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Linguistik-Klassifikation: Kontrastive Linguistik / Contrastive linguistics
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- Brasilianisch-portugiesische und deutsche Phraseologismen im Kontrast: Beschreibungsverfahren und Äquivalenzsuche (2003)
- In diesem Beitrag wird über die Notwendigkeit der Untersuchung der pragmatischen Aspekte von Phraseologismen reflektiert und Vorschläge zu ihrer konkreten Erhebung und ihrer kontrastiven Analyse im Hinblick auf eine lexikographische Beschreibung und den Fremdsprachenunterricht gemacht.
- On the Early Development of Aspect in Greek and Russian Child Language, a Comparative Analysis (2003)
- The category of aspect is grammaticized in both Greek and Russian opposing perfective and imperfective verb forms in all inflectional categories except the nonpast ('present'). Despite these similarities there are important differences in the way the aspectual systems function in the two languages. While in Greek nearly all verbs oppose a perfective to a given imperfective grammatical form, Russian aspect is more strongly lexicalized with pairs of imperfective and perfective lexemes not only differing aspectually, but also as far as their lexical meanings are concerned. This is especially true of perfective verbs formed by prefixes as compared to their imperfective bases. Thus, in pairs of prefixed and unprefixed dynamic verbs, the derived prefixed (perfective) member has a telic meaning while its unprefixed (imperfective) counterpart is atelic (e.g. sjest' (PFV) 'to eat up' vs. jest' (IPF) 'to eat'). Such derived perfective verbs may in turn be "secondarily" imperfectivized by suffixation furnishing the only "true" perfective/imperfective pairs of verbs (e.g. sjest' (PFV) 'to eat up' vs. sjedat' (IPF) 'to eat up' (iterative)). "Secondary" imperfectives do not occur in our child data. In this pilot study, we will analyze the tense-aspect-mood forms of the 20 most frequent verbs with equivalent meanings occurring in the longitudinal audiotaped data of a Greek and a Russian boy between 2;1 and 2;3 (their entire lexical inventories comprise approx. 100 verbs each). We adopt a constructivist perspective on the development of aspect in Greek and Russian child language and will show that in spite of a broad inventory of imperfective and perfective verb forms to be found in the speech of both children aspect has not yet developed into a generalized grammatical category, but is strongly dependent on aktionsart (stative/dynamic, telic/atelic) in both languages. While this results in a strong preference for perfective verb forms of telic verbs and of imperfective forms of atelic ones in the speech of the Greek boy, the Russian child tends to use the unmarked members.
- Acquisition of aspect (2003)
- Acquisition of ASPECT and AKTIONSART by children in Croatian and French (2003)
- Our results indicate some differences in the use of aspect between French and Croatian speaking children. In Croatian language children always manage to keep the appropriate aspect, unlike French children. However, the imperfective aspect seems to be better acquired in French children than the perfective aspect. The perfective aspect, the marked form both in French as well as in Croatian, is related to the lexical meaning of the verbs. The acquisition of the Aktionsart in both languages seems to be more a matter of semantics than of morphology. Furthermore, our data suggest the existence of a specific developmental trend in the use of Aktionsart (intensive, iterative and inchoative), which is similar for children speaking Slavic and Romanic languages.
- The use of aspect in Czech L2 (2003)
- The focus of the present paper is on the difference between English and German learners' use of perfectivity and imperfectivity. The latter is expressed by means of suffixation (suffix -va-). In contrast, perfectivity is encoded either by suffixation (-nou-) or by prefixation (twenty different prefixes that mostly modify not only aspectual but also lexical properties of the verb). In the native Czech data set, there is no significant difference between the number of imperfectively and perfectively marked verb forms. In the English data, imperfectively and perfectively marked verb forms are equally represented as well. However, German learners use significantly more perfective forms than English learners and Czech natives. When encoding perfectivity in Czech, German learners prefer to use prefixes to suffixes. Overall, English learners in comparison to German learners encode more perfectives by means of suffixation than prefixation. These results suggest that German learners of Czech focus on prefixes expressing aspectual and lexical modification of the verb, while English learners rather pay attention to the aspectual opposition between perfective and imperfective. In a more abstract way, the German learner group focuses on the operations carried out on the left side from the verb stem while the English learner group concentrates on the operations performed on the right side qfrom the verb stem. This sensitivity can be to certain degree motivated by the linguistic devices of the corresponding source languages: English learners of Czech use imperfectives mainly because English has marked fully grammatical form for the expression of imperfective aspect – the progressive -ing form. German learners, on the other hand, pay in Czech more attention to the prefixes, which like in German modify the lexical meaning of the verb. In this manner, Czech prefixes used for perfectivization function similar to the German verbal prefixes (such as ab-, ver-) modifying Aktionsart.


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Posted by uprootfromoregon on Feb 10, 2015
I bought this to use in iced coffee. While I am mostly content with the product, it can easily taste bad if you accidentally use an extra drop. I normally use 2 drops and more leaves an unpleasant taste. Strong smell of vanilla is pleasant.
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Really tasty in my tea
Posted by Reviewer2576408 on Aug 19, 2008
I really enjoy the Vanilla Creme in my tea. My only criticism is I need, for my own personal taste, a lot more than the serving size. So its a little pricey.
Another tasty flavored Wisom Natural Stevia product
Posted by Reviewer2983241 on Aug 24, 2009
For health reasons I have had to completely eliminate sugar from my diet. While the English Toffee flavored Stevia is my favorite, the Vanilla Creme flavor is also delicious. (Good in unflavored almond or soy milk for your breakfast cereal.) Note: can be a little bitter if you use too much.
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I've tried a few of the Vanilla flavored stevia to do a "study". This one came in 2nd, though it was riding close. It's not sticky like the NOW French Vanilla, which is a plus. The Vanilla Creme flavor is just that, a flavor and not the real McCoy. That said it does the job, with no fanfare. I've noticed if one used too much stevia, it sort of cancels itself out and becomes icky. Best for drinks. For baking, try low glycemic coconut palm sugar! Cool stuff, available on iherb. :)
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not worth it for anything...sad...
Posted by Mort on 05/04/2013
No reason to go there--unless you would enjoy the nice repro Korean decor--more authentic than the food. Small portions of mostly rice, almost no vegetables. Mediocre service. Very noisy--filled with young people who perhaps do not understand real food beyond burgers. And at $26 the "entrees" (not very big bowls of rice & a very few veg) are truly a rip-off.
Posted by burningcook on 03/10/2012
The check for 4 people last night was $300 for 4 appetizers, 4 bowls of rice, 3 bottles of saki, 4 drinks and 1 dessert. The meal was a huge mushy disappointment. Everything tasted the same and, apart from the charming rustic decor, has no connection what so ever with Korean food - and I lived in Korea. Call yourself a vegan shrine and people will believe you.
Posted by OboeJoe on 11/25/2011
This place was a great disappointment as a dinner destination for my family. I've eaten in hundreds of Korean restaurants both in the states and in Korea including Korean vegetarian restaurants. Most of the vegetarian places in Korea are Buddhist restaurants with a wide variety of seasonal vegetables. A typical place would have a number of wild greens (mountain greens), various root plants, and a many styles of mushrooms with rice and beans. The typical Korean meal will have many small dishes with a wide variety of tastes from bitter to sweet, hot and spicy with a highly balanced styles. Hangawi, seductive to the average Westerner because of its decor, is a total fake. The food is bland, fried and not prepared with any sense of the depth of style in Korean cooking. This place lacks the total essence of spices, variety, and healthy cooking. I shake my head in disbelief that the place even failed at making a good bowl of rice! The desert ended up being an off-the-shelf, low quality American pudding. Shame, Shame, Shame. There are many good Korean restaurants on 32nd Street in NYC - this is one of the worst.
Posted by jack lackies on 09/30/2011
I had an awesome time, i enjoyed the food, though pricey to eat it was spectacular! my taste buds were almost as pleased as i was with our waitress, the chef really does know what he's doing in that kitchen! i cannot wait to return!
Posted by kakx on 07/19/2011
We moved to London recently from NY and absolutely miss this place. Have eaten there numerous times in last 5-6 yrs and have a great meal every time. We are Vegetarian and this place is almost as best one could get in Korean food . Looking forward to coming back to NYC and visiting it again
Posted by Supharidh on 04/22/2011
There is nothing Korean in the food, the staff, the management, and the attitude. Everything is Malaysian-Chinese! Total disappointment, compared with the original "Hangawi". Will absolutely not go back.


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If you love Harry Potter and play clarinet, here's an easy way to learn 16 themes from the series.
Part of Alfred's Harry Potter Instrumental Solos series this songbook is arranged for clarinet.. All the arrangements are fully compatible and can be successfully performed as ensembles or solos by students who have completed the first book of any standard band method. A fully orchestrated accompaniment MP3 CD is provided, featuring each song as a live performance demo track followed by a play-along track.
Song titles include:
"Double Trouble"
"Family Portrait"
"Farewell to Dobby"
"Fawkes the Phoenix"
"Harry in Winter"
"Harry's Wondrous World"
"Hedwig's Theme"
"Hogwarts' Hymn"
"Hogwarts' March"
"Leaving Hogwarts"
"Lily's Theme"
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent,
This review is from: Ken Onion by Shun 8-Inch Chef's Knife (Kitchen)
This is not your average knife.
The most comfortable way to hold this knife is to wrap three fingers around the handle and then pinch the glade in front of the guard between your thumb and index finger. This moves the balance of the blade so that it is more neutrally weighted and so you have more precise control of the knife. Because of this, even though the knife is large, you can use this knife for surprisingly precise tasks.
This blade is made from VG-10, laminated between an even more stain resistant steel. It looks nice, sharpens readily, and both takes and holds a great edge.
I've heard people claim that the slight wavy surface created on the sides of the knife blade caused by the laminate construction helps keep foods from sticking to the blade. Personally, I haven't noticed much difference.
The stand:
It's ok... While not constructed to the standards of the knife, it doesn't look out of place on my counter, it protects the edge, and it helps ensure that the knife dries fully after washing. It's a little bit clumsy to mount or deploy the knife to and from this stand, so you will probably still prefer a more conventional knife block. I'd recommend the Messermeister Magnablock (I use one but I'm not affiliated) or similar.
8" vs. 7" Chef's knife?
If you're looking at this knife, you may also be considering the Shun 7" chefs knife as well. I much prefer this 8" model to the 7" because the 8" model features more belly / curvature of the blade, and this allows you to more easily rock the blade when quickly chopping.
Its a great knife! There are other knives which are just as good, but for me this model does everything right!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the Best,
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This review is from: Ken Onion by Shun 8-Inch Chef's Knife (Kitchen)
I have to say that I have owned a variety of European knives but this Shun is simply the best. The edge is incredibly sharp and in fact you have to be very careful or else you could lose a digit before you knew it. The weight, heft and feel of the knife in the hand is solid. The aesthetics of the steel and the particular design of the Ken Onion line is strong and highly noticeable. I just love this Japanese steel and am now gradually acquiring the whole Onion set. If you love to cook, then you need an 'edge' in the kitchen with quality knives and I know of none better than Onion. Pricey yes but definitely worth it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Shun "Ken Onion" 8" Chef's Knife,
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We purchased this SHUN kitchenknife which is the official knife of the "Good Eats" show on the cooking network. Everyone should have at least one SHUN Knife in their kitchen.
They are the best.
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Klei Entertainment brings back that 2-D flava
- Updated: November 12, 2012
If you haven't already heard about the awesome stealth game that was recently released titled "Mark of The Ninja," you might want to take another look through your list of "games to own" list. Klei Entertainment released this game in 2-D format for the Xbox 360 and PC with great reviews. Excellent soundtrack, super delicious game-play and sound effects with an excellent plot, any gamer who is a huge fan of that side-scrolling gaming format will absolutely love this particular game. Surprisingly, this game has been very underrated and many gamers across the globe have yet to know about it but it's slowly climbing the ladder and it's still fairly doing a great job.
Mark of The Ninja is a definitely mixture of the hit stealth titles
Ninja Gaiden, Strider, and Metal Gear Solid (which were also stealth action games. And though Metal Gear's story wasn't focused on a Ninja, still has the stealthy mission similarities) put into one big box of awesomeness. If you've ever played those other titles and then play Mark of The Ninja, you will notice the great similarities as well. The levels are just gorgeous with full animated backgrounds rainy, stormy, and more. What makes this game even more entertaining are the cartoon animated cut scenes, it's almost like the games developer created an animated movie that we can actually play. The game is superbly violent with but not at all too gory and has a very exciting storyline. See for yourself!


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Visiting Professorship
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A visiting professorship at a German university enables international researchers to strengthen cooperation with German research institutions and establish international contacts. As a rule, a visiting professor has the same status as other professors and assumes independent responsibility for teaching and research in his or her subject. The duration of such a professorship can vary considerably – they can last from a few months to several years and can be one-off appointments or regularly re-appointed ("visiting chair"). The profile is also highly specific: a visiting professorship can serve different objectives depending on the university, institute or funding organisation involved – for example, the strengthening and internationalisation of teaching or the realisation of a joint research project. Accordingly, the German Research Foundation (DFG) mainly funds visiting professorships for work on joint research projects while the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) supports visiting lectureships to internationalise teaching.
How can I find a post as visiting professor?
As a rule, visiting professorships at German universities are advertised publicly. Vacancies are published on university websites or relevant job portals. Applications are generally processed – sometimes on the basis of a recommendation – by the host university. In addition, there are a number of funding programmes that finance international researchers' stays. Here, too, the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) are strongly involved in supporting outstanding researchers with special programmes. The DAAD alone currently funds 16 visiting professorships at different universities. There are, however, also a number of – sometimes highly specialised – private and public foundations that fund individual visiting professorships. The initiative for a visiting lectureship usually comes from the German higher education institution.


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Hoak Hits a Grand Slam In AMCC Win
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HAMBURG, NY – After opening the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference portion of the schedule with a 5-0 loss to Mount Aloysius, the Hilbert College baseball team rebounded in a big way in their 11-4 night-cap victory, which evened their AMCC record at 1-1. Senior Chris Hoak personally finished with 5 RBIs in the third inning giving senior pitcher Nick Sherman some breathing room.
After a 30-minute break following the first game, Hilbert and Mount Aloysius played to thee innings of scoreless baseball before the explosion of runs occurred. The Hawks jumped on every pitch thrown by Derick Capiak in the bottom of the 3rd and erupted with 10 runs total. The scoring started when Ryan Ilardi crossed home off a Hoak RBI. Then, after Hoak stole second, he was knocked in by John Babocsi's single to the left field. Two Mountie errors placed runners on base, and pushed them around scoring a third run. Matt Militello's single RBI sent Derek Mort home before Ilardi's single to right field sent Chris Parrott back to the bench. By this point, bases had been loaded, and were still loaded when Hoak hit his grand slam over the fence, with the ball bouncing just under the score board.
Neither team put any runs on the board in the 4th but MAC earned their first run of the day off Sherman in the top of the 5th and finished their scoring in the sixth inning (3 runs). The game ended in the middle of the 7th with the Hawks 11-4 victory.
Hoak finished the game going 2 for 3 with 5 RBIs and scoring 2 runs along with some great short stop throws to a stretching Frank Mancuso at first during the second game of the day. Sherman earned the win going the full distance with eight strike-outs without any walks.
Garrett Pauly held the mound and kept the game close through six innings in the first game of the double header for Hilbert. Mount Aloysius scored runs in the top of the second and fifth innings and headed into the top of the seventh with a 2-0 lead. But Hilbert gave up three runs (two hits and two errors) to find themselves down 5-0 with their last at-bats. Mount Aloysius' Mike Godissart pitched the full game and gave up only two hits to the Hawks in their first AMCC contest.
Up next for Hilbert is another AMCC contest against Penn State Behrend March 28 with a 1 pm doubleheader start in Hamburg.
Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college's engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college's first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.
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Gunning wild annimals is unjust and inhumane.
Humans are superior to all other beings in technololy on the earth, however I hope that other superior beings from another planet don't come to earth and shoot humans for no valid reason.
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CalPERS Taking A Walk In Portland
August 20, 2009
CalPERS is demonstrating why we are still a ways off from seeing the bottom of this "thing". After joint venturing with Commonwealth Partners LLC to acquire the 355,000 square feet of Class A office space in Portland's Koin Center building in 2007, the duo have defaulted on the loan and CalPers has made the decision to walk away.
The two paid some $305 psf for the asset.
….Calpers partnership bought the building expecting the property to fetch rents in the $28-to-$32-a-square-foot range annually. Buildings like the Koin Center are signing leases in the mid-$20 range, Mr. Haskins said.
And that's mid-$20 now. This asset was acquired at the peak, which will make it one of the first to go, but the longer this recessionary decline in rents and occupancy continues, then the distress will stretch into assets acquired in 2006 and 2005, both still huge years for commercial real estate.
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PICTURE: How the new £4m station square at Cambridge could look - but will development end the traffic gridlock?
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Plans to end "dire" traffic gridlock outside Cambridge station by building a £4 million piazza are set to get the green light.
Brookgate's application for the station square, the centrepiece of the cb1 redevelopment, has been recommended for approval by the city council's planning committee next week.
The open space would cover about 90,000 sq ft – similar to the market square in the city centre – and would be mostly pedestrianised.
Under the proposals, rising bollards would be fitted in Station Road, meaning only walkers, cyclists, buses and some delivery vehicles would be able to access the interchange directly.
Taxis and cars would have to go via Tenison Road and a northern access road.
The plans have been redrawn to provide more taxi bays outside the station, but a report to councillors said cabbies remained opposed, fearing delays on the access road.
Worries have also been raised about the design of anti-terrorism bollards outside the station.
But planning officer Sarah Dyer said the square would deliver the aspiration of a "high quality transport interchange".
She said: "The current arrangements for rail customers and other users of the area are dire. While the layout of the square will always be a compromise to meet the diverse needs of users, in my view, subject to controls via detailed planning conditions and implementation, it will be a success."
A Brookgate spokeswoman said: "Cambridge is the busiest rail station in the east of England and, as a locally-based developer, we are acutely aware of the difficulties those using the station face. Our proposals for the station square will regenerate the area around the station creating an enhanced public space, while addressing access, circulation and congestion, and creating an improved environment for all station users."
Plans for 137 flats along the northern access road have also been recommended for approval by councillors, who meet on Wednesday.


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The pools on this property were among some of the most beautiful we have ever seen. The property sits atop a cliff with stunning views of the ocean. One of the pools is literally carved into the side of the cliff with an infinity edge and saltwater. It was like no other pool we have ever seen. The beach is accessible via a short walk down some stairs carved into the side of the cliff, which is a tough walk back up but keeps the private beach absolutely private. I don't think we saw more than one other person down there.
The staff took tremendous care of us during out stay. One morning we had a knock on our door and there were several members of the staff with a cake that they wanted to present Scott for his birthday. They would also take Gwen by the hand and walk her through the breakfast buffet in the mornings, putting each item that she pointed to on her plate.
Bali is generally not viewed as a family destination, rather more of a couples only vacation, but we would rate it as one of the easiest family vacation spots we have been on. One of the reasons it was so easy is would be the kids club. They had activities planned all day for the kids and Gwen requested to go there every day we were in Bali. We were more than happy to let her spend as much time there as she wanted because it was free. We only had to pay for lunch if she chose to stay for lunch. Because most people do not bring their kids along on a trip to Bali, she was sometimes the only child, or one of just a few, so there were always several kids club workers doting on her, braiding her hair, painting her nails, anything she could possibly want. So, while Gwen spent hours being pampered and entertained in the kids club, we spent a lot of time lying by one of the five pools on the property, or at the private beach (by ourselves many times I should add). The property was completely booked when we were there, but it still didn't feel crowded at all. Many of the rooms are actually villas equipped with a private pool, which kept a lot of people away from the beach and common pools.
Bali is definitely on the list of places we would like to visit again. There are many temples we would like to see. Overall a great cultural trip along with great beaches, wonderful people, and an amazing property.
|Open air lobby at Ayana Resort and Spa
|Katie and Gwen
|Private beach with just Katie, Scott and two staff employees
|Water slides by the kids' pool
|The salt water cliff side pool
|View from the salt water cliff side pool
|Main large pool overlooking the ocean
|Scott and Gwen at the infinity edge overlooking the ocean
|Found this pool on our last day, didn't even have time to play in this one


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The current population of Gwinnett County is 818,957 with the median age of 34. Gwinnett County's median household income is $62,697, and the average household net worth is $529,115. 31% of Gwinnett County's population are long term residents having lived in their homes for more than 5 years, while 19% of Gwinnett County's population have moved in the last year.
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Age distribution represents the distribution of the population in Gwinnett County by age group. In Gwinnett County, the male-to-female ratio is 403,816:415,141, which is 2% higher than the ratio of Georgia, which is 4,858,299:5,092,772. Age demographic data is sourced from census, 2015.
Crime rate index represents the average crime rate for a local area in comparison to nearby areas and the national average. A crime index of 100 represents the national average. Georgia, has 15% more property crime than the national average, and has 7% less personal crime than the national average
Marital status represents the percent of residents in Gwinnett County that are single, married, widowed and divorced. In Gwinnett County, 74% of people are married and 26% of people are single. The percent of people married is 4% higher than the ratio of Georgia, which is 70%. Marital data is sourced from census, 2015.
Household income distribution represents the distribution of Gwinnett County income brackets at the household level. Overall, the median household income for Gwinnett County is $62,697, which is 27% higher than that of Georgia ($49,276). Income data for Gwinnett County is sourced from census, 2015.
Education data represents the highest level of education attained by residents in Gwinnett County. In Gwinnett County, 13% of residents 18 and over graduated from high school and 34% completed a Bachelor's degree or higher, which is 7% higher than that of Georgia. Education statistics is sourced from census, 2015.


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PATENTED JUN 1 Ian sum 1 0F 2 M/VENTOR Ewe Lee Car/fan ATTORNEY VEHICLE SPLASH GUARD This invention relates to vehicle splash guards which are particularly adapted for use behind the rear wheels of heavy trucks, commercial trailers, and the like. The invention also relates to methods of manufacturing the splash guard.
Vehicles of the type referred to are commonly provided with load carrying beds or body portions which extend rearwardly beyond single or dual supporting rear wheels. Fenders are not ordinarily provided whereby moisture, mud, rocks, dust and other debris are thrown rearwardly by the rear wheels thereby creating hazardous conditions for vehicles approaching from behind. Splash guards, which generally comprise thick sheets of rubber or rubberlike material, are required by law to be suspended from the overhanging truck bed behind the rear wheels of the vehicle to protect the oncoming vehicles. Splash guards commonly in use are objectionable for various reasons. If the guard is too flexible, it tends to sail when the vehicle is in motion thereby uncovering part of the rear wheels and allowing debris to be thrown rearwardly. Where wooden or metal stiffeners are used, the stiffeners tend to break or bend, especially when the vehicle is backed up to a loading dock and the guard is caught between a rear wheel and the dock, as often happens.
It is further desirable that reflective material in an attentiongetting pattern be carried on the rearwardly directed surface of the guard both as a safety feature and for advertising purposes. ln splash guards of known types, the application of such reflective material is difficult and expensive and retention qualities are poor under the severe conditions of use to which the guards are subjected.
The present invention in the form herein disclosed comprises louvered-sheet metal coated with a thermoplastic. resin either totally, such as to completely fill the openings in the metal, or partially whereby small apertures are left in the splash guard. One preferred method of manufacture comprises heating the metal and passing the same through an agitated atmosphere having finely divided particles of dry thermoplastic resin entrained therein. Another preferred method comprises dipping the heated metal in a hot plastic melt. Reflective material in granular form, such as glass beads, mica, or other reflective material, may be applied to the plastic while it is still soft to attract the attention of approaching motorists.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle splash guard of the type referred to which effectively resists flapping or sailing" and deflects rearwardly thrown debris in an improved manner.
Another object of the invention is to provide such a splash guard which is highly resistant to distortion, ripping, or tearing in use thereof.
Still another object is to provide a splash guard which also serves as a safety reflector for motorists approaching the vehicle from behind.
A further object is to provide a splash guard which allows a limited amount of air to pass therethrough while deflecting moisture and flying debris.
Yet another object is to provide methods for manufacturing splash guards of the type set forth above.
Other objects of the invention and the invention itself will be readily apparent from the following description of the invention and the accompanying drawings, in which said drawings:
FIG. 1 is a rear elevational view of a first embodiment of the vehicle splash guard of this invention mounted behind dual truck wheels, only a portion of the truck being shown;
FIG. 2 is an edge view of the splash guard and a side view of the truck portion of FIG. I; I
FIG. 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary view of a corner portion of the splash guard, a portion of the plastic being removed to expose the metal core;
FIG. 4 is a section taken along the line 4-4 of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a section taken along the line 5-5 of FIG. 3;
FIG. 6 is a fragmentary view of a splash guard according to a second embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 7 is a section taken along the line 7-7 of FIG. 6; and
FIGS. 8 and 9 are simplified views of apparatus for manufacturing the splash guards of this invention.
Referring now to the drawings in all of which like parts are designated by like reference numerals, the splash guard of this invention is generally indicated at 10 in FIGS. 1 and 2 and is shown mounted behind a pair of dual wheels 11 of a truck 12. It will be noted that the load carrying portion or bed of the truck, indicated by the numeral 13, projects rearwardly of the dual wheels 11, and that the splash guard 10 is connected at its upper end to the underside of said bed by an elongated angle bracket 14. The bracket 14 is transversely disposed with respect to the truck, having a horizontal flange 15 secured flatwise beneath the bed 13 by bolts 16, and a downwardly directed vertical flange 17 to which the upper end of the splash guard is secured by nut and bolt assemblies 18. The splash guard 10 as herein illustrated has the normal shape of splash guards; that is, it is of rectangular shape with the longer dimension being in the vertical direction. However, it will be understood that the exact shape of the splash guard is not critical to the present invention.
The rearwardly directed surface of the splash guard 10 is provided with granular reflective material 19 preferably disposed in an attention-getting.pattern such as the oblique stripes herein illustrated. The reflective material 19 may, if preferred, be in the form of a name, picture, or design for advertising purposes or it may carry a warning message to approaching motorists, as desired.
The construction of the splash guard 10 illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 is detailed in the enlarged illustrations of FIGS. 35. Said splash guard comprises a sheet metal core 20 completely encased within a plastic resin 21. The resin 21 may be of any suitable type such as a polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, or neoprene. The sheet metal core 20 is preferably apertured in some manner and as herein illustrated is formed with a uniform pattern of louvers 22. As detailed in FIG. 4, the louvers 22 are formed by upsetting the metal in a uniform pattern at an angle oblique to the general plane of the metal with each louver extending laterally a relatively short distance and there being uncut or unlouvered metal as indicated at 23 between the louvers 22. As seen in FIG. 3, the louvers are disposed in vertical rows and are staggered whereby a louver in any one row is disposed transversely between the planes of two adjacent louvers of an adjacent row. Bolt holes 20a are provided adjacent to the top of the splash guard to receive the nut and bolt assemblies 18.
As shown in FIG. 5, in the first form of the invention the plastic resin completely encases the louvered sheet metal core 20, said resin extending through and interlocking with the spaces between the louvers 22. It will be understood that other forms of sheet metal core may be used such as that commonly known as expanded metal or the like.
The modified form of the invention as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 differs from the first embodiment in that the plastic resin coating, indicated at 25 (FIG. 7), does not completely fill the spaces between the louvers 22 but does extend over the edges of and completely encase said louvers. In FIG. 6, there is shown a portion of a modified splash guard 30 built around the same type of louvered sheet metal core 20 as disclosed in the first embodiment but wherein the finished splash guard is provided with oblique openings 31 between adjacent pairs of the louvers 22. In this form of the invention, the splash guard 30 is preferably hung behind the wheels 11 with the louvers disposed transversely and horizontally as seen from the back of the truck and with each louver being slanted downwardly in a rearward direction.
The modified splash guard 30 has the advantage that a certain amount of airflow through the splash guard is afforded thus reducing its resistance to the wind flow when the vehicle is in motion. While allowing some air to flow through the splash guard, water and debris are effectively stopped to protect vehicles following the truck. The flow-through feature of the modified splash guard also reduces the tendency of the guard to flap or sail thereby increasing the effectiveness thereof.
FIG. 8 shows a first method for making or manufacturing the splash guard of this invention. Simple apparatus shown by way of example comprises a conveyor 40 having an endless cable 43 engaging pulley wheels 42, which said cable sequentially passes through a heater or oven 43 and a coating chamber 44. Sheet metal cores 20 are suspended below the cable 41 by hooks 45 whereby they are conveyed from left to right as shown in FIG. 8, first through the heater or oven 43 and then throughthe chamber 44. The oven 43 may be provided with any suitable heating elements such as radiant tubes 46 whereby the metal is heated to approximately 450 F. before passing into the chamber 44. The temperature to which the sheet metal cores 2% are raised may be controlled by conventional thermostatic control means (not herein illustrated) and by the rate of travel of the conveyor which is preferably driven by suitable, conventional motor means (also not herein illustrated). The sheet metal cores 20 enter at the left side of the oven 43 through a suitable opening 47 and leave said oven through another suitable opening 48 on the right-hand side of the oven as illustrated. The pulley wheels 42 may be mounted upon vertical axes whereby the endless cable 41 lies in a singie, horizontal plane and whereby the plastic covered metal cores can be carried to another station for applying reflective material 39 thereto.
The chamber 44 comprises a housing 50 having an entrance opening 51 on the left-hand side and an exit opening 52 on the right-hand side. Air is blown into the chamber 44 through a hose 53 which projects into the housing 50. Finely divided particles of plastic in a solid state are either entrained within the air blown through the tube 53- or otherwise suitably introduced into the chamber 44 whereby said particles are caused to swirl about in the flowing air and are kept suspended in a constantly agitated atmosphere. The particles thus entrained in the swirling and agitated atmosphere rnelt upon striking the heated metal cores 20 and build up thereon to form a coating which completely encases the metal. The thickness of the plastic coat is controlled by the length of time that the cores 20 take to pass through the chamber 44 or may be controlled by passing said core through a coating chamber a number of times. If the cores are retained in the chamber 44 long enough or are passed therethrough often enough, the plastic coating will build up to the point where the spaces between the louvers 22 are completely tilled thereby providing a solid splash guard of the type shown in the first embodiment and detailed in FIG. 5. By exposing the cores to the swirling atmosphere a shorter length of time, a splash guard according to the second embodiment of the invention wherein oblique openings 31 are left between the louvers 22 will be produced.
It is preferred that the reflective material 19 be applied to the splash guards while the plastic is still soft whereby the same will adhere thereto without the need for additional bonding material. The reflective material, which may comprise glass beads, mica, or the like, is preferably applied through a suitable stencil and may be blown on, shaken on, or pressed into the soft plastic.
FIG. 9 shows an alternative method for producing the splash guard of this invention which differs from the method of FIG. 8 in that the metal cores 20 are dipped in the thermoplastic materiai while it is in a molten state. As herein illustrated, simple apparatus for performing the second method comprises a heater 43 of the type shown in FIG. 8 in combination with an open top container 60 containing a bath of molten plastic indicated at 61. A conveyor 62 is provided, said conveyor comprising an endless cable 63 mounted upon a series of pulley wheels 64 and 65 whereby the cores 20 are conveyed from left to right through the heater or oven 43, downwardly into the bath 61 at a descending portion of the cable indicated at 63a, and upwardly out of said bath on an ascending portion of the cahie indicated at 63b. The amount of plastic which builds up on the cores 20 in the second embodiment is controlled by controlling the viscosity of the bath 61 and may be further determined by providin repeated dips in said bath.
it will be seen that t e present invention provides a splash guard whieh is lighter in weight than conventional spiash guards made of rubber, asphalt, or the like, due both to the fact that the plastic itself is lighter and, further, that a lesser amount is needed to manufacture the splash guard. The present invention also has the advantage that the plastic is available in a wide variety of eye-catching colors thus adding to the safety feature of the guard. The reflective material 19 is literally embedded within the plastic of the splash guard whereby it adheres thereto in a manner superior to known bonding methods and surface application.
What I claim is:
1. A vehicle splash guard comprising a substantially flat, sheet metal core having an overall uniform pattern of closely spaced openings therethrough formed by upsetting the metal whereby portions of the metal are disposed at an angle with respect to the general plane of the core; said core having a plastic coating covering the surface and edge portions of said sheet metal core including the surface and edge portions of said upset, angled portions whereby said splash guard is provided with an overall uniform pattern of openings extending through the coated core to allow air to flow through said splash guard when the vehicle to which it is mounted is movmg.
2. A vehicle splash guard as set forth claim 1: at least part of the rear surfaces of said splash guard having reflective material in granular form embedded in the plastic coating.
3. A vehicle splash guard comprising a core of louvered sheet metal; said core having a uniform pattern of closely spaced louvers formed therein and disposed at an angle with respect to the general plane of said core; said louvers formed by upsetting the sheet metal and thereby providing openings in said core; said core having a coating of resilient plastic resin covering the surface and edge portions of said sheet metal core and said louvers whereby said splash guard is provided with an overall uniform pattern of plastic covered louvers defining openings.
4. A vehicle splash guard as set forth in claim 3: the rear surface of said splash guard having reflective material in granular form embedded in the plastic coating thereof.
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Family Medicine doctors are trained to care for patients of all ages, from infancy through the end of life. We promote the concept of a Medical Home, emphasizing a continuous relationship with a personal physician coordinating care for both wellness and illness. We believe that knowing you over many years, and knowing your family, helps us understand how your health care impacts your life.
St. Luke's Family Medicine physicians diagnose and treat most medical issues, from infections and sprains to diabetes and asthma. We also specialize in preventive care to help you create and maintain a healthy lifestyle. And when your condition requires a specialist, we can coordinate your care with other physicians and can help you navigate your way through today's health care.
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Special to GoHolyCross.com
A junior on the Holy Cross field hockey team, Breezy Rush has been instrumental in the Crusaders' involvement with the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. In this story, she discusses why that relationship has been so important to her.
There is a plaque that hangs on the wall in my kitchen at home that reads, "One hundred years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, how big my house was, or what kind of car I drove. But the world may be a little better, because I was important in the life of a child." As a child, I had glanced at it a thousand times in passing, but never really thought much of it until now. Today, I see that it describes my own childhood perfectly. It illustrates the sacrifices that my parents made so that my three brothers and I could have the best childhood possible. The main sacrifice that my father made was giving up the New York City corporate world to start his own business with my mom. This not only required my father to endure a pay cut, but also forced him to take on a second job delivering newspapers to ensure that there would be enough money to cover the cost of our mortgage. By having to work two jobs one would think that my dad would have less time for his children, but the sacrifice actually increased the attention he could give to my three brothers and me. In fact, at one point my father was the coach of nine basketball teams because my siblings and I all wanted to be on multiple teams and all wanted him as our coach. My dad's increased involvement was possible because even though my dad was working two jobs, he was able to work from home during the hours that my brothers and I slept.
With my dad at home and my mom always there for us we received the attention that Elaine Hardt urged for when she wrote, "Money doesn't buy real pleasure / It doesn't matter where you live / Children need your own attention / Something only you can give." My siblings and I were blessed with this abundance of attention and constant care that a child needs, and it has helped shape who I am today. This concept of receiving life shaping attention as a child is why, when my teammate Carolyn Connelly who graduated from Holy Cross in 2009, came to me and asked if I wanted to help initiate a relationship between the Holy Cross field hockey team and the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, I did not hesitate to accept her proposal. I wanted to be able to provide for a little girl the same kind of attention that I received, and that I think every child needs and deserves in order to develop into the person they have the potential to become.
In addition, the opportunity to get involved with the Worcester community and to be a part of the growth and development of young girls was something I have always wanted to do. I wanted to get my teammates involved because I am confident that they all have the ability to help foster the dreams and goals of young girls because the girls on my team are the strongest and most unique individuals that I have ever come in contact with. In fact, since my freshman year at Holy Cross, my teammates have actually been my own role models. While I knew that my teammates would be the best candidates for this program, each one of them made the decision on their own to get involved. Their involvement was not forced upon them by our coach and they were probably not influenced by Tiger Woods when he stated, "If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person's life in a positive light." Instead, each one searched deep within themselves and decided they wanted to impact the life of a child. Their unanimous decision to join the program not only supported my view of them as role-models, but also reaffirmed the confidence in my decision to come to Holy Cross three years ago. When I graduated from high school, I wanted to be a part of a college team that was not just concerned with success on the field, but also cared about the world around them.
Our team is all about support and love, and by making this program a part of what Holy Cross field hockey represents, we have embraced the chance to make a difference in the life of a child. However, through this opportunity we are not just the teachers but also the learners. While we all joined this program with the hopes of giving back to the community and impacting a little girl, we have also been able to grow as individuals and have been impacted ourselves by the relationships we have made. Every week when we go to the Boys and Girls Club our eyes are opened to a whole new world, those of young girls who have a whole life ahead of them, who may someday be future NCAA athletes themselves. In fact, I believe the attendance of our Little Sisters at our game against Colgate on Oct. 17 helped us earn the win. On that day, not only were we playing for the love of the game, but also for a little girl who learns by example. Therefore, the presence of our Little Sisters that day forced us, like they do every time we are with them, to be the best that we can be.


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'Junior MasterChef' contestants wow Randhir Kapoor (TV Snippets)
The love for cooking and the culinary skills of contestants of the first edition of "Junior MasterChef" stumped actor Randhir Kapoor who said he is proud of them.
As the nation celebrates Ganesh Utsav, the show too dedicated an episode to the festival where contestants prepared traditional 'modaks' with a twist at the RK Studio.
The children gave a twist to the recipe and created beetroot, pineapple and marble-effect 'modaks'.
Randhir and his younger brother Rajiv were present there.
"I can't make a proper cup of tea, so I am amazed at the cooking skills of these little Junior MasterChef contestants. They have been cooking international cuisine at such a tender age. I am so proud of them," Randhir said in a statement.
"The 'modaks' were delicious and added great flavour to our festival," he added.
The show, judged by chefs Vikas Khanna, Kunal Kapoor and Surjan Singh Jolly, airs on Star Plus.
Celebration time in 'Pavitra Rishta'
Although they are usually seen dragged into the family tussle, on the occasion of Ganesh Utsav, the three generations of the TV show "Pavitra Rishta" will bury the hatchet and perform together.
Savita Tai (Usha Nadkarni) and her husband Damodar (Ajay Wadhavkar) will bring back the golden era of black and white cinema by jiving on 1950s classic "Shaam dhale, khidki tale" from the film "Albela".
Manav (Hiten Tejwani) and Archana (Ankita Lokhande) will perform on "Ek main aur ek tu" from "Khel Khel Mein", while Arjun (Rithvik Dhanjani) and Purvi (Asha Negi) will dance to the hit song "Dilliwaali girlfriend" from "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani".
Most importantly, Bollywood actors Vivek Oberoi, Riteish Deshmukh and Aftab Shivdasani will join them during the celebrations to promote their forthcoming film "Grand Masti".
The Ganesh Utsav special will be aired Sunday on Zee TV.
Atul Parchure turns foodie for 'Bh se Bhadey!'
Actor Atul Parchure has joined the cast of upcoming comedy show "Bh se Bhadey!" to play a food lover in the show.
The actor is confident that his character Bhimsen Ganguly will become a household name.
"The character will make me a household name as every foodie watching the show will connect with me and would love to witness a boss who cares less about work and thinks more about food," he said in a statement.
Atul, who has been part of movies like "Love Recipe", "Partner" and "All The Best", plays Bhadey's boss in the show.
Deven Bhojani and Sarita Joshi also feature in the show that will go on air in October on Zee TV.
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A glimpse into and out of my mind,
look how messed up things really are.
What goes on, how I feel and how I'm going to react,
if I let it go to far.
Suffocating within,
my mind is slowly smothering inside.
I am held captive by own enforcer,
there's nowhere to run and hide.
Escape I can do, how I will never tell,
that will always remain a secret.
Steadily trapped as a prisoner in my own personal h*ll,
my own life I have grown to regret.
What's the final price to be paid,
so I can be released from these horrific chains.
Who's accountable for the h*ll I've been through, the damage is done,
along with the permanent scars that will always remain.
My body has been completely pumped full if poison
and I am traumatized down to the core.
Mentally I've been tortured, twisted and tied into knots,
a new day just adds to it a little bit more.
The images are to intense
and the nightmares are extreme.
My head is ticking, throbbing, it's going to explode,
it's going to bust out at the seams.
I live with this everyday of my life,
I don't foresee a sudden change.
Sadly enough, I've just accepted it for what it is,
that having a "normal" life is out of my range.
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By Army Spc. Philip KleinSpecial to American Forces Press Service
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq, May 5, 2008 The daily stresses of being a mother can make it a difficult, full-time job. Factor in the burdens of serving multiple deployments to a combat zone, and "Army Strong" takes on a new meaning for many military mothers.
Army Spc. Ocie Terry, an administration specialist serving in Multinational Division Baghdad and assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company B, Special Troops Battalion, is a single mother of three girls. Her children -- Samantha, 6, Amari, 4, and Sunnieday, 2 -- are living with her mother in Jacksonville, Texas, during her deployment.
Terry, now serving in her scond deployment, has been in the Army for seven years and has called the Ivy Division home for her entire career. Army Lt. Col. Kerk Brown, officer in charge of the personnel section in the division headquarters, where Terry works, said he appreciates her work.
"She is an outstanding soldier, a superb combat multiplier that enables [this section] to take our work to the next level," Brown said. "Terry makes a real difference in the office with her attitude and work ethic. I can always count on her whenever we need something accomplished in and around the office.
"She is an asset to this team and is also a great mother to her three daughters," Brown continued. "I know being over here away from her young family is a difficult task -- it is for anyone -- but she handles everything with a positive attitude. I never see her without a smile on her face."
Terry, however, said she would not be able to handle the stress as well if it weren't for her No. 1 hero, her mother.
"It's great to have the support of my mom while I am deployed," Terry said. "I sent her flowers for this Mother's Day just to let her know I am grateful for her help while I am over here completing our mission."
Though Terry said that although she would love to be with her daughters, she knows she has an important role in helping the division acomplish its mission.
"It would be nice to be home with my kids this Mother's Day, but it is also important to be here protecting our way of life so that other Americans can enjoy this Mother's Day and many Mother's Days to come."
For this Mother's Day, Terry plans to have dinner with her girls over the Internet via a Web camera.
"This is just something I can do with my kids that helps shrink the distance between them and their mom," she said. "It's the next best thing to being there with them, and at least we can spend some time together and we can see each other."
Terry said she's proud of her service, but her favorite duty title is "mom."
"Being a mom is the best thing ever, and I would love to be home with my kids; but if being here in Baghdad means my kids and other American and Iraqi children can be safe, it's worth it," she said.
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Though Tesla Motors Tesla Motors only offers one car today, the company is well on the way to becoming a three-vehicle company within the next next few years. CEO Elon Musk confirmed before an audience in Germany that the company is "finalizing the detailed clay model of the Model X" SUV, expected to arrive at the end of next year. More significantly for the company, Musk briefly mentioned the previously discussed $35,000 sedan is on track to be prototyped soon after and will come with a larger battery option as well as the standard 200-mile-range one. He was in Germany to promote the company's existing Model S, though, as Tesla believes the country will be a hotbed of demand for its Model S sedans.
To satisfy German drivers, Tesla is developing a special Autobahn tuning package that it will offer free of charge. Exactly what it will do is not determined yet, but expectations are around better handling at the high speeds common on German roadways and the ability to frequently accelerate aggressively. Today, doing that causing some power limitations, presumably to preserve battery life. Musk hopes to build out a big enough network of Superchargers in Germany by next year to ensure that customers there aren't worried about driving their cars hard and losing a bit of range in the process. The goal is to have perhaps 50 chargers installed and make the distance between them less than 125 miles.
Because of Tesla's performance reputation and Germany's adoption of green technology, the company is very bullish on its prospects there, even though it just began European market deliveries a couple this summer. It expects Germans to want 200-300 Model S cars per week by the end of next year. Germany is just a quarter the size of the United States, but that would be up to three-fourths the sales Tesla currently has here. "I think Germany will be disproportionate to the U.S. in the cars that are sold," Musk noted. It's an ambitious goal and one worth watching closely. There is evidence Tesla is having an effect on BMW, Audi Audi, et al. here in the U.S. already. If Tesla can succeed like that in Germany, it should be able to triple total deliveries of vehicles by 2015 from its numbers this year.
The longer-term question, though, is when the less expensive sedan will arrive and though Musk provided hints, Tesla is still not ready to answer the question."Right now the 3rd generation car is just sketches," he said of the vehicle some are calling Model E, which Musk has said will go 200 miles on a single charge. The promise of a larger battery option, while perhaps hoped for, was news as was some more detailed timing. "I think the first prototype of the Gen III probably about a year from now, 12-18 months… My best guess is first quarter of 2015," Musk said.
He then dialed in some more specifics: "We'll move to clay model in maybe the middle of next year and the prototype maybe 6 months after that." What that means for when you can drive one home is harder to say. Model X was shown publicly in February of last year and should reach consumers about 21-22 months after that. If the cheaper model is prototyped in early 2015, it might be for sale as soon as the end of 2016, in line with Musk's prior commitment to deliver the car by 2016-17.
As to how Tesla will hit its pricing target of about half the cost of the Model S, Musk suggested some features would be removed. He pointed to the dual touchscreens as an example. "Maybe we go to one screen," he said. Musk compared the Model S to a BMW M5 or M6 and the third-generation car to a 3-Series, a comparison he's also drawn before.
So while it seems like even Model X is far off on the horizon, Tesla has plenty to keep it busy, trying to grow sales of Model S first in Europe, then in Asia. Along the way it will be finishing the SUV and creating the car that could make its way into perhaps ten times as many driveways and garages, just not especially soon.
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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Brian M. Wood, 21, of Torrance, Calif., died April 16, in Tikrit, Iraq, when his military vehicle pulled off the road and apparently hit a mine while on patrol. Sgt. Wood was assigned to the Army's 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
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What a champion, carved up Kelly in his 1st match, after qualies that is.
In qualifying did not drop a set, conceding only 13 games in 8 sets...
From Townsville, Queensland, tennis has been this banana-bender's game since he was in primary school. JP represented Australia as a Junior at age 12 and was a Junior National Champion at some times over the years. I recall him playing against Nishikori, both aged 13, in the 14&U Nationals in Brisbane. Can't recall the result but JP gave Kei a good match.
He reached a high of 6 in the ITF World Junior's. A tall but slightly built guy, JP found it hard going against the big hitters of his age group such as Lindner, Nicholls, Jones and Klein in the latter part of the Juniors, and elected to go to College in the USA, Tennessee I think, where he has carved out a name for himself. At Tennessee he was the MVP (?) player for 4 years in a row, a USA Collegiate record and has, at various times over the four years, been the No. 1 ranked singles and doubles player, only the 2nd player to be ranked No.1 in both at the same time.
A crafty and intelligent player, JP will trouble many on the Men's circuit. I will follow his progress keenly.
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|TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2013 | 7pm
Karen Auerbach, Kronhill Lecturer at Monash University
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Just after the Second World War, a poet wrote in a Yiddish newspaper in Poland, "No more, these streets of mine are no more. There are no Warsaw Jews left."
And yet, in buildings throughout the city, surviving Jews continued to make the capital their home. Karen Auerbach's book, The House at Ujazdowskie 16: Jewish Families in Warsaw After the Holocaust, traces the history of ten families that were neighbors in one building as a case study of Jewish life in the postwar Polish capital. These neighbors shared bonds of political passion and publishing work, friendship and casual acquaintance, and a common Jewish background that led to an understanding of where they had come from and what they had lost in wartime. Based on interviews with family members, intensive research in archives, and the families' personal papers and correspondence, Auerbach's book shows how these families' histories underscore the paths by which Polish Jews sought entrance into 19th and 20th century Polish society, and the ambiguous fate of those aspirations.
Karen Auerbach is the Kronhill Lecturer in East European Jewish History at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. She previously taught at the University of Southampton in England, Virginia Tech, and Brown University. She has held postdoctoral fellowships at the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies of the University of Michigan and at Yad Vashem. Starting in 2014 she will be an assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Karen Auerbach was the recipient of the Aleksander and Alicja Hertz Memorial Fellowship at the YIVO Institute in 2007.
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Basing this off of not making any big moves in FA, and ending up with the 11th overall pick. Starks, S. Smith, Hartline, Fasano are signed back.
1st Round 11th - DeMarcus Milliner, CB, Alabama (BPA at the 11th pick, Automatic starter, Marshall moves back to Nickel CB his TRUE position)
2nd Round 42nd - DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson
2nd Round 54th - Oday Aboushi, OT, Virginia (J. Long is allowed to walk and J. Martin moves over to LT)
3rd Round 71st - Ryan Swoope, WR, Texas A&M
3rd Round 84th - Tyrann Mathieu "Honey Badger", CB/S, LSU (Camp battle with Clemons for FS slot, Character issues will drop him but risk/reward balance)
4th/5th Round - Best LB's available, LB depth is desperately needed.
6th/7th Round - BPA's
I will be the first to notice that a speed rush DE is missing from the draft. I believe we will stick with Wake,Soliai,Starks,Odrick at the front with Vernon developing into 3rd down pass rusher shifting the D line to Wake, Starks, Odrick, Vernon on "pass" downs.


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NASA has put a loaf of bread in orbit around earth. Wait, no. Scratch that; they have put a satellite the size of a loaf of bread in orbit. Let us introduce you to NASA's newest baby: a nanosatellite, O/OREOS. Isn't it cute?
Weighing in at around 12 pounds and orbiting at approximately 400 miles above earth, O/OREOS (Organism/Organic Exposure to Orbital Stresses) is the first successful nanosatellite to reach orbit. What's more, it is the first propellant-less mechanism NASA has used to conduct experiments. It went up in a USAF Minotaur IV rocket as part of the 4-stage payload, and was set in orbit on November 19 of last year. When it is finished with all of its experiments (in about, oh…25 years or so) it will just burn up in Earth's atmosphere as it falls back towards land. It just drifts round and round the Earth's orbit, from the Arctic all the way to the Antarctic Circle. It launched from the Kodiak Launch Complex on Kodiak Island, Alaska, too, so it's got a good start on that north-south downward spiral.
This little loaf of bread—sorry, satellite—is special, too, because it is the first successful attempt by NASA to have two completely independent experiments running simultaneously in the same instrument. What sort of experiments, you ask? Biological and chemical ones. This nifty little satellite's purpose, according to NASA, is "to answer astrobiology's fundamental questions about the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the universe." Big goals for such a tiny little tool.
What's more, Santa Clara University has invited the public to help them collect data from O/OREOS. If you are an experienced operator with a HAM radio, you can visit this link, http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/ooreos/main, and get all the information you need to tune in to O/OREOS' data stream.
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Restrictions on Bulgarians and Romanians are"wrong and counter-productive"
Ill conceived legislation does nothing but push migrant workers underground, where they are more at risk and contribute nothing to the Treasury
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On 1 January 2007, two and a half years after the unprecedented enlargement of 2004, Bulgaria and Romania became the newest members of the EU. However, unlike the other eight former Communist states which joined in 2004, Bulgarian and Romanian migrant workers have not granted open access to the United Kingdom's labour market, contrary to the spirit of the EU's free market principles.
The United Kingdom was one of three countries, including Sweden and Ireland, not to place restrictions on the EU's 2004 entrants. Expecting 15,000 migrant workers a year to walk through its open doors, the UK received a shock when over 600,000 migrant workers arrived in two years. This massive influx of migrants from Central and Eastern Europe prompted the Government to place restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian nationals seeking work.
In October 2006, before Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU, the British Government announced that immigrants from these countries would be afforded gradual access to the labour market and there was to be a quota for low-skilled migrant workers and an application process for highly skilled tradesmen and women.
The Worker Registration Scheme (WRS) was set in place in 2004 in order to allow workers from the A8 Countries to work in Britain. After registering with the WRS and within a month of finding employment, migrant workers from these countries are able to claim benefits such as Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit and Tax Credits. However, Bulgarian and Romanian immigrants are not entitled to register with the WRS, they still need work permits in order to work legally in Britain.
These restrictions were put in place to limit Romanian and Bulgarian immigration to students, the self-employed and the highly skilled, such as doctors, teachers or those with a skilled trade. Access for skilled workers is based on the requirements of permit arrangements and more importantly, the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP).
The quota, which allows 20,000 low-skilled migrant workers into the food and agricultural professions under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS), is another attempt to limit immigration from these eastern European countries.
In May 2007, the Home Office revealed that more than 120 Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants were arriving in Britain every day and more recently, Home Office Minister Liam Byrne said that the decision, made in October 2007, to keep the restrictions in place was intended to keep a "prudent balance" between the needs of the economy and the impact on public services.
It is possible that the restrictions will remain in place until 2014 as the European Union's regulations stipulate that the curbing of migrant workers can be maintained for up to seven years after a country joins the EU.
The Home Office has stated that the restrictions, although reviewed annually, will remain firmly in place until at least the end of 2008.
Yet, there is some disagreement in the Government over the decision to place restrictions on migrant workers from Bulgaria and Romania. Greg Hands, MP for Hammersmith and Fulham, called for the limits to be abandoned.
His position is that the regulations, which affect a relatively small number of people, are easy to bypass. This results, he maintains, in unfair discrimination, treating the migrants as "second class citizens" and encourage people to work illegally.
He said: "I strongly favour there being equal access to all citizens of European Union countries to the UK labour market.
"I am not approaching this debate with a general belief that the UK should loosen its immigration controls – but I strongly believe the restrictions on Bulgarians and Romanians are wrong, counter-productive, expensive and chaotically administered."
However, in fearing a repeat of the influx after 2004, the British Government chose to be cautious and for the foreseeable future immigrants from Romania and Bulgaria who wish to work in Britain will have to meet a tough set of restrictions.
A young Bulgarian immigrant Tsvetana Jovtcheva, was one the many Bulgarians and Romanians who camped out in London's Hyde Park in April 2007.
She said: "I do not want to go home yet. I can earn good money in this country – much better than at home. But it is much more difficult than I thought it would be. My government should warn us how difficult it is to come here and find work."
Tsvetana's opinions are not unique and although Romanians and Bulgarians can travel freely to UK after joining the European Union in January, finding work is a different matter.
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