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I'd recommend that you replace your shocks as I'm sure they're due for a change. One of the most affordable options out there is the
Koni STR.T shocks for the E46.
The Koni STR.T are perfect for improving your handling without changing the entire feel of your car, or just as a replacement to your old worn out OEM Shocks.
They're an affordable solution and is a good alternative choice to the more expensive OEM shocks. Not only is KONI Street Shocks suitable for stock suspensions, but will also compliment other aftermarket suspension upgrades such as lowering springs or sway bars. if you're looking to upgrade in the near future as well.
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I use ModBargains.com for 95% of my purchases when it comes to things like this. My wheels, ///M3 bumper, and Koni STR.T's all came from them. Customer service has been beyond excellent and their prices are competitive. So yes... I am a bit biased towards them now.
I was in need of shocks and struts badly. They lost all compression, all rebound... my car didn't handle like an E46. The first thing I had to look at was price. Unlike many of the people on this forum, I do not have six Lamborghini's in my twelve-car garage with my supermodel girlfriend (without pointy elbows, of course) making me sandwiches, so cost efficiency is required. People told me to go with Eibach, Bilstein, Tekico, or (lastly) Koni. By the looks of everything, I was going to be spending upwards of $650 on just parts. Greaaaaaat...
I was considering going with the Koni FSD's at first, for the whole concept of them seemed pretty cool. About twelve seconds later, I started reading about them. Some people loved them, but the majority of the people didn't like them. They claimed they were a bit soft under hard turns which would require something a bit stiffer. The price seemed decent, but the word "mushy" appeared in more than one review killed that deal.
But wait! What's this? Koni STR.T's for $425? We might be onto something...
For $425, I honestly couldn't resist. Cheaper than OEM, stiffer than OEM, compatible with lowering springs, reduced body roll... what's there to lose? I needed to find out! Let the research begin!
"My shock just randomly busted!"
"Busted after 5,000 miles."
"Oil leaked out after 25,000 miles!"
"Did you ever hit a bad pot hole?"
That was easy.
The Decision
As I said before, I'm on a tight budget. I can't afford electronically controlled Bilstein coil over systems (I can't lower my car, anyway... the terrain I drive over won't allow it). $425 was perfect for me AND they came with a lifetime warranty. If one busts, I ship it back and get a new one. It just seemed logical to me... so I bought them. ModBargains.com called me up the next day and wanted to verify what kind of car they were going on to ensure I didn't receive the wrong product. In less than a week, they were sitting at my door. I anxiously tore the boxes open (figuratively speaking) and began to admire these orange pistons.
The Product
The shocks and struts were exactly as advertised. They came with all necessary hardware (including new nuts and Koni window decals... more horsepower, right?) and were packaged up simply enough. After getting them installed (along with new adjustable sway links), I had to flog it around some. While leaving my good friend
's (his username) house, I hammered some corners that say 15 MPH is the recommended speed. Not today! I think I railed through them at nearly 40 MPH*. My car felt more solid than it ever has. Body roll was next to nothing and I nearly went flying into my door panel from the amount of lateral force being applied to my body. Bumps felt a little harsh, but it was expected. They are NOT stiff enough to jar the fillings out of your teeth, but they are stiffer than OEM Sach's shocks and struts.
I think this investment is one worth suggesting.
The Bottom Line
If you're looking to an alternative to OEM shocks but don't want to spend gobs of money on something that does the exact same thing, look into the Koni STR.T's. They are VERY affordable at $425, give the car a more solid feel, and they come with a lifetime warranty. They also look pretty good through the wheel behind the brake rotor... they match the orange color of the bulb in my corner lights while lit. I've only logged about 60 miles on them so far, but I will post an update after I manage to rail through some of my usual stomping grounds*.
I hope you found some useful information in this review and give these a look when it comes time to replace your worn out shocks and struts. Also look at these if you just want a relatively noticeable upgrade to your suspension. Paired with the OEM sport springs, they feel phenomenal.
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Just last week we got our first look at Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds in the graphic novel adaptation R.I.P.D. from director Robert Schwentke (RED). Now that CinemaCon is in full swing, some of these bigger films getting released later this year are getting a big push into the public eye, and that's where the first poster for R.I.P.D. has been revealed. Much like the first look photo, it highlights the cool guns Reynolds and Bridges carry, which likely have some sort of special powers since they're meant to make sure the dead "rest in peace." We're expecting the first trailer sometime very soon, so stay tuned. Poster below!
Here's the first poster for Robert Schwentke's R.I.P.D. from Universal Pictures:
Robert Schwentke (RED) directs R.I.P.D., written by Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay (Clash of the Titans, Aeon Flux) and based on Peter M. Lenkov's graphic novel of the same name. Nick Walker (Ryan Reynolds) was gunned down in the line of duty at the height of his personal and professional life. Now he's traded 100 years of service to R.I.P.D. (Rest in Peace Department) in exchange for a shot at solving his own murder. Unfortunately, his search will take him to Hell and back with the grizzled Roy Pulsipher (Jeff Bridges) at his side. Kevin Bacon and Mary-Louise Parker also star in the Universal Pictures film arriving on July 19th.
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission refused to "shut the door" on Woolworths buying Franklins with SPAR, just months before it said it would not allow major supermarkets to buy the stores.
Notes of a secret telephone meeting between the regulator – including chairman
Chief financial officer Tom Pockett and company secretary Peter Horton spoke to Mr Samuel, ACCC executives Rami Greiss and Timothy Grimwade in a conference call that lasted about 30 minutes.
The meeting was not divulged to Metcash, which is fighting the ACCC to buy Franklins, until a corporate adviser to SPAR was questioned about its involvement with Woolworths in court last week.
The ACCC tried to block Metcash, which owns IGA stores and Mitre 10, from buying Franklins for $215 million, on grounds that it would be anti-competitive. The ACCC claims the deal is likely to substantially lessen competition by removing Metcash's "closest and only genuine competitor" in the wholesale supply of packaged groceries to independent shops in NSW. The ACCC has claimed SPAR could buy the 80 Franklins stores if the deal is blocked.
It filed court proceedings on December 8, arguing that the relevant market was the "wholesale market for the supply of packaged groceries to independent supermarkets in NSW and the ACT" and did not include Woolworths and Coles. Six days later, Woolworths propositioned the ACCC, outlining three ways it could get involved with the Franklins assets.
When details of the meeting were revealed on Friday, Justin Gleeson, SC, for Metcash, accused the ACCC of breaching its "duty to the court" by failing to disclose the meeting and of opening its case "on a false basis".
Mr Grimwade told the court yesterday Mr Pockett had said at the December 14 meeting that the first option "involved a proposition that Woolworths would acquire from SPAR a certain number of Franklins stores that would reduce the purchase price that SPAR might have to pay". Mr Samuel said "no, next option," to this.
The second option "was that Woolworths would be one of a number of funders of a SPAR bid for Franklins. It would partner up with a number of private equity partners".
Mr Pockett told the commission "that would not be for the long term", but was a "pick-up in exchange for a number of Franklins stores". Mr Samuel said this option "has some possibilities as long as they have no ability to exert control or influence [over SPAR]".
The third option was "Woolworths financing a bid for Franklins backing SPAR, with SPAR independently running Franklins for a period and that Woolworths would look to extricate itself as soon as it could".
"How could you not exercise control or influence over SPAR if you had financed the bid?" Mr Samuel responded.
The ACCC intends to call Mr Pockett to give evidence about the meeting.
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(CNSNews.com) - The husband of a disabled Florida woman, whose feeding tube will be removed Wednesday at her husband's request, has barred her family from visiting her unless he or an "authorized representative" are present to supervise. A spokeswoman for the family said the parents of Terri Schindler Schiavo are saddened but not surprised by the move.
"[E]ffective immediately, the Schindlers and the persons on their visitors list may not visit Terri unless [Schiavo] or his authorized representative is present ," wrote attorney Deborah Bushnell, who represents Michael Schiavo in his capacity as his wife's legal guardian.
"If the Schindlers wish to visit Terri, they should call Hospice Woodside before their visit to assure that [Schiavo] or his representative is at the facility or will be there at the time of their visit," Bushnell continued.
Bushnell told CNSNews.com Wednesday afternoon that the Schindlers knew this action would be taken if they released an Aug. 11, 2001 videotape of Terri to the public.
"The restriction on the visitation is not to punish the Schindlers in any way or to keep them from seeing their daughter. That's not the intention at all," Bushnell said. "It's just to enforce compliance with the court orders and to ensure Terri's privacy.
"The Schindlers have shown that they are not complying with the court order and we just don't want any more noncompliance issues. [We're] just trying to address that issue, particularly during this time. This is a private time for Terri, or should be. We're trying to make it as peaceful as possible," Bushnell added.
If the Schindlers wish to visit their daughter before she dies, Bushnell explained that they and any other visitors pre-approved by the court must abide by all of the conditions of a March 24, 2000, court order that, among other things, forbade them from photographing or videotaping Terri. Terri's family is also forbidden to have her examined by any physician without pre-approval from the court. Pamela Hennessy, spokeswoman for the Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation, called the move "entirely senseless" and described it as the Schiavo legal team's "last attempt at cruelty."
"Schiavo's attorneys have stated that this was done in order to protect Terri's privacy, but the reality of this particular action is that Terri's going to die by herself," Hennessy told CNSNews.com Wednesday morning. "She can't even have her mother at her side, and her mother and father and sister can't even say 'goodbye' to her."
Bushnell's letter asserts that Schiavo "will make every effort to accommodate [the Schindlers'] reasonable visitation requests." Hennessy dismissed the apparent courtesy.
"I don't think he's going to be overly eager to accommodate the family at all," Hennessy said. "He hasn't been in the past."
Hennessy claimed the Schindler family has still not received a discharge summary from Terri's last hospitalization even though Schiavo is allegedly under a court order to provide such information to them.
"So, I've got no reason to believe that he's going to be kind to them now," Hennessy concluded.
Bushnell said Schiavo is attempting to arrange for himself or a representative to be present 24 hours a day.
"Whether he'll accomplish that or not, I don't know, but we should come pretty close," Bushnell said. "So, the Schindlers should be able to visit anytime they want as long as we're able to have coverage and we're attempting to have full coverage."
Terri Schindler Schiavo, who suffered a brain injury under questionable circumstances in 1990, will have her gastrostomy or nutrition and hydration tube removed under court order at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday unless Florida Gov. Jeb Bush intervenes through the state's Department of Children and Family Services' Adult Protective Services Unit. State law authorizes agency employees to execute an "emergency protective services intervention" if they believe the life of a disabled adult is in danger and that adult's condition prevents them from asking for help. The law contains no exclusions for court orders authorizing so-called "right-to-die" actions.
If Terri's feeding tube is removed, doctors estimate it will take 10 days to two weeks for her to die of dehydration, starvation or both. There is no medical consensus on how much pain she might suffer during that process.
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ALBANY (February 10, 2012) -- The Board of Trustees of The College of Saint Rose today proudly announced the selection of Dr. David Szczerbacki of Albany to serve as the ninth president of the College.
At its meeting today, the board voted to approve the unanimous recommendation of the presidential search committee that Szczerbacki be offered the position. Szczerbacki will assume his new role July 1, 2012.
Currently, Szczerbacki is the College's provost and vice president for academic affairs, a position he has held since August 2004. He will succeed Dr. R. Mark Sullivan, who will step down from the leadership post after serving for 16 years.
"We are extremely pleased to be able to name David Szczerbacki as our next president. He is a distinguished academic leader who will help us propel the College forward and capitalize on the momentum the College enjoys. Given the recommendation of our search committee, his proven ability and the overwhelmingly positive response of our students, faculty, staff and alumni, David clearly is the best fit for Saint Rose," said Dan Nolan, chair of the board of trustees.
Szczerbacki expressed his gratification at being chosen to lead Saint Rose and paid tribute to his predecessor.
"The College of Saint Rose is blessed with a rich history and, ahead of it, a dynamic, world-changing future. I am honored and excited to carry on the mission and deeply rooted values of our founders, the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet, and the visionary 16-year leadership of President Mark Sullivan. As Saint Rose approaches its second century of outstanding scholarship and community engagement, we will continue to pursue a vision focused on providing students with academic experiences that are second to none. I look forward to working with our trustees, students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends and community to build the College's future," Szczerbacki said.
As provost and vice president, Szczerbacki has been the College's chief academic officer and "second-in-command," responsible for the quality of all academic programs offered by the College's School of Arts and Humanities, Lally School of Education, School of Mathematics and Sciences and Huether School of Business. He chaired the past two five-year strategic planning processes and has initiated new faculty programs supporting research and curricular innovation, a new program review and development process, a review of the liberal arts core curriculum, and expanded programming in international studies, first-year experiences, e-learning and undergraduate research. In addition, Szczerbacki has worked closely with President Sullivan in leading multi-year faculty salary plans, securing an endowed chair in ethics and moral values, and in securing grants and philanthropic gifts to support facilities and programming.
Szczerbacki came to Saint Rose in 2004 from Alfred University in Alfred, N.Y., where he served as provost and vice president of academic and statutory affairs. At Alfred, Szczerbacki was responsible for overseeing the quality and operation of all academic programs, managing the budget for all academic programs and services, and establishing new academic programs. In addition, Szczerbacki served as chief executive officer at the State University of New York College of Ceramics, which is located at Alfred. He also held positions as dean of Alfred's School of Business and acting dean of the College of Engineering and Professional Studies. Szczerbacki joined the Alfred faculty in 1981 as an instructor of management and twice received the university's outstanding teaching awards.
Szczerbacki earned his doctoral degree in policy studies from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and he holds a master's degree in urban systems and a bachelor's degree in political science from Gannon University in Erie, Pa. In addition to his academic career as an educator and administrator, his professional work has focused on the fields of urban and regional planning, economic development, leadership training, environmental management, strategic management and organization development. He evaluates other colleges and universities as a member of the Periodic Review Report Committee of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the federally designated accrediting agency. Locally, Szczerbacki serves on the board of Bishop Maginn High School in Albany.
Szczerbacki and his wife Susan have a daughter, Katherine.
The College of Saint Rose (www.strose.edu) is a private, independent, coeducational, liberal arts college in the heart of New York's capital city. Founded in 1920 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet, the College offers 68 undergraduate programs, 45 graduate degrees and 21 graduate certificates and serves more than 5,000 students. Through a strong liberal education curriculum and progressive academic programs, a Saint Rose education instills students with the passion, knowledge and purpose not only to do great things – but extraordinary things.
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During drought years the potential exists for the corn plant to have high levels of nitrates. This is largely due to high soil nitrogen levels that are readily available, but the plant is unable to utilize it because of moisture shortages. As a result the nitrates accumulate in the plant and can occur at toxic levels. Excessive levels in corn when harvested as green chop or made into corn silage and then fed can causehigh blood levels of methemoglobin to occur.
Methemoglobin cannot carry oxygen to animal tissues and can result in a number of symptoms, and in severe cases, death.
Field livestock specialists in Illinois and Iowa have been doing "Field Screening Tests" consisting of a mixture of diphenylamine and concentrated sulfuric acid. This mixture is placed on the split stem of the corn plant and with a resulting color change can assist in identifying fields with nitrate problems. Limited tests done in southeast Iowa by Byron Leu, livestock field specialist, have shown about 50 percent of the plants to have nitrates present. This test does not indicate the level of nitrates, but rather whether it is present or not. In his field testing procedure, several of the plants had nitrates occurring up to 3 feet of stalk height, thus moving the cutting height up will not always solve the problem. Of greatest concern is the direct feeding of green chop corn that has nitrates present. Normally, if the corn plant is chopped and then ensiled, nitrate levels will drop by 50 percent or more.
Further information can be found on the drought web page [1] from Iowa State University Extension.
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Was a bit chilly....
My buddies driveway is shady, has a spring in it and was covered with 2" of ice most of the way up....that was not fun.
Gratuitous huge snowbank pic
kootch88 wrote:Dude,
How old are you? I rode the entire winter of 80/81. Didn't have much snow that year but it was cold as hell. You are a crazy man, I know first hand how brutal winter riding can be with the sand and cold.
Black_And_Blue wrote:How do you like the 3 wheeler?
I haven't seen very many on the roads over the summer, maybe 2 or 3.
cArNaGe wrote:What? No phone call?
e.alleg wrote:yeh
TimV wrote:Where did you ride to?? YesterYear???
Thats a AMES Department Store in background.
They been dead in these parts for at least 10 years
Nice bike!
Just like snowmobiling at 20 degrees
Freddy wrote:Good fun! well...'cept for the ice part.
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You wear your cell phone on your belt to huh?
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Sailaway Circle Skirt ($148) by Leifnotes, size down
Style #: 26814475; black motif (009)
Note: If you're wondering my sizing measurements/height/etc, they're detailed on this page.
Midcalf is a tough length to pull off. The Sailaway Circle Skirt ($148) falls to that length and yet it looks great. I love, love the oceanic pattern complete with fishing vessel and a house-dotted island with lighthouse. The skirt reminds me of a wallpaper our old place in Cape Cod had and I mean that as a compliment. The black base color is the perfect setting -- I like it over navy. Up near the thick waistband are two brass buttons with anchors on them.
The skirt is unlined but it's sturdy cotton material falls nicely. I found it to fall much straighter than the online photos would have you believe. It's actually quite sleek. My usual size 10 felt very loose so I sized down to an 8 for these shots. With a waist that sits at the natural waist you'll likely be able to size down too.
My only complaint? With such a large pattern it's really annoying that the print doesn't line up at the side seam. Come on Anthro. You have to get this right. I know you can do it!
Pattern placement aside this skirt is a real winner. Wishlisted!!
Songbird Circle Skirt ($128) by Maeve, size down
Style #: 26455402; blue motif (049)
Music? Check. Birds? Check. Sky and clouds? Check and check. Meet the whimsical winner the Songbird Circle Skirt ($128). This softly pleated circle skirt is the fit-and-flare knee-length style Anthropologie used to excel it. I'm so happy to see it back! There are two side pockets deftly hidden by the pattern and the cotton material is treated on the outside with something that makes it feel slick. Not oily though. The side zip was somewhat of a pain, getting stuck on mine where the waistband and skirt meet. Annoying!
Once again my usual 10 was loose so down to an 8 I went. The skirt fell just below my knees; this is my ideal length for skirts. Though full the skirt isn't overly voluminous. You'll want this skirt to sit at least an inch below your waist, resting on your hips instead. That could make choosing the right top a challenge and may leave the look hard to belt. Worth it though!
Another lovely, lovely skirt currently sitting on my wishlist.
Brocade Pencil ($98) by Moulinette Souers, TTS
Style #: 26449454; mint (102) or navy (041)
My love for pencil skirts has mostly faded to tolerance but the Brocade Pencil ($98) may change that back to love. I'm very much in love with the pistachio color (pistachio! It's this year's mint) and believe it or not the large front pockets are a great design detail. I also love the waistband which is highest front and center, making it easier to tuck a top in.
This pencil is brocade cotton-poly that is unlined and has no back vent. Doesn't need a vent either -- it's really more of a straight skirt than a true body-hugging pencil. I tried on a size 10 and found it to fit comfortably. That's my true size and I recommend you stick with yours.
Lots of possibilities with this skirt. My favorite of all the choices in this set; it's currently in my cart.
Pilcro Dotted Denim Pencil Skirt ($88) by Pilcro, size down
Style #: 26395913; blue motif (049)
I'm sure that owning two denim pencil skirts is enough but thanks to the Pilcro Dotted Denim Pencil Skirt ($88) I'm tempted to own a third. Brilliantly deployed polka dots fall all over this dark blue denim pencil. I loooove the rusty red (burned brown?) color of the polkas and their geometric layout.
While I'm over non-denim pencils, I love the fit of jean skirts. They hug curves and shape at the same time to help with fit. I found this skirt to run huuuuge. A 31 (my normal jeans size) was ridiculous; a 30 only slightly better. You see me in a 29 here which will someday be my size again but for now is just laughable vanity sizing. I like how this skirt comes below the knees and the tapered fit that still lets you stride.
Another winner! You're on a roll, Anthropologie. What's next?
Alva Lace Pencil ($88) by Moulinette Soeurs, TTS
Style #: 26998229; kelly (033), red (060) or dark grey (005)
It's not that the Alva Lace Pencil ($88) is bad. It's just that after all the great skirts above it was a letdown. This cotton-poly skirt has a floral lace pattern on the outside and is the first skirt in this set to have a lining. Unbelievable as that is. There's a tiny back vent which you need because this skirt falls mid-shin, a few inches below the knee.
From the front this skirt feels fine but from the side and back I'm less enamored. I found this skirt to run true to size -- when I tried going up to a large the waist was hanging off of me. I like how this skirt hugs curves, I just wish it was a little more tapered in at the waist. As it is there's a strange extra hump of fabric hanging there.
The color of this skirt reads as green or teal depending on the light. Always fun! This skirt is cute but not for me. It went back to the rack.
Dual Foundation Pencil ($88) by Weston Wear, size up
Style #: 27176510; black motif (009)
I was very excited to try on the Dual Foundation Pencil ($88) because it reminds me of the Embroidered Lace Pencil Skirt ($148), which has come out in three versions and hasn't worked on me once. I hoped this pencil would! What I didn't realize is that it's literally two layers of mesh-y lace fabric. The underlayer is an ivory-beige color and the overlayer is black. That makes this skirt oddly hard to put on. The black overlayer wants to twist and contort. There's a back zip to help you in.
I tried this skirt in a medium but found it was too tight. I'd go for a large to buy. I don't like how the bottom hem is raw, meaning this skirt could come apart on either layer. I also wish it had a nicer waistband...or it had one at all. Instead it just ends at the waist and my tiny waist-to-large-hips area is not liking that very much.
This skirt is pretty to look at but challenging to wear. Pass.
Coming up tomorrow: BLAZERS! I've also got tops and another round of dresses in my queue. Have a review request? Let me know in the comments! Have you tried any of these items on? What did you think? How would you style these pieces?


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The Telling Room
A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World's Greatest Piece of CheeseBook - 2013
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Perhaps the most dramatic and totally absorbing tale of cheese ever written.
Multcolib_Research Aug 15, 2013
Writer Michael Paterniti fell in love with a piece of Spanish cheese -- and the mysterious story behind it. USA Today pick.
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Fun read, although it ended up being more about the author than the cheesemaker.
About halfway through the book, the creator of the cheese of the subtitle wonders who he is if he is not making his cheese, if he has an identity if he is not creating his masterwork. It struck me that this book should be on the shelf of everyone in the Innovation Lab, all those makers and hackers who love creating and have fully found themselves in the maker movement.
While working at the renowned Zingerman's deli in Ann Arbor, MI back in the early 90s, author Paterniti came across a remarkable Spanish cheese. Years later he was inspired to track down its creator, and so he set off for Spain. There the cheese maker recounts a surprisingly moving story of joy, family betrayal and vengeance, and so began Paterniti's decade-long quest to gather the whole story. The book has plenty to say about history and tradition, with plenty of fascinating asides into such topics as Spanish folklore, the history of cheese and even the creation of Pringles. Foodies will certainly enjoy this excellent book, as well as fans of quirky nonfiction (and we know there are many of you).
fun to read but it is as much about the author's family as it is about the cheese
"Having once worked as a part-time proofreader at Michigan's famous Zingerman's Delicatessen, Michael Paterniti never forgot a deliciously described cave-aged sheep's milk cheese he'd read about then. Eventually, he travelled to Guzmán, a rural Spanish village, where he discovered the amazing cheese that was "made with love" was no longer being made. The charismatic, larger-than-life farmer/cheesemaker Ambrosio Molinos de las Hera tells him he was betrayed by his partner, ruining the business. Paterniti quickly becomes enmeshed in Ambrosio's fascinating world, visiting often in order to savour his stories and dig deeper into his life; Paterniti even moves to the village with his wife and kids for a time. Chock full of footnotes and digressive passages, this leisurely yet tasty tale will best please those who enjoy the journey." Armchair Travel October 2013 http://www.nextreads.com/Display2.aspx?SID=5acc8fc1-4e91-4ebe-906d-f8fc5e82a8e0&N=688525
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Dodge Repair Questions? Ask a Mechanic for Answers ASAP
Welcome! I'm Ron Z! I will do my best to answer all of your questions. For easy access to this thread, bookmark it now! Please read everything!
When you say it makes a click noise, is this a 1-click per ignition cycle, or a rapid clicking?
Ok. The 1-click per ignition cycle is the classic, tell-tale sign of a faulty Starter Solenoid. On this vehicle, the solenoid is mounted to the side of the starter, and is usually replaced as a unit (the new starter comes with a new solenoid). Make sure the electrical connections at the solenoid are tight, and there are no loose or broken wires. If the visual inspection checks ok, replacing the starter will solve the problem. The starter is located under the vehicle, front.
The starter is located under the vehicle, front. Best access is from under the front of the vehicle, working upwards. Click "view full image" on the images above and below to get a pop-up window with a close-up view of the location. The starter sells for around $270 and the labor time guide calls for a little over an hour to complete the job.


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Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood Rumored Duet on New Aerosmith Album?
Aerosmith is bringing the Global Warming Tour to Albany with special guest Cheap Trick on June 29th. The tour is in support and will feature some new songs of their new album 'Music From Another Dimension' that will be released August 28th. Rumor has it that there is a duet on the album that features Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood. Do you think that Carrie will walk out on the stage at Times Union Center to sing it?


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Companies exhibiting at CES are accustomed to making spectacles of themselves. Virginia-based PixelOptics takes that notion quite literally. It produces emPower or what it says are the world's first "electronic corrective eyeglasses" capable of replacing conventional progressive lenses and bifocals.
Hidden in the frames of the otherwise normal-looking glasses, are a microchip, micro-accelerometer and miniature batteries. Each lens has a transparent LCD layer that can electronically change its molecular structure, changing the focus only as needed. If you tilt your head down say to read a book or peek at an object up close, the accelerometer automatically detects the motion, sending a signal to the LCD that alters how light is refracted, change the prescription quietly and in, well, a blink of the eye. You can also put the glasses in manual mode.
I briefly donned the glasses to sample the effect, which worked, but of course I was not wearing a pair that matched my actual prescription.
So why would you choose these glasses compared to conventional progressive lenses? One answer: With ordinary progressives, you might be lying on a couch or bed and tilting your head up to watch TV, which would otherwise be a challenge if you're peering out of that portion of the lens that isn't meant for distance viewing. With emPower, you'd only summon a lens optimized for reading or closeups when you needed to.
PixelOptics has been teaming up with Panasonic Healthcare in Japan for about three years. A pair of glasses based on its technology will be available in the southeastern U.S. in March, the company says, for about $1,200 at retail or about a 30% premium compared with regular glasses. The price includes the cradle that charges the glasses up.
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"Personnel Actions - Authority to Set Retroactive Effective Dates for Payment of Back Pay"
Digest: "An employee who, after being notified of selection for promotion and assuming new duties, did not have promotion personnel action processed until more than a month later may have promotion selection letter regarded as establishing intention to promote employee and failure of processing papers regarded as clerical error. Therefore, retroactive correction may be made." Note: The person "vested with the authority to approve" the employee's promotion signed the letter.
Digest: "Employee was advised prior to a detail action that, if she so elected, she could be promoted temporarily but would not receive per diem while at temporary duty station. She elected to receive per diem in lieu of temporary promotion. Although a temporary promotion was discretionary, the agency had no right to require employee to make such a choice. Since the agency states that the employee would have been promoted but for the improper action, an unjustified or unwarranted personnel action occurred and retroactive promotion with backpay for the period of detail may be made." Note: The "agency had decided to process a temporary promotion prior to the commencement of the detail contingent upon (the employee's) election to forego a per diem."
Digest: "Employees, placed in lower grade at time of appointment than they would have been placed in had there not been an administrative failure to carry out a nondiscretionary agency policy, may have their appointments retroactively changed to the higher grade and paid appropriate back pay. While general rule is that retroactive changes in salary may not be made in absence of a statute so providing, General Accounting Office has permitted retroactive adjustments in cases where errors occurred as the result of a failure to carry out a nondiscretionary administrative policy." Note: The employees "performed the duties and responsibilities of the (higher-graded) position from the date of their initial appointments."
Digest: "Collective-bargaining agreement provides that certain Internal Revenue Service career-ladder employees will be promoted effective the first pay period after 1 year in grade, but promotions of seven employees covered by agreement were erroneously delayed for periods up to several weeks. Since provision relating to effective dates of promotions becomes nondiscretionary agency requirement, if properly includable in bargaining agreement, General Accounting Office will not object to retroactive promotions based on administrative determination that employees would have been promoted as of revised effective dates but for failure to timely process promotions in accordance with the agreement."
Digest: "An employee was selected from a selection register for promotion and was orally so notified. She reported to her new position, but was not actually promoted until 1 month later due to administrative delays in processing the necessary paperwork. The claim for retroactive promotion and back pay is denied. In the absence of a nondiscretionary agency regulation or policy, the effective date of a promotion may not be earlier than the date action is taken by an official authorized to approve or disapprove the promotion. The delays here all occurred before the authorized official had the opportunity to act. Further, the failure to promote the employee at an earlier date did not violate a nondiscretionary agency policy."
Digest: "Where promotion of employee in career ladder position was delayed because original promotion request submitted by supervisor was lost in mails, agency may not comply with arbitration award of retroactive promotion and back pay. Original promotion request was lost prior to approval of promotion by authorized official and hence the delay in processing does not constitute such administrative error as will support retroactive promotion. Further, employee had no vested right to promotion effective the same date as other employees in same career ladder program." Note: This decision discusses many of the most important principles regarding back pay.
Digest: "Where promotion of eligible employee may have been delayed for short period of time because employee was voluntarily transferred to new permanent duty station necessitating reprocessing of promotion, promotion is not delayed due to administrative or clerical error, and is not exception to general rule forbidding retroactive promotions of Government employees."
Digest: "Provision of negotiated agreement calling for consistent and equitable application of merit promotion principles does not constitute a nondiscretionary agency policy requiring agency to make promotions at any specified time or under specified criteria. The inclusion of a provision in a negotiated agreement does not automatically make it nondiscretionary for purposes of the Back Pay Act. A nondiscretionary provision for such purposes is defined to mean one requiring an agency to take prescribed action under stated conditions or criteria."
Digest: "An employee was assigned the duties of a vacant and higher-graded position, but her temporary promotion to the position was delayed because of a clerical error. The employee's temporary promotion may be effected retroactively, because the agency failed to carry out a nondiscretionary (established) policy of temporarily promoting each employee who assumed the duties of the vacant position."


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About MeI joined this site, because I thought it would be interesting to see the different opportunities that there may be for me.
I think my personal style is diverse. Most of the time I enjoy dressing in fancy dresses, romantic goth, or the casual blue jeans with a fancier top. I like to experiment with my fashion sense. I love many types of shoes, but heels and boots are my favorite.
I have minor acting experience, and have been in 3 University films that can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/user/ladypendrake.
I have almost 2 years experience in modeling, and want to continue to build my portfolio, whether that be by paid jobs, or depending on the project some TFP or TFCD.
I enjoy playing around with my makeup and would be interested in working with some makeup artists to see what they might have in mind..
I would love to work with any ideas that people may have in mind, but I will not do nudes, I believe that that part of me should only be for my husband, so if you have any ideas, then please contact me!
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V P Mahur
So Many Eclipses - Poem by V P Mahur
Eclipses in Nature
You all know how they occur
But we are destined to
So many eclipses
Some full and some partial
But all having deep impact
A woman has an eclipse
When her chastity
And her souls purity
Is snatched away
By those whose dark intentions
Just want to play
With God's holy clay
Betrayal given by friends
To serve their selfish ends
Is an eclipse
That occurs in the broad day light
And leaves us
To make a helpless fight
With our inner guilt
A love becomes an eclipse
When we are in sorrows' grips
Trying to collect
The pieces of our soul
Made by those whom we trust
Without any reason and intellect
And our world is darkened
And burst
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I like this! good image. thank you for commenting on my poem, Nothing's Certain! (Report) Reply
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There are many eclipses in life, good subject for a poem, which you have expressed well. (Report) Reply
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Irish Yoga T-Shirt
Billy Banks can keep his Tae-Bo, Suzanne Somers her Thighmaster. We Irish get plenty of exercise as it is, thank you very much. Available as a sweatshirt, regular t-shirt or babydoll...
This is a grim reminder to any idealistic person who wants to get out in the wilderness and "conquer" nature. Nature is better than you. Its stronger and faster and smarter and bites a lot harder. Know this. This is the story of ... This is a grim reminder to any idealistic person who wants to get out in the wilderness and "conquer" nature. Nature is better than you. Its stronger and faster and smarter and bites a lot harder. Know this. This is the story of Timothy Treadwell, the self proclaimed Grizzly expert who thought that through some dillusional right or privilege, he could 'save' the bears. I guess they didn't want his 'help' because they ate him. And his girlfriend too. Eesh. This is a great, awkward and unsettling documentary by none other than Werner Herzog. Of course.Added 9 Years Ago from Amazon.com
This shirt literally made me laugh out loud, which few products do. All my respect and recommendation to it!!!Tags: t-shirts, fashion, humor, Clothes, mens, apparel, comedy, Mens Clothing, mens fashionAdded 9 Years Ago from Busted Tees
I am very hungry as I'm writing this recommendation, but that doesn't mean that this shirt isn't awesome. I wish I had such things in my belly right now and to reiterate, I think this shirt is amazing!Tags: fashion, humor, Clothes, style, mens, womens clothes, womens clothing, apparel, t-shirtsAdded 9 Years Ago from Threadless
I doubt I will ever understand the gloriousness of mustaches but I can appreciate them. Hence, the shirt.
There are some dominating comic geniuses right now (Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell ...) and they give us some great lines to carry around and repeat ad nauseum. Case in point: this shirt.
This shirt is pretty funny. They forgot sake, soju, krupnikas, and more ... imagine the possibilities!
When will some of that classic awesome SNL humor come back? Are the good ole' days of Sean Connery Jeopardy over?
I could make these things so easily when I was a kid. Now, I'd have to look up directions and it'd still come out looking like a mess. I guess I'll just have to settle for the eternal red/blue possibility.
What can I say other than... hahahahahahahahaha... and I'm wearing this to church!


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Camps are available in the Spring and Summer for ages pre-K through 5th.
We offer two half day camps at the Texas Maritime Museum: Summer Experience in Aransas (S.E.A.) Camp and our afternoon H2Odyssey Camp.
Full Scholarships for both will be awarded through local schools to Aransas county students and residents only.
Sibling supplements for H2Odyssey Camp is first come first serve with no restrictions on residency.
Here is a little bit about each program –
Summer Experience in Aransas (S.E.A.) Camp: Students experience the best of Aransas County including history, wildlife and ecology with activities like kayaking, fishing, sandcastle building and more. Activities are matched with grade levels, with variations for every age group. Campers visit attractions such as Texas Maritime Museum, Bay Education Center, Fulton Mansion, Goose Island State Park, Rockport Beach Park and other wonderful organizations.
H2Odyssey Camp: Campers learn about the amazing element water is, the ways we use it, need it, fight it or change it. Activities demonstrate how things work, are built, reactions, physical properties and ways to create art.
Monday-Thursday camp hours are spent at the Texas Maritime Museum and end with fun water games. Fridays are spent at the Community Pool.
S.E.A (Summer Experience in Aransas) Camp (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
Week 1 June 12-16 1st & 2nd GradeFULL Week 2 June 19-23 3rd & 4th GradeFULL
NO CAMP from June 26 – July 7
Week 3 July 10-14 1st & 2nd GradeFULL
- Week 4 July 17-21 3rd & 4th Grade
- Week 5 July 24-28 5th Grade
S.E.A Camp Registration Form
H2Odyssey Camp (1:30 PM – 4:00 PM)
- Week 1 June 12-16 K – 5th Grade
- Week 2 June 19–23 K – 5th Grade
NO CAMP from June 26 – July 7
- Week 3 July 10-14 K– 5th Grade
- Week 4 July 17-21 K – 5th Grade
H2Odyssey CAMP FULL
Become a Counselor
Throughout the year, the Education Department at the Texas Maritime Museum is constantly searching for responsible young adults to assist our camps either as volunteers or paid counselors. A number of campers graduate into our volunteer program and age into a paid counselor position. Potential applicants unfamiliar with our programs are welcome and encouraged to apply to any and all camps. Individuals must be at least 11 years old to volunteer and at least 16 years old to become a paid counselor. Head Counselors must be at least 18 years old.
Sailor's Holiday Spring Break Camp is offered through the week of Aransas County ISD's Spring Break Holiday.
New topics and new learning experiences each year for children ages 5 (Pre-K) through 5th grade.
The registration fee covers 5 mornings of supervised educational crafts, activities, snacks, and interesting educational experiences.
Scholarships and Sibling Discounts are not offered for this camp.
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Here's What Happens When Kittens Don't Get Enough Attention [VIDEO]
Every kitten hates to be ignored, but one little ball of fur went to extremes to gain the spotlight. When the family dog wouldn't pay attention to him he attacks the pooch with a flying eye gouge. Subtlety isn't something cats can grasp.
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Eleanor Sokoloff ('38) celebrates her 100th birthday this summer. Mrs. Sokoloff is the oldest and longest-serving member of the Curtis faculty. She entered Curtis in 1931 and started teaching supplementary piano in 1936, before graduating in 1938. Eleanor Blum married fellow student Vladimir ("Billy") Sokoloff shortly before they graduated, and Billy also joined the faculty. During their last year as students they studied duo-piano playing, a discipline that had just been introduced at Curtis; it was discontinued after one year due to financial constraints. This performance by Eleanor Blum and Billy Sokoloff, playing Brahms's Variations on a Theme by Haydn, was recorded during a radio broadcast from Casimir Hall (now Field Concert Hall) on March 2, 1938 and provides a rare opportunity to hear their joint artistry.
To hear the music, click the "play" button.
We have asked Gary Graffman ('46), Seymour Lipkin ('47), Robert McDonald ('77), Meng-Chieh Liu ('93), Ignat Solzhenitsyn ('95), and Jonathan Biss ('01), all members of the Curtis piano faculty, for a brief reflection on Eleanor Sokoloff as a fellow pianist and teacher. Other alumni are invited to add their own comments in the comment box! (scroll to the bottom of this page.)
Gary Graffman ('46):
It was wonderful to hear Eleanor and Billy Sokoloff playing the Brahms-Haydn Variations. It's a terrific performance and brings back all sorts of happy memories. When they made this recording in 1938 I was ten, but already a veteran of two seasons at Curtis. So Eleanor and I were schoolmates for a time, although she was almost a grownup and I was a pre-teen twerp. Over the years I've tried valiantly to catch up with her but it can't be done. What can I say? She's the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Seymour Lipkin ('47):
Dear Eleanor: Lucky us, that we have had you with us for so many years, to set high standards with your tremendous knowledge, both of music and of piano playing, together with your sharpest of ears. We all wish to continue to have this good luck for many more years to come. Most affectionate regards from Seymour.
Robert McDonald ('77):
Reflecting on Eleanor's extraordinary relationship to the history of Curtis and its piano department inspires extravagant admiration and no small degree of awe. Her elegant, demanding, and unfailingly intelligent and wise presence remains forever indispensable to the integrity of the school and all that it continues to represent. It is a privilege and a great pleasure to stand in her exceptional company.
Meng-Chieh Liu ('93):
I am proud to have known both Dr. and Mrs. Sokoloff. When I came to study at Curtis in 1985, Dr. Sokoloff was an indispensable fixture around the school. His vast knowledge of music inspired me to play just as much chamber music as solo music, and one would sense his commitment to music from his daily practice early morning to his presence in almost every student recital in the evening. Mrs. Sokoloff was a fixture of a different sort: at first sight, she is a figure that intimidates and instills fears in students. Her strict and methodical approach of training young students has produced countless musicians. However, the longer I have known her, the more respect I have for this profoundly loving human being. Curtis history has been enriched and decorated not only by her presence but also by her deep commitment to her alma mater and her love for education. I am so grateful that I had a chance to grow under two of the most incredible people I have met.
Ignat Solzhenitsyn ('95):
What thoughtful, elegant, unforced playing, especially in the relaxed clarity of Variation 5 and the shimmering incandescence of the Passacaglia. Not only is the balance between the pianos almost faultless, but it is achieved in a strikingly intelligent fashion that allows Brahms' intricate textures and voice-leading to emerge in their full splendor. Light pedaling, judicious rubato, flowing tempi—all these belie the supposed turbidity of that age, and lend a deliciously "modern" flavor to this extraordinary historical document. Bravi, Mr. and Mrs. Sokoloff!
Jonathan Biss ('01):
What never ceases to amaze me about Mrs. Sokoloff –warm and welcoming as she is, I will never be able to address her as "Eleanor"– is her razor-sharp ear and her unjaundiced eye. While it is true that she represents a link to Curtis's early days and to the musical titans of that era, she has her feet firmly planted in the present, and her most deeply-held and fiercely-defended values –quality, discipline, and integrity– are timeless. The energy and passion with which she has devoted herself to teaching over the better part of a century are remarkable to the point of being just slightly intimidating! Thank you, Mrs. Sokoloff, for the inspiration and the example you have provided the rest of us.
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Eleanor was my secondary piano teacher when I was 11. Thanks to my sight reading my lessons, I ended up as a studio accompanist for Galamian, Reynolds and sometimes Zimbalist. Sometimes inspiration comes in unexpected ways! Happy Birthday Eleanor. We go way back!
The Philadelphia Inquirer also covered some of the tributes in her honor at Tea in May. And Mrs. Sokoloff reminded us she's not going anywhere! http://articles.philly.com/2014-05-09/news/49720047_1_eleanor-sokoloff-gary-graffman-curtis-institute"
I just heard the most beautiful rendition of the Brahms Variation on a Theme of Haydn. It was so emotional….. it brought me to tears.
In music, we have the three B's…. Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. I love many composers, but if I had to single out my favorite, it would be Brahms! I often relate that when my time in life takes me, I plan to see my three B's. They are my late dear husband, Fred Brauer, Brahms, to thank him for his magnificent music and Ben (Franklin) for inventing the Armonica which gave me my third career..
Happy 100th birthday! What a great milestone! I reached my 90th this past November and, hopefully will reach 100 as you have so successfully done.
How I well remember the many encounters with Mrs. Sokoloff as we called her..she attended so many student recitals personally and always had a lovely or profound comment on performances in the Common Room afterward…even to those of us who studied with other teachers. I have never forgotten those moments.
My years at Curtis 1954-59 were filled with remarkable musical experiences onstage and off-stage in practice rooms and in the Curtis box at the Academy of Music..Eleanor Sokoloff and Billy Sokoloff were already legends then, even back in the '50s. Her life, extraordinary..and filled with love of music and teaching on the highest level to others is a still real inspiration to me today! Ann H. Saslav..
Congratulations! and Happy Birthday! and thank you for this remarkable recording of your beautiful playing with Mr. Sokoloff!
I was fortunate to have know and worked with the Sokoloff's.
Being a voice major I studied and worked very closely with Billy. Over my 4 Years of study. He was a very important mentor and his encouragement was a great help in my development as an artist. After my graduation in 1965 I sang in major opera companies in Europe and Israel. Finally in 1978 I became the Cantor and Music Director at Temple Emanu-El, of New York City, until my retirement in 2006. So much of my successes I owe To Curtis and the Sokoloff's


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From: "Norbert Schrenk" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Assyrian Heritage DNA Project
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 20:02:08 -0500 (EST)
Have you thought of using the Sorenson database It is free to contribute to and free to use I have
I also tested with DNAHeritage beacuse of the price for 43 markers then used the free YBase to post DNAH has no other support FTDNA gives you web pages for group studies for free but really you have already paid for them with the higher prices.I also posted to FTDNA free database YSearch So use all available options even your own website abd when you have enough people try posting to YHRD let the Assryians be known.
--- On Mon 01/09, Eli d S < > wrote:
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Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 19:32:46 -0500
Subject: Re: [DNA] Assyrian Heritage DNA Project
Hello again Bill,Sorry if I confused you, Ybase is not a private database. You can search it, just click on the link and search it to your hearts content. http://www.ybase.org/What I (we) mean by private is not that it is owned by an individual company, but rather that people who are not customers of that company do not have access to their records, so it is essentially for private use, as supposed to private as if to imply owenership by an individual instead of the public or the government. Clearly somebody has to own and manage the server were the database is stored.Hope that helps,EliFrom: : : : Re: [DNA] Assyrian Heritage DNA ProjectDate: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 19:18:58 ESTAh, I see. So it's not just FTDNA that has a private database.Thank youBill D----------------------In a message dated 1/9/2006 7:05:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, writes: >You mentioned DNAHeritage.com.
I have not tested there. How do I access >their records? >Bill DHi Bill,They have a database similar to Ysearch called Ybasehttp://www.ybase.org/they do not have a private version of it.Eli==============================Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records.New content added every business day. Learn more:http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx==============================Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in thelast 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx
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TEL AVIV (Oct. 21)
A ranking U.S. official briefed Premier Yitzhak Shamir on talks Secretary of State George Shultz had with King Hussein of Jordan in London this week as speculation mounted here that Shultz's recent visit to Israel may have advanced the Middle East peace process more than originally indicated.
Richard Murphy, assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern and South Asian affairs, arrived from London for a surprise visit Wednesday and immediately met with Shamir, who was recovering from a cataract operation, and later with Foreign Minister Shimon Peres.
No details of their conversation were disclosed. But Murphy is believed to have informed Shamir of Hussein's response to a new proposal for superpower sponsorship of bilateral peace talks between Jordan and Israel.
According to sources here, a positive response by Jordan would improve chances of Soviet acceptance of the idea which, some media reports hinted, may have originated with Shamir.
Haaretz reported Wednesday that Shamir and Peres have agreed on a new formula for peace talks which would be defined as direct talks within the framework of superpower sponsorship, not as an international conference.
Shultz may have been making an oblique reference to this when he said at a news conference here Sunday that he would try "to find some avenues" with which Shamir could be "more comfortable than he obviously is with the international conference."
Shamir's media adviser, Avi Pazner, has repeatedly denied what he called "press speculation regarding so-called changes in the prime minister's stand on an international conference."
Pazner said Shamir remained firm in his conviction that the only road to Middle East peace is direct negotiations between Israel and its neighbors.
According to Haaretz, direct talks under superpower sponsorship would enable Shamir to respond to charges by right-wing critics in his Herut Party that he was surrendering to American pressure for an international conference.
Davar reported Wednesday that Hussein has not entirely rejected Shamir's idea and discussed it with Soviet diplomats. The paper said the Jordanian ruler had talks in London with the Soviet deputy foreign minister about proposals brought from Jerusalem by Shultz and that Hussein met with the secretary of state immediately afterward for an unscheduled round of talks.
Davar quoted observers to the effect that Hussein is trying to determine whether the Soviets are willing to participate in the peace process under conditions set forth by Israel. These include the restoration of diplomatic relations and broader emigration rights for Jews in the USSR. Shultz, who flew from London to Helsinki, was expected to bring up these issues when he meets in Moscow with Soviet officials Thursday and Friday.
The secretary of state is also expected to discuss the Soviet government's practice of denying Jews permission to emigrate because they possess "state secrets."
Last week, the National Conference on Soviet Jewry briefed Shultz on the problem and presented the secretary a report he had requested on the matter. The report was prepared for NCSJ by the New York-based international law firm of White and Case.


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Meriwether - Post-funding update #32, Historical Research, Concept Art and Music
Missed the latest update for Meriwether when it became avaialble, so here is the lengthy update number 32 on Historical Research, Concept Art and Music.
In the game they want to add a spyglass, which Lewis has on him, but they want to make this spyglass historically correct.
Hard at work on Meriwether, the team was debating how to include a spyglass (i.e. a little handheld telescope) among the various tools Lewis will have at his disposal. From a gameplay perspective, a spyglass seemed like a cool addition: you could use it to scout ahead and find otherwise hidden parts of the landscape. As we started experimenting with it, however, it became clear that the spyglass would be most useful in the game if you could set it to different levels of magnification: far, farther, and really far. But then Josh asked the question, "Do spyglasses of the period really work that way? Did they have different levels of magnification?"
It was actually two different questions: 1) do spyglasses in general work that way? and 2) did spyglasses of the time work that way? To answer both completely, we'd have to get our hands on a period spyglass--not the easiest thing in the world to do.
Enter Rebecca Mir. You might remember Rebecca from her appearance on our "Meri-thon" at the end of our Kickstarter campaign. Rebecca works as an Educator at the New-York Historical Society, which Josh had visited in the past to research The Lewis and Clark Expedition. So Josh contacted Rebecca and asked her our spyglass questions.
We knew we could count on Rebecca to provide us great information, but she went much, much farther. She invited the team to see the New-York Historical Society's collection of spyglasses, as well as other Lewis and Clark artifacts in the museum's holdings.
If you happen to know something about 19th century spyglasses you can always help them out.
Information aboutMeriwether
SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Historical
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Seth Mos wrote: > On Sat, 14 Jul 2001, Xuan Baldauf wrote: > > Federico Sevilla III wrote: > > > For your Squid cache, don't go XFS, but instead go ReiserFS. It will do a > > > great > > > job there. For your Samba or NFS partition, go XFS and not ReiserFS. > > > > I do not use XFS, currently. Why is XFS better for Samba? > > Because word documents average 0.1 - 1MB. Ah. So you just mean speed (quantity), not some features (quality)- > > > > > Aside from > > > the fact that ReiserFS is having problems with NFS (and SFS which runs on > > > top > > > of NFS), > > > > NFS has problems with ReiserFS (NFS has design bugs which do not seem to > > matter on > > other filesystems). > > Dare to say that it was designed for Unix like file systems with inodes? It was designed for file systems which have directories which never shrink and are searched linearily rather then by other possible indexing methods (hashes, trees, etc.). It was designed for file systems where you can assume that the same file metadata has the same position over unlimited time into the future. It was designed for file systems where you can assume that the position occupied by metadata of one file may not be occupied by metadata of another file if the one file was deleted and the other file was created, for an unlimited time into the future. Due to its "stateless" nature, its restrictrions are applied to the whole filesystem rather than to a fancy NFS server which can handle the problems on a case-by-case basis. This is because without state, there is not known when and if a nfs client will access some resource of the filesystem (again), so optimzing for the cases where you can assume that some reference handle (like inode number, directory cookie, etc) once given to an NFS client will not be reused is not possible. I hope that someday, there will be an emancipation from NFS away (or an NFS without those problems). Maybe Samba|CIFS can be a replacement someday. CIFS has some overhead, too, due to it's windows origins, but this is per packed basis and not for an unlimited time into the future. Are there alternatives? Intermezzo does not seem to be developed anymore. Is Coda usable? Does XFS have dynamically shrinking directories? If yes, how does XFS handles limited 32bit NFS cookies? > > > Cheers > Seth Xuân.
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Researchers at the University of Bath and the Chippenham Stroke Unit are working on a device for people who have suffered paralysis.
The device, which fits inside caps or gloves, stores data which can be read by users to see if they are taking enough exercise to restore mobility.
The design is expected go into commercial production by 2006.
Dr Christopher Eccleston, from the University of Bath, said: "This project will develop new devices that will help many thousands of stroke victims in the UK to recover some of the use of paralysed limbs by improving home-based exercise.
"They will allow rehabilitation to continue after physiotherapy comes to an end and so will prove an invaluable aid to recovery."
The devices are to be worn for part of the day; storing data electronically when the stroke victim moves.
This will tell them if they need to do more exercise and if they need to vary their movement or try for better balance.
Researchers are also exploring the possibility of the device being remotely connected to equipment in a GP or physiotherapist's office so that expert feedback will also be possible.
The prototypes will be tested in Bath and Sheffield in mid-2005.


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DJs are only a portion of the Monster Massive
experience. What's made this event
one of the preeminent dance parties of the
year is the combination of the Halloween
spirit and a large venue, with respected
DJs a bonus for the knowledgeable fans"
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"Students of the dance
floor, this five stage, globe-spanning party
is your fall semester seminar in electronic
excellence" - LA Weekly
"No event brings together
grooves and ghouls as skillfully as Monster
Massive.." -Calendar Live
"Monster Massive gathers the best
DJs from the world of electronica for an
all-out celebration of dance and Halloween
festivities… So what are you waiting
for? -Campus Circle
of the biggest one-off electronic music
events in US history... pure haunted debauchery"-BPM
"The event has become an annual electronica
pilgrimage for dance music enthusiasts.
Monster Massive has more fun, good vibes,
and high-quality music than 99 percent of
the middle-of-the-road mainstream acts around.
They have literally some of the best DJs
on the planet spinning. Pretty much any
one of the headlining deejays can blow the
roof off the place at any time. What fan
of dance music in their right mind wouldn't
enjoy this gig?"-Press Telegram
you're curious about the electronic dance
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nothing short of a breathtaking experience,
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I've found two or three threads on this forum discussing pretty much this idea (dropbear and OpenSSH 5.0p1 have been mentioned). It seems the ssh client part is doable, but most of them mention 'possible' problems with screen refreshing, although nothing definitive is stated. As I don't even have the device yet, I really don't know much about how it's innards work (other than what I've picked up browsing here), so I don't know if there's something obvious that I'm missing.
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Tower Australia Group managing director Jim Minto reassured nervous investors yesterday that the $1.76 billion takeover by Japanese insurance giant Dai-ichi Life Insurance was on track, despite the earthquake in Japan and its devastating aftermath.
Mr Minto, who had been in contact with Dai-ichi management within the previous 24 hours, said: "There is no automatic right for them to get out of the contract. It's still all systems go, subject to regulatory approval."
It comes as investors are about to receive an explanatory memorandum, compiled before the earthquake disaster, that states Dai-ichi will use the strength of its balance sheet to lower takeover target
A counter-offer to top Dai-ichi's $4 a share bid is also unlikely, meaning rejection of the deal would result in Tower's share price falling and trading at a "significant" discount, investors will be told. Details have been made available to the ASX.
Dai-ichi, which owns 29 per cent of Tower, announced in December that it had offered to buy all of the shares that it did not already own for $4 cash a share. That was a 46 per cent premium based on the closing price of Tower shares on December 24.
The offer was unanimously recommended by its independent directors.
According to the memorandum, the merger with Dai-ichi, which has annual premium income of about $43 billion, would lower Tower's costs and boost returns by increasing its capital base to lower reinsurance costs.
The reinsurance margin, which is the difference between reinsurance premiums paid by Tower and reinsurance recoveries due to claims, was nearly $40 million for the 2010 full year when underlying profit was about $92 million.
Tower was advised by Greenhill Caliburn and Blake Dawson.
The document claims that Tower has achieved higher earnings growth, despite being significantly smaller than AXA APH, with the offer price implying similar future earnings multiples and comparable post-tax cost savings.
The nation's only listed life insurance specialist is also promised a role in Dai-ichi's plans for an expanding regional presence, which is expected to be partly funded by last year's $11 billion public offering.
Analysts claim Dai-ichi's long-term performance will depend on how successfully it can expand internationally because it has limited domestic prospects due to Japan's rapidly ageing population.
Last year Tower raised $96 million through a pro-rata rights issue to fund growth in the Australian market. The expectation is the Australian management team and strategy will remain in place.
During the seven years to 2010 Tower's in-force premiums have increased from about $200 million to more than $1.1 billion, making it the third-largest domestic life insurer with a 12 per cent market share.
According to an independent expert's report by Lonergan Edwards & Associates, the $4 a share cash offer exceeds the premium generally paid to target company shareholders in comparable circumstances. But it warns shareholders that approval of the deal rules out any future interest in Tower's growth, which according to broker consensus forecasts is projected at about 12 per cent a year, which is above the industry average.
The Australian Financial Review


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Arians accepts blame for struggles against Eagles
The nine sacks the Steelers surrendered in a 15-6 loss to the Eagles' on Sunday• Bruce Arians' fault.
The two field goals the Steelers managed against a team that had given up 41 points the previous week• Bruce Arians' fault.
The Steelers not getting anywhere near the Eagles' end zone following the first quarter• Again, Bruce Arians' fault.
Irked at questions directed at the players following the loss to the Eagles, Arians, the Steelers' offensive coordinator, said he is solely to blame for what happened in Philadelphia.
"It's all on me, and it's over so you don't have to ask any more players or anybody else," Arians said Thursday following practice at the Steelers' South Side facility. "It's Bruce Arians' fault. If anybody is still trying to look for a story about Philadelphia and who to blame, just spell my name right."
The Steelers did not do much right offensively Sunday.
They generated just 180 yards of total offense and converted only 15 percent of the time on third down. Sacked eight times by the Eagles, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger did not finish the game after getting his hand stepped on in the fourth quarter.
The Steelers never successfully countered the barrage of blitzes the Eagles threw at them, leading to questions of whether they had been confused or simply manhandled by Philadelphia.
"The biggest thing it came down to is communication," Roethlisberger said. "We just didn't communicate well."
While saying he deserved all of the criticism for the Steelers' struggles, Arians did concede that the offensive line needs to be more physical Monday night against the visiting Ravens than it was against the Eagles.
"You've still got to block people," Arians said. "Those one-on-one matchups are tough and they'll be tough this week because (Baltimore's) Trevor Pryce and Terrell Suggs, those are big-time pass rushers and they've got their work cut out for them."
Arians also has his work cut out for him.
And that appeared to be one of the points he tried to make as he deflected blame from the players for what happened against the Eagles.
Essentially, Arians said, it is time for everyone to move forward.
"You can just blame me and then we can get ready for Baltimore," Arians said. "I'm the offensive coordinator. I call the plays; they don't work, their mine. Don't ask players any more questions about Philly. They need to think about Baltimore."
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin agreed.
"We can waste our time talking about what happened in Philly," Tomlin said, "or we can waste our time patting ourselves on the back about what happened against the Houston Texans. We leave it behind and we move forward."
Tomlin followed through on something he said he would do earlier this week by simplifying the offense.
He said the back-to-basics approach is a short-term solution to what plagued the Steelers in Philadelphia.
"It's a philosophical belief I have that when you're not on the screws and you're talking about multiple people working together, you reduce (the game plan) to make sure people are on the same page," Tomlin said. "As you have that understanding and confidence in the group, then you go back to doing what it is you were doing or go back to expanding."


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The wealth management operations of National Australia Bank recorded a weak second half as the return of market volatility alarmed investors.
While the overall annual wealth result was boosted by earnings from annuities, growth in funds under management, and an increase in revenue from direct asset management, second-half performance failed to match the first half.
Cash earnings came in at $556 million for the year to September 30, up 4.3 per cent compared with the previous year. For the six months to the end of September, cash earnings were down 7.6 per cent to $267 million.
Average funds under management for 2011-12 came in at $121 billion, up by $4.5 billion or 4 per cent year-on-year, because of improved returns and the acquisition of Antares Capital Partners.
Net fund flows fell by nearly $2 billion as investment uncertainty undermined market confidence.
The bank said that market share in retail investments and insurance was also lost because of rising competition.
"NAB Wealth continues to manage the trade-off between volume growth and profitability, and has recently refreshed its offering with re-pricing and the launch of new products," it said.
The new products include MLC Insurance, MLC Wrap, and three direct advice outlets. It also launched a revamped online trading platform, nabtrade.
Major government reforms impacting upon advisers' responsibilities to their clients, the removal of trail and volume commissions combined with major superannuation reforms are expected to strengthen the position of the major banks and AMP.
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X-Ray Machine X-Ray Machine Considering the porosity-prone nature of the casting process, Jaya Hind has installed 3 X-Ray machines from Siefert, Germany to detect blow holes and porosity at set-up stage of the process itself. .
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