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Yesterday we hiked the Hanakapiai trial along the Na Pali Coast here on Kauai and it is hands down the most beautiful hike I've ever been on. If you're ever here, then I would highly recommend doing this hike because it is other worldly. I took all these photos yesterday and they in no way do it justice.
The trail starts at Ke'e Beach at the very end of the road (the only road) past Hanalei Bay. The hike itself can be pretty treacherous at times. We started late, which I don't recommend especially if you're not an experienced hiker, but at the same time we saw the sunset on the way back so it was worth it. The hike that we did was eight miles overall. Two miles in along the coast and you reach Hanakapiai Beach and then you can take it another two miles to this truly amazing waterfall which unfortunately I didn't get a good photo of sadly. Just trust me on this, it is incredible. The second part of the hike to the waterfall though, just to warn you, is gnarly and at times you're scaling large rocks and boulders so be prepared! The hike took us about 4 1/2 hours round trip, but we were hustling.
So a couple of reasons why this hike was so freakin magical. First of all, you're in the jungle, like literally, you feel like you're in the middle of Lost. We got rained on and saw multiple huge rainbows right there in front of you falling down into the sea. There were these little cats down at Hanakapiai beach who live there I guess by themselves. I think they get fed by all the hikers because they were just kicking it there, not scared of anyone.
Hands down, this is a must if you're in shape and want a little adventure while on Kauai. Just be prepared for rain (even though it definitely wasn't cold), wear very sturdy hiking or running shoes because it gets slippery, bring snacks and a lot of water (coconut water is even better). Lastly, start early so you're not rushing, because you want to be able to take in and enjoy this gorgeous place.
We have two more days here and I don't want to leave (sigh).

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SRC Guardian™ hydraulic truck scales are the longest-lasting in-ground, NTEP legal-for-trade scale for heavy-duty weighing on the market, according to the manufacturer. This full-platform scale utilizes hydraulic load cells that are invulnerable to all major common truck scale problems, such as lightning damage, electrical surges, water damage, and rodent damage. The concrete deck of the scale is installed flush with the ground surface for easy access by heavy vehicles.


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He may no longer have been coach, but Michael Voss would have pocketed a financial bonus had Brisbane made the finals under caretaker chief Mark Harvey.
Confirming on Wednesday his interest in returning to the coaching ranks as an assistant next season, Voss said he had wanted his former club to conjure yet another upset against Geelong, and the Brisbane Lions almost did that at Simonds Stadium on Saturday, falling just one point shy, in part after a controversial decision to not award a free kick against Cat Paul Chapman.
The Lions then had to rely on other results, including Carlton losing to Port Adelaide, but that didn't eventuate. But had the Lions reached September, Voss would have found himself in a ''strange'' situation.
''That's an ironic thing in it all,'' Voss said. ''That would have been a bit of a strange one I must admit - but I won't disclose the sum.
''I was genuinely hoping they would win, although seeing the results with Carlton, they would have been a very painful two hours, being able to see yourself win and then see yourself in the finals and then see yourself out of the finals.''
Broadcaster Channel Seven will announce on Thursday that Voss will provide special comments through the finals and be a panellist on Sunday's Game Day, but he says his desire is to return to coaching next season.
Voss, 38, said he and his family would be happy to shift interstate for an assistant coaching role, although there has yet to be an offer.
''Whatever capacity I go in, I want to learn, continue to grow,'' he said. ''I want to stay in footy, whether that eventually will be ending up with a role in the media or becoming an assistant somewhere - I am quite open.
''I have gone on a very steep learning curve. I felt in the last 12 months I was just starting to, really since 2010, I have made it a priority to hone … my coaching. The last 12 months I started to feel pretty settled with it.
''I felt I was growing pretty well as a coach. I would feel if I stepped away from that, I would feel like I wasted a few years.''
Much has been made of whether Voss would have been better off accepting an assistant coaching role with the West Coast Eagles in 2009, rather than jumping straight into the top role with the Lions without any major coaching experience.
Voss, one of the greats of the game and a three-time Lions premiership skipper, said he had been concerned at the time he would not again be given the opportunity to coach his former club.
''There are always things you can do differently, in hindsight. Every year, even at the back end of what happened, you tend to go and write things down and capture things. That is the basis of what you learn from,'' he said.
''Still, at the back end of that, there are no guarantees. I think I picked my path … you think, 'Here's an ideal opportunity, maybe the only opportunity to coach your own football club', so you accelerated that quicker.''
''Five years later, you are not the coach any more, [but] what you have got out of that has been incredible.''
Voss said the internal divisions on the Lions' board since his departure were no longer his fight. Chairman Angus Johnson is under immense pressure, with a rival ticket featuring coaching great Leigh Matthews seeking change.
Voss didn't need to elaborate on who he thought would prevail. ''Leigh Matthews is Leigh Matthews, isn't he?''


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When reporters are seen in the hallways of the Riverside Hall of Justice, inevitably two of three people who appear to be defendants approach reporters with the question, "Which case are you covering?"
Sometimes the question seems to be asked out of genuine interest in what is so newsworthy to attract The Press-Enterprise or even one of the LA TV stations that generally only show up for disasters and sensational crimes.
Other times the person appears to be asking the question out of concern that the news media is in the courthouse to cover a particular case — theirs. That becomes obvious when I say I'm there for Lonny Remmers or Mike Rios or Lisa Barden and not them — and the questioner gets a relieved look on his face.


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HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – The weather may be warming across
the Grand Strand, but flu season remains alive and well.
Over the last six
weeks, health officials have reported a steady comeback in flu-like illnesses. The
Department of Health and Environmental Control says the latest increase is not
near the number of flu cases seen around the holiday season.
Influenza A accounted for the majority of cases in the
winter, but DHEC officials say the
recent increase seems to be from Influenza B.
"The predominant strain does appear to be Type B for now, it's
part of the influenza vaccine that we received earlier this year," commented
DHEC Spokesman Jim Beasley, " but still there are some people who are going to
get sick because the vaccine is never going to protect 100 percent of the
people 100 percent of the time."
It is not too late to get a flu vaccination. The DHEC
advises citizens to continue to wash hands and avoid being around others if
sick. It could be several more weeks before flu season is over.
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Over the next three years our growth plans also include an additional build-out of approximately 500 MW, representing Phases 4 and 5. Phase 4 has been submitted for government approval and the feasibility study for Phase 5 is underway. Similar to preceding phases, the company will be targeting project financing consisting of about 70% bank loans and 30% equity investment.
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You still have a few more days to get your City Vehicle Sticker.
The traditional Chicago City Vehicle Sticker grace period went into effect on Monday.
City stickers expire at the end of June but you have a grace period until July 15.
If you fail to get your sticker by then you'll be ticketed if you don't have your new sticker.
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In recent years, competition for the ears of radio audiences has become much sharper, as streaming audio over the web and podcasting have become more of the standard for how audiences receive their news.
"NPR values diversity -- in the programming we put on the air and the backgrounds of those who work with us. Our recruiters can consistently count on The University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism to offer a diverse pool of internship candidates who understand and appreciate high-quality journalism and have been listening to public radio for years. Interns from UC Berkeley have been vital members of the NPR workforce, and their work has supported NPR's service to 26 million weekly listeners."
-DeNise Johnson, NPR Human Resources
Because of the upheaval in audience structure, the radio curriculum has had to adapt itself to a changing environment. We still offer an introductory course for students with no broadcast experience and a number of advanced courses for those who already have broadcast skills. But the assumption now is that the individual student likely will work in a world vastly different from traditional radio.
"For radio students in the J-School, Alaska has proved to be an important testing ground for their skills. Dozens of students have gone to the Great White North over the years for their summer internships, and many have returned to begin their careers. Public radio has a special role in Alaska. Because of the huge expanses, commercial broadcast has been marginal, but public radio is strong and vital. Many native corporations used money from the Native Claims Settlement Act of the 1970s to set up radio stations. The staffs are small, so interns perform a whole range of station jobs, logging lots of time on the air. They quickly memorize the names of the five species of salmon. The first J-School radio student who went to Alaska worked at a station in Petersburg, also known as Little Norway, population 5,000. It's an island in the Gulf of Alaska with a shortage of housing. The alumnus reported on the local school board, the president of which was his landlord."
William Drummond, professor
Radio students learn their craft in the Madeleine H. Russell Radio Lab, using the latest digital editing equipment. Beginning and advanced courses, taught by working professionals, focus on the basics of reporting, writing, production, and delivery, but with a pronounced new technology twist.
Course sequence includes: J275 Introduction to Radio Reporting, J212 Advanced Radio Reporting.
Students in the introductory class gain on-air experience by producing the award-winning program North Gate Magazine, heard Thursdays on 90.7 FM (KALX), the campus station. Advanced courses involve a wide range of production opportunities. In addition, the Kitchen Sisters, the award-winning public radio combo, have taught their own brand of eclectic radio. Other guest instructors, such as Laura Sydell of NPR and Holly Kernan of KALW, also have showcased their unique talents.
Mini-course workshops offer more-specialized instruction, for example, in ProTools digital editing. Breaking-news reporting, interviewing, writing for the ear and voicing are all covered in both the beginning and advanced courses. Alumni of the radio program are reporting from the far corners of the world for distinguished news organizations, and not always radio. Even so, they say that the experience of radio production gave them valuable skills, sharpening their writing and presentation skills.


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It's not as bad as their last LP, but it's still nothing great.Digging: Nero Di Marte - Derivae
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"Meg and Dio stream new EP"
its METALLLLLLLLDigging: Kimbra - The Golden Echo
Digging: Kimbra - The Golden Echo
(for anyone not familiar with the band, they're extremely hot and I highly rec. checking out their music videos)
Oh I know the actual band is good, but whenever I see 'Dia' I just think Dio.
HotDigging: Interpol - El Pintor
Digging: Interpol - El Pintor
Definitely. I'm going to have to watch some of their music videos (even though only their debut is worth listening to).
Something Real had some cool songs too
That's true. It was just their last one that was terrible. Good call. I wouldn't think that you'd like these guys at all.
These "guys"? Haha,
I'll admit it's been years since I gave these chicks a listen, but they are one of the few female-rock bands that I can listen to.
Yeah yeah yeah. I saw that as soon as it posted but I was too lazy to change it to "chicks" or "girls" or band or whatever ;)
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Despite the freezing temperatures, hundreds of passersby were treated with vegan pizza samples topped with delicious Daiya cheese, incredible tofu cheesecake and dairy-free hot chocolate from Ghirardelli with Sweet & Sara's vegan mini marshmallows. Many people gladly took a copy of MFA's Vegetarian Starter Kit and dozens swarmed into the vegan bakery to try even more tasty treats!
Vegan feed-ins are a great way to show people how easy and delicious vegan eating can be. With the help of organizations like VegFund, which provides funding and support for vegan feed-ins and outreach events, animal advocates across the country can easily host their own vegan feed-ins and show their communities how simple it is to adopt a healthy and humane vegan lifestyle.
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A local group is asking your help to fill a trailer with supplies for the victims of the Oklahoma tornado.FOX 2's Amy Andrews says you can drop off supplies at the Democratic Club of Taylor (23400 Wick Rd.) now through Sunday. Donations can be dropped off anytime between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m on Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.The following items are being requested:
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The Holiday Inn Country Club Plaza Kansas City is located on the world famous Country Club Plaza, the Midwest's premier shopping, dining and entertainment district. Nestled between two world famous museums, The Nelson Art Gallery and Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and minutes away from many other local attractions, the Holiday Inn Country Club Plaza is an ideal location to relax and enjoy your stay in Kansas City.
Staying at our Kansas City hotel also means easy access to businesses & financial entities. Corporate guests find our Country Club Plaza location is ideal. We are directly accross the street from American Century Investments and a free shuttle ride away to The Federal Reserve, Hallmark, Department of Labor and the IRS building. The hotel provides a complimentary 24 hour business center for your convenience as well.
The hotel has the following complimentary services:
- WiFi Access
- 24 hour fitness room
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- Shuttle service within a three mile radius, including trips to Historic Westport and Crown Center.
The full service Holiday Inn Country Club Plaza offers the largest outdoor hotel pool in the city (open seasonally)! Finally, relax in our bar or simply order room service and relax in your room.
We are just minutes from the following:
- Sprint Center Arena - 4 miles
- downtown Kansas City - 4 miles
- Simpson House-1 block
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- Kauffman Foundation-5 blocks
- University of Missouri Kansas City - 7 blocks
- Rockhurst U - 1 mile
- Kansas City Art Institute-1 block
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- St Luke's Hospital - 5 blocks
- KU Medical Center - 3 miles
- Sports Complex - 8 miles
- Overland Park - 10 miles
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Eau Claire (WQOW) - It's
out with the old, and in with the new at the Eau Claire Police Department. Two
years ago, Ford announced it would stop production of its Crown Victoria, a staple in police departments across the U.S. That
forced many departments, including Eau
Claire's, to find a new option.
"Crown Vics have
been around since 1985, in my tenure here that's pretty much all that we had,"
says Eau Claire's Fleet and Facilities manager, Bob Boecher.
One of the Eau Claire Police Department's
oldest members is officially on its way out.
"Our officers are
in a vehicle, that is their office for eight plus hours a day," says Officer
Kyle Roder.
The department spent a year testing
out four different options, the Chevy Caprice, the Chevy Impala, the Ford
Interceptor Sedan and the Ford Interceptor Utility. The differences were pretty
clear right away.
"When I try to get
in here, getting in, you're hitting your head on the post, and then the
computer's stuck against your leg here, there's not enough room when the door
closes, you're jammed in with your knee up against the steering wheel, there's
just not enough room," says Lt. Jim Southworth, trying to fit in one of the
smaller vehicles.
"Over the years, the
stationary equipment in the cars has been added. We now have cameras in the
cars, we have laptop computers in the cars, we have GPS units that are
throughout the vehicles, so there's a lot of things, including a printer now,
so it really has become a mini office," says Roder.
In the end, the department chose the
biggest, and by their standards, the best: Ford's Interceptor utility vehicle.
A choice many officers are happy with.
"It's taller,
there's more room, I don't have to duck my head, the computer's not in my lap,
and the steering wheel's away from my knees," says Officer Matt O'Rourke, one
of the Eau Claire Police Department's tallest officers.
Each vehicle will cost around three
thousand dollars more up front, but the city says, eventually, the costs could
even out.
"The EPA estimates were
12-15% above what the crown Vic was," says Boecher. "We send them to auction,
and we'll get traditionally anywhere from $1,500 to $3,000 for a used crown
victoria. The SUV type vehicles, we'll get $7-8,000 back on them."
Not all of
the squad cars will be replaced right away. The department replaces each it's
fleet of 22 marked vehicles about every three years, or roughly 120,000 miles.
Out of the
four options the department had, the Ford Interceptor Utility vehicle was the
third cheapest, at around $25,000. The Crown Vics cost around $22,400.


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A round-up of Labor Day weekend's top green news, featuring weird animals and unexpected climate change news.
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Today's green news round-up reveals an interesting idea for naming hurricanes…
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See how The Nature Conservancy is putting science in action to restore coastal habitat, adding natural defenses to storms and helping give coastal economies a boost.
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In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, we are reminded that nature can and should play an important role alongside engineered solutions in building (and rebuilding) the cities of tomorrow.
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In today's news, we learn of another example of humans influencing evolution. Interesting/scary stuff.
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Never before has a single Oscars yielded so many acclaimed, nominated movies featuring nature – specifically the power of nature – so prominently.
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You don't want to miss today's green news — we've got a jaw-dropping dolphin video!
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The impacts of Hurricane Sandy are still being felt up and down the eastern seaboard. We must look to create a new and alternative future for the coast.
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Hurricanes, Halloween — it's been an eventful week. Let's wrap it up with some green news.
Written by Madeline Van Tassel | September 10th, 2012(0)
Climate change finds a new (and unexpected) ally in today's green news.
We're green. We're nature-lovers. We are Conservancy Talk. Hear Nature Conservancy staff and invited experts share their voices on today's conservation issues — in our uniquely rigorous, science-based way. Learn more


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Remember Digger Phelps back in February? Here is video of him scolding UK fans.
Along with the rest of ESPN College GameDay crew, you will get the chance to see him as they tape live on February 23, when the Cats welcome Missouri to Rupp Arena.
Do you want to get an ESPN College GameDay taping ticket?
Here's what you need to know if you want to be at Rupp to welcome Digger:
- Be there at 8AM, GameDay taping begins at 9AM!
- Check out Ticketmaster. Tickets are "free", there is a service fee - On sale February 13 at 6PM.
- Limited to 8 tickets per household.
- UK students can get tickets on February 11 during the basketball lottery, Feb 12-13 at the Joe Craft Ticketing office.
- The tickets are for the taping only and not for the game at 9PM.


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An erupting volcanic island that is expanding off Japan could trigger a tsunami if its freshly-formed lava slopes collapse into the sea.
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Iceland has begun evacuating areas close to its largest volcano after warnings of a possible eruption, four years after millions of air travellers were grounded by a huge ash cloud from another peak.
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Australian scientists have said they are rewriting the history of the world's biggest volcanoes by looking deep into the Antarctic ice.
They have found that more than 100 volcanic eruptions in the past 2,000 years that were big enough to have sent ash to the South Pole.
The work helps them understand the climate of the past and as result better predict the climate of the future.
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An Australian company is hoping it can use thermal power from a Solomon Islands volcano to provide electricity to the country's capital, Honiara.
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People planning to travel to and from Indonesia are being urged to keep in touch with their airlines as an ash cloud from an erupting volcano drifts towards Denpasar.
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Thousands of passengers have begun their journey home from Darwin after a volcanic ash cloud over the Top End grounded planes yesterday.
Flights in and out of Darwin airport resumed this afternoon after the Sangeang Api volcano, located off the north-east coast of Sumbawa, began erupting on Friday night.
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The majority of flights in and out of Darwin have been cancelled today because of a volcanic eruption in Indonesia.
The Sangeang Api volcano, which is located off the north east coast of Sumbawa island, erupted yesterday evening.
A spokesperson for Darwin Airport says all international and domestic Jetstar services, and all domestic Virgin and Qantas flights have been cancelled.
Topics: volcanic-eruption, disasters-and-accidents, darwin-0800, nt, indonesia
Several airports on Indonesia's Java island have reopened but the highest alert level remains on Mount Kelud volcano.
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Flights from Australia to South-East Asia are mostly back to normal after an eruption from Indonesia's Mount Kelud forced some airlines to cancel their services.
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Virgin Australia has cancelled all flights to and from Bali, Christmas Island, Cocos Island and Phuket due to volcanic ash from an eruption in Indonesia.
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Ash-covered Indonesians on a motorbike flee the erupting Mount Kelud in Malang, East Java province, February 14, 2014.
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Villagers during the evacuation of Malang, East Java province, moments after Mount Kelud erupted, February 14, 2014. Hundreds of thousands of Indonesians were ordered to evacuate after the volcano, on the main island of Java, erupted spectacularly.
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Tens of thousands of Indonesians have fled their homes and at least three people have died after a volcano on the island of Java erupted.
The eruption of Mount Kelud spewed ash and sand 17 kilometres into the air, causing widespread disruption to flights with the closure of three international airports.
Virgin, Qantas and Jetstar have been forced to cancel some flights to Bali, Jakarta, Thailand and Singapore.
Virgin says it is monitoring the volcanic ash cloud and hopes to resume some flights this afternoon.
A few hours before the eruption, officials raised an alert urging people living in villages within 10km of the volcano to evacuate.
Topics: volcanic-eruption, disasters-and-accidents, indonesia, asia
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At least 16 people have been killed after Mount Sinabung erupted in Indonesia, its biggest eruption in recent days.
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More than 25,000 people have fled their homes following a series of eruptions and lava flows from a volcano in Indonesia.
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Mount Sinabung in Indonesia's North Sumatra province has been erupting since September 2013, including over 200 times in the first week of 2014.
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More than 19,000 people have been displaced by a volcano in Indonesia that has been erupting for months and shot lava into the air nine times overnight.
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More than 19,000 people are forced to evacuate as hot lava runs down from Mount Sinabung on the Indonesian island of Sumatra on December 30, 2013.
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The Chaparrastique volcano in eastern El Salvador has belched a column of hot ash high into the air, frightening nearby residents and prompting authorities to order evacuations in the area.
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Chaparrastique volcano spews ash and smoke.
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How I learned to stop worrying and just buy a Sonos
After years of dismissing Sonos as too expensive, Jonathan Seff has finally joined the ranks of the audio elite. Or at least that what he's telling himself.
Get your streaming Dora fix on Amazon Prime Instant Video
Netflix's loss is Amazon's gain as the Internet giant picks up streaming Viacom shows.
Google's All Access music service coming to iOS "a couple weeks from now"
At the All Things D conference on Thursday, Google's Sundar Pichai told Walt Mossberg that the Google Play Music All Access service will be making its way to iOS shortly.
You'll be wondering where is your mind if you don't fund this Pixies coffee table book
If you're a fan of The Pixies, there's still time to help fund the Kickstarter project to publish a book with vintage band photos.
Fans choose new Amazon streaming shows; focus is on politicians and nerds
A little more than a month after rolling out 14 TV show pilots for its Amazon Prime members to vote on, Amazon announced Wednesday the five shows that will be made into full series this year and next.
Pandora Premieres gives you an early listen on new albums
On Tuesday, Pandora launched Pandora Premieres, a new station with upcoming albums that you can stream ahead of their U.S. release dates.
Hands-on: Google's All Access music service is still a rough cut
On Wednesday, Google joined Spotify, Mog, Rdio, Rhapsody, and Slacker with the launch of its Google Play Music All Access subscription music service. We go hands-on to give it a try.
Google launches All Access subscription music service
On Wednesday Google announced a new subscription streaming music service called All Access, designed to compete with the likes of Spotify.
YouTube launches pilot program for subscription-based paid channels
In a move that should surprise precisely no one, YouTube announced a pilot program that will herald a new age of subscription-based paid channels on the Google-owned video site.
Mac Gems: The Unarchiver is a free, robust file-extraction utility
If you find OS X's built-in capabilities for unarchiving and uncompressing files to be too limited, you'll want to check out Dag Agren's free The Unarchiver.
The best set-top media streamer: Roku 3
A media streamer set-top box is the missing link between your TV and the vast array of content available over the Internet. And no streamer provides more than the $100 Roku 3.
Review: Plair plays Web content on your TV, but needs more work
The Plair video streamer is an interesting concept, but in its current form too buggy for primetime. When it worked, it was pretty cool. But unfortunately it was pretty much hit or miss.
iTunes Store adds 'buy now, download later' option for video and music
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Date Reviewed: September 22, 2009
Strengths: Great bike, fantastic riding position and dynamics. Bought a 2007 model. Its a cracking bike with good components throughtout, on the whole - but see below. Taken a serious amount of weight off changing the WTB tyres and saddle which are awful. It now is a relatively light bike that can cope with a lot at speed down hill where it excells.
Weaknesses: The hanger is cack and have broken two (one 20 yrds into the first ride) the second after the bike fell over onto the hanger and it just snapped off - tough or what!? Now carry a spare with me if I'm going far and have purchased a better quality hanger than the usual alloy piece of ..... that you usually get.
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Price Paid: $1000.00
Bike Setup: Standard but now with Conti Mountain King Supersonics and Fizik Gobin saddle. No need to touch the rest of the set up yet
Date Reviewed: January 4, 2009
Strengths: Very good spec for the money, AM set up,
Weaknesses: None so far..
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Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $1000.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Specialized pitch pro, Specialized FSR
Bike Setup: As standard
Date Reviewed: June 22, 2008
Strengths: light weight, suspension
Weaknesses: light weight, rear derailler hanger
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Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid: $650.00
Purchased At: bikeconnection
Similar Products Used: ETSX, ID5, AC1
Bike Setup: PIKE, XTR cranks, Hayes
Date Reviewed: September 20, 2007
Strengths: wonderful linkage, incredible tracking, and a decent gathering of componnents. recently upgraded to gen-x scram. Love it
Weaknesses: th erear derailer dropout is th eweakest piece of @#$% I`ve seen!!! Just destroyed my fourth derailer hanger in two years. Had to replace the entire swing arm because the attachment area is abought .025 inches thick.
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Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid: $1000.00
Purchased At: ebay
Similar Products Used: Kona Dawg, Santa cruz Bullet, Jamis Dakkar
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2006
Strengths: Plush, plush,plush, did I say plush. Goes up good, comes down great and goes around superbly.
Weaknesses: Front Disk is a pain to align, every time the front wheel is removed the calipers need adjusting. The stock wheels don't feel too strong, knocked the rear out of true on my first ride. Suspect that they needed to be rebuilt by a human rather than a machine.
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Rode it in a race at a local forest (Whitford). There was lots of twisty technical singletrack with gravel road sections in between. Most of the singletrack was downhill with the road being mostly uphill. I was in it to complete not compete. On the uphills I was overtaken by the hardtail, lycra xc brigade but when I got to the top and hit the downhill technical singletrack they were all caught and passed easily (some were walking!! - why ride to the top of a hill and walk back down? might as well stay at home). Plus I had way more fun passing them on the downhill than they had passing me on the ups. My point: this bike won't win a xc race but if you are middle of the pack you will have much more fun than on a rigid race machine.
So far nothing has broken that shouldn't have, it is a great bike.....well made, rear swingarm is solid as a rock, no side play, nice oversized handlebars, great suspension...buy it!!
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid: $1600.00
Purchased At: Bike Barn
Similar Products Used: First full suspension, last bike was (and still is) Kona Unit SS, before that a Giant Axis 890 hardtail.
Bike Setup: Stock except for wheels, Sun SOS rims with Shimano 525 Hubs.
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2006
Strengths: Frame
Weaknesses: Brakes
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Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid: $1000.00
Purchased At: online
Bike Setup: Stock
Date Reviewed: November 16, 2005
Strengths: Forks
Weaknesses: Headset, rims/hubs, Brakes, skewers
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid: $1375.00
Purchased At: JE James
Bike Setup: Chris King Headset, bontrager race lite front wheel and hub, XT Chainset, rear deore cassette, XT chain, Singletrack rim on rear XT hub.
Date Reviewed: October 11, 2005
Strengths: This bike has a nice frame set up but all the parts suck, i have to replace almost everything on this bike except the frame and fork.
Weaknesses: I broken tons or derailers, the rear shock blows out to easy. everything breaks. I have had ton of people try it they all hated it. I dont ride cross country but even on a 4 ft drop everything falls apart
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Price Paid: $1000.00
Purchased At: alpine shop
Similar Products Used: none
Date Reviewed: May 20, 2005
Strengths: Brakes, Fork, Rear Shock
Weaknesses: None as of yet
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Watch out for bent frames though, I didnt see any at the shop I bought it from but a previous shop had tried to sell me two bent ones with considerable dints in the downtube. Who's problem with I have no idea but just check when you buy.
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Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $1350.00
Purchased At: JE James
Similar Products Used: Dawed Edge FS comp, Kona Scrap, Specialized P2, Rockhopper, Kona Dawg
Bike Setup: Standard
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2005
Strengths: Very strong frame, front fork is plush, and it has a lockout. Rear shock has 4-6" of propedal power. Very nice disc brakes problem free.
Weaknesses: Everything works great so far. I have taken it on some brutal trails, and still in one piece. Eventually replace 5d crank, but not until I cant pedal it anymore.
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid: $1000.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Specialized Enduro, which is a good bike also. but not as good as this one.
Bike Setup: stock so far.
Date Reviewed: April 12, 2004
Strengths: This is a UK spec bike. Very few complaints so far (see weaknesses). The Marzocchi MX Pro forks have bedded in very nicely and although I haven't tested them with an O ring I reckon I'm using nearly all of the available travel. The ETA function is great for hills. Have to remember to unlock it though when you hit the downs! The Magura Julie brakes stop very effectively, and I haven't suffered from any of the squeal others have reported. Haven't taken advantage of any of the other travel settings other than 5" yet but I'm sure I will. The bike is way lighter than my old Saracen hard tail and great over bumpy stuff.
Weaknesses: Took it in for the free service and the headset bearings were all rusted. I don't use a pressure washer so was a little miffed.
The WTB clipless pedals weren't for me. I'm pretty new to this game so I had a lot of comical falls, come to a halt can't get feet out and topple over that kind of thing. So I've switched the for a pair of Shimano's with flat one side, SPD the other. Now I'm safer! They grip the cleats much better as well!
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Price Paid: $2200.00
Purchased At: Wild Side, Tunbridge Wells
Similar Products Used: Did plenty of research but didn't try any others. Took a mate's Attack Trail out and was sold. Only I didn't have the £2,300 to hand so I settled for the Rock Springs.
Bike Setup: Stock, apart from pedals.
Date Reviewed: February 23, 2004
Strengths: This whole bike is a strength! I literally have no complaints about it whatsoever, other than a back wheel which came "out of true" very quickly (this was probably my doing however, rather than a design/build fault). ***I would like to point out that I appear to have the UK Spec bike, as mine has Marzocchi MX Pro forks and Magura Julie disc brakes as standard. Both are superb***
Weaknesses: None. Slight one I know, but the allen bolt holding the seat in place often worked itself loose. As my dad has access to engineering spares this was easily remedies with a new bolt though. Again this may have been an isolated problem, as I know other people with Marin TARA bikes and they have no problem.
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid: $1600.00
Purchased At: Keswick Mountain Bikes, England
Similar Products Used: I tested the Specialized Enduro and Trek Liquid 25 when I bought my Marin. All were fantastic bikes, but I personally found the Marin to be the most comfortable to ride (Reach/riding position just seemed to be "right").
Bike Setup: For commuting I set the bike to 4" rear travel and lock out the fork. Generally for XC rides I set the bike to the 5" setting and find this to be suitable for all of my needs. 6" travel is only used very rarely when I know I will be going through a rock garden or very steep/technical downhill.
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Dear Colleagues,
Synthetic and natural polyelectrolytes have been the subject of fundamental and applied studies for nearly a century. Due to substantial advances both in experimental methods and theoretical approaches, since the 1990's polyelectrolyte research has undergone a considerable speed-up. On the one hand, interest in polyelectrolytes is spurred by their fascinating properties, such as water solubility, intra- and interchain interactions, the strength of which can be tuned simply by varying salt concentration, and ionic conductivity. These properties make polyelectrolytes attractive from the application-oriented point of view, such as stabilizer of colloidal suspensions, additives to modify flocculation and viscosity, and superabsorbers. Functional polyelectrolytes combine the useful properties intrinsic to polyelectrolytes with added functionality provided by specific features of the polymer backbone, such as delocalized electrons in conjugated chains. Combined functionality can be used to create materials with highly interesting optical, electro-optical, and electronic properties.
On the other hand, the understanding of polyelectrolytes still belongs to the most challenging and most exciting problems in polymer physics and physical chemistry. Despite much effort and substantial progress during the last two decades, much more work is ahead to achieve a quantitative agreement between theory and experiments for a lot of problems, such as counterion condensation, chain stiffness, and formation of complexes. It is still a major open problem to have a satisfactory model explaining the coupling between small ions in solutions and polyelectrolyte charges, which is necessary to understand how electrostatics affects the behavior of polyelectrolytes.
Many biologically relevant macromolecules, such as nucleic acids, polypeptides, and polysaccharides, are polyelectrolytes. Electrophoresis is a well-established method for the fractionation of polyelectrolytes and more specifically, DNA. Hydration-mediated interactions play an important role in the field of biological polyelectrolytes, but are not well understood on nano-scales.
Dr. Christian Seidel
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- synthesis and biopolyelectrolytes
- stimuli-responsive polyelectrolytes
- electrophoresis
- hydration effects and ion-specific interactions
- polyelectrolyte multilayers, complexes and gels
- polyelectrolyte brushes
- conjugated polyelectrolytes
- theory and modeling
Polymers 2014, 6(8), 2100-2115; doi:10.3390/polym6082100
Received: 22 May 2014; in revised form: 15 July 2014 / Accepted: 22 July 2014 / Published: 31 July 2014Show/Hide Abstract | PDF Full-text (1351 KB) | HTML Full-text | XML Full-text
Article: Lipid Monolayers with Adsorbed Oppositely Charged Polyelectrolytes: Influence of Reduced Charge Densities
Polymers 2014, 6(7), 1999-2017; doi:10.3390/polym6071999
Received: 30 April 2014; in revised form: 26 June 2014 / Accepted: 27 June 2014 / Published: 10 July 2014Show/Hide Abstract | PDF Full-text (801 KB) | HTML Full-text | XML Full-text
Polymers 2014, 6(7), 1897-1913; doi:10.3390/polym6071897
Received: 21 March 2014; in revised form: 24 June 2014 / Accepted: 26 June 2014 / Published: 4 July 2014Show/Hide Abstract | PDF Full-text (1079 KB) | HTML Full-text | XML Full-text | Supplementary Files
Article: Stimuli-Responsive Polyelectrolyte Brushes As a Matrix for the Attachment of Gold Nanoparticles: The Effect of Brush Thickness on Particle Distribution
Polymers 2014, 6(7), 1877-1896; doi:10.3390/polym6071877
Received: 16 April 2014; in revised form: 23 June 2014 / Accepted: 24 June 2014 / Published: 27 June 2014Show/Hide Abstract | PDF Full-text (1259 KB) | HTML Full-text | XML Full-text | Supplementary Files
Polymers 2014, 6(6), 1756-1772; doi:10.3390/polym6061756
Received: 5 May 2014; in revised form: 3 June 2014 / Accepted: 4 June 2014 / Published: 16 June 2014Show/Hide Abstract | PDF Full-text (1785 KB) | HTML Full-text | XML Full-text
Polymers 2014, 6(6), 1655-1675; doi:10.3390/polym6061655
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Polymers 2014, 6(5), 1544-1601; doi:10.3390/polym6051544
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Polymers 2014, 6(5), 1602-1617; doi:10.3390/polym6051602
Received: 31 March 2014; in revised form: 13 May 2014 / Accepted: 19 May 2014 / Published: 23 May 2014Show/Hide Abstract | PDF Full-text (1089 KB) | HTML Full-text | XML Full-text
Article: Development of a Biocompatible Layer-by-Layer Film System Using Aptamer Technology for Smart Material Applications
Polymers 2014, 6(5), 1631-1654; doi:10.3390/polym6051631
Received: 17 March 2014; in revised form: 4 May 2014 / Accepted: 8 May 2014 / Published: 23 May 2014Show/Hide Abstract | PDF Full-text (2854 KB) | HTML Full-text | XML Full-text | Supplementary Files
Article: pH and Salt Effects on the Associative Phase Separation of Oppositely Charged Polyelectrolytes
Polymers 2014, 6(5), 1414-1436; doi:10.3390/polym6051414
Received: 27 March 2014; in revised form: 9 May 2014 / Accepted: 9 May 2014 / Published: 16 May 2014Show/Hide Abstract | PDF Full-text (3356 KB) | HTML Full-text | XML Full-text
Review: Does Electrical Conductivity of Linear Polyelectrolytes in Aqueous Solutions Follow the Dynamic Scaling Laws? A Critical Review and a Summary of the Key Relations
Polymers 2014, 6(4), 1207-1231; doi:10.3390/polym6041207
Received: 14 February 2014; in revised form: 4 April 2014 / Accepted: 11 April 2014 / Published: 22 April 2014Show/Hide Abstract | PDF Full-text (660 KB) | HTML Full-text | XML Full-text
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Type of Paper: Article
Title: Bone Therapeutic Drug Delivery and cell Interaction of Adhesive Polyelectrolyte Complex Particle Films
Authors: Martin Müller *, Bernhard Torger, David Vehlow, Birgit Urban, Beatrice Woltmann and Ute Hempel
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Abstract: Herein we report on novel zoledronate (ZOL) and simvastatin (SIM) loaded polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) nanoparticles, which can be solution casted on Ge substrates serving as analytically accessible model substrate regarding bone substituting materials (BSM). Four important requirements for drug loaded PEC particles and their films are addressed herein, which are the colloidal stability of PEC dispersions (i), interfacial stability (ii), biocompatibility (iii) and release kinetics in contact to release medium (iv). Dynamic light scattering measurements (DLS) showed, that both poly(ethyleneimine)/cellulose sulphate (PEI/CS) and PEI/dextran sulphate (PEI/DS) particles could be prepared with hydrodynamic radii in the range 35-170 nm and time stability up to several months. Transmission FTIR spectroscopy evidenced that films of both systems were stable in contact to the release medium (PBS) for several days. Immunofluorescence imaging suggested cytocompatibility of cast PEC particle films. Finally, in-situ-ATR-FTIR spectroscopy at cast PEC/drug films at Ge substrates revealed retarded drug releases in comparison to the pure drug film.
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New construction is popping up in Southwest Lubbock and also in Wolfforth. So much so that Frenship schools are running out of room for their students. So, the school needs two more schools. Opposition? Administrators seem to think the only people who won't vote yes for the bond election, are the older people in the community.
In the game of life, it's all about numbers. Particularly with money. Some gets taken away, some added back. But for this group of people, and at their age, it's more the subtracting game.
The four people we interviewed for this story are retired and live on fixed incomes. "All I know is that we pay way to much in taxes," said Juanita Harlow.
Surprisingly though, Harlow says she's willing to dip into her pocket even deeper. "I realize we have to have schools for our children. I don't have any here. I have two grandchildren in college," she said.
Connie Rendleman is a counter of numbers too. "I'm 83-years-old and I haven't had a child in school for 40 years. But I'm still voting for the bonds because my daughter is a school teacher," said Connie.
According to Frenship school administrators, they're already having a record turnout. 842 registered voters have voted early. The last bond the school had nine years ago there were only 313 early voters.
NewsChannel 11 asked Superintendent John Thomas why the sudden interest in this election. "We have a Community Citizen's committee who has been working on getting the information out. People know how the money will be spent. And they know it's for good school facilities for our children," said Thomas.
The current tax rate is $1.64. If the bond passes, Frenship school taxes will increase between four to five cents. That means if your home is worth $100,000, you'll be paying $42 a year.
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EMI 2015, the annual conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute of ASCE, will be held at Stanford University on June16-19, 2015. It will be chaired by Prof. Ronaldo Borja ( Department of Civil Engineering, Stanford University).
Dear colleagues,
Τhe Greek Association of Computational Mechanics (GRACM) in association with the Mechanical and Civil Engineering Departments of the University of Thessaly will organize the 8th GRACM conference in a series of congresses in the area of computational mechanics. The conference will be held between the 12th and 15th of July 2015 in the facilities of the University of Thessaly in Volos which is the host city of most of its academic departments.
You are cordially invited to attend X-DMS 2015 which continues and replaces the successful X-FEM conference cycle (Achen 2009, Cardiff 2011, Lyon 2013) and aims at including a wider variety of methodologies coming from different areas of computational mechanics and numerical analysis.
X–DMS 2015: eXtended Discretization MethodS XFEM, GFEM, Non Conforming, Patches and nonstandard finite elements
9 – 11 September, 2015 – Ferrara, Italy
Dear Colleagues,
I want to invite you to submit abstracts to our session "Digital Rock Physics, 3D Printing and More" in the upcoming AGU Fall Meeting at San Francisco, December 15th to 19th, 2014. The details are listed below.
Best Regards,
Session ID#: 3129
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 8, 2014 12:00 GMT/UTC (JULY 7, 2014 AoE)
International Convention on SPM/SMI 2014 - Shape Modeling International
We are currently organizing a Symposium on Geomaterials: Poromechanics and Failure, for the upcoming EMI International Conference "Mechanics for Civil Engineers Against Natural Hazards" in Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, from January 7th to 9th, 2015.
We would like to invite submission for abstracts on modeling, characterization, and experimental studies on geomaterials for disaster prevention (landslides, earthquake) and for problems related to new energy applications (e.g. fracking, induced seismic events).
14-18 September 2014, Les Diablerets, Switzerland
If you are planning to attend this conference, set in the heart of a beautiful Swiss village, don't forget to register:
Dear iMechanician
We are preparing everything necessary to host the 3rd International Conference on Material and Component Performance under Variable Amplitude Loading (VAL 2015) in Prague, Czech Republic in March 23-26, 2015. From now on, you can register your abstracts in the online
submission system. The system will stay open till July 7, 2014, so do not forget to insert your abstract in time.
The oral program is now available for you to view online: http://www.fatiguedamageconference.com/conference-programme.html
2015 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
in Thin Films for Electronics and Photonics
TMS Division: Functional Material Division (FMD
formerly known as EMPMD)
FMD sub-committee: Energy Conversion and Storage
You are cordially invited to submit an abstract to Symposium XX: Bridging Scales in Heterogeneous Materials at the 2014 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, to be held
November 30 - December 5, 2014, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dear all,
The following minsymposium organized as part of the upcoming SES meeting [Oct 1- 3 (2014) at Purdue University] may be of interest to you:
Looking forward to your contributions.
All the best,
Dear all,
The following minisymposium as part of the Society of Engineering Sciences upcoming meeting [Oct 1-3 (2014) : Purdue University] may be of interest to you.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
This is a reminder to invite you to submit an abstract for the 24th International Workshop on
Computational Mechanics of Materials (IWCMM 24) in Madrid, Spain on October 1st-3rd.
The abstract submission will close in
less than 3 weeks.
Call for Paper
AIAA SciTech2015,
5 – 9 January 2015, Gaylord Palms and Convention Center, Kissimmee, FL
AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials
The international conference on "Multiphysics Modeling of Solids" will be held at ENSTA-ParisTech in Palaiseau, France, on 6-8 October 2014.
You are cordially invited to submit abstracts or organize a minisymposium for the International Conference on Multiphysical Interaction and Environment, to be held on March 09-10, 2015 in Vinh Long, Vietnam.
Important Dates
Deadline for proposal for organizing of minisymposia:July 31, 2014
Deadline for abstract submissions:July 31, 2014
Notification of acceptance:August 15, 2014
The abstract submission for the 24th International Workshop on
Computational Mechanics of Materials (IWCMM 24) in Madrid, Spain, on
October 1st-3rd, 2014 is now opened. The deadline for abstract
submission is June 15th, 2014.
The workshop is intended to cover all aspects of modeling and
simulations of the mechanical behavior at different length and time
scales. The materials of interest range from traditional materials such
as metals, alloys, polymers and composites to advanced and emerging
materials and bio-materials.
As part of the 51st Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science (SES 2014) to be held at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, on October 1-3 2014, it is our pleasure to invite you to submit an abstract to the Symposium "Issues in computational modeling of damage, fracture and fragmentation of solid materials".
Call for Papers
Special Session on Structural Repairs
AIAA SciTech 2015, the new home of the
56th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures,
Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference
Special Session on Structural Joints
Meeting of the working group Microstructural Mechanics of the DGM
23.6. 2014, 10.00am at the Department of Materials Science, Dr. -Mack-Straße 77, Fürth, Germany
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First and foremost I am not a SAS fan. (die hard blazer fan since birth) I was hoping you all would kick some laker butt today. Sadly it didn't happen even worse was the crowd inside of the arena…
Let me give you some back ground. Up here at the rose garden we have a pretty ravage and robust fan base that is more than exocentric, however last home game versus the Lakers it seemed we somehow were outnumbered and more over shammed when chants of mvp from the upper sections roar'd when Kobe touched the ball. Constant cheers from laker fans as well every time they scored.
It was hard to hear during the game today (SAS VS LAL) however they were there, I personally was very upset the fact so many opposing team fans were at our home court cheering the other team on. I can imagine you all were as well…? It might be the love for my home team, but I wanted to reach out and ask your opinions. How did you feel about the "lets go lakers" chant in your home arena? I think it's truly a mockery as I know our arena never has more than the 15-20% loyal laker fans over the past years (season tix holder since 97-98) since there recent titles more and more bandwagons come out of the dark. Down there do you normally have a large enough laker fan base that cheers can be heard on national television when you play them at home?
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On a side note it is completely awesome to see how well the SAS are playing this year a lot of people ruled them out as contenders due to a lot of factors including age. If my blazers are not in this year (good chance) I will be rooting along with all of you for the spurs to upset the likes of the laker, Celtics, and heat.


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The WPCA consultant, Wright-Pierce Engineering, studied the plant, its current usage and potential future needs and concluded the upgrade would be necessary.
According to the Wright-Pierce report, the upgrade would cost about $51.8 million and could be done either all at once or in a four-phase approach to space the town's debt out over time. The report recommends a one-time improvement because it cuts down on maintenance costs and allows for state grant funding.
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