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These days it seems like almost every mainstream car company is building some kind of wagon-like small SUV that offers versatility without being conspicuously large or prohibitively expensive. That's essentially the meat of the auto market for young consumers who need one vehicle that can serve many needs.
Subaru can take credit for pretty much inventing that segment with their Outback wagon fifteen years ago. The scrappy car company that brought us things like the cheeky Brat—a tiny pickup truck with two rear-facing seats in the bed—decided to think outside the box once again.
Their Legacy station wagon was treated to a more macho look and some upgraded tires and suspension and voila! The Outback was born. It arrived just as the sport utility vehicle craze was taking off but offered a smaller, more car-like alternative. Through the past decade and a half, the Outback has been improved and remodeled a couple of times and now an all-new Outback has arrived for 2010.
Part of Subaru's successful marketing campaign in recent years has been that all the vehicles it sells in North America come standard with all wheel drive. It's a clever move to instill confidence to those who deal with snow on a regular basis, even though the hardware to drive the extra set of wheels is probably a waste to the vast majority of buyers in our mild climate.
And then there's that great name: Outback. Images of the great Australian outback and all the adventure that it promises. There's probably a loyal segment of Subaru Outback buyers who seemingly live in nylon and fleece "performance" clothing, own both kayaks and mountain bikes and dutifully take their vehicles to all sorts of cool places with their recreational equipment strapped to the roof. But I have a feeling that most people who buy an Outback with those visions in their heads are just out-of-shape people who only drive to work and to the mall.
Whichever way it'll be used, the 2010 Outback is a very competent vehicle with a big upgrade in luxury and comfort. The new wagon is taller and wider than the previous model, probably to look less wagon-y, and more like a small SUV. All wheel drive is once again standard and there are two engine choices offered, the largest of which makes this a truly premium vehicle, both in terms of driving and in price.
Base models of Outback are designated 2.5i for the four-cylinder boxer engine, mated to either a 6-speed manual or new CVT automatic transmission. There's no more turbo version of this engine but its 170 horsepower should be plenty for most drivers. For those who want or need more get-up-and-go, the 3.6R is the model with an improved six-cylinder boxer engine making an impressive 256 horsepower. A bonus is that the larger engine now runs just fine on regular gas.
Once an engine has been chosen, a buyer can select three trim levels for the Outback. The base model is fairly well-equipped but stepping up to the Premium package adds things like a 10-way power driver's seat, 17" wheels and a leather-wrapped steering wheel. The top trim level is called Limited and, with that, you get leather upholstery with heated front seats, dual zone automatic climate control and the option of a GPS navigation system.
The Outback I got to drive was the fully-loaded 3.6R Limited, and it's quite a luxurious little wagon… or SUV. All the amenities are in place, including things you wouldn't expect like an electric parking brake. The seats are very comfortable, and Subaru added 4" to the rear seat legroom, so tall kayakers or mountain bikers don't have to call "shotgun" in order to be comfortable on the way to the great outdoors.
There are little clever touches everywhere, including a really innovative luggage rack design. Luggage racks generally make unwanted wind noise when they're not being used, so the cross bars on the Outback's rack unlatch, pivot and click into the side rails when they're not needed. Very smart and something I have a feeling will be copied by other car companies.
You can get an Outback 2.5i with a manual transmission for $22,995, or add another $1000 for the automatic. Prices climb as you make your way through the trim levels, with the most expensive model, the 3.6R Limited, topping out at $30,995. Add the navigation system and moon roof, like my test car had, and your new Subaru Outback will set you back about $34,000.
Subaru has weathered the economic downturn and auto sales downslide pretty well, all things considered. They can probably chalk up their relative success to sensible vehicles, a loyal customer base and, of course, all those people taming the wilderness in search of adventure. Or just thinking that someday they will.
I'll see you down the road.
Dave Kunz is the automotive reporter at KABC-TV Channel 7. He's also a car enthusiast and owns several classics. Dave can be reached at TVCarz @ pacbell.net

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Two New Pedals from Outlaw Effects
Micro effect pedal company Outlaw Effects will introduce a pair of new analog guitar pedals at the 2017 Winter NAMM Show: the Rocker Box tremolo and the Deputy Marshal plexi distortion.
Split Humbucker vs. Single-Coil Pickup
Can a split humbucker sound as good as a single-coil?
Steve Vai Talks DiMarzio Dark Matter 2's
In this new video, Steve Vai discusses developing the Dark Matter 2 pickups – the result of his collaboration DiMarzio.
Behold EarthQuaker's Peak Performer
Few effects inspire creativity as much as reverb and delay (just ask the Edge, who pretty much built U2's catalog on those effects).
Squier Standard Vs. Squier Deluxe!
Darrell Braun: You've seen his stuff before. He's the guy who compares guitar tones on his popular YouTube channel. We've shared a few of his videos in the past, including Les Paul Vs. Telecaster:...
The Cheap Telecaster Shoot-Out
So you want to buy a Telecaster, but you don't want to spend too much.
Expression Overdrive and Ambient Delay in Review
The expression pedal is a woefully underused tool in the effects market.
Mitchell Unveils New HD Series Electric Guitars
Ideal for hard-rock, heavy-metal and fusion virtuosos, the HD Series is tailored for players who appreciate a lightning fast neck profile and precision appointments that are designed specifically...
Breedlove Guitars: Over the Moon
I recently visited the Breedlove factory in Bend, Oregon, and from what I witnessed, I can tell you this: 2017 promises to be a big year for Breedlove.
Meet a Valuable Fake Les Paul
This video might have been called "Five Things You Don't Know About the Original Gibson Les Paul Standard."
T-Rex Introduces Eurorack Replicator Module
Less than a year after launching its Replicator analog tape-echo pedal, Danish pedal manufacturer T-Rex Effects is introducing the Replicator Module, a Eurorack version of the sought-after effect...
Big Bite: Peavey 6505 Piranha Micro Head
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As the awards night closes in, MTV European Music Awards adds more big names to their performer line-up.
More big names will make the stage come alive once again for MTV European Music Awards 2012. With less than a month before the big show, PSY joins the roster of other newly confirmed artists including Alicia Keys, Pitbull, and The Killers. They will perform alongside previously confirmed guests Taylor Swift, No Doubt, Muse, Carly Rae Jepsen, Fun., and Rita Ora.
PSY will be showing off his dancing prowess to the live European audience in his performance of the international smash hit "Gangnam Style". "Since this is my first time to not only be nominated for an international award but perform in front of a worldwide audience, I am excited to give up my international virginity to the MTV EMA!" the Korean rapper said in an interview with MTV.
Meanwhile, Alicia Keys is set to play a track from her upcoming album, "Girl on Fire", and The Killers will be on stage to support their recently released album, "Battle Born". Pitbull will entertain the awards night spectators with the debut of a song from his "Global Warming" album.
MTV EMAs airs in the U.S. on Sunday, November 11. Supermodel and TV host Heidi Klum will host the grand musical event happening in Germany at Frankfurt's Festhalle.


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St. John of the Cross, the Spanish mystical priest of the 16th century, drew a map of the soul's journey, and entitled it The Ascent of Mt. Carmel. The path up the mountain was marked with the words "nada nada nada nada". His was the "via negativa", the way of negation that led to direct [Read More…]
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From Zero-Day Attacks to exploit kits: How to Contain Advanced Threats
Security technology is increasingly sophisticated and continues to evolve quickly – so why do attacks still succeed with such alarming frequency? The threat landscape is quickly evolving. Today's network-based advanced threats are more diverse, more numerous, more refined, more targeted, and more persistent than ever before.
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- Understand the nature of advanced threats and why they are difficult to contain with today's signature-based tools
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- Step through the various methods of attack ranging from basic data theft, Zero-Day attacks, advanced malware, exploit kits and more
Register for this webinar to learn the key questions you must address to strengthen your defenses against advanced attacks.


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Our broad portfolio of vaccines and pharmaceutical medicines help maintain and improve animal health. We offer innovative programs and technical services to help protect the health of animals and support safe and affordable food supplies.
13 August 2013
We at Merck Animal Health pride ourselves on being a responsible company that puts animals and consumers first. The benefits and safety of Zilmax® (zilpaterol hydrochloride) are well documented and the product has a 30+ year history of research and development and rigorous testing. Worldwide regulatory agencies have reviewed extensive data on Zilmax and have concluded that use of Zilmax, according to the label, is safe in cattle. It is important to understand these data included rigorous animal health safety and well-being studies – conducted by university experts – that found the behavior and movement of cattle fed Zilmax is normal.
It is Merck Animal Health's policy to vigorously pursue all reported adverse events whether or not they are deemed related to the product. It is a responsibility we take very seriously. We are confident in the totality of our data and the safety of the product and the well-being of the animals that receive it.
In response to recent questions about Zilmax, we're announcing our Five-Step Approach to Ensuring Responsible Beef and educating our customers and interested groups who are involved in animal husbandry and well-being.
Zilmax has a withdrawal period 3 days prior to harvest. Not for use in animals intended for breeding. Do not allow horses or other equines access to feed containing zilpaterol. Do not use in veal calves. For complete safety information, refer to product label and Zilmax website.
About Merck Animal Health
Today's Merck is a global healthcare leader working to help the world be well. Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada, is the global animal health business unit of Merck. Merck Animal Health offers veterinarians, farmers, pet owners and governments one of the widest range of veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines and health management solutions and services. Merck Animal Health is dedicated to preserving and improving the health, well-being and performance of animals. It invests extensively in dynamic and comprehensive R&D resources and a modern, global supply chain. Merck Animal Health is present in more than 50 countries, while its products are available in some 150 markets. For more information, visit www.merck-animal-health.com.
Merck Forward-Looking Statement
This news release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Merck's management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
Risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to, general industry conditions and competition; general economic factors, including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation and health care legislation in the United States and internationally; global trends toward health care cost containment; technological advances, new products and patents attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new product development, including obtaining regulatory approval; Merck's ability to accurately predict future market conditions; manufacturing difficulties or delays; financial instability of international economies and sovereign risk; dependence on the effectiveness of Merck's patents and other protections for innovative products; and the exposure to litigation, including patent litigation, and/or regulatory actions.
Merck undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in Merck's 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) available at the SEC's Internet site (www.sec.gov).
Zilmax® is a registered trademark of Merck Animal Health, Summit, N.J., USA


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This group is for men who are currently fathers of daughters. We discuss the happiness and hardships of being a dad to little girls. In some cases, we really are the Department of Defense.
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My daughter is 4yo. Right now she is all about Disney princesses and the fact that they always end up with a prince. (Except that new Scottish one) Having had several teenage foster daughters over…Continue
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Hi Dads,I am not a Dad of a daughter, but I am a daughter myself. I'm really tight with my Dad. He's everything to me and I strongly believe he is the person that made me a strong woman. So, I'm…Continue
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Greeting! I'm very excited to see what this forum will yield. By way of intros, My name is Justin. I'm 34 years old and am father of three daughters (aged 6 years, and 2 who are almost 9mo old) and…Continue
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Five months ago, I embarked on a career change of sorts. I moved from my role as a cog in the insurance world to a position as the "Director of Customer Experience" for a small Automotive Collision…Continue
Like Ian, I wanted all boys too. The idea of raising girls is scary. (That is a fear that has proven true!) But I thank God not only for giving me my daughter, but also for giving her to me first. I do believe having a little girl first helped alter the way I am raising my son right from the start.
i still cannot wrap my head around the idea of having a kid that is an adult. my oldest just turned 13 (boy). we have another boy, 9, and then our daughter is 6. and i am wrapped around her little finger. i wanted all boys, but once she came along, i changed my tune, i am just thrilled to have a daughter.
My daughter will be 5 next month. This past weekend I was on a seemingly never ending cycle of being the best daddy in the world, the meanest daddy, not having a daughter any more because I didn't love her, and just plain getting yelled at. Oh the joy of snow days making for long weekends.
I have a soon to be 12 year old. I live in Houston. She is a handful.
Hey Michael, congrats on becoming the father of a daughter! I'm sure you're finding out already that it can be an interesting, fun, and aggrevating experience. My daughter turns 21 this year and is in college. Cherish the little things like walking around the block and playing on the swing with her. They will be some of your best memories!
I'm a fairly new father. I have a one year old daughter.
Good day all. I am a father of 3, 2 of which are girls. A 21 year old spending this weekend at the RenFair in Houston and a 17 year old on high school dance team.


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Aaron Harang has regrouped nicely from the last time he faced the Philadelphia Phillies at home.
The right-hander looks to win his fifth straight start Saturday night when the Atlanta Braves try to end their recent struggles against Cole Hamels and record a sixth straight victory over the Phillies.
Harang (9-6, 3.53 ERA) is 4-0 with a 2.57 ERA since allowing nine runs and 13 hits in five innings of a 10-5 loss to Philadelphia on June 18 at Turner Field. He gave up a run and overcame four walks in seven innings of a 3-1 victory over the New York Mets on July 10 that snapped Atlanta's four-game slide.
"I thought Aaron pitched a great game, which he can do against anybody," Mets manager Terry Collins told MLB's official website. "He just stays away, away, away on you, and then comes in when he has to."
Harang also avenged that defeat to the Phillies when he yielded two solo homers to Marlon Byrd in seven innings of a 3-2 road victory June 29.
Atlanta (53-43) has outscored Philadelphia 28-12 during a winning streak that reached five games with Friday's 6-4 victory. The win came hours after former All-Star and struggling second baseman Dan Uggla was released by the Braves.
"We'll look for ways to improve our club internally, maybe externally, but we do think that the foundation of a real good ballclub is here," general manager Frank Wren said.
Jason Heyward homered and had two RBIs and Chris Johnson added two hits for the NL East-leading Braves, who have scored 27 runs while winning their last three overall.
Heyward is 8 for 17 with seven runs scored and four RBIs in the last four games, while Johnson is 7 for 13 in the last three after going 3 for 28 over his previous seven.
Johnson is batting .353 (6 for 17) against Hamels (3-5, 2.93), who has yielded three runs and struck out 24 over 24 innings while going 2-0 in his last three starts against the Braves.
One of those runs came in a complete-game victory Aug. 18 in Atlanta. Hamels' most recent start at Turner Field was another gem in which he gave up five hits in seven scoreless innings of a 6-1, 13-inning victory June 16.
The left-hander's solid overall performance this season has resulted in few wins mainly because the Phillies (42-54) have scored four or more runs with him on the mound in three of his 16 starts. Hamels, 2-2 with a 1.87 ERA in his last nine starts, allowed two of his three runs on a homer and three other hits in seven innings of a 5-3, 10-inning loss to Washington last Saturday.
Ryan Howard, who had two RBIs on Friday, is batting .109 in his last 18 games but .333 (9 for 27) with two doubles and three home runs against Harang.
Grady Sizemore is hitting .313 (5 for 16) in four games since he was signed to a minor league contract last month by Philadelphia, which dropped its third straight contest following a five-game winning streak.
"Not the start we wanted in the second half," said manager Ryne Sandberg, whose last-place Phillies are 11 games behind the Braves.


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Ideas can flow more freely when architects, structural and environmental engineers work together creatively from the beginning of a project. By doing so, they can combine their knowledge, and learn from one another, to devise sustainable, fully integrated design solutions. Alongside the architects and engineers are the many specialist teams whose expertise underpins our approach.
Our commitment to research and development has allowed us to bring our combined expertise to bear on an unprecedented range of projects around the world. Although design work tends to be focused in London, Riverside is just one of a network of offices that spans six continents and virtually every time zone. The practice reflects this rich mix of cultural connections; the team is young and cosmopolitan and together we speak some seventy languages.


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Bruno 69's Eminem At The MTV Movie Awards
Last night's MTV Movie Awards were pretty good — host Andy Samberg was delightfully random, "Twilight"'s Kristen Stewart dropped her award and looked vaguely like she was on something, and Robert Pattinson was predictably hot. But by far the best moment was when Bruno (aka Sasha Baron Cohen) flew over the stage to present an award, ass exposed, and landed crotch first in Eminem's face, in the "69" position. Though this was likely staged, Em's reaction was priceless.


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Look: Kate Middleton Takes Baby Bump To Switzerland
Kate Middleton, who is pregnant with the couple's first child, dressed up her tiny baby bump in a MaxMara Studio frock, cream coat and a dark brown hat with bow detailing.
The royal pair, along with Prince Harry, were on hand for the wedding of friend Mark Tomlinson, who wed Olympian Laura Bechtolsheimer in the majestic mountains of Arosa.
The expectant Duchess was spotted walking "gingerly up the steps to the church . . . she was being very careful in her heels," a source told PEOPLE over the weekend.
Prince William served as an usher at the lavish ceremony.
In other royal news, Queen Elizabeth II was hospitalized on Sunday after experiencing stomach pains, the palace said. [via CNN]
"A decision was taken on medical advice to take her from Windsor to hospital," according to a palace spokesperson.
The 86-year-old is expected to stay at King Edward VII's Hospital for two days.
Check out the gallery, above, for photos of a pregnant Kate Middleton in Switzerland with Prince William and Prince Harry.
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Columbus loses in extras to Syracuse
Marrero's two run single in eleventh leads Chiefs past Clippers
By Columbus Clippers | May 23, 2013 8:06 PM ET
The Syracuse Chiefs came into Huntington Park and ended the Clippers' seven game winning streak as they beat Columbus 8-7 in eleven innings.
After a 61 minute rain delay that pushed the original time of 7:05 to 8:06, baseball began in the Arena District. Columbus would be the first to crack the scoreboard with a Chun-Hsui Chen RBI single in the bottom of the first. The Chiefs quickly retaliated with a Micah Owings solo homer in the top of the second.
The Clippers got the lead back with big bottom of the second inning. Omir Santos knocked in a run with an RB double off of the left center field wall. Matt Lawson tallied another run with an RBI groundout to second. Syracuse then made it a one run affair when Chris Rahl led off the top of the third with a solo shot onto the roof of the Wendy's Hamburger Balcony in right field.
The Chiefs would get another big hit in the top of the fifth when Micah Owings crushed a grand slam off the batter's eye in right-field, giving his club a 6-3 lead.
Columbus would rally in this contest. Juan Diaz plated a run with an RBI double in the bottom of the sixth. Ezequiel Carrera then made it a one run affair with an RBI double down the right field line. Carrera then tied the game with a solo homer over the right center field wall to force a 6-6 tie.
From there, extra innings would be played. Things would not be decided until the eleventh. Syracuse loaded the bases with nobody out. Nick Hagadone was one batter away from getting out the inning, but Chris Marrero would have none of it as he singled up the middle, driving home two and giving the Chiefs an 8-6 advantage.
The Clippers tried to rally once again. Omir Santos led off the bottom of the inning with a solo shot into the left field bleachers. Unfortunately, the next three batters went down in succession, giving Syracuse the win and snapping Columbus's seven game winning streak. Erick Davis (W, 1-1) got the win for the Chiefs. Hagadone (L, 1-1) took the loss for Columbus. Xavier Cedeno (S, 1) picked up a save for Syracuse.
The Chiefs and Clippers will reacquaint themselves with one another on Friday night. Columbus will go with righty Trevor Bauer (2-0, 3.23) on the mound. Syracuse will tab lefty Daniel Rosenbaum (4-2, 3.04) as their starter on the hill. First pitch is scheduled for 7:15 PM.
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Youngsters on Kearney's radar
Youngsters on Kearney's radar
Junior Kiwi Joseph Tapine's elevation to the Newcastle Knights' first-grade line-up has captured the attention of Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney over the past couple of weeks.
Wellingtonian Tapine (20) is the latest young NZ talent promoted to the NRL stage, running for 63 metres and making 11 tackles in this week's heartbreaking 14-15 loss to Manly Sea Eagles.
Last week, the second rower debuted with 24 tackles as an interchange player in a 10-32 loss to Penrith Panthers.
"He's been part of the Junior Kiwis programme and is one of the team's leaders," says Kearney. "I know he didn't get much time coming off the bench, but it's a recognition thing.
"Against Manly, he really didn't look like this was just his second game of first-grade footy."
Kearney has also noted the form of NZ Warriors back Ngani Laumape, who seems to have solidified his spot in the club's first-grade line-up.
Over the past three weeks, he has averaged almost 120 metres, scoring a spectacular try in last week's big win over Canberra Raiders and running for a game-high 178 metres in the previous outing against Melbourne.
"Since he's come into the Warriors squad, to me, he's made every post a winner," says Kearney.
"Ngani has applied himself really well and come up with some really strong performances over that period."
Laumape (21) is of Tongan heritage, but was a Junior Kiwis team-mate of Tapene last year and is still very much on the Kiwis selection radar for this year's Four Nations tournament.
The other standout in NRL play this week was Kiwis prop Jesse Bromwich (Kiwi #775), who is surely establishing himself as one of the premier forwards in the competition.
He gained 163 metres and made 29 tackles in Melbourne Storm's 27-14 win over South Sydney.
"In the last couple of matches, Jesse has continued on from the test match, really" says Kearney.
"They played Manly after the test and he was very strong in that game, and he was again integral in a pretty dominant Melbourne performance on the weekend."


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I was looking at the new spring issue of Knitty. On one page an ad appeared from Yarnmart stating "New yarns from $2.89 to $299.85" and showing a ball of Vinuca yarn. The price of $2.89 sounds reasonable, but the $299.85? Was that an error? I realize that yarn prices have risen along with everything else. $299.85 must be a mistake. Off I went to the Yarnmart website to see this yarn. No mistake. Apparently, vinuca is the ancestor to the alpaca and lives in the upper altitudes of the Andes Mountains. It produces only 4 ounces of fiber a year and is supposed to be lighter, softer and warmer than any of other hair fiber. It only comes in its natural shade of cinnamon as it is sensitive to chemical treatment. This is a lace weight yarn, weighs 28.5 grams and has 217 yards per ball. To see the yarn, click here.
I do not mind paying for luxury fibers or upgrading my tools. I have silk, alpaca and cashmere yarns in my stash and another order for silk on its way. I view my knitting as a pleasure, something to keep me occupied and at times a new challenge. However, I am not sure I could justify (in my mind) the purchase of this yarn. I think I would rather put the money in gold wire and "knit" myself a bracelet or for instant gratification, just buy the gold bracelet. ;) But this is my thought process, I try not to judge others by my quirks.
I am curious. Pretend that you were gifted with one ball of this yarn, what would you make with it? A lace scarf or hand warmers would my first thoughts. What pattern would you choose or design? Please leave your answer(s) in a comment and I will revisit this subject and provide the results in a later post.
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Best Of :: Food & Drink
Roll over, sashimi. Sometimes when we're craving raw fish, we're in the mood for something more exotic than standard sushi bar offerings. When traditional makizushi (sushi rolls) won't do, we head straight for the wacky maki at Sushi Eye. The first time we set foot in this tiny Tempe temple to Japanese food, we instantly knew it was different, from the hip décor to the trance music throbbing on the stereo. Then we took one look at the mouthwatering, photo-filled menu and knew we'd come to the right place. First, the Crazy Horse roll caught our attention with tuna, salmon, yellowtail, and avocado packed into each bite. Next, we indulged in a decadent, deep-fried California roll. Finally, we succumbed to the Second Climax roll, a cucumber and spicy yellowtail maki topped with yellowtail slices, tobiko, wasabi sauce, and crushed macadamia nuts. With more than 50 variations, Sushi Eye's got the goods to satisfy us over and over again.
Don't get us wrong we adore the savory dinner options at Sweet O Wine & Chocolate Lounge. From cheeses and dips, served with excellent grilled bread from Simply Bread, to fresh salads and creative panini, there's plenty on the menu that we're happy to fill up on. But why try to save room for dessert when that's the star attraction of this sleek little eatery? Better to start off with exactly what you came for exotic chocolate pastries, chocolate fondue, chocolate hazelnut panini with crme fraîche and crispy hazelnuts, and petits fours galore. Once you get a glimpse of the chocolate treats in the display case, you won't be able to wait 'til after dinner to indulge. From macadamia toffee and milk chocolate caramel to fleur de sel truffles and butter ganache pralines, Sweet O can deliver your chocolate fix in just about any form you like. Even the eclectic wine selection is geared toward cacao consumption, with a generous selection of dessert wines and fortified wines. And if you'd rather let the experts guide your palate, pick one of the chocolate flights, where three different bonbons are paired with an appropriately decadent drink. Sweet O's proprietors say the "O" stands for "origine" (French for "origin," sort of the terroir of chocolate). But after flooding our brains with blissful endorphins and alcohol, all we feel is sweet oblivion.
We sure love hot chocolate, although in the warmer months (when we'll only drink iced lattes) we can hardly stand the thought of it unless it's Cowboy Ciao's unforgettable take on the classic cold weather treat, the Cuppa Red Hot Chocolate. Here, pastry chef Tracey Dempsey interprets it as a cool, utterly decadent dessert: a rich chocolate-cinnamon pot de crme that's almost as thick as fudge, served in an oversized cup fit for cocoa. The only thing "hot" about it is a froth of oozy chipotle cream on top perfect to scoop up with the spicy ginger cookie that comes with it. We'd happily splurge on a cuppa that any day, no matter the season.
We usually order dessert when we're out somewhere fancy, when the conclusion of a multicourse meal calls for something sweet to go with our after-dinner cup o' joe. But after lunch at a sandwich shop? Hardly ever unless we're at Bertha's Café, where it's a given. At this friendly, inconspicuous little eatery, desserts are impossible to resist, appealingly displayed in a big case right next to the front counter. From cookies and muffins to malted brownies, it's all good, but we're particularly fond of their rich, creamy, homemade cheesecakes. Sometimes it's actually hard to choose from the daily assortment of just-made mini-cakes, with creative concoctions like s'mores, baklava, and banana cream. Bertha's flavors are anything but plain Jane.
Check your guilt at the door. From buttery grits and mac 'n' cheese to the famous fried chicken served with a hot stack of waffles, everything at Lo-Lo's is stick-to-your-ribs delicious. So it only makes sense that dessert here would be a luscious affair, worth every calorie-laden bite. And, boy, does the red velvet cake deliver. One slice of this sweet, red-tinted chocolate cake slathered in buttery cream-cheese icing that we could just eat with a spoon is thick enough to feed two people. Still, we'd rather get one all for ourselves. We figure, if we're gonna blow our diet, we might as well do it with gusto.
We love olive oil drizzled on salads or soaked up with a soft piece of bread, but in dessert? Admittedly, the sound of olive oil cake turned us off at first. But we were very pleasantly surprised when curiosity got the better of us at radioMILANO, and now it's our favorite choice for sweet satisfaction at the end of the meal. Here, the thick slice of cake is so moist and velvety that it's hard to eat just a bite or two. It's served with a huge, smooth dollop of thickened cream (you'll never be able to eat Cool Whip again after tasting it) and a nice blob of blackberry jam, although we'd gladly eat it plain. And here's a word to the wise: Get your own piece. The rest of the menu might be full of shareable small plates, but when it comes to olive oil cake, we gotta look after ourselves.


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Francis Lawrence On For Mockingjay
Director signs for Hunger Games finale
Call it "pulling a Yates", after the long-serving Harry Potter director, because it would seem Francis Lawrence is enjoying his stint as Hunger Games overseer enough to sign on for the rest of the series. After the director finishes work on the currently shooting Catching Fire, he will continue to make the two-part Mockingjay to finish the series.
Collider was the first to bring word of the decision, and while no official statement has been made yet, it certainly appears to be legit. It's a healthy sign, as it means there'll be some consistency for the rest of the franchise.
Lawrence is busy making Catching Fire, the first sequel, right now. That film finds Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) pressed back into the arena when the devious President Snow (Donald Sutherland) declares that the contestants for the next Games will be previous victors.
The central pair (and their nemesis) are joined by returning faces Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Stanley Tucci, Willow Shields, Paula Malcomson, and Toby Jones alongside new arrivals Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Jeffrey Wright, Amanda Plummer and Lynn Cohen.
Mockingjay, the third book, will see the growing rebellion among the Districts take the fight to the Capitol. It's set to be divided in two films to allow for a less compressed tale - following the examples of Harry Potter and Twilight.
Catching Fire is set for release on November 22, 2013. The two parts of Mockingjay will follow on November 21, 2014 and November 20, 2015, which means Lawrence will be on a strict schedule for the next few years…


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Ann Arbor, Mich. -- The reviews are coming in, and Domino's Pizza is streaming them atop a billboard in one of the country's busiest intersections: Manhattan's Times Square.
The pizza chain is posting authentic customer comments -- good, bad and indifferent -- from its online ordering Domino's Tracker on a 125-ft.-wide billboard in Times Square. The move is part of a new TV advertising campaign in which New York-area Domino's store managers focus on customer reactions at a busy store along with the surprise of customers seeing their comments in Times Square.
"Our customers deserve, and have come to expect, honesty from us - and when it comes to the idea of posting direct feedback in Times Square, it really doesn't get more honest and open than this," said Patrick Doyle, Domino's Pizza president and CEO. "Our hope is that most of the feedback is positive, but our top priority is that people are seeing what is real."
Consumers who have their feedback posted in Times Square will also receive a link to a video clip of their feedback as it ran on the billboard. The comments are being run at various times on the Domino's billboard daily through Aug. 23.


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The Great War 1914-1918
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The title of the original album created by Robert Augustus Newsom (R.A.N.) was "A Few Photographs - collected by an insignificant cog-wheel, in the machinery of the Great War 1914-1918, showing chiefly the work of the P.B.I. [Poor Bloody Infantryman]". However, it would be inappropriate to keep that title for this collection - the memories of such a hugely significant man.
The original album was compiled during the 1920s, after R.A.N. returned frrom service as part of the Army of Occupation in Germany. The photos contained in this collection are a mixture of his own originals and those purchased by him for his album.
All the text contained in this version has been kept as close to the original as possible, though as R.A.N. wrote in white laundry ink, some sections of text have faded to the point of being virtually illegible.
This version of his personal album has been compiled by his grandson.
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Pulp Fiction (1994)
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Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta) are two hit men who are out to retrieve a suitcase stolen from their employer, mob boss Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames). Wallace has also asked Vincent to take his wife Mia (Uma Thurman) out a few days later when Wallace himself will be out of town. Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) is an aging boxer who is paid by Wallace to lose his fight. The lives of these seemingly unrelated people are woven together comprising of a series of funny, bizarre and uncalled-for incidents.- Written by Soumitra
Series of less-and-more related but separated short stories of crime and comedy that each result into an unexpected ending including unexpected deaths, sudden twists, black comedy events and horrific conclusions of crime and its following consequences.- Written by J. S. Golden
Pumpkin (Tim Roth) and Honey Bunny (Amanda Plummer) are two thieves who, while dining at a coffee shop, decide that the best thing to do is to rob it. Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson), two hit men working for mob kingpin Marcellus Wallace (Ving Rhames'), are sent to retrieve a very special and very mysterious briefcase for their boss. Vincent later must also show Mrs. Wallace (Uma Thurman) a good time while her husband is out. Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) is an aging prizefighter who is being paid to "take a dive", but instead accidentally kills his opponent, and tries to flee town, but not before getting his dead father's lucky golden watch. These four seemingly unrelated stories are interwoven in a non-linear fashion.- Written by movies_are_forever
Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta) work as hit men for crime boss Marcellus Wallace (Ving Rhames. Wallace is currently dealing with Butch Collidge (Bruce Willis), a boxer who failed to throw a fight after taking Wallace's money and is now planning to flee the city, but can't leave his father's watch behind. Vincent faces some problems of his own when Wallace asks him to show his wife Mia (Uma Thurman) a good time while he's away. Some of these people redeem themselves and some don't, and all meet an end appropriate to their choices.- Written by rmlohner
Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) are two hit men on the hunt for a briefcase whose contents were stolen from their boss, Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames). They run into a few unexpected detours along the road. Marsellus is out of town, and he's gotten Vincent to take care of his wife, Mia (Uma Thurman. That is, take her out for a night on the town. Things go smoothly until one of them makes a huge error. Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) is a boxer who's been approached by Marsellus and been told to throw his latest fight. When Butch ends up killing the other boxer, he must escape Marsellus. Pumpkin (Tim Roth) and Honey Bunny (Amanda Plummer) (not their real names) are two lovebirds/thieves who have decided to rob the restaurant they're currently eating at. But the restaurant doesn't turn out to be as easy as the other places they've robbed.- Written by G-reaper
The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.- Written by Anonymous
Late one morning in the Hawthorne Grill, a restaurant on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, a couple of young Brits called Honey Bunny ( ) and Pumpkin ( ) discuss the pros and cons of robbing banks versus liquor stores...See full synopsis » (Warning: contains spoilers!)


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An Animation Fan's Holiday Gift Guide
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Portland, Oregon-based toon studio Bent Image Lab has joined forces once again with Hallmark, this time to produce the 2D-animated comedy special Hoops & Yoyo's Haunted Halloween, ... Continue Reading →
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Nintendo's Punch-Out!! for the Wii, the clever remake with cel-shaded animation, new modes and a bonus boxer, is fairly easy to pick up but can start to get tough with the more advanced fighters.
But here are a couple of little-known tricks to try out in the ring.
Regain some health
In between rounds, repeatedly tap the "-" button on the Wiimote and you'll hear a chime sound. When you start the next round your health will be increased. You can do this once per match.
That shameful helmet
In Story mode, lose a fight 100 times and you'll unlock the embarrassing headgear to avoid major defensive damage.
Avoid a TKO
When you're the recipient of a heavy blow and see the knockout animation start, quickly "drum" in the air using the Wiimote and Nunchuk and you might just get another chance (or in the classic control mode, repeatedly press the 1 and 2 buttons).
Unlock new modes
Complete the Minor, Major and World Circuit modes to unlock Title Defense. Here you'll face off against all previous fighters but they're much tougher and use different strategies. Defeat Mr. Sandman in Title Defense mode to unlock Last Stand mode, then win 10 consecutive bouts in Last Stand to unlock Champions mode.
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Mike Snider began covering the video game industry during the Super Nintendo-Sega Genesis clash in 1992. An original pinball wizard, he eventually was seduced by Robotron: 2084 and Tempest. These days he is a fan of action/shooters and lives out his Keith Moon fantasies playing a mean drum kit on music games. More about Mike.
Brett Molina has been writing about video games for USA TODAY since 2005. He is well-versed in Madden NFL, the fighting genre and first-person shooters. The first video game he played was Asteroids at a local arcade. He has been hooked ever since. More about Brett.


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Welcome to the US election round-up on the morning of the vice presidential debate in Kentucky.
While the deputies were doggedly learning their lines in debate preparation sessions, the presidential candidates hit the road in swing states again. The campaigns are heading to Florida and North Carolina for Democrats and Republicans respectively. Read more


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For the first leg of our Ice Run journey, we're exploring the Finnish Lapland, one of the coolest parts of Europe. We went crazy with winter activities like snowshoeing and dog-sledding. Here's one of our stories on snowmobiling in Rovaniemi.
There is a reason why we don't go fast on ice. There's a lack of friction on ice; any attempt to walk on ice makes us slip and slide. Fortunately, we humans have come up with a string of inventions to overcome this barrier — ranging from skis to ice-skates and sleighs. Seeing that speeding on ice seems to fit the theme of our Ice Run, we've taken up the challenge to try out snowmobiling on ice here in the Finnish Lapland.
It's 9pm in the evening and the sky is completely dark except for a gentle white glow that rims the dark clouds. "Let's cross our fingers and hope we see some Northern Lights along the way," says our guide Sami from Lapland Safaris. We've been hunting for the Aurora Borealis for days but we haven't been lucky and the lights have eluded us. This year is said to be one of the best times in the past decade to see the Northern Lights. Besides, we are nearing 21st December, the shortest day of the year, and also the best day of the year to spot the aurora. Not to fret though, there's a whole range of fun things to keep us entertained in Rovaniemi.
A Lesson in Snowmobiling
Back on the snowmobiles, Sami gives us some brief safety guidelines. Apparently, snowmobiles can go up to 120 km/hour and is not simply a toy to mess around with. If not careful, we can easily slide off the ice and into the frozen river which can instantly cause hypothermia. A driver's license is required and just like driving a normal vehicle, no drinking is allowed before taking the wheel. A snowmobile costs around €13,000 and weighs almost 300kg; Sami warns us, "Never never put your leg out when your snowmobile flips over, you'll just end up breaking your leg." We all shudder a little at that thought.
While snowmobiles may be the answer to our strange desire to seek out icy thrills, they are simply a mode of transport for Lapland's locals – just like a scooter or mini car. "Many of us who live in Lapland own a snowmobile as it's the easiest and fastest way to move around when it's snowing," said Sami.
Soon enough we are off, riding on the frozen surface of Ounas River, a 300km long river that winds through Rovaniemi. It is one of the biggest, and most important, rivers in the Finnish Lapland. Each year, the river freezes from October through to May, and makes for excellent ice fishing and snowmobiling. With over 30cm thick ice, the river can withstand the weight of a truck, not to mention our group of snowmobiles. But we aren't worried — earlier in the day, we had already given a shot at ice-fishing and it was obvious that the layer of ice was as thick as a brick wall and chances of us falling into the water was at a minimum. Besides, we've got Sami, our trusty guide to watch over us.
Riding a snowmobile is surprisingly easy. The vehicle, while bulky and sturdy, almost feels like motor-powered skis. Although it wobbles from time to time on the slippery snow, all we have to do is keep the wheel straight and stay on the marked trail. As we're all beginners, we obediently follow our guide in single file, and keep a safe distance of 10-20 meters from one another, trotting at around 45km/h. Thankfully it's only –4 degrees Celsius, which Sami refers to as "summer weather for us locals". To be safe, we've geared up with balaclavas, thick overalls, quality snow boots and sturdy motorbike helmets. Despite the chilly wind, I sit snug and comfy in my Michelin-man outfit, gazing up to the sky and feeling the spray from the snow beneath my feet.
Rovaniemi definitely puts the fun back into winter — with or without the Northern Lights.
Speeding through the Darkness
At first, the night lights of the city twinkle and shine on both sides of the river, but just ten minutes later, the lights quickly fade into the distance behind us. The sky lights up in an iridescent orange glow, shimmering from the horizon into the dark blue cosmic space above our heads. We almost mistake the glow for the Northern Lights, but Sami brings us back to reality and tells us they are just the city lights.
We continue to ride on the wide, open river before veering off into a forest, snaking our way through narrow trails flanked by thick tree branches. At one point, we inch right by the edge of a small frozen lake where icicles hang from the banks. After almost 12km from our starting point, we arrive at Reindeer Cottage, a comfortable, modern wooden cabin run by Lapland Safaris. Sami starts a fire and puts a kettle of water to boil by the burning logs. It's warm and cosy in there as we watch snow fall right outside our window. Surrounded by tall pine firs, we feel as if we're in the wilderness even though this is just in the suburbs of Rovaniemi, with easy access to creature comforts.
It's almost nearing midnight, the prime hour for Northern Lights viewing. Sami whips out a few pairs of snowshoes for us to go frolicking in the thick snow. Like penguins set free in their playground, we waddle through the 20-cm thick snow (which is hardly considered deep for the locals). Sami usually uses these snowshoes to go hunting or ice-fishing in accessible areas, where snowshoes really come to good use in knee-deep snow.
As we head back towards the city, the golden glow welcomes us back from the wilderness. We are buzzing with a natural high from the evening's thrilling activities. Rovaniemi definitely puts the fun back into winter — with or without the Northern Lights .
Here's a short video from our snowmobiling experience:
Disclaimer: This trip was made possible by Lapland – the North of Finland, but all opinions expressed are our own.


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10 Essential Lessons from Leo DiCaprio
Not an adaptation or biopic so much as an interpretation of Allen Ginsberg's famous poem — and outside of James Franco's performance as its author, not an especially compelling one.
Writer-director David Michôd is Australia's answer to Michael Mann, and his debut — tracing the deterioration of a Melbourne crime family through three generations — is an instant classic.
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This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
We have recently developed a computational approach for hierarchical, genome-based classification of viruses of a family (DEmARC). In DEmARC, virus clusters are delimited objectively by devising a universal family-wide threshold on intra-cluster genetic divergence of viruses that is specific for each level of the classification. Here, we apply DEmARC to a set of 56 filoviruses with complete genome sequences and compare the resulting classification to the ICTV taxonomy of the family
For a steadily growing number of viruses the genome sequence is the first and only information available. Because experimental characterization lags behind and is unlikely to be pursued for many viruses, comparative sequence analysis plays a central role in identifying commonalities and specifics between viruses. In this framework, researchers increasingly explore the usability of genetic sequences for virus classification. We have recently introduced a computational approach to hierarchically classify viruses of a family by relying solely on genetic data, coined DEmARC. Briefly, in DEmARC virus clusters are delimited by devising a threshold on the maximum intra-cluster (intra-taxon) divergence of viruses. This is done separately for each level of the hierarchical classification, all of which are selected using a cost function that measures the quality of virus clustering. The approach was extensively evaluated in a case study of picornaviruses [
In this study we sought to apply DEmARC to filoviruses, making it the first analysis of viruses with RNA genomes of negative polarity (ssRNA−). Filoviruses form the family
The dataset of this study was formed by 56 complete filovirus genome sequences that we downloaded into the Viralis platform [
The first selected threshold (PED of 0.120) results in seven clusters (
The PED threshold delineating the seven ICTV species is controlled by a single cluster, species
We note that the use of pairwise sequence similarities is becoming increasingly popular for assisting decision-making in virus taxonomy (see the Introduction for literature). On the other hand, there is the current paradigm that the use of a single (e.g., genetic) criterion is insufficient for the demarcation of viral taxa [
In the DEmARC framework, an upper limit on intra-species genetic divergence is imposed on loci encoding the family-wide conserved proteins. Consequently, when there is a strong support for species, viruses of the same species are genetically separated from viruses outside the species in these loci. For picornaviruses with their RNA genomes of positive polarity (ssRNA+), this separation may be promoted by mutation and limited through homologous recombination [
Filovirus-wide pairwise evolutionary distance (PED) distribution and thresholds for virus clustering. (
Genetics-based classification of filoviruses and alternative species groupings. A quadrant is used to visualize the classification of the 56 filoviruses with three hierarchical levels. The axes indicate intervirus genetic divergence (as PED) which increases linearly from the perimeter of the quadrant (zero PED) to its origin (maximum PED of 1.2). The three classification levels are highlighted using three basic colors (orange, blue, and purple). Each color exists in two shadings that highlight the limit on expected intragroup genetic divergence according to a distance threshold (soft shading) and the maximum observed intragroup genetic divergence (bright shading) of a cluster. (
Intragroup genetic divergence of filoviruses. Box-and-whisker graphs are used to plot level-specific PED distributions for the seven clusters of the lowest classification level (bright-shaded orange, blue, and purple). The seven orange clusters correspond to the official or tentative ICTV species of the family
The seven filovirus proteins that are conserved in all known members of the family (NP, VP35, VP40, GP1,2, VP30, VP24, and L) were aligned separately at the amino acid level using the program Muscle version 3.52 [
A derivative of the multiple alignment used for PED calculation, from which strongly conserved blocks [
DEmARC offers a systematic and quantitative framework for virus classification that utilizes genome sequences, the only information available for a growing number of viruses. The striking agreement on species and genus taxa between the DEmARC-mediated filovirus classification of this study and the taxonomy of the family
We thank Igor Sidorov, Alexander Kravchenko, and Dmitry Samborskiy for expert administration of the Viralis platform. This research was partially supported through the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2013) under the program SILVER (grant agreement no. 260644), the Collaborative Agreement in Bioinformatics between Leiden University Medical Center and Moscow State University (MoBiLe), and Leiden University Fund.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.


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Car Sharing Service Enables People To Test Drive A Tesla
New membership-free service gives you access to one of the world's most sought-after sedans.
If you've ever dreamt of driving a Tesla Model S, but haven't quite amassed the funds, you will definitely be excited to hear about Palo Alto-based Vukee Car. The car sharing company will be the first to offer Tesla's highly coveted luxury model when they go live later this year.
The company will officially launch in April, but if you are really keen to get behind the wheel of a Tesla, then you can pre-register now to make sure you are one of the first in line. Vukee Car also gives you the option to drive several other Tesla Model S sedans, which should have you spoilt for choice..
Unlike other car sharing services that require a membership fee, Vukee Car has no costs other than the hourly rate to rent its vehicles. Not all of the pricing details have been released yet, so there could be other associated costs, but according to information available online, an hour of driving will cost you around $39.
Vukee Car also plans to launch a fund raising campaign in February, which could earn you a free hour of driving when you show your support. There is also the option on the company's landing page to register interest for your city, which would imply they plan to make Teslas available all around the country.
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Jimmy Fallon Offers Up Pros & Cons of Attending Kardashian/West Wedding: Watch Here!
Though he failed to make the guest list for their big day, Jimmy Fallon took time to share a pros and cons list concerning the upcoming wedding between Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
During Tuesday's (May 13) "Tonight Show," the funnyman offered up some laughs with zingers such as "Pro: Watching Kim and Kanye ride off into the sunset. Con: Naked on a motorcycle."
Another read, "Pro: Being united in the eyes of God. Con: Also the eyes of Yeezus."
Slated for May 24 in Paris, the nuptials have been grabbing headlines for months, and with the big day so close the hype is sure to build even more over the next week.
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How To Manage the Terrible Two's
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The "terrible twos" are seldom a stage of a child's upbringing that parents look forward to, and unfortunately, the behavior that earns children that unflattering title often stretches into the "terrible threes."
While temper tantrums, mood swings, and aggressive behavior are common during in this stage, your sweet, innocent baby is also starting to talk and and interact with others on a more independent level. One way toddlers express their growing independence is by refusing to follow instructions. Often, "no" is their favorite word. In some cases, the terrible twos can even manifest in the form of tantrums, biting, and mood swings.
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February 9, 2004
It's Vagina-Friendly Week at Ball State. No word yet on when they plan to hold Pro-Penis Week.
Meanwhile, students at Syracuse University are promoting their annual production of "The Vagina Monologues" with a giant six-foot vagina and other vagina-themed displays:
Their booth flows with glitter, glue and pipe cleaners for a "decorate-your-vagina" activity, but its main attraction is a 6-foot vagina.
Passers-by and vagina aficionados can donate a dollar to stick their heads through a hole cut near the top of the decorative, cardboard creation and have their pictures taken.
Additional information about the "decorate-your-vagina" activity was not available at the time of this posting. If you are a Syracuse student who has engaged in or witnessed such decorations, please do write to explain--especially the part about the glue. No word yet on when the good people at Syracuse plan to stage a "decorate-your-penis" day, or whether the student activities fund will pay to erect a six-foot photogenic penis in the student center. (If the reaction of certain Harvard women to the nine-foot snow phallus erected in Harvard Yard last winter is any indication, there won't be an analogous erection in the Syracuse student center any time soon)
Events at Ball State and Syracuse are part of an emerging national trend. Each year, colleges and universities across the country celebrate V-Day, as opposed to Valentine's Day, with productions of Eve Ensler's "Vagina Monologues" and a variety of related activities loosely centered on ending violence against women. Each year, too, coordinated campus efforts to "celebrate" female sexuality reach new heights of self-defeating absurdity. I suspect the Giant Syracuse Vagina cannot be topped. But I'm willing to be proved wrong. Send in your tales of campus V-Day festivities, I will post them accordingly, and then we can all judge for ourselves.
UPDATE: Maurice Black sends word that at Cornell, V-Day festivities include selling vagina-shaped lollipops and clothes-pins to raise money for the Ithaca Advocacy Center. So far, over 700 lollipops have been sold. I confess I am having trouble picturing these items. If anyone has pictures, please send them on.


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It's in the public trough, with no way to report it.
Also, I miss the ability to vote up articles posted to my group without opening each one through the even more laggy (java?) content delivery technology.
I don't get the front page at all, and I can't tell if my articles have been voted up without opening them.
Oddly enough, I still kind of like the new direction.
And "Nations" sounds a bit trite.


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I'am 33 yrs old gained 85ilbs with the birth of my son who is now 4 yrs,plus in the last 3 yrs had 2 abdominal surgies.Lost all the weight and a little more and still have this pooch of skin on my stomach.When I look at my stomach I feel like its the stomach of a 70 yr old with multiple incision marks and stretch marks and wrinkled skin. I decided to do this for myself and to feel human again when I look in the mirror. Have not told but a handful of people ,who are some what supportive,but I know I will be a better mother and wife after with my self-esteem approving.
My surgery is scheduled for December 10 I'm very nervous ,excited, and still can't believe I'm finally doing this. Thank you to all who have posted your stories they have been very supportive and inspiring and I know I'm not the only going through this journey. Will post pics after the surgery.


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Episode Two: Among Believers
Video duration: 53:46Video has closed captioning.
Simon Schama's epic series continues with the story of medieval Jews struggling to preserve their identity — and sometimes their lives — under the rule of Christianity and Islam. Whether labeled "Christ-killers" by the Christians or "dhimmi" (non-Muslim citizens of an Islamic community) by the Muslims, diaspora Jews built new lives and invented new ways of being Jewish in exile.


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Preparing for the google - in project
Preparing for the google - in project
Nov 23, 2012 at 2:45am UTC
I'm trying to prepare for the google code-in project that starts on the 26th, but im not quite sure on what i should focus on reading up on. Here are the projects im interested in working on:
Game development
Operating system development
I know C++ and OpenGL, so i have a great start for the game project, but i see a lot of the example projects being written in python. How hard would it be to pick up python from c++?
What should i know to help in OS development? will anything be written in C++ for an OS?
Nov 23, 2012 at 8:38am UTC
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As for picking up python from c++, it should be relatively easy, the only catches are that white space is important, but otherwise I think it is a good language for rapid development. Although python can be used fro game dev, it is usually used for things like web dev and plugin scripts.
An OS can be made using C++, although the very basic low level things (like booting, ect.) are usually done with a minimal amount of C/Assembly.
A question of my own: Do you guys think the Code-In project will have an OS project?
Nov 23, 2012 at 1:27pm UTC
will anything be written in C++ for an OS?
Quite unlikely. All good OS kernels (Linux, BSD, OS X) were written in C. If you write an OS kernel in C++ you can end up with such an ugly thing like MS Windows or Nokia Symbian. Choice is yours...
Nov 23, 2012 at 2:53pm UTC
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So much bias bullshit coming from this guy, your that Java > the world guy right ?
Nov 23, 2012 at 3:02pm UTC
@xerzi, no, he's the "the world > C++" guy and he has fairly good reasoning.
Nov 23, 2012 at 5:02pm UTC
A question of my own: Do you guys think the Code-In project will have an OS project?
Fedora and NetBSD are participating organizations.
Nov 23, 2012 at 6:44pm UTC
MINIX 3 should be participating too.
In 90% of cases, for OSdev, you only need C and an assembly language (most probably x86). Some OSes use different languages, but they're almost always written purely so the developers can brag about having written 1337OS entirely in LOLCODE. Bare in mind that OS development is probably the most difficult area of programming to get into because you have no environment (except what you write yourself), no debugger (except what you write yourself*), and because every piece of hardware is really complicated and has to be handled differently (not just that, but also the same piece of hardware made by different companies, and not just that, but also different versions of the same piece of hardware made by the same company) because hardware engineers like to screw with programmers' heads. Even the BIOS isn't much help because practically every has a different one and every one has different bugs (BIOS programmers also like to screw with programmers' heads) that you have to take into account and work around to make your code work. Game development
be as hard if you're writing a 3D game engine by yourself from scratch (which is roughly equivalent to writing a kernel from scratch) but OS development is
hard. The advantage of OS development over game development is that you don't have to render 3D models and produce sounds, which are skills in themselves.
* emulators like Bochs and Qemu can help you here, but it's still more difficult than debugging userspace code.
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Nov 23, 2012 at 7:24pm UTC
If you write an OS kernel in C++ you can end up with such an ugly thing like MS Windows...
Er, I was under the impression the NT Kernel was written in C, not C++.
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NT Kernel is C, they tried adding managed code in Vista and.....well, yeah we know what happened there.
Nov 23, 2012 at 10:49pm UTC
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...and part of the OS X kernel is in C++, go figure.
Nov 23, 2012 at 10:58pm UTC
I wasn't aware Vista's version of the NT Kernel had managed code in it O: I know they've been experimenting with a kernel written entirely in managed code, specifically C# and .NET, but it's still experimental.
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Mystery deepens over 'jungle woman' claims
Family ties: Rochom Soy (right) has welcomed home the woman she believes is her daughter, Rochom P'ngieng (centre), who has apparently survived 19 years in the jungle.
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WHEN they found her last week, her father said, she was "bare-bones skinny" and shaking, scuttling like a monkey along the ground to snatch up grains of rice, her eyes "red like tigers' eyes".
So when the first pictures of Rochom P'ngieng, the woman supposedly lost in the jungle for 19 years, emerged showing a calm and apparently healthy young woman rather than an emaciated, feral beast, the mystery surrounding her remarkable story deepened.
Sal Lou, 45, a policeman from a remote village on the Cambodian-Vietnamese border, told a local newspaper last Thursday that his daughter, who disappeared, aged eight, in 1988 while tending a buffalo herd, had mysteriously re-emerged from the Cambodian jungle.
She was naked and unable to speak any intelligible language but unquestionably, he insisted, she was his lost daughter, Rochom P'ngieng.
But as reports emerged of a naked man who had been spotted with the woman but ran off when challenged, the family began to close ranks.
They first refused to take DNA samples to confirm the woman's identity, but Mr Sal Lou later relented. Police have thrown a cordon around their home in an effort to keep curious neighbours and the media at bay.
The family of the woman, who would be 27 if she is their daughter, say they want to be left alone to make up for lost time.
But Mr Sal Lou's claims are so remarkable that there is little chance they will be left in peace. Pen Bonnar, a widely respected human rights campaigner in Cambodia, is due to arrive in the Oyadao district where the family lives, 320 kilometres from Phnom Penh, to assess the disturbed woman's needs and try to unlock the puzzles surrounding her story.
The remoteness of the village, in the mountainous area close to the Vietnamese border, has made disentangling the woman's story more difficult.
Mr Sal Lou said he first heard the story on January 13 of a woman who had been captured after a farmer caught her stealing rice. The naked woman was starving, with wild hair and a body blackened by dirt. He said he travelled to the Rattanakiri area, where she had been found, and was immediately convinced she was his daughter.
The village policeman said a deep scar on the woman's wrist matched one his daughter had, sustained while she was playing with a knife as a child with her younger sister, who also disappeared at the same time. In addition, he insisted, she resembled his wife.
Oyadao district police chief Mao San described her initial condition as "half-animal, half-human". Despite the many questions, he said he had no reason to doubt she is Mr Sal Lou's missing daughter.
There is no clue to the fate of the second daughter, Chan Boeung, who was six when she disappeared on the same day. Their father said he had long since given them up for dead.
The woman's mother, Rochom Soy, 50, said she was just glad to see her daughter again. "She is really my daughter, I am very happy."
The woman is able only to communicate in sign language, patting her stomach when hungry, and is apparently disturbed, screaming and shouting when her "parents" approach, which has led some to speculate that she is mentally ill.
One theory among sceptics is that the marks on her wrist are the result of years of being bound, common practice among peasant villagers in dealing with mentally ill people.
But with the woman now dressed in ordinary clothes, her hair neatly cut, the questions over her whereabouts for the past 19 years will only grow the longer she remains unable to tell her story.
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A Dunlop woman has been acquitted of stabbing her son in the kidney during a drunken dispute over a "goon bag" and her ex-husband's love child.
Judith Vanessa Fleeting, 52, was on trial in the ACT Supreme Court charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
The Crown alleged Ms Fleeting stabbed her son in the back in retaliation after he used a steak knife to put a hole in their last remaining bag of wine in the early hours of September 4, 2010.
But defence barrister Richard Thomas argued his client acted in self-defence after her son confronted her with a knife.
A jury of eight men and four women took just two hours to return a verdict of not-guilty this afternoon.
The court had heard Ms Fleeting and her son became very drunk after consuming at least 5 litres of boxed lambrusco, which they mixed with orange juice.
They went to sleep but Ms Fleeting was woken by loud music at about 4.30am and discovered her son drinking with his half-sister and a red-headed man known only as "Burgo".
A screaming match ensued between mother and son over the presence of the half-sister, who was born out of an affair between Ms Fleeting's ex-husband and another woman.
The Crown alleged the son grabbed a steak knife, telling his mother she had too much to drink, and stabbed the bag of wine.
Ms Fleeting was alleged to have stabbed her son as he walked away.
But the pensioner told the jury she was frightened for her life as her son approached her with the steak knife and the injury occurred during a struggle for the weapon.
Ms Fleeting told the court her son had been violent to her, flinging her phone down the hallway when she tried to call police, and had dragged her into the spare bedroom and shut her in.
Acting Justice John Nield thanked the jury for their service and discharged them.


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Oregon growth rate slows; its Hispanic population booms
Oregon's Hispanic population grew five times as fast as the state's total population in the past decade, 2010 Census data released Wednesday show.
The overall Hispanic population grew 64% since 2000, adding 174,748 for a total of 450,062.
"It is significant growth," said Frank Garcia, director of the Governor's Affirmative Action Office. "A mentor told me one time that the Hispanic community was considered to be a nuance and then an exotic, and now it's an in-your-face."
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Hispanics now make up 12% of Oregon's population, up from 8% in 2000. Garcia expected the number to be higher based on early projections, but was pleased with the growth in the community.
"Obviously Oregon is becoming more and more diverse everyday," he said.
Oregon's Hispanic growth is in line with increases elsewhere.
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"This is really a national trend," said Charles Rynerson, a research faculty member of the Population Research Center at Portland State University. "Oregon ranks relatively high as a destination for people from Mexico ... but the Latino population is really growing everywhere."
Oregon's total population grew 12% to 3,831,074 — the state's second-lowest growth rate since the 1910 Census. Oregon's non-Hispanic white population grew by 5%, but the percentage of the state's population that group represents declined from 84% in 2000 to 79%.
Portland's population grew 10.3% to 583,776. Eugene continued to barely outpace Salem as the state's second-largest city. "Salem's population is a little more diverse than Eugene's, so they've had more growth in the Latino population, and Salem's public sector employment hasn't been hurt as bad," Rynerson said.
Eight of Oregon's 36 counties lost population, but only eight counties grew at or above the state's 12% pace.
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Provinces of Greece
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The provinces of Greece were divisions of some the country's prefectures. In 1887 the provinces were endeed as administrative units. They were still used for some state services, especially finance services and education, as well as for electoral purposes. Before the Second World War, there were 139 provinces. After the war, with the addition of the Dodecanese Islands, their number grew to 147. The largest province is Dodoni


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