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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- ESPN is reporting that the NHL 2015 Winter Classic will be held at Nationals Park (http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/10215958/washington-capitals-host-2015-winter-classic-nationals-park).
In September, it was announced that the new year's outdoor game would be hosted by the Washington Capitals, but a venue was not determined.
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Samsung Electronics unveils many new products, including the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Gear smartwatch during IFA Berlin 2013.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 boasts of a larger screen and a 'much more enhanced' S Pen. According to Samsung, the phone has enhanced multitasking features, "you do not have to switch between tasks, one to the other."
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The IFA Berlin 2013 event was platform for many new products.
Galaxy Note 3, which has a 5.7 inch Super-Amoled screen will weigh 168 grams. The device will be available in 140 countries from September 25 starting at price tag of $860 and the worldwide availability will be from October.
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The phone will be available in jet black, classic white, and blush pink color options.
"For the first time we have given Galaxy Note 3 a warm texture-touch cover," claimed Samsung. "It is slimmer, lighter, and more powerful. All in a beautiful design, JK Shin, President & CEO Head of IT and Mobile Communication Division at Samsung Electronics said.
The Note 3 also boasts of a multi-window feature. T his is Samsung's option that allows you to have two apps side by side. This functionality also allows users to drag content from one app to another.
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Samsung also showcased the Galaxy Gear watch. "Smart freedom. Perfect companion to Galaxy Note 3," Shin said.
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February 22–24, 2013 | Worldwide on university campuses
The International Women's Hackathon was a crowdsourcing event to empower young women leaders in computer science. By providing a fun and safe environment in which to explore computing, the hackathon encouraged and supported young university women around the world to become producers of future innovations in technology and help solve challenges in the world today.
The event was sponsored by Microsoft Research, National Center for Women & Information Technology, Association for Computing Machinery Committee on Women, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Women in Engineering, Microsoft Imagine Cup, and Skype. We will evaluate this year's event to learn how we can turn it into into an annual Engineering Week event.
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Young women in computer science, electrical engineering, and informatics—as well as women student groups on universities campuses around the world—were encouraged to host local hackathons. Many of them contacted local hacker spaces, computing communities, developers, and women organizations for support. The event was open to women of all skill levels—from those who haven't programmed at all to the best women programmers out there. The individual worldwide hackathons helped inspire women to learn, invent, and create the future.
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I'm going on a date and we have to be home by six. Unfortunately for me, that is six in the morning! Now, normally this would be perfect, but I'm on the graveyard shift and my date is hefty, seductive and Russian. And…requires lots of attention. I've clocked in for my shift at 8 PM and I've been tasked with brewing our Russian Imperial Stout, The Abyss, in the middle of the night. Certainly this is an honorable endeavor.
Our 50 barrel gravity fed brew house is only fired up every other week and usually just for Obsidian Stout. It's a favorite place to brew among our staff because we are not at the mercy of intricate software built of indecipherable logic. If you want to move beer, actually called "wort" at the brewing stage, from one vessel to another, you psychically grab a valve and open it. Of course, this also means it's easier to draw immediate and immense amounts of enduring ridicule from fellow brewers when you do this incorrectly…but that's a topic for another day.
The Abyss is a monster and hard to please. It requires two mash ins per brew (the process of combining cracked malted barley with hot water) in order to extract enough sugar to satisfy the lofty alcohol expectations of this barrel aged beast. Each mash is separately lautered into the boil kettle where a variety of ingredients join in on this celebration of viscosity and decadence.
It's 10 PM and I've surveyed the scene. I've gotten up to speed from the swing shift brewer and have begun to take over. There's one half of the brew in the kettle waiting patiently for the other. All the ingredients are staged and I now have an idea of what my night will entail. By the time the sun rises I should have The Abyss home in the fermenter, until then we'll be spending some quality time together.
I could not have single-handedly brewed this beer. Simply prepping the ingredients requires a coordinated effort. The day before The Abyss brewing, a brewer is scheduled to "prep" the JV brew house which includes getting ready all the necessary ingredients. The licorice is the most demanding since each stick comes individually wrapped in plastic. Don't think Red Vines, they are nothing like that. They are six inch sticks the width of your thumb, jet black and shiny. They shatter upon hard impact, are very bitter, smoky, and a bit leathery and stick to your teeth when chewed, which by the way is a horrible idea.
A small handful of the infamous individually-wrapped licorice sticks
Unwrapping individual sticks of licorice isn't a big deal until the brew requires nine boxes with 40 sticks per box. Then it becomes an event. Two or three brewers (or one intern if available) will gather around a large bin and unwrap each licorice stick, break it into thirds and toss the pieces into the bin. It's the Deschutes Brewery version of the obligatory office water cooler, stories are told, rumors are spread.
Many years ago when one of the first test batches of The Abyss was being brewed, the licorice sticks were simply tossed in the kettle all at once with the belief they would melt and disperse equally throughout the wort. Some did, but most of it simply joined forces at the bottom of the kettle to form a colossal black blob the size of a large house cat. Now we throw the broken up licorice sticks into the kettle by the handful throughout the entire boil.
Midnight… The swing shift brewer has clocked out and is drinking beer. I'm making it. Both halves of The Abyss have since joined up in the kettle and are now boiling. "Knock out" time is coming soon. At this step the brew is transferred via gravity to our hop back below the kettle in the basement. Some brews receive an additional dose of aromatic hops at this stage. With The Abyss, the hop back simply serves as a method to strain out all the "spent" hops (hops that have already been utilized in the boil kettle) from the wort. The hops get left behind and the wort passes through onto the whirlpool.
Just before knock out a "late" addition of Nugget hops (intended to impart aroma rather than bitterness) is thrown in as well as 120 pounds of my all-time favorite ingredient Black Strap Molasses! A gallon of water weighs about 8.3 pounds; a gallon of Black Strap Molasses…weighs 12. We buy it in bulk and it's stored in giant metal drums deep in the brewery basement, where the temperature can reach triple digits in the summer. The higher temperature helps it pour easier and it's drawn off into five-gallon buckets when needed.
The Abyss glides quietly to the kettle (in back ground)
Right before these additions I pull a small sample from the kettle to check the gravity. The higher the number the more sugar present in the wort and therefore more potential alcohol. Mirror Pond Pale Ale is around 13 degrees Plato, this batch of The Abyss checks in at 25. On track, I toss in the hops and molasses. Then I overindulge. By scraping the sides of the buckets, I'm able to extract enough molasses to induce a wicked stomach ache. But Yum! It's worth it! Sharp, very sweet, roasty. Mrs. Buttersworth's got nothing on this stuff.
This also provides me with the sugar rush I'll need to get through this upcoming busy stretch. The first half of the second brew (did I forget to mention this was a double date) has finished in the mash tun and needs to be dropped to the lauter tun. Right after that, I need to knock out the first brew, run it through the hop back (quietly waiting for The Abyss to the right) and direct it safely to the whirlpool. Then I need to begin running the wort from the second brew from the lauter tun to the kettle as soon as its empty and while monitoring that process, suck up the spent hops from the hop back with a giant ceiling mounted vacuum.
Sometime between yesterday and today… The rush, rush, rush, wait, wait, wait, cycle of brewing has swung from tenacious to tranquil. The first brew is quietly running from the whirlpool, through a heat exchanger, where it gets cooled, and then out to the fermenter. I've added yeast to the fermenter from one of our yeast storage vessels via a pump and network of hoses. The first half of the second batch of The Abyss is lautering slowly into the boil kettle. I'll need to mash in the second half of the second batch of The Abyss later but right now I'm hungry and my sugar rush is gone.
First runnings from the Lauter Tun creep into the kettle
I've always wondered how the Black Strap Molasses would taste on waffles and I finally remembered to bring in a box of Eggos on a day when brewing The Abyss. I packed the toaster full and then went into the basement to harvest a small cup of molasses. After heating it up in the microwave I was ready to present the rest of the graveyard brewing staff with an exquisite meal. Okay, not exactly, but brewers will eat almost anything in the middle of the night. However, they will also give you a detailed description of the flavor experience, just as if they were quaffing a fine beer or wine, subtle nuances aren't lost but rather savored and discussed. Ultimately, it was a tasty combination but French Toast would have been better.
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5 AM… The waffles are consumed and the brew house is in order. The first brew of The Abyss is safely in the fermenter and the yeast is already beginning to feed on the copious amounts of sugar in the wort. I, on the other hand, should probably stop feeding on copious amounts of sugar but instead am foolishly seduced yet again by the sweet molasses and I eat some more hoping for another violent sugar rush. It never comes and I instead manage to get some stuck in my eyebrows. My stomach hurts and it's now official, brewing in the middle of the night has lost all novelty. I feel like an old cheeseburger waiting under the heat lamp for someone to take me home.
Scott and Robin scrutinize the molasses and Eggo taste experience
5:08 AM… Shouldn't have checked my watch again so soon.
5:45 AM… I'm standing by the kettle listlessly, half alive, half awake, sporadically throwing handfuls of licorice into the kettle. The day shift brewer arrives and my work is done.
(David arrives for his day shift, dramatically sliding down the stairs to save the now decrepit grave yard brewer from having to make any more important decisions.)
Though my work is done, the beer is far from it. After fermentation and clarification, a portion will be transferred to oak and bourbon barrels where it will sit for a year. Another portion will sit on bags of cherry bark and vanilla beans. Some will remain unaltered. It all will be blended together before bottling into the delicious heavyweight that you've come to know and love as "The Abyss".


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|KCI requests use of Holyoke water tower for broadband
|Written by Kyle Arnoldy
During a brief meeting Tuesday, June 17, Holyoke City Council members discussed the possibility of placing broadband Internet equipment from Kentec Communications, Inc. out of Sterling on the city water tower.
City Superintendent Mark Brown noted that Chase 3000 already has equipment on the tower but was reassured that adding KCI would not create a conflict or disrupt frequency. Brown also stated that the electric services that run to the tower are owned by Chase 3000, and it would be at KCI's expense to install a new one that would run parallel.
Like Chase 3000, KCI's Kent Sager stated that KCI would provide the city office with free Internet service or an equal dollar amount. The equipment would include four sectors which are small antennas about 6 inches wide and roughly 18 inches long.
They would be placed outside of the tower rail to send signals in each direction. Two dishes would also be involved, taking up about a 2 feet by 1 foot area.
Sager stated that this is a common practice for KCI, who also has equipment on the Haxtun water tower.
Mayor Orville Tonsing said a committee will be formed to review other KCI agreements before making a decision. Council members Scott Murray and David Churchwell will join Brown to form the committee, and Tonsing stated he will sit in with the group when time permits.
Public records policy adopted
Tuesday night also saw the City Council approve the policy and procedures for handling public records requests, going into effect July 1.
The city clerk will act as the official custodian of all public records and will handle all requests for public records. Criminal justice records, however, can only be obtained through a records request from the Holyoke Police Department.
The City has three days—seven days in extenuating circumstances—to respond to a request.
Costs for records requests include 25 cents per page for photo copies, $1.25 per page for faxed copies or certified copies and $30 per hour for research and retrieval. After one hour, time will be billed in 15-minute increments. Postage/mailing fees and actual cost will also be taken into account.
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The city will return any amount of deposit paid that exceeds the actual charge. No copies will be released until the fees are paid in full.
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Brown reported that since the June 3 meeting, there had been no power outages in Holyoke. City crews have recently begun working on sewer manholes. Work started on West Furry Street and will move to East Furry next.
A broken water main in the 100 block of South Morlan Avenue was recently repaired. Crews also replaced an old underground power line in the 600 block of East Hale Street.
Brown also noted that Zeke Finch in the electrical department and Rigoberto Marquez in the refuse department are both out on worker's compensation.
Holyoke Police Chief Doug Bergstrom reported that from May 29-June 12, the department handled 79 calls for service, made two arrests, wrote 11 reports, issued three citations and gave out nine warnings. Through code enforcement, there were 11 reports for dogs at large, two junk ordinance violations and one follow-up performed.
City Clerk/Treasurer Kathy Olofson informed board members that the city had received the second quarter conservation trust payment of $5,399.64.
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In other business June 17, the council:
—donated $1,000 to Holyoke Volunteer Fire Department for fireworks on the 4th of July.
—renewed the annual lease agreement with Holyoke Golf Club, Inc.
—approved a travel request for Olofson to attend SOS election training in Englewood for a total of $320.
—waived the building permit fee for shingling two apartment buildings at the Holyoke Housing Authority.
—agreed to let Tom Bennett use the baseball field for a Babe Ruth State Tournament tentatively scheduled for July 11-13.
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Kauffman Stadium will be the site of a number of special events – including the hugely popular Girls Night Out event and special Christmas Eve in July festivities – as the Royals return for a six-game homestand, July 18-24. The upcoming homestand also features fan favorites such as T-Shirt Tuesday, Buck Night, Fireworks Friday, the Sprint Fun Run and live entertainment for the entire family.
Monday, July 18 – Chicago White Sox vs. Royals, 7:10 p.m.
· Royal Nite – All Hy-Vee Level tickets (excluding Hy-Vee Reserved Box) are just $5. www.royals.com/fanvalue.
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Tuesday, July 19 – Chicago White Sox vs. Royals, 7:10 p.m.
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· $84 Summer Play Pack for $25 – www.royals.com/playpack.
Wednesday, July 20 – Chicago White Sox vs. Royals presented by Sprint, 7:10 p.m.
INK Student Night – Rivals Outfield Box or Hy-Vee Infield tickets are available for all Wednesday home games for high school and college students with valid ID at the Kauffman Stadium Box Office for just $7. Seating is subject to availability. All Student Nights feature live local music prior to the game in the Outfield Experience and include a $7 hot dog and beverage special at the Crown Classic concession stand in the Outfield Experience prior to the game. For details, visit www.royals.com/studentnight.
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· Diamond of Dreams: Taking the Field for Operation Breakthrough – Royals Charities hosts Diamond of Dreams on the field at Kauffman Stadium from 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. to benefit Operation Breakthrough. The event, presented by Commerce Bank, features player appearances, live entertainment, fabulous food and drink, silent auction and fireworks. The Capital Grille VIP Party begins at 5:30 p.m. For details or to purchase tickets, visit www.royals.com/diamondofdreams.
Friday, July 22 – Tampa Bay Rays vs. Royals, 7:10 p.m.
· Buck Night – Hot dogs, small Pepsi products and peanuts are just $1 each all night long. www.royals.com/fanvalue.
· Hy-Vee/Pepsi Fireworks Fridays – A spectacular fireworks show after every Friday home game.
· Bases Loaded 4-Pack for $80 – Get four Hy-Vee Infield tickets and $10 in loaded value per ticket. www.royals.com/basesloaded.
Saturday, July 23 – Tampa Bay Rays vs. Royals, 6:10 p.m.
· Girls Night Out – Calling all ladies! Join us at The K for Girls Night Out presented by the KC Chevy Dealers and participating sponsors Massage Envy and The University of Kansas Hospital. The 2011 event features free massages, mini-makeovers, entertainment from Howl at the Moon dueling piano performers, chocolate fountains and much more! Girls Night Out VIP ticket packages include a Royals acrylic tumbler, a $5 donation to the American Heart Association Go Red for Women campaign and $6 in loaded value for concession or merchandise. VIP ticket holders may also enter the event one hour early at 3:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.royals.com/girlsnightout.
· Ladies Baseball Cap – In conjunction with the Girls Night Out event, the first 10,000 ladies through the gates will receive a special ladies powder blue KC cap courtesy of the KC Chevy Dealers.
· 610 Saturday – Enjoy great activities, including face painters and music from DJ Kirby, prior to the game in the Outfield Experience. For details, visit www.royals.com/610saturdays.
Sunday, July 24 – Tampa Bay Rays vs. Royals, 1:10 p.m.
· Christmas Eve in July – Celebrate Christmas Eve in July with the Royals! Enjoy Christmas-themed entertainment and activities prior to the game in the Outfield Experience. The festivities include entertainment by Sock Hop Smiles and appearances by Santa Claus and Chilly the Penguin. In addition, Toys for Tots will collect new and unwrapped toys at all gate entrances. Cash donations will also be accepted.
· Snow Globe – The first 10,000 fans will receive a Royals-inspired snow globe presented by The University of Kansas Hospital.
· Family FunDay Sunday – In addition the Christmas in July fun, the festivities also feature face painters and a balloon artist. Fans can also enjoy the All-Day Play Pass for unlimited activities in the Outfield Experience for just $10. www.royals.com/sunday.
· Fun Run presented by Sprint – All fans can run the bases after the game (conditions permitting).
· Bases Loaded 4-Pack for $60 – Get four Hy-Vee Infield tickets and $10 in loaded value per ticket. www.royals.com/basesloaded.
· $84 Summer Play Pack for $25 – www.royals.com/playpack.
Fans may purchase tickets online at royals.com, by calling 1-800-6ROYALS, at area Hy-Vee stores or at the Kauffman Stadium Box Office.


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CULPEPER, Va. (WUSA) - Two shots were enough to blow out the window and release fingers that were trapped in the Jeep Wrangler's window. The shots only wounded 54-year-old retired cosmetologist and housewife Patricia Cook.
It was the five other shots that then Culpeper police officer Daniel Harmon-Wright took at the fleeing Jeep which killed Mrs. Cook. Those are the shots that Commonwealth's Attorney Jim Fisher is focusing on in the murder trial.
Fisher says witnesses say there was a pause between the first two shots and the rest of them. In enough time for Harmon-Wright right to stop shooting.
But Harmon-Wright's attorney Daniel Hawes says the reason he kept shooting wasn't self-defense , it was to protect others. "She was bent on destruction and he stopped her the best way he could."
Fisher revealed new information today about the Mrs. Cook. He said that Patricia Cook , who sat in a school parking lot in her Jeep Wrangler with the sun screen over the entire windshield, was first asked to leave by the school administrator. When she refused, police were called.
Harmon-Wright arrived and asked Mrs. Cook what she was doing. He says she told her she was waiting for friend.
He asked to see her ID. She held it up and he reached in through the window and tried to grab it. That's when she started rolling up the window.
Harmon-Wright said in a videotaped interview that the window caught his fingers and then Mrs. Cook started driving away. He said he had to jump on the running board to keep from being dragged. He said he kept yelling at her to stop and she kept saying no. He shot out the window to free his fingers and wounded her in the process.
The prosecutor says Harmon-Wright then paused, took a stance, and shot five more times as Mrs. Cook drove away. Evidence shows two bullets went through the back of the driver seat and another through the head rest.
"Those were the shots that killed this woman," said Jim Fisher. He called the shooting unjustified, excessive, illegal, and murder.
The jury saw the videotaped interview that was taken two hours after the incident. Harmon-Wright answers questions from a state police officer.
And it, he makes no reference of Mrs. Cook being a danger to others. He says "I started shooting, it was the only way I could get my hand out...so I shot her."
He said he was in danger.
In the video, Harmon-Wright seemed most concerned about what would happen to his family and his career because of what he did. He also mentioned being cited for using excessive force just months before the shooting of Patricia Cook.
In that incident, he used his gun to force his way inside a home to search for a teenage boy that someone said was suspicious. He pointed his gun at a resident of the home. It turned out, the boy in question was only walking to school.
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clubfoot and numerous joint dislocations at birth (affecting the hips, knees and elbows); flexible joints; and a distinctive appearance of the face, hands and feet. Larsen syndrome is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner and is caused by mutations in the FLNB gene.[1][2] Management may include surgeries (especially for hip dislocation), and physiotherapy.[1]Larsen syndrome is a condition that causes abnormal development of the bones. Signs and symptoms may include
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- Stephen Robertson. Autosomal dominant Larsen syndrome. Orphanet. July, 2013; http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?lng=EN&Expert=503. Accessed 3/31/2014.
- Larsen syndrome. Genetics Home Reference. September, 2011; http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/larsen-syndrome. Accessed 3/31/2014.
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- Genetics Home Reference (GHR) contains information on Larsen syndrome. This website is maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
- The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is a federation of more than 130 nonprofit voluntary health organizations serving people with rare disorders. Click on the link to view information on this topic.
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- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders. Each entry has a summary of related medical articles. It is meant for health care professionals and researchers. OMIM is maintained by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
- Orphanet is a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs. Access to this database is free of charge.
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Other Names for this Disease
- Autosomal dominant Larsen syndrome
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Building hot rods or customs can be an exercise in packaging sometimes, getting everything to fit and work alongside other components. One of the areas where this is often tricky is the steering/exhaust/brake booster/pedals relationship, as two or more of them often seem to want to occupy the same physical space. While my Project '49 Chevy presented some steering-to-header challenges, I faced a different scenario with my '46 roadster pickup. I'd used the front clip from a Caprice with some swap meet headers designed (I think) for a Camaro. Coupled with the stock Caprice steering column, these presented no interference problems, as the column was up and away from the engine, which is mounted offset to the passenger side in the Caprice, and therefore in my truck.
I'd fabricated a mount under the dash for the stock GM column mount and fabricated an offset brake pedal, meaning the booster could be mounted to the left of the column on the firewall. But I'd never been happy with the GM column and its big ugly shroud at its upper end, which also housed the column shifter that wasn't required, plus the stock rag joint near the steering box was now operating at an angle and was already old and worn. All of which meant that when I decided to swap the GM column for a Limeworks stainless version, it had to mount in the stock GM location, clear the brake pedal and its mount, clear the booster, and exit the firewall through the oversize hole I'd cut for the GM column, as I'd painted the firewall and didn't want to take too many backward steps in the build. It also had to leave the steering wheel at a comfortable angle, as the Limeworks column isn't a tilt unit.
Some planning, along with some luck, meant I found a comfortable wheel position and the column cleared all the components, despite being very close to the booster and me having to enlarge the hole in the firewall slightly at its top edge. I also had to fabricate a couple of spacer plates to drop the column at the upper mount to get a column angle I was happy with. Flaming River make a nice aluminum column drop to mount a 1-inch column in the stock GM location, which proved ideal and saved a lot of fabrication time, while I used Borgeson's neat swivel floor mount at the firewall, though I had to fabricate a plate to cover the large hole I'd already cut, sandwiched between the swivel mount and the firewall. Ignoring the fact that I was fitting all this in a '46 Ford, the Flaming River top mount makes an easy job of swapping GM columns for aftermarket versions in stock vehicles.
As mentioned, part of the reason I wanted to change the steering components was to eliminate the GM rag joint on the end of the intermediary shaft near the steering box and replace it with a Borgeson vibration reducer, which is actually combined with a universal joint. I also sourced a Borgeson double-D shaft and U-joint to connect it to the splined Limeworks steering column, as recommended by Limeworks. With the exception of fabricating the firewall plate, the whole job was a bolt-in affair and I now have smooth steering and a much more comfortable driving position.
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Here's the stock GM column that I wanted to replace, with its redundant shifter arm. I'd also used the stock GM firewall bracket and rubber boot. With the retaining clip removed, the column and the sleeve surrounding it that operates the shifter arm could be slid out of the column body to enable both to be removed from the vehicle. This applies to stock applications, too.With the GM column next to the Limeworks column, you can see how much neater the Flaming River column drop is over the GM version. It also enables the new column to be bolted to the stock bracketry, or in my case bracketry fabricated to accept the stock mount!With the column mounted, I fabricated a couple of aluminum spacers to fit between the drop and the mounting bracket to achieve a comfortable column angle. This could have been made from one piece of -inch aluminum or steel, but I had the -inch aluminum "in stock."Once the column length had been established and the steering wheel was at a suitable distance from the dash and with enough clearance for the turn signal switch to operate, the Allen bolts and the set screw in the drop were tightened.They both do the same job, but there's no comparison between the stock GM firewall bracket and the Borgeson swivel mount when it comes to appearance. Plus, the Borgeson mount is adjustable for the new column angle, which is what I needed.The hole in the firewall for the GM bracket was way larger than the Borgeson mount, so I fabricated a plate from 1/8-inch steel to both cover the hole and mount the new swivel mount.Here are the plate and new mount in place; the stepped corner was necessary to clear the end of a swage line on the firewall.
Here's what I was keen to replace, the worn old rag joint at the end of the intermediary shaft, as well as the shaft itself and its plastic cover.The Borgeson vibration reducer fits the splined shaft of the steering box, but the very end of the shaft (arrowed) had to be removed for it to fit correctly. I wrapped the splined section in an old rag before using a hacksaw to remove the offending section right at the step where the splines start.The vibration reducer was slid onto the steering box shaft and the locking set screw tightened (secure it with the Allen wrench, then tighten it using the locking nut to ensure it never backs out). Use a good thread lock on all set screws too for peace of mind.The DD shaft (so called because in cross section it resembles a pair of letter Ds back to back) fits the corresponding ends of the U-joint and vibration reducer.Once the column length had been established and the steering wheel was at a suitable distance from the dash and with enough clearance for the turn signal switch to operate, the Allen bolts and the set screw in the drop were tightened.Once the DD shaft's length was determined, it was clamped in a vise and cut with a 4-inch grinder. Yes, I know the grinder should have a guard in place, but I was wearing safety glasses! Make sure yours does and you do.The U-joint has a pair of locking set screws on the shaft side. Note also the splined end of the steering column protruding slightly through the end of the U-joint. Always make sure you do this, though also ensure it clears the actual joint and allows it to move to its full travel, even if you're not using it at a great angle. Why? Because I know of one person who had the set screws come loose and the shaft drop out of the U-joint while driving!You can see here the slight angle that the vibration reducer will operate at. This was another reason for changing out the rag joint, as they're not designed to work at an angle, despite what I've seen on numerous modified cars.Here's the completed installation. The column looks straight from above, but viewed from the side the two U-joints operate through slight angles. The stock GM column has a sliding section to absorb impact in the event of an accident, but a system such as mine using solid shafts should always have an angle built in to reduce the chances of the steering column being pushed into the driver's chest in a collision.


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Published: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.
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If you have to go, you might as well go out in style.
Michael Howard
Age: 23
Hometown: Wilmington
High School: New Hanover
College and major: North Carolina A&T, Business Management
Best summer job: McDonalds (the only one I've had)
Career goals: To work in the video game industry
Favorite meal at the school cafeteria: Don't go to the cafe too often, but it's usually pizza
Books: Haven't read a full book in a while, but I like to read manga (Japanese comics).
Music: Usually hip-hop and R&B, but I like all kinds of music.
"It was so bittersweet," reflected Michael Howard of Wilmington. "To be marching down Third Street in the Azalea Festival. Just as we turned onto Market Street, somehow I saw my mother and godmother in the crowd, smiling at me. It was very nostalgic. But I kept it together."
Howard had little choice – he was marching, as he has done the past four years, in the middle of the wildly energetic, jaw-dropping band from North Carolina A&T, known up and down the East Coast as the "Blue and Gold Marching Machine." There was no time to miss a piston-like step, let alone stop and wave.
Howard and the Marching Machine, were wearing backup, wind-suit type uniforms as their formal parade duds had long since been packed away after a string of holiday appearances, including one in New York City at the 2012 Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.
The band got its kinetic self back together for one last musical treat – the Azalea Festival appearance and Howard's hometown swan song.
He played it on his euphonium, an instrument he's been perfecting since Williston Middle School and later with the New Hanover High School marching band.
"I was thinking about the times I marched in the Azalea parade with New Hanover High," said Howard, a senior at A&T in Greensboro who will graduate this summer. "I have been doing this my whole life. And then I realized I may not be doing it again."
It turns out that spotting his mother was not by chance.
"I knew this was his last parade, so I asked a sheriff's deputy on the corner if I could scoot right out almost into the street," said Harriet Howard, a former preschool teacher who once played flute at Chestnut Junior High (now Snipes Academy). "I told him my son would be marching by with A&T. And he let me!
"I haven't missed a concert since he started playing in sixth grade," Harriet Howard said. "He knows any time he looks up, he can count on seeing me."
When A&T finished its Azalea performance, which elicited wows up and down the parade route, Howard moved quietly through the crowd, catching up with old friends, high school band mates and plenty of family. He spoke almost in a whisper, reflecting his reserved personality rather than exhaustion.
"He may seem reserved and quiet," said Timothy McCoy, the band director at New Hanover High, "but he is trained as a performer, as a musician. They can turn it on when it's time. He is such a good, all-around kid. A good leader. He would pull other band members aside quietly and help them, offer advice."
The A&T band, a school icon that travels the East Coast, recruited Howard with a $2,000 per year scholarship stipend. He's the only New Hanover grad in the band.
McCoy said very few high school band members march all the way through a college career, even though bands at North Carolina State, Winston-Salem State and Appalachian State draw kudos across the collegiate landscape. Howard never thought of giving it up.
"The band is the reason I came to A&T," he said. "I saw them one time when I was in high school. And that was it!"
But now this is it.
"I realize I may never play music in an organized way again," he said. "My goal after graduating this summer is to own my own business, a video game store. In Atlanta. I'm not sure why Atlanta, but I just have this feeling that it's where I'm supposed to be."
A&T is glad that Greensboro is where Howard wanted to be these past four years.
"Michael has been phenomenal for us," said Kenneth Ruff, A&T director of bands. "He's a very disciplined person. He's a musician and this band is part of his life. He's also in ensembles, pep and marching bands, plus the band fraternity.
"Michael is quiet and reserved, but he has the passion. And it takes all types to make a band."
Ruff said he considers the band a "family," and he keeps a watchful eye over them from the moment new members come to A&T.
"It's hard, the practicing and all," Michael Howard said. "But we work together to build each other up. We're real close with one another. We really are a family."
Now he'll be an alumni member of the family.
"I'll never forget this," Howard said. "It's why I came here."
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With the release of President Obama's fiscal 2012 budget, the American Association of Port Authorities American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) is expressing both optimism and disappointment over various aspects of the budget pertaining to seaports and the efficient, safe and cost-effective movement of freight.
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"Although we're mindful of the need to make necessary sacrifices to reduce the deficit, we believe the priority for programs and projects that enhance America's ability to move cargo and compete in world markets should be raised rather than lowered."
If approved, funding for the Corps' Civil Works program in fiscal 2012 would drop by more than a quarter-billion dollars to $4.631 billion. That includes a $6 million reduction in the draw from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) to $758 million. These cuts are in addition to the Administration's proposal to expand the authorized uses of the HMTF so that its receipts are also available to finance the federal share of other commercial navigation programs, such as the U.S. Coast Guard.
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About IRAN
Iran covers an area of 1 648 000 km², situated between latitudes 25؛ and 39؛ N and longitudes 45؛ and 61؛ E. It is bounded by Turkey, Iraq and the Persian Gulf to the West and Southwest. The Gulf of Oman to the Southeast. Pakistan and Afghanistan to the East. And Turkmenistan and the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan and Armenia to the North .Its capital, Tehran, are also the headquarters of the Geological Survey of Iran. This issues national and regional maps and reports
The major part of Iran is occupied by a moderately elevated interior basin bounded by highmountain systems along its N and SW margins .Along its E border, lower but rugged mountains provide a link between the N and S mountain systems. Within the interior basin of Iran. Several lesser chains enclose extensive deserts. Plains and playas .The N chain, the Alborz (Elburz), represents a N branch of the Alpine-Himalayan orogenic system and runs for a distance of 960 km .separating the Caspian Lowland from the Central Iran Plateau .Ranging in width from 70 to 130km. with many summits from 3600 to 4800 m in altitude, the Alborz culminates in the 5670 m volcano M ount Damavand .
The South branch of the Alpine- Himalayan orogenic belt is occupied by the Zagros and Makran ranges extending from the Turkish border to the SE for 1600 km to the Strait of Hormoz at the month of the Persian Gulf The South branch continues in the E with the Makran ranges. The Zagros belt comprises a classical series of parallel ridges and valleys .They Culminate in Zard –Kuh (4548m). Deep dissection, tight folding and overthrust structures have created a very rugged topography in High Zagros (Zagros Thrust Zone).
Closed to the East margin of Iran , a N-S trending range provides a link between the Alborz and Zagros ranges; it extends from South of Mashhad through Zahedan and joins the Zagros-Makran trend East of Iranshahr. These mountains are narrowest and lowest in the center, where they are only 80 km wide and the ridge crests do not exceed 2000 m. South of Zahedan, Mount Taftan, a volcanic cone, reaches 4061 m (krinsley, 1970)
Zagros Thrust Zone
The folded belt passes northeastward without a sharp boundary into a narrow zone of thrusting bounded on the NE by the main zagros Thrust line. In this zone older Meosozoic rocks and the Paleozoic platform cover were thrust southwestward in several schuppen-like slices on the younger Mesozoic and Tertiary rocks of the folded belt. The thrust zone represent the deepest part of the Zagros Basin in Mesozoic and early Tertiary time.
Sanandaj –Sirjan metamorphic belt
The Sanandaj –Sirjan Zone was first recognized as a separate linear structural element by stِcklin (1968).the zone lies between the main Zagros Thrust in the SW and the Urumiyeh-Bazman volcanic belt in the NE. It joins the Taurus orogenic belt in Turkey. The ranges occupy a NW –trending belt in which the Zagros structural grain is overprinted on the typical Central Iran structural framework. Characteristic features include the consistent Zagros trend of the zone as a whole, the nearly complete lack of Tertiary volcanics and the poor development of Tertiary formations in general. Part of the zone is characterized by Paleozoic volcanism and Hercynian and or Early Kimmerian metamorphism.
Urumiyeh –Bazman volcanic belt
This volcanic belt runs parallel to the Sanandaj –Sirjan Zone on its NE side, and owes its existence to the widespread and intensive volcanic activity which developed on the Iranian plate from the Upper Cretaceous to Recent time .the Urumiyeh-Bazman volcanic belt is supposed to have resulted from the collision of the Arabian and Central Iranian continental plate margins. It is represented by sub- alkaline volcanics that vary in composition from basaltic through andesitic to rhyolitic composition.
Central –East Iran microplate
Central Iran in a broad sense, comprising the whole area between the North and South Iranian ranges .Within the Iranian plate the Central-East Iran microplate is bordered by the Great Kavir Fault in the N .by the Nain –Baft Fault in the W and SW and by the Harirud Fault in the E .It is surrounded by the Upper Cretaceous to Lower Eocene ophiolite and ophiolitic mélange. The microplate consists of different structural components; the Lut Block, Kerman-Tabas Block, Yazd Block and Anarak-Khur Block.
Makran and Zabol –Baluch Zone, SE Iran
Makran and Zabol –Baluch in SE Iran are post–Cretaceous flysch –molasse belts which join together in SE Iran and continue to the Pakistan Baluchistan Range. The fiysch sediments were deposited on the Upper Cretaceous ophiolites.
The Alborz Mountains, forming gently sinuous E-W range across N Iran. S of the Caspian Sea, constitute a N part of the Alpine-Himalayan Orogeny in W Asia (Figs 323,324).The Alborz Range in N Iran is stratigraphically and structurally related to Central Iran. The similarities are particularly evident on its flank .However; some distinctions can be made .In contrast to Central Iran the Late Cimmerian and early Alpine tectonic movements did not cause angular unconformities in the Alborz.
Kopet Dagh
The NE active fold belt of Iran, the Kopet Dagh, is formed on the Hercynian metamorphosed basement at the SW margin of the Turan Platform .The belt is composed of about 10 km of Mesozoic and Tertiary sediments (mostly carbonates) and, like the Zagros, was folded into long linear NW-SE trending folds during the last phase of the Alpine Oregon, in the Plio- Pleistocene time. No magmatic rocks are exposed in Kopet Dagh except for those in the basement in the Aghdarband Window and some Triassic basic dikes.


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On the beach at Punta Cancún, the resort is less than 3 km (1.5 mi) from shops and restaurants at the Plaza Forum, Plaza Flamingo, and La Isla Mall.
Safe swimming
Families take advantage of a beach on Cancún Island's sheltered north side for swimming and watersports and enjoy the heated 200-meter-long (219-yard) pool and a children's pool.
Suites with views
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Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Situated across the street from Cancún's convention center, the Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach is 6 km (less than 10 miles) from downtown Cancún. This beachfront resort offers a health-and-beauty spa with massage, reflexology, body scrubs and wraps, hydrotherapy, facials, and hair-and-nail care, with day-and-night massage also available in a thatched-roof palapa on the beach.
For guests not booking spa treatments, use of the spa's steam rooms and fitness center (furnished with cardio machines, weight machines, and free weights) is available for a daily surcharge. Yoga, Pilates, and personal training are offered for surcharges in the fitness center.
Fiesta Kids' Club offers complimentary supervised activities for children ages 4–12, with water-related activities scheduled mornings followed by a complimentary lunch and handicrafts in the afternoons.
A business center includes 6 computers with high-speed Internet connections. Wireless Internet access is available in public areas for an extra fee. An outdoor arcade includes a gift shop, a jewelry store, and an art gallery. The hotel purifies its water.
- 24-hour front desk
- Arcade/game room
- ATM/banking
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Children's pool
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Free valet parking
- Free WiFi
- Full-service spa
- Garden
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Health club
- Indoor pool
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors - 12
- Number of restaurants - 10
- Outdoor pool
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Rooftop terrace
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Shopping on site
- Steam room
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Swim-up bar
- Total number of rooms - 602
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Arcade/game room
- Children's pool
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Free Wi-Fi
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Indoor pool
- Laundry facilities
- Outdoor pool
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free valet parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Balcony
- Bathrobes
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Free toiletries
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Daily housekeeping
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Dial-up Internet access (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Hair dryer
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- In-room massage available
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board
- Minibar
- Pay movies
- Phone
- Plasma TV
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Room service (24 hours)
- Shower/tub combination
- Slippers
- Turndown service
- Video-game console
Where to Eat
Le Basilic - Fine-dining dinner restaurant featuring local ingredients prepared with a Mediterranean accent. Selections include warm lobster on cabbage a la orange, roasted grouper with caramelized fennel, roast lamb loin in herb pastry.
La Joya - Fine-dining dinner restaurant offering refined Mexican cuisine, mariachi music, folkloric ballet three nights weekly. Bar/lounge vestibule attended by a tequila sommelier and cigar-maker.
Vina del Mar - Champagne-buffet and a la carte breakfasts. Air-conditioned and terrace seating.
Coral Café - French-accented spot serving light meals, pastries, coffee drinks. Inside and "streetside" seating on street-like grand corridor. Open for lunch, dinner.
Isla Contoy - Open-air restaurant with thatch roof located between beach and pool. Specializing in grilled meat, seafood. Open for lunch, dinner. Live music for dinner.
The Lobby Lounge - Wood floor and trim. Feathery potted plants. Cocktails and live music nightly.
The pool complex includes three bars, all with swim-up sides.
Nearby Things to Do
Located on the north side of Punta Cancún and thus shielded from the open sea, Fiesta Americana's 300-meter (328-yard) beach provides calm-water swimming in most weather conditions. Thatched-roof palapas supply shade on the beach. Above the beach, a 200-meter-long (219-yard) heated, freeform pool with raised levels on both ends cascading into a middle level includes channels running under stone bridges and three swim-up bars. Sundecks and tropical gardens border the pool. A 7-meter (24-ft) children's pool features a water slide from a playground with a rubber-mat floor.
The resort's watersports center rents personal watercraft, small sailboats, snorkeling gear, and kayaks and offers banana-boat rides, parasailing flights, waterskiing, scuba-diving instruction, and snorkeling excursions for surcharges. AquaWorld Marina 6.5 km (4 miles) away on Nichupté Lagoon also offers many water sports, including fishing trips and scuba diving and snorkeling excursions.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Windsurfing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Pilates classes on site
- Playground on site
- Sailing on site
- Scuba diving on site
- Snorkeling on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
Spa Services
Innovation meets sophistication at the first gem-inspired spa in the world at the new Coral Beach GEM SPA. Built as a brand new annex to the hotel, surrounded by luminous sand beaches and turquoise blue waters, the 40,000-square-foot GEM SPA offers its exclusive gem therapy treatments, unique 10 steps hydrotherapy ritual, rich design elements, a unique ethereal journey of wellness and relaxation where subtle water echoes sooth consciousness in luxury environment, awe-inspiring spa amenities, and first-class service.
- Steam room in spa
- Couples treatment rooms
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Facial treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed (service dogs only)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Only service dogs are allowed
- Resort fee: MXN 417.00 per accommodation, per night
- Pool access
- Beach loungers
- Health club access
- Fitness center access
- Fitness/yoga classes
- Internet access
- Phone calls
- In-room coffee
- In-room bottled water
- Concierge/valet service
- Additional inclusions
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: MXN 390 per person (approximately)
Hotel Name
- Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancun Hotel
- Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancun
- Grand Fiesta Americana Coral
- Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Hotel
- Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach Cancun Hotel Cancun
- Grand Coral Beach Cancun
Grand Club Room Special Offer
Book a stay in any Grand Club room category and receive benefits without paying a resort fee, including in-room bottled water, daily activities for teenagers and adults, and local and long-distance calls within Mexico and to the U.S. and Canada.
Must book a Grand Club room category to receive benefits. Full details provided at check-in. Taxes and gratuity may not be included. Resort fee credit cannot be applied towards room rate or tax. No refunds for any unused portion of offer. Offer subject to availability. Offer is not valid with groups/conventions and may not be combined with other promotional offers. Other restrictions and blackout dates may apply.
Up to USD 1,000 in Resort Coupons Offer
Book a 5-night minimum stay in a "Resort Coupons worth up to $1000 USD" rate plan now - December 18, 2016, for travel within the same period, and receive a passport at check-in valid for up to USD 1000 in resort coupons. Coupons are applicable towards the following:
- 1 complimentary romantic spa dinner for 2 (USD 300 value)
- 2 complimentary roundtrip tickets for the ferry to Isla Mujeres (USD 34 value)
- 2 complimentary hydrotherapy rituals at GEM Spa (USD 170 value)
- 1 complimentary bottle of sparkling white wine at the beach or pool (USD 50 value)
- 1 complimentary tequila tasting for 2 at La Joya Restaurant (USD 25 value)
- 2 complimentary desserts to be enjoyed with lunch at Isla Contoy Restaurant (USD 18 value)
- 2 complimentary domestic welcome drinks (USD 14 value)
- 2 complimentary bottles of water each day for a maximum of 3 days (USD 18 value)
- Complimentary in-room coffee for 2 each day for a maximum of 3 days (USD 15 value)
- USD 100 coupon toward a romantic beach cabana set-up (dinner not included)
- 2 USD 50 coupons toward any treatment at Gem Spa (1 coupon may be applied per treatment)
- USD 25 coupon toward dinner at Le Basilic Restaurant
- USD 20 coupon toward dinner at La Joya or Isla Contoy Restaurant
- 2 USD 20 coupons toward for any water sports at the resort's marina activity desk (1 coupon may be applied per activity)
- USD 150 coupon towards on-site Dreamart Photography services
- USD 20 coupon towards on-site car rental service
Kids Stay and Eat Free
Book a stay in any room type, and 2 kids ages 12 and younger eat free when staying with 2 adults using existing bedding (maximum 2 adults and 2 kids per room)
Kids 12 and under eat free from Kids Menu (when parents eating from regular menu). Restrictions apply for kids between 5 and 12 when booking All Inclusive Program. Other restrictions may apply.
Up to 2 Free Buffet Breakfasts Offer
Book a 3-night minimum stay in any room category now - June 15, 2016 for travel April 3 - December 16, 2016, and receive up to 2 free buffet breakfasts per room.
Applies to hotel only and package (air + hotel) path bookings. The offer is only valid for new reservations. This promotion is NOT combinable with the USD 1,000 resort credit offer, the Passport promotion, or the "Special Offer" rate movement. This promotion can be combined with the 30% Off or 40% Off promotions. This promotion may not be combined with any other promotions/rate plans unless specified. Offer is subject to availability at the time of booking and is not available for group reservations. Grupo Posadas reserves the right to alter or terminate this promotion at any time. Other restrictions and blackout dates may apply.


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Working diligently on staffing, benefits, employee relations and other duties—all while keeping your company out of legal trouble—still isn't enough to get human resources treated as a full-fledged business partner. CEOs watch the bottom line. If you really want recognition and credibility, contribute to profit and improve results on an ongoing basis.
There are a plethora of activity-based metrics from which to choose. Four of the most common reports are headcount, turnover, time-to-fill and cost-to-fill open positions. All of these reports demonstrate HR's work activity. Activity-based reports convince the CEO you are busy, but not that you necessarily add value.
Smart HR professionals go beyond reporting activity—they report on the financial impact of changes they've made. Let's take employee orientations, for example. Which of the following reports do you think the CEO would be most interested in reading?
• Activity-Based Report: 214 orientations done during the month.
• Financial Contribution Report: As a result of our revised sales orientation processes, each orientation participant generated $3,150 in additional profit than was the case prior to the change. Additionally, we have 21 percent less short-term turnover in the first 30 days after orientation than has traditionally been the case. Total additional profit this month was $674,100 (not including the large financial and operational impact related to the turnover reduction).
To transition to financial contribution reporting:
1. Make a list of the processes in which you are involved.
2. Pick one process that could be improved further.
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4. Design a change that will reduce expenses, increase revenue or produce other value-added impact.
5. Implement the change(s).
6. Measure and report on the change.
The hardest part of financial-contribution reporting is to determine how a process is affecting your organization. You're probably measuring many processes. Find the ones with the greatest impact by asking: "What are we hoping to get out of doing this activity?"
In the orientation example, possible answers include fewer mistakes by new hires, fewer questions asked of supervisors on materials covered in orientation, better comprehension of information presented, less turnover, fewer customer complaints, higher quality scores, or greater sales (if it is a sales personnel orientation). Once you start brainstorming, the answers become readily apparent.
Determine how you will measure pre- and post-change and how those measures convert into additional profit, and you are well on your way to "true business partner" status.
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John Mayberry autograph signing Friday
We are pleased to introduce the All-Star Barbeque Autograph Series! Royals Hall of Famer John Mayberry will be signing autographs on Friday, May 29 starting at 5:30 p.m. near the All-Star Barbeque in the Outfield Experience (right field, inside of Gate E).
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There is a folk — I can't call it a theorem — "fact" that the mathematical relationship between Complex and Tropical geometry is analogous to the physical relationship between Quantum and Classical mechanics. I think I first learned about this years ago on This Week's Finds. I'm wondering if anyone can give me a precise mathematical statement of this "fact". Or to the right introduction to tropical mathematics.
I can do the beginning. In classical mechanics, roughly (lower down I will mention some ways what I am about to say is false), when a system transitions from one configuration to another, it takes the route that minimizes some "action" (this idea dates at least to Maupertuis in 1744, and Wikipedia gives ancient-Greek analogs). Thus, for a system to transition from state A to state C in two seconds, after one second it is in the state B that minimizes the sum of the action to get from A to B plus the action to get from B to C. For comparison, quantum mechanics assigns to the pair A,B an "amplitude", and the amplitude to go from A to C in two seconds is the sum over all B of the amplitude to go form A to B times the amplitude to go from B to C. (This is the basic principle of Heisenberg's matrix mechanics.) Anyway, we can understand both situations within the same language by considering the a matrix, indexed by states, filled with either the actions or the amplitudes to transition. In the quantum case, the matrix multiplication is the one inherited from the usual x/+ arithmetic on C. In the classical case, it is the +/min arithmetic of the tropical ring T.
Let's be more precise. To any path through the configuration space of your system, Hamilton defines an action Action(path). The classically allowed trajectories are the critical paths of the action (rel boundary values), whereas if you believe in the path integral, the quantum amplitude is \int exp(-(ih)^{-1} Action(path)) dpath, where the integral ranges over all paths with prescribed boundary values and the measure dpath doesn't exist (I said "if"). Here h is Plank's constant, and the stationary-phase approximation makes it clear that as h goes to 0, the integral is supported along classically allowed trajectories.
Of course, the path integral doesn't exist, so I will describe one third (and more rigorous) example, this time in statistical, not quantum, mechanics. Let X be the space of possible configurations of your system, and let's say that X has a natural measure dx. Let E: X \to R be the energy of a configuration. Then at temperature T, the probability that the system is in state x is (unnormalized) exp(-T^{-1} E(x)), by which I mean if f : X \to R is any function, the expected value of f is (ignoring convergence issues; let's say X is compact, or E grows quickly and f does not, or...):
<f>T = \intX exp(-T^{-1} E(x)) f(x) dx / \intX exp(-T^{-1} E(x)) dx
It's clear that as T goes to infinity, the above integral is concentrated at the x that minimize E. In tropical land, addition and hence integration is just minimization, so in the T to 0 limit, the integral becomes some sort of "tropical" integral.
Here are some of the issues that I'm having:
- When you slowly cool a system, it doesn't necessarily settle into the state that globally minimizes the energy, just into a locally-minimal state. And good thing too, else there would not be chocolate bars.
- The problems are worse for mechanics. Classically allowed paths are not necessarily even local minima, just critical points of the Action function, so the analogy between quantum and warm systems isn't perfect. Is there something like "min" that finds critical points rather than minima?
- More generally, the path integral is very attractive, and definitely describes a "matrix", indexed by the configuration space. But for generic systems, connecting any two configurations are many classically-allowed trajectories. So whatever the classical analogue of matrix mechanics is, it is a matrix valued in sets (or sets with functions to the tropical ring), not just in tropical numbers.
- Other than "take your equations and replace every + with min and every x with +", I don't really know how to "tropicalize" a mathematical object.
Oh, can someone with more points than I have please tag this "tropical-geometry"?


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It was hard narrowing down the biggest, baddest, most influential and zeitgeist-tapping faces from the countless that have piqued fashion's interest since 2000. We'd have loved to do galleries for all these ladies but it's time to consume un-model-like amounts of food and alcohol for the holidays. Here's our favorites who didn't make the cut but were still on every runway, in every campaign and generally just awesome-looking.
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Store Profile
- Location: Darien, CT and online
- Specialty: Stylish photo frames, place card holders, prints and more
- Price range: ($$) Mid-Range
- Website: anyrandomjane.com
Store History
- Founded by: Ariane and Karena
- Headquarters: Darien, CT
We are sisters and friends who love to laugh, who can't stop planning and organizing anything and everything, who spend much of our free time rearranging and accessorizing our own homes as well as those of family and friends, always searching for a little something that can pack a design punch while simultaneously being functional. We continually label and tag anything in sight, always with the end goal of making our spaces look better than they did before we started.
Any Random Jane is a DIY friendly company founded by two sisters from the East Coast. Offering wall art, photo mats, gift tags and place cards Ariane and Karena have created simple and yet functional accessories for every day use.
They offer crafty and colorful additions to your home, your luggage, your gifts and even your wine bottles through creative kits that let you design different pieces like labels and tags. Their colorful textiles look great as photo mats on your fridge and frames and add a lovely detail to any framed piece of artwork.
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This is a good week hahaha
dont trust me?
ouch haha ;)
It says he decommitted from Northwestern
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And I'm thinking that cycofan just made the air, baby!
Originally Posted by rworkman83
I'll be honest, Cycofan1 sounds much older than what he makes me believe on here.
That would be a nice pick-up if true.
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i need a source
I hate unfounded rumors ....but I have one.
Northwestern wouldn't let him in.
Just roll with it!
Originally Posted by CyFan987
i need a source
im your source?
Check out his mood on his myspace.
MySpace - www.myspace.com/394839597
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Check out his mood on his myspace.
MySpace - www.myspace.com/394839597
Good find!
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dont trust me?
ouch haha ;)
Should I? I have no idea who you are?
Three star RB.....was hoping for a 5 star!
Scout.com: Johnson Has Many Options
"The 5-foot-10, 180-pound running back has already took a visit to Iowa State in November and came away very impressed. "I really liked it and the Iowa State community could be a good fit," said Johnson. "I met some of the other Florida guys and it was a really good time. Their fan support was outstanding at the game."
"I'm just looking for the right environment and t bond with the coaches."
He's ours
I like his mood..haha!
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