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Tech Universe: Monday 27 February 2012
- SENSITIVE SKATING: The ZBoard is an electric skateboard that uses weight-sensors to control movement, speed and braking. Lean forward to go and lean back to stop. Front and rear footpads determine how much force the rider is applying to control speed. The 400 W electric motor can take a rider up to 16 Km at up to 27 Kph, while off-road wheels let you choose where to skate. The Classic model uses a Sealed Lead Acid battery, while the Pro has a Lithium Ion Phosphate battery. Travelling at that speed on a skateboard — watch for pedestrians. ZBoard.
- SPACE BY WIRE: Japan's Obayashi Corp has a project to build an elevator in 2050. Not just any elevator though — this one would stretch into space. Carbon nanotubes would be used to create cables 20 times stronger than steel. Their project would stretch cables 96,000 Km, with one end anchored to the ground and the other to a counterweight in space. A terminal at 36,000 Km would house living quarters and laboratories. The trip, at 200 Kph would take around 7 days. After you. The Daily Yomiuri.
- REAL BUILDINGS: Students from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology created inreal to help people actually see how architectural plans will translate into actual offices and homes, rather than just having to use their imagination. A head-mounted display includes 3D video glasses with integrated high-resolution motion sensors. A controller, 3D display, and tablet allow the architect to change any aspect of the plans and allow the client to see the changes as they're made. It'd be interesting to turn that round and use it for clients to provide better descriptions of what they actually want. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
- THE LITTLE THINGS: Maybe you're out hiking when you spot something unusual, and wish you had your microscope with you to examine it more closely. With the microscope module for smartphones from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland you'll soon be sorted. The thin plastic macro lens includes LED lights for illumination and is accurate to one hundredth of a millimetre. The microscope also has more serious uses, such as in health care or in industries such as printing where a close visual check is important for quality control. If it's cheap enough, why not carry one? VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
- TINY BUT POWERFUL: Solar cells from Semprius are a bit different. Each module contains hundreds of solar cells, arranged under lenses that concentrate sunlight 1,100 times. Each gallium arsenide cell is about the width of a line drawn by a ballpoint pen. These cells absorb light from several parts of the spectrum and dissipate heat well, making them around 33.9% efficient. That's a new high in efficiency for solar cells. Technology Review.
Tech Universe: Tuesday 28 February 2012
- IMAGINATIVE WHEELS: Chaotic Moon Labs have found a new way to drive an electric skateboard: think about where you want to go. The Board of Imagination uses an Emotiv EPOC headset to read the wearer's thoughts and a Samsung Windows 8 Tablet to translate brain waves into motor controller actions. An 800 watt electric motor and all-terrain tires do the rest. Just think and go. Chaotic Moon Labs.
- POWER'S IN THE WHEELS: As planes taxi on the runway they create noise, use aviation fuel and emit pollutants. Taxiing is highly fuel-inefficient. On the other hand, as planes land the disc brakes create waste heat because of friction. Engineers from the University of Lincoln in the UK have suggested capturing the waste heat generated during landing to generate power. Then that energy could be used for taxiing on the runway, saving fuel and reducing air and noise pollution. After studying various possibilities the team concluded that capturing energy direct from a plane's landing gear and recycling it for the aircraft's own use would work best. It'd be great to capture the noise of landing too. EPSRC.
- POWER'S IN THE AIR: Radio waves — we're soaking in them. As they pass through the air they induce a slight current and a slight voltage. It's enough that researchers at the University of Bedfordshire have worked out how to capture the energy from medium wave radio frequencies and use it to run low-power devices such as clocks. Just like magic. University of Bedfordshire.
- HEAT IS IN THE AIR: Power Felt is a thermoelectric fabric that converts body heat into an electrical current. Tiny carbon nanotubes locked up in flexible plastic fibres create a charge from the difference in temperature between a heat source such as the human body and the environment around it. The fabric could be used in furnishings, roof linings or even clothes to supplement other power supplies or for emergency use. Especially interesting for winter clothes. Wake Forest University.
- HEAT IS IN THE SEA: The Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion programme from Oak Ridge National Laboratory aims to produce power from the temperature difference in the world's oceans. For example, in the tropics there may be a 20 degree C difference in the water temperature between the surface and 3 Km down. That difference can drive a closed-loop Rankine cycle power plant. The process relies on using the warm water to boil ammonia which spins a turbine-generator. Cool water then condenses the ammonia again. New graphite-foam-based heat exchangers are particularly efficient for this use. At the moment the concept is being studied, with a demonstration planned in 2012. It sounds easy. Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Tech Universe: Wednesday 29 February 2012
- LOOK OUT TO PORT: East Africa hasn't had high-speed Internet for long — only a couple of years — although 3 undersea cables bring those connections. But when a ship dropped anchor in a restricted area of Mombasa Harbour recently it dropped it right onto fibre-optic cable, causing damage and disruption. Internet connections are expected to slow down by 20% in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Sudan's capital, Juba for a couple of weeks until the cable can be repaired. It might be worth asking why such an important cable runs under such a busy port. BBC.
- PROJECTORPHONE: Samsung's Galaxy Beam smartphone is pretty much like other smartphones, except for one feature: its built-in ultra-bright, 15-lumen projector. Point it at a wall to show a 127 cm image. Now, if it could take a live image from the camera and project it that could be pretty useful, especially with a close-up or macro lens. Mashable.
- PLASTIC SAUROPOD: At Drexel University in the USA researchers are creating 3D scans of giant dinosaur bones and then using 3D printers to create and test scale models of fossil bones. This means they can easily and quickly create fullsize models for display and scaled models for education or for testing hypotheses. If you're dealing with the skeleton of an 80 ton sauropod a scale model is the only way to actually be able to work with the bones to reproduce motion. 80 tons is an enormous animal, that's around 10 times as much as an elephant. Drexel University.
- BLOOD SUBMARINE: Engineers at Stanford have demoed a tiny wirelessly powered device only 2 mm square that can be guided through a fluid such as blood. The device can be implanted or injected into the body and powered wirelessly using electromagnetic radio waves. Some devices, such as cochlear implants, could be stationary, but others could be guided through the bloodstream to deliver drugs or carry out tasks such as zapping blood clots. The device has an antenna of coiled wire magnetically coupled to a transmitter outside the body. Any change in current flow in the transmitter induces a voltage in the coiled wire and propels the device. Someone will need to come up with the realistic video games so medics can practice their technique. Stanford University.
- LIFT BENEATH THE WINGS: The Swiss village of Tenna had a 500 metre long ski lift that carries 800 skiers an hour. But the effects of age meant the lift needed restoring. The villagers figured, since solar panels on the roofs of their stables worked well, why not fit the ski lift with solar panels too? They installed a kind of suspension bridge above the lift. 82 panels are housed on that bridge, rather like wings, and can rotate to catch the sun and tip off snow. On sunny days, the lift produces twice as much power as it consumes. It's expected to produce 90,000 kilowatt hours annually. In the off-season the lift functions as a mini solar power plant. Sun, snow — a great combination. Discovery News.
Tech Universe: Thursday 01 March 2012
- DIM IDEAS: See those motorway lights glaring out in the middle of the night, with no traffic using them? What a waste, of electricity and of the precious darkness. The Highways Agency in the UK are busy turning off the lights for around 4,000 Km of roads to minimise obtrusive light. Technology these days can control lights individually and remotely. Turn the lights on or up during the morning and evening rush hour and dim them the rest of the time. Maintain safety with half the energy — that makes a lot of sense. The Telegraph.
- BEADED THREADS: Researchers at the University of Akron in the USA took their cue from spiders when creating a new biocompatible thread for medical sutures. One type of spider thread has beads of a glue-like substance for catching prey. The researchers started with materials like nylon. Then they added a coating of glue that forms beads to create a strong adhesive. The beads could also be used to contain and deliver medication. Spider silk seems to have many remarkable properties. The University of Akron.
- THE THOMASES: The Smithsonian museum has so many works in its collection it can exhibit only 2% of the 137 million pieces to the public at any given time. Now they want to share their collection more widely with other museums around the world. But not the real thing: instead they plan to make 3D printed replicas and send those off on show. The museum will scan each piece in 3D and then print in 3D to reproduce the item. They've started with a statue of Thomas Jefferson. You'd think they'd start with dinosaurs and the like. The Creators Project.
- 6 FINGER TYPING: Researchers at Georgia Tech have created a prototype app called BrailleTouch for smartphones that lets you input text without looking at the screen. It draws on Braille typing and lets users input text at up to 32 words per minute with 92% accuracy. BrailleTouch uses a 6-key chording technique that does away with a traditional keyboard layout. Users hold the device with the screen pointing away from them and type with 3 fingers on each hand. The text entry's one thing, but what about choosing menu items and tapping on buttons? Georgia Institute of Technology.
- AVATAR ROBOT: The Telesar V robot from Japan is intended to duplicate its pilot's actions, but at a distance. The robot has cameras and sensors so its pilot can see and feel what the robot is doing. The pilot wears a control suit that sends commands to and receives feedback from the robot. The robot could be used for tasks such as bomb disposal, in hostile environments such as the Fukushima reactors, or perhaps even in medicine. They should fill offices with these so workers could stay home, saving transport costs and pollution. The Daily Mail.
Tech Universe: Friday 02 March 2012
- BOOM: The US Navy is now testing its new railgun — the real thing, not just a lab model. The railgun fires an 18 Kg metal slug at up to 9,000 Kph. Each round is designed to destroy ships, land targets and missiles with its kinetic energy. But to get that power out requires a huge power input, and how to achieve that on a navy vessel is still a huge question. Meanwhile, the tests are very impressive. Just imagine the casualties if that thing is pointed in the wrong direction!
- GREEN APPLE: Apple has a data centre in Maiden, North Carolina. Apple are also building a 40 hectare, 20 megawatt solar array beside it to provide around 42 million kWh of energy each year. The facility will be the largest end-user owned, onsite solar array in the US. But wait, they are also building the biggest non-utility fuel cell installation in the US next to that. It makes sense. The big users of energy should also be building their own supply using renewable sources. 9to5Mac.
- LIGHT AND DENSE: Electric cars need batteries, but the battery adds weight that means the car can't travel so far. So the batteries need to be energy dense and that costs a lot, maybe as much as $600 per kWh. Envia say they've created a very energy dense battery that could reduce the cost to $125 per kWh. That also means a lighter battery, allowing a vehicle to travel as much as 400 or 500 Km between charges. Their batteries are still in the prototype stage, but may be commercially available in around 3 years. I think there was merit in the idea of using the battery itself to form at least part of the car body. GigaOm.
- SENSIBLE SHOES: Nike+ Training Shoes have sensors in the soles that feed data in real time about your workout to a smartphone. Data includes height of jumps and speed, while the app lets you compare your scores with those from friends. And can the team's coach aggregate the whole lot, I wonder? DVICE.
- RECYCLED HIPS: We know that electronic devices contain metals and other substances that should be recovered and not just tossed in the landfill. But have you thought about what may be in the human body to cause problems when we die? Steel pins, titanium hips and cobalt-chrome knees are some of the items we should be worrying about. Implants are made from good quality metal and are worth recycling. That's why companies are springing up to retrieve metal implants from crematoria and recycle them. And as we start adding electronics to our bodies, this problem can only increase. BBC.
Notes: I write a Tech Universe column for the NZ Herald. This is a fun assignment: Tech Universe brings 5 headlines each day about what's up in the world of technology. Above are the links from last week as supplied. The items that were published in The Herald may differ slightly.
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(See the Quick Links section on the
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the Welsh lived especially long lives, all the while
fathering children. The drink was
metheglin, Mead with spices, from which the word medicine is
Any addition to basic Mead
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own name.
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Saxons. The
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Once again gaining popularity at modern day
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UC San Diego's Department of Music is internationally recognized as the West Coast's premiere center for education and innovation in new music.
Founded in 1966 by composers Robert Erickson and Will Ogdon, it was designed to provide a unique environment in which composers, performers and scholars could collaborate and engage with the most vital ideas and newest technologies in order to push the boundaries of contemporary music. The Department offers Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, and Doctor of Musical Arts (M.A., Ph.D., and D.M.A.) degrees. Areas of emphasis include Composition, Computer Music, Integrative Studies, and Performance.
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Is it possible that Nancy falls on the higher spectrum of the Autism scale or has other mental issues? I am a member of a hobby group and one of the members is high functioning. Not everyone knows this because it is really nobody's business. In group conversations she will sometimes make somewhat non-sequetor comments on the given topic. Perhaps HR is aware of whatever the issue may be (if there is indeed one) but do to privacy can't share.Plus if there is an issue and she is fired, there could be a backlash and/or negative publicity for the company.
So the supervisor doesn't want to hurt Nancy's feelings, but doesn't mind that she's creating an uncomfortable work environment?!Telling someone they have to stop doing something that causes delays in work is not the same as insulting them.Document each time Nancy does this. I would also go with "Nancy, do you need something? No? Okay, please turn around and go back to your work so I can get on with mine."
Looking at you, talking about your phone calls...whatever: every time she intrudes, I'd calmly ask her "Nancy, how is this any of your concern? Please, leave me alone."
I'd stop with any pretense of being nice or pleasant with her.
I agree, it's time to get blunt. Stop trying to be careful of her feelings, she clearly doesn't care about yours.
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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 11.2130 Monday, 20 November 2000.
Date: Monday, 20 Nov 2000 09:52:41 +0800
Subject: Pop Reference
I have a pop Shakespeare reference that even Richard Burt may not have
found. A new Singaporean film -- yes, there are such things -- called
The Chicken Rice War is a rewriting of Romeo and Juliet with the two
families recast as proprietors of rival food stalls in a working class
Singapore neighborhood. The lovers are supposed to have met in a
university production of R&J and converse intermittently in the language
of the play. Whether the film will ever be distributed outside this
region is an open question, but it's doing good local business.
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Vehicle Features are specific attributes or functional details that can be found on vehicles, in order to realistically enhance the gameplay. They are added as the Grand Theft Auto series goes by to make the games more realistic; these features range from subtle chimes when doors are open to daytime running lights when a car is running. Due to its enhanced graphical capabilities, the HD Universe allows for more prominent vehicle features.
Engines are prominent mechanical machines used to power vehicles using multiple forms of energy and energy transformation. Many engines and engine features appear in the Grand Theft Auto series.
Drivetrains are the system of connecting the transmission to the wheels on a land-vehicle, defined as a group of components that deliver power to the driving wheels. 3D Universe vehicles have a very simplistic drivetrain types, which are Front Wheel Drive, Rear Wheel Drive and All Wheel Drive. For the HD Universe vehicles, however, the concept of the drivetrain has been expanded, especially in Grand Theft Auto V, where said concept is revamped.
Vehicle License Plates
Vehicle license plates are introduced in Grand Theft Auto III with the player's ability to explore in a three-dimensional environment making plates viewable. The feature has very little use aside for cosmetic purposes.
Early 3D-Universe games
License plates in GTA III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City are static textures, with all plates in GTA III reading LC R29 (the LC could stand for Liberty City). In GTA Vice City, some vehicles retain the LC R29 plates; others have blurred and illegible versions of the Florida state plate.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
License plates are dynamic in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, generating random 7 character license numbers that consist of both letters and numbers. The pattern is: two letters and two numbers, then a space, then a number and two letters (e.g. AA00 0AA). Each of the three major cities in San Andreas have their own plates and some vehicles have their own custom license numbers. Note, however, that during a session of play, all cars of the same model will have the same number plate (for example, all Landstalkers will have the same plates). These will change if a new session of play is started, even if stored in a garage.For Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, license plates in both games feature an "LC" (Liberty City) and "VC" (Vice City) prefix, respectively, followed by a four-digit number. While still more varied than in GTA III and GTA Vice City, the games only offer a limited number of license numbers, with each of them specific to certain vehicles' models.
Grand Theft Auto IV
In Grand Theft Auto IV, license plates do not have an actual letter-number combination; instead, all license plates simply say "LIBERTY CITY" in large blue capital letters. The design of the plates is a nearly exact copy of the current New York license plates (as seen here), except that they say "Liberty City State" at the bottom. Also, despite Alderney being based on New Jersey, a separate state from Liberty City, all license plates in Alderney are Liberty City plates. In the beta license plates were originally intended to have a letter-number combination, much like the vehicles in GTA San Andreas, but this feature was dropped during the game's development, possibly due to complications or difficulties arising from programming this feature, and trailers show this. In GTA IV, the license plate from the beta version of the game can be found on the back of fuel trailers (which can be seen in the gallery below).
Grand Theft Auto V
In Grand Theft Auto V, the license plates resemble the current California plates, but have "San Andreas" written on top instead. There are 8 random characters on each plate; the pattern is two numbers, followed by three letters and three numbers (00AAA000). Also, there are multiple types of plates including modern white plates with red cursive state name resembling modern California plates, red embossed state name on white resembling the 1982-1987 California plate, gold embossed state name and serial number on black resembling the 1963-1969 California plates, and gold embossed state name and serial number on blue resembling the 1970's California plates. A fifth license plate design reads "SA EXEMPT" at the top instead of the state name, which states that the vehicle has been issued by a government agency. For this reason, GTA V contains the most realistic plate combinations in the series.
There's a special variation of license plates only seen in North Yankton, which features the same elements, except "Yankton" in a red stripe, unseen in SA plates. This plate variant only appears on snow vehicles, as North Yankton is a snowy place. These are based on 2001-2006 South Dakota license plates. Unlike in Los Santos, North Yankton Police vehicles share the same plate as their civilian counterparts.
Similarly, an Epsilon Program license plate is seen in the Tractor in Unknowing the Truth. It features an "Epsilon" text, in a baby blue stripe, its signature color.
Custom plates
Custom plates are typically vanity plates featured on special vehicles, such as vehicles belonging to certain individuals or custom vehicles. Such plates has been seen in use in both GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas. In GTA San Andreas they cannot be saved in garages, if they are they simply revert to a usual seven digit plate.
Horns are features present in most Grand Theft Auto games. They are activated by a specific button on the controller or keyboard. Pressing the horn button on a emergency vehicle will activate the lights and sirens. Sirens have an effect: vehicles will weave in and out of traffic to give way to the emergency vehicle. In Grand Theft Auto V, players can customize the horns their vehicle has.
Horns do have a effect in the 3D Universe: when held, pedestrians will run or dive out of the way to avoid being run over. In GTA V and Grand Theft Auto Online, if the player is using the horn on an NPC, they will react negatively, but if it is used several times, the NPC will accelerate and starts to drive recklessly (not always, but they start to drive faster than normal).
Musical horns are also added in GTA V and GTA Online, as well as in several updates and DLCs. Most of them has a limited time to play, except one that plays indefinitely. This kind of horn can be found with the I'm Not a Hipster Update DLC.
Daytime Running Lights
Daytime Running Lights, also referred to as DRLs, are small light strips or bulbs that cannot be controlled by the player. These lights turn on whenever the car's engine is on, and they remain on until the player turns the car off.
Auxiliary lamps
Auxiliary lamps are lights that differs from the conventional lighting system. These usually provides either more illumination to the front of the car or where the car itself cannot provide from the sides or rear. It can include fog lamps, spotlights, searchlights, etc.
Warning Lights
Warning lights are lamps indicating warnings, such as police lights or flashing beacons. They typically flash repetitively.
Taxi lights
Taxi lights are, as the name suggests, lights fitted on taxis indicating their status on call outs.
LED Displays
LED Displays are displays for information, found on buses and service vehicles.
Door Ajar Chime
Door Ajar Chimes are chimes that sound in order to alert the vehicle's occupants when a door is open. Only a select few vehicles have it in GTA IV (and the volume usually needs to be high for it to be heard) but it is more prominent in GTA V, and most vehicles have it.
Vehicles with Door Ajar Chime
- Admiral
- Banshee
- BeeJay XL
- Cognoscenti
- Esperanto (Including Roman's Taxi)
- Fugitive
- Granger
- Manana
- Marbelle
- Minivan
- Moonbeam
- Premier
- Prison Bus (TLAD)
- Rancher XL
- Sandking XL
- Surano V
- Tailgater
- Turismo
- Uranus
- Washington (Including Romero)
- Willard
Car alarms
Car alarms first appeared in Grand Theft Auto III and have appeared in every subsequent game since then. In the 3D Universe most parked cars were either locked or with alarms; in the HD Universe, some cars still feature alarms which will sound if the player breaks the windows of the car or rams them. In all of its appearances, car alarms give the player a Wanted Level if the police spots the player driving it.
In the HD Universe, car alarms can be triggered by tremors as well, such as nearby explosions or crashes, another realistic feature.
Back-up beeper
The Back-up beeper, also known as the vehicle motion alarm, is a device originally intended to warn passers-by of a vehicle moving in reverse.
This feature was introduced prominently on large vehicles since Grand Theft Auto 1 and it remained the same through the series. In the HD Universe, some additions were made:
- Standard beepers are found in the vast majority of vehicles (used for Grand Theft Auto IV trucks).
- A second variation can be found in vehicles like the Cutter and the Boxville (Grand Theft Auto V).
- A third one can be found in the Dock Handler, with a much slower beeping than the previous ones.
- The Mr Tasty (Grand Theft Auto IV) features a unique "ding-a-ling" noise, easily heard when not using any jingle.
- The Brickade (Grand Theft Auto Online) features a unique reversing buzzer.
An Anti-lock braking system (often shortened to ABS) is an automobile safety system that allows the wheels on a motor vehicle to maintain tractive contact with the road surface according to driver inputs while braking, preventing the wheels from locking up (ceasing rotation) and avoiding uncontrolled skidding.
Factors to determine ABS in the Grand Theft Auto games are often limited, but on the HD Universe, it is possible to determine it via steering while braking and stopping power. Usually, vehicles that have ABS are more responsive in braking and the driver can easily steer the vehicle in order to avoid any obstacle on the path or to take corners safely. Those vehicles that do not have ABS would take long distances to stop and they have little to no steering while braking, making avoiding obstacles difficult. It is also possible by observing the car's wheels while braking. By having ABS, the wheels would be still able to spin, while by having no ABS, the wheels remains locked.
While GTA does not implement this feature, ABS would cause tyre skids to be dashed rather than one long mark.
Here is an example of how ABS works in the HD Universe:
- The Bullet GT (The Ballad of Gay Tony) does have ABS, because its wheels spins under full braking pressure and is able to steer upon braking freely.
- The Stallion (Grand Theft Auto IV) does not have ABS, because its wheels locks under full braking pressure and remains straight on the road, with no ability to steer upon braking.
Fuzzy Dice
Fuzzy Dice is a unique modification available for only three vehicles in the series so far, however, they are only static and decorative, and only act as aesthetic enhancements. Fuzzy Dice are a common decorative matter for gangsters, this is further referenced as two gang cars features a pair of Fuzzy Dice in the mirror.
Cars with Fuzzy Dice
- Yardie Lobo
- Bickle'76
- Peyote (specially gang variants, although standard version can get this modification at Los Santos Customs)
Hydraulics are a feature available in some GTA games, which enable the player to adjust a vehicle's height through electronic manipulation of the suspension with special hydraulic jacks. Hydraulics can be controlled with the right analog stick on console versions, and pressing either the left or right analog stick will make the vehicle's hydraulics either lock in place or hop in the air, respectively. The first car in the series to have hydraulics was a Yardie Lobo, in Grand Theft Auto III. In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the Voodoo was the only vehicle to have hydraulics.
Finally in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the player can customize almost any vehicle to feature hydraulics, but storywise, the first vehicle to feature them is the Savanna. In San Andreas, many lowriders that are found in the streets are by default equipped with hydraulics. As both hydraulics and the game camera are controlled with the right analog stick (on console versions), vehicles with hydraulics disable the camera control. Almost any car can also be equipped with hydraulics at Wheel Arch Angels, TransFender and Loco Low Co.. In GTA V, the player is able to modify 6 vehicles from Benny's Original Motor Works website and app on their cell phone. This feature is on the enhanced version and Online only.
Cars with Hydraulics
- GTA Vice City
- Voodoo
- Taxi (Upon completion of Taxi Driver missions)
- Cabbie (Upon completion of Taxi Driver missions)
- Zebra Cab (Upon completion of Taxi Driver missions)
- Kaufman Cab (Upon completion of Taxi Driver missions)
- GTA San Andreas
- Most cars can be equipped with Hydraulics at a TransFender
- Blade
- Broadway
- Remington
- Savanna
- Slamvan
- Tahoma
- Tornado
- Voodoo
- Sandking
- Taxi (Upon completion of Taxi Driver missions)
- Cabbie (Upon completion of Taxi Driver missions)
- GTA Vice City Stories
- Taxi (Upon completion of Taxi Driver missions)
- Cabbie (Upon completion of Taxi Driver missions)
- GTA Online (XB1/PS4/PC Only)
- Moonbeam Custom
- Faction Custom
- Buccaneer Custom
- Chino Custom
- Primo Custom
- Voodoo Custom
- Slamvan Custom
- Virgo Classic Custom
- Tornado Custom
- Minivan Custom
- Sabre Turbo Custom
A Winch is a mechanical device that is used to pull in (wind up) or let out (wind out) or otherwise adjust the "tension" of a rope or wire rope (also called "cable" or "wire cable"). Some land vehicles, particularly off-road vehicles, have this kind of feature that allows them to move easily in case these are stuck on an complicated terrain (although it is impossible to do so in-game). Some transport helicopters have side-mounted winches for rappelling to the ground safely. Tow Trucks also have their own kind of winch, purposed only to their rear hooks.
Depending of the vehicle, some will have a spool with the wire cable on it, others will have a single hook and others will have both.
Vehicles with winch
- GTA V/Online
- Barracks
- Barracks Semi
- Bison (during Marriage Counseling)
- Brickade
- Contender
- Duneloader
- Frogger
- Maverick
- Mesa (Merryweather)
- Park Ranger
- Police Maverick
- Police Riot
- Technical Aqua
- Towtruck (van)
- Towtruck (truck)
Tire Chains
Snow chains or Tire chains are devices fitted to the tires of vehicles to provide maximum traction when driving through soft terrain, mainly snow and ice.
So far, a few vehicles in Grand Theft Auto V have this kind of feature, mainly those featured in North Yankton. As for the Cunning Stunts update, the Gargoyle is the only vehicle in Grand Theft Auto Online to have this feature. Despite it is claimed to improve a vehicle's traction, it does not seem to increase it, since the handling files does not consider such improvement, unlike Off-road tires available at Los Santos Customs.
Vehicles with tire chains
- Asea (snow)
- Burrito 2nd gen (snow)
- Gargoyle
- Mesa (snow)
- Police Rancher
- Police Roadcruiser
- Rancher XL
- Sadler (snow)
- Stockade (Bobcat Security; snow)
Spare Wheel
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Spare Wheels are basically extra wheels intended to replace any of the car's wheels or tires in case of damage, although in the games, it only serves as decoration.
Spare Wheels are easily seen on most offroad-oriented vehicles and, in a lesser extend, sports cars and classic cars. Some examples, like the Barracks will have these mounted on their stuctures and others, like the Z-Type, will have these stored inside their trunks. A few vehicles can have spare wheels as a cosmetic modification through Los Santos Customs.
Vehicles with Spare Wheels
- Standard
- Ardent
- Armored Boxville
- Barracks
- Barracks Semi
- Desert Raid (2)
- Dune FAV
- Landstalker (3D Universe only)
- Mesa (Off-road)
- Monroe
- Peyote (GTA IV only)
- Roosevelt (2)
- Roosevelt Valor (2)
- Rumpo Custom (2)
- Trophy Truck (2)
- Z-Type
- Modification
Hidden headlamps
Hidden headlamps (also known as pop-up headlights) are headlights that are designed to pop open when the driver turns the lights on. When not in use, the headlamps rotate downwards and sit flush with the hood of the car. They are designed to make the car's front end slightly more aerodynamic, by reducing the space needed for headlamps on the front of the car. Only a few vehicles in the entire Grand Theft Auto series feature pop-up headlights.
- Dukes (enhanced version of GTA V only)
Vehicles with pop-up headlights
- Ardent
- Cheetah Classic
- Hakumai
- Infernus Classic
- Ruiner 2000
- Torero
- Tropos Rallye
- Turismo Classic
Destination Display
In Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto V, it is possible to find a unique "Destination Display" screen inside a vehicle. They appear on the middle of the vehicle's interior console and disappears when the player leaves the vehicle. There are two variations:
- The common one is a taximeter used by taxicabs when selecting a destination. It consists of a small destination display screen with a fare counter below the same. Much like a real Taximeter, they seem to calculate the fare based on a combination of distance travelled and waiting time.
- The second one is a different destination display seen in Brucie's chopper when Niko uses his friendship ability. It has two screens, where the upper one displays the district and the second one the street name and borough.
Vehicles with a Destination Display screen
- L.C.C. Taxis Cabby
- Express Car Service Cavalcade (After Hostile Negotiation)
- L.C.C. Taxis Taxi (Vapid and Declasse models)
- Express Car Service Roman's Taxi (Before Roman's Sorrow)
- Brucie's Maverick
Underglow or neon lights are a vehicle modification available in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and the enhanced version of Grand Theft Auto V. Neon underglow was only available on the Space Docker in the former version of GTA V, albeit to the sides of the vehicle rather than the underside.
GTA Chinatown Wars and GTA V (original version)
Vehicles with Neon Lights
- CityScape
- Comet (modified variant only)
- Dukes (Spanish Lords variant only)
- Hellenbach (Triads variant only)
- Resolution X
- Style SR
- Space Docker
GTA V (enhanced version)
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The enhanced version of GTA V for PS4, Xbox One and PC adds Neon underglow as a modification option in Los Santos Customs shops in GTA V Story Mode and Online. Neon Kits are found under the lights section. Once fitted, underglow is always on when the vehicle is running.
Neon Layout
- Front
- Back
- Sides
- Front and Back
- Front and Sides
- Back and Sides
- Front, Back and Sides
Neon Color
- White
- Blue
- Electric Blue
- Mint Green
- Lime Green
- Yellow
- Golden Shower
- Orange
- Red
- Pony Pink
- Hot Pink
- Purple
- Blacklight
- Crew (Online only)
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The enhanced version of GTA V for PS4, Xbox One, and PC adds functional interior dashboards to all controllable vehicles along with the Police Roadcruiser and the Police Rancher seen only in the Prologue. They are most noticeable when using First-Person View while driving.
Many of the interiors are simply copied from GTA IV's exposed interiors, for example, the Tropic and Stallion are the same in both renditions, as well as the Yankee, which is used in most trucks in GTA V.
The PC version of GTA V also included the hood-cam view from Xbox 360 and PS3. This was later introduced into the Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game, after the Ill-Gotten Gains Part 1 Update.
Dashboard Components
The dashboards feature some working gauges and functional indicator lights, including:
Land vehiclesUpon start up, most (if not all) components will light up, due to the engine ECU "checking" everything is working.
- Speedometer - includes digital and analogue.
- Tachometer - includes digital and analogue.
- Fuel gauge - Decreases as fuel is leaking.
- Engine temperature gauge - Increases as car idles, decreases as car is moving.
- Headlight Indicator light - includes full beam and dipped lights, will still function when lights are damaged.
- Handbrake Indicator light.
- Low Fuel Warning Light - when fuel tank is damaged, this light will appear when the fuel tank is low (single player only).
- Engine Management - after a car has run out of fuel, the player will automatically attempt to re-start the car, and this light is briefly seen lighting up (single player only). Also seen when a car cuts out from a lack of oil.
- Oil gauge - Measures temperature of car-oil. Will increase while the car idles, decreases when the car is moving.
- Low Oil Warning Light - Lights up when a high amount of oil is leaking from the car.
- Turn signals - upon alarm breaching when stealing an alarmed car. Also tied to the car blinkers, notably seen in Taxis or in missions with NPC drivers.
Air vehicles
- Altimeter.
- Air speed indicator.
- Heading.
- Attitude Indicator.
- Vertical speed indicator.
- Landing Gear Up/Down lights - only appears on aircraft with retractable landing gear.
Rear view mirrors are present on most land and some sea vehicles, and are semi-functional - the reflections are not clear and may not reflect dynamic objects, only terrain.
To simplify gameplay, vehicle functions such as changing gears or operating the radio are not depicted, and the player's hands never leave the steering wheel except to operate the cell phone in Story Mode.
Steering wheels are functional in all land vehicles. However, very few vehicles have visible steering wheel mounted controls, such as for controlling radio volume and engaging cruise control. Some vehicles have the manufacturer logo on the steering wheel, while others do not.
Radio displays are present on some dashboards which will display the current station, song and artist, while others have a static radio. Radios can be generic (factory) models or made by either Wiwang or Meinmacht.
There can be other accessories present in some vehicles, such as coffee or soda cups in the cup holders, air fresheners clipped to the air vents, phone holders, and full ashtrays.
- In real-life, United States license plates are issued by the state, rather than the city like in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto IV. This is possibly a developer oversight highlighting Rockstar's British origins, as vehicles in the United Kingdom are registered by the city. In Grand Theft Auto V, the license plates read "San Andreas", the name of the state featured in the game.
- The first plate available in Los Santos Customs to the player is the same one featured in GTA: San Andreas, but always has "San Andreas" printed on it, as opposed to the ones in GTA: San Andreas that have city names printed on them.
- In the first trailer of Grand Theft Auto V, all the vehicles have the normal license plates, except for one car. When the camera goes to Mirror Park at the house with the number 2405, the player will see a Futo. This car reads the plate: JAX1079W (ABC0000D). But the normal plates are 00ABC000.


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ECE Colloquium - April 24th
Dr. Alicia Abella, AT&T Labs Research
CoRE Building Lecture Hall
Title: Empowering Devices
When I think back, at a device and its accompanying service that truly gave people an unexpected new ability I can¹t help but think back to the invention of the telephone itself. When I think about what people had to do prior to that to talk to their loved ones or friends, they basically had to get on a boat, a horse, or walk for miles. Not only was this long, it was dangerous. The telephone made it possible for people to talk to other people from the comfort of their home. Today we can not only hear each other but see each other too. Whether your across the street or around the globe. In this talk I will review a research program at AT&T Labs - Research called Empowering Devices. The vision of this research work is to create novel devices and companion services that will exploit the wireless and wired network to stimulate demand, while exciting people with unexpected new abilities.
Dr. Abella is Executive Director of the Innovative Devices and Services Research Department at AT&T Labs, where she manages a group of multi-disciplinary technical staff specializing in human-computer interaction, mobile services, SIP/VoIP technology, ubiquitous computing, and emerging devices.
In May 2013, Dr. Abella will receive Columbia University's Medal of Excellence, an award given each year to an alumnus or alumna, under 45 years of age, whose record in scholarship, public service, or professional life is outstanding. This is the first time since 1929 -- when the award was first given -- that Columbia has awarded the medal to an engineer. In 2011, she was selected by President Obama to be on his Presidential Advisory Commission for Educational Excellence for Hispanics. Also in 2011, she was inducted into the prestigious WITI(Women in Technology International) Hall of Fame. In 2010, she was honored as one of the Top Five Women of the Year by Hispanic Business Magazine. She is also a member of the elite group of AT&T Science and Technology Medal award winners and recipient of the Hispanic Engineers National Achievement Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement.
Besides her technical contributions, Dr. Abella has been a strong advocate infostering the development of minorities and women in science and engineering. As Executive Vice President for the Young Science Achievers program,a program she has been involved with for 9 years, she has worked tirelessly to bring an interest and excitement in science and engineering to high school aged women and minority students through a program of mentoring and scientific achievement.
Following completion of her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Columbia University in 1995, Dr. Abella joined AT&T Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, NJ where she began her work in the problem of natural language understanding and dialog management. In addition to her doctoral work, Dr. Abella received a MS from Columbia and BS from NYU, both in Computer Science. She lives in Morristown, New Jersey, with her husband Alex and their son Mark.


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Metalware designer Michael Aram is creating an exclusive sculpture, dubbed Home, to grace the lobby of the new c-ONE cross-category showcase of directional tabletop, gift and home resources debuting at the Summer 2013 Las Vegas Market, according to show organizer International Market Centers. The show runs from July 29 to August 2.
The sculpture, IMC noted, is modeled on a gift composition by Aram, called the Nest Egg Keepsake, but is on a far larger scale, and has taken about four months to complete. The sculpture features a bird's nest crafted of oxidized bronze twigs cradling three eggs that are finished in 24K gold-plated bronze. A polished stainless steel 4 foot high pedestal base will support the nest, which is 6 feet wide and more than 2½ feet high, and eggs, which together weigh more than 77 pounds. The sculpture stand on the first floor of Building C at World Market Center near the base of the escalators.
"We are delighted to showcase this exquisite and unique work of fine art by distinguished designer Michael Aram," said Dorothy Belshaw, IMC's president of Gift & Home Décor. "This very special sculpture perfectly captures the welcoming spirit of the total home concept that we are creating broadly in the Las Vegas Market, and specifically in Building C, which will highlight a complete assortment of better home and lifestyle resources, including tabletop, decorative accessories, home textiles and gifts. This inspiring piece by Michael Aram will serve as a dramatic focal point to reinforce our positioning the Las Vegas market as the leading gift and home décor destination in the western United States."
In addition to creating the lobby art, Aram, with his company, iis an anchor tenant on the first floor of Building C, where his 2,380-square-foot permanent showroom features the designer's specialty tabletop and expanded home furnishings line. The c-ONE forum features a curated collection of more than 45 leading tabletop, gift and home décor brands in both permanent and temporary exhibition space. Other anchor resources include Alessi USA, Ann Gish, Fatboy USA, Gold Leaf Designs, Jonathan Adler, Magisso North America LLC, Nine6 and VIETRI.


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Did New Artist, Phoenix Stone Rip Off Jake Owen? [AUDIO/POLL]
I get a dozen or more new songs in every week. A lot of them, you will probably never hear on the radio. One of the new artists' CDs that landed on my desk in the last few weeks was that of Phoenix Stone. His Channing Tatum-esque looks made me want to listen, cause hey, if the ladies like the way he looks, that's half the battle. When I listened to the song '100 Proof Moonshine' a very familiar sound came out of my speakers.
While Mr. Stone has quite the unique voice the structure and sound of the song itself is very similar to a number one hit from about a year ago. As I was listening to the first verse, I thought to myself, "This sounds like Jake Owen's 'Barefoot Blue Jean Night.'" Once Stone got to the chorus, it was obvious that the song didn't sound like 'Barefoot Blue Jean Night.' It WAS 'Barefoot Blue Jean Night.'
I hate to call out a new artist like this, but this was just too blatant to ignore. Listen to the two clips below and answer for yourself.
Jake's Verse:
Phoenix's Verse:
Ok, now let's move to the chorus of the two songs.
First Here's Jake's
And Phoenix's
I'm convinced these are the exact same song, but if you need more here's a mix of the two songs laid on top of one another. I have not changed the speed, or altered anything about these. I simply laid both choruses on top of one another and adjusted the volume between the two songs.
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On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 10:59 PM, Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson <email@example.com> wrote:

On Aug 14, 2010, at 2:39 AM, Kelly wrote:
 > Given this, I think there's absolutely no reasonable grounds to *ask
 > her not to come around*. At some point soon, we will have to ask her
 > to not *live* in the space. And if I were doing that to any other
 > Noisebridger, I would help them find someplace else to crash. It's
 > just particularly hard to do that with her. But we're trying.
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And asking people to not live in the space *is* something we've already done.

To preempt the inevitable pedantry: our lease doesn't allow people to live in the space.

There, it's been said, we don't need to discuss it, and we can go back to bikeshedding about another person's welfare, huzzah!

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text: Comic Relief - A history of Red Noses Celebrate Red Nose Day with a gallery featuring every nose since 1988 ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW By Paul Jones Friday 13 March 2015 at 11:24AM The breadth of Comic Relief's creativity nose no bounds. Just take a look at the gallery below for proof. To celebrate Red Nose Day – starting tonight at 7pm on BBC1 – we've collected images of each and every Red Nose ever issued. They range from a simple but elegant scarlet sphere to noses with hands, with hair and even noses that changed colour. This year, there are nine futuristic noses to choose from (or to collect – it is, after all, for charidee), ranging from extra-terrestrial Snorbit to Supernose (forced to flee to Planet Earth when Planet Red blew up). Now prepare yourself for a nostalgic trip down memory lane (or an important history lesson) as we look back at these colourful nasal accoutrements from through the years... The original Red Nose. Simple, elegant - a design classic, you might say. At first glance, the second Red Nose looks very similar to its predecessor, but it had My Nose subtly engraved on it - so you always knew which nose was yours - and was rose-scented, so great for wearing on a visit to a public convenience. Throw your hands in the air for Comic Relief! Or, alternatively, let this handy Red Nose do it for you... 1993 was a chance to wear a tomato on your nose. It's as simple as that. I know what you're thinking: "That may be a nose, but it's not red." In fact, this clever piece of nasal wear actually changed colour - either red to yellow or red to pink. This furry number was a dream come true for those who like having their noses stroked. Wearing this sparkly number, anyone would be tempted to party like it's 1999. And it was. 2001: a face odyssey. The 2003 edition came with gel for its barnet (yes, really) so you could style your nasal hair, if that was your thing… As if colourful spiky hair and a big smiley face wasn't enough, this little fella came with stickers and face paints! This unassuming yet stylish foam nasal accoutrement - a "classic clown" nose - didn't require any flourishes to make its point. But for those who disagreed, it came with a load of stickers for decoration. What's better than a Comic Relief Red Nose? Two, you say? Think bigger! Yes, it's three different Red Noses, first seen in 2009. 2011 once again offered a choice of three noses. From left to right, meet Captain Conk, Honkus and Chucklechomp. This year's noses are the prehistoric Dinosesaurs (get it?) T-Spex, Triceytops and Dinomite. The advice is to get out there and buy them as soon as you can - these noses have toes, so they might run out... The noses have gone very futuristic this year. From Snorbit (the first extra-terrestrial Nose to be sighted on Planet Earth) to Supernose (forced to flee to Planet Earth when Planet Red blew up), these nine nasal adornments are way ahead of us humans. Red Nose Day 2015 is on Friday 13th March. Find out how you can take part here. continue reading


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Sandy Pt. Beach Closed, N. Kingstown Beach Reopens
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I._ Health officials have reopened the town beach in North Kingstown to swimming and closed Sandy Point Beach in Portsmouth following water quality tests.
The Health Department announced Wednesday that Sandy Point Beach was closed to swimming after high bacterial counts were found there.
Oakland Beach in Warwick remains closed to swimmers.
Health officials will recommend the beaches be reopened to swimming when water quality tests show bacteria levels have returned to normal.
The health department routinely monitors water quality at the state's public beaches throughout the summer months.


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The sky's the limit
23 April 2014
The sky's the limit
Victoria University has strengthened ties with Chinese astronomers, as part of the University's participation in one of the world's largest science projects.
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Chinese National Astronomical Observatories and Victoria University, which will see staff work together on a number of projects. One of them is the establishment of a summer school programme in China that Victoria students will be able to attend.
The partnership has been developed as part of Victoria's involvement in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project. Anticipated to be the world's largest, most sensitive radio telescope, the multibillion dollar project will allow scientists to shed new light on the origins and history of the universe.
The project is in the first year of a three-year design phase, with researchers and companies from all over the world contributing to the development. It will result in three different types of telescopes being built over two locations in Australia and South Africa.
Victoria University's Dr Melanie Johnston-Hollitt, leader of the Astrophysics group in the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, as well as the New Zealand scientific representative to the SKA Board of Directors, is directing a team of researchers who will contribute to the Science Data Processor work package.
"The SKA will be more than ten million times more sensitive than Grote Reber's 1937 radio telescope, and a 100 times more sensitive than the tools we're working with now," says Dr Johnston-Hollitt.
A team from Victoria which includes Dr Johnston-Hollitt and staff and students from the Schools of Chemical and Physical Sciences, and Engineering and Computer Science, is working alongside other New Zealand and international experts on the "significant data challenge" the project presents.
"The computational requirements for this project are extreme. Take the entire content of the internet—the SKA project will be collecting that amount of information in one day. That's enough data to fill over 15 million 64GB iPods per day."
The project is staged, with a progressive roll-out meaning some precursor telescopes are currently operational. Dr Johnston-Hollitt is a primary investigator on the precursor Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope in Western Australia which became operational in 2013, and says as well as helping to develop the larger SKA project, it has also led to some discoveries.
"The MWA was built by a consortium of 13 universities, including Victoria. It's currently producing massive amounts of data, and here at Victoria we've recently been looking at finding new giant radio galaxies. We've found several galaxies that are much larger than previously thought and, working with a staff member at Curtin University in Australia, we've even detected one giant radio galaxy that was totally unknown."
Once the SKA design phase is completed, construction is expected to take between four and five years.


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"I think it is important that we either catch him or kill him," Mr Bremer said of Saddam in an interview with the BBC. "There is no doubt that the fact that we have not been able to show his fate allows the remnants of the Baath regime to say, 'Saddam will come back'."
Iraqi analysts and Baghdad residents said yesterday that at least some of the recent attacks on US soldiers might stem from anger over the coalition's slow progress toward restoring what Iraqis see as the basics: power, water, jobs and government.
"They promised us democracy, freedom and a better life, but we are starting to believe it was a lie," said Adnan Ne'ama Selman, an Iraqi military analyst.
"People are now convinced Americans are not concerned about Iraqis."
He said they were "only concerned about what's under our feet", referring to the country's oil reserves.
Experts say that deciding how to respond to the recent resistance attacks depends in part on determining who is responsible.
US officials say they believe Baath Party loyalists, perhaps with some guidance from Saddam, are behind the attacks. Stragglers from Saddam's Fedayeen force also may be playing a role, they say.
Many Iraqis, however, say that last week's large-scale power blackouts in sweltering Baghdad, combined with the country's gun culture, growing irritation over a lack of jobs and frustration over slow progress towards creating a new Iraqi government, mean that almost anyone could be pointing a weapon at American troops.
"A man who cannot find bread in his house will raise his sword against the governor," said Mr Selman, reciting a Muslim saying.
He said Iraqis also wondered why the US could not keep the electricity on. "If the Americans can bring in all these tanks, why not generators?"
Some Iraqi experts believe religious radicals, bent on bringing Iranian-style Islamic revolution to Iraq, also could be behind the attacks.
Common criminals also have a motive to take up arms against foreign troops, experts say, because they would benefit from lawlessness if coalition soldiers pulled out.
But Baath Party loyalists, deprived of high office, are the most likely insurgents, many Iraqis and Americans believe.
Washington insists that no organised opposition is behind the attacks, which have claimed 24 American lives since May 1. But coalition soldiers in Iraq, and many Iraqis, believe the assaults are growing more co-ordinated. "It's not random," said Uday Qahtan al Juboori, a former brigadier-general in the Iraqi navy.
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Giambattista Valli Resort 2012
Ask Giambattista Valli for his philosophy on chic vacation dressing and he'll tell you this: "The less baggage you travel with, the more elegant you will be." And as one who finds inspiration while globe-trotting, that's something he'd know well. Valli's recent wanderlust has taken him to Laos, Thailand, Morocco, and Spain, and the eclectic colors and exotic prints drawn from those locations show up here in jacquard, floral, and leopard prints in arresting tropical hues that have been patchworked together in gamine sixties silhouettes.
"I'd see girls in Spain wear long dresses with flats and short dresses with heels morning and evening," said the designer. "I was inspired by their casual approach to dressing, so in the same way these clothes work day and night." He was referring to everything from floral tunics and monochrome printed shorts to emerald and chartreuse floor-skimming frocks. And don't forget the shoes. Valli's sandals with oversize chain-link straps do away with a need to address that seasonal holiday accessories conundrum. "Anklets were a very sixties thing," he said. "And these shoes are almost jewelry; they're a way to wear something special at any time of day."
With his foolproof shifts and minis reworked in vibrant patterns and explosive bursts of color, this is a strong, feminine offering that's sure to resonate with both his young, partygoing clientele (Margherita Missoni and Bianca and Coco Brandolini, among them) and mature, vacation-bound clients alike.


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I never ever get tired of eating pasta. EVER. First of all, there are so many different varieties of pastas: long, short, homemade, flavored. And then you have an insane amount of different shapes of pastas, which of course have diverse textures. And then you figure in the sauce choices….exhale…well boredom is simply not possible ; ) The combination of possibilities are mind boggling. Mind boggling! And I LOVE that about pasta dishes!
I think I owe it to you to continue showing you as many different varieties of pasta dishes as I can ; ) I'm such a giver aren't I LOL ; ) Small shells or "conchigliette" in Italian are just fun to cook with! And because of their shape, they hold sauce beautifully. It's like a surprise burst of flavor in your mouth, when you bite into them. Reminds me of that fabulous gum we used to have as a kid that squirted a sweet center onto your tongue setting your taste buds into a tizzy!
Bonus points are awarded to this recipe because this is a one pot dish! You know how much I despise doing dishes LOL. Use a deep sided pan and you'll be all set. You start off by sauteing your onions and then crisping up your bacon. You can substitute pancetta here {and I do when I have it on hand} Just be sure that it's crispy. No limp bacon please ; )
Then there are peas {they're a must in my freezer, I keep several bags on hand at all times, you can use them for so many things, including a great ice pack when necessary…hey I have 3 little ones} The add such a nice pop of color to the dish too. Now potatoes! They add another level of creaminess to the dish. Make sure you cut the potatoes into fairly small cubes. You don't want them too much larger than the shell pasta.
Once you add your shells, you're in the home stretch. They pull the dish together while the sauce thickens. Be sure to only cook them until they're al dente. You don't want mushy pasta ; )
Then all that's left to do is sprinkle on the cheese, the glorious Pecorino cheese. Okay, well maybe not all, you will need your fork ; )
Conghigliette con Piselli {Small Shells with Peas}
What you'll need:
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 medium onion – minced
2 slices bacon – diced
1 cup frozen peas
1 bouillon cube
2 small potatoes – cubed
4 cups water
1 1/2 cups small shell pasta
1/4 cup Pecorino Cheese
What to do:
1. Into a deep sided pan add olive oil and heat over medium heat. Add onions and saute until translucent.
2. Add bacon and cook until crisp. Add peas, and crumble bouillon over mixture. Stir to combine. Reduce heat to LOW and cook approximately 3-5 minutes until peas are softened.
3. Add potatoes and water. Stir to combine. Increase heat and bring to a boil. Once mixture boils, reduce heat to LOW cover and cook for approximately 10 minutes.
4. Add pasta, stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper, continue cooking for approximately 10 minutes or until pasta is cooked al dente.
5. Add cheese, stir to combine and serve immediately.
Buon Appetito!
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This looks yummy. My son will eat any vegetable that is in a pasta dish.
Pasta has magical powers ; )2
This looks "buonissimo"! Your pictures are always lovely, Paula and they always make my hungry! I think this would be even more decadent with some heavy cream added to the sauce, don't you? Bravissima!
Grazie Cara! Heavy cream would be lovely and would make the sauce even more luscious!3
potatoes and pasta? peas and bacon? and cheese? this indeed is perfect!
It's one of our favorites! So flavorful!4
Totally YUM for a meal or a side dish. I'm all over this one!
It's incredibly hearty and would be fantastic either way!5
I think this looks amazing! I make mine a little different so I would love to try out a new creative version!
Thanks Michele!6
This looks super delicious and cute (because small things are cute and that counts for pasta too), but I have one question: does the bacon boil with the potatoes and pasta? I'm just wondering about the crispiness.
Thanks Jen! Yes, but if you like it super crispy you can take it out after it crisps, keep it warm & then sprinkle it on top at the end : ) Either way, still delicious!7
Paula – thislooks so ggod! I am freeeezing right now, and some cheesy stachy goodness would be so nice! I love ANY pasta with peas and bacon – so this recipe is going on my LIST!
Hope all is well in (not so) sunny NC – covered up in snow yet? Views still great from the back deck?
Ciao bella! I'm freezing too {it's cray-zay all this snow/ice} so we actually made this again tonight : ) It's a favorite around here!8
Great version of a classic dish.
Thank you : )9
I love this recipe but think I'll try it with some sweet potatoes I have sitting here. Do you think those will work?
Hi Becky! I think it would work, just be sure to monitor the cooking time, and adjust accordingly : ) Let me know how it turns out!10
oh my gosh paula, you win. this dish has comfort written all over it!
Why thank you sweet Heather!11
You and I think alike… how could one possibly ever, I mean, EVER tire ofeating pasta??? This combinations is one of my favorites. I keep both pancetta (I prefer it over bacon) and peas ALWAYS in my freezer, onions in the pantry, and of course Parmigiano in my fridge. I like mine with ditalini. I don't use potatoes. Buon appetito!!!
Ciao bella! I love it with ditalini too! xoxo12
The small shells are so cute! Love them!
They are adorable aren't they and the peas just nest right inside of them with the sauce.. swoon!13
Please don't judge me, but I want to put my face in that bowl and have a second bowl on standby!
Bello Nutella, I'd only be mad if you didn't want to put your face in the bowl ; )14
One of my favorite dishes. When I was in Sicily visiting relatives, they put peas in everything. Love it.15
I have always liked the combination of pea and potatoes with pasta, I often make it with pesto sauce and a little Parmesan. I love that this is a one pot dish, the less cleaning up there is to do, the more inclined I am to cook!16
I adore pasta with peas. And now you've added potatoes and bacon. I'd like some right now. Lovely dish! And your photos are so beautiful.17
I eat pastas sometimes twice a day! Love this recipe. I like how you added potatoes and bacon and a little bit of peas-perfection!18
Oh goodness, this sounds delicious!19
Wow! this looks tasty! Yummy!20
Girl you are making my tummy grumble with all that yummy pasta up there! 🙂21
Hi Paula,
Does it matter what type of bouillon cube you use? Beef or chicken


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With series two of the ASB National Futsal League kicking off this weekend nzfootball.co.nz caught up with Brazilian-born 14-cap Futsal White Lucas Silva who is now based in Australia.
Silva chose to pursue work and lifestyle opportunities in Brisbane following the ASB Trans Tasman Cup in September. Soon after arriving Silva was invited to trial for the Queensland state side and was selected in the squad for the 2013 FFA National Futsal Championships in Canberra.
However, under the user-pays system the cost of travel was too much for former Capital Futsal mainstay, and his coach offered him a novel solution.
"They offered me a player/ manager role so I could play free of charge. It gave me a new appreciation of what goes into the organisation of a team playing in a tournament.
"I just wanted to focus on playing, but I had to worry about the team uniform, filling in the team card, water bottles and all of that stuff you don't think about when you're just a player" Silva said.
Despite the added responsibility Silva started all matches scoring two goals and credited with "a few assists" as Queensland finished fourth.
Having played in the ASB National Futsal League and for the Futsal Whites against our closest rivals, Silva is well positioned to compare the respective national leagues and how his adopted country stacks up against its trans-Tasman rivals.
"In terms of the league structure it's pretty close to New Zealand, although it's played in three rounds over a week. There are all ages from seven right up to senior, men and women so there's a real festival atmosphere.
"I think the level is slightly higher in Australia, but we will catch up soon. Before I came over I thought they were miles ahead of us, but I think they're just a step ahead mainly because they have a bigger player pool to select from."
Living in Australia has opened up new futsal opportunities for the 28-year-old who enjoyed the ability to watch the FIFA Futsal World Cup live on television and watch Oceania's representative to the world event, the Solomon Islands, in a warm-up match against the Futsalroos.
Silva has also had the opportunity to witness the Solomon Islands next crop of international players first hand when a U-16 selection travelled to Queensland for an invitational tournament where he coached a Brisbane South youth side.
"They had some flight problems and could only arrive on the day of the finals so they played all their games back-to-back in a day.
"I don't know what they are doing over there but it seems to be working, they were very impressive, the speed they move the ball and the skill. I think New Zealand and even Australia have a bit of work to do to catch up!"
Silva has confirmed he will be available for the Futsal Whites if selected despite living across the ditch, although he was quick to reject a tongue-in-cheek offer to player/ manage the national side.
"No way, no chance!" said Silva before wishing his former Capital Futsal teammates the best of luck for the ASB National Futsal League.


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Majdanek was unique as the only concentration camp still operational at the time of its liberation.The concentration and extermination camp Majdanek near Lubin was erected in 1941 and liberated on July 23rd 1944. The speed of the Soviet advance gave the Germans no time to destroy or conceal evidence of the atrocities they had committed.This rare and stark documentary portrays the terrible tragedy of the TWO MILLION innocent victims exterminated and the frightful efficiency of the NAZI DEATH FACTORY. Captured on film are SS Officers and Kapos appearing before a Russian Tribunal at Lubin. They are confronted by surviving inmates who are giving evidence against the accused for their hideous war crimes. It culminated in their deserved conviction and execution by hanging.System Requirements:Running Time 60 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 881482302697 Manufacturer No: AWA026


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My new manager is giving me a hard time about how many days I've missed over the past year. It was a horrible year for me, health-wise. I've had pneumonia, laryngitis, pink eye, and a severe allergy attack that required me to take Prednisone. I remember every one of those sick days: I missed my birthday, a concert by my favourite singer and I nearly missed Christmas. In addition, after being away for 10 days near the end of last year, I used up a week's holiday time to help my boss. My boss knows I do great work, as I've won three awards in a row.
Recently, when I was ill at work, coughing like crazy and looking green, my boss took me aside to show me how many days I was absent last year. (I got doctors' notes for all those illnesses.) He wrote it on paper, signed it and hand delivered it to me at my desk, as I coughed away.
My previous department had no issue with my illnesses because they were legitimate. Doesn't my new boss know that I already feel awful when I'm sick? Does he think this attendance reminder will make my bronchial flu symptoms go away? Bully them out of me? How do I deal with this kind of manager? He's a robot and I hope I gave him my cold.
Rachel Weinstein
Executive coach, Toronto
You were right to make your health your priority. What you need to deal with now, though, is your disappointment. You missed happy occasions, were unappreciated for giving up holiday time and you're not getting any sympathy to soften the blow.
If your "robot" boss is an unquestionably cold, cruel human being, prepare your exit plan. But it's more likely he was tactless as a result of being affected by the difficulties your absences caused – and whether or not it's fair or conscious, he holds you responsible.
Some people abuse sick days, but you know you are not one of them, so there's nothing to gain by apologizing for your time off, defending yourself or criticizing your boss. However, you could let him know that you're aware your illness has affected both of you, and your intention is to have a healthy and productive year ahead. This might sound obvious, but reminding him that you're on the same side can influence how he treats you.
Also, make a request: That he trust your dedication to continuing your track record of excellence. Move forward with optimism and bring him along.
Kyle Couch
President and CEO, Spectrum Organizational Development, Toronto
Empathy is a two-way street. While your new manager may lack some basic leadership skills, as well as some maturity, I want you to look at the situation from his perspective.
You may not be aware of how resentful your former, and perhaps current, co-workers have been because of your repeated absences, legitimate or not. When you fall ill for prolonged periods of time, they are often left picking up your work load, and this can have a lasting impact on how they feel about you.
Unfortunately, the grapevine is a wonderful way for information to spread, regardless of its validity. It's very likely you have developed a "reputation" for being absent from work, and the perception may be that your work ethic and reliability is suspect.
In addition, it is much easier for companies to track "negative" events, such as sick days, as opposed to "good" events such as your task completion successes.
If you want to fix this situation, you should sit down with your new boss, acknowledge your unusual year of illnesses, and walk him through the positive aspects of your work, as well as your strategy to deal with your responsibilities in the event that you come down with something else. Your manager's approach is anything but right. However, you do have a responsibility to alleviate his fears, and re-establish your value to your new department.
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MORE than 200 primary and secondary students enjoyed a day of outdoor fun and waterbased activities in Taunton's Longrun Meadow.
The event involved skills ranging from medieval swords to raft building and orienteering and gave the youngsters a taste of what will be on offer from the proposed Centre for Outdoor Activities and Community Hub.
Chairman Ian Payne said the charity hopes shortly to start building the facility in French Weir on the site of the existing public toilets.
COACH, which aims to encourage healthy and active lifestyles by offering canoeing and rowing tasters and training out of temporary containers at Firepool, has applied for more than £450,000 funding from Sport England and is also getting support from Taunton Deane and Somerset County Councils.


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October 6, 2011
Mr. Jonathan Neumann
Bloomberg Markets Magazine
Dear Mr. Neumann:
You previously wrote to us that Bloomberg Markets' "goal is to have a story that is 100% accurate." To that end, we asked you, prior to publication and in good faith, for feedback on several critical points of sourcing and accuracy to which you did not respond. Now that the piece has appeared, we would like to ask you again for some basic accountability, as follows:
- For several months, your reporter, Asjylyn Loder, misled us about the intent of your reporting. She indicated the story would be a "corporate profile" about the "broader vision of where the company is headed," its "biggest successes," and "how the company has evolved." To enhance that deception, Ms. Loder sent us examples of other corporate profiles the magazine had done – articles clearly selected to show they were objective and benign. Obviously, that approach was never the true intent since, as we learned later, you were at the time leading a team of more than a dozen reporters seeking out any and all hostile sources you could find. As we documented with Ms. Loder, some of these reporters engaged in dishonest tactics and harassed our employees at work and at home, despite our repeated directives that all inquiriesconcerning current employees come through Melissa Cohlmia. Why did Ms. Loder dishonestly represent herself this way? Why did your reporters resort to dishonest and harassing tactics? As their editor, do you approve of such deceitful and dishonest tactics?
- We asked you repeatedly to identify the sources that were making disparagements or accusations about us – based on a commonplace journalism standard. The ethical approach would have been to provide that information – so that we could know the basis for the allegations and have fair opportunity to respond – but you disregarded the request. Nevertheless, we provided you with detailed information on several disgruntled former employees that we thought might be misleading you. As it turned out, some of those sources were identified and on the record in the actual story – and nearly all the countervailing information we provided was not. How do you justify hiding your sources and substantiation in this irresponsible way? Why was the information that contradicted those sources omitted from the story?
- We also asked for information concerning anonymous sources cited in Ms. Loder's questions to us who were quoted as saying another employee had made accusations about Koch. You refused to identify who the anonymous sources were, and we advised you that made it difficult, if not impossible, to respond to the hearsay allegations. Once your story ran and we learned that at least one of the anonymous sources was George Bentu, we immediately put forth information that showed this Mr. Bentu's comments to your reporter were completely inconsistent with his prior written praise of our company's compliance culture and his prior sworn statements. Attached is a copy of that letter, which is just a portion of the information we have that calls into serious question anything Mr. Bentu said to your reporters.
- If you had not engaged in deception beforehand and you had told us who your source was, we could have provided you this information ahead of time. Armed with this information, you may have reconsidered relying on Mr. Bentu, given his lack of credibility. Can you explain to us why you would not disclose this source, when we asked you to identify him and there were such straightforward facts readily available to discredit him?
- We have posted the full details (www.kochfacts.com) on how those sources are unreliable and how your reporting on them is at odds with established facts. Do you have any explanation for why you disregarded this information or any response on the merits of those facts?
- The article describes us as "obsessed with secrecy," since Koch "discloses only an approximation of its annual revenue." But couldn't that characterization just as easily describe Bloomberg, too? Like us, you are a privately held company and, as far as I can tell, you do not publicly release your full financials. Again, how do you justify that pejorative description of Koch when your company itself follows the exact same practice, one that is commonplace for private companies?
- We have now learned that Bloomberg itself does business in Iran – it has a reporter stationed in Tehran. Why was this not disclosed in your article? Further, Bloomberg Businessweek ran an article on Tuesday which challenges many of the premises of your underlying article, including pointing out that U.S. law does not preclude foreign subsidiaries of U.S. multi-national corporations from doing business in Iran. Please explain how you can run an article that, in its tagline, discusses "[f]lout[ing]" U.S. law, when we informed you beforehand that U.S. law does not preclude foreign subsidiaries from doing business in Iran and your sister magazine was able to easily confirm this? How did your tagline reflect your intent to achieve "100% accuracy?"
Readers can decide for themselves, of course, whether Bloomberg has the integrity to live up to its promises of editorial transparency. Accordingly, I'll look forward to forthright answers to the specifics I've provided here.
Mark V. Holden
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Koch Industries, Inc.


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Chakras for Starters
Unlock the Hidden Doors to Peace & Well-Being
by Savitri Simpson
"Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." (Matthew 6:37) These oft-quoted words of Jesus are central to his message to his disciples and to the whole world. When questioned by the Pharisees as to where this kingdom might be found or when it would manifest on earth, Jesus replies: "Behold, the kingdom of God is within you." (Luke 17:21)
We may be as confused right now as Jesus' listeners were so long ago. How do you "seek within" and where exactly is this "inner kingdom"? A look inside our physical bodies would not show us anything that might be called the "kingdom of God," even though our human bodies are magnificently created and worthy of awe. Yet we all sense that there is something else going on within ourselvesssomething beyond flesh and blood, corpuscles and teardrops.
Once, while the great yoga master Paramhansa Yogananda was speaking to his students he paused to say: "O, if only you could see yourself as I see you. I can see beyond the flesh and entrails, when the light comes. It is so beautiful!"
This "light body" of which Yogananda speaks is also called the astral body, of which the chakras are key components.
In addition to offering information about the chakras, this book includes guided meditations and experiential exercises for each chakra, for it is important for the chakras to be experienced internally as well as being understood intellectually.
May God's light and blessings fill you completely and bless your inner journey toward final freedom and oneness with all that is.
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