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THE Roaring River Cave, once a thriving tourist attraction in Westmoreland, has been transformed into what some visitors have complained is a 'roaring rip-off', with unofficial guides conducting potentially treacherous tours in nearly pitch-black conditions.
Located in the cool climes of Petersfield, the cave — which descends some 21 metres below ground — once promised visitors a scintillating trek, a place to commune with nature and a glimpse of a more different time in Jamaica's history. Its walls echoed with the slightest sound, stirring one's imagination, spewing forth visions of people, from Taino to African slaves, who have trod through the series of caverns performing holy rituals and even, history suggests, blood sacrifices. It is a place where slaves sought refuge and solace, and is any spelunker's dream with its labyrinth of hollows carved by the natural action of water flowing for centuries on its soft limestone surface.
It might still offer all that if only visitors could actually see it properly.
Instead, darkness has engulfed the cave. It is unlit, save for the kerosene torch, candle, or cigarette lighter borne in the hands of "tour guides"-- members of the community who have taken on this task in order to collect much-needed funds. Patrons have to depend more on the guides' voices and descriptions of the scenes since they can't see it with their own eyes.
One visitor to the island wrote to the Observer about his disappointment with the cave tour which he described as 'a monumental rip-off'.
The dissatisfied guest, Karl Fraser, said he visited on August 15 and was charged US$15 for 15 minutes of "stumbling through murky darkness" in the unlit cave aided by a guide using only a cigarette lighter.
"The ticket office was accessed through an iron gate where I found a badly dressed woman who exacted US$15 or J$1,500 for which I got half of a perforated ticket that said 'meal'. Seated beside her was my guide who told me the proceeds from tours goes to send children in the village to school. Later, he said those same proceeds were to be used to improve lighting in the cage. Hmmm? He led me past a large tree which he said with impressive certitude was 900 years old...hmmm," wrote a doubtful Fraser.
The Jamaica Observer decided to do its own investigations and discovered that the visitor's concerns were justified, for, despite being closed for some years, some eight guides were somehow 'employed' there giving visitors a tour of what, from many accounts, was once a beautiful and educational attraction, now obscured by neglect.
The trip into Petersfield was very treacherous, with large water-filled potholes and no signs to point persons in the right direction. We had to depend solely on the mercy of strangers to keep us on the correct path.
When we finally arrived at the sign announcing "Roaring River Attractions", we were greeted by a guide with a thick imitation American accent who first mistook us for tourists.
He explained that we would have to purchase tickets at the 'ticket office', which was little more than an old, abandoned building with neither doors nor furniture.
At the 'office' he explained that the charge was $1,500 for tourists and $500 for natives. Making no attempt to conceal our fluency with the Jamaican dialect, I gave the woman sitting on a concrete counter $1000 for two tickets which seemed authentic at first, but which I soon discovered, like Karl Fraser had, were, in effect, a single ticket torn in half.
They read 'Roaring River Park Attraction — Cave Tour Meal'. I wondered whether or not this was a leftover meal ticket from when the facility was fully operational.
We were joined by another young man. He had a kerosene oil bottle torch in hand and I, not realising at first what it was for, jokingly asked if it was a bottle bomb. Explanation given, our first guide went his way and the other one took us up the concrete steps leading to the cave mouth.
We were the only ones taking the tour at the time. He opened the padlocked, grilled gate, lit the torch and we went in.
It was pitch black, and despite the small light he carried casting a faint glow, we could barely see. Our pupils had not yet adjusted to the change from dazzling sunlight to darkness.
The guide reassured us that we would be better able to see in short order, and within five minutes we were able to make out the rock formations around us.
We soon realised that lightbulbs had, perhaps long ago, been installed every few feet along the pathway, but were now covered in cobwebs.
The guide told us three different times that there was electricity in the cave but the power had gone out "this morning".
"It soon come back though, is this morning it gone," he said.
He pointed to what he said were naturally formed shapes in the rocks resembling human heads, faces, fish, birds and other animals. I tried desperately to make them out but for the most part simply couldn't in the dim light.
We were taken to the so-called "prayer room" where we saw numerous burnt-out candles. Apparently, 'prayer warriors', obeah workers and other spiritual groups often go there to pray.
We visited the "medication room" and were told to be silent for two minutes as a mark of respect to the cave. This room, the guide said, continued for some two miles onward.
"We always stop here to listen," he said. "A lot of people come here who lost their memory and this is the place they come to regain it. Very peaceful."
We were taken to the underground river running through the cave, which the guide claimed was mineral water and was a cure-all.
"This is the healing water. You could wash your face, take a dip, and it will cure all aches and pains. No sunlight reach it. Here we have limestone, and the limestone helps to purify the water. But it's the healing water. It runs straight to the cave that has no bottom." He said he had seen divers from as far as Alaska going down 180 feet below the surface of the river in an attempt to find the bottom, but none were successful. We were later taken to this bottomless cave in another chamber.
On our way there he told us of the "rat bats" that inhabited the cave but which had gone to roost in another section that had less traffic and light. He pointed out young plants growing on the cave floor that sprouted from guinep and almond seeds dropped by the bats after their meals and added that the bat faeces were a good fertiliser.
He was careful enough to tell us when to bend, when to stand still, when to hold on to the railings — which did not run throughout the entire cave — in order to prevent us slipping, or how to sidestep protruding rocks and avoid what could potentially be a nasty fall.
The tour ended 20 minutes after it started. The lack of lighting defeated the purpose of the entire trek and created a potentially hazardous environment.
An obviously annoyed Fraser described much the same experience.
"Crouching through a treacherous hole (which would have been exciting and easy had it been lit) — he (the guide) using a lighter to point the way — we arrived at a small cavern through which the river vigorously bubbled, the waters of which he said had healing properties. Hmmm...," wrote Fraser.
"And that was the tour. J$100 a minute to stumble through murky darkness. On the return to my car, while the guide badgered me for a tip, another guide was taking a pair of tourists in. You'd think that in the absence of proper lighting they would at least have used flashlights. I guess those in charge will act when a visitor has a serious fall in the slippery darkness. The attraction should be completely closed until TPDCo (Tourism Product Development Company) or another regulated agency takes charge and monitors. Until then, it remains dangerous and a right royal rip-off," Fraser concluded.
On July 27, Tourism and Entertainment Minister Dr Wykeham McNeil visited the rundown attraction and vowed to revive it.
"I am committed, the member of parliament (Roger Clarke) is committed, the parish council is committed... we are going to move forward to make something happen here.
"You can't have 250,000 visitors coming to Negril, hundreds of thousands coming to Montego Bay and have an attraction of this beauty sitting here and you don't have it doing what it should be doing. We are going to make it happen," said Dr McNeil then.
His commitment is the most recent in a long string of promises and proposals from various administrations and agencies to revive the once-popular attraction
People's National Party councillor for the Petersfield division, Donald Gordon, whom we ran into later on our trip to Central Westmoreland, said that the existing plans for Roaring River have been greatly scaled down and steps are now being taken to revive them. He admitted that while the attraction is not operating officially, members of the community have been "doing their own thing" for sometime.
"The community has set up a little group that sort of deal with the tour through the cave," Gordon said. "So it is opened every day, but it is not an official opening that you could sell it."
Gordon confirmed that the money collected from the tour is spent within the community.
"There are varying things that that money goes towards — sending students to school, assisting the needy, whatever else — so they have that as a community thing that is already enforced and we are trying to work through that plus making additions to that."
"When the minister came, the quantity surveyor came and everybody who would be a part of the project came, so they are waiting on us to set up this group (Community Based Organisation or CBO) so that will help them to channel their planning," the councillor said. He said this group should be in place this month, with TPDCo, the churches and the National Water Commission being a part of it.
Gordon, who had just concluded a meeting with some members of the community when this paper caught up with him last Wednesday, said there were other matters on the property that needed immediate attention. These include the cleaning of the park area, treating a severe termite infestation, and painting the buildings, which Gordon said should cost half-a-million dollars.
"We are waiting on the parish council to finalise the estimate for the repair of the roadway. It is in a bad condition in getting here and we are hoping that within two weeks we can have that so we can start looking at requisite funds to deal with that," Gordon told the Sunday Observer.
He said he was confident that while there is no lighting in the cave presently, everything will be sorted out shortly in order to allow the community to continue to earn tourism dollars.
"We are trying to encourage eco-tourism," Gordon explained.
"I think Roaring River has one of those products that are unique. Nowhere else you go that has this kind of product and we are hoping that we will be able to sell it, and people will be able to buy into it, and we will have a real development here.
'We are really trying to set up something that will last," he said.
Efforts to contact TPDCo to find out whether or not they had given the community permission to conduct the cave tours despite the rundown state of the facility proved futile as e-mail queries remained unanswered. Several telephone calls to officials there were transferred to other officials, with each refusing to answer, saying they were not authorised to do so.
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In the past 20 years, there have only been 10 bear attacks in Arizona. But 3 of those 10 attacks have happened in the past 2 months. The latest happened over the weekend.
Two of those attacks happened at the Ponderosa Campground near Payson.
That campground and two others -- Christopher Creek and Sharp Creek -- are now shut down because of those attacks.
We spoke with Arizona Game and Fish about the problem, and also the doctor who treated one of the victims.
The latest victim remains in serious but stable condition at Scottsdale Health Care-Osborn.
Doctor Frank Mitchell operated on 30-year-old Peter Baca. The man survived a bear attack at the Ponderosa Campground while his fiance and child escaped from the tent unharmed.
He spent several hours in surgery for wounds on his hands, arms, and head.
"The most impressive injury was the scalp injury that he had, where the tissue on his head was torn in multiple places, and there was a big flap of tissue," says Dr. Mitchell.
This marks the third bear attack in just a matter of weeks. Sunday, officials with Arizona Game and Fish hunted down and killed two bears, one male and one female.
"Once a bear because habituated to humans... once a bear goes to a campground or house to get food, it is a problem bear, and our department policy is to remove them from the population," says AZ Game and Fish spokesperson Jim Paxon.
The bears' DNA will be tested against DNA found on the victims. The department has also shut down several campgrounds in the area.
As for Baca, he is lucky to be alive. The biggest concern for him is the possibility of infection -- otherwise he is expected to make a full recovery.
Several families were there when the bear attacked and got up close and personal with it.
A lot of them are still in disbelief that this all happened.
The people we talked to had all different levels of experience with camping. For some, this was their first time, another had been camping for years. But one thing they all had in common was they really took the warnings from the wildlife officials seriously -- and it's probably what saved their lives.
"It still seems so surreal, I still feel like I was dreaming," said camper Carly Stoltenberg.
Just minutes before a bear attacked Baca's tent, it paid a visit to Carly Stoltenberg's campsite. She and her friends woke up to the sound of screams.
"Probably within a minute maybe less I saw this dark shadow creep up behind my husband," said Kim Bress.
Kim Bress' husband came face to face with the bear. Their tent was shredded. She says he was just slightly bigger than Carly's dog.
"They were like eye level. My husband looked behind him and said 'bear,' yelled 'ah bear,' just started yelling 'bear bear bear!'"
But because wildlife officials had come through previously and told them exactly what to do in this situation, they were ready.
"Ok if there's a bear, wave your arms not act like a victim," said Carly.
And that's exactly what they did. All the yelling and commotion eventually scared the bear away.
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"To have this be my first camping trip, I think it'll be a long while before you see me camping again," said Shannon Parys.
And of course these women and their families are praying for that Tempe man who was attacked. He remains in serious but stable condition after several hours of surgery.
Officials believe the bears are wandering close to civilization because of the drought.
UPDATE: Authorities have killed two bears in the Tonto National Forest. They're conducting tests to determine if those are the bears involved in the recent attacks.
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MADISON, MS (WLBT) - Chef Emeril Lagasse was teeing up some good eats at the Viking Classic Thursday. The famous New Orleans chef conducted a cooking demonstration in the Viking culinary tent.
The menu featured brazened artichokes, lobster corn salad and fruit cobbler for dessert.
A crowd of over a hundred people were in attendance. Cooking demonstrations featuring some local chefs will run through Sunday.
Emeril told reporters he had been trying to get to the event for several years, but his schedule never allowed it.
"To see what an undertaking this is and yet the commitment that goes with this from Viking, from the sponsors that are here from the PGA, it's incredible", said Lagasse.
Tickets to his event cost $100.00. All proceeds will be donated to the Blair E. Batson hospital.
Viking Culinary Group President Joe Sherman said, "There's nobody else we can identify with, has made southern cooking, Creole cuisine as big as he has."
Emeril was also promoting his new book, Farm To Fork. It's a collection of recipes using fresh ingredients.
Lagasse owns a farm near Meridian where he grows all the vegetables, and raises cattle for food he uses in his restaurant.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Springfield man has been sentenced to up to four years in jail after being found guilty of biting off part of a youth basketball coach's ear.
Timothy Forbes was convicted Tuesday in Hampden Superior Court of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury and mayhem.
Prosecutors say the 34-year-old Forbes attacked Jose Feliciano after a championship game between teams of fifth-and sixth-graders last March.
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A parade in Candice Glover's honor starts at 5 p.m. Saturday in downtown Beaufort. Then Glover is giving a concert, starting at 7 p.m.
The 23-year-old Glover made it to the top three last week. This is the third season she has been on "American Idol," and the furthest she has ever gotten on the show.
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The South Dakota House passed a bill that guarantees prenatal care to a woman, regardless of her citizenship status.
Opponents said it will make South Dakota a safe haven for illegal immigrants.
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With two weeks of regular season action left to play, the post-season picture is getting a lot less murky. Seven teams are in. Five more are in position to progress if the playoffs started today. And a further seven teams - just two in the AFC - have a chance to displace them before it's all said and done.
The National Football Conference is an open book, no more so than the NFC East where Dallas, the Giants and Washington are all square. Chicago and Minnesota, two more 8-6 teams, are in a fistfight of their own in the NFC North. And New Orleans and St. Louis are clinging on by their finger nails, hoping for significant collapses from teams in front of them.
With the Jets dumped out of contention by Tennessee, only the long-shot Dolphins and ever-tenacious Pittsburgh can upset the apple cart in the American Football Conference. Cincinnati (who travel to Pittsburgh this weekend) and Indianapolis are looking anxiously over their shoulders, but the Colts will feel good about putting themselves beyond reach - multiple scenarios get them over the top this week and next.
Might the reigning Super Bowl champions miss out? Few teams have specialised in the championship-hangover through the decades quite so prominently as the Giants. They might be about to experience that sore-headed feeling all over again.
Onto your fantasy questions for Week 16:
- 'I'm a Falcons fan hoping they can clinch homefield advantage this weekend for the remainder of the playoffs… but I'm going against Julio Jones and Matt Ryan in my fantasy football final! I am conflicted!'
Mikey M
Mikey, let me don my Agony Aunt headscarf (directly on top of my Fantasy Football columnist baseball cap) and reassure you that we've all been there. NFL fans - and NFLUK fans in particular, you might argue - are deeply passionate about their adopted teams, and so they should be. But a season's worth of nurturing a carefully selected/drafted squad of fantasy players tends to make one almost as fond of those individuals as it does of our favourite NFL franchise (all the more so when our favourite NFL franchise is tanking and isn't on TV much as a result). That's natural.
So the simple answer is the traditional (if rather unlikely) answer: hope the Falcons double-bluff the Lions on Saturday and run, run, run their way to a victory that sees them home to the top seeding in the NFC… and sees you home to some fantasy silverware I'm sure you deserve. Then Matt and Julio can go nuts when they start hosting playoff games in January. Simple.
- 'Will Adrian Peterson get past 2,105 yards rushing and set the single-season rushing record?'
Will Stubbs
Peterson is a man on a serious mission - he wants that record and, surprisingly (given the fact the ongoing health of AP is so central to the franchise's long term future) the Vikings are willing to give him the carries to do it. But will they still be willing if they are eliminated from playoff contention?
Call it a hunch, but I don't think he'll quite make it - at least not if Houston and Green Bay are both playing meaningful games throughout (i.e. not resting starters at any point). AP still needs 294 yards to get past Eric Dickerson's magical 2,105-yard 1984 haul, and it must be noted he managed 210 against the Packers a few weeks ago. But Houston - keenly aware of the need to secure homefield advantage in the dangerous AFC - will be geared up to stop Peterson as first, second and third priorities on Sunday. Can the Texans' fifth-ranked run D hold him? Not completely, but it might allow him 'only' 100-yards rather than his now customary 150+, leaving him with a mountain to climb in Week 17.
All that said, Peterson should be in your lineup in NFLUK teams this weekend. And for redraft or keeper players I hope, for your sake, you're not facing him in finals elsewhere around planet fantasy (as am I in a fiercely contested keeper league). I think the Texans have a chance of keeping AP in check a little more than some others have done - but a) you wouldn't bet on it, and b) even at his 'worst' AP will notch 90-something yards and a score. He's simply unparalleled at the running back position and it's amazing to watch this historically-great individual season unfold.
- 'I need a strong kicker for Week 16 - who you got?'
Robert B-B
This is a question that comes up time and again, but let's revisit it since so many of you are facing do-or-die fantasy finals and since time is ticking down in the NFLUK game too. When we spoke to Vikings' K Blair Walsh in our Team Talk interview earlier this year, he told us he changes kickers most weeks in his own fantasy team on the following two principles: find a kicker that's hot and find a kicker with a matchup that's favourable. A favourable matchup is one where the kicker you choose won't be playing from too far behind (when field goals become irrelevant as a team scrambles to score touchdowns) or is part of an offense that provides opportunities through being either a) in a close game or b) so far out in front it need only accumulate field goals in the latter stages of the contest.
So, who fits the criteria this week? You could try Walsh himself against Houston - he's just equalled the NFL record for 50-yard field goals in a season - but there's a chance the Texans' homefield advantage enables them to grow a decent lead early (bad news for Walsh). Better to take his opposite number Shayne Graham, who is coming off a significant Week 15 output and should get his chances whether the Texans are ahead or locked in a close one. I also like Stephen Gostkowski in Jacksonville (he should accumulate garbage time points), and no one is hotter than Stephen Hauschka of Seattle - though selecting him assumes a close game versus San Francisco (which I think is a fair assumption). Matt Bryant of the Falcons has been solid but his trip to Detroit unnerves me a little - I feel safer with the Broncos' Matt Prater who should get plenty of late game opportunities against Cleveland if, as expected, the Broncos win easily. Garrett Hartley and Dan Bailey of the Saints and Cowboys, respectively, have been good of late and face each other Sunday in what could be a potent offensive game - but if you can cherry pick a kicker in your league (with most other teams out of contention), I'd prefer kickers on potentially lopsided winners - like Gostkowski, Prater and (arguably) Graham.
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I just purchased my second unit. The first finally gave out but it went through a lot in our house! It's a very user friendly microwave with lots of versatility. The only issue...Read complete review
I just purchased my second unit. The first finally gave out but it went through a lot in our house! It's a very user friendly microwave with lots of versatility. The only issue is that the door will stick shut at high temps. What's strange, too, is the first one did the same thing but it stopped after some time. I forgot all about the problem until I used the new one and it does he same thing! The door will open but you have to pry it open, but be careful not to mar the front. Enjoy!!
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Nice combination: microwave & convection
By Averageuser
from Michigan, United States
Comments about GE Profile Black Countertop Convection Microwave Oven:
Very nice unit. Quiet, nice appearance, easy to clean. Especially like combination of convection & microwave in one unit. Can use it as a second oven when needed.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Great appliance
By HappilyCookingCustomer
from Connecticut, United States
Operates as described. Controls easy to use. Easy to keep clean.
By DGST
from Northeast Indiana
We would not recommend buying this item. Very noisy in any mode for the price paid for such a high end item. Not able to use the microwave for quite a while after using the convection oven, inconvenient. Suggest buying two different ovens (convection and microwave) if you have the space. We still use our old microwave in a different room to pop popcorn because this one doesn't pop it very well.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Cooks great but noisy
By LouB
from Phoenix, AZ
In convection mode, after 5-10 minutes of operation it get fairly loud. Otherwise satisfied with cooking. Note a 13X9 pan will not fit. You will need to use an 11X7 pan.
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By HartertD
from Jacksonville, FL, United States
We bought and my husband installed the GE microwave. Installation was easy and it fit perfectly into the cabinet that was designed specifically for that sized microwave 20 years ago.
Glad it fit!
By Okatielady
from Okatie, SC, United States
Had to replace 20 yr old GE micro with new model. So happy it fit into the existing cabinetry.
Great features
By LuWa
from Louisiana, United States
Replaced appliance 20 years old. Like the microwave and oven
A lot of features but noiser than expected.
By wjkhou
from Cypress, TX
The microwave offers a lot of options and we have tried most. During the holidays, the extra convection oven came in handy as a lot of traditional items we make are not converted for microwaves. Dissapointed that we can't specify cook time except in 15 sec increments. Would have liked a 10 digit keypad to choose other time units. The microwave is noisier than our last GE microwave. Takes a little while to get used to but eventually you don't notice it as much.
Great features, especially Express Cook & Defrost
By MINKROCH
from Canton, GA, United States
Use this appliance on a daily basis for defrosting by weight and combination microwave / convection.
No problems
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Almost identical to a GE convection-microwave oven we purchased 11 years ago. The old one had a handle for opening, the new one has a push button. We liked the handle better. We bought this one because it has the same features as the old one, which we liked, and because it could be installed effortlessly with the same mounting hardware.
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Earlier this year I wrote an in-depth article on how to crochet for mindfulness. One of the things that I suggested was to use your crochet as cues for mindfulness and meditation practice. I wanted to elaborate on that idea here today.
A mindfulness cue is something that you keep in mind as a thing that will always bring you back to your mindfulness practice and the current moment that you are in. For example, some people get cued whenever they feel an itch and scratch themselves. They train themselves that any itch is a cute to come back into the present moment and to focus on the breath, their feelings, the sounds in the room, etc. Eventually, this becomes automatic and they find themselves regularly brought back to mindfulness.
You can choose a cue that relates to your crochet. Maybe it will be every time that you use a crossed double crochet in your work. Or maybe it will be whenever it's time to increase rows. Or perhaps it will be each time that you work with a red yarn. Or maybe it will just be the habit of coming back to mindfulness each time that you start a new project. Pick something you do frequently but not excessively so that it becomes a ritual but not a hassle.
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No Mention of Android 4.3 or Second-Gen Nexus 7 at Google I/O
The keynote address of Google's developer conference covered quite a bit of ground, but a rumored update to the Nexus 7 tablet wasn't included, and neither was a new version of the Android OS.
The company announced a new service called Google Play Music All Access, and described an improved version Google+, as well as enhancements for its Chrome web browser.
However, the two big items many had been expecting were not on the docket — with the 3-hour keynote over, Android 4.3 and a new version of the Nexus 7 remain only the subject of rumors.
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While the original Google Nexus 7 and Android 4.1 were announced at Google I/O 2012, other new models from the company have been announced at smaller events. For example, wraps came off the Nexus 10 and Android 4.2 last fall at an event held for just that purpose.
So it's quite possible that Google's next tablet and mobile operating system update are still on the way, just not as soon as had been thought.
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Husqvarna has widened the Enduro range with the new TE 310. This machine has been created to meet the demands of a particular section of the market that wants a motorcycle that is mid way between a 250 and a 450 cc 4-stroke. As for the frame, the Husqvarna TE 310 has a completely renewed frame that is 1 Kg lighter than the 2008 models, is more rigid and offers the rider better feel and manageability.
The new Wave type brake discs have been specially designed to improve performance under extreme conditions and the engines also feature new plastic engine protectors on both sides.
The TE 310 has a new higher performance exhaust system and forged aluminium side stand. The suspension settings too have been modified to improve rider comfort. As for appearances, the new graphics have an immediate impact and serve to underline the aggressive character of the 2009 range with the overall look further enhanced by black anodised wheels.
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Kallamity kits are sold out.
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You probably noticed that I don't offer Kallamity kits anymore.
The reasons are three: my actual job does not leave me so much time to follow productions anymore, costs for resin,rubber,import/export,etc...became too expensive for self-limited productions as mine and last, but not last, f--kn' recast business.
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More than 250+ participants, from over 90 companies in 14 countries participated in OpenStack Design Summit
SAN ANTONIO – November 17, 2010 – OpenStack™, an open source cloud project with broad developer and commercial support, completed its first public Design Summit last week, which attracted more than 250 people from 90 companies and 14 countries to plan the next two releases, code-named 'Bexar' and 'Cactus.' Taking place at the Weston Centre in San Antonio, Texas, the four-day event was hosted by Rackspace® Hosting, a founding member of the open source project.
The OpenStack Design Summit featured two separate tracks, one consisting of developer-led sessions to plan the next two code releases, and one for interested users and the partner ecosystem to discuss deployment and commercial opportunities. The Summit also featured an 'InstallFest,' where attendees were able to test and document the installation process on a live, on-site environment provided by Dell and powered by the company's PowerEdge C server line.
"From development, to documentation and deployment, last week's OpenStack Design Summit enabled the OpenStack community to come together to learn and make the key decisions for the next two code releases," said Jim Curry, chief stacker and general manager, OpenStack. "The themes for the week were how to execute on enterprise and service provider deployments, and the immense opportunity for the commercial ecosystem."
Before the Summit broke into the technical and business tracks, several keynote speakers recapped the progress and vision for the OpenStack community, including Chris C. Kemp, CTO for IT at NASA; Jesse Andrews, co-founder of Anso Labs; Joe Tobolski, senior director-research, data & platforms R&D group at Accenture; and Mark Interrante, vice president of product at Rackspace. Additional speakers in the business track included Christian Reilly, manager of global systems engineering at Bechtel; David Lemphers, director, cloud computing and SaaS at PricewaterhouseCoopers; Andrew Shafer, vice president of engineering at Cloudscaling; and Alex Polvi, CEO and founder of Cloudkick.
Dozens of developers contributed to the first 'Austin' code release in October and proposed features for the next 'Bexar' release in Q1 2011, which were reviewed and mapped out at the Design Summit. Awards were given to developers and documentation writers who made significant contributions to the first release, including Vish Ishaya of Anso Labs, Jay Pipes of Rackspace and Alex Polvi of Cloudkick for the developer awards, and Stephen Milton of ISO Media, Anthony Young of Anso Labs and David Pravec for documentation.
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Two cakes up for grabs in charity draws (From The Northern Echo)
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Two cakes up for grabs in charity draws
Updated 1:18pm Thursday 12th December 2013 in News By Catherine Priestley, Chief Reporter (Sedgefield)
A CREATIVE baker is raffling two spectacular cakes to boost a cash crusade in aid of charities close to her heart.
Amanda Heaviside, who runs Fairy Hill Cakes, will make and decorate two bespoke cakes as prizes for two charity draws.
One will be a single tier creation worth £100 and the other will be a three tier celebration cake worth £450, designed with the winner in mind for an occasion such as a wedding or christening.
To enter the draws Mrs Heaviside, of Ferryhill, County Durham, is asking people to donate £1 or £5 in aid of Challenge 321.
Her husband, Andrew, and friends James Latcham and Stephen Buston have run and cycled more than a million metres during 2013 to raise money for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research and The Brain Tumour Charity.
They were inspired to support those organisations as a friend's son is currently fighting leukaemia and in memory of good friend Phil Stephenson, who like the trio was from Ferryhill, and died last December after battling a cancerous brain tumour for six years.
Mrs Heaviside said: "What the lads are doing is amazing and I just wanted to do my bit to help, I hope it can boost their fundraising and help two very good causes.
"I'll work alongside the raffle winners to create the cakes they want."
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Poppas takes gold, bronze in Senior Olympics
CLEVELAND — Kokomo native Tom Poppas took a gold medal and a bronze medal while competing in racquetball at the National Senior Games this week.
In singles action at the 75-and-over age level, Poppas went 5-0 in preliminary play to reach the final eight. In the round of eight he beat Dave Turner of Nashville, Tenn., 11-8, 11-0 to reach the semifinal round. He lost in the semi 15-2, 15-4 to eventual champion Carl Rydberg of San Diego. Poppas finished the competition fourth and took a bronze medal along with the third-place finisher.
In 75-and-over doubles, Poppas teamed with Georgia's Richard Edwards to take the gold medal. The doubles consisted of a round-robin format with the Poppas-Edwards tandem winning all four of their matches to stand atop the podium.
Eastern sets practice, selling season passes
GREENTOWN — Eastern has scheduled its fall practice times and also announced the sale of season passes. First practice times are as follows. Girls golf begins today, and all other sports start practicing on Monday.
Girls golf: 8:30 a.m. today at the American Legion.
Football: 3-9:30 p.m. Monday at the football field.
Boys soccer: 8-10 a.m. Monday at the soccer field.
Girls soccer: 8-10 a.m. Monday at the soccer field.
Cross country: 7-9 a.m. Monday at the high school.
Boys tennis: 9-11 a.m. Monday at the tennis courts.
Volleyball: 8-10 a.m. Monday.
• Eastern has announced information for the sale of all-season passes.
The adult season pass costs $70. A student season pass costs $15. A family pass (for families of four or more) costs $165. And a football-only pass is $20.
Passes will go on sale at the athletic office beginning Monday from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily.
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New Boy stabbed in busy Myer store
Mon July 16, 2012 2:54pm
FOUR men have admitted taking part in a violent brawl, in a busy shopping centre, during which an alleged New Boys gangster was stabbed.
Simko Eliassi, 24, of Walkley Heights, Andrew Hopwood, 25, of North Plympton, Seywan Moradi, 25, of Walkley Heights, and Hussain Ali Alzuain, 24, of Parafield Gardens, appeared in the District Court today.
They each pleaded guilty to one count of affray.
On July 29, 2010, the four men were involved in a brawl in the Myer store at Tea Tree Plaza, Modbury.
Previously, prosecutors had claimed they shook hands with their victim - allegedly an associate of the New Boys street gang - in the store's fragrance section before punching, stabbing and kicking him.
The men had been due to stand trial today but entered pleas following negotiations with prosecutors.
An affray charge against another man - Mohamed Alzuain, 21, of Parafield Gardens - was withdrawn.
Prosecutors told the court CCTV footage of the incident would be played as part of sentencing submissions.
Judge Paul Rice remanded the men on continuing bail until September.


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6:00am Tuesday 25th February 2014 in News By Julie Tickner, Bradford Chief Reporter
A mother suspected of murdering her young daughter last night remained in a critical condition in hospital – although police say her condition has slightly improved.
Detectives are still waiting to question the woman about what happened a week ago today when she and her 22-month-old daughter were found in the garden of a home in Marshfields, Bradford, by a window cleaner.
Amrita Kaur suffered fatal injuries when she plunged from an upstairs window at the terraced house in Delamere Street. She had been taken to hospital with serious injuries but was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.
The 36-year-old mother is understood to have fallen from the window soon after the girl. Police have not given details of her injuries but yesterday said she was still critical, though slightly improved.
The woman, who has not been named, and child were found lying on the ground at the back of the house at 9.15am on Tuesday.
Neighbours spoke of their shock following the incident and the distress of the man who found the pair and called police.
Fozia Kouser, 21, who lives across the road, said: "He was banging on our door asking us what our postcode was. He said he had to get it for the police.
"We were watching it all from the upstairs window. There were two ambulances. We saw a paramedic bring the child out to the ambulance in his arms."
It is thought Amrita's father lives in the south of England and that the mother and daughter had only moved to Bradford about two months ago.
The day after the incident police announced they had started a murder investigation and confirmed the child died from injuries consistent with a fall and her mother had been arrested on suspicion of her murder.
Detective Chief Inspector Jon Morgan, who is leading the investigation, said: "We are not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident, but are appealing for anyone with information to contact the police on 101, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111."


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This is a great, crimpy, thinkpiece! Avoiding the big flake to the left makes this route an 11a. The beginning is easier up to the last couple of bolts. Find the little crystal hold with your left hand, get your feet high and crank your ass off to the top.
On the South Face just left of Maxwell's Hammer (5.8+). This is the first route to the right of the prominent crack on the main south face. Just in front of the big tree.
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The so called "smart drug" that is also used for beauty purposes.
We value our physical appearance so much, being a beautiful in the eye of another gives confidence to ourselves, heightens our self esteem. To this reason many of us make use of different products to maintain beauty as long as we are young. In the market today there are countless products which promise that we can get our desired results. However, many of them does not really give our preferred results. Various products have been tested and reviewed over and over again just to prove that those products could actually produce results. One of the product reviews that have been circulating among forums is the effects of Dmae cream to skin. Like alpha lipoic, it is also naturally produced by the body and can be acquired through food.
The Dmae cream is applied to dramatically reduce the signs of aging in a shorter period compared to other anti-aging products. It has a unique effect that can be seen even after 24 hours of use, though it is not that noticeable, there is change. Different forums suggest that it has an effect of that of a facelift but not the real face lift per se. If it is applied around the area of an eye with a wrinkle starting to appear, it can reduce and even remove the wrinkle depending on its effect. Researchers are still not sure of what all dame can do to our skin, however the Dmae cream and lotion are products that are agreed and proven to have positive effects on the skin. Compared to the effects of antioxidants such as Vitamin C and E, Dmae has a more rapid effect.
The possible side effects of using Dmae are not yet certain, but as far as the Dmae cream, lotion, tablets, and other forms are concerned, its effects on the skin are focused on defying the signs of aging and improving its properties. Dmae can also be taken as a supplement in the form of tablets, actually dmae is a drug called the smart drug because it has been used in dealing with people with ADHD, it improves brain activity. Athletic people also sue Dmae as a supplement for having more energy while doing their sports. It has a boosting effect, however you should still consider if you have allergies on drugs, better yet you have to consult a physician if you can freely take Dmae. For the skin, it makes effectively decreases or even removes wrinkles for continuous use. For an effective skin care product to be effective it must produce results for not very long, we should be careful with every product that we apply on our skin without analyzing its possible side effects. Our faces may end up as a disaster when we fell for the wrong product. Read articles and product reviews about the product you are using or you want to use, it will not take all of your time to browse the internet. You can always find an expert opinion and an honest comment towards a product.


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The CIFE iRoom is a flexible multi-user interactive meeting and classroom space. It consists of a single large room that may be divided into two smaller spaces, along with four smaller breakout rooms. Each room is equipped with three large touch screen displays, along with web cameras and microphones. Please contact Teddie Guenzer for scheduling and access.
In addition to touch screen display equipped computers, CIFE has a set of desktop workstations equipped with a variety of CAD and BIM software for use by faculty and students. To support research activities, CIFE also has a 128 core high-performance computing cluster, as well as dedicated servers for database, web, and file access. Contact Marc Ramsey for further information.
The Stanford Sites self-service website tool allows Stanford community members to build and manage websites for their University work. Websites are hosted on a dedicated Drupal infrastructure optimized for performance, easy maintenance, and community-requested features. Stanford Sites is available to current faculty, staff, and students to use free of charge and requires little technical expertise.


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President Barack Obama's campaign raised $75 million in July, well below Gov. Mitt Romney's July haul of $101 million.
Obama's campaign declined to reveal their bank balance, but touted their registration of 201,000 first-time donors in July.
Romney's revenues have been increasing, but he has limited his spending, boosting his bank-account balance to roughly $186 million.
Those savings will be used rapidly from the convention onwards as more voters tune into the election, likely giving him a home-stretch advantage over Obama.
Romney likely will have more money because Obama has already spent roughly $400 million since January 2011 trying to build up office, develop better software and battering Romney's image in the eye of swing-voters.
That early-spending tactic helped President Bill Clinton in 2006 clobber the GOP's candidate, Sen. Bob Dole.
But Obama is pushing hard to raise more money. On Aug. 6, for example, he's flying to solid-blue Connecticut to hold two fundraisers. Later this week, he'll fly to Colorado in search of voters and dollars.
However, Obama's fundraising may be lagging because he may have tapped out his most enthusiastic wealthy donors. Those wealthy donors include the Chicago establishment, Hollywood figures, some New York financiers and sports stars.
The nation's stalled economy likely is curbing donations from many of his small-scale 2008 donors.
Both campaigns touted the small-scale donations they got in July.
Romney's team claimed that 94 percent of its donations were $250 or below.
Obama's team announced that 98 percent of July donations were below $250. "Every bit helps. 98% of our contributions in July were $250 or less, for an average donation of $53.49," claimed a September 16 tweet.
The campaign's low average donation is skewed, however, by the campaign's pursuit of small online donations — usually $3 — by holding lotteries for dinners with Obama, his wife and various culture stars, such as actors.
Neither team described the percentage of their donations that came in checks of $4,000 or above.
The campaign's total donations are accrued by several entities.
For example, Romney's money is collected and held by three groups, Romney for President, Romney Victory, and the Republican National Committee.
Obama's intertwined entities include his campaign and the Democratic National Committee.


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Finding the right preschool for your child is a difficult decision to make.
Luckily, Campbell is home to a variety of schools.
Here are a few local preschools as well as suggested ones from our facebook fans, but if we're leaving one off of the list, please let us know in the comments. If those schools get multiple nominations/votes via the comments section, we'll add them to the poll!
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And since you're professing your loyalty to your school, why not give them something to smile about and leave a review? Just click on the links provided above.
Because our poll isn't scientific, it won't be the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, who will base their decision on the poll results, ratings, reviews and comments. Readers are asked to please vote only once per survey, per Patch site.
Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. Friday. Winner will announced at noon Friday and will receive a "Readers Choice Awards 2012" certificate.
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June 21, 2005by Orrin Schonfeld
Los Angeles-- Using tiny technology, UCLA engineers have developed devices that may offer insight into exactly how one kind of treatment is so successful in relieving tremors in some Parkinson's patients.
Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, calmed the tremors in Steve Tarence's right hand, giving him back much of the life Parkinson's disease had taken away. "I am not afraid to go out, I'm not afraid to eat... have soup, I'm not afraid to do so many things."
He hopes it will be as successful in his left hand. With DBS, surgeons implant electrodes into the brain to stimulate the areas causing the tremors. But how this electrical stimulation relieves the uncontrolled movement, and what the long-term consequences of it might be, are not fully understood.
Miniature electrodes no wider than a few of our own cells, designed by UCLA engineer jack Judy and his research team, will offer neuroscientists the chance to study DBS in the brains of rodents.
As they reported in the journal IEEE, Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, the electrodes can be implanted into the rodents' brains to stimulate areas affected by Parkinson's. There, the normal electrical brain signaling has been disrupted and that produces the tremors.
At the same time other electrodes record the activity of cells in these areas. Judy hopes that with his work various areas of brain research can move forward, helping people like Tarence with Parkinson's disease and people with other diseases of the brain as well.
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Serving a daily continental breakfast, this Spring Valley, Minnesota hotel is 13 miles from Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park. Each guest room is equipped with free Wi-Fi. Cable TV is provided in every room at Spring Valley Inn & Suites. A work desk is included, and select rooms feature a microwave and refrigerator. A billiards room is located on site...
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The room was clean and ready when we arrived, the staff warm, friendly & attentive throughout our stay, and the breakfast was one of the better presentations I've seen.
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Housekeeping was marginal; breakfast was nothing but a carbohydrate fix.Hotel is in a small community which undoubtedly limits business and funds to improve shortfall.
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Immerse yourself in the tranquil setting of our spacious 3,500 sq . ft . Craftsman Home . Built in 1927, the bright spacious rooms invite you to a personal retreat . Awaken each morning to the aroma of just-baked homemade bread outside your door . A full, hearty breakfast follows in the dining room . Well suited for girls getaways, 3 rooms sleep 3 or 4...
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With a stay at Stone Mill Hotel & Suites in Lanesboro, you'll be in the historical district and within the region of Magelssen Bluff Park. Make yourself at home in one of the air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Co...
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You'll be near the airport with a stay at Oakenwald Terrace in Chatfield. Make yourself at home in one of the 6 individually decorated guestrooms. A complimentary continental breakfast is included. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite
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The JailHouse Inn is the Old Fillmore County Jail built in the Italianate architectural style in 1869. The interior of the Inn has painstakingly been restored to its original Victorian splendor. Many aspects of the interior space have been left as they may have been, including the original curved walnut banister at the front entrance of the Inn. Some of the...
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An Exceptional Lodging Experience in One Of Minnesota Most Recognized Bed and Breakfasts! Romantic and stately Queen Anne Victorian mansion (1889). Elaborate woodwork, stained glass windows, antiques. All Guest Rooms and Suites have Private Bath, 2-Person Whirlpool and/or fireplace, T.V., AM/FM/CD Stereo, hairdryer, full array of bath amenities, air-condit...
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This 1897 Queen Anne Victorian, with its original woodwork, in a quiet residential neighborhood, is furnished with classic period pieces. WIFI and central air conditioning present throughout the property. Each of the 6 bedrooms has a private bath. Two are suites, two with private porches, three with 2 person whirlpools. Choose from rooms with king size, que...
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On the bank of the Root River, in one of Minnesota's most ancient and picturesque valleys. Restored to include modern conveniences, while keeping a comfortable and eclectic Victorian decor. In the yard between the inn and the twisting river, the conversations of birds, the sound of flowing water, and a lovely garden offer a peaceful place to relax. Looki...


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Eau Claire (WQOW) -- The weather's been a factor all throughout the spring sports season, so it's fitting that Old Man Winter's last stand this week causes a change in the WIAC Softball Championship.
That double-elimination tourney was supposed to begin Friday at Eau Claire's Gelein Field, but earlier this week, was pushed back to Saturday. Friday brings more changes: the tournament will take place Sunday in Onalaska, and will be a single-elimination format.
The Blugolds will still be the #1 seed. The team says it's in must-win mode to move onto the NCAA's.
"You know, any game we win at this point is a good thing," says UWEC head coach Leslie Huntington, "so it really doesn't matter who the opponent is. We just want to put things together so we're playing our best ball right now. We want to make as deep of a run as we can into the postseason. As soon as we're ready to go, we're going to be ready to go."
The WIAC tourney gets going at 11:00 A.M., Sunday, at Onalaska's Omni Center, with UW-Stout taking on UW-Oshkosh. The winner of that game plays UW-Eau Claire in one semifinal at 1:00 P.M., with the championship game to follow.


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The holiday season was celebrated Sunday in Toledo's Historic Old West End.
The annual 'Tours de Noel' saw a select group of residents opening up their decorated homes for tours.
The event is sponsored by the group 'Women of the Old West End.'
One of the homes on display was the Ann Manor in the 22-hundred block of Scottwood Avenue.
The house was built in 1929 and has 27 units.
Residents here say living in the Old West End with its Victorian homes is special.
"The people are just amazing. Most of them are interested in architecture in the neighborhood," said Kathleen Newman, who lives in the neighborhood.
Money raised from the tours will be used for various Old West End improvement projects.
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The Mobile Trust Net is built on a range of embedded software and products to authenticate users and machines.
Our customers, from a small operator to a global service provider consortium, know their data, and their users' data, is securely managed across applications and services.
It means that users, operators and service providers get the confidence they need to adopt and deploy new mobile services.
A multi-tenant solution gives different service providers a secure space on one card. They can activate and personalize the data remotely while safely protecting their customer data. The security leaves service providers free to run revenue and loyalty building services.
The result? Operators, banks and retailers can easily launch new services precisely tailored to consumers' needs, with the security they demand.
New embedded secure elements bring connectivity to a new breed of mobile devices. Available in multiple forms the software supports banking grade authentication and innovative mobile payments solutions in emerging technology.
We have your devices covered. From future proofing your services to packaging the solutions you put in the hands of your users.
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Sitemap, Analytics, Verification
Google Analytics G Webmaster Tools
- Constructed by the XML Sitemap module and its associated XML sm Node module.
- The associated XML sm engines module will submit it to Google and Bing
- Use Configuration / Search / XML to set up, recompute or send out.
- Everything is set to happen once per day (I think).
- Check on Google sitemap here
I'm already using Google Analytics Asynchronous Tracking Code
For Filtering my out of the stats, my IP address is 220.127.116.11, but it varies, so I need to recheck several times.
AdSense: All ads below content except for one 468x15 link unit.
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- Content:
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- #3 300x250 display below content
- #4 728x90 Leader board at very bottom
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Whisper Number: How Will JD Uniphase Stock Move After Earnings?
JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ:JDSU) is expected to report earnings on Thursday, January 30. The whisper number is $0.14, in-line with the analysts' estimate. Whispers range from a low of $0.12 to a high of $0.17. JDS Uniphase has a 65 percent positive surprise history, having topped the whisper in 30 of the 46 earnings reports for which we have data.
Earnings history:
- Beat whisper: 30 qtrs
- Met whisper: 3 qtrs
- Missed whisper: 13 qtrs
Our primary focus is on post earnings price movement. Knowing how likely a stock's price will move following an earnings report can help you determine the best action to take (long or short). In other words, we look at what happens when the company beats or misses the whisper number expectation.
The table below indicates the average post earnings price movement within a one and thirty trading day timeframe.
The strongest price movement of -4.7 percent comes within twenty trading days when the company reports earnings that beat the whisper number, and +8.5 percent within thirty trading days when the company reports earnings that miss the whisper number. The overall average price move is 'opposite' (beat the whisper number and see weakness, miss and see strength) when the company reports earnings.


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LEXINGTON, KY ⎯ Florida Tile has made another striking addition to its HDP High Definition Porcelain tile series with the launch of the large-format Stellar line for walls, countertops and floors.
"This is a bold statement in contemporary design," says Sean Cilona, Marketing Director for Florida Tile. "For designers, architects and consumers alike, Stellar provides an earthy, sometimes trendy industrial color palette yet in sought-after modern tones that work in environments ranging from a country estate to a mid-town loft or upscale commercial setting."
Stellar is a trough-body porcelain and is ADA compliant and appropriate for ALL residential and commercial wall and countertop applications and all residential and most commercial floor applications.
"The first thing one notices about Stellar is the smooth surface, evocative of minimalist styling and a sense of color movement provided by the graphics. The look has been likened to a fusion of stained concrete with metallic highlights. The through-body porcelain technique adds a dimension of multiple depths that makes the colors seem to melt together deep into the tile… kind of like staring out into space on a starry night," Cilona said.
Stellar HDP is available in four colors: a mix of light, medium and dark grey (called Meridian, Nova and Nebula) along with a rust brown (Helio).
Stellar HDP by Florida Tile is available in the following contemporary large-format field tile sizes: 18x18, 12x24 and 24x24.
Additionally, each tile style is accompanied by two listello versions in matching colors yet with intriguing texture variations) and a large format 12x24 random strip mosaic. The line is complete, also offered featuring a complete portfolio of 24-inch bullnose, 12-inch cove base and cove base corners. "Together with the large formats, the ability to create a unique environment is endless," Cilona said.
According to Cilona, "Technologically, HDP High Definition Porcelain signals a revolutionary new product category, not merely an advancement in traditional design. HDP uses digital printing in its most technically advanced glazing system in the tile industry today resulting in a much higher variety of looks and greater pattern randomness. Florida Tile was the first manufacturer to bring the HDP to the United States," he added.
Stellar is GREENGUARD and GREENGUARD Children and Schools Certified as well as Porcelain Tile Certified. This Florida Tile product contributes to US Green Building Council LEED points as well as ANSI-approved NAHB Green Building Points.
Additionally, Stellar contains up to 40% recycled content and is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use.
Florida Tile is a fully owned subsidiary of Panariagroup, a publicly owned company traded on the Milan Stock Exchange (MILAN: PAN IM). Panariagroup is a leading manufacturer and distributor in over 60 countries around the world with six manufacturing sites in Italy, Portugal and the USA and eight brands positioned in the high-end of the market. www.panariagroup.it.


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Is The New iPad Now Obsolete?
For many Apple fans, October 23 was much awaited, because we were not sure of the surprises Apple was preparing. Although it was not really a secret, the iPad Mini was rumored to be released. So, when the much-praised electronics company sent out press invitations for the October 23 media event, many were excited: Finally, the iPad Mini would be launched! Many were preparing to sell old iPad for this smaller version. Some who just bought the iPad 3 were not worried, until, of course, Apple introduced the fourth generation of the iPad.
Among all of the complaints Apple acquired during and after their media event on Tuesday was the betrayed hearts of the owners of Apple products. They were—and still are—surprised by the fact that Apple did not follow their annual release. It was only a few months after the release of the iPad 3 that Apple released a newer version. The "new" iPad is no longer new.
Other than that, after the introduction of the iPad 4, it was like there was no iPad 3. The official name of the iPad 4 is "the iPad with Retina Display." Has Apple forgotten that the iPad 3 has a Retina Display too?
Forbes asked, "Are you annoyed that your iPad 3 is now obsolete?" Ars Technica taunted: "Does the fourth-gen iPad irk you?" More and more newspapers and websites mocked iPad 3 owners with questions about their iPad being obsolete. Even Mashable.com compiled a list of angry owners of the iPad 3.
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Do you like spiders? Then the Spider Bible might be right up your alley.
The Spider Bible has information on more than 100 common spider species. It includes pictures, descriptions and details about their habitat, behavior and diet.
The app describes itself as an idea reference tool for people who enjoy keeping spiders as pets, but could be for anyone with an arachnid interest.
Spider Bible costs $1.99, but is on sale right now for half price. Still you might want to save your 99 cents.
The search function is not easy to use and really you can find more information and better pictures using Google or Bing.
If you do want to try out the Spider Bible it's available for Apple and Android.


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Hinton will play for their first state championship after beating #6 Logan-Magnolia, 28-21, in the Class A semifinals at the UNI-Dome on Friday afternoon.
The Blackhawks led 21-6 at the half. Lo-Ma cut the lead to 21-14 and the teams again traded touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Lo-Ma recovered an onside kick with 1:45 left in the game, but the Hinton defense held and ran out the clock.
Hinton ran for 212 yards, while quarterback Morgan Wenzel added 250 yards through the air. Dalton Becker led the Blackhawks with 90 yards rushing, while Jake Hasselquist had 167 receiving yards. Hinton had 462 total yards, while most of Logan-Magnolia's offense came on the ground, with 340 rushing yards.
The unranked Blackhawks (10-3) will face #2 Wapsie Valley (13-0) in the championship game on Thursday, November 15th at 1:30 PM. Wapsie Valley beat BGM-Brooklyn, 40-18, in their semifinal.


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Green class new topic for the second half term of Spring.
Filed under: Green Class News
We will be exploring the country of Chile for our new topic. This will be mainly a geography topic finding out about the contrasting landscapes and climates, ranging from deserts to mountainous regions to extreme cold regions.
We will travel around the country looking at the people, methods of transport and comparing them to our country.
During our topic we will also swim across the ocean to learn more about the Easter islands and the amazing stone heads dominating the landscape. This will lead us to creating our own sculptures.
For design and technology I plan for us to design and make our own model rowing boats to travel from the Easter Islands back to Chile.
A lot of our literacy work will be based around the story book, Mia's story.