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Of course, a CPA is going to charge a fee, and he may have other returns to work on as well, so that filing your return may take some time. However, the money and time saved in the long run by having it done correctly the first time is far more than any professional fee spent. Preparing prior year tax returns is much more complicated that most realize.
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Match Report | 30th June 2011
Unicorns A 224-7 (40overs) lost to Notts 228-6 (37.5 overs) by 4 wickets
Notts will require one more victory to make certain of a semi-final place in this competition having maintained their unbeaten record against the Unicorns.
As it stands, two sides could equal the 14 points that Notts have gained, one of these being Lancashire who remain unbeaten.
At 143-6 with 78 required from ten overs the unbeaten run looked as though it could come to an end but Steven Mullaney, captaining the side, played the innings of the day and was unbeaten on 118 when the runs were obtained with 13 balls to spare.
The early loss of Edwards and Elstone was compounded when Brown, Benham and Patel were back in the pavilion with the score on 96-5 when Mullaney started to repair the damage.
His first fifty came in 59 balls and then after Graeme White (24) had helped him to start to get the innings on course, he set about the bowling after the spinners had completed their eight over spells.
His second fifty came in just 31 balls and he reached his 100 hitting pace bowler Syddall, who had taken early wickets to put Notts in trouble, for 21 in an over.
Sam Kelsall, who had supported Mullaney in the 81 run partnership, finished the game with three consecutive boundaries.
The Unicorns innings was built round 82 scored by Levitt. Jake Ball, Brett Hutton and Graeme White took two wickets apiece.

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eDivvy Targets Businesses
Los Angeles-based eDivvy.com, the group gifting site which is now headed by Eden Jarrin, said today that it has opened up a new, business-to-business payment option for its application. According to the firm, the new capabilities allow all online shopping sites to use the application, which helps groups of people contribute to buy a gift for friends and family. eDivvy's site allows people to organize shared gifts for others, for such things as birthdays, baby showers, and graduations; the site handles splitting up the cost of the gift, sending out reminders, and purchasing and sending the gift. According to eDivvy, the new option will allow merchants to offer the service much like those sites integrate PayPal or BillMeLater. Cost and licensing terms for using the application were not disclosed by the company.


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Went out for a quickie this morning and forgot to get rid of the leavings from Weds quickie
montana bound wrote:I have a friend back in Jersey who took a bunch of Merganser to a local Chinese restaurant and gave them to the owner.
The next visit he made there he was greeted by a very angry china man. The china man starts yelling you go, you go, you no bring no moe duck wiff teef , you no funny , want no moe duck wiff teef.
I still cry when he tells me that storey, so never take the duck with teeth to the chines restaurant, they wont like you to much.
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Fungi: Definition and Types of Fungi (explained with diagram)! Fungi (singular: fungus) are a group of plantlike organisms which lack chlorophyll. There are some 70,000 types of fungi—some unicellular and some multicellular. Most fungi are saprophytes, while some are parasites. Yeast, moulds and mushrooms are fungi. So is mildew, which grows on damp clothes, leather […]
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Experiment to Cultivate and Identify a Fungi! The structural components of most of the fungi, particularly of the filamentous molds, are very delicate.
Microscopic Fungi: Definition, Characteristics, Classification and Types
Read this article to learn about the microscopic fungi: it's definition, characteristics, classification and types! A. Definition: Microscopic fungi are eukaryotic, heterotrophic microorganisms that fail to show any cellular differentiation into true tissues like root, stem or leaf and in which vascular system is absent. B. Characteristics of Fungi: The major distinguishing characteristics of fungi […]
4 Important Classes in which the Nutrition of Fungi may be Classified
Important classes in which the nutrition of fungi may be classified are as follows: The fungi are chlorophyllless plants and cannot synthesize their own food unlike green plants from carbondioxide and water in the presence of sunlight. They are so simple in structure that they cannot obtain inorganic food directly from the soil, and therefore […]
How Does the Fungi Originated? – Answered!
There are two important views about the origin of the fungi, i.e., (1) Polyphyletic view and (2) Monophyletic view.
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Here are your notes on Fungi! The fungi are most diversified in their habitat. They are found in almost all possible types of habitats. They are devoid of chlorophyll and may be saprophytes, parasites or symbionts. Many species of Phycomycetes, are found in the water and are called the aquatic fungi. Some fungi are commonly […]
The Categories Used In The Classification Of Fungi Are As Follows
The Categories used in the classification of fungi are as follows! The classification of fungi presents several difficulties. As the knowledge increases, the classification is bound to change. The categories used in the classification of the fungi are as follows:
Reproduction in Fungi: Vegetative, Asexual and Sexual Methods
Some of the important methods of reproduction in Fungi are as follows: 1. Vegetative reproduction: The most common method of vegetative reproduction is fragmentation. The hypha breaks up into small fragments accidentally or otherwise. Each fragment develops into a new individual. In the laboratory the 'hyphal tip method' is commonly used for inoculation of saprophytic […]
Useful Notes on the Harmful Aspects of Fungi – Biology
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BAC Down! Give bacteria the cold shoulder. Keep your refrigerator at 40° F or below. Use a thermometer to monitor. The bacterium Listeria monocyotogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures.
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Got the green: In addition to the host of special performance parts and tuning treats, both hatchback and Cabriolet Mini JCW variants can be ordered in a unique Rebel Green paint colour.
15 January 2016
By DANIEL GARDNER
MINI has thrown its selection of John Cooper Works performance-honing kit at
its recently revealed Cabriolet, bringing the same 170kW engine and sharpened
chassis recipe found in hard-top JCW that arrived last year.
The JCW Cabriolet is yet to be confirmed for Australian launch, but BMW Group
Australia corporate communications general manager Lenore Fletcher told GoAuto
the company would introduce the model if it were made available.
"Yes of course we would like to see it here," she said. "Is it finalised? No it
is not finalised."
The standard Mini Cabriolet is due to arrive in Australia during the second
quarter of this year but Ms Fletcher said, if the JCW version was to make it
Down Under, it would not be at the same time as it Cooper and Cooper S
"It will be later in the year, were it to arrive."
For the wind-in-the-hair JCW, Mini has duplicated the equipment from the
hatchback, starting with its 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder unit, which
takes power up from the 141kW/280Nm of the Cooper S to 170kW and 320Nm.
With its extra power, the hottest convertible can accelerate to 100km/h in 6.6
seconds when fitted with the standard six-speed manual gearbox, or 6.5s with
the optional six-speed Steptronic automatic transmission.
It cannot keep up with the lighter hatchback JCW, which gets to the 100km/h
milestone in 6.1s or 6.3s with a manual gearbox, but it is 10 per cent more
powerful that the previous Mini Convertible JCW, beating the superseded manual
by 0.3 seconds and the auto by an even wider 0.6s.
Despite having more power than any Mini before it, the new JCW Cabriolet is
also one of the most efficient to date, using 6.5 litres of petrol per 100km on
the combined cycle, or 5.9L/100km when equipped with the automatic shifter.
The JCW lets everyone know that it is producing more power than its siblings
with a louder sports exhaust system, which Mini says is even easier to enjoy
with the roof down.
While the convertible shares all of the hatchback's JCW suspension
modifications such as aluminium swivel bearings, axle supports, hollow
anti-roll bars and uprated springs rates, it also gets additional torsion
struts to compensate for the missing roof, which can reduce chassis stiffness.
Standard Cooper S dampers are uprated for the JCW but an optional Dynamic
Damper Control is also available, which alters the ride stiffness when
switching between Sport and Green modes. The switchable driving options also
sharpen engine and automatic transmission operation.
Front brakes are uprated to Brembo four-piston callipers, housed by unique
17-inch Track Spoke design wheels, but these can be upgraded to black versions
or a larger 18-inch Cup Spoke rim set.
A JCW aerodynamic bodykit completes the look of the hottest convertible Mini
with larger air inlets, pumped-up bumpers, rear diffuser, hexagonal grille with
honeycomb mesh and matching badges, while LED headlights are standard.
The JCW treatments continue on the inside with more branding throughout and
unique John Cooper Works sports seats that pin occupants in place.
As the flagship of the Mini range, JCW versions are already generously
equipped, but Ms Fletcher said, as is customary when finalising local model
specification, BMW Australia always tries to offer a more premium product than
in other parts of the world.
"We are known for trying to always put a bit more in than might be the case in
other countries, but whether or not we have to, or we need to, or we can is
another thing," she said.
In European trim, the freshly announced Mini JCW is, quite literally headlined
by its folding fabric roof, which takes 18 seconds to open or close, is
"particularly low noise," according to Mini, and can be opened at speeds of up
to 30km/h.
For those wanting to acknowledge the Mini's motherland, the fabric roof can be
optioned in a special Union Jack fabric roof with the United Kingdom's flag
embossed in grey and black.
The standard fitment Always Open Timer records how much time has been spent
with the roof open, and displays the driver's 'score' on the on-board trip
computer in the central display.
Extra Cabriolet features include optional dual-zone air-conditioning, heated
windscreen and seats, rain-sensing wipers and light-sensitive headlights,
Comfort Access, heated exterior mirrors and a self-dimming rearview mirror.
Standard entertainment equipment includes Radio Mini Boost with AUX, USB and
Bluetooth connectivity and permanent Sim card for Mini TeleServices, although
Australian functionality has not been finalised.
In-car entertainment can be upgraded with a Harman Kardon sound system, Mini
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The city's wrestling bragging rights came down to a lawyer and a broker.
The tri-dual featuring Lee's Summit, Lee's Summit North and Lee's Summit West Dec. 10 was a virtual wrestling clinic, filled with veteran coaches, officials, former wrestling greats and a mat full of grapplers with their eyes on the state tournament.
Amid the hype and electric atmosphere, though, three varsity teams were battling for city bragging rights.
And, for this year, the Tigers own the right to boast.
Jay McGovern's burgeoning squad took down the Broncos 57-23 in the middle of the three duals before edging out the Titans in a down-to-the-wire match to end the evening, winning 42-34.
"That was a good feeling," McGovern said. "Our guys put in a lot of work. We're a much deeper team this year. The kids are buying into the team concept now instead of a bunch of individuals."
Indeed, the individual concept worked well for the Tigers, who were part of a three-way split between the rivals a year ago in the first Lee's Summit Wrestling Showcase.
This year, on the Titans' home turf, the original Lee's Summit high school and the newest on the scene took its match all the way to the final minute.
With the score 36-34 in favor of the Tigers, Lee's Summit's Trey Broker and West's Lawyer Beckum were locked in a see-saw match at 126 pounds. A simple decision or better by Beckum would win the match for the Titans; anything else in favor of Broker would title the dual to the Tigers.
The match filled the air with such intensity that each team lined up just feet from the mat and fans were on their feet as the early 2-1 lead for Beckum switched to a 5-3 Broker advantage. Then 5-4. Then 5-5. Then 6-6.
Both wrestlers ended up in a flurry, scrambling to an almost vertical positions, feet in the air, before Broker caught Beckum in a headlock. Head referee Bob Glasgow spun around and pounded the mat as the pin was in place.
After the emotional win, Broker had a confession.
"I threw up in the second period," he said. "My dad and I talked about how it would probably come down to me at the end, and it did. I did feel some pressure, but I just had to go out and win it."
Veteran coach Ethan Hauck was also honest in his assessment of the final match.
"He ran out of gas in that match. It caught up to him this time," he said of Beckum. "It did make for an exciting finish.
"But it makes it frustrating when you are trying to get kids in the lineup and you feel like you have the kids where you want them, but you have kids making bad decisions on their dieting."
Hauck has seen his share of scrambles on the wrestling mat. And they can go either way.
"Those things tend to happen more when you're not moving and not alert," Hauck said. "He shouldn't have been in that situation. He knows it. Hopefully that won't happen again."
McGovern was proud of his junior for staying with his game plan.
"Trey has it in his head that if it's close in the third period, he's going to win," McGovern said. "He just kept battling. That's what we teach these guys, don't worry about the score.
"Last year he had six, seven matches where he came back from being down to get the win. He really has started to figure out how to win those close matches right at the end."
The Showcase started with West against North, with the Titans prevailing 45-33. West won eight of the 14 matches in what proved to be a close dual.
One of North's wins came at 145 pounds where Keegan McCormick methodically outlasted Stephan Fassett for a 10-3 decision. McCormick won both of his matches that night, also pining Lee's Summit's Austin Jones.
"We've been working hard in the practice room every day," said McCormick, wrestling in his first match of the season. "Right now, it's just getting out the butterflies. I wanted to come into this dual, and it's a big dual, the City Showcase, and help my team as much as possible."
The Titans also boasted several two-timing winners that night, including state medalist Austin Eveler.
Eveler opened the final dual of the night against another state-worthy opponent, Alan Olivas, from Lee's Summit.
And just as the Beckum-Broker finale was one for the books, the start to this dual was equally dramatic.
Eveler found himself down 2-0 before battling back to a 5-3 advantage to end the second period. The two ripped and gripped for another two minutes with Olivas spinning around to reverse Eveler and close the gap to 9-7 before time ran out.
"I came out strong in my first match," Eveler said, referring to his pin against North's Kody Negri. "(Against Olivas) you have to perform your best and I didn't feel like I did that tonight."
Lee's Summit's Brady Daniels (160) helped his squad along in both duals, winning by pin against West's Pedro Murcia and in an 8-5 scrum against North's Evan Weidner.
"I lost to him (Weidner) last year, so I expected a grind," said Daniels, who turned a 5-3 deficit around with a five-point move with 30 seconds left to win. "I'm sore from this weekend, but it felt good to win."


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UN climate negotiations began on 4 June and will continue until 15 June. The talks in Bonn, Germany prepare the ground for discussions by heads-of-state in Lima at the end of this year. They will focus on contributions to the Kyoto agreement and also a new agreement for post-2020 climate action, expected to be agreed in Paris in 2015.
'Fracking' is a process of extracting shale gas or coal-bed methane through a dangerous and highly polluting mining process. Communities around the world are resisting fracking and calling for just and sustainable alternatives such as community- owned renewable power.
Here are four things that UN climate negotiators need to know:
1. Fracking and climate change solutions are not compatible.
If governments are to take seriously the urgent challenge of climate change and to reduce emissions in line with science and equity, then fracking is not an option.
Burning more gas, from increasingly extreme sources like shale or coal bed methane, will prevent governments from meeting targets on emissions reduction. Shale gas and coal bed methane are not the 'bridging fuels', that gas industry marketing departments are trying to convince us they are. Liquid 'natural' gas from fracking needs to be supercooled and liquefied for shipping and the energy needed for that, as well as all the potential leaks from fracking wells, makes the carbon footprint of fracking worse than coal.
As 350.org founder Bill McKibben says: 'This is not a bridge; it's just a rickety pier stretching further out into the fossil fuel lake'.
2. Strong commitments to action on climate change could prevent fracking.
Governments are meeting at the UN climate talks because they urgently need to agree equitable and just action to tackle climate change. The negotiators have set the target of November 2015 to make a legally binding agreement on climate change, including emissions reduction targets.
But fracking is a dirty fuel with a high carbon footprint so states cannot frack with one hand and sign this agreement to tackle climate change with the other. Many groups and individuals are willing to fight decisions that not only contribute to climate change but also infringe individual rights, such as the British government's proposed bill to change trespass laws to allow fracking firms to drill under private land without the owner's permission.
3. Fracking distracts us from real solutions to climate change.
Fracking is a dirty distraction from what our governments should really be supporting: local communities finding sustainable solutions to their energy needs.
When politicians support fracking they are supporting 'business as usual' for the big oil and gas companies. Instead governments should fund energy projects that can be locally owned and maintained.
4. The disastrous economics of fracking are heightened by climate change.
The emissions reductions from all dirty fossil fuels that governments are urgently required to make in order to prevent runaway climate change means that 80 per cent of estimated fracking reserves will need to remain in the ground. This is known as the 'unburnable carbon'.
As well as keeping coal in the ground, global temperatures will need to stay below a 1.5 degree rise. The International Energy Agency predicts that the exploitation of unburnable carbon from shale would put CO2 emissions on a 'trajectory consistent with a temperature rise of more than 3.5 degrees in the long term'.
The legally binding climate agreement to replace Kyoto, expected in 2015, could block governments from being able to exploit shale gas and coal bed methane. Emissions from such extreme fossil fuels could be prevented under the emissions reduction targets of the agreement.
With so much to lose in this speculation game, it's evident that gas companies will not easily give up on state contracts.. But every dollar that countries invest in fracking is a dollar not invested in renewable energy solutions. It is money wasted on infrastructure that, if governments are serious about a low carbon future, will soon be surplus to requirements.
Jamie Gorman works for Young Friends of the Earth. Follow the organization at the UN climate intersessionals in Bonn for further updates and analysis. Via Twitter, Facebook, our blog and Flickr.
Get the lowdown on fracking with New Internationalist's Frack Files pdf.
Fracking – four things UN climate negotiators need to know
UN climate negotiations began on 4 June and will continue until 15 June. The talks in Bonn, Germany prepare the ground for discussions by heads-of-state in Lima at the end of this year. They will focus on contributions to the Kyoto agreement and also a new agreement for post-2020 climate action, expected to be agreed in Paris in 2015.
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In the beginning, the soldiers of 32 Bn wore a huge assortment of uniforms, ranging from Portuguese Lizard camo, to Communist Block uniforms. An official camo uniform was designed for 32 Battalion based on the Portuguese Lizard Pattern camo uniform, which was in turn based on French Lizard Pattern. 32 Bn was to be the only unit in the SADF that had its own, distinctive camo uniform. All other units wore the standard Nutria (Browns) uniform. Of note is that the camo uniform was intended for use behind enemy lines, as it gave the 32 soldiers the appearance of Enemy troops who wore similar uniforms. When at base, troops wore Nutria or camo uniforms with their distinctive camo berets. When they were operational with other SADF units, the soldiers usually wore Nutria uniforms. This was to avoid confusion and being contacted by friendly forces.
All 32Bn camo items were "sterile". There were no manufacturers' labels, writing on buttons or any other way to identify it as South African made. This was so that if captured, the troops could not be traced to a SA unit. The only markings were an ink stamp or small silk label stating the size, L (Large), M (Medium) or S (Small). Some had paper labels.
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Effects of Cataract Extraction Surgery and Limbal Relaxing Incision on Corneal Sensation and Dry Eye
This study has been completed.
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First received: July 6, 2010
Last updated: July 17, 2012
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|July 6, 2010
|Last Updated Date
|July 17, 2012
|Start Date ICMJE
|May 2010
|Primary Completion Date
|December 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|The Percentage of Subjects at Month 3 With Corneal Sensitivity < 50 Millimeters (mm) at Any of the Locations Measured [ Time Frame: Month 3 ]
The percentage of subjects at month 3 with corneal sensitivity < 50 mm at any of the locations measured. Corneal sensitivity is evaluated by using a nylon filament to measure the capability of the cornea (clear front portion of the eye) to respond to touch. The longest filament length at which a minimum of the 3 out of 5 stimulus applications produce a positive response from the subject was the corneal touch threshold (sensitivity). Measurements were taken at 5 different locations in each cornea.
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Corneal Sensation [ Time Frame: Month 3 ]
|Change History
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|Effects of Cataract Extraction Surgery and Limbal Relaxing Incision on Corneal Sensation and Dry Eye
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|This is a multicenter evaluation of the effects of the cataract extraction and limbal relaxing incisions (LRI) on corneal sensation and dry eye signs and symptoms.
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|Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Prospective
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|Non-Probability Sample
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|Patients undergoing cataract extraction and limbal relaxing incision
|Condition ICMJE
|Dry Eye
|Intervention ICMJE
|Procedure: Cataract Surgery and Limbal relaxing incision
Cataract extraction and limbal-relaxing incisions
|Study Groups/Cohorts
|Patients with cataract and corneal astigmatism
Patients with cataract(s) and corneal astigmatism who received surgical treatment (cataract extraction and limbal-relaxing incisions)
Intervention: Procedure: Cataract Surgery and Limbal relaxing incision
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|Primary Completion Date
|December 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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[DATEBOOK] The USA will face Honduras on Oct. 14 in Boca Raton, Florida. The Catrachos will be the first Concacaf rival the USA will face in its new cycle. Kickoff at FAU Stadium is set for 8 p.m. ET, and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN, WatchESPN, UniMas and ESPN Deportes Radio.
U.S. Fall 2014
Sept. 3: at Czech Republic (in Prague)
Oct. 10: Ecuador (in East
Hartford, Conn.)
Oct. 14: Honduras (in Boca Raton, Fla.)
Nov. 18: at Ireland (in Dublin)
"Honduras has proved that they are one of the top teams in Concacaf," said U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann in a statement. "As we begin our preparation for the Gold
Cup, this is a great opportunity for our players to see the type of opponent they will face next summer. We continue to find huge support around the country, so it's exciting to bring the men's
national team to a place it's never played before. We are looking forward to a great crowd at FAU Stadium."
The Catrachos, who have played in the last two World Cups, have huge support in
Florida, home to a large Honduran community.


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CSXT Y101 local brings a cut of 7 lumber cars to a facility just inside NS Andrews Yard in downtown Columbia.
CSX Y101-05 has a slow approach at Devine Junction as they will diverge to the south and head to CSXT Cayce Yard.
Day 1 of the world-famous Ultra Music Festival appears to be off to a solid start in Downtown Miami, but on CSX it's business as usual. A delayed O721 negotiates the junction at Oleander in... (more)
CSXT Local Freight Train A734 is seen here tied down in Bemiston, AL. awaiting a new crew to take the Train back Northbound to Birmingham, AL. with Interchange from the EARY. Bemiston is in Tallad... (more)
With a full day of work ahead of them, at least they don't have to battle heat anymore; however, they do have the shorter days to contend with. Seen here is the Fredericksburg to Richmond local de... (more)
CSX "GP38-2S" No.6355 stands in Fairburn, Georgia after the evening's torrential downpours. Several GP40-2s have been derated and demoted to local service and to save on fuel mechanical forces hav... (more)
The crew of local job A741 takes the 6355, a early phase ex SCL GP40-2 and prepares for the day's work.
After serving Silverline Windows SA2 shoves a pair of empty hoppers east across Washington Avenue and past the old Milltown Freight Station of the former Raritan River Railroad (RRRR). Notice the... (more)
It was nice to see something other than a CSX GEVO leading a train on the Lehigh Line today. Here a CSX "GP38-2S" leads a relatively new CSXT ES44AC 3053 and a not-so-new CW40-8 7671, each in a d... (more)
A couple of four axles undergo service at the CSX shop. Probably nothing more major than their "Q"s.
Love that nice morning light. 6150 was a former B&O GP40-2, but has been redesignated as a GP3... (more)
A good crop of grain grows on the Logan Sub main, as the CSX Parsons Yard to NS Watkins Yard transfer backs into Watkins yard on the CSX lead.
CSXT 6356 is pulling across Visger Road at the South End of the Conrails River Rouge Yard for more headroom while switching.
Two former Conrail Blues now dressed in CSX Blues.
Once dressed in the Conrail Quality scheme, this GP40-2 now wears CSX's newest colors.


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a place for zinesters - writers and readers
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My name is Al. I live in the woods of Northern Ontario, Canada. I run a small record label called Scotch Tapes that releases mainly ummm... tapes. But I also release some vinyl, lathes and even 8-tracks.
This year I am getting into the zine scene. I am starting a little publishing company called ECHT that will put out zines, posters, postcards, prints, etc from some of my favourite artists, photographers and writers.
Check out my wares at www.scotchtapes.ca
We invite you to take part in the First International Exhibition "ZINESHOW" in Ukraine. Participation is free. Any technique. Any theme and format. No return. Deadline: 15/04/2013. Exhibition on the blog http://zineshow.blogspot.com All works will be exhibited also in the gallery "tymutopiyapres" http://tymutopiyapres.blogspot.com is not a commercial gallery. Welcomed but not "necessarily" summary of your zine or about you or your creative work (this is necessary for further elucidation of the project and possible documentation). Zines for the exhibition please send air mail: "Zineshow" A/C 9875, Sadivnycha 19/1, 79038, Lviv, Ukraine. mailposht[.]gmail[.]com


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Real Mancats don't mind pink. We do mind the flash from the flashy box, however. Don't you just hate paparazzi?
Take that paparazzi!
(Seriously, a good scratch is the best way to remove parasites!)
What a lazy Mancat I have been too! After spending most of Saturday night out on the town, I spent all day Sunday and Sunday night curled up on this nice warm bed. And can you blame me? What better way to weather the winter cold?


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The surge in development in University City is showing no signs of slowing down, especially now that Wexford Science + Technology has unvieled plans to help the University City Science Center expand into a massive live-work neighborhood anchored by office and lab space, at least 300 (and potentially up to 600) apartments, plenty of retail and restaurants, new walkable streets and even a public square designed to give the 14-acre campus a sense of place.
Last week, the Science Center announced that they were looking to beef up their footprint to nearly 4 million square-feet as University City continues to position itself as an innovation hub in the heart of the Mid-Atlantic region. A major part of that is a partnership with Wexford, who will develop 10-acres worth of the former Univsersity City High School site.
"It's the culmination of ongoing success among the anchor institutions in University City," Science Center CEO Stephen Tang told BizPhilly's Jared Shelly last week. "The growth of Penn, Drexel, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — and the success we've had lately in nurturing startup companies that graduated from our incubator and wanted to stay in our facilities — makes this project possible."


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New Zealand's only narrow-gauge mountain railway travels through regenerating native forest with pottery sculptures lining the track
This train ride is one of the most popular in New Zealand.
Passengers on the Double Decker bridge enjoying the ride through New Zealand's native forest
Pottery kilns - where the whole venture started
Number 3 Tunnel with tiled pottery murals
Enjoy a 1 hour return trip on this scenic narrow gauge mountain railway. Travel through regenerating and replanted native kauri forest where unique pottery sculptures line the track. The train includes 2 spirals, 3 short tunnels, 5 reversing points and several large viaducts as it climbs up the hill to the Eyefull Tower. (shown below)
At the top there are panoramic views out over the island-studded Hauraki Gulf.
Before your return trip your driver will explain about the man who originally built the railway to bring clay to his potteries and wood to fire the kilns.
Click The Train Ride on the left sidebar to view the experience.
As well as browsing the pottery complex (under reconstruction 2016 -2017) you may also want to spend some time in the craft shop viewing the finished works for sale. There is also a selection of well-researched material on local history and ecology as well as a variety of souvenirs for sale.
Suitable for all ages and weather conditions.
380 Driving Creek Road, Coromandel 3506
Just 3 km north of Coromandel Town
Ph 0800 327245
Ph: (07) 866 8703
International Ph: +64 7 866 8703
Reservations: firstname.lastname@example.com
The online booking is not valid until you receive an e-mail conformation from us.
EyeFull Tower Rail Tour - Train Fares: (1 Dec 2015 to 30 June 2017)
Please book in advance to reserve your seats, especially over the busy summer period.
Adults: $35
Children: $13 (4 to 16 years)
Under 4 years old free (*Special seating conditions apply)
Family: $83 (2 adults and 2 children- 4 to 16 years)
with extra children $7.00 per child. (example 2A+3C = $90)
Seniors: $32 (65 yrs plus)
Students: $32 (valid tertiary student ID is required for this discount)
*Please note, safety regulations require infants (not yet walking) to be held by an adult in a harness or front pack please bring this with you. Children under 4 (walking) are required to be held on their parents lap or sit between 2 Adults.
Open every day of the year, except for Christmas day and Anzac day morning.
Departure platform at the ticket office Sculptures around the grounds Eyefull Tower at the summit
Train Timetable: (2016-2017)
We will run trips for 2 or more Adults at the following times:
Please arrive 20 minutes prior to departure time- see above
Summer: (1Oct 16 to 30 April 17) 9:00am, 10:15am, 11:30am, 12:45pm, 2pm, 3:15pm, 4.30pm and 5.45pm. Call us to check seat availability for these times.
Winter: (1 May 17 to 30 Sept 17)
10:15am, 11:30am, 12:45pm, 2pm, 3:15pm and 4.30pm
Call us to check seat availability for these times.
*It is best to ring us about the Charter trips: So please feel free to ring us to check out the options.
- Trains run to a schedule so you need to be at our Ticket Office at least 20 minutes before the train departure time.
- We may on sell your seats to stand by passengers if you have not purchased your tickets 10 minutes before the train departure time.
- Once the safety induction talk begins- 5 minutes before the train departure time -no further boardings can be completed. No exceptions, sorry.
Wheelchair Access available: Please advise when booking as we have to alter the seating to get the wheelchair on board. Please come early so we can assist you to enjoy the ride.
Glow-Worm BBQ Tour - Train Fares: (26 Dec 2015 to 28 Feb 2017)
Please book in advance to reserve your seats, especially over the busy summer period.
For the BBQ at the EyeFull Tower we provide, BBQ, tongs, tables and chairs. You bring your own plates, untensils, food and beverages - bring a torch. Duration 2.5 hours
Summer only (26 Dec 2015 to 28 Feb 2017)
Adults: $50
Children: $13 (4 to 16 years)
Under 5 years old free (*Special seating conditions apply)
Family: $113 (2 adults and 2 children- 4 to 16 years)
with extra children $7.00 each per child. (example 2A+3C = $120)
Seniors: $47 (65 yrs plus)
Students: $47 (valid tertiary student ID is required for this discount)
*Please note, safety regulations require infants (not yet walking) to be held by an adult in a harness or front pack please bring this with you. Children under 4 (walking) are required to be held on their parents lap or sit between 2 Adults.
Train Timetable: (2016-2017)
We will run the Glow-worm BBQ Tour for 2 or more Adults at 7pm:
Please arrive 30 minutes prior to departure time- see above
General Information:
Getting Wet!
You will have a roof over your head however the carriages do not have weather proof sides.
If it is raining it is advisable to bring wet weather gear. We also have plastic capes available for purchase at the shop to use and take away.
Travel Time:
2 hours 45 minutes drive from Auckland
- although this will depend on which part of Auckland you are travelling from and also if you are travelling during heavy traffic conditions.The roads to Coromandel experience considerably more traffic during the summer months and holidays.
GPS coordinates S 36˚44.205 E 175˚30.254
From Auckland -
- Take the southern motorway to the bottom of the Bombay Hills (30 minutes from city)
- Turn left at the Thames turnoff onto Highway 2 & travel for 1 hour.
- Turn left at Kopu roundabout (the 2nd exit) onto Highway 25, travel past Thames on this lovely coast road to Coromandel Town.
From Coromandel Town -
- Turn right at the T-intersection at the Coromandel shops.
- Travel for 2.7km to where the road forks.
- Take the right hand fork which is Driving Creek Road (the sign post points to Kennedy Bay)
- Head down the road 300 metres to the first bend and you will see our car park on the right.
Or go to the Google Map in the Menu on the left.
Driving Creek Railway and Potteries
Where Art, Engineering and Conservation uniquely come together
We are all saddened by the loss of one of Coromandel's most loved characters. Coromandel potter and New Zealand identity Barry Brickell died Saturday 23rd January 2016 in Coromandel aged 80. He leaves this legacy of Driving Creek Railway and Potteries for our continued enjoyment.
Refer to our Media Release page
Postal Address:
PO Box 87, Coromandel, 3543
Barry at work in his studio


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One of the most important aspects of organic farming is building up the fertility of the soil. This can be done either by using synthetic or organic types of fertilizers. For years, many farmers used only synthetic fertilizers on their farm. The Synthetic types are manufactured products, while organic fertilizers are obtained from animal manure, plants or naturally occurring minerals.
Like our bodies, plants also need nutrients to function and grow properly. The soil contains many of the essential nutrients needed by plants. There are 16 nutrient elements needed by plants to grow and most soils contain large reserves of 13 nutrients. The constant use of the soil and constant erosion by wind and rain will eventually deplete the nutrients.
The advantage of this form of fertilization is not only that they contain unprocessed nutrients mentioned above but also organic matter and humus which serves as soil conditioning. As compared to the processed synthetic fertilizers, organic fertilizers gives out the nutrients slowly so that plant roots are less likely to be burnt due to high dose of chemicals. Organic matter improves soil structure, drainage, and retains the moisture and microbial life of the soil. Sufficient amount of this can help ensure that nutrients are available to plants on a steady basis and that the soil structure enhances the root to grow.
There are several types of organic fertilizers. The Plant Based which are high in nitrogen and potassium, like Soybean Meals which has 7% nitrogen, Corn Gluten with 10% nitrogen that is quick to breakdown, Alfalfa Meal with a moderate 2% -3% Nitrogen and some traces of minerals. Another type is the Animal Based which is actually by-products of meat and dairy processing like Blood Meals from the slaughtering industry which contain 14% nitrogen, Bone Meal with 11% phosphorous and 22% calcium, Fish Meal with 10% nitrogen and Animal Manure whose nutrient composition varies based on the animal and the method of storage. Lastly, there is Composting Method which is considered as the best organic fertilizer. They are made from plant, animal, and mineral based materials. It has a low but good balance of nutrients and high on organic matters that help feed the soil's microorganisms. The nicest thing about composting is that no matter what material you start with, the end products will be fairly similar.
Indeed! The secret to growing nutritious fruits and vegetables, abundant flowers, trees and shrubs is by creating a living soil using organic fertilizers – Cheap, Effective and Eco-friendly.


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Laredo x ?
Hey everyone,I have 2011 Laredo x package,this might be a dumb question but my Jeep does not have the selecterrain system , is that something that is optional with the x package? Or should they all have it? Thanks
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It's optional. It comes with the Off Road Adventure package.
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Thanks for the quick response bots. Very much appreciated
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It also comes with the All Weather Group. And also with the Hemi V8 on a Laredo X.
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DENVER, Colo. – Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Northwestern split a pair of games at the Regis/Colorado School of Mines Thanksgiving Classic in Denver, falling 74-63 to Regis University on Friday before downing Colorado School of Mines 75-70 on Saturday.
Against Regis, Northwestern suffered 19 Regis free throws in the second half as Regis finished the game shooting 52 percent.
The Rangers hit 31 percent on the night after shooting 24 percent in the opening half. Brandon Brown hit one of the Rangers' four three-point buckets to lead all scorers with 23 points and added seven rebounds. Jonathan Freemyer hit both his shots from beyond the arc and was 5-of-7 from the field while scoring 13 points. Brandon Dixon recorded a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds.
On Saturday, Northwestern held onto a three-point halftime lead despite being outshot 51 to 47 percent for the game to defeat Colorado School of Mines 75-70.
Brandon Dixon hit a team-high in points for the season with 30 points and also recorded his second consecutive double-double with 12 rebounds. Dixon was 13-of-24 along with four free throws. Jackson Kajander hit four treys on his way to scoring 14 points, while Marshall Bell finished the game with nine.
The Rangers shooting was much improved as they were 7-of-17 from three and 14-of-15 from the free throw line.
Northwestern (5-2, 0-1) will host Lubbock Christian on Thursday at 8 p.m. and then meet Wayland Baptist at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
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I found this deal someone posted over on another site and quickly snapped one up. Apparently they're refurbished, but you wouldn't be able to tell, or at least I couldn't. Pretty good steal of a deal for a Surefire.
M952 with tapeswitch
Pretty easy to use (as long as you have a rail of course) but they do chew up the "railestate" pretty quick.


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Knocking Noise
I have a Knocking Noise only in idle and when i im taking a left turn it will do it too.I took it to the shop and they said the only Thing they said they saw wrong was the bushings on the rear swaybar,Or a U Joint in one of the tires does that seem right?
Not sure about the knocking while idle, but during turning might be the Swaybar links, check the ends, I had one a long time ago that busted off and would hit against the frame.
Otherwise try checking the axle u-joints, look at the caps to see if it looks like one might be spitting out or if there's damage. Turn the wheels out on each side so it give you better chance to look at the u-joints. Thats how I found one of mine bad a couple months ago, noticed it as I was walking up to the Jeep from the store.
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Delicious Orchards Berry Picking
Delicious Orchards Pick your own is growing every year! This year we have planted almost a thousand new red raspberries including Caroline and Prelude Varieties. We also planted over 200 new Arapaho Blackberries!
Black Raspberries picking season: STARTS MID TO LATE JUNE
Blackberry Picking season: LATE JULY THROUGH AUGUST
Please call the store (732-462-1989) to find out availability and picking hours. Berry production may be limited this year due to aggressive pruning. This was done to reinvigorate the bushes and provide the best berry possible.
Additionally we have sown thousands of sunflowers and zinnias that will be cut, bunched and sold at the store along with our freshly picked snake squash, lima beans, and Italian cucumbers.
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I'll bet I blew an airbag.
When we went out to the 88 Lincoln Mark VII LSC this evening to run into the grocery store I noticed it was sitting a little low in the rear. When we came out of the store it was low again and when we got home it was leaning to the driver's side. We went in to karaoke and it was low on the driver's side rear when I got out of it in town and the "Check Suspension" light came on during the drive home. I hope I didn't drag anything when it bottomed out on a high spot in my drive when I came home last night. The suspension has always worked great on this Mark but I've had problems with previous ones. I see something else has been added to the list of things to do tomorrow. :(
Heavy Cookies.
My guess is you had too many of those cookies in the trunk heading for the blackmarket.:D
maybe you'll get lucky and it'll be a line or valve..
Suspension light came on probably as the compressor ran too long and timed out. Cause yet unknown. Likely suspect leaky bag.
The inlet outlet valve at the bags has also been known to leak as they will get debris and rust in them over the years.
When you get the bags aired back up, squirt them with soapy water, just like checking for a leak in a tire, look for bubbles, even tiny ones like caviar size will be a problem overnight. My guess is you will spot it easily.
The compressor also has a drier on it at the intake. I cut one open here a while back and it was soaking wet and full of rust.
It has something to do with the little air intake box mounted on the core support. Seems it is in a bad place and sucks up water.
Fix the bag that is leaking and be sure to check or replace the drier.
I would pull the drier and squirt brake clean into it, then blow through it with an air hose. If a bunch of rust and trash comes out,replace it, or the compressor will be next.
The drier is full of little silica balls, it is a dessicant to remove moisture
We just had one of those in the shop a while ago, it ended up leaving to another shop. Man o man was that sucker low in the back with the air out of those bags! We are talking rear bumper just an inch or so off the road!
Useful tech issue so this is moving to the suspension forum..
I don't think these were available back when we had our Mark VII and spent a ton of $$$ keeping it "up".
Its just a hoot! OEM cars need the air springs 'n' shox taken OFF to put conventional springs on, while hotrodders are taking the coils off and putting airbags and airshox ON!
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Could popularity in yet another laptop form factor be about to grow or is this simply the return of a golden oldie?
Fitting under laptop, ultraportable, netbook and smartbook could well be the new 'mBook M2' from UMID. The tiny UMPC (yes, that category could be making a comeback) has a tiny 4.8in 1024 x 600 resolution display, but will still run Windows 7.
This is because the mBook M2 essentially has the same horsepower as your average netbook with the choice of a 1.2GHz or 1.6GHz Atom CPUs along with 1GB RAM and a 1.3 megapixel webcam. The M2 also - arguably - sticks to the original netbook vision with a choice of 8GB to 64GB solid state drives and capacity can be augmented via a microSD card slot. Given the M2's role as an uber portable (I'm trademarking that just in case!) UMID has also wisely integrated 3G connectivity alongside WiFi.
Just like a MacBook Air (sarcasm alert) UMID has managed to find space for a single USB port and there's a VGA output as well. Clearly someone in the design team put their thinking cap on too since the ingenious positioning of an optical mouse to the right of the screen with left and right mouse buttons on the left are ideal if you consider how an M2 would be cradled in both hands. That said, we still await information on the all crucial battery life.
Prices for the lowest spec mBook M2 start at $499 (£312), but that only gets you a 1.2GHz Atom, 512MB RAM, an 8GB SDD, Windows XP and no webcam. Expect the full spec to run closer to $599 - $650, which obviously wades into netbook and even full blown laptop territory. Then again, could we have found the spiritual successor to OQO? Time will tell...


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Apple has announced it will take a stand against Donald Trump because they don't agree with his comments on women, Mexicans, Muslims and other minorities. The company told GOP leaders that it would not provide funding or other support for the GOP convention.
Google, Facebook, and Microsoft all stated they will support the GOP convention through donations of either cash or technology. Google's unwillingness to "dump trump" was met with protests at the company's Mountainview headquarters.
Apple joins HP Inc. in refusing to fund or otherwise support the GOP convention.
Apple and Trump haven't seen eye to eye in 2016. Earlier this year Trump called for a boycott of Apple products because the company did not unlock the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone at the request of the FBI.
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New Music: Naughty Boy "Home" featuring Sam Romans
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Producer extraordinaire Naughty Boy finally released his album "Hotel Cabana" in the US and it's about time! The album is packed with standout tracks and features vocals by frequent collaborator Emeli Sande, Bastille, Ed Sheeran, and Sam Smith on "La La La" which we've been playing on MYfm. I highly recommend the album, especially if you're a fan of Emeli Sande's album, "Our Version of Events" and "La La La" with Sam Smith.
The deluxe version of the album includes a new song called "Home" with vocals by Sam Romans. Here's the heartwarming music video - yes, it's about a dog running back home!
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Re: FFT of the piecewise step function
On Jun 16, 2007, at 3:32 AM, Peng Yu wrote:
> Hi,
> mask[x_] := UnitStep[-(x - 1/2)(x + 1/2)(x - 3/2)(x + 3/2)]
> freq[=F9_] := FourierTransform[mask[t], t, =F9]
> The solution of freq includes several DiracDelta functions, which
> should cancel out.
> I'm wondering if there is anyway to make mathematica cancel them out.
In this particular case it's easier to just use Integrate explicitly:
In[9]:= Simplify[Integrate[Exp[-2 Pi I w t],{t,1/2,3/2}]+Integrate[Exp=
[-2 Pi I w t],{t,-3/2,-1/2}]]
Out[9]= (E^(-2 I Pi w) (1+E^(4 I Pi w)) Sin[Pi w])/(Pi w)


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www.illholiday.com- So, what does iLL do when he goes back to school? Last year, I left my safety zone! I left home, quit my job, gave up Facebook, left friends and my old neighborhood. I had no idea what lied ahead. I had no idea that I would end up moving 3 times in 6 months, become the mentee of a top exec at the largest software company in the world, experience the pressure that led 2 classmates to commit suicide this year, rock my first college house show, drop way below a 4.0 gpa, visit the Council on Foreign Relations, meet an US Ambassador for a briefing at United Nations, and deliver my first TED talk.
Ups…Downs…And all around…All the highs and lows gave my psyche whiplash from the sharp turns of this ride. However, I am on this ride to get the prize! I needs that degree! This new year has given me a new outlook. I don't have it all figured out, but I do have one thing figured out… This will be the making of me!
Check out a few things that made this year special for me.
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#ivy2ivy: 5 things I did to get into the Ivy League
Tried and true techniques for breezing through community college
written by: Casey Bridgeford
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1) Start fresh: My high school years were over a long time ago. Even though I wasn't the best student in high school, I had another chance to do things right. Community college was my fresh start and it could be yours if you let it.
2) Study: In high school my grade point average was 2.8. No elite school is actively recruiting students with a below B average. If you want to increase your gpa, study 3hours for every class session you have. (if a class meets more than once, then allot 3 hours for each session)
3) Grab a friend: If you are struggling in a class, people say to talk to the instructor. This works. But if you grab a classmate, you may get more help on your schedule. I always made friends with peers to get through material with people who were learning material at the same pace I was. My grades are proof that this worked
4) Don't give up: Nobody sails through community college unscathed by personal drama or academic fatigue. When your crisis comes, don't give up! Pressing on makes you a better student. I faced fatigue, boredom, and a declining work ethic all at the same time. Even though I earned the first D of my college career during that semester, I finished my community college career with a cumulative grade point average of 3.6.
5) Take a break: I don't mean an academic break. I've seen many peers take a semester off that eventually turns into a year and on some occasions, a decade, off. To stay refreshed, skip a study session every now and then to take a long walk, enjoy a movie, or go to a live show. If you never do what you want to do, you'll begin to despise the schooling process. I always felt refreshed after
taking time to write a blog post.
Casey Bridgeford has launched a fundraising campaign to help defray some of the costs of his move during his studies at UPenn. To learn more, visit http://www.gofundme.com/Ivy-Tech-to-Ivy-League.
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Lookingglass announces casting for Metamorphoses remount
Tue Aug 14 2012
Photograph: Liz Lauren
Lookingglass Theatre Company announced today that this fall's remount of Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses will include seven members of the original 1998 cast. Anjali Bhimani, Lawrence E. DiStasi, Marilyn Dodds Frank, Raymond Fox, Douglas Hara, Chris Kipiniak and Louise Lamson, all of whom opened Zimmerman's adaptation of Ovid's myths in 1998 at the now-defunct Ivanhoe Theatre, will reunite for the production; they'll be joined by Anne Fogarty, a replacement in the original run, and new cast members Usman Ally and Lauren Orkus.
The new production, which opens Lookingglass's 25th season and coincides with the tenth anniversary of the play's Broadway production—for which Zimmerman became just the second woman to win the Tony Award for direction of a play—runs September 19–November 18 at Lookingglass; in February, it moves to Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage.


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Pennsylvania Deutsch buffet
PENN RUN — The Penn Run Christian Outreach Center, 75 Grace Church Road, Penn Run, will hold a Pennsylvania Deutsch chicken buffet from 4 to 7 p.m. May 3. The cost is $8 for adults and $6 for children ages 3 to 11. Children younger than 3 eat for free.
The menu will feature chicken gravy with chunks of chicken, waffles, biscuits, noodles, mashed potatoes, a vegetable, two prepared salads, desserts and drinks. Call (724) 463-0420 for more information.
Soup, sandwich, bake sale
DIAMONDVILLE — The Diamondville United Methodist Ladies Goodwill Circle will hold a soup, sandwich and bake sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 3 at the church. Everyone is welcome to eat in or take out.
Chicken holupki dinner
CLYMER — St. Michael's Orthodox Church, 465 Morris St., Clymer, will hold a chicken holupki dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 4 at the church. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 4 to 12. Children younger than 4 eat for free. Takeout is available.
'Gardener's Paradise' market
SAXONBURG — The third annual "Gardener's Paradise" market to benefit a youth domestic mission trip will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 10 at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 310 W. Main St., in Saxonburg. The event includes a pancake breakfast, plants, crafts and quilt displays.
The event benefits St. Luke's ministry trip to Harrisburg, one of more than 70 communities served by Youth Works to help meet needs in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
The pancake breakfast will run from 8 a.m. to noon in Centennial Hall, 110 State St. The cost is $7 for adults, $3 for children ages 3 to 12, and free for children up to the age of 2.
Attendees can learn how to plant a container butterfly garden and how to freshen homes with dried herbs.
The following businesses are participating: Saxony Garden Center, The Stillroom, Stone Mill Greenhouse and Blue Goose Naturals. Additional information is available by calling the church office at (724) 352-2333.
Ladies' lunch
DERRY — The monthly Ladies' Lunch will be held from noon to 1 p.m. May 13 at Derry First United Methodist Church, 311 N. Ligonier St., Derry.
There is no charge for the lunch. For more information, contact Teri Sauers at (724) 694-8333 or visit www.derryfirstumc.org.
Gospel music festival
ARMAGH — The Armagh United Methodist Church, Armagh, will be holding a gospel music festival from 6 to 10 p.m. May 16 and from 1 to 10 p.m. May 17.
Scheduled to perform on May 16 are Randy Simpson, Dwayne Kaufman, 2 For 1, Amy Ward and Rachel, Brenda Misher and Diane Myers. The kitchen will be open from 5 to 8 p.m.
Scheduled to perform on May 17 are The Choraliers and Pearl, Heaven 4 Shore, Clowns for Christ, Randy Simpson, Dwayne Kaufman, The Michael Family, The Masters, United and New Journey. The kitchen is open from noon to 8 p.m.
The kitchen will be selling hot dogs, hamburgers, haluski, stromboli, pizza, desserts, pop, water and more items.
A free-will offering will be taken. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, call Bill and Kim at (814) 749-7500.
Indoor yard sale
PENN RUN — The Penn Run Christian Outreach Center, 75 Grace Church Road, Penn Run, will be holding an indoor yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 7.
Individual spaces are available for $10 per space (10x10 space with one 8-foot table). Lunch will be served and there will be a bake sale.
Call Lori at (724) 349-2929 or email email@example.com for more information.


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Independent Democrat
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An Independent Democrat is someone who agrees with the Democratic Party in the United States on many issues, but prefers not to call himself a Democrat or be in the Party. Former Independent Democrats included Zadok Casey and Strom Thurmond. The only Independent Democrat in office today is U.S. Senator and former Vice Presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, who was kicked out of the Democratic Party when he formed "Connecticut for Lieberman" to get back in the Senate in 2006.


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Alan Pardew has spoken of the importance of Fabricio Coloccini to his side, with the Newcastle captain's future still uncertain, ahead of their final game of the season against Arsenal on Sunday.
Coloccini (above) tried to leave Newcastle in January to head back to his native Argentina. He was blocked then by owner Mike Ashley and is expected to try again at the end of the season to end his five years at St James' Park.
His return to the United starting IX after a seven week absence because of two broken bones in his back, has been a timely reminder of his importance to the team, and suggests Arsenal may have a more difficult time on Sunday.
Newcastle have won nine of the 29 games the captain has played for his club this season. They have won just five of the 25 he has missed.
Since his return they have drawn with West Ham and beaten Queens Park Rangers, conceding only one goal in the process. In the previous three games they had conceded nine goals, including two punishing home defeats against Sunderland and Liverpool.
"We've missed him," said Pardew. "I don't know what our record is like when he doesn't play, but he makes such a big difference to us. He had accusations thrown at him from certain websites that he wasn't bothered. You can't say something like that about someone like him.
"Did you see him when Hatem (Ben Arfa) gave the ball away in the second half of our win over Queens Park Rangers? He went absolutely ballistic. It meant so much to him, and it's great to see that from your captain. He was magnificent."
Sunday could still be Coloccini's final game in a black and white shirt, but Pardew is expected to fight to try and keep the 31-year-old at the club.
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Upcoming community events announced
December 23, 2013 10:49 AM
NEW YEAR'S EVE BASH: A New Year's Eve bash is being planned by the Avonmore Community Association to benefit the 2014 Harvest Jubilee. The event will be held at 9 p.m. Dec. 31 at the Polish National Alliance Club, 501 Indiana Ave., Avonmore, and will feature music, hats, noisemakers, raffles, Jell-O shots and light refreshments. There is a $5 cover charge.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first Harvest Jubilee.
DANCE: An old-time round, hoedown square and polka dance will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Towne Hall, Route 422, Elderton.
All ages are welcome. Music will be by the Ken Burkett Band.


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GIOVE-A Uses GPS Side Lobe Signals for Far-Out Space Navigation
The European Space Agency's (ESA's) retired GIOVE-A navigation mission has become the first civilian satellite to perform GPS position fixes from high orbit. Its results demonstrate that current satnav signals could guide missions much further away in space, up to geostationary orbit or even as far as the Moon. GIOVE-A has been able to fix its position, velocity and time... read more


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Costing $599, and equipped with a 2nd Gen Intel Core i3 CPU and other meaningful stats, the Akoya E2025 D, like most Medion products we've seen, is very good value for money. It's a small and neat PC that should appeal to home users and students.
The tiny case has a microATX-sized motherboard installed, which doesn't provide a lot of room for expansion. Both memory slots are taken (2x 2GB modules), there is only one SATA port left for extra internal storage (as well as only one storage bay) and there are only three add-in slots on the motherboard. One of them is a full-sized PCI Express slot for a graphics card, while the other two are short, PCIe x1 slots that will allow you to install a digital TV tuner or anything else you fancy.
The front of the case has headphone and microphone ports, as well as two USB ports, one of which is a USB 3.0 port. There is also a USB 3.0 interface at the top of the machine, which allows one of Medion's external USB 3.0 hard drives to slot in neatly. Flip-down doors on the external drive bays conceal a DVD burner and a memory card reader, which includes slots for all popular cards, as well as an eSATA port for fast external storage.
On the rear, you get four more USB 2.0 ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port (most PCs in the same price range only offer 10/100 networking), more audio ports (including line in), two PS/2 ports, and VGA and HDMI ports.
For convenience, the Akoya also comes with integrated 802.11n Wi-Fi, which is USB based and installed internally. It didn't give us fast speeds during our tests (it connected to our 802.11n router at 54Mbps), but it allowed us to get online and use the Internet without any issues. It won't be an ideal solution if your router is too far away from the PC, in which case you might need to find another wireless networking solution.
On the inside, the build quality of the Medion isn't what we would call meticulous, but it's neat enough. The unused cables from the power supply are tied out of the way, and used cables flow freely from the motherboard and power supply to their destinations. There isn't any airflow to speak of from the front to the back of the case; the vertically-mounted hard drive doesn't have a cooling fan.
The inside of the Akoya E2025 D (MD 8356).
The cooling focus is squarely on the CPU. A huge shroud sits atop the thin, active CPU cooler and funnels external air towards it from the punctured side panel. The cooler's fan spins at a leisurely pace and because this is the only fan in the system, it means that the system runs very quietly overall. The hard drive is audible — you can here it tick during seek operations now and then.
The shroud on the CPU.
With only one hard drive and one optical drive installed, and with integrated instead of discrete graphics, the Medion's power consumption is tame. When idle, it consumed between 30 and 40 Watts; when it was used to process 3D graphics, its usage peaked at around 70 Watts. This was the most it used in its standard configuration during our tests. Even when the CPU was at maximum utilisation (using all four threads in Blender 3D), it consumed a maximum of 64W.
The power supply is of a standard ATX form factor with a 20-pin (rather than 24-pin) motherboard connector and it has a rating of 350W. It provides enough headroom for upgrading the storage space and graphics processing of the system. In our tests, we upgraded the Medion by installing an old ATI Radeon HD 4770 graphics card as well as adding a 1TB, 7200rpm hard drive.
The idle power consumption went up to around 71W. Under a full gaming load, it peaked at 138W while more than tripling the graphics performance (13084 in 3DMark06). You can't fit more than two hard drives in the case and you won't want to upgrade to anything more than a mid-range graphics card unless you also upgrade the power supply and get a new case. There won't be enough power to run a high-end graphics card, and there won't be sufficient space in the case to house a longer card and power supply.
The PCI Express slots.
The hard drive bay.
The Akoya E2025 D (MD 8356) is a slight upgrade over the previous $599 model that we reviewed back in March and just like that machine, we think this one is also a Best Buy. It comes with more hard drive space (1.5TB compared to 1TB) and a more advanced CPU (Intel Core i3 compared to AMD Athlon II). It is a tiny bit slower in the graphics department (not by much) and it doesn't have DVI, but you can upgrade to a mid-range graphics card if you need more grunt for gaming. We think it's a good PC for first-time PC buyers and users who are on a tight budget and want good bang for their buck.
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HP OfficeJet 250 Mobile Printer
The HP OfficeJet 250 Mobile Printer is a great device that fits perfectly into my fast paced and mobile lifestyle. My first impression of the printer itself was how incredibly compact and sleek the device was.
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Wireless printing from my iPhone was also a handy feature, the whole experience was quick and seamless with no setup requirements - accessed through the default iOS printing menu options.
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I've had a multifunction printer in the office going on 10 years now. It was a neat bit of kit back in the day -- print, copy, scan, fax -- when printing over WiFi felt a bit like magic. It's seen better days though and an upgrade's well overdue. This HP OfficeJet Pro 8730 looks like it ticks all the same boxes: print, copy, scan, and fax. (Really? Does anyone fax anything any more? I guess it's good to know the facility's there, just in case.) Printing over WiFi is more-or- less standard these days.
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As a freelance writer who is always on the go, I like my technology to be both efficient and effective so I can do my job well. The HP OfficeJet Pro 8730 Inkjet Printer ticks all the boxes in terms of form factor, performance and user interface.
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Microsoft and Lucas just put up Empire Strikes Back avatars in the Marketplace. Now you can dress up your avatar as Boba Fett for 400 points or just wear the helmet for 240.
There are a bunch of others, but Fett is, well, Fett! Looks like he's sporting ROTJ attire though.
And this costume is available for the ladies too!


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Facebook Photo Face-off: Round One
Dec 19, 2012, 2:25 PM EDT
If you're a fan of Notre Dame Football on Facebook (shameless plug), you've probably seen the photo face-off competition that began on Tuesday afternoon.
On Monday, a few of us on the Fighting Irish Digital Media team began with a group of about 60 images. We cut down to 32, and then seeded them based on which we thought were best among the bunch. Criteria included not only the awesomeness of the photo, but the context of the game or moment it was taken.
Over the next several days, photos from university photographers Matt Cashore and Barbara Johnston, and Lighthouse Imaging's Mike Bennett will be matched up head-to-head on the ND Football Facebook page to determine the single best photo of the 2012 season.
While we spent time determining seeds, in hindsight, we should have concentrated a little more on how the seeding affected potential second round match-ups. Every good NCAA selection committee member knows to avoid setting up a heavyweight battle like Duke-UNC in the first weekend of games. Yet as we advance to the second round, we've got some of our favorite photos already paired against one another (ex. #10 captains at Oklahoma vs. #7 Manti Te'o's Senior Day introduction).
Anyway, with the first round almost in the books, let's take a look back at some of the match-ups. Just as there is every March during NCAA tournament time, there were a few surprising upsets.
In the always interesting 16 vs. 17 bout, Carlo Calabrese's Michigan celebration easily trumped the Senior Day Stonehenge victory party, when Irish fans rejoiced in the losses of #1 Kansas Sate and #2 Oregon – outcomes that helped propel #3 Notre Dame to the nation's top ranking.
In a Manti vs. Manti matchup, it was the touching moment featuring the senior linebacker's Michigan pep rally speech (#21) that topped his final walk to Notre Dame Stadium on Senior Day (#12).
Later, in an upset that shocked some of us in FIDM, Te'o's interception celebration (#20) defeated the 13th-seeded photo of Louis Nix crushing Purdue quarterback Robert Marve (all while being held by an offensive lineman).
Trophies aren't the only accolades that Manti is sweeping up this winter. He's also earned several berths in our round of 16 for the photo face-off. Matched against the #15 image of Zack Martin celebrating in the Shamrock Series, the #18 shot of Te'o embracing his parents of Senior Day advanced to the second round.
In every great NCAA basketball tournament, there's a shocking upset (see #15 Norfolk State over #2 Missouri last season). So, of course, our photo face-off also saw one of the big guys fall to an underdog. The #6 seed Grace Hall #1 sign lost to the #27 shot of Manti Te'o sacking Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones.
There have certainly been a few unexpected outcomes, probably more than we had expected.
Maybe we're bad at seeding.
Maybe we have a different eye for photography.
Or maybe everyone is just rooting for the "Cinderella stories."
But hey, this has been a fun little journey so far. We appreciate all the votes and positive feedback everyone has shared on Facebook. Look for the second round to begin on Thursday afternoon.
P.S. Just tallied my voting. I finished 14-2. Only "losses" were #19 (Michigan State celebration) and #24 (Stanford celebration). What can I say? I like post-game celebrations.
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The Chicago Magic won a Super Y-League title for the fifth straight year. Arsenal FC captured two boys titles. On the girls' side, the Internationals set a record with three titles.
Under-17 Boys Championship
Chicago Magic 3 Toronto Lynx Juniors 1 (OT)
Goals: Meza, Larson, Lucianek; Rostron-Wilde
Toronto took the initial lead with a strike from Mackenzie Rostron-Wilde in the first half. The Magic rallied in
the second half to force overtime and captured its ninth SYL championship, making 2007 the fifth consecutive year with at least one title. Christian Meza, Scott Larson and Stephen Lucianek scored
for the Magic.
Under-16 Boys Championship
LAFC 2 Red Bull New York
Goals: Reiss, Menjivan
Bobby Reiss and Jonathan Gamez put
one each on the board in the second half as Eric Shannon and the LAFC defense held on for the victory.
Boys Championship
Arsenal FC 1 Parsippany SC 0
With two defensively strong teams in the final, it was no surprise that the game was a tight affair. Anthony Rodriguez would go on to score the
game-winner in the second half to give Arsenal FC two titles on the day and their third in two years.
Under-14 Boys Championship
Arsenal FC 1 Northern Virginia Royals 0
Goal: Tovar
The winning goal came from Jonathan Tovar with good work on the flank by Christian Gomez.
U-13 Boys Championship
Weston SC 0 Slammers FC 0
(Weston FC wins 5-4 on
The championship was the first for the Florida-based Weston SC.
Under-17 Girls Championship
Ohio Elite Soccer Academy 1 Wolfpack Blue 1
(Ohio Elite Soccer Academy
wins 4-3 on penalties.)
Goals: Huster; O'Hlahuer.
Ohio Elite's goalkeeper Tara Campbell was the MVP, scoring in the shootout, then saving the very next strike to give Ohio Elite a 4-3 win.
Under-16 Girls
Cleveland Internationals 1 City Islanders Academy 0
Goal: Hubka
Michelle Mooren picked Danielle Hubka out with a pass and Hubka delivered 1-0 lead.
Under-15 Girls Championship
Cleveland Internationals 2 BW Rhode Island
Goals: Smith (2)
Alana Smith had a standout performance in the final with two strikes in the first
half, both assisted by Jordan Pawlik. The championship gave Cleveland three on the day, equaling the Chicago Magic's record set a year ago. Cleveland's
accomplishment set a record for girls titles in a year.
Under-14 Girls Championship
Santa Clarita
United 1 New Jersey Junior Stallions 0
Goal: Proctor
A first-half strike from Courtney Proctor proved
enough as the Santa Clarita defense finished a perfect tournament in which it shut out all five opponents.
U-13 Girls Championship
Cleveland Internationals 0 Crossfire 0
Internationals win 3-1 on penalties.)
Internationals keeper Emily Morgan herself stepped to the mark and knocked home
the deciding shot from 12 yards for Cleveland's second title of the day.


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Santa Ana Nightclub Attack Suspect Enters Plea
Her attorney said she was a victim of a brawl — not a killer.
Vanesa Zavala of
Zavala was ordered held on $1 million bail. She could face 15 years to life in state prison if convicted of murder.
Prosecutors contend that she was among five people who beat and stomped Annie Hung "Kim" Pham in front of The
Pham, 23, of
"It's tragic that someone died, no question about that, but my client didn't kill her, and facts will bear that out," Zavala's attorney, Ken Reed, said outside court.
"Your day is fine, your life is fine, you have a 5-year-old son, you go out one night on a Friday with your boyfriend and then your life is turned upside down and you find out someone is killed," Reed said. "No matter what the situation is, you're going to be devastated."
Reed said that Zavala was knocked down, got a bump on the head and lost her cellphone (later recovered by police) during what he characterized as "a melee" rather than a single attack.
"I refuse to believe that people of this community would watch a woman stomped to death by five people and nobody would do anything," Reed said.
Authorities haven't released information on a motive for the attack, but police are seeking two other women and two men.
A business association and the City Council have offered a total of $10,000 in rewards for information leading to additional arrests.
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- A large-cap equity portfolio diversified across industries and sectors, emphasizing companies that may out-perform their peers or the broader market
- A strategy to potentially mitigate market downside and increase portfolio income levels
- A long-term investment horizon with relatively low portfolio turnover.
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost Investment Advisors, LLC, a registered investment advisor, today launched the Frost-Cinque Large Cap Buy-Write Equity Fund (FCBWX - Institutional shares and FCAWX - Class A shares) and the Frost Credit Fund (FCFIX - Institutional shares and FCFAX - Class A shares), adding two new strategies to the firm's mutual fund family. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110531/DA11258LOGO) The Frost-Cinque Large Cap Buy-Write Equity Fund will combine large-cap equity assets with option strategies to potentially reduce market volatility and an investment strategy that includes buy-writes, protective puts and long-call options that may provide downside protection and increase portfolio income. The fund's investment strategy will also include:


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They are quick to explain that the X10 isn't optimized for multi-touch. Therefore, it will basically only have pinch-to-zoom capability. Sony Ericsson explains that "some brilliant engineers actually [were] able to change the driver and firmware for the touch digitizer to make some multi touch gestures work." Their multi-touch is a work in progress, and they only plan to enable it in the web browser and in Google Maps.
There is support in 3rd part apps, but you can expect some erratic behavior. For example, when the fingers cross each other on the X or Y axis, the X10 might react in a number of inaccurate ways. The video below shows multi-touch benchmarks, as well as their multi-touch solution working relatively well on Angry Birds. While we aren't exactly thrilled about such a partial solution, we commend them for heeding the customers' concerns.
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