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Wakeboards - With wakeboards for everyone from beginners to advanced, Overton's offers the best wakeboards, wakeboard packages, wakeboard boots, and wakeboard bindings from top brands like Liquid Force wakeboards, CWB wakeboards, O'Brien wakeboards, Ronix wakeboards, Hyperlite wakeboards, and Gladiator wakeboards. We have wakeboards for those new to wakeboarding and boots and bindings that let everyone on-board take a turn wakeboarding.
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Continuous rocker with a stable sweet spot
Molded side fins
Double-barrel channels
Great for beginners and intermediates
Comes with 15" EVA Handle and Static Line
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Great for beginners!
Continuous rocker
Molded-in side fins
Double-barrel channels for improved tracking
Gladiator Matrix Wakeboard With Device Bindings
Continuous rocker with a stable sweet spot
Molded side fins
Double-barrel channels
Great for beginners and intermediates
Comes with adjustable Device Bindings
New! Gladiator Bliss Wakeboard Package With Device Bindings And ...
For intermediate riders
Continuous rocker line
Single center fin
Barrel channels and smal molded in fins on bottom
Gladiator 15" EVA Handle and 65 Static Line
O'Brien Kick Wakeboard Bindings
Cushioned ride prevents cramping
Molded PVC overlay
Easy adjustable lace system
Hyperlite Divine Wakeboard With Allure Bindings
Satin Flex
Molded-in fins
Continuous rocker
Monocoque construction
Two 1.3" Disorder fins
Liquid Force Fury Wakeboard With Fury Bindings
New shape for 2014
Big boosts with smoother transitions
Three-stage hybrid rocker
Smooth and predictable wakeboard
Stretch zone increases flexibility
Liquid Force Domain Wakeboard Bindings
Baseless design
Integrated heel piece for hold-down
Padded ankle cuff for support
Velcro closure for easy tightening
Hyperlite Motive Wakeboard With Frequency Bindings And Rope
Great for the whole family
Continuous rocker line
Dual channels tip to tail
Four .2" molded fins
Two 2.1" Sure Thing Fins
Hyperlite Tribute Wakeboard With Focus Bindings
Wakeboard provides freeride experience
Variable edge is responsive
Biolite core is incredibly lightweight
UV clear finish protects board
Hyperlite Forefront Wakeboard With Remix Bindings
Toe-side footbed riser quickens response
Channel extensions enhance edging
Variable edge design
3-stage rocker for large pop and less drag
Molded-in anti-slip fin
CWB Bella Wakeboard With Bliss Bindings
Wakeboard for the little riders
Four molded fins and one removable fin
Compression-molded board for durability
The perfect size for learning to jump the wakes
Liquid Force Index Wakeboard Bindings
Comfortable platform for beginners/intermediates
N66 chassis
Impact EVA 3D footbed
Comfort liner
Cuff stretch zone
O'Brien Natural Wakeboard With Kick Bindings
Full profile wakeboard with wide tips
For riders who prefer tail-heavy approach
Blended 3-stage rocker kicks the tail into wake
Variable beveled edge and quad molded fins
Hyperlite Frequency Wakeboard Bindings
Adjustable wakeboard binding
Hyperplush rear flex zone
Molded EVA heel
Floating EVA toe
Single density footbed
O'Brien Ace Wakeboard With Kick Bindings
Great for beginners!
Wide set quad flank fins
Low volume rails
Predictable continuous rocker
Flexible designed with rebound
O'Brien Device Wakeboard Bindings
Left and right specific boot for better fit
Lightweight chassis
Styled to fit most feet
Flexible plastisol overlay
Easy adjustable lace system
Liquid Force Watson Wakeboard With Vantage Open-Toe Bindings
Smooth yet ultra explosive behind the boat
Aggressive 3-stage rocker for hard hitting pop
Triple concave mid-section for soft landings
Lifted rail edge frees up sliding
O'Brien Clutch Wakeboard Bindings
Free-flex tongue for easy entry
Comfort footbed
Captive thumbscrew system
CWB Absolute Wakeboard With Edge Bindings
Designed by Zane Schenk
12 V-shaped mini steps
Long angled base-molded fins
Subtle 3-stage rocker
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On this 8-day, 7-night rail and hotel package, you'll travel first class on board the Wilhelm Tell Express, Bernina Express and Glacier Express. Visit historic old cities plus a chance to tackle the Alps and the world-famous Matterhorn. Enjoy discounts on cable cars and mountaintop railways.
Stay in 3-star hotels (with the possibility of upgrading to 4-star) in lovely lake Lucerne, Italian-inspired Lugano, chic St. Moritz and Zermatt – where cars are prohibited as to not interfere with the town's prized view of the Matterhorn. Your package includes a Swiss card with five transfers and plenty of bonuses, too. These are Switzerland's finest railway experiences, all on one incredible tour. Precisely. These trains aren't about "getting there." The rail is part of the journey as you ascend snow-capped mountains, peer down at dramatic gorges and chug over timeless bridges. These are Switzerland's finest railway experiences, all on one incredible tour. Precisely.
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- This rail pass gives you unlimited travel on the Swiss Travel system.
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- Includes a Swiss Museum Pass with free access to over 470 museums.
The Fine Print:Valid for sale from June 4, 2013 through 5:00 PM ET on May 31, 2014. Valid for travel from September 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014.
Level of Service:Package offers second-class rail and 3 star hotels. First-class rail, four-star hotels, and additional hotel nights also available.
Discounted Offer:The Swiss Family Card is a terrific value that allows children (6-15 years of age) to travel free when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Each Swiss Family Card is valid for up to 7 children. Swiss Family Cards are free and can be picked up at any Swiss train station prior to boarding your first train. Children under age 6 travel free when sharing an adult traveler's accommodations.
- The itinerary cannot be changed, however the traveler can choose the direction in which they would like to travel.
- Reservations are not included in the rail pass and are an additional cost.
- Reservations are required for all scenic trains.
- All changes to the package, once the hotels have been confirmed, will incur a $30 fee per change.
- The package is 100% refundable up to 30 days prior to first hotel stay. There will be a $30 cancellation fee.
- From 29 – 6 days prior to 1st hotel stay the package is 85% refundable.
- From 5 – 2 days prior to the 1st hotel stay the package is 70% refundable.
- From 1 day prior to the first hotel stay the package is non refundable.
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The wonderfully wry work of Eric Thake (1904–1982) and his perceptive visual and verbal puns in this popular Christmas card series are featured in this exhibition, alongside artists who tackle issues with a political edge, or use wit and satire to convey a subversive message.
Early in his career Thake developed a disciplined approach to art production that was based on simplicity, precision and design. The commercial art training he received at a Melbourne engraving firm from the age of fourteen established an appreciation for clear, bold design and instilled in Thake a high standard of technical proficiency. Art studies under influential artist and teacher George Bell in 1925–28 further developed Thake's interest in formal design. Encouraged by Bell to work from drawings instead of directly from nature,
Thake produced simplified compositions that were a personal, rather than descriptive, response to the world. From 1941 to 1975 Thake produced a linocut design each year as a Christmas card to send to family and friends. This exhibition displays the full set of Thake's Christmas cards held in the university's collection.
Richard Avedon People celebrates the work of American photographer Richard Avedon (1923 to 2004). With work from 1949 to 2002, the exhibition offers an in-depth overview of Avedon's achievements in the art of black and white portraiture photography. In the show, instantly recognisable and influential artists, celebrities, and political activists including Truman Capote, Elizabeth Taylor, Twiggy, Malcolm X, and Bob Dylan are presented alongside portraits of the unknown or long forgotten. Coming soon, opening 6 December 2014


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"I saw Kevin with his older son," Asia remembers. "He was such a great father. I just thought, 'This guy is the truth.' He's so active in his life and family oriented and that's what really attracted me."
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South Carolina With the Gift of Energy Efficiency
Luis Martinez, Senior Attorney, Energy and Transportation Program, Asheville, North Carolina
Joining its northern neighbor, South Carolina took a bold step forward for clean energy when the Palmetto State's public utilities commission approved a "shared savings" program to compensate Duke Energy if its investments in energy efficiency programs can save money for customers.
Six weeks ago, North Carolina took the same action, so the southern states are in tandem in pushing Duke Energy toward greater efficiency. It's exciting that the utility commissions decided to have the company meet with interested parties to develop programs to help low-income customers and promote on-bill repayment. Elsewhere, these programs have offered valuable energy efficiency savings, and we're glad to work with Duke Energy to help design and integrate the programs through their system.
The "shared savings" mechanism is based on similar successful approaches in other states that encourage energy efficiency: A utility earns a percentage of the measured energy savings it delivers for customers. In North Carolina, for example, Duke Energy's customers will keep close to 90 percent of the savings, and the utility earns the rest. The South Carolina mechanism will mirror the North Carolina one, giving Duke a strong financial incentive to achieve savings for its customers.
Through the "shared savings" program, Duke Energy will receive additional incentives for meeting a more aggressive goal of 1% energy savings. "Shared savings" should simplify the process for Duke Energy to invest and profit in energy efficiency. That should encourage the company to invest in all cost-effective energy efficiency going forward and achieve savings for ratepayers.
Across the Carolinas, more investment in energy efficiency will reduce the need for dirty power generation and cut the health dangers that this pollution creates. The program could entice Duke Energy to look to efficiency as the first resource tapped to meet energy demands in the two states.
With a greater emphasis on energy efficiency ultimately comes more jobs, since we need people to manufacture and install energy-savings measures such as insulation, better windows and efficient lighting. In fact, the 2013 South Carolina Clean Energy Jobs Census, released in October, shows that employment in the state's clean-energy sector went up 3.6 percent over the year before – more than double the state's overall rate of employment growth. The sector also generated nearly a billion dollars in annual gross revenue, a jump of nearly 12 percent from the year before.
The "shared savings" program will succeed the Save-A-Watt program, which ends Dec. 31. But the utility commission's decision to embrace this new program is a good sign for clean energy in the Carolinas. The Save-A-Watt program aimed to reward the utility for investing in energy efficiency programs, and Duke Energy Progress achieved savings slightly below 0.45 percent of all retail sales. But leaders in energy efficiency across the nation get more than 2 percent savings, and more than 14 states save at least 1 percent of retail sales a year.
NRDC, with our partners the Southern Environmental Law Center, the Sierra Club, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, worked hard to make sure we could continue to build on the progress energy efficiency has made in the Carolinas. And we're pleased by the actions by the utility commissions.
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Here's the dialog I had on AIM with a former BMW Tech. I just changed his name...
Tech: get in driver's seat, shut the door, and insert the key... don't start the engine... then press and hold the trip reset button on the cluster. as you hold it, it should bring up a 'service' triangle... when that happens, press and hold again.
Tech: this SHOULD (operative word) bring you into the services reset menu.... each press of the button should now change the picture on the cluster... things like an oil lamp, a picture of a radiator, the brake pad warning symbol, etc...
Tech: anything that is overdue will show red. services coming due will show yellow. services NOT due are green
Tech: when you find the 'rear brakes' symbol, press and hold again. it will come up with a 'reset?' press and hold again.... it should reset at this time.
Tech: now here's the rub
Tech: instead of resetting, occasionally it will bug. it will begin to show your brakes as 25,000 or so miles overdue.
Tech: the only fix you'll be able to do, is try to reset it a few more times. if it still doesn't work, drive around the block and try again. if it STILL doesn't go... then you must go to the dealer and they'll have to hook up
Ksfrogman: so what the dealer does is slightly different?
Tech: no
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Whiskey-Glazed Carrots
- Total Time:
- 30 min
- Prep:
- 10 min
- Cook:
- 20 min
- Yield:
- 6 to 8 servings
- Level:
- Easy
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter
- 2 pounds carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 3/4 cup whiskey, such as Jack Daniel's
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
Melt 1/2 stick (4 tablespoons) of the butter in a large skillet (with a lid) over high heat. Add half the carrots and stir them around to brown them quickly, about 1 minute. Remove to a plate and repeat with the remaining carrots.
Pour the whiskey into the skillet, taking care if you're cooking over an open flame. Let the whiskey bubble up and cook until slightly reduced, about 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium low, add the other 1/2 stick of butter and stir it around until it's melted. Stir in the brown sugar and some salt and pepper. Add the leaves from 1 of the sprigs of thyme, then add the carrots. Reduce the heat to low, place the lid on the skillet and cook for 5 minutes. Remove the lid and cook for another 5 minutes.
Serve garnished with the remaining thyme sprig.
Recipe courtesy of Ree Drummond
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November 25, 2014
High pressure will dominate during the day on Christmas, bringing quiet weather conditions to the area. By late Christmas evening/Thursday morning, another frontal system will pass to our north. This won't have a huge impact on the tri-state area, with just a chance of some passing flurries. However, north-east West Virginia (including areas like Morgantown) and northern Maryland will likely see better snowfall accumulations. This will have an impact on travel early Thursday morning.
By 7 AM, the NAM hints at the chance of some snow entering northern West Virginia and Maryland. By 10 AM, heavier snowfall (which is indicated by the green shading) is expected to enter Northern West Virginia. Overall, 1-2 inches of snowfall could fall in this area. As of right now, the other forecast models are not as bullish with this chance of snow.
For folks that are heading to Annapolis to see Marshall play in the Military Bowl, this may have an impact on your travel plans. That stretch of 68 that is prone to inclement weather will be very slick on Thursday morning. Therefore, you will want to delay your travel plans and leave Thursday afternoon after the roads will likely be plowed.
On Friday afternoon when the game takes place, conditions are expected to be dry with kick-off temperatures in the mid 40's.
Merry Christmas!
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1) BUDGET and TAXATION
In a much-anticipated special address on education, Gov. Rick Snyder today called for sweeping changes to improve public schools – including merit pay, tenure changes, more charter schools and more online learning – yet failed to provide any direction about how schools will be able to do more without adequate funding.
Current budget proposals for K-12 schools, community colleges, and universities call for hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts from the state – cuts that will directly impact student achievement, which Snyder says must improve or schools and educators will face severe penalties.
MEA President Iris K. Salters said Snyder's long list of ideas along with major budget cuts "simply doesn't make sense." In a press release, Salters described Snyder's proposal to base school funding on student performance as "counterproductive."
Latest news on education funding
What you need to know about tenure proposals
The House Education Committee today passed House Bill 4466, legislation to penalize labor unions that represent striking teachers.
EAST LANSING, Mich., April 27, 2011 –Against a backdrop of drastic cuts to education funding, Gov. Rick Snyder revealed his education plan for Michigan today, covering a variety of topics including early childhood education, teacher training, tenure, merit pay, charter schools and more.
School districts that want to fire ineffective teachers usually win tenure cases, a lawyer representing more than 400 districts testified today before the House Education Committee.
The committee is considering House Bill 4241, a bill to repeal the Teacher Tenure Act. The committee will meet again Wednesday at 9 a.m. to take additional testimony on tenure and to consider House Bills 4465 and 4466, legislation to toughen teacher strike penalties.
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The following key points are helpful when communicating with colleagues, policymakers, and others. Use these "talking points" to jump start an association meeting, a letter to the editor, or a conversation with community members or a legislator.
Schools with half-day kindergarten programs would receive less funding, a move that will exacerbate the budget crisis in many districts, under a budget plan that advanced in Lansing this week.
Thousands of Michigan residents attended the We Are the People protest at the Capitol Wednesday to tell lawmakers and Gov. Rick Snyder that it's time to stand up for working and middle class families.
LANSING - Today thousands of Michigan residents from more than a dozen cities across the state rode buses to Lansing to send a message to Gov. Snyder and State Legislators that it's time time start standing up for working and middle class families. After two weeks of paid vacation, Legislative committees will convene this week to begin voting on Gov. Rick Snyder's budget plan.
WASHINGTON—The National Education Association (NEA) opposes the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 continuing resolution that cuts key education and core programs that serve the nation's most vulnerable citizens.
"Everyone must make hard choices during these tough economic times, but our kids should not bear the brunt of the burden," said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel.
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