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'Vampire Diaries,' Season 4, Episode 14, 'Down the Rabbit Hole': TV Recap
We are on the brink of a monumental development! We're so close to the cure! We're going to raise the most powerful immortal creature ever! What, are you doing something else more important than watching tonight's Valentine Vampire Diaries?
In the woods in Nova Scotia, Professor Shane, Jeremy and Bonnie have disappeared to look for the well of souls. (or was that Indiana Jones.) Damon has been captured by one of The Five.
Rebekah and Elena and Stefan are trying to figure out what to do. So they take the Hunter's Sword from Klaus and try to use those markings. Elena says she understands why Stefan wants to become human, but Stefan says it really has nothing to do with her.
Caroline is trying to decipher the sword. Silas has the means of his destruction with him. Turns out there's only one dose of the cure.
The new vampire hunter, Vaughn, is schlepping Damon along, hoping to use him as some sort of trade. They come across a dead body. Apparently someone else is around saving people and killing people.
Down in the weeping well, Bonnie says she won't let Shane raise Silas. She says she'll kill Shane if he tries to hurt anyone. Bonnie tries to hone in on Jeremy's tattoos for power. She opens up a passageway but then won't let Professor Shane through.
Klaus tells Rebekah there's only one dose of the cure. She gets to the weeping well to see Damon and Vaughn standing off.
Everyone finds out there's only one dose of the cure. Elena and Stefan realize Bonnie's spell isn't going to hold Klaus, and that Klaus is going to kill Tyler and pretty much everyone else.
Down in the well of souls, Bonnie's grandma appears and says they have to revive Silas and feed him.
Jeremy stops Bonnie and says it's not real.
Back in Mystic Falls, Caroline tells Klaus not to kill Tyler. Klaus says too bad. And he says that Caroline likes being a vampire, being strong and fearless and ageless. Caroline begs for his life, and Klaus says Tyler should run and get a head start before he kills him.
Stefan saves Damon from the hunter. Damon tells Stefan to give the Cure to Elena. Rebekah says Elena may not love Damon if Elena becomes human again.
Caroline and Tyler are all sad and saying goodbye. There's sad music in the background in case you didn't know it was sad. Tyler says they're immortal and they'll find a way to see each other again, but he'll live a happy life without her.
Professor Shane, still hanging out with a broken leg, sees his dead wife, who says everything is going to be just fine.
Jeremy and Bonnie find Silas. He's frozen in vampire statue. Bonnie says he has to be fed blood to get the cure.
Aha! So the cure is meant for Silas so he can bring everyone back. Now I see.
Vaughn stabs Bonnie and says they've got to raise Silas, and tells Jeremy it has to be right now. Now Jeremy and Vaughn are fighting. Vaughn is about to kill Jeremy when Elena zooms in and saves him.
Jeremy wants to help Bonnie but Elena has changed and gotten mean. No wait, that's Katherine! She slits Jeremy's wrist and bites him and feeds him to Silas, who them breaks Jeremy's neck. Then Katherine grabs the cure and bolts.
So Jeremy is dead. Or is he? Bonnie is dying. This does not look good.
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Cape Town Meeting 2005
Attendees: Pierre Dandjinou (PD) Adiel Akplogan (AA) Viv Padayatchy (VP) Kenny Yiptong (KY) Alan Levin (AL) Alan Barett (AB) Didier Kasole (DK) Mokhtar Hamidi (MH) Appolgise: Charles Musisi Brian Longwe Sunday Folayan Afrinic staff: Nooriah Woozeer (NW) Ernest Byaruhanga (EB) Minutes taken by: Nooriah Woozeer Agenda: 0- Agenda Bashing 1- Last Meeting Minute Adoption 2- Afrinic Activities' update 3- Afrinic financial Status 4- 2005 Budget and Cash Flow 5- Afrinic activities plan for 2005 (Including Transition Plan) 6- AfriNIC Communication Plan (including website) 7- Afrinic -II and III meeting 8- Status of various committees (meeting, financial, communication) 9- Afrinic and International Community (ASO, NRO) 10- Various Committee Update 11- Set up status in different countries 12- AOB - 2005 Board Election (2 sites will be vacant from May 2005- Central and Indian Ocean) 13- Board Meeting Plan for 2005 The meeting started at 15h20 at the Cape Castle Hotel. Meeting was chaired by PD. 1. Last meeting minute adoption ------------------------------- Review of Action Items: ACTION ITEM # 090904-01(ALL): Press Release related to Afrinic's provisional recognition form ICANN was supposed to be sent to local and International press. That was done ACTION ITEM #090904-02(PD): Discussion on Afrinic Training Programs There were no discussions on the Afrinic board list (still open) ACTION ITEM #090904-03: All members should send a budget for attending the Cape Town Meeting to the CEO. ACTION ITEM 090904-04 (AA): Done Should propose Cape Town's meeting's budget to the board for approval ACTION ITEM 090904-05 Shortlist of logo - Done and logo was selected [Note that these Actions ITEM number are coming from the previous minute] 2. Afrinic activites' update ---------------------------- A. AA gave a brief summary about Afrinic's first training which was held in Ouagadougou. He informed the board that the training was very successful B. Afrinic is actually seting up the RIPE WHOIS server. Afrinic has requested more support from RIPE NCC for the server. AA informed that Axel the Managing Director of RIPE NCC will dedicate some staff to support the whois setup. C. Registration Database: AA stated that the first choice was to develop our own registration database VP and DK pointed out that since this is very time consuming, we should use the two other registration software which already exist. DK inquired about why the development of our own registration database didn't start earlier. AA explained that this couldn't start early because of the very little resource available at AfriNIC and no DB specialist available at AfriNIC. That was one of the reason of the Senior Software Engineer position opened some time ago. The second choice is to use the APINIC software PD suggested we test APINIC software VP and AB suggested we use flat file initially We are currently using both RIPE and APINIC database. D. KY announced the visit planned by ARIN staff to AfriNIC office in Mauritius. AA explain that this visit is part of the transition plan activities and its purpose is to make sue that AfriNIC is Administratively ready to operate. Readiness of office for Arin's Visit: - Physical security - Furniture - Phone - Fax - Internet connection - Computers - Accounting software - Signs - Certificate of registration - Lease agreement E.Discussion about AfriNIC outreach committees. No report was presented! No formal program available and the committee is called to work on it for the next meeting. F. It was discussed that hiring a Chief Financial Officer is crucial. Approved by all. The CEO should take action on that! 3-Afrinic's financial Status ---------------------------- An accounting software should be choosen for AfriNIC. Decision regarding the selection of Pastel as the accounting software should be finalized. It has been agreed that collecting invoices are very important. There are 13 members and only 8 of them pay their membership fees. PD raised issue of external communication archiving. AA should make sure all communications are archived and stored. 4-2005 Budget ------------- AA presented the drafted budget for 2005 and cash flow. 5- Afrinic Activities plan for 2005 (Including transition plan) --------------------------------------------------------------- AL requested the transition plan in a different format (showing what has been done, what is being done and what has not been done) 6- Afrinic Communication plan (including website) ----------------------------- AA informed that there is a plan to update the design of the website and to translate it also. 7- Afrinic II and III meeting ----------------------------- It was discussed about where the Afrinic II and III meeting should be held. It was agreed that Afrinic II will be held in Maputo, Mozambique. Proposed dates for the meeting are 26th and 27th April. Afrinic III to be held in North Africa, either Morocco or Egypt in October 2005. 8- Status of Various committees ------------------------------- PD stated that the various committees should be more active. They should elect a chairperson amongst themselves and should report to the board about their activities. 9- Afrinic and international Community (ASO & NRO) -------------------------------------------------- AA explain that as AfriNIC will be fully recognized shortly, it will be very important to start organizing formal participation to ASO (AC) and NRO (NC)body. AfriNIC has to fill three seats in the ASO AC and three seats in the NRO. It was requested from AA to propose interim representatives of AfriNIC in the ASO AC and NRO AC 10- Various Committee update ---------------------------- Outreach -more organized in fund raising 11- Set up in different countries --------------------------------- Head quarter office in Mauritius- almost done as far as setting up the office is concerned. Will hire CFO Office in Pretoria- ok. Will hire a software engineer Egypt- it was suggested that the person working in Egypt can also be an IP analyst. PD proposed that we need to have an Africa press list and that we should have an archive for Media and Press. Seconded and approved by all. 12. AOB ------- - Appointment of Board Members as Directors- raised by VP.AA and KY will be responsible for all paperwork related to same - PD inquired about the staffing and contractual issues. All job contracts have been reviewed by our legal adviser. AA will present his job contract to PD and the contract will be vetted by the board. --- The meeting was adjourned by PD at 18h00 and seconded by PD and AB.--- ------------- ACTION ITEMS: ------------- Action Item [20041205-01] (AA) Afrinic should make an evaluation on registration database before January 15th Action Item [20041205-02] (AA) To select appropriate accounting software. Action Item [20041205-03] (AL & AB) To advertise for the vacancy for the Software Engineer post in specified IT Magazines as well as SA local press. Deadline for vacancy is 15th of January. Alan Barett and Alan Levin will be responsible for placing the advert. Salary has been scaled to ZAR20,000 (3,500 USD). Action Item [20001205-04] (AA, VP & KY) To make the Administrative Office in Mauritius ready for Ray's Visit, which is on 12th of January. Action Item [20041205-05] (AA) To print out all emails for archive. Action Item [20041205-06] (AA) Investigation on the opportunity of having Afrinic III in North Africa, either Egypt or Morocco. Action Item [20041205-07] (AA) AA will be given one week to think about the representatives of Afrinic at ASO AC. Action Item [20041205-08] (AA) To re-contact Charles Musisi and Ayitey about the training of 2005 Action Item [20041205-09] (AA). To propose on paper on Afrinic's position in IPv6 deployment in Africa Action Item [20041205-10] Committees need to be more active and report in February and has to chose a chair person amongst themselves and they should report about their activities in each meeting. Deadline is January 15th. Committees should come with a TOR about the chairperson to be selected. Action Item [20041205-11] Nominations call: Afrinic should start calling for nominations for Board 2005. Not an action Item!!!! Action Item [20041205-12] (AA) Election process should be reviewed and sent to the board by next week. Elections should take place in April during the AGM in Maputo. Action Item [20041205-13] (AA) The tag line for the logo to be changed to 'The African Internet Numbers Registry' Action Item [20041205-14] (AA & KY): Paperwork related to the appointment of the directors in Mauritius to be completed. Action Item [20041205-16] AA Work contract for the CEO. AA will give more details about his contract to PD. KY proposed that PD reviews the contract and all directors vote it. Action Item [20041205-17] (AA) To have business cards printed for all board members. Action Item [20041205-18] (AA) Afrinic needs to decide which system to be used at least 30 days before April. AA suggests to revert back to the board with a decision by January 15th (this should be an ACTION ITEM) Resolutions: ------------ Resolved [ 20041205.01] that the resolutions of the board will be numbered by using a 4 digit year, a 2 digit month, a dot and a serial number. The serial number will not be reset at regular intervals. Resolved [20041205.02] that action items of the board will be numbered by using a 4 digit year, a 2 digit month, a dash and finally an action number. The serial number will be reset every month. Resolved [20041205.03] that the minute of meeting of September 9th 2004 is adopted. Resolved [20041205.04] that board meeting conference call should be held on every first Thursday every two months and at least 3 face to face meeting annually. Resolved [20041205.05] that Afrinic 2 will be held in Maputo, Mozambique. Proposed dates: April.26th and 27th

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Today in fashion news from around the world wide web: This Christmas, Absolutely Fabulous is back with a holiday special! Check out this sneak video preview after the jump. We've also go the new Bergdorf Goodman holiday commercial—it features, like, a million adorable puppies running around the iconic department store's accessories department. Also: Victoria Beckham is launching denim for spring; Black Friday was awesome; Thakoon is collaborating on a home decor capsule collection; and more! All the gory details after the jump.
HOLLAND PARK— Here's another reason to start counting down the days til Christmas—Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone are back for a special holiday installment of Absolutely Fabulous! Check out this preview clip, below—it's 2011, dahling, and Edina is blogging, flogging, and Twitter-ing!__
EVERYWHERE— Good news for the economy, everybody! Black Friday was a major retail success this year. WWD reports: "A record 226 million shoppers visited stores and Web sites over Black Friday weekend, up from 212 million last year, according to the National Retail Federation. The trade organization also said 28.7 million people shopped online and at stores on Thanksgiving Day, up from 22.2 million last year. The average spend was $398.62 this weekend, up from $365.34 last year, and the total came to an estimated $52.4 billion, versus $45 billion last year."
NEW YORK— Remember a couple of weeks ago, we showed you the preview of Bergdorf Goodman's holiday campaign—refresher: it involved dozens of dogs being unleashed in the iconic department store's accessories section? Well, here's the full length ad. Puppies galore!
THE MODELING INDUSTRY— Did you know that sometimes in commercials and advertisements, models' hands aren't models' hands? Check out this fascinating series of interviews with parts models—women whose job it is to be Kate Moss' fingers, the lips of Weight Watchers, or the official feet of Dr. Scholl's.
THE INTERNET— This week, Another Magazine will debut a video preview of Victoria Beckham's upcoming denim line. Here's a sneak preview of the sneak preview:
NEW YORK— Designer Thakoon has teamed up with homewares brand Ankasa to create a limited-edition collaboration (15 to 40 pieces, max!) of collection-inspired interior decor pieces. Register to buy them here and check out Fashionista's interview with the women who made it happen.
THE INTERNET— Sometimes I suffer a little men's e-commerce editorial envy—guys' sites like GiltMan and Mr. Porter have such cool editorial content and publications attached to them. Looks like Topman is taking a tip—the men's end of Topshop will launch an online magazine called Topman Generation at the end of this month. The first issue will feature interviews with luminaries in the style and culture world including: Yoko Ono, Seth Rogen, the Chapman Brothers, Kirsten Dunst, and The Jesus and Mary Chain.
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Book Review: Current State
World-renowned former Robot Fooder and three-time SNOWBOARDER Magazine Rider of the Year has hung up the boots and sought other alternatives to portray his insights on the snowboard world. Enter "Current State; Snowboarding," a book written, edited and designed by Benedek that's chock-full of exposés, imagery, and interviews of snowboarding's past and present luminaries. David printed a very limited run and to find out if there are still copies available for purchase, visit almostanything.com.Read More


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We are a mere 53 days away from the first College Football Saturday – and yes, that is a proper noun – of 2013.
It's about time, then, you get a primer for this upcoming season, because we all know the thirst for college football in this nation, or football of any kind, is never quenched no matter the season, day, or hour.
As Mizzou prepares to enter season two in the SEC, I took it upon myself to rank the 10 best players you will see on the field this year. Lists like these are always met with scorn from someone for some kind of omission or disagreement. That's fine.
What I will attempt to do is make the subjective as objective as possible.
Players will be ranked on a scale from 0-10 in three most important categories that determine a player's overall relative value: Talent, Production, and Projection (to the NFL).
Sure, some players in college can put up 5,000 yards passing, but in reality, are not the same caliber of player or athlete that someone who posts only 2,500 yards passing. If that was the case, Timmy Chang would be one of the best college players of all time.
Now, that's not to say production isn't important. Clearly, it is. If you don't produce when on the field, it doesn't matter how big and fast you are. You're worthless.
All that being said, here is the list (plus an honorable mention) of the 10 best SEC players you will see on the football field this season. Think and Mizzou Tigers made it? Time to find out…
10) Jordan Matthews, WR, Vanderbilt - Grade: 25.7 (8.5 T / 9.4 Prod / 7.8 Proj)
Consider Jordan Matthews the Marques Colston of the college game. He's never going to be the biggest, fastest, or strongest wide receiver, but he almost always produces.
Matthews caught 94 passes as a junior in 2012 for 1,323 yards and eight touchdowns. Five of his seven 100-yard receiving performances last season came against SEC defenses, including performances of 147 against South Carolina, 119 against Georgia, and 131 against Florida.
Those are legit defenses.
His lack of superior athleticism and speed is the only thing that keeps him from being truly elite.
9) Anthony Johnson, DT, LSU – Grade: 26.1 (9.7 T / 6.9 Prod / 9.5 Proj)
He isn't the first. He won't be the last. He's just the latest defensive talent produced from Baton Rouge that has NFL scouts salivating.
Johnson, nicknamed "The Freak" of course, came to LSU as a highly-touted five-star recruit, the top defensive tackle recruit in the country. He'll finally get his chance to blow up after waiting to play behind 14 other first round draft picks (only a slight exaggeration) on the Tigers d-line.
Despite being stuck behind Benny Logan and Josh Downs for much of last season as a starter, Johnson still managed 30 tackles, a whopping 10 tackles for a loss, and three sacks.
Oh, and Johnson is nicknamed such because he reportedly runs a 4.7 40 at 300 pounds.
8) Loucheiz Purifoy, CB, Florida – Grade: 26.7 (9.8 T / 7.4 Prod / 9.5 Proj)
Purifoy is athletic and talented enough that head coach Will Muschamp was giving him snaps at wide receiver this spring to help boost a Florida passing attack that was abysmal last season.
He is already entrenched as the leader of a cornerback group that could end up producing three first round NFL draft picks in the future: Purifoy, fellow junior Marcus Roberson, and incoming freshman Vernon Hargreaves III, the top cornerback recruit in the country.
Last season, quarterbacks rarely challenged Purifoy so he had no interceptions and only five pass break ups but he did record 51 tackles and forced three fumbles.
He's also a demon on special teams. Purifoy blocked two kicks in 2012 and will be the Gators kick returner in 2013.
As you can see, this young man is extremely athletic.
7) Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia – Grade: 27.3 (9.1 T / 9.2 Prod / 9.0 Proj)


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Publix increases its share price on healthy sales
Published: Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 9:33 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 9:33 a.m.
The stock of Lakeland-based grocery chain Publix Super Markets Inc. has increased to $23.20 per share, up 70 cents, or 3.1 percent, from its last pricing in November, the company said.
The price of Publix stock is determined by the company's board of directors, using an independent appraisal. Shares are not publicly traded, and are sold only to employees and board members.
Publix said its sales for the fourth quarter, a 13-week period, were $7.0 billion, a 3.6 percent decrease from last year's $7.2 billion, a 14-week period. Excluding the additional week in the fourth quarter of 2011, sales for the fourth quarter of 2012 would have increased by 3.4 percent, the company said.
Comparable-store sales for the fourth quarter of 2012 increased 1.2 percent.
Net earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012 were $392.8 million, compared with $399.5 million in 2011, a decrease of 1.7 percent. Earnings per share for the fourth quarter decreased to $0.50 for 2012, down from $0.51 per share in 2011.
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Discover the connection between health and friendship, and how to promote and maintain healthy friendships.
Friendships can have a major impact on your health and well-being, but it's not always easy to build or maintain friendships. Understand the importance of friendships in your life and what you can do to develop and nurture friendships.
Good friends are good for your health. Friends can help you celebrate good times and provide support during bad times. Friends prevent loneliness and give you a chance to offer needed companionship, too. Friends can also:
Many adults find it hard to develop new friendships or keep up existing friendships. Friendships may take a back seat to other priorities, such as work or caring for children or aging parents. You and your friends may have grown apart due to changes in your lives or interests. Or maybe you've moved to a new community and haven't yet found a way to meet people.
Developing and maintaining good friendships takes effort. The enjoyment and comfort friendship can provide, however, makes the investment worthwhile.
Quality counts more than quantity. While it's good to cultivate a diverse network of friends and acquaintances, you also want to nurture a few truly close friends who will be there for you through thick and thin.
To meet new people who might become your friends, you have to go to places where others are gathered. Don't limit yourself to one strategy for meeting people. The broader your efforts, the greater your likelihood of success.
For example, try several of these ideas:
Above all, stay positive. You may not become friends with everyone you meet, but maintaining a friendly attitude and demeanor can help you improve the relationships in your life and sow the seeds of friendship with new acquaintances.
Joining a chat group or online community might help you make or maintain connections and relieve loneliness. However, research suggests that use of social networking sites doesn't necessarily translate to a larger offline network or closer offline relationships with network members. In addition, remember to exercise caution when sharing personal information or arranging an activity with someone you've only met online.
Developing and maintaining healthy friendships involves give-and-take. Sometimes you're the one giving support, and other times you're on the receiving end. Letting friends know you care about them and appreciate them can help strengthen your bond. It's as important for you to be a good friend as it is to surround yourself with good friends.
To nurture your friendships:
Remember, it's never too late to build new friendships or reconnect with old friends. Investing time in making friends and strengthening your friendships can pay off in better health and a brighter outlook for years to come.
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A Quote by Robert Bruce on astral plane, astral travel, obe, out of body experience, and robert bruce
The surface of an astral plane is two-dimensional and covered with perfectly straight horizontal and vertical grid lines. This makes for uniform checkered appearance over the entire surface. Each square on a surface contains a brilliantly multicolored geometric design, repeated endlessly in every other square. The surface of each astral plane has its own unique pattern, completely different from that of any other astral plane's surface pattern.
Each astral plane appears two dimensional when its surface is approached. However, a fully three-dimensional environment is experienced when this is penetrated...
The surface of an astral plane is magnificent and awe-inspiring to behold. These structures are absolutely beyond compare in their artistic, crisp, and colorful beauty; their enormity and grandeur; and their spectacular awe-inspiring power and deep mystery. I am certain that they are logically and intelligently designed structures, much too geometrically near and intelligently functional to be merely accidental or natural. They appear to have been designed by an intelligence far beyond ours.
The illustration and its perspective is not abstract. It is based on my living memories of many conscious-exit projections and entries into the astral plane. This accurately represents the surface of what I believe to be the fifth astral plane and shows what the surface of an astral plane actually looks like when encountered firsthand during an astral projection.
If you can stretch your imagination just a little after looking at this illustration (on the rear cover) try imagining yourself there. Close your eyes and imagine yourself hovering five miles high, looking down onto a spectacularly checkered wonder.
Source: Astral Dynamics: A New Approach to Out-of-Body Experiences, Pages: 367..369
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Writing partners share a special bond through respect and trust – despite challenges.
The Writer
Digital Editions / Renewals / Gifts
A reflection on a typo.
Fed up of mushy love poems? Find inspiration in these anti-love poems instead.
Where do stories come from? A look at the inspiration behind 10 classic novels.
Slow down! Crafting sentences in your head might help you get them right on the page.
What does success look like?
(Hint: Sometimes it looks like failure.)
It happens to all of us: that moment in the middle of that work day when we hit a roadblock. These energy foods can help boost your productivity.
Lissa Warren teaches the art of thinking like a publisher. She also has a lesson about a cat.
Pay attention to where your mind and imagination wander. You will find your inspiration there.
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Stephan Haase broke a Nevada state distance record this summer on a flight he describes as a practice run. He's always been ambitious, but this year the Tahoe paraglider has big goals that he hopes will lead him from the proving grounds of the Sierra Nevada to the highest peaks in Europe.
As he stood atop a ridge in Kingsbury, Nev., around noon on a sunny September day, Haase, a self-described over-achiever, had his sights set at the typical height.
"I said to the group, 'I have two goals today - one is to break the Nevada distance record. The other is to make it to Oregon and break the U.S. distance record,'" Haase said.
He didn't make it to Oregon, but he did crush the previous Nevada state record by more than 37.2 miles with his 124.5-mile flight. The were a lot of ups and downs - literally, he thought he might have to land three separate times before his goal when he started to lose altitude - but Haase managed to hang on and after about six hours in the air, he landed near the road just outside of Ravendale, Calif., where his brother, Mark Haase, was waiting to pick him up.
"I thought I would land several times on the flight, but I reminded myself not to think negatively. There's so many excuses in the air, but you have to find the reasons to fly," Haase said.
One of those reason concerns Haase's application to participate in the 2013 Red Bull X-Alps, an event that race spokesman Tarquin Cooper called "the world's toughest adventure race." It tests both the athletes' mountaineering and paragliding limits as they fly and hike from Salzburg to Monaco in about two weeks.
"The Red Bull X-Alps can can legitimately claim a league of its own. Competitors not only have to be incredibly fit endurance athletes - its not uncommon to hike over 60 miles a day - but they must also be world-class paragliders, flying in often marginal and challenging mountain conditions," Cooper wrote in an email.
Michael Gerbert of Germany, who's nabbed two top-10 finishes at the Red Bull race, hiked 616 miles and flew another 294 in 13 days during one race. And according to Cooper, that kind of distance is the norm. It's no wonder 40 percent of the pilots never even see the finish line and the selection process is uber competitive.
It might be tough to qualify for a starting position in the race, but Stuart Polack, another Sierra Nevada paraglider, said he thinks Haase has a shot.
"The state record is pretty cool. But on a good day, you can go another 100 kilometers (62 miles). I think he could have broken the U.S. record on a good day. He's basically become a world-class pilot. He's accelerated his abilities in the past few years," Polack said.
The biggest factor holding him back might just be his nationality. The race, put on by the Austrian-based Red Bull company, is dominated by Europeans. In fact, paragliding as a sport is dominated by Europe. Even though membership in the U.S. Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association rose 10 percent between 2010 and 2011 according to spokesman Nick Greece, the number of pilots in Europe dwarfs the amount of American pilots.
And in Europe, 124-mile or even 186-mile flights are routine, Polack said.
Luckily for Haase, it seems the Sierra Nevada offers a perfect crucible for pilots to hone their skills. Honza Rejmanek, one of four Americans ever to compete in the Red Bull-X Alps, grew up in Davis, Calif., and would often train around Lake Tahoe. He broke into the European community in 2007, and has now raced across the alps three times.
He described that paragliding community as one big family. Once you're in, you're in, as long as you behave yourself. They key is getting recognized in the first place, he said, and connections matter.
"Unless you've been on the world circuit and made a name for yourself, they take the word of someone who is respected and who will speak on your behalf," Rejmanek said.
Haase knows that if he does make it to the race, he needs to be both physically and mentally prepared. Much suffering will be in store.
"It attracts really adventuresome people who are accustomed to suffering. It means switching from a hobby sport to a real professional commitment," Haase said.


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What it Means to be Lasallian
You'll hear the word Lasallian a lot on our campus. Being Lasallian is at the core of who we are and drives everything we do here both in and out of the classroom. But what does this really mean?
How It Started
Our Lasallian heritage is derived from a Catholic teaching order established by Saint John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, to provide education to impoverished children in 17th century France. Hundreds of years later, Manhattan College, along with Lasallian educational communities in more than 80 countries around the world, continue to live out De La Salle's five most important principles:
- Excellence in teaching
- Respect for human dignity
- Reflection on faith and its relation to reason
- An emphasis on ethical conduct
- Commitment to social justice
Opportunities at Manhattan College
Here are just a few of the programs that provide opportunities for our students to live the core Lasallian principles:


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This is an excerpt from EERE Network News, a weekly electronic newsletter.
June 14, 2006
Western Governors Adopt Clean Energy Resolutions
Western governors committed on June 11th to try to improve energy efficiency, bring on-line substantially more clean energy resources, and ensure there is adequate transmission available at a reasonable cost well into the future. The governors' commitment stemmed from a newly released report from their Clean and Diversified Energy Advisory Committee (CDEAC), which included 38 recommendations relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, as well as a number of recommendations relating to electrical transmission and advanced power generation from fossil fuels. The clean energy recommendations involve market incentives; regulatory policies; transmission access and pricing; regional efforts; and national policy recommendations. The governors resolved "to draw upon the full range of recommendations contained in the CDEAC report as a basis on which to advocate for energy policy changes at the federal and regional levels and their respective states, where appropriate."
In a separate resolution, the governors emphasized the need to reduce our nation's reliance on foreign oil and resolved to promote the use of regionally produced clean fuel substitutes. The resolutions were the first official acts of the Western Governors' Association (WGA) Annual Meeting, which concluded on June 13th in Sedona, Arizona. See the WGA press release; the policy resolutions on clean energy (PDF 35 KB) and clean fuels (PDF 28 KB); and the CDEAC report (PDF 1.1 MB). Download Adobe Reader.


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November 1, 2012
Sandy certainly was a whopper of a storm. Many of you were directly in its path, and I dearly hope this finds you safe and warm now. My thoughts are with you.
The storm brought talk about preparedness, even knitterly preparedness. Some of you made sure you had several no-brainer projects ready to go. Others went stash diving for a special "comfort" yarn, or checked the printer to make sure there was enough toner to print pattern downloads.
For me, it was all about one thing: my Stitch Light. When the the lights went off and I realized my kerosene lamp just wasn't going to cut it, this bright little gadget kept my knitting and my nerves steady.
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Continental Divide Land Trust will be hosting an Arapahoe Basin Appreciation Ski Day for its supporters today from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30pm at Arapahoe Basin Beach Spot #1.Friday's ski day is a way for CDLT to thank A-Basin employees who support the land trust through their employee-giving program and to spread the word about CDLT's work.All are invited to join the ski day. CDLT will supply snacks, refreshments and information about CDLT. There will also be multiple prize drawings for A-Basin employees and CDLT supporters who stop by to visit. Stop by between 10:30 and 12:30 for info and ski partners. CDLT is Summit County's only nonprofit, non-governmental organization dedicated to preserving and protecting our community's natural beauty and irreplaceable open spaces through conservation easements and public education. For more information, contact CDLT at email@example.com or (970) 453-3875.
The Summit County Community and Senior Center will offer a computer seminar on "Working with Windows 7" on Saturday, from 9-11 a.m. Cost is $5 to attend. You may bring your Windows 7-based computer to the seminar to follow along but be aware that we won't be able to stop to help you on your individual computer. Class size is limited to 25, so call (970) 668-2940 to pre-register. Walk-ins will need to be turned away if the class limit is reached on the day of the event.
The Family & Intercultural Resource Center is offering Daddy Boot Camp + Doctor Dad for new or expecting fathers. Real learning. Real babies. Just men. Take the first steps to be successful in the most important job you will ever have, being a dad on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to noon at St. Anthony Medical Center. Contact Michel at (970) 262-3888 ext. 232 or email email@example.com.
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The Keystone Science School is currently in the process of becoming a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. In order to continue on in its current site, the school plans to purchase the land from The Keystone Center. Due to the center's need to meet certain obligations within the first and second quarters of 2013, the school needs to raise $2.5 million to buy the land by Jan. 31.Currently, the school serves more than 5,000 students and several hundred teachers each year. Throughout the year, school programs give students the opportunity to learn more about the environment and methods of scientific inquiry. The goal is to teach students to develop critical thinking skills in a natural outdoor setting. Please consider being a part of preserving the school's legacy. Contact KSS's executive director, Ellen Reid, email@example.com or Development Associate Liz Trower, firstname.lastname@example.com, to provide your support or to get more information. Or visit www.keystonescienceschool.org to read the Campaign for KSS Case Statement and Frequently Asked Questions. Donations can also be made online via the website.


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Definition of eristic in English:
1Of or characterized by debate or argument.
Example sentences
- While most of this dialogue is given over to Euthydemus' and Dionysiodorus' eristic display, there are two Socratic interludes.
- In the early history of television, program producers could afford an eristic assumption that they were message purveyors to a receiver-only audience.
- According to Schopenhauer Eristic Dialectic is mainly concerned to tabulate and analyse dishonest stratagems, in order that in a real debate they may be at once recognised and defeated.
1.1(Of an argument or arguer) aiming at winning rather than at reaching the truth.
Example sentences
- In Eric Ambler's prewar thrillers, the interest (in Auden's words) is 'the ethical and eristic conflict between good and evil, between Us and Them.'
- The squaring of the circle by means of lunes is not eristic, but the quadrature of Bryson is eristic.
- Eristic dialogue is arguing for the sake of conflict, fighting, and often to see who can yell the loudest.
1A person given to debate or argument.
Example sentences
- Moreover, we know by the evidence of Sokrates himself, that he was an Eristic not only by taste, but on principle, and by a sense of duty.
- An ancient comic writer has said of him: Eubulides the Eristic, who proposed sophistic dilemmas and confounded the orators with false and pompous arguments, is gone with the vulgar and useless chatter of Demosthenes.
1.1 [mass noun] The art or practice of debate or argument.
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- Arthur Schopenhauer once wrote a marvelously cynical manual of eristics called The Art of Always Being Right.
- In the dialogue Euthydemus, Plato satirizes eristic.
- It has now fallen to the level of Eristics, in which the winner of a debate is the one who shouts the loudest and has the best arsenal of insults.
eristically adverb
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- It seems you are going against scholarly consensus in belittling the importance of the decree only because you must do so eristically and strategically to downplay the timing of the annuity.
Mid 17th century: from Greek eristikos, from erizein 'to wrangle', from eris 'strife'.
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Tour Plans
The Tour Plan helps ensure the unit is properly prepared, that qualified and trained leadership is in place, and that the right equipment is available for the adventure.
What's different?
1) The council is the reviewer of paper plans, and online plans are reviewed as they are entered and are certified by the submitter.
2) The tour plan can be done through a new online process at www.myscouting.org or submitted to the council via a paper form.
3) It's on standard 8.5 x 11-inch paper and only two pages.
4) There is a 21-day advance notice requested for units to submit the plan for your review.
5) A single point of contact (not on the tour) is included.
6) Defined reasons/times when a tour plan must be submitted:
a. Trips of 500 miles or more
b. Trips outside of Cherokee Area council borders
c. Trips to any national high-adventure base, national Scout jamboree, National Order of the Arrow Conference, or regionally sponsored event
d. When conducting the following activities outside of council or district events:
e. When a tour plan is not required for an outing, an e-mail is to be sent to the Scout Office when the event is a unit event and: (a) the parents are not providing transportation for their Scouts, or (b) the event is out of town, or (c) the event is overnight. Examples of items which would not typically require a tour plan or e-mail are a troop meeting, local Eagle project, or meeting at local museum or business.
7) We encourage you to fill out a tour plan even if its not required.
8) There is an updated Pledge of Performance.
9) Only certain registered membes of the units can gain access to the online tour plan process.
What is not changed?
1) The requirements for a tour are the same regardless of whether a tour plan is filed or not.
2) Requirements for qualified supervision, training, insurance, etc., remain unchanged-for example, CPR and Wilderness First Aid requirements for high-adventure camps.
The Tour and Activity Plan can be found in MyScouting.org under "Unit Tool."
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Several Incline volleyball players were honored with selections to the All-Mount Rose League team recently, voted on by the league's coaches.
A total of four Highlanders were voted to the first team, with Claire Kent and Kira Porter receiving the honor at middle blocker, Ronnie Flores as an outside hitter, and Sophie Shorin as a utility player.
Amanda Harris of Whittell was voted MVP of the Division III, and Truckee's Mackenzie Redner was the Division I-A MVP.
The league named separate first teams for the Mount Rose League's Division III and Division I-A schools, while the second team and honorable mention combined the two.
Incline's Megan Golden was voted to the second team at setter, and Michelle Tokunaga received honorable mention recognition.


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SlickWillyP wrote: ya'll are just hating cause sean hannity is going to be our next president/vp.
Captiv8 wrote: That said, I wouldn't shed tears over the cancellation of his show.
neveragainlikesheep wrote: UPS just dropped ALL advertising on FOX. FUCK YES!
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Topic: So True in The Way I Search for Answers,thanks for the Poems,Lainy.
Everything in this poem is 100% applied to the research for a CURE that I encounter so far. Thanks Lainy, You help me express my feeling that I cannot.
(remember long time ago some of us mentioned that men is not as open as women in expression of emotions;for me it just seems much easier that way.)
I asked for strength.
God gave me difficulties to make me strong.
I asked for wisdom.
God gave me problems to solve.
I asked for prosperity.
God gave me brawn and brain to work.
I asked for courage.
God gave me dangers to overcome.
I asked for patience.
God placed me in situations where I was forced to wait.
I asked for love.
God gave me troubled people to help.
I asked for favors.
God gave me opportunities.
I received nothing I wanted.
I received everything I needed.
God bless.


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End ileostomy - colectomy or proctolectomy - discharge; Continent ileostomy - discharge; Ostomy - colectomy or proctolectomy - discharge; Restorative proctocolectomy - discharge; Ileal-anal resection - discharge; Ileal-anal pouch - discharge; J-pouch - discharge; S-pouch - discharge; Pelvic pouch - discharge; Ileal-anal anastomosis - discharge; Ileal-anal pouch - discharge; Ileal pouch - anal anastomosis - discharge; IPAA- discharge; Ileal-anal reservoir surgery - discharge
You had surgery to remove your large intestine. Your anus and rectum also may have been removed. You also may have had an ileostomy.
If your rectum or anus remains, you may still have the feeling that you need to move your bowels. You may also leak stool during the first few weeks.
If your rectum has been removed, you may feel the stitches in this area. It may feel tender when you sit.
You will probably have pain when you cough, sneeze, and make sudden movements. This will last for 1 to 5 days.
Your doctor will give you pain medicines to take at home.
Press a pillow over your incision when you need to cough or sneeze. This may ease pain. Ask your doctor when you should begin taking your regular medicines again after surgery.
You may have Steri-Strips (small pieces of tape) placed across your surgical incision after your staples are taken out.
Take sponge baths for the first 2 days after your staples are removed. You may shower after that. Ask your doctor or nurse when you can soak in a bathtub.
Your doctor will tell you how often to change your dressing.
Do not wear tight clothing that rubs against the site of the surgery while it is healing. Use thin gauze over the wound to protect it, if needed.
If you have a colostomy, follow your doctor's care instructions.
Sitting on a pillow may help with pain if the surgery was in your rectum.
Eat small amounts of food 5 to 8 times a day. Do not eat 3 big meals.
Some foods may cause gas, loose stools, or constipation as you recover. Avoid foods that cause problems.
If you become sick to your stomach or have diarrhea, avoid solid foods and drinking only clear fluids and for a little while. Call your doctor.
Call your doctor if you have severe diarrhea.
Drink plenty of water or fruit juice to keep enough fluid in your body.
Return to work only when you feel ready to. These tips may help:
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Fry RD, Mahmoud N, Maron DJ, Ross HM, Rombeau J. Coln and rectum. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2012:chap 52.
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— On Dec. 16, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 7th and Church Street, Honesdale, will be having a German Chirstmas service starting at 6 p.m.
Pastor Kenneth Buckwalter says the readings and hymns will be read in German. He added that because a lot of people don't know the language, a lot of the service will be in English.
The choir will sing German songs and members of the community will participate.
"The service will be closed out with candlelight," says Buckwalter.
He adds that Silent Night, or Stille Nacht in German, will be sung at the end.
"We used to always have a German worship service," says Buckwalter. "The last was in 1928. About 25 years ago a pastor of German heritage brought up the idea to the congregation about keeping the history and the congregation agreed. Now this Christmas service is one of the most popular and remembered."
After the service, everyone is invited downstairs for a cookie reception, most of which will be various German cookies.
The service is open to anyone and the church is fully handicapped accessible.
"It's a pretty language for worship and song," says Buckwalter.
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The gun-control crowd is plenty misguided, says Keith Fancher of Landrum. S.C. "We need to set the world straight on the issue of gun control and the Second Amendment," he says. "They keep spreading their poppycock, first turning the right of background checks into a privilege. To begin with, the Second Amendment is not a privilege. The only thing left after killing the Second Amendment is legislation and confiscation. As our forefathers said, when you trade freedom for security, you have neither."
STALL TALK: Come on, now. Who is so addicted to a cellphone that you have to make that call even when nature calls? Life in the next stall, as Ursula Zahn of Asheville discovered, can be ... well, not so private. "I had no idea that people use their cellphones in the bathroom," she says. "At the airport, I used the bathroom, and someone next to me said, 'Hello, how are you?' I answered, 'Fine.' She said, 'Nice day today.' I answered, 'Yes, the sun is shining.' Then she got annoyed and said, 'I can't talk now. Someone is in the stall next to me.' "
'THE SPICE GIRLS': What happens on the ship stays on the ship. It's a phrase often heard during the latest Mountains to Molehills Cruise, and not even this columnist has been able to pry from Betty Fields and Joyce "J.J." Jolly of Hendersonville how they and a few friends became known around the ship as "The Spice Girls." "That will forever be a secret," says Ms. Fields. "If I had not gone on this cruise, I would not have met June, Phyllis, Cindy, Joyce and Melba. We bonded so closely. We plan to have a reunion once a year. Of course, I will be the chaperone since I'm the oldest. We became known on the ship as 'The Spice Girls,' but like I said, it's a secret forever." And so far it remains a secret with J.J., who was thrilled the rest of gang voted her in as a full member of The Spice Girls. "When I got home, I tried to understand how six of us could have bonded the first day of the cruise. We had different backgrounds, ages, etc. It dawned on me that the one thing we had in common is our Christian faith. We are 'sisters' forever," says J.J. "The trip was wonderful. It was great to meet new friends, and I am sure The Spice Girls will make other trips with the Mountains to Molehills gang. And perhaps one day when we return from an adventure, we will find Main Street with no construction going on and nothing in the news about the Flat Rock Playhouse's finances."
'JUST WONDERING': One day God was looking down at Earth and saw all of the rascally behavior that was going on. He called his angels and sent one to Earth for a time. When the angel returned, he told God, "Yes, it is bad on Earth. Ninety percent are misbehaving, and only 10 percent are not." God thought for a moment and said, "Maybe I had better send down a second angel to get another opinion." So God called another angel and sent her to Earth. When the angel returned, she went to God and said, "Yes, it's true. The Earth is in decline. Ninety percent are misbehaving, but 10 percent are being good." God was not pleased. He decided to email the 10 percent who were good. He wanted to encourage them and give them a little something to help them keep going. Do you know what the email said? OK, I was just wondering, because I didn't get one, either!
LAST BUT NOT LEAST: The Western North Carolina Quilters Guild will celebrate National Quilting Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 9 at Blue Ridge Mall in Hendersonville. The event is free. Quilters Guild members will present quilting demonstrations throughout the day, as well as showcasing an exhibit of challenge quilts incorporating the theme, "Do you see what I see." Each quilt will incorporate an orange challenge fabric. Come see if you can identify the challenge fabric in each quilt! Viewers may each vote for a favorite quilt to determine the Viewers' Choice Awards.
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The 'forgotten goals' of the 1963 March on Washington
HISTORIC DREAM SPEECH—Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington Aug. 28, 1963. (AP Photo) by Freddie AllenFor New Pittsburgh CourierWASHINGTON (NNPA)—The hoopla surrounding the observance the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom often ignores that lack of progress made since 1963 on tough issues such as persistent unemployment and wage disparities, according a newly-issued report.


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fen 1
1A low and marshy or frequently flooded area of land: a flooded fen 55 acres of fen
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- Sand dunes, including the machair on the Hebrides, some types of lowland lochs, fens, meadows, hedgerows and blanket bogs are all mentioned as habitats needing further protection.
- The bogs, fens, and estuarine marshes in the Lower Fraser Valley and Fraser Delta of British Columbia support large vegetable growing operations.
- The birds occupy a range of wetland habitats: lakes, rivers, reedbeds, sedge fens, marsh dykes, ponds, flooded gravel pits and meres.
1.2 Ecology Wetland with alkaline, neutral, or only slightly acid peaty soil. Compare with bog.
Example sentences
- Site-specific features of the hydroperiod and geochemistry of the waters influencing the site will determine the specific type of peatland that will develop from the mineral wetland, be it swamp, fen or bog.
- The wetland is a large sedge- and sphagnum-dominated lakeside fen and cattail marsh that supports one of the most diverse wetland bird communities in the state.
- It is the smallest patterned fen recorded in Maine; the next largest is 11 hectares.
- Example sentences
- Variously known an 'intermittent fever' or 'ague,' malaria had been endemic in the marshy, fenny lowlands of Europe and Africa for millennia.
- Anyhow, you are left with something like the alliterative 'fillet of a fenny snake' becoming the rather leaden 'fillet of a marshland snake'.
Old English fen(n).
Words that rhyme with fenAdrienne, again, amen, Ardennes, Behn, Ben, Benn, Bren, cayenne, Cévennes, Dairen, den, en, gen, glen, Glenn, Guyenne, Gwen, hen, julienne, Karen, ken, Len, Loren, men, Nene, Ogaden, paren, pen, Penn, Phnom Penh, Rennes, Shenzhen, Sun Yat-sen, ten, then, Tlemcen, when, wren, yen, zazen, Zen
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noun (plural same)
A monetary unit of China, equal to one hundredth of a yuan.
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- Of some 10 million containers, 70 per cent were purchased at the rate of two fen each.
- So he uses short messages to communicate with others because it costs only 10 fen a time.
- Meanwhile, the company, China's biggest ethylene producer, saw its net profit leap more than fivefold to 1.03 billion yuan, or 31 fen per share, in the first half on rising sales.
From Chinese fēn 'a hundredth part'.
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(WOMENSENEWS)--As U.S. women finish voting today they will be sending a big message on who they are as a bloc and what they want in the way of abortion policy and health care.
They will also be displaying their influence over races across the country, given women's greater tendency to vote; 65.7 percent of women and 61.5 percent of men voted in 2008, roughly the same percentages as in 2004, according to the U.S. Census.
In the first half of 2012, states passed 39 measures to restrict abortion access, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a Washington-based reproductive rights organization.
In March, the Democratically controlled U.S. Senate rejected a measure, the Blunt Amendment, which would have let companies decline to cover birth control in health insurance plans if an employer had moral objections.
Many Republicans, including Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, have their sights set on defunding Planned Parenthood.
For Democrats, all that has fueled charges of a GOP "war on women," voter mobilizations and expectations of a major gender gap in their party's favor.
Rae Lynne Chornenky, president of the National Federation of Republican Women, has a different view though. After going around the country and talking about "how women have fared these last four years under the current administration," she thinks women will be turning out for her party.
"I really believe we're going to see that gender gap disappear in this election," she said.
Some polls have shown President Barack Obama and Romney are actually tied among women, but others continue to show a gap.
Local chapters of the National Federation of Republican Women have been knocking on doors, tapping into phone banks and registering people to vote. Although Chornenky did not have numbers on how many the group has registered, she said her group has about 75,000 members and that volunteers in states without competitive races had traveled to those states needing additional help.
The group's national office works with the Republican National Committee, as well as the Romney campaign, to coordinate talking points, statistics and reactions to new polling, which they send to local chapters.
Late-Game Wild Card
The devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy are injecting a late-game wild card into the election, and there were concerns that it could hurt early voting.
"What the storm does to voter turnout remains to be seen," said Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, executive director and co-founder of MomsRising, a nonpartisan group that works to raise the national profile of issues such as family security, pregnancy discrimination and maternity and paternity leave.
But election officials in so-called battleground states like North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania said the storm did not appear to be substantially impacting early voting, reported Politico Oct. 30.
Professor of government and politics at George Mason University, Michael McDonald, wrote in a Huffington Post editorial on Oct. 26 that 2012 early voting was on track to outpace early voting in 2008.
But Rowe-Finkbeiner worries that new voting laws--including voter I.D. laws -- could create problems for mothers who have changed their last names but don't have an updated I.D. card yet.
While in some states these laws were overturned or frozen for the time being, new voting laws will be in force in 13 states, according to the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University.
To help avoid such problems, MomsRising is part of the Election Protection Coalition, and anyone who has voting issues can call 1-866-OUR-VOTE.
Rowe-Finkbeiner emphasized that moms "have a tremendous amount at stake in this election" given the still-tentative nature of the Affordable Care Act, which she says helps women. "Some candidates, who if elected, said their top priority is to roll it back."
The act includes a number of provisions specific to women, such as the elimination of "gender rating," or charging women more for insurance than men, and mandating that all insurance plans provide maternity and newborn coverage.
When asked if women's issues such as contraception, health care and abortion would take a backseat to the economy, Rowe-Finkbeiner said, "Women's issues are a national economic issue" and the two are "difficult to separate," noting that health care bills are one of the central causes of bankruptcy.
DuVergne Gaines runs the Choices Campus Leadership Program at the Feminist Majority Foundation, a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. Her program also fears the impact of new voting laws--from barriers to groups registering voters to shortened early voting periods and voter I.D. laws -- on young voters on college campuses. She said these laws were the "biggest challenges that we and allies have faced in terms of 2012 elections."
Social Media Outreach
Rowe-Finkbeiner said MomsRising has 1 million members and an estimated social media and blogging reach of 3.5 million people. With that behind it, the group is focused on using social media for its voter mobilization efforts. Not only has the organization registered people to vote online, she said, but its Facebook page allows people to share why they are voting.
A study published in Nature found that social media increases voter turnout. During the 2010 midterm election, Facebook posts encouraged an additional 340,000 people to vote.
The nonpartisan American Association of University Women (AAUW)--which hosted 1,400 debate parties and registered "tens of thousands of people" to vote this year--created targeted Facebook ads encouraging people to register to vote, according to Policy Director Lisa Maatz. It also ran the "It's My Vote" Facebook page and a Tumblr account.
The group also conducted on-the-ground trainings through local branches in a number of states to help mobilize women, especially young women, to vote. And on election day, the entire staff of association --almost 100 employees --will call young women to remind them to get to the polls.
In 2008, the percentage of those age 18 to 24 voting was, as is typical, lower than the national average; 52 percent of women and 45 percent of men voted in that age group. However, that age group was the only one to show a statistically significant increase in turnout compared to 2004.
While Maatz said that the"big bang vision" is tempered by realistic expectations for all of her group's projects, the association's voter mobilization efforts have "really performed beyond my expectations."
The 121-year-old American Association of University Women, based in Washington, D.C., and MomsRising both belong to an online communications coalition called HERvotes, which also has its own hashtag, #HERvotes, to help people follow the issues on Twitter.
As part of its own voter mobilization efforts, AAUW offers fact sheets on candidates and the issues it believes women will be attuned to. The fact sheet on the presidential race notes that Obama supports and Romney opposes the contraception mandate and the Paycheck Fairness Act, although it stipulates, "No AAUW policy position is implied by the description of these issues."
Tweets With Buzz
Social media has been abuzz with election-related tweets as well.
On Nov. 1, @BarackObama continued his outreach to women, tweeting, "President Obama: 'I will never allow politicians in Washington to control health care choices that women should be making for themselves,'" which was retweeted over 2,200 times.
The handle @waterwynd tweeted on Nov. 2, "#Women2012 Are the Majority Bread-Winners hence #Obama's #FairPay Act, currently blocked by #GOP," emphasizing the economic argument that some women make for the current president.
Republican women can use the hashtag #WomenforRomney to get their message out. The handle @arthbo used the hashtag in her Nov. 1 tweet that read, "The most important issue in this election is ending the national nightmare of Obamacare."
While many HERvotes members such as AAUW are nonpartisan, AAUW's "It's My Vote" Facebook page focuses on "attacks on birth control" and fair pay, which as issues would tend to play in the Democrats' favor.
Choices Campus Leadership's Gaines said that her program has mobilized students around issues such as birth control, health care and student loans. The program talks about the Affordable Care Act and what "it has done and is doing for women across the country."
"I think young women are just done," Gaines said, referring to antagonizing effects of legislation ranging from family planning to war funding. "Their bodies are on the line."
Maatz said that both parties and both sides of the aisle seem to be energized to vote this year and that "both parties are really courting women."
"It's no good if one party ignores us and the other takes us for granted," she said, adding that "Balance works well for addressing these issues…regardless of who's elected."
Samantha Kimmey is a writer covering women and politics this election season.
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Lafourche voters consider sales tax for new jail
Published: Friday, May 2, 2014 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 12:01 a.m.
Lafourche Parish voters will decide today whether to approve a sales tax to build a new jail.
It's one of three items on today's ballot in Lafourche:
-- A new 30-year, 0.2 percent sales tax would pay for construction and operation of a 600-bed, $30 million jail. It would replace the current jail, which officials and consultants have for years said is overcrowded and outdated. The sales tax would have raised $2.2 million in 2013, according to parish tax collection records. If approved, taxpayers would pay an 8.2 percent sales tax in Thibodaux, 8.7 percent in north Lafourche outside Thibodaux and 9.4 percent in south Lafourche.
-- A 10-year, 15-mill property tax renewal for Fire Protection District No. 7, which covers the Lafourche Crossing area. The tax brings in about $124,000 annually. It costs the owner of a $150,000 house $112.50 a year.
-- A 10-year, 1.8-mill property tax renewal for Special Service District No. 1, which oversees street lighting for public areas in the parish. A portion of the money is also used to demolish derelict buildings. The tax brings in about $1.5 million annually. It costs the owner of a $150,000 house about $15 a year.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Voters can find their polling places by visiting https://pollinglocator.sos.louisiana.gov/. Voters should bring photo identification.
There are no elections in Terrebonne Parish today.
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A common criticism levelled at GNU/Linux and free software by proprietary software companies is that installing applications, drivers and media codecs is made difficult. Well, it isn't.
While there can be problems installing software in GNU/Linux, these difficulties also exist on other systems and are rarely show-stoppers. And, to be fair, many companies are still struggling to get their products working properly on Vista. A common issue with any operating system is that different versions of a program often need different drivers and supporting applications. Naturally, similar problems can occur with GNU/Linux, and the variety of distributions (distros) and rapid upgrade cycle can seem confusing to newcomers and outsiders, but a new crop of installers are making things really quite simple.
The problems
Assuming you are running one of the mainstream distros such as Mandriva, Ubuntu, Fedora or SUSE, your GNU/Linux system will come prepackaged with a graphical desktop such as KDE or GNOME and a lot of applications. If you are the least bit adventurous, there will come a time when you will want to add more.
In the early days of GNU/Linux the only way to install anything was to compile from source and manually move the compiled "binary" into the directory of your choice. Then various companies and collectives started to produce ready-compiled selections (known as packages) and distribute them (hence "distros"). To make life easier, package management systems were created to automate the installation. The most common are the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) originally developed by Red Hat, but also used by Mandriva and SuSE; Advanced Package Tool (APT) originally developed by Debian, but also used by Ubuntu, Xandros and others; and pkgtool, developed by Slackware.
Just using the same package management system doesn't necessarily make distros' packages compatible
Just using the same package management system doesn't necessarily make distros' packages compatible. An RPM package (
.rpm) for Open Office as supplied by SuSE may not be the same as a
.rpm supplied by Fedora or Mandriva. Each may have modified the software to take account of their unique file system or to fit in better with their "look and feel". There is even conflict within individual distros—a SuSE 9.0
.rpm may not install correctly on SuSE 10.0. Debian based distros tend to be more consistent. Many
.deb files meant for Debian will install and work on Ubuntu.
Then, as if that wasn't enough, there are "dependencies". Because many applications have a great deal in common, it makes sense to put common features into "libraries", where they can be accessed by different applications. Microsoft does this with .dll files, but it is much more pervasive in the free software world. Unfortunately, making sure your PC has the correct library files to enable a specific application to run can be a problem. Providing you only use the applications supplied by your distro, either via .iso files (CD or DVD) or on-line via APT, then the dependencies are solved for you. Once you step outside of that comfort zone, tracking down the right versions of each library can be a pain, rightly known as "dependency hell".
The solutions
If you have installed one of the mainstream GNU/Linux distros from a DVD or collection of CDs, then it is very unlikely that you actually installed more than a quarter of the apps that are on there. The first port of call when looking for an application you don't have is your distro's DVD or CD set. Each of these distros has an "Add new software" feature somewhere in the menu options.
Some distros take a different approach, such as Ubuntu. Instead of providing a DVD's worth of applications, the basics come on a single CD (or CD
.iso) and anything you want to add is done via APT, generally using a graphical "front end" such as Synaptic or Adept. APT has the happy knack of resolving dependencies on the fly; if you request an application that requires a library file you don't already have, APT will add it to the selection.
Applications for `.deb` based distros are stored in on-line repositories
Applications for
.deb based distros are stored in on-line repositories. The default set up on Ubuntu only connects to their "Officially supported" repositories, but both Synaptic and Adept have a menu option to add others (read the warnings first, though).
There comes a time, though, when most GNU/Linux users want a piece of software not supported by their distro. It may be an application not considered sufficiently stable or too esoteric for inclusion, or a proprietary driver or codec, which the distro team won't include in case it causes all manner of legal problems for them. Whatever it is, you need a way to install it, and there are several to look at.
Autopackage aims to do for GNU/Linux what "Install Shield" does for Windows. It uses a completely new package format, which includes a pointer to where required library files can be found. From a user's perspective it just works, but in the background Autopackage checks dependencies and resolves them automatically.
To install software with Autopackage, choose from the list of available autopackages and then click on the "Download File URL". You will find dozens of packages available, but Autopackage's most visible weakness is a relative lack of selection.
The actual download is a small "script", not the package itself. Save it somewhere convenient, then make it "executable" (In Konqueror right click, choose Properties→Permissions then check "Is executable"). Now double-click the file to start the installer and follow the on-screen instructions.
Autopackage does automatically what a GNU/Linux expert would do manually—check dependencies and install all the right libraries to make an application work. It works on most distros, but it isn't completely perfect and some packages don't install on some distros. For example, Xara Xtreme would not install on Kubuntu Fiesty running on my AMD64 machine. In any case, it doesn't do any harm to try.
klik is close to install heaven, though in the normal sense it doesn't "install" software at all. klik is a packaging tool that enables developers to create ready-to-run packages that can be launched from anywhere. You can install packages to your home directory without needing a root password. Put one on a portable drive or USB flash memory and you can run an app on any PC you visit.
klik puts the responsibility for dependencies on the developers, not the users. As a humble user, I think this makes sense. The developer knows what it takes to make his or her program work and can make sure the compiled klik package includes everything.
To install the klik client, use the command
wget klik.atekon.de/client/install -O - | sh. If you're unfamiliar with the GNU/Linux command line, all you need to do is copy and paste this command into a terminal and press
Enter. The shortcut
Alt + F2 will open a terminal or command dialog on most distros.
Follow the instructions that pop up on your screen and you'll be taken to the klik "store". It's that simple. (Ubuntu users, please note instructions on the klik site about installing libstdc before using klik)
klik has a wider range of packages than Autopackage and is simpler to use
klik has a wider range of packages than Autopackage and is simpler to use. The single-file installation means klik packages will not interfere with anything else on your system and can be safely removed by deleting that single file.
Automatix is a graphical package manager for the installation, uninstallation and configuration of commonly requested applications. Currently it supports variations on Ubuntu, Debian, and Mepis 6. Automatix has no qualms about offering free-as-in-beer, proprietary or even commercial packages such as CrossOver Linux, though it does start with a splash screen warning users in the US that some codecs they make available may infringe US laws. You have been warned.
To install Automatix, browse Automatix's very informative site, then click on Installation. There are a couple of options: downloading a
.deb file to suit your system and installing it using your usual GUI, or using APT on the command line. Normally I'd recommend the graphical method, but trying it on a new PC with very little in the way of development packages installed threw up a host of dependency problems, and it turns out to be easier using APT. Follow the relevant links on the Automatix site, then follow the instructions step-by-step. Copy each command (highlight then
Ctrl + C) and insert each into a terminal with
Shift + Insert followed by
The final command will throw up the same error message you would get using a graphical installer, but APT suggests a solution: the command
sudo apt-get -f install which will compel APT to install all the supporting packages.
Once installed, you can run Automatix from the Kmenu and grab a tremendous range of codecs, drivers and applications very easily. If you are tempted to try out the proprietary Nvidia 3D drivers, do make a note of the command line instruction for restoring the basic Xorg setup in case things go wrong:
Looking to the future: Click'n'Run (CNR)
These three systems represent the cream of the crop of the present GNU/Linux package management field, outside of those schemes defaulted to by each distribution. If you find that it supports the particular package that interests you, any one of these options will be a simple and effective solution for software installation. However, there is one more competitor on the horizon.
Back in January, Linspire announced that they would be making their CNR Warehouse system available to users of other versions of GNU/Linux in the second quarter of 2007. At the time of this writing, the quarter has yet to end and the CNR site still says "Coming Soon". If it works properly, its "one-click delivery service" could revolutionise installing new software on GNU/Linux. Time will tell. Check the CNR site for the latest details.
please note that although "automatix" scratches a very common itch, it is widely regarded as fundamentally broken - even harmful to the computer on which it is run. the majority of its functions are performed in a very crude fashion, and it is often responsible for borked dist upgrades. so much so, that #ubuntu won't support automatixed systems.
for more information about automatix:
So... if automatix is what
So... if automatix is what linux needs to give that "itch" (as you call) it a good scratch - then, in the spirit of openness should the fragmented linux "community" not fix it and move on rather than the usual my-distro-is-better-than-yours bitching?
easy ubuntu
yes, automatix was fulfilling a need, and the response has been two-fold: easy ubuntu & ubuntu itself.
i can't authoritatively say that easy ubuntu was in direct response to automatix, or if it's age equals automatix but it only received attention once automatix was recognized as being fundamentally broken. either way, easy ubuntu is the recommended alternative to automatix as it works with the distribution's tools (apt, dpkg), not against them or around them.
canonical has even added the ability with feisty to install codecs on-demand, which alleviates some of the need for automatix.
being a seasoned debian user, when i installed feisty for my wife i didn't need any helper application: googling for apt repositories was sufficient. so neither application is necessary to achieve the same level of functionality.
everything you need to know about avoiding automatix is on its wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatix_(software) (specifically the "Response" and "See also" sections).
My experience is that it doesn't work (at least consistently) in x64 bit distro's and that development is pretty much stopped.
Notice that Klik brings a little overhead - every Klik package contains some libraries that normally would be shared and not duplicated.
The real solution
Not even Click 'n' Run is the real solution, as it still depends on you downloading the package directly from Linspire. Besides, Click 'n' Run isn't actually a packaging format, it's a repository with .debs and .rpms for different systems.
The real solution must revolve around source code, as it is the only thing that can work across distributions and even architectures. Some kind of package format that can include a bog-standard x86 binary and possibly a 64-bit binary; but also include the source code which will automatically be built if the package is used on an unsupported distribution or architecture. This package manager would also be able to link into the distribution's native package manager to grab dependencies and list the newly-built program as a recognised native package. (like Checkinstall on Debian-based systems).
I had this idea while ago, and called it "the BleedingEdge Package Manager", but so far I have not had a chance to code it up. If anyone in the community wants to take this up as a project, please be my guest!


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BRISBANE -- A man walking around with a human skull in a city neighborhood led to police discovering a woman's bones on a hillside and sparking an investigation into how she died, authorities said Tuesday.
It's been nearly a month since police officers were guided to the woman's remains on a vacant property southwest of Old County Road and Bayshore Boulevard, but the effort is still under way to figure out who she was. The bones have been sent for DNA testing and investigators are hoping for results in the next month, said Coroner Robert Foucrault.
"We are just trying to get her identified and trying to find out why she ended up where she was," he said.
Neither homicide, natural causes nor suicide have been ruled out as possible reasons for her death.
The macabre discovery stems from a violent confrontation between a 56-year-old man named Joseph Carrabino, who has history of theft and drug charges in San Mateo County, and Brisbane police officers.
Someone called police around 11:30 a.m. Nov. 16 and said they'd spotted him carrying a human skull on the 300 block of Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane police Cmdr. Robert Meisner said. Two officers who handled the situation ended up slightly injured after tussling with Carrabino, who was in fact carrying the cranium, Meisner said.
Carrabino didn't provide police with much information about where he found the bones, but officers searched the area anyway. They didn't find anything, and Carrabino was later charged with resisting arrest and assault on an officer. He pleaded no contest to the latter charge, a misdemeanor, and got 120 days behind bars, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.
After Carrabino got out of jail, he guided Brisbane officers on Jan. 16 to where he found the skull. Police discovered "skeletal remains," but authorities declined to be more specific. Police wouldn't say how he found the bones or if he had anything to do with the woman's death.
Also, authorities didn't say how long the woman had been dead or lain on the hillside in Brisbane. They have a range of time but declined to reveal it.
While much remains under investigation, authorities are sure the bones aren't Native American in origin. Construction crews on the Peninsula occasionally uncover remains that are hundreds of years old. Those bones can be left in place or reburied where they were found.
However, in this case the effort goes on to piece together what happened to the woman. If the DNA analysis doesn't come up with a name, authorities may have a second route to learning who she was. Foucrault said there's evidence she had an unspecified "medical procedure " and that may help to identify her.
Meisner said this case doesn't line up with any open Brisbane investigations. And the city hasn't had a reported homicide in at least 10 years. So investigators are looking further afield for links, like missing persons reports.
"We're not just sitting around waiting for DNA," said Meisner.
Anyone with information about the case can call Brisbane police at 415-467-1212.
Contact Joshua Melvin at 650-348-4335. Follow him at Twitter.com/melvinreport.


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Brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute.
Vail official report: 0" new snow
Weather: Warm and cloudy today
Liftline status: Eagle Bahn Gondola maze full at 9 a.m.
Run of the day: Christmas was groomed
Breakdown: The couple of inches of new snow we received yesterday went a long way to improve conditions, especially on the back side of the mountain. But we need more, and it looks like it's coming early next week. In the mean time, you don't have to stick to the groomers, but you may want to as the surfaces that haven't been rolled are pretty choppy. Visibility isn't the best, either.
Snowcast: Maybe a little tonight, but it looks like Tuesday will be our day, say forecasters.
On the Hill is shot with a GoPro HERO3 Silver Edition.


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Friday, 11/11/1988
Old Stone Church, Newmarket, NH
Set 1: IDKI Didn't Know[1], GTBTGood Times Bad Times, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Possum, Fluffhead, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, BowieDavid Bowie
Set 2: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove
Set 3: Mr. P.C.[2], Fee, Bold As Love, LizardsThe Lizards, Whipping Post
[1] Carl Gerhard on trumpet.
[2] Carl Gerhard and Russ Remington on horns.
· Theme from Spider-Man tease in Mr. P.C.
Noteworthy Jams: David Bowie, Whipping Post (highly recommended)
Average Song Gap: 4.06
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Russell Remington (Guest), Carl Gerhard (Guest)
Notes: I Didn't Know featured Carl Gerhard on trumpet; this was his first known appearance with Phish. Mr. P.C., which included a Spider-Man theme tease, featured Carl Gerhard and Russ Remington on horns. Some recordings circulate with Timber in the second set and an encore including Peaches, Funky Bitch, and Donna Lee; this is actually filler from the October 29, 1988 show.
Song Distribution:
5 Junta
4 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
1 Stash
1 The White Tape
Songs by Debut Year:
This show was part of the "1988 Tour."


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Hang out at Olivia's House!
Visit Olivia's House with all of the LEGO® Friends! Olivia, her parents and her pet cat live in a big, bright house with lots of rooms for hanging out and having fun. Help Olivia to grill up a barbecue for the girls! Mow the lawn with the lawn mower. Take Olivia's diary out of the drawer or go swing in the yard! Then, host a sleepover or have a party! Olivia's House is built in sections for easy rearranging. Decorate, customize and rebuild it! Includes Olivia, Mom and Dad mini-doll figures.
- Includes 3 mini-doll figures: Olivia, Mom (Anna), Dad (Peter) and cat (Kitty)
- Features kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room, barbecue, rooftop patio and outdoor table
- Furniture includes a shower, toilet, sink, bed, vanity, couch, chair, coffee table, flat screen TV, refrigerator with opening door, cabinets, oven, sink, kitchen table and kitchen chairs
- Accessories include diary, hairbrush, blender, salt and pepper shakers, frying pan, spatula, muffin tins, mixer, utensils, baking tray, bowl, sausage, chicken drumstick, carrots, apple, bunch of cherries and milk carton
- Also includes flower accessory pack: 12 flowers, 4 ladybugs and 4 butterflies
- Olivia's House is built in sections to easily rearrange for a custom creation
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After receiving rave reviews last season, SF Ballet presents an encore engagement of John Cranko's dramatic story ballet, Onegin. The San Francisco Chronicle named Onegin the #1 dance event of 2012, calling the production "A visual feast… remarkably imaginative… a ballet that has the power to change the way you see dance forever." Based on Alexander Pushkin's classic novel, this sumptuous full-length work is set to a score by Tchaikovsky, with lavish scenery and costumes by award-winning designer Santo Loquasto.
Approximate running time for Onegin is: 2 hours and 15 minutes
Performance dates:
Thu 21, 8pm
Fri 22, 8pm
Sat 23, 2pm/8pm
Sun 24, 2pm
Tue 26, 8pm
Wed 27, 7:30pm
Thu 28, 8pm
The 2012 San Francisco Ballet premiere of Onegin was made possible by New Productions Fund Lead Sponsors Mrs. Jeannik Méquet Littlefield, and Mr. and Mrs. John S. Osterweis; Major Sponsors Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation, and Larry and Joyce Stupski; and Sponsors Richard C. Barker, Christine H. Russell Fund of the Columbia Foundation, Suzy Kellems Dominik, Stephanie Barlage Ejabat, The William Randolph Hearst Foundation, and Cecilia and Jim Herbert.


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Cars Coming Soon: A Fuel-Efficient Range Rover
February 21st, 2013
Some words just don't seem to go together.
Jumbo shrimp. Long shorts. Airline food. You get the idea.
To that list, I'd certainly add "fuel-efficient Range Rover," but it seems the king of off-road capability will get into the fuel-saving game with the addition of a supercharged 3.0-liter V6 engine.
Even with the V6, though, "fuel economy" in the Rover remains a relative term.
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