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The new Volvo FH series
Volvo FH16 Classic
The new Volvo FMX
Volvo FMX Classic
The new Volvo FM
Volvo FM Classic
Where to begin with the FH16? Let's put it this way: The FH16 750 is the culmination of everything we know about trucks – and then some. Most people get all hyped up on the 750 digits. And while significant, we would like to point to its real implication: 3550 Nm in torque. Now that's a number to go bananas over. 90 per cent of the torque is available within seconds and it's immense enough to offer an experience of never-ending increase. The driveline of the Volvo FH16 750 is the ultimate solution for heavy haulage, construction and long haul. It's also a truck designed to offer the ultimate driving experience.
With the D16 engine with up to 750 hp, you get the power you've dreamt about and massive torque when it matters most. Despite this enormous output, you can always count on outstanding fuel efficiency. The D16 engine is available as an EEV certified version.
Nothing has been spared regarding quality and standard when it comes to the FH16. Everything is just a little bit better on this truck – inside and out. It is made for extreme conditions and it is at its happiest when it's hauling high maximum loads in hilly terrain. And so should you be.
A Volvo truck should be as safe to drive as possible and Volvo FH 16 is no exception. Inertia-reel seat belts with sensors monitor sudden movements and an SRS airbag can be specified on the driver side. Also, there are plenty of driver support systems to choose from, all designed to minimise the risk of road accidents.
Interested in buying a Volvo FH16? Identifying your ultimate transport solution is best done by meeting up with someone dedicated to the whole process of buying and owning a Volvo Truck. Together you will finalise the specs, find the best financial deal as well as the most appropriate service agreements for once your truck is on the road.


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Definition of tug of war in English:
tug of war
1A contest in which two teams pull at opposite ends of a rope until one drags the other over a central line.
Example sentences
- Choose from billiards, horseshoes, tag games, hockey, Frisbee, tug of war, jump ropes, running, or bowling, just to name a few.
- The blue team dominated the day-long event winning in six disciplines, soccer, pool, table tennis, tug of war and volleyball while their rivals won chess, draughts and rugby.
- There are several teams lined up for the tug of war but more are welcome to come and test their strength against the champions.
1.1A situation in which two evenly matched people or factions are striving to keep or obtain the same thing: a tug of war between builders and environmentalists
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- There's long been a tug of war over the control of computing assets in big companies.
- We can expect a protracted tug of war, which may drag on until the review deadline draws near.
- The major powers are engaged in a tug of war over interests in the region.
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The fall pilots just keep on coming.
Following in the footsteps of other�new�shows like�Red Band Society�and�Selfie, ABC has made the pilot for its�freshman�drama�Forever�available online to Hulu Plus subscribers.
Add�Forever�and other new fall shows to your Watchlist
Forever�stars�Ioan Gruffudd�(pronounced Yo-an Griffith) as immortal New York City medical examiner Dr. Henry Morgan, who frequently dies and is resurrected, naked — because why not? The series chronicles Henry's partnership with Det. Jo Martinez (Law & Order's�Alana De La Garza), as he investigates deaths in order to unlock the mysteries of his immortality.
Check out the premiere episode below, and tell us what you think of it in the comments!
Forever�premieres�Tuesday, Sept. 23�at 10/9c on ABC.
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Mental Health and the Biopharmaceutical Pipeline
Mental Illness: Promise in the Biopharmaceutical Pipeline
08.20.13 | By Salvatore Alesci
The New York Times today put a spotlight on mental health, mistakenly pointing out that we are facing a crisis in innovation for medicines that can help patients suffering from debilitating psychiatric diseases. On the contrary, biopharmaceutical researchers around the world are working in this challenging area to unravel these diseases using an array of new approaches.
I should point to two recent reports that analyzed the biopharmaceutical pipeline and showed that there are nearly 200 medicines in development in the U.S. and 240 medicines in the pipeline worldwide for psychiatric conditions such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress syndrome and schizophrenia. Out of the 240 in development globally, seventy-five percent are potential first-in-class medicines for patients.
A great example of the promise that is in the pipeline is a potential first-in-class treatment for schizophrenia. According to a report by the Analysis Group, a potential agent (a glycine reuptake inhibitor) could help normalize transmission of glutamate, a chemical that is essential in allowing brain cells to communicate with each other. This potential new medicine could be one of the first to address effectively some of these particularly challenging symptoms associated with schizophrenia.
Another potential first-in-class medicine for the treatment of major depression is based on the theory that chronic exposure to stress hormones may prevent the growth of new neurons in the brain and can lead to depression, among other conditions. The medicine, which can cross the blood-brain barrier, recruits the patients' own neural stem cells to repair or protect against damage to the central nervous system.
Despite the promising pipeline we do need more research to accelerate progress, particularly collaborative approaches between the biopharmaceutical industry, government, academia, and others to find new targets and better understand psychiatric diseases on the molecular level. We need regulatory certainty for drugs in the pipeline and innovative approaches such as surrogate endpoints to more quickly and accurately assess potential new medicines.
With one in four American adults suffering from a diagnosable mental illness, we in the health care community also need to do more to improve access and coverage to mental health treatment and identify those in need obtain appropriate treatment. The good news is that medicines currently available to patients suffering from mental illness conditions have undoubtedly made a tremendous difference in improving health and increasing workplace productivity.
Diseases of the brain are extraordinarily complex but we have come a long way. Incremental gains over time have resulted in an increase in outpatient treatment options allowing patients to remain with their families and retain their jobs.
Importantly, researchers continue to explore mental illnesses and their causes, including how the brain may be changed when a person has a mental disorder. For this reason, we expect that more potential treatment targets will be identified and explored leading to additional incremental advances for patients.
But as the author of the article rightly pointed out, there can be no innovation without financial - or scientific – risks and uncertainty. And in the area of mental health, this couldn't be more true. The reality is that most drugs in development are never approved.
It costs, on average, $2.6 billion and takes 10 to 15 years to develop just one medicine. For every 5,000 to 10,000 compounds that enter the pipeline, only one receives FDA approval. As you can imagine, developing medicines for mental illnesses brings a unique set of challenges from the complexity of the diseases to patient retention in clinical trials.
Despite the incredible hurdles in drug development, biopharmaceutical research companies, oftentimes working with other partners in the medical innovation ecosystem, keep moving forward in their mission to help patients win their battle against mental illness.


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Justin Bieber may have naked pictures on the Internet.
Four million girls started screaming before I even finished typing that last line.
A day after Justin Bieber tweeted that a camera and laptop containing "personal footage" was stolen from his tour manager's office during a tour stop in Tacoma, Wash., a nude picture is now being floated around on Twitter purporting to be of the teen idol, according to E! News.
C'mon. I was under the impression Justin Bieber doesn't even get naked in the shower.
Bieber's camp hasn't commented so far.
The shot in question, which has since been taken down, shows a naked young man's torso and lower extremities, with the guy sporting a bird tattoo on his hip -- the same spot that Bieber has such a tattoo on his body.
However, as Zap2it.com reports, Beliebers are noticing the naked guy's bellybutton isn't the same as Bieber's, and his nipples don't match up.
They know his bellybutton?
Plus, some fans say the photo was online before Bieber's stuff got swiped.
The photo scandal and theft aren't the only headaches the 18-year-old singer is encountering this week.
Early Wednesday morning, Bieber's L.A. home was the target of a prank when a SWAT team arrived after police received an emergency message that someone was waving a gun nearby. Police determined the report was a hoax after a call to Bieber's security team at the residence.
But the Biebs did get some food news (we think), he's distantly related to fellow Canadian stars Ryan Gosling, Avril Lavigne and Celine Dion, genealogists at Ancestry.com told the Associated Press Thursday.
All four celebs have connections to the earliest settlers of Quebec 400 years ago, the researchers said.
Contact Tony Hicks at firstname.lastname@example.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks.


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I installed the PS § Media Server "as it is" on my Computer. (XP SP 3)
My Playstation was found an the external NTFS Storage Drive too.
On my Playstation I see all Folder with the Subfolders (Movie Names) in the Movie Folders i found a new Folder calles "Transcoded" thats all.
(normaly in this folder are the avi, vob or mkv file (but i dont see them.
In the transcoded Folder i find a folder withe the name of the Movie an the ending (like avi or something else)
when i try to open this .... no files inside. Folder deep is 3 Folders S://1.Video/Spielfilme/Filmtitel/ FILE
Can someone describe how i get acess to the files ?
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Get an overview of this hotelTodd Oldham-designed hotel with rooftop pool
Near Ocean Drive
Around the corner from Ocean Drive and a block from the beach, this boutique hotel in South Beach is across the street from designer shops, and within five minutes' walking distance of restaurants.
Complimentary beachside chaise longues
This 1939 Miami Beach hotel, redesigned in 1999 by Todd Oldham, offers its guests two complimentary beachside chaise longues daily. A rooftop swimming pool provides a spectacular view of the beach and Atlantic Ocean.
73 colorful rooms
Almost everything in The Hotel of South Beach guestrooms is custom-made. Rooms feature window seats, Frette bedding, and mosaic drawer pulls. Fun bathrooms include tie-dyed robes and hand-painted tiles.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
The Hotel of South Beach801 Collins Ave Miami Beach FL 33139
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The Hotel (formerly the Tiffany) has a 1939 edifice, original terrazzo floors and a rooftop terrace, and has been entirely re-envisioned by designer Todd Oldham. The result is colorful, highly stylized, yet comfortable. The jewel-toned lobby has original Deco-era circular windows, and a wooden barrier with palm trees separates the Inner Garden dining room from the reception area. Guests--sometimes famous--come for the details, which include an egg-shaped banquette in green velvet and a mosaic-glass mirror in shades of gold. The Wish bar has a playful Moorish design. The hotel offers 65 square meters of meeting space.
Aside from an excellent location one block from the ocean in a South Beach shopping strip, the Hotel distinguishes itself with a rooftop pool featuring an unobstructed ocean view. Several cabanas line the intimate pool area with massage services available.
The Hotel of South Beach provides two beachside chaise longues for two guests per room. Massage services are available in guestrooms and on the pool deck. Guests receive a discount on treatments at the nearby Le Spa Lancome.
Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel. A 24-hour business center and meeting room are on site, and additional meeting space is available in the Kenneth Cole building across the street, owned by the hotel. ATM/banking facilities are also available.
An on-site gift shop sells signature items by Todd Oldham. An elevator leads to a rooftop pool and fitness center.
- 24-hour business center
- 24-hour front desk
- ATM/banking
- Beach sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Conference space size (feet) - 725
- Conference space size (meters) - 67
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- Garden
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Number of floors - 4
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Outdoor pool
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Rooftop terrace
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Smoke-free property
- Spa services on site
- Total number of rooms - 73
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Wedding services
- Year Built 1939
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cable TV service
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Daily housekeeping
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- In-room safe
- iPod docking station
- Iron/ironing board
- Minibar
- Phone
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channels
- Room service (24 hours)
- Turndown service
Where to Eat
The Restaurant - American fare from the chefs featuring an exotic and cozy décor. The tropical atmosphere of the patio is perfect for al fresco dining. Breakfast, lunch and dinner served daily.
The Spire Bar & Lounge - A rooftop pool bar serving cocktails with views of Miami, South Beach, and the Atlantic Ocean.
A breakfast is served daily in the lobby between the hours of 7 AM and 1 PM (surcharge).
Room service is available 24 hours-a-day.
Nearby Things to Do
This Collins Avenue hotel offers one of the only rooftop pools in South Beach with an unobstructed ocean view. Guests are provided complimentary beach towels and there are sun loungers available. The striped sundeck is petite in size and its emerald-shaped pool is 12 ft x 35 ft. Cabanas offer massage services. One end of the pool includes jets, making it a quasi-spa tub.
Adjacent to the pool deck is a small fitness center, also with an ocean view. Another small deck is used for yoga classes on Saturday mornings (subject to change without notice).
A block from The Hotel of South Beach is Lummus Park and the beach, where two beach chairs are provided for two guests per room. The hotel can help arrange water-sports equipment rentals.
Flamingo Park offers tennis courts and a public pool. Windsurfers head to Hobie Beach, golfers go north to Bayshore Golf Course, and helicopter and airplane flightseeing is available from Watson Island.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 8 and USD 15 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: USD 19 per night
- Valet parking fee: USD 39 per night
Hotel Name
- Hotel South
- Hotel South Beach
- Hotel South Beach Miami Beach
- South Beach Miami Beach
We should mention
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Awards & Affiliations
- The property is a member of Historic Hotels of America.


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PHOENIX -- Right-handed reliever Ryan Cook may or may not be ready to start the season in the A's bullpen.
Manager Bob Melvin said Monday morning Cook, who has yet to throw a bullpen session off a mound this spring because of shoulder problems, could be cutting it close to be ready for the start of the season against Cleveland on March 31.
"It's going to be close as to (being ready) opening day," Melvin said.
Cook has been saying the shoulder stiffness is diminishing and has insisted he would be ready for the start of the season.
But three weeks into the seven-week spring it Is seemingly increasingly problematic.


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Looking into our past is how we humans gain insight into our present and our future. It is how we learn our lessons and prepare for the things that are yet to appear over the horizon. The same wisdom holds true not just to understanding why or how things happen, but also to understanding ourselves – who we are, how we came to be, the things that define us, limit us or by the same token, free us, can be grasped by tracing our lineage and ancestry through the intricate web woven by our family and the varied connections and interconnections our relations have made throughout the years.
Human nature dictates the necessity of relationships. No man, after all, is an island. It is this natural need that has allowed groups of people to build and strengthen bonds and ties – ones that are lasting and captured by genealogy.
In the past, it wasn't easy to find your relatives. Records weren't updated and documents were easily destroyed. Most genealogists found then that the best way to find information on your family tree was through microfilm. The most comprehensive bank of genealogical data, however, belonged to the Mormons. The members of the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints believed in keeping detailed records of their family trees as part of their religion, and as such, many people back in the day sought their help in building their family trees.
Other sources for genealogy researchers include newspapers, funeral cards, and personal interviews. Newspapers, are understandably, easy to gain access to and are reliable sources of information. However, back then, search isn't automated and there were no computers to assist you in going through thousands of volumes of newspaper editions that could possibly hold the information you need. Funeral cards, although more exact to the data you need, are only good sources if your relatives were able to keep them, and if they did, if you're able to find them.
Personal interviews are good data mines. Interviewing living relatives often yield information that is of a personal level and holds more detail than newspaper articles or funeral cards contain, as it is more often than not a first-hand account whose reliability depends on the memory and honesty of the interviewee.
All these methods, though effective when combined, can be exhausting, time-consuming and expensive. They require significant investment in time, money and effort and can be a daunting task to a beginning genealogist, something that can easily discourage or beat neophytes off the track.
In today's world, however, technology has made the search for our family's lineage an easier task. Online genealogy systems are up and running, collecting records and files from primary documents to newspapers including obituaries and funeral cards, which are constantly kept updated, allowing researchers easier access to the data that they need in order to build their family trees.
Free genealogy search engines assist in helping people locate correct data by inputting names and known locations of relatives. These search engines also have forums where people who have signed up can post messages with their queries or comments, allowing other genealogists to help them where the automation cannot. Often, other genealogists who are working on the same name may come up and help, thus, easing the burden of the search by pooling common resources.
In this day and age, the way information is freely and easily exchanged has helped along the cause of genealogists. Through the constantly advancing technology of the internet as well as database collection and management, people have improved chances of finding their family and consequently in knowing more about themselves.
Indeed, the road to self-discovery may very well begin with that PC sitting on your desk, or that laptop you're taking everywhere with you. You don't need to start with a lot. Just a core of information and an internet connection, and you're off on a journey to the past.
By Bill Turnbull
Bill Turnbull has been studying genealogy for 15 years and in that time has discovered the secrets to building family trees effortlessly online. For more great information on Genealogy visit Build Family Tree Online
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SILVERTHORNE - President Barack Obama may be the Democrats' headliner in the Nov. 6 party at the ballot box, but they don't want voters forgetting about his opening acts.
The chair of the Democratic Party in Colorado and a number of state and local Dems gathered at the Obama field office in Silverthorne Sunday to urge their left-leaning compatriots not only to vote, but to start at the bottom of the ballot and work their way up.
"Obviously the president is our top priority," Colorado Democratic Party chairman Rick Palacio said. "But we need to make sure that we're doing everything we can to make sure we have the candidates we need to support the president, our members of Congress, our Legislature (and) our county commissions."
The Democrats are fighting to hold on to a slim majority in the state Senate this year and looking to win back the state House of Representatives, which they lost to the GOP in 2010 by one seat.
House District 61 hopeful Millie Hamner, who attended the rally along with Democratic Senate District 8 candidate Emily Tracy, said being in the minority in her first term kept her sharp, but that she'd like to try a stint in the majority.
"There were some critical decisions that were not able to be made," Hamner said. "It did cause me to work harder and smarter and better, so it's been a good learning experience. But I'd rather not continue in the minority."
The rally Sunday afternoon was the last of nine stops for the state's top Dems in a final-days election tour across rural Colorado.
It's the third time in two weeks high-level Democrats have been in Summit County.
Obama's RV brought U.S. Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet to Frisco for a voter-registration push in early October. Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper was in town a week later for a public talk on forest health and wildfire mitigation and a fundraising event for Hamner.
But the local GOP says they're still hard at work in their camp too.
"We've been busy as well," Summit Republicans chair Mark Hurlbert said. "We've been manning the phones and walking the neighborhoods. I think things are going well."
Republicans continue to hold a strong footing in Colorado, as both candidates keep up the fight for a key swing state.
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney made a late surge in Colorado, passing the president by one percentage point in a new Denver Post poll following the Oct. 3 debate at the University of Denver.
The poll has a margin of error of 4 percent, putting the candidates in a dead heat for Colorado.
The Denver Post contributed to the reporting of this story.


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Trey Anastasio Band,
Thursday, 03/08/2007
Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Set 1: Shine, Money, Love and Change, A Case of Ice and Snow, Simple Twist Up Dave, Ether Sunday, Dark and Down, Dragonfly, Gotta Jibboo
Set 2: Tuesday, Spin, Mr. Completely[1] > Bar 17 > Small Axe, Cincinnati
Encore: Push On 'Til the Day
[1] Extended percussion jam.
Notes: This gig was part of the late-night series of the Langerado Music Festival. "Mr. Completely" featured an extended percussion jam.
Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Dave Grippo, Russell Remington, Peter Apfelbaum, Jennifer Hartswick, Ray Paczkowski, Christina Durfee, Jeff Sipe, Jeff Cressman, Tony Hall


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Path of Exile's forums have been live for over three years. The community has swelled considerably from the early days of a few hundred posters to the current set of 50k or so active posters (representing about 3% of our active players). With the forum population bolstered by our release in October, we've noticed that a few very hostile community members are drastically poisoning the experience for our community, new users and even the developers. We are making some adjustments to the posting policy to make sure that the forum remains a friendly place for discussion of Path of Exile going forward.
Right at the start of the forum, we decided not to censor people's views. We never deleted posts/threads (unless they were vastly inappropriate) and we let people say whatever they wanted. We were completely happy for people who had problems with Path of Exile to post critical threads and discuss the various merits and flaws of the game. These threads spawned great solutions to many problems and helped us understand our product better.
In the last couple of months, a few dozen users have started posting extremely negative hateful comments in threads, completely derailing them and either encouraging other users to personally attack them or jump on the vitriol bandwagon. We found situations where the current forum rules were causing the people defending our game to get probated, rather than the user who was just trying to stir trouble.
Our adjusted policy is: The Path of Exile forums are for civil, constructive discussion of the game. Hateful posts will be removed and the users who posted them may be probated. Please note that this is a substantial enforcement change from our current policy. If you post a thread called "Path of Exile is shit and GGG are evil" then you will get probated. If you post in a thread about a new skill saying "in before you nerf this too", don't expect the post to stick around.
There are appropriate ways to discuss concerns like this. If you feel that the game is terrible and that our company is evil, please discuss it in a constructive way. If you have a problem with us rebalancing the game, please lay out your concerns with how it affects your gameplay. Passive-aggressively accusing us of being bad developers is not useful to anyone.
On that topic, developers have feelings too. I care about the health of my team, and that includes their mental health. Some threads recently have honestly been incredibly hurtful and horrible to read. I have a thick skin, but I will not tolerate the forum causing my developers to feel upset about the reaction to the hard work they're putting in. They love constructive feedback on their work and really like hearing the good and bad points that you've seen in it.
I understand that 99% of users on the forum are absolutely wonderful people and are already going above and beyond their obligations to give us constructive feedback with a smile. Thank you so much for that.
To the other 1%: We really value what you feel about the game, especially if you had a bad experience. Please post it in a constructive way though, so that we can actually have a conversation about it in a way that doesn't involve name calling.
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HAGERSTOWN — The Hagerstown branch of Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics will unveil its new campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday, May 20. The event is open to the public.
The new location at 14516 Pennsylvania Ave. features an 18,000-square-foot hangar with space split between classrooms and shops to provide students with hands-on experience with aircraft.
Construction on the new campus began in January 2013. Work was completed with the support of Rider Jet Center.
Students currently enrolled at the Hagerstown campus will begin classes at the new location after Memorial Day.
Public tours of the facility are available upon request.
The school serves to address a nationwide shortage of FAA-certified aircraft technicians, while providing a homegrown, skilled workforce to attract aviation employers to the region.
About the institute
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics was opened by Glenn Curtiss and Orville Wright in 1927 as Curtiss-Wright Flying Service and became PIA in 1929.
It offers hands-on training for traditional and non- traditional students in aviation maintenance and aviation electronics. The instructional staff combines their real world experience with class room instruction for an outstanding education.
PIA offers an associate's degree in specialized technology at its West Mifflin location in Pennsylvania and diploma/certificate programs in Youngstown, Ohio, Hagerstown and Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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There's No Such Thing as a Painless Fiscal-Cliff Deal
Despite the post-election sell-off in stocks, the market doesn't seem particularly worried about the fiscal cliff, a theme we expounded upon in today's paper. The market's seen this show enough times with enough players to expect that Washington's pols will finally do something, anything, that will settle the fiscal-cliff drama, even if it's another stop-gap measure.
But just because some solution may be forthcoming doesn't mean it won't be a painful solution. The bottom line is that whatever deal the fiscal-cliff negotiations yields, the welcome sight of D.C. politicians working together is going to be overshadowed by the reality that we're in for some belt tightening, and that's very likely going weigh down the economy.
Stocks are down today, with the Dow off about 60 points, or 0.5%, at 12947 in the final trading hour, but that probably has more to do with with the reaction to last week's manic rally than any concerns about the debt negotiations in DC.
"We believe the market has yet to fully appreciate the possibility that a divided Washington may make painful fiscal tightening more palatable politically by making both parties share the blame," Merrill/BofA's FX strategist David Woo wrote in a note today.
He pointed to the 1990 budget deal, the one that cost President Bush (remember "read my lips, no new taxes"?) his reelection two years later. A divided federal government tightened the federal belt, even amid a weakened economy.
"We disagree with the prevailing received wisdom that if the fiscal cliff negotiations turn out to be smoother than expected, the compromise would entail more modest fiscal tightening (less brinksmanship=less fiscal tightening)."
There are signs also that the negotiations might not be quite as smooth as the market expects.
Woo expects that the negotiations will yield a deal that produces about $300 billion worth of fiscal tightening. That would help the U.S. achieve sustainable deficits of 3% of GDP, but would also "represent significant headwinds for the economy in the short-term."
Given all that, Woo expects first-quarter GDP of just 1%, and puts the odds of a recession at about 33%.
For more MarketBeat and other streaming markets coverage from The Wall Street Journal, point your mobile browser to wsj.com/marketspulse.


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Definition of third rail in English:
third rail
1An additional rail supplying electric current, used in some electric railway systems.
Example sentences
- Most of these have existed for some time, and current is supplied through a third rail bringing direct current at about 800 Volts.
- New Zealand railways are largely powered by overhead electric cables or by diesel, rather than the third rail electrification systems which are widely used in US and European urban rail networks.
- They scaled barbed wire fences, leaping over instant death on electrified third rails, and running from police.
2US informal A subject considered by politicians to be too controversial to discuss: until very recently, the conventional wisdom said that Social Security was the third rail of politics
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- He is willing to take steps and call for policies that most Japanese politicians look on as the third rail in politics.
- Talking about cutting Social Security benefits is always the so-called third rail of politics, a lethal topic.
- In fact I'm astonished by his courage on the issue, as Social Security has always been called the third rail of politics.
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Webinar: Science Magazine Highlight - Moving Towards Near Zero Platinum Fuel Cells
April 22, 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Program is offering a webinar on Monday, April 25, 2011, from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Eastern titled "Science Magazine Highlight: Moving Towards Near Zero Platinum Fuel Cells." Register now to attend this free webinar.
The most recent issue of Science Magazine features an article by Dr. Piotr Zelenay of Los Alamos National Laboratory highlighting his development of platinum free fuel cell catalysts. During this webinar, Dr. Zelenay will describe his innovative approach and work with a family of non–precious metal catalysts that approach the performance of platinum-based systems at a cost sustainable for high-power fuel cell applications. The approach uses polyaniline as a precursor to a carbon-nitrogen template for high-temperature synthesis of catalysts incorporating iron and cobalt.
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A case study in work environment redesign
Through the SAP Community Network, an online platform that attracts over 2 million monthly visitors, SAP draws on a robust network of customers, partners, and thought leaders to help solve problems.
Can the way the workplace is constructed—physically, virtually, and managerially—affect employee performance? The Deloitte LLP Center for the Edge report Work environment redesign, based on a study of more than 75 organizations, argues that the work environment can have a critical impact on employee productivity, passion, and innovation. The study outlines nine design principles that can help employers gain more value from their people.
This case study explores ways that SAP is applying these design principles to enhance its own corporate environment.
Figure 1. Work environment design principles used at SAP
Company background and results
In 2003, SAP, a multinational software company, was experiencing record market share and margin growth. Board members identified yet another opportunity for continued success. The company launched the SAP Developer Network, which was later rebranded in 2007 as the SAP Community Network (SCN). This online platform attracts over 2 million technical and non-technical unique monthly visitors, the vast majority of whom are not SAP employees, to solve problems through approximately 3,000 discussion forum posts and 25 blog posts each day. This knowledge-creation system relies on hundreds of recognized specialists, including "SAP mentors," some of the most influential participants in the community. This crowdsourced expertise is almost entirely virtual, and SAP uses information derived from the community throughout the entire product lifecycle: product development, sales, and customer support.1 Today, SAP employs approximately 55,000 people in over 120 countries, generating over $19 billion in revenue. Over the last 40 years, SAP has amassed almost 200,000 customers, sustaining double-digit revenue growth and operating margins of 30–40 percent. Forbes continued to rank SAP among the world's most powerful brands in 2012.2 A major part of the value originates from its customers and partners, many of whom collaborate through SCN.
Smart capture and share
The rapid peer-to-peer collaboration enabled by SCN reduces the burden on SAP customer support to address questions or issues. For example, front-line implementation managers experiencing unexpected results can pose questions on a forum and quickly receive advice. A few months later, another manager at a different company may have the same issue and can search through "spaces" categorized by topic and tagged and rated by users. After finding the right search result, advice and conversations provide additional guidance to the manager. These solutions are accessible in the context of the problem as originally framed, as well as through any related discussions that may have led to the ultimate solution. Instead of days of internal debate or experimentation, the typical time to receive a response is 17 minutes. Over 85 percent of the discussion threads are closed out.3
Figure 2. The SAP Community Network (SCN)
One example of smart share capability was the 2011 in-product integration of SCN content. In preparation for the release of SAP Business Intelligence 4.0, SAP product management looked through hundreds of videos created by the elearning team that demonstrated key features. Each video was already published on SCN, and integrating these links into the product itself helped prospective and existing customers better understand the product. Ultimately, SAP's revenue and process efficiency were positively impacted, as detailed by various team members at SAP:4
- "I wanted to follow up with you on the tutorials you presented to my team recently. These will be an invaluable tool for my inside sales team as we articulate our value proposition to our customers. This helps us make our prospective customers more comfortable that our solution will have high user adoption, and is a key differentiator for us in competitive deals. Thanks again for sharing." (Inside Sales)
- "I just wanted you to know that these tutorials are amazing. They are helping us with both pre-sales knowledge ramp-up and with sales cycles. They save us time, make us look more polished as an organization, and shelter product developers from the barrage of [request for info] emails that usually follow one of our new releases." (Solution Engineering)5
Challenge-specific teaming
SAP also hosts InnoJam, a 30-hour coding competition where global SCN members meet face to face to design and prototype new solutions using SAP technologies. InnoJams mobilize a large number of third-party participants from the larger ecosystem. SAP has hosted these events around the world on a quarterly basis since 2011. At the November 2012 InnoJam in Madrid, which had the theme "Better Cities—Better Lives," nine teams formed around specific challenges such as managing neighborhoods, simplifying travel arrangements, and optimizing city parking. The InnoJams' products help increase the depth and breadth of involvement with SAP technologies among an influential group of professionals.6
Relevant connections
As external developers, internal SAP product managers, implementation experts, and others join online discussions in the SCN, their contributions are ranked by peers. Over time, users build reputations as their peers award points based on their contributions. SCN can then be sorted by "top participants" for different subjects (such as SAP solutions). For SAP, the volume and quality of interaction from these relevant connections improve access to experts. Some recruiters even ask potential hires for the number of points their contributions have received, providing new opportunities to connect with the right candidates. Eventually, the best-ranked expert participants become "SAP mentors." SAP is able to glean valuable information and brand advocates through this group.7
Real-time feedback
Product development teams interact directly with each other on SCN to obtain insights on user trends and product-specific issues. They are supported by volunteer customers and partners whose collective feedback can be brought into the product innovation cycle. "Idea Place" is an online forum on SCN that formalizes these product suggestions. Community members can vote on thousands of ideas, and the top ideas in each product area are evaluated by the respective product manager for inclusion in future product releases. By the end of 2012, over 11,000 ideas had been submitted and 350 ideas implemented.8
Lessons learned
- Robust networks of customers, partners, and thought leaders can offer immediate feedback on new product ideas, thereby accelerating and enriching the development process.
- Rallying groups around interests, events, and new topics keeps the dialogue open, authentic, and valuable.
- Delivering information from trusted, knowledgeable members enables accelerated learning.
EndnotesView all endnotes
- Chip Rodgers (VP and COO, SAP Community Network), phone interview, January 2013.
- "World's most powerful brands," Forbes, http://www.forbes.com/companies/sap/, accessed January 2013.
- John Hagel and John Seely Brown, "How SAP seeds innovation," Bloomberg Businessweek, July 23, 2008, http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2008-07-23/how-sap-seeds-innovationbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice, accessed January 2013.
- Christopher Kim (director of strategic programs—Digital, Social, and Communities, SAP), email interview, January 2013.
- Kim interview.
- SAP Community Network, "SAP Innojam," http://scn.sap.com/community/events/innojam/blog, accessed January 2013.
- Rodgers interview; David Kiron, "SAP: Using social media for building, selling and supporting," MIT Sloan Management Review, August 7, 2012, http://sloanreview.mit.edu/feature/sap-using-social-media-for-building-selling-and-supporting/, accessed December 2012.
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Planning a modern, intentional wedding ceremony generally involves navigating where and when to go traditional versus personal—whether that's figuring out how to add individuality to a formal ballroom wedding, or how to make sure your backyard BBQ feels as momentous as the commitment you're making to each other—and choosing ceremony music is one way to solve this (timeless) problem. Music can communicate so much—your feelings for your partner, your memories with family and friends—and your choice of music can say, "This is what this day is about for us." That means you'll tend to want to select music that has special meaning to you as a couple, or to your family and friends.…Keep Reading
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Member librarians who need assistance from Automation Services call CKLS and request the service or information they need. The Automation Specialists will attempt to solve computer problems over the telephone if possible. If not, they will schedule a visit to the library as soon as possible to try to resolve the problem.
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If the owner of fashion e-tail shop, Vue Society, dresses for the job she wants: it must be pretty fabulous.
No Such Thing as Business Casual
Vue Society owner Rachel Kim amps up professional attire
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Philosophy: Rachel Kim doesn't believe in business casual. The 26-year-old Bellevue retailer, who retooled her fashion blog Vue Society (vuesociety.com) into a high-end online shop in 2011, takes designer office wear—clean black blazers, Marc Jacobs power heels and Fendi bags—to the edge of urban sass with chunky "Avatar-esque" necklaces, fur stoles and cut-out shirts. "I like a clean, minimalistic look," she says, "but my accessories are then almost gaudy to spice it up."
Dream Christmas gift: "A frothy Marchesa dress. Every girl needs a princess dress in her closet, just in case."
Pet peeve: "When people don't adjust their style to the season. No one needs to see your toes peeking out in winter."
Favorite trend: "Neon! It pairs well with my go-to black and is packed with personality."
Shopping stops: Often sporting edgy designers such as Stylestalker and Blaque Label from her store, Kim also stalks the online shops at Zara (zara.com) and Asos (us.asos.com), as well as the designer sections at Nordstrom Rack.


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Chris Dahlquist honed his hockey skills playing in the NCAA where he was a member of the Lake Superior State team for four years from 1981 to 1985. He played in no less than 35 games in each season and was counted on as a steady influence on the defense.
In 1985 he signed a free agent contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. In five games he had a goal and two assists. The bulk of the season was spent with the AHL's Baltimore Skipjacks where he appeared in 65 games, scoring four goals and 21 assists for 25 points. The following year he managed to get in 19 games with the Penguins, mostly filling in for other injured players. It was not until the 1987-88 season that Dahlquist managed to get in 44 games with Pittsburgh.
In 1989-90, Dahlquist suited up for 62 games, scoring four goals and ten assists, his most productive NHL season from an offensive point of view. Midway through the 1990-91 campaign, Dahlquist was dealt to the Minnesota North Stars. Ironically, the Penguins and the North Stars would meet in the Stanley Cup finals that year, with Dahlquist's former club coming out on top. He was on the team's playoff roster for 23 games that year, scoring one goal and six assists.
The 1991-92 season saw Dahlquist suit up for 74 games with the North Stars, the first time in his career he had played in more than 70 games in a season. He would match that the next two years in Calgary, playing in 74 and 77 games, respectively.
After two seasons with the Ottawa Senators, Dahlquist's NHL career came to an end after the 1995-96 season. He played in a total of 532 games, scoring 19 goals and 71 assists for 90 points and 488 minutes in penalties.


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About the Book
Newbery Medal–winning author Katherine Applegate says this magnificent second book in the Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons series is "a grand and adventurous tale."
Ever since Lucy's parents drowned at sea, she's been protected by special magic. This magic saved Lucy from her greedy uncle by transforming her house into a ship.
Now her home is the ocean, and her family is a ragtag crew. Together, they set sail for Australia to find Lucy's last living relative, Aunt Pru.
But a mysterious family curse still haunts Lucy. If she doesn't unlock her family's secrets before her enemies do, the sea might draw her into its stormy depths.
Readers who love middle-grade novels like Avi's The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle or the American Girl books will be swept away by Lucy at Sea.
Ever since Lucy's parents drowned at sea, she's been protected by special magic. That's why, when Lucy's greedy uncle Victor tried to steal her house, her father's treasured "ship on shore" transformed into a real ship, leaving Lucy's troubles, and the shore, far behind.
Now her home is the ocean, and her family is a ragtag crew. Together, they set a course for Australia to find Lucy's last living relative, Aunt Pru—and answers about the curse that's said to haunt Lucy's family.
But Lucy doesn't realize that she's sailing in dark and dangerous waters. There are those aboard her ship who seek to turn fate against her and steal her family's treasures. Lucy still has her magic to protect her, but if she doesn't unlock her family's secrets before her enemies do, the sea might draw her into its stormy depths.
Brimming with seafaring adventure, glittering magic, and timeless wonder, Lucy at Sea is Barbara Mariconda's magnificent sequel to The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons.
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PRAISE FOR THE VOYAGE OF LUCY P. SIMMONS:"Lucy is an intrepid heroine with a swashbuckling spirit and a sailor's heart. A grand and adventurous tale, as magical and mysterious as the sea itself." — Katherine Applegate, Newbery award-winning author of The One and Only Ivan
"A thrilling, magical story with a feisty, unforgettable heroine. I couldn't put this book down." — Patricia Reilly Giff, author of the Newbery Honor book Lily's Crossing and the Polk Street School series
"Storms and high seas, a mysterious house and a more mysterious ship, a magical sparkling cloud that brings new hope—they are all here. This novel is a hymn to courage, with a tempo that turns the pages, a rhythm that stirs the spirit." — Gary D. Schmidt, National Book Award finalist and author of the Newbery Honor book Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
"In this riveting story, landlubbers and seafarers alike will find a song of loss, courage, loyalty and magic—altogether wonderful!" — Kathi Appelt, author of the Newbery Honor Book and National Book Award finalist The Underneath
"The world of ships and sailing comes to life with Mariconda's rich details." — Sacramento Book Review
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- On Sale: 10/01/2013
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- Ages: 8 to 12
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Vietnam veterans are low priority
Published: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 2:16 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 2:16 p.m.
The new 113th Congress is now seated. The 112th Congress failed to recognize veterans of the Vietnam War. House Bill 3612 and Senate Bill 1629 to restore the Agent Orange Equity Act did not make it out of committee. In all probability, these bills are dead and must be re-introduced.
There are 439 members of the House and, 100 members of the Senate. In the 112th assembly of both houses, only 126 representatives co-sponsored the House bill, and 14 senators co-sponsored the Senate bill.
What does this say about those legislators who ignored the bills?
Veterans of the Vietnam War are a low priority. We have become a liability for budget dollars. Our quality of life means little to our Congress. What is a veteran's life worth who honorably served country and flag? Freedom is not free.
Every day another veteran falls ill to a disease attributed to the deadly herbicide agent orange. Every week, approximately 400 to 500 sick Vietnam veterans die. The legacy we leave behind is that our government does not care.
We advocates for Vietnam veterans must start over to convince our legislators to do what is right. We are groups who volunteer our time to help sick veterans gather evidence required by the Veterans Affairs for submission of claims. We do the leg work; we meet with members of Congress in support of veterans. Our only reward is knowing we helped a veteran. What we do is not enough unless we have support from Congress. We ask all Americans to urge our legislators to pass laws that will provide equitable health care and compensation for sick Vietnam veterans so they may realize a better quality of life.
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Museums, nature and theme parks in one city? Book flights to Stockholm and explore the capital of Sweden. Visit the Vasa Museum and go aboard a warship from the 17th-century. Admire the Stockholm Palace and enjoy the view from the tower of Stockholm City Hall. You'll be amazed at how much water there is going through and around the city: no wonder Stockholm is called the Venice of Scandinavia.
Gamla Stan is the oldest part of Stockholm. Cobbled streets meander between medieval buildings housing excellent cafés and restaurants, and shops with Swedish designer goods. When it comes to culture, there's a wealth of things to do in Stockholm. Art lovers mustn't miss Moderna Museet, which features work by modern artists including Andy Warhol. Or visit the National Museum where earlier centuries are represented with works by Rembrandt and Degas. Stockholm is an ideal destination for a cultural city trip and the perfect starting point for a longer holiday in Sweden. Discover it yourself: book a flight to Stockholm now!
Stockholm is a destination for the whole family. A good way to explore the city is by boat as it's built on 14 islands. Sweden is also the country of Pippi Longstocking: in the miniature museum Junibacken, you can step on a magical train that takes you through Astrid Lindgren's wonderful world of Pippi Longstocking and many other characters. If your family is more action-oriented, check out the Tivoli Gröna Lund amusement park, located in the middle of the city and featuring several roller coasters.
Looking for a cheap flight to Stockholm? With KLM, your holiday begins the moment you step onboard. Your journey will fly by with your own entertainment set on intercontinental flights: free films, games and music. Enjoy our selection of snacks or a tasty dinner and drinks. Add in our many handy extra services (some available for a supplement) and you'll be in Sweden before you know it.
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Definition of scapular in English:
adjectiveAnatomy & Zoology
Relating to the shoulder or shoulder blade.
Example sentences
- We routinely have throwers stretch their pectoralis minor muscle and strengthen the lower trapezius muscle and scapular retractor and protractor muscles.
- In the overhead thrower, the shoulder external rotator muscles, scapular retractor muscles, and protractor and depressor muscles are frequently isolated because of weakness.
- Some slips passing from the first and second ribs to the vertebral border of the scapula and supplied by the dorsal scapular nerve may be looked upon as belonging to the rhomboid sheet and therefore as variations of those muscles.
1A short monastic cloak covering the shoulders.
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- John stood at the foot of the Cross, and wiped the feet of Jesus with his scapular.
- In the spandrel above Saint George sits Saint Augustine, who appears as a hermit dressed in the habit of the Eremitani (also known as the Austin friars), wearing a scapular, his bishop's miter resting at his feet.
- She was buried in Mantua in the habit of a Franciscan tertiary, with the cord and the scapular, as the Modenese chronicler Lancellotti reports.
1.1A symbol of affiliation to an ecclesiastical order, consisting of two strips of cloth hanging down the breast and back and joined across the shoulders.
Example sentences
- At the age of six, I myself wore a tallith katan, or scapular, under my shirt, only mine was a scrap of green calico print, whereas theirs are white linen.
- Rather, Lickona provides a delightfully high-spirited and candid account of living Catholicism as though it were true, scapulars included.
- Here one would read The Furrow, The Capuchin Annual, The Messenger of the Sacred Heart, and one might wear the green scapular.
3 Ornithology A scapular feather.
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- Both sexes have extensive gray stippling on long scapulars and upper wing coverts.
- Breeding adults were captured at their nest burrows, marked with United States Fish and Wildlife Service leg bands, and fitted with a depth recorder attached to the contour feathers between the scapulars with a cable tie.
- Unmistakable, each was dressed in splendid sooty-black breeding plumage complete with prominent white spotting on the mantle and scapulars and white eye-ring.
Late 15th century (sense 1 of the noun): from late Latin scapulare, from scapula 'shoulder'. The adjective (late 17th century) and the later senses of the noun are from scapula + -ar1.
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Britney Spears may be the next entertainer to adopt the "Why go to the fans, when they can come to me?" approach.
Now that's she out at "X Factor" and recording a new record, Spears is considering doing a Vegas residency. Spears is in serious talks with one of the major casino groups, a source told E! News. TMZ reported the talks are with Caesars Entertainment.
Spears announced today that it was a "difficult decision" to leave Simon Cowell and company at "X Factor," but explained that "it's time for me to get back in the studio.
In other words, I quit before I got canned.
"Watching (the X Factor contestants) all do their thing up on that stage every week made me miss performing so much!" she said in a statement. "I can't wait to get back out there and do what I love most."
Drink Frappuccinos?
Reports circulated last week that Cowell was ready to end the Spears experiment after one year. The singer was expected to provide the show a spark, which didn't happen.
Spears's 2011 Femme Fatale tour (the seventh in her career) included 79 shows around the world and reportedly grossed $68.7 million. That same year, she was reportedly being wooed for a residency by Vegas' Palms Hotel and Casino.
And in other exciting Britney Spears news, TMZ reported Friday that Spears has officially broken up with Jason Trawick.
The couple got engaged back in 2011. Trawick started out as Britney's agent, started dating her, and eventually became her co-conservator along with her dad, Jamie Spears.
Multiple sources connected to the couple supposedly told TMZ that Trawick didn't want to make the announcement until he was taken off the conservatorship. Lawyers for the conservatorship were in court Friday, so it could've happened then.
Sources say it was a "friendly breakup" and they just "grew apart." It wasn't you, Britney. It was Jason. He just needed some space and wanted to see other people, now that it's senior year.
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Saturday is Jan. 12, the 12th day of 2013. There are 353 days left in the year.
1773: The first public museum in America was organized in Charleston, S.C.
1828: The United States and Mexico signed a Treaty of Limits defining the boundary between the two countries to be the same as the one established by an 1819 treaty between the U.S. and Spain.
1912: Textile workers at the Everett Mill in Lawrence, Mass., (most of them immigrant women) walked off the job to protest wage cuts.
1915: The House of Representatives rejected, 204-174, a constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote.
1932: Hattie W. Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate after initially being appointed to serve out the remainder of the term of her late husband, Thaddeus.
1948: The U.S. Supreme Court, in Sipuel v. Board of Regents of University of Oklahoma, ruled that state law schools could not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race.
1959: Berry Gordy, Jr. founded Motown Records (originally Tamla Records) in Detroit.
1966: President Lyndon B. Johnson said in his State of the Union address that the U.S. should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there was ended.
1969: The New York Jets of the American Football League upset the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League 16-7 in Super Bowl III, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami.
1971: The groundbreaking situation comedy "All in the Family" premiered on CBS television.
1987: Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite arrived in Lebanon on his latest mission to win the release of Western hostages; however, Waite ended up being taken captive himself, and wasn't released until 1991.
2003: Blamed by shareholders for AOL Time Warner's sharp fall in fortunes, Steve Case announced he was stepping down as chairman of the conglomerate he'd helped to create. Maurice Gibb, a member of the famed disco band the Bee Gees, died at a Miami Beach hospital at age 53.
2010: Haiti was struck by a magnitude-7 earthquake, killing as many as 300,000 residents and leaving over 1.5 million people homeless.
2012: Pentagon leaders scrambled to contain damage from an Internet video purporting to show four Marines urinating on Taliban corpses.
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The Moen T90331 the drain plug can be removed.
Can the drain plug be removed or is it permenantly attached?
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The Moen T90331 is removed by unscrewing counter clockwise.
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The Moen T90331 is a screw in thread type. It has 1-1/2" threads.
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The Moen T90331 overflow diameter is 3-1/4" and the drain is 2-3/4".
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The Moen T90331 would need to be installed with plumbers putty.
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Surely you jest, what plan would that be? 51% of the population pays no federal income tax. We are becoming a country of givers and takers. Everyone should have skin in the game. It sure is an easy choice to support tax increases on everyone, when you pay none yourself. and if you're feeling guilty about the amount you earn thye treasury will always accept more. Obama plays the class warfare game excellently. He convinces his constituants that their life will be so much better if others would only just pay their fare share, Just what is their fair share?Jsut so all know, I'm not a wealthy individual with the proverbial silver spoon. I'm a retired Navy Chief that saved his money and is working a second carrer. I'm comfortable, but i worked hard and lived within my means to get this way. Once again, just what is my fair share?????
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Once again Washington show its true colors. They take all the money and expect those who cannot do for themselves to make all the sacrifices. The proceed to change the GI Bill in mid stream making the veteran suffer more, that raise medicare, lower social security, and yet maintain ALL of their self given benefits. I have yet to see on congressman or senator offer to cut his or her pay or actually pay for their health benefits, or contribute to social security or any other federal retirement plan. The same old same old. Way to to tea party and republilcans
Not our fault,nope, nope, nope. It is all George Bush's fault, yep, yep, yep. Republicans want to kill grandma, hate veterans and starve children. From an independent, please cut the cr-p.
jimpajaro, you made a excellent point. Most members of congress are people who could easily make more money by being employed in the private sector.
I agree with Mr. Carter the government has a spending problem, a very grave spending problem that will not heal itself without real effort by our Congress-critters to halt their spendthrift ways. One certain way to cut government spending is to consolidate the bureaucracy, eliminate duplicated efforts and the inflated payroll costs resultant from those redundant departments. Ending the wars we are already involved in rather than starting yet another war would have indicated the President and Congress were serious about the Budget rather than continuing to spend money that isn't there. Instead, of demonstrating any desire to halt spending money they (we) don't have, the President and much of Congress demand they be allowed to borrow even more money so they can continue to spend like drunks at the county fair. There is enough blame to go around. Shame on both Houses, Parties and the President for pretending the government can spend its way out of debt. Robert Ireland - Post 174 (PUFL)
Yes, let's cut everyone's pay in Washington! When we make it so only the wealthy can afford to live in Washington then we will have the best senators and congressmen money can buy! At least then we'll know for sure who is for the people or just the wealthy.
Let's hope that the people wanting draconian cuts to entitlements never see their VA Benefits slashed again. It's a good thing we have Veteran's Unions to help protect our benefits, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Viet Nam Vets, etc. This tough talk about the wealthiest not getting tax increases will hurt everyone. As for jobs, people like me who have two small businesses create jobs while wealthy people have not for over 8-years during George W. It's telling when you have a president who is in office for such a short time has created twice as many jobs as George W. did in eight long years! So why all this bs? Everyone has their own take on it but mostly it's emotional and therefore seldom reasonable. It used to be during previous Republican administrations you could say their byline was "Don't Confuse Me With The Facts, I've already Made Up My Mind." But today it's more about "Confusing People With Made Up Fact!"
The government doesn't creat anything it only takes money from one source and gives it to another
Great comments thank god there's still some red blooded Americans out there!! Cut everyone in Washington pay NOW!!!
Salary of the US President...$400,000. Salary of retired US Presidents...$180,000. Salary of House/ Senate...$174,000. Salary of Speaker of House...$223,500....Salary of Majority/Minority Leaders...$193,400..Average US Salary...$33,000 to $77,000. HELLO! Salary of an average US soldier is $850 every 2 weeks!!!! I think we found where the cuts should be made!
This section should be large enough for me to quote this part of the Declaration of Independence property, However........."We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights,... Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes DESTRUCTIVE of these ends, it is the RIGHT of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness....... I think our ELECTED officials should have to recite this from memory!
Most folks above share my view on this subject, particularly both comments by Charles Carter. Here's another way to start reductions; Salary of the US President...$400,000. Salary of retired US Presidents...$180,000. Salary of House/Senate,$174,000- Salary of Speaker of House,$223,500-Salary of Majority/Minority Leaders,$193,400- Average US Salary...$33,000 to $77,000. HELLO! That's without consideration to "expense accounts"! I think a 30 percent reduction in these salaries for failure to perform would be about right but, how do I really feel?....Government today announced it is changing its emblem from the eagle to a CONDOM because it better reflects the Government's political stance. A condom allows for inflation, halts production, destroys the next generation, protects a bunch of Dicks & gives you a sense of security while you are being screwed. Sorry, but that's how I feel! Leave my Social Security alone! I put it there....It's MY money!
Most folks above share my view on this subject, particularly both comments by Charles Carter. Here's another way to start reductions; Salary of the US President...$400,000. Salary of retired US Presidents...$180,000. Salary of House/Senate,$174,000- Salary of Speaker of House,$223,500-Salary of Majority/Minority Leaders,$193,400- Average US Salary...$33,000 to $77,000. HELLO! That's without consideration to "expense accounts"! I think a 30 percent reduction in these salaries for failure to perform would be about right but, how do I really feel?....Government today announced it is changing its emblem from the eagle to a CONDOM because it better reflects the Government's political stance. A condom allows for inflation, halts production, destroys the next generation, protects a bunch of Dicks & gives you a sense of security while you are being screwed. Sorry, but that's how I feel! Leave my Social Security alone! I put it there....It's MY money!
"[T]he president's plan...."
Plan? What plan?
Simpson-Bowles came up with a plan. The president avoided just about everything in it. So did the rest of the smoke-blowers, butt-kissers, prolific-panderers, and porkulus-promoters down there inside the Beltway.
I think we should do away with giving government a retirment payment after 5 years service. Make them do 20
or find another job...5 year pensions should be reserved for combat troops who served in action. The gov's benefits are out of control and voting in their own pay raises is absolutely ludacris. Their pay should be halved or quartered judging by the performance I am witnessing.
Here Mr. President, for your consideration, are items that drain our national economy:
1)The continual wars against terror with no end in sight. Read that, military spending, not VA benefits.
2)NASA's search for life in planetary systems beyond the reach of any manned travel. Do you know how far a light year is?
3)Golden parachutes and automatic pay raises for Congress and the Senate. Artificial inflation of government pensions allowing unused vacation and sick time to pad salaries that pensions are based on.
4)Bring home construction Compainies rebuilding Iraq and put them to work creating jobs here repairing our own infrastructure.
5)Keep our military active patrolling our southern border instead of the one with Pakistan.
6)Deport illegal immigrant criminals, don't support them in our jails.
7)Does the first lady really need over a hundred personal assistants?
Doing the same thing over and over expecting different results despite cutbacks is the real problem.
Washington does not have a tax problem, it has a spending problem. It operates innefficiently continually expecting different results. Our legislators think the retirees on social security are draining the system, and yet, we paid into it all of our working life while they, as public servants, have only collected from it. Washington treats the middle class like its own personal A.T.M. machine without regard for the hardships they impose on us as though they themselves were immune from their own rules and regulations. They created the deficit, they should have their pay and benefits reduced as well for creating this mess. They appear more concerned with who has power than with how to balance the budget. Each wants to reward their supporters at the expense of those who work and with more work being sent to offshore companies, that leaves less here at home who actually pay taxes. It is time to look inward starting with the top and working your way down through the ranks-not the bottom up.
If the president and all of Congress were really serious about reducing the debt why has there been no discussion of reducing their pay and stopping their automatic pay raises for say a year?
All they ever want to do is make up the difference by take the money from us citizens!!!
We don't cause of the debt, because we aren't the ones making the decisions to spend the money, so why should we be the ones who always have to make up the difference?
I think he could have cut a little deeper into the Pentagon money. We call it the Defence Dept but to the contractors it seems to be the Aggression Dept. It is the fastest way to lower the deficit. AND really the easiest.
Czars? Do you even know what Czars are? Seriously? They are managers that help the president and the same "Titles" were used under George W. Bush except there were more of them!
I agree we should bring our troops home but we broke Iraq and we are indeed trying to get our buts out of there. Of course we could strong arm Afghanistan to pay us tribute or we could at least attempt to uphold American Values while trying to disrupt Al Qaeda.
Of course drilling in the most pristine places left on the planet will bring in some oil. Of course if one does not care about the planet or what the condition of it is when we leave it for our children then to hell with it. Let just plow everything under cover it up with asphalt, concrete and steel. We can all wear oxygen tanks for our bio-suits as we try to go about our daily lives.
Of course, the biggest cuts to the budget will be to "Entitlements" like VA Benefits but who cares, right? we should all be damn wealthy by now and if you are not
The effort to reduce the deficit should be done carefully to avoid slowing the current growth. When a family has a debt you can slowly cut spending, try to increase revenue and pay off debt. You don't sell everything you have and live in the woods. We need responsible intelligent leadership. We had a surplus not that long ago and we can get there again slowly and carefully.
President Obama Budget Is better than the the Republican are trying to get pass. The Republican want to take everything from the Old and the Poor and the Middle Class , will have nothing.
The PRESIDENT is not Fulfilling his DUTIES at all.He his campaigning and DEMO-GAUGING.If he is concerned about the deficit he would cut immediately all CZARS bring all troops back to the US and demand payment from foreign countries repayment for all overseas contingency operations.He would immediately start DRILLING OIL in the GULF and ANWAR and Fracking in the Continental US


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I just finished William Gibson's Mona Lisa Overdrive, which I picked up for 99c at Goodwill simply because somebody here mentioned it. I'm not normally into the sci-fi genre but this book is really great. The more I read the more I was convinced that The Matrix was based off it. Sho nuff, I did a little research and some of the primary concepts are taken directly out of the book. At any rate, I had no idea how influential and prescient Gibson was/is. His ideas of cyberspace essentially predated the internet, which is crazy. I'm really glad I got into this one, because now I'm going to check out his other works.
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It's not the best course(full of OBS) limited payout, but ELDC had class.
Its a course where you could just as easy get a 1 or a circle 6.
Speaking of class, the list of disc-tinguished players is long, with the steiners,johnsons,valencias,hombergs,spragues,harpers, moses, krugers, coles, fitzgeralds, innis, steffens, sebrings and the ottumwa boys being part of a distinguished alumni.
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University of Waterloo Wins 2011 Hydrogen Student Design Contest
February 23, 2011
The University of Waterloo has won the Hydrogen Education Foundation's 2011 Hydrogen Student Design Contest for the fifth time in the six-year history of the contest. The contest, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is aligned with DOE's efforts to encourage innovation and student participation and challenge university students to develop innovative solutions to key issues facing the hydrogen and fuel cell industry.
This year, teams created design concepts for residential hydrogen fueling systems. The contest theme, "Residential Fueling with Hydrogen," addresses the challenge of fueling infrastructure development by focusing on concepts for small-scale hydrogen production.
Contest participants included 50 teams of university students from 17 countries. Imperial College London and University of California Riverside were awarded honorable mentions. The winning team, four students from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, presented their design during a keynote session at the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy 2011 conference. Held annually in Washington, D.C., this event draws hundreds of attendees representing every facet of the hydrogen industry.
Visit the Hydrogen Student Design Contest website to learn more about the contest and how to get involved.


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"By entering into this unique partnership, we will be able to reach more than 1 million conservation supporters throughout North America," said DU CEO Dale Hall. "This MOU is the first step to ensuring our hunting heritage remains strong. I look forward to working with each organization and I know that together we can accomplish great things.
The goals of the partnership will be achieved through the support of an engaged and growing community of sportsmen and women and other outdoor enthusiasts, including the members and supporters of the partner organizations, who all share similar visions.
"We're losing 6,000 acres of habitat every day. Hunters fund conservation but now we're at the point where less than 10 percent of the American population hunts, so the funding source is going away," said NWTF CEO George Thornton. "We know we can't solve this alone. It's bigger than one organization."
This historic partnership also takes cooperation to an entirely new level, proving that conservation organizations aren't always competitors. Rather, this MOU shows how separate organizations can come together to achieve common goals.
Combined, these organizations have helped conserve more than 30 million acres of wildlife habitat, and through this partnership, shared conservation goals will be achieved more efficiently.
"In the face of the most rapid loss of wildlife habitat in modern times, it simply makes sense for our organizations to team up wherever possible," explains Howard Vincent, President & CEO of Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever. "From our local chapters holding youth mentor hunts to state land acquisition projects, our goal is to accomplish more for current and future generations of bird hunters as partners in conservation."
For more information about the partnership visit www.ducks.org, www.nwtf.org or www.pheasantsforever.org.
About Ducks Unlimited
Ducks Unlimited Inc. is the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to conserving North America's continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than 13 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent. Guided by science and dedicated to program efficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever. For more information on our work, visit www.ducks.org. Connect with us on our Facebook page at facebook.com/DucksUnlimited, follow our tweets at twitter.com/DucksUnlimited and watch DU videos at youtube.com/DucksUnlimitedInc.
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The NWTF — a national nonprofit organization — is the leader in upland wildlife habitat conservation in North America. Founded in 1973, the NWTF is headquartered in Edgefield, S.C., and has local chapters in every state. The NWTF is dedicated to the conservation of the wild turkey and the preservation of our hunting heritage. Through vital partnerships with state and federal wildlife agencies, the NWTF and its members have helped restore wild turkey populations throughout North America — from a mere 30,000 in the entire United States to nearly 7 million strong today.
About Pheasants and Quail Forever
Pheasants Forever, including its quail conservation division, Quail Forever, is the nation's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to upland habitat conservation. Since the organizations' begin in 1982, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever's 140,000 members and 745 chapters have improved more than 10 million acres for habitat. Unique to "The Habitat Organization," chapters are empowered to determine how 100 percent of their locally raised conservation funds are spent; the only national conservation organization operating through this truly grassroots structure.
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