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The 2012 Suzuki KingQuad 750AXi Power Steering is engineered to tackle the toughest jobs and nastiest trails without breaking a sweat. It's loaded with technologically advanced features for impressive all-around performance: Its advanced power steering provides lighter steering and more responsive handling; the fuel-injected 722 cc engine, housed inside the high-tensile steel frame, develops abundant torque (especially in the low- to mid-rpm range), which gives the 750AXi Power Steering exceptional performance. Independent rear suspension, a locking front differential and a host of other valuable features place the KingQuad 750AXi Power Steering at the front of the pack.
New for 2012: Flame Red, Solid Black and Terra Green; Black rims on Flame Red and Terra Green; Silver rims on Solid Black.
|New Colors: Flame Red, Terra Green, Solid Black.
|Key Features
|Compact and lightweight electric power steering, positioned high on the vehicle to help avoid water and debris, delivers lighter steering in a variety of conditions to help reduce rider fatigue.
|Suzuki fuel injection system provides excellent throttle response, fuel efficiency and quick engine starts.
|722 cc liquid-cooled DOHC four-valve fuel-injected engine tuned to deliver a mighty low- to mid-range torque along with a powerful high rpm output.
|Lightweight aluminum cylinder bore is electro-plated with Suzuki's own race proven SCEM (Suzuki Composite Electrochemical Material) for improved heat transfer and tighter piston clearance.
|Cylinder canted forward 48 degrees for lower center of gravity, reduced engine height and lower seat height, and is rubber mounted with two balancer shafts for smooth performance.
|Compact four-valve cylinder head with large 36 mm intake valves and straight intake ports for increased cylinder charging efficiency – includes lightweight magnesium valve cover.
|Semi-gear driven valve system minimizes cam sprocket size allowing a short / narrow cylinder head design and reduced overall engine height.
|The rubber-mounted engine uses two balancer shafts to keep the powerful ride smooth.
|Ultra-efficient air filter has both paper (for superior filtration) and foam (easily cleaned and re-used) elements for better durability and less maintenance.
|QuadMatic™ CVT-type automatic transmission designed for maximum versatility and convenience – fender-mounted gate-type shifter operation for high / low forward ranges, plus neutral and reverse.
|Compact torque-sensing limited-slip front differential offers more powerful traction plus light steering effort. A differential-lock system provides serious 4WD traction.
|Convenient handlebar-mounted push-button controls allow the rider to easily select between 2WD, 4WD and differential-lock 4WD to get the right setting for any traction condition.
|Advanced engine brake system minimizes free-wheeling to reduce downhill speed.
|High-tensile steel frame with special attention given to a balance of rigidity and weight for optimum chassis performance and a comfortable ride.
|Independent double A-arm front suspension (6.7 inches of wheel travel) includes large diameter shock absorbers with 5-way spring preload adjustment.
|Fully independent, A-arm and I-beam rear suspension with long suspension travel (7.7 inches of wheel travel), includes large diameter shock absorbers with 5-way spring preload adjustment and large diameter rear swaybar.
|Large, 200 mm diameter front disc brakes with single-piston calipers designed for strong, reliable braking performance.
|Sealed, multi-plate rear brake system, with a clutch-type design provides high durability, offers reduced unsprung weight, and is low-maintenance.
|Pressed aluminum wheels for reduced unsprung weight.
|Comfortable T-shaped seat with tapered design for rider mobility, plus thick padding for support.
|Polyethylene skid plate provides front-to-rear under carriage protection with minimal resistance over rocks and rough terrain.
|Utility / Convenience
|Easy-to-read LCD instrument display includes speedometer (mile / km selectable), odometer, twin-trip meters, hour meter, clock, fuel gauge, drive range.
|Distinctively styled 30W multi-reflector halogen headlights, and compact 5 / 21W taillight and brake light – additional 40W multi-reflector, handlebar-mounted auxiliary light.
|High output magneto generator system and 18-amp maintenance-free battery provides extra power.
|Large 4.6 gallon fuel tank positioned below seat for a low center-of-gravity includes vacuum-operated petcock, ratchet-style fuel cap and convenient bar-type fuel gauge.
|A handy storage compartment is mounted on the right-side front fender.
|Front and rear cargo racks are covered in a wrinkle-finish black paint for increased durability.
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want to see some times for 2.3
Im thinking about buying another focus and debating between a 2.3 car or a svt focus. What kind of quarter mile times are you guys running with a 2.3 and bolt ons?
16 even with exhaust intake lower engine mount and no donut or jack on 1/4 tank of gas
they will be pretty even
maybe ill get to the track one more time before i sell the car and let u kno how i do with throttle body tune header and underdrive pulleys added to the mix. i think the ST has a better quarter than the 2.3 hatch.
I have not been to a track before so I can't say anything about any times I'm running but I can say whether you go with EITHER the ST or the SVT you will not be dissapointed because both cars are great and have alot of potential!
its actually the atx guess i shouldve specified on that.
I ran my car at the beginning of the season. At the time my performance mods were: cosworth cai, fc tb, cosworth header/flex, borla 2.5" exhaust, 93oct FS tune, and cfm rear dogbone. My clutch slips mega bad so i ran a best of 15.1 @ 95mph. I lost a ton of time due to the clutch slipping. If my clutch wasn't slipping i would have probably been able to hit a mid-high 14.
at FocusFest last year in the ST vs SVT challenge the st pulled better in the 1/8th but the SVT reeled it in on the top end. it just depends what you prefer. better bottom end or better top end. do you want a hatch back svt or a 4 door st? the svt would end up being harder to maintain due the the rarity of replacement parts. and the ST would probably be more expensive to mod since its hasnt been out for as long.
well with exhaust and coldair my ST (with half a tank and jack and spare tire)
just ran a 16.05
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Love it or hate it, we agree with what Vice President Joe Biden said after introducing President Obama at this morning's historic health care reform bill signing. This is a big deal. (You can watch the video below, but Biden thinks it's a really big deal.)
Both Montana senators released statements supporting the legislation. Max Baucus, a key component of the debate for years, said, "After nearly a century of attempts and close to two years of effort, we have finally passed meaningful health care reform." Then he went all speech-y: "Tonight, a parent in Glasgow can sleep well knowing insurance companies won't be able to deny their child coverage, or rip it away when they need it most. Tonight, a senior in Sidney can sleep well knowing that soon they won't have to choose between food or prescription drugs. Tonight, a small business owner in Hamilton can sleep well knowing that providing well deserved benefits for hard-working employees won't decimate their bottom line. It is a new day in America. A day that Presidents from Roosevelt to Clinton had worked to accomplish. A day that families saddled with medical debt have dreamed would happen. Working together we have been able to achieve health care reform to help put our fiscal house in order and provide a cornerstone for generations to build on."
Tester kept it simple. "Montana families, small businesses and most importantly, our kids and grandkids, can't afford Congress doing nothing," he said. "Doing nothing to fix health insurance and control costs has broken too many families."
Rep. Denny Rehberg, who voted against the measure with fellow Republicans, felt a little differently about today's historic bill signing. "The House of Representatives today failed to heed the public outcry against this bill," he said. "I support true reform that would lower the cost of health care. Merely shifting the cost from the patient to the taxpayer isn't a solution; they're the same person."


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Hello there, I am also a TN man. Long time shooter, short time member as well.
Good to meet you,
This is a discussion on Hello from TN within the New Members Introduce Yourself forums, part of the Welcome To DefensiveCarry.com category; Hello Everybody, Been lurking here forever, thought it was time to introduce myself. I'm an ordinary guy, living in TN, interested in all things related ...
Hello Everybody,
Been lurking here forever, thought it was time to introduce myself. I'm an ordinary guy, living in TN, interested in all things related to shooting, CCW and defense. I have a strong preference towards revolvers, and in particular, large caliber revolvers. Always interested to hear others' thoughts, because no man is an island.
Tennessee Jed
Hello there, I am also a TN man. Long time shooter, short time member as well.
Good to meet you,
"These days I go down to Wal-Mart and they sell 'em in the back.
Some people wanna take 'em away, why don't you go bust them boys that's sellin' crack.
Guns, whether Remingtons 'er Glocks.
Come on man it ain't like I'm a slingin' 'em on the block." - Justin Moore
Welcome from Alabama
A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.
Welcome and enjoy the forum......................
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Another ALABAMA welcome !
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FloraGLO® by Kemin: The Pioneers of Lutein Science and Discovery White Paper
FloraGLO® Lutein - Your Blue Light Brandd
An Important Nutrient in Eye Supplements For Any Age1-4
Each sense is precious and indispensable. Your sight allows you to detect images, and enjoy each single moment of your life. But as you age, your visual health may decline naturally, leading to poor vision. Various eye conditions may also appear overtime due to family history or poor lifestyle choices. And even with 20/20 vision, your eyes may not be performing at their best.
One of the main culprits that can negatively impact eye health is overexposure to harmful wavelengths of blue light. Blue light is a component of visible light and you are exposed to it without even realizing it. Nearly every source of light - whether natural or artificial - emits blue light.5-7 In fact, our eyes are exposed to it all day long, both indoors and out, and at ever-increasing levels.7 Because our eyes can't filter blue light on its own, overexposure may lead to short and long term effects and negatively impact vision.8,9,14,15,16 Click here to see an infographic filled with information and statistics on blue light.
That's why, regardless of your age, there is something you can do to protect your eyes and maintain healthy vision for a lifetime.
Eye health vitamins with FloraGLO Lutein offer a convenient way to get the naturally-sourced lutein you need each day. Click here on why to look for eye vitamins with FloraGLO.
FloraGLO® is the only lutein brand supported by a blue light patent.17*
FloraGLO® - Protecting Eyes from Harmful Blue Light (with laser demonstration)
What is Lutein and Zeaxanthin?
Lutein (LOO-teen) and zeaxanthin (zee-uh-zan-thin) are important nutrients that our bodies use to protect our eyes and keep them performing at their best - through every stage of life. They are found in our diet in a variety of fruits and vegetables18, namely dark green leafy.
Lutein and zeaxanthin are the ONLY dietary nutrients selectively deposited in our eyes19, in the macula lutea to create a protective layer known as macular pigment.20,21This protective layer is our eye's natural defense against harmful blue light.
Lutein and zeaxanthin prevent damage from blue light wavelenghts by acting like a:
Did you know?
Your body can't produce lutein or zeaxanthin and the levels of lutein or zeaxanthin present in the macular pigment of your eye can decrease with age leaving your eyes unprotected and vulnerable?22
Therefore, it's important to replenish your lutein and zeaxanthin levels daily through diet and supplementation.
Are you getting enough? Probably not
Eating green, leafy vegetables like spinach, kale or broccoli provides the best dietary sources of lutein and zeaxanthin. But it's difficult to get the lutein and zeaxanthin your eyes need from diet alone. If you're like most Americans, your daily diet only provides about 1-2 mg of lutein and zeaxanthin.23
Fill your dietary lutein gap with FloraGLO® Lutein
FloraGLO® is a naturally-sourced lutein ingredient from marigold flowers (Tagetes erecta L.). With FloraGLO® you are providing your body with the same absorbable form of lutein found in the foods you eat.
FloraGLO® Extends Beyond Eye Health
Lutein is also deposited in the brain24-26 and skin27 as well as breast milk28,29, making it an important nutrient for:
FloraGLO® is The Gold Standard For The Lutein Market
Taking a daily vitamin containing FloraGLO® Lutein means you are taking care of your vision with the lutein brand that is:
Click here to read FloraGLO® by Kemin: The Pioneers of Lutein Science and Discovery White Paper
About Kemin
Kemin strives to improve the quality of life by touching half the people of the world every day with our products and services. We are committed to delivering safe, high-quality ingredients backed by science and clinical research.
Recommended use: a dose of > 6 mg lutein/zeaxanthin is considered efficacious.
*Kemin has a blue light patent covering three conditions for people of all ages; presbyopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism.
a. PubMed, 2015.
b. Based on the results of the National Disease and Therapeutic Index syndicated report among physicians who recommend a dietary supplement with lutein for eye health – December 2014 - December 2015 (USA data).
c. U.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2004. GRAS Notice Inventory, GRN No. 140, 221 and 390.
d. Roberts, Richard. "Methods of Treating Ocular Disorders." Kemin Industries, Inc., assignee. Patent US9226940 B2. 5 Jan. 2016. Kemin's patent covers three conditions for all ages; presbyopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism.
References available upon request.
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Derek has had a crush on Katie for nine months now. That's a full-grown fetus of laying groundwork for a date, or a kiss, or maybe just some impassioned eye contact. They do homework together.
"Here's your B-12," my doctor said as he plunged a syringe into my left shoulder. I like my doctor. But that's a story for another time. This is about Tuesday when I'm pretty sure I got high on B-12.
This feels like an episode of Gossip Girl, except in this week's installment, no one is acting or being ironic!
Get admitted to Harvard College before any of your non-black friends. They don't get into Harvard, Yale, or Princeton, are stuck with Washington University (a much lesser school). Tell you it's all your fault. They were National Merit Scholars. They did community activism in Botswana. They got a perfect score on the SATs. They went Le Rosey in Switzerland but then transferred to Dalton (a $250,000 education).
Go home for the holidays and run into old friends from high school. When you tell them that you live in New York, watch their eyes widen. They'll say, "Oh my god, New York? That's so crazy. I'm so jealous!" Have a blasé attitude about it but deep down inside, know they have good reason to be jealous.


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Oklahoma City Transformational Leadership Event
University of Phoenix Oklahoma
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 from 5:45 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Take a first step in leadership.
Please join us as a guest at our Transformational Leadership Event. Learn from local leaders how to inspire followers by understanding the importance of leading and not just managing during our panel discussion. Hear from faculty who can help sharpen your skills as a leader during our Leadership vs. Management workshop and attend our networking forum afterward.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
5:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Oklahoma City Campus
6501 N. Broadway Ext.
3 Broadway Exec. Park,
Oklahoma City, OK 73116
Registration from 5:15 pm to 5:45 pm
Attend our event so you can help inspire your organization to reach newer, greater heights. Mark your calendar and join us. Register today by clicking on the "Register" button. Invite a guest and forward the invite!
Campus policy does not allow children on campus
Panel Discussion with local leaders on effective methods of guiding and inspiring others
Gayla Sherry, MBA,SPHR, CMC, Certified Mediator
President, Gayla R. Sherry Associates, Inc, a consulting firm. Providing services to the financial industry, health care, government, higher education, public, private, and non profit organizations. Ms. Sherry is a well-respected human resources professional, accomplished speaker and facilitator, and published author.
Avilla Williams
Ms. Williams is the President of the new INTEGRIS Health Edmond -an acute care hospital and medical office building on a 44 acre site. She leads a team of more than 400 physicians, nurses, clinicians and other healthcare professions in the delivery of patient care. Ms. Williams holds a master's degree and has 36 years of clinical and administrative healthcare experience.
Julia Hardaway
Manager, Human Resource Operations for Devon Energy. Ms. Hardaway works as a strategic partner to align business objectives with employees and management in the US Exploration and Product Division. She serves as a consultant to management on Human Resources related issues. Ms. Hardaway's career in human resources spans experiences with McDonald's Corporation and Sonic, working in various areas including benefits, staffing, and talent management. Ms. Hardaway holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Central Oklahoma and is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources.
Kathryn Earl
Leadership Development Workshop
Why Leadership and not just Management? Learn about the various leadership styles and become more aware of how your leadership style is perceived by others.
Facilitators: Luvi Fendrych and Mike Osby
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Network with local staff and like-minded professionals
When & Where
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 from 5:45 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT)
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Whether you earn your degree online or in a classroom setting, you'll get the same benefits we offer all our students—a dedicated team of advisors, small classroom sizes and experienced instructors. In addition to degree programs, many of our campus locations offer professional development workshops, tutoring, computer labs and other resources designed to give you the support you need to accomplish your academic goals. Our accessible education has made it possible for nearly half a million working professionals to earn their degrees. Start investing in yourself. Visit one of our locations near you today.
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Wedding and celebration cakes in Dorset and Hampshire
Welcome to sweetcheeks Bakehouse…..
Run by multi award winning & Gold Award Winning cake designer Hayley Jones.
Based in Ringwood on the edge of the Dorset and Hampshire countryside
Sweetcheeks covers Dorset, Hampshire Wiltshire. Including Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, the new forest and surrounding areas
Hayley creates stunning, beautifully elegant and stylish cakes. passion and committed to excellence is reflected not only in the attention to detail of each individual cake but also the exceptional quality and impeccable taste of every creation.
Voted Dorset's best wedding cake maker 2015 & 2014. Also winning highest overall score across all the amazing categories who entered the Dorset wedding industry awards in 2014 was a fantastic achievement for Hayley and a very proud moment for her and her family, she still can't quite believe it!!
Hayley has worked very hard over the last few years to gain an outstanding reputation in the wedding industry.
Because of this Hayley is now a preferred suppler to some of the best hotels and wedding venues in Dorset and Hampshire, Including
5* Relais & Chateaux Chewton Glen, Hampshire. Parley Manor Dorset.
Lulworth Castle Dorset, Beach weddings Bournemouth, Dorset, The Italian Villa, Dorset
FJB Hotels: Sandbanks, harbour Heights, haven and the chine Hotel. Sandbanks Peninsula Dorset.
Bishops boutique hotel, Lulworth Cove
Hayley, prides herself on the highly professional and personal service she provides. From the initial consultation to the baking and decorating of your cake and then onto the delivery and set up.
committed to providing you the best service and the end result is the cake of your dreams which will be talked about for a long time after it has been devoured and enjoyed by all!!
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Weekend Brand Brief: May 14, 2011 – Putting Your Marketing In Context
Last night before the 9:45 showing of "Bridesmaids", my wife and I sat through the endless string of advertising that precedes the endless stream of trailers. After one of the commercials played, I saw marketing magic at work. I watched people instantly react to advertising.
It was an ad for a mobile phone company that promoted their new line of Blackberry devices and ended with a display of a cool feature that could be immediately put to use… the silent function. Around me people reached for their phones and put them on "vibrate".
It was incredible to see the immediacy at work. People responded to the ad, and in doing so they were forced to evaluate their own mobile phone. Was it as cool as the one they had just seen advertised? Did it have all of those valuable features? Shouldn't they think about upgrading?
Context is absolutely vital when planning your marketing.
1. What will your customer be doing when they see/hear/absorb your ad? Are you creating a billboard designed to reach a commuter on the freeway or a Facebook ad for someone looking up high school friends? Very different ads.
2. Who will your customer be with when they see/hear it? Are they alone to comtemplate the message or surrounded by friends to discuss it?
3. How far away from taking action will they be? Is it an immediate click or a long drive to your store?
4. What do you want them to do? Are you looking for a click-through or are you looking to be top-of-mind in six months when they need a new big-ticket item?
PS - "Context" is why you don't include your phone number in your radio ads, unless your have a mnemonic phone number like 555-FAST. After all, most of your listeners are either driving or doing other things while listening to the radio. They'll never remember your phone number. In context of a radio commercial, phone numbers are almost always a waste of time.
PPS – Great movie, by the way.
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WTB - Jeep Trailer Parts 1946 Bantam
I just scored a 1946 Bantam trailer Easter morning. :clap: Looking for parts info, anything someone may have out there, and hitch options. I have been hearing about the "Lock N Roll" hitch. I am missing the front landing leg as well.
Any info from your wealth of knowledge out there would be greatly appreciated. :thumbup:
Take a look at G503.com for the mil stuff. Neat site for the 1/4 ton trailers.
Got an absolute beauty staked out, but can't bring myself to pull the trigger on it, even though it is well worth every penny due to the condition.
Thanks for the info. I will try that site tonight.
Good luck on your trailer decision. It is tough to take the leap with the cost but they are worth it. Mine ended up being 2 miles from me in Kirkland and the price was amazing.
Check out Ebay. I bought my trailer off that site. I often surf and find much for those trailers. I also have a few links to sites. I'll have to get them off the old puter though so it may take a day or 2.
I have been checking EBay and Craigslist daily. And Googling everything to do with military trailers. The wish list is building. If you have any good links you can pass on, please do.
1946 Bantam
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Here are a few pics of the trailer the day I picked it up. Just ordered the canvas military tarp cover and picking-up a Con-Ferr 4x6 rack in the morning from a Craigslister. Will fit perfectly, hinged on top of the trailer with a roof-top tent. Someday :icon_mrgreen:
Nice. I just picked up one as well. The one I got has tailgates on both ends. Great for hauling planks and such for building bridges at workpartys.
It would appear at first glance that you bought a civilian model BT3C. Although some state inspectors will tell you there was no such thing and make you change the title even with documented serial #'s.
I believe I have seen these 2 site but will check again. Thank you very much.
I am pretty sure it is a civilian from the discriptions I have read so far - original tailgate, 3 hooks on sides, etc.
Now I need new springs for it. The originals are shot. And I want to flip the axle.
There is some rust around the edge of the bed flooring. I might replace, depending on what it looks like after some clean-up.
Picked-up the Con-Ferr rack for the top. Should work nicely when hinged and sealer water-tight.
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Holiday Wine Tasting
What an exciting time of year! The spirit of Christmas is in full swing. The house is decorated as is the Chateau Avalon. It is a really fun season, but don't forget exhausting as well. Am I the only person who is tired of waiting in line at the checkout at a store with 35 checkout lanes but only eight of them open? If you don't open them now when on earth would you? Pet peeve #2 not being able to find a parking space at the Legends Shopping center.
At least on this one I have a helpful solution for you. As you know we have a limo service that shuttles our guests to Village West destinations from 5-10 PM on weekends. Now I am opening this up to you shoppers that want to get dropped off right out front and picked up as well in Village West. The Legends has valet service for $5 now. We do it for free. (Adults only please) Just park in our lot and ask our front desk Ambassador for a ride. While you are here check out our gift certificates for that special someone on your Christmas list.
With the holiday season also comes cold weather. Please remember those that are less fortunate at this time of year. The Chateau Avalon is proud to be a sponsor of Project Warmth with KCTV5. If you have new or gently used warm coats put them to use with this great cause. Check out their telethon from 6:30 - 7 PM December 9th. You might even see me on there :)
Also for those of you with friends who are teachers or in the military make sure they follow our blog on our new web site. On it we will be offering a special 50% off deal for those folks this month. We really appreciate all they do for us.
From all of us at the Chateau Avalon have a Merry Christmas.
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Hi tinabcurly!
I missed this before.
Yeah, if you try my stuff and hate it, I'll take it, lol.
Dang, someone gave me GF leave in and I didn't pay attention to the ingredients. I missed the glycerin. Well, I'll just use it the week beofre I color since it won't fade much in one week. Many who have fade issues with glycerin only have it in the first week after coloring.
I do use a gel in the summer. I can't get by without it in the summer! I just don't need it much in the colder weather - and it's still cool here now.
The LOOB got drier for me as I went on, so I only use it a couple of times a week - still over the Boots. I love Boots. Cheap simple pink stuff, but I love it. I like the definition from LOOB, but it does get drying!
I keep saying that I am going to just make my own conditioner - at least I can get what I like that way...
Microfinance works.
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Rumor: Nikon MX, anyone?
Posted by Peter Ha
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Whoever runs Nikon Rumors thinks the above image (on the left) is that of the mysterious Nikon MX, but it's kind of hard to tell by the image size. He/she/it goes on to say that it came from a reliable source.
- Founded 1917
- Overview Nikon Corporation is engaged in the manufacture and sale of optics and imaging instruments. It operates in three segments: precision equipment, imaging products, and instruments. The precision equipment segment offers IC/LCD steppers and scanners that are used for manufacturing integrated circuits, liquid crystal display panels, and organic electroluminescence panels for smartphones and tablet …
- Location Minato, 04
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PhosSerine® Complex 90 Softgels #52570
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Phosphatidylserine is a phospholipid contained in cell membranes. It is a less plentiful component of lecithin than phosphatidylcholine. It is extracted from soy lecithin with the aid of a cabbage enzyme.
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, 1 softgel three times daily with meals, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Other ingredients: Other phospholipids, soybean oil, gelatin, glycerin, water.
Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly capped.
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Centurion: Making a scathing attack on Stephen Fleming ahead of New Zealand's key Super Six game against India on Friday, Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly on Thursday asked his counterpart to wake up to reality and realise the precarious position the Kiwis were in the World Cup.Ganguly took serious exception to Fleming's statement two days back that New Zealand would look to "open up some of India's wounds he opened up in New Zealand"."He can say whatever he wants to. At the end of the day the whole world knows where the two teams stand. That's a reality he has got to accept," Ganguly said."The pressure is on him to win tomorrow and then play the best team in the world (Australia) in the semi-finals."Ganguly reminded Fleming that India had annihilated much better pace attacks than what New Zealand possessed, and there was no point in talking big about Shane Bond and company."Pakistan has a better attack than New Zealand. England has a good attack but we beat them in Durban. There are better attacks and there is no reason why we can't get them (New Zealand pace attack) tomorrow," he said. Ganguly was, however, pleased with New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns' assessment that the Indian pace attack was the best in the competition, at par with the Australians."At least we have one person speaking sensible things. It's good to hear Cairns give respect to opposition. Ganguly said his side was not looking to settle scores against New Zealand but there were plenty of reasons for India to win Fridays game."We are not here to settle scores. We don't want to get into that frame of mind. We just will try to play our game and win every contest."We want to win this game and try out a few things. If New Zealand is beaten tomorrow than Sri Lanka has a chance for the semi-finals. They are a handy side at Port Elizabeth (where they would then face Australia) where the ball has turned a lot."So we have a lot of things to get out of this game. It's not just another game considering we have qualified for the semi-finals," he said."But the pressure is on them (New Zealand). They have to qualify and it is a must-win situation for them."Ganguly acknowledged the fine performance of Bond in the match against Australia but said the wicket here at Centurion Park was good for batting."Anyway he will only have 10 overs to bowl. But he is leading their attack and we would have to play him well. It's a belter of a wicket though and ground is not the biggest so there is always a chance of batsmen scoring quick runs. You get value for your shots here," he said. Ganguly also admitted that he considered Kenya to be an easier opposition than any other team in the semi-finals of the World Cup. "I have to be honest. It is better (for us) than (facing) any other side. But still we would have to play well because they have done well and the luck has also gone their way," Ganguly said."We really, really have to be on top of our game because it's a World Cup semi-finals and we don't want to get surprised."Ganguly felt one of the biggest lesson his side had learnt in this World Cup was to treat every game as a do-or-die match."Every game is like a do-or-die situation and how to raise ourselves in every game is an important aspect we all have learnt on this tour." PTI
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New yogurts for the lactose-and-soy-challenged
From what I can tell, many people in the nutrition field regard people who claim to be lactose intolerant with a dose of skepticism. Apparently, some data somewhere shows that many people who think they are actually aren't, and this data has somehow made its way into nutrition textbooks, causing the aforementioned skepticism.
Now, it is true that it's very rare for someone to be completely and totally lactose intolerant–as in, they produce zero lactase enzyme and cannot digest even a molecule of lactose. But that doesn't change the fact that dairy products in varying forms and varying doses cause a lot of people a lot of grief. The party line is that people who have some sort of lactase deficiency may not be able to drink a glass of milk, but they can often tolerate yogurt and cheese, since the culturing process helps break down some of the lactose. My experience has been that this may be true for some people, but certainly not for everyone. The only way to know, unfortunately, is through trial and error. Which means that for some lactose intolerant people, even yogurt may be off limits. Now don't get me wrong, there are plenty of other ways to get calcium in your diet if you can't eat dairy, but few of them are quite as convenient, ubiquitous, portable and tasty as yogurt. I'll confess: when I watch you eat yogurt, I get major yogurt envy.
First, let's face our tormentor for a moment:
Lactose is the natural form of sugar found in milk, and is composed of two simple sugars (monosaccharides) called glucose and galactose that are bonded together. Since our guts prefer to digest their sugars in monosaccharide form, we have cells on the tips of the fingerlike projections (called villi) in our intestines that secrete digestive enzymes to break down disaccharides into monosaccharides so that they can be absorbed. The enzyme responsible for breaking down lactose is called lactase. Lactase production is essential for human survival, since infants rely exclusively on (human) milk to survive for their first several months of life. It is incredibly rare–and often fatal–for a baby to be born with lactose intolerance. But as luck (or evolution) would have it, most people on earth are genetically programmed to produce less lactase as we get older, presumably since milk wasn't supposed to be our sole source of nutrition anymore. How much less lactase you produce will determine to what extent you can tolerate foods that contain lactose. Are you with me?
(As an aside, because the lactase-producing cells are located on the tips of the intestinal villi, anything that damages the villi can result in a temporary form of lactose intolerance until they have the chance to regenerate. This commonly happens if you have a nasty bout of diarrhea that lasts more than a couple of days– or perhaps if you've had undiagnosed celiac disease for awhile that caused inflammation and damage to your intestinal lining. Now, say, if your child has mild diarrhea for a day or two, there's absolutely no need to withhold milk. But if there's some severe diarrhea going on or a chronic condition, it's probably a good idea to lay off the cow juice until their guts have a chance to heal a bit.)
Why your intestines freak out when you have lactose intolerance (scientifically speaking)
Now, what happens if you can't break down lactose in your intestine? Well, depending on how much you ate, it will increase the sugar concentration in your gut by a little or a lot. And if you'll remember back to that lesson on osmosis from your 8th grade biology class, this draws water into your intestines from the little blood vessels that surround them in an attempt to dilute the sugary contents. Anytime lots of of water rushes into your pipes, diarrhea is not far behind. Additionally, the undigested lactose keeps moving along into your colon, where it meets the friendly bacteria who live there. And these bacteria are most delighted to feast on the sugary bounty you've fed them. As they digest the lactose that you couldn't, they put off gasses as a byproduct. This is what accounts for the flatulence. Fun!
Finally! Some lactose-free yogurt options.
Back to the yogurt dilemma. I've been waiting for years for the Lactaid brand to come out with a lactose-free yogurt. But I guess they were too busy counting their money from sales of their lactose-free milks, ice creams and cottage cheeses to bother. Or maybe they read the same textbook I did and believed that all lactose intolerant people could eat yogurt just fine. (Not all of us can.) Or maybe they saw how much soy yogurt is sold at supermarkets and thought that lactose-intolerant people had a perfectly acceptable yogurt substitute so they didn't need to bother making us another one. (Um… have they *tasted* soy yogurt? It tastes chemically and weird to me. Plus, it's not as if soy is a digestive walk in the park. If I'm going to be gassy anyway, I'd rather just eat real yogurt. Sheesh.)
As the yogurt aisle grew longer, and options proliferated, I became even more despondent that, with all of these choices, there still wasn't one suitable for the intestinally-challenged. And then, as I looked across the crowded aisle, my eyes locked with two new yogurts that looked like they were made just for people like me.
The first one was a no-brainer product that I was hoping Lactaid would have come up with eons ago: an organic, cow's milk yogurt made with low-fat lactose-free milk. It's a brand called "True," it comes from Vermont, and it tastes way better than any conventional yogurt I remember having. I love that it has a very short ingredient list and no artificial flavors, sweeteners or preservatives. The vanilla flavor tastes like actual vanilla bean, not that fakey chemically vanilla flavor. And its sweetened just enough to taste good, but it's not loaded full of sugar. It is dee-licious. Unfortunately, I had to pay a premium for this yogurt that met every single criterion on my checklist: it cost $1.79 for a 5 oz container at Whole Foods. But maybe prices will come down once you all start buying it, too.
*** 2010 update: since originally posting this, the True Yogurt company had ceased production due to loss of their facilities. Fortunately, in summer 2010, a new 100% lactose-free yogurt brand called Green Valley Organics hit the market to replace it. For other ideas on super-low lactose yogurt options made from cow's milk (but not 100% lactose-free), check out my post on MORE Yogurt Options for the Lactose-Challenged.
The second product I discovered is called So Delicious, and it's made from coconut milk instead of cow's milk, so it's naturally lactose-free. Because it contains no dairy at all, it's appropriate for vegans and people who are actually allergic to cow's milk protein (caesin). I think it's a pretty decent product: one 6oz container has 150 calories, which is the same amount as a Dannon All-Natural vanilla yogurt, but more than one of those light/recuced calorie yogurts; it has too much sugar added for sure, but no more than most other yogurts out there, and actually less than the Dannon we just referenced; and it's fortified with 25% of your calcium for the day in a form that is very well absorbed. As a bonus, they throw in some vitamin B12, which is a difficult vitamin to get from the diet if you're a vegetarian. As far as taste goes, you definitely get the subtle coconut flavor in the background, which I quite like. It certainly beats the not-so-subtle soybean flavor of soy yogurts in my book. (This company also makes soy yogurt, though, so don't confuse the two.) I liked it, and think it's a very respectable yogurt substitute for the dairy and soy-challenged.Did you like this? If so, please bookmark it, RSS feed.


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Yesterday, the Washington Post had two great, must-read op-eds on labor.
Harold Meyerson makes the point that, compared to other countries, America's economy penalizes workers when the economy tanks and does not reward them with higher wages when it flourishes. Money quote: "Only a purblind ideologue could miss the pattern here. American employers -- more than employers in other nations and more than American employers in earlier downturns -- have imposed the costs of the recession and, increasingly, the costs of doing business, on their workers, and kept for themselves damn near all the proceeds from doing business."
E. J. Dionne notes the historic role of labor unions in enhancing the dignity of workers and improving working conditions, and therefore social stability, for all Americans. If you just enjoyed the weekend, thank a union. Many of the labor leaders of the past, such as Terrence Powderly and Walter Reuther, were deeply influenced by their Catholic faith. It is a scandal that more Catholics are not more upset that America has become a nation where it is virtually impossible to organize workers, a right that has been at the heart of Catholic social teaching since Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum was issued almost 120 years ago.
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That's the thing, the con had such a welcoming feeling all the previous years by saying "Come, enjoy the con, but don't go into these few areas without a badge. Now you come and you need a badge to get everywhere. That's no longer very welcoming.
I am staff but not in that department however,
You are getting it all wrong , the reason they have to control the pool area because last year that area became a fire hazzard and they have to make changes for this year to preserve the safety of the con goers and abide the rules of the hotel.
The hallway and outside area in the convention level was still pretty open .
And .... I know Chaz will check this feedback .
You guys have to be more specific and objective with what caused the negative feedbacks during the convention . Just say it as it happened.
This year what I really enjoyed the most is meeting up with the voice actors, director guests that I have met all throughout the years. The caliber of guest is strong this year and there were a lot of them and their panel was pretty fun .I talked to Chaz about it and got my answer.
I feel the masquerde actually was not far from their expected time frame of start and finish and I have been there in the past so I know. But that doesnt mean we are not going to improveor make changes to make it more effecient.
BUT.... I lost track of the Artist alley.
The Music area seem to get only a few audience , I wonder if there was a way to use the hotel monitor in the hallway to show who was playing in there.People are very visual, if they see an image of the band then it will get their attention.
Anyway ,I love the convention level of the hotel but thier lobby is so small. Everyone starts to hang there when its cold outside.
A big plus about being in a Hotel Convention center is the availability of WATER !!! I mean nice DRINKING WATER .with cups and ice and ....I love it !!!!
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Bach Cantatas, Volume 27. For Whit Tuesday and Trinity Sunday. The Monteverdi Choir. The English Baroque Soloists. John Eliot Gardiner. Soli Deus Gloria SDG 138.
It's getting hard to keep up with Gardiner's Bach Cantata cycle—this is the second one released this spring and there's another due soon. On the first CD of this set we are in Blythburgh, Suffolk on the east coast of England, Benjamin Britten's neighborhood, in a very old church (1190), which barely has room for the performing forces. Britten himself performed some of his church parables here nearly fifty years ago, and the Aldeburgh Festival continues to use it on a fairly regular basis. It is June 13, 2000 and we are listening to two cantatas for Whit Tuesday, along with Brandenberg Concerto No. 3 to fill out the program. (Only two cantatas for Whit Tuesday have survived. Brandenberg 3 also serves in the Bach oeuvre as the introductory section of Cantata BWV 1744.)
As I listen to this CD and its mate twice during the course of a morning, working about the house, waiting for it to tell me what to write about them, I have the realization that I should have had along time ago about both this music and Gardiner's view of it. Like all major art, Bach's cantatas make a world we can live in. My house is full of tenor and soprano arias, orchestral music, choral set-pieces—the smallest moments poignant and beautiful—and, unlike music of this kind from other composers I know, our whole sense of being alive is affected by it. I know only a smidgen of German, I haven't been a Christian for years, and none of this matters. The music simply inhabits my house, thickening the air with a sense of meaning. I listen to this music fairly often, lately mostly in Gardiner's spirited (!) versions; and it has not occurred me until now why. This is why. Bach instinctively knows what a life full of meaning sounds like. Like this. Yes, for German speakers and Christians, the meaning is more clearly delineated. But for the rest of us, the music itself is absolutely enough. The English Baroque Soloists' Brandenberg 3 is light and airy, instrumental textures clear and attractive. The singing of the Monteverdi Choir is up to Gardiner standards.
The second CD contains four cantatas for Trinity Sunday, performed in St. Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwell on Scotland's Orkney Islands. Gardiner tells us Trinity Sunday is especially important to traditional Christians, marking the halfway point in the Church calendar. These are among Bach's most ebullient and melodically satisfying cantatas. Both chorus and musicians are in great spirits, which increases their usual excellence. It must be the spring Scotish sea air. If you haven't gotten into this series yet, Volume 27 is a fine place to start.
Mahler, Symphony No. 8. Pierre Boulez. Staatskapelle Berlin. Deutsche Gramophone DGG 477 6597.
With this release of Mahler's Eighth, Pierre Boulez's cycle of Mahler symphonies is complete. Boulez's Mahler is generally recognized, even by those who don't particularly like it, as the premier modernist interpretation of the last great romantic: an interpretation that refuses to indulge the music, even when seemingly invited by the composer to do so, but rather lets its given grandeur (and whimsicality and irony) emerge from an immaculate presentation of the score. Boulez's Mahler possesses stunning clarity. Those who prefer more of a late nineteenth century flavor to their Mahler, find Boulez's view of their composer too cool. Many of the rest of us hear in it a classical quality that any amount of indulgence or extra 'expressiveness' could only cheapen. To our ears, Boulez hears through Mahler's romanticism to its timelessness, which is doubtless how the composer himself heard it. Mahler didn't know he was a 'late romantic'—that's our idea.
Is the Eighth Symphony a symphony or an oratorio? Yes. Just as the composer's orchestral songs are also tone poems. Once Beethoven brought the human voice into the symphony, the door was open for the next heart bold enough to take the marriage further. And Mahler is clearly the bravest, most ambitious symphonist since Beethoven. The most obvious quality of this work is the massiveness of the orchestra and choral forces and the resultant massiveness of the first movement's sonic impact: 850 voices and 150 musicians: the 'Symphony of a Thousand,' as it has come to be called. Some listeners never get past the impact—and some sound systems can't get past it either! But there are plenty of harbors from the storm, and they are to my ears where the symphony's best music lies. The big production numbers are (mostly) little more than storm and hysteria. I'm not sure this symphony needed a thousand to achieve itself, though I might think differently if I heard it live.
My Symphony No. 8 problem has mainly to do with what I take Mahlerian to be: passages of shifty lyricism and chromatically shaded, elegiac harmonies; then passages of irony and sentimentality dancing together. An idealist mind trying and often succeeding in eluding its doubts. Occasionally the music will sneak up on us with moments of straightforward expressions of feeling, then withdraw just beyond our critical reach. In a word, the conflicted, fascinating, and still recognizable state of mind that characterized the transition into the modern world. Predictably then, I find Part II of the symphony, essentially a series of Mahler orchestral songs, more successful than the often overwrought Part I, as, I suspect, does Boulez, who especially delights in revealing the many colors and timbres of his orchestra and vocal soloists. Part II is, the composer at his best—until its conclusion, when Mahler decides he has to connect it to Part I, whereupon the 1000 return in full force to make the earth move. In a word, Part II makes a fine Mahler Symphony No. 8, though granted not the one the composer had in mind. I'm not surprised Boulez put it off until last, but he definitely makes the most of it.
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Jack Steele thought his life as an undercover operative was over after the FBI paid him $700,000 in reward money for providing information that led to the arrest and conviction of anti-abortion sniper James Kopp.
But several years after tipping police to Mr. Kopp's whereabouts and ending a series of doctor shootings that began in Vancouver, Mr. Steele is once again trying to trade in secrets from the criminal underground.
This time, however, he's offering information about a drug cartel that he says was headed by Thomas Gisby, a British Columbia man who was murdered last April in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. Mr. Gisby was apparently killed in a hit-for-hit gang war that was back in the news last week when police arrested three men in connection with the 2011 shooting of Jonathan Bacon in Kelowna, B.C., an incident in which Mr. Gisby was implicated.
"You know that old saying, 'Don't look for trouble, trouble will find you?'" said Mr. Steele, 67, a former state government employee turned informant who now lives in a beachside condo in Florida with his much younger wife. "Well, that's happened to me twice now."
The first time was in 1999, when an FBI agent offered him $1-million in reward money from U.S. and Canadian officials if he could lead police to Mr. Kopp, then wanted for killing Barnett Slepian, an obstetrician shot through the kitchen window of his home in Amherst, NY.
The shooting was the fourth sniper attack on a doctor. Garson Romalis was shot in his Vancouver home in 1994. In almost identical incidents, Hugh Short was shot in Ancaster, Ont., in 1995, and Jack Fainman in Winnipeg in 1997.
Mr. Kopp, who is serving a life term in a U.S. prison, was an anti-abortion crusader whose car had been seen outside the Slepian residence the night of the shooting. The vehicle had crossed the border into Canada just before Dr. Fainman was shot, and officials were so convinced Mr. Kopp was responsible for all the attacks that a total reward of just over $1-million was offered: $547,000 in Canada and $700,000 in the United States.
Mr. Steele was drawn into the case because he was friends with a couple known to be close to Mr. Kopp. He agreed to work undercover after an FBI agent recruited him outside a Toys 'R' Us store near where he was living in Brooklyn. "Jack Steele" is his undercover name.
After two years infiltrating the anti-abortion movement, Mr. Steele was entrusted with sending money to Mr. Kopp, who was hiding in France. His tip led to Mr. Kopp's arrest, extradition and conviction in 2003.
"The FBI brought me $700,000 in cash," Mr. Steele said.
He said he was happy with the way the FBI treated him, and thinks he "earned every penny" of the reward by risking his life. But he remains bitter that Canada's National Task Force on the doctor shootings refused to pay him anything because Mr. Kopp was never brought to Canada to face charges.
A 2009 letter from a spokesman for the National Task Force to the FBI, which had made inquiries about the Canadian part of the reward on Mr. Steele's behalf, states that the reward was for the arrest and conviction of whoever shot the doctors in Canada. But with Mr. Kopp in jail for life in the United States, the case could not come to trial north of the border. The offer of the reward, which was made by the Canadian Medical Association, has expired.
"The CMA considers this matter closed. …Furthermore, the National Task Force is under no obligation at this time to pay the FBI confidential informant any or part of the Canadian reward money," the letter concluded.
"I just don't – well, neither does anyone else involved in this – understand why Canada took this position: 'Screw it. We don't want to pay him anything on a technicality,'" said Mr. Steele, who is still fuming about the matter.
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I've see Rafalfett's stencil of the piece and it appears the marks that I thought were yellow (surrounded by the silver damage) but dulled by the airbrushing/weathering are actually grey? But on the Bulloch Fett build, they're yellow.
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For instance, features include Samsung's Digital Natural Image engine with its focus on improving fine detail levels, colour tones, contrast levels, motion handling and noise reduction.
Then there's Movie Plus, which draws up extra image frames and inserts them between the 'real' frames coming in from your source in a bid to make motion look sharper and smoother.
The 37R87BD also retains a feature designed to accompany Samsung's original tie-up with the launch of the Xbox 360 console, namely a Game mode reckoned to cut the screen's response time so that your gaming skills aren't damaged by screen lag.
The screen at the 37R87BD's heart is HD Ready in nature rather than sporting a full HD pixel count of 1,920 x 1,080. But this is as we'd expect given the set's lowly price. And in respect of another key specification - claimed contrast ratio - the 37R87BD actually considerably outperforms our expectations by promising a very healthy 8,000:1.
Although regular readers may be getting fed up with hearing this, though, I do have to remind you that this figure is only achieved by sacrificing a little brightness during dark scenes, reducing the backlight in order to make blacks less cloudy.
Still, it turns out during a run through of the perpetually dark Blade Runner on Blu-ray that the 37R87BD's 'dynamic backlight' system actually works rather well by the standards of such an affordable TV, producing reasonably deep, grey-free black levels while also retaining a fair amount of background shadow detailing.
Obviously for this money I'm not talking about the same sort of black level prowess witnessed on higher-end Samsung models like its M series, or especially its premium LED backlight range. But it's certainly a cut above the same-price competition.
Black levels as proficient as these are usually accompanied by some decent colours, and here again the 37R87BD doesn't disappoint. Bright parts of the image, such as Blade Runner's vivid neon advertising boards, look radiantly vibrant and dynamic, with rich colours that also, with the exception of one or two particularly tricky low-lit skin tones, enjoy pretty natural hues.
Just a quick question. What happened to the price of this set? I'm interested in a 37" LCD or Plasma and got really keen on this set at under 𧺬 but the latest price is 𨀊. Have I missed something here? Any pointers would be useful. Many thanks.
Hi Graham. Product cycles can be very short indeed these days, especially in flat-screen TV land and believe it or not but as this was reviewed back in March I suspect this model has been replaced with a newer generation. I had a quick hunt around and didn't find much availability - don't ask me why the Amazon price is so crazy!
Keep hunting, but you might have to consider other models. Here's one to get you started:
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Daniel Schröder photographed the partylicious GÖRTZ winter campaign as well as the KRESSNER autumn / winter campaign.
Last September, Elisbeth TOLL produced the IRIS VON ARNIM 2011 image collection. The agency responsible was Mutobar with Nicole Dresen in art buying. Naomi Itkes took care of the styling.
Misha TAYLOR produced an editorial for UNDER THE INFLUENCE magazine.
The new Jan VAN ENDERT website is now online: www.van-endert.com. New photographs for AUDI were produced in Norway.
Markus LAMBERT photographed current couture for MATERIAL GIRL in Paris. Stylist Oliver Rauth created the respective looks, the make-up for models Val and Tamara McDonald was applied by HEIKO Palach c/o GoSee member BIGOUDI, hairstyling by Mathieu Guignaudeau.
Markus collaborated with stylist YILMAZ Aktepe and hairstylist HAUKE Krause, both c/o BIGOUDI as well as make-up artist GABRIELLE Theurer GoSee member BASICS on an editorial for STYLE AND THE FAMILY TUNES. Model Alex S. posed for the camera.
He also shot the ROSA CASHMERE collection in Hamburg. MARCELL Naubert c/o BIGOUDI took care of the styling.
Kai MÜLLENHOFF produced the LEKKER energy campaign 'Ich bin Lekker!' for 'Freunde des Hauses' and Anne Kotte of We Love Artbuying.
Jan STEINHILBER combined food and fashion for the current issue of BEEF. Photo editor: Monique Dressel, art director: Lisa Herzel.
He realised a shoot in a garage for RAMP magazine. The photo editor for this project was Patrick Morder. Wiebke Brauer was the author.
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Where has Paul Jacoulet been all my life? The Harn Museum here in Gainesville just had an amazing exhibit of this French-born artist who spent most of his time in Japan.
SAW students and Justine and I all went to the Harn to see the show. Thank you HARN!
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Specifically designed around the physique and the ambitions of serious female archers, the new Rumor features the optimized Hybrid-cam technology, lightweight anti-torque structure, smaller slip-free grip, tailored draw cycle, and silent, shock-free release women need to realize their full potential in the field. The result is all the speed, agility, forgiveness and lethality any avid female shooter could want.! Plus the honor of being named the Official Bow Of RealTree Girl. Check out all the draw lengths and draw weights available, and get shootin'!Here's the technology at work behind the Rumor:
- FH2 Cam - Bear®'s synchronized hybrid cam system designed specifically for the lady archer. The FH2 Cam design has the exact geometry to optimize the Rumor's power and efficiency. Featuring a rotating module, the FH2 Cam offers draw length adjustments without the use of a bow press. The FH2 Cam delivers a silky-smooth draw cycle in draw lengths from 23 1/ 2 -27".
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1816, 1819, 1821 Jury Census. The City conducted a census on inhabitants in these three years for the purpose of determining jury eligibility. There is a census book for each ward; names are listed by address. Each entry records the name, age, and occupation of each head of household. The census also records the number (but not name), race, and citizenship status of the inhabitants within each household.
1890 Census entry for 239 East 114 Street, listing the inhabitants of the Marks, Lefevre, Hayes, Whiteway, and Wendling families.Collection: 1890 "Police" Census
1855, 1865, 1875, 1892, 1905, 1915 New York State Census, Kings County. The State censuses are arranged according to Ward, and/or Assembly, and Enumeration District number. They record the name, family relationship, sex, age, nativity, occupation, and citizenship status of each inhabitant.
1855, 1865, 1870, 1875, 1880, 1915, 1925 New York State Census, Richmond County. Similar information as Kings County Census.
All census records have been microfilmed and are available in the Reference Room. The Municipal Archives does not have a mail-order research service for census records and the microfilms are not available for inter-library loan. There are geographic (by Street name) indexes for the 1892 Kings County Census and the 1890 New York City (Police) Census (see booklets at front desk in the Reference Room). The other census records are not indexed.


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Local school districts plan a wait-and-see approach with the state Legislature before approving possible changes to school calendars.
Officials discussed several scenarios during the McCracken and Paducah school board meetings last week, but both districts will not present or approve any changes until the General Assembly passes one of several snow day-related bills or the legislative session ends.
The House and the Senate have passed similar bills in previous weeks but were unable to reach a compromise Monday. Both chambers agreed to extend the school day to a maximum of seven hours but disagreed on when the school year should officially end. Both houses could appoint new committees to continue negotiations. If approved, the legislation would go to Gov. Steve Beshear for approval, according to the Associated Press.
Troy Brock, director of pupil personnel for Paducah schools, said officials plan to delay any decision until the Legislature makes a decision. The board would then approve any proposed changes at the April 21 board meeting. If nothing changes, the predicted final day for city students would be June 3 and for staff would be June 4. The district extended the school day by 15 minutes to make up for lost time beginning Feb. 24.
In McCracken County, the district also await receive guidance from the General Assembly. The predicted last day for students barring any changes would be June 2 and June 3 for staff, according to Director of Pupil Personnel Russ Tilford. He told the board that if the legislation passed, the district could change the last day by adding daily time to some of the elementary schools. If the Legislature acts, the board would most likely call a special meeting to approve the calendar.
Graves County schools will add instructional time for elementary schools starting Monday, April 7, to improve the district's options in finalizing the calendar, according to community relations director Paul Schaumburg.
He said Central Elementary School will begin class at 7:30 a.m. and will be dismissed at 3:08 p.m. All other elementary schools will begin class at 7:20 a.m. and will be dismissed at 2:58 p.m. Middle and high schools will operate on a regular class schedule, but buses will be delayed up to 20 minutes.
Graves County students have missed 18 days and have made up four of those days. The previously approved 2013-14 school year calls for additional make-up days in late May and early June. District officials await a decision in the Legislature before discussing a make-up schedule for students and staff members, according to Schaumburg.
Either of the proposed bills would give the school districts increased flexibility to waive up to 10 missed days because of the weather or to deviate from the 170 minimal day requirement in a school year. Forgoing the mandated number of days could allow districts to add instructional time to each day rather than adding days to the end of the year.
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Ian McKown: Light And Shadow
120 pages color softcover $75
"How do I improve my tattooing?" It's a broad question with an unexpected answer: Work in other mediums outside tattooing. Try charcoal, pastels, paint. Explore other parts of what you can do as an artist, then bring these lessons back into your tattooing. You'll be surprised at how far a second medium can push your tattoo skills.
Ian McKown is a tattooist who specializes in black and gray, and is highly fluent in a number of other media which he demonstrates in this book in a clear step-by-step style. One of his key strengths is in how he breaks the dark and light structure of an image down to its essentials, making for art pieces that are both bold and subtle in a way that would translate very nicely onto skin. Light And Shadow is a great place to start for anyone wanting to explore a second medium, or for artists looking to give their work more strength, clarity and realism in all media. After a discussion of optimizing the use of dark and light, demonstrations are given first in charcoal and other dry mediums, then in ink and then oil paint, showing both drybrushing and opaque applications, two different but complimentary painting methods. It's a powerhouse of a book, loaded with useful information.


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As Anderson began his cool-down, Nishok recited a chant that has been popularized by fans in and out of pubs in England.
The song goes, "Anderson-son-son, he's better than Kleberson. Anderson-son-son, he's a midfield magician. To the left, to the right, to the samba beat all night. He is fast, he is class, and he (expletive) on Fabregas."
When Anderson heard the song, he waved to Nishok before running over and giving away his cleats to the precocious youngster. Later, Anderson invited Nishok onto the field to meet some of his teammates. The two talked for a bit and posed for photographs taken by Brazilian national team coach Dunga.
When asked why he recited the chant, Nishok said simply, "I just felt that he should know that I'm his fan, so I started to sing. The crowd was getting quiet, and I wanted to make it livelier."


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Iceland's biggest city, Reykjavik bears the distinction of being the world's northernmost capital, and for virtually every Icelandic visitor it serves as a gateway, just to the city itself or to the rugged adventure options beyond. Founded in the country's southwest at the end of the 18th century, Reykjavik has been Iceland's cultural hub ever since.
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Fantastic accommodation in the heart of Reykjavik. Hosts very kind. I could not ask for better. I hope to see you soon. Alessandro and Eleonora.
Lägenheten var bra, hade bra läge nära centrum, var tyst och en trevlig tillmötesgående värdinna.
Tak for en dejlig oplevelse , lejlighenden var ren og velindrettet , værterne var særdeles imødekommende og venlige , samt behjælpsomme .
Lejligheden ligger meget central.
Venligst Bjarne Juul Pedersen , Stoffalag 76 , Fo 100 Tórshavn.
We can really recommend "Kallis-Apartments". Unfortunately, our apartment hadn't got the 2 seperate sleeping-rooms which were offered in Widmu. However, this wasn't a problem for our family.
The reception was very warm and good organized. We even got a extra bed from Systa, because a friend of my daughter had to stay one night in our apartment, this was really spontaneous.
Furthermore, our apartment was roomy, clean and also the furnishing was very good.
Besides that, it is near the center of Reykjavik.
It was totally friendly, that Systa gave us a lot of information for nice trips, restaurants and grocery stores.
My family and I were really satisfied with our choice, therefore we have already recommended the adress to other people who are interested in such an apartment.
All in all it was a wonderful journey.
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We had a wonderful holiday in Iceland and our enjoyment was greatly enhanced by staying at Sigridur's fascinating cottage, cozy and full of character. It was clean comfortable and homely. Stokkseyri is a peaceful village by the sea and a good base to see and appreciate much of what southern Iceland has to offer. Sigridur welcomed us to tea at her Reykjavik home; she is a talented, warm and delightful person and it was a great pleasure to meet her.
La situación estupenda, un apartamento muy bonito y la anfitriona muy atenta y amable.
Sehr freundliche Vermieter, und gut eingerichtete Wohnung mit Kochzeile.
Kommen gerne nochmal wieder.
Nice Appartment with a lot of space.
Everything available for a good stay:
- Dryer
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- Big TV
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and much more.
Supermarket around the corner and the city centre less than 10 minutes away.
Appartement confortable et très bien situé, à 2 pas de la rue principale de Reykjavik. Systa est une hôte adorable qui vous donnera toutes les informations nécessaires pour découvrir la ville.
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Negative Campaigns and Big Money: Election Season in the Ancient World
In a recent edition of The New Yorker, staff writer and Harvard historian Jill Lepore chronicled the rise of political consulting and the negative campaign. Clem Whitaker and Leone Baxter founded Campaigns, Inc. in the 1930s and their work helped defeat Upton Sinclair in his bid for Governor of California.
Whitaker and Baxter may have started the first political consulting firm, but the truth is that negative campaigns have a much longer history, as Ellen Millender, professor of classics and humanities at Reed College explains.
The campaigns and elections of ancient Greece and ancient Rome have a great deal in common with American politics today. From Cicero's speeches against Marcus Antonius to the campaign war chests, Roman politicians might feel at home in today's Washington. As the ancient Greek historian Thucydides once wrote, "Human nature is constant," and Professor Millender explains that she remembers this statement whenever she sees modern politicians debate and thinks of the political similarities to ancient Rome and ancient Greece.
"You would be floored at how similar things are," Millender says. Many of the tactics that politicians used in ancient Rome - slandering opponents, making promises to voters - sound eerily like modern campaign strategies.
There are other aspects of the democratic process that have changed dramatically. "The way in which you would get people to like you," she says, "would be putting on a gladitorial show, or putting on a wild beast hunt."
"I think the Romans would be terribly confused in some ways by these debates," Millender says.
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carb question
i just put a 625 road demon on my 82 trans am with a 305 problem im having is when i shut the car off it will run on and sputter then it dies also when i put my hand on top of the carb it dies right away is this supposed to happen or is it a sign of a lean condition or something else thanks for any help,steve
Did you read the instruction book that came with the carb? in the troubleshooting area, it tells why it would do this, Demons aren`t bolt on and go carbs, they have to be set up properly, otherwise the results are not good, read the instructions very very closely, then try again.
ya know maybe the thing didnt come with a book or maybe i misplaced it whatever the case maybe i was just asking for some help now maybe i took your post the wrong way its been a long day but...seems like your jus beein ignorant whenever someone asks me a question im more than happy to answer it for them if i dont want answering it i dont i just shut my mouth its that easy
Uhm... I don't think DoubleVision is trying to be ignorant. He is usually very helpful and I think he is just trying to give you a quick tip. Maybe he doesn't use any of the BG Demon carbs and might not know much about them. I am really looking into getting a Race Demon and I thought his tip of careful tuning was helpful.
Well, it sounds like your car is dieseling. Obviously the ignition is cut because you have turned it off at the source (Key), but the car is still trying to run without any spark. It is pulling in enough air/fuel that it can continue to run because the engine is warm enough to light the mixture. Have you tried to make any adjustments after your initial setup? Maybe you should give it a quick once over and double check everything.
Here is a note I pulled from another site:
What is happening is that the throttle is remaining partially open when the engine is shut down, which gives the hot engine sufficient fuel to run without a spark from the spark plugs. Most hot engines have sufficient carbon build-up that remains glowing red hot and acts as an igniter for the fuel. The solution is to make sure that the throttle closes completely when you turn off the ignition switch. Check the throttle stop and make sure that the fast idle on the choke or the "bottom stop" isn't what is stopping the throttle from closing.
I don't know if this will help, but you should be able to find more help in the knowledge base or through an online search engine. Hope you get it solved easily...
Lower the idle speed
Generally that run on condition is caused by the idle speed being too high. I would adjust the two idle screws first so that you get the highest RPM when the engine is idleing, then adjust the idle speed a little lower than what you have now. 600 rpm is a good rule of thumb to start with.
If you completely covered the carb with your hand, it is normal for the engine to stop right away. If you partially closed it off and it stopped right away that is unusual.
hey thanks for all the help guys and doublevision if i did take your post the wrong way i apologize
No problem. The book that came with my Road Demon 625 says, Runs On After Shut off - Reset butterflies, lower idle RPM, Check spark timing.
What I was referring to was, when I got my demon, I learned real quick I couldn`t bolt it on, turn a few screws and go. I picked up the book and went step by step, and it`s been right ever since. Demons are real precise, not like a holley or any other carb I`ve used, they have to be on the money or close to on the money or they won`t operate right. it also says to set the secondary butterflies to where you can`t see any of the transfer slot, but will the very second they open, it says for a baseline, set the primary butterflies at .025
If you didn`t recieve a book with your Demon, call Barry Grant or send Tech@BG on this site a private message, they`ll be more than happy to send you one. They did me when I lost mine. Hope this helps.
thanks i appreciate it ,my idle is set at about 850-900 in park and 750 in drive is this too high? i noticed hotrodman said 600 is that in park or drive
600 rpm is in drive, but this is just a rule of thumb. I have seen some cars that worked fine at 500 and others better at 700.
I can have mine idle at 800 or 1000 RPM in park, but it will always idle at 500 rpm in drive. don't know why.
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