds to those events they cancelled in the U.S.A., although it was never an option for those folks. It was an option for us."
She later said she had been in touch with race organizers, who informed her she had been refunded.
Not everyone was having the same success.
"My friend and I have had no luck in contacting anyone and no refunds as of yet," Liz Krieg wrote Tuesday afternoon.
The Run or Dye website offers four solutions to pre-registered participants.
Offers include two tickets to any other Run or Dye run event, one ticket to an event plus a $25 gift card to the company's online store, race swag and a $25 gift card or a full refund.


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South Lake vandals break into art store
September 9, 2012
On Friday the South Lake Tahoe Police responded to a burglary which had occurred at an art supply store in the City of South Lake Tahoe.
During the investigation officers were advised that cash and approximately $3,000 in spray paint and markers had been stolen. On Saturday victims of vandalism began calling to report that buildings, signs and vehicles had been tagged with graffiti.
Officers investigating this case received information which led to a residence on Silver Dollar Avenue.
They conducted a probation search of the residence and located two male juveniles, (16 years and 15 years old), hiding in a closet.
During the probation search spray paint and markers which had been taken in the burglary were recovered. The two juveniles admitted to being involved in the burglary and one admitted to tagging buildings, signs and vehicles. A third juvenile has been identified as a suspect and is still outstanding. The damage to property as a result of the graffiti is estimated to be in the thousands of dollars.
Anyone with information about this case should call the South Lake Tahoe Police Department at (530) 542-6100 or Secret Witness at (530) 541-6800.


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Doug Goodwin, ASCAP, has written songs for movies, television, stage, and records. Some of which include, "Hey There It's Yogi Bear," "The Man Called Flintstone," "Santa and the Three Bears," "A Pink Christmas," "The Pink Panther Shows" (many TV seasons) and "The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas."
In the mid 1980s, at the urging of his neighbors, Doug put his songwriting skills to work in writing a song to spread the word about Calabasas and, at the time, promote the drive to cityhood. Doug published "The Calabasas Song", which is the official song of the City.