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New Yorkers will this weekend get the chance to experience the Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon live on stage.
50 Shades! The Musical, which provides a satirical twist on the best-selling novels, has already enjoyed a hit run at Chicago's Apollo Theatre.
The light-hearted take on erotica won over local critics, with the Chicago Tribune's Chris Jones admitting that "it was impossible to resist the fervour with which it was received."
The show, which features 11 original innuendo-packed songs, was conceived by Chicago-based improv troupe Baby Wants Candy.
It centres around a book club of middle-aged women who are reading the novel - a nod to the 'mummy porn' stereotype of the book - and then delves into a range of fantasy sequences, in which absurdest versions of Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey sing their way through various scenes.
Director Albert Samuels said the show aims to mix the allure of the erotic and the comedic.
"It's just packed with innuendo.
"It winks at the novel - but there's some sexiness, too. It's a super-fun time."
The musical is the latest in a long list of tie-ins spawned by the book.
For those looking to extend their Fifty Shades collection, there is a party game, an upcoming Universal Pictures movie and a literary parody called '50 Sheds of Grey'.
The trilogy, which has sold more than 65 million copies worldwide, also inspired a porn version, which quickly attracted a lawsuit.


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text: Greetings all! I wanted to explain what the Maintainance sub-forum is for. This forum is to discuss routine maintainance items, tools, techniques, etc. This forum is not for repair questions. Here's an example of a question that should go in this forum: "Is it safe to switch to synthetic fluids in my 1991 Chevrolet Suburban? Will I have leaks as a result?" Here's an example of a question that should be asked in another forum as appropriate: "How do I remove the harmonic balancer on my 2002 Chevrolet Silverado with the 5.3L engine?" I hope this helps people. Threads that are not routine maintainance questions will be moved to the appropriate sub-forum. Let's welcome the addition of a new sub-forum! arty:


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Adventures in kayaking
Roadrunners go on Gulf Coast kayaking odyssey
By Eliot Howard
Assistant Director, Campus Recreation - Outdoor Pursuits
(Feb. 13, 2006)--Winter explorations along the Texas Gulf Coast can be truly magnificent - though not without trials. Participants in the UTSA Campus Recreation sea-kayaking trip in December unwound from finals by sharing an unforgettable adventure through a marine wonderland.
This was the last and arguably the best trip of the year for the Outdoor Pursuits Program, which also took students rock climbing, backpacking and canoeing in 2005.
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The group paddled traditionally designed sea kayaks to the desert island of Shell Bar -- a wild speck on the map between Matagorda Island and Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. The trip blended the excitement of kayaking with the fascinating spectacle of abundant marine wildlife.
The group consisted of six UTSA students, one staff member and your humble narrator -- the guy with the best job on campus. We were accompanied by our outfitter, Bill Minor, of Tide Guide Expeditions, who captivated us all with his enthusiastic love for shorebirds as well as with his skill and ingenuity as a boat builder.
After careful packing of our tiny vessels and a brief introduction to the basics of kayaking, we shoved off for Shell Bar. We set off with the forecast calling for cold and wet weather and were rewarded for our trepidation -- it stayed cold and dry. It was quite a windy weekend, so we were glad we came prepared.
The program provides top-quality equipment for a variety of outdoor adventures, so participants needed only to come well clothed for the cold. Amazingly one participant who forgot her gloves found a pair washed up on the beach. Because the program is partly funded through students' recreation fees, we are able to run trips like this one at significantly reduced rates. Students were excited about how affordable the trip was, and felt that the low cost helped broaden the mix of participants.
Everyone took to the kayaking right away. There's nothing quite like the feeling. You're right there in the water, paddling with a smooth cadence and making hardly a sound, just rising and falling with the waves. And it is really marvelous the way people's personalities come out when they're that happily engrossed. In spite of the cold, there were big toothy smiles all around.
Along the way we spotted a nesting pair of whooping cranes and one of their young offspring. The adult birds were amazingly beautiful and represent an incredible story of species endangerment and tenuous recovery. The sights and sensations of the weekend provided tangible immediacy to the usually nebulous environmental issues of water management.
We took note of the fact that we were paddling in a giant estuary fed by the outflows of the San Antonio River. The complex ecosystem provides habitat to the great flocks of pelicans and migratory ducks that filled the sky in whirls as well as to microbes, fish and shellfish that remained mostly invisible underwater. Bill called his camp on Shell Bar the real end of the River Walk.
Outdoor Pursuits aims to take people on adventures, and this trip was an especially good one. Robert Duran, a junior engineering student who participated in the trip, made the observation that it was as much of a mental adventure as a physical one: iffy weather, astonishing wildlife, small boats and broad expanses of water.
Elements of uncertainty and challenge can do wonders for group cohesion and camaraderie - and for one's appreciation of the little things. Our simple camp felt lavish and our meals were thoroughly savored. It even seemed that the locals were being friendly; on our arrival at the island we were greeted by dolphins that paid us frequent visits during our stay. The trip was a great success and will be run again soon.
For more information, contact Campus Recreation at (210) 458-7575.


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Homeowners could have to pay more in Fire Service levies under a proposed shake-up of the way the service is funded.
An independent review panel was set up last year to suggest changes to the way the Fire Service is funded, structured and operates.
Its report, released today, recommends lifting the cap on how much of a home's insured value is subject to levies - a figure which has not changed since 1994 despite significant increases in property values since then.
Homeowners currently have to pay a levy of 7.6 cents per $100 of a property's insured value, up to a cap of $100,000 - a total levy of up to $76 per year.
The review panel has recommended increasing the cap while reducing the levy rate, to reflect increases in property values over the last two decades.
It said more work was needed to determine how much the cap should be raised, but among the options was to increase the cap to $250,000 while decreasing the levy rate to 4.6 cents per $100.
That means the maximum levy would increase to $115 a year - $39 more than homeowners have to pay at present.
Residential property owners contributed $118.5 million in levies last year, which is more than a third of the Fire Service's total funding.
Consumer NZ research and testing manager Hamish Wilson said while the maximum levy would increase under the proposal, it would be shifted onto those homeowners who were better able to afford it.
"People who are in lower-valued homes would be paying a bit less, so it is a progressive system. But if you're going to go down that route, you could argue that the cap should be set even higher."
Mr Wilson said it had taken too long to review Fire Service levy rates.
"It should be done far more regularly, and that would avoid this sort of bill shock effect that obviously consumers are going to be up for."
He said people could negate any such price shock by shopping around for insurers.
"Whenever this does come in, that would be our advice to people - look for a better deal. A lot of people, we find, are actually paying more than they need to."
Insurance Council chief executive Tim Grafton said the report turned a blind eye to the unfairness of the insurance-based levy system.
He is calling for a rates-based levy system instead.
"Hundreds and thousands of New Zealanders who do the right thing and properly insure their properties have to pay for free-loaders who don't insure or under-insure to have their property protected.
"It's simply not fair, and we urge the Government to address this fundamental issue as it considers the next steps to take."
Mr Grafton said both Australia and the United States had shifted away from funding firefighters through insurance premiums.
"If a levy were applied to rates, everyone who owned a property would contribute toward the protection the Fire Service provides, and it would be fairer and very difficult to avoid."
The report recommended other funding changes, including greater contributions from the transport sector and commercial property owners.
It also called for an immediate change to the legislation governing the Fire Service, which currently covers only the work of fighting fires, despite the service's broader role within the emergency services.
The law change would give the service the legal mandate to continue doing the work it already does - including extracting people from car crashes, decontaminating people exposed to hazardous chemicals, pumping water out of flooded homes and covering roofs during high winds.
Firefighters would also be legally protected if things went wrong during a rescue or an emergency.
Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain, who commissioned the report, described the report as "evolutionary, not revolutionary" and said the Government had not committed to or ruled out any recommendations.
"Before making further decisions it's important to hear from key stakeholders. Some of the proposals also require a significant amount of further work and analysis."
He expected further decisions to be outlined by April.


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It is said that "racing improves the breed", and Shark has focused on motorcycle racing as the primary motivator for their designs and technology.
Shark helmets incorporate the latest in helmet building technology and sleek flowing design with field research done by top riders around the world. The end product is a Shark helmet that is strong, lightweight, comfortable, and will make you look fast even if you aren't a professional motorcycle racer! Carbon-fiber/aramid fiber multi-directional, composite shells, multi-element internal shock absorbers with differentiated density, and integrated airducts to channel airflow through Shark helmets are just a few of the special features that make Shark helmets stand out from the crowd. Shark helmets are competitive with top helmet manufacturers for performance, accessibility, and price. Many world-class racers like MotoGP rider Randy De Puniet are now using the raw power and ferocity invoked by the name . . . Shark!
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Renewable mandates will shift power to FERC but pose problems for RTOs.
Bruce W. Radford is publisher of Public Utilities Fortnightly .
Renewable mandates will shift power to FERC but pose problems for RTOs.
A recent survey conducted by the U.S Office of Personnel Management and reported by the Washington Post on March 13 ranked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as eighth best of some 37 federal agencies in terms "talent," and third in "leadership and knowledge."
Those skills were never so evident as when acting FERC chairman Jon Wellinghoff trooped up to Capitol Hill on March 12, to testify before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources regarding a new legislative proposal, known as the Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act (S. 539), introduced March 5 by Senator Harry Reid (D- Nev.).
Wellinghoff gave a boffo performance on Capitol Hill, revealing himself to be an unabashed promoter both of renewable energy and of FERC's ability to make it a reality. He more than held his own in debating with the committee's more conservative Republican senators.
On the bill's fundamental purpose—to expand the electric transmission network to boost development of wind, solar, and geothermal power—Wellinghoff assured the Senate committee that yes, his agency is perfectly capable, if called upon, to take over from the states and the regional system operators virtually all essential tasks of orchestrating construction of a massive green-grid expansion, if the new Congress, as expected, enacts a 20-percent federal renewable portfolio standard (RPS).
Among other points, the bill asks the industry to identify geographic areas across the country that contain outstanding potential for renewable energy development, borrowing on the CREZ concept ("Competitive Renewable Energy Zones") first adopted in Texas. The bill then would set up two super-regional entities —one each for the Eastern and Western Interconnections, to be funded by a new federal rate surcharge.
These two interconnection-wide entities would conduct all planning, siting, and cost allocation required for a complete green makeover of the nation's transmission grid to tap renewable energy from the Great Plains and Intermountain West and transport it to more populous consuming areas.
Though state agencies could "consult" in the process, FERC would step in and take over if needed—a prospect that seems increasingly likely, given what we have seen lately with green-grid project proposals.
Back at the committee hearing, a few Senators inquired about the need for renewable energy versus more traditional nuclear and large-scale, fossil-fired central-station technology. On this topic Wellinghoff came loaded for bear, well prepared by his staff.
He did not flinch one iota, for example, when Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) asked him point blank whether nuclear power should qualify under S. 539 as "renewable." "No," was Wellinghoff's one-word answer.
"Remarkable," replied the dour-faced McCain, who said nothing more.
Nor did he blink when Tennessee's Bob Corker had sought to ruffle FERC's sails by asking how much redundancy was required under a 20-percent federal RPS to make up for wind's intermittency. Wellinghoff clearly embarrassed the Republican when he quickly shot back that no, wind actually requires less redundancy, due to its wider dispersion of smaller units. It is


text: There are at least two in Peoria, Metro Center has a 50's style maid rite, and out Rt. 150 in the Sam's Club strip mall, another one. There is a little one called Bob's Dairy Dipper in Astoria, IL, and at least one in Springfield, IL. Illinois still has several! The maid rite is actually a franchise. If you have a similar "loose meat" sandwich, you have to call it something else. Our little drugstore had "huffyburgers", another version. I, too, had a White Castle during college days in Chicago. They were great in the middle of the night to soak up the suds! ha ha ha!!! Maid rites are great anytime!


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Give your group a day out it will never forget, bring them to the award-winning Royal Armouries Museum.
We have many thousands of fascinating objects, and specialist staff who are keen to share their knowledge and amazing handling collections.
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Museum admission is free and visitors can enjoy our five galleries and interactive exhibits. Museum Assistants will answer questions and provide visitors with interesting details about the displays.
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There's always something different to enjoy on a trip to the Royal Armouries. Throughout the year we have themed events, which bring alive certain areas of our collection. The museum also hosts must-see exhibitions with truly special objects. View our Events page for more details.
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The University of Colorado system today announced a proposed $22 million package of budget-balancing measures for fiscal year 2010-11 (which begins July 1), the second round of a two-year process.
The moves, which affect each of CU's four campuses and central administration, are in addition to $29 million already enacted for the current fiscal year for a total of $51 million.
The budget balancing is in response to an ongoing $50 million cut to CU's state funding, which is temporarily offset by federal stimulus funding. When stimulus funding expires next year, CU's base budget will have been permanently reduced. While the university's Board of Regents last week approved tuition increases at CU's four campuses, projected revenue will make up only a portion of the cut in state funding.
"We are taking prudent steps to ensure we sustain our academic and research enterprises and continue to serve our students and the state," said CU President Bruce D. Benson. "It's important that we do our part to manage operating costs."
This is the second year of budget reductions. In total, CU has enacted $51 million in budget-balancing measures. They include eliminating 339 positions and reducing operating expenses by nearly $23 million. At the same time, CU is educating 2,100 more students than it was at the start of FY 2008-09.
Last spring, the university balanced $29 million for FY 2009-10 (current fiscal year), resulting in the elimination of 200 positions. In addition, operating budgets were reduced by more than $10 million. For FY 2010-11, CU will reduce its work force by an additional 139 positions and its operating budgets by an additional $7 million.
The breakdown of reductions and job cuts over the two fiscal years (2009-10 and 2010-11) by campus and system administration is:
Boulder campus: $22.3 million; 135.5 positions
Colorado Springs campus: $4.9 million; 14.4 positions
Denver and Anschutz Medical Campus: $23.9 million; 116.4 positions
Central administration: $8.4 million; 71.7 positions (Reductions to central administration offset cuts to campuses, so are not reflected in the $51 million total.)
Details of reductions to campuses and central administration will be posted at www.cu.edu in advance of the April 22 Board of Regents meeting.
The University of Colorado is a premier public research university with four campuses: the University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, the University of Colorado Denver and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. More than 56,000 students are pursuing academic degrees at CU. The National Science Foundation ranks CU seventh among public institutions in federal research expenditures in engineering and science. Academic prestige is marked by the university's four Nobel laureates, seven MacArthur "genius" Fellows, 18 alumni astronauts and 19 Rhodes Scholars. For more information about the entire CU system, and to access campus resources, go to www.cu.edu.


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I hate to make my first post on the Beesource forum be about the weather, but the spring has been really cold in the south and has caused delays in producing package bees.
Our first package pickup is for May 11 (a Saturday). If you bought bees called BEEDAY 1, then this is your day to pick up packages. The truck should be back Friday afternoon with the bees.
Our second package pickup was just rescheduled for May 31 (Friday) or June 1 (Saturday). If you bought bees called BEEDAY 2, then this is your package pick up day. The truck should be back Thursday afternoon with the bees.
If you would, please call in or email firstname.lastname@example.com to confirm which day you will be picking up your bees.
If you have troubles with your schedule for those days, please call us to make arrangements. We will give you a full refund or we can discuss alternatives.
Sorry for the bad news on the delay, but this should give us the best opportunity to get you good bees with well-mated queens.
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Sculpting Spaces will enhance outdoor campus spaces through careful landscape design, the addition of outdoor sculpture, sustainably designed gardens and meditative environments. As an on-going project, Sculpting Spaces offers students the opportunity to learn about both art and science within the landscapes of Thomas More College. Through various phases of this project, professors and students will work alongside each other in green spaces that are preserved as outdoor studios, laboratory classrooms and student galleries. In addition to beautifying the campus, Sculpting Spaces adds to the students' educational and social experience at Thomas More College.
While enhancing the visibility of Thomas More College's campus, Sculpting Spaces promotes both quiet reflection and a sense of community. Various projects are planned for Sculpting Spaces. Each makes a unique contribution to the aesthetics of the campus and advances the awareness of Thomas More College's emergence as an artistic destination for the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati area. Through Sculpting Spaces, donors can participate in introducing this outdoor classroom/gallery concept and help build upon the unique academic culture at Thomas More College. In addition, donors can experience a sense of pride for their part in helping Thomas More College be a place where the community can enjoy beautiful landscapes and art enthusiasts can add to their must-see list of artistic destinations.
Madonna's Meadow is a current project born out of Sculpting Spaces. It is centered on the concept of creating a 'bridge' between two buildings on campus, the Villa picnic area of the Administrative building and the Science Wing. Under the guidance of Adjunct Professor Kirk Mayhew, Madonna's Meadow will incorporate pathways and natural outdoor sculptures designed to offer gateways and meditative environments that will encourage pedestrians to consider the beauty of Thomas More College's campus as they come and go. As a major footpath and visual experience, Madonna's Meadow will eventually feature three archways, a meditative dome, main pathways, tertiary pathways, a sustainable prairie and an integrated sculpture grounds.
While Madonna's Meadow will function as a bridge between the two buildings, it will also be a space that invites reflection, a place to pause and rest. Madonna's Meadow will engage Thomas More College's strategic vision for developing a vibrant campus community that is enlivened by a sense of spiritual and academic excitement.
The construction of Madonna's Meadow will in part be created by both faculty and students. This offers students a unique opportunity for cross-disciplinary learning in both the visual arts and biology. Kirk Mayhew will bring his sculpture class outdoors to implement both the sculptural and landscaping elements of the design. Assistant Professor Dr. Shannon Galbraith-Kent will engage her biology students in the creative process of pairing regional perennials with sculpture and assist with sustainability of the design. Associate Professor Dr. Jerome Langguth plans for his environmental aesthetics class to participate in some of the conceptual and philosophical components of the aesthetics of Madonna's Meadow. "This wonderful dialogue between disciplines will help communicate and strengthen the College's liberal arts tradition," said Art Professor Alison Shepard, who is playing a key role in the development of Sculpting Spaces.
Students in Mayhew's sculpture class will be the workforce and creative partners for Madonna's Meadow and will play a part in designing a creative and functional environment. In addition, they will gain hands-on experience in site preparation and completion, supervision and safety, excavation, material allocation, environmental assembly using multiple materials and mixed media, as well as building and installing individual project-based sculptures.
Madonna's Meadow will be a resource for several courses taught by the art faculty (e.g. 2D Design, 3D Design, Graphic Design Foundations, Drawing, Senior Seminar, among others).
Once the archways and other structures are built, the amount of maintenance by faculty, students and volunteers will be minimal (approximately one time per semester). The yearly sculpture class will be academically charged to evaluate and recreate any existing sculptures or creative environmental elements as well as invent their own sculptures to put on display. With the proper care and management, this creatively built environment can serve as a foundation for multiple research projects into the near- and long-term future.


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Here are my issues with cataclysm...
Revamped old world:
The revamps of the old world in Cataclysm did nothing for end game, and the speed at which people leveled in dungeons meant that most people took the easiest route to level and just leveled in LFD dungeons. gg.
Leveling :
Leveling from 80-85 wasn't as good as WoTLK questing. Vashj was, from all accounts underwhelming and awkward. Hyjal was ok but pretty forgetfull. Deepholm was average. The last two zones uldum & twilight highlands were decent.
Raiding :
The first tier of end game was strong, lots of bosses, a decent difficulty level. Firelands was from all intents and purposes alright with a major cockblock for most guilds on Rag. Dragon Soul is what most people remember because it was out for so long and the constant nerfs just made it bad. Also it felt very anti climactic. Alot of people hated killing deathwings fingernails instead of actually fighting him 1 on 1.
The addition of LFR for alts extended dragon souls playability however it was a flawed system on introduction and because of DS's time out it got pretty stale pretty quickly.
Overall in cataclysm the PvP was generally, a mess, with alot of balancing issues.
I personally deem cataclysm the worst expansion the game has had, and MOP has done alot to fix the issues of cataclysm.


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These days many sites require users to register to get full functionality (SSbits included!). This is something that although not avaiable out of the box in SilverStripe is quite strait forward and a great way to gain a better understanding of both the Member and Form systems. In this tutorial we are going to create a simple registration form and a page for users to then edit their details.Continue reading...
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Gravatar is a great service that allows you to pull in members profile photos directly from their Gravatar accounts. It's used right here on SSbits and it also part of the Forum module. It's also incredibly easy to integrate into your site!Continue reading...
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The Member system that comes with SilverStripe offers substantial control over your site's authentication capabilities. It often requires the developer to build out or extend most common functionality to websites. This is great in that you are never "stuck" with the out-of-the-box offerings, but as any SS dev knows you end up with a little bag of Member tricks that gets used across many projects. Presented here is one that I use often.Continue reading...
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In this tutorial we are going to create a system that allows the Admin to decide which (front-end) page a group of users are redirected to after login. This will be defined via a TreeDropdown for each group in the security section, and can also be set to send them to the admin area via a checkbox.Continue reading...


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"Sept. 1, 2010 (Stockholm, Sweden) -- Two experimental anticlotting drugs showed impressive results at preventing deadly blood clots, doctors say.
If approved, they will offer alternatives to the old standby, warfarin, which many people "...
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Epidural or spinal hematomas may occur in patients who are anticoagulated with low molecular weight heparins (LMWH) or heparinoids and are receiving neuraxial anesthesia or undergoing spinal puncture. These hematomas may result in long-term or permanent paralysis. Consider these risks when scheduling patients for spinal procedures. Factors that can increase the risk of developing epidural or spinal hematomas in these patients include:
- Use of indwelling epidural catheters
- Concomitant use of other drugs that affect hemostasis, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), platelet inhibitors, other anticoagulants.
- A history of traumatic or repeated epidural or spinal punctures
- A history of spinal deformity or spinal surgery
Monitor patients frequently for signs and symptoms of neurological impairment. If neurological compromise is noted, urgent treatment is necessary. Consider the benefits and risks before neuraxial intervention in patients anticoagulated or to be anticoagulated for thromboprophylaxis [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS and DRUG INTERACTIONS].
Lovenox is a sterile aqueous solution containing enoxaparin sodium, a low molecular weight heparin. The pH of the injection is 5.5 to 7.5.
Enoxaparin sodium is obtained by alkaline depolymerization of heparin benzyl ester derived from porcine intestinal mucosa. Its structure is characterized by a 2-O-sulfo-4-enepyranosuronic acid group at the non-reducing end and a 2-N,6-O-disulfo-D-glucosamine at the reducing end of the chain. About 20% (ranging between 15% and 25%) of the enoxaparin structure contains an 1,6 anhydro derivative on the reducing end of the polysaccharide chain. The drug substance is the sodium salt. The average molecular weight is about 4500 daltons. The molecular weight distribution is:
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Lovenox 100 mg/mL Concentration contains 10 mg enoxaparin sodium (approximate anti-Factor Xa activity of 1000 IU [with reference to the W.H.O. First International Low Molecular Weight Heparin Reference Standard]) per 0.1 mL Water for Injection.
Lovenox 150 mg/mL Concentration contains 15 mg enoxaparin sodium (approximate anti-Factor Xa activity of 1500 IU [with reference to the W.H.O. First International Low Molecular Weight Heparin Reference Standard]) per 0.1 mL Water for Injection.
The Lovenox prefilled syringes and graduated prefilled syringes are preservative-free and intended for use only as a single-dose injection. The multiple-dose vial contains 15 mg benzyl alcohol per 1 mL as a preservative [see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION and HOW SUPPLIED].
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Monday, March 11, 2013
"The Bachelor" Spoilers: Sean Picks Catherine
Episode 1: Los Angeles, CA (26 down to 19)
Rose Ceremony Eliminations: Ashley H, Paige Vigil, Lacey Latka, Lauren Marchetti, KeriAnn Miranda, Kelly Dutton, and Ashley Palenkas.
Episode 2: Los Angeles, CA (19 to 16)
Rose Ceremony Eliminations: Diana Willardson and Brooke Burchette. Katie Levans leaves during the group date.
Episode 3: Los Angeles, CA (16 to 13)
Rose Ceremony Eliminations: Kristy Kaminski and Taryn Daniels. Right before Sean starts handing out roses, he talks to Kacie Boguskie away from the group and sends her home.
Episode 4: Los Angeles, CA (13 to 11)
Rose Ceremony Elimination: Amanda Meyer. Leslie Hughes sent home during her 1-on-1 date.
Episode 5: Whitefish, Montana (11 to 9)
Rose Ceremony Elimination: Robyn Howard. Jackie Parr was sent home on the 2-on-1 date.
Episode 6: Canada (9 to 6)
Rose Ceremony Eliminations: Selma Alameri and Daniella McBride. Sean pulls Sarah Herron aside after the group date and sends her home.
Episode 7: St. Croix (6 to 4)
Rose Ceremony Elimination: Lesley Murphy. Tierra LiCausi has a breakdown and when Sean goes to see her he decides to let her go and sends her home.
Episode 8: Hometowns (4 to 3)
The Final Four are...
AshLee Frazier (Houston, TX)
Catherine Giudici (Seattle, WA)
Desiree Hartsock (Newport Beach, CA)
Lindsay Yenter (Fort Leonard Wood, MO)
Rose Ceremony Elimination: Desiree Hartsock
Episode 9: Overnights in Chiang Rai, Thailand (3 to 2)
Rose Ceremony Elimination: AshLee Frazier
Episode 10: Finale (2 to 1)
Sean dumps Lindsay Yenter and proposes to Catherine Giudici.
So, are you happy with Sean's decision? Would you have picked somebody else? Comment below and share your thoughts!
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- February 6, 2013 at 10:33 PM
Reality Steve has yet to be wrong in his spoilers. (realitysteve.com)
I'd say this is 99.99% accurate since I can't say 100%
- February 14, 2013 at 10:50 AM
While it sounds reasonable it doesn't work out between him & Catherine (big surprise huh?). He will be on the next season of "Dancing With the Stars".
- February 25, 2013 at 5:14 PM
sean is not a contestant on dancing with the stars.. he is doing something else for the show but NOT dancing!
- March 4, 2013 at 1:07 PM
I liked Sean on the Bachelorette and thought the letter he wrote Emiy about Ricki was extremely heartwarming and sincere. She led him on and broke his heart. He has now done exactly the same thing to these women. I don't remember a Bachelor show where the "bachelor" professed deep feelings for ALL of the girls left. AshLee was my pick. Lindsay is going to be heartbroken (I feel he was especially cruel to her leading her on). He and Catherine appear to have a good relationship; laughter is essential
but maturity is equally important.
Sean disappointed me. I thought he had a kinder heart.
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It's shocking, I know — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi does not approve of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's proceeding with contempt charges against Attorney General Eric Holder.
Republicans on the Oversight Committee are, of course, only playing politics with the contempt proceedings — a move the likes of which she never would have pulled as Speaker of the House, reports HuffPo:
"I could have arrested Karl Rove on any given day," Pelosi said to laughter, during a sit-down with reporters. "I'm not kidding. There's a prison here in the Capitol … If we had spotted him in the Capitol, we could have arrested him." …
Asked on what grounds she could have arrested Rove, Pelosi replied, "Oh, any number. But there were some specific ones for his being in contempt of Congress. But we didn't." …
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"'Loose cannon' would sort of be like such a compliment to Darrell Issa. 'Loose cannon' would be a moderate phrase. This is an explosive device," she said. "It doesn't serve our country, and it undermines the true purpose of contempt of Congress."
Mm hmm. Despite displaying perhaps just a touch of petulance, Rep. Pelosi is actually pointing out the gamble Republicans are taking with this one — Democrats are going to keep hammering that Republicans are out-of-touch and are squandering their attention instead of staying focused on the economy and jobs. (President Obama, somehow, will escape their totally-not-political criticism, even as he tours the country talking about loosening deportation rules, and gay marriage, and stopping a practically infinitesimal increase in student loan debt, and…)
Whether or not you were magnanimous enough to not to proceed on whatever injustices you believe Karl Rove committed, the fact remains that Operation Fast and Furious was an illegal program that resulted in the death of a border patrol agent and the deaths of countless Mexicans. I think it's kinda, sorta important we figure out what happened, and Eric Holder is not afforded the authority to ignore Congressional subpoenas and stonewall at his leisure.
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I have 2 different hives with queens that have stopped laying. One actually stopped then started back then stopped again. The weather here is very dry with no rain. The main honey flow is over, but with the weather like it is all the secondary flows have just about come to a dead stop.
With the lack of a nectar flow have the queens stopped to help save stores for the winter? Or do the queens need to be replaced?
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Wow! This is really getting out of hand. What on earth do they possibly think they are accomplishing by searching a child? Yes, kids get roped into doing some pretty terrible stuff but this ain't Iraq, Iran, Afganistan or Somolia. My opinion, if they are unwilling to exercise a little judgement and yes do some profiling if it coincides with suspicious behavior then they shouldn't even bother.
The "Pit Boss" new this crossed the line and realizing it had been taped initiated the intimidation tactics which of course just digs the hole deeper and broader. The good news is that there is enough wide spread out cry over this silly business that it can't continue for much longer. Going to be very interesting after a couple of physical altercations (i.e. husband body slams TSA agent for fondling wife, mother bashes TSA agent with lap top for asking to strip search 10 year old daughter, etc.).
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Time required for the PWB online course?
I was thinking of asking for the course and a certain amount of time away from the office to work on it like it would be for a course in a different city, but from all that I've read I still can't figure out how much time that would be.
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We are planning on leaving the villa tomorrow around 10am and head to Cabo San Lucas for a few hours before catching our plane back to Htown. While in Cabo we are going to stop by Mi Casa http://www.micasarestaurant.com/ We had our rehearsal dinner here on June 4th 2006! It is a really cute restaruant with a great atmosphere. We are planning on getting a margarita and sopas. Then we will move down the road to The Office http://theofficeonthebeach.com/. We will spend some time there drinking margs, as well. Should be a fun day!
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At a loss
Hey guys,
I understand that many will see this as a pointless thread but I wanted to bring something up that has been bothering me. Most of you know that my favorite playstyle is the healer/white mage style. However, I've noticed a huge decrease in respect since 1.04 came out. I used to be regarded as an essential cog in the team....and tbh I made an enormous contribution to each victory. But lately, people dont give a **bleep** about whether u healed them or grapple save them at the cost of your own life...or if u sacrifice urself to the rage blade wielding enemy like I have. They only look at your combat. And unfortunately, I'm starting to feel unappreciated (which I often am anyway).....ive seen myself relentlessly frinding 2v2 this weekend to raise that abominable, all important kill/death ratio. Dont get me wrong; I'm a pub stomper in combat, but I never cared abt maintaining that before. I just dont know how to get back to where I used to be :'(
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i generally judge people by how many points earned vs how many they gave up to the enemy. If you can play team support and consistently gain favor/ not constantly die, then you have my respect.
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The isn't an rpg/mmo (whatever they're called) where you can pick a specific class like white mage or black mage or Archer, etc (well it kind of is but hear me out). Every allegiance is a combat type, they just vary in what form they are. Check the arsenal, it's all combat based. Forgive me for saying so but if your in this game to play healer I think you might be playing the wrong game.
It sucks to hear about your clan though, that's a really dog thing to do if they did that. If they aren't appreciative just leave and find yourself some people who accept the way you play.


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Scrappers Sweep Doubleheader against Tigers
The Scrappers grabbed their fifth-straight series win on Monday as Mahoning Valley swept a doubleheader against Connecticut.
The Scrappers grabbed their fifth-straight series win on Monday as Mahoning Valley swept a doubleheader against Connecticut.
Frank Lazzeri's last day will be Sunday, as he retires to spend more time with his grandchildren.
The latest weather forecast for Youngstown, Warren, Austintown, Boardman, Sharon, Lisbon and East Liverpool.
The announcement by the labor union was an important campaign endorsement for Rob Portman and a political blow to Ted Strickland.
Neighbors said the dust and smell of gasoline prevent them from opening their windows and sitting outside.
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The Mercer County Coalition for Drug Awareness hopes to combat the stigmas surrounding addiction.
Twitter will live stream for free one Major League Baseball game and one NHL game per week under a new deal.
WKBN has covered these arrests in and around the Mahoning Valley in the month of July 2016.
Police in Dayton, Ohio, called Jackson County authorities after receiving an anonymous tip about the dead child.
The anger reflected the widening rift inside the Democratic Party and the convention hall itself between Sanders' supporters and Clinton's.
Greenville returns 4 starters on each side of the ball from last year's 8-4 team.
Clinton and Tim Kaine are making Trump's jobs platform a focus of their message, attacking his ability to help American workers.
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A Japanese man went on a stabbing rampage Tuesday at a facility for the mentally disabled where he had been fired.
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Wintry end to autumn for Australia's southeast
It's going to be a chilly end to autumn in Australia's southeast, with three cold fronts set to sweep through during the six days.
Odds favour Perth having drier, warmer winter than average
Perth residents have been heralding the arrival of winter after heavy rainfall over the weekend and significant fog blanketed Perth city this week.
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Bond modified for mother charged in alleged DWI wreck
Two of the suspect's children were critically injured
BEAUFORT, CARTERET COUNTY - The prosecution has requested a modified bond for a local mother, accused of driving drunk in a wreck that critically injured her 3-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter.
During Tonya Gillikin's first appearance at the Carteret County Courthouse in Beaufort Monday morning, prosecutors said the 27-year-old suspect is a flight risk because she has family in West Virginia. As a result, the judge ordered Gillikin to remain within Eastern Carolina and wear an electronic monitor. In addition, she is not allowed to drive. Her next court appearance in this case is scheduled for May 10.
Gillikin, of Swansboro, turned herself in Friday night and was charged with two counts of felony serious injury by a motor vehicle, reckless driving, unsafe tire, and a child safety violation. According to police, Gillikin told them she "takes full responsibility for what happened." She was released on a $30,000 bond.
Gillikin was already charged with driving while impaired for the rollover wreck on April 3 that injured her four children. According to Cape Carteret Police, Gillikin was driving on Highway 24 at about 7 p.m., when she went left of center and hit a curb, flipping her Dodge Caravan four times. The minivan then came to rest at a sign.
Police said they believed alcohol was a factor. A blood test was taken at the scene and investigators said the results should be back in about a month.
Two of Gillikin's children were taken to Vidant Medical Center in critical condition: her 3-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter. As of Monday, April 8, one of them remains in critical condition, but the other has been taken out of the intensive care unit.
Gillikin's other two children in the van, her 15-month-old daughter and 2-year-old son, were taken to Carteret General Hospital, investigators said. Although their conditions were not released, Gillikin told police her kids are expected to make full recoveries.
Police said the 3-year-old boy in critical condition was ejected from his car seat and was trapped underneath the minivan. Highway Patrol troopers, Cape Carteret officers and pedestrians had to lift the vehicle to rescue the child.
"We lifted [the van] up on it's side, the trooper who was behind me picked up the baby and pulled him out. We had to watch what we were doing because there were two other kids in the van still," said Brian Mullennex, who witnessed the crash with his 8-year-old son.
"I grabbed my floor jack out of the shed and I ran over to the end of the road," said Robert Hunt, who also came to help. "There were a couple of people trying to push on the van."
According to investigators, the ejected 3-year-old boy was secured to his car seat, but the car seat was not secured to the van. Officer Josh Hayden said the child was still buckled to his car seat when he was rescued.
"I got him out of his car seat [and] tried to talk to him, calm him down, let him know everything's going to be all right," Officer Hayden said.
"I'm very impressed with the people that stopped and lended [sic] a hand without any do-regard to their own safety," Officer Hayden added. "We get paid to put our lives on the line and to help people like this. They just rushed in out the kindness of their heart and I'm very proud of them."
Gillikin's boyfriend, 32-year-old Nathan Henninger, was also in the van when it wrecked Wednesday night. He was treated at the hospital and released. But police arrested Henninger on Thursday and charged him with two misdemeanor counts of probation violations. Henninger's bond was set at $30,000.
According to the North Carolina Court System, Gillikin was previously charged with speeding and failure to secure passenger under 16 for an incident in Pender County. She's scheduled to appear in court on May 8 for that case.


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Hope College will be represented in both NCAA
golf championship tournaments.
Junior Ellen Colenbrander of Holland (Holland HS) will play
in the Division II/III women's championships from May 12-15 in
Orlando, Florida while freshman Eric Wohlfield of Brighton
(Brighton HS) will compete in the Division III men's championship
from May 17-20 in Williamstown, Mass.
It marks the first time in school history that Hope has
qualified a golfer in both the men's and women's national
tournaments in the same year.
Colenbrander and Wohlfield were the medalists in their
respective Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA)
sports last fall.
Colenbrander will be returning to the national tournament
for the third straight year. She is one of 36 Division III
golfers who will compete in the four-day, 72-hole tournament from
May 12-15 at the Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort in Orlando,
Fla. There will also be 27 golfers from NCAA Division II
colleges. Colenbrander is one of 13 individual golfers invited
to the tournament. The rest of the field is comprised of golfers
from 10 teams.
A year ago Colenbrander achieved All-America designation as
she finished seventh at nationals averaging 79 strokes per round.
As a freshman she finished 53rd at nationals on the same Orlando,
Fla. course where she'll be competing this year.
Colenbrander has been the MIAA medalist twice in her career
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tournaments. She will be accompanied by coach Donna Eaton who
guided the Flying Dutch to the MIAA championship in her first
Wohlfield is being rewarded for an outstanding first
collegiate year which saw him win medalist honors in the Michigan
Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) in record fashion.
He is one of just five individual golfers invited to compete
in the four-day, 72-hole tournament at the Taconic Golf Club in
Williamstown, Mass. There will also be golfers representing 23
colleges, including MIAA champion Olivet which a year ago
finished seventh at nationals.
Over 13 tournaments during the fall and spring seasons
Wohlfield averaged 75.1 strokes per 18-hole round. He
established an MIAA record by averaging 72.4 strokes over eight
conference tournaments. The picture of consistency, he was the
league tournament medalist only twice, but never shot over 76 and
three times had rounds of 70. This spring he was the medalist in
two tournaments.
Wohlfield is the first Hope male golfer to qualify for the
NCAA championship since 1994 when Frank Gauntt finished 51st in
the 120-player field. Hope also qualified teams in 1987 and
Coach Bob Ebels, who has guided the men's golf program since
1991, will accompany Wohlfield to the NCAA tournament.


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The Pulaski Technical College Board of Trustees has selected Dr. Margaret A. Ellibee to serve as college president.
The announcement was made today following a vote by the board of trustees. Dr. Ellibee verbally accepted the position. No start date has been agreed upon. Dr. Michael DeLong, the college's executive vice president and provost, will serve as interim president until Dr. Ellibee starts her new position.
"Pulaski Tech is a leader in higher education, and we are confident that Dr. Ellibee will provide the leadership and vision the college needs to meet the needs of the community we serve," said Board of Trustees Chairman John Suskie. "Her career experience demonstrates exactly the expertise that this institution requires to move forward in the areas of student success and workforce development."
Dr. Ellibee has served as vice president for strategic effectiveness and advancement at Waukesha County Technical College in Wisconsin since 2007. Previously, she served as state director for career and technical education with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and coordinator for innovative programming and research at the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.
"I look forward to working with the outstanding faculty and staff of Pulaski Technical College," Dr. Ellibee said. "Pulaski Tech is committed to a tradition of excellence and dedication to student success, and we will continue bold steps in those areas in the future. We are here to serve our students, businesses and industry, and our communities."
Dr. Ellibee received a Doctor of Philosophy in educational administration from the University of Wisconsin in 1995. She received a Master of Science in general agriculture from the University of Arkansas in 1988 and a Bachelor of Science in agricultural education from Iowa State University in 1983. She taught vocational agriculture at Stuttgart High School from 1983 to 1986.
Dr. Ellibee will be the fourth president in Pulaski Tech's history. She replaces Dr. Dan F. Bakke, who retires June 30 after 12 years at the helm of the state's largest two-year college.
"I want to express our appreciation to the presidential search committee, which was reflective of the college, the community and the industries we serve," Chairman Suskie said. "The finalists came to us with outstanding recommendations from the committee, and we are grateful for the committee's input and involvement."
Members of the search committee included college trustee MaryJane Rebick of Copy Systems, search committee co-chair; Pulaski Technical College Foundation Board of Directors member Lyndell Lay of Lay Commercial Mortgage, search committee co-chair; Jon Harrison, VIP2; Dr. Judy Pile, Baptist Health Schools Little Rock; Frank Scott, First Security Bank; Charles Stewart, formerly with Heifer International and Regions Financial Corporation; Brian Taylor, student representative; Denise Hammett, instructor of mathematics; Mayo Johnson, instructor of computer information systems; Joe McAfee, instructor of electronics technology; Terry Mercing, instructor of accounting; Amanda Doyle, coordinator of advising and orientation; Dr. Pam Cicirello, dean of allied health and human services; Beth Trafford, dean of enrollment management; and Mary Ann Shope, interim vice president for learning/vice president for economic development.
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In November I was asked to try out a new feature from Cricket Wireless before it was released to the public. The feature, called Global Local Number, works like this:
#1. You are assigned a phone number in the city and country of your choosing.
#2. You give that phone number to your friends and family in that city and country.
#3. Your friends and family call that number – (at no cost to them.)
#4. The phone call is transferred seamlessly to your regular cell phone.
#5. You can talk for as long as you want, any time you want and it costs you only the $5 to $10 (depending on country), per month on your regular Cricket bill.
I have to admit, this sounded too good to be true, but I wanted to check it out. I was assigned a phone number in San Salvador, El Salvador which I then gave to my friends living there. ("Tengo una linea guanaca!" is what I believe I actually told them, since explaining Global Local Number would have been more challenging.)
So I gave friends this number and told them to call any time they wanted – that it wouldn't cost them anything. Days passed and no one called. I began to feel unpopular but finally, a friend tentatively called, asking several times if we were sure it was okay. They were worried they were costing us money or bothering us. We had this conversation almost every time they called over the next month. "Me da pena" was a frequent phrase used. We assured them "Hablanos! Sin pena!" – but the hesitation remained.
We later also realized that these friends don't have a home phone and they were calling from their cell phone. Although it technically didn't cost them anything to call us, they were using up their minutes, (and they don't have unlimited minutes.)
Another friend called from her home phone in San Salvador and though we talked for a good thirty minutes she also said she didn't want to call too much and bother me.
Regardless of our friends' reluctance to use Global Local Number, when they did call – we all loved it. The conversation came through loud and clear. Not once did we get the tunnel or echo effect you get with some international calls, and it was nice not to mess with phone cards.
In the end – I highly recommend Global Local Number. It's a genius idea and you can't beat the price. After our trial and error though, I do believe Global Local Number is a better option for some than it is for others. You're a good candidate for Global Local Number if:
#1. It's available for the city/country where your friends/family live.
#2. It's available to you in the city where you live here in the United States.
#3. Your friends/family wish they could call you but can't afford it.
#4. Your friends/family have unlimited cell phone minutes or a home phone line.
#5. Your friends/family lack the technology or know-how to use Skype or other online options.
#6. Your friends/family have no qualms about "bothering" you, (I know for many of you, this is definitely not a problem and you will have people calling you all hours of the day and night!)
To see if Global Local Number is available for you – check out the Cricket website which also answers other frequently asked questions.
Disclosure: Cricket's Global Local Number was made available for me to use for review purposes. All opinions are my own.


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Body Armor: Bull or No Bull
Protecting Your Vehicle's Front End -- With Style
It is often said, the best offense is a good defense, a fact the knights of medieval times had figured out when they began to wear protective clothing designed to deflect, or at least lessen, the impact of a deadly blow. Some 1500 years later, body armor has been credited with saving the lives of an untold number of soldiers and even their horses. And while the warhorse has long since been replaced by Humvees, tanks, and myriad troop carriers, armament is a constant.
On today's civilian trucks and SUVs, body armor is not about deflecting bullets, but protecting bumpers. Manufacturers have numerous names: grille guards, winch protectors, prerunners, light bars, brush bars, bull bars, bush guards, push bars, and bush bars. Whatever you call them, all were designed with a singular purpose -- protecting the vehicle's front end.
As a West Coast transplant now living in the Northeast, it took me just one visit to New York City to realize the beauty of body armor or front-end protection (FEP). Parallel parking in the Big Apple is a contact sport. If the parking space is tight (assuming you can find one, that is), you just back up until you make physical contact with the car behind you. For those without rear sonar, a hard tap means no more room in the back. So you move forward until contact with the front bumper is made. "Isn't that what bumpers are for?" one New York driver told me after I found myself shaking my head at such a bumper bashing.
I immediately decided I needed some extra protection and decided to install a bull bar on my pickup. The result was surprising. The truck took on an undeniably macho look, the molded plastic crumple zones on the front bumper now shielded by 3-inch-diameter stainless steel. My ride was transformed into an urban assault vehicle providing optimum protection against aggressive parkers. The grille guard also included a platform for auxiliary driving lights, which I installed. Smartly outfitted, to my surprise, there was no change in gasoline mileage. I also noted another benefit: Drivers were less likely to cut me off on the highway, as the bull bar bears a slight resemblance to a battering ram.
Unfortunately, there were some tradeoffs. My truck's recovery hooks had to be removed to mount the bull bar (and the manufacturer specifically warns the bar should not be used for vehicle recovery), and its integrated skidplate offered much less underbody protection than did the factory original. Approach angles decreased slightly, as the bar adds approximately 5 inches to the overall length of the vehicle -- depending on which application you choose.
The overhang and added weight on the front suspension caused an almost indistinguishable change in driving dynamics, i.e., shock dampening seemed sharper. I wondered if the extra weight (approximately 34 pounds) up front was too much for my stock suspension. The quick answer is there is no quick answer. Furthermore, according to Tony Pearson of Nissan, "There is no exact science as to what point you would have to tweak the suspension to accommodate the overhang and extra weight. There are just too many variables, such as where the weight is placed on the vehicle, payload, number of passengers, and tire pressure. Bottom line: Do not exceed the vehicle's gross axle weight rating."
But it's what you can't see or feel that could have the most adverse affect. The added protection in crumple zones could affect airbag deployment in the event of a collision. That being the case, if you don't need to mount a winch, install additional driving lights, or punch open a cattle gate, why would you mount front-end protection (FEP) onto a truck or SUV?
Gordy Pepin, the body shop manager at Edward's GM in Iron Mountain, Michigan, can give you 45 to 50 reasons. According to Pepin, that is the number of deer impacts he attends to every year between the months of September and December. The folks in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan call it "smoking a deer." Pepin says the vehicles with body armor up front fare far better than those without. "While there is some front end damage, the bull bars generally save the radiator and condenser, especially on trucks and SUVs because they are set high. That's a big replacement expense," Pepin said.
Dave Hudack, resident of Oreland, Pennsylvania, concurs. "I was returning from a hunting trip in Pipersville [Pennsylvania] when I realized I was about to find out how good that guard really was." Hudack said he had just installed an Aries bull bar on his 2011 Nissan Titan, so he could mount additional foglights. "I was on my cell phone with my wife," he explained, "I said to her, 'Damn, there is a four-point buck running alongside my truck!'" Hudack hit the brakes just as the deer cut in front of his truck. "He bounced off the guard a good 25 feet in the air and landed on his feet running as if nothing had happened. I put my flashers on, stopped and got out to examine my front-end damage. Considering the buck hit me broadside across the entire front-end of the truck, my damage was minimal, not even a bulb was damaged," he said.
Despite that testimonial and hundreds like it in the wilds of Michigan and elsewhere, the specialty equipment aftermarket is adjusting to a downturn in the demand for body armor for trucks and SUVs, a trend led by an overall decline in sales of light trucks and SUVs.
The Specialty Equipment Market Association says grille guards/brush guards and skidplates, once a staple of the industry, are no longer coveted by full-size and midsize truck owners. And although the number-one accessory purchased by full-size pickup owners last year was custom front grilles, front-end protection systems have fallen off the sales radar screen, replaced by air cold-air intakes, custom floormats, navigation systems, trailer hitches, and custom wheels.
As the contours of today's trucks and SUVs continue to evolve, there is no consensus on the future of front-end protection systems. While some companies like Go Rhino! boast an increase in the overall sales of front guards, others have experienced the opposite, and still others, like Nissan for example, have abandoned the business completely due to low sales.
In Europe, the applications have been outlawed and replaced by a new generation of energy-absorbing products (can you say rubber baby buggy bumpers?) for the safety of cyclists, pedestrians, and smaller vehicles.
Kathryn Reinhardt, Go Rhino!'s director of marketing, said its research and development teams are marching on, tasked with making body armor compatible with the safety systems on today's trucks and SUVs.
When considering whether FEP is right for your vehicle, be aware that there is a thin line between real-world protection and the psychological protection provided by rugged good looks. The majority of FEP manufacturers make no claim of full-on or even minimal protection in the event of a crash. "For that kind of protection, you need full steel replacement winch bumpers," said Matt McShane of Fab Fours. "If you're really looking for protection," McShane said, "look for applications with heavy-duty gauge steel construction."
That said, you never know what may cross your path, and, until that old adage is disproven -- on the road at least -- the best offense is still a good defense.


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