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T-shirts worn with a pair of jeans – if you can change this classic and global style, then you could be the next Coco Chanel, Anna Wintour, or Karl Lagerfeld. It could be your chance!
Nowadays, at this time of global economic crisis and when the fashion industry has been reducing the number of models as well as cutting down on costs of the fabric for the clothes, a lot of citizens around the world would wear t-shirts and jeans.
I like wearing t-shirts together with a pair of jeans wherever I go, just like many others.
I'm just amazed by whoever created the first t-shirt because his or her creation is still being worn by billions of people around the world.
As of Sundanese and Minangnese descent, I actually really want to embody these cultures' fashion style everyday. The problem is that I don't know much about the cultures of my parents' tribes. It would make me feel incomplete if I would just wear the traditional clothes without knowing about the tradition. For me, fashion is not just something that I wear; I am being represented by my fashion sense. Wearing traditional clothes without knowing the meaning behind them is just like wearing a Led Zeppelin t-shirt without knowing their music.
T-shirts are also the simplest representation or medium of the people's mind.
For us analogue lovers, t-shirts are the most ideal subjects to be photographed.
Last year, I read a comic book at a bookstore about the inventor of jeans. I was very amazed at how creative he was at his age and at the era that he lived in. "I should have a creative mind like his," I told myself after I got home from the bookstore.
For the last decade, skinny jeans is the most famous type of pants in Indonesia. It's because of the global revival of the music industry lead by artists such as The Strokes, The White Stripes, and The Libertines, who are being idolized in Indonesia. Indonesian musicians, film actors, and other public figures would copy them and wear skinny jeans, too, so it became famous in my country. As for me, I never had a single pair of skinny jeans because I don't feel comfortable wearing it. Fashion is also about comfort, right?
Blue jeans is the most famous kind of pants, but it doesn't have to be in blue to be called jeans, right? I'm not into fashion, so correct me if I'm wrong!
Jeans are for all ages and genders. Case in point, I, my dad, and my late granddaddy wear it.
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After a busy day of Christmas shopping, it's easy to put together this soup with leftover turkey and frozen vegetables. It tastes like it simmered all day!
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- 2 cups beef broth
- 2-1/2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 3/4 cup uncooked small shell pasta
- 3/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 3/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2-1/2 cups cubed cooked turkey
- 2-1/2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
- In a large saucepan, combine the first six ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 7-10 minutes or until the pasta and vegetables are tender. Stir in the turkey and parsley; heat through. Yield: 6 servings.
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"I wasn't quite sure about using beef broth in a poultry soup, but it actually tasted good. It was plenty salty enough, even though I used low sodium broth. I ended up pouring in a couple extra cups of broth to make it more "soupy". I scaled back on the pepper to a half-teaspoon, and that was fine for me. My husband, on the other hand, added tobasco sauce to his own bowl to give it more kick. To each his own!"
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"I was looking for a soup recipe to use up my leftover turkey, and something that didn't require me running to the store. All the ingredients to this were in my pantry. It had a great flavor and was so simple to make!"

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Coincidence or Problem?
Hi there, due to just purchasing this vehicle, I changed the transfer case fluid today and the rear differential fluid. I also changed the EGR due to idle problem.
The rear differential fluid was black, is this common?
Used and entire bottle of friction modifier by mopar in rear differential. Took for test drive and a whining noise began coming from the rear end. Is this common after a fluid change? Will it go away?
Never before have I heard this noise, but half way through our test drive, the steering wheel began to have a whining noise when turning, slight and large turns. Again, nothing in the steering pump area was touched, yet now I have a whining steering wheel. WTF?
I read some threads about the clockspring and the signal lever etc...but these threads sound as though the steering wheel is clicking. This is not. It is a smooth turn, just noisy.
So..any ideas on the differential or steering?:confused:
Thanks in advance, I really treasure and value this forum and everyone's insight/advice.
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the rear fluid should not have been black, i wonder if they had the wrong oil in there or if it was contaminated with water.
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He has the quadra-drive II, a limited, he needs the friction modifier.
Its hard to say without knowing how bad the "whine" is. The black may be from clutch material which dependant on how long since the last service may be "normal". So long as you dont have glitter fluid your likely ok.
What fluid did you use to top the fluid off in the diff? and did you use NV247 fluid in the t-case?
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I figured ;)
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It was called the next Great Depression, then dubbed the Great Recession.
Turns out, in Canada it was more like the Average Recession, according to a paper published Thursday.
Canada's 2008-2009 recession was "less severe and shorter" than in other G7 nations, said Philip Cross, chief economic analyst at Statistics Canada and author of its year-end review.
Read more about the report: Was Canada's recession 'average?'
Here's a look back at six aspects of Canada's recession and why it was less severe than past downturns and the contractions of other global economies:
Auto making
Canada is a big producer of cars, vans and trucks, right? Wrong - last year, 84.4 per cent of autos made in the country were cars as production of trucks and mini-vans steadily dwindled.
Read more recent stories on auto making in Canada:
- Ontario's auto sector gets fresh boost
- GM shows a nimble touch in Oshawa
- Slow recovery ahead, parts firms say
- Incentives fuel big rebound in auto sales
- Related contentFord takes car sales crown, rivals struggle to keep pace
- Related contentOntario to invest $80-million in Ford plant
Canada saw far fewer bankruptcies than in previous recessions. The number of business bankruptcies fell in both 2008 and 2009 - "an unprecedented development during a recession." Even in the consumer sector, where bankruptcies jumped 45 per cent, the increase was smaller than in previous recessions.
Read more recent stories on bankruptcies:
- How to avoid filing for bankruptcy
- Fewer Canadians declaring bankruptcy
- Consumer debt loads are the new concern
- Debt will bite consumers: report
- Bankruptcies keep sliding
Manufacturing production accounted for just over half of the drop - 51 per cent - in total GDP in the recession, which is a lower portion than in previous recessions. Construction accounted for 12.7 per cent of the drop, followed by wholesale trade and transportation. Finance and government services expanded through all three recessions. And mining and construction, along with manufacturing, have been the fastest-growing sectors since last summer when the economy started to recover.
Read more recent stories on Canada's recovery:
- Canadian exporters ride resurgence in global trade
- Business confidence takes hold
- Multiple-unit building declines
- Recovery: Just a matter of time
In Europe, 20 banks in 10 countries failed between July, 2007 and February, 2009. High-profile collapses in the U.S. included Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual. In Canada, no major financial institutions required government bailouts.
Read more recent stories on banks:
- Flaherty tightens rules on cards, insurance
- Related contentCanadian banks raise rates as finance costs rise
- U.S. banks readying to snap back
- Government's handling of WaMu 'unfair:' Ex-CEO
- U.S. inquiry fine drama, but misses the mark
- Goldman fights accusations of greed
- Bay Street over Wall Street: Safer – and sometimes richer
As confidence in U.S. financial institutions plummeted, borrowing in the financial sector dove 10.3 per cent last year - the first decline on record. In Canada, financial institutions increased borrowing by 6 per cent.
Read more on credit, lending and borrowing:
- Commercial paper market shows few signs of recovery
- Is Japan hurtling toward a debt crisis?
- Goldman v. the pack on interest rates
- Smaller firms give CIBC thumbs down: poll
- Business confidence takes hold
Net worth
Household balance sheets weren't "ravaged" in the same way in Canada as they were in the United States. Net worth plunged 26.6 per cent in the U.S. over almost two years as the housing market buckled; Canada's 8.7-per-cent drop occurred over three quarters.
Read more recent stories on household finances:
- Canadians unprepared for the Takeaway Decade
- How to score the best mortgage rate
- Rethinking that comfy retirement
- Family finances: Flying solo or with a co-pilot?
- Got a family? We're talking tax
- How you can benefit with the dollar at par
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A jetboat owner who was killed when he was thrown from his boat died "doing something he loved", a coroner says.
Christchurch man Leslie Grant Stirling, 44, was killed after becoming trapped under his boat, which had flipped on the Waimakariri River on April 22, 2012.
"The evidence shows Leslie loved his boat and loved driving it and was fatally injured doing something he loved," Coroner Sue Johnson said in her inquest finding released today.
On the day of the crash, Mr Stirling and his brother David had spent the day in the boat and were about to finish the trip about 3.30pm.
"They were going to call it a day but Leslie told David he wanted another quick run", Coroner Johnson said.
The boat became stuck on a bank, but the brothers were able to free it by about 7.30pm, after it had become dark.
Leslie Stirling then drove the boat to deeper water downstream, where his brother was going to join him.
"(David) saw the boat take off and go round three bends then it went out of sight," Coroner Johnson said.
"David heard three loud bangs and assumed the boat had hit the bottom again."
When he arrived at the scene, he found the boat upside down and his brother's legs sticking out from under the side of the boat.
He freed his brother and performed CPR for 20 minutes.
No cellphone was available so David Stirling made the half hour trip back to his van where his phone was and called his brother's wife who called emergency services.
Maritime New Zealand Safety inspector Jeffrey Horne, who examined the boat, told the coroner it probably rolled after hitting exposed rocks.
David Stirling said that in hindsight they should have secured the boat when it first became stuck and retrieved it the following day in the daylight.
There were no communication devices on board, but Coroner Johnson said even if David Stirling had reached emergency services earlier, his brother's injuries were "severe and fatal".
He had suffered from injuries to his chest and abdomen and drowned, she said.


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Morning fog, but blue skies for Blue Friday; rain for Super Bowl
Planning for part of your Super Bowl party to be outside? Better get out the tent. While the temperatures will stay mild in the low 50s throughout the weekend, we're looking at a 70 percent chance of rain on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service forecast. Blue Friday brings morning fog, but skies should…More
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My local AHJ on Smurf
I decided to make a new thread because the old one was getting really long. Here's what my local inspector said about how they consider smurf:
Even so, I'm going to do any new work with EMT though. It does look more professional.
But this explains why my entire basement was done in smurf.
PS- Judging on what I read, do not assume that your local inspector will be of the same opinion, if you come across this message in google results or something.
Thanks for posting your inspector's opinion...I always love to hear how these things turn out for people. Glad he's allowing you to do what you want, but he needs to freshen up on his NEC code knowledge...He's dead wrong.
Oh god, what have I done. Now the spammers think this is a site for smurf costumes.
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FDA To Revoke Approval For Low Blood Pressure Drug
A drug used to treat low blood pressure has run afoul of U.S. regulators.
The Food and Drug Administration has announced plans to withdraw marketing approval for the drug midodrine. The medication is sold by Shire Development under the brand name ProAmatine, as well as generically.
It won accelerated approval from the FDA in 1996, but the agency claims none of the manufacturers have provided evidence that the drug is beneficial to patients.
Shire has two weeks left to request a hearing on ProAmatine. Generic manufacturers have just under a month.
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The annual incidence rates for diagnoses of post-partum depression during the 12-months post-delivery period among active component service women who gave birth for the first time increased from 2007 to 2012, according to a new study.
During the six-year surveillance period, 5,267 or 9.9 percent, of active component service women who gave birth for the first time were diagnosed with postpartum depression (PPD) during the 12 months post delivery (postpartum) period, according to the study published in the Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (AFHSC), a peer-reviewed journal on illnesses and diseases affecting service members from the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center. Among dependent spouses of active component service members, 10,301 or 8.2 percent were diagnosed with PPD.
"Given that approximately 15,000 service women and wives of service men give birth each year in the Department of Defense health system, a full understanding of the common problem of post-partum depression is important for the Military Health System, particularly because of its role as a risk for suicidality," said Army Colonel William Corr, deputy director of the AFHSC's division of Epidemiology and Analysis.
The report summarizes counts, percentages, and trends of incident PPD and suicidality diagnoses during the postpartum period among active component service women and dependent spouses over a six-year surveillance period.
The surveillance period was January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2012. The surveillance population included two cohorts, active component service women of all U.S. military services and dependent spouses of active component service members of all services who gave birth for the first time between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2011. Females within each cohort were followed for a one-year postpartum period.
For each year in the surveillance period, service women had a higher percentage of PPD, ranging from 9.2 to 10.5 percent with a slightly increasing trend, compared to the percentage for dependent spouses, which remained steady. The mean time intervals from delivery to PPD diagnoses were 122 days (50th percentile: 96 days) for service women and 95.6 days (50th percentile: 54 days) for dependent spouses.
In general, incidence of PPD in the postpartum period among service women was higher in the Army (12.0%) and lower in the Air Force (7.3%) than in any of the other services.
The overall incidence of PPD was higher among younger than older aged service women; the incidence was approximately 40 percent higher among the youngest (18-20 years, 11.9%) compared to the oldest (>40, 8.5%) aged service women. All age groups showed an increasing trend, except for women aged older than 40.
In contrast, the incidence of PPD was lower among the youngest (18-20 years, 7.7%) than any other age group of dependent spouses. All other age groups had steady and similar trends, except for women aged older than 40. Dependent women older than 40 had an increasing trend over the entire surveillance period and for delivery years 2010 and later had the highest incidence rates of PPD compared to all other age groups.
For the multivariate analyses, the odds ratio was adjusted for service, race/ethnicity, age, delivery outcome, and history of mental disorder. Service women with PPD had a higher odds for suicidality compared to service women without PPD (OR=42.2, 95% CI=28.8, 61.9). Risk factors predicting suicidality for service women included service (Coast Guard), age (18-20 years), PPD during the postpartum period, and history of mental disorder diagnosis.
Dependent spouses with PPD also had a higher odds for suicidality compared to dependent spouses without PPD (OR=14.5, 95% CI=10.8, 19.4). Risk factors predicting suicidality for dependent spouses included race/ethnicity (black, non-Hispanic), age (18-20 years), delivery outcome (stillbirth/unknown), PPD during the postpartum period, and history of any mental disorder diagnosis.
In summary, the findings of this report suggest that a history of mental disorders was common among service women and dependent spouses with PPD, and, in turn, PPD was a strong predictor for suicidality in the postpartum period. These associations were most commonly found in younger age groups, but other predictors for suicidality included black, non-Hispanic race/ethnicity, Coast Guard service, and stillbirth/unknown delivery outcome.
The findings of this report emphasize the importance of PPD screening during the postpartum period. Mothers typically have only one postpartum visit, approximately six weeks after delivery, and may not be seen again until their annual well woman check-ups. Additional screening assessments of mothers, around the same time as their infant well-baby visits, may be indicated. Since service women were diagnosed at a later time with PPD than dependent spouses, this may also suggest directing screening efforts for PPD to start immediately after delivery.
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Give Em Space
Its impossible to speak of local nightlife and electronic dance music culture without mentioning Space, Miamis quintessential megaclub. Ten years ago, the club opened and put our city on the international clubland map, hosting superstar DJs such as Paul van Dyk, Deep Dish, Paul Oakenfold, and Danny Tenaglia. Spaces original incarnation was a one-story warehouse off Biscayne Boulevard, launched by DJ-turned-nightclub impresario Louis Puig as an experiment in inclusive nightlife for discerning electronic dance music lovers. In 2003, the club relocated to its current multistory location, where mainstream house DJs (everyone from David Guetta to Eric Prydz) headline regularly. Theres also been a strong underground current, represented most recently by the weekly Techno Loft parties and their high-profile, cutting-edge bookings of Magda and Troy Pierce. This Saturdays Space Miamis 10th Anniversary Party will be a musical extravaganza lasting well into the following day. German techno legend Martin Buttrich and the Techno Loft residents will headline alongside Space veterans Oscar G and Cedric Gervais. The party will represent an impressive cross section of the talent that has made this venue one of Miamis prime dance music spots.
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Tour? What Tour?
Sounds like a massive pub crawl to me lol. B
Anniversary/Last Day and flight to Orlando
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We had a sleep in as last night was full on and we needed to recover before heading out. We finally got up around 1pm and went to a nice restaurant at Paris Paris. Narelle and Greg had brought tickets to a show that night so we decided to get tickets to that - "Fantasy" - and also tickets to a dinner show called "Tournament of Kings".
We got the tickets and went to dinner at 6pm. The show only went for an hour and a half so we decided to go to the Coyote Ugly Bar and have a few drinks. It was happy hour and all girls got free shots which turned out to be dangerous. Kel and Renae ended up getting on the bar and dancing!
Fantasy was just that, a really exotic show with topless dancers. This show went for about an hour and a bit and by the end of it we were ready to go party again. Kel had this wonderful idea that we would keep going until 6am when we had to be at the airport for our plane to Orlando. Thank god the bar closed at 2am - which convinced us all to end the night.
We got back to the room and we both told each other to set the alarm and no one did, luckily Thomas woke up early with a headache - got Kel up and we both got our A into G and some how made it to the airport.
American airports have to be the WORST. We had problems checking in and problems with customs and we only just got onto the plane with a few minutes to spare. The plane took off on time and we arrived in Fort Worth Dallas about two hours later. We had to run to the next plane, which we boarded a little bit after getting to the gate. After boarding we were stuck there for about 2 hours while they waited for the weather to clear. American Airlines didn't offer us anything the whole time we were there and we are not impressed at all with there service. Doing all this with a hangover did not make for a pleasant experience...
Finally getting to Orlando we got to the Disney Express Desk and they took care of everything. We just got on the bus and got taken to our hotel. Luggage followed after as they picked it up and delivered it to our room. Good start to Orlando and Disney, good ending to a bad day...


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Berrio faces Zuniga tomorrow
By Rick Scharmberg
Boxing returns to Coliseo Bernardo Caraballo in Cartegena, Colombia tomorrow night, when former world champion Alejandro Berrio (32-5, 29 KOs) meets fellow Colombian banger and former 3-time world title challenger Fulgencio Zuniga (24-5-1, 29 KOs) in a ten round light heavyweight bout. Berrio won the vacant title in a return bout with Robert Steiglitz on March 3, 2007, stopping the formerly unbeaten Steiglitz in the third round. He lost the title in his next bout, getting stopped in Canada by Lucian Bute in eleven rounds. Barrio has won his last six fights, four by knockout. This bout will be Zuniga's first since dropping a unanimous decision to Tavoris Cloud in an attempt to lift Cloud's IBF light heavyweight title back on December 17, 2010. Zuniga twice challenged for the world super middleweight title, losing to Denis Inkin in 2008 and Lucian Bute in 2009.


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- How to Loop In Your Non-Techies
- Reaching Non-Desk Workers
Bringing non-desk employees into the loop can be complicated by communication channels and scheduling, but it is doable, as evidenced by some well-known corporate brands as well as some that may be less familiar.
Elizabeth Cogswell Baskin, CEO and Executive Creative Director, Tribe Inc.
Do you regularly communicate with your employees on the line or in the warehouse? Most companies don't. Non-desk workers in a national study with large companies (more than 1,000 employees) reported receiving little to no communication from their corporate management over the course of a year.
The downside of leaving this employee population out of the loop is significant. That study indicated production workers and other non-office employees interpret the absence of communication as a lack of respect. But it can be done.
For instance, Bush Brothers—yes, the Bush's Beans folks—saw a need to enhance employee communication, especially for manufacturing employees, and implemented a number of tactics including face-to-face CEO meetings and enhanced existing communications from managers to their direct reports. Imagine the pride and the payoff when those on the manufacturing floor literally get face time with the C suite on a regular basis.
Of course, communicating with non-desk employees isn't easy because the communication channels and even scheduling (think "shifts") can be different, but it can be done, as evidenced by both some well-known corporate brands and those that may be less familiar to you. The ones who are communicating with their manufacturing workforce know it provides a competitive advantage in terms of employee engagement.
The method might be high-tech or low-tech; what's important is that it be in synch with the audience and that it is both used and effective. A metal manufacturer installed touch-screen kiosks on the shop floor. Employees know this is their centralized go-to source for communication. As you might imagine, a lot of thought goes into the content development and delivery for these kiosks because the company knows if the communication is not current, true and clear, employees will stop visiting.
Conversely, a division of Sara Lee Food recognized that much of its manufacturing workforce did not have computer access or use the Internet, but it very much needed to address key issues like company benefits online. So Sara Lee's HR team deploys reps into the field helping their colleagues manage benefits.
When manufacturing employees understand management's vision for the company, when they understand leadership's business objectives, and when they feel respected and valued by corporate, they can be more effective and productive employees.
And a company need not re-invent the wheel to address communicating directly and effectively to line workers. As you might imagine, there is not only existing guidance out there but also off-the-shelf tools, like apps especially made for manufacturers to take their communication onto the mobile devices employees may already have for personal use. Yes, there are investments to be made and HR issues to be dealt with, but the costs are minimal: You're leveraging communication devices your employees already have.
Or maybe you bite the bullet and make the investment. When a new generation took over the family-owned S&W Manufacturing, the company was not in the best shape, so one of the investments the new leadership made was to ensure that employees had not only the best and latest manufacturing equipment but also the latest high-tech communication devices. S&W bought the communication tools that it saw employees needed: a win-win.


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TBI agents arrest man wanted on murder, arson and corpse abuse charges
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. - 16-year-old Jeffrey Burke has been arrested by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, charged with second degree murder, aggravated arson, and abuse of a corpse.
It all stems from a 911 call in June 2012 that said the White Pine Crown Inn was on fire.
After a firefighter extinguished the fire, police say, a body was discovered at the hotel.
The victim was later identified as 72-year-old Eddie White.
An autopsy determined White was dead prior to the fire and died from minor blunt force trauma which, the coroner believes, contributed to an existing heart condition.
Authorities tell us Burke and White were known to be friends.
The T-B-I investigated this case alongside the White Pine Police Department.
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|Patriots Look Poised For Another Super Bowl Run
|Bruins Trade For Drew Stafford
|Black and Gold Bruins Turn Yellow On Parade Day
|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
In the first game against the St. Louis Cardinals since the 2004 World Series, the Red Sox did not capitalize on opportunities in a 5-4 loss as they did to win the 2004 series. The Sox also received word that Curt Schilling's season and career are potentially over after he will undergo surgery on Monday, thus earning a $8-million paycheck while doing nothing. So…that would make Friday a pretty bad day for the Red Sox, right?
Well, the Sox would not let any of that get in the way of a nice celebration of the Celtics 17th NBA Championship, even if it was delayed a bit by rain. Finals MVP Paul Pierce threw out the ceremonial first pitch as the Sox honored the NBA Champs.
Sox Stud of the Game:
For the first time all season, Julio Lugo is a Sox Stud. He deserves it after going 1-2 with a walk and his first HR of the season, a solo shot in the sixth inning to give the Sox some life. He also had a sacrifice fly in the second inning to put the Red Sox on the board. Not bad, Lugo!
Diamond Dud of the Game:
Manny Ramirez came to bat in a big spot in the seventh inning of a tight 4-2 game. With the bases loaded and nobody out, Manny grounded into a double play that scored Jacoby Ellsbury (he gets no RBI because he created two outs in the process). In all, Manny had a pretty good game with a 1-3 with 2 BB.
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Ideas. Everyone has them, but only a few can execute them properly. In the video game fandom, ideas thrive and grow and they mature into the games that we all love to play now. Of course, once a game is done being made and is shipped out to the public, sometimes the developers wish they had used an idea they had earlier. Thanks to the ability to patch games, they can do that now, but not everyone can do this or they choose not to do it. Because of this, video game fans are always spewing ideas that they think can make a current game better or think of a new game entirely.
And this is where the problems arise. Fans have ideas for games, but do not think about the possible problems their ideas can have. One example is when fans try to add things to current games, such as new characters, items, etc. When it comes to just cosmetic stuff like new maps or new skins, that won't have any impact on the game and are fine, but when you want to add totally new things, it will change the balance of the game. When you add new things to the game that will change strategies or make new ones, you have to ask yourself "How will this affect the current set up?" If it makes other items or characters obsolete, then the game is already broken. Not only that, but the developers may even need to nerf other things in the game to accommodate for the new content and gamers already complain enough about anything getting nerfed. For one example, I recently had seen several people wanting a flamethrower weapon for Left 4 Dead. While a cool idea, there are already problems with it. One, it could make the game beyond easy since you could burn anything from a distance. Two, it could make VS mode completely one sided since the infected players can't risk putting themselves on fire to attack the survivors. Three, there is already a flame weapon called the Molotov Cocktail and it's effective enough on its own. To have duplicate weapons that do the same thing is asking for trouble for this game. With the announcement of incendiary bullets in the sequel for Left 4 Dead, you may think everything I said before about a new weapon is moot, but the sequel will obviously have a different game balance compared to the first game.
Another problem is when fans start to spew ideas for new games. Usually, it's never something original like No More Heroes or Parasite Eve. It's usually a spin off or something similar to an existing franchise. One thing I saw a few times from some Nintendo fans was them wanting a mix of Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart so they could get stuff like Link racing on Epona against Sonic racing on foot or Captain Falcon speeding in his F-Zero car. The believability of people out running Sonic in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games was stretched far, but to have stuff like Mario in his go kart out racing Samus' ship would make too many people shout "How could this be possible!?" Games don't have to be totally realistic, but with some things, you have to keep it in its limits.
Another idea that gets spewed around more than Yahtzee's hate on JRPGs, is a "Mushroom Kingdom Hearts" or a real time strategy Mario or Zelda game. The ideas could work, but again, the way the fans present the ideas makes it fall flat. For the mushroom kingdom hearts thing, more than half of the Mario characters don't speak or have only one liners, compared to Final Fantasy characters who are not socially awkward mutes or spouting wise cracking one liners, so how can you have a story where one half of the characters talk and the other half just say nothing or repeat their names like silly Pokemon? And as for the Mario strategy game, most who gave the ideas said something like having an army of Toads go against Bowser's forces (which is just plain silly considering that the Toads are always classified as cowards or physically weak) or having all the races of Hyrule fight against Ganon's evil army. These are just silly because if you got an army of minor characters who can take on the forces of evil, then why do we even need Mario or Link anymore?
Don't get me wrong. Sometimes a random gamer comes up with a great idea and I'm all for it, but at other times, it's too hard to take people seriously when they spew some random idea they thought that was "cool" and build their case on nothing but that. An idea requires creative imagination, but it also heavily relies on logic and common sense. We all heard the phrase "sounds good on paper" and that is what separates fan ideas from professional ideas. If something just sounds cool, then it won't really be all that cool unless you can flesh it out and make the experience believable and fun to play.
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Less than 24 hours before the weigh-in, the three-time world champion Juan Manuel Marquez and Sergey Fedchenko where out promoting their champion battle that will take place this Saturday, April 14 in the brand new Arena Ciudad de Mexico and will mark the return of Marquez to his hometown after an 18 year absence. "Its a big responsibility for me to fight in this new arena after an 18 year absence. My first eight professional fights were here in Mexico City, but I never had a championship fight in Mexico and I'm really looking forward to Saturday night," said Marquez.
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"I had a great time in Mexico City, but my focus has been the fight and winning my first world championship. This fight is huge here in Mexico and I am glad I am part of it. I know it will very tough fight, but I am ready to take the title home," said Fedchenko.
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Just want to have more male figure skaters' threads here. So it would look more like Olympics 2010, not Olympics 2006 men's skating.
I loved Johnny's answer about Patrick Chan.Q: Johnny, I can't wait for the season to begin because I'm having Johnny withdraws right now. You deserved to be at the World Championships. U.S. Figure Skating robbed fans of an awesome performance by not naming you to the team. My question is about Patrick Chan and Brian Joubert. Are you familiar with their war of words? I think Patrick pretty much said that Brian's programs are void of actual choreography so he has to have the quad. If so, who do you agree with?
A: I was at the World Championships and was made aware of their little battle in the press. Brian has always had a very direct way of voicing his opinion through the years and he has had his share of criticism for it. What struck me was that a young boy, only in his second championship wanted to throw down with one of the mainstays of the podium at the World Championships. That would have been like me attacking Yagudin in my first season on the Grand Prix. I found it a bit disrespectful. I believe everyone has a right to their opinion but show it in the correct way. I may not be one to talk about this since my mouth has run away with me from time to time, but I respect every skater who can get out there and show their heart and soul when they compete and in his way, Brian Joubert does that, as does Patrick Chan. I think mutual respect is necessary for all athletes.


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Scalable safety technologies provide improved road safety for every vehicle category and all markets
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Scalable safety technologies provide improved road safety for every vehicle category and all markets
Safety for everyone: Continental's components and systems can be installed in the widest variety of size and price categories. The integration within ContiGuard® will produce further performance and price benefits in the coming years
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, April 21, 2009. Continental, the international automotive supplier, aims to contribute to further reductions in the number of accidents and the injuries they cause by introducing scalable safety technologies and by interlinking safety relevant components and functions. Safety for everyone: Components and systems can be installed in the widest variety of size and price Under the slogan "Safety for everyone", the Continental Automotive Group's Chassis & Safety Division is concentrating on offering safety technologies not just to satisfy the requirements of various customers and markets but to allow these technologies to be installed in all vehicle categories. "In view of these globally available technologies, safety is a non-negotiable topic. We are making the price of safety technologies attractive and, as a result, see them being increasingly installed in all vehicle categories and markets. Safety systems are no longer for privileged premium models", stressed Dr. Ralf Cramer, President of the Chassis & Safety Division, at a press conference in Frankfurt.
"So we think that today is just the right time to press on with marketing safety systems such as the city version of Emergency Brake Assist for installation in smaller model series. We need to put more effort into telling consumers about the benefits of driver assistance systems. Whether it's Adaptive Cruise Control, Blind Spot Detection or Emergency Brake Assist, it's ultimately always a matter of protecting lives".
Scalable and inexpensive: driving safely even in an economic crisis
It is an undisputed fact that driver assistance systems offer great safety potential and can save lives; however, they can also reduce repair costs. "Safety is non-negotiable", said Ralf Cramer. It is precisely now, when economies are under great strain, that small and compact vehicles are increasingly in demand both in Europe and in the USA. At the same time, the price-sensitive markets in eastern Europe and Asia will see the highest growth rates in the next few years. "It is here that the focus will be squarely on the consumer as these safety technologies are rolled out. We do not intend to concentrate solely on the premium segment, but are deeply committed to making safety technologies affordable and to flagging up their benefits" stressed Cramer.
Flexible technologies for different safety requirements
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) can be used as the basis for many control functions related to vehicle dynamics, thus making vehicles safer. The basic function of ESC is to prevent the vehicle skidding, when carrying out an avoidance maneuver for example, and its installation will be mandatory in Europe for all new vehicle models from November 2011. That will result in more "Safety for everyone"; but it also extends the options for integrating with other systems. ESC will become a chassis computer, because it can, for example, intervene directly in the Electric Power Steering (EPS) system which is being installed with increasing frequency. This not only makes driving easier - parking assistance is an example - but it improves vehicle dynamics and offers additional safety functions, including rapid and precisely modulated countersteering in hazardous situations. Until now, EPS was, for technical reasons, only available for small vehicles. The scalable power pack which Continental has developed now makes it possible for this electric power steering aid to be installed in heavy sedans or SUVs as well.
A further step towards making the chassis electronics still more capable while simultaneously making cost savings is to integrate the vehicle dynamics sensors (the longitudinal acceleration and yaw-rate sensors) into the ESC or airbag control unit or into the Chassis and Safety Controller. This makes the system more compact and, above all, less expensive. Separate housings and cable and plug connections are no longer needed and consequently the reliability of the overall system is improved.
In 2011, Continental intends to market a new electronic brake system generation, the MK100, based on a modular product family. The MK100's range of functions can be scaled to suit whatever functionality and level of performance the vehicle manufacturer requires, from motorcycle ABS systems with or without an integral braking function to demanding high-end ESC designs and safety and assistance functions. Examples include Active Rollover Protection (ARP), Trailer Stability Assist (TSA), Hill Start Assist (HSA) and intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC). This concept will produce added functional value even for price-driven, entry-level versions.
Short and long-range sensors: early hazard detection
Lasers, radar, video cameras - these are some of the wide range of sensors now available for monitoring a vehicle's immediate surroundings, many of them now in their third generation of development. They allow tailor-made solutions for all vehicle categories, for whatever purpose they are used, and are significantly cheaper than complete system packages. The example given by Ralf Cramer was the proximity sensor for the Emergency Brake Assist (EBA) city version, developed by Continental and installed in the Volvo XC60, which can prevent rear-end collisions in the speed range up to 30 km/h. Fitted level with the inside mirror in the area cleaned by the windshield wiper, this sensor uses laser beams to monitor a distance of up to about eight meters ahead of the vehicle. The sensor picks up vehicles which are stationary or traveling in the same direction. If the gap is less than the distance which must be regarded as critical at the current speed, the system causes the brakes to be applied automatically. The proximity sensors used are less expensive than the currently available radar sensors, which are designed to provide driver assistance in the whole speed range up to more than 200 km/h and must therefore be able to "see" for 200 meters. For lower speed ranges, for example for small vehicles or for trucks or vans, lower range requirements apply to most driver assistance systems. For these applications, so-called "mid-range" radar sensors are being developed, which provide an appropriate alternative at less cost.
This type of scalable modular system makes it possible to offer active safety systems at attractive prices for all vehicle categories.
Scalable airbag system for greater passive safety
A very high standard has now been achieved in the field of passive safety. In addition to the crash safety features incorporated into vehicle design, this achievement is mainly thanks to the high proportion of vehicles equipped with airbags. However, high-performance airbag systems also need to be available in cost-sensitive markets. Continental has been using SPEED (Safety Platform for Efficient & Economical Design) to develop a scalable cost-optimized airbag control unit in order to satisfy different customer and market requirements. All three design versions of the modular airbag control unit meet the highest safety standards and, because they are scalable, can be flexibly adapted to different vehicle manufacturer and market requirements.
Faster-acting airbag sensors such as the Crash Impact Sound Sensing technology developed by Continental allow additional time for taking action which can increase the chances of survival in serious crashes. The technology can detect both the accident and its severity from the characteristic structure-borne sound within the bodyshell caused by an impact and can distinguish even more quickly and more reliably between different crash situations. Consequently, even in the case of serious accidents, the decision to trigger ignition of the restraint systems can be taken more quickly, providing vehicle occupants with the maximum reliable protection while suffering the least physical stress. And one more plus point: the Crash Impact Sound Sensing technology can be integrated within the airbag control unit - a cost benefit together with significantly improved performance.
Continental's ContiGuard® safety concept - the new dimension to driving safety
ContiGuard® integrates active and passive safety systems, making them more comprehensively effective through the coordinated interaction of environmental sensors. Together, the three function clusters - driver assistance systems, global chassis control and integrated occupant protection - provide the best possible protection in all driving and traffic situations. "We can integrate safety components, making them even more effective", says Dr. Peter Rieth, Senior Vice President, Systems & Technology in the Chassis & Safety Division. This modular, scalable approach adopted by ContiGuard®, depending on the relevant vehicle category and customer requirement, makes safety available worldwide. ContiGuard® is, consequently, an important element of the Chassis & Safety "Safety for everyone" approach.
The number of accident fatalities and serious injuries has halved since 1991
The volume of traffic on German roads has increased noticeably over the past 20 years. Active and passive safety systems in vehicles have, however, made a significant contribution to the fact that the number of traffic deaths since 1991, the first year following reunification, has more than halved, from 11,300 to 4,467. The number of serious injuries has also dropped from 131,093 to around 70,000, whereas the number of accidents involving personal injuries has only fallen by about 17 percent from 385,147 to 319,813. Therefore, the main objective for Continental's Chassis & Safety Division over the next few years will be to have more new, scalable integrated systems installed worldwide so as to actively prevent even more accidents – and if this is not possible, to limit their consequences.
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"Since we resumed bringing in Indian workers at the end of Ramadan (in July), the number of visas has reached 220,000," Gulf News quoted Ahmad Al Fuhaid, the labour ministry undersecretary for international affairs, as saying.
"Around 44,000 visas were for domestic helpers while the others were for workers in the public and private sectors," he said.
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At what age did your biologic clock start to tick?
I honestly never experienced that. I had my two older children when I was fairly young. I was in college (age 18 & 22) when they were born.
My plan all along had been to only have 2 children. My youngest was a very big but happy surprise. I guess my surprise came before I started to feel the effects of the biological clock. :)
Like Michelle I don't think my bio clock began before I had kids. I had 2 kids at 18 & 20, then my last at 24. I was about 30 when I began to want another kid but had already had my tubes tied, that lasted until I got the kids.
i found out i was pregnant at age 26 years old. Before that i never could picture myself having kids.
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What do you get if you cross Pokemon cards with Beyblades – and mix in some Bakugan? If this sounds like like bad Asian cuisine, then this probably will not interest you, but Monsuno is what you would get. They have been lying dormant for millions of years, and our kids can harness the power of Monsuno, a brand new toy line from Jakks Pacific – just hitting store shelves!
The comprehensive toy line features innovative, kid-controlled action figures, accessories, combat sets, collectibles and electronics, and brings the adventures of the Monsuno animated NickToons series into kids' hands. My son, like most of the kids his age, already likes the Beyblades toys for the competitive quality. For those not in the know, Beyblades are tops that are ripcord launched and you try to hit the opponent's top to be the last top spinning. Yes, it is a new 'spin' on an old toy. Bakugan on the other hand are small spring loaded action figures that fold into a ball. When they roll over a thin metal plate in their collectible trading card, they spring out for play. I know these are simple definitions of these products, but I am only using them as examples…
Monsuno consist of plastic cylinders (cores) that contain a spring loaded action figure. Players try to spin their cylinders into battle (this sounds harder than it is) and collide into the other player's spinning cylinder. When a good connection is made, the action figure shoots out of the cylinder and springs open for play! There are also Topps game cards that are included for playing which remind me of the Pokemon cards. I might be making this sound complicated, but it really is not – in fact, it is a lot of fun. The toys are designed for children ages 6-11, but the added Topps playing cards game-play level builds a more strategic element to the battles – it's a great parent and child bonding game. Everyone has a great chance at getting a good spin with these cylinders and trying to make them hit each other.
To get the word out about these new toys, Jakks Pacific has graciously supplied a few Monsuno for a giveaway! One Grand Prize winner will receive: one single core pack, one wild core and a Launch Zone combat arena. Two runner ups will each receive a single core pack. To enter: Just fill in the form below before 11:59 PM EST this Thursday, April 5, and our winners will be chosen at random. Should the form not work for you for any reason, you can fill it out here instead.
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When the fixture list came out for this campaign, I looked at this last game thinking we would probably need a win to avoid relegation. But instead we are a win away from a possible 14th place and in the end we've avoided the drop relatively comfortably. I don't know about you, but the Burrda decision caught me slightly by surprise. I had never heard a Burrda and I do think chief executive Jez Moxey has been a little short sighted with his choice of kit manufacturer. I'm sure the 3million deal is fantastic business for the club and, at the end of the day, this is what Jez is employed for. But having seen a string of third rate kit makers come and go in Nutmeg, Admiral, Spall and the mighty Bukta, I was hoping for a brand that would finally reflect our Premier League status. Even the Saddlers once danced with Nike, albeit briefly and I don't know whether the club would sell a shed load more shirts if they were blazoned with an Nike, Adidas or Umbro, who made more top flight team shirts than anyone this season. But the clothing in the club shop has always been a bit naff and, apart from a club shirt, I've only ever bought the odd mug and DVD from there. Surely there are others who, like me, would probably spend a few quid if there were some decent clothing, perhaps like the superb t shirt I'm wearing above whilst standing in freezing Scotland? I am sure Jez has done the maths and taken the route that gives him the most cash up front, but in the long term this may have been a fool hardy decision. Let's hope the kit is of decent quality it blummin' Burrda be. Also at the end of season dinner, the artist still known as Jody Craddock was crowned fans Player of the Season, something I predicted in my last blog. I was scoffed by some when I declared Jody has been our best player of the last decade for what he has contributed to the club. Although Kevin Doyle may have been our most effective and exciting player this season, no one should begrudge the great effort of our head bandaged warrior. This campaign has been a massive team effort though, something that was reflected in the chase for the player of the season gong with the spine of the team all getting decent votes goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann, Jody, Karl Henry and Kevin Doyle. As this is my final blog of the season, I wanted to chuck in a few of my own light hearted awards but, before I do, I have a quick confession. For those of you that read the blog every week, you may have noticed that I chuck in the odd elongated word such as soporiferous, brobdingnagian or my particular favourite, valetudinarians. Why do I do it? I haven't quite worked that out yet probably just for a bit of selfish fun. But I'll cut it out next season, I promise! Anyway, on to the blogging awards, called the erm, the Merlin's my attempt at building bridges with the man himself! Merlin One 'The Missing Jigsaw Piece' award He may be the tallest player in the Premier League, but I've seen milk turn quicker than 'the Hoff' Stefan Maierhofer. I understand the arguments that we haven't seen much from him, but I've seen enough to know he's a dud and no amount of bellyaching from Stefan will convince me otherwise. Merlin Two 'The Stealth' award Goes to Adlene Guedioura. A few of you probably got a bit carried away with the You Tube antics of Geoffrey Mujangi Bia and perhaps paid little attention to his Algerian counterpart when he first joined. I know which one I'd rather keep for next season and so does my missus, but for differing reasons! Merlin Three 'The Dave Challinor' award I've opened the envelope, but the player in question has gone missing and not for the first time this season. Let's hope he's soon chucking his bombs in at another club. 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It is not easy to step on Fields' shoes much more is to live like him. Oh, sure, there is the $1 million retention bonus, overwhelmingly rewarding salary and an estate on the Intracoastal Waterway but lately, it is not that pleasant as it used to be. Ford, as everybody knows, is ailing and needed an ideal medication to assuage its condition. Fields, on the other hand, is always on the hot seat. Rotund roving reporters chase him the way paparazzis hound Angelina Jolie and her adorable little tot. Ford is on the limelight not because it is doing great but on the contrary. The automaker is relying on the brilliant ideas of Alan Mullaly, its CEO, Fields and other executives. The company cannot deny the fact that Fields is one of its aces. It seems that Airaid cold air intake is not blowing fair airflow in favor of Fields. The latter gave up and traded his jet perks for free first class commercial flights. Ford revealed that the privilege is given to Mullaly for his personal jaunts. A day after said revelation, Ford announced declining sales report. Which ever of the two is the most hurting only Fields knows. Fields was born in Brooklyn, New York but grew up in grew up in Paramus, New Jersey. He finished his economic degree from Rutgers University and was employed by IBM prior to completing an MBA at Harvard Graduate School of Business. In 1989 at the age of 38, he transferred to Ford. Fields administered the Mazda Motor Corporation in 1998. He was the youngest person ever to run a major Japanese company. In 2002, Fields became the chairman of the Premier Automotive Group the company's luxury unit. The said unit includes Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo Cars. After three years, he returned to the United States to manage Ford's Americas division. Now, he is one of the top executives of the company. It may sound good but the ride is definitely bumpy in there. Fields was quoted saying, "I'm not a magician. I'm a practitioner. 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A number of the costumes contain rap star Bow Wow black hoodie with white LEDs, which he wore for a number in the BET Hip Hop Awards as well as the tube LED suits showcased in Dancing with the Stars. Other outrageous applications of LED technology are the wedding gowns that are encrusted with flashy LEDs for avant garde wedding ceremonies. 3. Real Life Celeb Couples These are always enjoyable and every year I come across even cooler ones but what more entertaining than playing dress up of your fav celeb couples. Here are some fun tips for this year: the Obamas, Brangelina, Victoria David Beckham, Heidi Spencer of The Hills, Khloe Kardashian Lamar Odom, Jay Z Beyonce, Marilyn Monroe JFK, Demi Moore Ashton Kutcher, Rachel Zoe Rodger Berman. Some LED accessories that you can get are fedora style hats with individual lights about the hat top and brim, black gloves using a scattering of lights on the palm and fingers, and novelty ties with lights that run the length in the tie. 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Road test: Peugeot 207 SW 1.6 vti
Peugeot has decided to reinvent the small estate car – and very successfully, too. All it needs now is a bit of competition to keep it on its toes, says John Simister
Price: from £12,575 (range £11,340-£14,365)
Engine: 1,598cc, four cylinders, 16 valves, 120bhp at 6,000rpm, 120lb ft at 4,250rpm
Transmission: five-speed gearbox, front-wheel drive
Performance: 125mph, 0-62 in 10.7sec, 44.1mpg official average
CO2: 152g/km
Now here's an old-fashioned idea. A small estate car. As a breed, it has almost vanished because people buy little MPVs or things derived from small vans instead. The notion of an estate car derived from a supermini has all but died. But then you think again and realise that beyond the old Volkswagen Polo/Seat Cordoba pair and the Innocenti-built, Fiat Uno-based Elba, they never really existed.
Apart from one. The exception is significant, because the Peugeot 206 SW was made nowhere else but the UK, and its Coventry factory has now closed. But we must look forward, says Peugeot, and besides we're all in Europe nowadays. Our newish 207 range is selling very nicely, thank you, and now we'd like to bring you the next member of the family.
It is, yes, another small estate car, and its position as number one in its field is guaranteed because no one else makes anything comparable. Not until BMW launches its Mini Clubman estate next month, anyway, and that car is already fatally flawed because the side that has two passenger doors is the right-hand side, even on right-hand drive cars. For a car built in the UK, and inspired by a British past, this smacks of breathtaking arrogance.
Digression over, and back to the new Peugeot 207 SW. It has a full complement of correctly-positioned doors as well as sharing engines with the Mini. Its concept makes perfect sense, actually, especially now that today's so-called superminis are so un-mini.
The problem is that in today's world of myriad variations on the MPV, an estate car might be seen as a bit unimaginative and conventional. So Peugeot takes great pains never, at any point, to call the 207 SW an estate car. What, then, does SW mean? It could be Station Wagon, Space Wagon or Sport Wagon, but Peugeot won't commit to any of these.
And then there's the way the SW looks, a kind of 407 SW in miniature. The glassware along the sides rises to a point at the back, the angle almost following the line of the wraparound rear window. The triangular shape of this wraparound is mirrored by the red, and similarly wraparound, rear light cluster. There's a glass roof, too, standard on all 207 SW models and featuring an electricallly powered sunblind inside.
So the 207 SW does look quite cool and not at all utilitarian, despite its obvious utility. The aluminium roof rails add to this, as does a rear window able to be opened separately from the main tailgate. The whole car looks like a proper design entity in its own right and not like another model with an extension built on the back.
Inside, too, thought has been constructively applied. The rear seat is mounted 20mm higher and 15mm further back than in the hatchback 207, so rear passengers have a better view forward. The rear seats, their width split asymmetically in the usual way, fold easily; you press a button outboard of the headrest, and the assembly folds down and forwards with the cushion cantilevering itself downwards to make space for the backrest.
So far, so neat. Then there's the rear shelf, hinged in three rigid parts. You can flip just the rearmost part to let you put something in the boot when you've opened the rear window, or if you're sitting in the back seat and want to get into the boot from there, you can flip up the front section. It's all a lot neater than the usual pull-out rollerblind.
Fine. So what about driving it? There are four engines to choose from, two petrol and two diesel. The latter are the usual 1.6-litre Peugeot units, of 90 or 110bhp to choice, while the petrol engines are joint-venture units designed mainly by BMW and built by Peugeot. They are now used in the rest of the 207 range as well as in current Minis, and BMW returns the compliment by using the Peugeot diesel in the Mini.
The petrol engines come as a 95bhp 1.4 or a 120bhp 1.6, both with throttle-less Valvetronic (as BMW calls it) valve gear in which varying the amount the inlet valves open acts as the throttle. The lack of an obstructive separate throttle plus the use of direct fuel injection together make these engines potentially very economical, but curiously the 1.6 has fractionally lower official CO2 emissions – 152g/km versus 153 – than the 1.4.
The larger-engined car's urban fuel consumption is slightly heavier, its open-road thirst slightly lighter, all of which suggests that the 1.4 is overburdened by the SW's 1,200kg-plus weight whereas the 1.6 is not.
The performance figures reflect this, the 1.6 reaching 62mph from rest in 10.7 seconds instead of 13.1, pulling much more vigorously in the higher gears and having a potential top speed 10mph higher, at 125mph – a remarkable pace for a small estate car, if you think about it. It seems, then, that the 1.4 is fairly pointless apart from the fact it's a bit cheaper and will cost slightly less to insure. It's available only in the cheaper of the SW's two trim levels, called S, a level which isn't available with the more powerful of the diesels which comes only with Sport trim.
"Sport" doesn't mean a 207 SW so designated is actually "sportier" to drive. It simply has more equipment and a more aggressive nose design. All the SWs, however, have steering and suspension settings slightly different from the hatchback's, a little softer at the front (except in the 110bhp diesel), a little stiffer at the back (especially in the 110bhp diesel) to cope with the extra weight from the extended body and the loads it might carry. The result is surprising: never mind the fact it's an estate car, the 1.6-litre petrol SW I drove has the most supple ride and the most natural-feeling steering you'll find in any 207.
This in turn makes this version particularly pleasing to thread along a bendy road, because it flows and reacts with a subtlety and smoothness notably absent from sportier 207s. The steering has lost the glutinous and exaggerated self-centring you find in too many electric power steering systems; you feel the car is working with you rather than imposing its dynamic will upon you. It does make you wonder why the fastest 207s, the GT THP 150 and the new GTI, have to crash and thump and fidget over bumps the way they do.
So that's the 207 SW: predictably useful and unexpectedly pleasing if you have the right version. Any carmakers out there prepared to give it some competition?
The rivals
Nissan Note 1.6S £10,790
Based on a lengthened Renault Clio platform, the Note is roomy and practical. It looks good, it's fun to drive and a great little semi-mini-MPV all round. Good value, too.
Skoda Roomster 2 1.6 £11,885
Looks like it's derived from a van, like the Renault Kangoo, but the Roomster is more sophisticated than that. Wacky looks, good to drive, but expensive for what it offers.
Hyundai Matrix 1.6 GSi £11,022
A sort of mini-MPV, but the rear seats don't slide. Waistline looks like it has suffered landslip, and power is modest, but the Matrix is undeservedly overlooked.


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Tracking fireballs for science
A free app lets you log a meteor just after seeing it
By Bethany Brookshire, 12:19 PM January 9, 2014
Watching a meteor race across the night sky is a romantic experience. And now it can be a scientific one as well. The new Fireballs in the Sky app lets you track fiery objects and enter them into a research database.
Scientists at Curtin University in Australia are tracking fireballs (meteors that are very large and bright) using cameras across Australia in a project called the Desert Fireball Network.
Their new app harnesses cell phone cameras all over the world to gather data on meteor and fi...
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Date of Stay: August, 2010
Good: Has good sized shaded sites; excellent Wi-Fi connection (we were far from the office and had no problems). Bad: There is no ice available for sale (and not in walking distance to buy any either). The garbage bin overflowed after 4 days and was never emptied. (No other garbage cans anywhere in park.) Management never once came by to see how things were. The washrooms and showers were clean only because people kept them that way, management never cleaned them. Dogs allowed in this park but had to be pretty much kept in prison. They are not allowed anywhere on the beach that was hardly ever used, and since park is located just off a busy highway, not many places to walk your dog.
Date of Stay: July, 2010
Huge sites, off-lease area nearby, super clean park. Five cedar lined showers cleaned daily, washrooms are outhouses but are cleaned twice daily and never smell. Multiple water taps throughout park and two dumping stations in the park, free with stay. Two large beach areas park located on Gull Lake.
Date of Stay: June, 2010
Great place! Located along a river with a beach area to sit and they don't seem to mind if you have your dog at the beach with you. General store on site. Decent sized sites and the grounds are not completely manicured so has a more rustic feel. They do charge a $10 non-refundable reservation fee which is kind of annoying as we only stayed for 1 night which made our stay $50.


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Nanotech 2012 Vol. 3
Nanotechnology 2012: Bio Sensors, Instruments, Medical, Environment and Energy (Volume 3)
Chapter 6: Solar, Renewable Energy Technologies & Materials
Reclaimed Laminate Waste as Novel, Heat Transfer Enhancing, Encapsulation for Long-term PCM Heat Storage
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|The research has explored a use for Tetra pack waste, while addressing an energy storage need. One class of phase change materials (PCMs) for low temperature heat storage, called supercooled salt hydrates, produces a room temperature, metastable liquid state enabling long-term heat storage, which must be seeded to trigger nucleation. However, the deployment of these PCM heat storage systems is limited by the availability of optimized technical packaging that can both contain the PCM and promote high rates of heat transfer. Lane (1978, 1980, 1985) reported promising results using laminated film packaging, composed of plastic and aluminium foil. Conformity of these materials to the expansion/contraction of phase change is very attractive and so is the impermeability to water and air. Even more promising is the presence of high thermal conductivity of the aluminium foil core that can carry heat further into the length of the package from a finite heat source. Packaging materials such as aseptic cartons, e.g. Tetra Brick, contain these types of materials and are otherwise discarded after use, while recycling is limited. This research intends to evaluate the heat transfer performance of candidate waste laminates, mainly from aseptic cartons, for recovery as innovative salt hydrate PCM packaging.
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Born: January 4th, 1985
Hometown: St. Albert, AB
Position: Defense
After seven seasons with the National Women's Hockey Team, and taking a season off to start a family with her husband Scott, Meaghan is currently settling into motherhood after the arrival of their son Calder, and working to make a comeback to both the Calgary Inferno in the CWHL and to Team Canada. With two gold medals from the 2010 and 2014 Olympic Winter Games, a gold medal from the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championships, and four silver medals from the 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2013 IIHF Women's World Championships, Meaghan aspires to make a comeback to Team Canada in 2016 and win gold at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang. With these goals in mind, Meaghan continues to look for ways to improve as an athlete, an individual, and a "hockey mom", and is excited to tackle the challenges that lie ahead.
After marrying Scott Reid, who played twelve years of professional hockey as a goaltender in various leagues including the American Hockey League (AHL), East Coast Hockey League (ECHL), Central Hockey League (CHL), and UK Elite League (EIHL), in July 2011, Meaghan currently resides and trains in Calgary.
Hockey runs in the bloodlines of the Mikkelson family. Great uncle Jim McFadden played for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks in the 1940's and 1950's, and was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy for rookie of the year in 1948. Jim also won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings in 1950. Meaghan's father Bill also played approximately three seasons in the NHL with the Washington Capitals, New York Islanders, and Los Angeles Kings. Lastly, Meaghan's brother Brendan was drafted 31st overall by the Anaheim Ducks in 2005, and currently plays for Luleå HF in the Swedish Elite League.
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Billie, Steve and I jumped on yet another overnight bus and made our way to the desert oasis of Huacachina. It is a tiny little village near the city of Ica. It is surrounded my massive sand dunes. I can say this is one of my fav�s, I know, I know, I say that about everywhere I go.
Feeling like a lego man in a sandcastle...
We got in a buggy with the most crazy Peruvian driver. The dunes were amazing, it was as if someone had sculpted them by hand. Being in that buggy was like a mahosive roller coaster without the safety precautions
A night out in Ica
Well the strange hostel man told us he would take us all out on the town. So Bils, Rach. Al, Steve and I met him down the road and caught a taxi past the club to his house. As you can imagine we were all just a little confused. Anyway he picks up his family wagon and the 6 of us spent the next couple of hours cruising around with his music pumping so loud that we couldn't hear each other. It was hilarious, he would even stop his car and put on his �coolest� cds before he would go through the main parts of town. We finally get out the front of an off license. We spend the next hour standing around drinking from plastic cups on the streets. We finally get into the club and get to boogie away to a combination of regatron and what sounded to me like �wild 5�.
Making jewelry
We met the sweetest little couple who have been making jewelry and traveling on the money they make from it. Tara taught us how to make wrist bands. We spent the rest of the day laying in hammocks knotting away like crazy.