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New London police investigate Blackhall Street robbery
New London – Police are investigating a robbery that took place early Monday in the area of 57 Blackhall St.
Two subjects robbed the victim, taking cash from his wallet and fleeing on foot, according to Deputy Police Chief Peter Reichard. A mutual aid K-9 unit was called in and conducted a track that ended without success, he said. The wallet contained $25 cash. No injuries were reported.
Anyone with information is asked to contact New London police at (860) 447-5269.

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A doggie wedding day such an oddity.
Being a long time pit bull advocate I wanted to come up with an idea to get some positive pit bull press as well as raise money for the animals at the shelter located in my hometown of West Warwick RI Can I do both? Impossible? NO, not at all!
I decided to hold a Dog Day Wedding!
I thought what a better way to show off my pit bull girl but to have her get married with a large crowd and a huge reception.
Who can my dog Ginger marry? What about the handsome young German shepherd that my family fostered last year named Harry??
Ginger really had a thing for him!!
Now, I was on to something!
So, after making a few phone calls, I had the wheels in motion!
So many great volunteers from the entire community helped out to make this day perfect.
Doggie Nuptials were held at the Cranston Country Club, Cranston, RI on Sunday May 29th 2005 at 2:30pm. The reverend Gail Singster was presiding.
The happy couple had a full wedding party including both canine and human species. The bride's parents Harry and Susan Parker gave her away and the groom's mom Trish Nelson gave him away. Wedding party attendants included:
Maid of honor: Mrs. Ann Corvin (from the Warwick Animal Shelter RI)
Best Man: Mr. Anthony Totilo (walking Oden the great Dane dog)
Ring Bearer: Anthony Rivard
Bride's maids:
Miss Becky Parker (walking) Bailey the golden retriever/lab mix dog ( Becky is also the human sister of the bride)
Miss Katie Burton
Miss Mary-Lou Beaudry
Ms. Patricia Maxwell (From the Cranston Animal Shelter RI) (walking Mary the Chihuahua dog)
Usher: Mr. Joseph Gladding
Junior brides maids:
Miss Gianna Soprano & Miss Shyanna Clifford.
A beautiful wedding cake was donated as well as edible doggie centerpieces that were "gingerly" placed on the guest tables.
News channel 6 was on hand to tape the ceremony and Ginger said, "I do" ruff ruff style on cue!
A good time was had by all.
Although the DJ distastefully kept announcing that the dogs were "Now home doing it doggie style" they actually did not consummate their vows and each dog slept in their own bed on their wedding night.
Written by Susan Parker
On Sunday, May 29th 2005,
We were blessed to have nice weather for the wedding of Ginger and Harry.
There were around 90 guests at the Cranston Country Club.
The ceremony went off great without a hitch. Ginger my dog (the bride) said "I Do" on request right at the perfect time. She looked sooooo darn cute!!!
We had a minister who did a fantastic job and a full wedding party that looked AWSOME!
Raffle prizes were donated and even a beautiful wedding cake!! There were flower decorations that were donated that had dog treats attached with metal wire (very good idea)
The wedding party itself included: A Chihuahua, a great Dane, a golden retriever/lab mix, the bride a pit bull X and the groom a German shepherd. We were going to take two teacup poodles but at the last minute decided against it because they are really not socialized with people or other dogs. When the wedding party showed up at the poodle's house with the other dogs (I am pet sitting them for the week) they were not behaving well and we thought it was best to leave them behind. Too bad because they really are very cute. But better safe than sorry considering they are not my dogs. (I did have permission from their owner to have them in the wedding)
The full wedding party included: Myself, my husband, the mother of the groom, the maid of honor, the best man, a ring bearer, 4 brides maids, an usher, and two junior brides maids.
We even had two animal control officers from different towns/cities in the wedding party to show their support! (One was the maid of honor and the other was a bride's maid).
We did have a little problem, but was solved quickly, Harry the German shepherd (the groom) did not seem to like my daughter's dog "Bailey" who is a male 7-month-old golden retriever/lab mix. Harry got a little fresh with Baily and snipped at him, Bailey yelped LOUD I think more in shock than anything else. Figures when this happened, the media was there Channel 6 news and a local newspaper LOL Hey, at least it wasn't the pit bull that bit the other dog LOL
The dogs ended up being fine. I just think there was a lot of tension and the dogs as well as the people's (Especially me) were anxious. The dogs all acted sooo well. Considering the amount of people and other dogs together in one room it was remarkable.
Everything went well with the exception of the DJ who absolutely SUCKED!!!
He screwed up all the songs, he introduced people wrong, and he introduced myself and my husband walking but took about a 30 second delay to introduce the main event "The bride"? He also screwed up announcing the groom and his owner.
The DJ seemed more interested in promoting his DJ service and his pictures or whatever else he did than getting the wedding party and the wedding service itself correct.
He played only his own selection of dance music (Mainly disco), which would have been all right, but most people were not dancing. He should have mixed it up some. He also kept on repeating on his microphone that the dogs "Were home doing it doggie style" Which many of us regarded as rude and obnoxious behavior from someone considered a professional.
But, all in all, I believe that I accomplished my mission: To promote pit bulls in a positive image!
As soon as I get pics from the photographer I hired, I shall post them to share!
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by Lao Tze
Printed in 1891 Tao Teh King (Tao Te Ching): Sacred Books of the East Vol. 39
1. We look at it, and we do not see it, and we name it 'the
Equable.' We listen to it, and we do not hear it, and we name it 'the
Inaudible.' We try to grasp it, and do not get hold of it, and we
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The Jonas Brothers use Visual Networking to Engage Fans
Today you can find pop sensations the Jonas Brothers using visual networking, with the help of MTV and"Diary" executive producer Marshall Eisen, to engage fans. The Jonas Brothers will begin streaming live video content of their whirlwind promotional tour for their newest album,"Just A Little Bit Longer" onto the internet in real time, while also bringing footage directly to the MTV channel. No matter the industry, be it music, sports or technology, video has become the most the most effective method to relay an experience and leave a lasting impression on the audience. When you add social networking and web 2.0 features, like blogs, to the video you get 'visual networking.' According to MTV, online visitors can get in on the action by posting comments on the interactive wall and throughout the day, the Jonas Brothers will answer questions from a few lucky posters and give feedback on their comments.I found the Jonas Brothers' newest album 'Just a Little Bit Longer' preview on YouTube.comHow are you using visual networking to communicate with your friends, colleagues or favorite rockstar??? :coolsmile: The fun starts at 4:00pm ET/PT today at jonasbros.mtv.com and will continue through August 9th at 10pm ET/PT. You can check out the Cisco consumer website here.
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Thats a crazy video; I like the Jonas Brothers. MTV's website is full of visual effects, you can easily get lost there.


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Purpose of Lesson: This lesson illustrates Ku Klux Klan activities in Indiana during the 1920s
Objectives: At the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
Correlation to Indiana Standards (for Fourth Grade Social Studies)
4.1.11 Identify important events and movements that changed life in Indiana in the twentieth century
4.1.13 Organize and interpret timelines that show relationships among people, events, and movements in the history of Indiana University
4.1.14 Distinguish fact from opinion and fact from fiction in historical documents and other information resources
4.1.15 Using primary source and secondary source materials, generate question, seek answers, and write brief comments about an event in Indiana history
4.3.10 Read and interpret thematic maps—such as transportation, population, and products—to acquire information about Indiana in the present and the past
4.5.2 Identify different types of social groups to which people belong and the functions these groups perform
4.4.2 Select a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based upon purpose, audience, length, and format requirements for a piece of writing.
4.5.1 Write narratives (stories) that:
include ideas, observations, or memories of an event or experience.
provide a context to allow the reader to imagine the world of the event or experience.
use concrete sensory details.
4.7.1 Ask thoughtful questions and respond orally to relevant questions with appropriate elaboration.
4.7.11 Make narrative (story) presentations that:
relate ideas, observations, or memories about an event or experience.
provide a context that allows the listener to imagine the circumstances of the event or experience.
provide insight into why the selected event or experience should be of interest to the audience.
Historical and Methodological Context for the Lesson:
During the 1920s, five million Americans joined the Ku Klux Klan. Hoosiers turned out in record numbers, making Indiana 's Klan the largest, most enthusiastic, and most politically powerful Klan in the country. Between one-fourth and one-third of native-born white Hoosier males joined the group (see document 5), and there were auxiliary organizations for women and children. At its peak in 1925, Indiana 's Klan could boast more members than the Methodist Church, the state's leading denomination.
This "second" Klan was organized in 1915 in Atlanta . In 1920, the southern group began a national publicity campaign, and the first Indiana chapter opened in Evansville in the fall of that year. A few people joined, but then a huge membership drive led by D. C. Stephenson from 1922-1924 brought in 118,000 members across the state (see document 6). Stephenson moved to Indianapolis and started a newspaper, The Fiery Cross, which ran from December 1922 to February 1925. In 1924, Klan numbers overwhelmed the state's Republican Party and elected the governor (Ed Jackson), a majority in both houses of the legislature, and nearly all of the state's thirteen congressmen.
The Klan's legislative program for 1925—directed against parochial schools and Catholic influence in public schools—was a complete failure. But other problems proved more pressing. D. C. Stephenson, the leader (Grand Dragon) of the Klan in the state since 1923, was a charming personality and powerful orator; he was also arrogant, cunning, evil, and hedonistic. Early in 1925, he assaulted, raped, and held captive his young secretary Madge Oberholtzer, who took poison and died one month later. Stephenson was indicted, and when Governor Jackson (who had now distanced himself from the Klan) refused to pardon him, Stephenson leaked information that to Jackson 's trial for bribery (the governor was acquitted on a technicality).
As a political influence, the Klan faded quickly in Indiana, but its social and cultural influence dovetailed more subtly into Hoosier life. Klan literature capitalized on American racism, nativism, patriotism, and traditional moral and family values. Klan members targeted blacks, Catholics, and Jews, but also immigrants, political radicals, feminists, intellectuals, gamblers, bootleggers, thrill-seeking teenagers, and motion picture producers (see document 7). In one sense, Indiana's Klan was a populist organization: it engaged community interests, presented a program of action, and promised political changes. The Klan's message of patriotism, American superiority, and Protestant Christianity united native-born Hoosiers across many lines—gender, geography (north and south), class (white and blue collar), religious (many denominations of Protestants), and residential (urban and rural). But this populist club also propagated a negative and wicked influence. Historians have found no documentary evidence to directly link Hoosier Klan members to lynchings in Indiana, but their marches, burned crosses, brazen publications, and boycotts of community businesses evoked fear, intimidation, and lifelong trauma (see documents 2-4). Historian James Madison has observed that Indiana's Klan "cannot be dismissed as either an aberration or as simply the insidious appeal of a fanatical few. Nor should the Klan be seen as thoroughly dominating the state and accurately reflecting racist, violent, or provincial beliefs shared for all time by all Hoosiers" ( The Indiana Way, 291). Somewhere in the middle we find the meaning of the Klan in Indiana history.
Lutholtz, M. William. Grand Dragon: D. C. Stephenson and the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana. West Lafayette, Ind., 1991.
Madison, James H. The Indiana Way : A State History. 1986; Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1990. [Pp. 289-95 provide an overview of the 1920s Klan in Indiana]
Moore, Leonard J. Citizen Klansmen: The Ku Klux Klan in Indiana ,1921-1928. Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1991. [A social and statistical analysis of Klan appeal and activity]
Trelease, Allen W. White Terror: The Ku Klux Klan Conspiracy and Southern Reconstruction. New York, 1971. [Standard history of the post-Civil War Klan]
1. Self-start. Show a picture of the Klan and ask: What is this about? Who is targeted? What do you know? Discuss with the class.
2. Vocabulary activity. Explain or define the words with a matching activity: adulterer, bootlegger, Christian, immigrant, Ku Klux Klan, nativism, parochial school, prohibition, Protestant, Roaring Twenties, Roman Catholic, segregation
3. Thought questions. How many Hoosier joined the Klan? Why was the Klan so popular? What appealed to people? Who did the Klan target? What did they do? What did victims experience? What does the Klan mean to Indiana history? What does it mean to Indiana residents in 2006?
4. Writing. After reading the reminiscence of the Klan parade (document 4), write a possible discussion between Ralph Dolezal and his parents after he returned home from the parade. Assume the character of Ralph (write in first person) and discuss what it means to the family, to the town, how you feel about going to school, how you will interact with other kids.
5. Symbols. Identify the visual symbols used by the Klan. What do they mean? Research other forms of propaganda online. Write a page comparing Klan symbols with symbols from other time periods.
6. Oral history. Find out the percentage of Klan participation in your county (document 5). Interview people in the community about Klan activities they have heard about.
7. Field trip. View the Thomas Hart Benton Murals at the Indiana University auditorium and Woodburn Hall. Should the picture of the Klan continue to be displayed in a public building?
Historical Documents:
1. Photo of Klan Members in Robes
2. Photo of a Fiery Cross
3. Photo of a Klan Parade
5. Map of Indiana Klan Membership by County
6. Chart of Membership Growth of the Indiana Klan
7. Historian James Madison's discussion of Klan Enemies


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IRVING, TEX. - Casey Grice, a junior on North Carolina's women's golf team, was one of two collegiate players to qualify for the North Texas LPGA Shootout. Grice and Madison Pressel, a senior at Texas, were co-medalists at the qualifier Tuesday. They both fired an even par 71 at Las Colinas Country Club and claimed the two spots reserved for college players. The North Texas LPGA Shootout will be played April 25-28 at the same course.
Grice, a native of College Station, Texas, played high school golf at A&M Consolidated and said she is "definitely very excited" for the opportunity to make her LPGA debut in her home state. Grice has carded four top-10 finishes this year for the Tar Heels and has finished in the top-15 in all of Carolina's six tournaments so far. She has led the Tar Heels to three team titles as well.


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2013 Big South Softball Championships Bracket (PDF)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Following a doubleheader split on May 4 against Longwood, Campbell knew it would be the No. 2 seed in the Big South Softball Championships presented by Musco Lighting and will open the event on Thursday against Gardner-Webb at 5 p.m. The tournament is hosted by Winthrop and all contests are scheduled to be played at Terry Field.
In just the second year in the Big South since 1994, the Camels had a chance to clinch a share of the regular season title on the final day of the campaign, but fell short against Longwood. Coastal Carolina registered the best record in league games at 19-5 to earn the No. 1 seed.
Campbell sits in the same bracket as Longwood, which earned the No. 3 position in the event. The winner of Campbell/Garnder-Webb and Longwood/Liberty will battle on Friday at 4:30 p.m. with the loser competing in a second game set to begin at 9:30 p.m.
The championship game is a winner-take-all bout on Sunday, May 12 at 12 p.m., broadcasted nationally on ESPNU. All games can be heard with free audio and watched with subscription video on the Big South Network.
Thursday, May 9
Game 1: No. 8 Presbyterian College vs. No. 9 Charleston Southern, 9:00am (single elimination)
Game 2: No. 4 Radford vs. No. 5 Winthrop, 12:00pm
Game 3: No. 1 Coastal Carolina vs. PC/CSU, 2:30pm
Game 4: No. 2 Campbell vs. No. 7 Gardner-Webb, 5:00pm
Game 5: No. 3 Longwood vs. No. 6 Liberty, 7:30pm
Friday, May 10
Game 6: Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 3, 9:00am
Game 7: Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 5, 11:30am
Game 8: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 2:00pm
Game 9: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4:30pm
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 7:00pm
Game 11: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 9, 9:30pm
Saturday, May 11
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 10:00am
Game 13: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 11, 12:30pm
Game 14: if necessary, 3:00pm **
Game 15: if necessary, 5:30pm **
Sunday, May 12
Championship Game: TBA vs. TBA, 12:00pm (TV: ESPNU)
Schedule subject to change.
All games on Terry Field will be video streamed live. Follow live stats to keep up with the action.
** - Game 14 will be necessary if the winner of Game 10 defeats the winner of Game 9. Game 15 will be necessary if the winner of Game 11 defeats the winner of Game 8. If both games are played, they will both be played on Saturday.


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I see you come, I watch you go; you never seem to leave me, though.
So is this love or hate? We'll see...you're makin' me crazy!
Inside my dreams, you're all I see. Well, all I see is you and me.
Lady, maybe, or host? I find I really don't mind
If I had to choose a rose, in this garden of romance,
Maybe we could take this chance...maybe you're my love,
And I would like to find a hand like yours to take mine,
And with one kiss we could stop time, and I'd fall in love with you.
Tomorrow's far away; let's place our hope in today.
Just you and me in a beautiful spring...and we'll always fall in love, again.
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"Morrisville is the right choice for me because it gives me an opportunity to further my education while allowing me to stay involved with field hockey! Plus, it is right in my backyard so I am able to commute to campus while still being able to experience college life!"
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It depends on the training that you are doing.
A heel command only requires 4ft lead.
Down-Stay command requires a 20 -30ft lead.
Recall command 20-30ft.
You can also progress as you train: start using a 20-30ft lead and as the dog becomes more obedient, trim down to a 10ft lead, and then a 4ft, etc.
The idea is to make sure you have control of the dog during the training. You want to make sure you can make the appropriate corrections/adjustments in a timely manner, rather than chasing the dog around.
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Musharraf to return to Pakistan this month
Former Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf has announced that he would return to the country later this month to take part in parliamentary elections, local media reported.
Musharraf, 70, has been living in exile in Britain and the United Arab Emirate since he resigned from his post in August 2008, fearing impeachment by the parliament. He had previously announced on a few occasions to end his exile but postponed the plan over concerns at his possible arrest in connection with the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and several other cases.
Musharraf announced his return at a press conference in Dubai, which was aired live by Pakistani television channels. He did not announce exact date for the return but said that he will come back one week after the establishment of a caretaker government likely on March 16.
The current national assembly will be dissolved on completion of five-year term and new elections will be held within two months. "I will land either at Karachi airport or Islamabad," he said, flanked by several senior leaders of his All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) party. He said that his party will field candidates on almost all seats in upcoming general elections likely to be held in May this year.
"My return is in the interest of Pakistan. The country's future is at stake and there is a need of a positive change in the country," Musharraf said. He called for free, fair and transparent elections, adding that fair elections could only be held under the army.
An anti-terrorism court issued arrest warrant in 2011 for Musharraf in connection with the murder of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. In October last year, a court issued a warrant for his arrest over the killing of Baloch nationalist leader Akbar Bugti in a military operation in August 2006. Musharraf has denied all charges and will defend himself in courts.
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Help Haiti
January 15, 2010 - Friday
Just in case you're one of the three people that didn't hear, Haiti got hit with magnitude 7.0 earthquake on Tuesday, causing a major humanitarian crisis. There are plenty of ways you can help, including donating to the Partners in Health, Red Cross, or Doctors Without Borders. In fact, if you're in the US you can even just SMS text "HAITI" to 90999 to donate $10 to Red Cross or SMS text "YELE" to 501501 to Donate $5 to Yele Haitis Earthquake Relief efforts. It's so easy, it's almost more difficult to NOT donate.
Guest Strip Contest Runner-up: George Ford
January 14, 2010 - Thursday
Today's runner-up entry for the 2nd Annual Calamities of Nature Guest Strip Contest is George Ford. George is creator of the webcomic Addanac City, which updates seven days a week in full-color. If you enjoy solid, newspaper-style humor, with a modern touch, you should definitely check out his work. You can see the full-size version of his contest entry by clicking the image below.
Sun Comic
January 13, 2010 - Wednesday
Sometimes I have ideas for comic strips that don't really fit into the world of Calamities of Nature. Instead of letting them sit on my computer, I thought it would be fun to share them from time to time. Hey look, here's one now! (Click image for the full-size comic.)
Original Artwork Now For Sale
January 11, 2010 - Monday
As you may know, each Calamities of Nature comic strip is still drawn the old-fashioned way, with a brush, dip pen, and India ink, before being scanned and colored in Photoshop. I'm excited to announce that I'm now making some of these unique pieces of art available for purchase. Just click on the link below any comic that reads "Buy original art" to order. For right now the first 104 strips, which were draw as full-size comic book pages, are not available. But this may change depending on how sales go. For more information, including sample of the artwork, visit the original art page. If there are any strips you've been dying to get, make sure you buy now because you're not going to get another chance!
One of my aspirations for this coming year (hopefully it's not a pipe-dream) is to produce a second collection of Calamities of Nature comics. Ideally, I would like to have a real, offset print run this time instead of doing print-on-demand like I did for the first book. Although this will allow me to print the books more cost effectively, it will require a larger investment upfront. By purchasing some original art, you will not only get a one-of-a-kind comic strip, it will also help me to achieve this goal. For those of you that would like to help me out, but don't want to spend as much money, I've made individual prints available for sale again as well. Just click the "Buy a print" link below your favorite comic strip. I just recently found a new printing vendor that I'm really happy with, so I hope you check it out.
Bacon Fun and Friday's Update Will Be Late
January 6, 2010 - Wednesday
I don't know why, but people are always sending me links to bacon and other pork products. Maybe it has something to do with Alp and Ferd's ongoing obsession with this heavenly meat. Anyway, I thought I'd share some of them. The first is from David Wilborn, and it's the perfect accessory for those of you on the go. Nineteen types of sausage in one place!
Next is from Christopher Hall, who sent me a bacon rap (no, not a bacon wrap). Seriously, shouldn't this be it's own genre of music?
Finally Carl Ackerson sent me the bacon weave and the ultimate bacon explosion. I don't know about you, but these actually looks pretty good to me.
Also, I just wanted to give you a heads up that Friday's update probably won't be posted until late Saturday. I didn't want anyone to worry that I had died of a coronary from eating too much bacon if they didn't see an update on Friday!
Guest Strip Contest Runner-up: Ahmed Fahim
January 5, 2010 - Tuesday
Today's runner-up entry for the 2nd Annual Calamities of Nature Guest Strip Contest is Ahmed Fahim, creator of the webcomic Antisoshell. I've really enjoyed watching Ahmed's humor and artwork develop over the last year and a half that he has been working on Antisoshell, so I recommend that you check it out. You can see the full-size version of his contest entry by clicking the image below.


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Adjusting the lens from macro to infinity and back again would be a much simpler affair if the lens barrel was textured or knurled. Unfortunately it's completely smooth and likely to be an annoyance to those with sweaty digits.
For those looking for protection and portability, HP throw in a nicely stitched leather case with a magnetic flap and belt loop. It's well-made and padded out with what looks like closed cell foam to protect the SD interface.
Installing the software for the camera proved to be fairly painless. With the drivers installed, activating the user interface was as simple as plugging the camera into the SDIO sot. The interface itself is very simple with large buttons that look slightly preschool, presumably created this way to allow the various functions to be operated with your finger rather than the stylus - which incidentally is blocked on my iPAQ 4150 when the camera is in place.
The image viewfinder part of the screen features a letterbox style pair of "{ }" brackets which in SLRs is usually used to signify the auto-focus area. However, as mentioned earlier the focus is fixed, so it must be either a compositional aid or a centre-weighted metering area indicator.
The only camera controls on the capture screen are the large shutter release button, digital zoom in and out buttons allowing you to select normal, 2x digital zoom or 4x digital zoom, and a pair of small circular buttons, one of which takes you into the supplied copy of iPAQ Image Zone, while the other opens the camera's settings menu. Within this menu are adjustments for white balance, ("Auto", "Sun", "Tungsten", "Fluorescent" and "None"), and colour, which can be set to "Full Colour", "Black and White" or "Negative".
The level of compression can also be set to three settings, "Best", "Better" and "Good", and the capture resolution for still images is selectable at 1,280 x 1,024, 1,280 x 960, 640 x 480 and 320 x 240. For video, the resolution can be set to 320 x 240 or 160 x 120 in MJPEG format, with or without audio. Finally, there are two metering modes, centre-weighted average or whole scene average.
While these seem to be fairly comprehensive settings you can't help but wonder how much more could have been achieved with a little thought. For example, there's no sensitivity (ISO) setting, and white balance can't be set to custom levels. There's also no ability to set any form of advanced matrix metering or to manually increase or decrease exposure levels (exposure compensation) for tricky lighting situations such as backlit subjects or unusually bright and reflective snowy/sandy scenes.
Nor can any manual shutter speeds be set which rules out any kind of night or low-light photography. And speaking of low-light photography, this is perhaps the biggest weakness of all. I'm at a loss to explain why a digital cameral with a seemingly good sized lens aperture and a relatively low pixel density should have such poor low-light sensitivity.
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Arsene Wenger has made Marouane Fellaini his number one target in the January window.
Belgium international Fellaini, who scored in Everton's 2-1 win over Sunderland yesterday, signed a new five-year contract a year ago.
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Chilled Zucchini Soup with Purslane
Alain Coumont's cool vegan soup gets its creaminess from pureed zucchini, sautéed onion and garlic. It's brightened with purslane, a lemony weed that Coumont plucks from his Languedoc country garden; if purslane is not available at your local farmers' market, substitute baby arugula leaves instead.
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- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon thyme leaves
- 1 bay leaf
- 8 small zucchini (3 pounds), thinly sliced, plus long zucchini shavings for garnish
- Kosher salt
- 3 cups water
- 2 tablespoons finely shredded basil
- 2 cups ice
- Freshly ground pepper
- 2 cups purslane or baby arugula
How to make this recipe
In a large saucepan, heat the 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Add the onion and garlic and cook over moderate heat until translucent, about 8 minutes. Stir in the thyme and bay leaf and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the sliced zucchini, season with salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 10 minutes. Add the water and bring to a boil. Remove the saucepan from the heat. Discard the bay leaf and stir in the shredded basil.
Working in batches, puree the soup in a blender until very smooth. Transfer the zucchini puree to a large bowl. Stir in the ice. Refrigerate the zucchini soup for at least 3 hours, until thoroughly chilled.
Season the soup with salt and pepper. Ladle into shallow bowls and top with a small handful of purslane and zucchini shavings. Drizzle with olive oil and serve.
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The zucchini soup can be refrigerated for up to 1 day.
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The Grüner Veltliner grape produces crisp white wines that often have a distinctive green note, making them good partners for vegetable dishesand ideal with this velvety zucchini soup.


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29th October 2011, 21:37 at 9:37 pmParticipant
We've discussed this many a time but I still don't understand.
When Ricciardo replaced Karthikeyan, the engine usage obviously transfered from one to the other, so the engines Karthikeyan had used up were Ricciardo's. Easy enough.
But with Karthikeyan now replacing Liuzzi for this round, he gets Liuzzi's engines – therefore one driver could use all the 16? in one season in that way?
Could anyone make it clear once and for all? :)
29th October 2011, 22:20 at 10:20 pmMember
The engines are allocated to each car I think
There are 8 for car 22 and 8 for car 23
That's how I understand it anyway, I may be wrong
30th October 2011, 8:20 at 8:20 amParticipant
@Zadak That's how I understand it as well. But I'm sure you're not allowed to switch drivers so that one has 16 engines over the season.
30th October 2011, 12:45 at 12:45 pmParticipant
I believe Karthikeyan returned to his original car (#22), with Ricciardo moving to car 23 (Liuzzi's car). I've no idea if Ricciardo would be able to use more than 8 engines in the season, though.
30th October 2011, 12:52 at 12:52 pmParticipant
Engines follow he driver driver not the car.
b) If a driver is replaced at any time during the Championship season his replacement will be deemed to
be the original driver for the purposes of assessing engine usage.
Ricciardo takes over Karthikeyan's useage.
Liuzzi keeps his.
Karthikeyan takes over Liuzzi's useage.
Ricciardo keeps the useage that was originally Karthikeyan's until Silverstone.
Simple! LOL
30th October 2011, 13:48 at 1:48 pm
According to those rules, there's the possibility of 1 driver using a potential 16 engines (within 1 team) over the course of a season.
1st November 2011, 12:14 at 12:14 pmParticipant
One driver could only use 16 engines in a season if the others used none.
Car 1 has 8 engines (for the purposes of assessing engine usage, replacements are treated as if no replacement occurred)
Car 2 has 8 engines (for the purposes of assessing engine usage, replacements are treated as if no replacement occurred)
Whoever happens to be in the car for the 9th engine gets the penalty.
1st November 2011, 15:12 at 3:12 pmParticipant
I think the interpretation of @Zadak and @thomas Beggs is correct.
I don't think a driver could necessarily get 16 engines a year by switching seats, simply because if a driver kept switching and taking fresh engines it would quickly be protested by rival teams on the basis that it isn't in the "spirit of the regulations".
30th January 2012, 15:02 at 3:02 pmParticipant
VW will supply engines to Torro Rosso in 2012. Discuss… :)
30th January 2012, 15:49 at 3:49 pm
30th January 2012, 21:12 at 9:12 pm
I'm doubting it's truth seen as though VW have either designed and created engines without anyone realising or there just not. Secrets are hard to keep but if this turns out to be true then wow, secret well kept.
30th January 2012, 22:22 at 10:22 pmParticipant
Not doubting it's truth I just want to read more!
It's not true. VW have said they might enter as an engine supplier in 2013, with a view to becoming a full works effort when the 2014 regulations come in. If they do that, then they would possibly take over Toro Rosso, or another team.
They will not be supplying Toro Rosso in 2012, though.
31st January 2012, 2:07 at 2:07 amParticipant
Why would anybody create an engine to the current 2.4 litre normally aspirated spec when the 1.6 turbos will be in in 2 years. With the lead time required to design , build & develop an engine of this calibre they would need to be starting now to be ready for 2014.
The engine rules quoted by previous posters, do these also apply to gearboxes.
31st January 2012, 2:19 at 2:19 amParticipant
Why would anybody create an engine to the current 2.4 litre normally aspirated spec when the 1.6 turbos will be in in 2 years.
They wouldn't, but they could rebrand an existing engine, like the Cosworth. But the Toro Rosso STR7 is designed around the Ferrari 056 engine, not the Cosworth CA-2012. Switching engines would require a total design overhaul, and there is only a week until the Toro Rosso STR7 is unveiled and winter testing begins. Bottom line – it's not going to happen, so I have no idea what @baron was talking about when he said VW would supply Toro Rosso this year.
31st January 2012, 10:19 at 10:19 amParticipant
The noise is about VW entering with the 1.6Turbos as they are more in tune with the current VW philosophy of lower capacity turbo charged engines, VW's head of motor sport or whatever has pitched his vision of VW groups Motorsport future and that has rumoured to include F1. Whether that is as an engine manufacturer (most likely) or as a constructor no-one is sure, but if it is as a constructor the most likely path would be to acquire an existing team (hence the Torro Rosso rumours).
Personally I think it is the usual rubbish we get from VW flirting with the idea but never committing. Beside the CEO is said to be a little anti F1.
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What the fuck is wrong with some of these people?
Okay, I promised myself I would refrain from making rants but I have to get this out my system. Over the past few days in the WWE section, I've encountered some of the stupidest fucks in the history of mankind. Seriously, how do these people even know how to use a computer is beyond me. Bare with me, as this will be an extensive rant.
Example: GOAT thread
In the GOAT thread, we all know everybody is generally split between Rock & Austin. My whole intention is to be neutral, especially when I see retards completely rewrite history to support their argument. It's a pretty common thing. Now, I thought it was common knowledge that between 1996 and 1998, WWE usually gave the In Your House PPV's a nickname that basically had something to do with a certain star/match/angle (A Cold Day In Hell, Beware Of Dog, Good Friends Better Enemies, Degeneration X). Let's look at the PPV of December of 1999 titled "Rock Bottom", with the main event of Rock vs. Mankind.
Pretty much, the PPV was headlined with that match, even with a picture of Rock doing the move as the promotional poster. But, a butt hurt Austin mark feels otherwise:
Now, bare with me. As I said, this rant may be pretty long (and quite sure some won't even read it). Now, we have a Mr. Sam Knight. Sam is a die hard Rock fan. His intention is to rewrite as much history and make up as many false claims as possible to support why Rock is GOAT. Somewhat understandable, as that thread is full of people just like him. But, why in the hell would you use Rock being voted Most Popular Wrestler of 1999 as grounds for him being GOAT? Now if anybody is familiar with PWI, you know they do the yearly awards. In the end, they mean jackshit. If being Most Popular Wrestler by PWI meant anything, RVD could be talked about as GOAT, seeing as how he won the award as a heel. Here's Sam's reply to that revelation:
Another instance of Sam's stupidity can be found in the same thread, with many more sign of mental retardation.
In response to some here thinking Rock/Brock would be great for WM, Sam comes with yet another gem:
I can go on and on about Sam & Stuart but there's other people who I've found to lack any wrestling knowledge at all.
EXAMPLE: therock11
He's a relative newcomer with less than 20 posts. He admittedly has aspergers, basically a form of autism and has a hard time explaining his POV because English isn't his first language. He claims to have only began watching wrestling in 1998, which might explain why he shouldn't make statements like this:
But throughout said thread, he remains under the impression that HBK's title reign led to the rise of WCW, not the NWO. Even worse, he constantly blames HBK for it yet calls him the best ever. But, I digress. Too much flip flopping from him.
Example: ShowHBKStopper
His argument was basically that attendance doesn't matter and only buyrates do. But, when somebody compared the buyrates of the late 90s to those of the 80s, I informed them that PPV was nowhere near as wide spread. But the guy would later go on to say that while less people may buy PPV's, you still can't tell who's a draw, despite his entire argument being that "fill in the blank" was a draw because of buyrates. That, along with another revelation, is revealed in this post:
That's right, he admits to being a rejoiner. He claims that he's the guy that all the Rock marks get their info from. After announcing I planned to report him, he replies with this:
A forum full of pussies, yet he announces that he will be joining for a third time. I just don't understand.
Example: Mr. Bad Example (lol)
Some may be familiar with this guy. I heard it was Warren Zevon but I don't know. What I do know is that he's likely the dumbest motherfucker on this forum. See, he made a thread to show his appreciation for the "Wrestling God" Ric Flair. But, after reading it, I was left confused.
Okay, not a bad thread. Even included some true legends of the sport. But, he missed a few names. No Bigelow, no Vader, no Brock, no Nash, no Sid. But, there are 2 guys on that poll who I really questioned.
And I could go on and on. Fact is, the WWE section is the worst right now. And don't get me started on the TNA section. I can recall a guy being pissed because Jeff Hardy won the belt and he felt he shouldn't have because WWE guys shouldn't get a push in TNA. Instead, he wanted the up & coming 41 year old Bully Ray to get the belt.
The stupidity is at an all time high. Everything WWE related is plagued with pimple faced virgins who likely still believe in Santa. Threads quickly get derailed in favor of ratings/buyrates/attendance talk, reasons why Rock is the GOAT even if the thread has nothing to do with Rock and why "insert wrestler here" is overrated. THE SHIT IS GETTING OUT OF HAND!
Why can't the wrestling sections be improved? If it was my call, get read of the trolls and those who make massive replies late at night just to get to rants the next day. But at the end of the day, maybe it's just me.
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K-Dawg is da bomb http://oi50.tinypic.com/2u8lc9j.jpg
Re: What the fuck is wrong with some of these people?
That thread needs to be shoveled, ASAP, there needs to be like format 50 announcment NO MORE GOAT THREADS, and whoever opens something crappy like that, needs to be banned for good.
Re: What the fuck is wrong with some of these people?
Bloody oath Bully Ray should get the belt. Jeff Hardy aint nothing but a washed up, junkie spot monkey, can't work the mic. Can't work a match. You honestly want that piece of shit as champ ahead of one of the best heels in wrestling?
I was with you until you posted that crap.
Go sit in the corner and think about what you've done
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He ain't heavy
He's my bubba
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Some wrestling fans are complete retards. Don't see how they even know how to use internet to post their idiotic opinions and pass them off as fact. Reminds me of the time my friend bet me $100 that Tom Brady really was the kid on The Brady Bunch just because ESPN made a parody of it. And the same dumbass ..... bet me another $100 that Lebron James played college football for Oregon. Lebron couldn't have played NBA and college football at the same time, as it's a violation for a college athlete to get paid for playing sports.
I'm not saying Bully shouldn't be champion. I'm saying the logic is dumb when the guy said ex WWE stars shouldn't be pushed in TNA, yet he follows it up by saying Bully Ray should be pushed. I felt things fell apart when Bully did not win BFG, as he's the only guy in TNA that truly deserves the belt.
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Oh yeah I see
and yeah those guys you listed are fucking spastics
Re: What the fuck is wrong with some of these people?
And you will never see me arguing over who is the true GOAT between Rock and Austin because I think they are joint GOAT
AS you can tell from my username :austin :Rock
Re: What the fuck is wrong with some of these people?
This Stuart82 is probably the biggest retard ever who joined this forum who hasn't probably still realized how dumb he is.
First he doesn't get the joke some guys posted how Triple H is the GOAT to upset The Rock & Stone Cold fans and he started to argue defending Triple H.
Second, he posts stupid stuff trying to sound relevant in the thread like
But you are right, Triple H bangin Stephanie is the reason why Triple H appears in the GOAT thread in the first place :vince2
But the most hilarious (or the saddest) thing was when Rock316AE and others embarrassed him and he had a breakdown and started to post catchphrases fpalm
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Congress and the Internal Revenue Service are both extremely interested in regulating all tax return preparers. In fact, they are downright serious. Apparently, there are return preparers out there who don't follow the rules, don't know the rules or don't choose to follow the rules. Either way, it's a problem for not only the IRS but also for the overwhelming majority of return preparers who do follow the rules, who do know the rules, and who choose to follow the rules.
A three step process is being put into place that will give the IRS information about preparers; will require preparers to show certain levels of competency in order to prepare returns; and will require preparers to obtain continuing education credit hours each year. The whole idea, in the end, is to get a better class of preparers.
As of this coming September, all tax preparers must register and obtain a Preparer Taxpayer Identification Number (PTIN). There will also be a fee to be paid, of course. This fee is expected to be in the $75-$300 range and will have to be paid every three years. This is the first step in finding out exactly who is preparing tax returns.
Evidently, the IRS doesn't have a good data base of return preparers. Many preparers, such as Enrolled Agents, CPAs, and Attorneys, already have PTINs but they will still have to go through the registration process. They will be re-assigned their current number, but the information collected in the registration process is not necessarily information the IRS has right now.
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Step Three involves each and every preparer having to take a minimum of 15 total hours of Continuing Education every year. I believe that Step Three will have the most profound effect on the quality of returns being prepared. Taking fifteen hours of classroom study annually on tax subjects and ethics will have a positive effect on returns prepared.
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Reinventing Synagogues and Prayer--Bridging the Gap Between "Keva" and "Kavanah"
Jewish Reconstructionist Federation (JRF), Fall 2000
The author claims spirituality is stifled in most contemporary synagogues as a result of a gap between the needs of those seeking spirituality and the traditions of most synagogues. He argues that a new set of objectives must redirect religious services so that the spiritual needs of the Jewish community can be met and that these objectives should be determined by focus groups comprised of affiliated and non-affiliated Jews.
Topic: Congregations and Synagogues, Continuity, Tradition, Prayer, Spirituality, Affiliation, Jewish Continuity, Synagogues and Congregations
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Schwarz, Sidney. Reinventing Synagogues and Prayer--Bridging the Gap Between "Keva" and "Kavanah". Reconstructionism Today. Jewish Reconstructionist Federation (JRF). Fall 2000: 16-17. http://www.bjpa.org/Publications/details.cfm?PublicationID=8837
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That's when the offensive lineman found out he would be allowed to practice after starting the season on the physically unable to perform list.
Wednesday was a big day, too.
That's when Sherrod practiced for the first time in about 12 months.
"I feel really good," Sherrod said on Wednesday. "Just to be able to do everything out there with my teammates was pretty good. Just going out there and really feeling it out."
Sherrod broke both bones in the lower half of his right leg at Kansas City in December 2011. He hasn't played since. He's barely practiced since, for that matter. He also opened last season on the PUP list. He practiced for two weeks, but never anything extensive, before being shut down for the season.
That makes Thursday another big day. That will mark Sherrod's first time doing any extensive work in pads since the injury.
"Each day at practice is a day to get better and I look forward to it, just as I was looking forward to today," Sherrod said.
Padded work is the next step in Sherrod's comeback. Obviously, Sherrod can't be a factor on Sundays until he can progress through the typical Wednesday-through-Friday workweek.
With Sherrod back at practice, the Packers now have three weeks to either put him on the active roster, put him back on injured reserve or release him.
"He hasn't been in pads since the Kansas City game," coach Mike McCarthy said. "He needs to get down there. The individual work will be really good for him. How we integrate him into the team work is something we've talked about. We're not going to just roll him out there and have him play 55 snaps in pads. I don't think that's really smart with what he's been through and the path he had to take to get to this point. So, we will break him in and push as far as we can. Just be smart."
Sherrod was the team's first-round pick in 2011. By now, he was expected to be a stalwart on the offensive line. Rather, it's been a "pretty tough deal" being sidelined for almost two years. Barring an injury to one of the starters, the rest of the season will be a time to shake off the rust and to get reacclimated to the rigors of life in the trenches.
"It has been a while but that's what practice is for,' he said. "Practice is for going out there and working on your technique and fundamentals and making everything better. That's what I'm going to go out there each day and do."
Meanwhile, defensive end Jerel Worthy's wait will continue. He feels like he's ready to go as he returns from a torn ACL sustained in Week 17 of last season. But on an injury-riddled team, the only position that has been unscathed is the defensive line. So, at this point, there's really no room for Worthy, especially with so many injured players occupying spots on the roster.
"That's up to Ted," the upbeat Worthy said of general manager Ted Thompson. "Just speaking for me, physically, I've been feeling great these past few weeks. Whenever I have an opportunity to go out and showcase my skills, I'll be ready to go. Until then, I'm going to continue to support my guys and cheer on our D-line, which has been playing great up front. As long as we can continue to keep it rolling, it really doesn't matter who's in there as long as we're winning."
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The BMW 5-Series (E39 chassis) was introduced in the United States as a 1997 model year car and lasted until the 2004 when the E60 chassis was released. The United States saw several variations including the 525i, 528i, 530i and 540i. -- View the E39 Wiki
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Ok gang, so my 5 series has been leaking anti-freeze for about 6 months now. I've been topping the coolant level off every so often to alleviate the OBD indicator to check coolant level. The other day, (100 degrees F here in the LOU) unexpectedly I was idling at a drive through with the AC on, and the digital "CHECK COOLANT TEMP" message displayed in the dash.
I noticed that the analog temp display in the dash rapidly went from the middle of the gauge where it normally sits, to the red end of the temp spectrum. So, I immediately turned the AC off, dialed the temperature for the interior heating system up to 90 degrees, and forced all of the air through the front defrost vents. This almost immediately remedied the over-heating problem. The analog gauge returned to the half way mark between cold and hot; and the digital OBD message disappeared.
Since then, I have been reluctant to drive the car, for two reasons: one, I don't want it to cause damage by overheating; two, it's too damn hot to be driving around St. Louis with the heater on when it's nearly 110 with the heat index factored in!
Also, I cleaned the engine bay out with a mild engine cleaner about a month ago. Now, I notice that there is some over-spray of what looks to be engine coolant all around the front of the engine bay---near the radiator and surrounding components.
Up to today: I have tried to duplicate the issue by idling with the AC on, even holding red-line on the tach to try and get the problem to reoccur. No such luck. But I do smell a peculiar odor in the engine bay...today I checked the coolant level, and it seemed to be on the low side, so I added more coolant to top the level off. Shortly there after, the "CHECK COOLANT LEVEL" message displayed in the OBD dashboard. Later, this evening, after a 5 minute drive home from the local pub, I removed the cap from the radiator/expansion tank, and immediately, coolant began to over-flow from the reservoir....
The "CHECK COOLANT LEVEL" message is still being displayed, and I'm frustrated as all get out. Could this be a stuck thermostat issue? Water pump? Leaking hoses? Even a faulty temp sensor?
I had auto-zone do a code read on the vehicle, and there were no stored faults, nor are there any 'check engine' lights on...
Any and all suggestions/help is greatly appreciated!
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I have same year and mileage as you as well as owned a '99 528i. I assume you haven't done a cooling system rebuild. At around 100K miles, the cooling system starts to leak. You could do what I did the first time and start changing parts as they fail. But after pulling the radiator 3 times for 1) a leaking radiator 2) leaking water pump 3) fan clutch I gave up and changed all three at the same time on my 2002 530i.
As long as you're at it, change all the hoses, belt idlers and thermostat. It's about $500 in parts if you can manage it yourself but your cooling worries will be over for another 100K miles.
Also, check underneath the water pump for any visible signs of leaks. It can leak very slowly there, fall on to the underbody protection and evaporate before you see it.
I have experienced the same sort of problem you have discribed. I was sitting at a stop light when my temp gauge which was sitting at normal went straight to red. I kicked the trans in to neatural and gave the engine a few revs. The temp gauge returned to normal and new missed a beat after that. This happened on a 49 degree morning in the beautiful Napa Valley. Although i never got coolant warning light, I did change the water pump, thermostat, clutch fan, and hose for safety. When I went to do the repairs, I found that the water pump had a "slow leak". What ever was leaking had been coming out of the relief hole on the water pump and been flung around by the crank pulley and was forming some weird white deposit over the front of the engine. I had a icecicle growing from the underside of the thermostat house. Have pic of it but not good at posting pic. Since replacing part all good but still nervous since I have had the cylinder head replace some years ago and still have shell shock from the process.
The stick and float that measures coolant level is of a different plastic, and is one of the first components to disintegrate. Does it still float when you top up?
When you have a leak, you get air pockets in the cooling system.
If the cooling system is original (date sticker on the rad), it's best to overhaul it pronto. Remember, the six is much more sensitive to an overheat than is the V8, and you run the very real danger of damaging the engine.
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A Google-backed university out of Mountain View, California aims to encourage innovation by educating its students about exponential technologies.
A recent piece at TechCrunch introduced us to Singularity University, located on NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. Founded by futurist Ray Kurzweil and X Prize founder Peter Diamandis in 2009, the university is based on the notion that technology may push humanity toward the next great evolutionary leap (earning its name from the title of a book by Kurzweil). Its aspiration is to help solve the grand challenges of humanity – issues like poverty & hunger, disease and a diminishing energy supply – by educating its students about advances in 'exponential technologies'.
Exponential technologies are those that grow at light speeds – in fields like robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), computational neuroscience, and nanotechnology. Students of the university's 10-week graduate studies program – or shorter executive programs – include select business executives, technologists and government leaders. Classes are taught by leading experts in each field, including Dan Barry, three-time NASA astronaut; Vint Cerf, Internet pioneer and Google executive; and Daniel M. Kammen, UC Berkeley energy resources professor and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Students learn about the implications of disruptive innovations and brainstorm on the sequences in which the next technology revolutions will happen.
In its two years of existence, the school has already inspired some successes, including the launching of 19 new companies, including Acasa, which constructs houses through 3D printing; www.getaround.com, which provides peer-to-peer car sharing; and Escape Dynamics, which is looking to use beamed power to launch spacecraft.
With increasing conversation in our industry these days on how design thinking can help encourage innovation for social good, we found Singularity to offer an interesting concept and additional perspective to the innovation dialogue. Singularity seems to ultimately aim to help these new, little-known technological advances reach a scale where they can be applied to massive human challenges – by exposing them to the business and government leaders that may be in the right position to employ them, if they only know about them. We're curious and will keep an eye out for what Singularity and the technologies it focuses on bring to the world.
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Gun Control is now a very heated debate but the ones screaming for the ban on certain weapons seem to fail to see the truth of the matter and that is that everyone of the mass murders being as horrible as they were have been done by people with Mental Health problems, but instead of creating tighter laws dealing with those with mental Health problems, our Senators, President, Vice president, Attorney General, Senators, and Representatives seem to like to not just violate their Oath of office, but also take action that is an act of Treason as so defined!
Treason;1. the betrayal of trust; 2. the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or his family.
As one can clearly see, if an individual betrays the trust of their people that sent them totheir positions in government or if they use "overt" acts, in layman's terms, "open' acts, to overthrow the government. Here we have to say that none of them seem to be trying to overthrow the Government, but they are in Fact trying to "change" the Constitution in particular the Second Amendment. It is the "opinion" that those, whom do Not support the Constitution or any Amendment thereof, are in fact people committing acts of treason by attempting to change our Constitution!
We have contacted Louisiana's Representatives in the New Orleans area and found that only one in this area will not give a solid answer to either phone calls, (one of which the phone was slammed down, Senator Mary Landrieu's office), or e-mail, or postings on their sites.
In response to our question of how Senator Mary Landrieu would vote on any sort of "Gun Control" all we got back from her is what is below. Senator Mary Landrieu is the only Senator we contacted from the State of Louisiana that refused to give a solid stand on this critical vote about the rights of legal Citizens under the Second Amendment. Senator Mary Landrieu's office actually hung up slamming the phone down when we questioned them about why she would not give a solid statement about the rights of legal Citizens under the Second Amendment. All we received from Senator Mary Landrieu's office was the standard form letter below! Senator Mary Landrieu seems to be avoiding a very important question here and brings forth a question of how much money will she get this time if she votes "For" the Feinstein bill, (This is a matter of "opinion" based upon her obtaining money for an important vote on the "health care" issue.).
"Thank you for contacting my office. This automatic response confirms that I received your message, and I will respond to your concerns.
If you are writing about a problem you are having with a federal agency or other urgent concerns, please contact one of my state offices for immediate assistance. New Orleans: (504) 589-2427; Baton Rouge: (225) 389-0395; Lake Charles: (337) 436-6650; Shreveport: (318) 676-3085.
In case you are in the Washington, D.C., area in the near future and would like assistance in scheduling tours, please visit landrieu.senate.gov/tours.
Again, thank you for contacting me. Your participation in the democratic process makes our government work better and helps me make decisions that are best for Louisianians.
Mary Landrieu
We did contact Representative Rodney Alexander by phone and his people stated that Representative Alexander supports the Second Amendment and would not support any sort of bills to restrict any legal Citizen from owning guns that are presently allowed to be owned. Representatives Steve Scalise also responded in the same way, we did not try the other Representatives of the state, but we understand that they also hold the same feeling that the others feel and that is that they support the Constitution and the Second Amendment, and they also wonder why the President, Vice president, Attorney General, and Senators and representatives went after guns when the main and root of nearly all the mass murders were due to a person with a very bad Mental health problem.
Senator David Vitter's office sent the reply below and it can be readily seen that Senator Vitter knows that any sort of "Gun Control" will do nothing to stop the people with serious Mental Health problems from obtaining weapons of any sort to do harm to people. This shows that of all our State officials, in Washington, D.C., only one, Senator Mary Landrieu seems willing to court the Obama line and continue doing what the people of Louisiana do NOT want! Maybe next year when she goes for re-election, she will find herself out of work for her turncoat and acts of Treason to the people of Louisiana!
The following is from Senator David Vitter;
"In the wake of these tragedies, many in Washington are calling for increased restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms, arguing that it will help to reduce gun violence. For example, Senator Feinstein (D-CA) has announced plans to reintroduce a ban on assault weapons and to limit magazine capacity. Also, President Obama has signed 23 executive actions and has called on Congress to pass legislation, including background checks for all firearms sales. However, as many supporters of the Second Amendment have pointed out, increased restrictions do little to affect the actions of criminals, who by definition do not abide by the law. Instead, they restrict the rights of law-abiding Americans.
"I am a firm believer and ardent supporter of the rights enshrined in the Second Amendment. This constitutional right, and our heritage of using firearms for sporting and self-defense purposes, does not have to be sacrificed to reduce gun-related violence. Instead, we should focus on enforcing the extensive laws already in place and turn our attention to more appropriate measures, such as increasing the safety of our schools and keeping guns out of the hands of those who may be mentally incapable of owning them responsibly."
Given Senator David Vitter's response above we have to go into something that few are brave enough to mention let alone show. This is where "WE THE PEOPLE" regain control of an out of control Congress and Executive branch! The quotes below shown just why any restriction to the Constitution cannot be done without the making of an Amendment to the Constitution!
Unconstitutional Official Acts
16 Am Jur 2d, Sec 177 late 2d, Sec 256:
"The general misconception is that any statute passed by legislators bearing the appearance of law constitutes the law of the land. The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and any statute, to be valid, must be In agreement. It is impossible for both the Constitution and a law violating it to be valid; one must prevail. This is succinctly stated as follows:
The General rule is that an unconstitutional statute, though having the form and name of law is in reality no law, but is wholly void, and ineffective for any purpose; since unconstitutionality dates from the time of it's enactment and not merely from the date of the decision so branding it. An unconstitutional law, in legal contemplation, is as inoperative as if it had never been passed. Such a statute leaves the question that it purports to settle just as it would be had the statute not been enacted.
Since an unconstitutional law is void, the general principles follow that it imposes no duties, confers no rights, creates no office, bestows no power or authority on anyone, affords no protection, and justifies no acts performed under it…..
A void act cannot be legally consistent with a valid one. An unconstitutional law cannot operate to supersede any existing valid law. Indeed, insofar as a statute runs counter to the fundamental law of the lend, it is superseded thereby.
No one Is bound to obey an unconstitutional law and no courts are bound to enforce it.
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Strictly speaking, an unconstitutional statute is not a "law", and should not be called a "law", even if it is sustained by a court, for a finding that a statute or other official act is constitutional does not make it so, or confer any authority to anyone to enforce it.
All citizens and legal residents of the United States, by their presence on the territory of the United States, are subject to the militia duty, the duty of the social compact that creates the society, which requires that each, alone and in concert with others, not only obey the Constitution and constitutional official acts, but help enforce them, if necessary, at the risk of one's life.
Any unconstitutional act of an official will at least be a violation of the oath of that official to execute the duties of his office, and therefore grounds for his removal from office. No official immunity or privileges of rank or position survive the commission of unlawful acts. If it violates the rights of individuals, it is also likely to be a crime, and the militia duty obligates anyone aware of such a violation to investigate it, gather evidence for a prosecution, make an arrest, and if necessary, seek an indictment from a grand jury, and if one is obtained, prosecute the offender in a court of law."
Will we as a State allow the people we send to Washington, D.C. to turn against the majority of the people from our State and vote against the People's wishes? Keep in your memory that Senator Mary Landrieu did in Fact vote for Obama Care and got 300 million dollars for doing that, even though over 70% of the people in Louisiana did not want that! Yes, remember this well and this comes just as Senator Mary Landrieu will be asking for those whom she Betrayed to vote for her!!!
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