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Practice Sabre GDS Online
Practice Sabre System Format Entries Till You Get Employed In The Travel Industry
Self paced
Practice Sabre GDS Online !
Yes that's right, you can now go on practicing, online and innumerable times, with a small fee for each attempt,
This new and unique feature is designed to keep all new aspiring candidates in the loop of GDS efficiency who have recently completed their GDS course education, in any one of the system as cited above, to hone their GDS skills and never get rusted with non-practice till they get suitably employed in the travel industry.
Following candidates are eligible for this type of online GDS practice:
- Those who have completed their IATA UFTAA Foundation Course with EBT CD made available to them in their training kit.
- Those who have completed their IATA UFTAA GDS Fares and Ticketing Course in Sabre
- Those who have completed their GDS Training in Airlines Reservations and Automated Fares eTicketing courses from either Multiwings or from any other IATA ATC, or Institute, or College, or University from any part of the world.
It is also suitable for experienced GDS users who are currently employed in the travel industry, and especially in any BPO office, to brush their skills and keep themselves up-to-date with latest GDS features and emulations.
The candidates will be extensively tested online in any one of the GDS of their choice from the above cited GDS list for their skills in:
- Airlines GDS Reservations and PNR Management System Entries
- Automated Fares eTicketing System Formats
- The complete course syllabus on which the candidates will be tested for their GDS skills can be viewed at http://onlinecrs.blogspot.com in their choice of GDS.
What are the costs ?
US$ 15/- only for each attempt of 1 hour of intense and sequential GDS Practice, which includes all the final test questions as found in either IATA EBT CD or as in Comprehensive Course as found in our syllabus blog as cited above.
We will activate the relevant content based upon your enrollment criteria.
- Candidates from India can pay in Indian Rupees at prevailing US$ ROE.
How To Enroll & Other FAQs ?
Send us an email from your registered and active email id only to amar.kewlani(@)gmail.com with your complete name, alternative email ID (if any), type or sort of travel industry course completed, percentage obtained along with year of passing, complete postal address, city and country with PIN or ZIP codes.
Once we get these details, we will ascertain relevant practice content for you and send you an payment link to the same email id you sent us your enrollment request with a CC to your alternative email ID in case if you provide the same.
As soon as you make payment using the link provided in your email, we will send you a Login ID and Password and link to download a courseware browser on to your PC on which you will be using your these credentials to start your 1 hour practice in squential order, which means you cannot backtrack the order of questioning and must go on answering till you reach the last question.
For those candidates, who do not have administrative rights to downlaod any software on to their PC's or those who will be attempting the practice from an cybercafe or restricted office IT policy, we will forward them an alternative link where in they can safely practice their GDS skills, without bothering to download and install the courseware browser.
Should in any case you have to interrupt your practice due to various reasons, such as sudden power cut, BSOD, Hardware issues in PCs etc, etc, you would be required to re-login at the next best possible PC availability to you and re-attempt the practice once again right from first question.
Should in case you are left with some minutes after you reach the last question of the practice test, the same can be used to re-login and attempt once again your practice from first question at any time till those minutes get exhausted.
As you all have experience gained while learning a GDS of your choice during your training, 1 hour is more than enough to complete all the GDS questions for practice purpose and it should be completed in that 1 hour of stipulated time, which will eventually prove your GDS operating efficiency.
Should in case if you exhaust your 1 stipulated hour loaded in your practice account before you complete your practice, there is no other way to enhnce the time and you would be required to all once again enroll.
This feature is presented for the benefit of candidates, who have completed their training but would like to keep on practicing their gds skills till they get prospective employed in the travel industry so that their training does not rust in the time interval after their training getting over and by the time they get employment.
The GDS practice can be taken at regular time intervals of either every once in a week, or once in a fortnight, or once in a month, so that the candidates are fully in the loop of a GDS practice and are ready to anwer any GDS query with confidence during their job interviews and also excel at the job right from day 1 of their employment and surprise their seniors and employers with their efficient GDS skills.
Hence take advantage of this new and unique feature and keep on honing your GDS skills.
Be Happy Now By Regular GDS Practice.
Language of instruction: English
Hello Aspiring Candidates,
My name is Amar Kewlani from Mumbai, India.
Admissions are Now OPEN till Mid MAY 2013 for Direct Self Study Enrollment to Mid-SEP 2013 Exams in
Advanced IATA UFTAA GDS Fares and eTicketing Course
To be selected from either Amadeus or Galileo or Sabre Systems
To qualify for direct admission with IATA, one must be experienced on these systems or you need to enroll with us first to get simulated training emulating Amadeus or Galileo or Sabre systems in the following courses:-
1. Airlines Reservations and PNR Management Course
2. Automated Fares and eTicketing Course
For more details contact me personally at the below mentioned address if you are from Mumbai or email me at email@example.com to show you way forward.
Outstation candidates can attend Online Interactive Classes on WiZiQ or can now pursue the same by enrolling in our online courses, as cited above, and get eligible for Direct enrollment with IATA for self study.
You would be pleased to know that I am perhaps first such Travel Industry Instructor in the whole world having distinction to have been registered with IATA in Montreal (During 2005 & 2007) as an Authorised IATA UFTAA Instructor to impart training in
Advanced IATA UFTAA GDS Fares & eTicketing Courses in Amadeus & Galileo systems
simultaneously at two different locations in the world..i.e. in UK (London) and in India (Pune) from 2005 to 2007 and executed IATA ATC Project Management in Mauritius (2010).
Also pleased to announce that National Award "Shiksha Bharati Puraskar" was presented to me on the occassion of "National Economic Development and Social Responsibilities" on 06th AUG 2011 by All India Achievers Foundation and organised by IEDRA, New Delhi.
Online Interactive Instructions are now available on WiZiQ and on DNL ebooks at unbeleivable low cost pricing in the whole world, in the following courses:-
1. Airlines GDS Reservations and PNR Management course
2. Automated GDS Fares and eTicketing Course
In any one of the six active Global Distribution Systems (GDS/CRS) of the world, such as
Amadeus | Galileo | Abacus | Sabre | Worldspan and Apollo systems
For More Details On Course Syllabus, Visit: http://onlinecrs.blogspot.in/p/beginners-course.html
However, the candidate must select only one system for their training, as per its wide usage in their respective countries or regions, as training can be taken only in one GDS at a time.
Looking forward to meet all the attendees at the other side in the LIVE interactive online classes and assist you all in your training to learn airlines reservations and issuing etickets in any one of the GDS of your selection.
Thanking You and with the best of my regards.
Amar Kewlani,
Chief Executive & Instructor
Multiwings WebTravel Academy


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Joined Feb 2007
550 Posts
Don't need them. Paperclips became my posts, flies the same.
Not too pleased with my new Lynx blades though, like the orange color, but not nearly as tough as stock, crack easily. They improve flight though, I think.
Do like the aluminum tail motor holder, especially if you have changed to solid boom, like it because it clamps on tightly, no messing with glue on that end.
Next may be the alum. swash plate, but they are always backordered. Mine has broken all 3 arms off (glued) and the other day partially separated (top and bottom), but it snapped back together.
Like how you can take this thing apart quickly, straighten the feather shaft, make a few other fixes, put it back together and it flies so smooth.
2nd motor holding up much better than first one.
Joined Feb 2007
550 Posts
If you are bored with the V911, I say get the nano, keep the V911. I got mine end of Sept., couldn't fly to well inside, still really can't (it is so quick), can get some turns in, fly back towards me and not crash, but not really circuits, like the V911 inside. Outside is great, starting to be comfortable with flips, need to learn inverted hover next and learn to get flips lower and quicker. Bad part is winter.
But overall it can hover very stable (hands off almost as much as V911). Give it a little jab of left aileron to level swashplate and it levels out and hovers very good.
I fly with just DX4e and am happy with it. Some expo can be turned on with dx4e (didn't know until recently), tried that and hated it. Too much mush on the sticks, went back to standard.
Just be prepared to buy some parts, fix stuff, but overall fairly tough.
Hahahahaha!! I snuck out for a quick battery between things at work - DETERMINED to do something with my Nano that I couldn't do with my MSRx (never mind the fact that I still crash the stupid thing into the wall every chance I get). So, after a few laps around the office with *one* successful landing on the 1 foot diameter stool top, I figured it was time . . .
SO, out we went, the Nano and I. I thought back to the advice someone gave me before about getting inverted - something like:
Step 1: Run up throttle (Check!)
Step 2: Achieve lift off (Check!)
Step 3: DO not run into anything (Che . . .Wait, woah, woah, Get away from that tree, bush, GROUND, okay, I got it, Check!)
Step 4: Get REALLY HIGH in the air (I discovered later why I was never actually given this advice) Check . . NO, HIGHER! CHECK CHECK!!!!
Step 5: Maintain control of Heli even though it looks like a gnat right now (ummmmmm, still up there . . .I think . . . er, check?)
Step 6: Okay, all those really hard stick movements you aren't supposed to do inside but do anyway when you overreact to the smallest breath of air from the heater? Get ready buddy, here's your chance!!! (Check check check check check check!!!)
Step 7: Without removing your eyes from the gnat that is continuing to grow smaller, find the two magical switches that turn this thing (and hopefully the pilot) into the master acrobat it was designed to be. (Check, oh wait, that's the trainer switch, uncheck. Okay, got one. Now where the hell is the other one. Oh, here it is, right here, right next to this other nifty - OH CRAP - Where's the Gnat????? Oh, there it is, MUCH closer now - uh oh, go up go up go up, whew . . . . . CHECK)
Step 8: Deep steady breaths. It's only a couple hundred bucks to replace it, it's only money, it grows on trees . . . (check)
Step 9: While pulling back on the elevator (wait, not yet, wait till I finish!), simultaneously slam the pitch down as if you were cutting the throttle. Of course, you aren't cutting the throttle, which means whatever happens next isn't going to stop happening until you find that nifty little throttle hold button or until it runs into something. Okay - Here we go!!
At this point, the Nano, which is living up to its name at about 30,000 feet does the most amazing thing. It flips upside down . . .and stays there. . . Until I completely panic and hit throttle hold because I can't get it to flip back right side up, because I never really thought through step 10, which would, I suppose now, be the reverse of step 9.
The nano hit concrete with a resounding and heart shattering . . . shatter.
And now it has the shakes, though I suspect it is more emotional than mechanical. I'm not sure it really expected to have this kind of a life back when it was shiny and new and sitting in it's cozy little foam coccoon. What to do?
Well, hell, it's broken anyway - let's try it again!!!
You can pretty much reread the steps 1-9, leaving out step 4, which I decided wasn't a good idea at all. I managed a very brief and very shaky inverted hover before careening off into the asphalt again. I think my feathering spindle resembles a U turn sign right now, and I think it is my Nano's way of telling me to go back to whatever pit in hell I'm from and leave it the hell alone.
I gotta get more parts - this if FUN!
Canada, ON, London
Joined May 2011
2,226 Posts
I have a fresh feathering shaft sitting right here from my last 'episode'.
Cheers, and good luck.
So all i can really do is hover and fly around slowly unless I want chance crashing into stuff....
Battery life, if not for that, I wouldn't even consider it. The FP blades really use a LOT less battery power. Consider that with the stock blades, the heli will not even lift off the ground with 150mah 12C batteries, which I have a ton of. With the MSR blades the same battery gives 5 min flights easy. I also tried the 150mah 25C pack and got a good 8 min before it started losing power. The msrx blades aren't quite as good. the 12C batteries will allow it to lift off for around a minuet, and the 25C packs get 5-6 min before I notice a power loss. Mostly, this is just for futsing around indoors. Like I said above, it way too cold to even attempt to fly outdoors, and I certainly am not good enough to attempt any acrobatics indoors, so extended flight times are attractive, since I don't need the CP capabilities anyway.
As for not being a good FP bird, on the contrary, Its a great one, as it lacks the weirt flight charactaristics of the 45 degree flybar birds, and I am told even the MSRx has a few quirks....
Joined Nov 2010
321 Posts
Finally have the hand of front and back flips to the point where I can do them indoor consistently. Now if I could just get the hang of inverted hover I'd be one happy cookie.
Down, Nano, DOWN!!!
Joined Nov 2010
321 Posts
Broke my tail motor. Sucks having to buy a tailboom assembly after switching over to solid CF :/
Never mind looks like I'll be buying a CCW MCX2 motor since its a common replacement for the MCPX.
(ultimately, the double BL that nanoheli built in Germany is the "ideal" nano anyway [for me not because of power ... I am lightyears away from even light 3D ... but because of ease of maintenance, weight, longer flight times and definitely longer motor life -even without cool down periods between flights])
Joined Nov 2010
321 Posts
Going to give this a shot tomorrow provided we have some CCW MCX2 main motor left. Now if only there was something I could use as a swap for the stock motor since its still on backorder :/
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Hi all,
After reading the reviews on this site, I decided to stay away from the Oral-B Super Floss and go with the pricier Crest Glide stuff. I've been very happy with my first 2 boxes (I don't know why anyone would go for those lasso-things the ortho gave me!) When I went to re-stock this week, the Glide had new packaging and now said Oral-B where it used to say Crest. The Oral-B Super Floss is still on the shelf also.
I guess since they are both Proctor and Gamble that shouldn't be too surprising... but I'm wondering why the change was made and I'm HOPING they won't decide to change anything about the Glide version... it's great as-is!
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micro #11 vocab
the destruction of all microbial life
usually heat (moist)
usually inanimate objects
sometimes use sterilants
destroys most microbial life, reduces contamination on inanimate surfaces
use of physical or chemical process
doesn't destroy endospores
removes toxins
primary target of microbial control
microorganisms in environment capable of causing infection or spoilage
decontanimation: sanitation
any cleasing technique that mechanically removes MO to reduce contamination to safe levles
microbial death
1. various cell structures become dysfunctional & the entire cell sustains irreversible damage
2. no longer functions under ideal environmental conditions
thermal death time
the shortest length of time required to kill all test microbes at a specified temperature
moist heat methods
1. steam under pressure (autoclave)
2.pasteurication = heat is applied to liquids. doesn't kill endospores or thermoduric microbes
3. boiling water - for disinfection not sterilization
dry heat methods
1. incineration
2. dry oven - usually electric oven. used for heat resistant items that do not sterilze well with moist heat
a combo of freezing & drying used to preserve MO and other cells in a viable state for many years
energy emitted from atomic activities and dispersed at high velocity thru matter or space
ex. gamma rays, x-rays, UV radiation
ionizing radiation
is the radiation ejects orbital electrons from an atom causing ions to form. can go thru barrier
nonionizing radiation
exictes atoms by raising them to a higher energy state but does not ionize them
phenol coefficient
compares a chemical's antimicrobial properties to those of phenol - make sure it doesn't cause harm
#1 most resistant.
made out of proteins. denature & then go right back to the shape. renaturing ability. influence other proteins


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April Performance Review 0 commentsMay 5, 2012 2:48 AM
I would like to thank each and every follower for taking the time to follow me and read my articles. For those of you that are new every month I will provide an update of the trades that I have written about and invested into. I do not invest in everything I write about, but try to keep some balance. With the trades that I recommend I still try to keep the focus as if I was going to invest in them. Here is a breakdown of April:
April 4th I bought 4 June 26 Deep In The Money Calls for 2.34 and sold for profit @ 2.59 Intel is a good candidate for the deep in the money call strategy. Generally deep in the money calls that are 2-3 strikes below the share price investors can nab for 2-2.50 depending on what's going on in the market. Intel has a history of running up before earnings and my theory proved right. look for me to do a similar trade before their next earnings, depending on how the markets are.
April 6th buy 158/153 put spread on the GLD for 3.30
i did not play this trade, but this trade would have produced a loss. Gold has been trading sideways and for the time being i don't see much upside in the short term and it looks as if the downside is limited. Gold is currently trading sideways with no near term catalysts.
April 10 Sell may 67.50 cash secured put on BUD for $120
trade still currently profitable and investors will be keeping 120 bucks as long as BUD stays above 67.50
April 11 Reverse Iron Condor on Amazon for 435-- This trade was a grand slam and made the max $295 gain. This was my first reverse Iron condor trade. In the future there is only a handful of stocks that I would currently trade this strategy on due to a history of their large price movements.
April 17 Deep in the money calls on AA $8 July calls---you could have traded these for a quick profit. I still like Alcoa and with the market slide today the calls just got even cheaper. If AA goes to 8 under no negative news from the stock-- look for me to pull the trigger.
CF 180/185 call spread--this trade was profitable in about the time it took me to write the article. CF slide down today, but the trade was at max profit days before the stock tanked. watch the 180 level in CF and the only way I would play CF is with Reverse iron condors or spreads. Stock is too volatile for a directional strategy
April 23 BRK.B sell June 77.50 put for 100--Stock still above 77.50 and investors will be collecting 100 as long as stock stays above 77.50
April 23 COST (Costco) I bought the June 85 calls for 4.30 and sold out at 5.05 the trade i recommended was the 85/87.50 call spread and either way you would be a winner as the trade was profitable before the market pullback on thursday and friday. In the long term I still like the story on Costco, but wait for low 80's to consider a move
April 27 May 52.50/50 strangle I bought (5) for 1.03 and sold for 1.21 If outright calls were purchased you would have made a nice profit as Home Depot made a nice run from mid 51's to past 52.50 pretty fast.
In conclusion I want to thank all my followers again and remember if you have any questions/comments or just want to swap trade ideas feel free to message me anytime. Thanks again--John
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Recent scholarship on 1968 has focused on its particular eruptions and reactions, but also on the question of their systemic connection. Were the wide-ranging instances of social unrest the manifestations of a global zeitgeist, conditioned or at least influenced by broad macro-economic and geopolitical forces? Or were these phenomena the outgrowth of primarily local and unrelated conditions? Does a satisfying analysis require a partial synthesis of both these possibilities, as well as a frame for thinking both similarities and differences?
The conference "1968: Global Resistance/Local Knowledge" will explore the 1960s in their many facets and these questions from a number of angles. Areas of interest include:


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Normally, comedy writers in New York or Los Angeles would be aiming this story squarely at Mississippi or another rural state. But truth be known, this tale emanates from Ohio.
Republican Ohio state Rep. Bob Hackett introduced House Bill 199, which would allow Ohio motorists who hit and kill feral hogs, wild boars or turkeys to legally claim the carcasses and take them home. The legislation adds wild hogs to the list of roadkill, including deer that motorists can currently claim in Ohio.
No word yet – as dutifully pointed out one ink-stained wretch at an Ohio newspaper – on just how Ohio state Sen. Kevin Bacon, R-Franklin County, will vote on the measure.
Some 15 states have made legal the practice of claiming roadkill carcasses, including Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Montana, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The legislation had its genesis in most states over deer, moose or elk carcasses, but the explosion of the feral hog population has legislation like that in front of Ohio lawmakers more than a punch line.
The practice of collecting roadkill is clearly not something that would make a lot of Mississippians swoon – at least, not the ones raised in rural Mississippi.
When my daughter was about two years old, her mother and I were cruising south on Highway 45 headed back to Forest from a weekend in Macon in my old Volvo sedan. I topped a hill near Electric Mills just in time to hit not one but three deer in the middle of the highway.
We were all fine, but the Volvo didn't fare as well. It was marginally operable, but pretty banged up. I called my insurance agent and soon a state trooper pulled up to check on us.
About the time I finished talking with the trooper, a truck pulled up and three Noxubee County residents jumped out. The lead man asked politely: "Y'all mind if we pick up those deer?"
I replied: "Not me. I have to explain to a 2-year-old who loves Bambi what just happened here."
The trooper, with only a hint of a smile, said: "Well, I guess if you want to move them off the highway maybe that would be ok."
While there is a certain "Beverly Hillbillies" quality to any discussion of the proper means of disposal of roadkill and the broader notion of whether said roadkill is "fresh" or not, there's one surprising group supporting (or at least not actively opposing) the legal claim, processing and consumption of animal roadkill. Predictably, PETA calls the practice "meat without murder."
Ohio lawmakers have had no small amount of fun poked at them in the media over this approach to dealing with the growing feral hog population. But farmers and landowners who deal with the swelling population of wild hogs know that there will be few states not tempted to take drastic measures.
If you think hitting a deer can damage a vehicle, try hitting a fully grown wild boar. I've had that experience, too, late one night in Monroe County. After getting the repair bill, I would really like to have barbequed that hog.
Whether Mississippi actually gets into the roadkill legislation business or continues to wink-and-nudge at the practice, it was nice to see that states outside the old Confederacy are taking the lead in legalizing and regulating the practice of roadkill collection and consumption.
One can only imagine what Granny Clampett would have had to say about this emerging area of law – to say nothing of Sen. Kevin Bacon of Ohio.
Sid Salter is a syndicated columnist. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com or (601) 507-8004. He is official spokesman for Mississippi State University, but his column opinions, unless otherwise noted, are his own.


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Staggered Crossing
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|Staggered Crossing
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|Years active
|Bent Penny Records (2004-present)
|Julian Taylor
Dan Black
David E.G. Marshall
Jeremy Elliott
|Past members
|Darrell O'Dea
Bruce Adamson
Staggered Crossing, sometimes nicknamed StagX,[citation needed] are a Canadian roots rock band formed in 1997 in Toronto.
Early years[edit]
The original group was formed in 1996 in Toronto by four high school friends, Julian Taylor (JT), David E.G. Marshall, Dan Black and Jeremy Elliott. The group quickly gained a local following in North Toronto due to their frequent performances. Later in 1996 they recorded their first EP with Toronto musician and producer, Darrell O'Dea[citation needed].
David Marshall left in 1997 to attend university in Montreal, leaving the group without a lead guitarist. They added their producer, Darrell O'Dea, and guitarist Bruce Adamson to the line-up. They became one of the local Toronto scene's fixture bands, playing Lee's Palace, the Horseshoe Tavern, Reverb, the El Mocambo and many other venues on a regular basis[citation needed].
After hearing the group's first EP, producer and publisher, Frank Davies (TMP[clarification needed]) signed them to a development deal[year needed]. Under Davies development they wrote and recorded almost 40 songs from 1997 to 1999, many of which have been released on various EPs and live bootleg recordings.[citation needed]
Warner Music (1999-2001)[edit]
The band were signed to Warner Music Canada in 1999. Later that year they signed with manager Larry Wanagas, founder of Bumstead Records, who had managed acts such as Big Sugar, k.d. lang, Susan Aglukark, The Trews and BOY. The band's self-titled full-length debut came out in 2001. The first single, "Further Again" was a notable success, ending the year as the sixth most played song on rock radio in Canada[citation needed]. Subsequent singles "A Million Works of Art" and "Old Man" also received significant airplay.
The band continued to tour and perform across Canada with groups such as Big Sugar, Blue Rodeo, Nickelback, The Guess Who, Midnight Oil, 54-40, Wide Mouth Mason, Crowbar, and Spirit of the West[citation needed]. Other highlights included an appearance on the Mike Bullard show and the Canadian Organization of Campus Activities naming their self-titled album the Best Contemporary Music Recording of the Year at Universities and Colleges in 2001[citation needed].
Bruce Adamson left the group to further his career in publishing and law in 2001. In an attempt to return to the sound of their early years the band parted with producer and band member, Darrell O'Dea. The band also parted ways over creative differences later that year with Warner Music Canada, opting instead to start their own label.
Independent Record Label[edit]
The band's original guitarist, David Marshall, re-joined the group in December 2001. Soon after, Staggered Crossing formed their own publishing company and record label, Bent Penny Records. In 2002 they recorded and released an ironically-titled follow-up, Last Summer When We Were Famous with producer Jay Bennett of Wilco fame[citation needed].
Their Burgundy & Blue album followed in 2004. In mid-January 2006 it reached the Top 10 on the weekly Nielsen SoundScan sales charts for the Toronto market[citation needed], perhaps spurred by the group's New Year's Eve show[verification needed] at the popular Toronto venue Lee's Palace, where they covered Nirvana's Nevermind in its entirety[citation needed].
Following a number of recording sessions referred to as "1978", the year in which all four members were born, the band officially announced their breakup on August 29, 2007[citation needed]. In a press release the band assured fans and the media that their parting was amiable, stating:
... While it would certainly be more fun to announce a break up because of 'creative differences' or because of some monumental and catastrophic fight between bandmates, neither is the case. We simply cannot continue to commit the time, energy and enthusiasm to this band that we love so much. We are still great friends and this change is not the end of our musical collaborations.[this quote needs a citation]
The band continues to play together on an informal basis. Notably, the band reunited for a concert at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, Ontario Thursday July 9, 2009 to pay tribute to the music of Jay Walter Bennett, who produced the band's second album, "Last Summer When We Were Famous". Bennett had recently died at his home. Bruce Adamson, Dan Black, Julian Taylor, David Marshall and Jeremy Elliott were all present. In conjunction with the concert, a tribute single entitled 'Pull You Through' and written by Bennett's former band Titanic Love Affair was released to Canadian radio[citation needed] .
- Julian Taylor, vocals and guitar
- Dan Black, bass guitar
- Jeremy Elliott, drums
- David E.G. Marshall, guitar (a founding member of the group, left in 1997 and returned in December 2001)
- Darrell O'Dea, keyboards, guitars and vocals (1997 to December 2001)
- Bruce Adamson, lead guitar (1997 to December 2001)
Studio albums[edit]
- Mold (1997)
- 4-Song EP (2000)
- Staggered Crossing (2001)
- Last Summer When We Were Famous (2002)
- Burgundy & Blue (2004)
Music videos[edit]
- "Further Again" (2001)
- "A Million Works of Art" (2001)
- "Felony" (2002)
- "Business As Usual" (2003)
- "Further Again" (2001) - Top 10
- "Million Works of Art" (2001) - Top 40
- "Old Man" (2001)
- "Felony" (2002)
- "Business as Usual" (2003) - Top 100
- "Everyone Says" (2003)
- "Grow" (2004)
- "Perfect Prize" (2005) - Top 20
- "Don't Get Me Started" (2005) - Top 100
- "Pull You Through" (2009)
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- "Staggered Crossing on MySpace Music". Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- "Staggered Crossing Biography". Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- "Staggered Crossing - Music, videos, photos, news, & concerts on MuchMusic.com". Retrieved 2010-09-06.
- "NOW Magazine // Music // Japan jolts CMW". Retrieved 2010-09-05.
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Instead of asking for gifts for her birthday, Maddy Colatruglio wanted new shoes for children who needed them for school.
Maddy, the 7-year-old behind the Relay for Life team Maddy's Heart, has collected more than 40 pairs of shoes to be distributed to Tiffin students who need them.
Maddy asked her great-grandmother for a pair of shoes for her birthday to give to a child who didn't have any, Maddy and her mother, Jamie Colatruglio, said.
"She asked all of her family and friends when they came to her birthday, instead of getting presents, if they could bring shoes," Colatruglio said.
She said Big Boy has also gotten involved.
"They put up a sign, and on her birthday, they brought out a big bucket of shoes," she said. "(Maddy) ended up with almost 40 pairs of shoes just for her birthday."
Colatruglio said they contacted the United Way to figure out the best way to use the shoes so the greatest number of kids could benefit from the project. The United Way suggested Maddy help with the school supplies distribution at First Call for Help and Tiffin Community YMCA.
In addition to her donations, the organization received a grant.
"They decided to ask for a grant from National Machinery so that every child that is in need will have a new pair of shoes to go back to school with this year," Colatruglio said.
The donated shoes are available for students ages 5 to 13 who are eligible for the book bag donation. If none of the shoes fit, they will be given a voucher to go to Shoe Sensation and get a pair there, through the $2,000 National Machinery grant.
"I'm sure they went with the idea of how many kids would need shoes," she said. "They are positive that each child that is eligible will get a pair, and that made us quite happy."
Maddy said that Maddy's Heart started when she found out that a girl at her school had leukemia. That, along with her grandmother's breast cancer, fueled the start of her project.
After school, she went to her mother and grandmother and said she wanted to start a Relay For Life team.
Colatruglio said that they had walked with a team in support of a friend who had cancer prior to her creation of her own team.
This year, Colatruglio said that they raised $8,000. Maddy is planning to do an annual carnival at Hedges-Boyer Park to raise money for her team. At the event this year, she raised more than $3,000 at the carnival.
"That's something we were planning to do again and something that she really enjoyed," Colatruglio said.
Colatruglio never thought that her daughter's idea would grow into something as big as it is today.
"When we started the Relay for Life team, we had contacted (income development coordinator for the Northwest Ohio American Cancer Society) Deb Hillborn and said she may raise a couple hundred dollars," she said. "Never did we imagine that $8,000 later, it would be such a big project."
She also said the project has gone worldwide. "Someone's wearing a Maddy's Heart shirt in all 50 states and eight countries," Colatruglio said.
Maddy plans on new shirts for this year and is expanding the design to include different color cancer ribbons. The Relay for Life year begins Sept. 1, and Maddy's Heart will collect money until the relay in May. She also plans her carnival for April.
Maddy also makes packages for children who have cancer and has received donations from the Optimist Club and Kiwanis Club.
"With the donations we received from Kiwanis and Optimist clubs, she sent out over 16 packages," she said. "She wants to continue to do that."
Big Boy has been a supporter as well, even sponsoring a Maddy's Heart week and raising money for her Relay team.
Maddy also raised $380 at her bake sale selling cancer ribbon cookies.
"I sold all of them," Maddy said.
Colatruglio said Maddy has had much support from her family, classmates and the community.
"It's been really neat," Colatruglio said. "The whole community has gotten behind her on it."
Maddy has goals in addition to completing more projects with her Relay for Life team.
"I want to be like Deb (Hillborn)," Maddy said.
With this experience behind her, her mother is optimistic for her future.
"'Little people can do big things' has become her motto," Colatruglio said.
Backpacks filled with supplies are to be distributed 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. New shoes can be dropped off at Tiffin-Seneca United Way, 201 S. Washington St., or at the Tiffin Community YMCA until Friday.


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Harry Baron had already lived through a tough week this summer, facing the reality that his wife of 67 years could no longer live at home. Her memory issues were serious, Baron learned, and she needed more care than he could provide.
Baron, who for years ran a popular deli in Atlanta, sadly accepted that Claire should move to assisted living and found a beautiful place not far from their home. His sorrow turned to shock when he presented his wife's Medicare card to the staff.
"They said to me real quick – we don't take Medicare," Baron said. "You don't take Medicare? I said, 'What is this going to cost me?' And when they told me, my knees buckled." What they told him was nearly $4,300 a month – or more than $50,000 for a year of care.
Almost every family has faced some version of Baron's experience. The health of a wife, father or aunt reaches a crisis point and suddenly the family needs to know: what are the options, and how do we pay for them? The questions also pose a difficult public policy dilemma for the nation. As baby boomers age and as people live longer than ever, many worry that neither the family nor the government is prepared for the coming tidal wave of demand for long-term care.
Congress appointed a national Commission on Long-Term Care this year. The group issued 28 recommendations this fall, but it couldn't reach consensus about how to pay for services. It's a tough and expensive problem, but it's something the country can't ignore: most families will eventually face a difficult kitchen table conversation about how to take care of the most important people in their lives.
Many families do not learn about the costs of long-term care until the crisis hits and many get the sort of rude awakening that Harry Baron experienced, said Jon Howell, president and CEO of the Georgia Health Care Association, an industry group that represents nursing homes, assisted living centers and companies that coordinate home care across the state.
Seventy percent of people now turning 65 will need long-term care at some point during their lives. Only a fraction of those who will need care have long-term care insurance, which can pay for services at home or in a nursing home or assisted living center.
Such plans grew in popularity during the 1990s, but sales have declined in recent years as some insurers exited the market, and many of the remaining insurers have hit policyholders with steep premium increases.
When speaking to civic groups, Howell said, he shares lots of key facts that catch people off guard, including: Medicare covers nursing home care after a hospitalization, but at day 21 a co-pay requirement kicks in that could cost up to $12,000 over the next 80 days of care.
To qualify for Medicaid, residents must effectively impoverish themselves, spending all but $2,000 of their nonexempt assets and also using all but $50 of their monthly Social Security checks to pay for their care.
Medicaid doesn't cover assisted living – only nursing home care.
After a resident's death, Medicaid can take the resident's home equity and other assets in an estate to cover the cost of care paid by the government, although there are protections for surviving spouses.
The requirements represent a harsh reality for many once solidly middle class people – people who have spent a lifetime working toward financial security – who find they have no option other than turning to Medicaid to cover nursing home bills.
For many people who lived through World War II and the Depression and never seriously considered long-term care insurance, it's a shock to see their estates decimated when they were sure they would at least pass on the value of their family home to their kids.
It's important, Howell said, that more families understand this reality.
He wants people to understand that Medicare doesn't cover the kind of care his wife needs and he also wants people to understand what qualifying for Medicaid entails. Baron said he relies mostly on a military pension and both his and Claire's Social Security checks to pay for her care. He knows he's fortunate that he can come up with the money, but he knows not everyone is in that position.
"If you're on Medicaid, you don't have anything left," he said. "It's sad." He thinks the average person needs to consider long-term care insurance. He also thinks it might make sense for the government to expand Medicare or another program so that workers could contribute part of every paycheck to cover care down the road.
Governments today pay for 62 percent of the nation's long-term care services at a cost of $130 billion a year. But demographic realities could make that public cost look puny in the not-so-distant future.
The number of Americans needing long-term care is expected to more than double by 2050, according to a report issued in December by the U.S. Long-term Care Commission. Meager retirement savings, in general, mean that people's ability to pay for care will fall short of the need.
The commission found that long-term care is changing through technology and more services available in the home. In addition, more disabled people want the opportunity to work. Consumers need to have access to affordable insurance for long-term care at a time when many insurers have left this market and premiums are more expensive than most families can afford, the commission found. Medicaid needs to be strong enough to meet the demand for those who have exhausted their ability to care for themselves.
"The need is great," the report said. "The time to act is now."


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STATEN ISLAND -- Get ready to paint the borough red this Friday. Wear red and you'll help raise awareness about cardiovascular disease, the No. 1 killer of women.
Staten Island University Hospital and Richmond University Medical Center will be hosting heart-healthy activities as part of the national Go Red for Women day sponsored by the American Heart Association.
SIUH will offer educational exhibits, blood pressure checks, waist circumference and BMI screenings at its Ocean Breeze, Prince's Bay and Edgewater Plaza sites from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. RUMC will also have heart-related displays and information to hand out from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., as well as exercise demonstrations by hospital physical therapists. For more details about both hospitals' events and other HEALTH HAPPENINGS this week, click here.
Don't want to wait until Friday to see red? Shop Macy's Wednesday through Sunday (Feb. 3 - 7) wearing something red and you'll save between 10 and 20 percent on most purchases. While you're there, buy a Red Dress Pin for $2 and Macy's will donate the proceeds to the AHA's Go Red for Women movement.
According to the AHA, 1 in 3 women dies of this largely preventable disease. Not only that, 90 percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease. Are you at risk? To find out, log on to the AHA's Go Red for Women Web site and take the online heart check up. It only takes about 5 minutes to complete, and could save your life.


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Usher Dancer Be-718
Walking to the Kimber dem, I heard the familiar sounds of the Beatles' "Come Together" coming from the open door of the Usher room. I had to go in. A pair of the Taiwanese manufacturer's Dancer Be-718 two-ways ($2795/pair) was playing the song, fed by the LP release of Love on an Oracle tonearm/turntable fitted with a Zyx Atmos cartridge, which in turn was feeding the Oracle Temple phono stage, Oracle DAC 1000 preamp, and Usher's R.15 amplifiers. Cabling was all JPS Aluminata. Considering the large room, the relatively small Dancers appeared to have no problem filling it with sound. This is a speaker that deserves review coverage in Stereophile, I feel.


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The Sims 2 Cheats for DSOn: DS, PC, PS2, Xbox, PSP, GBA, Cube
Port of the massive selling PC game where you control the lives of a number of artifical people.
Cheats & Hints 1
How to defeat Optimum Alfred:
First use the Raticcator located at the rat cave in the basement. After you put the costume on, go to the elevator and go to the Sun Deck. There you will find Optimum Alfred when you find him use the Raticcator's gadgets, then he is going to fly away that means he is sending his robots, Again use the Raticcator's gadgets on his robots. After you do it you will see Optimum Alfred again then do the same thing over and over again. It would Probably take 3 to 5 times.
Here is a Calendar of Skill Points:
Bear in mind the fact that Skill Points, when they appear, will remain in the same location for 8 hours. The Calendar gives the time when the Skill Point first can be discovered, but it will remain there for 8 hours. I have listed them in order according to the day of the week, but you can find them in any order. If there is only one Business Skill Point to be found at a certain time, day and location, however, you will not find another one there, once you have found the first. In other words, you cannot keep going back to the same location on the same day and time week after week to find Skill Points at the same time on the same day.
It appears that 8.00 a.m. is a change-over time for Skill Points. A Skill Point that is in a location at 7.59 a.m. will not be there at 8.00 a.m., and a Skill Point will appear in another location at 8.00 a.m. that was not there at 7.59 a.m. This would make 4.00 p.m. another change-over time and make the 'witching hour', 12.00 midnight, the third change-over time.
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Name of website or photo Sea Turtle Mom and babe
What materials did you use? # 3-4 worsted yarn or crochet thread in two colors of green, size 4.0 mm hook or size to fit thread/yarn used, needle for sewing and two 6mm plastic child-proof toy eyes.
What are you most proud of? Well in the words of Francine Toukou my dearest pen pal in NY, nothing! I am thankful for everything and I hope she doesn't mind if I quote her. I would quote about anything she said since I am such a big fan of hers. Check out her patterns and ready to wear on www.Francinetoukou.com. You won't be sorry. Her slippers are on here and I have made 8 pairs as gifts over the last 2 months. I have a lot of happy two-footed friends. I suppose they could be altered for a pet but you would need four :)
What advice would you give someone starting this project? I would advise that the fins be changed to a small circle and folded in half, stuffed, sewn together and then attached in the proper places. The fins in the pattern were very hard. at least for me. Someone else may not have a bit of trouble but I did. Patience is always a good bit of advise to give to anyone started Ami art. The possibilities are endless as there is so much that can be made and not just toys as you can find on etsy and here on craftsy.com.
This turtle is so cute!
It was hard though. I thought it would be easy but it was my hardest. I went back to slippers after this one......maybe more to come but later......thanks!
Thanks. They went to my daughter who collects all things sea turt. Again thanks for the nice comment.


text: In 2012, it was named the happiest country on the planet, and it won't take you long to see why. You'll be happy too, when you see the array of accommodation options to supplement your experiences. Eco-friendly hotels and hostels, beach bungalows, forest lodges, even treehouses are on the list. Lonely Planet authors have done the groundwork to bring you the best of the bunch.


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Sault Ste. Marie CAO Joe Fratesi has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his years of service to the city.
Fratesi has overseen the day-to-day operations of the city for 17 years.
"Throughout his years of service, one thing has remained constant: Joe loves his community," said Mayor Debbie Amaroso in a news release.
"He's a true Saultite and very deserving of this award. Joe has contributed and, at times, initiated efforts that have positively impacted our community. He's a recognized municipal leader and works tirelessly with provincial and federal representatives, along with regional partners and the private sector, for the betterment of Sault Ste. Marie."
A lawyer by trade, Fratesi entered municipal politics in 1976 as a councillor, following which he served as mayor for 11 years. In his role as CAO, he is responsible for co-ordinating the work of all municipal departments and administrative interaction with various operating agencies.


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Spartansburg man charged in Warren County burglary
WARREN -- A Spartansburg man was charged Thursday with burglary after state police accused him of taking six guns from a Warren County residence in August.
Raymond E. Wright, 20, was arraigned on charges of burglary, theft and receiving stolen property.
His bond was set at $50,000. Wright is currently in the Crawford County Jail on other charges, authorities said.
Police accused Wright of taking the guns from a residence on Route 27 in Grand Valley, Southwest Township, on Aug. 21.


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PrimeVest Financial Services will provide financial advice and investment services to Regions Bank clients, as part of a new agreement between the two separate companies.
Through the partnership, Regions hopes to deliver an expanded menu of financial services to a larger group of customers than is currently served by its Wealth Management division, says Evelyn Mitchell, a spokesperson for the bank.
The partnership could lead to up to 100 hires by the end of 2013, Mitchell says, with new employees being added across Regions' 16-state footprint.
Jim Nonnengard is executive vice president of Regions Investment Services, a division of the bank's wealth management operations. "Choosing PrimeVest allows Regions to expedite our investment offerings for mass market customers," Nonnengard said in a statement.
PrimeVest, a registered broker dealer, works with many banks across the country to manage customers' investment portfolios, and today manages roughly $24 billion in total client assets. A part of the Cetera Financial Group, PrimeVest has partnerships in place with approximately 500 financial institutions. In June, the company entered into a new agreement with Zions Bancorporation, a Salt Lake City-based institution that manages 500 bank branches and $52 billion in assets through its subsidiaries.
Regions currently offers some investment options to its clients, including annuity and certificate of deposit transactions. The partnership with PrimeVest will add stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles to the mix, Mitchell says. PrimeVest will also handle the "back office" functions of the broker dealer operation, including facilitating trades and maintaining brokers' licenses.
Regions will start installing new financial consultants in its branch locations beginning in 2013, and expects to post job openings for those new positions to its career opportunities in the coming weeks.
Headquartered in Birmingham, Regions Bank manages $122 billion in assets through a network of 1,700 bank branches in 16 states.


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Creep central: Easton and Wilson police have fielded four reports in the past week of men attempting to lure children or a young woman to accompany them or get into their vehicles. Children, parents and block watch groups should be on alert. And it's good to know — based on police accounts of these reports — that kids knew how to react defensively, alert their parents and get police involved. It's unclear if any of the attempts were by the same person. Police have issued descriptions of the suspects and their cars to the extent possible. Those with information are asked to call Wilson Borough Police Department at 610-258-8746 or Detective Marc Crisafulli at 610-258-8542.
Did they really say that? Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett had to shift into damage-control mode this week after state lawyers argued that issuing marriage licenses to gay adult couples was tantamount to 12-year-old children getting hitched. The Corbett administration is trying to prevent D. Bruce Hanes, Montgomery County's register of wills, from issuing licenses to same-sex couples. Corbett called the choice of analogy "inappropriate."
Let the people vote on it: The Lehigh County Board of Elections nixed a ballot question that would have asked Allentown voters if they support local air-quality monitoring of Delta Thermo Energy Inc.'s planned incinerator. Petitioners collected 2,175 signatures calling for 24/7 monitoring, data disclosure, emission limits and potential fines, but county officials said the proposal conflicts with state law, under which the Department of Environmental Protection is solely responsible for monitoring. That issue could have been sorted out later, after the vote. The intent behind the initiative is clear — many residents believe an incinerator in a low-lying, densely populated part of the Lehigh Valley will need diligent monitoring to ensure it doesn't contribute to potential health problems, and that standard DEP oversight might not guarantee that. The people should be allowed to weigh in.
The friends and family of Abraham Rivera have been pulling together to remember the 35-year-old man killed Aug. 18 by a suspected drunken driver. His sister, Mercedez Rivera, says the family has been heartened by the outpouring of support from the community. They hope to raise awareness about drunken driving through a tribute on the Mothers Against Drunk Driving website, madd.org. They're planning a memorial gathering and barbeque 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday in Walters Park in Phillipsburg. Rivera, who had lived in West Easton, Phillipsburg and New York City, was walking along Lehigh Drive when he was struck by a vehicle driven by Francis Thomas Roscioli, of Wilson Borough. Roscioli is charged with homicide by vehicle while driving drunk.
Bethlehem Township commissioners are right to insist that the developer of the proposed 837-unit Madison Farms complex pay all or most of a $1.3 million recreation fee, as required under township ordinance. KRE Group asked for a waiver, saying the development will include a bike path, pool, clubhouse, pocket parks, a tot lot and promenades along detention ponds. The commissioners balked, noting the bike path would be the only venue accessible to residents living outside the development.
The staff at Freedom High School deserves credit for trying to accommodate Brandon Silk, a sophomore with an apparent allergy to an ingredient in Axe body spray. Two years ago Brandon's mother removed him from middle school in favor of homeschooling because of his severe allergic reactions, and he missed a large part of his freshman year as well. This year Freedom officials issued a statement asking students not to use the spray. Principal Michael LaPorta was ready to accompany Brandon to classes Wednesday and explain his situation to classmates, but Brandon had a reaction to another student getting off a school bus and had to be treated and taken to the hospital.


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Ric Flair is known for stylin' and profilin' but the professional wrestling legend spent last Saturday night doing the same thing most area wrestling fans were doing - enjoying Penn State's third consecutive NCAA championship.
"[Penn State wrestling coach] Cael Sanderson is a great friend," Flair said. "I'm a huge amateur wrestling fan. It's great watching all his success."
Flair, who will appear in Altoona this Saturday at the Jaffa Shrine with Big Time Pro Wrestling, said he's been working with Sanderson, Olympic gold medalist turned pro wrestler Kurt Angle and Olympic and collegiate legend Dan Gable to keep amateur wrestling in the Olympics.
That isn't the only thing Flair is adamant about defending.
"The worst thing is when someone passes [in pro wrestling], they want to blame it on steroids," Flair said. "We're scrutinized more than any other sport, but look at Lance Armstrong. They killed this guy. None of the people criticizing him could climb a mountain even with steroids.
"Look at baseball players. You need hand and eye coordination. Steroids are for cosmetics. That's all it is. Nobody from the NFL to the NBA tests athletes harder than the WWE [World Wrestling Entertainment]. You can't do anything there."
Professional wrestling appeared regularly at the Jaffa Shrine for decades, but in recent years the Shrine has been passed over by the WWE on its tours through Pennsylvania.
Big Time Wrestling co-owner Steve Perkins is trying to bring some of those big names back into the area.
Perkins' company made its first appearance in Altoona in December and brought along WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart.
Saturday, fans will get the chance to meet the only two-time inductee into the Hall of Fame. Internet reports claimed Flair was hospitalized in Philadelphia Monday and released, but Perkins said Flair will still attend the Jaffa Shrine show.
"To have a legend like Ric Flair, one of the men who made wrestling what it is today, return with us to Altoona, we couldn't ask for a better scenario," Perkins said.
Flair was first inducted into the WWE's Hall of Fame in 2008 as an individual before going in again in 2012 as a member of his faction, The Four Horsemen.
"Being inducted into the WWE Hall for a second time was huge," Flair said. "It makes me second to none and separates me from everyone else."
Flair will not be the only big name appearing Saturday.
Former WWE and WCW champion Kevin Nash, WWE Hall of Famer "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, TNA wrestlers Miss Tessmacher and Robbie E, and former ECW stars Tommy Dreamer, Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten are confirmed for the show.
Autographs and photo sessions will begin at 5 p.m. and go until 7 p.m. Tickets to the show, which begins at 7:30 p.m., begin as low as $15, but autograph and photo sessions require a separate fee.
"I've wrestled in Altoona for 20 years," Flair said. "It's a wonderful sports town with a lot of Flyers and Pittsburgh fans. I always enjoy going through Pennsylvania, signing autographs and getting a chance to meet and greet with the fans."
Flair, who lost a retirement match to Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania in 2008, also likes shows like Saturday's because of the familiar faces.
"I love seeing guys like Kevin Nash and catching up with the guys," Flair said. "We don't see each other very often, and I don't do a lot of independent shows."
The 16-time world heavyweight champion said he'll give advice to younger wrestlers on the show.
"Ask me advice, and I give it to them," Flair said. "But if someone asks me for advice and they ask someone else after me, I'm done with them. If I give you advice, it's pretty sound. You better have two WWE Hall of Fame rings to disagree with me."
Flair, who survived a plane crash in 1976 that broke his back, turned 64 in February, but he did not hesitate when asked why a casual wrestling fan should attend Saturday's show.
"The greatest wrestler in the world will be there," Flair said with a chuckle. "I'm the greatest."


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Learn the Basics About Kitchen Appliances
With so many types of appliances available, in unlimited styles and finishes, there is bound to be the perfect refrigerator, oven, dishwasher or warming drawer to suit your needs. From high-efficiency, climate controls, and quiet operations, there is also a growing number of operational features that distinguish models and brands in the marketplace. While there are standard sizes for most appliances, make sure you measure the appliance you are replacing, or the space you have set aside before you purchase any new appliance.
Refrigerators, sinks and dishwashers are usually located near each other in a kitchen, as they may all require plumbing. While sinks and dishwashers are commonly integrated into the kitchen counter, refrigerators usually break up the counter surface. Some models even offer paneled fronts that integrate the look of the refrigerator into the kitchen cabinets. All are offered in a variety of finishes and are usually chosen to match each other.
Side-by-Side Refrigerator
In this type of refrigerator the freezer and refrigerator storage are adjacent horizontally. Ice makers are commonly featured on these models.
Paneled Front Refrigerator
Integrating the look of the refrigerator into the finish of the kitchen cabinets, paneled fronts are available on some models.
Freezer-on-Bottom Refrigerator
Traditional refrigerators offer the freezer on top. This model has a freezer drawer on the bottom, making the contents more accessible.
Wine Refrigerator
Wire shelves designed for wine are the main difference between a wine and regular refrigerator. Offering ideal humidity, this model also includes display shelving.
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Water filtration systems are designed to remove impurities from your tap water. The most common types available use either carbon or reverse-osmosis filtration. They can be whole-house systems or mounted on the end of a faucet or under the sink.
Advances in technology have made dishwashers virtually silent features in the kitchen. Rack configurations, energy-efficiency ratings and soil sensors vary.
Available in stainless steel, solid surfacing, cast iron and acrylic, sinks can be top-mounted or under-mounted. The number of mounting holes required corresponds to the type of faucet system.
Water Filtration System
Water filtration systems are designed to remove impurities from your tap water. The most common types available use either carbon or reverse-osmosis filtration. They can be whole-house systems or mounted on the end of a faucet or under the sink.
Cooking appliances are grouped into two general categories based upon their energy source: electric and gas. The other important selection criteria are based upon where and how you plan to install the appliances. There are stoves that integrate into the countertop, ovens that integrate into the wall and cabinets, and then there are freestanding oven ranges.
Electric Stove
Electric stoves can be smooth, which make them easier to clean. They are offered in a variety of burner configurations.
Gas Stove
Offered in various burner configurations and designs, gas stoves offer instant heat. Some offer integrated trivets or special burners for woks.
Wall Oven
This double wall oven integrates into the surrounding cabinets. It's offered in standard widths of 24, 27 and 30 in.
Free-Standing Oven
Usually less expensive than wall ovens, free-standing ovens include a gas or electric range with the oven in one unit.
Used to circulate air and prevent condensation and cooking odors in the kitchen, hoods can be stylish kitchen features.
Warming Drawer
Warming drawers can be installed under a stove or under a wall oven. They are offered with variable temperature controls.
New to most homes in the 1980s, the microwave oven has since become a standard kitchen feature. They can be mounted above your gas or electric oven or may be freestanding on the kitchen counter.
Garbage disposals and trash compactors offer solutions to handling the waste created during food preparation. Always unplug the compactor and turn off the disposal's circuit before attempting any repairs.
Garbage Disposal Unit
Once a luxury, now garbage disposals are fairly standard in new home construction.
Trash Compactor
Decreasing the load on landfills, trash compactors are available in finishes that match most kitchens.


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The Cardinals took an odd route to their .500 record, arriving late and out of breath. But when they were a broken down 1-6, when all they had going for them was a dynamic punt returner and prayers, did anyone believe they would get there?
The Cardinals took another hairpin turn on two wheels Sunday, beating the Browns 20-17 in overtime. It was their fourth consecutive victory and sixth in seven games.
Half of those victories came in overtime.
At 7-7, the Cardinals remain in playoff contention as Christmas approaches, and it doesn't take long to count the people who thought that was possible at Halloween.
"It's pretty stressful," coach Ken Whisenhunt said of the team's 3-0 record in overtime this season. "I'll be honest with you. I'll take them any way I can get them."
This one came in a strange form, which in a perverse way is normal for the Cardinals this season.
They trailed by 10 points entering the fourth quarter and should have won in regulation after the defense forced its first turnover since Thanksgiving weekend, giving them the ball at the Browns 5.
But winning in a conventional way doesn't seem possible for the Cardinals. It took a stop in overtime, a 32-yard punt return by Patrick Peterson and a 32-yard pass from John Skelton to Larry Fitzgerald to put them in position.
Finally, kicker Jay Feely put an end to the theatrics by making a 22-yard field goal in overtime.
"We like the flair for dramatics," Fitzgerald said. "We want to help CBS with their ratings. Typical Cardinals fashion, sloppy first half. Come out a little bit better in the second half and our defense again played great all day."
The Cardinals need a lot of help to make the playoffs. They are two games behind the Lions and Falcons in the wild-card race. They are a game behind the Cowboys and tied with the Giants, Bears and Seahawks, who they play in the final game.
"Everyone believes," said Skelton, who started because Kevin Kolb was out with a concussion. "When we are down, we are not out. You lose six in a row, and we came back and won four in a row. It just speaks to our character."
The Cardinals muddled their way through the first three quarters. The offense sputtered and lurched, as per usual, and produced only a touchdown. After some early problems, the defense found traction and held the Browns to one touchdown in the second half.
But that one, a 76-yard pass from Seneca Wallace to receiver Greg Little, gave the Browns (4-10) a 10-point lead late in the third quarter.
Skelton, now 4-1 this season as a starter, led the Cardinals on an 87-yard touchdown drive, completing 7 of 9 passes along the way.
Then the defense did its part, forcing its first turnover in three games. Outside linebacker O'Brien Schofield sacked Wallace on consecutive plays, forcing a fumble on the second.
End Calais Campbell recovered at the 5 with seven minutes remaining.
The offense wasted the good fortune in just three plays, losing 10 yards.
The most damaging came on first down, when the Browns covered a potential shovel pass, and Skelton was sacked for 6 yards.
"We took a chance, it didn't work," Whisenhunt said of the shovel pass called for LaRod Stephens-Howling. "It's a situation where we'll second guess that, or I'll think about that all night: would of, could of, should of run the football or done something differently.
"That's the way it goes. The ones that work, you don't second guess."
Neither offense did anything the rest of regulation. The Cardinals had three chances; the Browns had two.
The Browns won the toss for overtime but were forced to punt.
After punting away from Peterson all afternoon, Brad Maynard kicked it high but just 38 yards down the middle of the field.
Peterson broke the return down the Cardinals sideline for a 32-yard gain, down to the Browns 40.
"I just continued to stay patient," said Peterson, who gained 1 yard on two previous returns. "I continue to be patient when guys try to coffin-kick me, kick the ball out of bounds and not give me a shot. They're going to miss one. He missed that one and I made something happen."
Three plays later, Skelton and Fitzgerald did the same. On third and 6, the Cardinals lined up in a formation they had used to run wide twice before in the game.
Instead of throwing a crack-back block, Fitzgerald released downfield, blowing past the cornerback. Skelton hit him for the 32-yard gain.
"I wish I would have been able to get it in the end zone," Fitzgerald said, "but I wanted to let Jay (Feely) get his shine on today, get his Twitter followers up."
Key player: Outside linebacker O'Brien Schofield had consecutive sacks in the fourth quarter, the second of which forced Browns quarterback Seneca Wallace to fumble. End Calais Campbell recovered at the 5. The resulting field goal tied the game at 17.
Key moment: The Cardinals forced a punt at the beginning of overtime, and Patrick Peterson took advantage. He returned the punt 32 yards to the Browns 40. Three plays later, John Skelton completed a 32-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald, setting up the game-winning field goal.
Injuries: None reported
Quote: "I said to him in the locker room that he is like Barry Bonds. If you give him one shot, or one pitch down the middle, you are going to hit a home run. It isn't easy to kick the ball out of bounds and keep it away from him. On mistake and he is going to make you pay." -- Kicker Jay Feely on Peterson
Up next: Cardinals (7-7) vs. Bengals (8-6), 11a.m. Saturday, Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati.
Whew, the Cardinals can win with the roof closed at University of Phoenix Stadium. That's good to know. They tried to keep the roof open Sunday because they were 2-0 this season with it that way. Ken Whisenhunt is a superstitious sort, so the Cardinals didn't want to mess with the karma, mojo or whatever you want to call it by closing it up. But a storm forced them to close the lid, although there was a complaint or two that the roof wasn't water-proof. So by process of elimination, we now can credit the wearing of the all-red uniform for the success at home. The Cardinals are 3-0 at home in that uniform combination.
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World-renowned author, Dr. James Loewen, will give a presentation at the Flint Public Library at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 24, speaking on his book, Sundown Towns: The Hidden Dimension of American Racism.
His talk will address the thousands of communities that have historically kept people of color out by force, law or custom.
This event is free and open to the public and a book signing will also follow the presentation.
Loewen is a retired professor of sociology now living in Washington, D.C.
He is the author of Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your High School History Textbook Got Wrong and Teaching What Really Happened: How To Avoid the Tyranny of Textbooks and Get Students Excited About Doing History.
This event is co-sponsored by the Flint Public Library, the University of Michigan Flint Diversity Council and the Teaching American History Grant (TAHG) Program of the Flint Community Schools.
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Buick's new Regal (read about the car here) may be as close as we'll ever get to seeing the Opel Insignia sold on our shores. General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson recently squashed rumors that the company's European operations could move to other markets, including North America.
"Opel is a regional brand," said Henderson, "and I don't see that changing. That doesn't mean I'm closed to ideas about how it can be used elsewhere, but the measure of the Opel brand's success will be Europe. If you don't win here, all the discussion of exports will be irrelevant."
That's just as well. Opel has its hands full at home, where it's trying to sort out the political unrest caused by the whole Magna soap opera. In addition, it's also launching the new Astra compact hatchback, and is busy working on a replacement for its Mazda5-sized Meriva — a critical product if Opel wants to tango with Ford's new C-Max and Grand C-Max offerings.
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