text: Atoms are the new bits - the new industrial revolution industrial revolution 01 February 10 by Chris Anderson This article was taken from the March issue of Wired UK magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing onlineThe door of a dry-cleaner-size shopfront in an industrial park in Wareham, Massachusetts, an hour south of Boston, might not look like a portal to the future of US manufacturing, but it is. This is the headquarters of Local Motors, the first open-source car company to reach production. Step inside and the office reveals itself as a mind-blowing example of the power of micro-factories.In June, Local Motors will officially release the Rally Fighter, a $50,000 (£31,000) off-road (but street-legal) racer. The design was crowdsourced, as was the selection of mostly off-the-shelf components, and the final assembly will be done by the customers themselves in local assembly centres as part of a "build experience". Several more designs are in the pipeline, and the company says it can take a new vehicle from sketch to market in 18 months, about the time it takes Detroit to change the specs on some door trim. Each design is released under a share-friendly Creative Commons licence, and customers are encouraged to enhance the designs and produce their own components that they can sell to their peers.The Rally Fighter was prototyped in the workshop at the back of the Wareham office, but manufacturing muscle also came from Factory Five Racing, a kit-car company and Local Motors investor located just down the road. Of course, the kit-car business has been around for decades, standing as a proof of concept for how small manufacturing can work in the car industry. Kit cars combine hand-welded steel tube chassis and fibreglass bodies with stock engines and accessories. Amateurs assemble the cars at their homes, which exempts the vehicles from many regulatory restrictions (similar to home-built experimental aircraft). Factory Five has sold about 8,000 kits to date.One problem with the kit-car business, though, is that the vehicles are typically modelled after famous racing and sports cars, making lawsuits and licence fees a constant burden. This makes it hard to profit and limits the industry's growth, even in the face of the DIY boom.Jay Rogers, CEO of Local Motors, saw a way around this. His company opted for totally original designs: they don't evoke classic cars but rather reimagine what a car can be. The Rally Fighter's body was designed by Local Motors's community of volunteers and puts the lie to the notion that you can't create anything good by committee (so long as the community is well managed, well led and well equipped with tools such as 3D design software and photorealistic rendering technology). The result is a car that puts Detroit to shame.It is, first of all, incredibly cool-looking. Given its community provenance, one might have expected something more like a platypus. But this process was no politburo. Instead, it was a competition. The winner was Sangho Kim, a 30-year-old graphic artist and student at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. When Local Motors asked its community to submit ideas for next-gen vehicles, Kim's sketches and renderings captivated the crowd. There wasn't supposed to be a prize, but the company gave Kim $10,000 anyway. As the community coalesced around his Rally Fighter, members competed to develop secondary parts, from the side vents to the light bar. Some were designers, some engineers and others just car hobbyists. But what they had in common was a refusal to design just another car compromised by mass-market needs and convention. They wanted to make something original -- a fantasy car come to life.While the community crafted the exterior, Local Motors designed or selected the chassis, engine and transmission thanks to relationships with companies such as Penske Automotive Group, which helped the firm source everything from dashboard dials to the new BMW clean diesel engine the Rally Fighter will use. This combination -- have the pros handle the elements that are critical to performance, safety and manufacturability while the community designs the parts that give the car its shape and style -- allows crowdsourcing to work even for a product whose use has life-and-death implications.Local Motors plans to release between 500 and 2,000 units of each model it produces. It's a niche vehicle; it won't compete with the major automakers but rather fill in the gaps in the marketplace for unique designs. Rogers uses the analogy of a jar of marbles, each of which represents a vehicle from a major automaker. In between the marbles is empty space, space that can be filled with grains of sand -- and those grains are Local Motors cars.Local Motors has just ten full-time employees (that number will grow to more than 50 as it opens build centres, the first of which will be in Phoenix), holds almost no inventory, and purchases components and prepares kits only after buyers have made a down payment and reserved a build date.Rogers was practically destined for his job. His grandfather Ralph Rogers bought the Indian Motorcycle Company in 1945. When the light Triumph motorcycles began entering the US after World War II, the senior Rogers recognised that his market-leading Chief, a big road workhorse, was uncompetitive. The solution was to make a new light engine so Indian could produce its own cheap, nimble bikes. He went bust trying to develop the motor. It was just too hard to change direction - and eventually he lost the business.Today, Rogers's grandson intends to do something even more radical -- create a whole new way of making cars -- on a shoestring budget. His company has raised roughly $7 million and he thinks that's enough to take it to profitability. The difference between now and then? "They didn't have resources back then to enter the market, because the manufacturing process was so tightly held," he says. What's changed is that the supply chain is opening to the little guys.The 36-year-old Rogers favours military-style flight suits, an echo of his time as a captain in the Marines, including action in Iraq, and he boasts both a Harvard MBA and a stint as an entrepreneur in China. While at Harvard, Rogers saw a presentation on Threadless, the open-design T-shirt company, which showed him the power of crowdsourcing. Cars are more complicated than T-shirts, but in both cases there are far more people who can design them than are currently paid to do so -- Rogers estimates less than 30 per cent of car design students get jobs at auto companies upon graduation. The rest become frustrated car designers, exactly the pool of talent that might respond to a well-organised vehicle design competition and community. Today, the Local Motors website has 5,000 members. That's a 500-to-1 ratio of volunteer contributors to employees. This is how industries are reinvented. Read page 2 123456 Read on one page Latest on wired.co.uk


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10 Outstanding Luxury Crossover SUVs
Want to get comfortable in something other than the same old premium sedan that everyone on your block picked up after they got that big promotion? How about a luxury crossover or SUV? Not only do you get many of the same creature comforts found in a traditional high-end automobile, but you also gain significant practicality, and in some models, a "go-anywhere" attitude thanks to good ground clearance and advanced four-wheel drive systems. Not to mention the fact that there's enough room to haul the entire family from point A to point B inside this class of vehicle without sacrificing legroom. Let's take a quick look at 10 outstanding luxury crossovers and SUVs.
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10 Outstanding Luxury Crossover SUVs
1) 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee
The 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee mid-size SUV has long been the pinnacle of the off-road oriented brand, and when ordered in its top-level trim it provides buyers with features such as heated and ventilated leather seats, a heated steering wheel, adaptive cruise control, a navigation system, dual automatic climate control and 20-inch rims. An air suspension system that can lift or lower the ride height of the Jeep Grand Cherokee is also offered, as is the choice between the Quadra-Trac I, Quadra-Trac II or Quadra-Drive II four-wheel drive systems. The Grand Cherokee is best sampled when paired with its optional 6.4-liter Hemi V-8 that is tuned to provide 470 horsepower and 465 lb-ft of torque, managed by an eight-speed automatic transmission.
10 Outstanding Luxury Crossover SUVs
2) 2016 GMC Yukon
The 2016 GMC Yukon is a big, full-frame SUV that provides outstanding towing and the availability of nine-passenger seating (depending on how it is ordered). Those seeking the plushest possible ride from the GMC Yukon will order it in Denali trim, which not only adds gear such as an adaptive suspension system, high levels of sound insulation and full leather upholstery but it also comes with slick exterior body work to set the truck apart from its more pedestrian siblings. The GMC Yukon Denali also comes with a six-speed automatic transmission and a unique 6.2-liter V-8 that puts out a hefty 420 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque. All-wheel drive can be added to the Denali package as an option.
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3) 2016 Buick Enclave
The 2016 Buick Enclave adopts a different tack when looking at how to comfortably transport up to eight passengers at a time in a premium setting. The Buick Enclave's chassis was developed from a full-size sedan design, giving it a smooth ride that is surprisingly responsive for a vehicle of its size. The large crossover's highest trim delivers niceties such as heated and cooled leather seats, premium Bose audio, and upgraded interior trim. All versions of the Buick Enclave can be had in front-wheel or all-wheel drive trim, and a 288-horsepower, 3.6-liter V-6 that also generates 270 lb-ft of torque is standard (along with a six-speed automatic transmission).
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4) 2015 Lincoln Navigator
The 2015 Lincoln Navigator is an old-school full-size SUV cruiser that can be had in regular and extended (L) editions, each of which can accommodate seven or eight passengers. The Lincoln Navigator is a great example of "luxury via excess" in that it pummels the senses with a heap of premium gear, including power everything, a navigation system, the SYNC vehicle interface, heated and cooled leather seats, a surround sound audio system and a sunroof. The Navigator is motivated by a twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6 that produces 380 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque, sent to either the rear or all four wheels (if optional four-wheel drive is ordered) by way of a six-speed auto gearbox.
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5) 2015 Cadillac SRX
The 2015 Cadillac SRX provides an alternative to big luxury SUVs thanks to its relatively compact, five-passenger crossover layout and a focus on above-average driving dynamics that simply aren't often found on heavier models. The Cadillac SRX handles more like a tall wagon than a SUV, especially when found in the Performance trim which includes a more taut suspension system (which upgrades to an adaptive arrangement when paired with all-wheel drive), quicker steering, a navigation system, heated leather seats, a surround sound system and the availability of three zones of automatic climate control. Drivers will be pleased with the 308 horsepower and 265 lb-ft of torque that the vehicle's 3.6-liter V-6 places under the right foot, and a six-speed automatic comes with the SRX at every trim level.
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10 Outstanding Luxury Crossover SUVs
6) 2015 Volkswagen Touareg
The 2015 Volkswagen Touareg is a stealth luxury competitor, a crossover that draws attention not because of the badge on its grille but rather through what it actually has to offer potential buyers. The Volkswagen Touareg feels confident at a wide range of speeds, even through the corners, and its five-passenger environs can be outfitted with gear ranging from leather seats, wood trim and a heated steering wheel all the way up to 20-inch wheels and a navigation system featuring an integrated rear view camera. The Volkswagen Touareg also comes with standard all-wheel drive and the option of a 240-horsepower, 3.0-liter turbodiesel V-6 engine that can also be relied on to produce 406 lb-ft of torque. An eight-speed automatic transmission handles the shifting duties for the VW crossover.
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7) 2015 Land Rover Range Rover
The 2015 Land Rover Range Rover is an odd duck, the last word in European luxury wrapped in an all-terrain package that has decades of history fording rivers and crossing deserts to call its own. The top-tier Land Rover Range Rover Autobiography Black package includes practically every creature comfort known to man, with highlights showing as a heated windshield, adaptive cruise control, a 360-degree parking camera system, four zones of automatic climate control, a locking rear differential and an adaptive suspension system. The five-passenger Land Rover Range Rover Autobiography Black is motivated by a supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 engine that delivers 510 horsepower and 461 lb-ft of torque, sent to the vehicle's full-time four-wheel drive system via an eight-speed automatic transmission.
10 Outstanding Luxury Crossover SUVs
8) 2015 Lincoln MKT
The 2015 Lincoln MKT is an intriguing luxury crossover choice for drivers who want power but not at the expense of fuel economy. The seven-passenger Lincoln MKT EcoBoost is outfitted with a 3.5-liter V-6 that makes use of twin turbochargers in order to produce 365 horsepower and 350 lb-ft of torque. All-wheel drive is standard - as is a six-speed automatic transmission - but fuel economy remains a strong 16 mpg city and 23 mpg highway. Available upgrades include a surround sound audio system, a panoramic sunroof and a navigation system to go with heated and ventilated leather seats and three zones of automatic climate control.
10 Outstanding Luxury Crossover SUVs
9) 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV
Completely redesigned for 2015, the Cadillac Escalade ESV is the single largest model available from the premium brand, and its stretched interior can accommodate as many as eight passengers (although the top-end Platinum trim is designed to haul seven, thanks to second-row captain's chairs instead of a bench). Special leather upholstery, heated and cooled seats, a sunroof and a rear seat entertainment system are some of the standard items that come with the Cadillac Escalade ESV Platinum, and a rearview camera helps drivers when reversing the enormous vehicle. The Escalade ESV leaves the factory with a six-speed transmission managing a 6.2-liter V-8, and this engine grinds out 420 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque. All-wheel drive is optional with the Cadillac.
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10) 2015 Lexus LX
The 2015 Lexus LX 570 is another premium 'ute that draws from an off-road heritage - although this time it's by way of its Toyota cousin, the Land Cruiser, which donates much of its running gear to the luxury model's cause. The platform sharing doesn't hinder the Lexus LX 570 in its mission to coddle and accommodate, however, as the eight-passenger SUV offers features such as a heated steering wheel, adaptive cruise control, wood and leather generously spread throughout the cabin, a navigation system, heated seats for the first two rows and a surround sound audio system. Power is excellent thanks to the inclusion of a 5.7-liter V-8 that is good for 383 horsepower and 403 lb-ft of torque, output that makes it to the pavement via a full-time four-wheel drive system and a six-speed automatic transmission.


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The Burrito is a van which appears in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, and Grand Theft Auto V.
GTA Vice City — Vice City Stories
The Burrito is widely considered to be the best van in the GTA III generation of games. Its powerful engine (gas in VC and VCS; diesel in SA) grant it moderately good speed and acceleration, its sporty suspension leads to stable handling, steering and braking, and its bulky body gives it good endurance. It can carry four people, making it useful when bringing allies to a fight, although it's large frame can make it any easy target for gunfire. It is also fun to drive, with independent rear suspension that makes drifting easy and often causes the rear inside wheel to lift off the ground for some stylish showboating.
The GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, and GTA Vice City Stories renditions resemble a 1986-1992 Dodge Ram Van, similar to the GTA III Rumpo (the Rumpo remained available in GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas, but took on a new design). The GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas Burritos are available with or without a spoiler and roof-mounted lights; these features are standard on all Burritos in GTA Vice City Stories. The Burrito in GTA Vice City Stories features two-tone body colors, unlike the other renditions.
GTA IV — GTA Chinatown WarsThe Burrito is reintroduced in GTA IV in a redesigned form, bearing a Declasse brand. It resembles a 1996-2002 Chevrolet Express from the front, with a significantly altered grille design; the sides are primarily derived from the third-generation Chevrolet Van (the creases on the sides have been wrongly interpreted as seams), with some of the more modern styling of the Express; the rear is also derived from the third-generation Chevrolet Van, apart from the taillights, which resemble those of the Dodge Ram Van. The standard Burrito no longer features the sporty accessories; in GTA IV, these are seen only on the Gang Burrito. Companies which use the Burrito include T. Watt and Sons Electricians, Spin on This Laundromat, LibEl and Pharte Gas.
The GTA IV Burrito has degraded performance; it is not as fast as previous renditions, and, although its extra mass allows it to withstand more damage, this gives it poor acceleration. Nonetheless, the Burrito is the fastest vehicle in the "van" class, reaching a top speed of 151 mph (244 km/h).
The Burrito in GTA Chinatown Wars appears to be based to an extent on Burrito in GTA IV, with a utilitarian appearance and a similarly poor performance. However, the van lacks a roof rack, and its color scheme appear more diverse, with some featuring company liveries encompassing the entire body of the vehicle, including FlyUS, Sprunk, Eris, Burger Shot and Ranch.
There is a bulletproof, explosionproof, fireproof, and damageproof Spanish Lords Burrito located at the Spanish Lords' warehouse which Huang raids during the mission Kenny Strikes Back. In order to get it, the player must park a bike very next to the gate and jump diagonally so the player can jump into the warehouse without playing the lock smashing minigame. Inside the warehouse, the Spanish Lords will not shoot you even if you attack. Enter the password and disable the immobilizer and you got it. However, playing the lock smashing game when the vehicle is already being used by the player, the Burrito lose its armor. If put it in the garage, it will lose the damageproof, fireproof, and explosionproof effects, only the bulletproof effect is retained. The only way to destroy it is to drive into the water or turn it upside-down. Note that this Burrito only spawns when the player finishes Kenny Strikes Back. If you do this several times and go back to do the mission normally, getting the non-bulletproof van will result in disabling an immobilizer instead of using a screwdriver.
In the Grand Theft Auto V trailer 1, a redesigned Burrito appears, being used in a robbery. Its sides and rear are strongly reminiscent of a 1996 Chevrolet Van, while the tail lights are reminiscent of a Chevrolet Express/GMC Savana, much like the Speedo. However, the front of the van is not shown in the trailer. In recently released artwork, the front of the van is also shown, also assuming a Speedo-type design.
Gang Burrito
GTA Vice City and The Lost and Damned
The Burrito is adopted as a gang vehicle in both GTA Vice City and The Lost and Damned. Known as the Gang Burrito, the variant features additional modifications, including unique accessories and custom paintjobs. The TLAD Gang Burrito also reintroduces certain sporty accessories omitted during the development of the Burrito in GTA IV.
GTA Chinatown Wars
The Burrito in GTA Chinatown Wars may also appear in the form of gang-owned drug vans, known simply as "Burritos", which appear on the streets of respectable gang territories (except the Triads) upon completion of "Carpe Dime". Four types of the vans may also appear during "Excess Delivery" submissions.
The gang Burritos are closely associated with the Drug Dealing side quest in the game, being used as transport to smuggle drugs hidden in cubby-holes on the door; after "Carpe Dime", players may steal one from the streets, drive a to a secluded safehouse, and check for drugs, before they are finally allowed to store the van in a garage. The vans are actually similar in performance to a conventional Burrito, but they can do burnouts and appear with unique gang colors and accessories, similar to those seen on their other gang cars; the Midtown Gang's Burrito is the only Burrito which is smaller than other forms of Burritos. There is also a pink-and-white Algonquin Triads variant of the Burrito, but the van is unavailable normally, and must be spawned using a garage editor. The Triads Burrito is the same with all drug Burritos, but it has side skirts and a taller profile similar to that of the Rumpo.
Of interesting note is the Angels of Death's Burrito: if the player manages to hijack one, it will be called an Angel, rather than Burrito. This is most probably a glitch, and every AOD Burrito has this glitch.
Yellow Burrito
A Burrito with a unique yellow paintjob can be acquired in GTA San Andreas. To obtain it, start the mission "Mike Toreno" and get to the point where T-Bone and Mike start shooting at the van. Their bullets will not damage the van, allowing the player time to acquire a Tow Truck/Tractor. Once the player obtains one, they can kill T-Bone or Mike, failing the mission, and leaving the vehicle free to be towed to the nearest garage.
A special model of the Burrito in GTA IV, dubbed the Laundromat, is used by the Laundromat owner who attempts to escape from Niko in Vlad's mission Hung Out to Dry. If the player goes around the back of the Laundromat during the mission, it can be stolen and saved at a safehouse. It also appears in Meltdown. It is merely a Burrito without the standard roof rack, and with "Monthly Cycle Laundromat" markings.
Brown and yellow Burrito
In GTA Chinatown Wars, players may acquire a unique brown and yellow Burrito from Melanie Mallard, by having her killed in one of her missions.
- "Burrito" literally means "small donkey" in spanish.
- A vehicle resembling the Burrito can be found in Rockstar North's Manhunt and Manhunt 2.
- The Burrito plays the following radio stations by default when entered:
- Radio Los Santos in GTA San Andreas.
- Liberty City Hardcore in GTA IV.
- With the roof lights and spoiler installed, the Burrito bears a strong resemblance to the van used in the 1980s TV show The A-Team.
- This is the fastest van for GTA IV online races.
- Beta Burritos appear as wrecks in GTA IV with a different grille and headlight design. They are found outside Colony Island's abandoned hospital and in Bohan at the car scrapyard, however its not drivable.
- The Burrito is possibly named after the food item of the same name .
- An updated version of the Burrito is seen bearing a Bugstars paintjob in the GTA V trailer.
- Oddly the car has lower ground clearance in GTA SA and GTA VCS than in GTA VC.
- It was the predecessor of Speedo, as the car was resembling Chevrolet Express Van.
- GTA San Andreas
- Often found in industrial areas, such as Easter Basin, and Ocean Docks.
- Sometimes found near Los Santos International Airport.
- Parked before a Kakagawa depot loading bay in LVA Freight Depot.
- The Special Yellow Burrito can be obtained in Mike Toreno.
- As with the Rumpo it can sometimes be spawned in Hunter Quarry.
- Often seen driving on the road just outside Fort Carson.
- Can always be found parked at the Fallen Tree.
- GTA Vice City Stories
- Parked next to a row of buildings across InterGlobal Films. Near it is an alley which has a Flamethrower pickup in it.
- Sometimes it is seen in the Ocean Beach area.
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Bicycle (自転車, Jitensha), performed by OreSkaBand, is the thirteenth ending for Naruto: Shippūden. It is followed by Transient Fireworks.
Kinou sukoshi kami wo kitta
Iwanakereba kitto
Dare mo kisukanai darou kedo
Nankagetsu kabun no
Watashi ga iu ka ni
Okochita no o mita
Me o tojite kikoete kitta ame no oto
Kumo no ue demo kitto
Hasami mochi dashite
Hikari wo matte iru
Jitensha, Jitensha, Jitensha, Jitensha, Jitensha
Koide, Koide, Koide, Koide
Koide kuru yo
Ima sugu, Ima sugu, Ima sugu, Ima sugu, Ima sugu
Jitensha, Jitensha
Ano hito ni ai ni yuko
Jitensha, Jitensha, Jitensha, Jitensha, Jitensha
Koide, Koide, Koide
Ano hito ni ai ni yuko…
The characters in order of appearance:
- This is the second ending done by OreSkaBand. The first was Pinocchio.
- In the omake from Naruto: Shippūden episode 166, Sakura complains that Hinata got her own ending even though she wasn't the heroine of the story. A few episodes later, however, Sakura gets her own ending.


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Dual pistols, also known as "Dual pistol" and "Twin pistols", is as implied, a pair of pistols held on each hand of the player character. The ability to wield two pistol exists only within the realms of Grand Theft Auto 2, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, where their design still differs significantly.
Grand Theft Auto 2
In GTA 2, the "Dual pistol" is in fact separate firearms from the single pistol (with their own separate ammunition), giving the player the ability to fire bullets in a V shape formation and twice as fast and efficiently as a single pistol, but with the drawback of faster depletion of ammunition.
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The ability was since been refined in GTA: San Andreas after being absent in GTA III and GTA Vice City. For San Andreas, the player will wield two pistols, "akimbo" style, once they reach the Hitman skill level for the pistol, but will use the same ammunition as a single pistol.
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It's winter recess, holiday break, whatever you call it, and kids have some time away from school. Enjoy some of the great children's programs happening at Kalamazoo Public Library over the next few weeks! Cupstacking, Bubbleman, Yoga Storytime. LEGO at the Library, Stories and Dance, Yummy New Year's Hats, Family Game Day, Movie and Snacks, Flying Aces Frisbee Team... all the details are at Kalamazoo Public Library's online calendar. And, with the Michigan eLibrary, KPL provides access to fun online educational content as well. Take a look at the Michigan eLibrary datase Early World of
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This spring, we celebrated the 20th year of the Global Reading Challenge! This quiz-bowl program is for 4th and 5th graders. Students form teams at their schools, read ten books chosen by KPL children's librarians, then work as a team to answer questions about the books, earning points with correct answers.
Our intent is for kids to have fun reading the books and participating in a team activity. The ten books are carefully chosen to reflect our diverse world and to show characters successfully solving problems, contributing to their communities, and learning that people are more alike than they are different.
The first Challenge, in 1994, featured 19 teams from Lincoln, North Christian, and MLK Westwood; the winning team was the "Bookworm Warriors" from MLK Westwood. This year we had 129 teams from 17 schools! The District Final Challenge featured teams from Edison, Arcadia, Prairie Ridge, Spring Valley, and Northglade. The champion was the "Crazy Cougars" team from Prairie Ridge. Thanks to the students, parents, teachers, principals, and coaches for another successful year of books and reading!
Over this summer, librarians will be reading and choosing the books for the 2015 Global Reading Challenge. Team applications will be accepted in October and the book titles will be announced in December.
Well, here it is, the last day of Black History Month and all month I have been reflecting on what an honor it is to be working at a trailblazing library system, such as Kalamazoo Public Library. Why would I call KPL a trailblazer? Well, it all started with Mrs. Alma Harrod Powell. She was before her time. She went from being a housekeeper to a Library Assistant to a renowned storyteller and historian. It all started while working in the home of a world traveler, Mr. Larry Firth. Mr. Firth would return from Africa with artifacts that heightened Mrs. Powell interest in African history. In 1944 she participated in an apprenticeship course at KPL and in 1946 she became a KPL Library Assistant. In 1957 Mrs. Powell received a citation from the Michigan Library Association which acknowledged her skill as a storyteller. In 1968 a small library room in Lincoln School opened and was named Alma Powell Library Project. Mrs. Powell was followed by Mary Mace Spradling and Roberta Cheney. They were trailblazers in their own rights.
This all happened at KPL in Kalamazoo, Michigan before the civil rights movement. As a black female Mrs. Powell was a pioneer and Kalamazoo Public Library was a trailblazer. And we keep right on blazing because this year KPL will be the first library in Michigan to have its own antiracism team. We have begun selecting a team and we will begin training and working towards institutional equality.
Yes, as I said, it is truly an honor to be a part of this historical establishment.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is an exciting new program at Kalamazoo Public Library for all children from birth to entering Kindergarten. It's super simple, self paced, and provides a way for your child to earn a prize for every 50 books you read aloud to her and then a gift and certificate of completion when you reach 1,000 books. More important, since reading aloud to your child is the best way to prepare for kindergarten, 1,000 Before Kindergarten is a way for you to do just that - read lots of books with your child!
A parent asked me if the books she reads to her child for 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten need to be library books. They do not. While Kalamazoo Public Library certainly has many thousands of books we can all share together with our preschool aged children, you might find yourself reading a book aloud to your child that you found at the Friends bookstore or that was passed along to you or purchased elsewhere. Of course this is just great! And the way you read the books is also completely up to you. Some books are made to be sung to your child. Other books benefit from the animal sounds you supply. There is a whole world of fun to be had reading to our children.
It's easy to sign up at the any KPL location. Learn more about 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten at KPL and continue down the road to Kindergarten. And if you're in the mood for a fun read aloud that will help you think ahead to Springtime, check out 999 Frogs Wake Up.
The newly renovated Children's Room is open and ready for you to explore! There are many exciting new features including a parenting section, folk and fairy tales highlighted in the Alice in Wonderland Room, and more display space for new Fiction, new Non-fiction, and new Picture Books.
The Story Place has room for Lego at the Library, story time programs, and more. I hope you'll take time to come in and see the new Children's Room over the holiday break.
We've been busy renovating the Children's Room. Now there's a brand new Story Place! Soon there will be a new shelving layout and an exciting new Fairy Tale room that continues to feature Conrad Kaufman's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland themed murals and Jamie Rife's "Tall Small Alice" stained glass installation that so many have enjoyed over the years. The Children's Room will be closed Monday, December 16th, through Wednesday, December 18th, in order to change the way the room is arranged. The new Story Place will remain open for Toddler Storytime on the morning of Tuesday, December 17th. When Children's Room reopens on Thursday, December 19th, we hope you'll find an exciting new layout.
We're in the brand new Story Place this morning,
We're reading stories and we're having fun,
We're glad you came to Story Time this morning,
I hope that you will want to sing along!
Our next Musical Storytime is coming right up! Last time, the multi-talented Mr. Ben Lau showed, played, and told us all about the pedal steel guitar! What an interesting mechanical musical instrument! It was neat to see how the cables, rods, and pedals work with Ben's musical playing to create music. Plus the pedal steel guitar makes some pretty great letter crane sounds!
At Musical Storytime, we read stories, sing songs, play musical games and generally have fun with music, songs, and our imaginations. Everyone is always welcome. The program is designed for children from preschool age up to about eight years old.
Octy, who speaks with musical notes, not words as you and I do, wanted to let you know that the surgery was successful. Like Adele, John Mayer, and others lately, it was an issue with the vocal cords. Octy was overdoing it and was having a difficult time speaking and singing in tune. You might be glad to know that Octy's voice is recovering nicely. Octy would love to hear from you, especially with messages of "speedy recovery" or "best wishes". Feel free to drop Octy a line via the mailbox in Children's Room (see picture) or through the USPS addressed to "Octy" care of: Children's Room, Kalamazoo Public Library, 315 S Rose St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007.
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A prior section 5663, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 695, consisted of provisions similar to those comprising this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859.
1979—Pub. L. 96–39struck out reference to penalties for rectified products under part I of this subchapter.
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Hawkins, Mangino Safe For the Moment
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What should we expect from Big 12 athletic directors this off-season? Or, better yet, will we see what we should see? Early on, it looks like most of the Big 12 offices mulling a firing of the head football coach are inclined to give it one more year; really, the two hot seats are Colorado and Kansas.
We've already heard that Colorado plans to give coach Dan Hawkins one more year. Maybe it does believe in Hawkins, and maybe there are signs of improvement. I think there might be, but I'm convinced of Colorado's fear of the buyout in Hawkins' contract more than I am its fear of ruining forward progress. In a recession, and at a school with a meager athletic fund, it's not surprising that Hawkins is coming back. Coach should be thanking the state of economics more than the grace of his athletic director, but he lives on regardless.
The verdict is still out on Mangino, but that doesn't mean Kansas isn't trying to get rid of him. It's more likely the Jayhawks are trying to find cause to fire him and save the school a boatload of money. Until the investigation of Mangino gets sorted out, you can expect him to remain head coach. The longer they wait to fire him, though, the tougher it will be to pull the trigger, knowing the potential ramifications such a move could have on the recruiting front.
This week: 4-1 overall, 4-1 Big 12
Overall: 69-26, 36-12 Big 12
Texas 49, Texas A&M 39: The Aggies made an impressive show of their battle with the Longhorns, but all it ended up doing was provide Texas QB Colt McCoy to have a signature Heisman performance.
Nebraska 28, Colorado 20: Nebraska didn't instill much faith that it can keep close to Texas in the Big 12 Championship Game this week, but it's hard to predict how the game should have gone given the pretenses leading up to it: Nebraska had won the Big 12 North, and Colorado had already solidified its losing season. Add on Colorado's decision to retain Hawkins regardless of the game result, and you have a perfect storm of disinterest.
Oklahoma 27, Oklahoma State 0: I'll tell you what, only the loosest gambler would ever make a wager in an Oklahoma State football game. Even if you picked Oklahoma to win, no one with a brain would have predicted a shutout. But hey, that's OSU football: They have no idea who they are.
Texas Tech 20, Baylor 13: Baylor kept it close with some impressive defense, and it's too bad its late drive to tie the game stalled. Both teams had impressive moments this season, but I doubt you'd find many people aligned with either school that was happy with the season results.
Missouri 41, Kansas 39: If Mark Mangino remains the head coach at Kansas, that school doesn't deserve a good football team. Forget the Orange Bowl win a few years back. The Jayhawks just missed a bowl trip with the best quarterback in school history (Todd Reesing), two of the best receivers in school history (Desmon Briscoe and Kerry Meier) and a defense that was supposed to be revamped and respectable. There's no upside to this program. And now Mangino looks like an overweight, angry man that eats players' self-esteems for lunch (with a side of Crisco). I realize firing Mangino means you're basically saying the forward movement the program made was an illusion. But let's take the body of work for what it is. Mangino brought the Jayhawks to heaven and back to hell. Tell him thanks for the honeymoon, and send him on his way.


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Meet the 2013-14 Gant Men! These gentleman are well known in Aspen and around the world for their excellent customer service and their superb winter driving skills in the infamous Gant Vans. The Gant Men contain a wealth of knowledge about the Aspen/Snowmass area so be sure to ask them for insider tips on favorite ski runs, powder stashes and the best après ski hot spots!
Year: 2013
Aspen/Snowmass – Our Story Video Series
Our Story is a six episode video series by Aspen/Snowmass and Vital Films about the people, four mountains, and hard-to-duplicate spirit that makes life in the mountains special. Follow the links below to watch each episode!
Episode 1 – Aspen Mountain Snowcats
Interesting things to do – Smuggler Mine Tours!
Before there was skiing on Aspen Mountain here in our lovely Colorado mountain town, there was silver mining. In the late 1870s, prospectors began venturing into the Aspen area looking for silver. While there were many locations for mining around the Roaring Fork Valley, including the ghost town of Ashcroft, there is one mine that remains in operation even today. The Smuggler Mine, located right in Aspen, Colorado, is the oldest operating silver mine in Aspen mining district. It is also one of the few that started back in the early silver boom years of the town's history.
Back in its heyday, the Smuggler Mine contributed to nearly one-fifth of the world's total silver production. The largest silver nugget ever mined was found right here in the Smuggler Mine. Hardly able to be called a "nugget" this treasure weighed in at over 1900 pounds!
Today, one of the most popular activities is to hike or bike 1.4 miles up Smuggler Mountain Road to the viewing platform looking over Aspen. While so many people have walked past the mine, not many have been inside. If you're looking for something a little bit different, take a tour of the Smuggler Mine. Learn all about Aspen's unique mining history, including how there are tunnels reaching 1,000 feet below the mine entrance that weave throughout town. The Gant's concierge can help with tour information. Contact us to find out more!
Aspen Music Festival
This summer, treat yourself to an enchanting musical escape with the Aspen Music Festival. The 2013 Aspen Music Festival's program theme is Conscience and Beauty providing guests with a captivating musical experience that transcends expectations.
With performances from Aspen Opera Theater Center, guest artists, ensembles-in-residence and orchestral repertoires featuring works of Beethoven, Dvorak, Schubert and more, music enthusiasts can truly enjoy the magnificence of melodic expression.
For those who want to not only engage their ears but also their minds, the festival features lectures, enrichment opportunities and collaborations with other arts organizations such as Aspen Art Museum, Jazz Aspen Snowmass and more.
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4th of July in Aspen, Colorado
It just doesn't get much better than summer in Aspen, Colorado and if it's one thing Aspen does well, it's throwing a party!
We celebrate Aspen's unique lifestyle with Winterskol in January and we roll out the red carpet during the Aspen Food & Wine Classic in June. With 4th of July next week, Aspen is getting ready to celebrate America's birthday with a full day of festivities that brings locals and visitors together in honor of our nation's birthday.
For me, the 4th starts out with running in the Boogie's Diner Buddy 5-Mile Race. (There is also a family and canine 1 mile walk option if you need to acclimate to the high altitude!) After the run, I reward myself with breakfast at my favorite breakfast spot: Peaches Corner Cafe. If I'm lucky enough, I'll get a spot on their patio so I can enjoy the Old Fashioned 4th of July Parade.
Fourth of July and barbequing go hand in hand, so it's no surprise Aspen has a wealth of options. We have the Aspen Valley Ski Club 4th of July Picnic at Koch Park, The Aspen Fire Department BBQ at the Fire Station, and America's Birthday Carnival in Paepcke Park. That's three separate BBQ options all in Aspen, all within walking distance! (For those of you who haven't been to Aspen, the whole town is just one mile wide.) And don't forget, The Gant has barbeque grills for all guests to use if you just feel like lounging around the pool and cooking up some burgers and brats!
After all that eating (and possibly drinking) you may want to wind down by heading over to the Benedict Music Tent to catch the Aspen Music Festival and School's free 4th of July Concert. And the celebration doesn't end there – finish the night off by "Dancing in the Streets" with Denver band The Congress. This free community concert takes place right in downtown Aspen, Colorado. With majestic Aspen Mountain in the background, I can't image a better place to dance in the streets and celebrate America's birthday.
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Home List of Titles In-plane and out-of-plane band-gap properties of a two-dimensional triangular polymer-based void channel photonic crystal
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/338
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- Title
- In-plane and out-of-plane band-gap properties of a two-dimensional triangular polymer-based void channel photonic crystal
- Author(s)
- Zhou, Guangyong; Ventura, Michael J.; Straub, Martin H.; Gu, Min; Ono, Atushi; Kawata, Satoshi; Wang, Xuehua; Kivshar, Yuri
- Abstract
- The in-plane and out-of-plane band-gap properties of two-dimensional triangular void channel photonic crystals fabricated by femtosecond laser drilling in a solid polymer material were characterized for transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) polarization illumination. For a 24 layer structure stacked in the Γ-M direction, the fundamental stop gap resulted in the suppression of infrared transmission of as much as 96% for TE- and 85% for TM-polarized incident light. The midgap wavelength for the TM polarization was longer by 2.5% than that for the TE polarization. Increasing the angle of incidence for both the in-plane and out-of-plane cases shifted the stop gap to short wavelengths for both TE and TM polarizations. The experimental results allowed for the estimation of the cross section of void channels and the effective refractive index of the polymer after the fabrication.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. School of Biophysical Sciences and Electrical Engineering. Centre for Micro-Photonics
- Source
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 84, no. 22 (May 2004), pp. 4415-4417
- Publication year
- 2004
- Keyword(s)
- Photonic crystals; Polymers; Light polarisation; Refractive index
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics
- 0003-6951
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2004 American Institute of Physics. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.
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I keep feeling like I need to come back here and say something. That I'm here? That my dad is doing okay (but is scheduled for open heart surgery 5 days after my birthday)? That I am determined never to get old and/or die? That I am scared witless about reading a piece at Listen To Your Mother about losing my mom two days before my dad's surgery? That my couches are awesome (even if we didn't get the walls painted this weekend, due to this pesky mega holiday we kind of forgot about)?
Speaking of Easter, bask in the cuteness of my children.
(Sand trap, sand box, same thing, right?)
And two pictures from Cali Jenae Photography. If you are local to Spokane or Pullman, she is wonderful.
Alright, I feel a little better. Tomorrow I'll write something sweet and thoughtful, but tonight I am going to go lay in bed and read book three of the Game of Thrones series. Because nothing distracts a girl from sorrow like reading 2000 pages of scheming, war, and dragons. Oh yeah.


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Carol Burnett, award-winning actress and bestselling
author, will sign copies of her new book, Carrie and Me: A Mother-Daughter Love Story (Publish Date: April 9, 2013) and participate in a moderated Q&A session on Thursday, May 30. Tickets are $65 per person*, which include a dinner following the program. No photography or videography of any kind will be permitted at this event. Cell phones, cameras, video cameras, etc. will not be permitted into the event.
As Miss Burnett will only be signing books for one hour, only the guests with the first 300 books sold will be guaranteed a book signed through the book signing line. All other guests may get in line, but if Miss Burnett cannot accommodate everyone, the remaining people in line will receive their book with her signature on our book plate. Books must be purchased in the Ronald Reagan Museum Store to receive signature. To accommodate the short timeframe of the book signing, Miss Burnett will not be personalizing books (she will sign her name only).
In this beautiful and poignant tribute to her late daughter, Carol Burnett
presents a funny and moving memoir about mothering an extraordinary
young woman through the struggles and triumphs of her life. In
Carrie and Me, Carol Burnett shares her personal diary entries and
correspondence revealing her anguish as a mother of a troubled
teenager, the epiphanies that helped her help her family, and the grief
and then the hope she felt after Carrie's death from cancer. Through
Burnett's inimitable voice, we get a portrait of an unforgettable young
woman that will bring hope to anyone struggling with raising or losing
a child.
Carol Burnett is widely recognized by the public and her peers for
her work on stage and screen, most notably The Carol Burnett Show.
Named in 2007 by TIME magazine as one of "100 Best Television
Shows of All Time," The Carol Burnett Show ran for 11 years, averaged
30 million viewers per week, and received 25 Emmy Awards, making it
one of the most honored shows in television history.
Miss Burnett has been honored with six Emmy Awards, the Presidential
Medal of Freedom, is a Kennedy Center honoree, and has been inducted
into the Television Hall of Fame. But it is Carol's artistic brilliance, her
respect and appreciation of her fans, and her graciousness, integrity,
warmth, and humor on and off screen that have made her one of
the most beloved performers in entertainment and one of the most
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CLICK HERE to purchase your copy of Carrie and Me: A Mother-Daughter Love Story to be shipped to you.
The evening's buffet dinner includes the following:
Carved roast sirloin, chicken bruschetta, roasted tricolored potatoes and yams, bowtie ragout with zucchini, artichoke heart and onions, green beans, fresh baked bread, coffee, tea, water, wine, ice tea and dessert (chocolate pecan bars, raspberry white chocolate cheesecake, ginger cookies with lemon fondant).
* Miss Burnett will not be attending the dinner.
Moderated Q&A with Carol Burnett is not a free event for Chairmen levels.


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While treking through Catallia City, Brock manages to try and catch a police car, which might have an Officer Jenny inside, but trips over a thin line of webbing. Ash and Misty catch up, which isn't easy when Brock is chasing after a girl, and Misty discovers a Spinarak and are caught in a web. When Officer Jenny frees them she explains the story of the Black Arachnid who, 100 years ago, terrorized the city. Later the police receive a letter from the Black Arachnid. Has the Black Arachnid risen from the dead, and why are there two of them?
- This is one of many episodes where Team Rocket uses a variation of their motto.
- This is the second episode to reference Meowth's inability to use Pay Day due his chosing to learn to speak instead, the first being OI015: Meowth Rules!
- The "Who's that Pokémon?" in this episode is Snubbull.
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