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North Carolina State University is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina (UNC) system. According to The UNC Code, NC State shall have a board of trustees composed of thirteen persons: eight are elected by the UNC Board of Governors, four are appointed by the governor, and the remaining member is the president of the student body, ex officio.
The Board of Trustees shall promote the sound development of its institution within the functions prescribed for it, helping it to serve the people of the state in a way that will complement the activities of the other institutions and aiding it to perform at a high level of excellence in every area of endeavor. Each board of trustees shall serve as an advisor to the Board of Governors on matters pertaining to its institution and shall also serve as advisor to the Chancellor concerning the management and development of the institution.
|Dr. James W. "Jim" Owens, Peoria Heights, IL. (2009-2017)
Former Chairman and CEO of Caterpillar Inc. Currently serves on the Board of Directors of Alcoa, IBM and Morgan Stanley. Recipient of NC State's Watauga Medal, College of Management's Alumnus of the Year 1999 and Person of the Year 2009, a lifetime member of the NC State Alumni Association and member of the Peele Giving Society. B.S. and Master's degrees in Textile Technology, Ph.D. in Economics from NC State.
|Robert "Chip" Andrews III, Raleigh, NC (2015-2019)
Former Chairman and CEO of FMI Corporation. Member of Poole College of Management's Advisory Board and formerly served on the Board of Visitors, as chair of the Graduate School Board of Advisors, as founding member and president of the Gallery of Art & Design, as chair of Friends of the Gregg Museum and as a volunteer leader for the Campaign for NC State Students. Member of the Dabney Giving Society. BA in Economics from NC State.
|Thomas E. Cabaniss, Richmond, VA (2013-2017)
Second Vice Chair
Managing Partner, McGuireWoods LLP. Former President and Honorary Lifetime member of the NC State Alumni Association. Previously served on the NC State University Foundation Board of Directors. Founding member of the State Club Board of Directors. Member of the Peele Giving Society. B.S. in Industrial Engineering from NC State, J.D. from University of Virginia.
|Jimmy D. Clark, Greensboro, NC (2012-2019)
First Vice Chair
Owner and President of Guy M. Turner, Inc. Former Chair of the NC State Board of Visitors. Member of the NC State Engineering Foundation Board, Dean's Circle, Student Aid Association Board, and Alumni Association Board. Has served on the Park Scholarship's Selection Committee. Established the Jimmy D. Clark Distinguished Professorship for the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at NC State. Member of the Peele Giving Society. Received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from NC State and is a registered Professional Engineer.
|Ann B. Goodnight, Cary, NC (2015-2019)
Vice President, Community Relations, SAS Institute Inc. Founder and board member of Cary Academy. Member of the National Advisory Board for the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, Trustees Board of the YMCA of the Triangle, Board member of BEST NC (Business for Educational Success and Transformation). Previously served on the UNC Board of Governors, the NC State Board of Trustees, the NC State Board of Trustees of the Endowment Fund, Achieve! Campaign Steering Committee, CHASS Dean's Advisory Board, Chancellor Search Committee, and Campaign for NC State Students. Recipient of the William C Friday Award in 2008, the Menscer Cup in 2007, and the CHASS Alumna of the Year award in 2000. Endowed multiple professorships as well as the Goodnight Scholars program, and is a member of the Holladay Giving Society. B.A. in Political Science in 1968 from NC State.
|Benjamin P. Jenkins III, Charlotte, NC (2009-2017)
Past Chair
Former Vice Chairman and President of The General Banking Group of Wachovia Corporation. Past chair of the NC State Board of Trustees and member of NC State Board of Visitors, NC State Graduate School Advisory Board, co-chair of the College of Management's Achieve! Campaign Steering Committee, and currently a member of the Peele Giving Society. B.S. in Textile Chemistry from NC State.
|Stanhope A. Kelly, Winston-Salem, NC (2015-2019)
Retired President of Carolina's Community Banking and President of Wachovia Wealth Management. Currently serves on the Wells Fargo Advisory Board and is Vice Chair of the Winston Salem Foundation. Previously served on the NC State Foundation Board of Directors, the Alumni Association Board of Directors, the Park Scholars Selection Committee, and as Chair of the Poole College of Management Achieve! Campaign Steering Committee. 2005 Poole College of Management Alumnus of the Year and member of the Riddick Giving Society. BA in Business Management from NC State.
|Wendell H. Murphy, formerly of Rose Hill, NC (2013-2017)
Chairman and CEO Emeritus Murphy Family Farms, Inc. Served in both the North Carolina Senate and North Carolina House of Representatives. Former chair of the NC State University Board of Trustees and former Chair of the university's Endowment Board. Member of the Achieve! Campaign Steering and Executive Committee. Member of the Holladay Giving Society. B.S. in Education in 1960 from NC State.
|Dr. Ronald W. Prestage, Camden, SC (2013-2017)
President, Prestage Farms. President of the National Pork Producers Council, the SC Chamber of Commerce, and the Black River Electric Cooperative. Former chair of the SC Poultry Federation Board of Directors, the National Turkey Federation, and the US Poultry and Egg Association. B.S in Animal Science from NC State, DVM from Auburn University, and completed equine Surgery internship at UC-Davis.
|Randall C. "Randy" Ramsey, Beaufort, NC (2009-2017)
Founder and President of Jarrett Bay Boatworks, Chairman of Jarrett Bay Yacht Sales, an authorized sales and service dealer for the industry's most respected brands of sport fishing and motor yachts, and broker for exclusive pre-owned vessels. Member and former President of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament Board and member of the North Carolina Manufacturer's Association. Vice President of the NC State Student Aid Association and member of the W.H. Page Giving Society.
|Susan Ward, Raleigh, NC (2011-2019)
Retired freelance artist and philanthropist. Former president of NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Foundation Board. Served as Vice President of ARTS NC State and Chair of the Development Committee for NCSU Friends of the Gallery. Developed a number of scholarships across disciplines of NC State. Recipient of the Watauga Medal, Menscer Cup, the Dean's Award from the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Bowers Medal of Arts and the Wings on Wings Award from the College of Design. Member of the Peele Giving Society. B.F.A from Western Carolina University.
|Dewayne N. Washington, Wake Forest, NC (2015-2019)
Managing Partner, D. Washington Group LLC a construction and development company based out of Durham NC. Former member of the NC State Board of Visitors, NC State University Foundation Board, Alumni Association Board of Directors and Varsity Club. Established the Dewayne and Adama Washington Scholarship Endowment and the Washington's Multipurpose Room Fund at NC State. Member of the Dabney Giving Society. BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from NC State. While at NC State, Washington was a member of the football team from 1990-1993; he was drafted in the first round by the Minnesota Vikings in 1994 and retired from the NFL with 12 years of service.
|Jacqueline Gonzalez, Lincolnton, NC (2017-2018)
Student Body President. Fourth year studying Political Science, B.A. Member of the University Scholars Program and Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society. Former chairperson of Student Media Board of Directors and Donor Development Department for the Krispy Kreme Challenge, a student-run non-profit organization at NC State.


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Who makes quality semi nets and whats the typical percentage?
Who makes quality semi nets and whats the typical percentage?
montana canvas in belgrade makes them.i just ordered a small net for my f550 and am happy with it. they were pretty quick too.
Harry, sorry for the confusion I'm not sure what I meant. Must have been multitasking.
Maybe I was asking the size of mesh concerning airflow?
He may have been talking about shade cloth. I have heard of some people using it as bee nets. They use a certain percentage of shade cloth one works better than the other. Not sure what percentage works best.
I use 60% with good success. Lighter and cheaper than regular nets.
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What is the current sugar market look like? Last time I bough 50lb bags of C&H Sugar I paid in the neighborhood of .65 lb, I recently saw it going for .40 lb. Is sugar falling or should I grab it all?
What is the current sugar market look like? Last time I bough 50lb bags of C&H Sugar I paid in the neighborhood of .65 lb, I recently saw it going for .40 lb. Is sugar falling or should I grab it all?
Cheapest I've got it was last week at Walmart for $13.49 for a 25# bag.
I've been shopping around for sugar, where did you find it at that price, if you don't mind mentioning? I would be buying in south Carolina, not in your neck of the woods. Maybe the pricing is regional because I haven't seen it that cheap.
I find the no name sugar at Wally World is cheaper then the Domino's at Sams. I was in Restaurant Depot last week and I believe they have fine grained sugar for around 50 cents a pound. I also noticed powdered sugar at a very decent price in large bags. I'm not buying sugar right now so I don't have a receipt to check.
At Costco in Nashville tonight it was .41/lb. for 50 lbs to .47/lb in 10 lb. bags--cheapest I've seen in a long time.
I reported in a later post Costco was selling it last week for .46 cents a pound maybe my Winchester VA store will be selling for the same price as Nashville I will be there tomorrow.Anybody that finds a decent price on pure can please give the name of the store. I know price can vary in the same food chain coast to coast but a dollar saved is a dollar in my pocket.
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I need to check our Costco here in VA. Last time I purchased from Costco in Richmond, VA it was around $0.56 a lb.
"Science is knowing, art is doing, and common sense is knowing and doing on the basis of experience." Alex Shigo
February ad from Restaurant Depot has 50 lbs for $ 18.99 Might want to do an internet search and see if there is one near you
I just picked up fifty lbs. from Costco. @20.37
This week at Sam's Club 10# 4.89 a bag. It's cheaper in 10# bags than any other way at Sams.
Bought sugar yesterday at Costco in Winchester VA for .43 cents a pound they pulled or sold out the US Sugar and had Imperial Sugar which probably the cadillac of sugar.Alblancer went Restaurant Depot website for store location and found out they are not open to public have to show business license or be a non-profit to join which I am neither. Shore would like to get some of that 18.99 for 50lbs sugar.
I'm getting 4 nucs this spring and will probably feed them pretty heavy their first year. Guess I'll pickup 100 lbs after the Superbowl traffic dies down and before Mardi Gras traffic picks up! If I can find a way to keep it dry I'll get more.
Coast Back,
Find a friend with a business license and get a card. I get lost walking through the meat and seafood coolers at RD. I feel like a kid in Willy Wonka's factory!
wow, I picked up a 10lb bag for about $5.50 on base and thought that was high so today I went to an old job (Food distribution for Chinese restaurants) and got a 50 lb bag for $18.95. I guess that works as I don't have hook ups at a restaurant supply store/depot
Today at Costco it was 45 cents in 10 lb. bags, 40 cents in 25 lb. bags, and 38 cents in 50 lb. bags.
We're at $13.62 for a 25# bag.
Just paid for CH 50# 20.19 (.4038) at Costco in San Bernardino, CA.


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Having a job where you walk all day and your ass crack sweats causing skid marks in your underpants. Simular to swamp ass only this was caused by hard work.
Walking a ton of miles on a hot, summer day and the sweat from your body mixed with residue from the rectum causing that aweful fealing know as movers butt.
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Readers in several forum exchanges have provided a unique subject for your town square forum and the example of the Magee and Weber Ranch development to be an indicator of how local and county governments treat the issues of burden on infrastructure versus development of further tax and fee basis.
In this exchange let us question the ability of governments and 2012 political campaigns to engage communities and voters in full consideration of planning in cities and new county, state and federal districts. What is the intent of current elected officials and 2012 candidates for planning our infrastructure and for what development purposes?
More specifically, how will current officials and candidates improve governments' engagement and communications with city or district residents? What do your readers expect in improved governments' engagement and communications with the communities such governments serve?
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on Dec 1, 2011 at 1:51 pm
The feelings of locals regarding this issue are strongly desired. The infamous constant lacks of infrustructure and services compared to development in local jurisdictions have fallen criminally behind.
The citizen's opinions whose lives these developments affect should be fundamental to the powers that approve or deny them.
How can we as voters place pressure on local and county jurisdictions to dig deeper into the affects development place on our lives?
Everyone should research politician's history of existing office holders along with demanding a stance on the infrastructure issue from potential challengers in upcoming elections.


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Massimo di ospiti4
Camere da letto1
Dimensioni56 m²
- Internet Wi-Fi
- Cucina
- Biancheria da bagno
- Lavastoviglie
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|Sandomierska, 02-567 Warszawa, Polonia
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Ampio soggiorno con divano letto matrimoniale e TV, ci sono un letto matrimoniale e divano letto matrimoniale nella camera da letto. Comoda progettato e cucina completamente attrezzata con forno, frigo, lavastoviglie, bollitore elettrico, forno microvave. Ci sono posate, piatti, pentole in appartamento. Comodo bagno con vasca, lavabo e wc.
Cucina: forno, frigo, lavastoviglie, bollitore elettrico, forno microvave, posate, piatti, pentole.
Soggiorno: TV, divano letto matrimoniale, porta sul balcone.
Camera da letto: letto matrimoniale, divano letto matrimoniale.
Bagno: vasca da bagno, lavabo, WC.
Regole dell'Abitazione- Pick-up chiave è a 12 Miodowa strada.
- Check-in è sempre dopo le ore 16:00, e il check out entro le 11:00
- Accettiamo il check-in fino alle 21:00, se l'arrivo è dopo le 21:00, è necessario il contatto precedente
- Il check-in dopo le 21:00 viene fornito con supplemento di 30 € o 120PLN
Il fumo e le eventi sono vietati.
Coprifuoco dalle 10 alle ore 6 del mattino.
Deposito cauzionale versato al momento dell'arrivo (600 PLN).
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Everything was perfect! The appartment is comfortable and clean and it has a great view. The owners are really kind. I recommend it for your stay in Warsaw
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
The location of the apartment is ok, it is within 30 min walks to the important places and it feels safe. Supermarket is close by. In the evening it is a bit noisy. The kitchen has no ventilation and very hot in the Summer.
The apartment has no ac and in the Summer ac is a must for this apartment.
What we missed beside the ac was a place to put the kitchen towel in the kitchen and a holder for the toiletpaper
Perfect location, city center (for us) in walking distance. Well connected by public transport. Clean and very efficient appartement, bedroom looks at quiet court yard. Absolutely to recommend for younger couples / families (staircases up to second floor).
Great flat.
Beautiful flat In the very heart of Warsaw, it's difficult to find parking places around this place and if you find one during the week its necessary to pay for it (Parking-meter 08:00 -18:00), Saturday and Sunday for free.
Also beware of a 100Euro (400PLN) CASH caution that is not mentioned on Wimdu.
-Center of the city.
-Old Building.
-If neighbors have party you will hear them.
-No lift nor access to wheel chairs.
Nice clean apartment, friendly helpful staff – warmly recommended!
We had wonderful days in this beautiful apartment in Podwale Street in the heart of Warsaw!
The apartment is cozy, very comfortable and is in a beautiful backyard. We can only recommend it!
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
Spent last summer almost a week in this apartment. Really nice apartment. modern and luxurious. Situated in the southern part of Warsaw near a forest so really quiet. Mind only the private hospital on the otherside of the street so sometimes at night a ambulance would pass by. The appliances all good, comfortable beds and sofa, a balcony you can play volleyball on (sooooo big) and above all: everything was clean and neat.
All necessary shops are really next door. Connection to the city centre via bus and metro. We travelled to the old city, from door to the metrostation ("ratusz") it took us 20 mins, so it was approx 3 times faster than by car.
There's a parking lot in the private underground garage. Mind that tall cars could have a problem when carrying a roof box due to the low ceiling in this garage. Like we did :)
Service by P&O was simply great, and if there was anything (in our case a bathroomcloset door was not great) just a simple phonecall and they were very helpfull.
Next time we need an apartment we probably willl end up again in this one.
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Back in March before my daughter was born, I condemned the widespread use and improper disposal of single-use nappies, suggesting that washable diapers would be a better option.
I was inundated with a deluge of responses. The majority applauded the fact that I had brought this issue to light. Others, obviously feeling bad about their fallacies then exposed, accused me of preaching and suggested that when push came to poo, I would not practice what I preached.
Today, I have the healthy and beautiful three month-old Juliette at my side and, contrary what many of the comments predicted, she has never had a disposable nappy on her bottom. She has never had nappy rash and we really don't find it a hassle to throw on one extra load of washing a day.
Setting up with cloth nappies has cost us only $230 as there are plenty going cheap on Trademe. There is also a wealth of knowledge and advice from cloth nappy users out there that is well worth taking the time to listen to.
Being an environmentally conscious parent doesn't require too much extra effort, especially if you are not afraid to ask some of the millions of people who have done it before what worked for them.
This week I thought I would pass on a few things we've found that have made the journey easier as first-time parents:
Mother's Little Helper
One of the best things we ever did was get a copy of Wendyl Nissen's book. It's now our standard gift for expecting friends too. It's filled with great advice on raising chemical free kids and not only does she sell beautiful products but gives you the recipe so you can make more yourself. Certainly not a commercially traditional route, but definitely one to be applauded.
Cloth nappies
I don't mean to harp on about it, but they're our single biggest cost saver. There are many different types out there; it's a matter of finding the right ones that suit you. I prefer the Imse organic toweling ones while mum loves the good old cotton squares. Sure we go through over twenty a day, but we're starting to integrate the potty (an excellent bamboo fibre Beco Potty from Nature Baby), as Juliette is well aware of when she is doing a number one or number two.
Flushable, 100% biodegradable, sustainably sourced bamboo liners
These things get rid of the number twos without a hassle (cutting down on scrubbing time) and are washable too. 90% of the time you are dealing with number ones and the liners go into the wash with the nappies. We get two uses out of them as nappy liners and a further four as wet wipes (using Wendyl Nissen's all-natural recipe). Once they've reached the end of their usable life they go in the compost.
The perfect form of waste minimisation. Rather than dropping big money on "cute" clothes, we have pillaged the treasure chests of relatives and family friends. We've also set up a clothing and baby gear library amongst friends so we can pass on our outgrown clothes to get some additional use in-between our future offspring. Juliette spent the first couple of weeks of her life in the same epic little basket that my two brothers and I did.
Sharing the load
I work much of the day while mum looks after Juliette. But laundry is my duty as is cooking dinner and I pitch in with everything after hours. It's only an extra 10 minutes to wash and fold the nappies and giving mum a much-needed break and a nutrition-packed meal makes the night duty much easier.
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We were lucky enough to have the knowledge of an experienced obstetrician, Dr Silvia Rosevear, to help us with the birth. Knowing that she was on hand to give us the advice that we needed gave us comfort in a time of need. Everyone providing advice has the best intentions, but after being turfed out of the hospital dazed and confused at 4am then given varying advice from the multitude of postnatal midwives, it was nice to have someone to completely trust when we were unsure as to what to do. Having that one person to call on is really important.
Ooooby boxes
Sometimes finding the time to shower let alone get the groceries is near impossible. These guys drop off delicious, fresh, locally-grown produce straight to your door. They even combine them with excellent recipes, in case your own repertoire doesn't yet include lovely fresh fennel salad.
Merino wool
I reckon that we have the best wool in the world and rather than wrapping up the little one in plastic that may well leach nasty chemicals into her soft skin, natural fibres keep my winter baby warm and happy. Not only is it light-weight and scratch-free, it's super easy to wash and wears really well.
I love listening to tunes and so does Juliette. I have a couple of songs up my sleeve that I boom out to distract her on the rare occasions that she drops the bottom lip. She is yet to develop a distinctive musical taste and thus enjoys my singing - even if everyone else around thinks that I sound like a dying seagull.
So far we have been extremely lucky with Juliette. As it seems every parent opines, I reckon she is the most beautiful thing that exists (thankfully she takes after her mother). So I share my opinion with you on some of the things that I - very much still a rookie parent - have benefited from.
If anyone out there has any ideas they would like to share on parenting that is good, or better for the environment than the norm, please share them by comment or email. I would love to try them out on Juliette and would encourage any other parent readers to do so too. It really isn't that hard raising a baby with the environment in mind- they will thank you for it later.
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#1 Thu 29 Mar 07 10:32am
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parents preveting child obesity
i am currently in school studying digital communication in my english coursework. my topic is food and i was hoping for some ideas that i could include. my main idea was the rise in child obesity, howeveri am unawre of the facts that lead to the obesity problems and what foods should be eaten to avoid the problem. i would be greatfull for anyones help! xxx
#2 Thu 29 Mar 07 10:58am
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Re: parents preveting child obesity
Here's a couple of websites to try:
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv … ldren?Open
#3 Thu 29 Mar 07 10:58am
Matthew Waterhouse
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Re: parents preveting child obesity
well I don't know what all this fuss about fat people is about. What would all the chubby chasers do if there were no more big bear cubs to go round?
I'm as fat as Larry and happy as a pig in poo
and a lot of people seem to like me this way too
here's some simple sums for your project:
lard and cake + no exercise = obesity
fruit and veg + exercise = thin, righteous, uptight
(nothing personal beckiboo, but all this nanny state spoon feeding really gets my goat, if Jamie wasn't such a cutie pie with a nice bit of weight on him I wouldn't be here myself, good luck with your project, mwah)
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Happy as larry? Hopefully larry isn't obese otherwise he wouldn't be very happy when he get's his heart attack
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Re: parents preveting child obesity
Simple.. parents should go back to the old way of ensuring that their kids eat proper food... not something microwaved with a thousand calories per spoon and eaten in front of the telly...
I remember my mother saying: "eat your greens" etc... + pudding was only on offer on sunday dinner as a special treat...
Nowadays, convenience is often preferred to common sense.. I know we all live a hectic life but there's no excuse for inflicting that on our kids... we'll end up with a society of 40 something obese people dying of heart attacks...
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Re: parents preveting child obesity
most cases of childhood obesity is due to parents not teaching their children healthy habits... ie just passing on their own habits to their kids.
there are extreme cases of childhood obesity where small kids just get HUGE and dieting with exercise won't help them lose weight. That's extremely rare and baffles scientists as to how it's happened..
But like I said, most cases is just bad habits being passed down.
There is no such thing as "puppy fat".. unless healthy eating and exercise habits are in place, the cute puppy fat on little James becomes fat as an adult.
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Re: parents preveting child obesity
Walk around the supermarkets and peep into peoples supermarket trollys as you pass them. ( facinating pastime )
Look at the supermarkets shelves and see all the huge range of products aimed at being sold for children, it always amazes me.
Check out the nutritional contents on the convience foods, the amount of calories in things like fizzy drinks etc. It is easy to see where all the 'empty calories are taken from.
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My wife has a new Honda Insight LX. As she's slowing, the car briefly surges forward when it hits 9 mph. She can control it with the brake, but it frightens her. Has anyone else heard of this?
We have a 2000 Insight and experience a similar situation. It's when the regerative braking cuts off below the minimal effective speed, therefore reducing effective braking, and the driver experiences the sensation of "surging." It's effectively like lifting off the brake pedal suddenly -but not completely.
Hey thanks for putting on such a good question as it must be in various peoples mind and must be disturbing them as well and thanks put ting the cause behind it so well that explains a lot of things and might easy pressure on the drivers mind.


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if any notices a new ask him if his name is Tim Hopper if he reads this tim my name is gojirafan on tdh and Cthulhu80 on gods of time
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I R also very confused.
Please get your dad's permission before using the computer.
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"If anyone sees a newbie, ask him if his name is Tim Hopper.
If he reads this, Tim, my name is gojirafan on TDH and Cthulhu80 on Gods of Time"
He must be looking for someone important to him that he thinks he can find on TDH.
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Found this on another post from gojirafan.
"this gojirafan son of sgtfang."
I wasn't havin a pop LS... I truly didn't get what was being said?
But thank you for clearing this up...
found him he's not on here yet and those weren't his knee's
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Okay...like a tell my friends kids, use your words!
Don't just think about what you want to say and a expect everyone to be telepathic.
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The co-founder and chief executive of daily deal website GrabOne is planning to take a well-earned rest after he leaves the company next month.
Shane Bradley established the business as a 50/50 joint venture with New Zealand Herald publisher APN News & Media in 2010.
APN went on to acquire 100 per cent of GrabOne - which boasts a 75 per cent share of the daily deal market - last year.
Daily deal websites offer users hefty discounts on everything from haircuts to dental work and three-course dinners.
Bradley, 35, said he had founded his first company - an aluminum window business - when he was 18 and had not had much of a break since.
"It's been 16 years of 70-odd hour weeks back-to-back and not much downtime," he said. "I want to spend some more time with my kids."
APN said Bradley had led the company to a profitable, market-leading position, and would stay involved with GrabOne as an adviser after he stepped down from the top role.
Vaughan Magnusson, who has been chief financial officer and a key member of the daily deal firm's leadership team since its launch, will take over as chief executive.
Bradley said he was most proud of building the team of 130 staff that operates the business today, as well as fending off competition and retaining GrabOne's market-dominating position.
"For a group buying business I think we're up there with the world's best.
"I certainly think we're the best in Australasia by a long margin in terms of customer satisfaction and the sort of revenue we do," he said.
"That's all down to the quality of the staff."
GrabOne New Zealand posted earnings before interest and tax (ebitda) of A$1.2 million in the six months to June 30, 2012, and that figure was expected to double in the second half of APN's financial year.
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+0 votes Jon Schoof › July 15, 2013
Way to overgrown on a few of the holes, and ridiculous water hazards. I didn't loose a disc and I appreciate water hazards, but overshooting a hole by 10 feet on multiple holes will end up in a pretty sizable river - dumb layout. The course does offer a variety of shots, and some holes are fairly picturesque. Watch out for the tripping hazards thought.
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Difficult wooded course, some water. Great variety. They will be adding an additional 9 holes in the near future.
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Yellowbanks is a fun, yet challenging course. The condition of the course has been gradually improving since it's inception in 2011, thanks to the hard work of the Wausau Area Disc Golf Enthusiasts. Tee pads will be leveled and rubber mats installed in the spring of 2013. Although many of the locals play all 9 holes as par 3's, it would be fair to state that both holes 5 and 7 play as par 4. As previous review stated, this course is heavily wooded and has water hazards (in the form of a large creek) on holes 4, 5, and especially 6.


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The scene is early 1950s New York: Many European Jews were living on the Lower East Side, spending most of their time raising families, creating businesses and dancing to Latin music.
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That's right; Jews were some of the earliest supporters of the Latin music craze that swept the country in the late '40s and '50s. And to celebrate this mix of cultures, the Idelsohn Society for Musical Preservation, an organization dedicated to unearthing lost American Jewish pop music, will reissue "Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos," a 1961 album that reinterprets classic Yiddish pieces through Latin dance music.
The re-mastered "Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos" turns such tunes as Herman Yablokoff's "Papirossen" into an up-tempo mambo, and the bar/bat mitzvah favorite "Hava Nagila" into a groovy cha-cha.
The album was recorded by Grammy-award-winning Latin and jazz legend Ray Barretto, "Giant of the Keyboards" Charlie Palmieri and trumpeters Clark Terry and Doc Cheatum, among others. For "Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos," these renowned musicians played under the band name Juan Calle and his Latin Lantzmen.
The August 11 re-release of the album will be followed by a free concert at Lincoln Center on August 23, where the Arturo O'Farrill Afro-Cuban Sextet, along with other jazz and Latin musicians, will play "Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos" in its entirety.
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Members of the Pine River community will have the opportunity to raise money for 4-H by taking a no pressure, 7- to 10-minute test drive. For every person who test drives a new Ford vehicle at this event, Ford Motor Company and Houston Ford will give Cass County 4-H $20, up to $6,000, for this one-day event.
While resources from the county to support 4-H are limited, this is a way to support a positive cause. Money raised will be for camps, scholarships, educational clinics, state trips, livestock show transportation for 4-Hers as well as supplies for activities and project areas.
As a community member or business owner, to make raising $6,000 possible, 4-H asks employers to let employees off for a few minutes or suggest they take their break to support this cause.
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Legal claims arising from gulfs between sustainability promises and the performance of certified green buildings are mounting—and so are warnings to architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firms, ZweigWhite, source of business-management services, reports in the Feb. 28 issue of The Zweig Letter, its weekly journal.
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According to ZweigWhite, in the absence of contract language to the contrary, design professionals normally are held to a standard of care commensurate with that of professionals providing the same services to a geographically similar community. With a green-building project, however: "An owner may seek to hire a design firm specifically because of its sustainable-design expertise," Manhattan-based construction and real-estate attorney Stephen Del Percio told The Zweig Letter. "Accordingly, it may attempt to hold the design professional to a higher standard of care than that which prevails in the industry."
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I thought I'd share some pictures of my Saiga 308.
I did the conversion myself. Trigger is an RSA adjustable. I made the lower handguard retainer out of a 3/4" clamping collar and a Hungarian lower handguard retainer. Pistol grip and sling are Polish. Finish is flat black Norrel's Molyresin.
I built the furniture myself using Pacific Coast Curly Maple.
I made a fixture that swung the buttstock in a 12 inch radius. Mounted in front of it was a router clamped in a 6 inch cross slide vice. I would swing the stock past the router to cut the curve on the side, then crank the cross slide vice over one turn. I went through the process several times for each side until I had reached the finished size.
The rest of the work was pretty much free hand.
The other main tools I used were:
small benchtop bandsaw
drill press with sanding drums
belt sander
1/2" band file
carving knives and gouges
I sanded the bare wood up to 400 grit. I raised the grain between grits by getting the wood soaking wet, then blasting it dry with a heat gun.
Then I stained the wood using an alcohol based dye stain. Mohawk brand, 'Oxblood' color.
Then gave it many coats of a 50/50 mix of mineral spirits and 'Hope's 100% Tung Oil.' I would wetsand using the same mix. 320, 400, and 600 grit.
Then I switched to straight Tung Oil for many coats.
Then I did a French Polish using Behlins french polish, alcohol, and 4f pumice.
After that I used several coats of past wax.
The first picture shows the furniture after staining and some Tung Oil mix. It is sitting on the block of wood that the stock set was cut out of. Note that I cut out a piece for a pistol grip but decided that the Polish Bakelite would look better.
These two pictures show the change in the figure. The alcohol/dye stain filled the pores of the wood but was sanded off of the sides of the grain. When you are looking down into the pore you see the color. When you are looking at the side of the fiber you see blond. Open the two pictures in separate windows and flip between them for maximum effect.
thats some nice wood
Beautiful job!! Between your .308 and 7.62X39's Saiga Shotgun I've got to get one now. Damn you both . Seriously, that is nice.
WOW!! That is a beautiful rifle!!
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that is one nice looking gun.
WOW that looks great. Thank you for posting the pics.
Thanks everyone. One thing I forgot to mention. The magazine is a Galil 308 12 rounder that has been modified to fit the Saiga's magwell.
I'm trying to get a minds eye of what your setup is on the roughter table. could you post a photo ?
thanks muttman
Muttman, I'll try to get a photo but it will be a few days until I can.
Basically I made a large wooden frame in the shape of a L.
The vertical part of the L was an old 165mm howitzer ammo crate and the bottom was made out of 2x4s and plywood.
The maple for the stock (already cut to the outline of an AKM stock) was screwed to two legs, the other ends of which were screwed to the sides of the ammo crate(at the same height as the router bit). The distance between the screws was 12" which was the curvature I figured looked closest to a standard AKM stock. Another piece was screwed to one of the legs to act as a handle so I could swing the wood up and down.
The 6" cross slide vice was fitted to the bottom of the L.
A 1/4" router was fitted in a small box that clamped into the cross slide vice.
The bit was facing the back of the L.
Axis of the bit is horizontal.
With the cross slide vice all the way over to one side (x-axis) I slowly cranked the knob to move the router toward the wood (y-axis) while moving the handle on the jig up and down. The first contact touched only the top and bottom of the stock. I'd go up and down and then make one crank on the x-axis. Worked across the stock, turning the x-axis after every up and down on the handle.
Then back the x-axis up to the start. Advance the Y-axis in a bit then repeat the process going all the way across the x-axis.
Kept repeating the process until the router was cutting continuously across the surface of the stock.
Then I unscrewed the stock and flipped it over so the other rough side was facing the router. Then I went through the whole process again until the stock was the correct thickness.
I'm still amazed that it worked.
I've got two Yugoslavian M-95 5.56 Nato Underfolder kits. I'm thinking about building one as a fixed stock kit. I would love to do a buttstock and two sets of handguards so that I could have a matching set, one underfolder and one fixed stock. I've got some nice quilted maple that I might used. Considering how much time I ended up putting in the Saiga 308 set I might just buy something really wild. Gilmer Wood is near where I work and has some really cool stuff.
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Fall is in full swing, but cooler temperatures aren't stopping the beautiful women of Playboy from tweeting lots of sexy photos. Here's our favorites from the last week!
@hiromioshima, @shannamclaughln, @crystalmccahil and @realpilarlastra have a sexy September pool party.
@gamernextdoor Jo Garcia did a little bit of Jo-hanssoning this week in honor of the whole #johanssoning craze on Twitter.
@meilinglam did a little bit of house cleaning and then lived it up with @missdec05 and @misskassielyn.
@jessahinton was on set playing with motorcycles this week and we're pretty jealous of both Jessa and the motorcycle.
After modeling with motorcycles @jessahinton joined @ashleymattingly on the red carpet.
@francescafrigo and @yailenrodriguez ready for a fun and gorgeous night on the town.
@oliviapaige00 and @hiromioshima make a perfect pair on set this week.
@kaylacollins was all about animals this week. First playing with a bird and then seeing Lion King 3D with @lovejamieO.
We started with #FriskyFriday and @madelonyo's sexy and frisky tweet will end things for this week. We'll be back next week with more hot shots from Playboy's hottest models.


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We met up w/Regina's friend who took us to the top floor of the commune to the archives. She had volunteered a few years ago to sort a few stacks of books and to clean and catalog them (lucky for us). She was able to look at the dates I had and find a few records. We made little bookmarks and keep looking. By the time we finished, we were the last people in the commune. The only problem was that the copy machine was in a locked office!! Uggh! She asked us when we were leaving. We told her we had planned on leaving that morning, but are now staying another night. She said she would call Francesca who works downstairs and have her copy the pages we need. I felt very uncertain leaving with absolutely zero as far as new info


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- Millions of passengers fly every year without being injured by turbulence
- Buckling up is the easiest way to prevent injury
- Some turbulence can be predicted, but other times it comes out of the blue
(CNN)Isn't it about time you fastened your seat belt?
Although flight attendants have to stand up to do much of their jobs during flight, we passengers have no such excuse.
Take the "fasten seat belt" signs seriously.
Buckle up when you're seated, and read these five things we learned about turbulence.
What is turbulence?
"Clear air turbulence is air movement created by atmospheric pressure, jet streams, air around mountains, cold or warm weather fronts or thunderstorms," the Federal Aviation Administration says on its website.
Sometimes it's unexpected and can happen during clear skies.
Other times, pilots are alerted to reports of turbulence ahead by the FAA, their airline meteorology teams and pilots flying ahead of them.
You're not likely to get hurt
Despite the recent headlines, the actual rate of injury due to turbulence is quite low. U.S. mainline and regional carriers flew an estimated 731 million paying passengers on domestic flights in 2011.
During that same year, there were 33 turbulence-related injuries -- five passengers and 28 crew -- in U.S. airspace.
Turbulence doesn't scare pilots
He's been flying commercial aircraft for 20 years, and AskthePilot.com's Patrick Smith says he experiences garden-variety turbulence every time he flies. But it's usually pretty slight. He can't ever recall experiencing truly severe turbulence in flight. And he knows that aircraft are built with rough air in mind.
"Pilots usually look at it as a comfort and convenience issue rather than a safety issue, annoying but not dangerous," Smith said.
"It's rarely ever dangerous, but it could be dangerous to your well-being if you're not buckled when you should be. People who are injured are almost always flight attendants and people who are not buckled up."
Don't fight the bumps
During episodes of turbulence, your pilots might be looking for smoother air to give you a more comfortable flight. But in the moment, they aren't fighting the turbulence to keep their aircraft flying smoothly, Smith said.
Some autopilot systems have a turbulence mode, which stops the aircraft from trying to correct the bumpy ride. "You'll see the wings bend and move, and it's perfectly natural," he said.
It feels worse than it is
Moments of turbulence can feel scary and quite dramatic, and passengers will swear their plane has dropped thousands of feet. Smith calls it the "passenger embellishment factor." And it's almost always not true.
"Even in strong turbulence, often the aircraft never moves more than 20 to 50 feet up or down," Smith said.


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East River Plaza / Washburn Wire Factory
This site just off the FDR Drive between 116th and 118th Streets in East Harlem was the site of the Washburn Wire Factory. The complex was built in 1903 and included six buildings making wire products like springs, piano strings and fence wire. The company was founded by Ichabod Washburn (1798-1868) in Worcester, MA. Washburn was at one time the largest employer in Manhattan but the facility closed in 1976 and sat derelict and decaying for almost three decades. Curiously, I have been unable to find any photos of the site on the web, although there is a reference to and small photo of the abandoned plant in Christopher Bell's book East Harlem (viewable in Google books).
For better or worse, the rotting hulk had little going for it but its age and it defied preservation or restoration efforts. By the time I got over here in early 2005, the facility was almost completely demolished for the creation of East River Plaza, a massive retail complex developed by Blumenfeld Development Group and Forest City Ratner. As befits a big-box center in this part of town poorly served by mass transit, the stores will be a driving destination and the parking garage seemed almost complete when I returned again in early 2008.
The surrounding area, amusingly named Pleasant Avenue, didn't seem particularly blighted, although it certainly was not an upscale neighborhood. The burned out hulk of an old walkup apartment building did catch my eye, but I don't know if there's any tale of landlord malfeasance involved. Marque Royale Motors (the painted wall sign on 116th Street in the 2005 photo) seems to have passed into history.


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The New Orleans Saints have signed kicker/punter Jose Carlos Maltos from Monterrey, Mexico to a three-year contract.
Guess someone in the front office read the 8 page thread on Hartley.
Guess he beat out Josh Jasper
*Toward the end of the workout, most if not all of the NFL scouts in attendance marveled at a kicker. Two Cowboys' scouts, led by Henry Sroka, took charge of the kicking workout of Jose Carlos Maltos. He measured at 5-9, 201 pounds. Maltos made kicks of 35, 40 and 45 yards against the wind at Ford Stadium. He also made a 56 yarder, with Sroka as the holder, with the wind. He made a hurry up 35 yard field goal attempt into the wind. He also did a good job on kickoffs. He send one kick 10-yards deep, against the wind, into the end zone and two others of five and two yards deep. Maltos has an interesting story. A few years ago, Maltos tried to enroll at SMU but coach June Jones told him to attend junior college then comeback for admission. It seems now, Maltos is going to play professionally.
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Though iOS 10 won't be available for the majority of iPhone users until later today, Apple has rolled out the new iMessage App Store for those who are currently using the beta or GM builds of iOS 10, reports 9to5Mac. The iMessage App Store allows people to download apps, stickers, and games exclusively for use in the iMessage app. The move sees Apple trying to beef up its messenger app appeal among a glut of competitors including Facebook, WhatsApp, WeChat, Viber, and more. Screenshots of the Star Wars iMessage sticker pack and the Gfycat Loops iMessage app can be seen below.
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Apple's iMessage App Store goes live ahead of iOS 10 launch later today
Though iOS 10 won't be available for the majority of iPhone users until later today, Apple has rolled out the new iMessage App Store for those who are currently using the beta or GM builds of iOS 10, reports 9to5Mac. The iMessage App Store allows people to download apps, stickers, and games exclusively for use in the iMessage app. The move sees Apple trying to beef up its messenger app appeal among a glut of competitors including Facebook, WhatsApp, WeChat, Viber, and more. Screenshots of the Star Wars iMessage sticker pack and the Gfycat Loops iMessage app can be seen below.
Walt Disney World's new Avatar-inspired park opens this weekend
Eight years after the film Avatar hit the big screen, Walt Disney World is bringing the movie to life in the form of a new expansion to Disney's Animal Kingdom.
"Pandora- The World of Avatar" officially opens on Saturday. First announced in 2012, the newest expansion of the park includes exciting new rides, interactive scenery, and unique Avatar-inspired food options.
Sprig is the latest casualty among meal-delivery services
Once upon a time, a bunch of startups came up with the same idea: preparing and delivering meals which consumers could order with a few taps on a smartphone. Then SpoonRocket shut down. Earlier this month, so did Maple.
And now Sprig has ceased operations, just a few months after it revamped its service to offer more variety. In a blog post, cofounder Gagan Biyani said that scaling up the business had proven challenging. And he obliquely acknowledged the competition from services such as Postmates and DoorDash that simply deliver from existing eateries rather than making their own meals: "Today, there are thousands of restaurants delivering amazing food to you; we're hopeful for the future."
Back in January 2016, I wrote about Sprig's meal R&D operation—and visited its San Francisco kitchen, located in a former Chevy's Mexican restaurant.
Tidal CEO Jeff Toig is out–who will save the struggling music service?
Tidal just lost its CEO, according to Billboard. Jeff Toig, who was hired to run the service in early 2016 (as its third CEO in one year), reportedly left the music service in March. The Jay-Z-owned music service has relied heavily on star power and album exclusives, but has failed to grow beyond 1 million subscribers (as Spotify blew past the 100 million listener mark). In January, the company sold a 33% stake to Sprint for $200 million.
No word yet on who will be replacing Toig, but they'll certainly have their work cut out for them. JPT
On this day 22 years ago, Bill Gates wrote his legendary "Internet Tidal Wave" memo
In the spring of 1995, thanks to the rapid commercialization of the world wide web, the world was on the cusp of the internet era—a shift with profound implications for Microsoft, the company that dominated PC software. Its cofounder and CEO Bill Gates responded with a five-alarm internal memo, "The Internet Tidal Wave," that gave "the highest level of importance" to responding to this challenge in the most sweeping, ambitious manner possible..
Gates was far from the only person who had figured out that the internet would change everything and might displace titans such as Microsoft. But his memo is still an impressively crisp, comprehensive analysis of what might happen, and how Microsoft might respond. (The company's aggressive tactics against Netscape would eventually leave it in trouble with the U.S. Department of Justice.)
The whole memo is available for your perusal at Letters of Note.
Hillary Clinton implicitly compares Trump to Nixon: a presidency ending in "disgrace" and "impeachment"
In her commencement speech at Wellesley College, her alma mater, Hillary Clinton implicitly compared President Trump to Richard Nixon, by discussing that earlier era and describing "a man whose presidency would eventually end in disgrace with his impeachment" after he fired the man investigating him. It was a clear reference to Nixon's firing of special prosecutor Archibald Cox in 1973, and pegged to Trump's recent firing of FBI Director James Comey. Clinton's remarks were greeted with applause.
She also joked about how she coped with losing the election in November: "Long walks in the woods, organizing my closets. I won't lie: Chardonnay helped too."
NASA went to Jupiter and all we got were these amazing photos
NASA has just released photos from their Juno mission and for the first time scientists are getting a good look at Jupiter. And, much like the first time you see a Tinder date in real life, they are stunned by the difference between idea and reality.
According to the space experts, Jupiter is "a complex, gigantic, turbulent world, with Earth-sized polar cyclones, plunging storm systems that travel deep into the heart of the gas giant, and a mammoth, lumpy magnetic field." (Note to NASA scientists: referring to something as "lumpy" is never ideal.) NASA researchers apparently thought Jupiter would be "boring" and have been pleasantly surprised by the photos that Juno has been sending back. "We knew, going in, that Jupiter would throw us some curves," said Scott Bolton, Juno principal investigator from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio. "There is so much going on here that we didn't expect that we have had to take a step back and begin to rethink of this as a whole new Jupiter."
Check out NASA's photos and bask in the glory of it all.
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Listen to a new album inspired by the sound of DNA
If you're looking for the happy nexus between Bonnaroo and the World Science Festival, crank up a new EP and the accompanying music video inspired by the sound of your genetic material as it moves through cells.
The five-song The Chromos EP—available to download here—is a collaboration between musician and sound producer Max Cooper, visual artist Andy Lomas, and researchers from the Babraham Institute in Cambridge. It captures the elegant movement of genetic organization in cells accompanied by Cooper's evocative soundscapes. It looks like a cross between water ballet and a laser light show, all performed by DNA. It was partially inspired by the work of Dr. Csilla Varnai, who uses computer models to recreate how genetic information is recorded on DNA. Read more about the project here.
You can now stream the new Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper" remix on Spotify and Apple Music
The sonically overhauled reissue of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is now available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, and other subscription services. This deluxe edition features a fully remixed version of the transformative album, plus a slew of bonus tracks and outtakes. It sounds great.
"The feedback we got back is that you can suddenly hear everything," says Giles Martin, son of late Beatles producer George Martin, who led the project to retool the sound of the album. You can read our deep dive with Martin about the whole process here.
Silicon Valley's congressman is angry that Trump's budget would starve "coal-mining-to-coding" project
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) is upset that the proposed budget would close the Appalachian Regional Commission, which helps fund the retraining project in eastern Kentucky. As Fast Company reported a few months ago, Khanna traveled to "Silicon Holler" to find out ways to bridge the gap between Silicon Valley and Appalachia, especially when it comes to jobs in the digital economy.
"Is there a way that we could have the president visit there, or you visit there and see firsthand the jobs that are being created for coal miners' kids and others?" Khanna asked White House budget director Mick Mulvaney during hearings this week, reports Politico. Mulvaney didn't budge: "Certainly there are anecdotes of success within that program," he said. "It's just that when we sat down to look at it, we had a very difficult time confirming it was regularly as successful as you mention." MB
Target gets in bed with Casper, the internet's favorite mattress
Target wanted to buy online mattress Casper outright (they probably got the idea after they hearing about it on every single Cpodcast) and offered a whopping $1 billion to the mattress upstart. However, according to ReCode, they couldn't work out a deal. Instead, Target is now reportedly taking a minority stake in the company—yes, they are getting in bed with the mattress makers—to the tune of $75 million. As TechCrunch reports, that may be just the first installment of a $100 million deal.
The news comes after Target announced that Casper mattresses and bedding would be available online and in 35 Target stores near college campuses. It's a similar move to the once-online only Bevel razor subscription service that is now on Target shelves. It should also be noted that Casper already sells its pop-up mattresses on Amazon as well as at WestElm.com and in some West Elm stores, so Casper is probably more excited about the investment than the brick-and-mortar expansion. The only question remains whether if you buy a Casper mattress in a Target store, if you still get the giant boxes that have delighted the children of so many podcasters who feel compelled to recount the fact during the ad portions of their shows.
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Bulletproof 360 raises $19M so that more people can put butter in their coffee
Bulletproof 360, the company behind the Bulletproof Coffee fad that has people putting oil and butter in their coffee, has raised $19 million in funding, reports TechCrunch. The company claims its coffee product is an ideal breakfast substitute, as well as free of bad "myotoxins," which the startup claims are included in most other coffees (this theory has been called into question many times over).
All the same, people seem to love Bulletproof Coffee–the company plans to open more stores soon. A few years ago, Fast Company's Chris Gayomali tried the drink for two weeks. Read all about his saga with the faddy drink here. CGW
A bill that makes it easier for gig economy workers to get benefits was just introduced in Congress
If you think about it, being a U.S. senator is basically a temp job where you are constantly up for performance review. Hopefully they will keep that in mind as they weigh a bill that would make it easier for gig economy workers to get health insurance, retirement benefits, workers' comp, and more. The new bill, introduced in the Senate by Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and in the House by Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) on Thursday, would set aside $20 million for a Labor Department grant program to help nonprofits and local governments innovate in their ability to offer employment benefits to Lyft drivers, Task Rabbiters, Etsy sellers, and other gig economy workers, mirroring efforts in states like Washington, New York, and New Jersey.
"We need to support innovative policies that address the rapidly changing workforce to ensure we have an economy that works for everyone," Congresswoman DelBene said in a statement about the bill. "Whether you make a living through mobile car services or by selling crafts online, workers deserve access to benefits." It's an important move that could help a growing number of American workers. New data by Intuit and Emergent Research shows that 9.2 million Americans are expected to be working in the gig economy by 2021, up from 3.8 million last year. ML


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By Richard Clarke
Arsène Wenger has explained how Arsenal have to compete for the best young players in Europe.
The Frenchman believes that the first Club to express an interest in signing a teenage talent has the best chance of securing their signature. However he argues that Arsenal's reputation for throwing in youngsters early certainly helps.
"Most of the time it is [down to] the first contact," said Wenger speaking earlier this month. "The player thinks 'he wanted me first'. That develops a kind of trust and confidence.
"In Arsenal's case it is also our history. When we say to a player 'we believe in you, we think you are good enough. Look at our midfield, the oldest one is 21' the parents believe us. They know they will get a chance."
Wenger has a long reputation for bringing in talented young players from home and abroad. The likes of Cesc Fabregas, Nicklas Bendtner, Nicolas Anelka, Johan Djourou, Jermaine Pennant, Kieran Gibbs, Seb Larsson, Moritz Volz and Matthew Upson have all been brought in from other clubs at a young age and gone on to represent the first team.
However, Wenger admitted it has become a hugely competitive area in recent years.
"I spoke to a friend of mine who is a coach in Tours in France," he said. "They are in the second division but he told me when they play at home they have on average 15 to 20 foreign scouts, clubs from all over Europe, it's unbelievable.
"If that is in the second division in France then it means the scouts are everywhere. There is nowhere where you can be the only one on the ball. You could maybe be the first one on the ball but not the only one."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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The problem with a lot of touchscreen gloves is that they look ridiculous with little pads on the thumb and index finger where you can touch the screen. The gloves themselves are often unattractive in their own right, and I don't want to walk around with a goofy pair of gloves on my hands. Mujjo has solved the problem with a pair of leather touchscreen gloves that are beautiful, comfortable, and functional.
These were the first pair of capacitive gloves that I'd seen that didn't look weird, and it's the only pair I've seen that is fully leather. Most capacitive gloves are knit which will not cut it in colder climates. These are leather and they look "normal" with nothing to show-off the fact that they can be used with a touchscreen. I love that they don't have weird-looking silver fingertips. Why so many companies do that, I have no idea.
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Movie Review: A Good Day to Die Hard

Let's face it; it's been a rough couple of decades for unabashed Die Hard diehards.

Director: John Moore Rating: R Studio: Dune Entertainment
Let's face it; it's been a rough couple of decades for unabashed Die Hard diehards. The smart, gripping, best-yet 1988 original—featuring Bruce Willis as that fly in the ointment, spanner in the works, pain in the ass—is one of our great American action-suspense movies.
The John McClane character, as created by novelist Roderick Thorp, screenwriters Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza and Willis himself, is one helluva righter of wrongs, a tilter at terrorist windmills, an ordinary guy in extraordinary circumstances. In his first screen outing, our reluctant Jack the Giant Killer succeeded in saving a towering inferno office building. As if that weren't enjoyably implausible enough, subsequent flicks had big trouble conveniently trailing him everywhere, leaving it up to reluctant hero McClane to save an entire airport and, later, a city.
Upping the ante, the fate of the world more or less depends on him in the humorless, mechanical, videogame-esque A Good Day to Die Hard, in which he heads off to Russia to try and help make a murder charge go away for his estranged son (Jai Courtney), who, he learns, is actually a CIA operative trying to bust a high-level lowlife. In the course of the action, he and his son argue pointlessly, survive a half-hearted car chase and helicopter shenanigans as well as wield big-ass automatic weaponry as they take on a succession of personality-free, colorless bad guys. The whole thing is loud, bloody and full of carnage, all right, but it's slow, dumb and unambitious, let alone starving for snappy dialogue, style, resonance and human emotion.
Worse, the spit-in-your-eye, Roy Rogers-loving underdog smartass we fell for in Die Hard has, in this mess scripted by Skip Woods and directed by John Moore, devolved into a ranting psycho. The whole bloody thing is so dispiriting, such a steep comedown from the original Die Hard, that we wish someone would come to their senses and call this a good day to put a once-great franchise out of its misery. Meanwhile, Bruce Willis, as unwilling to go quietly as Stallone and Schwarzenegger, says he's ready to saddle up for a sixth movie. Maybe they'll call it Old Soldiers Die Hard.


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"A study at Stanford and New York University titled 'Living Under Drones' claimed that only two percent of drone strike casualties in Pakistan are top militants, and that the large number of related civilian deaths turn Pakistanis against the US.
The study revealed that number of casualties among Pakistani civilians was far higher than the US acknowledged." -Russia Today
Join us for a report back and discussion on the U.S. Drone Wars in Pakistan from a delegation that was recently there.
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It was very tough, but we wanted world-beaters who dominated their eras, writes Wynne Gray.
Television was still in the distance as New Zealand prepared for a three-month invasion from the country's greatest rugby rivals.
The national cricket side had claimed their first test victory, now it was time for a first series scalp against the Springboks.
It was 1956 and New Zealand readied for the first great tour after World War II. The national sport was about to be tested against the traditional enemy.
New Zealand's most celebrated player, Colin Meads, was on the cusp of international selection - so it seemed a good starting point to sift the 20 greatest All Blacks.
That cutoff date eliminates legends such as George Nepia, the Nicolls and Brownlie brothers, Bert Cooke, Billy Wallace, J.B. Smith and many more. But it did not make the selection any easier.
Those immersed in that historic 1956 season recall how New Zealand seemed to be entirely concentrated on the Springbok visit. Little else round the world seemed to concern us.
There was no need for any of today's contrived sporting hype.
We've heard those who saw the series deliver rich tales of Kevin Skinner's frontrow ferocity and D.B. Clarke's extraordinary goalkicking.
It was a seminal time in New Zealand sporting history, a period ended by Peter Jones' pricelessly natural "I'm absolutely buggered" to a radio audience after the fourth test.
Famous All Black faces these days are Richie McCaw, Daniel Carter, Mils Muliaina, Keven Mealamu and Sonny Bill Williams. Kids and adults will rate them all up there with their rugby gods, and so they should.
Youngsters today may have little knowledge of those who wore the famous black garb in the 50s, 60s or 70s.
But a group of us were tasked with drawing up a list of 20 All Blacks of distinction since 1956.
The top six were unanimous picks from the panel, the only mild discussion was about their order. After that it became tough, very tough.
It is pointless trying to compare All Blacks from 1956 with those of 2011. The game has changed markedly, the rules have altered, patterns have changed, the sport is professional, not amateur.
So we wanted those All Blacks who dominated their eras, who were world-beaters in teams which regularly beat all comers.
We are talking small differences here - personal favourites, hunches, grudges, more backs than forwards, flash Harrys against the workers.
All who have worn the black jersey are part of the proud heritage, an All Black family who have created an unrivalled test-match winning percentage of 87 per cent.
When the arguments abated and the debate withered, we were left with nine forwards and 11 backs. There had been no brief to cover every position, and we ended up without someone to fill prop and lock. We had stacks of loosies and could have had more.
How on earth do you rate Meads against Mehrtens, the top and bottom of our list, a hard-edged, gnarly lock against a chirpy five-eighths?
Interestingly, they were two men who eventually hit it off when they were thrown together as manager and player on All Black tours in the 90s.
The whips cracked, though. Make up your minds, we were told, come up with the names. We did. Now it's your turn.
Pick your top 20 greatest All Blacks of all time.
Next Monday nzherald.co.nz will compare our experts' list with the public's.


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Visual Arts - Nov. 15
Visual arts
Art Matters Gallery
1001 Kingwood St.
"Close Encounters" exhibition, 1-4 p.m. daily through Saturday or appointment by calling 330-1780 through January 2013.
City Hall
501 Laurel St.
Encore Art Club members, paintings, ongoing.
Crow Wing County
Historical Society
320 Laurel St.
Various exhibits, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 829-3268, www.crowwinghistory.org.
Crow Wing County
Community Services
204 Laurel St.
Artwork by Diane Runberg through December.
Glaze 2 Amaze
706 Laurel St.
Pottery glazing for ladies only, from 3-8 p.m. every Thursday through Dec. 13.
Pottery glazing for children, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Saturday and from 1-5 p.m. every Sunday through Dec. 16.
Sioux Line Depot Museum
101 First St. N.E.
A traveling exhibit entitled Lake Roosevelt Artifact Exhibit and Interpretive Project will be on display during regular business hours. Schedule the exhibit for a group, school or organization. Contact the Cuyuna Iron Range Heritage Network office at 218-545-1166 or Kay at 218-546-5996.
Community Center and Library
14126 Daggett Pine Road
Paintings by Crosslake Art Club members, ongoing
Morrison County Government
Center Gallery
213 First Ave. S.E.
Local artists, 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. weekdays, ongoing.
Weyerhaeuser Museum
2151 S. Lindbergh Drive
Various Morrison County historical exhibits, ongoing, open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, free, 320-632-4007, www.morrisoncountyhistory.org.
Regional Cultural Center
24 Main Ave. N.
"Our Town: Paint yourself into your community," featured through Dec. 29.
If you would like your event listed in the entertainment guide, email Jennifer at firstname.lastname@example.com, call 855-5851, fax 829-0211 or mail to Jennifer Stockinger, Brainerd Dispatch, P.O. Box 974, Brainerd, MN 56401. Please include time, date, place, admission price and contact information. Deadline is Monday for Thursday publication.


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Psychology & Personal Growth
In Search of Being
The Fourth Way to ConsciousnessAre we able to say that life is governed by a group of conscious people? Where are they? Who are they? We see exactly the opposite: that life is governed by those who are the least conscious, by those who are most asleep. Provocative ideas such as these have attracted generations of thoughtful people to the methods of self-study and inner work devised by Gurdjieff, one of the most… Read More
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The Intelligent EnneagramAt last, an enneagram book that explains the full potential of this mysterious nine-pointed symbol, with applications reaching far beyond personality typology. The enneagram, an ancient diagram first popularized by G. I. Gurdjieff, represents the evolution of any process and is thus a remarkable tool for analyzing and understanding many different areas of endeavor. Like the I Ching hexagrams or the kabbalistic Tree of Life,… Read More
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