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Letter: Anti-liquor faction resorts to familiar bullying tactics
Say no to bullying.
I grew up with a mom that told me to make my own decisions and live my life the way I felt right. However, if those choices were not the ones she would have chosen I knew. The guilt was overwhelming and I often felt like I let her down. To this day if she disagrees she will come up with the most outrageous reason why my choice is not a good one. Looking back, it was a form of bullying.
Why am I telling you this? Because as I sit back and watch this whole liquor by the drink debate I see a strong parallel to how my mom treated me.
I don't live in Pigeon Forge, but I see the campaigns. I hear the stories. I am infuriated by the anti-liquor group. The tactics they are using are bully and guilt tactics. Selling your kids? More crime? More car accidents? Really? You don't need to preach to me about drunk drivers. I was hit head-on by one in Gatlinburg. He was on his way back to Pigeon Forge. Do you really think keeping liquor out of Pigeon Forge will keep drunks out?
Here is my biggest gripe and question. Why now and why just Pigeon Forge? If you are going to take a stand for something you believe so strongly in, then stand for it all around, not just when it suits your needs (political agenda).
Where was this group when they wanted beer and wine in restaurants? And why aren't they protecting all of Sevier County? I didn't see them stopping moonshine in Gatlinburg? They don't seem to care about the distilleries that will be there.
I live in Gatlinburg, but I consider myself a resident of Sevier County. Why does this group only have an interest in Pigeon Forge? Why not look out for all of Sevier County? I have come to the opinion it is not about the liquor, but an agenda. The pro-liquor people have one. It is their businesses and the future of this area.
I believe if they win the businesses win, kids win and economy wins. In my opinion if anti-liquor wins then the kids lose, town loses, restaurants lose. And people will still consume alcohol in Pigeon Forge.
If Jess Davis follows through on his threat to move from here if he loses, it will have less of an impact on this town then if restaurants move and future ones choose other towns.
As I sit in my, what they call, "crime ridden, non family, accident prone city" (because we have liquor) "with my sold child," I am tempted to move to Pigeon Forge (too bad I don't own a hotel) just so I could vote.
Do I care about the actual liquor by the drink? No. I don't drink. But I do care to take a stand against bullying and guilt trips by people. I can only hope that the residents of Pigeon Forge are strong enough and smart enough to stand and get out to vote.
Dawn Goehring
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Bombardier Transportation
|Wholly owned subsidiary (of Bombardier Inc.)
|Rail vehicle manufacturing
|Schöneberger Ufer 1, Berlin, Germany
Key people
|Lutz Bertling (President)
High-speed trains
Intercity and commuter trains
People movers
Signalling systems
|$8.8 Billion (2013) [1]
Number of employees
|Bombardier Inc.
Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. The division is headquartered in Berlin, Germany with regional offices and major development facilities in Canada (Montreal, Quebec & Toronto, Ontario) and the United States (Plattsburgh, New York). [2] Bombardier Transportation also has many more minor production and development facilities worldwide, for accessibility.
Bombardier Transportation produces a wide range of products including passenger rail vehicles, locomotives, bogies, propulsion and controls, in addition to offering a number of services.
Lutz Bertling is the current President of Bombardier Transportation.[3] In January 2011, the company had 34,900 employees, 25,400 of them in Europe, and 59 manufacturing locations around the world.[4]
Bombardier Transportation's first order for mass transit rolling stock was in 1974 for the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) (Montreal transport authority) to build metro trains for the Montreal Metro.[5]
The original core of the Transportation group was formed with the purchase of Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in 1975. With that purchase, Bombardier acquired MLW's LRC (Light, Rapid, Comfortable) tilting train design which it produced in the 1980s. The group also purchased UTDC which in turn had acquired Hawker Siddeley Canada[citation needed]. MLW was later sold to General Electric in 1988. GE ended railcar operations in Canada in 1993. Bombardier Transportation continues to operate the railcar operations in Thunder Bay.[citation needed] In 1987, Bombardier bought the assets of US railcar manufacturers Budd and Pullman-Standard.
In the late 1980s Bombardier Transportation gained a manufacturing presence in Europe with the acquisition of a 45% share in BN Constructions Ferroviaires et Métalliques[5] (with its principal site in Brugge (Bruges), Belgium) in 1986, and the acquisition of ANF-Industries (with its principal site in Crespin, France, near the Belgian border) in 1989.[5] In 1990, Procor Engineering Ltd. of Horbury near Wakefield, UK; a manufacturer of bodyshells, was acquired,[5] and renamed Bombardier Prorail.[6]
In 1991 the grouping Bombardier Eurorail was formed consisting of the company's European subsidiaries; BN, ANF-Industrie, Prorail, and BWS.[7][8] In 1992, the company acquired Mexico's largest railway rolling-stock manufacturer, Concarril, from the Mexican government.[9]
In 1995 Waggonfabrik Talbot KG in Aachen, Germany, and in 1998, Deutsche Waggonbau AG (DWA), and Ateliers de constructions mécaniques de Vevey in Vevey, Switzerland,[10] were acquired.[5] DWA encompassed the major portion of the railway equipment industry of the former East Germany ("Kombinat Schienenfahrzeugbau") with its principal sites in Bautzen and Görlitz.[citation needed]
In 2001 Bombardier Transportation acquired ADtranz from DaimlerChrysler, and became by many measurements the Western world's largest rail-equipment manufacturer.[11] The takeover was approved by the EU competition commission subject to a number of minor clauses including the divestment of Bombardier's stake in Adtranz/Stadler joint venture Stadler Pankow GmbH (sold to Stadler Rail), and an agreement to retain Kiepe as a supplier, and ELIN as a partner for a number of years after the acquisition.[12] The addition of ADtranz made Bombardier a manufacturer of locomotives along with its existing product lines of passenger carriages, multiple-unit trains, and trams. With the acquisition of ADtranz, Bombardier also gained competence in the electrical propulsion components business.
After the Adtranz acquisition in 2001, Bombardier Transportation published its core manufacturing strategy for Europe: three sites for bogie manufacture were to be at Siegen in Germany, Derby (UK), and at the ex-ANF plant in Crespin (France). Vehicle body manufacturing was to be done at Bautzen and Görlitz (Germany), at the former Kalmar Verkstad plant (Sweden), at the Bombardier's Derby carriage plant, and the former BN Constructions Ferroviaries et Métalliques in Brugge. For final assembly, the company chose the former Waggonfabrik Talbot plant in Aachen and the former LEW Hennigsdorf (nr. Berlin) in Germany, the former Sorefame plant in Amadora, Portugal, and its plants in Derby (UK), Crespin (France), Brugge (Belgium), Kalmar (Sweden) and Pratteln, Switzerland. Additionally a number of plants would have specialised manufacturing roles, including Česká Lípa (Czech Republic) and the Pafawag facility in Poland which would supply parts and welded structures, and sites in Vienna (Austria) and Bautzen (Germany) which would specialise in LRV (light rail vehicle) manufacture whilst double deck trains for the German market would be manufactured in Görlitz. Other sites had their work mandate reduced in scope, or were closed.[13][14]
In 2004, due to overcapacity in the European passenger train industry, Bombardier announced a restructuring program resulting in the closure of several plants; in the UK, the bogie production site at Pride Park, Derby, as well as Bombardier Prorail (Wakefield), and a maintenance facility in Doncaster were closed; in mainland Europe, the plants at Pratteln, Kalmar and Amadora were to be closed,[15] as well as plants in Ammendorf and Vetschau in eastern Germany which had been slated for closure in 2001.[13][15]
In late 2012 Bombardier announced the closure of the Bombardier Talbot plant in Aachen, and a reduction in workforce in the whole transportation division of 1,200 people.[16][17]
In early 2013 Deutsche Bahn announced that it was suing Bombardier for €350 million because of some serious defects in trains used on the suburban S-Bahn rail network in Berlin. This was in addition of the €160 million it was asking for from Bombardier because of problems with more than 200 regional trains operating in southern Germany and problems with the brakes in regional and local trains in Munich.[18]
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) ordered an additional 365 rail cars from Bombardier in early 2014. The cars will increase BART's existing fleet and be assembled at Bombardier's manufacturing plant and rolling stock production center in Plattsburgh, New York. [19]
In February 2014 Bombardier won a contract to provide 65 AVENTRA trains to Transport for London in the United Kingdom. This order, valued at £1.3 billion, lead to Bombardier building a maintenance depot for the new East–West London rail link and will support more than 1,000 jobs in the UK. [20]
In May 2014 Bombardier extended its presence in Australia by purchasing a 100% stake in Rail Signalling Service (RSS), an Australian company focused on designing and constructing rail signalling solutions. [21]
In Jan 2015 the government of Hungary nationalised the loss-making and under-utilised Bombardier carriage works at Dunakeszi (Bombardier MÁV Kft. , Hungarian), acquiring a 64.9% stake for $7.8 million.[22]
The 10.04.15 becomes a reality the possibility that all the transport sector would be sold to a competitor to substain the Aircraft division (see the news at http://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCAKBN0N113220150410)
Products and services[edit]
In addition to manufacturing a wide variety of passenger rail vehicles and locomotives, Bombardier Transportation provides services for commuter train providers.
- Maintenance: Bombardier Transportation has several maintenance contracts for the servicing of commuter trains. This includes fueling, storage, train washing and upkeep. Some of its key clients are GO Transit, FrontRunner and Metrolink as well as OCTranspo (O-Train).
- Train Operation: Bombardier Transportation operates a number of commuter and light rail systems under contract with various transit agencies. It has been the operator for six of the seven GO Transit commuter train lines in Ontario since 2008. The company also operates a number of airport people-mover systems, typically systems it built, such as the AirTrain JFK and AirTrain Newark in New York City under contract with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
- From 2012/3, the Savli factory (India) is also planned to assemble Electro-Motive Diesel products for Asian customers.[23]
Bombardier Transportation has production facilities or product development in:
- Asia:
- India: Movia-car manufacturing and electrical component manufacture in Savli, Vadodara,[5] Gujarat.[24]
- China: Joint ventures with native companies Bombardier Sifang-Power (Qingdao) transportation Ltd., Changchun Bombardier railway vehicles Co. Ltd., Bombardier CPC propulsion systems Ltd..[5][25]
- Thailand: BTS Skytrain, Bangkok
- Europe:
- Austria: Sites include Bombardier Wien Schienenfahrzeuge (former Lohner-Werke)
- Belgium: Passenger vehicles,[5] at former BN Constructions Ferroviaries et Métalliques plant
- Czech Republic : freight rolling stock[5]
- Denmark: Continues production of IC3 "flexiliner" passenger multiple units.[5]
- France: Public transport - mass transit, trolleybuses, metros,[5] at former ANF Industrie plant
- Germany: Major facilities for production of mass transit, regional, and high speed passenger trains. Control systems.[5] Diesel and electric locomotive manufacture. Sites include former LEW Hennigsdorf nr. Berlin, former Henschel locomotive works in Kassel, and others.
- Hungary
- Italy: Production site for FS Class E464 at former Tecnomasio plant in Vado Ligure
- Norway: Servicing of Adtranz products NSB Class 73 and GMB Class 71 built at former Adtranz factory in Strømmen[5] (see Strømmens Værksted), also manufactures NSB Class 93[5]
- Poland: (Bombardier Transportation Polska), includes manufacturing site in Wrocław (former Pafawag factory), Katowice, Łódź and Warsaw.[5][26]
- Romania: Underground trains in Bucharest, mass transport.
- Spain: Trapagaran[5]
- Sweden: Production, engineering, development[5] Also manufactures Regina EMUs.
- Switzerland: Research and design - propulsion and bogies, also manufacture of high capacity (double decker) passenger vehicles.[5] Sites include former Ateliers de Constructions Mécaniques de Vevey in Villeneuve
- United Kingdom: Derby Litchurch Lane Works - Manufacturing TurboStar, ElectroStar passenger multiple units and London Underground Stock.[5]
- North America:
- Canada: Engineering facilities in Saint-Bruno, Quebec and Kingston, Ontario; manufacturing facilities in Thunder Bay, Ontario and La Pocatière[27]
- Mexico: Sahagun (former Concarril factory) - engineering and production site.[5]
- United States: Manufacturing Plattsburgh, New York and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[5]
- Oceania:
- Australia: Bombardier Transportation Australia Ltd - Dandenong, Melbourne, Victoria and Miton Lane, Brisbane, Queensland
- South America:
See also[edit]
- ^ http://www.bombardier.com/en/media-centre/newsList/details.bombardier-inc-q4c2013financialresults20140213.bombardiercom.html
- ^ Bombardier Transportation Headquarters
- ^ "Dr. Lutz Bertling". Bombardier Inc. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "About Transportation". Bombardier Inc. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v JRTR No.42 (December 2005)
- ^ "Bombardier Prorail Limited". investing.businessweek.com (Bloomberg). Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ^ "Geschiedenis (1855 - ....)". www.abvv-bombardier.dommel.be (in Dutch). ABVV (General Federation of Belgian Labour. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ Miville Tremblay (1994). Le sang jaune de Bombardier: la gestion de Laurent Beaudoin (in French). PUQ. p. 56.
- ^ "Company News: Mexican Unit To Bombardier". The New York Times. Associated Press. 10 April 1992. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "History", www.bombardier-transportation.ch
- ^ Bombardier Transportation: History.
- ^ "Commission clears takeover of ADtranz by Bombardier, subject to commitments", europa.eu, 3 April 2001
- ^ a b "Bombardier Sets Course for the Future With New European Passenger-Vehicle Manufacturing Network Strategy", www.thefreelibrary.com (Business Wire), 13 November 2001
- ^ "The Passenger-Vehicle Manufacturing Network Strategy in Europe" (PDF), www2.bombardier.com (Bombardier Transportation), 13 November 2001
- ^ a b David Briginshaw (June 2004), "Bombardier addresses overcapacity", findarticles.com (Railway Age)
- ^ Bombardier Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012 (Press release), Bombardier, 7 November 2012, archived from the original on 15 May 2013
- ^ "Bombardier schließt Bahn-Fahrzeugwerk in Aachen", www.welt.de (in German), 18 October 2012
- ^ "German railway files new suit against Bombardier", www.globalpost.com, 4 March 2013
- ^ "Bombardier wins $639m additional rail car order from San Francisco BART", www.railway-technology.com, 8 January 2014
- ^ "CONTRACT SIGNED FOR BOMBARDIER TO DELIVER CROSSRAIL ROLLING STOCK AND DEPOT", http://www.crossrail.co.uk, 19 February 2014
- ^ "Bombardier Acquires Australia's Rail Signalling Services (RSS)", www.wallstreet-online.de, 1 May 2014
- ^ Joo, Ference (8 January 2014), "Hungary nationalises Bombardier plant", www.railjournal.com
- ^ "Bombardier to assemble EMD locomotives for southeast Asia - Railway Gazette". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ Investing in India (PDF), Bombardier, p. 3
- ^ Bombardier Transportation - Facilities in China - Three Manufacturing Joint Ventures (PDF), Bombardier Transportation, 2009
- ^ "Bombardier Transportation in Poland" (PDF). www.bombardier.com. Bombardier. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2013.
- ^ Bombardier in Canada (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2013
- "Bombardier Transportation - A Global Transportation Leader" (PDF), Japan Railway & Transport Review (42), December 2005: 17–25
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bombardier Transportation.


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Zahabi Retracts: GSP not planning on retiring anytime soon
Last week, Tristar gym coach Firas Zahabi, stated that if longtime UFC welterweight champion, Georges St. Pierre, lost the motivation to train, he may retire after his next bout.
Yesterday, Zahabi clarified his comments, noting that they were taken out of context:
"GSP has always said that if he loses the drive to really go through with a great training camp and push himself, then he will retire," Zahabi said through Helwani. "GSP's camp has been his best in years, last two not so great, because he was so rusty because of the knee injury."
GSP's previous two training camps, were for title defenses against Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz, both of whom he defeated by unanimous decision.
St. Pierre will look to make it 9-straight title defenses in a row, when he takes on number 1 contender Johny Hendricks in the main event of UFC 167 on November 16, which takes place live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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the real gsp, the not scared gsp is a deadly opponent all around and fun to watch but these past fights are brutal dude…after hendrix beats gsp id like to see gsp go up to MW or go down to 155 and challenge pettis which might be to hard because hes a big welterweight in some respects
What was wrong with the Condit fight? He was hungry as all hell and showed real glimpses of the old GSP in that fight. It's like people forget the Condit fight, or I must have watched a different fight. GSP is not big nor small for a Welterweight; he's sort of in the middle, going up wouldn't do great for him and going down wouldn't either. On that note, I would love to see vintage GSP against Hendricks, but I won't hold my breath.
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Schools may be closed for summer vacation, but they aren't getting a break from funding cuts. In fact, lawmakers in many state capitals aren't arguing over whether to trim education funding, but how much to cut.
Illinois, for instance, cut $161 million in state aid for schools in a 2012-2013 budget approved last week. Oregon's Beaverton School District cut 344 jobs, eliminated elementary school art and technology teachers, and either cut off or decreased funding for several other programs this week in order to compensate for reduced state funding.
For high schools struggling to fill holes in their budgets, investing in energy efficiency may be the least of their concerns. But it should be near the top of their priorities, says Rachel Gutter, director of the Center for Green Schools, part of the U.S. Green Building Council, a nonprofit group.
"This is something you can't afford not to do," Gutter says. "A green school … is actually one of the only opportunities, in a moment when budgets are already stretched so thin, to be able to unearth funds that are available for the taking."


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A body armor accessory adds protection to unguarded areas of conventional body armor. The removable accessory comprises an axillary panel having a coverage area and is made of material that impedes the penetration of a foreign object. The accessory can be worn on either the left or right side of the wearer. The coverage area to the deltoid and flank areas of the wearer provided by the axillary panel is greater than that provided by the vest without the panel. A deltoid panel provides added protection to the deltoid area of the wearer.
1. A body armor accessory, for use with a body armor vest, comprising
a. an axillary panel having a underarm coverage area, the panel being operable to be connected to the vest;
b. the panel being made of ballistic material that impedes the penetration of at least one foreign object;
c. the axillary panel is proximate to a wearer's chest when at least one of the wearer's arms is raised;
wherein the coverage area provides greater protection to an axillary area of the wearer than that provided by the vest without the panel.
2. The body armor accessory of
3. The body armor accessory of
4. The body armor accessory of
5. The body armor accessory of
a. a deltoid panel having a coverage area;
b. the deltoid panel being made of material that impedes the penetration of at least one foreign object
whereby the deltoid coverage area provides greater protection to an deltoid area of a wearer than that provided by the vest without the deltoid panel.
6. The body armor accessory of
7. The body armor accessory of
8. The body armor accessory of
9. A body armor comprising
a. a vest having a neck opening and two arm openings;
b. an axillary panel having a underarm coverage area, the panel being made of ballistic material that impedes the penetration of at least one foreign object;
c. the axillary panel is proximate to a wearer's chest when at least one of the wearer's arms is raised;
wherein the axillary panel coverage area provides greater protection to an axillary area of the wearer than that provided by the vest without the panel.
10. The body armor of
11. The body armor of
a. a deltoid panel having a coverage area;
b. the deltoid panel being made of material that impedes the penetration of at least one foreign object
whereby the deltoid coverage area provides greater protection to an deltoid area of a wearer than that provided by the vest without the deltoid panel.
12. The body armor accessory of
13. The body armor accessory of
The U.S. Government may have a paid-up license in this invention.
This invention relates to body armor, and more specifically to improvements to protection for the axillary and other vulnerable regions of the body.
Body armor has been used for centuries to protect areas of the body vulnerable to combative blows and projectiles. While the armor is intended to minimize injuries and fatalities that would otherwise result from such harmful events, the armor must also not interfere with the wearer's ability to carry out his duties with sufficient mobility and dexterity as may be required.
Traditionally body armor has been designed to assist in surviving attacks of known direction and source. For example, the Interceptor Multi-Threat Body Armor System went into production in 1999 and is made by Point Blank Body Armor of Oakland Park, Fla. The Interceptor, among other things, seeks to protect the major body organs from projectiles originating from sources in front or behind the wearer.
Threats to individual soldiers are developing from non-traditional sources.
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) often are called "homemade" devices that are designed to cause death or injury primarily by use of explosives. IEDs can be produced in varying sizes, functioning methods, containers, and delivery methods. IEDs can utilize homemade explosives, or military ordnance and ordnance components. In the current conflict in Iraq, IEDs are accounting for a significant percentage of trauma cases and resulting causalities to coalition forces. The methods to counteract IEDs include eliminating the insurgents or terrorists that create the IEDs, improving the means for detecting and eliminating IEDs prior to detonation, altering the environment where IEDS may be located by, for example, increasing the armor protection of vehicles that may encounter IEDs, and improving the body armor that exposed individuals may wear.
Improvements to the body armor would minimize the effects of IEDs that may detonate, in spite of efforts to eliminate their creation. Injuries from IEDs can occur to the axillary, flank and deltoid body regions. Current body armor designs do not protect these exposed areas sufficiently to minimize the harm caused by IEDs and other threats. There is a need therefore for improved body armor that will protect exposed and vulnerable areas of the body from IEDs and other injury-causing projectiles, while retaining the requisite degree of mobility and dexterity that may be required.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of this invention, a removable body armor accessory adds protection to areas that conventional body armor leaves substantially unprotected. The accessory comprises an axillary panel having a coverage area and is made of material that impedes the penetration of a foreign object. The coverage area to the deltoid and flank areas of the wearer provided by the axillary panel is greater than that provided by the vest without the panel. A deltoid panel provides added protection to the deltoid area of the wearer. Both panels can be worn on either the left or right side of the wearer.
These and other aspects of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art after a reading of the following description of the preferred embodiments, when considered in conjunction with the drawings. It should be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention as claimed.
The body armor of this invention is shown and described in preferred embodiments in the description below.
As shown in
In embodiments of this invention, deltoid and axillary protector (DAP™) devices are provided that augment the traditional body armor by providing protection to previously under-protected areas of the body. The embodiment can consist of two modular panels or components; namely, a deltoid panel 100 and an axillary panel 200. These panels provide protection but still allow the wearer free use of their arms and torso. Both panels preferably are made of soft, pliable materials capable of conforming to the natural shape of a wearer's shoulder and axillary regions. The panels also can be adaptable for wearing on the left or right side of the wearer.
As shown in
Alternatively, strap 110 can be positioned under and around the vest shoulder 17 as shown in
The securing strap 130 can also be positioned upon the deltoid panel to allow for placement around the arm nearer the bicep and elbow, and hence fitted to the desired arm girth. The deltoid panel should be large enough to cover a substantial portion of the deltoid, but also should be capable of securing around the arm snugly to avoid snagging on environmental objects while the wearer is in close quarters.
Although other fastening means can be used, a preferred embodiment shows again the use of hook and loop fasteners, e.g., Velcro®, to provide hooks 136 and pile 132 to accomplish fastening and sizing. Preferably, the deltoid panel weighs approximately 5 pounds or less. Alternatively, securing snaps (not shown) can be used to attach strap 110 to mating snaps on the shoulder portion of the vest. The deltoid panel 100 can be made of level II Kevlar, or any other suitable body armor material.
As shown in
During use, the axillary panel fits under the vest 10, and helps protect the underarm 202 and flank 208 regions of the wearer. In a preferred embodiment, the axillary protector 200 underlaps the vest 10 to ensure a good fit and avoid snagging the exposed panel on objects. Nevertheless, the benefits of this invention also will result if the panel overlaps the vest 10. In use, the axillary panel protects the wearer's axillary regions when his or her arms are approximately horizontal as shown in
In another preferred embodiment, the axillary panel and/or the deltoid panel can be integral to the vest, but expandable in such a way that the coverage area for the axillary or deltoid areas are covered by use, for example, of an accordion or pleated panel that is part of the vest itself.
This invention offers mobility, and universal fit. The invention also is simple to demonstrate, and easily is removed and attached by soldiers in the field to either their right or left sides. If preferred, multiple sets can be used on both arms and shoulders. The invention does not encumber the user from engaging in a firing position, and other combat ready positions and maneuvers required in the field. It is lightweight, weighing approximately 5 pounds per panel in a preferred embodiment. The panels could be made in any suitable colors required by the usage, such as desert or woodland camouflage patterns.
Many personnel can benefit from the added protection provided by this invention. Drivers and passengers (included mounted troops) of armored and unarmored vehicles can benefit from these improvements to body armor. Turret gunners in armored and unarmored vehicles will appreciate the added protection. Occupants of boats, helicopters, tanks, light armor vehicles, and even dismounted troops will benefit from this invention. Non-military personnel, including contract personnel, law enforcement, corrections officers, tactical and private security forces also will benefit from the protection offered by this invention. Further usages include explosive ordinance disposal, athletic activities, and animal training and detaining.
During the development and testing of this invention in Iraq, the axillary panel successfully stopped a fragment from entering a wearer's chest cavity. This wearer was in the gunner position on a Light-Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV). Upon detonation of an IED placed by hostile forces, the vehicle cab sustained major damage. The gunner was wearing the standard issue Interceptor Body Armor vest, augmented by the axillary panel. Approximately a 1 inch metal shrapnel was stopped by the axillary panel, after the shrapnel penetrated an existing layer of the Interceptor vest. A fragment of this size is sufficient to sever major arteries in and around the heart and lungs, causing permanent injury and possibly death. The gunner was able to avoid serious injury and possible death, and returned to active duty following the incident.
The panels described herein can have be comprised of an outer shell layer that enclose an insert containing one or more sheets of ballistic resistant materials, as are well known in the art. The materials comprising the outer layer and ballistic sheets can be of any suitable materials given the desired usage conditions and environments. Additional hooks, loops and reflectors can be added as desired.
While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it is to be understood that any and all equivalent realizations of the present invention are included within the scope and spirit thereof. Thus, the embodiments depicted are presented by way of example only and are not intended as limitations upon the present invention. While particular embodiments of the invention have been described and shown, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in this art that the present invention is not limited thereto since many modifications can be made. Therefore, it is contemplated that any and all such embodiments are included in the present invention as may fall within the literal or equivalent scope of the appended claims.
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Road rage bus driver who 'used vehicle as a weapon' is jailed at Bristol Crown Court
Posted: February 16, 2012|
THIS is the moment a road rage bus driver used his vehicle as a weapon to knock over a cyclist in Bristol city centre.
Gavin Hill got into a heated exchange with rider Phillip Mead after cutting in front of him onto St James Barton roundabout.
After an altercation in which the cyclist parked his bike against the front of the bus and tugged at one of its windscreen wipers, Hill pulled out to overtake the bike before lurching sharp left, knocking Mr Mead into the road.
Mr Mead, 43, suffered fractures to his left wrist and leg, which needed to be plated, and to his thumb in the incident, which happened in front of Bristol Magistrates Court in Marlborough Street in April of last year.
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Hill, 29, of Slipps Close, Frome, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and causing grievous bodily harm.
He sobbed as he was jailed for 17 months at Bristol Crown Court today by a judge who said: "This was not an accident, it was an assault."
Hill, who was fired after the incident, was also disqualified from driving for two-and-a-half years and ordered to pass an extended driving test before getting behind the wheel again.


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Great new for George Mason Law School (but unrelated to Eugene's Searle post below)! From Dean Dan Polsby:
It is my sincere pleasure to share with you some exciting news. We're welcoming Henry Butler home. Henry will join us, beginning in the fall, as Foundation Professor of Law and leader of the law school's program in law and economics.
Henry Butler currently serves as executive director of the Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth at Northwestern University School of Law. He has dedicated much of his career to improving our civil justice system through the education of judges. Henry's Judicial Education Program had an exceptionally successful 6-year run at The Brookings Institution between 2002 and 2008 and at Northwestern for the past two years. Henry's Judicial Education Program will now be merged under Henry's leadership with our own Law & Economics Center, the country's oldest institution of judicial education.
Indeed, the entire executive leadership team of the Searle Center has elected to join Henry at George Mason to continue under his leadership the broad array of groundbreaking activities they have perfected over the years:
The Judicial Education Program – Henry launched this program at the University of Kansas in 1995 and over 3,000 judges have attended Henry's programs;
The Attorneys General Education Program – an innovative policy
institute for state attorneys general;
The Civil Justice Institute – an academic think tank which devises and sponsors major collaborative, interdisciplinary empirical public policy research and then disseminates that research to academics, judges, AGs, and other policy makers; and
Public Policy Research Roundtables – A series of meetings for academics, practicing attorneys, and policy makers to discuss and critique original research papers commissioned by the center on timely public policy issues.
George Mason School of Law anchors the Arlington Campus of Virginia's largest university. With 750 students in full- and part-time study drawn from 41 states, the District of Columbia, and 11 foreign countries and representing 254 undergraduate institutions, the School of Law has, over the past generation, become a national powerhouse of Law & Economics education. The school has close ties with the Mercatus Center and the university's deservedly famous Department of Economics. It boasts one of the country's strongest group of Law & Economics and property rights scholars, including Todd Zywicki, Ilya Somin, Bruce Kobayashi, Josh Wright, J.W. Verret, Adam Mossoff, Eric Claeys, Tom Hazlett, Bruce Johnsen, and Tim Muris.
Henry Butler's activities will serve to intensify our fundamental institutional commitment to clarifying the role of markets and incentives in promoting the welfare of individuals and communities, and putting this teaching to work on the ground, both in the learning of law students and the decision making of public officials.
Henry Butler is a prolific scholar and widely recognized as a pioneer in the development of law and economics. He began his academic career at Texas A&M University School of Business Administration and then the University of Chicago Law School. He has strong ties with George Mason, having served as a member of our law faculty from 1986 to 1993 and as director of the Law & Economics Center from 1989 to 1991. He then joined the University of Kansas as the Koch Distinguished Professor of Law and Economics. In 2001, he moved to Chapman University in Orange, California as the Farley Professor of Economics and dean of the George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics.
Henry holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Richmond, a J.D. from the University of Miami (where he first became associated with his mentor, Henry G. Manne, dean emeritus of George Mason University School of Law), and a Ph.D. in Economics from Virginia Tech (where he was a student of George Mason's Nobel Laureate James M. Buchanan). Henry is a native Virginian – and what is more important, he is a natural for the George Mason University School of Law.
UPDATE: Originally, the post was entitled "Searle Center Moves from Northwestern to George Mason." Apparently, this is inaccurate; according to a commenter at Northwestern, the Searle Center is officially staying on Northwestern, so just its director, "executive leadership team" and some of the existing programs are moving to George Mason. Looking closely at the email from Dean Polsby, I don't see anything to the contrary. Sorry for the error.


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The Rendezvous and Other Stories (1980)
by Daphne du Maurier
No current Talk conversations about this book.
Even when she wasn't writing at her best, Daphne du Maurier's stories are well-crafted and compelling. These aren't her most fascinating sets of scenarios and protagonists, but they're all well done. She had an amazing way of seeing how the world/people worked, even from the very early stories of her career, which some of these are.
I'm also impressed by her ability to mimic any genre, yet write as always in her own very recognisable style.
In the Preface, the author briefly explains her inspirations, and mentions that these stories show her development as a writer. I think a nice addition to this collection would have been dates of writing or of original publication; this would have added much to my own enjoyment as a long-time Daphne du Maurier reader.
Some excellent, some not so much in this 1980 collection of short stories from throughout the author's long career. All are very well written; the "less excellent" ones are described as such only in comparison to this author's absolutely brilliant "best".
No Motive ~ Why would a sweet-natured, happily married, expectant mother fatally shoot herself ten minutes after cheerfully ordering new garden furniture? One of the longer stories in this collection, and nicely plotted out.
Panic ~ A casual love affair goes terribly wrong. Fabulously atmospheric, but ultimately slight. The dénouement comes as no surprise.
The Supreme Artist ~ An aging actor gives a most superb performance off stage, and comes abruptly to an intimation of his own mortality.
Adieu Sagesse ~ Two men from the opposite ends of the social spectrum plot their escape from tedious lives. Loved this one; the right people "win".
Fairy Tale ~ A slight and unlikely snippet of a story of a ne'er-do-well husband and his adoring wife. "Fairy tale", indeed!
The Rendezvous ~ I expected much from the title story of this collection. A successful author who has spent his life in observation finally arranges an "experience" for himself, only to be disappointed at every turn. In general, well done. But I wanted something just a little bit more.
La Sainte-Vierge ~ Innocence and corruption. A snippet of a story, but very evocative of both.
Leading Lady ~ Cherchez la femme… Another theatrical setting. Daphne used her eyes and ears well when about the backstage world.
Escort ~ A maritime ghost story set in World War II. It's been done before, but this attempt is reasonably decent. Nice detail on board the ghost ship.
The Lover ~ A damning portrait of a rather vicious "lady's man". Didn't really go anywhere as a story.
The Closing Door ~ A young man faces up to a dire diagnosis. His lover unknowingly twists the knife. No shortage of symbolic situation in this one; I suspect it is one of the earlier efforts of the author.
Indiscretion ~ Be careful what you say and who you say it to. Three lives are changed by a single sentence. A mite too contrived for my full enjoyment.
Angels and Archangels ~ Religion and hypocrisy. The hypocrites win. A bitter little tale.
Split Second ~ This story is the definite high point of the book. A middle-aged woman goes out for a walk, and comes away from a brush with death to a very different world. Or does she? Brutally pathetic, and perfectly written.
The Rendezvous and Other Stories is a collection of short stories written by Daphne du Maurier. Some of them are among the earliest examples of her writing and most of them, as you would expect if you've ever read any of du Maurier's work before, are slightly disturbing and unsettling. She takes some quite ordinary situations and ordinary, flawed people, and adds undertones of suspense and drama.
Many of the stories are just 10-20 pages long - perfect if you don't have a lot of time, although in most cases I would have preferred them to be longer and more developed. My favourite story from the collection was No Motive, in which a private detective investigates an apparently motiveless suicide. I felt it could easily have been expanded into a full length detective novel, though it worked well as a short story too. The other one that really stood out for me was Split Second, in which a woman goes out for a walk one afternoon and returns home to find strangers living in her house. This story had a touch of the supernatural about it, as did Escort, which describes a ship leaving port during World War II and being rescued from a submarine attack by a mysterious sailing ship.
I liked the three stories I've just mentioned, as well as The Closing Door and La Sainte-Vierge, but there were too many of the others that I just didn't enjoy very much. However, it was still interesting to read them and see how good Daphne du Maurier's writing was even in the early stages of her career.
Includes The Rendezvous, Adieu Sagesse and Fairy Tale, three I picked because they are so different. She has a way of finding the ordinary cruelties and shortcomings of ordinary people and hinging her uncomfortable and disturbing stories on these imperfections.
This is a fantastic collection of 14 short stories that are set in various locations, France, London, Cornwall and Switzerland. All are areas that Du Maurier had visited in actual life. The tales are created from things she overheard or saw, then turned into the haunting tales that form this collection. Du Maurier made these tales seem like actual events, maybe because they come from snippets of her life which she then elaborated on to breathe life into them. From romance to ghostly tales, there is sure to be something for everyone to enjoy in this anthology.
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A Gal Named Sam:Another thing that helps is Caran d'Ache Neocolors which is water soluble crayons
Sam you have said that before and I bought one to try. It does a great job on everything I have used it on but the cont'e crayon isn't as waxy and worked better in this case.
C and C always welcomed
Oh the dreaded ellipses. Jen this is a very nice painting except for you know what. The highlights and shadows on the glass are very good. I might have a go at this one since I have never done glass and it may be interesting. What am I saying there are two ellipses in this photo.
I really like your ptg Jen, very romantic feel to it. Love the highlights on the glass that make it sparkle and love your background colour. I like your rose to, it looks like you could just pick it up. A nice romantic ptg.
Bonnie C & C most welcome / appreciated
Kingfisher part II
I added some darks and intensified the blue and orange. Some improvement what do you think???
Gerii Yes well done. Now maybe some more colour on his back and sharpen his beak to stand out some more. Or ignore me!!:)
Jen C & C's always welcome
Jen. Elipses are tough. I wouldn't say I hate them but they do take me to school everytime. I think the background on your rose and glass looks very nice. and you've allowed it to show through the glass just like I would think it should. It almost seems like the eye level of the top of the glass is a little to high and I don't know how you would correct that. Using pencils it would just be a matter of using an earser but pastels is out of my knowledge area. It's really not that bad of a painting though.
Catherine Brown
C&C's are welcome.
(No digital alterations please)
I love the background changes! This is a great watercolor Geri!
Jen, my computer has been down since yesterday afternoon and I thought I had caught everything. Thank goodness that Catherine commented on your rose and glass because I missed it. Your glass sparkles and looks like glass for sure. The rose is pretty and the leaves are nicely done. I like the various colors of the shadow of the rose. Very nice little painting.
Sam/Sammy C & C Welcome
Jen I can't see anything wrong with a painting as nice as this who cares if elipses aren't perfect
Geri I liked your first post and I like this one you are also too hard on yourself
Again I took a complete departure looking forward to spring
Anguish in a field of color
Jim C&C welcomed
So am I Jim , nice painting
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Geri, I like the updated kingfisher. Great textures and colors.
Jim, you are an expert with flowers. Love these irises. I looks like froggy may have another love interest. Could it be that the fairy is jealous? You know how it is - you don't want it until somebody else has it!
I see a love triangle brewing here. Nice job Jim
Here are the Amorous Avians in Zentangle. I like the bird on the left very much. I'm not too thrilled with the circle on the chest of the one on the right. This is 5"x7" on hot pressed watercolor paper.
This is just too give you an idea of how it would look with color. I didn't try to do a perfect job with the ColorSoft colored pencils. I think I like the Zentangle much better without color.
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Developer: Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher: NIS America
Platform: PS2
Release Date: July 26, 2005
by Josh Ferguson
Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome is the latest strategy/RPG to be released from the creators of the cult favorite, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. It has been more than two years since Nippon Ichi released Disgaea, so will Makai Kingdom carry on the torch that Disgaea brought? Read on and find out.
The story of Makai Kingdom revolves around Lord Zetta, the most powerful Overlord in all of the cosmos, and the fall of his netherworld. Pram, the oracle, has foreseen the fall of Zetta and notifies him of the news. Of course, Zetta doesn't like this news, so he travels to the Sacred Tome, a mysterious all-knowing book. As he opens the book, Zetta reads a message about how he is a fool and his actions have doomed the Netherworld. This information doesn't go over too well with Zetta, who then proceeds to torch the book. However, in doing so the prophecy begins to take its toll. Shortly after, Zetta and his netherworld begin to perish. In an attempt to save himself, Zetta transfers his soul into the Sacred Tome. After these events, many of the Overlords from other netherworlds show up in an attempt to help Lord Zetta.
Since the story of Makai Kingdom revolves around Lord Zetta, you might assume that he would be your main character. Well, you'd be wrong. Actually, your main character is someone that you must create. In fact, your entire party is created. The only way to actually have any of the storyline characters in your party is to unlock them, which, if you're familiar with the Nippon Ichi games, you know can take a while. Anyway, in order to create a character you must find different objects throughout the game, such as a tree, rock, flower, or even a weed. Different objects can raise or lower certain stats of your character.
The gameplay in Makai Kingdom is similar to that of the other strategy/RPGs released from Nippon Ichi, but with a few twists. When the battle begins, you start with only Lord Zetta. Since Zetta is pretty much worthless, you have to use him to invite your created characters out to the battlefield. This is done by clicking on Zetta, going to invite, finding the character that you would like to bring out and then clicking on the location that you would like to invite them to. Your invite range is shown by a circle around Zetta. When you finish with all of that, the character comes launching down from the sky and slams into the ground. That character is now actively in the battle.
When a character is active in the battle, there are a few different commands that can be given, such as Attack, Move, Throw, and Use Item. In order to attack an enemy, you must be at an appropriate distance to do so. For a normal attack, you click on the attack command and then go to the first attack on the list. Each weapon has a different sort of attack name. For example, the regular sword attack is a slash. The attack command is also used to do any of your skills, including attacking and even healing. Why healing skills are under the attack command I'm not exactly sure, but that's not really a big deal, now is it?
Other than your own characters and enemies, the battlefield also normally holds different items, such as objects used to create characters or weapons and armor. Normally each stage also has a key item, which can be an enemy character or an item. If these key items are destroyed, then the stage will become extended, and more difficult enemies will appear. Normally these enemies aren't much more difficult, but sometimes you may find some challenge with them. There are also times when you must use the throw command and launch a character into the area of where the extension is located. These extension areas can be found by moving the cursor around the map, and if you see some dotted lines outside of the current battlefield then that's where an extension can be found. The only problem is that the only time a character is able to throw an object is if they are unequipped with a weapon. This can be pretty aggravating, especially since you want all of your characters to be as powerful as possible, so you keep them fully equipped. If you want to throw something, you must throw your weapon down first. You can then throw the object during your next turn.
While any character can equip any type of weapon, each class of characters has expertise with different types of weapons. When a character has a type of weapon equipped, that character will learn the different skills the weapon gives him. However, if you unequip that and use a different type of weapon, then you are unable to use the skills acquired by the first weapon. The skills that a character learns from his weapons will appear as the character's level with that sort of weapon increases. It is highly recommended that when playing you continue to use one type of weapon class for a character, or else all the time you used acquiring certain skills will be wasted.
Added to the combat in Makai Kingdom are the options to invite vehicles into combat. There are several forms of vehicles characters may use, and each can become very handy. However, when a character is inside of a vehicle, that character is no longer able to use any of his skills. In order to use his skills, the character must be removed from the vehicle. This can happen two ways: 1) you remove them on your own by clicking on the button, or 2) if the vehicle is destroyed. When a vehicle is attacked, the vehicle will take the damage instead of the character that is inside. But once the vehicle is destroyed, the character is exposed and can then be the target of attacks.
Players are also able to use Lord Zetta to invite facilities to the battlefield. Characters can be placed into these different facilities and invited out into the battlefield. Each kind of facility has a character limit that can be placed inside, but the characters inside receive some sort of stat bonus, such as extra strength, healed after every turn and so on. Some facilities, such as shops, will give you an extra amount of money after the battle—that is if the facility isn't destroyed during battle. If this does occur and there are characters still inside the facility, then those characters will also be killed until you resurrect them after battle.
The sound and graphics of the game haven't changed much from the other Nippon Ichi games. The characters still have that resemblance to the old school Zelda games while in combat, and the battlefields don't look much different either. Sound-wise the game isn't much different than the other games, but that really isn't a bad thing. The voice acting is done well and has a nice variety of character voices.
All in all, Makai Kingdom is a good game, but it all seems far too familiar. The game really hasn't changed since its predecessors, but if you were a fan of the rest of the series and are still loving them to pieces, then definitely pick this one up. If you're all burnt out on the strategy/RPG genre, then you may want to pass this one up.
Final Grade: 77%


text: I think I am going to go buy a copy of the Koran and burn it on 9/11. And along with it, I would toss in a copy of Mien Kempf and Mao's Little Red Book and Das Kapital and whatever other evil books that seed corruption and death wherever these ideas gain a foothold. What say, let's bring back book burning to the mainstream or we will have some liberal morons using these books as the Gospel.


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- Aid workers begin handing out cholera prevention kits containing soap, towels, hygiene items
- World Vision working with government to hit the streets of Freetown, picking up piles of garbage as part of citywide clean-up days
Freetown, SIERRA LEONE (September 5, 2012) — With Sierra Leone facing the worst cholera outbreak since 1998, organizations like World Vision are working with the government to mobilize the community and find high tech solutions to help prevent this deadly disease from spreading further. The government of Sierra Leone has declared a national emergency. More than 15,000 cases, including 251 deaths have been reported as of September 4 and all but one of the 13 districts nationwide are now affected.
"This is an extremely contagious disease, and right now conditions in Sierra Leone are a perfect storm of heavy rain and poor sanitation. For people living in depressed urban areas, the only water they have access to has been turned into a toxic mix of trash and human waste," said Mattia Koi Dimoh, World Vision's cholera emergency response coordinator in Sierra Leone. "Indicators right now are nearly double what would qualify as a typical cholera emergency. If we don't act now, we're worried the number of those sickened by cholera will increase sharply."
The unusually heavy rain this year in Sierra Leone has caused severe flooding in the country, especially in low lying areas in the capital. In addition, many people live in crowded slums where there are large amounts of trash and no latrines.
"We're especially concerned about some of the most vulnerable populations, like children," Dimoh said. "For them, a disease like cholera is devastating and often quickly fatal, leading to severe dehydration and death within a matter of hours if not properly treated."
Right now, the government of Sierra Leone is leading the response, with help from development partners like World Vision. To take action World Vision plans to:
- Educate communities on proper sanitation and hand washing through kids clubs and meetings of traditional leaders and religious leaders
- Send out prevention messages and alerts over the radio
- Improve access to clean water by chlorinating water sources, rehabilitating and protecting facilities and handing out water treatment tablets
- Support communities already affected by providing cholera prevention kits containing soap, hand towels, blankets and other supplies. Support care-givers at cholera treatment units
- Work with the government to improve case surveillance through training and use of mobile telephones to report cases
The organization is also working with the local civil society group, Health for All Coalition, calling on the government to organize a massive cleaning project around the Freetown. Organizers hope to go street to street, cleaning up the piles of garbage around the city and reinforcing prevention and control messages.
"We hope to see the community come together to join in the fight against cholera. With the help of the government, local and international organizations, we can stop the spread of this disease before more lives are claimed," Dimoh said.


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It is probably one of my favorite cake recipes because of it's very fluffy texture, and melt-in-the-mouthiness!
Chiffon cake is known for it's use of many eggs and using no butter. Its lovely by itself and with a whipped cream and strawberry filling which doesn't make it as dry, and it is very easy to make. This is a tasty cake, providing you like strawberries!
Step 1: The Ingredients and your Oven Temp
For the cake:
1 1/3 cup plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
7 eggs (5 separated, 2 whole)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 tbsp water
1 1/2 tsp strawberry flavoring or 2 tsp strawberry paste
1/4 tsp pink food colouring paste (forget about this if you are using coloured strawberry paste. And if you want to have a lighter colour just try to "experiment")
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp cream of tar tar
For the filing: (optional)
1 1/4 cups of whipping cream
1- 2 cups of chopped strawberries
1/4 - 1/2 cup icing sugar/ powdered sugar
Preheat your oven to 325 F (165C)
Step 2: Making the cake batter
Then you will need to sieve your flour, baking powder and salt.
Place egg yolks and whole eggs in a large mixing bowl and beat on medium high speed until lightened in color, about 3 mins.
With the mixer still running, add in 1 cup of sugar (you will use the rest later) in a slow, steady stream and continue to beat until the mixture is light and increased in volume, about 5mins longer.
With the mixer still running, slowly pour in the oil and continue to beat for 1 min longer.
With the mixer on low speed, add in 1/3 of the flour mixture, then 1 tbsp water. Repeat with the remaining flour & water. Then add the strawberry flavoring/paste, vanilla extract and food colouring.


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text: Stephen NellCape Town – Patrick Lambie is facing his toughest Currie Cup challenge to date when the Sharks square up against Western Province on Saturday.While WP have been singing the praises of the Sharks' teenage flyhalf sensation, it remains to be seen whether Willem de Waal is equally impressed.It's not a matter of De Waal possessing the same natural talent as Lambie, but his 88% success ratio with his kicks at posts make him as valuable for obvious reasons.Lambie mostly handles the Sharks' goalkicking and his 25 out of 37 gives him a slightly more humble success ratio of 68%.If the match is a thriller – which is often the case when the two top teams in a competition meet – it may well be De Waal's praises that are sung after the weekend.It should be added that Lambie has slotted 14 of his last 17 kicks at posts for a success ratio of 82% in the Sharks' last two games. Sharks coach John Plumtree is therefore unlikely to have sleepless nights about the issue.Province have also taken note of Lambie's talent. "He's a quality player and any player that appears to have so much time is special," said WP backline coach Robbie Fleck."His decision-making is very good and he will still develop physically. He's a very promising player and gives the Sharks direction."Fleck expects WP and the Sharks' contrasting styles to lead to tries. Last week's physical clash against the Bulls did not deliver any tries, though WP's fans won't be complaining too much after their team won 15-12."The Bulls are very structured, while the Sharks have the ability to rip you apart by keeping the ball alive," said Fleck.Meanwhile, exciting under-21 wing JJ Engelbrecht trained in place of the injured Fabian Juries on Saturday and is likely to be in WP's starting line-up on Saturday. He has played as a substitute for the senior team this year.


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The defense gets more time to review evidence in the case of a Greece woman accused of providing guns to the convicted felon suspected in the Christmas Eve tragedy.
Dawn Nguyen was in federal court Tuesday morning. Her hearing was adjourned for 60 days so the defense can weigh out all their options.
Defense attorney Matthew Parrinello explained what the next steps could be. "If we review the case and Ms. Nguyen maintains her innocence and if we determine we're not talking any kind of deal we'll proceed forward and send the case to the grand jury. The government will always offer a plea agreement whether its good or bad we don't know. They will offer something. That's if we decided to talk about a plea agreement. We don't know that yet."
Investigators say Nguyen bought guns at Gander Mountain in Henrietta and gave them to shooting suspect William Spengler Jr. Police say he used the weapons to kill Tomasz Kaczowka and Mike Chiapperini. He also shot Ted Scardino and Joseph Hofstetter who are both recovering.
Nguyen has pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records.
She is due back in federal court April 1.


text: Pop superstar Madonna is reportedly considering making her West End stage debut in a play by Frederick Wheeler called Deceptions, about a psychiatrist and her relationship with a young client. Stanhope Productions - led by American impresario Kim Poster whose recent projects include August Wilson's award-winning Jitney at the National and Peter Hall's revivals of The Royal Family and Lady Windermere's Fan at the Haymarket - is said to be keen. However, theatregoers might be wise not to hold their collective breaths. Back in 1998, Madonna was apparently all set to star in a Hall-directed London production of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof but pulled out days after the news became public. Best known for her singing and public relations prowess, Madonna's acting credits include: on film, Evita, A League of Their Own, Desperately Seeking Susan, Body of Evidence and Dick Tracy; and on stage, David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow on Broadway.


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I made these at Maker Place http://www.makerplace.com from an old 4" x 4" cedar fence post laying around.
Of course you don't need to use a fence post, any 4 x 4 will do.
It just shows that you can bring life back to any chunks of wood laying around by turning it on the lathe.
Cost: $5 at most
Time: 1.5 hours or so
Step 1: Cut off the piece to turn
Step 2: Mount the faceplate, attach to the lathe
VERY important to use good quality, aggressive screws or lags here so your pencil holder doesn't go flying off the lathe into outer space.
I used 8 aggressive lag type screws.
Step 3: Rough out your design
Use sharp chisels, I started with a gouge.
i wanted to leave some squared sections so I marked with a sharpie where to not chisel.
Highly recommended to use the tail spindle as support here as you rough out, it'll help support your piece and keep it true.
Step 4:
A shop vac and mask will help keep the dust out of you.
Begin to hollow out the inside edge.
Step 5: Time to cheat
To save some time and swearing I used the drill press with a 1" blade to get it started.
Drill to whatever you want the final depth of the pens to sit at.
Step 6: Hollow...
Once your depth is good, sand the inside well.
Step 7: Finish
Fine grit sand paper and/or steel wool in between will help keep the streaks down in the finish.


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The Ministry of Justice's General Archive forms a part of the General State Administration's Archive System, regulated by Royal Decree 1708/2011, of 18 November.
The archive collates and preserves the documentation produced by the department's various offices in the performance of their duties, once the administrative procedure in question has concluded, in order that it may be available to the administration and to the general public alike.
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The Demons finished with a record of 6-5 in 2014 after falling in the first round of the playoffs.
In five seasons with the John Milledge Trojans, head coach J.T. Wall has a amassed a record of 41-9.
Head coach Clint Morgan has a combined 18-5 record in his first two seasons with Tattnall.
The Warriors are coming off of two consecutive losing seasons.
The Eagles were state champions last year and are aiming to make it two in a row.
The Bulldogs are coming off of back-to-back 4-6 seasons.
The Hurricanes want to improve on a lackluster 3-7 record from 2014.
Head coach Mark Ledford and the Wilcox County Patriots are ready to put the disappointment of 2014 behind them.
The Greyhounds know that duplicating their impressive 2014 season won't be an easy feat.
Coach David Bruce's team finished with only 3 wins last season.
The Fighting Irish of Dublin hope to improve on their 6-5 2014 season.
After a disappointing loss to end their 2014 season, the Peach County Trojans are looking ahead to a successful 2015.
After winning two games in 2013, then three last year, Coach Barney Hester of the Howard Huskies feels it's now time to make an even further leap ahead for 2015.
The Dooly County Bobcats have enjoyed five straight winning seasons. Now they want to continue that streak for 2015.
After winning five games a year after winning none, the Windsor Knights are ready to continue onward and upward in 2015.
Coach Brian Nelson from Mary Persons joins Bill Shanks on the latest edition of Coach's Corner.
Elijah Mitchell is fulfilling his mother's wish. She passed away in 2011.
About a dozen Vikings gave back to their community Wednesday.
Allisha Gray was the team's leading scorer in her sophomore season.
The Windsor Knights are in the GISA AA title series this weekend in Monticello.
Rutland High School's De'ja Goodine will run track in college.
Intensity Athletics is all about unfinished business this year.
The Jones County Greyhounds dropped a doubleheader at Gainesville.
Veterans baseball fell to Whitewater Monday.
The Stratford boys soccer team lost 3-0 Saturday.
Baseball and soccer playoffs continue.
The Vikings will play a third game Tuesday at 2 p.m.
Rutland senior Destiny White will play college basketball.
Scores and highlights from Wednesday's baseball and soccer games.
Trinity Christian-Dublin boys dominate in AAA, Brentwood girls dominate in AA.
Scores from Tuesday's Sweet 16 matches.
Scores and highlights from Thursday's games.
Scores from Wednesday.
Four middle Georgia girls teams were in action Tuesday.
The Tattnall Square Trojans are 10-0 after a 12-0 win Thursday.
The annual Middle Georgia All-Star Weekend is this weekend at Northside High School.
The Houston County Sharks beat the Gwinnett Heat Friday in the state championship game.
The Georgia Independent Christian Athletic Association's Division III tournament is March 6-7 in Macon.
The Taylor County girls basketball team wins its first state title since 2003.
Crawford County faces Seminole County in the GHSA AA championship game Friday.
High school basketball scores from Thursday.
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You unhappily go home thinking how much you want it and wonder how to get the money.
Well that dilemma is finally over! Make this cheap small pocket-sized electronic eraser and save up to $10!
This is a entry to the pocket sized competition.
Step 1: Materials
- a small electronic motor
- a push switch
- a 3 volt small battery (energizer cr2025)
- 3 wires (short)
- The case (I used a i-mini white out pen)
- masking tape
-and an eraser (obviously)
Step 2: The case
There will be a few poles coming out of one side and connectors on the other side. I used pliers to bend the plastic until it snapped off.
I then put the case back together and drilled a hole through the top of the case. Try to put the motor in first and see where to put the hole for the button.
Step 3: The electronics
This is done by soldering a wire to one of the pins of the switch, for the battery.
Another wire from the other pin to a pin on the motor.
And a wire from the other pin on the motor for the other side of the battery.
Use some masking tape to attach the battery to the two wires.
When you press the button, the motor should turn.
If not :
-are the wires attached properly?
-does the battery have charge?
-Does the motor work
-Does the button work
-are the wires broken?
Step 4: Putting it together
You should be able to just fit everything into it. Take the other half and put it over the top.
There will be a large gap between the two parts. Put masking tape around it to keep it together and tighten the screw on the button.
http://smiggle.com/ is the website
Suggestion to the author: maybe replace rubber with massager or some other synonym.


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As we head towards next month's NMPD showcase, a number of my students are finishing up portfolios that feature photographs, art and design works with rollover effects: changing an image from greyscale to color, for example. I have discussed gallery techniques in the past, so that is not my concern here: rather, it is the efficacy of the workflow process in creating the alternate versions of those images.
Let's take the standard process. Say we need two states for an image: full color and greyscale. The traditional approach is to take the picture through PhotoShop to create two seperate files:
Even with batch processing, this takes time and effort, especially in file organization; in addition, the code to swap one image for the other in the page can be somewhat complex. Finally, there is the fact that each extra image we load into our page is a separate HTTP request, slowing down page load times.
Web technologies now give us the ability to alter images on the fly. Rather than creating separate image files, we retain just one source image, and use a process to covert it to whatever appearance we need when the image is requested on a page.
The same approach has been used in the various CSS and SVG masking techniques I've demonstrated in other articles. This is merely the next logical step: the ability to display any version of an image we like on a web page, without needing to touch PhotoShop.
There are several possible options as to how to achieve this process. All of them share the same goals: eliminating redundancy, creating adaptable code and content, speeding page loads, and freeing your time.
|HTML Image Filter Technique
|Advantages & Disadvantages
|HTML5 Canvas With JavaScript
|Proprietary CSS Filters
Fast, but only supported in particular browser versions (primarily Webkit at the moment).
|GD Library in PHP, or an alternative server-side solution
Reliable, but each conversion means an extra server-side hit.
|SVG filters, applied via CSS
Requires an up-to-date browser, but cross-compatible among all browsers and platforms.
There is no "right" or "wrong" solution, only the most appropriate for the context. The best answer will often be a combination of techniques. In the immediate future I will be showing how to use SVG filters, as they have the greatest current cross-browser compatibility; understanding them also leads to comprehension of the proposed CSS3 filter effects. CSS3 filters are almost a direct descendant of the techniques used in SVG; familiarity with the latter will speed your understanding of the former as they become standardized and supported.