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Louis van Amstel is a professional dancer, Latin American style. Van Amstel was born in The Netherlands. In 2000, he retired from competing, but he regularly appears in exhibition performances. Van Amstel lives in New York City, and has produced dance shows on Broadway at City Center (Latin Fusion) and in Salt Lake City (Latin Revolution). Van Amstel directed, choreographed and performed in Latin Fusion through his company VanDance, LLC, founded in 2000.
Van Amstel started to dance at a very early age, and gained a solid background in ballet, tap dancing and jazz. After high school, he attended the University of the Arts in the Dutch capital Amsterdam. Unlike many dancers, Van Amstel has a strong psychological approach to teaching. This approach was based on the theory described in the book Dance To Your Maximum by Maximiliaan Winkelhuis, a must-read for competitive dancers.
In 1989, Sammy Stopford and Peter Townsend, both excellent competitors, thought that Julie Fryer from Manchester, UK would be a great match for Amsterdam dancer Van Amstel. Van Amstel and Fryer talked to each other on the phone quite a few times. Ultimately, Fryer chose to fly to The Netherlands to meet with Van Amstel. From day one, Van Amstel and Fryer made an excellent dancing couple.
Van Amstel and Fryer kept on traveling back and forth from Manchester to Amsterdam for several months. This was an exhausting period. Van Amstel and Fryer knew they had to make a final decision: either working with Sammy Stopford or in Holland with Ruud Vermeij, outstanding competitor from Amsterdam. Van Amstel and Fryer chose to stay in The Netherlands because of Ruud Vermeij's impact on their dancing.
In 1990, Van Amstel and Fryer became Dutch Latin Champions and 10 Dance Champions. They also made the final in Blackpool in the 'under 21' category. This very same year, they received a bronze medal at the German Open, at the World Latin and at the European 10 Dance. In the Worlds 10 Dance Championship, Van Amstel and Fryer got the fourth place. Now it was time to choose between ballroom and Latin American dancing. They chose the Latin American style since this was where their hearts really were.
In 1991 Van Amstel and Fryer did it again: they won the national championships for the second time, and got the fourth place in all major championships. A year later, Van Amstel decided that he wanted to retire from competing for a while, and came to the point where he finished his partnership with Fryer for the first time. Three years later, in 1995, the partnership was re-established, and Van Amstel and Fryer enjoyed another great year by winning all major championships. In 1996, they turned professional, and made the UK final together. They started to concentrate on South American show dancing. Thanks to a very successful choreography written by Ruud Vermeij, Van Amstel and Fryer won the World Championships. Also, they made the final in Blackpool in the paso doble, and the final in the World Championships in Miami, Florida.
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The Dentelle de Calais® appellation is a registered and protected trademark, exclusively reserved for lace made on Leavers looms by master lacemakers of Calais and Caudry using a unique method of knotting between the warp and the weft, which dates back to the beginning of the 19th century.
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This landmark museum recounts the history of the famous and celebrated mechanical lace-making industry of Calais.
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The 25-year-old "Bad Blood" songstress is the youngest female to be added to the List of 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes.
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She divorced her husband Brad Pitt ten years ago, and yet Jennifer Aniston can't seem to avoid being pitted against his new wife Angelina Jolie.
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As the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival wound up, the Golden Bear went to Calin Peter Netzer's Romanian drama "Child's Pose," about a wealthy mother trying to extricate her imprisoned son. Eastern European films scored many awards (see full list below).
The Silver Bear for best director went to American David Gordon Green for "Prince Avalanche," which debuted at Sundance. The Silver Bear for Best Screenplay went to Iranian "Closed Curtain," by Jafar Panahi; "Promised Land," directed by Gus Van Sant and starring writer-producers Matt Damon and John Krasinski, earned a Special Mention.
The Panorama Audience Award went to narrative feature "The Broken Circle Breakdown" (Belgium/Netherlands), directed by Felix van Groeningen, and documentary "The Act of Killing" (Denmark/Norway/Great Britain ), directed by Joshua Oppenheimer. (Review here.) Altogether over 28,000 votes were cast and counted.
This year the Panorama presented 52 productions from 33 countries, of which 20 screened in the Panorama Dokumente series. While in the category fictional films "The Broken Circle Breakdown" took the lead early on and won by a clear margin over second place "Reaching for the Moon," from Brazilian Bruno Barreto, while it was a closer race among the documentaries, with "The Act of Killing" beating Brit doc "Salma," directed by Kim Longinotto.
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Central America trip - The Conways Travel to Belize
We made our way to The Tides Resort and Dive Shop. The Tides is a frequent location where Adventure Life travelers stay, and we thought we would stop by and say hello. Sabrina, the co-owner of Tides (along with her husband Patojo) welcomed us in – she insisted we move from Ruby's and stay with them. How could we say no? Aaron and I were sad to say good-bye to our hosts at Ruby's (they were so great about letting our reservation go with little cancellation fees – I think it amounted to US$25 – thanks ladies!), but were looking forward to spending time at Tides. Note: Tides has air-conditioning in the rooms, which were gratefully welcomed!
As I walked onto a dock, Aaron pointed out a ray in the water, just feet from the shore. There was also no shortage of conch and other fish to see in the crystal Belize waters. I was starting to get really exciting for snorkeling – especially if this was just a taste of what was to come. Our afternoon snorkeling plans were postponed; the weather did not agree. It started to rain. While traveling during the low-season certainly has its advantages (less travelers to compete with, and accommodations tend to be less expensive), unfortunately the weather is very unpredictable. In our case, very wet. San Pedro does not have paved roads, and there were many occasions where I lost my flip-flops in the mud. We ate lunch at a local Mom and Pop restaurant (Sabrina's recommendation, and a great one; Aaron and I would frequent it during our entire stay on Ambergris), then sat out on the balcony and watched the waves. We opted for larger restaurant for dinner – Fido's. While nice food and atmosphere, it was a little too "touristy" for my taste. I really enjoyed eating at the smaller restaurants. But whatever your flavor, there are plenty of options to choose from to suit your taste (puns intended).
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TUALATIN, Ore. — On Thursday, I was reminded that progress doesn't always have to look like much for it to make an impact.
Inside the Portland Trail Blazers practice facility, progress looked like a shaggy-haired 7-footer and a double-sleeve tattooed shooter.
One half is better known as Brook's twin brother, and the other a have-three-will-travel free agent who averaged only 9.2 points last season.
The signings of center Robin Lopez and wing Dorell Wright, as well as second-year power forward Thomas Robinson and veteran point guard Earl Watson — the four newly acquired players introduced by the Blazers on Thursday — do not "move the needle," as general manager Neil Olshey has been known to say.
They're not sexy names that will spike sales in Blazers' merchandising anytime soon. But — and this is important — they don't need to be.
They are, instead, the moving pieces that distance the team away from its franchise tying 13-game losing streak and closer to competitiveness. The promissory note signed by Olshey and sent to an almost too-loyal fan base that 'We, the Blazers, owe you one for last year.' The evidence that the front office knows its limitations but will work around them to move in the right direction.
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"We were identifying skills as much as we were identifying players," Olshey said about the team's offseason goals. "I know everybody on the other side of the computer wants to look at names but names don't always get it done, teams get it done."
Not every constructed quote that tripped smoothly along Olshey's tongue could be taken as scripture. When recalling how Portland's 2012-13 reserves created the weakest bench in the league, Olshey actually called it "by design" — which is like saying, I totally meant to get caught cutting Mr. Anderson's eighth-grade biology class so I could spend an entire Saturday afternoon inside a lunchroom that reeked of yesterday's macaroni.
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Think about the Blazers' greatest necessities heading into this offseason: a starting center, improved defense and rebounding and more backup on the perimeter. Now scratch them off the list.
Portland solved all of these problems.
When Lopez, a 7-foot, 255-pound creation, specifically mentioned that he's here to block and alter shots, somewhere, Theo Ratliff must have shed a single tear of pride. Portland's interior defense needed an upgrade and a guy who averaged a career-best 1.56 blocks last season is a nice start.
Starting center and defensive upgrade — check.
As Robinson, still fatigued from the morning's practice, flexed his sculpted arms next to Lopez, just that sight alone confirmed that this 22-year-old can come in and rival Meyers Leonard for strongest man on the roster. But unlike Leonard, Robinson uses those muscles for bullying and rebounding. Though Robinson was tossed around during his rookie season — traded from Sacramento to Houston — and received decidedly fewer minutes and opportunities on the court, he still averaged more rebounds (4.5) than Leonard (3.7).
Improved toughness — check.
Watson may equate to simply Ronnie Price version 2.0 — a veteran who stays in his patriarchal lane as a locker-room mentor — but his calming influence will do wonders for the Blazers young point guards, Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. However, fans will see more of Wright and his 36.7 percent 3-point shooting on the floor. Wright's size and versatility allows him to play from the two-guard to the stretch-four, so you can uncover your eyes now. No more reaching for the remote when Terry Stotts looks down his bench.
A better rotation — check.
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"There's no question we're a more talented team," Stotts said. "We've added shooting, length, playmaking, rebounding, defense, leadership. So I think top to bottom, we're a better roster."
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I made the full slip from very fine and sheer polyester crepe de chine. Since my bust is high, I cut across the upper bodice and spread it by 3/8 inch to make it higher. I lengthened the hem by 1 1/2 inches because I omitted the wide lace trim on the hem. I can picture lace trim sticking to tights or pantyhose.
In theory it's an easy pattern, but cutting out and sewing crepe de chine makes it not so easy. Even cutting out patterns on firmer fabric like cotton or linen, I often get a stretched out sawtooth edge. On the crepe de chine my cuts are wobbly and wavy and anything but straight or gently curved like they should be. I'm using fine thread, a size 70 needle and my straight stitch foot and the straight stitch plate for my machine.
I used cotton cluny lace for trimming the bodice. A piece of selvage was stitched over the lace seam allowance at the center. The lace was edge stitched in place, zigzagged above this, then the rest of the seam allowance was trimmed. I stitched the side seams except for the last few upper edges so I could get an idea of the fit. When I'm feeling rested and focused on the weekend I'll try to put on the bias trim on the front armhole edges.
If I find nice cotton flannel, I'll make the pants for a pajama top that no longer has the bottoms.
I've also been planning and prepping my niece's Christmas present. She has a small laptop in an uncommon size. She asked that I make her a case for it. It will be envelope style with a flap along the longer side. I have royal blue cotton canvas from Ikea- it has a white print of leaves and fruit on it. I cut up an old yoga mat for the padding. The mat will be sandwiched between the outer fabric and lining. The raw fabric edges are going to be stitched together with a zipper foot since there's no way to stitch through the mat. The edges will be covered with same colour bias tape and the flap secured with velcro. I'll make a matching zippered bag for the power cord.
I just pulled the ricotta breakfast bars (from the October 2011 O magazine), out of the oven. They smell good!. I did some improvisation of ingredients: dried apricots instead of prunes, walnuts instead of pecans, and maple syrup instead of molasses. I hope there was enough acid to interact with the baking soda without the molasses. It's the first time I have baked with barley flour. A little nibble confirms it tastes as good as it smells.


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Before working at Microsoft Research, I spent several years developing Advanced Control software at Aspen Technology. One of the highlights was the development of a fully non-linear Model Predictive Controller (Aspen Apollo) which has been widely adopted in the polymer manufacturing industry. This was made possible by developing a new form of non-linear regression model (a Bounded Derivative Network) which has more natural interpolation and extrapolation properties than a traditional Multi-layer Perceptron model, and which provides guaranteed global behaviours such as montonic responses in specified input variables. A description of Bounded Derivative Networks can be found in 'Introducing the bounded derivative network—superseding the application of neural networks in control', P. Turner, J. Guiver, Journal of Process Control, pages 407–415, 2005. A description of the many practical issues faced in putting a non-linear controller into a large-scale manufacturing plant can be found in 'Experiences with Non-linear MPC in Polymer Manufacturing', Kelvin Naidoo, John Guiver, Paul Turner, Mike Keenan, Michael Harmse in Assessment and Future Directions of Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences)
The Aspen Apollo controller was derived from an earlier controller developed at NeuralWare ('A nonlinear industrial model predictive controller using integrated PLS and neural net state-space model', H. Zhao, J. Guiver, R. Neelakantan, L.T. Biegler, Control Engineering Practice, 9, 2001., 'State space nonlinear process modeling: identification and universality' ,G.B. Sentoni, J.P. Guiver, H. Zhao, and L.T. Biegler. AIChE Journal, March 1998). At NeuralWare (one of the early commercial neural net companies, founded by Casey and Jane Klimasauskas in 1987), I was a principal research engineer and was, for many years, the lead sofware developer, responsible for the design and evolution of the company's neural net products.
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- Yoram Bachrach, Tom Minka, John Guiver, and Thore Graepel, How To Grade a Test Without Knowing the Answers - A Bayesian Graphical Model for Adaptive Crowdsourcing and Aptitude Testing, in ICML , ICML, 2012.
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The city approved a $460,500 construction contract with Terstep Co. on Wednesday.
Terstep was hired to take over historic restoration on eight downtown business buildings after the original contractor did not make progress on the project.
The original contractor, Indianapolis-based Advanced Restoration Contractors, was hired in July but had done minimal work on some buildings and completed none by January.
The city paid the company for the work that was done, totaling $68,000, or 13 percent of the overall project.
Terstep had originally bid about $100,000 more than Advanced Restoration, but the company brought down its price in order to complete the project.
Franklin has about $523,500 left for construction, so the Fishers-based company should be able to finish the work.
The state provided a $250,000 grant for the project, but the work won't be completed by the deadline of March 31.
The city requested a six-month time extension. The state hasn't approved the extension yet, but Mayor Joe McGuinness expects it will be approved now that the new construction company has been hired.
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A few weeks ago I was watching a video someone was making live from their hotel room at disney. It was really fun to watch does anyone know if there are any at the moment? and how to I make one when Im there next?
Do you mean a web cam that others can access via the 'net and see the view from the camera?
I know you need a web cam set up and a laptop (I think) but nope, I'm not the tekknikkal one for that! Keith will know though. Mick too, most likely.
yep Tink's absolutely right! It's a webcam attached to a laptop and broadcasting across the net often using the new site http://www.ustream.tv If you go there and search on disney you often find one
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I'm kinda still not sure how much I want to advertise I have a laptop in my room but I admit it's tempting to try.
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Oh geez. Never thought of that Keith! Is it concern for the housekeeping staff, or something else?
I'm afraid so. Now ok that's just my paranoia perhaps but I have had things taken from Disney rooms before and although I'm sure 99% are honourable, it worries me that I'd be advertising "laptop here" to the other 1%.Originally Posted by Tink, post: 30009
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Oh geez. :sigh; I've not had anything taken, but I left something (rather valuable) behind once. I called within twenty minutes of checkout (should have just gone back) and for days and days after. Never did get it back. Was told that "the next people checking in" must have taken it. Right. That excuse didn't mesh with the actual circumstances.
I've been much more careful since. (However I did just leave my cell phone charger behind in NC. ).


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Dr. Mark Hein is a graduate of the "Charter Class" of University-Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine and works closely with this group on referrals in chemotherapy, orthopedics and ophthalmology. He was the first veterinarian to offer laser surgery to pet owners in the La Crosse area as an alternative to more painful conventional surgeries. Dr. Hein also founded the Onalaska-based PETCO walk-in clinics in 1995, where clients may see a veterinarian during evening hours without an appointment. He enjoys orthopedics, archery and organic farming.
A native of Ettrick, Wisconsin, Dr. Hein is proud of his dog Sam, 4 children, Max the African Grey Parrot, and three horses, Rogue, Sunny and Cisco. Dr. Hein married classmate Anne-Marie Karwoski 25 years ago, and they now reside in Trempealeau. Together they farm 10 farms in Trempealeau and LaCrosse County.
Practice Manager
Sarah has been with our hospital for the past 5 years and works as our Office Manager. She has two Labrador Retrievers, Buddy & Moose, one Bengal cat, Brasco, and a red devil cichlid fish, Hector. In her free time she enjoys all types of fishing, ranging from catfish to ice fishing.
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Heidi is a Certified Veterinary Technician who moved here from Washington State in 2010 with her husband, who served in the army for 8 1/2 years. He is now an EMT and firefighter for Onalaska. Since moving to Wisconsin, Heidi has been a die-hard Packer fan. She has never missed watching a game and has been to one game at Lambeau Field, with hopes of attending many more. She has three dogs, Buddy, Cheeto, Burt, and one cat, Toby.
Emily started at Van Loon Animal Hospital in early Spring of 2015. She earned her Certified Veterinary Technician degree after graduating from Globe University with high honors. Emily grew up on a small hobby farm with 600 rabbits, 4 horses and numerous other farm animals. She is also a die-hard Packer fan who does not miss a game. When Emily is not at work, she enjoys spending time with her family, friends and dog Phyll, Fat Bob, Fireball, & Smokey (cats), and two parakeets named Larry & Lexi.
Techician Assistant/Kennel Attendant
Lizzie works with us as a kennel attendant/veterinary assistant who is currently attending Globe University to become a certified veterinary technician. She grew up in the Melrose area and graduated from Melrose-Mindoro High School. Lizzie has three dogs, Charlie, Phoebe & Ellie. During her summer free time she enjoys swimming.
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Leah works as a kennel attendant/veterinary assistant at our hospital. She is currently attending high school at GET and has a passion for animals. When not at school or work, she enjoys hunting and spending time with her black lab Abby.
Chris has been grooming at our facility since 2001. Prior to grooming she worked with us as a doctor assistant. She grew up in Holmen and comes all the way from Rushford to join us. Chris enjoys grooming her own pets when she is not attending to her three beautiful children.


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Cynthiana City Commissioners pursue funding for waste water treatment plant. The new facility is expected to cost $8 million.
Census statistics released by the Bluegrass Area Development District shows slight increase in population of Harrison County between 1990 and 2000.
• There were 17.6 percent more rural Cynthiana residents of Harrison County in April, 1960.
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Monday-Friday: 4-H Sewing Projects as scheduled
Tuesdays: 4-H Crocheting Projects; 3:30-4:30 p.m., Extension Office
Tuesdays: 4-H Quilting Projects; 3:30-5 p.m., Extension Office
2nd Tuesdays: 4-H Shooting Sports Club, Harrison County Extension Office
Wednesdays: 4-H Knitting Projects; 3:30-4:30 p.m., Extension Office
2nd Wednesdays: 4-H Saddle N Spur Club, 6:30 p.m., Extension Office
2nd Mondays: 4-H Rabbit Club, 4:30-5:30 p.m Extension Office
May 5: President's luncheon committee, 1:30 p.m.
May 6: Homemaker Day, courthouse lawn, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
May 9-12: KEHA State meeting, Bowling Green, Ky.
May 13: Senior Citizens nutrition talk
May 19: Freezing and Drying workshop, 6 p.m.
May 20: Painting class, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
May 21: Spring day trip to Cumberland Falls
May 23: Canning workshop, 6 p.m.
May 26: Diabetes Cooking School, 5-7 p.m.
May 30: Memorial Day - office closed
June 3-5: Ft. Harrod craft camp
Unless you are cultivating cranberries or rice, all this rain is likely thwarting your spring gardening plans; it sure is for many farmers in our area, which is my primary concern.
While perspective is important in these matters, many home owners may see a little stress in their landscapes as a result of over a week of soaking rain.
So how does excessive precipitation effect plants?
Well, in every way possible. Excessive precipitation, especially in poorly drained soils, can restrict oxygen intake by roots.
Kentucky Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director John McCauley reminds crop and livestock producers throughout the Commonwealth that have recently experienced severe damage from flooding and tornados that FSA programs may be available to assist with recovery.
"Severe weather this spring is making things difficult for many farmers. Learning about our FSA disaster programs is an important first step for producers in the recovery process," said McCauley.
Attention 4-H Teens:
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is June 13-16
The 2011 4-H Teen Conference activities for 4-H Teens from across the state are scheduled for Monday-Thursday, June 13-16 at the University of Kentucky. This is an extremely fine activity for teens involving workshops, tracks, a visit to the different colleges of the university, state 4-H office elections and meeting other teens from across the state. 2011 4-H Teen Conference registration is due to the Harrison County Extension Office by Friday, May 6.
Army National Guard Pvt. Dustin L. Knight has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.
During the nine weeks of training, Knight received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, core values and traditions. Additional training included development of basic combat skills and battlefield operations and tactics, and experiencing use of various weapons and weapons defenses available to the infantry crewman.
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text: I am facing issue with voice issue in X3 Terran Conflict. I had tried a lot of stuff here, but nothing worked out. I am not able to understand what is the issue. Does this is a hardware or software fault. I am trying to explain in detail about the issue occurred. Is anyone facing issue related to voice control on the game. I do not want really install the game back again and again. I am playing Albion Prelude. When I begin the new game I can see the the cut scene in beginning. In that the voice is very poor. It looks very odd here. I had tested my sound device but nothing looks a issue there. Is there a codec issue. But the game like X3 Terran Conflict might not require any game codec. I had downloaded another dlc from the steam and facing the same issue on that. I had checked in game options also but nothing is much provided in that. What is my exact issue, is the sound is very weird. I really freaks me ought.


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Slade, David C., The World and I
On Friday, December 1, 2000, a weary nation turned its eyes to the U.S. Supreme Court in what the people hoped would be a final resolution of the apparently unending election for president of the United States. As it turned out, this would be only the beginning of the Supreme Court's role in the 2000 presidential election.
On November 7, the country had cast its votes for president. In Florida, Texas Gov. George W. Bush at first appeared to have won 1,784 votes more than Vice President Al Gore out of the 5.8 million votes cast. With the margin less than one-half of 1 percent, Florida law required a statewide recount. The recount confirmed the Bush victory, but by only 537 votes.
While the recount was under way, the Florida Democratic Party went to state court to obtain hand recounts in four predominantly Democratic counties. The hand recount case was quickly appealed to the Florida Supreme Court, which ruled unanimously in favor of Gore and extended by 12 days the 7-day (November 14) deadline imposed by state law to certify the election. This judicial extension of the Florida legislature's deadline set the stage for Bush's appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Against the arguments of the Gore lawyers that the U.S. Supreme Court had no jurisdiction in the case--that the Florida Supreme Court was simply interpreting state law and thus no "federal question" existed-- the U.S. Supreme Court accepted Bush's appeal in Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board (Bush I).
While Bush's appeal was pending, the recount was run. On November 26, the Florida Elections Canvassing Commission certified the Bush/Cheney ticket as the winner of Florida's 25 presidential electors--giving the national election to Bush. That Sunday evening, after a long Thanksgiving Day weekend, the nation watched as an upbeat Bush claimed the White House. The nation did not, however, hear Bush dismiss his appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
On Monday, December 1, in a vigorous 90 minutes of oral argument, the Court struggled to ascertain the nature of the "federal question" before itself. Without a federal issue, the Court simply does not have the authority to rule on a case. Theodore Olson, on behalf of Bush, cited Section 5, Title 3 of the U.S. Code, titled "Determination of controversy as to appointment of electors."
In the oral arguments, Justice Kennedy queried, "But what is there in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida that indicates that it relied on this federal statute in the reasoning for its decision and in its judgment?"
Answer: "Well, I think the fact is that it did not."
Justice O'Connor: "Well, we are looking for a federal issue ..."
Olson directed the Court to Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution, implemented by Section 5, which grants authority to state legislatures to determine the process for selecting presidential electors.
Laurence Tribe, on behalf of Gore, contended that Section 5 was not relied upon by the Florida Supreme Court, and besides, Section 15 of the same law throws the whole process to Congress when a state's determination of its electors is in dispute. Tribe then mentioned the possibility of the Florida Supreme Court relying on the Florida constitution for its action.
"But then you run into the Blacker case," shot back the chief justice. In Blacker, the Court in 1892 held that, because the grant of authority to a state legislature to appoint the state presidential electors flowed straight from the U.S. Constitution, a state court could not invoke that state's constitution to "circumscribe the legislative power."
The Court ruled "with the expedition requisite for the controversy," issuing its unanimous Bush I decision on December 4. Unfortunately, the Court did not rule with the requisite clarity. Instead, it rendered a most amazing decision.
It conceded it was at a loss as to what grounds the Florida Supreme Court used for its ruling. …


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Claridge, A. Rome: An Oxford Archaeological Guide. Oxford.
Favro, D. The Urban Image of Augustan Rome. Cambridge. (Currently on order at Coop, due in mid-September)
Packer, J. The Forum of Trajan in Rome: A Study of the Monuments in Brief. Berkeley.
Stambaugh, J. The Ancient Roman City. Baltimore and London.
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Neo-Retro 327 - Modern V-8 Power with 327 LooksWritten by on March 1, 2002 Build a Small-Block With Yesteryears Look and Todays Performance
Despite the fact that a 350 crate-engine package is one of the most popular engine selections for street rods today, the little V-8 was also the hot ticket back in the day, almost as soon as it hit the streets. Nobody can argue with the nostalgic vibe generated by a 283 or 327 dressed out with finned aluminum valve covers, multiple carbs, a chrome oil-fill tube, and all the other little touches that scream 1959.
Today, the best part may be that with the right parts selection, you can take the period-correct appearance desired for a traditional hot rod and combine it with over 40 years of engine technology to create a reliable street-driven V-8 that makes more power than some full-race versions from the glory days.
We set out to achieve just that by building a small-block with the right look, but all the updates we could bolt on. We attempted to use items that could be concealed so as not to disturb the appearance, but took our testing in stages, starting with the early-60s vibe and making changes from there. The span of the power increases was dramatic, yet the final product was one that could easily live in a road-going rodone that could garner as much attention at the drags as it would at the local cruise night.
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Our retro small-block began as a genuine period-correct piece, right down to the block. It's an early 327, as is evidenced by the provision for the oil-fill tube in the front and the road-draft tube in the rear (pre-PCV). It also has the small-journal, forged-steel crankshaft. Dougan's Engine Rebuilding built the bottom end for us.Even a basic rebuild of the short-block can include updates. For example, we had ours fitted with hypereutectic pistons instead of either the basic cast versions used in standard factory small-blocks or the forged slugs found in some high-performance engines. Both are available, but the hypereutectic—found in nearly all factory-produced engines manufactured today—offers more strength than a cast piston and can be fitted to the cylinder walls with close tolerances due to its minor thermal-expansion rate. Forged pistons, though stronger, expand more than cast or hypereutectic slugs, and therefore must be installed with more clearance; this often results in noisy operation, particularly during cold starts.A simple, yet effective means of strengthening the bottom end of the engine is to upgrade the fasteners to high-performance pieces. Even when using performance fasteners to replace the rod bolts in the stock connecting rods, durability increases substantially. Just make sure to have the rods resized after being fitted with the new fasteners. Main cap fasteners can be upgraded as well. ARP offers a full line of bolts, nuts, and studs for a variety of applications. Because we didn't specify, our short-block was built with stock fasteners.Steve Brule of Westech Performance Group in Mira Loma, California, handled the final assembly of our 327. The cylinder heads we're starting with are '64 Chevy double-hump castings with 64cc combustion chambers and 1.94/1.50-inch valves. We had them checked and rebuilt by JMS Racing Engines in Monrovia, California; this included the valve-spring upgrade and a conversion to modern positive-control valve seals. For years, these were the heads to have for a hot small-block, surpassed only by the 2.02/1.60-inch valve versions, often referred to as fuelie heads. With the pistons we're using, compression should be about 10.0:1.Steve installed the heads with a fresh set of Fel-Pro head gaskets and a set of ARP head bolts. Again, the ARP fasteners are a simple, effective, and, in this case, nearly invisible upgrade.Brule installs the rocker arms and sets the valves. For the first combination, we used stock-type stamped-steel rocker arms, though we chose to go with a fresh set, available from Comp Cams. Well-used rockers are often worn at the tips and at the fulcrum, where the ball stud makes contact. These rockers use the stock 1.5:1 ratio and will work with the Comp Cams flat-tappet hydraulic cam and lifter combo that we had Dougan's install during the short-block rebuild. The cam is a replacement grind for the old L-79 327ci/350-horse engine (222-degree duration at 0.050-inch lift, 0.447-inch lift).Westech's John Baechtel tops the engine with a '64 cast-iron four-barrel intake manifold, originally installed on a 300hp 327 from a '64 Corvette. Again, this is standard performance fare for an early-'60s small-block. The intake is then fitted with an Edelbrock Performer 625-cfm carb. The Performer is available brand-new but is dimensionally similar to the Carter carbs originally used with this intake—in fact, this is one of the few applications that requires the use of the inside mounting holes on the carb feet.For the dyno-testing, we're using an MSD Pro-Billet distributor. Although it's a race-quality electronic unit, it uses a breaker-point-style GM cap, giving it the ability to blend in with the early appearance of the motor. For absolute early appearance, the billet housing could be refinished to look more like a stock GM housing.
Our 327 was finished off with a set of early Corvette aluminum valve covers, still available from GM Performance Parts. Non-nostalgia items necessary for the dyno test included a set of Sprint Car–style headers, an electric water pump, and a large late-model-style balancer. In this trim, the 327 generated 300 hp at 5,400 rpm. At 3,500 rpm, where the pull began, torque was 356 lb-ft but had already passed its peak.Before moving on, we decided to retest the engine with a proven induction combo. The '64 iron intake certainly wasn't helping the engine's output very much, and we thought it might benefit from a few more cfm as well. We swapped an Edelbrock Performer RPM intake and a Demon Carburetion 750-cfm mechanical-secondary carb on and ran it again. This time we saw a best of 334 hp at 5,500 rpm, and 363 lb-ft of torque, now occurring at 4,300 rpm. This induction combo would look way out of place on a traditional car, but we wanted to know what we were giving up for appearances.Next, it was time to upgrade the camshaft. Cam swaps are a common part of hot rodding, and our 350-horse factory grind, though respected in the '60s, is actually rather tame. Instead of simply swapping in a bigger cam, though, we used the opportunity to take advantage of roller-cam technology. True, rollers existed in the '60s, but they were solid-lifter designs intended for racing.Our Comp Cams Xtreme Energy 282HR-10 cam kit uses a steel roller cam and roller hydraulic lifters. The lifters are designed to drop into any small-block and are aligned with a tie bar linking each intake/exhaust pair. The roller design doesn't simply reduce friction; it also allows more flexibility in profile design. The grind features 230/236 degrees duration (intake/exhaust) at 0.050-inch lift and 0.510/0.520-inch lift on a 110-degree lobe separation angle.While we were at it, we also installed a set of Comp's Pro Magnum roller rocker arms. These rockers have rollers at the valve tip and the fulcrum to reduce friction, and the chrome-moly steel construction reduces flexing. We used 1.52:1 ratio, though 1.6:1 is also available to further increase net cam lift. We swapped valve covers to taller aftermarket pieces because we needed a breather provision, but the Pro Magnum rockers should fit under the Corvette covers, though other short covers with baffling may not have enough clearance.Brule fills the crankcase with fresh Unocal 76 10W30 oil before making the next round of pulls. Moments later, the 327 made a whopping 396 hp at 6,000 rpm and 392 lb-ft at 4,500 rpm. Even at 3,000 rpm, where the pull began, the engine was already making 370 lb-ft. Idle quality was choppy, but we could still pull it down to 800 rpm. A street rod with this cam would sound very healthy and still have enough vacuum to power a brake booster.Next, we pulled out the big guns. Many engine builders agree that the key to horsepower lies in the cylinder heads, and ours were nearly 40 years old in design. We decided to step up to modern technology and procured a set of Trick Flow aluminum 23-degree heads. These are available through Summit Racing, and feature 2.02/1.60-inch stainless valves and 64cc combustion chambers, along with a modern fast-burn chamber design and high-performance valve springs and retainers. They're ready to go out of the box for $895, including the necessary guide plates, rocker studs, and hardened head-bolt washers. Plus, they accept any traditional small-block intake manifold and perimeter-bolt valve covers. The Trick Flow heads are also available with larger valve springs, CNC-machined chambers, and 72cc chambers.The Trick Flow heads were installed with a fresh set of Fel-Pro gaskets, and the Edelbrock Performer RPM manifold and Demon 750 carb were reinstalled along with the Comp Cams roller rocker arms. With this combination, the engine made 426 hp at 6,100 rpm and 400 lb-ft at 4,600 rpm. At 3,000 rpm, the 327 was grunting out 378 lb-ft of torque—enough to shove any rod along at a high rate of acceleration. As a result of the fast-burn combustion chambers, the Trick Flow heads like a little less total timing—we ran 34 degrees instead of the 36 used with the Chevy heads. This reduces the need for high-octane fuel, even with higher compression ratios. In fact, all of our tests were performed using Unocal 76 92-octane pump gas without any problems.Now that we knew what the 327 was capable of, we decided to try out some old-school induction systems to get the full retro flavor. Our first was a low-rise dual-quad setup from Edelbrock. The manifold is the same one the company offered in the '60s, and we outfitted it with a pair of Edelbrock Performer 500-cfm carbs. Again, the Edelbrock carb's dimensions are similar to the Carters used with this manifold back in the day, so they bolt right on. Edelbrock offers the adjustable linkage, as well.
We were impressed to find that the engine made 418 hp at 6,200 rpm and 382 lb-ft at 4,700 rpm with the Edelbrock dual-quad setup, considering that the low-rise 4x2 setup doesn't leave much real estate to optimize runner design. Plus, it was developed decades ago. This induction system offers an excellent mixture of nostalgia and performance.The three two-barrel setup from Automotion is a visual masterpiece. It combines another new casting of a vintage Edelbrock manifold with three reconditioned Rochester carbs that have splined shafts, prebent stainless fuel lines, a pressure gauge, and polished linkage. As promised, the trips fired up and ran smoothly right out of the box, but this particular set had been calibrated for an engine more like our first combination; our heated-up 327 wanted a little more fuel. Brule tuned the carbs for maximum power using jets supplied by Automotion, and the 327 managed to generate 380 hp at 5,500 rpm and 380 lb-ft at 4,900 rpm. Edelbrock states that this manifold is good for up to around 5500 rpm, and right after the 327 crossed this threshold, the power curve leveled off. We felt that for a forty year old design, this was quite good. This is another great-looking system that would run perfectly on the street.We didn't get a chance to run this induction system, but we had to show it to you anyway. The intake is from Weiand and is still available, and the reconditioned Strombergs are courtesy 97 Heaven. The carbs are beautifully finished, and like the three-deuces, they're intended as runners, not museum pieces. Power production would probably suffer the most here, but that should come as no surprise. The fact that they can be made to run reliably on the street is the real feat. They do look truly bitchin'.


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I would cut back on the number of runs over 12m to 1 a month between now and Dec, you know you can do them just keep the momentum ticking over, on those days I would replace with shorter runs looking at speed work in some form for 6 to 8m. Also find someone to run with,
According to the website the course is fast so that means flat, also from what you say you are doing 9.5m in 1 hr 46, on hills.
keep slowly increasing distance but only once a week do more than 10m, on other runs do fartlek (speed play) warm up as usual for half mile or so then run faster fo a bit then ease off, get your breath back and do it again. finish off with half mile cool down. Also keep up with the hills, they are classed as sprinting in disguise. Forget gels and drinks, all hype, just stay well hydrated and eat a bannana or jelly babies.
I would guess that you are looking at a 2 hr half which is a great starting point. Above all enjoy your running.
On the day start slow, dont get sucked into setting off fast with the others, about 6m in start to increase speed slightly and you will be overtaking all the mad hares, very motivating for you, If you feel good in last mile really start to stretch yourself. You will be certain of a PB so make sure you enjoy the day and look towards the next challenge.
David W,
SCC website does state that those blue t shirts will be on sale at the expo.
page 27, sale stand at expo and at finish line whilst stocks last.
From my army days in germany many years ago, my carb loading will be currywurst mit pommes und mayo, on friday night, afraid it has to be done whenever i return to the fatherland. Managed 18 m today, an awful lot slower than everyone else here, and last 2 miles were terrible. Only 1 more lsr to go.
I am slow however I started right at the back of H, passed many people and they probably passed me later! however I dont recall any congested areas so there was plenty of room to pass people comfortably, and the time is by the chip so who cares where you start, possibly better psychologically if you are overtaking people
same bottle, scissors and sticky back plastic and make sure your mum knows that you have the scissors.......get down shep.
last year it was open by 20 Oct and cost E66
Dont know about good for age, entries open late October, you pay your money and you're in, first 10000 get 1 rate, it then goes up for each 10000. so get in early. No ballot like london. Did it last year a well organised marathon, doing it again next month and probably next year.
Blockbuster. yes roll the ball around under you arch, it gently massages/stretches the tendon, i did it gently, otherwise it could be painful which i assumed would not be good.
Iain. might well be a lot of happy people but just a number that i remember
Last year I started near the back, the elites go off, a pause of about 10 mins then the lesser mortals are allowed to proceed, the first mile is then through a wood, plenty of trees to water, there were also plenty of portaloos around, but the germans male and female seem to go anywhere with no inhibitions.
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