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The odds continue to favour Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull as the world championship fight heads straight from India, which yielded them their fourth consecutive victory of the season, to this weekends 2012 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The Yas Marina Circuit has favoured Red Bull in the past, even if Vettel was the first retirement last year with an obscure right-rear wheel problem, but the long straight could play to the strength the Ferrari displayed in New Delhi. Red Bull may well wrap up the 2012 constructors' title here, but neither Vettel nor Fernando Alonso are letting themselves think too far ahead in terms of the drivers'. Race by race is the mantra for both.
If we speak about the world championship, obviously India was another good step for us, but still a long way to go and we have seen this year how quickly things can change, Vettel says. It feels fantastic to have a race like that where everything works the way you want it to. But now we are focusing on Abu Dhabi. Theres a lot more to come and well try to take things step by step.
I hope that we bring some new parts to Abu Dhabi, hopefully improve a little bit more then competitiveness of the car, try to be a little bit closer to Red Bulls on Saturday and hopefully on Sunday as well, Alonso says, aware that Ferraris big push probably wont come until Brazil.
Obviously three races remaining; championship is the main target so we need to recover some points and it would be nice to finish in front of Sebastian in Abu Dhabi, whatever the position it is. And if we can win the race it will be even better - but for that we need to make a step forward. At the moment we are not able to win.
McLaren, meanwhile, have suggested that track specifics have favoured Red Bull in the last three events (Lewis Hamilton was leading in Singapore before his transmission problem).
I think the competitive situation is more flexible than recent results suggest, says sporting director Sam Michael. "The performance can swing from one track to another by a couple of tenths. There are two or three tenths in terms of qualifying and, if you have that performance from the front row, then you have a better chance.
If no one upgraded cars, there would still be a reasonable chance you can have a go at Red Bull. But in terms of the overall championship it is quite different, because they need to have DNFs for people to take the title, and the chances of that happening are pretty slim."
Michael, like Alonso, believes that the high level of competitiveness at the front of the field prevents anyone feeling truly confident ahead of a race.
"There is a swing from one circuit to another, and its not to do with the developments you put on the car. In days gone by, when you had a one-second advantage over other cars, you could be confident you would not get those trends. But now there are no favourite tracks, so you don't know if you are going to be competitive until you get there."
Last years winner, Hamilton is determined to add another success to his tally before he leaves McLaren.
The facilities in Abu Dhabi are absolutely fantastic - probably the best of any circuit in the world, he says. Ive always enjoyed the Yas Marina Circuit - I took pole here in 2009 and led until my retirement, finished second in 2010 and won it last year - thats a pretty good record.
Its a track where you can really push the car, which is what I most enjoy. There are a wide variety of corners - I love the fast sweeps in the first sector - and its incredibly satisfying to hook together a good sector through the tricky marina section of the lap. Good mechanical balance makes all the difference here because youre always changing direction.
This has also been a place where Red Bull have traditionally gone well, but our race pace was very strong throughout the race in New Delhi. I really enjoyed that race India - fourth place may have been little reward for 60 laps of flat-out effort, but I couldnt have gone any faster.
I feel confident that we can pull together a strong race weekend in Abu Dhabi.
Behind the top three, Lotus are still pushing hard for that elusive victory, with the newly re-signed Kimi Raikkonen conceding that his title hopes are over but nonetheless keen to secure third place overall after a remarkable comeback. Mercedes are under attack from Sauber, though the Swiss team, who confirmed that Nico Hulkenberg will switch to them from Force India for 2013, acknowledged that they must score points with both Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi if they are to challenge the German team.
Elsewhere, Williams are desperate to build on the regained performance they had in India, while Force India still chase Sauber. Toro Rosso want more points too, but go into the race knowing that things are settled for 2013 after re-signing Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne.
Marussia, Caterham and HRT all have news, too. Max Chilton makes his Friday morning F1 debut for Marussia in Charles Pics car, while Giedo van der Garde is back in Vitaly Petrovs Caterham for FP1. Ma Qing Hua also returns to the HRT Friday seat, in for Narain Karthikeyan, while Valtteri Bottas also gets his now near-traditional practice run in place of Bruno Senna at Williams.
Pirelli have brought their medium and soft tyres here. "We will always have very fond memories of the Abu Dhabi circuit because it is where our adventure in Formula One really started, says motorsport director Paul Hembery. Back in 2010, the teams sampled our tyres there for the very first time at the official end of season test following the Grand Prix. That was a very special test, as we were brand new and the teams needed to understand our tyres. We've returned to test in Abu Dhabi a few times since, and we actually launched our 2012 programme to the international media there as well at the beginning of this year.
"The reason why we've often chosen Abu Dhabi for our testing and for other functions is because it has a bit of everything, which enables each aspect of a tyre's performance to be thoroughly assessed, and because the track itself features some very modern, state-of-the-art facilities. We know that the combination of the medium and the soft tyre works extremely well here, and with the teams also having plenty of data about the circuit characteristics, they should be in a strong position to construct some race strategies that will make a real difference to the outcome of the weekend.
"With the championship so closely balanced now, having the right strategy could quite literally decide the title. Qualifying is also really important in Abu Dhabi, so we are expecting to see some strong efforts throughout the three qualifying sessions on Saturday."
As in 2011, the anti-clockwise Yas Marina Circuit will feature two DRS zones. The first - extended by 80 metres for 2012 - is on the very long back straight, with detection just prior to the Turn Seven hairpin that precedes it. The second is on the following straight, after the Turn Eight-Nine chicane, with detection just after Turn 9. The only change to the circuit since last year is higher kerbs, similar to those on the apex of Turns Eight and Nine, on the apexes of Turns Five, Six, 12, 13, 14, 18 and 19.
The weekend weather will be reasonably settled with sunshine or partial cloud and an ambient temperature of around 30 degrees Celsius for all three days. Sundays race will run over 55 laps of the 5.554 kilometre (3.451 mile) circuit, or 305.355 kilometres (189.747 miles). The twilight event will start at 17.00 hours local time, which is four hours ahead of GMT.
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Just like pingpong opened the door to China in the early 1970s, Ball State University faculty believe soccer may be the way to improve relations between the United States and Jordan.Ball State will use a $212,000 grant from the U.S. State Department to support Soccer for Peace and Understanding in Jordan, a two-year program designed to strengthen ties between the two countries. An American delegation will visit Jordan in January and then host Jordanian youth soccer coaches in 2012. The American group will then visit the Middle Eastern nation in 2013.The program could improve American-Jordanian relations because soccer is the most popular sport in that Middle Eastern nation, allowing coaches and players from the two countries to interact, said Lindsey Blom, a Ball State physical education professor and licensed soccer coach."Despite close, bilateral relations at the governmental level, Jordanians and Americans do not always view each other's nations in the most positive light," said Blom, co-author of the book, "Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Soccer.""Because nothing is closer to the Jordanian heart and psyche than soccer, linking Americans and Jordanians through the world's most popular sport is a useful, indirect way to teach peacemaking and conflict resolution," she said. "This will not only create individual friendships but also improve coaching proficiency in both nations."Ball State's partners on campus include the Center for and Conflict Studies, the Center for International Development, and the Social Science Research Center.These groups will work in conjunction with Indiana Soccer and The Peace Learning Center of Indianapolis in partnership with Leaders of Tomorrow, the Princess Basma Youth Resource Centre and the Jordan Football Association.The project calls for American youth soccer coaches traveling to Jordan to conduct coaching clinics and assist coaches in running clinics for their youth athletes in the cities of Amman, Ajloun and Zarqa.Jordanian coaches will visit Indiana for a 14-day cultural sport and peace exchange in May. The American delegation will return to Jordan in early 2013 to conduct another round of coach and athlete clinics.By delivering clinics to three of Jordan's largest population centers, Ball State will be able to reach a diverse population of male and female recreational coaches and athletes. The team plans to involve 100-150 Jordanian coaches, more than 300 Jordanian youth athletes, 50-75 Indiana coaches and more than 50 Indiana youth athletes.


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I don't know why Dell decided to give me a free pair of Creative Labs EP-630 Headphones with the laptop I recently bought them, but who am I to look a gift horse in the mouth? And, if the truth be told, I appreciate the gift – especially since the clunky pair of Maxell behind-the-head headphones I had been using went kaput. Though I had some reservations at first, these are actually some darned nice headphones. To say that there's no comparison between my previous headphones and the EP-630 is a no-brainer: they're about as alike as dolphins and aardvarks. The EP-630s are extremely compact, as befits in-the-ear-canal phones. A 36-inch flat cord terminates in a gold-plated 3.5mm plug on one end, and splits on the other to feed a pair of tiny speakers built around 9mm neodymium magnets. The individual wires are about 12 inches long. The whole works weighs only ten grams – that's right, metricphobes: a third of an ounce! While running at 16 ohms of impedance and a sensitivity of 106 decibels; the little drivers are built with a nominal frequency response of 6 Hertz to 23 kiloHertz, a lot wider range (especially at the high end) than these old ears can detect. That's one heckuva lot of sound packed into one tiny package. The use of soft silicon-rubber earbuds – they're shipped with three different sizes to fit most ears – will isolate the wearer from most ambient noise; a feature to which I can attest (I have to swivel my head like a hyperkinetic owl to keep people from sneaking up one me). They work very nicely for drowning out noises on airplanes or ignoring one's spouse while listening to streaming music or my iPod. Mine (the 'phones, not the spouse or the iPod) came with a small nylon drawstring bag (about two inches on a side) for storage of the 'phones and extra buds. The main question, of course, is how well they reproduce sound. Creative Labs claims that they're built with a bass boost, and I definitely don't argue that – I've heard bass lines in very familiar songs that I wasn't even aware were there before. They also have nice, clear high tones, not that my ears can detect the dog-whistle range stuff any more. Reproduction of the ends of the sound spectrum is at least as good as my bookshelf speakers; no distortion at low and medium volume. I value what's left of my hearing too much to try them at high volume. They have far better frequency response and markedly less distortion than the $30-pair of conventional Maxell headphones they replaced. Wearing in-the-ear-canal phones takes some getting used to, and new owners will also have to fumble with the three sizes of buds. They stay in the ear by friction quite well when one is moving around, making them excellent for use with portable electronics like your MP3 player or iPod. I strongly discourage using them, however, when running or biking out of doors, as the noise isolation is potentially very dangerous. Others have noted that sounds are conducted along the headphone wires, complaining that this is distracting. Given the firm connection necessary to hold the tiny ear buds against the walls of the ear canal, I see no way to isolate the ears from sound conduction along such a path. At a guess, the same people would probably end up complaining about bone conduction… Overall, the EP-630 headphones have proven a gift that I greatly appreciate. If they give out (or wander off on their own) I will certainly look to Creative Labs for a replacement pair.


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There are few subjects that can raise emotions (and defenses) quite like parenting. Maybe that's because parenting is hard, exhausting and sometimes comes with very few extrinsic rewards. Or maybe it's because we're often doubtful of our own abilities when comparing accomplishments, milestones and behaviors with other parents we know and meet, as if there's some sort of world's best parent award.


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Paris Sewers MuseumPage 3 Visitor informationHours and tickets: The Paris Sewers Museum is open every day except Thursday and Friday. From May through September, hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. From October through April, hours are 11 to 4 p.m.
The last time we checked, ticket prices were €4,30 for adults, or €3,50 for children from ages 6 to 16 (Children under 5 are admitted free.) Holders of the Paris Museum Pass get in free. Tours: Guided tours are free when available; foreign-language tours are offered only in the summer. You can easily explore the museum on your own, using the free booklet that you'll be given with your ticket. Location: The entrance to the Musée des égouts de Paris is at ground level, in the strip of park between the Quai d'Orsay and the Seine. (Look for the blue-and-white booth east of the Pont de l'Alma on the Left Bank of the river, in the 7th arrondissement.) Metro: The nearest stop is Alma-Marceau (line 9) on the Right Bank; after leaving the station, cross the river to the Left Bank and turn left at the Quai d'Orsay. RER: The Pont de l'Alma station of RER Line C is very close to the museum. (Line C runs underground along the Seine with stops at St-Michel, the Musée d'Orsay, and Invalides on its way to Pont de l'Alma.) From the station, cross the Place de la Résistance and follow the left side of the Quai d'Orsay to the museum. Bus: Lines 42, 63, 80, and 92 will bring you to the Pont de l'Alma. Note that the museum is on the Left Bank, or Eiffel Tower, side of the bridge. (See "Location" above.) Souvenir suggestion: See our description of Paris Secret, which is available in the museum gift shop. Related Web links
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The Lotus Gardens Ionia Capital City, Ionia Nov 6th, 20 CLE The wind blows softly throughout the Lotus Gardens of Ionia, its magically-lit lanterns swaying softly from side to side. Many people were gathered throughout the courtyard, with tables filled with traditional Ionian delicacies lining the walkways. People from all over Ionia, wearing traditional formal wear of their respective clans, and military personnel wearing celebratory uniform came for the festivities. Not often does such an honor occur, that one of their own is accepted as a champion in the League. This particular Garden however, was not often the site for such festivities. Several prominent figures sat upon the center table. The Ionian champions, Master Yi and Soraka as well as other leadership figures such as Randuin- the leader of the Kashuld Clan, Shen- representing the Kinkou and even the Empress of Ionia, Karma herself. Irelia stood up from her seat as the chatter quieted, "Thank you all for your support. I will do my best to honor you all as a champion in the name of Ionia. Our fight has not yet ended, but we must endure until our lands are liberated of our Noxian invaders. We must be strong and we must endure for the future of our people. I choose this location to remind you all of the resolve of our country. Let us follow in the path that our Shojin brother has blazed for us," she raised her glass in the direction of the burning Monk to the corner of the courtyard, "Balance in all things!" The crowd cheered, the music began to play... and the festivities began! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rules 1. You may only RP as an original character you have made. Examples: A citizen of Ionia or your own Summoner. 2. Do not force actions upon another RPer. 3. Use parenthesis when speaking out of character. ((Hi I am speaking out of character.)) 4. Please keep it clean! 5. Disclaimer: When interacting with an interactable storyline character, it may take some time for them to respond! ((We are busy people.)) 6. Please do not force actions upon a canon character Example: Shen, Karma, Randuin, Irelia. Interactable Storyline Characters Present: Reira Kashuld (Journal of Justice Reporter - Ionian) LB Briskes (Journal of Justice Reporter - Neutral) Jace P. Prest (Journal of Justice Reporter - Zaunite) Tom Tarumca (Journal of Justice Events Reporter - Neutral) Event Ended! Thanks to all who participated!
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Nite arrived at the party with a minor flourish of power, there was a shower of leaves and he stepped out, wearing an ornate green tunic and pants. He wandered the party for awhile, speaking to various citizens and even managing to get a few words in with Master Yi, then he approached Shen and talked to him for a few moments. After finished his business with Shen, Nite approached someone dressed as a Journal of Justice reporter. Nite recognized her as Reira Kashuld. Nite approached her, "Hail friend, how are you today?". http://summoners.shurelia.com/profiles/50
(http://summoners.shurelia.com/profiles/9) As the party began, a portal warped into existence just outside of the festivities. The portal was inky black and flames of black and red spiraled off of it. Out of the portal stepped Motas. He wasn't in his usually blue and brown hooded robe, but now he wore a regal black and red hooded robe. The insignia of Soulfire was embezzled elaborately into the back. He adorned his hood and walked into the festival, taking note of everything that was occurring. He wondered what he could possibly accomplish in this party of sorts. "Oh well, I needed a break, maybe I can speak with some of the locals to gain more information about what is occurring around the world" He walked around a bit, noticing a majority of well known characters from the Journal of Justice, as well as the queen of Ionia herself. It was an impressive sight to behold. "If I get the chance, I'd like to speak to any of them, if they have time for me of course." He was always talking to himself. It's been a while since I had a break, this will be a nice pace of change
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It's not often that he comes to Ionia past the Noxus Occupation, but today was a special occasion. Indeed, for Ionia was gracing the Field of Justice with yet another Champion. Now come forths Irelia, a victim of fortune from the Ionian Wars, being bestowed an almost mystical symobite bond between her self and her weapons of choice. No doubt when she I used by one of the Summoners, she will inflict a devistating toll. After making his way, though in less of a flashy fashion as he would like, to the fabeled Lotus Gardens of Ionia. He knew that he had finally arrived when the scent of the Ionian trademark flowers coul be smelled. "Ah yes, what an exquisit sight indeed" he murmered to himself. "It's a shame it's not burnt to the ground. Oh well" he thought to himself. As he continued on his way, he got glares from and evil eyes from countless people in the area. They knew who he was, and he didn't care. He was here as a Summoner, not so much a Noxian. He eventually finds his way to the one person he had hoped to find here. "Hello Reira, how are you today? Suprised to not see dear Youmuu" Kalis Drekval Bonez said to the Ionian Reporter. ((http://summoners.shurelia.com/profiles/3))
Crowds are always unpleasant. Akira thought to himself, as he slid effortlessly though them careful not to bump into anyone and gather unwanted attention. As a summoner Akira made it his job to do what he could, as a human begin he prided himself on going unnoticed. Although Akira was born within the domain of Noxia, he held himself as independent, striving to see everything from all sides. Today he was looking to encounter one of the Journal of Justice reporters, and find their opinion on matters. Eventually he spotted LB Briskes and made his way over to him. "Greetings friend, you are Briskes of the Journal are you not? I am Akira, it is an honor to meet you. I hope I have not interrupted you." ((http://summoners.shurelia.com/profiles/54))
((http://summoners.shurelia.com/profiles/36)) Kasmiria arrived quietly while Irelia spoke and caught a few passerby by surprise. When they saw her, they calmed down and resumed their merriment. She wore modified traditional dress of smooth blue and green material with gold thread on borders and lotus vine embroidery around her right leg. Her hair was unbound and her tennae hovered slightly over her crown of straight hair. Thoughts of everyone's excitement filled her always opened mind. Shen, as always, seem to remain stoic enough to put an unseen glare at her direction. His mind was always coldly cloaked, even when she summoned and worked with him a few times. However, it would take more to ruin the mood today. She noticed Journal of Justices reporters, but didn't show interest. It was the hide the fact that she was working out the questions she always wanted to ask, and probably give one of them a piece of her mind about some of the articles. But for now... I'm surprised they let me out of the archives for this. This will be worth the double load when I have to go back.
http://summoners.shurelia.com/profiles/51 Out of a massive column of grey smoke stepped Pern. The Liege's faded white armor clinked and he walked down the Ionian streets. The smells made him wish he could enjoy such fineries. Regardless Pern came here for business. As a fellow champion, he came to see the new blood. His magic eye scanned the crowd, noting the presence of Master Yi, Shen, and others, but the one he sought was sitting at the honorary head of the table, next to the empress herself. There are rumors that this woman is a magical swordsman. Hopefully there will be a demonstration of Irelia's skill before the night ends. Pern's eyes were attracted to a light in the corner. What appeared to be a sitting figure, wreathed in flame. Ah so this must be the monk everyone has been mentioning. His strength and will in incredible, I'll have to keep him in mind for my order if he is unable to survive the protest... The sound of a familiar voice turned Pern's attention to a blue-skinned woman. Pern's muscles tensed as he shuffled back a few feet. Of course Soraka was going to be here. She does represent this nation. I'll just make sure to keep my distance. That 'woman's' magic seems especially potent against me. As he moved back, Pern crashed into a smaller figure. He turned to see Tom Tarumca, one of the reporters for the Journal of Justice. The Liege turned, pulling the man with ease back to his feet. "I apologize Tom, something had caught my eye."
Events such as these do not come often. There's a word for it. Opportunity. A chance to sweep Ionia off her feet and watch her fall. Another champion? Ha. She will learn. They will all learn. Noxus reigns! A puff of smoke is all that's seen in a dark corner of the garden. "My aren't those lanterns, beautiful..."
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The data and information of this report are updated daily and are available at: http://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1&lang=en The information is obtained from official websites of the Ministries of Health of the countries of the Americas and information submitted by the International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Points Summary of the current situationAs of 3 July 2009, a total of 65,925 confirmed cases of the pandemic H1N1 2009, including 387 deaths, have been notified in 29 countries of the Americas. The following overseas territories have confirmed cases of pandemic H1N1 2009: Puerto Rico, U.S. Overseas Territory (18); Virgin Islands, U.S. Overseas Territory (1); Bermuda, UK Overseas Territory (1); Cayman Islands, UK Overseas Territory (14); British Virgin Islands, UK Overseas Territory (2); Martinique, French Overseas Community (2); Netherlands Antilles, Curaçao: (8)a; Netherlands Antilles, Aruba (5); and Netherlands Antilles, St. Maarten (7). WHO is not recommending any travel restrictions related to the pandemic H1N1 2009.
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I seem to recall that the red we consumed with gusto on my first visit (sometime ago now) was a Pic St Loup, and mighty fine it was too. That was PB – pre-blog. A great touch in the wine description listings is the use of a google map to show origin and, if you click the pin, details of the vineyard/producer – just in case you fancy a visit I suppose.
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Cramer: Don't Build It and the Profits Will Come
NEW YORK ( Real Money) --Don't build it and they will come. That's right, don't build anything new and the profits will come to those who already have the infrastructure in place. That's really the theme behind this market's advance, the undercurrent that plays out every day.
Let me walk you through it. This morning we heard from the keepers of the Case-Shiller index that housing is up in price in all 20 cities measured, with staggering gains in Phoenix, Las Vegas and Miami. These increases can happen simply because the homebuilders aren't building enough homes fast enough to meet demand. You have a million new homes coming on stream -- still only two thirds of what you would have gotten six years ago -- and that's just not enough given household formation and how many homes are lost every year to natural causes like fire, flood and dilapidation. They aren't building it, so the profits accrue to those few who have the capital to do so.
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That's what's happening in the hotel industry, as you will hear tonight from Ashford Hospitality (AHT - Get Report), a gigantic hotel-owning real estate investment trust that has seen revenue per room go up in the high single digits. Why? Simple. Because the industry isn't building new capacity. There isn't enough credit and there's too much worry about the last downturn, so you have good pricing all over the place. It's a reason to like Wyndham Worldwide (WYN - Get Report), Marriott (MAR - Get Report) and Starwood (HOT - Get Report), too.
Remember, also, that Blackstone (BX - Get Report), our favorite private equity firm, has a huge inventory of homes. While people fret that they might get hurt when they go to sell them, the opposite is true. Because of the dearth of new homes being put up and the need for rentals, Blackstone's minting money with its gigantic home collection. You would think that we could all get into the home-flipping situation with the kinds of double-digit advances we are seeing -- 15% in Vegas, 12% in Los Angeles, 10% in Miami and 12% in Minneapolis. But unless you are a huge private equity firm with lots of capital, you don't have access to mortgage money on a second home and there's no mortgage money for investment property even if you are willing to put down 50% in most areas.Select the service that is right for you!
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Post by Julie Ryan Evans What a parenting rebel Alicia Silverstone has turned out to be. Her latest shocking parenting move: She took little Bear to Coachella. You know, that drug-filled, music, free-for-all that definitely doesn't have a kid's menu. Yep, that one, and there the toddler was in the midst of all of that debauchery.
Now, he was wearing noise cancelling headphones (and looking quite adorable in them), and there are no reports of her taking bong hits and blowing the smoke back into his mouth, but it's still making people talk.
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Name of Product: Hampton Bay® Transitional Collection Fire Truck and Bulldozer Accent Lamp with Night Lights
Units: About 9,500
Manufacturer: Emess Design Group LLC, of Ellwood City, Pa.
Hazard: The glass window of the fire truck and bulldozer night light can become dislodged, fall and shatter into small pieces. This poses a laceration hazard and a serious risk of injury if ingested by a small child.
Incidents/Injuries: Emess Design group has received one report of the glass window of the lamp breaking in a store. No injuries have been reported.
Description and Models: The recalled children's lamps have a red toy fire truck or yellow toy bulldozer base that sits on a 6-inch wide by 9.75-inch long hand-painted wood base. SKU No. 167-367 is printed on the bottom of the base of the fire truck lamp and SKU No. 167-939 is printed on the bottom of the bulldozer lamp. The fire truck and bulldozer have glass windows. The overall assembled dimensions are about 12 inches wide by 20.5 high. "Made in China" is printed on the bottom of the lamps. Hampton Bay® is printed on the box only.
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Manufactured In: China
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- Posted by Johanna on November 15, 2008 at 8:01 pm
- Category: Graphic Novel Reviews
- CREDITS: by Miriam Libicki
- PUBLISHER: Real Gone Girl Studios; $18 US
An American Girl's Adventures in the Israeli Army
It takes more to make a great autobiographical graphic novel than a good story. Miriam Libicki has a pitch that many would want to read about — she's an American Jew who enlisted in the Israeli Army — but her art is painfully unready for professional publication, and she's not able to structure various incidents in a way that adds up to anything more than "and then this happened".
"Jobnik" is Army slang for a soldier who works a desk job instead of seeing combat. Miriam is a pudgy American girl whose stories are mostly about which men she's interested in or sleeping with. Her Hebrew is lacking, which limits her activities.
Libicki's art resembles that of a child, with interchangeable round-faced figures and a lack of perspective. Her people look like poorly formed lumps of dough. The heavy shading with visible pencil lines in the early pages makes it difficult to tell the characters from the background.
Even more problematic is the lack of context and character background. I wanted to know more about the politics, in some cases, but the author seems to assume that I'm already familiar with them. I also wished Miriam had more self-awareness, that she explained more of her motivations.
Although the environment has a lot of potential for gripping stories, too often, we see her simply listening to the news or engaging in other pedestrian activities. The author doesn't seem to know which stories to select to make her life interesting to the reader. The amateur art just makes the flaws more obvious.
Some of the structural issues may be a result of the way it was created. This book wasn't originally a graphic novel, but individual series installments. Under these covers are issues 1-6 of a self-published comic. Jobnik! can be ordered through comic shops with code OCT08 4337 for arrival in December. A complimentary copy for this review was provided by the publisher.
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Posted By Ashraf On November 2, 2012 @ 12:34 AM In Android,BlackBerry,iOS,Symbian,Windows Phone | 2 Comments
Despite being handed numerous setbacks courtesy Apple [2], Android continues to build on its world wide dominance in the mobile area with the latest stats from the International Data Corporation (IDC) showing that, in Q3 2012, Android [3] has extended its lead over rivals.
When we last check with IDC [4], Android was sitting at 68% of global marketshare [5]. That lead has increased to 75% over the past three months, largely at the expense of iOS [6] (which now has 14.9% marketshare), Symbian, and Windows Phone. You can check out the detailed numbers in the following chart:
Of course it is no surprise that Android is steamrolling the competition. With Google's [8] willingness to let anyone and everyone put Android on their smartphones and tablets, Android devices have flooded the market which clearly is helping Android gain more traction. In fact, astute observers will note this is similar to what happened in the 90s in the battle between Mac [9] and Windows [10]. For the sake of competition, let's hope history doesn't repeat itself. As much as we love to hate Apple, no one can deny that Apple's iPhone has spurred the competition, e.g. Android, to innovate and improve which is only better for us consumers.
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quote:So basically, why are people such snobs when it comes to their CC gun? Or should I become said snob?
quote:Havent read the entire thread yet but I know RRI and Spartan to be decent for cheap.
quote:Also, people may be snobs about what they carry because they trust their lives with them. At least that's my reasoning. It's a strong dependence on your carry piece.
quote:The snobbish part that I am referring to is people saying that they wont carry until they shoot thousands of rounds without any failures. Maybe snobbish is the wrong word.


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November 19th, 2012 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) Eyebrows went skyward as the recently re-elected U.S. President Barack Obama brought a new brand of foreign relations. Obama appeared to flirt with Thailand's attractive prime minister on his first stop of his three-day tour of Southeast Asia. Obama and Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra were seen laughing together and exchanging playful glances at a state dinner in Bangkok this weekend. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Obama had jetted to Myanmar previously , where he was pictured lavishing affection on Aung San Suu Kyi, the pro-democracy leader who was under house arrest for two decades following her fight for democracy.Obama was then joined in Thailand by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. They both then visited Myanmar - also known as Burma - and Cambodia, making Obama the first U.S. president to step foot in either country. Obama said it was "no accident" that he planned his first foreign trip to Asia after winning re-election. At a news conference on Sunday in Bangkok, Obama emphasized that the U.S. is a "Pacific nation." Obama says that the Asia-Pacific region will be crucial for creating jobs in the U.S. and shaping its security and prosperity. In addition, the U.S. president praised Thailand for being a supporter of democracy in Myanmar, the once-pariah state that is rapidly reforming. The president's visit was a big hit in Thailand, where adoring crowds gathered around him and chanted "Obama, Obama" as he visited the Temple of Reclining Buddha just after arriving in Bangkok. The Temple of Reclining Buddha was the first stop on President Barack Obama's Asian tour that will also take him to Myanmar and Cambodia. A saffron-robed monk led Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton through the 18th century temple's stoned paved compound of multi-colored spires and chapels with hundreds of gilded Buddha images. The chief attraction is the reclining Buddha statue that at 150 feet long, and 50 feet high, stretches half the length of a football field. A smiling Obama waved from the back seat of his armored Cadillac, which drove slowly alongside cheering crowds as he headed to a royal audience with Thailand's revered, ailing monarch, 84-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Obama will be dividing his attention in his Asian visit by monitoring the escalating conflict between Israel and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Obama has been in regular contact with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as with Egyptian and Turkish leaders who might hold sway with the Hamas leadership. Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) |


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Afro-Eurasia and the Americas present barriers to gene flow for the cosmopolitan neustonic nudibranch Glaucus atlanticus
- Celia K. C. Churchill,
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Pelagic species have been traditionally thought to occupy vast, genetically interconnected, geographic ranges in an essentially homogeneous environment. Although this view has been challenged recently for some mesopelagic planktonic taxa, the population structure of hyponeustonic (surface-drifting) species remains unknown. Here, we test the hypothesis of panmixis in Glaucus atlanticus, a cosmopolitan neustonic nudibranch, by assessing the genetic differentiation of multiple representatives from a global neustonic sampling effort. Specimens were collected from all subtropical oceanic gyre systems (North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific, and Indian Ocean). We sequenced a fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene for 98 individuals and performed population structure, differentiation (analysis of molecular variance, spatial analysis of molecular variance, F ST, Jost's D), and molecular clock analyses. Our results indicate that G. atlanticus is not globally panmictic, but that populations appear to be panmictic within ocean basins. We detected several topologically ectopic haplotypes in the Atlantic Ocean, but the molecular clock analysis indicates that these have diverged from closely related Indo-Pacific haplotypes over 1.2 MYA, coinciding with cooling in waters around in the southern tip of Africa and resulting oceanographic changes. These data and the fact that G. atlanticus is not known from polar latitudes suggest that gene flow between ocean basins is hindered by physical barriers (supercontinents) and water temperatures in the Arctic and Southern Oceans.
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- Title
- Afro-Eurasia and the Americas present barriers to gene flow for the cosmopolitan neustonic nudibranch Glaucus atlanticus
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Marine Biology
Volume 161, Issue 4 , pp 899-910
- Cover Date
- 2014-04-01
- 10.1007/s00227-014-2389-7
- Print ISSN
- 0025-3162
- Online ISSN
- 1432-1793
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Additional Links
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- Authors
- Celia K. C. Churchill (1) (2)
- Ángel Valdés (3)
- Diarmaid Ó Foighil (1)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Museum of Zoology and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1079, USA
- 2. Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA
- 3. Department of Biological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University, 3801 West Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA, 91768, USA


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Dear Henrik,
I've been following the news of the great show that you and Megan are presenting at the University of Memphis on August 12th. Knowing your work, your dedication and creativity - no question that this will be one of the highlights of Elvis Week this year, not to be missed! If the show itself wasn't reason enough, your generous plan to make this a benefit concert for Myrna Smith of the Sweet Inspirations is just the kind of thing Elvis would do himself. She really needs all the financial help and loving support she can get from the Elvis "family."
I visited with Myrna recently, and she was deeply moved and touched by your choice to honor her in Elvis' name. Of all years, a prior commitment is keeping my wife and me from joining you and all the fans in Memphis, but our thoughts and our hearts will be with you. We're very proud of you both, and happy to have you as our dear friends.
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Anyone out there know of a full holster with a hook backing?
The wife is getting me a Maxpedition Monsoon Gearslinger for Christmas, and I'm looking for a holster to mount on the loop panels in it.
The one Maxpedition offers does not appeal to me, as it's simply a nylon loop. I would prefer a full coverage holster.
Something like an Uncle Mikes with a retention strap would be just fine, but they don't have one with a loop backing AFAIK.
The closest I've found is this one.
any help would be greatly appreciated!