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Methods of Underground Coal MiningHER: High Extraction Retreat A disadvantage of most room-and-pillar methods is that so much coal is left behind in the pillars. So miners must have been thinking, "Suppose we just left little "stumps" or "fenders" instead of whole pillars; we could get a really high rate of extraction and then make a hasty retreat before the whole thing caves in." High-extraction retreat mining is a form of room-and-pillar mining that extracts most of the coal. Rooms and pillars are developed in the panels, and the pillars are then systematically removed. Rows of chain pillars are along the panel boundaries, as is the case in longwall mining. Panels are 400-600 feet wide, and extraction ranges from 70 to 90%.


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michigan bow hunt The hunt went very well with 4 deer killed. Weather was ok, lots of wind though, some rain. Really nice week of hunting with friends. Upper Michigan was in full fall color! I have some pictures I'll post later. |
Good deal- glad the hunt went well. I just put in for 2 days off during our 10 day rifle season down here in Missouri. Makes me itch just thinking about it! I love bow hunting, but hunting with a rifle just really is my thing. One thing about this drought we had here in the midwest, it sure is making all the trees beautiful. Every tree is full of color- even more so than they typically are. |
Glad it was a fun successful hunt always better then working Man cant wait to get out to camp |
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The politically correct establishment runs around promoting same sex marriage and gay rights, abortion, anti religious programs, and anti-american agendas no one seems to be the least concerned about the Cathophobic assault on the Sacramental's of the Catholic Church.
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A health IT startup that's been working with Cigna to develop a digital health engagement platform to improve their customers' experiences has raised $21 million in a combination of debt, options and warrants.
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When the agreement was announced earlier this month, Cigna's chief information officer Mark Boxer joined Audax's board of directors. He talked about what attracted the insurer to the health IT company. "The power of Audax Health is that digital personalization, social networking, gamification and analytics can turn a mundane or onerous task into something positive, fun and rewarding. … Together, Cigna and Audax Health will develop a powerful platform to engage, educate, motivate and reward individuals to improve their health and health benefits."
The company is led by Grant Verstandig, a 23-year-old entrepreneur named to Forbes annual 30 under 30 list, has trained as a research fellow with the National Cancer Institute. He recruited the former head of the National Cancer Institute, Richard Klausner, to the board. Last week, it filled four senior posts, among them Camille Watson as chief marketing officer from shopping deal of the day website LivingSocial, and Dogu Celebi, the senior vice president of informatics, who comes from health services business OPTUMInsight.
Cigna's deal with Audax Health earlier this month follows a trend of payers ramping up consumer engagement tools to encourage healthy behaviors and reduce healthcare costs. A report last year by Chilmark Research showed that Aetna, UnitedHealth and Kaiser Permanente led the sector in adopting consumer technology.
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Stephanie Baum is the East Coast Innovation Reporter for MedCityNews.com. She enjoys covering healthcare startups across health IT, drug development and medical devices and innovations deployed to improve medical care. She graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania and has worked across radio, print and video. She's written for The Christian Science Monitor, Dow Jones & Co. and United Business Media.Visit website | More posts by Author


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by Jo Greene Kicker's been making great car speakers for decades, so it's no big surprise that their DS Series speakers provide maximum performance at a minimum cost. The DS40 4" 2-way speakers feature rigid, lightweight polypropylene woofers that dish out rich sound efficiently. Ribbed polyfoam surrounds stabilize the woofers and resist cracking or separating, so you'll enjoy lasting reliability. Balanced-dome tweeters bring out all the details in your music with precision and clarity. You'll hear dynamic performance that factory speakers just can't match. Kicker includes grilles with the DS40 speakers for custom installations, and removable tabs allow these speakers to fit in many older Japanese and European cars. Product Highlights:4" 2-way car speakers (pair)polypropylene woofer with ribbed polyfoam surround1/2" PEI balanced-dome tweeterNeodymium tweeter magnetremovable tabs allow speakers to fit in 2-hole openings and other special applicationsgrilles includedpower range: 6-25 watts RMS (50 watts peak power)frequency response: 60-20,000 Hzsensitivity: 88 dBtop-mount depth: 1-7/8"warranty: 1 yearOur 60-day money-back guarantee
Surprisingly Full Written By claskowski, North Carolina on Sunday, September 09, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great sounding little speakers. Nice and full. They don't have the bass you would get from a large woofer but these are not large speakers. The bass does come through when the sound is cranked a bit - not loud enough to blow your eardrums but the necessary volume to cover the road noise found in a pickup. These are definitely under-rated speakers. One word - if getting these for a pickup that requires the 4x6 adapters, you will definitely need screws to mount the speaker to the plate and the plate to the rear of the truck. Pros: Great sound, tight bass at higher volumes, fabulous bang-for-the-buck. Cons: None to speak of.
Respectable, good value Written By DenCon, Central Washington on Sunday, August 05, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) For the classic Saab 900, there are few decent economy speakers that work without having to perform some modifications. The DS40s fill the bill in good form. Sonically, a bit flat, these speakers are very efficient (loud) without having to push the head unit hard. I would not hesitate to get another pair if the need arises. Pros: Excellent value, efficient Cons: Somewhat-flat sonics, but definitely tolerable
Kicker DS40 Written By Anonymous, Denali Park Alaska on Thursday, July 19, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Nice sound, very easy to install, perfect fit
Kicker DS 40 4 inch spk. Written By Chuck W., Wisconsin on Monday, June 18, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I was able to get from Crutchfield for a great price. I just tested them on Sunday 6-17. They really have a better sound in all frequency ranges than the 4x6 manufacturerer spk that they replaced. If you have a oval spk. in your car it is prudent to spend an extra 10 dollars to get the spk. adaptors. and use a round cone spk. I've been involved with Car Stereo Installation and Automotive work for over 30 years. No spk. out there is a better value than the underrated Kicker Spks. I've heard them all in alot of different vehicles. Pros: Great Value! Better Sound in all frequency ranges. Higher Sensitivity than comprable 4 inch. spks. Cons: none
Very nice !!! Written By Joetrouble, Savannah , Ga on Tuesday, April 03, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Very nice addition to my system I installed them in the rear headliner of my Nissan crewcab ! The clarity is unbeatable !
Kicker DS-40 Written By Rich, Santa Rosa on Saturday, March 24, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Sounds Great. Survice was great Pros: They fit perfectly
Kicker DS40 Written By Jason D, Kentucky on Friday, January 27, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Used as OEM speaker replacements in 1991 Toyota Corolla. Pros: Great replacement for OEM 4" dash mounted speakers. Allowed me to hone hacksawing skills by requiring 16 cuts through metal to help them fit (ok, some sarcasm here...see cons). Cons: Disappointed these didn't fit vehicle without major modification (i.e. hacksawing lots of metal, shaving off back of grille so the tweeter wouldn't interfere). Crutchfield only warned me of limited mounting height in the rear deck (there was LOTS of clearance), but nothing about the front, where mounting height was of much greater importance.
Kicker DS40 Written By Kollman, Kensal ND on Monday, October 17, 2011 A very good OEM replacement. Has good sound quality for a small speaker. Would recommend for a stock replacement.
Kicker DS40 Written By J-Money, Monroe, MI on Sunday, October 02, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Not a bad price. Absolutely no bass, so must have subs with these. My front speaker blew not even a week after installing. I would prefer better speakers then these.
Great little speaker! Written By Matthew, Greenville, SC on Friday, July 22, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I installed these in the dash of a 2000 Toyota Echo for a friend, along with the Kicker DS60 6-1/2" in the door, and some RF 6x9's in the rear deck, powered by a Kenwood cd player, and let me tell you, this system ROCKS! The dash speakers were by far the easiest to replace in the entire install, and compared to the little tweeters that were there from the factory, these 4 inchers are a HUGE improvement. They did distort a tiny bit when I crunk up the bass at first, (tested the system with some Dubstep, lol) but once I got the levels sorted, they came into their own quite nicely. I would definitely buy again.
Decent aftermarket Written By lastner, Fayetteville, NC on Thursday, March 24, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great on highs, a little tinny, and if your system is only running on 4", it can sound a little empty. Good beginning for an upgrade project.


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Skylon tower
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Journey behind the wall
: This attraction opens all year round. It features a tunnel that brings visitors to the falls.
Bird kingdom
: It is open daily from 10.00am to 5.00pm (Saturday until 7.00pm). It is located in River road next to the rainbow bridge and guarantees fun for all.
Niagara Falls restaurants
Betty's restaurant
: This restaurant serves home cooking in a relaxing atmosphere. It has been opened for 30 years and is specialized in seafood and fish.
Monticello grille:
It is one of Niagara fall's most distinguishing restaurant and wine bar. It serves original dinner with authentic signature dishes.
Rainforest cafe:
This is a place that kids particularly enjoy. The decoration features a recreated rainforest.


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Egyptian protesters threw stones at riot police officers during clashes near Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo on Friday.
Anti-American rage that began this week over a video insult to Islam spread to nearly 20 countries across the Middle East and beyond on Friday, with violent and sometimes deadly protests that convulsed the birthplaces of the Arab Spring revolutions, breached two more United States Embassies and targeted diplomatic properties of Germany and Britain.
The broadening of the protests appeared to reflect a pent-up resentment of Western powers in general, and defied pleas for restraint from world leaders, including the new Islamist president of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, whose country was the instigator of the demonstrations that erupted three days earlier on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
The anger stretched from North Africa to South Asia and Indonesia and in some cases was surprisingly destructive. In Tunis, an American-run school that was untouched during the revolution nearly two years ago was completely ransacked. In eastern Afghanistan, protesters burned an effigy of President Obama, who had made an outreach to Muslims a thematic pillar of his first year in office.
The State Department confirmed that protesters had penetrated the perimeters of the American Embassies in the Tunisian and Sudanese capitals, and said that 65 embassies or consulates around the world had issued emergency messages about threats of violence, and that those facilities in Islamic countries were curtailing diplomatic activity. The Pentagon said it sent Marines to protect embassies in Yemen and Sudan.
The wave of unrest not only increased concern in the West but raised new questions about political instability in Egypt, Tunisia and other Middle East countries where newfound freedoms, once suppressed by autocratic leaders, have given way to an absence of authority. The protests also seemed to highlight the unintended consequences of America's support of movements to overthrow those autocrats, which have empowered Islamist groups that remain implacably hostile to the West.
In a number of these countries, particularly Egypt and Tunisia, he said, "the state has lost a lot of its capacity to govern effectively. Paradoxically, that has made it more likely that events like the video will make people take to the streets and act in the way they did.
Some of the most serious violence targeted the compound housing the German and British Embassies in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, causing minor damage to the British property but major fire damage to the German one. The foreign ministers of both countries strongly protested the assault, which The Associated Press said had been instigated by a prominent sheik exhorting protesters to storm the German Embassy to avenge what he called anti-Muslim graffiti on Berlin mosques.
The police fired tear gas to repulse attacks in Khartoum, where about 5,000 demonstrators had massed, news reports said, before they moved on to the United States
In Tunis, the United States Embassy was assaulted at midday by protesters who smashed windows and set fires before security forces routed them in violent clashes that left at least 3 dead and 28 hurt. Witnesses and officials said no Americans were hurt and most had left earlier.
The worst damage was inflicted on the American Cooperative School of Tunis
"It's ransacked," the director, Allan Bredy, said in a telephone interview. "We were thinking it was something the Tunisia government would keep under control. We had no idea they would allow things to go as wildly as they did.
The school's director of security, David Santiago, said a group of staff members formed a posse armed with baseball bats to chase lingering looters away hours after the assault. "Our elementary school library is burning as we speak," he said angrily as he and his colleagues sought to assess the damage. "It's complete chaos."
Thousands of PalestiniansGaza City
Witnesses in Cairo said protests that first flared Tuesday grew in scope on Friday, with demonstrators throwing rocks and gasoline bombs near the American Embassy and the police firing tear gas. The Egyptian news media said more than 220 people had been injured in clashes so far.
In the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, where J. Christopher Stevens, the American ambassador, and three other Americans were killed Tuesday, militias fired rockets at what they thought were American drones overhead, prompting the government to temporarily close the airport as a precaution. The bodies of Mr. Stevens and the others killed in the Libya attack were returned to the United States on Friday.
In Lebanon, where Pope Benedict XVI was visiting, one person was killed and 25 were injured as protesters attacked restaurants. There was also turmoil in Yemen, Bangladesh, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, India, Pakistan and Iraq, and demonstrations in Malaysia. In Nigeria, troops fired into the air to disperse protesters marching on the city of Jos, Reuters reported. In Syria, about 200 protesters chanted anti-American slogans outside the long-closed American Embassy in Damascus, news reports said.
In the Egyptian Sinai, a group of Bedouins stormed an international peacekeepers' camp and set fire to an observation tower, according to Al Ahram Online, a state-owned, English-language Web site. Three people, two Colombians and one Egyptian, were injured in the ensuing clashes.
In Yemen, baton-wielding security forces backed by water cannons blocked streets near the American Embassy a day after protesters breached the outer security perimeter there, and officials said two people were killed in clashes with the police. Still, a group of several dozen protesters gathered near the diplomatic post, carrying placards and shouting slogans.
In Iraq, where the heavily fortified American Embassy sits on the banks of the Tigris River inside Baghdad's Green Zone and is out of reach to most Iraqis, thousands protested after Friday Prayer in Sunni and Shiite cities alike.
Raising banners with Islamic slogans and denouncing the United States and Israel, Iraqis called for the expulsion of American diplomats from the country and demanded that the American government apologize for the incendiary film and take legal action against its creators.
In Egypt, in particular, leaders scrambled to repair deep strains with Washington provoked by their initial response to attacks on the American Embassy on Tuesday, tacitly acknowledging that they erred in their response by focusing far more on anti-American domestic opinion than on condemning the violence.<
The attacks squeezed Mr. Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood between conflicting pressures from Washington and their Islamic constituency at home, a senior Brotherhood official acknowledged. During a 20-minute phone call Wednesday night, Mr. Obama warned Mr. Morsi that relations would be jeopardized if the authorities in Cairo failed to protect American diplomats and stand more firmly against anti-American attacks.
On Friday, Mr. Morsi, on a scheduled state visit to Rome, called attacks on foreign embassies "absolutely unacceptable."


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Package Quality: 4.0
Price: $$
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
cheap and cute, but started losing bristles immediately! not sure if i just got a dud since other people don't seem to notice this. anyway, i doubt this brush will last long. super-soft and fluffy if you like that, but personally I like bristles a bit stiffer for more thorough buffing powder foundations.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Other
Eyes: Blue
I love this brush, I've used it for years. I use it when I'm applying my finishing powder. It picks up the product really well and distributes evenly. It's really inexpensive too.
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Blue
Oh my gosh I love this brush! I only recently got this and I adore it already. It is so so so soft and perfect for on the go because you don't need to worry about it getting dirty. It's great for all over powder, blush and an all over bronzed glow. Definitely recommend to anyone as its amazing, great quality and very inexpensive
Age: 36-43
Skin: Dry, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
This brush is AMAZING. I took this on a trip out of state and used it for powder, blush, highlighter, etc. It's a wonderful multipurpose brush with super soft bristles. The aluminum tube is really great, and it actually stays together in my bag. I am a big fan of companies who are eco-friendly, and EcoTools products are the best. Great quality for a very reasonable price.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
Pros: Soft for sensitive skin. Dense to pack on lots of color. Great for on the go. The only cons: hard to wash and the aluminum case dents easy (that may effect the use of the brush)
TIP: Buy on sale if this is not the type of brush u will use lots. Never the less. A keeper.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
This is an amazing brush - I've had two (actually) for almost a year and they're both still going strong. I take one with me everywhere to touch up my pressed powder, and I have the other one on my dresser for use with my Bobbi Brown tinted moisturizer. This brush works beautifully for both types of make-up. I fortunately have not had the same problem of the brush falling apart that some other reviewers have had, so I can't speak to that issue. That being said, a few hairs have fallen out here and there - but that's the worst damage this brush has shown. I don't have the one pictured - mine both have bronze casing (not sure if this is maybe an updated version?). I would highly recommend. It's cost-friendly, convenient and effective.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Medium, Cool
Hair: Brown, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Black
So disappointed. The brush itself is good but after using this less than FIVE TIMES, the brush literally came apart! I can't even roll it up anymore!
Age: 25-29
Skin: Oily, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Medium
Eyes: Brown
Soft, high-quality bristles and it's a great travel size, but after a year or two the base of the brush fell off and I lost it. I can still retract the brush and cover it, but the brush also started smelling kind of dank and musty after a while. I'll probably spring for another kabuki since it's been several years...
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Dark, Neutral
Hair: Brown, Relaxed, Coarse
Eyes: Brown
Very soft. Very dense. Perfect for applying powders and bronzers. Mine is already "broken" but the handle is still attached to the bristles so I may just glue it back in to the retractable tube when I get a chance. So, while it's not very well-made, it's still effective for makeup jobs. Will repurchase.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
This is the softest most dense kabuki for this price! I had a coup and it turned out to be $2!!! It's usually only like $7 though. I purchased it to use with bare minerals. The bare minerals brush is utter crap. It's scratchy as heck - try buffing sandpaper into your skin - and sheds like no other. This brush is SO SOFT! Doesn't shed. I also like short handled kabukis but that's a personal preference. It applies just the perfect amount of bare mins and you can buff away to your hearts content without exfoliating your face raw! I don't travel w my brush but that's a nice feature. Coming next is my review of the bare minerals themselves. So far so good although not my fave. But if I stop using that product, I will DEF still use this brush!!! For any powder product... It's better than so many $$$ brushes!
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The Academy Awards are this Sunday, wrapping up the 2013 award season. There are sure to be some hot celebrity twosomes hitting the red carpet. But although this year's award season couples may be celebrating anniversaries, engagements, and new additions to their families, award shows have also seen their share of celebrity exes. We're still in mourning over last year's biggest breakups like Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis's split and today's news of Josh Brolin and Diane Lane's impending divorce. While cute pairs like Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams may not have made it, they have found new happy endings. So take a walk down memory lane as we look back to the red-carpet romances that were.
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What was the highlight or most memorable moment of your tour?
Swimming off the boat a couple of times a day and early mornings on deck
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Nicholas Ward
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Cruising across a glassy-calm sea, drowsily watching the gorgeous scenery slip by. Memorably laid back.
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Friendly and competent. Made me feel very old.
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The Croatians brew some excellent beer. Enjoy it.
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This has to be one of the most laid back tours in the Explore repertoire. If you want to feel so relaxed you can hardly move, then this is the one for you. Loved it!
Jacqueline Bramley
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The water taxi from the boat to the island of Hvar.
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The tour leader was poor. She gave little information about where we were going and when, especially as there was an itinerary change due to high winds. We were not offered the extra activities as listed in the brochure and there was very little communication throughout, she gave information to some travellers and not to others. Our tour leader did not socialise with us and did not encourage group togetherness. This was important to me as a single, female traveller.
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Try another company.
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I have been on similar holidays on gulets in Turkey. They were a much better experience, the tour leaders were friendly, helpful, informative and fun. This tour could have been so much better.
Our Response
Thank you for your feedback letter. We were disappointed with the tour leader feedback from this trip. Marija had been to our tour leader training in Farnborough earlier this year and had done well, so we were sorry to know that she didn't meet customer expectations on this departure – the previous tour she led for us had good feedback. All the points you mention and those on some of the other questionnaires have been addressed, and if matters don't improve, then we will not continue to use Marija's services.
The boat was lovely & clean and the crew took great pride in keeping it this way. The food on the boat was really really good, I'm vegetarian and Tony the chef always made me something different. The best part I think was chilling out on the deck chairs on the top deck watching the ocean go by. Also mooring in a cove for pre-dinner swim, then not having to go anywhere once you had got dressed, you could just sit on deck with a cold beer - heaven! (DC - 1st August 2010)