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Hawthorn's stranglehold over Collingwood continues, the Hawks recording their 11th win from the two clubs' last 14 meetings at the MCG on Saturday, at the same time putting a serious dent in the Magpies' top four aspirations.
The Magpies led just once all afternoon, for several minutes midway through the first quarter, before the status quo was restored, Hawthorn's ultimate winning margin of 29 points and its final scoreline of 17.13 (115) actually lower than in any of its other five straight wins over the Pies since the 2011 preliminary final.
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley is yet to taste victory over the Hawks as a senior coach, and his normally calm matchday demeanour evaporated when he left the coach's box to confront young ruckman Jarrod Witts late in the third quarter, grabbing the ruckman by the jumper and pointing his finger at him aggressively.
"I've got great belief in what he's going to be capable of achieving and I don't think he shares that belief at the moment," Buckley explained after the game. "It was designed as a prickle, it was designed to really challenge him and wake him up in some ways. We're getting about 85 per cent of what he's capable of right now and there's gold in that last 15 per cent.
"His last quarter was good. He kicked a couple of goals and took a contested mark in the goalsquare, but we want our big fellas to play like big fellas. We want them to play big and tall and tough and have blokes stand up taller around them. And I didn't think Wittsy was doing that for most of the game and definitely in that five or 10-minute period leading up to three-quarter time."
Buckley lamented the late lapse in the third term when a defecit of only nine points became 27 within three minutes, Collingwood unable to creep much closer for the rest of the game.
"We can't afford to give up two or three goals in three minutes, you can't afford to do that against a quality side," he said. "We'd worked so hard as a side to be in the game and we need every individual to understand ... those moments in games that you need to seize. And Hawthorn were that side today that seized those moments and we let them go."
Stand-in Hawthorn coach Brendon Bolton hailed the performance of veteran midfielder Brad Sewell, best afield with 26 disposals, seven inside 50s, a goal and some important score assists. The 30-year-old was playing just his fifth game of the season, but for a second week in a row produced the goods.
"This is a brutal, tough competition and he was a little bit slow to get going, but we always knew he would," Bolton said of Sewell's 2014. "Challenge isn't unusual in any organisation, but he's proud and determined and I think it's more from within than external. The intrinsic motivation is more of a driver for professional players who have been around a long time versus extrinsic or a challenge from outside."
Bolton conceded the importance of the victory, with the Hawks still to play another six of the current top eight in their remaining nine games.
"I think we've got a group that is resilient," he said. "Collingwood came at us and we knew they would. When we started to use the ball a lot more deep inside 50 where we could get a crumbing ball and get Cyril [Rioli] and [Luke] Breust onto it we can control the ground then because we can squeeze it and hold it in our forward line.
"I thought we responded really well to their challenge and it was probably because we were just a bit smarter with our ball use."
Bolton said he expected injured midfielder Sam Mitchell to return in the next couple of weeks. The key Hawk hasn't played since tearing his hamstring against St Kilda in round seven.


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RWUgirl Hi! Looking to backpack those countries during that time frame, would love to hear more about your trip and plans. Perhaps meeting up for parts, if not all!
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Graduating seniors earn top awards
Melissa is graduating as a College Scholar having completed the Honors Program with a double major in English and Sociology and earning Departmental Honors in both academic areas. At Honors Convocation held May 2, Melissa received the Makosky Award for Excellence in Writing and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. She will begin graduate studies in creative writing and poety this year at West Virginia University.
Her English professor Kathy Mangan says:
"Melissa's poetry exemplifies a lyrical-but-edgy touch; her short fiction exhibits a nuanced grasp of character and the complexities of human motivation… Melissa's academic major in Sociology complements her understanding of human interaction and communication and that this deeper comprehension embeds itself in her poems and stories."
Melissa graduated from Charles E. Jordan Senior High School and is the daughter of Susan and Doug Atkinson of Durham, N.C.
Ellen, who is graduating magna cum laude is the winner of the Ridington award for her paper titled ""Orienting Recycling Behaviors of College Students: A Study on Convenience, Environmental Attitudes and Self-Regulated Motivation."
Ellen Larson '10 on stage at commencement
She is one of only two Environmental Policy and Science majors to receive departmental honors, an academic program now in its fifth year at McDaniel. Ellen's research helped formulate recommendations in McDaniel's Climate Action Plan to reduce the campus's carbon footprint, and the resulting paper will be submitted for scholarly publication.
Early next week, Ellen will head out for Logan, Utah, where she will begin conservation and restoration field work for AmeriCorps.
EPS professor Scott Hardy who serves as chair of the campus environmental group, says Ellen's research and writing abilities are admirable and he praises her analysis of existing scholarship to glean best practices for effecting behavioral change.
Ellen is a graduate of Bermudian High School and is the daughter of Vanessa and Robert Larson of East Berlin, Pa.
The Argonaut Award was named for the College's original honor society founded in 1935 and superseded by formation of a Phi Beta Kappa chapter in 1980.
Established by the College's Phi Beta Kappa chapter in memory of Edith Farr Ridington, a longtime faculty member, the writing award honors her work as a charter member and historian of the Delta of Maryland Chapter of McDaniel.


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Supporters of Second Amendment Want to Shoot You, Maddow Warns
Guess this hinges on how one defines "threaten." As far as Rachel Maddow is concerned, anyone who disagrees with her, and who owns a firearm, is inherently threatening. And boy would she love to make a citizen's arrest.
Continuing in her efforts to exploit the murders at Sandy Hook into political advantage for liberals, Maddow on her MSNBC show last night deceitfully accused Indiana gun owners of threatening to shoot a group of mothers protesting in favor of more restrictive gun laws. (video clip after page break)
It wasn't Maddow at her shabbiest, but it's up there --
Last week at one of the events marking the big national day of action for people who are calling for gun reform in the states, a group of people showed up to counter-protest in Indiana. They counter-protested a group of moms who were protesting for gun reform, and these guys were protesting in favor of gun rights instead. You can tell who the counter-protesters were because they were the ones showing off their loaded weapons, circling around the moms' group that had turned out to call for gun reform. Now, I can't tell from looking at a guy doing this if his weapon is loaded or not, but they told us to believe that the guns were loaded. The guys carrying these guns told the press, yes, these guns are loaded -- "Any weapon that is not loaded is just a rock or a club." A reporter then said to the men, "Which means this is loaded?" The answer -- "Yes."
You know what? It is intimidating to be in the presence of a loaded AR-15 assault rifle, especially when it is not held by, say, an instructor on a range, or, say, a cop or somebody else who's there to ensure your safety, but instead is just held by a guy who is holding that rifle specifically because he believes it will help him win his political disagreement with you. You see how that could be intimidating.
If you believe that our nation's gun laws are too restrictive, if you want more guns everywhere, especially around our nation's school children, you are free to make that argument. You are free to protest. You are free to be rude in your protest. You are free to be uncouth. You are free to do anything you think will help you win the argument. Our protections on freedom of speech are designed specifically to protect obnoxious speech. Nice speech doesn't often get suppressed, so it doesn't need protection. But let the record show, at the same time, that in the United States, whether the issue is guns or anything else, you will not win arguments that you try to win by threatening to shoot your opponents. You will not win if the way you are trying to win is by threatening to use weapons to get your political way. People do it in this country, it is a tactic. People try it from time to time and they lose because Americans do not settle disputes that way. In fact, we're pretty invested in having a political system that has us not settling disputes that way. Once you threaten that you are going to settle your political disputes by use of arms, you will lose all of your political disputes. Tempting as it may be, particularly when the issue is guns itself, threats and physical intimidation are not how we successfully achieve change in this country.
Gee, much as I hate to admit this, Maddow has a point. The nerve of these gun owners, brandishing weapons in public simply because Indiana is an open-carry state and the law allows them to do so. How could these men not grasp that their presence at the protest would be threatening by its very nature?
Needless to say, open-carry laws must be repealed, seeing how they so easily intimidate people who find guns really icky. But why stop there? Aren't concealed-carry laws just as threatening to peace-loving, benevolent, MSNBC-viewing anti-gun protesters? If anything, these laws are more threatening. At least with open-carry, a person can see who is armed. With concealed-carry, it can be nearly anyone. Doesn't get much scarier than that.
Still, discarding all open-carry and concealed-carry laws won't be enough. There would still be a gaping loophole, courtesy of that antiquated Constitution, allowing people to defend their properties with firearms (as if anyone should actually own property, but that's a separate issue). Anti-gun liberals are threatened by the mere existence of firearms, even if limited to the homes of people who own them. Such an unnerving reality is more than most left wingers can bear. Physically intimidating, even.
What's most amusing about Maddow's gooey earnestness is her professed belief that the First Amendment allows a person to protest, "to be rude," to be uncouth," "to do anything you think will help you win the argument." (Yell fire in a crowded theater, for example?). What Maddow can't abide is when those who believe the Second Amendment has the force of actual law combine that belief with their First Amendment rights. Those who dare exercise both civil liberties, in Maddow's view, are little more than predators with itchy trigger fingers.


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That Topless Chick Who Destroyed A McDonald's Just Wanted To Blow A Guy, NBD
Yesterday, the Internet was captivated by the raccoon-like antics of a topless Florida woman who smashed her way through a McDonald's before stopping to guzzle soft-serve right out of the machine and calling it a night. Turns out she wasn't high or drunk or drunk and high, but was simply angered by an employee who refused to let her blow him the parking lot. There's a logical explanation for everything. FOX 13 reports:
PPPD identified the woman as Sandra Suarez, 41. Officers say the tirade came after a McDonald's employee turned down Suarez's offer of oral sex in the parking lot.
Suarez was taken to Northside Hospital as a precaution, but police said doctors determined she wasn't under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
She was charged with criminal mischief and resisting arrest, then was released on $7,000 bond.
Reached by FOX 13's Steve Nichols on Tuesday, the mother of two blamed the tirade on bipolar disorder and she does not remember much of it.
When asked how she even knows if she's bipolar, the woman replied, "I made a decision to move to Florida. That pretty much cinched it." As for the employees who uploaded the video to LiveLeak, they've all been fired because McDonald's hates joy and laughter. For God's sake, their mascot's a pedophile clown. I'M ONTO YOU!
WARNING: Video is NSFW unless your workplace is surprisingly cool with naked, sloppy titties going apeshit on food service equipment.


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Strategies to Create Peace
The key for developing an awareness of Peace is to be curious about how Peace feels when we have it. This takes some strategizing: having at hand those practical types of mindful tools that assist us in the Peace-seeking and Peace-sustaining process.
This section of the website offers an expanding base of strategies to create Peace, both personally and globally. Some items have been gleaned from the Internet; some have unknown derivation but are effective anyway; other strategies have been created out of the Sanctuary & Peace Work of Dr. C. Forrest McDowell & Tricia Clark-McDowell.
Click on the title to link to the strategy on this page.
15 Ways to Bring More Peace into Your Life
Attunement: Practicing the Presence of Peace
Be in the moment with love - fully in the moment with love. This will end all pain. Open your heart in every experience so that it embraces without fear. Then you will enfold your past. In the temple of peace I will always be there. And you will always know the right thing to do. No one will be your enemy, because you will have made a true friend of yourself.
Love always finds a way beyond all tears and pain and sorrow. Love is the only way. Peace comes when you feel that love. Don't be afraid to love with a vast capacity to forgive. Feel me in the deep pools of your eyes filled with tears. Feel me in your aching body. Feel me in the weight of a heavy heart. I am reminding you ever to love, soothing you with every cool breeze, filling you with my love when you eat. I live within your every noble thought, your every kind and loving deed. If you listen, you will do the right thing always. You will not cause pain or feel pain, and the past will have no more power over you. All pain will be gone from your body.
Lift up your heart to soar above all frailty to the realm of Spirit. A heart focused on me will always be happy. Eyes which behold me can never weep. You are never alone in your struggles. Expand your physical body into mine and be comforted by my presence within and around you. Feel the glow of my light softly illumining all dark crevices filled with your past bad experiences. Soon you will be empty save for my grace. You will be a vessel of pure love, a worthy container for my work and blessings, an emmisary to a world in need. But first, you must purify yourself.
Be guided only by my wisdom. Do not listen to your ego; you have nothing to be ashamed of. All is well. Listen carefully to the silence within you, which is ever filled with my presence. Trust what you learn there. It will enliven you and bring joy into every moment, as if you are a song emanating from my lips, softly touching and soothing all beings. All beings.
Such is the human power to transform. But it must always be done through gentleness and kindness, with words that stroke and inspire. I am grateful to speak through you, but I can only do that when your heart is quiet and at peace. Only then can you hear my voice and feel my guidance, strong and true, ever leading you towards your own inner truth and Self-realization. Within you is a vast place of calmness and bliss, a beautiful temple of peace that opens to the sky. Upon the altar there, place the offerings of each day of experiences, no matter what happens. Visualize the altar as being white, as a symbol of your high ideals and intentions. Let it be made from marble, that I may chisel you to my design and make you a worthy instrument of my peace, which is infinite. Blessings will flow beyond anything you can imagine, strenghtening you and empowering you like a pillar that reaches up to the heavens. I seek many pillars to construct this temple.
The words of the Great Ones are within you. Let them emerge in their own way and time. They will reach and touch a world that has forgotten the God of small things. I hold things great and small, yet it is the humble gestures that touch me so deeply: the forgiveness of unkindness, the setting aside of anger, the patience with ignorance.
Remember, peace is the way of the soul. Accept all in the spirit of peace, as it is given to you. These experiences are all my gifts with which to teach you. May you be filled with the sweet fragrance of my presence, refreshing you and guiding your every thought. Come and go in peace. Breathe in my peace. Give it to all.
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Mother Theresa was a happy person. In the middle of the poverty, illness, and hopelessness of Calcutta, she exuded joy. Here is something she wrote:
Flame of Peace:
By Christopher Forrest McDowell, PhD
May I suggest a few simple ways to keep the flame of peace in your consciousness.
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Copyright 2007 by Christopher Forrest McDowell, Ph.D.
Pledge of Nonviolence
Making peace must start within ourselves and between each other. I,
To Respect Myself
To Respect Others
To Communicate Better
To Listen
To Forgive
To Respect the Environment
To Socialize Nonviolently
To Act Courageously
This is my pledge. These are my goals.
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A spooky flaw in Facebook security that let members view the live chats of friends forced the social-networking site to shut down the popular feature for a few hours today.
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Star Wars actor Peter Mayhew has shared a huge, fascinating collection of behind the scenes pictures from the classic movies.
English actor Mayhew, who played hairy Wookiee, Chewbacca in the Star Wars movies, posted more than 90 on-set photos.
The collection includes images of Mayhew fooling around between takes with co-stars Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamil.
There's also some rare pictures of legendary actor Alec Guinness talking to director George Lucas in Tunisia, the location used for desert planet Tattooine in the first Star Wars film.
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Sad but True: Maasdam Cruise Review by cold up north
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Sad but True
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
One looks forward on cruises for the food and dining options. Bluntly put it was TERRIBLE on this ship.We compared the meals with the previous superior ones on the Noordam. This is what we found. The sushi (3 selections) consisted of what I would describe as a tastless paste in gooey rice. I mentioned it to the culnary director and the response I received was basically that they were not able to do it properly! On one of our shore visits to 1/2 Moon Cay we attended the BBQ. The hamburger was cooked on the outside but the interior was raw and bloody. There are numerous signs advising about not eating raw foods on the ship.The Lido deserts were okay but nothing to rave about. The icecream was not kept frozen and in my opinion was of poor quality. The bread pudding quality semed to have slipped. It now is more egg than bread. Fruit had either seen it's day or was unripe. Strawberries were overripe and spoiled a few days in and still served. Other fruit consisted of bruised apples or overripe bananas. When roast beef was on the menu at the Lido the knife used to carve it was so dull we received a mangled mess, Same for the turkey. We ate several times at the dining room. It did seem an excessive time to receive our meals and chaotic. Although they were attractively presented they were not much to rave about in taste. Some of the deserts were said to contain alcohol but we found virtually no trace. I have eaten in many countries and one evening ordered the schnitzel. It was touted as veal, which I cannot believe. It was not properly breaded, extremely greasy, tasteless and would never have been served in any restaurant in Europe. There were sliced potatoes served with it and they also were the same as the meat portion, greasy. Roast beef au jus was sliced 1/4 in thick.Thai spring rolls were served by the slice probably to make ends meet. All of the Kolribi beef was tastless and tough. The major dissapointment was the midnight snack, the worst experience of all. On the first 10 days that we went for it the menu was identical. On the Noordam each evening the selection was different. Now it was always the same, chicken, chicken, chicken, battered fish and shoe leather beef. We survived on cheese cubes and bread and gave up completely for the second 1/2. We missed the almost 24 hour pizza selection on the Noordam. The complete snack and dessert selection was closed between supper and midnight. The once good cookies were tastless.Several times I ordered coffee in the dining room and when cream was added, it curdled. We noticed the food was placed out in the Lido almost 1/2 hour befor the drapes were opened. Of course it was cold by then.There is a standard temperature it must by held and the temperature was just barely warm. We received cold toast, likewarm tea water, cold vegetables numerous times. Resorted to a lot of salads. When we returned to the ship from shore excursions only a cold towell awaited us, no cold drinks as before. The iced tea on ship was basically colored water and the "fresh" squeezed orange juice was watered down. There was no evidence of a juice squeezer or orange peels as on the Noordam. One evening I went to the Casino. This is what I observed. At one blackjack table the dealer was suffering from a massive cold or whatever and constantly was coughing while dealing cards. Nearby the pitboss was watching and did not pull her from the table. I did not stop to play.
Now to the entertainment. The ships cast was extremely good and we did not miss an evening. Also the guest entertainers were in the same class. On the other side the activities arranged by the cruise director were almost non existant as compared with the Noordam. There were hardly any games that the guests could participate in. Of course there was trivia, learn to dance, computer workshop, friends of Bill? tongue analysis, play the steel drums but where was the liars club, scavenger hunts, or the cruise classic newly wed game? We began to rename the Maasdam the Morguedam amoung ourselves. At last we cornered the cruise director and questioned him and I guess we shamed him as the next night, last night of the cruise he managed to fit it in. The shuffle board equipment was either broken or the discs were missing. We rated the "entertainment" for the ships cast and the guest entertainers as a 5 however the "daily things to do" were a flop, a negative.We may be on older generation but were not dead.
We were planning a long cruise to Hawaii and Tahiti and noticed that the "S" class ships are scheduled to be used. I think now we will have to reconsider as it would be a life sentence to be on such a ship for that duration. The Maasdam is not up to the star rating it has any more. HAL should be thinking about replacing it as it's day has gone and not sink any more money on "refits" . Less
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Cabin review: 660
We, three of us, had this cabin as we may have been a bit too late booking. This one fitted very well for our needs. There was no mini fridge in this cabin to keep drinks cold as they were just placed on the table however our housekeeping staff kept our ice bucket filled. The flat screen TV had poor picture definition. At times we received stained towels.
Port and Shore Excursions
Again we have been previously several times here. This time we docked at the cargo port where there was a hanger where the usual souvenirs were being sold. It is much better to be docked at the cruise dock downtown for access to the town of Rousseau.Dominica is not an overly developed island with Diamond International et.al but there are nice items to be purchased at Fort Young. I suggest that one researches on the internet and then take a tour that catches you fancy. River tubing, Champagne snorkeling and the Carib Indian tour is good. On reaching shore there will be numerous taxi drivers available but be careful not missing the ship as the roads are winding and it takes a long time to cover the short distances.
Half moon Cay is great. The water level drops off gradually and therer are not too many waves. The best time to visit is near the end of your cruise as it is a place to wind down. When booking your trip the first thing to do is to rent one of the clamshells. It can get very hot, especially heading toward the end of the winter season and shade is at a premium. there are numerous shore trips and so far we have done the swim with the stingrays and parasailingSwimming with the stingrays is superior in Grand Cayman and now they have discontinued the parasailing. One word of caution, beware of the BBQ. Often the at theBBQ the hamburgers are raw on the inside.
We have been here several times and I cannot say we are fond of it. Very expensive. If you deceide to purchase any thing, although they will accept US$ it will cost more as compared if you use Euros.
San Jaun was our first port to visit. The best place for the ship to dock is at piers near the old city. We read and researched about San Juan on the various internet sites and discovered the free hop on-hop off trolly bus routes. I can recommend this way to see the city, old and new as it goes to almost all the major tourist sites. Cruise ships usually arrive around noon and stay until late ate night. Being in the old city in the evening I felt safe as the areas were patrolled by security police. I would recomend at first seeing the daytime sights, heading back to the ship and then going out again in the early evening for a meal at a restaurant.
A very clean port and city but where the ships dock, dead.Very few stores were open as many owneres have been driven out of business due to very high electrical, taxes and business costs. Best of all get a taxi and head for Christiansted. The island is very flat with straight roads and operating traffic lights. If the local government would realize this and give business owners a break, Frederickstcould be a thriving port as the building are in place.
Again it's all about shopping here too. the ship docks at the pier a distance from downtown where the majority of the stores are. There is a small selection of the usual jewelry stores here. A short boat ride $ will drop you off downtown at 3 locations and a wrist bracelet will get you back. Tours will pick one up at the dock. We have taken several of these and can recommend either the ones that take tou to the French side by boat or bus The island being so small it is also quite easyandcheap to take a private taxi to the French side for a longer stay there. There there are numerous French restaurants and hi class jewelry stores. the souvenier market at the harbor is worth a visit.
We have been several times before at St. Thomas and feel quite comfortabe there. First of all it's all about shopping. If you can't find it, it's probably not available. We went on our own by taxi first of all to Magans Bay where we spent the morning ($8.00 per person plus $4.00 entry for 3 of us) Cheaper than the cruise lines charge. We got there before the numerous ship crowds and if you want to stay longer, it's possible as it's only 20 min for the trip. Afterwards we deceided to head to Coki Beach from there as they say the snorkeling is better which it was. Obtain dog biscuits to attract the fish. It gets crowded early there especially on the RH side where Ocean World is located. The LH sice is less crowded.At each beach do not worry about catching a taxi for the return trip to the ship as there are lots of taxi's available waiting.
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BOLTON'S flagship health, leisure and research centre will host the town's annual Health Mela for the first time.
Bolton One will stage the event at which visitors can get a free health check.
The Health Mela, now in its fourth year, will focus on putting the fun into promoting wellbeing and education, aiming to inspire people to take control of their health and lifestyle choices.
University of Bolton Pro Vice Chancellor, Professor Rob Campbell, who is chairman of the Health Mela Steering Group said: "Bringing the Health Mela to Bolton One for the first time puts this community event at the heart of our community, in a building which brings together so many healthy living services, delivered by Health Mela partners."
Activities planned include BMI testing, blood sugar and cholesterol testing, cardiovascular risk assessments, health assessments, advice on healthy living, exercise, smoking and alcohol abuse. There will also be activities for children. The event is free and will be held on Saturday, March 9, in the NHS Bolton areas in Bolton One, from 11am until 4pm.


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Storify: Inland Empire reacts to Chick-fil-A debate
Videos: Supporters line-up outside Chick-fil-A in Upland | Supporters of free speech swarm to Redlands Chick-fil-A | Hundreds support Chick-fil-A in Rancho Cucamonga on August 1
Photo galleries: People swarm to Chick-fil-A in Rancho Cucamonga | Redlands Chick-fil-A visited by a lot of supporters
People stood in long lines Wednesday at Chick-fil-A restaurants in the Inland Empire, some to show support for the company's traditional marriage stance while others said they were there to support free speech.
"I'm glad to see people dining in there today," said Pearl Vargas of Rancho Cucamonga outside the Ontario restaurant.
Lines at Chick-fil-A sites extended into the parking lots. Drive-through windows were just as busy with cars spilling out into the streets.
By noon, so many people were waiting to get in the Redlands Chick-Fil-A that an employee had to ask customers to move the line to another side of the building because it was blocking the drive-through.
Management of the restaurant at Redlands' Citrus Plaza declined comment.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Baptist minister, declared Wednesday to be "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day," and urged people to show support for the Atlanta-based restaurant chain and its president, Dan Cathy, who told the Baptist Press the company supported "the biblical definition of family" and opposes same-sex marriage.
The story wasn't much different in the San Gabriel Valley, where long lines of people were at the eatery at 21550 Valley Blvd. in Industry.
There was no sign the lines in front of the fast-food restaurant or in the drive-through were related to a political cause. Customers mostly kept to themselves and were without any signs.
Motorists driving by honked their horns. A woman was clad in a shirt that read "Legalize Jesus."
Caryn Payzant, an Alta Loma School District board member, said she planned to have dinner with her family at the Rancho Cucamonga Chick-fil-A to support the First Amendment.
"I believe that the First Amendment right is being abused and it needs to be protected," Payzant said. "It's OK for certain segments of society, mostly liberals, to say anything they want, but if someone differs from their opinion they're considered to be hatemongers and that's just not right."
She also said she would support any person's right to express their opinions equally, but said she would not attend Friday's planned "kiss in" where same-sex couples are encouraged to go into Chick-fil-A and kiss.
Others also said they did not specifically support Cathy's stance but were supporting freedom of speech.
Rochelle Baucom of Redlands said it was a shame the company saw so much backlash in response to Cathy's comment.
"It's unfortunate that we cannot just give an opinion (without) people coming down on (someone) so hard because there is free speech, theoretically," she said. "I don't hate homosexuals. I have some friends who are homosexuals (and) I'm not against them. I may not agree with their practice, but they might not agree with me either."
"This is the day we support free speech," said Shirley Patrick, holding her order in her hand outside the Ontario eatery. "People have a right to their own opinion. I may not agree with you, but I have to respect your opinion. We do not need to be bullied."
Pastor David Rosales of Calvary Chapel Chino Valley strongly supported the president of Chick-fil-A and his right to make comments against gay marriage.
Cathy "has a First Amendment right to express his opinion and run his business on the morals he holds near and dear," Rosales said.
There is freedom of speech, agreed the Rev. Donn Crail, "however, their patrons have the right to choose whether or not they will patronize that business."
Crail, a retired Presbyterian minister living in Claremont, directed the Lazarus Project in West Hollywood, a religious outreach to lesbian, gay and bisexual people.
Along with a boycott, opponents of Cathy's stance have planned "Kiss Mor Chiks" for Friday, asking people of the same sex to show up at Chick-fil-A sites and kiss each other.
University of Redlands Chaplain John Walsh made the decision not to eat at Chick-Fil-A several years ago when he discovered the company's position on gay marriage.
"It's a personal decision for me that I made after a company blatantly, almost in my face, let me know that they do not support equal rights," he said. "It's been public knowledge for quite some time that Chick-Fil-A is an organization that does not believe in equal rights for everyone.
"Conservative groups organizing some kind of statement (on Wednesday) does not lessen the fact that Chick-Fil-A is an organization that is bigoted against gay rights."
Staff writers Liset Marquez, Benjamin Demers and Kristina Hernandez contributed to this report.


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Each light in this interactivity turns on according to a rule. What happens when you enter different numbers? Can you find the smallest number that lights up all four lights?
This article gives you a few ideas for understanding the Got It! game and how you might find a winning strategy.
A and B are two interlocking cogwheels having p teeth and q teeth respectively. One tooth on B is painted red. Find the values of p and q for which the red tooth on B contacts every gap on the. . . .
If you take a three by three square on a 1-10 addition square and multiply the diagonally opposite numbers together, what is the difference between these products. Why?
What can you say about the values of n that make $7^n + 3^n$ a multiple of 10? Are there other pairs of integers between 1 and 10 which have similar properties?
Work out how to light up the single light. What's the rule?
Charlie has made a Magic V. Can you use his example to make some more? And how about Magic Ls, Ns and Ws?
A cinema has 100 seats. Show how it is possible to sell exactly 100 tickets and take exactly £100 if the prices are £10 for adults, 50p for pensioners and 10p for children.
How many pairs of numbers can you find that add up to a multiple of 11? Do you notice anything interesting about your results?
Can you each work out the number on your card? What do you notice? How could you sort the cards?
Can you find ways of joining cubes together so that 28 faces are visible?
I am thinking of three sets of numbers less than 101. Can you find all the numbers in each set from these clues?
Nearly all of us have made table patterns on hundred squares, that is 10 by 10 grids. This problem looks at the patterns on differently sized square grids.
I am thinking of three sets of numbers less than 101. They are the red set, the green set and the blue set. Can you find all the numbers in the sets from these clues?
This article introduces the idea of generic proof for younger children and illustrates how one example can offer a proof of a general result through unpacking its underlying structure.
Place the numbers 1, 2, 3,..., 9 one on each square of a 3 by 3 grid so that all the rows and columns add up to a prime number. How many different solutions can you find?
Look at three 'next door neighbours' amongst the counting numbers. Add them together. What do you notice?
Using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, mulitply a two two digit numbers are multiplied to give a four digit number, so that the expression is correct. How many different solutions can you find?
Investigate $1^n + 19^n + 20^n + 51^n + 57^n + 80^n + 82^n $ and $2^n + 12^n + 31^n + 40^n + 69^n + 71^n + 85^n$ for different values of n.
What would you do if your teacher asked you add all the numbers from 1 to 100? Find out how Carl Gauss responded when he was asked to do just that.
The number 12 = 2^2 � 3 has 6 factors. What is the smallest natural number with exactly 36 factors?
Can you work out how many of each kind of pencil this student bought?
A combination mechanism for a safe comprises thirty-two tumblers numbered from one to thirty-two in such a way that the numbers in each wheel total 132... Could you open the safe?
There are some water lilies in a lake. The area that they cover doubles in size every day. After 17 days the whole lake is covered. How long did it take them to cover half the lake?
Find out about palindromic numbers by reading this article.
N people visit their friends staying N kilometres along the coast. Some walk along the cliff path at N km an hour, the rest go by car. How long is the road?
Imagine a machine with four coloured lights which respond to different rules. Can you find the smallest possible number which will make all four colours light up?
This is a game in which your counters move in a spiral round the snail's shell. It is about understanding tens and units.
This task depends on learners sharing reasoning, listening to opinions, reflecting and pulling ideas together.
Guess the Dominoes for child and adult. Work out which domino your partner has chosen by asking good questions.
Are these statements always true, sometimes true or never true?
Can you find any perfect numbers? Read this article to find out more...
Skippy and Anna are locked in a room in a large castle. The key to that room, and all the other rooms, is a number. The numbers are locked away in a problem. Can you help them to get out?
Many numbers can be expressed as the sum of two or more consecutive integers. For example, 15=7+8 and 10=1+2+3+4. Can you say which numbers can be expressed in this way?
Is there an efficient way to work out how many factors a large number has?
A case is found with a combination lock. There is one clue about the number needed to open the case. Can you find the number and open the case?
Find some triples of whole numbers a, b and c such that a^2 + b^2 + c^2 is a multiple of 4. Is it necessarily the case that a, b and c must all be even? If so, can you explain why?
Problem one was solved by 70% of the pupils. Problem 2 was solved by 60% of them. Every pupil solved at least one of the problems. Nine pupils solved both problems. How many pupils took the exam?
This article explains how credit card numbers are defined and the check digit serves to verify their accuracy.
Bernard Bagnall recommends some primary school problems which use numbers from the environment around us, from clocks to house numbers.
When asked how old she was, the teacher replied: My age in years is not prime but odd and when reversed and added to my age you have a perfect square...
My two digit number is special because adding the sum of its digits to the product of its digits gives me my original number. What could my number be?
Suppose you had to begin the never ending task of writing out the natural numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.... and so on. What would be the 1000th digit you would write down.
When the number x 1 x x x is multiplied by 417 this gives the answer 9 x x x 0 5 7. Find the missing digits, each of which is represented by an "x" .
How many positive integers less than or equal to 4000 can be written down without using the digits 7, 8 or 9?
Consider all two digit numbers (10, 11, . . . ,99). In writing down all these numbers, which digits occur least often, and which occur most often ? What about three digit numbers, four digit numbers. . . .
This challenge is to make up YOUR OWN alphanumeric. Each letter represents a digit and where the same letter appears more than once it must represent the same digit each time.
This investigation is about happy numbers in the World of the Octopus where all numbers are written in base 8 ... Find all the fixed points and cycles for the happy number sequences in base 8.
Complete the following expressions so that each one gives a four digit number as the product of two two digit numbers and uses the digits 1 to 8 once and only once.
Show that 8778, 10296 and 13530 are three triangular numbers and that they form a Pythagorean triple.


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Ask Computer Networking Questions and Get Answers ASAP
Hi,do you just have the 2wire modem or do you also have a wireless router?
I have a 2 wire modem - not sure about the router. I can use my lap-top in a different room from my desk-top.
Ok,if you look at the 2 wire is that the only device or do you have another unit connected to it such as a linksys, netgear, belkin or something like that
Don't think so. How would I tell?
Ok,that is fine
On the underside of the 2 wire you should have a label like this
Can you locate it and let me know if you can then see the wireless key like is in the example I posted
I don't think so - it's a Gateway2Wire - if that helps
Can you tell me what it says on the label on the underside of it?
Yes there is
there is a code?
is that what you mean?
The numbers are: 4200-001047-008
Ok that is below the barcode
there should be a number above the barcode which is the one we need
ok ... XXXXXXXXXX /p>
Ok,can you click start then control panel and then select network connections
from there can you double click your wireless network adapter and you should then see a list of wireless networks
in the list you should see one called 2Wire
can you select that and hit connect then let me know if you can type the code you just wrote down and connect to the wireless
If so can you then go to your Kindle and let me know if you can then select the 2wire network and connect to your wireless
and none connected with the code you had from the bottom of your modem, is that correct?
If so can you tell me what else it shows on the label on the underside of the 2wire
ok does anything say 2wire then some numbers?
If not do you have a machine that is connected wirelessly to the modem or is the Kindle the first device?
Ok, Usually it says 2wire then some numbers so we can tell the wireless network name
that way we know which you need to choose to conenct to
Can you tell me who setup the wireless for you?
was it your internet company or someone else?
SOMEONE ELSE. i PERIODICALLY HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH MY OTHER KINDLE
Ok,I wonder if the basic settings were changed by whoever set it up, So can you tell me if you have a computer that can connect to your wireless using the wireless connection?
On the wireless computer can you download and run a free program called Wireless Key view from here http://download.cnet.com/WirelessKeyView/3000-2092_4-10614187.html
Once it is saved to your desktop can you double click the file and it will open so you can see the contents, Once you see them you will see a program called wirelesskeyview, If you could double click it so that it runs and let me know if it shows you a Hex or ASCII password?
You want to click the green button marked download now Cnet secure download
on the left hand side
dont click anything else
i JUST OPENED MY LAPTOP iT STATES THE SIGNAL IS EXCELLENT TO GAIL123 . i'M WORKING ON THE OTHER
Ok,so Gail is the one you need to connect to, now all we need is the ascii password XXXXX it is listed
i'M HAVING PROBLEMS LOGGING IN
Logging in?
Did you download the program by clicking the green download now Cnet secure download and then save the file to your desktop?
i STARTED THE DOWNLOAD ... IT'S TAKING A LONG TIME ????
Strange, it is not that big a program
Let me know when it is done
iT DIDN'T ASK WHERE TO SAVE IT ???/
maybe it will open when finished
Just let me know what happens, weather it says finished or if it opens
What do I do now? - it's still downloading...
Ok, you can cancel and start again or just wait another couple of minutes and see if it will finish the download
I don't see a cancel button
Ok,could you use internet explorer instead of firefox and see if you can then download it and choose the location
I downloaded ... couldn't open because a sign said it's corrupted
well there is one more thing to try, however I am not sure this will work
can you go to http://gateway.2wire.net/ and then go to the Home Network tab and click on Wireless Settings
Can you get that far?
Under wireless settings can you tell me if you see a password, passphrase, wireless key or a preshared key listed?
Ok, can you tell me what you see under wireless settings?
it seems to be a commercial site.... I selected wireless gateways ... doesn't seem to be what we need
can you try this link and let me know what you get, http://192.168.1.254
I remember when the 2wire was set up that one of the sequence of numbers was the pass word ... why won't this work now?
I am not sure, however as the network was changed from 2wire to a custom name I am wondering if the password XXXXX also changed
the code you pulled from the label should have been correct, But if it was changed we have only so many ways to find it
I finally got onto the last website and am following the instructions
Let me know if you get stuck
the kindle still won't connect to WiFi
Ok,can you tell me what you found for the security and password/passphrase on the 2wire screen
mollydog (old) mandycat (new)
So if you select your network name on the Kindle then enter mandycat it will not connect, Is that correct?
If so can you go back to the wireless settings and let me know what is chosen as the security type
secured with WEP (per kindle ... GAIL123
Ok, Can you change the security type to WPA2-Aes and then set a new password XXXXX save your changes then let me know if the Kindle will then connect
still unable to connect
I'm confused ...... where do you enter WPA2 etc.?
Ok,at the http://192.168.1.254 page under wireless settings
don't see that option
Ok, where it now says WEP can you select that box and change the setting to WPA2
having problems getting on internet explor . with my laptop
Did you change anything when that happened?
Can this be resumed tomorrow - will the history of communication be saved?
Yes, the entire chat is saved and you can continue any time you wish, all you do is click the link you should have been emailed and it will bring you back here so we can continue, when you come back just post back in here and the system will let me know so I can respond
Thank you ... gh
Gnite, speak to you tomorrow
I figured it out ...... the password XXXXX to have 10 letters - I changed it to "mymollydog" & it worked


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The combined health of Australia's federal and state budgets has deteriorated significantly since they were published last year.
And the Commonwealth budget accounts for 80 per cent of the deterioration.
New Parliamentary Budget Office figures show Australia's national fiscal deficit – the combined budgets of our federal and state governments – is projected to deteriorate by $34.1 billion more than expected over the next four years.
The PBO says that means the projected deficit has widened from $88 billion to $122.1 billion since all 2015-16 budgets were delivered last year.
And roughly 80 per cent of that is due to the federal budget and its multi-billion dollar fall in Commonwealth revenue.
The PBO document, called National Fiscal Outlook, says falling government revenues are mostly to blame for the multi-billion dollar blowout.
It says Commonwealth revenue has been downwardly revised by a huge $46.4 billion since former Treasurer Joe Hockey's second budget.
It says net capital investment worth $2.5 billion has also pushed the government's fiscal balance further into the red.
Those two figures have been only partially offset by larger-than-expected falls in projected Commonwealth government expenses – thanks to record-low wages growth for government employees – of $15.billion.
That means the fiscal balance of the Commonwealth budget is now projected to be $27.3 billion worse than expected in May last year.
The remaining deterioration in the national fiscal balance reflects a fall in projected state revenue of just $4 billion, and an increase in state expenses ($2.2 billion) and net capital investment ($0.6 billion).
It means Australia's national fiscal deficit is projected to deteriorate by $34.1 billion more than expected over the next four years.
The news comes less than a week after Treasury Secretary John Fraser warned it is getting harder to forecast budget deficits and surpluses, and aggregates like GDP growth, as the global economy becomes more integrated.
Mr Fraser also challenged the claim by Treasurer Scott Morrison that Australia does not have a revenue problem, saying successive falls in tax receipts have been the "main driver" of every budget downgrade since 2014.
"We are not in a crisis. But the budget is rightly a focus of attention," Mr Fraser said last week.
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said Labor has supported more than $30 billion worth of improvements to the Budget bottom-line but it does not want to support legislation that will see low and middle income Australians carrying the burden for Budget sustainability.
"The Government continues to show its true values by pursuing a 15 per cent GST on everything where low and middle income families carry the can," Mr Bowen said.
The PBO document also shows that Australia's national net debt will be more than expected.
The PBO figures show national net debt is projected to rise to $397.6 billion (20.8 per cent of GDP) in 2018-19 compared with $379.4 billion (19.6 per cent of GDP) at the time that 2015-16 budgets were delivered.
It says the rise in debt is mainly due to the cumulative impact of higher projected Commonwealth budget deficits over the period.
"This is partially offset by lower consolidated state debt primarily driven by the proceeds from the long-term leasing of assets in New South Wales," it says.


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Not Quite A Game Winner
Last night, the Washington Wizards had a chance to get a big comeback victory. All they needed was a last second 3-pointer by Trevor Ariza. Ariza jumped up for the shot and...he missed. Completely. It was an air-ball. Someone should have told the announcers. They exploded like it was the greatest shot they've ever seen in their lives. Too bad it never went in. Maybe it's time for some glasses? Check out the play and hear the call below.


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Airfares will still be advertised inclusive of mandatory taxes and fees, after the Supreme Court refused a challenge by three airlines. But optional add-on services often leave fliers unable to compare the total price of a ticket.
It's no joke. Samoa Air has begun using weight-based airfare pricing on all its flights, the first airline to implement such a policy.
Many carriers are participating in April Fools' pranks, some with a dose of reality. Glass-bottomed jet, anyone?
United passengers can now use expedited security at Austin and Cleveland airports. Expect more airlines to sign up for expedited screening.
Road warriors rejoice! InterContinental Hotels Group will offer free Wi-Fi to all its loyalty program members in 2014, a perk more travelers demand.
Richard Solomons, CEO of Intercontinental Hotels Group, now rewards its members with free WiFi. Solomons explains why the technology is such a draw.
Doug Parker, American Airlines incoming CEO, says that sequestration did not impact airline travelers. "We haven't seen material changes as of yet," he says.
Nicholas Calio, president & CEO of Airlines for America, highlights a call for national airline policy to support the role the industry plays in the U.S. economy.
US Airways and American announced a merger last month to create the world's largest airline. Doug Parker, chairman & CEO of US Airways, offers insight.
Orbitz Worldwide CEO Barney Harford discusses how his company is positioned as airline stocks soar, and the economy improves. "We've seen substantial diversification of our international business over the last 4-5 years," he says.
CheapAir.com released the first-ever app allowing users to search for flights by simply speaking their request into an iPhone or iPad.
The FAA may announce by year's end relaxed rules, allowing use of tablets and reading devices during takeoff and landing, the New York Times reports.
American is testing a new boarding procedure, allowing fliers without large carry-ons to board early. But is this a way to get passengers to pay checked bag fees?
The FAA releases its final list of air traffic control towers that will lose funding due to sequester cuts, reports CNBC's Hampton Pearson.
Reports say Delta is purchasing $6 billion in planes from Boeing and Airbus. Richard Anderson, CEO of Delta Air Lines, weighs in.
Finally! Nearly two years after Southwest and AirTran merged, travelers can now buy a single ticket that contains flights on both airlines.
American has launched a new tool allowing frequent fliers to search for available award seats on a real-time map. But the nifty online feature comes with risks.
United's premium service flights out of JFK recently got an upgrade, joining other carriers that are offering upgraded amenities on popular routes.
Airbus just scored a big win over rival Boeing, with CNBC's Phil LeBeau.
If you've been hoarding hotel rewards points, now might be the time to use them. Several hotel chains are making big changes.


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Liber de Prodigiis
Iulius Obsequens
In area Vulcani per biduum, in area Concordiae totidem diebus sanguinem pluit.
There was a rain of blood for two days in the precinct of Vulcan, and for the same length of time in the precinct of Concord.
Reprinted by permission of the publishers and the Trustees of the Loeb Classical Library from Julius Obsequens: History of Rome, XIV, Summaries. Fragments. Julius Obsequens. General Index, Loeb Classical Library Vol. 404, translated by A.C. Schlesinger, Russel M. Geer, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, © 1967, by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. The Loeb Classical Library ® is a registered trademark of the President and Fellows of Harvard College.


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President Wallerstein invites all faculty, staff, and students to attend a special ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the 25th St. Interim Plaza. The event will take place at 12:30 pm. February 20, in the Newman Vertical Campus Multi-Purpose Room 1-107.
After remarks by Baruch and community representatives, a ceremonial ribbon cutting will take place on the plaza. Come join our neighbors, elected officials, CUNY leaders, and Baruch's students, alumni, faculty and staff to celebrate our community's new pedestrian plaza.
The higher education community is aware that if no congressional action is taken by March 1, 2013, the sequestration budget cut process will take place. This will have a negative impact on CUNY in two ways. First, financial aid programs such as Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), and Federal Work Study (FWS) as well as opportunity programs such as TRIO and GEAR-UP will be cut at least 5.1 %. These programs are vital to low-income students trying to realize their dream of higher education. Second, research dollars received from the National Institute of Health and the National Science Foundation would be cut by 5.1 percent as well. Research funding is the critical pathway to the economic development of New York State. CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein is working with public higher education system leaders throughout the nation to oppose sequestration cuts.
Please visit www.supportcuny.org, use the Opportunity Grant Letter, Research Letter or write your own, and e-mail U.S. senators and congress members from New York to oppose the proposed sequestration reductions. Our nation's economy and ability to thrive in global competition depends on a well-educated workforce. Opportunity grant programs are critical in providing access to college. Recipients repay the investment made in their education many times over through increased earnings and taxes over the course of their lifetime. Negotiations are taking place right now in Washington, D.C. so please communicate today. The next two weeks are critical.
Dr. Michael Goodman, Professor of Corporate Communication and Director of Master's Program in Corporate Communication at Baruch College, has been invited to present two prestigious lectures during Spring 2013. On March 7, Dr. Goodman will lead a Masterclass in Corporate Communication for Public Organizations at the European Commission in Brussels. Dr. Goodman will share the theoretical framework and concept of corporate communication as a strategic management function. Dr. Goodman has also been invited to give the Turpin Lecture on April 2, during Virginia Commonwealth University's (VCU) Communication Week. Past Turpin speakers have included Associated Press CEO Tom Curley, Tumblr founder David Karp, and Corporation for Public Broadcasting CEO Patricia Harrison. Learn more.
AVI Fresh has hired Henry McCants as the new Interim Resident Director replacing Sue Irrukulla. After five successful years at Baruch College, Sue accepted a new role as Resident Director for Sarah Lawrence College. Sue will continue to support Henry to ensure with a smooth transition and also assist in special events as needed.
Henry McCants has more than 20 years experience in the corporate dining, restaurant, senior health care and education fields. He is goal orientated, motivated, energetic, and has many exciting ideas for the Baruch account.
Due to the cancellation of classes on February 9, because of Winter Storm Nemo, the start and end times of Saturday classes have been adjusted for the remainder of the semester.
Please click on the following link to view the revised schedule: http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/registrar/documents/StormNemo.pdf
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For the first time in team history, the women's basketball team is ranked in one of the two prominent national polls that cover NCAA Division III women's basketball. Learn more.
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Toyota's Tacoma has fended off many competitors over the years, and right now the only direct competitor to this mid-size pickup is Nissan with its Frontier.
There's not too much to worry about for Toyota, though, because the Tacoma has been outselling the Frontier this year in Canada by a margin of more than three to one. General Motors is bringing out a replacement for the GMC Canyon and Chevy Colorado, but not until next year, so essentially the Tacoma is the go-to truck for those in the small-pickup market.
With full-sized trucks making consistent gains in cutting fuel consumption without watering down their capabilities, some may feel that smaller trucks are becoming redundant, and truck sales figures tend to support that position. But there's a lot to be said for these smaller trucks that still have some serious capabilities but come in a more city-friendly size.
While not officially part of the current light-duty truck vernacular, smaller pickups have historically been referred to as quarter-tons, while the more conventional full-size trucks adopted the half-ton designation. That was once an indication of their payload capacity, but those numbers have been far exceeded by today's trucks. Now, a "half-ton" full-sized truck has a minimum payload capacity of around 700 kg, or three-quarters of a ton, and can reach double that amount depending on how the truck is equipped.
And the "little" Tacoma? Standard payload is 475 kg, or half a ton. And it can tow 6,400 lb. with the towing package. Yes, the little truck has come a long way.
Tacoma's changes are minimal for 2013: an upgraded audio system and a new Limited model represent the extent of upgrades for this year. The truck underwent a more significant refresh for 2012 so, unless you're looking at a Honda Civic, you don't expect much in the way of changes just one year hence.
While the four-banger Tacoma starts at $22,335, most buyers will be more interested in the V-6 model, which starts at $27,125 with standard four-wheel drive and six-speed manual gearbox. The V-6 also gets a sliding rear window, rear privacy glass, wheel-mounted audio controls, keyless entry, cruise control and power exterior mirrors.
Double Cab models get four full doors and a five-foot bed rather than the six-footer offered on extended-cab models. Base prices for the Double Cab V6 4x4 are $28,615 for the manual and $30,165 for the five-speed automatic that was in our tester.
We were also treated to the $5,400 TRD Sport Package which adds a host of items like the aforementioned upgraded towing capacity, transmission and engine-oil coolers, an upgraded alternator, 17-inch alloys, Bilstein shocks, LED brake lights, heated sport seats, water-repellent seat fabric, a backup camera, variable intermittent wipers and a host of cosmetic improvements that work together to make the truck look current and rugged.
For towing, there's also trailer sway control, a seven-pin wiring harness, a class IV hitch and integrated turn-signal lamps. Inside, the package adds leather for the steering wheel and shift lever, metallic accents, an auto-dimming rearview mirror and other goodies. So we're talking mid-thirties for a well-equipped truck, an entirely reasonable sum.
There's not much to say about the Tacoma's styling, except that the LED taillights and fake hood scoop are a little over-the-top. But, overall, this is a clean truck that looks smart inside and out. The touchscreen that is standard across the board is well integrated into the dash design. It's too bad the display for the rear-view camera is on the mirror. While it certainly keeps the driver looking in fewer directions, the image is small and it would be easier to see what's there if the large touchscreen were utilized for this.
The 4.0-litre V-6 under the hood pumps out 236 horsepower and 266 lb-ft of torque -- that's old-school in a world where Ford's six-cylinder trucks are squeezing more than 300 hp out of 3.7 litres. The five-speed slushbox is old-school as well -- mechanically, this design does not hide its age.
Drive modes consist of 2H, 4H and 4L, indicating that this is a part-time four-wheel drive system with a low range. Drivers can switch between two- and four-wheel drive (high range) at speeds up to 100 km/h, but the vehicle needs to be stopped and shifted into neutral to switch between high and low ranges.
Suspension hardware consists of a double wishbone setup in front and a leaf-spring rear setup with gas shock absorbers. True to truck form, this rigid rear axle is designed for simplicity and load-carrying capacity, so Tacoma drivers should not expect the kind of ride that an SUV or crossover can provide. I crossed railroad tracks while rounding a curve and the rear end of the truck stepped out noticeably, but this was not unexpected.
I have a few quibbles about the truck, like the absence of a warning for low windshield-washer fluid and no heat for the exterior mirrors. The truck was also thirsty during its stay with me, consuming around 14 L/100 km with an even split in city and highway conditions. Some full-size trucks can deliver similar performance, so make sure lower fuel consumption isn't the reason you're looking at a smaller truck.
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The office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity announces a new round of funding for undergraduate students. Students are invited to apply for one of several awards of $2,500 each for project activity during the fall 2013 semester. The request for proposals and the award application form can be found on the URSA awards page at www.uaf.edu/ursa. Applications are due June 28, 2013. URSA provides multiple funding opportunities for undergraduate students and mentors throughout the year. More than $137,000 was awarded in academic year 2013.
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Transportation stocks remained flat so far on Friday on Wall Street.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.3%, the Nasdaq was down 0.5% and the S&P 500 declined 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among transportation stocks include:
- United Continental Holdings (UAL): UAL stock is up 4.6% today.
- China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd (CEA): CEA stock is up 2.1% today.
- Alaska Air Group (ALK): ALK stock is up 2.0% today.
- Allegiant Travel Company (ALGT): ALGT stock is up 1.3% today.
- Southwest Airlines Company (LUV): LUV stock is up 1.3% today.
- Spirit Airlines Inc (SAVE): SAVE stock is up 0.7% today.
- Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL): DAL stock is up 0.8% today.
- Jetblue Airways Corp (JBLU): JBLU stock is up 0.6% today.
- Copa Holdings S.A. (CPA): CPA stock is up 0.4% today.
- Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust (MIC): MIC stock is up 0.2% today.
Some of the biggest losers among transportation stocks include:
- Swift Transportation Company (SWFT): SWFT stock is down 15.1% today.
- Guangshen Railway Company (GSH): GSH stock is down 1.8% today.
- Express-1 Expedited Solutions (XPO): XPO stock is down 1.8% today.
- Gaslog Ltd (GLOG): GLOG stock is down 1.8% today.
- Heartland Express (HTLD): HTLD stock is down 1.7% today.
- Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc (RRTS): RRTS stock is down 1.4% today.
- Hub Group (HUBG): HUBG stock is down 1.8% today.
- Gulfmark Offshore (GLF): GLF stock is down 1.8% today.
- Air Methods Corp (AIRM): AIRM stock is down 1.3% today.
- Knight Transportation (KNX): KNX stock is down 1.1% today.
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American crooner Harry Connick Jr says production on his upcoming Australian film Boomerang Deal is unlikely to go ahead.
Connick Jr, by phone from New York that the production company had been unable to secure enough funds to make the movie.
"The latest I heard, that wasn't happening so that is that," Connick Jr, 37, said.
Boomerang Deal was to co-star Thora Birch and had been slated to be shot early next year.
The offbeat screwball comedy was to be made by local production company Acrobat Films and was developed by the Australian Film Commission.
Acrobat Films were being sought for confirmation, but the company's spokesman Phillip Marzella said last month Birch and Connick Jr would make the perfect on-screen couple.
"Together with Harry they'll make a knock-out screen couple," Marzella said in October.
"Boomerang Deal is a love story about an unlikely couple who could easily fall in love if they only managed to get along."
But according to Connick Jr, the film is unlikely to go ahead.
"The only thing I can tell you is that I heard they couldn't get their money together," he said.
"You would think I would know but unfortunately I am one of the last people to find out any of the good information.
"It looked like it was something fun to do but it just didn't work out."
The news comes on the same day that American actor Nicolas Cage said he might not shoot the big budget action film Ghost Rider in Australia early next year.
However, Connick Jr said he would like to make an Australian film at some stage.
"I would love to make a film down there," he said.
While predominantly a singer, Connick Jr's film roles have included My Dog Skip, Independence Day, Little Man Tate and Memphis Belle.
He played Leo in the hit US sitcom Will and Grace.
Connick Jr recently released his latest album Only You.
He will tour the album in January, beginning the concert series in Melbourne on January 14, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Perth, Sydney and the Hunter Valley.
"This is just a group of songs that I thought was really pretty," he said.
The father of three said he would sing songs off the album along with some of his well-known tunes.
"The songs on the CD are like love songs from the 50s and 60s and we will be playing some of those with the concerts but we will also be doing a bunch of other stuff too," he said.
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Boosting up gamma-band oscillations leaves target-stimulus in masking out of awareness: Explaining an apparent paradox
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Article Type:Experimental
Topics:Neural Correlates of Consciousness
Keywords:gamma oscillations, consciousness, visual masking, EEG
Deposited by:Michael J S Beaton on 28 January 2009
Date of Issue:2009
Journal/Publication Title:Neuroscience Letters
Issue Number:3
Page Range:351-355
Official URL:http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0304394008016649
Abstract:Boost up gamma-band neuronal oscillations have been interpreted as a correlate of pertinent stimulus awareness. The validity of this observation-based conclusion can be rigorously tested if the basic methodological rule of investigating neural correlates of consciousness (NCC) is followed: the varying contents of consciousness should be contrasted with invariant stimulation. We asked whether reliable gamma-band oscillations recorded from primary visual cortex appear as signatures of target awareness in metacontrast masking with invariant stimulation parameters. Surprisingly, clear target-stimuli awareness was associated with less expressed gamma power. However, because when target awareness was effectively masked more gamma power of the EEG response was found, and because this gamma-boost emerged at the post-target time when mask information was presented, we were able to explain our results as target substitution in consciousness by mask representation due to enhanced mask processing.


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Paper Chairs enthusiastically announces the premiere production of Boom for Real, a new work by Austin playwright Jason Tremblay.
When the world's greatest dancer is ghoulishly disfigured in a fire, she trades her heart to regain her physical beauty. But this shady deal robs her of her greatest gift: her ability to dance. So she sets a curse on the rest of the world, abolishing all dancing forever. Time passes and bleakness grows beneath a grey sky raining ash until a young spritely seamstress,Boom, unearths secrets to the past. Smoking rats in sewers, a seedy theatre with talking walls, and ghosts lurking in the mirror send Boom on a journey to lift the curse. What happens when the world is free to dance again? Just outside the spotlight, lies the dark side to ambition and the price we pay when following our hearts.
East Austin's The Museum of Human Achievement (off of Springdale.
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Boom for Real's ineffable cast features Hugo Vargas-Zesati, Dallas Tate, Kelly Hasandras, Noel Gaulin, Jacob Trussell, Michelle Keffer, Letty Evans, Pilar Andujar and Ashley Rae Spillers as Boom.
Mark Stewart will compose an original score and lead a live band including Christopher Johnson, KhattieQ, and Deb Norris.
The design team comprised of Natalie George (lights), Benjamin Taylor Ridgway (costumes), and Lisa Laratta (scenic) will transform a raw warehouse into a looming land fit for black fairy tale. Choreography by Elizabeth Doss. Keri Boyd will direct the entire raucous shebang.
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The Mystery of the Great Cheese Pyramid
I'm off to Egypt! I climbed onboard a crabby old camel that would take me across the desert to the Great Cheese Pyramid. There, among mummies and hieroglyphics, I would learn the secret of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient Mouse World....