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PUNXSUTAWNEY — After their defeat to DuBois on Monday night, the Punxsy Minor League Softball All-Stars were in desperate need of a win in order to stay alive in their All-Star tournament. Apparently, they were well aware of the dire consequences riding on this game, because they took no chances when they faced off against Fox Township on Wednesday night, whom they beat 11-1 in four innings of play.
If you mention DuBois around a Punxsy All-Star parent, chances are you'll notice a vein or two pop out of their neck as a rivalry fueled rage builds up inside of them. DuBois has defeated one All-Star team, and knocked out another thus far in an otherwise successful Punxsy All-Star season. They've been the thorn in Punxsy's side, the rain on their parade and the dirty band-aid in their ice-cream.
DuBOIS – A roster of five runners will make up the Penn State DuBois Men's and Women's Cross Country Team this year. Runners are currently training for the fall season. Team members include Juliann Boddorf, Matthew Burke and Tamera Anthony, all from Punxsutawney; Micah Shaffer of DuBois, and Austin Hawkins of Philadelphia. The team members bring a wide variety of athletic experiences and accomplishments to the table.
You voted, and we tallied! The 2014 Outstanding Spring Sports Athletes are Alyssa Reitz and Dakota Thomas. Reitz won with a total of 329 votes, and finished her softball season with the Chucks holding a .364 batting average and boasting 16 hits, eight RBI and 11 runs scored. Dakota Thomas received an impressive 457 votes, and ended his high school baseball season with a .386 batting average, 17 hits, seven RBI and nine runs scored. Congratulations to both of these athletes on all their achievements, and a special thanks to everyone who submitted votes.
The Punxsutawney Sr. Legion team faced off against Indiana Legion at home on Thursday night. Despite a solid defensive performance from both teams, Punxsy lost the game 5-1. Pictured here, Dakota Thomas unleashes a pitch from the mound during Thursday night's game. Thomas pitched five innings for Punxsy.
For a full recap, see Friday's print edition of The Spirit.
The Punxsutawney boys' baseball team brought home the D-IX title for the eleventh straight year. A more exciting game these boys have not played all season! For a full recap of all the action, check out Wednesday's edition of The Punxsutawney Spirit.
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A day after the Chucks allowed 11 runs in the fourth inning against Altoona, Punxsy will take the field once again against the Clearfield Bison. While the Bison's record may not show it, they've had a number of one-run losses on the year. The Chucks will look to rebound from their 13-4 loss on Thursday with a win to kick the weekend off right.
While it may be spring, the winter weather isn't ready to leave. Because of a mix of snow, cold weather and rain, Punxsy was forced to reschedule tennis, baseball and softball this week. The bright spot, however, was that the boys' tennis team was able to take to the courts on Thursday, which provides hope that warmer weather is right around the corner.
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Baton Rouge (NBC33) — Following an investigation into reported theft at the LSU Student Union McDonald's, LSU Dining sent an email to students who used their Paw Points or TigerCash at that McDonald's during the time the reported theft took place.
The email explains that the McDonald's in the Student Union is operated by Valman Union, LLC and its workers are not employed by LSU Dining or McDonald's USA. However, all of these entities worked together to investigate the situation.
The end of the email sent to students reads states that they will have their reimbursements within a few days.
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"Dancing in the Dark" | ||||||||||||
Single by Bruce Springsteen | ||||||||||||
from the album Born in the U.S.A. | ||||||||||||
B-side | "Pink Cadillac" | |||||||||||
Released | May 3, 1984 | |||||||||||
Format | 7" single, 12" single | |||||||||||
Recorded | March 1984 | |||||||||||
Genre | Rock, power pop, synthrock[1][2] | |||||||||||
Length | 3:59 | |||||||||||
Label | Columbia | |||||||||||
Writer(s) | Bruce Springsteen | |||||||||||
Producer(s) | Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Bruce Springsteen | |||||||||||
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"Dancing in the Dark" | ||||||||||||
Single by Bruce Springsteen | ||||||||||||
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B-side | "Pink Cadillac" | |||||||||||
Released | May 3, 1984 | |||||||||||
Format | 7" single, 12" single | |||||||||||
Recorded | March 1984 | |||||||||||
Genre | Rock, power pop, synthrock[1][2] | |||||||||||
Length | 3:59 | |||||||||||
Label | Columbia | |||||||||||
Writer(s) | Bruce Springsteen | |||||||||||
Producer(s) | Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Bruce Springsteen | |||||||||||
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"Dancing in the Dark" is a song written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. With added uptempo synthesizer riffs and some syncopation to his sound for the first time, the song spent four weeks at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and eventually sold over one million singles in the U.S. alone. As the first single released from his 1984 album, Born in the U.S.A., it became his biggest hit and propelled the album to become the best-selling one of his career.
"Dancing in the Dark" was the last song written and recorded for Born in the U.S.A. Springsteen's producer and manager Jon Landau liked the album but wanted a sure-fire first single, one that was fresh and directly relevant to Springsteen's current state of mind (because much of Born in the U.S.A. had been written two years earlier). Landau and Springsteen argued and Springsteen later wrote "Dancing in the Dark". His irked mood from the day's argument, combined with the frustrations at trying to complete the album, poured out into the lyrics.[citation needed]
In a first-for-Springsteen effort to gain dance and club play for his music, Arthur Baker[3] created the 12-inch "Blaster Mix" of "Dancing in the Dark", wherein he reworked the album version. The remix was released on July 2, 1984. The result generated a lot of media buzz for Springsteen, as well as actual club play; the remix went to #7 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and had the most sales of any 12-inch single in the United States in 1984.[3]
"Dancing in the Dark" was a featured song throughout the 1984-1985 Born in the U.S.A. Tour, usually being played as the second song of the second set. Echoing the music video, the song's outro would be extended while Springsteen searched the front rows of the audience for a woman (played in the music video by the twenty-year-old future Friends star Courteney Cox) to pull up onstage and dance with.[citation needed]
During the 1988 Tunnel of Love Express, the song was usually the next-to-last song of the second set, but it was played much the same and the same pull-the-girl-on-stage routine took place. However, by the start of the 1992 "Other Band" Tour, the song was drastically reshaped as a slow, tired harangue on solo electric guitar with no fan and no dancing. This interpretation only lasted a dozen or so performances before it was dropped from the set list.[citation needed]
Though it was his biggest hit, "Dancing in the Dark" gradually disappeared from Springsteen concerts for a decade, until it resurfaced as a regular encores selection shortly after the start of the 2002-2003 Rising Tour. Now presented in a more rock-oriented arrangement, it stayed in the show for the balance of the tour, after which it went back into retirement for Springsteen's subsequent not-rock-band tours.[citation needed]
The song found its revival on Springsteen's Magic Tour in Fall of 2007, where it replaced "Waitin' on a Sunny Day" as the penultimate encore song for the later shows on the tour.[citation needed]
On the 2009 Working on a Dream Tour, the song appeared intermittently during the encores. However, Springsteen for the first time played a number of music festivals during the routing, and "Dancing in the Dark" closed all of them: Pinkpop Festival, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Glastonbury Festival, and Hard Rock Calling. When played live in recent years, the song features a harder, guitar-driven sound, with the distinctive synthesizer riff being supplied by Soozie Tyrell's violin.[citation needed]
During the 2012 tour the song again became a regular at live shows with audience members selected to dance not just with Bruce, but with other band members too, especially new band member Jake Clemons. Springsteen family members appeared on stage for this song on occasion, with mother Adele doing the 'Courteney Cox' dance at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia at the start of the tour,[4] and daughter Jessica dancing on stage with Bruce in Paris on 5 July [5]
Released as a single prior to the album's release, the song spent four weeks at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart (his highest charting song to date) in June–July 1984 (it was kept off the #1 spot by Duran Duran's "The Reflex" and that year's song of the summer, Prince's "When Doves Cry").[6] It did reach #1 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart. It was also the first of a record-tying seven top 10 hit singles to be released from Born in the U.S.A. "Dancing in the Dark" also held the #1 spot for six weeks on Billboard's Top Tracks chart.[7]
Although the song only peaked at #5 in Australia, it remained on the charts for most of 1984 and was that country's highest selling single of the year. It spent a total of 64 weeks in the Top 100.[citation needed]
In the UK, "Dancing in the Dark" originally reached number 28 in the UK Singles Chart when released in May 1984. However, the song was re-released in January 1985 and subsequently reached number 4 in the charts, becoming the 27th best-selling single of the year.
The recording also won Springsteen his first Grammy Award, picking up the prize for Best Rock Vocal Performance in 1985. It also won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance. In the 1985 Rolling Stone readers poll, "Dancing in the Dark" was voted "Song of the Year". The track has since gone on to earn further recognition and is as such listed one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
Chart (1984/85) | Peak position |
US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 2 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[9] | 1 |
Canada (RPM) | 3 |
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) | 4 |
Ireland (IRMA) | 2 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] | 11 |
Dutch Top 40 | 1[11] |
Belgian Singles Chart | 1 |
South African Singles Chart | 4 |
Australian Singles Chart | 5 |
New Zealand Singles Chart | 2 |
Norwegian Singles Chart | 7 |
Swedish Singles Chart | 2 |
Preceded by "Magic" by The Cars | Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single June, 9 – July 21, 1984 | Succeeded by "No Way Out" by Jefferson Starship |
Preceded by "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds | Dutch Top 40 number-one single June 22, 1985 – June 29, 1985 (1 week) | Succeeded by "19" by Paul Hardcastle |
Preceded by "19" by Paul Hardcastle | Belgian Singles Chart number one single July 6, 1985 – July 12, 1985 (3 weeks) | Succeeded by "A View to a Kill" by Duran Duran |
Preceded by "19" by Paul Hardcastle | Belgian Singles Chart number one single July 27, 1985 – August 9, 1985 (2 weeks) | Succeeded by "Tarzan Boy" by Baltimora |
This section does not cite any references or sources. (December 2013) |


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United Home warranty is a SCAM. I purchased a home then purchased my policy 3 months later my heat/air unit goes out I call them to file a claim. they refused the claim indicating I need to provide docs indicating I had the unit cleaned. None of this information is in the fine print or the contract. They will not pay the claim. My unit was in perfect working condition, now its out I have a warranty i paid for that is useless and i will be out of money for the repair I have to pay myself. What is the use of the warranty. ITS A SCAM. every time i call the company a guy named Ted answers and will not transfer me to his manager and he forwards me to a fake voice mail and I never get a call back.. They need to be exposed! They are not part of the BBB but i did file a claim with consumer affairs.
This just happened to me yesterday. I spoke to a person named Ted who told me I did not have a contract and my card was declined. But, mind you, the money was debited from my account from "United Home Warranty". I filed a claim with BBB and the Consumer Affairs in New Jersey yesterday. Have you heard back from Consumer Affairs?
I've been in their hold queue for over an hour and have spoken to a person only once - briefly - before being transferred back to the hold queue. They do need to be exposed! I'm trying to contact Clark Howard, the consumer advocate. Look him up on the web at www.clarkhoward.com and let him know, too. My seller paid $333 for a warranty and they have declined the buyer services. Now they can't be reached!
United Home Warranty (UHW) denied me the coverage I am entitled to through my home warranty. I sent UHW the proof of when I purchased my home and my service records proving that the furnace and A/C were serviced and in working order before and after the home warranty was purchased. I also called every day from Friday, May 4, 2007 through Thursday, May 17, 2007. Every time I called, there were no supervisors available. I left several voicemails for "Ted" and "Michael Moore", but never received a call back. On Thursday, May 17, 2007, after holding for 20 minutes, I finally spoke with "Jacob Wilson" who identified himself as the "Head Supervisor". Jacob stated that my claim was denied due to insufficient service records. I told him my documents prove that the equipment was in working order at the time I purchased coverage from UHW, and that I serviced the equipment as soon as I took ownership of the home. Jacob stated that it doesn't matter, my claim is still denied. I've contacted the BBB, consumer affairs, 7 on your side, and my credit card company's fraud department. ** If you bought your home warranty with a credit card, your credit card company may be able to issue a charge back like mine did. At least you'll get your money back.*** Hope this helps.
After countless attempts in the past 2 weeks to have a contractor assigned to my service request with United Home Warranty I finally get it assigned. But, the contractor no longer does business with United Home Warranty. So I called back to find out why they didn't know this and to have the service request reassigned I get put into 1,2hr holds that I end up just hanging up. So I called back again and know the recording says that the name of the company is National Home Protection!! I called back again thinking I misdialed the number but nope that wasn't it. They changed their name, likely due to the amount of complaints. And now I will have to fight to get my money back for the remainder of my policy. I am definitely going to file a complaint with the BBB against them. I can't begin to tell you how angry I am with this company. It's as if they have 3 people working there! Because I always talk to the same 3 (1 for each option you choose) and their hours are horrible.
i purchased this policy in jan 2007 at the beginning of june i contacted uhw re my dishwasher i called for service they said to me they COULD NOT GET ME A REPAIRMAN I SHOULD GET MY OWN i thought it was odd because whats everyone having a run of broken dishwashers i called a repair co they came that day i paid the fee 64.95 they had told me first $50.00 CHARGE WAS MINE I SHOULD FAX THE BILL INTO TED AT 866 851 7462 BECAUSE THE REPAIRMAN DEEMED DISHWASHER WAS NOT REPAIRABLE IT WAS A THERMADOR BUT THEY STOPPED MAKING PART IN 2005 SO TED TOLD ME HE WOULD BRING BILL TO REPLACEMENT DEPT THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE ITEM HE TOLD ME I WOULD HERE BY MON APPROX JUN 12 I FAXED BILL IN ON JUN 8 ON MONDAY I CALLED AND GOT A SEAN JACOBS ON THE PHONE TED WAS OUT SICK I WAS TOLD SEAN JACOBS SAID TO ME WE CAN REPLACE YOUR DISHWASHER WITH A ROPER BRAND I SAID FINE HE SAID BUT *****ITS ON BACKORDER I SAID FOR HOW LONG HE SAID WE DONT KNOW I SAID PLZ GIVE ME THE CO AND I WILL CALL THEM AND FIND OUT HE WAS VERY FRESH TO ME AND SAID NO and he said they will pay me out 175.00 i said you cannot buy a dishwasher for 175.00 thats the charge for installation finally after going back and forth over the same thing i asked for a supervisor was told he wasnt there and would call me today is jul 12 no phone call he also said i would get a check in ten days no check i went away on vacation called them THE OTHER DAY THEY ANSWERED NATIONAL HOME PROTECTION AT THE SAME PHONE NUMBER 1 800 780 2405 THE ADDRESS I HAVE FOR THEM IS PO BOX1157 OAKHURST NEW JERSEY ITS IN MONMOUTH COUNTY SEAN JACOBS AGAIN ANSWERED THAT PHONE I ALSO GOT AN ADDRESS THAT NATIONAL HOME PROTECTION IS USING 42 WEST 38TH ST NYC NY 10018 THERE NUMBER IS 1800 608 6045 WE HAVE ALL BEEN RIPPED OFF IAM CTC THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE IN NEW YORK CITY AND ALSO NEW JERSEY IAM ALSO CONTACTING ARNOLD DIAZ ON CHANNEL 2 /TAPPY PHILIPS EVERY NEWS STATION I CAN FIND GOOD LUCK
No I haven't heard anything from the Consumer affairs but UHW will be exposed very very soon and I hope this generates a lawsuit against them. The only posting that comes up ont he web now is for our complaints their website doesn't even pull up anymore!
The number that was posted for UHW is now being routed to information asking what city and state. What a rip off!
All I want to know is when did United Home Warranty close for business, because I need a dam refund!!!! Do anyone have any information they can provide to me regarding this matter!
I got a 3 year home warranty from United Home Warranty in December 2006. Now I'm unable to contact them! I did call up "National Home Protection" (talked to 'Jennifer'), but they refuse to recognize their affiliation with "United Home Warranty". BTW their email: firstname.lastname@example.com does NOT return 'Undelivered' message. However, I haven't received any replies from them till date. Worst, my credit card company refuses to dispute the transaction after 120 days. I would be interested in participating in any actions that is being started against this company.
I just found out this place was a fraud. Their 1-800 number no longer exist. When you try to call it you get directory assistance. No such place seems to exist. Is anyone filing a case action suit? I would like to join in, if anyone has started this. This has cost me $990. plus the expense of a plumber.
I am speaking with the Oakhurst police dept right now to find out if we can file reports with them...My Bank can't refund my money because its past 120 days..this is a nightmare and more people are popping up everywhere, posted on Craigslist and people started emailing me!!!!! ADVISED TO FILE A REPORT IN MY CITY AS A FRAUD CASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am located in ATL Georgia.
I have filed a complaint with the BBB, Consumer's Affair, FBI, and Office of the Inspector General. I encourage you to do the same. Maybe we will get someone's attention.
See my latest posting on this date.
I guess they are out of business. I had a washer quitting on me two days, since then I'm trying to contact them but I was unsuccesseful, their toll free is some directory assistance now. I had this warranty for the last eight months, never had the need to use their services, but now i need my washer to be fixed!!! Any idea what's our next step beside a complaint at BBB.
I paid 340 buck on February 2 to get a one year warranty. Now my oven doesn't work and I cant reach them. The number is directed to directory assistance. What can I do? Can I dispute money with my credit card company? Anyone has some advise?
I had lodged a complaint at the NJ Attorney General�s office online. I followed this by sending (via Certified Mail) physical copies of complaint-related contracts, bills, receipts, canceled checks, correspondence relating to the "Division of Consumer Affairs, Office of Consumer Protection, 124 Halsey Street, PO Box 45025, Newark, N.J. 07101". Note that the NJ AG site states that "The Division will not initiate an investigation of your complaint until it has received legible copies of all of the documents you intend to submit as part of the evidence to support your complaint." I received a reply from them yesterday. Details are as follows: ========================================================= Thank you for writing to the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs about your concerns regarding United Home Warranty. After reviewing your complaint, we have referred your letter to the Consumer Protection Office listed below. The subject of your complaint is no longer operating as a New Jersey business. However our investigation has turned up some information that would indicate this company may be operating out of New York City under a new name. Your complaint has been forwarded to that office which is better equipped to help. A representative from that office will be in touch with you. New York State Attorney General Consumer Fraud Bureau 120 Broadway 3rd Floor New York City, NY 10277 Attn: {signed by State Investigator} ========================================================= Will let you know when I hear anything from NY Attorney General. I would advise that everybody affected lodge a complaint with New York Attorney General.
Hey we are getting closer, I received a response from them as well! Now lets see what happens!


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text: Resend, this belongs to blfs-dev, not lfs-dev ... Quick hand problem. Hi there, If you remember, we agreed not to upgrade Xorg components very often some time ago. You can notice, however, that I sometimes bump a library, driver, server and such for a newer version. The reason behind that is mainly that even upstream developers "agree" that katamari releases are waste of time. So my thoughts are we shouldn't wait for any major stuff to happen (like we did wait for Xorg Server 1.13.0 because we didn't want to upgrade libraries and protocol headers just because we agreed on that) and just upgrade things as they get released - as other rolling release distros do. If you are interested, here is the link to upstream post http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2013-February/055493.html Probably the most important part is: In keeping with the X.Org goal of about one release per year, Release 7.7 of the X Window System occurred 6 June 2012. Release 7.6 was about 1.5 years earlier, in December 2010. However, there is some feeling among the developer community that the "katamari" point releases of all of X are no longer terribly useful, yet are a big consumer of developer resources. Thus, it is likely that these releases will be farther apart in the future, or will cease altogether--not because development pace is decreasing, but because point releases of individual components are a better mechanism in the "new" world of modularized X development. Cheers.


text: On September 29, 2002 05:18 pm, Jesse Tie-Ten-Quee wrote: > Now, now, be fair here. You know i've been wanting todo a complete > reinstall of shadowfax for the last couple of months now. And yes, I > have requested that *you* do the initial kernel upgrade. Fine, I'll be fair. Yes, we need to do a complete reinstallation of the server. But when the time comes I'll probably be doing it. Not that I don't trust you, but I kinda take pride in installing the servers myself that I run. > However, I am more then willing todo it myself, but I would ask that you > provide to me, the netops contact information, so that if anything does > happen, I can at least fix it properly :) Sure I'll get you some phone #'s one of these days when I have digged up my addressbook from my pile of boxes. But the main problem is that those guys aren't as responsive as I'd like them to be, so it's gonna be some stressfull days doing that upgrade. Not something I need now. -- Gerard Beekmans www.linuxfromscratch.org -*- If Linux doesn't have the solution, you have the wrong problem -*- -- Unsubscribe: send email to listar at linuxfromscratch.org and put 'unsubscribe lfs-chat' in the subject header of the message


text: The food was very bad becuase Chef Joshua Davis and his so called Red Paint Hospitality company are terrible. They didn't pay the cleaning crew that did the pre opening cleaning. I guess karma bites. Out of business in no time. You cant screw hard working class people...and be successful. Thats... read more


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- Mountain thunder: Maggie musher takes up snowless dog sledding
- State won't help Maggie Valley 'decipher' its own ridge law
- Rumors of giant cross on the ridgeline above Maggie prompts debate
- Ghost Town not for sale
- Maggie Valley: 'It's been a good year'
- Maggie moves forward with recreation plan
- Maggie Valley to hold first Winterfest
- Maggie Valley venue enters second act
More than 100 artists and crafters from all over the Southeast, including Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia and Alabama will gather for the Labor Day Craft Show in Maggie Valley.
Artists will demonstrate and sell their original handicrafts works from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4, and Sunday, Sept. 5, at the Maggie Valley Fairgrounds. Admission to the event is free.
This annual event will feature piped music throughout the day. Tasty festival foods will be prepared by local groups, while The Java Hut will make its appearance selling specialty coffee-drinks hot & iced, smoothies and other crowd-pleasers.
Fireworks will be displayed at the fairgrounds on Sunday, Sept. 6, starting at dark thirty. This part of the weekend event is sponsored by the Town of Maggie Valley.
The committee is still accepting applications from crafters and vendors from all states in the Southeast.


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The Magic of Reading
Sweetie Belle is finally able to use her magic, but when she tries to use more advanced magic, things get a lot out of hand.
(Friendship Report: Even if somepony doesn't seem like they're capable of doing a certain task, they should still be given a chance to show if they can, because they may be better than you think; it's good to challenge yourself and try new things, but sometimes you have to know when something may be too big for you to handle, and try it again when you really are ready.)
Love at First Charm
A new stallion comes to Ponyville, and he has captured the hearts of the Mane Six. Unfortunately, things get worse when each pony wants him for herself.
(Friendship Report: Friends should not fight over anyone or anything, because friendship is far too important to lose over a silly feud.)
A Dash of Confidence
A very fast Earth pony named Medallia comes to Ponyville and challenges Rainbow Dash to a race, confident that she can run faster than Rainbow can fly. Can Rainbow Dash muster up that same amount of confidence for herself?
(Friendship Report: You don't have to always win to feel like a winner. As long as you have good friends, you'll always come out on top.)
Stylish Mayhem*
Rarity learns of a new fashion trend, and she immediately starts to follow it. Unfortunately, her friends do not care for it as much as she does, and they have to decide whether to tell her how they really feel, or pretend to like it so she won't' be upset with them.
(Friendship Report: Even if you don't like something your friend does, you should still respect their choices of what they choose to like, and they in turn should respect your choice of not liking what they do.)
Call of the Prankish*
A new unicorn comes to Ponyville, declaring himself to be a bringer of chaos. But soon the ponies realize the "chaos" he brings is nothing too bad, and don't consider him to be any kind of real trouble. When he asks Pinkie Pie to show him how to spread true chaos, how can she not try to help a pony in need?
(Friendship Report: It is always important to help friends with problems, but make sure what you're helping them with is the right thing, and not something that will end up being bad.)
Talent Twisters*
After Fluttershy helps Rarity make a difficult set of clothes, thanks to her "freaky knowledge of sewing", the other ponies try to figure out if they have other talents that they can do.
(Friendship Report: Even though having a talent can make you feel special, you shouldn't obsess over finding a special talent for yourself, because if you have good friends, you can already feel quite special.)
An Inkwell Runs Dry
After finishing another "Daring-Do" book, Rainbow finds it to end on a cliffhanger, and there are no more books in the series that she knows of. After talking to Twilight about it, she learns the author hasn't been working on a new book because she doesn't think she can come up with any more new ideas. Can Rainbow and the others help her to find her muse again?
(Friendship Report: You should not give up on what you love to do just because you don't think you can do it anymore. You just have to be patient and try hard to get your inspiration back, because you'll see that being able to use your talent makes you happier than not using it at all.)
To Love a Pet
Wanting a pet of her own, Sweetie Belle comes across a porcupine in the woods, and creates a great friendship with the creature. However, she soon learns the hardest factor of owning a pet...
(Friendship Report: Having a pet is a wonderful thing, and losing that same pet can be very hard to go through. But you shouldn't think only about your pet being gone: you need to remember all the great memories you had with your pet, so you will always be happy knowing how much you loved your pet.)
The Curse of Discord
A large cloud, that spreads chaos wherever it goes, comes to Ponyville but is quickly destroyed by Twilight and the gang. But soon afterwards, Twilight starts to act different and is causing her own brand of chaos around town. Twilight finds out that the cloud may not be completely gone...
(Friendship Report: Even if things may look bad or even hopeless, you should never abandon your friends in their time of need.)
The Crusaders of Chaos
Ponyville and Canterlot have been losing contact with cities and towns all over Equestria, so Princess Celestia goes to the most recently lost town, Appleloosa, to investigate. When she doesn't return, it's up to the Mane Six to find out what happened to her and what's been happening to the rest of Equestria.
The Flames of Revenge
The ponies notice that Princess Celestia has not been herself lately. What they do not know is that the 500th anniversary of a certain event is closing in; an event where Celestia had defeated an old foe by herself, without the Elements of Harmony, and had him imprisoned in Draco Mountain: a dragon-made prison made for only the most dangerous of creatures. It seems as if he could never escape, but he may just find a way...
The Diary of Starswirl the Bearded
While in the Canterlot library, Twilight and her friends find an old diary that belonged to Starswirl the Bearded, with the entries in the diary starting after Equestria was founded. The diary entries talk of Starswirl's life, his magic school, his newest accomplishments, and a certain magical item he had created, which was quite powerful indeed...
The Era of Chaos and Harmony
While mapping out more of Equestria, Twilight and her friends come upon the gates of Tartarus, and manage to get inside. Once inside, they see all the evils that have ever been imprisoned here, and they also meet Kharon, who holds the keys to the prison cells of each of the evils in Tartarus. He tells Twilight and her friends the origin and history of the only one to ever escape Tartarus: Discord.
Movie Idea
The Origin of Harmony
A large colony of dragons comes to Ponyville, saying that the Elements of Harmony rightfully belong to them because the elements were created by their ancestors long ago to defeat the greatest threat the world had ever known. Everypony learns the whole history of the elements, then the decision comes to who should own the Elements of Harmony. But, it may not be wise to give the Elements to the dragons, because that old threat may not be entirely gone...
Nightmare Over Equestria
This story is my version of how Princess Luna became Nightmare Moon
Starswirl's Quest
The tale of what happened when Starswirl went out to collect the ingredients for the Klivinet Crystal.
Daring-Do and the Griffon's Goblet*
Daring-Do and the Treasure of the Crystal Mine
Daring-Do and the Ruby Mantis
Daring-Do and the City of Bones
Daring-Do and the Relic of Draconis Mountain
Daring-Do and the Golems' Wrath
Daring-Do and the Temple of Mirages
Daring-Do and the Emerald Alligator
Daring-Do and the Tower in the Valley of Thorns
Daring-Do and the Lost City of the Hippocampi
Daring-Do and the Tale of the Creeping Shadows
Daring-Do and the Hallowed Violet
Daring-Do and the Terror of Veneighzuela
Daring-Do and the Secret of the Rainbow Treasures
*These ideas I did not make myself, so I need to credit the real person when I made the stories.


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Occupy Day of Action sparks arrests nationwide
Occupy Day of Action led to several major protests, chiefly in New York City. But what did the Occupy Day of Action accomplish?
Mary Altaffer/AP
Hundreds of Occupy demonstrators marched through New York's financial district Thursday in an attempt to block traders from reaching the New York Stock Exchange, promising a national day of action with mass gatherings in other cities. The action came two days after authorities cleared their encampment that sparked the global protest movement against economic inequality and greed.
Frustrations seemed to spill over in the park at the center of the protest as hundreds of people shoved back the metal police barricades that have long surrounded the area. A live television shot from above showed waves of police and protesters briefly pushing back and forth before the barricades appeared to be settled at the edge of the park once more.
"All day, all week, shut down Wall Street!" the crowd chanted, clogging the streets as they neared the stock exchange.
Police said about 50 or 60 people were arrested, including several who sat on the ground one block from Wall Street and refusing to move.
Some of the police hit protesters as they resisted arrest. Most of the marchers retreated.
The protest did not delay the opening of the New York Stock Exchange or disrupt business, said Rich Adamonis, a spokesman for the exchange.
In Los Angeles, about 500 sympathizers of the Occupy Wall Street protest marched in the downtown financial district, chanting "Banks got bailed out, we got sold out." Police took two protesters into custody. The national day of action had been planned before the city and park owners cracked down on the two-month-old encampment in Zuccotti Park, clearing out tents, tarps and sleeping bags. Similar camps have sprung up across the U.S. but face increasing pressure from local authorities, who point to health and safety concerns.


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Rick Rasmussen earned his 200th win as a head coach with a 64-37 dominant victory over Lovejoy tonight.
After another region win against the Rams on Friday, Tucker currently sits atop the region 2-AAAAAA standings, as Newton (16-5, 3-4 Region 2-AAAAAA) ranks fourth in the region behind Rockdale (15-6, 5-2 Region 2-AAAAAA) and Lovejoy (4-10, 3-3 Region 2-AAAAAA). However, this game was much different than the last, a 67-42 thrashing in early December, without center usual starting center Josh Tukes.
Tierra Hodges and Darvin Jones have been named, Alcovy's and Newton's athletes of the week respectively. For Eastside's athlete of the week, check online at covnews.com Tuesday.
Newton (12-4, 4-0 Region 2-AAAAAA) came into Friday's battle with Rockdale (6-8, 1-3 Region 2-AAAAAA) looking down at the Lady Bulldogs from high atop the Region 2-AAAAAA standings. Rockdale, despite it's sub-.500 region record, gave Newton everything it could handle. The Lady Rams answered with a resolve they've laid claim to all season.
A.J. Palomino (Newton), Nuka Yobo(Newton) and Joshua Smith (Heritage) were selected to participate in the Georgia/Florida All-star Classic. With Palomino, Smith and Yobo, Georgia beat Florida 26-14 in the classic
For the first time this season, Newton (13-3, 1-3 Region 2-AAAAAA) lost its second-straight game. The fact that this is the first time they've lost consecutive games all season is a remarkable feat, but is this a trend for the Rams or just a blip in the radar?
Nearby county rival Rockdale came to town on Friday night to face region foe Newton.
After four straight losses, Newton is back on the winning track.
The Interact Club of Newton High School will host a charity basketball tournament Saturday, Feb. 23, between 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Newton High School gym.
The Newton boys' basketball team ended its first trip around Region 2-AAAAAA and a rare losing streak Tuesday.
The Newton boys' basketball team is in an unfamiliar place after a 65-50 loss at Rockdale Tuesday night.
Newton kept Breanna Richardson and Rockdale at bay long enough to hold on for a win Tuesday night.
As Newton heads into the second half of the basketball season, it will have more experience in big games, and big wins than many of its 2013 opponents.
Newton headed into Thursday night's Yule Tide Christmas Classic in Hanceville, Ala., with the confidence of three straight wins.
The Newton Rams shut down Eastside Saturday, handing its cross-town rivals its first loss of the season and proving they are one of the state's better defensive teams.
Trying to repeat a 21-win season is difficult enough, but looking to do it with an almost entirely new team is even more challenging.
Newton recovered from its first loss in a big way Friday, running away from Jackson, Atlanta on the road.
When Newton meets Alcovy on the basketball court, it's always a big game with bragging rights on the line.
To compete in one of the toughest regions in the state, a team must be, well, tough.
Rashard Cabane and Rodarius Mitchell are two of Newton's top returning scorers from last season, and showed they will be a big part of the 2012-13 season at the Northeast Georgia Invitational in Madison County this week.
The 2012 football season came to a disappointing conclusion for the Newton County Rams Friday night at Sharp Stadium as the East Coweta Indians (3-AAAAAA) prevailed by a final score of 25-20 in the first round of the state playoffs.
Fans will have a chance to see history today as Newton hosts a state playoff game for the first time in the school's 63-year history of football.


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There's More Than One Way to Skin an Eel — Chopped After Hours
by Joseph Erdos in Shows, August 26th, 2014Geoffrey, Chris and Aarón are cooking with the appetizer basket ingredients — eel, pepihuates, shaved coconut and sea beans — from tonight's episode. Even though Geoffrey points out they're not equipped to properly skin an eel, the three judges cleverly decide to parboil it first, which makes removing the skin and bones much easier compared with how the episode's chefs struggled. The only ingredient that leaves Geoffrey flummoxed is the pepihuates. "Watch me magically transform it," Chris asserts. Aarón explains it's simply a Mexican tomato-based snack/drink with peanuts and a tamarind stick — not unlike a Bloody Mary, Ted thinks.
The three judges take slightly different approaches to preparing the eel: Aarón and Chris both cut the fish into lengths to boil, whereas Geoffrey boils it whole. The end result for Geoffrey is that he's able to remove large pieces of meat for his fish and chips. Chris has trouble flaking the eel for his salad, finding there's not enough flesh, but he manages to balance it out with his Mediterranean ingredients. Aarón takes the farthest route from the other two judges, making a Thai curry soup loaded with exotic flavorings: "The good thing about that soup is you can put anything in there," Geoffrey tells him, "the soup is so good." In the end, though, Aarón thinks Geoffrey did the best job with the eel: "You gave us eel," he says.
Click on the play button on the video above to watch the entire After Hours episode and see the dishes Geoffrey, Chris and Aarón created. Then browse behind-the-scenes images for an insider's look at the cooking.
Start a conversation with fellow fans and tell FN Dish in the comments below how you would have approached this basket: What would you make out of eel, pepihuates, shaved coconut and sea beans?
Catch up on past Chopped After Hours episodes by watching all the Web-exclusive battles online.
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I am sooooo tired of the Chopped show. I have watched the show for a long time but just can't continue to support watching this show. This show acts like they are unbiased but repeatedly they demonstrate their bias towards men by continually advancing the men and booting off the women….early and often. It's ridiculous. I am tired of hearing the male dominated judges promote the male contestants. It's become a joke around our house…..watch this….the woman will be booted off first. And guess what….they judges do not disappoint. Here's a thought "guys"…I challenge you to change how the contestants are judged by performing a blind taste with no knowledge of who cooked what.
I MIGHT be tempted to listen to your vitriol, but every chef who gets chopped gets chopped for a FOOD related reason. I myself have often sat in wonderment that the ladies seem to get chopped earlier in the process, but it's still always for those pesky food related reasons rather than CHOP THE GURL!
Did you see the ultimate champions competition? Diana won THREE competitions, and even beat out a MALE, PROFESSIONAL chef. Which is pretty cool.
I watch chopped all the time and all the black people always goes first Why is that and never wins .
I watch to, and have seen some blacks win…you must of missed some episodes
Angie is correct -the women always get the boot. Nevertheless, the women judges set a high bar for tolerance and respecting their fellow judges – so I will follow their lead and gracefully ignore the obvious. Last night's show was the first Chopped After Hours that I've seen – it won't be the last!! I'll be watching for these from now on. It was incredible to see what they did with the basket from the professional chefs' round. Now we know why they're the judges!! They seemed to feel no time pressure whatsoever, as they playfully prepared truly amazing dishes from these bizarre ingredients. LOVED IT.
If you are female, your chances are greater that you will be chopped. I agree with Angie. It has over time become so obvious that the female is the gonna go. They allow only enough, to their thinking, women to win to keep the audience from "noticing" their bias. I'm all for blind testing, but that would probably be rigged!
i feal that a cheff that leaves a iteam off there plat should not have a chance at ultamet champ because at the beginning of each round they are told every item most be on there plate
And any idiot who spells as atrociiously as you do should by no means display such appallng ignorance with public posting.
I have watched this show since it began and they admit that men win more often than women. Partially because this field has been dominated by men. My issue is that if a basket ingredient is left off, accidentally or deliberately, they should be chopped !! Especially when this is to be the best of the best !!
Is it just me, or has any one else noted that some contestants from chopped show up on other FN shows quite often? Usually forget about it, but had another chopped competitor on "Beat Bobby Flay" last night. Another incident that readily comes to my mind, was a Chopped winner showing up up as a judge on another competition show. How does one go from chopped winner to renowned world class chef in a year or so?
Perhaps because their cooking is as bad as your grammar.
Angie is right about the women being ejected.
As the chefs struggled woth skinning the eels, I remembered the eelskin shoes that were very popular in Korea when I lived there in the 1980s; I had a pair, and still have the matching handbag. Eelskin is pretty tough stuff! You wouldn't make shoes from, say, salmon or bass skin!
Geoffrey Zakarian


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National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2014
This document is intended to provide up-to-date scientific data and statistics on diabetes and its burden in the United States. Formerly referred to as the National Diabetes Fact Sheet, this consensus document is written for a scientific audience.
Diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes in the United States
Total: 29.1 million people or 9.3% of the population have diabetes.
Diagnosed: 21.0 million people.
Undiagnosed: 8.1 million people (27.8% of people with diabetes are undiagnosed).
all ages, 2012
National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2014 [PDF–5.3 MB]
Table of Contents
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Diabetes Statistics Report: Estimates of Diabetes and Its Burden in the United States, 2014. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services; 2014.
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In this testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture's Subcommittee on Nutrition, Greg Mills presents research findings on participant churning in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) including the rates, causes and costs of participant churn in SNAP, which occurs when households receiving SNAP exit the program and then re-enter within several months. Findings include that churn rates across the six states that were studied range from 17 to 28 percent for FY 2011 and that the causes of churn are due primarily to procedural difficulties experienced by participants rather than fluctuations in the earnings of SNAP recipients.
By establishing annual housing goals for mortgages purchased by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seeks to encourage lending to creditworthy borrowers with low incomes and those in traditionally underserved communities. Setting these goals requires FHFA to walk a fine line to meaningfully expand lending to all qualified applicants without encouraging lending to borrowers who cannot sustain mortgage payments. This commentary critiques the goals proposed by FHFA for 2015 - 2017, examining three central issues: How do the goals interact with other policy issues; Should the FHFA apply both benchmark (prospective) and market (retrospective) goals; and Did the FHFA set its benchmark goals appropriately?
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has proposed a thoughtful path to creating a single security for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, using the Common Securitization infrastructure, in its August Request for Input. While the proposal would benefit from a more definitive time frame, its many strong provisions make it likely to succeed and benefit taxpayers, borrowers and lenders. A key strength of the proposal is the structural provisions – which ensure that the securities backed by both entities will trade equivalently, ending the costly subsidies Freddie has been forced to pay to stay competitive. Ultimately, moving toward this single security should make the market more responsive to borrower and lender needs, boost competition, increase the availability of mortgage credit and potentially help pave the way for GSE reform.
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Rankings are updated every Monday of the NASCAR season.
Joey Logano
Logano was not among the favorites during Speedweeks. However, on Sunday he came on strong when it mattered, becoming the second youngest winner of NASCAR's most prestigious race.
Kevin Harvick
The defending Sprint Cup champion was among the favorites coming into the week. Harvick made little noise until it mattered Sunday; he didn't lead a lap but came home second.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Earnhardt came into the Daytona 500 as the defending champion and, after winning his Duel qualifying race last Thursday, he was a favorite for Sunday. He led 32 laps, but towards the end fell back in the pack. He made a furious late rally though, and came home with a nice third-place finish.
Denny Hamlin
Hamlin led on four laps but stayed in touch all day with the lead pack. Hamlin finished fourth and looks like a contender for the season.
Jimmie Johnson
Johnson led 39 laps Sunday. He was strong all week and seems to have a new attitude. Johnson may take his fifth-place finish from Sunday and show in the weeks ahead that he is back in championship form.
Casey Mears
Mears was lucky to make the field for this year's 500 and did an admirable job Sunday, racing to a sixth-place finish. Sadly, look for Mears to fall quickly outside the top 15 in the coming weeks.
Clint Bowyer
Unlike Mears, Bowyer should be moving up in the coming weeks. Bowyer ran among the leaders all race long and could have been a winner had he not gotten shuffled back in the end to finish seventh. This is a good indication of the weeks ahead for him.
Martin Truex, Jr.
Truex always runs well and always looks like he could win. He can just never put the entire package together and seal the deal. Sunday was no exception. Truex ran near the front in the top three towards the end of the race, but fell short and came home eighth.
Kasey Kahne
Kahne has equipment from one on the top teams in NASCAR. Yet, unlike his teammates, Kahne always seems to struggle and Sunday was no different. Kahne never led a lap and came home ninth.
Greg Biffle
Biffle is now the leader at Roush-Fenway Racing, among a group of young drivers. Roush hoped to come out strong, and they sort of did just that as they won the XFINITY Series race on Saturday night. Sunday was a different story as Biffle was the highest finishing Roush driver, landing a 10th-place spot.
David Gilliland
Like Mears, Gilliland is a nice guy and talented driver. He did finish a surprising 11th place Sunday; however, with limited resources, don't expect to see Gilliland in the top 15 for very long.
Sam Hornish, Jr.
In his debut with Richard Petty Motorsports, Hornish had an up-and-down week. He and his new team are still learning about each other and, despite a so-so 12th-place finish, the potential is there for better times ahead.
Michael Annett
Annett is with another underfunded team. They had a great finish by their standards on Sunday. However, they will soon disappear from the top 15.
Austin Dillon
Dillon is entering his sophomore year and is starting to show the maturity that will help him in the future. He was caught up in an accident and suffered minor damage that thwarted his efforts for a good finish.
Aric Almirola
The driver who won at Daytona last summer ran okay this week. However, on Sunday a mechanical issue relegated him to a 15th-place finish.
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PART ONE ~ "Tender Was the Mesclun" ~
Clarice sauntered past the male rabbits with a dismissive glance. They were strangers to the garden, and in a lean season she might have objected to the intrusion. But not today. There were more than enough cabbages for everyone, row after row of tender, bittersweet rosettes. There was endive, too, and wine-dark Swiss chard.
Branches rustled in the hedgerow. Clarice felt a vaguely unsettling sense of something amiss. Had there been a veiled threat in the way the grey jackrabbit had looked at her? The thought vanished before it was fully formed, as Clarice caught a new scent in the air: carrots! The earth was bursting with them, no more than a row or two away.
She stood up, every sense on alert, and inhaled the mingled perfumes of musky compost and sweet root vegetables. She could picture them: long, thick, short, fat, their ruddy skins dusted with rich loam. One by one, she would seduce them to the surface. Scratching, clawing, she would pluck them from the ground. She woud pluck them all!
Clarice abandoned caution then, and a half-eaten cabbage. She cleared the adjacent row in a graceful bound, and hopped purposefully toward the east, guided by her sensitive, pink-velvet nose and compelled by her lust for crisp-sweet taproots.
The big jack was on her before she knew he was there.
"Cut it out," she cried, and twisted in his grasp. But the selfish creep had already finished.
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Holy smoke! "Compelled by her lust of crisp sweet taproots"! Heading East...She will pluck em all, and I imagine enjoy every succulent moment of it. Then the Big Jack in the Box distracts her from her project.
Hope she doesn't let it hinder her . Sluff it off...
Jim. p.s. Is that you in the photo? It's kind of how i pictured you in my mind...


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Brewed yesterday cuz it was so nice. Didn't make a starter(stupid). No activity yet. My fermentation never took this long to start up. If I get a smack pack and pitch tonight will I be ok? Please say yes and I'll be sure to make starters in the future. Thanx
Remember, the only "activity" that means ANYTHING is a change in gravity, anything else can be deceiving, especially bubbles. Also remember that as the sticky in the beginners forum, and the million posts on here reiterate, it can take up to 3 days for yeast to get going- Fermentation can take 24 to 72 hrs to show visible signs. And by visible signs, we STILL don't mean airlock activity. Just because YOU'VE never experienced lag time before, doesn't mean there's anything wrong. It's too soon to even begin to worry...after 72 hours take a grav reading and come back and say "You were right guys, thanks!!"
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I re-use the yeast from batch to batch and am making the same APA as I did before. I ask you Sir! Why was I bubbling away in 2hrs the last time I use this east, and now it took 18hrs to start fermentation? WHY!!!?? Then fermentation was so fast and hard, it blew the bung off the carboy! Yeast are like girls, ya never know what they are going to do.
My first batch took almost exactly 72 hours to really get started. I think it was because I didn't aerate properly, I don't know. Point is, Revvy is right, give it some time.
Yet another reason to make a healthy starter. That and the fact that I'm super inpatient.


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After the recent upheaval at Renault, Bob Bell heads into this weekends Singapore Grand Prix with a new job title - that of team principal. Fernando Alonsos fifth place at the last round in Italy was pretty representative of the teams current form, but Bell believes they can still extract more pace from the R29 before the season is out
Q: Bob, Fernando scored four points in Monza. How did you view his performance?
Bob Bell: I think the result showed the potential of the car and Fernando certainly got 100 percent out of it. We were fortunate to gain a few places in the race but overall I think that fifth place was a fair reflection of our competitiveness and brought us the sort of points that we should have scored in the last few races.
Q: Romain Grosjean has done three races now. How is he progressing?
BB: He has settled in very well and all of the engineers that have worked with him have been very impressed. He's clearly quick and over the Monza weekend he was just two or three tenths off Fernando, which is what we would hope to see. He has been unfortunate that he hasn't really had a clean race so we're yet to judge his true race pace, but he's clearly got a lot of potential.
Q: We go from low downforce in Monza to high downforce in Singapore. Will the R29 adapt easily?
BB: As I've said previously, the R29 doesn't have any specific weak points and delivers a similar level of performance with both high and low downforce. Its weakness is that it needs more overall performance in terms of grip through downforce and mechanical set-up. This weekend we will use a similar package to the one we used in Monaco, although we will incorporate the evolutions made since that race.
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