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Please join us for Earth Fest!
"Welcoming in the Spring"
Traditionally, the area's first Fest of the year celebrating the richness and beauty of our planet.
Earth Fest, sponsored by Earth Day Southern Tier, is one of the longest-running celebrations of Earth Day in the nation and a respected Southern Tier institution.
We are proud to be partnering with SUNY Broome Community College, the Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park, the Discovery Center and the Roberson Museum and Science Center to provide a four venue Fest. A FREE trolley service connects the sites. The Zoo is celebrating its 139th season Grand Opening and Roberson will be maintaining special hours corresponding to the Fest (10 to 4) with Planetarium shows held at 12,1, 2, and 3 PM (for an extra fee) and hands on activities. This year we are also partnering up with the Discovery Center which will be holding their grand opening for their 30th Anniversary signature exhibit, "What's the Buzz?" all about the honeybees and the important roles of pollinators. Each venue is offering discounts if you show up with a stamp from any of the other three venues: the Roberson, the Discovery Center and the Binghamton Zoo is $2 off and after all that you can get a free admission to Earth Fest!
The SUNY Broome Ecology Club will be operating a Book Exchange and an Electronic and Clothing Recycling Drop-off program for the event. Fuel- efficient cars will also be on display.
As always, there will be live music, food, magic shows, hands-on children's activities, crafts, demonstrations, and free give-a-ways. We also feature a River Trails Bike Cruise organized by the Southern Tier Bike Club.
Past exhibitors have included local companies like IBM, Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, NYSEG, Toyota, Johnson Camping, Taylor Garbage, and Frito Lay; government organizations such as NY State DEC, Broome County Division of Solid Waste, Broome County Environmental Management Council, Susquehanna River Basin Commission and Cornell Cooperative Extension; and non-profit organizations like Animal Care Council, Finch Hollow Nature Center, Sierra Club, and Waterman Conservation Education Center.
Your involvement in Earth Fest helps support Earth Day Southern Tier's mission by increasing public education and awareness of environmental concerns and the programs, products, and technology available to green the Tier and the planet. Together we can realize a better today and a sustainable, more healthy tomorrow.
If you are a vendor and wish to participate, please fill out our Exhibitor Reservation Form. Please also check out our new updated facebook page.
Earth Fest draws over 3,000 visitors and each year we widely publicize the event to reach an even greater community. As such, participants can expect exposure to a wide audience, recognition as a green community member and numerous networking possibilities.


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JVC Upgrades Analog Surveillance Cameras
JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., upgraded its latest high-resolution, 1/3-inch CCD analog surveillance cameras.
JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., upgraded its latest high-resolution, 1/3-inch CCD analog surveillance cameras. The new versions of the TK-C9200UA and TK-C9300UA box-style cameras, as well as the TK-C2201UA and TK-C2201WPUA fixed-dome models, now come with improved image processing to deliver brighter, clearer, and more stable images under varying conditions, company officials said.
"While the market share of networked video surveillance continues to increase, analog cameras still account for the majority of deployed CCTV systems," said Ian Scott, vice president of JVC Security Group, in a statement. "As a result, producing innovative analog cameras continues to be a priority at JVC."
With new 14-bit digital signal processing, the cameras deliver 600 TV lines of resolution. Super LoLux sensitivity assures precise color reproduction, even in challenging lighting conditions, according to JVC. Each camera also delivers 52db signal-to-noise ratio and 3D noise reduction for cutting picture noise in dark environments. In addition, the cameras use about 40 percent less power than conventional models, JVC said.
Other upgrades include improved edge enhancement, which makes highlighted objects more easily recognizable. JVC said auto-tracking white balance is now more stable and not easily influenced by color objects in the scene. The adjustable brightness range has also been widened, and objects illuminated by mercury-vapor light sources now look more natural with improved color reproduction. Images look crisper in LCD mode, according to the company, and an improved internal brightness setting helps deliver a brighter image in various scenes.
The TK-C2201UA and TK-C2201WPUA fixed dome cameras feature a variable focus lens with a patent pending fine focus adjustment (in addition to normal focus ring and lock screw). The TK-C2201UA meets the vandal-resistant standard, while the TK-C2201WPUA features an outdoor-ready, IP66 compliant vandal and tamper-proof design.
Intuitive menus make detailed settings easy to manage on the TK-C9200UA and TK-C9300UA cameras, according to JVC. The TK-C9300UA adds ExDR Plus, a proprietary JVC technology for extended dynamic range that clearly displays people and objects in the foreground even when they are in front of an extremely bright background.

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The Student Help Desk is located in Ettinger 003. You can also reach the Student Help Desk by dialing DESK (x 3375) or by sending e-mail to email@example.com. The Student Help Desk is open seven days a week during the academic year. Refer to signs on the Student Help Desk door for exact hours.
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The Help Desk is staffed by student Support Associates. These students are trained to help you with your questions about supported software. They will not be expected to answer questions about non-supported software (any programs not on the Muhlenberg network) or commercial on-line services (AOL, FastNet, etc).
Visit the Student Help Desk Blog for the latest in Campus IT Updates, Information, and Tutorials for Students.
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A little while later, we were gathered around the table again, as though nothing had happened. Except that when the food arrived, brought by a sheepish and silent Greg, nobody touched it. We simply drank. We were like survivors in a lifeboat, afflicted with an overwhelming thirst. Ann Brown stared at her husband as if, any minute, he might disappear. Every so often she'd turn to me, shake her head, and murmur, "You just saved my husband's life." Then she would fall to staring at him again.
The Browns drove me back to my hotel. In the spectral darkness of the car Ann recounted how Dick had driven home to pick her up after my reading. On the way to dinner, she said, he'd suddenly turned to her and declared how much he loved her and their daughter, and how excited he was for the rest of their lives together—not the typical speech that quiet, modest Dick Brown was known for making, even in private. And then, said Ann, they'd arrived at the restaurant, sat down, and a few minutes later he was choking to death.
While Ann talked, Dick was silent. But he was nodding, as if to say, Yes, that's how it was.
He'd been with me, a total stranger, all that day. He'd been courteous, generous, a perfect guide, showing me Kansas City. And among the sights were certain intimate symbols of his own life, certain places, certain people, certain things whose meanings only he could know. He had shown me those too, and told me their stories. And in so doing, I believe, he'd come to see his life, almost inadvertently, for a day, through a stranger's eyes, and had been filled, quietly, with feelings of gratitude and wonder at his own good fortune.
That, in brief, is what happened to me one day in Kansas City. It remains in my memory as a small story of humdrum travel disrupted by an act of genuine connection: that rare occurrence when the ordinary proves to be anything but, and a place you'd already marked as forgettable turns out to be a place you'll always remember.
JOHN BURNHAM SCHWARTZ is the author, most recently, of the novel Claire Marvel (Vintage).


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The Kamewa SL-series has been developed for powers in excess of 24MW requiring impeller diameters over 2meters. Input powers up to 50MW have been studied.
Manufactured from stainless steel, the mechanical layout is divided into a series of elements. The inlet duct is integrated into the hull structure. The impeller chamber is bolted to the transom and inlet duct.
Outboard of this is the guide vane chamber and the steering and reversing unit.
The impeller shaft is supported by a downsteam bearing, has the seal box at its inboard end on the intake duct, and is supported within the hull by a split bearing.
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Pasha and Bletter – Winter Mix 2013
Pasha and Bletter – Winter Mix 2013
This is a mix of all best songs this winter! Pasha and Bletter made this great mix and excellent video! And the good news is, they offer this mix for free!
Make sure you visit Pasha and Bletter 's facebook page for this download! on.fb.me/RvrVan
Pasha and Bletter – Winter Mix 2013
1. Will.I.Am feat. Britney Spears – Scream & Shout
2. Pitbull Feat. TJR – Don't Stop The Party
3. David Guetta feat. Ne-Yo & Akon – Play Hard
4. Nicki Minaj – Pound The Alarm
5. Kesha – Die Young
6. Flo-Rida – I Cry
7. B.o.b. ft. Nicki Minaj – Out of My Mind
8. Pitbull – I'm Off That
9. Maroon 5 – One More Night (Ultimix)
10. 50 Cent Feat. Dr. Dre & Alicia Keys – New Day (X-Mix)
11. Rihanna – Diamonds (Dave Aude Remix)
12. Nicki Minaj And Cassie – The Boys (Explicit Version)
13. Ne-Yo – Let Me Love You (Bob Sinclar Remix)
14. Icona Pop – We Got The World
15. Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch – Sweet Nothing
16. Rihanna ft. David Guetta – Right Now
17. David Guetta ft. Sia – She Wolf
18. Christina Aguilera – Your Body (Cosmic Dawn & Jason Nevins Remix Clean)
19. Ludacris feat. Usher And David Guetta – Rest Of My Life
20. David Guetta feat. Taped Rai – Just One Last Time
21. Carly Rae Jepsen vs. Owl City vs. Zedd – Always A Good Time (Jump Smokers Extended Bootleg)
22. Calvin Harris feat. Tinie Tempah – Drinking From The Bottle
23. Swedish House Mafia Feat. John Martin – Don't You Worry Child
24. Alesso Feat. Matthew Koma – Years
25. Avicii vs. Lenny Kravitz – Superlove (Original Version)
26. Burns – Lies (Otto Knows Remix)
27. U2 Vs. Tiesto – Pride (In The Name Of Love)
28. The Aston Shuffle vs. Tommy Trash – Sunrise (Won't Get Lost) (Tommy Trash Version)
29. Sebastian Ingrosso And Tommy Trash – Reload
30. Spencer & Hill – 1234
31. Porter Robinson – Language
32. Baluy & 1zik Feat. Shir – Mediocre Love (Maor Levi Club Mix)
33. Emma Hewitt- Rewind (Mikkas Remix)
34. Major Lazer Ft. Amber Coffman – Get Free (Andy C Remix)
The lives of Udi Bletter and Itai Pasha (Pasha and Bletter) ran on strikingly parallel paths until inevitably changed courses toward collision, resulting the birth of one of the freshest, most interesting DJ duos Tel Aviv has seen.
Pasha and Bletter, both have been experimenting with various instruments from their early years. Pasha and Bletter have inherited the burning desire to create and experience music in excess of quality and quantity alike. Udi's childhood memories include spending summers at the "Riviera" hotel in Eilat, watching his father jamming with jazz musicians from all over the world at the international jazz festival. Itai was playing his dad's bass guitar in his elementary school shows and concerts and at the fifth grade was already operating the school's radio station.
Pasha and Bletter began DJing (separately) in high school – by the age of 17, Itai was a resident of the university of Tel Aviv "dorm parties" and Udi was rocking prestigious private parties for people twice his age.
The third millennium caught Pasha and Bletter both juggling between several residencies in the finest lounges and dance bars in Tel Aviv, parties and of course, the Israeli army mandatory service. By that time their lifelines intersect – Itai and Udi are fellow DJ's, both consumed by their passion for electronic music. After finishing the service, Itai is honing his skills while holding residencies in several places which cater to different crowds while Udi works as a DJ in the legendary "99 Escape" radio station. The repercussions of house music explosions hit the weddings in Israel and now weddings are practically mini-raves for friends and families – Udi quickly becomes a rising star of the "house weddings" scene.
Over the last few years Udi and itai have been a staple of the local music scene, with residencies in Tel Aviv's most successful Bars and clubs and countless events in various sizes under their belt the future looks bright as a strobe light for these two cats.


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News Release 225
Department of Natural Resources awards $4 million to Carl Junction for wastewater improvements
Volume 39-225 (For Immediate Release)
For more information: 573-751-1010
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded $4 million in funding to the city of Carl Junction to expand the city's wastewater treatment facility and rehabilitate the sewer collection system.
The funding, which comes from Missouri's Clean Water State Revolving Fund, consists of a $2 million grant and a $2 million low interest loan. The amounts were based on an estimated project cost of $4 million and the project is expected to be complete by December 2014.
The Clean Water State Revolving Fund provides funding to assist communities with wastewater and drinking water infrastructure needs. A portion of the funding will be targeted toward green infrastructure, water and energy efficiency, and environmentally innovative projects.
The Department of Natural Resources' Water Protection Program will administer the grant and loan funds. The department is committed to working closely with communities to assist with funding efforts that support water and wastewater infrastructure improvement projects and provide a financial savings.
For more information on financing opportunities for drinking water and wastewater treatment improvement projects, visit the department's Water Protection Financial Assistance Center online.


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Research Librarian at the Jefferson Library. I manage the Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia, write the Summary View blog, and answer all sorts of queries. I'm interested in Jefferson's family and genealogy, historical myths and the different ways people remember (or misremember) events of the past, and quotations, among many other things.
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Hi Keith, You are right, this is pretty anachronistic. I am having a hard time imagining a situation where Jefferson would be giving anyone advertising advice! He did use the word "advertising," but not really in the sense we see here. Barry Popik has given this quote a thorough...more »
So sorry for the delay on this! No, this is not a genuine Jefferson quote.more »
Thanks Randall - it's fixed. Sorry to muddy the waters there! more »
Steve, this is from a letter to James Madison of 28 October 1785: http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-08-02-0534. You can find most...more »
Yes, this is from Query XIX of Notes on the State of Virginia: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89070264072?urlappend=%3Bseq=233more »
Hi Steve, This is a genuine Jefferson quote. Here's the Princeton transcription - not in finished form yet, but available through the Early Access documents program:...more »
Hi Michael - this is not Jefferson, but according to the Yale Book of Quotations, Joseph de Maistre: "Toute nation a le gouvernement qu'elle mérite." ("Every country has the government it deserves.") - Lettres et Opuscules Inédits vol. I., no. 53 (1851) (letter of 15 Aug. 1811)more »
Yes, I think it's safe to say this isn't Jefferson - I don't find this in any of his writings.more »
Hi Rodney, Yes, I saw that reference crop up a number of times when I was researching this quote. It does not pan out, however. I assume it is supposed to be a reference to the Princeton Papers of Thomas Jefferson, volume 1, page 334, but this quote does not appear on that page - it is...more »
Joshua - yes, this is spurious. I've created a page on it here, although as of yet there's not much we can say about it, other than the fact that we have no evidence that Jefferson wrote it....more »
This is from a letter to John Cartwright, 5 June 1824 - Here it is in the Lipscomb-Bergh edition of Jefferson's writings: http://babel....more »
This is actually a description of a selection of Jefferson quotes, written by Eyler Robert Coates, Sr. Coates did a compilation of quotes on "Jefferson on Politics & Government," arranging the quotes by category. On each category page he did a little summary at the top - these are often...more »
Bryan, see footnote #1.more »
Rickey, someone else just asked about this as well - I've created a page on it here:...more »
John, according to the Retirement Papers editors, the quotation appears in an "Addition to Note for Destutt de Tracy's Treastise on Political Economy," ca. 18 May 1816. He enclosed this addition in a letter to Joseph Milligan of 18 May 1816, with instructions for its placement in the published...more »
This is probably a reference to TJ's letter of 6 September 1789 to James Madison, in which he states that "The earth belongs always to the living generation. They may manage it then, and what proceeds from it, as they please, during their usufruct. They are masters too of their own persons, and...more »
Yes, this is from TJ's letter to Tadeusz Kosciuszko, 16 April 1811. The polygraph copy of this letter can be viewed here: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib020578, and a...more »
Carloz, see our article on firearms for the full citation for this quote. http://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/firearmsmore »
It is a real Jefferson quote, except for one minor textual difference (he didn't say "let us"). It's from a letter to William Johnson, 12 June 1823. Here's the letter as printed in the Ford edition:...more »
The Peden edition of Jefferson's _Notes_ clarifies this - it refers to a statute in Chapter 1 of the first year of the reign of Elizabeth I (1558-1559).more »
Thanks and kudos to you both for spotting these earlier variations, Lisa and kcc! I will note them in the article.more »
Dear Shaz, You are right to doubt this one: http://www.monticello.org...more »
Hi Chris, We usually will only address specific (real) Jefferson quotations with their own page if there is some question about them, or they seem to be getting asked about fairly frequently. This is not one that people have been asking about, to my knowledge, but I might consider...more »
Hi Bill - this one is spurious: http://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/democracy-will-cease-to-exist-q...more »
HanClinto is right - this one is genuine, and we've put a page up on it with details because it has definitely been making the rounds lately:...more »
Spurious too - we've got a page up now on this one: http://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/peace-brief-...more »
Michael, sorry for the long delay on this. Yes, it is spurious - I've put up a page on this quotation here:...more »
I always love that comment by Bacon...more »
There are a couple of sources for this - see our article on John Wayles (footnote 3): http://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/john-waylesmore »
Hi Chris - Nope, it's not a Jefferson quote. I've got a page up on this one now:...more »
Jethro Wood's initial letter to Jefferson of 1 October 1816 is at the Missouri History Museum; it was also excerpted in the Betts edition of Jefferson's Garden Book (p. 561). Jefferson's reply of 23 March 1817 has two extant copies: the polygraph copy is also at Missouri, and the recipient's...more »
Steve, that quotation is nowhere to be found in Jefferson's papers as far as I can tell.more »
Yes, I've quoted this letter myself above - I'm seeing that quote a lot lately. The full sentence as it appeared in Jefferson's letter is, "I hope we shall take warning from the example and crush in it's birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our...more »
Gwendolyn, I can tell you that I have not found anything like this in Jefferson's writings. It does remind me a bit of his comment on newspapers, "...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a...more »
You are spot-on - Jefferson did in fact have a fountain pen! He wrote to Bernard Peyton in 1824, "I saw yesterday in the hands of Mr. Dyer, a fountain pen, one of the best I ever saw. He said it was made for him by Mr. Cowan, a watchmaker of Richmond and cost him 5 D. ...Pray get the favor of...more »
Thanks for the lead! I always like to know how these get started. I originally saw that someone had posted this quote on Facebook, and decided to take the step of compiling a "debunk" page because there seemed to be some folks who thought it was authentic.more »
Teri, it is a genuine Jefferson quote, from TJ to Edward Carrington, January 16, 1787. Here's the transcription from the Ford edition: http://...more »
Hi Elizabeth - I've just put up a page on this one. It is genuine, sort of......more »
Mea culpa - I've fixed that now, so we are back to 1817. In the course of locating the 1817 reference in the America's Historical Newspapers database, I saw a number of earlier usages that are much closer to Curran's statement, and a few even attribute it directly to him. I've been slightly...more »
Brian, this is actually a real Jefferson quotation - from TJ to John Taylor of Caroline, 26 November 1798. The Balanced Budget Wikipedia page cites the Lipscomb-Bergh edition of Jefferson's writings for the quotation, but I notice that they actually leave a phrase out. Here is the full passage...more »
Lisa, Jefferson's Farm book contains information on the ultimate fate of some of Jefferson's horses. His Memorandum Books also contain some information on them. I'll try to fill in some info here soon...more »
Thanks, Denise - I'm fond of the quotation too. I think a lot of us can relate to that one!more »
Thanks, Eric! Apparently we're just instinctively inclined to jump to conclusions, according to this book I've been reading lately called, appropriately enough, Being Wrong. This works pretty well in a lot of situations, but not so much when you're doing history! Oh, and Mary...more »
And thank you for your comment! The ultimate gratification in my job is to know that the information we've provided has made a difference. Sounds like those schoolchildren got a wonderful glimpse of history!more »
This one was slippery, but I think I figured it out. It's Noam Chomsky (or perhaps David Barsamian) + Jefferson. I've created a new spurious quotation page for this one, and you can see all the details there:...more »
That is curious. The only source I can find, anywhere, that uses that quotation is Adrian Krieg's book. It also looks like something of a hybrid - the first sentence has a more modern ring than the rest of it. If you spot this quotation anywhere else, let me know.more »
I don't find this exact quotation in Jefferson's writings. It sounds like a paraphrase of this passage in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics: "For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them, e.g. men become builders by building and lyreplayers by playing the...more »
You are right Herb, that obviously can't be accurate. I've been looking into this since you posted your comment and I think that the author of this biographical sketch probably meant to say "unpublished papers" instead of "published" - that makes more sense, and there are indeed mentions of the...more »
We have fairly extensive records of Jefferson's letters, and the first step in figuring out whether you might have an authentic one is to find out if any copies of the letter in question are unlocated (there can potentially be three or more copies of a given letter). If you'd like to share the...more »
Christopher, you are quite right - that is not a Jefferson quotation as far as we know. The variations of this quote that you found with real Jefferson quotes attached to them are interesting - I've seen that phenomenon before with other quotes, but not this one (until now). I had...more »
No, we have no references to Jefferson playing billiards, in Paris or anywhere else. Somehow I neglected to link our main billiards article to this blog post - the article gives some more details that address your...more »
The Virginia House-wife is also available online in many different places, including Hathi Trust (1828 edition); the Internet Archive (1836 edition);...more »
Er...766.more »
Thanks so much, Jon. I personally think that Jefferson's remarks on the 1807 Weston, Connecticut meteorite fall are quite reasonable. If you haven't seen it already, you may be interested to know that this...more »
Thanks, Linnea! I did do a bit of searching to see if I could uncover any other reference to John Marshall's alleged severe billiard habit, but came up empty (not surprisingly!).more »
I just read a great line in Stacy Schiff's new biography of Cleopatra that I think applies pretty well here: "And in the absence of facts, myth rushes in, the kudzu of history."more »
Kevin, this quote is from Jefferson's prospectus for his translation of Destutt de Tracy's Treatise on Political Economy, communicated to Joseph Milligan in a letter of April 6, 1816. There's a reference to this quotation in our debunking of a different quotation, at...more »
Thanks, Steve, and please do pass it along! It actually does do some good – our reference questions on quotations have dropped dramatically in the last few years since the TJ Encyclopedia went up. There are still the problematic quotation-collection sites (Brainyquote, Quoteworld, Thinkexist)...more »
I love the Parkway, and so do lots of other people! The parkway is great for walking meditation (i.e. zoning out while you are exercising), because it's so well-graded that you are very unlikely to trip on anything. It's also very approachable - you don't have to be a super...more »
Every time I come through Monticello on a tour, I sidle over to the doorway of the piazza, stick my head in, and imagine relaxing in there with a nice fruity drink. Ahhh! One of the most beautiful spaces at Monticello, for sure.more »
Jefferson had almost 7,000 books when his library was at its peak in 1815. So many, in fact, that it's virtually impossible for them to have all fit in the Book Room - it seems likely they were actually spread all over the house. Imagine that the next time you visit Monticello!more »
I planted two packets-full of these little guys this spring - they were slightly difficult to germinate, but once they got going I was shocked to see them producing flowers and fruit within just a few months. I ate the first one this morning!more »
I refer to this page all the time when I can't quite remember when, say, Jefferson started his term as secretary of state (it happens to everybody, right?). I especially like the fact that you can see the public and private events side by side, which helps to put his whole life in...more »
This page is always a work in progress (there are always new books coming along, after all), but it's a great place to start for the curious. All these titles have been suggested by Monticello staff - these are the books we use the most often and find the most useful for our work.more »
This is a very difficult topic, and one that many have struggled to understand for a very long time now. This page offers an excellent point to start examining this subject. The text is freshly written by Cinder Stanton, our Shannon Senior Research Historian, and you'll find a link on the...more »
I don't know if anyone ever uses this page, but it lays out exactly how *I* would search for a quote (if I were you), so go ahead and take advantage of our years and years of expertise in hunting quotations. Really, you *can* try this at home!more »
This is my pet collection of Thomas Jefferson quotations that aren't, and we've worked long and hard to compile them. All the famous (or infamous) non-Jefferson quotations are listed here, but new ones are cropping up every day, so watch this space...more »
Sally Hemings & Thomas Jefferson is a complicated and sometimes confusing topic to dive into, but this page makes it easy to get started. It's my go-to place for patrons who are curious about this topic and want to explore it themselves. There's even a comprehensive bibliography...more »
Maybe you don't have your very own set of the Retirement Papers, but thanks to all the hard work the editors put into these cumulative indexes, at least you can find out what's in them! This is a great research tool and incredibly useful for getting intellectual access to those...more »
Who knew Jefferson was funny? Actually, most of these anecdotes aren't exactly knee-slappers, but it's fun to get a glimpse of the lighter side of Jefferson. My favorite is the one about the convent...more »
This story is just adorable.more »
I created this article in response to an inquiry from some folks in Monticello Brianza, Italy. Alberti seems a somewhat mysterious figure, but I extracted every single possible snippet of information from our files and compiled it all here, so this is the best source of information on Mr....more »
This is a great example of a social phenomenon which I personally find fascinating, and which is probably common in some form or another with all public figures - the "I met Jefferson and didn't know it" story. There are at least four or five stories that I know of that tell of...more »
Not only was TJ dealing with massive debt and deteriorating health during his retirement; but every crank, drunk, huckster, and salesperson within a thousand miles was writing to him. Which makes for highly amusing reading, for us!more »
Thanks, Frances! To me, that is high praise indeed. And yes, you make yet another good point – human emotions are very complicated. The more I think about this, the more I realize what a vast wilderness this aspect of Jefferson is (and, well, all people, for that matter)! And we have no guides...more »
Thanks, Nnox – I'm glad you found the post interesting (and perhaps thought-provoking!). I didn't directly address the issue of TJ's relationship with his mother in the blog post, and maybe I should have. But it's fomented a great discussion anyway. I can see how people have deduced everything...more »
Hello everyone, and thank you so much for all the comments! I think we may be getting somewhere. Mark, I think that seeing the original treaty language does clear this up in one regard – if the specific language of the document the Herschel (and other ships) carried was dictated by the treaty...more »
Thanks, Mary Claire! Obviously my eye was caught by the picture of Reverend Barbie, but I really enjoyed the rest of your post, too – you are so funny!more »
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text: Over 100 employees were honored for their hard work and dedication at the recent employee awards ceremony at the Julian J. Leavitt Family Jewish Nursing Home. Lisa Robinson of Springfield, a CNA with Spectrum Home Health and Hospice, a member of the JGS family for over a decade, was a recent recipient of the JGS President's Award. The President's Award was established in 2000 to recognize employees throughout the JGS campus for their high level of care and service on behalf of elders. This year, two employees were chosen for this honor. Pierina Murphy of Enfield, Conn., a care manager at Ruth's House, brings her calm, compassionate manner to work with her each day. Her kind and pleasant demeanor has won everyone over. Murphy takes a personal interest in the Ruth's House residents. She recently lent out her own CD player so that a resident would not "miss her music." She understands that a person's living environment is important to their well-being and has taken it upon herself to be certain that a resident's room is cheerful. At the end of each shift, Murphy makes a point to check in with each resident to see if they need anything. Though Murphy has only been with Ruth's House for a year, she makes a big difference every day. A home health patient was very leery of having a "stranger" come into her home to provide care. Lisa Robinson of Springfield, a CNA with Spectrum Home Health and Hospice, has a friendly, accommodating attitude which has made her visits a much anticipated part of the week. Robinson makes an extra effort to know her patients and tries to accommodate their needs so they don't have to always ask. Robinson's exceptional skills and compassion have resulted in her accepting additional work as she also serves as part of the hospice team. Robinson started with JGS at Ruth's House 11 years ago and subsequently joined the Spectrum team. We appreciate her work and loyalty to Spectrum and JGS. Another group of employees were feted for their years of service. Those with the longest tenure included: Joanne Moran for 30 years of service and John Roy for 25 years of service as JGS employees. JGS is a healthcare system serving elders and their families. For more information about JGS programs, please call 567-3949 ext. 1321. |


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Facts about GLIMMER
- Breed: Domestic Shorthair
- Color: Tiger Striped
- Age: Adult
- Sex: Female
- Hair: Short
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I am already spayed, up to date with shots, declawed, and good with cats.
Volunteer Jan Goss was madder than a hatter to learn that her deadbeat neighbor AND the roommate had both moved out and left their cats behind. The cats weren't living in luxury prior to their abandonment, as the house had no electric or heat for quite some time, but when it was locked up and condemned, the cats were totally at a loss as to where to go, so they sought refuge at Jan's. Although there were several cats now helpless and homeless, only this pretty brown tabby girl actually let herself get rescued; thankfully it was in the nick of time, as she was pregnant, loaded with fleas and ear mites and extremely hungry!
Luckily there wasn't anything too serious going on with the gorgeous gal I named Glimmer, who was born in June of 2009; I suspect this pregnancy was not her first, but certainly now would be her last. Gregarious and outgoing, Glimmer was thrilled to the gills to be indoors and doted on,and we are more than happy to indulge her every whim. She is as sweet as they come, gets along famously well with the other cats, and will no doubt make a wonderful addition to any family who desires a lovely little lap cat who also knows how to have fun. I bet she will tickle you fancy, so come on down and meat this fabulous feline for yourself!
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GLIMMER, a Grand Rapids Domestic Shorthair cat was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Domestic Shorthair for sale in Grand Rapids, or seeking a Domestic Shorthair cat from a breeder in Grand Rapids.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Grand Rapids already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Grand Rapids breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Domestic Shorthair breeders who help with Domestic Shorthair rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Grand Rapids paves the way for another one to be saved.


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Art Show: Louise Belcourt
This New York City artist looks to the landscape of her native Canada for the inspiration behind her bold, colorful abstractions
By Vicky Lowry
Belcourt moved to New York in 1984—she has lived in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn since long before it was trendy or one could buy groceries with ease—and started to paint in earnest a decade later. "They were red, beat-up, stressed-out, scruffy paintings," she says. "My life was tough, trying to pay the rent and have time in the studio. Then I'd go to the country and see all this green." Over the summer she'd make sketches of the landscape, much like the way a pianist practices scales. When she returned to New York she'd glance at these gouaches—she has filled 18 sketchbooks so far—wondering, she says, "what they'd look like as abstracts."
Ten solo shows and countless group exhibitions later, Belcourt continues to push the boundaries between abstraction and traditional landscape painting, aiming to create something that, as she puts it, "feels like a real thing but isn't a picture of a landscape." Her recent "Mounds" series, begun in 2011, is an extension of her focus on hedges and is more abstract than ever—muscular geometric shapes piled up in her trademark cool palette. "I think Jeff Bailey [Belcourt's New York dealer] is like, Enough with all the blue and green," she says with a laugh. Sometimes there's a surreal dash of red, but it's a red far removed from those angry, early paintings.
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Yuck guitarist/vocalist Daniel Blumberg moonlights as Oupa, and through that project he recently took to covering Smog's "It's Rough." Stream the track after the jump.
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My name is Armetis!
Facts about Armetis
- Breed: Boxer/Pit Bull Terrier Mix
- Color: Tan/Yellow/Fawn - With White
- Age: Young
- Size: Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
- Sex: Female
Armetis's Info...
I am housetrained, up to date with shots, good with kids, and good with dogs.
This beautiful 8 month old Boxer/Pit Bull mix is such a sweetheart! She is already crate and potty trained, and is learning her basic obedience commands. She plays wonderfully with her foster brother and loves to be petted and loved on. Could you be the home she is looking for?
Armetis' adoption fee is $250
Other Pets at Saving Grace Animal Rescue of Maryland
Why Adoption is a Great Option
Armetis, a Baltimore Boxer/Pit Bull Terrier dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Boxer/Pit Bull Terrier for sale in Baltimore, or seeking a Boxer/Pit Bull Terrier dog from a breeder in Baltimore.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Baltimore already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Baltimore breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Boxer/Pit Bull Terrier breeders who help with Boxer/Pit Bull Terrier rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Baltimore paves the way for another one to be saved.


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Our annual update to everything you need for a great cookout this summer: the burgers, the brats, the grill itself. And one very smoky cocktail.
The Hot Dog Alternative: Brooklyn Cured Sausage Sampler Pack
I'll never knock the classic American hot dog, but is there any better string of words in the English language than "Sausage Sampler Pack"? Scott Bridi of Brooklyn Cured has put his substantial charcuterie expertise into a whole battery of forcemeats ranging from chorizos to merguez to brats, five of which are bundled together and available nationally. So when planning your next backyard barbecue, maybe make room on the grill next to those beef franks for some chicken, duck, pork, and lamb. Hell, get the whole farm on there. —EG
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Disabato: Garrett Jones ready to deliver in a pinch for Pittsburgh Pirates
By Pat Disabato firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @disabato October 8, 2013 9:32PM
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Garrett Jones has had the same dream for more than a week:
With the game on the line, he steps to the plate and wallops a game-winning homer, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates to a playoff victory.
Not just any dinger. He'd prefer a walk-off.
"That's my dream," Jones, a 1999 Andrew graduate, said by phone Saturday. "Hitting a walk-off homer to win it."
Dreaming is what Jones, a first baseman/outfielder for the Pirates, has been relegated to since the acquisitions of Marlon Byrd, an outfielder, and Justin Morneau, a first baseman, in late August.
With the Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals tied two games apiece and set to play a decisive Game 5 Wednesday in their National League Division Series, Jones might still fulfill his dream.
To have it occur in the Pirates' biggest game in 21 years would make it that much sweeter for Jones.
"I'm just waiting for my chance," said Jones, a 6-foot-4, 230-pound left-handed-hitting slugger who's in his fifth season with the Pirates. "I'm working on pinch-hitting. It's a totally different mind-set. You have to be ready to swing at the first good pitch. I just want that chance."
With the game Wednesday in St. Louis, a walk-off can't happen. However, any type of contribution from the Tinley Park native would provide a sense of accomplishment.
Jones struck out Monday pinch-hitting during the Pirates 2-1 loss that forced Game 5.
It's been that type of season for Jones, who finished with a .233 average, 26 doubles, 15 homers and 51 RBI. A decent season, until you consider his numbers from 2012: .274 average, 28 doubles, 27 homers and 86 RBI.
Jones, 32, is as perplexed as anyone with his struggles.
"It's been frustrating at times," Jones said. "I was coming off a good year. I've been trying to find my swing from last year. I got it in my head (this season) that I needed to hit for more power. I was trying to hit balls out of the park and instead I was hitting a lot of ground balls. I never got my swing back on a consistent basis.
"We had an opportunity to get Byrd and Morneau and got them. They (management) wanted to spark the offense and unfortunately, it came at the expense of me playing."
The irony in all of it is that the date the Pirates acquired Morneau from the Minnesota Twins — Aug. 31 — Jones hours earlier had one of his best games of the season: 3-for-4, a homer and four RBI during a 5-0 win over the Cardinals.
"Bad timing," Jones said. "Who knows if I get hot earlier if they make that trade."
It's unlikely, considering Jones pretty much had delivered his entire career with the Pirates. A huge fan favorite, he's clubbed 100 homers with Pittsburgh and is the only Pirate to hit a ball out of PNC Park (opened 2001) on the fly into the Allegheny River. Being a reserve isn't the path he imagined.
Still, being a part of this Pirates resurgence has been one of the thrills of his life, a notch or two behind the birth of his son, Jaxon, who's now 18 months old.
Jaxon Jones. How's that for a big-league-ready name?
Jones was in awe like the rest of America during the Pirates one-game wild-card win Sept. 30 over the Cincinnati Reds. PNC Park, one of baseball's finest, was a madhouse. It was a far cry from when Jones started his career in Pittsburgh, playing amid thousands of empty seats.
"I had the chills," Jones said. "It had to be intimidating for the Reds. The fans here are great and have always been great to me."
Jones is aware this could be his final season with the Pirates. It will come down to a desire to play every day and economics — he made $4.5 million this season for the frugal Pirates and is arbitration-eligible.
"I just want an opportunity to play every day," said Jones, who resides in Frankfort during the offseason with his wife and son. "I still have plenty of years of baseball left. I feel great. Right now, I'm just concentrating on helping us win games. We've got the team to go all the way."


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"The Hormone of Darkness" Won't Come Out in the Light
Keeping the lights on all night might keep away the monsters under the bed, but it also keeps away the "hormone of darkness," melatonin, according to a new study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Melatonin, which is secreted into the blood by the brain's pineal gland at night, is involved in the circadian rhythm. Scientists believe that disrupting circadian rhythms can contribute to metabolic disease. Specifically, melatonin receptor genes have been linked to type 2 diabetes. Melatonin is also a powerful antioxidant that may help prevent cancer.
You don't want to mess with Mother Nature when it comes to your melatonin production, and that's exactly what you're doing if you are up all night with the lights on, according to the study. Exposure to bright room light during the usual hours of sleep suppressed melatonin by more than 50 percent. The study found that even exposure to bright room light in the hours before bedtime shortened melatonin production by about 90 minutes, compared to exposure to dim light during that time.
In their report, the authors concluded that "chronically exposing oneself to electrical lighting in the late evening disrupts melatonin signaling and could therefore potentially impact sleep, thermoregulation, blood pressure, and glucose homeostasis." It seems that we were not built to have bright light after dusk, when melatonin production is supposed to be gearing up.
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By the CAR road test team
Long Term Tests
01 March 2013 10:30
Now my time with the Sportage has ended it's time to admit to something: I've never been a big fan of soft roaders. The full, river-wading, rockfall-clambering Monty is fine (even if it never does a day's real work in its life) but I can't bear pretend things dressed up to look the part, but which couldn't tow a following wind or wade out of a puddle.
So the Sportage started its nine-month stay with me on the back foot. I needed something man enough to tow a trailer and it needed to prove it could do the job, despite the on-paper credentials. I soon warmed to it though, Peter Schreyer's eye-catching design sits well on my driveway and the Sportage has a genuine presence rather than coming across as an ostentatious poseur.
Criss-crossing the country looking for a rally car promptly racked the miles up and I pretty soon made friends with the cruise control, quite liking the layout of buttons and clear display in the instrument cluster. There's been more work since, towing the Mk2 Escort to events, acting as a fully loaded service barge and – its swansong – towing my old Ford Escort Mexico to the NEC Classic Car Show to be shown off. The Kia handled it all easily and has proved to be a consummate tow vehicle.
The four-wheel drive must have been needed at some stage, especially towing in some of the grassy paddocks, but I can't say I noticed. The on-demand system stays mostly in frugal two-wheel-drive mode, doing what it has to, when it has to, with no fiddling or intervention needed by the driver. Fuel consumption? The best I've achieved is 40mpg and it's hovered persistently around the 36mpg mark against an official combined figure of 49.6. Way off, but it's closer than some others in the fleet have managed.
With its burden removed, the Sportage is involving and surprisingly nimble. The steering feel could be more linear but steering response and handling is sharp, and the Kia feels smaller than it is when going cross-country. You might want to sit down for this but although taller than a BMW 520d SE Touring, it's shorter, narrower and weighs less, which does tend to undermine that whole Chelsea Tractor, anti-SUV argument a tad.
The Sportage drives like a car rather than a truck, with a firm but compliant ride. The lack of flashy, 'spray-on' ultra low-profile tyres probably helps, as the 225/60 R17 Hankooks are a fat enough section to soak up most things the surface throws at them, shielding those inside from the jitters. The upholstery is classy and robust if not 'premium,' but the dash is a bit fussy and the disastrous red-lettered centre display is unreadable.
The equipment is comprehensive on the 'KX2' trim level. Pretty well the only thing missing is built-in sat-nav; for that I'd need the highest level KX3. Perhaps the only thing I haven't used is the whopping electric panoramic glass sunroof, simply because I don't do sunroofs. What would be useful to me though, is some kind of rear-view camera to aid trailer hitching.
As I pen this 10,425 miles have passed under the wheels of the Sportage and I've grown to like it a lot. It's good to look at, affordable, fun to drive, quite refined, practical, comfortable, has average fuel consumption, a seven-year transferable warranty and, when it comes to doing a hard day's work, nobody could accuse it of being soft.
By Jesse Crosse
I've racked up a fair few miles in the Sportage during the last eight months but a trip to Aberfeldy at the foot of the Scottish Highlands, then on to Edinburgh, was the first decent road trip I'd made.
The first leg was Oxfordshire to The Lakes, 240 miles and an overnight on the shores of Ullswater. It was definitely a job for the cruise control and the further north we got, the easier it was to use as traffic thinned. We left the M6 at Kendal towards Windemere then joined one of my favourite roads, the Kirkstone pass. We spent around four and a half hours driving, including a stop for lunch and arrived at Glenridding in good shape.
Next morning, we set off on the next leg to Aberfeldy. The rain came, obviously. Plenty of time to check out the auto wash-wipe though, and while I've been sceptical about these in the past this one definitely works, picking up the pace as the deluge increased.
After a good couple of days including a trip to the shores of Loch Tay to enjoy some serious walking country, we headed for Edinburgh and a 10km run on Sunday. Phew! I'd planned to drive back the following day expecting to feel wrecked afterwards but felt good enough to make the 400-mile trip home that afternoon. Six and a half hours later we were back home, having covered just shy of 850 miles during the week. The Sportage's comfort levels meant we felt like we'd done half that amount.
The Sportage has been hard at it since the last report and during the last month has really earned its credentials as a Sports Utility Vehicle. In September, it was on rallycar towing duty again with a three-hour trip each way to Woodbridge airfield in Suffolk, then in early October, it was off to bonnie Scotland for a few days for a decent road trip to the Highlands then on to Edinburgh and home.
I've also discovered a couple of gadgets I didn't realise the Sportage had (they're not that obvious), one being the Hill Start Assist Control which holds the car for a couple of seconds on a slope, long enough to move the foot from brake to throttle. As there's no switch or graphics involved, I wanted to check this feature was actually fitted and went out to try it nearby. It works well and will be handy for those who struggle with hill starts, even though that doesn't include me. The other is a Downhill Brake Control which does as it suggests but seems like a hardcore feature for a soft-roader like the Sportage.
As I pen this the mileage has just crept over 10,000 and the Hankook tyres are wearing well with 7mm left on the rear and just over 6mm on the fronts.
I had been a little disappointed with the fuel consumption which on average hovers around 35mpg (compared to an official combined figure of 49mpg). But having looked back through a few issues of CAR at what some of our other long termers are achieving, I realise that in percentage terms, the Sportage is doing better than some of the saloons and estates on the fleet. I'll be saying goodbye to it soon. Have I enjoyed it? I'll get to that when I say goodbye in a few weeks time.
I've racked up almost 8,000 miles in the Sportage in almost exactly six months, which must be a record for me. It hasn't missed a beat so far, although the little 'set-resume' switch of the cruise control has become a bit random of late and sometimes takes a couple of prods to set, or it un-sets when I pull down to slow down. The Kia's been fun though, living up to its name but above all comfortable, with not an aching back in sight.
I mentioned in an earlier report that the Kia passes the 'Apple Test' and intuitive controls mean no need to check out the handbook much. I noticed it does have a comprehensive section on the dos and don'ts of towing though, invaluable for people who might be anxious about trying it for the first time. I'd also missed a couple of useful details such as a cruise control set switch increases or reduces speed in 2mph increments if prodded briefly, useful to know as I use it a lot.
I've used the Bluetooth voice activated phone system with my iPhone a fair bit. When you hit the dial button the first thing it does is ask whether you want to dial 'by number' or 'by name.' Now I have to say, I'm not the biggest fan of voice activation generally but this system isn't bad.
At higher motorway speeds it can struggle to compete with wind noise though. Ironically, I once phoned the Kia PR manager by accident instead of an engine builder (they share the same first name and different, though similar surnames) and wondered why he sounded puzzled when I started banging on about Ford Crossflow engines. It also makes me smile when I ask to dial 'home' and the female voice confirms with 'hyume?' Vowels getting mixed up there I reckon.
Otherwise, I've completed the first rally in the Escort I towed back from the Isle of Wight behind the Kia and you can read more about that elsewhere on the Blog page. The Sportage faced a mighty task that weekend with loads of gear to carry as well as the towing bit, but handled it easily. As I pen this, I'm preparing to leave for the next event in a couple of days time in Suffolk. It's a fair trek so I'll be glad of the comfort – and not for the first time.
Things have quietened down temporarily and the Sportage has been on 'normal duties' for the last month with a mixture of fairly routine local and long runs plus some tyre lugging for the rally car preparation. For your info, the Sportage will swallow eight wheels rims and 12 tarmac rally tyres all in one go with nay bother.
I'm still hooked on how relaxing it is to drive, though its fun too with responsive steering and a crisp turn-in. I've developed a phobia for car washes having spent eight hours or so polishing whirls out of one of my own cars a few months ago but this one is easy to swab off with a sponge and it's not equipped with my pet hate, fiddly alloy wheels that are impossible to clean.
There are a couple of criticisms. Although I generally like the layout of the dash, I can't really see the point of having a second smaller display above the audio system. A bigger one is that they otherwise decent quality is let down by the soft cladding on the dash which is gappy and poorly fitting. But still my biggest bugbear (and not unique to Kia), are the red on black displays which may look great on a designers screen but are at best, murky and indistinct.
With headlights on in any kind of daylight, they dim, whereupon the messages they give vanish from sight altogether. There's no way I've found of turning that feature off, the only solution is to turn the lights off. Note to car designers, not everyone has 20/20 vision and can see flea at 10 paces in the pitch black. Make sure things are visible before you make them pretty.
Other than that the message is all good. I'm working on bringing down the fuel consumption of around the 35mpg mark a(including the towing antics) against a combined figure of 49.6mpg and I'll let you know how I get on. Later this month It'll be towing the rally car down to Kent for the first event, no doubt proving yet again that an SUV can double as stylish family car and a serious workhorse with no problem.
Manufacturers are forever coming up with new niches to ring the changes and what were once just 4x4s have become Sports Utility Vehicle, Sports Activity Vehicles, and now Crossovers. I reckon the Kia Sportage has slipped neatly in to every one of those pigeon holes over the last month because as well as providing the daily transport, it's fetched my 'new' rally car, been a rally support vehicle and done some stirling charity work too.
The first part of the month was pretty exciting as having finally tracked down a Group 4 Ford Escort tarmac rally car that ticked all the boxes (after a five-month search), it was off to its home on the Isle of Wight to retrieve it. With the rented and sizeable trailer in tow we made a whopping 12m vehicle in the eyes of the Ferry company which attracted an appropriate ticket price.
Up with the first fart of a sparrow, junior Jesse Alex and I took off down the M40 and A34, glad of the light work the Sportage made of towing and the comfortable cabin. There was plenty of room for snacks and hot drinks in the cupholders too. The centre console has two sizes of cupholder, one big enough for those thermos cup things which is the sort of detail you notice at that time of the morning.
It was the weekend of those howling gales that we made the trip and I was fearful that a) we wouldn't get a ferry back and b) a piece of tree would land on the new toy and seriously spoil my day. Neither happened and we made it, after a very long squawk, back in time to tuck the yellow thing up in its new home and for Al to get off and see his mates. The trip was made almost completely on motorways and the Sportage's cruise control worked well for the towing, making life a lot more restful. Keep an eye on this blog for more action with the 'Wee Yellow Beastie' as we call it here, and a new blog following our progress on the rally stages, starting soon.
A week later I was out at the Abingdon Stages at Dalton Barracks for some action in the co-driver's historic spec Mk1. We were using the van to tow this time and the Sportage had an easier job as support vehicle, aka somewhere else to hide when it starts peeing down. After a lot of fun we were forced to retire after four stages with a technical hitch and with the cruise control set in the Sportage, I wafted home.
The final job was helping to set up for the annual Midnight Walk, a fund raiser for Mrs C's place of work, Banbury's Katharine House Hospice. There were loads of bread rolls, packs of bacon and bananas to move to the local cricket club, enough to fuel the 600 or so walkers. Seats flicked flat, the Sportage was loaded to the gunnels, its livery conveniently matching Katharine House's corporate colours.
I was marshalling at two points throughout the night during which it stair-rodded with rain and although mid-summer, was cold. I did learn at one point to be more careful prodding around for an interior light button because I inadvertently opened the electric sunroof a tad (whose switches are adjacent) but nothing seemed to leak despite the downpour. The night was a great success, the walkers were undeterred and the part leather seats survived unmarked despite the excessive dampness of the driver.By Jesse Crosse
It's amazing how your views on things can change once you actually give something a go. I've got to admit I read the Sportage blurb with some cynicism before it arrived, particularly the Sport bit. OK, the looks are 'sporty' enough but when I got to the bit about the high sheet metal glass ratio giving the feeling of sitting low in the cockpit, I started to glaze over a touch.
Actually its true, you can sit low and if anything the passenger seat, which in this model isn't adjustable for height, is a little too low for Mrs C. who finds herself peering over the dash. But the handling certainly lives up to the claim, the steering is sharp, the nose turns in crisply and there's very little body roll. All that makes the Sportage easy and restful to drive on the country roads where I live and I don't feel as though I'm wrestling a Leviathon as I have done in some SUVs. Maybe the term 'crossover' isn't as much marketing hype as I thought, the Kia is certainly quite car-like to drive for a biggy.
It's great driving something more practical again after the Cayman too. The first airport trip with the two of us, ironically only involved cabin baggage so it didn't really stretch things storage-wise. But long things, like the 6ft strip light I picked up for the workshop the other day can be lobbed in the back with no messing about. Rear seats are easy to work from the back of the car with a flick of a catch and a shove. Electric folding mirrors are useful for squeezing into an ancient multi-story I frequent, which was designed when the original Mini was current. Fuel consumption hovers around the high 30s at the moment which is a tad lower than the official 49.6mpg official figure, given that I don't drive it like a hooligan. I'll have to experiment with that as time goes on.
The Sportage arrived the other day and it doesn't look as though I'll be needing a course of therapy after all. After a couple of drives and a good poke around my new accommodation I don't think the switch from Cayman to 4x4 is going to be as bad as I thought. Not because they're similar, obviously, but because they're so completely different.
There's nothing wrong with a car-life-laundry now and again and what the Sportage lacks in raw performance it makes up for in convenience, comfort and decent equipment levels. I found my kind of driving position easily (thought there might be a big compromise on that one) and the the rear seat backs just fold flat on the squab with no fancy catches to find and fiddle – though it's a shame they don't fold entirely flat. The six speed 'box is light with a slop-free gate, and the brakes are strong, but unlike some others not over-sensitive with it.
The electric power steering feels overly light at first but that's only at low speed. On the move it progressively loads up and at cruising speeds has a good, meaty feel. Kia reckons the EPS is worth a 3.5% improvement in fuel economy over a hydraulic rack so I wouldn't want it any other way. The engine is a torquey beast and the little change-up light in the instrument display is addictive and encourages short shifting.
Generally, the Sportage is an intuitive package, a bit like an Apple Mac, and the manual has so far stayed put in the glove box. The cruise control has a separate steering wheel button to arm it and another for set and resume – a neat setup. It's not adaptive but likely to get used a lot on motorways, more to keep the lid on fuel consumption than through laziness. That said, there's some towing to be done as well so it'll be interesting to see what some serious haulage does to the fuel consumption.
Over the last few years Kia has emerged from the ranks of the also-rans to become a manufacturer of great looking cars underpinned by sophisticated technology and backed by that famous seven-year warranty. Tempting designer Peter Schreyer to move across from VW in 2006 was a masterstroke, and the third-generation Sportage is a great example of how his pull-no-punches approach lifted something from embarrassingly dull to pretty striking.
As luck would have it, a Sportage being shortlisted for the CAR long-term fleet coincided with my occasional need to tow a classic rally car around. I had my doubts as the Sportage is regarded as a 'crossover' rather than a full-on trailer-hauling SUV, and at first I reckoned it was probably all mouth and no trousers. Hopefully I'm wrong about that, as the four-wheel drive and manual 'box-equipped KX-2 2.0 CRDi can pull two tonnes, as much as a Land Rover Freelander, so despite the pretty face it should fit the bill. The fact that it's a crossover and should be more car-like to drive, as well as look at, might also help with the sizeable culture shock I'm about to confront – my daily driver for the last two years has been a Porsche Cayman S.
Kia makes the job of speccing cars easy. Instead of the usual daunting options list, each model 'is what it is' to make the ordering process simpler. The KX-2 CRDi comes with a six-speed manual 'box and costs £23,025. For that you get a basic audio system with iPod interface and Bluetooth phone connectivity with voice control, a multi-function steering wheel, cruise control, part-leather trim, basic air-con, an electric one-touch panoramic sunroof and reversing sensors.
The 2.0 CRDi makes 134bhp and 236lb ft torque, less than the 150bhp and 309lb ft of the lowest spec Freelander 2 TD4 engine but on the plus side, the combined consumption figure is slightly better at 49.6mpg (compared to 45.6mpg). The 17-inch alloy wheels may not be the most fashionable but bode well for the ride quality, while on the down side the headlights on the '2' level cars are halogen and not xenon.
Despite the 'one size fits all' approach, there are a couple of extras on our Sportage. The 'Byte' blue metallic paint we've chosen costs £475 and the crucial tow bar is £386.99, making a grand total of £23,886.99. Overall, it's an awful lot of car for the money, especially when you consider that seven-year warranty is good for 100,000 miles and transferable to subsequent owners.
Given the plentiful supply of quick cars on the fleet I thought I might skulk off quietly to enjoy the Sportage for the duration but I think I've been sussed. Appreciative noises are already leaking from the CAR offices and I've a feeling the keys might be nicked sooner rather than later.
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rojay says
RE: Kia Sportage 2.0 CRDi (2012) long-term test review
Why you would ever choose a RAV4 over this is beyond me...
11 March 2013 11:17
Fadyady says
I've never been a fan of soft-roaders but Kia Sportage has a rather car-like and smart-ish road presence.
01 March 2013 22:48
recklessfox says
Thanks for this final review. I have complained about other bloggers giving no useful information (apart from on the limit handling) but this is really helpful and made me seriously think abouyt whether I might like one. One point, if you spend a lot of time towing, you can't expect to get anywhere near the official mpg figures - I'm surprised you did as well as you did.
Thanks for this final review. I have complained about other bloggers giving no useful information (apart from on the limit handling) but this is really helpful and made me seriously think abouyt whether I might like one.
One point, if you spend a lot of time towing, you can't expect to get anywhere near the official mpg figures - I'm surprised you did as well as you did.
01 March 2013 14:20
chrisward1978 says
I suspect the Sportage may be all the car you'd ever need. I will be certainly encouraging the missus to have a look at one when hers comes up for replacement.
24 January 2013 13:40
papagomp says
Looks like your's might not be the only Kia with fuel economy figures that could be optimistic. Check this out. http://www.worldcarfans.com/112110550168/hyundai-kia-admit-false-fuel-economy-numbers-will-offer Dont know if this covers your car, but worth checking just in case.
Looks like your's might not be the only Kia with fuel economy figures that could be optimistic. Check this out.
Dont know if this covers your car, but worth checking just in case.
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The Responsive Organization
If the rate of change on the outside exceeds the rate of change on the inside, the end is near.
The rate of change external to each of our organisations is now so great that no organisation can ensure it is changing faster than the external system. Global interconnectedness, the rapid speed of ideas in a digital economy & new means of working and collaborating means that change will only continue to accelerate.
As the flow of information increases, companies are gaining competitive advantages by shifting their focus from efficiency to their ability to learn and respond rapidly to new information. Companies today are realizing that adaptability and iteration speed are paramount, necessitating a fundamental rethinking of corporate structures and information systems. Previous organizational strategies were designed for job functions that were mostly routine and static. Hierarchical systems of command and control allowed senior leadership to drive efficiency and predictability but at the expense of adaptability, free information flow, and rapid response. Leading companies are now restructuring for greater adaptability and iteration speed.
The Responsive Organization is built to learn and respond rapidly by optimizing for the open flow of information; encouraging experimentation and learning on rapid cycles; and organizing as a network of employees, customers, and partners motivated by shared purpose.
The Shift
A number of fundamental shifts in corporate structures and information systems are required to take advantage of the increased speed of information.
- Efficiency
- Hierarchies
- Controlling
- Extrinsic Rewards
- Office & Office Hours
- Customers & Partners
- Responsiveness
- Networks
- Empowering
- Intrinsic Motivation
- Anywhere & Anytime
- Community
From Efficiency to Responsiveness
Historically, competitive advantages came from optimizing for efficiency and labor productivity of standardized product, with companies such as Walmart and Ford being common examples. As the flow of information increases, the competitive advantage is held by the organization that can react the fastest to new information. Companies achieve increased responsiveness by reducing the friction of information flow, increasing their iteration rate, decreasing their cost of failure, and optimizing their structures for adaptability.
From Hierarchies to Networks
Organizational hierarchies were optimized for efficiency and predictability. They centralized authority to eliminate duplication of responsibilities, but at the expense of responsiveness. Organizing into networks, rather than hierarchies, reduces coordination overhead that slows down execution and thus increases the ability to make and test decisions. A robustly networked organization improves information sharing, which in turn enhances information quality, context, and alignment through increased transparency. The open flow of information in an organization gives those empowered individuals maximum context and connections with which to make decisions and provides greater accountability through transparency.
Controlling to Empowering (Routine to Non-routine work)
As information flows faster, the pace of change is accelerating. Job descriptions, organizational structures, budgets, and processes are becoming obsolete faster than they can be updated. Since 1975, the number of jobs requiring non-routine work has increased by 50% (from 40% to 60%). These trends are leading to increased pressure to exchange bureaucracy for trust - empowering more of the workforce to act autonomously, instead of escalating to a central authority which creates bottlenecks and slows decision making. The need for rapid, autonomous decision-making changes the role of management from managing tasks to empowering individuals. The quickest response time occurs when a person learning new information can make high-quality decisions and act immediately, regardless of their position in the org chart.
Extrinsic Rewards to Intrinsic Motivation
Organizations have historically used performance targets and rewards to motivate employee behavior toward predictable business outcomes. As adaptability and rapid iteration become key drivers of business performance, organizations are recognizing that targets often discourage experimentation, discourage failure, and limit adaptability. As information flows faster, targets become obsolete and can become counter-productive before leaders can update them. In order to motivate the right behavior, employees must be aligned on common objectives, be encouraged to experiment, and be provided an environment in which they gain autonomy, mastery and purpose. These factors help make organizations more adaptable and positively impact employee engagement. Organizations in the top decile of employee engagement outperform their peers by 147 percent in earnings per share, and have 90 percent better growth trend than their competition.
Office Hours TO Anywhere, Anytime
Until recently, workers needed to regularly be in the office during business hours to get their jobs done, due to limited collaboration technology, lack of access from outside the corporate firewall, and reluctance on the part of management to give up the illusion of control over their workers. Companies are increasingly taking advantage of advances in technology which enable collaboration without being collocated and they are becoming increasingly comfortable with employees working more flexible schedules. According to a Tower and Watson survey, almost half of all global work is now happening in non-traditional arrangements. The ability to connect with anyone from anywhere at any time increases the speed at which information from anyone in the organization can be shared and acted upon.
From Customers & Suppliers TO Community
Historically, customers and partners were treated as separate, independent entities, by separate, independent parts of the organization. Additionally, the flow of information amongst customers and amongst partners was slow, and thus sentiment and relationships could be largely controlled by marketing, sales, and partner relationship teams. These factors kept the feedback channel narrow and on a long cycle time. Today, technology has empowered customers and partners to communicate and collaborate as networks, with more rapid information flow than companies can control. Organizations are recognizing that it takes a network to serve a network, and to treat themselves, their partners, and customers as parts of the same organization. This broader network enables access to better information, faster feedback, and collaboration beyond the traditional company boundary.
Fundamental Challenges with the Shift
These trends...
Do not mean
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- Anywhere & Anytime
- Experimentation, some failures are okay
- Decreasing cycle time
- Adaptability
- Empowerment
- Intrinsic motivation
- Consensus
- Flat
- Nothing is private
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Slacking off at home - Completely unpredictable results
- Lack of long term point of view
- Lack of Direction
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- Ignoring business objectives


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Conversation-Partners Program
The INTERLINK Language Center at UNCG provides international students with ESL (English as a Second Language) training, cultural orientation and academic preparation, as well as help with university placement and conditional admission to assure a successful and memorable educational experience in the United States. With offices located in the Foust Building basement, the INTERLINK program currently serves around 115 students from all parts of the world.
The conversation-partners program began in the fall of 2010 with the goal of connecting INTERLINK students with UNCG students, faculty, and staff. Conversation pairs are created (randomly) and include one INTERLINK student and one UNCG participant. The program benefits INTERLINK students by giving them opportunities to practice their English with proficient/native speakers. Moreover, all participants benefit from meeting new people, learning about other cultures, and having shared experiences.
The program is informal in nature, the main expectation being that pairs will meet for at least one hour each week to engage in conversation. Past and current participants have typically met on or near the UNCG campus (e.g., the EUC), although this is not a requirement as long as transportation is available. Suggested activities include: meeting over coffee or a meal; hanging out before, between, or after classes; playing board games; and, attending events together on campus or in the city of Greensboro. Since the major goal of the program is to promote conversation, there are no defined activities or meeting places; rather, each pair can work out its own plan based on mutual interests and availability.
There are likewise a number of group-wide events for all conversation partners throughout the year. In the past, these events have included a Halloween party, a game night, and potlucks. All participants are added to an email list so that they can be informed of upcoming events.
For questions about the program, please contact Hitam (Sam) Alsharif at


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Maintaining and optimizing the performance and availability of SAP(TM) applications is critical for businesses, but until now, there has not been a performance management solution that crosses SAP application tiers. Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:QSFT) today announced the release of a new version of Foglight(R) for SAP NetWeaver to discover, diagnose and resolve problems in critical business SAP applications. It is the first management solution to proactively monitor and correlate availability and performance metrics across all tiers of the SAP application environment - from the end user to database. Foglight for SAP NetWeaver is the latest addition to Quest's award-winning Foglight portfolio of application monitoring and management products.
Foglight for SAP NetWeaver now enhances existing SAP application management by providing 24x7 unattended monitoring, reducing the redundancy of routine administrative tasks, and allowing administrators to drill down to the actual cause of performance problems - regardless of the application tier. Quest's product enhancements include a feature for monitoring exception conditions, which allows administrators to collect exception detail without sifting through large amounts of unrelated data. In addition, the product now stores application performance data for extended periods, allowing for capacity planning, trending and historical analysis.
"With the expense of post go-live maintenance and support representing up to 80 percent of current operational budgets and up to 40 percent of total life-cycle costs, companies must carefully manage their enterprise applications throughout their long-term life cycle in order to squeeze costs and maximize business benefits," said Derek Prior, research director, AMR. "The payback is clear: Greater automation of the underlying operations processes can typically translate to a reduction in overall labor cost or higher operations team efficiency."
Foglight for SAP NetWeaver reduces the total cost of ownership of SAP applications by reducing business risks through long-term performance and capacity planning. It helps organizations control costs by better prioritization of investments in SAP performance. In addition, the solution includes a tool for monitoring, correlating and reporting violations for any application as determined by the Service Level Agreement. With Foglight for SAP NetWeaver, administrators always know application availability and are alerted when SLAs are in violation.
"Maintaining and optimizing the performance and availability of SAP applications is critical because an under-performing application adversely affects revenues, cost containment and even customer service," said Hugh McEvoy, senior product manager, SAP Solutions, Quest Software. "Before Foglight for SAP NetWeaver, administrators had to laboriously monitor end-user response as well as the performance and availability of all components of the application. Now, using Foglight for SAP NetWeaver, the SAP team has a unified view of issues and outages across all application tiers - database, application server, web server and end user - and across all layers of the technology stack - servers, network and operating system. This makes it much easier to detect problems before they affect performance."
Pricing and Availability
Foglight for SAP NetWeaver is now available, with North American pricing starting at U.S. $10,000. Additional details are available at http://www.quest.com/foglight.
About Quest Software, Inc.
Quest Software, Inc. delivers innovative products that help organizations get more performance and productivity from their applications, databases and Windows infrastructure. Through a deep expertise in IT operations and a continued focus on what works best, Quest helps thousands of customers worldwide meet higher expectations for enterprise IT. Quest Software can be found in offices around the globe and at www.quest.com.
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Lost in the hysteria inducing Cardinals-Patriots game this Sunday was the thorough dismantling of the Patriots offensive line. Quentin Groves, Calais Campbell, Sam Acho and company terrorized Tom Brady from beginning to end in the most shocking result of the season thus far.
The Pats' offensive line remains a work in progress – with the absence of all-pro Brian Waters remaining a source of consternation. Waters had one year left on a deal that would pay him $1.4 million – the team even allowed him to miss training camp so Waters could spend time with his family in Houston.
He never showed up, leading many to believe Waters wanted more money. This morning the Boston Globe's Shalise Manza Young is reporting Waters turned down a raise:
The Patriots offered offensive lineman Brian Waters $4 million during training camp to play this season.
That's almost triple the $1.4 million base that Waters is currently under contract to make for 2012 and would make him the second-highest paid lineman on the Patriots behind Logan Mankins. The $4 million offer was made in training camp, but was not public knowledge at the time.
Young speculates Waters want to stay close to home – he's a father of five – and would love to play for the Texans. As we should know by now Bill Belichick will not let him join a fellow Championship contender in Houston and isn't keen on trading him either.
They'll have to make a decision soon. Here's guessing Waters blinks first.


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I picked up a 4 can pack of Boddington's at my supermarket liquor store today. Pardon my ignorance (I have been drinking beer for over 30 years and have tried to be adventurous about it) but what is British pub beer supposed to taste like? This stuff wasn't really all that bad, but I guess I was surprised by how mild it was and how little hop flavor/aroma/bitterness it had. I sort of get the impression you could drink a lot of it at one sitting if you were so inclined. Anyway, I have three cans left, so I guess I'll try some more tomorrow.
Yep. That is what I got out of it too. I think (UK boys correct me if I'm wrong) but Boddies is just supposed to be a session beer along the lines of our BMC stuff, but of course better. I love Boddington's, especially served on draft. Creamy goodness.
These cans have some sort of a gizmo floating inside that makes it spray all over the place when you open it. Apparently it's supposed to mix air into the beer to make it similar to the way it's served in a pub in England. It worked I guess- nice creamy head.
One of my all-time favorite brews. I love watching the head form when I pour a glass of it...brings a smile to my face every time. Sometimes when I'm feelin' frisky at the pub I'll order a Bumblebee (1/2 Boddy 1/2 Guinness). The smoothness. I even named one of my fish Boddy. I took this picture about two years ago when I found out 'he' was a 'she'. Tank is nasty but you can sort of make out the eggs on the large rock. The li'l b*tch in the bottom right couldn't get along with Boddy after that day and I had to separate them. Grrrrr [/proud father]