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Three Horrifying Facts About the US Debt "Situation"
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Who do we owe this money to?
Have the Fed buy all of it, then close it down, and default.
Then start issuing Greenbacks direct from Treasury, without having to "borrow" it from the Fed, a Delaware Corp.! If you don't understand this, that is common, keep up your research. I admit it is confusing. All in The Plan.
Lincoln and Kennedy tried it.
good stuff, fallst. ron paul is suggesting the same.
The Fed has done nothing but terrorize us since its inception.
"want an explanation for why stocks, commodities, and Gold are exploding higher? Here it is."
I disagree. The commodities bull was well underway long before QE was even on the Fed's radar.
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I have closed my TBT (UltraShort 20+ Year Treasuries) positions. They are in a fantastic bubble - but rather than getting popped - the securities are simply going to disappear into the Fed who will print cash for them. TBT will become undefined, there being no such security not in the hands of the Fed. I really don't want to buy any more gold - but these schmucks aren't leaving me much choice. They print green paper to consume anything else with a price: stocks, bonds, homes. Capitalism turned to canabilism.
Why worry about #2 above - the amount of shorter-term debt rolling over? The replacement debt will be bought by the Fed. The treasury could issue consols and the Fed would buy them.
As for #3 - there will be no treasury default - it's not possible when you print currency to buy the debt. There is only one route left.
way to be disciplined, DonutBoy. fuck'em. yeah, they got you on the short bond trade, but you can kick them in the nuts by converting that fiat to gold. every ounce of physical you buy takes approximately $10,000 out of the system via 'fractional reserve' contraction. they've got to print more (which drives up the price of gold) just to counter your decision.
feeling powerful, DonutBoy? you should be. you have roughly 10-to-leverage against them!!
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I like the post, but I have a question:
Can Phoenix (or anyone else) tell me how that $31,000 per family per year x 75 years was calculated?
I have to admit it. I am a bit scared, but instead of agreeing with the inevitability of the article, I thought, is there a way out of this? (Without resorting to shooting my neighbours, drinking my pool water, or advocating nuclear war?)
Since #1 and #2 are merely factual, there's no way to put a positive spin on the horror. However, there is some scope for further consideration for #3: Threat of hyperinflation or default.
Sovereign debt cannot be considered in the same way as other debts. Creditors and sovereigns are assumed to interact in a way that allows them to achieve the optimal level of trade, ex ante, as well as understanding the risks of the cashflow of the debtor.
For a start, who will enforce the contract when a sovereign defaults? You are not going to get some muscle-bound goons from all the creditor countries (including the US-Fed) banging on your door with baseball bats asking you, "Where's the fucking money?" in the middle of the night. In fact, the only options creditors have: the threat of trade sanctions or diplomatic and military pressure, are hardly likely to cower the bald-faced liars and criminals who started this mess in a country as powerful as the USA. Yes, governments repay to obtain future loans or protect their reputations, but then we are assuming that the US government is an honourable institution, when reality has thus far implied otherwise. That is the worry.
The process of default can go in a number of ways, but the results all point to the surrender of some US assets, rapid devaluation of the dollar & strong inflation (Followed hopefully by rapid regrowth to sustainable levels). The worst-case scenario where the creditor country government or a supra national institution are told to fuck off, point to the same outcomes, plus complete international embargo leading to blackouts in cities, starvation, social chaos and anarchy within months.
The creditor countries can expect a zero profit transfer of assets and even large losses in the expected value, but I reckon, despite all the spite and xenophobia that spews from ordinary Americans every day, countries around the world led by China will rally round to support American regrowth. Demand is driven by need, and there is always a great need for peace, sanity, understanding and consumers with disposable incomes.
Your scenario of only slight problems upon a national default is believed to be unrealistic.
Your scenario of only slight problems upon a national default is believed to be unrealistic.
The debt being considered for default is backed by the full faith of taxpayers. Many of the individuals who would be financially distressed by default are government employees, including the military, the IRS, the judges, the law-makers, the POTUS, the U.S. marshals and prison guards, etc. Their life style is at risk. They would seize assets of the taxpayers and make more laws that would allow more assets to be seized by expeditious process. Tax protestation has been a capital offense.
The historic status of nations is a small body of wealthy aristocrats and a very large body of oppressed peons. The aristocrats gain wealth by theft under color of law. Recent statistics have confirmed this trend in the U.S.
The interest on government debt may be 20 to 40 percent of the entities' budget. I have not heard of any default where interest payments have been suggested not to be paid. Greece (riots in the cities by government employees who have had wages and benefits cut), California (thousands of state employees and recipients of state funds, including teachers, at risk), and the US certainly follow this pattern.
"If we can keep structural deficits to less than growth, we don't even have to have inflation. "
That's not only a big if, it's a big lie. Our deficits are already exceeding our growth if you consider the fact most of our growth is fueled by debt and consumption-not production
I don't know why people so often overlook this gruesome fact. In the 80's we sold stuff, in the mid 90's to 2001, we sold technology; 2001 to 2007, we sold financial products (MBS) to other nations ... but now we have nothing except food that they want from us. We have limited options for growth and all we can see from today until forever in more government spending (i.e more deficit) with no return.
Again, the problem (Donkephant in the room) is Govt spending and the refusal to cut it back down to size!
Yes, but what if the Treasury defaults on debt *only* held by the Fed and promises not to with other entities? The Fed will be the largest holder soon.
Here is my in-depth analysis: ; )
The Treasury says: Woo hoo!
Fed says (under duress): OK. We'll write that off... We bought 'em with cash anyway.
Other Investors say (OK; Hey, didn't you just devalue the dollar from under our feet--Oh yeah, we priced that in already.)
edit: totally last with this idea!
You ask: "what if the Treasury defaults on debt only held by the Fed ?"
Get in touch with reality. Goldman Sachs is running the Treasury, right ?
We are all doomed! Fiat currencies suck! They always fail and return to their true value which is zero. They give an illusion of wealth and prosperity, but like any other credit card, the bills will eventually come due. Perpetual debt equals perpetual slavery.
You know to the extend that the Fed can buy government debt without debasing the currency that debt does not exist. It can be erased with a book entry. Crazy like foxes these guys are. The only danger to the status quo is a failed bond auction and that is still a ways off.
Wrong. We have already had a failed auction but it was quietly ignored. About 6 months ago the Fed/Treasury announced an auction of 30 year bonds. The Primary Dealers did not want to get their finances tied up with trying to unload such long term debt---if they anticipated inflation. Anyone who would tie up money for that length of time for the interest that was anticipated would have had a "hair cut." The PD submitted such low bids that the Fed ate more than 50 percent of the offering by submitting secret bids claiming they were from foreign purchasers. The previous highest percentage taken by the Fed had been 15 %.
Wrong. We have already had a failed auction but it was quietly ignored.
About 6 months ago the Fed/Treasury announced an auction of 30 year bonds. The Primary Dealers did not want to get their finances tied up with trying to unload such long term debt---if they anticipated inflation. Anyone who would tie up money for that length of time for the interest that was anticipated would have had a "hair cut." The PD submitted such low bids that the Fed ate more than 50 percent of the offering by submitting secret bids claiming they were from foreign purchasers. The previous highest percentage taken by the Fed had been 15 %.
The Fed is the real owners of the securities being auctioned---the Treasury serves as auctioneer to make it look like the government is selling the stuff. The Fed receives the securities in exchange for establishing a line of credit for the U.S. government. Congress gets to spend the line of credit. Presto !!!! NEW FIAT MONEY !!!
A few months later the Fed was caught purchasing one of the numbered securities that had just been auctioned at a later date. The conclusion was that a prearranged deal had been made to make a good show for the public.
The Fed has pressured banks that receive TARP funds and state pension funds to purchase T-securities. Buyers are getting harder to find.
We should also note that the graph of maturing securities in the article is for roll-over debt. It does not include any new debt that is certain to come.
Big Bang Theory ... We have to roll over $4.8B in 2 year notes between Feb and Nov of 2011. Those are certainly going to be big sellers at .8% ... I'm getting in line now, I hope some will be left when I get to the front.
Still a ways off? Hello? Did you actually read the article?
The US Fed is now the second largest owner of US Treasuries
It's failed. FAILED. F-A-I-L-E-D.
Did you really think the rest of the world was just going to stupidly continue to bankroll the US?
We will have to pay more and more and more for imports, as the dollar is worth less and less and less around the world, until it's no longer accepted at all. Then, we're on our own. Morning in America.
Sorry Dude ... It's mourning in America.
only it ain't a springtime morning; its a long, cold winter morning. and we brought it all on ourselves.
I was thinking the same thing. Suppose the FED/Treasury buy the Treasury debt, the proceeds get expended, but then the Treasury Notes ,Bonds,Bills never receive the interest payments that go with them,....because they no longer exist, the book entry is taken off-the-books. This would change everything thats talked about in the above arguement, which was very good.
He's right, but they are not abiding by the rules, since they make the rules and anything goes.
Glad your here and posted, would like to hear from others on this as it seems to me a real possibility.
I spent 32 years in the trenches as a stock, bond, commodity,options,currency, rep and General Security Principal, as well as setting up, owning my own Investment Advisory firm with Fidelity Institutional Advisors Group.
Left the business in May 08, because I could not see anything left but manipulation, and I would put me and my clients at risk.
simply put, the consequences of additional debt are exactly how they appear with no way out. The Fed is not clever. There is no way to make the debt on The Fed's books vanish without a bondholder revolt and a run on the USD (which we are on the verge of).
The Fed has toxic asset-backed securities on their balance sheet. they need these homes (some of which are in deserts in Arizona) to re-inflate in value. The elderly and poor will suffer as the inevitable hyper-biflation (things needed go up in price, things not needed drop in price - food & energy up, houses and cars down) ensues.
The baby-boomers will be eating out of garbage cans.
The US won't default. Inflation yes. Hyperinflation? not necessarily. Near term, deflating to flat. Not sure where the tipping point will be, but I bet that we see Euro disappear & China bubble pop first. It's a global world ;-) and US owns the fiat reserve. For all the logical contortions of Chartalists, they have that one right.
We do not ever have to pay off the debts. If we can keep structural deficits to less than growth, we don't even have to have inflation. Of course, it takes political will and I have no illusions that either a Dem or Repub congress has any such thing.
I respectfully disagree. The Fed/US cannot avoid default. It is not a matter of not paying off the debt, which we both agree can never be done. (Should this agreed scenario not reveal a contract that cannot be culminated ? A contract that cannot be culminated is an act of fraud and is void from its inception, right ?) It is a matter that the interest, which accumulates exponentially, inherently becomes so great that it exceeds the entire source of revenue. The US economy is a giant Ponzi scheme and like all Ponzi schemes will self-destruct. Ref. RIP-OFF BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE, http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/Blog/?p=3908
I respectfully disagree. The Fed/US cannot avoid default.
It is not a matter of not paying off the debt, which we both agree can never be done. (Should this agreed scenario not reveal a contract that cannot be culminated ? A contract that cannot be culminated is an act of fraud and is void from its inception, right ?)
It is a matter that the interest, which accumulates exponentially, inherently becomes so great that it exceeds the entire source of revenue. The US economy is a giant Ponzi scheme and like all Ponzi schemes will self-destruct. Ref. RIP-OFF BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE, http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/Blog/?p=3908
Two words: gas tax!
Oh that's going to generate plenty ... but no one will go anywhere ... no go, no gas, no tax. VAT maybe? But, best tax of all is TV tax; you pay tax or TV goes dark ... I think people would sell their children before letting the TV go away.
Now you see it, now you don't.
The statement that the Fed has purchased a trillion dollars worth of securities is submitted to be Fed disinformation. A more correct way to say it is that the Fed has been unable to unload that value of securities (that were given to the Fed by Congress so the U.S. government could spend a trillion dollars worth of stimulus) and the Fed has been forced to eat those securities offered at the auctions rather than accept bids that were too low and would cause the interest rate to escalate. Ref. RIP-OFF BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE.
The financial debacle is nothing new---except to the financial circles.
INHERENT NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY was posted on the internet 6 or 7 years ago (ref. http://usa-the-republic.com/items%20of%20interest/Inherent%20National%20Bankruptcy.html or http://www.strike-the-root.com/4/carter/carter1.html among others).
RIP-OFF BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE is a mathematical analysis of the fraudulent Ponzi nature of the "national debt" that is based upon the impossible concept the debt can somehow be paid off---or is a stable, perpetual economic system. The article has been circulated for some time. (ref.
http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/Blog/?p=3908 or http://tickerforum.org/akcs-www?singlepost=2060699 or http://forum.webofdebt.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=242
Thanks much for your posting and links.
This time we are in has heros and villans. The heros are the people who are doiing what they can to inform their neighbors.
I'm amazed that no one sees the endgame yet.
If and when we do reach the wall, the UST will simply absorb the Fed and wipe out the liabilities in the inter-agency debt shuffle. Of course this would be considered outright monetization instead of slight of hand monetization, but if the event occurs sufficiently after the "quantitative easing," then would it truly be inflationary? If there were no Fed today, it would be patently obvious that the UST was simply printing dollars (and the USD would be worthless), but the fact that the Fed maintains liabilities (fictitious as they may be) to offset their digitally enhanced UST purchases means, at least theoretically, that the intent is to one day unwind, leaving real debt (taxpayer debt) in it's wake.
If the consolidation/reset were to happen, say 5-10 years from now, I do not believe that the quantitative easing strategies employed today would be considered inflationary to that future time (hey, sure we printed, but it was in the past! and that money has already gone down the sinkhole, heh). Forward monetization would be another matter, naturally.
While it may never come to pass, I do believe that the scenario above is the ultimate trump card, and would be played before things went the way of default
The prior U.S. central banks came undone, why should this one be any different. Be careful what you wish for, however, as Fed the 4th would likely follow soon after.
Hyperinflation is de facto default anyway, no?
The hubris of Wall Street and Washington never ceases to amaze me!
Well, the good news is that the bad news has not changed, but should we worry that the time it takes to circle the planet and come around again each time seems to be counting down?
What an abject Bozo this clown is.
"And we're printing money to buy it"
The Fed does not "print money" to buy treasuries. The Fed swaps bank reserves for treasuries. If those bank reserves do not create incremental credit - and they will not because there is insufficient demand for credible projects from qualified borrowers - then those bank reserves do nothing except reside as digits on a computer at Nassau and Maiden Lane.
Absolutely wrong. Maybe you could be on CNBC.
"mock" go go go
Get real. The Fed does print money. An expansion of the Fed balance sheet is printing money. The balance sheet is expanded by the Fed through creation of new FRNs which they trade for treasuries and other assets. The FRNS didn't exist, and then the Fed created them.
I think you are both right (or worng :-)). The Fed does not print money, it creates it. It is the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (under the Treasury department) that actually prints paper currency. Balance sheet purchases by the Fed are paid with for with just a credit in the seller's account, no actual FRNs are printed.
This also explains why the actual currency in circulation (those printed notes) has largely remained stable at just under $1 trillion.
If all the depositors (and the asset sellers) were to ask for actual printed FRNs (withdraw printed cash from their accounts), there is not enough printed FRNs to give.
ignorance is bliss. the fed does not "print money" to buy treasuries. the fed credits bank reserves in return for treasuries, i.e. it is an asset swap. this adds money to the monetary base in the form of bank reserves. there are no "federal reserve notes", as you so ignorantly put it, involved. this "money" in the form of bank reserves sits there, like a lump of coal. it is of use to nobody in the real economy if it is not lent out. and it will not be lent out. credit is contracting, not expanding. if you don't understand this, I can not help you.
It is good to see somebody understands the Fed operation. Perhaps the new post atby hvl626
on Thu, 10/07/2010 - 11:07
may be of interest.
sorry to burst your bubble, chemba, but you sound like an idiot.
when the fed buys treasuries or anything else, money is created "printed"
whether it buys them directly at auction, in which case the treasury spends those conjured up dollars, or in the secondary market, in which case the seller winds up with dollars that otherwise would have come from somewhere else but didn't because THE FED PRINTED THEM UP, shazam - dollars from nowhere


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White Balance
Of our eight megapixel group test the C-8080 Wide Zoom produced the second best automatic white balance performance after the Nikon Coolpix 8700. In natural and fluorescent light the camera delivered good white balance with no noticeable color cast, under incandescent light there is a visible pink cast. The C-8080 provides a wide range of white balance options including fine tuning of each WB preset so matching them to your regular light sources should be straightforward.
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The C-8080's flash worked fairly well, while there's no visible color cast on our skin tone test the color is slightly shifted towards cyan, although it's not immediately obvious. As with a few other cameras we test the flash system under-metered the exposure because of its white background.
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The C-8080 has manually selectable dark frame subtraction noise reduction for long exposures. Our quick test showed virtually no visible 'hot pixel' noise even at the longest exposure of 15 seconds so you can (at least in cooler climates) get away without using the noise reduction setting. Overall results were good although there is some 'grain noise' visible even at ISO 50.
|Manual exposure, ISO 50, 15 sec, F7.1
|Manual exposure, ISO 50, 8 sec, F5.0
Macro Focus
The C-8080 has two macro modes; normal macro focus setting which allows you to use the full zoom range but focus closer than you would be normally able to. Secondly is super-macro mode which locks zoom to a position approximately equivalent to 92 mm and allows you to get an impressive 40 x 30 mm coverage at the expense of corner softness. The best 'close up' setting with least distortion is normal macro at telephoto which provides a frame coverage of 82 x 61 mm.
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The C-8080 produced less barrel distortion than we are used to seeing from a 28 mm equiv. zoom lens, although it did produce some pincushion distortion at telephoto which we weren't really expecting (this 5x lens being less adventurous than some other 7x lenses). Overall performance was good and it's unlikely that these levels of lens distortion would be visible in most everyday shots.
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|Pincushion Distortion, 0.6% @ telephoto
Vignetting / Lens Shading
Oh what a difference large diameter glass can make, the C-8080 delivering the least lens shading of any of our eight megapixel group test, these low figures would certainly not be visible in everyday shots. Even wide open (F2.4) at wide angle (28 mm equiv.) fall off is less than 15% which is very good. Kudos Olympus.
Our vignetting measurement is made by taking the average luminance value of the darkest corner of the image and comparing it to the average luminance at the center of the image, any difference greater than 15% may be visible in everyday shots.
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13% maximum fall off, bottom right corner
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5% maximum fall off, bottom right corner
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Purple Fringing (Chromatic Aberrations)
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Overall Image Quality / Specific Issues
Great lens which delivers good resolution to the sensor, mature image processing, good color balance and a very 'film like' tonal balance (including how the camera handles shadow and highlights) all amounts to a very good performance from the C-8080. In this case the lens really has made the camera, it's the most dominant part of the visual design but also the element which has the most influence on the quality of the images produced.
Thanks to smart noise reduction the C-8080 also keeps noise at higher sensitivities in check which means that it's also fairly flexible for shooting indoors and in lower light situations, something that not all eight megapixel digital cameras can achieve.
I had no major complaints about the C-8080's image quality and found no specific issues which needed further analysis.
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"The use of stop and frisk is legal and at some level it's an efficacious tool, but you can grow it into a monster," Harris continued, adding that it was important to "understand that there are costs associated with it." Among those costs, argued Darius Charney — lead counsel in Floyd v. City of New York, the federal legal challenge to stop and frisk — is increased involvement of non-violent offenders in the criminal justice system. "This kind of group-based suspicion, race-based suspicion … is leading to detention and humilliation of a lot of people," Charney said.


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By Scott LattaUA Media Relations
For the right price, Alabama fans can watch the Crimson Tide play at Bryant-Denny Stadium without the hassles of extreme heat or pouring rain. They can forget about crowding onto a metal bleacher, and don't have to worry about freezing in the late October and November night.
In the skyboxes at Bryant-Denny, fans have the best seat in the house.
"Included in the cost of the skybox are parking passes, food, game day programs, and in the skybox there is furniture and televisions," said Jill Bender, the overseer of Alabama's skyboxes since 2002. "They also come with an attendant to see to their needs the whole game, and most importantly our office is here all year long to help with anything they want. If they want to have a birthday party in their skybox on game day, we can handle balloons and flowers and cakes."
Since 1998, Bryant-Denny has been home to 85 luxury boxes, spread across the east side of the stadium. 2006's new north end zone expansion brought the expansion of the university's skyboxes, with an additional 38 boxes being added in the new club level, The Zone.
The new boxes were modeled after the existing skyboxes, with two significant changes added.
"They were modeled after the skyboxes on the east side, but there are two main differences," Bender said. "The windows on the east side are manually operated and must be operated by university personnel. In the north side, there's a switch in the wall that turns on and the windows go up. Of the 85 skyboxes on the east side, 81 of them have their own personal restroom. In the north side, all 38 do not have restrooms, there are common restrooms."
Game day operation of the skyboxes demands a group of 70 student helpers who monitor the functioning of the boxes, as well as extensive catering and maintenance staffs. The students provide service and hospitality for some of the university's biggest donors, as well as protect the exclusiveness of the area.
Bender, who works for the Colonnade Group, a Sports Production Event Management company based in Birmingham, spends Saturdays troubleshooting along the east side of the stadium, responding to and solving reported problems.
"I can't be in 123 places at once," Bender said, "so those students are my eyeballs to make sure things are going well. Unfortunately there are a lot of people I don't get to see. If there's not a problem, unfortunately, I don't usually get to see them."
The Colonnade Group manages skyboxes and luxury boxes for both Bryant-Denny Stadium and Coleman Coliseum at Alabama, as well as boxes at Ole Miss, Mississippi State and LSU. Compared to the others around the SEC, Bender says, Alabama's facilities are second-to-none.
"I have Mayfield ice cream delivered to the skyboxes and I had a representative from Mayfield, who has a skybox at Tennessee, tell me, Â`Your skyboxes are so much better than Tennessee's,' and that made me feel good," Bender said. "Our skyboxes have been here since 1998, but our facilities crew does such a good job of maintaining them and keeping them in good condition. As far as the skyboxes and the club, they're definitely something to show off, better than a lot of the others I've seen."
Acquiring a skybox isn't a matter of first come-first serve, but is based largely on the amount of donations a fan has made to the university. With only 123 skyboxes at Bryant-Denny and hundreds of university donors, the process of getting a skybox is extensive.
Many of the skyboxes are owned by families, Bender said, or groups of friends that have gone in together and invested in one, and some are owned by corporations. Each skybox is done through a one-year licensing agreement, and the price differs based on the particular box. After the year runs up, fans are given the option of renewing for another year
Skyboxes are offered to the top donors to the Crimson Tide Foundation, and when a box comes open, those sitting on the waiting list to get a box are evaluated based on their gift to the university.
Getting an open box, Bender says, is the hard part.
"There have been years where all the skyboxes stayed the same, and I recall a year recently where three skyboxes came open," she said. "It's rare for one to come open, but it can happen. When a company goes out of business, they would have to give one up. It's rare for someone to give one up, because once you've got it, you've got it. Once you give it up, good luck getting it back."


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Honors: 2011 WAC All-Academic, 2012 WAC All-Academic, 2014 Big Sky Honorable Mention
2014: Ngan started and played in 19 games for the Vandals in 2014…recorded an assist in Idaho's 2-1 victory over Northern Arizona…had one shot on the season…Big Sky Honorable Mention.
2013: Ngan started 10 of the 12 games she played in 2013…Ngan scored her first career goal in Idaho's 3-2 win over New Mexico State on Sept. 27.
2012: Earned WAC All-Academic honors…played in all 21 games, starting 19…had four shots on the season, including one on goal.
2011: Ngan played in 15 games and started four for Idaho's back line as a freshman…earned her first career start at outside back in the season-opening tie vs. UC Santa Barbara on Aug. 19…also earned starts against Seattle University on Aug. 26, Utah State on Oct. 21 and Utah State again on Nov. 4 in the WAC Tournament…attempted five shots during the season, including a career-high two attempts with one on goal in the 2-1 win over Nevada on Oct. 23…Fall WAC All-Academic honoree.
High School/Club: Ngan helped lead Cleveland High School to a 5-7-1 overall record and a 4-1 record in the 5A Portland Interscholastic League as a senior. She was named first-team All-PIL and First Team All-City in 2010. She was also a 2009 first-team all-state and first-team All-PIL honoree as a junior after helping lead the Warriors to a state quarterfinals appearance. She was voted team MVP for soccer in 2010, and was voted Best Defender for the team in 2009 and 2010. Ngan played eight years with the Eastside United club team, which she helped to five Oregon state titles.
Personal: She is the daughter of Ben Ngan and Julia Wong-Ngan. She is majoring in business.


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Asustek announces availability of R2H UMPCs and R1H tablet PCs
Asustek Computer announced the availability of its two tablet PCs, including a 7" touch-screen Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC), the R2H. Another model is a 13" tablet PC, which is being built based on Intel's Core 2 Duo platform, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.
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lightburn problem in jko but not in jka.
I might have two solutions to the overbright lightburn problem.
The first is that I put boddo's shader on every texture in jk2 to prevent that overbright lightburn that happens so easily in jk2 but not in jka.
Here's the shader
However, I may have found another good solution to the problem just now. I was reading over the features of netradiant, a competitor to gtkradiant I guess, and I found the "Lightmap exposure" compile command since it has its own compiler.
Here's what it does
I haven't tested this program yet since I'm using that shader that I like but in the future someone may want to try this out.
i found the default light settings to be fine in both JKA and JKO but it is interesting to hear about adjusting shaders. thanks for sharing that.
Well that's not my opinion. JKA doesn't use overbright (or if it has the capability it's turned off by default I forget), but it's on automatically in JKO.
You can manually turn off overbright but then the maps generally look to dark. You could map for it turned off, but most players wouldn't bother to manually turn it off if you explained what to do in the readme.
That's why I like to turn it off with a shader in jko so that everyone is seeing the same brightness and not seeing big white lightburns.
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Researchers Study Cell Functions Under Zero Gravity
Before men walked on the moon, the concept of zero gravity existed mostly in its abstract form. Now, due to the progression of science, certain people can experience the feeling of zero gravity that exists outside of earth. It seems like research has also clenched on to the shuttle departing to outer space as more and more scientists aim to study cell behavior in microgravity. According to new reports, researchers are interested in studying cell behavior under the condition of zero gravity. Gravity on earth is roughly 10,000 to one million times stronger than gravity within the low-Earth orbit. This fact has interested researchers into seeing how differently cells develop, particularly into cancer cells, under these conditions.
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"When gravitational force is reduced, cell shape changes, the way they grow changes, the genes they activate changes, the proteins they make change," cell biologist, Jeanne Becker from Nano3D Biosciences in Houston, TX stated. "When you take away the force of gravity, you can unmask some things you can't readily see on Earth."
Cell research in outer space is not a new concept however. In the 1970s, some researchers found that red blood cells grew bumpy surfaces when exposed to the conditions outside of earth. These physical changes reverted back to normal once they were reintroduced to earth. Ever since then, research into these kinds of situational and environmental changes has revealed other interesting facts. One of the latest research found that 1,632 genes out of 10,000 changed behaviors when exposed to microgravity. These genes were particularly responsible for cell death and tumor suppression. Current research in microgravity is focused on studying cells in a 3D arena as opposed to the flat surfaces more commonly used in labs. Researchers want to create devices that can levitate cells and allow them to study cells from all different angles.
"The work we do can help address how cancer grows, reveal new ways of tackling drug resistance," Becker stated. "When you grow cancers in three dimensions as opposed to flat layers, their response to drugs is vastly different - they become more resistant to drugs."
Whether or not the approach of microgravity can in fact lead to possible new drug treatments would be exciting to witness. However, due to limited resources and the amount of funds it would take to make more labs with microgravity, this kind of research has a long way to go.
The report was published in the journal, Nature Reviews Cancer.


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Every so often a classic rivalry lives up to its name and provides fans with a masterful game. It is not always easy to know when that will happen, but in the case of tomorrow's game between Real Madrid and Barcelona FC, at the Santiago Bernabeu, we will see a super clasico--a match to remember.
The requirements for such a game to take place are simple-- who wins the contest must mean more than just bragging rights; the key players for each side must be healthy, playing at their peak form, and chosen to perform by their coaches; the coaches must stick to what is their team's strength and not try to upstage the encounter with a one-of strategy; and the officiating has to be up to the occasion. bit.ly/1jgfuwn
If Real wins this game Barcelona will be seven points behind with ten games to play and the Madrid side will have the inside track to the La Liga trophy. If the Catalans win they will be only one point behind both Madrid sides assuming Atletico win. At that point the title is up for grabs with but a slip up separating the three at the top. In short, if Real wins the La Liga contest may well be over.
Barca's Tata Martino said about the match "We need a perfect match. It's our last chance to win the league." Ancelotti responded by saying "We will try to play attacking football. We have the same pressure as Barcelona."
As if that were not enough on its own, the two Spanish Giants will be playing for the Copa del Rey later this year and tomorrow's match will set the stage for that one. The winner will walk into the Copa match with a bit of a psychological edge. Furthermore, both teams are in the running for the Champions League and a potential run-in there looks exceedingly in the cards. Barca would love nothing more than to deny Real their decima.
Meanwhile there are these two players, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo (the current Ballon d'Or holder) and Barcelona's Lionel Messi (the quadruple winner of the same), who are already vying for the 2014 edition of that prize in a year when all roads point to Brazil and the 2014 World Cup. Great players know when center stage is up for grabs, and both of these superstars know whatever they have done so far this season will be forgotten or downplayed by year's end if they do not perform on the big stages--and that begins tomorrow.
Then, of course, there is that third player, Neymar, who is almost back to full force and will probably start for Tata Martino's side. He would love to begin putting his imprint on the world stage and here he is about to compete for a Spanish league title and cup, a continental title, and a global title later this summer, all in a five month span.
Who will end up with the upper hand and what will be the carry over effect this summer?
Then we have the coaches and their contributions. What will Real coach, Carlo Ancelotti, serve up? Will he go with the free flowing offensive team that has taken him this far in all competitions or will he decide tomorrow's the time to tinker with what's been working? Will Martino play his strongest side with an abundance of midfielders to ensure possession, and just two true strikers? Will Neymar, or Alexis Sanchez, or Pedro, play alongside Messi? Is Karim Benzema's form going to hold true for another week or will he disappear again at the wrong time, and if so will the coaching staff (Zinadine Zidane) notice?
The officiating is always the wild card in these matches and we will have Alberto Undiano as our referee tomorrow. We will take the high road and say they will have an inspired evening and not be the deciding factors in the match. That said, let us make some educated guesses so as to predict an outcome.
To begin with the coaches will not fool around with line-up shenanigans, the players will be fit and in form and the stakes will be clear for all. That said, Real Ancelotti will bring us Diego Lopez, Marcelo, Sergio Ramos, Pepe and Dani Carvajal, at midfield he will have Angel di Maria, Xavi Alonso and Luka Modric, and on offense Ronaldo, (an in form) Benzema and Gareth Bale. For his side, Martino will go with his strongest line up too. We will see Victor Valdez, Jordi Alba, Javier Mascherano, Gerard Pique and Dani Alves on defense, Sergio Busquets, Xavi Hernandez and Cesc Fabregas in midfield and Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi and Neymar in attack.
This is an even battle with two caveats Messi is rounding out to top form and when he does he is the best on the planet. Ronaldo is having a career high period and will continue to so do tomorrow. Bale has yet to prove he is worth his transfer cost and though he will have a good evening he will not be center stage. Neymar, though, is due for a breakout performance on the Spanish stage and this will be his night too. So the match would seem to tilt to Barca.
We will be treated to some of the best these men can offer, we will see goals and saves and plays and defense and passing exemplifying some of the best football on the planet. Each player will bring something noteworthy to the pitch and exhibit it. But in the end Ronaldo and company will prevail. This is his and Real's year in Spain, and they will draw first blood, taking the La Liga title in a single game, and leaving the Copa and Champions League as the stages upon which Barca can get even.


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2008-09: Won the 5K run and set a meet record time of 14.50.77 at the Eagle Invitational Apr. 18...also won the 5K at the Elmhurst Invitational Apr. 4 with a time of 15:02.09...placed second at the Chicagoland Classic in the 5K run with a time of 15:26.81...took second place at the Horizon League Championships in the 10K with a time of 30:58.02...set the top outdoor times in both the 5,000 and 10,000-meter races for UIC.


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Calendar of the Close Rolls (1272-1509)
Writs and orders under the Great Seal addressed by the English Sovereign to individuals were folded or closed up and are hence known as letters close. Until Tudor times the Close Rolls contained royal instructions for the performance of multifarious acts: the observance of treaties, the levying of subsidies, the repair of buildings, the payment of salaries, the provisions of Household requirements, the delivery of their landed inheritances to heirs and the assignment of dower to widows, etc. Writs were issued concerning matters ranging in importance from major constitutional decisions to the daily economy of the royal household. The volumes held cover the period from Edward I to Henry VII (1272-1509). (62 volumes, published 1892-1975).


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An indispensable ingredient of Asian cuisine in particular, rice heads the list of the world's oldest nutrients. We meet this foodstuff, which is prepared in different ways in different cuisines producing a variety of new flavors, as 'risotto' in an Italian, 'paella' in a Spanish restaurant.
One of the oldest staples in the world, rice is a grain as valuable wheat. It is the basic food of half the world's population today. The fruit of the rice plant, which is grown in tropical and sub-tropical climates, rice has the distinction of being the only grain grown in water. In spite of that, it is raised in 112 countries in the world with 95% of world production and consumption taking place in the Asian countries. Although many dates have been mooted for the appearance of rice on the world's tables, its history is said to date back to 7000 B.C.
Pilaff, Pride of The Table
Various studies on the emergence or invention of the processing of rice, whose harvest in water is rather difficult, put forward different views on the subject. Filling as well as nutritious, rice is also one of the rare foodstuffs that does not contain the allergenic substance gluten.
As the basic source of nutrition in the Asian countries, rice spread in time, sometimes by chance, sometimes by design, to Southern Europe, the Balkans and the Americas. The Turks, who first lived close to Northern China before migrating down to India, consequently became closely acquainted with the rice culture of these two different regions. It is possible to see different ways of cooking and eating rice in the cuisines of the states existing in this region today. In Asia, which is more conducive to the growing of rice, has an almost sacred place in daily life. Serving a rich dish to guests is de rigueur in almost all the Asian countries. Even the names of some world famous Far Eastern firms today are said to have been inspired by rice paddies.
Indispensable in Western Cuisines as Well
Rice was introduced to the Middle East by the Persian Empire in 1000 B.C. The Romans meanwhile first learned about rice thanks to Alexander the Great's campaign to India. In the 8th century rice was taken to Spain by the Arabs. It was brought to Italy and the Balkans by the Ottomans between the 13th and 16th centuries. As it traveled westwards however its use in the kitchen narrowed. Nevertheless, the Spanish in Europe invented a dish like 'paella', made with rice and regarded as the pride of Spanish cuisine, while the Italians produced their 'risotto', also made with rice and a classic of world cuisine after pizza and spaghetti. Indeed risotto is considered to be the most refined technique in all of Italian cooking. Naturally rice arrived in Anatolia in advance of the Turks. But rice and rice products only made their real presence known in Anatolia following the arrival of the Turks.
The Seljuks in particular, who came to Anatolia via Iran, brought with them to the region their experience and knowledge of rice in the cuisines of China, India and Persia. In the Ottoman Empire, rice took its place as the main dish on banquet tables from the feasts of the Mevlevi's to those of the sultans.
The Proof of The Cook...
The words for rice in Turkish, 'pirinç' and 'pilav', came into the language from Persian. In place of 'pirinç', the Ottomans used the word 'dane', a word derived from the Hindi word 'dhanya' meaning 'food of humans'. For years, for example, the term 'dane-i saru' (yellow food) was used by the Ottomans to refer to saffron-flavored rice. Since rice was regarded as a source of bodily strength by the Ottomans, there are a number of unwritten principles governing the cooking and eating of pilaff. At Topkapı Palace in particular, preparing pilaff in gigantic cauldrons measuring 1 meter in diameter and 1.2 meters deep, required consummate skill. Consequently, the proof of the cooks to be hired by the palace lay in their pilaff-cooking skills.
The importance of rice pilaff to the Ottomans is apparent from the ingredients that were used. Besides the lamb that was used in all rice pilaffs, the use of cinnamon and gum mastic, both of which were hard to come by, is also noteworthy. In the new dining customs introduced during the 19th century period of reforms known as the Tanzimat, pilaff ceased to be the main dish and began instead to be consumed accompanied by 'hoşaf' (stewed fruit compote) following dessert. This custom too has been abandoned today when pilaff is served and consumed as a regular accompaniment to the main dish. Despite rapidly changing eating habits in the world, rice and its products are maintaining their traditional role in Turkish cuisine.The last word? May the spoon of anyone who shuns rice be broken!
We are grateful to Nilhan Aras and Mehmet Reis for their assistance.
Anchovy Pilaff Ingredients:
2 kg fresh anchovies, deboned
1/2 bunch green onions
200 gr butter
1/2 cup olive oil
4 cups rice
3 tbsp pine nuts
2 1/2 tbsp currants
4 cups water
Brown the pine nuts in the butter and add the currants. Finely chop the onions and saute slightly in the oil, then add the rice and continue sautéing for 5 minutes. Add the other ingredients and mix well, then add the 4 cups of water and let steep. When the rice is tender, cool slightly. Grease a deep oven-proof dish and arrange a layer of anchovies on the bottom. Spread the cooked pilaff over the anchovies and add another layer of anchovies on top. Drizzle with olive oil and bake in the oven. When the anchovies are browned, the pilaff is ready to serve.
Pilaff With Herbs and Gum Mastic Ingredients:
500 gr Basmati rice
150 gr butter
1/4 tsp salt
750 gr water or meat stock
1/4 bunch parsley, finely chopped
1/4 bunch dill, finely chopped
1.4 bunch fresh mint, finely chopped
4 green onions
1/4 bunch radicchio
1/2 tsp ground ginger
4 cardamom pods, crushed
2 drops of gum mastic
Wash and drain the rice. Melt the butter in a skillet, add the rice and saute for 3-4 minutes. Add the finely chopped herbs and green onion and mix well for 4 minutes. Add the salt, ginger, gum mastic and cardamom. Then add the water or meat stock and mix again. Lower the heat and let steep over low heat for 5-6 minutes. Finally, stir with a spoon. Serve piping hot.
Asrar Milk Pudding Ingredients:
1 liter of milk
1/2 cup rice
For the Zerde (Ingredients):
1/2 cup rice
3/4 cup sugar, divided into
three parts
3 cups of water
Bring the milk to a boil and add the washed rice. Cook for approximately one hour over low heat, stirring occasionally. When the mixture begins to thicken and the rice to swell, remove from the heat. Pour into individual serving dishes. Let cool.
Preparation of Zerde:
Bring the water to a boil and add one-third of the sugar and the well-washed rice. Cook over low heat for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, and continuing until the rice begins to swell and soften. Then add the remaining sugar. When thickened, pour over the previously prepared and cooled milk pudding in dishes. Courtesy of Filiz Hösükoğlu
Aside Ingredients:
250 gr rice
5 tbsp butter
250 gr lamb meat, cubed
100 gr okra
1 tbsp salt
1/4 tsp ground red pepper
1/8 tsp ground black pepper
1 onion, finely diced
4 cups water or meat stock
1 tbsp flour
Melt the 4 tbsp of butter in a pot and sauté the chopped onion until it begins to color. Add the cubes of lamb, mix slightly, and then add the water or meat stock. Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes. When the meat is tender, add the okra, salt, black pepper and red pepper and mix. Let cook for 20 minutes. Bring the four cups of water to boil in a pot, add the salt and continue boiling. Add the rice and cook until very soft. Lower to medium heat and add one tbsp of butter and then the flour, slowly, blending well. When thoroughly cooked, remove to a serving platter. Make a well in the center and pour in the meat and okra mixture. Serve piping hot.


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NSW Shigella outbreak worsens
An outbreak of Shigella that started in February of this year has continued unabated, causing NSW Health's Communicable Diseases Branch and ACON to step up efforts to combat the outbreak.
The gut infection has been particularly rife within the gay community and there are concerns the outbreak could worsen if people with mild symptoms fail to contact their doctor for treatment. Recently several people were hospitalised after developing a drug resistant strain of the infection.
Shigella is a bacteria that causes a bowel infection. Symptoms include stomach cramps, diarrhoea, fever and nausea. The infection is transmitted through faeces and can appear any time between 12 hours and four days after exposure and generally lasts between four and seven days.
Infection can occur via sexual contact particularly in practices such as rimming. ACON CEO Nicolas Parkhill says infection takes place when tiny particles of contaminated faeces enter the mouth.
"This can happen through sexual contact such as rimming, by getting infected faeces on your fingers and then touching your mouth or by putting contaminated objects like food, pens and cigarettes into your mouth."
"The disease can be worse in anyone with a poor immune system, such as people with HIV who are more likely to have severe symptoms which may result in a prolonged illness and even hospitalisation.
Avoiding infection is relatively simple. The most effective way to reduce the risk of contracting shigella is to wash hands thoroughly after any sexual activity, after touching equipment like used condoms and sex toys, after going to the toilet or before handling food.
Parkhill says anyone who has severe diarrhoea should see their GP, so they can be assessed. "Their doctor may order a faecal test and prescribe medication."
Treatment for Shigella is a course of antibiotics. Without antibiotic treatment you can remain infectious even weeks after the symptoms have passed. To avoid the spread of infection, gay men should avoid sexual contact for a week after symptoms pass.
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Sometimes inspiration can come from the least likely of places, but once is hits you there's nothing that can stop you from pursuing it. For Donnell Henry, a 39 year old filmmaker from Brooklyn, NY, the inspiration for his film Vesuvius came from a conversation with his best friend, Dayne Dhanoolal, a soldier who passed away almost 6 years ago in Iraq.
Today Henry, along with a talented cast and crew, are working hard to bring Vesuvius to life, and through the funding site Kickstarter they are allowing the world to join the experience. Taking a page from one of his favorite filmmakers---Spike Lee--he was inspired to put it all on the line and use how Lee funded Da Sweet Blood of Jesus for his project.
I caught up with Henry recently to talk about his love of bringing stories to life, how his company Seal of the Gods is committed to fulfilling his best friend's wish and how you can help.
Donnell, thanks a lot for the time and congrats on what you and Seal of the Gods Film are doing. When did you first realize that film-making and storytelling on screen was something you wanted to do?
I would say as a child. I have always been very imaginative and creative when it came to storytelling; my friends and family would always ask me to tell them ghost stories, and I took pride in scaring the "be-Jesus" out of them :)
Would you mind sharing a little about the inspiration for the film Vesuvius?
Cyrus, the inspiration for this film came from my best friend, Dayne D. Dhanoolal who died in Iraq on March 31, 2008. When he was stationed overseas in 2007, I remember him calling me excited about the new video games and movies coming out at that time. We would also talk about movies we wished we could see in theaters. In one of those conversations, he had the idea of someone making a movie about a squad of soldiers that turned on their squad leader after being brainwashed. Years later I never would have imagined that someone would be me.
With a project like Vesuvius do you hope to not just entertain but make people think a bit about those who put themselves in harm's way for others?
Exactly! That is one of the things that i want the audience to leave with after watching Vesuvius. The lead Character in this film is loosely based on my best friend. He was very passionate about protecting the people he loved, so it was no surprise that a couple months after Sept 11th, he joined the army. We should always remember the sacrifice that these men and women have made for us, past and present.
What has it been like to find a cast that is just as invested in the project as you are?
Surprisingly Cyrus, it really wasn't that difficult. My Casting director, Isabelle Pierre, was instrumental in helping me find people that were driven and open minded. I met with each of them personally and after speaking with them about the script and showing some visual effects I had in mind for Vesuvius, they were all very excited to be a part of this project. I am very lucky to have them on board, they are all an extremely talented bunch.
Donnell, I know the public has a chance to help bring this film to life. Can you tell me about the kickstarter campaign and the deadline you have for us to be a part of it?
Yes, our kickstarter campaign is imperative in helping to bring the visual ideas we have for this movie to life. With the support of the public we will be able to secure permits, rent space for some of our shoots, buy more wardrobe, pay traveling expenses, and rent much needed equipment. For example, a crane jib, dollys, and solid state drives to store footage for the shoot will be amongst the equipment purchased. In return we have some great incentives when you pledge on kickstarter. We are giving away our B-camera, a Canon 7D that comes with a 30mm lens, you get the mercenary gear used in the movie, tickets to the premier, dinner with the cast and crew, your name in the credits and dialogue of the film, a download of the movie and script, your very own Vesuvius movie poster with your image, plus many more great incentives.
How can we find out more information about Vesuvius and the campaign around it?
You can find more information about the Vesuvius movie and the Cast on Imdb.com. Simply type Vesuvius 2015 in the search box on Imdb. The kickstarter campaign can be found at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sealofthegods/vesuvius.
Congrats again to you, Donnell. Last question I have for you is this: What would you say to anyone out there about the importance of not just having a dream but doing all you can to make that dream a reality?
Cyrus, I would say this, our dreams are just the beginning, the first part of our story. The work we put in to make those dreams a reality is the body of our story, it's the most difficult and beautiful part. It is where we realize how truly powerful we are in anything we wish to accomplish. Without it, you can never know how great your story will end.
* Listen to my radio interview with filmmaker Donnell Henry here.


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Sometimes, it's all in the detail. Take our Audi A3. I've only been living with it for just over a month, and while the understated looks meant it didn't capture my heart like our Range Rover Evoque, I've quickly come to appreciate its finer points.
It all started with the air vents. It sounds like a strange thing to notice, but they're so perfectly designed for their function that you can't help but admire them. They swivel in every direction, with a wonderfully smooth, damped action, while the chrome ring around the outside twists with a luxurious-sounding 'click' if you want to shut off the air flow. The thing that really caught my attention, though, is the fact that you can push or pull the centre of the vent depending on whether you want a powerful jet of air or a softer breath.
That's just the first part of an interior that I'm struggling to find any fault with. Even at night, you get a subtle glow from strips of ambient lighting that really boosts the upmarket feel. Put a bottle of water in the cup-holders in the centre console and the ring of light embedded within them illuminates the whole bottle – it's a neat trick if you're willing to pay £225 for it.
A lot of thought has clearly been put into the layout and, while it can take weeks to learn where all the buttons are in some cars, you'll know your way around the A3's simple cabin in a matter of hours.
Special mention should also go to the soft leather that trims the steering wheel and gearstick. In fact, every part of the interior that you frequently touch feels expensive. As soon as you get behind the wheel you could be fooled into thinking you're in an Audi A6.
And the premium feel extends to the way the A3 drives. To give you an idea of how quiet it is, I have accidentally tried to start the engine while it was already running. Even at motorway speeds you can have the radio on quietly and hear every word, and there's no need to shout over tyre roar and wind whistle when you're talking to your passengers.
The 120bhp engine is fantastic, too, with the kind of flexibility that makes journeys around town incredibly easy. And in everyday driving, there's all the performance you're likely to need, with 0-62mph in 9.3 seconds.
Any criticisms I have are mostly a result of being spoiled by the fully loaded A3 Sportback I tried a few weeks ago. With its optional Google Maps sat-nav, WiFi hotspot and slick xenon headlights, the five-door made my three-door feel spartan when I got back behind the wheel.
I've got a 'nav' button but no sat-nav; I've got the MMI touch controller that allows you to write in letters for sat-nav destinations but no way to use it, and the car looks as if it's missing something without the stylish blade-shaped LED headlights. Still, a quick glance at the options list brings you crashing down to earth as you realise you'd have to shell out £2,745 to have all that kit fitted.
I think I'll settle instead for the £495 basic Euro sat-nav, which just requires an SD card from Audi. That seems like a more reasonable amount of money to pay, considering our A3 costs £19,205 – and this is the cheapest engine and spec combination you can buy.
The more I think about it, though, I can't name another £20,000 car with this kind of attention to detail – and for that reason, I think the A3 is worth every penny.
"The punchy 1.4-litre engine is a real highlight. Despite not having Audi's cylinder deactivation kit, it'll still return 40mpg-plus economy on a run."
James Disdale, Road test editor
"It's definitely an evolutionary design, but then Audi sells a lot of cars. The saying 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' definitely applies to this latest A3."
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"Oh it's ladies night, oh what a night!" Why is this writer singing? Because starting tonight, May 6th at 8pm, and continuing every Thursday after, Strike City is hosting its newly refashioned ladies night, Strike in the City.
While Strike City have always had a ladies night, they've never had one like this before. Just some of the specials for the evening include half price martinis and a new skinny menu:
StrikeCity will roll out specialty skinny menu items including seared tuna, salmon bruschetta, veggie spring rolls, lettuce wraps, chicken skewers and more – all prepared to order by Libretto's Pizzeria and Italian Kitchen (Strike in the City press release).
And ladies also receive free shoe rental, which means more money towards an extra martini, right? But if drink and shoe specials and a new menu aren't enticing enough, how does a designer giveaway sound? Strike City will be giving one lucky lady a designer bag and a new set of shoes- and no, they don't mean a pair of their bowling shoes, people.
But if it turns out the bag and shoes go home with someone else, no worries, because there's still a chance to walk away with some extra swag. The first 50 people who RSVP online receive a Strike Swag Bag.
But the best part of this new event involves more than making the ladies feel good, it has to do with Strike City's good deed as well. The bowling bar has chosen to give some of the proceeds from the event towards the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society- which is a way bigger strike than anything you could get on a lane.
Luck is definitely a lady tonight, and it turns out, being Lady Luck means wining a new bag and shoes. So grab some of the girlfriends and head on over to Strike City for ladies night.


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TC TO JOHN STUART MILL; 18 July 1837; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18370718-TC-JSM-01; CL 9:255-258.
Scotsbrig, Ecclefechan, 18th July 1837—
My Dear Mill,
An obliging Neighbour had, on failure of the Simpkin-and-Marshal conveyance,1 sent me up your Review2 from Annan: on Friday last the Copy intended for me, with your Letter in it, got to hand, by way of Edinburgh. My Wife says, "He did not send it to me, the careless wretch";—but seems nevertheless to have made good amends, in an oblique way. Indisputably the careless wretch has gratified all friends of mine.
No man, I think, need wish to be better reviewed. You have said openly of my poor Book what I durst not myself dream of it, but should have liked to dream had I dared. It is a courageous Article; carries its right to speak on the face of it; and speaks so. Innumerable dissonant small-deer of Newspaper columns must feel the wind struck out of them thereby, and keep silence or change their note. What good a Criticism can do to a Book may be considered as done. To a Book or to an Author: for I have literally not read any other Criticism at all, and even heard little of them; and consider myself well off indeed. Jane reports to me of Heraud3 quite as you do, "a shrill sound of Glory to Heraud in the Highest" which forced her to break down in the middle without likelihood of resuming. He is to me, that poor Heraud, one of the disagreeablest mortals going. Related somehow to whatsoever is highest, but only as a hateful parody of it: as an Ape is related to a Man. Such products also Nature has felt bound to evolve. And yet withal it is a most kindly product; full of hope (sure "to rise again on sunday"), of sociality, loquacity and a kind of happiness: were it not so, it had ere this been trait-waistcoated hard and fast in St Luke's. Let us leave him dedicating Epics to the Creator,4 at "A-Highgate" or elsewhere; dead on friday, but sure to rise again on sunday.5— On the whole I find it to be a very sad thing this of writing Books. I can very well understand how old Clergymen and such like, as I have known them, after working for forty years at some Commentary on the Revelations, have finished it, and then in few weeks gone mad, and died. As for me, I do not mean to do that; but, on the whole, I find no health except in driving the useless rubbish and all that is said of it as much as possible out of my head. Half a dozen reviews like yours even would tend to do me incalculable mischief: I should have to say, as the Dumfries Weaver did when they made him Deacon of the Weavers, and drank his health, "Gentlemen, consider that I am still but a man." If one knew where on Earth or under it there was Rest to be had,—O Rest, Rest!—one would fly thither and stay there.
I like the rest of this Review Number tolerably well. Bulwer does what he can;6 in the right direction; and, as you said, "more than one expects." There is nothing absolutely false or bad that one falls in with in any of the Articles. Buller on the Pickwick business surprised me by speaking of Smollett; I fear that is loose speaking, but I have sent for the Pickwick on the faith of it, and will see.7 An intelligent kind of youth in Dumfries expressed his amazement that "this Review," as he reverently named it, had taken notice of Pickwick at all. I wish you would get Sterling to do something, if you could find the fit thing. This is not right Radicalism yet; tho' indeed what in the world is right! There is no right Radical in the company if it be not yourself, and perhaps still more myself. "Je ne trouve que moi qui aie toujours raison; faut avouer, ma chère [I never find anyone but myself who is always right; one has to say so, my dear]," said the Duchess de la Ferté,8 "personne que moi [no one but me]!" Occasionally-erroneous Radicalism, like other things, must struggle on. By the bye, does not Fonblanque too seem to have culminated? I find no free fighter for the truth in him, so much as a soldado [soldier] for the Durham-and-Melbourne Concern.9 Has he got what he could carry, then? Every man has his limits: Hitherto shalt thou come; so much of evil and of good fortune shalt thou stand unlamed, but no more! As the Scotch Preachers say: "I hope better things, tho' I thus speak."
It gives me real satisfaction to learn that you will publish a Book.10 It seems impossible that you should publish on any subject however artificial without illustrating innumerable things that are natural and perennial; of interest to all sincere men. In writing a Book you will get far more of your general mind uttered than in a series of Articles of equal length. I will read your Treatise on Logic with an attentive expectation which no other man's could give me; nor all other men's on a matter I am growing so estranged from. If we had a week's time to talk, there were much to be said of Logic between us! I call it the "Art of telling other men what you believe[."] Whether our Aristotle fashion of it, is, in any province except Euclid's Geometry, the best or even the good method: herein I suspect we should have many things to argue. But in the meanwhile write, I say earnestly; write, print, and let me read. To get thoroughly master of a subject; or even, if it so prove (as with me and French Revolution perhaps), to deliver oneself altogether from it, there is no plan like writing a Book on it. At any rate, what rule has one except to write on the thing he knows about, has somewhat to say about?11
I can give you no account of my doings here; for in very truth they are a Do-nothing. I lounge about the green places, look at the waving of the trees, the gushing of the clear burns; myself the placidest, saddest of men. Nothing more ghost-like, I fancy, dwells on the Earth at present. It is a sadness not the painfullest yet I do think the deepest I have ever known in the world. Yet I feel it to be healthy, the natural return to a kind of health. In time and Silence surely I shall grow better. All speech, if it be not the voice of the Solway tide-waves or of these summer winds, is more or less an offence to me. I could say with Job: Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O my friends!12 Or better it might be: Have patience with me, have patience with me.
My dear Mill, this is not worth twopence this Letter, and I have not a frank in this time of dissolution. Put up with it, I pray you; in hope of improved times. The Good Heavens will be merciful to me. Take my thanks, hearty as they well may be, for all the good I have got of you first and last. Pity me, farewell, and love me. Yours ever
T. Carlyle.


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The 4th annual Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week will take place from Monday, February 21st through Sunday, February 27th.
This year in addition to $30 three-course meals for two, some restaurants will be serving a $15 lunch. There will be a special $2 parking voucher available through the Downtown Cleveland Alliance website that will be good at participating lots and garages.
There are special events planned throughout the week, including a Vodka Tasting at The Corner Alley on February 21st, a Chef's of Cleveland book release party at Zocalo Mexican Grill and Tequileria on the 23rd, and a Champagne Tasting at Pickwick & Frolic.
For further information, including a full list of participating restaurants, menu's, and events, please go to the Restaurant Week website.


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Coach Clark Meets His Past, Future This Weekend
UW is hosting Brown and Seattle U. in the Husky Classic Friday and Sunday. The former is Clark's old Ivy League nemesis from Harvard. The latter is the rival he wants to build in a new, intercity derby.
Friday Is Crossfire Club Night At Men's Soccer
All kids eighth grade and younger from the club get in for free.
McIntosh: Heart Of Purple And Gold
Any coach will explain how they can't teach heart. Luckily men's soccer head coach Jamie Clark has Bradley McIntosh on his roster.
Battle For Top Dawg To Air Fox Soccer Channel
Washington will face Connecticut Friday at 4 p.m.
No. 25 Huskies Tie Roadrunners
UW will face No. 1 UCONN next weekend.
2012 (RS Sophomore): Made his Husky debut in the season-opener vs. Gonzaga taking three shots ... took one shot vs. Cal Poly coming in off the bench ... scored the first goal inthe game vs. Wisconsin in the 13th minute, a header six yards out that was assisted by James Moberg ... earned the start and took two total shots ... came in off the bench vs. CSUB taking three shots ... played 37 minutes off the bench at No. 4/1 UCONN ... started and played 19 minutes vs. Memphis at UAB ... played 30 minutes off the bench at UAB ... played 11 minutes off the bench vs. Brown and took one shot ... played 30 minutes off the bench vs. Seattle U.
2011 (Sophomore):Transferred to UW but had to sit out due to NCAA Rules.
2010 (Freshman):Redshirted the season due to injury.
High School/Club:Captain of the Crossfire Premier U.S. Soccer Development Team from 2007-2010 ... Also captained Crossfire State Championship teams from 2003-05 and 2007 ... Participated in Region IV and Washington State ODP teams from 2005-07 ... Super Y League National Camp invitee from 2005-08 and played on the Super Y League ODP team that toured Germany in 2007 ... Helped lead his Crossfire Premier Team to the semifinals of the Nike Manchester United Premier Cup U.S. finals in 2007 ... Played just one year of high school soccer at Eastlake, starting as a freshman and recording the second-most points on the squad.
Personal: Graduated from high school early and enrolled at UCLA in Spring 2010 ... Admires Liverpool's Steven Gerrard ... Describes his biggest athletic thrill as winning six State Championships with his club team ... Hobbies include long boarding ... Parents: Lance and Joy McIntosh ... Has an older sister, Lauren ... Full name is Bradley Wright McIntosh ... Born March 13, 1992 in Seattle, WA ... Undeclared major.
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Boys basketball
Craig Randall, Medina: Junior shooting guard had 62 points, 21 rebounds and 11 assists in three games. … Opened week with 16 points and eight rebounds in 73-52 victory over Brunswick. … Scored game-high 23 points in 63-35 Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division victory against Brunswick. … Had 23 points, seven rebounds and three assists in 77-73 loss to Berea-Midpark. [br]
Girls basketball
Madi Tata, Medina: Senior center had game highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds in 41-36 victory over Brunswick in Northeast Ohio Conference River Division action. … Marked third consecutive double-double. … Scored eight points in fourth quarter. … Compiled 16 points and 10 boards in triple-overtime loss to Mentor. … Averaging 16.3 points on season. [br]
Brett Thomas, Brunswick: Senior earned Most Valuable Wrestler honors for Blue Devils as team won Ken Briggs Memorial Tournament for second year in row. … Went 5-0 at 126 pounds, highlighted by three pins and one major decision. … All-Gazette selection and state alternate last season. [br]
Callie Almes, Wadsworth: Junior won
all-around with score of 32.85 as Grizzlies won season opener 124.2-103.4 over NEGC foe Massillon. … Also finished first in floor exercise (8.575), balance beam (8.275) and uneven parallel bars (8.8). … All-Gazette selection and state meet qualifier as sophomore. … Third varsity season. [br]
Boys swimming
Josh Butt, Cloverleaf: Senior placed in four events to help Colts to third-place finish at Dover Invitational. … Won 100 freestyle in 53.52 seconds and placed fourth in 50 free in 24.31. … Anchored 200 free and 400 free relays to top-five finishes. … All-SL selection in 100 free last season. [br]
Girls swimming
Kendra Willhoite, Medina: Junior took first in pair of individual events in 98-94 win over Cuyahoga Falls in Northeast Ohio Conference River Division action. … Clocked 58.03 to win 100 free and took medalist in 100 backstroke in 1:05.38. … Also helped 200 medley relay to victory. [br]


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The New York Knicks' 94-90 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night was nowhere near as embarrassing as their previous defeat that came at the hands of the lowly Milwaukee Bucks. At least in losing to the Trail Blazers, the Knicks were losing to one of the more proficient teams in the NBA this season. Then again, losing a close affair to a good team is likely small consolation to the team since they had multiple chances to win the contest, but were unable to capitalize on them. In that way, it was a repetition of the loss to the Bucks.
Entering the fourth quarter of Wednesday's contest, the Knicks were only down by nine points. With 12 minutes left in the game, there was plenty of time for the Knicks to make a comeback, especially considering what a lackluster offensive performance the Trail Blazers were turning in. In what was an incredibly off night for the Trail Blazers, they only posted an effective field goal percentage of 43.0 percent and scored only 103.0 points per 100 possessions, well below their usual efficient offensive output.
With the Blazers being so kind as to miss from the field on such a frequent basis, the game was very much in reach for the Knicks in the fourth quarter even when one factors that the Knicks were not exactly shooting lights-out, either. The Knicks also struggled from the field as they posted a pitiful effective field goal percentage of 42.2 percent for the game. Yet, the Knicks were still able to close the gap to just one point with 8:15 remaining in the final period.
Having decreased the Trail Blazers' lead by eight points in less than four minutes of play, it looked more and more likely that the Knicks would continue their scoring surge and end up wresting the lead completely away from their opponent. However, as has been the case far too often, when the Knicks needed to stop their opponent from scoring in order to complete the comeback, they were simply unable to do so.
One point was as close as the Knicks came to the Trail Blazers in the fourth quarter, and the final 8:15 of the game involved the Trail Blazers outscoring the Knicks by three points as they were continually able to score just enough points at just the right times in order to keep the Knicks at bay.
In staving off defeat, the Trail Blazers received help from the Knicks on multiple occasions as the Knicks refused to play defense without sending the Trail Blazers to the free throw line. For the game, the Trail Blazers attempted 33 free throws, making 26, repeating the benefits of the almost free points they were awarded by the Knicks and more than making up for their deficiencies in the field goal making department.
The Knicks really only have themselves to blame for the defeat suffered on Wednesday. Yes, the Trail Blazers are the superior team, but they were having an off night and the game was right there for the taking for the Knicks. Unfortunately, they have not mastered, and probably never well this season, the art of getting clutch defensive stops and allowed the game to slip from their fingers. The result was their third straight defeat and the continuation of a disappointing season.


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Polls are open for Oklahoma voters to cast
ballots in this year's primary election.
The contest for Oklahoma's only open seat in the U.S. House of
Representatives is drawing the most attention. Republicans hope to
take over the seat held by Democratic Congressman Dan Boren, who is
Six Republicans and three Democrats are running for their
parties' nominations in the 2nd Congressional District.
Elsewhere in the state, incumbents John Sullivan, Frank Lucas
and Tom Cole all face primary challengers from fellow Republicans.
There is no primary in the 5th District that includes Oklahoma
The only statewide election on the ballot is a Republican
primary for a six-year term on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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This Black History Month you can make lots of wonderful arts and crafts with your children and students. As we commemorate the achievements, benchmarks, contributions, and important events that African Americans have developed, created, and participated in; you can have your children partake in the celebration in many ways. With art, your children can put their own stamp on the celebration. The design a T-shirt craft is a ideal way for kids to express the importance of Black History Month. You can have your children draw Black inventors, authors, politicians, or any important aspects of African American culture.
- Crayons, Markers, Colored Pencils, and/or Paint
- Design a T-Shirt handout
- Have your children draw and color important people, words, and events that they have learned about during Black History month.
- Have your children share their art work with their class and family.


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Worship in Carlinville
Carlinville First Church of the NazareneAddress: 610 North Charles, Carlinville, IL
Pastor: Dr. Leon L. Adams
Phone: (217) 854-8849 or (217) 854-3547
Carlinville Southern Baptist ChurchAddress: 19453 Hurricane Drive, Carlinville, IL
Pastor: Tim Rhodus
Phone: (217) 854-2837
Website: www.carlinvillesouthern.org
Carlinville United Methodist ChurchAddress: 201 S. Broad St., P.O. Box 466, Carlinville, IL 62626-0466
Pastor: Bob Taylor Phone: (217) 854-4446
Secretary: Ms. Amy Markle
Website: www.gbgm-umc.org/carlinville
Charity Baptist ChurchAddress: 21964 Charity Church Road, Carlinville, IL
Pastor: Barb Greaves
Phone: (217) 854-8763
Emmanuel Baptist ChurchAddress: 117 W. Second South St., Carlinville, IL
Senior Pastor: Chad Ozee
Phone: (217) 854-4473
Worship Pastor: Dale Jones
Children's Ministry Coordinator: Karen Gibbel
Secretary: Ruth Mayo
Website: www.ebccarlinville.org
The Federated Church (American Baptist & Presbyterian USA)Address: 122 E. Second South St., PO Box 525, Carlinville, IL
Pastor: Rev. Jeff Johnson
Phone: (217) 854-3031
Secretary: Sue Rush
Website: www.federatedchurch.com
First Assembly of GodLocation: 18772 Route 4 (South), Carlinville, IL
Mailing: P O Box 16, Carlinville, IL
Phone: (217) 854-8924
Secretary: Lisa Miller
Website: www.carlinville1ag.org
Memorial Christian ChurchAddress: E. First North Street at Charles Street, Carlinville, IL
Pastor: Martin E. Miller
Phone: (217) 854-2630 (home)
Secretary: Barb Greaves
Phone: (217) 854-2639 (church)
St. Mary & Joseph Catholic ChurchAddress: 2010 East First South Street, PO Box 647, Carlinville, IL
Priest: Rev. B. Thomas Donovan
Religious Education: Rebecca Marchiori
Secretary: Diane Ahrens, firstname.lastname@example.com
DRE: Rebecca Marchiori, firstname.lastname@example.com
Youth Minister & RCIA Coordinator: Robin Black, firstname.lastname@example.com
Parish Nursing Staff: Tracey Kreipe and Sue Vieceli, firstname.lastname@example.com
Church Phone: (217) 854-7151
Fax: (217) 854-9228
St. Paul's Episcopal ChurchAddress: 415 S. Broad St., Carlinville, IL
Pastor: Rev. John C. Bettmann
Phone: (217) 854-6431 (office)
St. Paul United Church of ChristAddress: 202 E. Main, P.O. Box 476, Carlinville, IL (one block north of Courthouse).
Pastor: Rev. Kevin Strope
Phone: (217) 854-4046
Fax: (217) 854-3056
Secretary: Linda Leefers
Phone: (217) 854-4046
Zion Lutheran Church (Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod)Address: 501 S. Broad St., Carlinville, IL
Pastor: Rev. Peter Kirby
Secretary: Denise Hoff
Phone: (217) 854-8514
Carlinville Churches Good Samaritan Ministries, Inc.Address: P. O. Box 23, Carlinville, IL 62626-0023
Contact Person: Alan L. Newhall, treasurer
Phone: (217) 854-4446
Carlinville Calvary United Pentecostal ChurchContact Person: Pastor - Larry L. Mouser
Address: 704 East First South Street
Phone: (217) 854-8724


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I think it must be an 80's or early 90's film. I saw it on TV once or twice but never caught the name.
All I remember is: It's set in a futuristic post apocalyptic setting. There's a girl about 20ish who at the start of the film is a prostitute and is having sex with several guys, and tells one of them he needs a condom, so one of the other guys pulls off his condom with a snap and says something like "You can use my skin brother".
Before or after this there's a scene in what is probably a dark bar, and a soldier/mercenary is looking for this girl, because she is actually a robot but doesn't know it. Also the girl has some information that the solider needs to get from her. I'm pretty sure he shoots someone in the bar with a bow and arrow.
I feel like maybe there is a disabled kid who the girl is prostituting to get money for, but I'm not sure about that.
Seriously any help appreciated. I can't find anything on google.


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INCI Name Process
Notice: The Personal Care Products Council is charging an application fee for the processing of INCI applications. These charges will be applied to the processing of all applications for this program. You will be asked to enter payment information during the application process.
International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient (INCI) names may be assigned only by the International Nomenclature Committee (INC). Requests for the assignment of an INCI name must be submitted to the Council on an INCI Name Application form. Application forms are filed electronically at inci.personalcarecouncil.org. After a preliminary review by the Council, the INCI Name Application form is reviewed by the INC, and an INCI name is assigned.
Information sources are searched for details on the ingredient, and all available information is compiled into a monograph, pending publication in an update to the Council's On-Line INFOBASE, wINCI and the next print edition of the Dictionary. INCI names are assigned to ingredients based on their chemical structure and composition. Because name assignments are based on written information provided by the supplier or manufacturer of the ingredient, it is the supplier's responsibility to ensure that the information submitted is complete and accurate.
To ensure the accuracy of name assignments and cross references in the Dictionary, the Council annually sends each supplier or manufacturer a report of their materials to be listed in future editions. It is the responsibility of each firm to inform the Council of any changes in their trade names, the composition of the raw material, and contact information.
Companies wishing to change an INCI name must send a written request to the International Nomenclature Committee. Such requests must include information supporting the request, including the rationale for the change, alternate nomenclature, and information on the structure or composition of the material, including analytical data, if applicable, to justify the change.
The INC also reserves the right to amend or delete names from the Dictionary when such actions are deemed necessary for technical accuracy or other reasons. Visit the On-line application to begin the process of registering your INCI, Trade, and Technical Names.