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Real estate agent Alan Castillo recently listed a client's fixer-upper in Granada Hills for $278,250.
It was only 1,600 square feet -- but it drew 128 offers, most of them in cash.
The final selling price, after all of 10 days on the market? $377,872.
"I was very surprised," said Castillo, the owner of Financing Realty Center Inc. in Granada Hills, who has been in the business for 20 years.
"I didn't think I'd get that many offers. This was overwhelming."
While that particular transaction may be an extreme example, it reflects a Southern California housing market that is emerging from the late 2000s crash.
For 2013, real estate experts say it's time to get ready for a new normal, or, perhaps more accurately, a new abnormal.
Interest rates are at historic lows, prices are moderate and demand is surging. But at the same time, banks are keeping a tight rein on credit, and homeowners -- especially those who bought at higher prices a few years back -- are still reluctant to sell. Plus investors are swooping into the market with all-cash offers that often pre-empt first-time homebuyers with moderate credit.
Those factors combine to make it a great time to buy -- and a more complicated, difficult time to do so.
With rates so low and the housing bubble in the rearview mirror, home prices are starting to show some signs of recovery.
Last year was "the long-awaited transition year for California and locally," said Robert Kleinhenz, chief economist at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. "We can't say that the housing market has recovered fully. I think that is a couple years off. But this is the turning point.
"We've seen a year of at least average, if not above average, sales. That is one indication that the housing market is in recovery."
The median price of a Southern California home sold from July to September was nearly 11 percent higher than the same quarter last year.
The number of homes sold for that period also rose by about 11 percent.
Fourth quarter sales numbers, due out this week, are expected to continue the improving trend.
However, any improvement is tempered by the fact that the region's housing market is rising from such a low base line.
For example, the median price in the 2012 third quarter, $310,000, is still lower than the third-quarter median of 2003, when it stood at $325,000.
And while Southern California sales have started to improve, with 62,304 sales in the third quarter of 2012, that is still below the level in the first quarter of 2003, which saw 72,123 sales.
Still, the improving sales trend doesn't mean the boom times have entirely returned. Experts vary on their projections for Southern California this year, but most are looking at only moderate growth.
"Everybody thinks, oh, the housing market is turning around. But it's turning around because the inventory is lower," said Warren Snyder, who co-owns Carriage Realty & American Broker Loans in Rolling Hills Estates. "The short inventory count is causing people to pay more for the house. It's supply and demand."
Absent some economic shock, like a boom or bust in the jobs market, Gary Painter, director of research at the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, expects the Los Angeles region to see flat to moderate growth in home values, with maybe a 3 percent annual increase.
The California Association of Realtors is more optimistic, expecting prices to improve 5.7 percent this year, with sales to rise by 1.3 percent.
But others like Bruce Norris, a prominent investor in Riverside who predicted the housing bubble and sold off his holdings a year before the crash, now thinks market prices are primed to shoot up by 20 percent this year because of tight supply and growing demand.
Unhappy house huntingOne of those struggling to find a home is Arthur Hamamdjian of Valencia, who spent a recent Sunday afternoon shopping for a four-bedroom, single-family home -- with no luck.
"I'm renting now," the 40-year-old said. "I have three children and my father living with me, so I really need four bedrooms, but I'm having trouble finding anything. The market is tight."
Hamamdjian dropped in at an open house for a three-bedroom home in Valencia that was priced at $425,000, but he didn't like the looks or the size of it.
"I keep hearing that there are a lot of foreclosures on the market, but I don't see them," he said. "I've looked around and I just don't see them."
Real estate agent Jamie Morton, who hosted the open house, said about 30 people came through that Sunday to look at the home.
"I've had more than normal today," said Morton, of Realty Executives in Valencia. "Usually it's about 10 to 20 people. It's really a seller'smarket now because there isn't much out there. We're getting 10 to 20 offers on some of these homes, and they're bidding them up $10,000 to $20,000 over the list price."
Morton said a large percentage of the buyers she has seen are investors who move in with all-cash offers.
Those investors make competition over homes even more difficult for regular buyers.
The lack of sufficient inventory has several causes. Owners are delaying putting their home on the market in hopes of values rising more. But those owners' attitudes about selling could change as signs of the housing recovery increase confidence.
"Now that we've observed house prices being constant or going up for the last six months, (sellers are) going to be more confident," said Painter, the USC research director.
In addition, investors who bought foreclosed homes are renting them out until they can sell for a big enough profit. This is an attractive option for investors since rents have been rising.
And then there's the "shadow inventory," which refers to homes that could be on the market, but aren't. Experts say banks may be holding back on selling foreclosed homes to avoid incurring losses and to prevent flooding the market with homes for sale and driving prices back down again.
Some renters encouragedWith historically low interest rates of around 3.4 percent and most homes a bargain compared with a few years ago, some renters see an opportunity to become owners.
That is the case with Maria Naranjo of Sylmar.
"We've been renting for 12 years," Naranjo said. "We were talking to a Realtor who said we could rent a three-bedroom home for about $2,200 a month. But he said we could also buy a home for around $2,100 a month, so it would be cheaper to buy."
However, many renters remain unable to enter the ranks of homeowners because they can't secure a loan.
Kyle Kazan, a major regional rental property owner, describes those people as being stuck in "apartment jail."
"It's keeping a number of our tenants as tenants because they can't get a loan," said Kazan, CEO of Long Beach-based Beach Front Real Estate Services, which owns and manages 6,000 rental units throughout Southern California.
That reality has helped push rents up.
"We have plenty of buildings that are full, which wasn't the case two years ago," Kazan said. "And at many of our properties, we've raised rents in 2012, and we would not have dared to have done that in 2010."
The credit crunchThe difficulty in securing a mortgage comes after years in which home loans seemed to be handed out like candy.
Less than a decade ago, as the housing bubble expanded, banks paid less attention to the quality of a buyer's credit or ability to make monthly payments since home values were increasing so quickly. The assumption was that if the buyer could no longer pay, the bank would make up its investment by selling the property for more than the value of the mortgage.
Because of the housing bust, banks went to the other extreme, focusing almost exclusively on a buyer's ability to pay.
"We went from a time when they didn't care about the quality of the credit because the property was going to be worth something, to a period when credit was everything," USC's Painter said. "I haven't seen evidence of a middle ground yet, but that's my expectation."
John Miller, president of CityLights Financial, an Agoura Hills-based lender, said he is seeing some of the tightest credit standards in decades.
He referred to formerly easy credit as "pulse loans" -- if you had a pulse, you got a loan.
"You can have an 800 FICO score and not get a loan. We are back to 1970s underwriting," said Miller, who has been in the business for 41 years. "You've got to give me your W-2s, your 1040s and your pay stubs."
One of the major reasons people with a high credit score are turned down is that their debt-to-income ratio is too high; the monthly mortgage payment eats up too much of their income.
"They want to make sure you have the ability to pay, and they are very standoffish on lending money," Miller said of banks.
Even if a buyer qualifies for a home loan, the process takes much longer than before, serving as another drag on the housing market.
"If you've got all your ducks in a row, you could get a loan closed in 30 to 45 days before this recession," Snyder said.
"Now if you were to get a loan closed in 45 days it would be a miracle," he said.
Snyder said an average time to complete a mortgage is two to three months if things go smoothly.
The futureAfter the housing bubble and bust, the local real estate market seems to be in a quiet period with no major moves in any direction.
The region could remain this way for an extended period. Or this may just be the quiet before the storm. After all, the housing roller coaster is bound to return.
"The normal for L.A. is to have cycles," Painter said. "We're through one and there are likely to be them (cycles) in the future, but there's no way to predict when they will start."


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be quiet! Power Zone 850W CM Power Supply Reviewby E. Fylladitakis on 8/14/2014 6:00 AM EST
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blackmagnum - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkBean-counters ruining geeks' work once more. Reply
StrangerGuy - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkCompared to a Seasonic OEMs this is pretty rubbish in comparison, let alone the better Superflower OEM designs. Reply
Samus - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkSeriously...50db?
My 8 year old PC Power Cooling 750 Quad uses an ancient design with an 80mm fan and I don't think the fan has ever exceeded 1500RPM (~36db) so anything modern should exceed this, especially for $160. As said, Seasonic, Superflower, and one of my favorite budget PSU OEM's, FSP, are all considerably better options at this price.
Fortron (Sparkle) are pretty good PSU's but I wouldn't spend more than $40 on one as a low-watt office PC replacement. Reply
Tunnah - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkMy thoughts too. I have a 3-4 year old Silverstone that cost £80 (I guess about $130 back then), 650w and used for SLI, and you barely hear a peep out of it Reply
DanNeely - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkHave you ever actually had your PSU at >90% load? Comparing your PSU at a load significantly below max to a second one at full load isn't a fair comparison.
What does surprise me is that the fan speed curve on this one appears to be linear. The last time I was shopping for PSUs (a few years ago); most of the ones I saw that showed a fan curve kept the fan at it's minimum speed (or completely off?) for the bottom part of the load curve and only started ramping the speed when it got within 250-300W of max power, mostly relying on passive cooling below that point. I've used that observation for sizing PSUs to a target size of MaxLoad+250W so the fan never spins up adding to system noise. Reply
Streetwind - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkAs a gamer who assembles their own systems, I make a conscious effort to never buy any component that's explicitly marketed "for gamers" - with the sole exception being the graphics card, of course.
This review just underlines once again why that practice is a good practice. Here we have a gamer-targeted product that's too highly powered for the average modern gamer PC, offers only mediocre efficiency and performance, errs on the side of unnecessarily hefty cooling and mounts an unreasonable price tag... and the biggest selling point is a different looking outer shell.
My own PSU is from be quiet!, too. But it's not from this gamer-targeted Power Zone series. No, I chose a Straight Power E9 series part with a wattage rating suitable for a single-GPU system. It is practically inaudible even under load, is rated 80PLUS Gold, was tested for excellent voltage regulation and, get this... cost only half the price of the unit tested in this review.
Seriously, people. Stay away from "for gamer" products. Especially if you're a gamer. Reply
romrunning - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkThere are far too many reviews for these high-powered PSUs when most people are only running a single GPU. Too many neophyte gamers think they need 750W+ when most can easily get by on 400-550W.
We really need more reviews showing the practical power needs of a typical gaming system, and then focus on the PSUs to power them. Just because lower-output PSUs are lower in price doesn't mean we should spend an inordinate amount of time reviewing the higher-powered ones with the higher price tags. Sadly, the "quality" that may or may not be in a mfg's higher-powered PSU doesn't always trickle down to their lower-output models, so it would be good to highlight the ones that are or aren't quality choices at the lower to mid-range. Reply
lmcd - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkDo I qualify if I also have a i7-3960X? Probably. But if I'm re-encoding and streaming video in the background while I play a visually-intensive game, I'd rather not have my power supply be the bottleneck. 140 W from my video card and 200 W from my CPU don't really add up to 750W.
But maybe I want another card? Especially with AMD CPU buyers, that scenario is common: a desire for upgradeability encourages the $30 for a higher-wattage power supply, as opposed to paying $50 for the 500W then another $80 for the 750W.
Sidenote: given how low the power consumption of Intel CPUs has gotten I'm surprised more manufacturers haven't considered supporting 4x 6pin or even 2x 6pin + 2x 8pin configurations on 550W and 60W PSUs. Connector count, in many cases, can drive the new system builder to the higher-wattage power supplies. Reply
DanNeely - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkI think they tend to err on the side of caution since they'd take the blame if someone did overload one; and they can't assume people will only use them with cards that barely need a 6+6 or barely need a 6+8 configuration.
4x 6 pin at 600W might be OK, since that'd be 2x 225W GPUs + 100W CPU/mobo + 50W drives/fans/etc = 600W total; but 4x6 GPU power connectors on a 550W PSU could go over the limit easily enough. 2x6 and 2x8 would on 600W would be even worse since that's promising enough power to run a pair of 300W GPUs. Reply
inighthawki - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkA good 750W PSU is good enough for even a dual SLI 780Ti system. At 550W, even a demanding single GPU system should have more than an adequate supply of power.
However in practice, some people buy these larger PSUs for two reasons:
1) Possibility of future expansion. When I bought my PC last summer, I purchased a larger wattage PSU because I was still debating whether or not to get a second PSU. I haven't yet, but if I decide to, I already have enough power.
2) PSUs generally get their best efficiency while running at 50-60% load. So having a 750W PSU to power a 400W system provides the best efficiency. (Granted I realize for many this is a silly point, since the extra cost of the PSU itself generally will outweigh any cost savings, but maybe they like to be green, or just have the money) Reply
inighthawki - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkSorry, that should read:
"whether or not to get a second *GPU*" Reply
Daniel Egger - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - link> 2) PSUs generally get their best efficiency while running at 50-60% load. So having a 750W PSU to power a 400W system provides the best efficiency. (Granted I realize for many this is a silly point, since the extra cost of the PSU itself generally will outweigh any cost savings, but maybe they like to be green, or just have the money)
Your reasoning is flawed because a typical (even gamers) PC spends considerable amounts of time *way* below the maximum power rating where you'll immediately loose any advantage you would gain from having the maximum rating at the maximum efficiency point big time, especially if your system idles a lot and drops below the miraculous 20% mark.
But with a 400W system a few percent efficiency more or less really don't matter any more as there's definitely no greenness to be had anymore... Reply
DanNeely - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkAs a distributed computing (Boinc, primarily Einstein at home) participant, I suspect my system probably spends <95% of its operating time at full load; and my average load while gaming is probably below the non gaming average because the threshold where I have to GPU compute while playing to keep good FPS is lower than what's needed to heavily load the GPU. (Games and Compute are a lot worse at sharing GPU resources than their CPU equivalents.) Reply
inighthawki - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkFair point. Reply
Flunk - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkIt looks like they spent a good potion of the budget on appearance. Middling electronics and a loud fan don't impress me for the price. Some low end units are built better than this and I personally don't care what power supplies look like, in most cases you don't even see it. Reply
Essence_of_War - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkSidenote on be Quiet's fans, is there some specific reason that they seem to use non-standard fan sizes? This unit uses a 135mm fan, and their HSFs are made for 130/135mm fans as well. Reply
DanNeely - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkFor the PSU, it's the biggest size that will fit. Meaning that all else equal, it gives the most air movement for the least noise. On the heat sinks I'm not sure why they wouldn't just edge up to 140mm unless it's to exploit volume discounts from their supplier by using the same fans for both products. Reply
piroroadkill - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkI thought the 135mm fan in PSU thing was because Zalman has a patent on 140mm fans in power supplies. Reply
piroroadkill - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkActually, I'm going to correct myself, because I don't think it's Zalman. I posted the same thing in 2011, and someone said it was HEC that has the patent. Reply
DanNeely - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - link*BOGGLE*
That's even more appalling than the "standard PC architecture feature on a smartphone" patents because I can't imagine any way that "use the biggest fan that will fit" could be obfuscated into something that a kindergartener, never mind a patent office reviewer, couldn't realize was trivial. Reply

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Hotel AUSTRIA is situated in one of the oldest parts of the city of Vienna, directly beside the erstwhile Roman military camp Vindobona, and lies at Wolfengasse, at the end of a cul-de-sac between Fleischmarkt and Heiligenkreuzerhof.
The first building in this location stood in the middle of Wolfengasse between the present-day Hotel AUSTRIA and the building directly opposite it. From the year 1457, this building originally accommodated a boarding house and was known as "Bursa Leonis" (Lions' Bursa). In the year 1587, the building, a restaurant and inn, was named "Zum Weissen Wolffen" after its new owner, carriage entrepreneur and proprietor Wolf Weiß. Until the year 1848, the "Weisse Wolf" (white wolves) was considered one of the most popular and best restaurants of the city.
In the revolutionary year 1848, this estate was acquired by the present-day "Landesinnung Bau Wien" and the restaurant was torn down. The Innungshaus Wolfengasse 4 (one of Vienna`s first Neogothic buildings) was built opposite. In order to receive trade authorization for being a commercial establishment (as an inn), the Hotel "Weisser Wolf" was built and in 1850 the first tenants took over the Hotel "Zum Weissen Wolf".
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Three hours and 49 minutes later -- after the Quakers and the Big Green had played 60 minutes of regulation football, three full overtimes, and one possession of a fourth -- it was Wilcox who dramatically ended things.
With Penn facing a third-and-5 at the 20-yard line and needing just a field goal to win this marathon, Wilcox took a handoff, bounced around the right side, stiff-armed a Big Green defender, and beat the rest of them to the sideline. The next thing you know, he was in the end zone and Penn had escaped with a 37-31 victory.
It ended the longest game in Ivy League history, one that featured blocked field goals, fumbles returned for touchdowns, and back-and-forth action that left fans on both sides completely drained by the end.
It was also the Ivy opener for both teams as Penn improved to 2-1 on the year and 1-0 in league play with its sixth straight win over the Big Green. Dartmouth, which has still not won in Philadelphia since 1997, dropped to 1-2 this season and 0-1 in Ivy play.
Wilcox had the winner, but the biggest hero of the daywas senior linebackerDavid Park. He was all over the place for the Quakers on Saturday, withtwo of the biggest plays of the game coming via his hands. In the second quarter, he gave Penn a 14-7 lead with an 84-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown.
While that play was huge, the one he made at the end of regulation was gigantic.
With just four seconds left in regulation, and the game tied at 21-21, Dartmouth lined up for the game-winning 21-yard field goal. However, Park again stepped up, blocking Riley Lyons' chip shot and stunningly sending the game to overtime.
Penn had the first possession in overtime, and drove all the way to the 5-yard line. However, on fourth-and-1 the Quakers opted to go for it and instead were stuffed at the line of scrimmage.
Dartmouth suddenly had the game in its hands again. But Penn quickly forced a fourth down and Lyons -- maybe still thinking about his kick in regulation -- hooked his 34-yard attempt wide leftto givethe Quakers new life once again.
Dartmouth started the second OT with the ball, and needed just three plays to hit paydirt. Quarterback Dalyn Williams hit Dominick Pierre for 12 yards on the third play of the drive, then Kirby Schoenthaler in the end zone on the next play.
The Quakers responded, led byQB Billy Ragone. On a day when he became just the second player in Penn history to go over 6,000 career yards in total offense, it was Ragone who got Penn to the third overtime. Facing third-and-12 at the 27-yard line, he escaped a collapsing pocket and found daylight along the Penn sideline where he rumbled all the way to the end zone. That tied the score at 28-28 and sent the game into a third overtime.
Penn started with the ball, andafter three plays theQuakers put their faith in junior Connor Loftus. He rewarded them by putting his 38-yard field goal between the uprights.
Needing a field goal to tie -- and knowing a touchdown would win it -- Dartmouth went nowhere. Williams sandwiched a 1-yard run between a pair of incomplete passes, putting the game back on the foot of Lyons. This time he delivered, knocking home a 40-yard field goal to knot the game at 31-31.
Dartmouth started the fourth OT with the ball, and appeared to have a touchdown when Williams found Pierre in the end zone. However, the Big Green were called for a personal foul which nullified the play. After that, Dartmouth got no closer than the 20-yard line, and on fourth down Lyons was called upon to kick a 42-yard field goal. Wide left, again.
That set the stage for Penn's possession, and after Wilcox was stopped after two yards on the left side, and three yards up the middle, the right side proved to be the right choice.
Nearly four hours earlier, Dartmouth struck first on Saturday, gettingon the board thanks to a one-yard run from Pierre, but the defending Ivy League champions answered in a hurry, primarily on the arm of Ragone. His go-to receiver early in the drive was senior Ryan Mitchell, whom he found for a 14-yard completion early on a key third-down conversion. Later, the duo connected on a 52-yard pass that moved the ball all the way down to the Dartmouth 8-yard line.
Just as the Dartmouth defense looked as thoughit mighthold the Quakers to a field goal, Ragonecapped thedrive by scrambling to his right and finding senior wideout Ty Taylor in the corner of the end zone for the touchdown. That tied the game at 7-7 at the 5:12 mark of the opening quarter.
Things hit a bit of a lull at the end of the first quarter and spanning past the halfway point of the second quarter, with the two teams combining for four punts and no scores.
Dartmouth looked to end the streak of punts after Williams connected with Victor Williams for a 48-yard pass to move the ball to the Penn 28. On third down from the 16-yard line, a ferocious rush from Penn's front seven allowed senior Sam Chwarzynski an open shot on Williams, forcing a fumble that Parkscooped up and took 84 yards for the touchdown.
The Quaker defense wasn't done yet, though. The Big Green had a chance to even things up at 14 with under two minutes left in the half, but safety Evan Jackson swatted down afourth-and-2 pass that would have moved Dartmouth inside the red zone.
That was all the action in the first half, as the Quakers led at the break, 14-7.
Dartmouth tied the game early in the third quarter, taking advantage of an interception to drive 44 yards in just six plays. Williams found Dean Bakes over the middle for 11 yards and the touchdown.
Penn answered with a classic Quaker drive. Running 14 plays and taking nearly eight minutes, the Red and Blue chipped away at the Dartmouth defense and split its ground game and air attack nicely. The Quakers regained the lead when sophomore Mike Elespuru rushed it in from three yards out with 1:37 left in the third. Ragone was again superb on the drive, going 5-of-5 passing for 63 yards and running for a big first down late in the drive.
Dartmouth tied it again with 10:18 to play in the fourth. Starting on its own 31, the Big Green got a huge lift when Pierre broke away for 58 yards. He was taken down by Evan Jackson at the 2-yard line, but that only delayed the inevitable as Williams ran it in on the next play.
Penn ran 81 plays and finished with 449 yards of total offense compared to Dartmouth's 534 yards on 91 plays. Most importantly, Penn was 4-for-5 in the red zone, while holding Dartmouth to just four scores in eight red zone trips.
Wilcox ran for 94 yards on 18 carries, most of which came late in the fourth quarter and overtime. Ragone was 17-of-28 for 213 yards and a touchdown through the air and added 60 yards and a score on the ground. Senior Ryan Mitchell had his first career 100-yard receiving game with six catches for 100 yards. Taylorcaught five passesfor 39 yards and his second touchdown of the year, while sophomore Cameron Countryman added three catches for a career-best 52 yards.
Dartmouth had not allowed a sack this season entering the game, but the Quakers finished with four. In addition to Park and Chwarzysnki, Tyler Drake and Tanner Thexton each added their first career sack. Seniors Dan Wilk and Sebastian Jaskowski had a team-high eight tackles, as did junior linebacker Dan Davis. Junior Brion Wood added a key interception late in the fourth quarter to halt a drive deep in Penn territory.
Penn wraps up its non-conference slate next Saturday, taking on William & Mary at the Tribe's Zable Stadium. It will mark Penn's first game in Williamsburg, Va., since 1995. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m.
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For the uninitiated, Bill Granger is a hot restaurateur, chef and food writer based in Sydney who has created a series of wildly-popular restaurants in Australia and Japan. His recipes are so tasty…
….food bloggers across the globe celebrate him by paying tribute to his dishes. Since we love Bill AND supremely-talented food people who blog, we thought we'd let the two worlds collide.
Food Bloggers Cooking: Bill Granger
1) Bill Granger's Ricotta Hotcakes with Honeycomb Butter
via Trissa of Trissalicious
Perfect ricotta pancakes meet ebelskivers in Trissa's Danish twist on Bill.
2) Bill Granger's Apple and Blueberry Shortcake via Faith Durand, TheKitchn
Wait until you see the fruit filling motherlode that awaits inside this shortcake…
3) Croque Monsieur à la Bill Granger via Almost Bourdain
Almost Bourdain's sexy yet simple adaptation of Bill's Ham and Gruyere French Toast recipe. Hey — it's a sophisticated ham and cheese for adults — or the French — or both. Craving. One. Now.
What's your FAVORITE simple yet irresistible brunch item? Share it below…
While waiting for a South Pacific get-away to one of Bill's restaurants, check out Bill's Food and Bill's Holiday on Cooking Channel, beginning May 31st.


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Portland, Ore. Columbia Sportswear Co. said Tuesday that it will open a location on Chicago's Michigan Avenue.
The new location is part of the company's strategy to elevate the retail presentation of its brand and drive consumer demand for its assortment of outdoor apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment.
The announcement comes on the heels of Columbia's recently announced plans to enter the Seattle retail market later this year.
The company has plans to build a network of Columbia-branded stores in key metropolitan markets over the next several years.


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A MANUFACTURER which operates from sites in Halesowen and Cannock, has been bought out of administration by a competitor.
BI Composites Limited, which makes and distributes moulded components made from composite materials, has been bought for an undisclosed sum by Linecross Ltd.
Joint-administrators Brian Hamblin, Craig Povey and Kevin Murphy of national accountancy firm and corporate recovery specialists Chantrey Vellacott DFK had been running the business since November while they managed the sale.
Mr Hamblin said the administrators were delighted to secure a sale within three weeks of their appointment and to be able to advise the 120 employees their jobs had been secured before the Christmas break.
Linecross is a manufacturer of engineered thermoformed and polyurethane components, which has been established for around 40 years. The company is based on a five-acre site on Station Road in Rutland, where it employs around 180 people.
Linecross had a turnover of £15 million last year, which the company expects to grow to around £23 million following the acquisition.
Managing Director Stuart Fry said the business had grown steadily since a management buyout in 2003 and the acquisition of BI Composites, which has been renamed Linecross Composites, fits in well with the firm's long-term expansion plans.
"We are delighted to have completed the deal to buy BI Composites and with it safeguard the future of a significant number of jobs," said Mr Fry.
"Linecross and BI Composites are both innovative and creative companies, which share very similar production processes and customer bases, such as working with the likes of Bentley and JCB, and we're excited to be joining the two together."
Mr Hamblin, partner at Chantrey Vellacott DFK's Birmingham offices on Calthorpe Road, said there was a host of parties interested in taking over BI Composites.
"Just like BI Composites, Linecross has a strong reputation as one of the leading manufacturers in the sector. Under the leadership of Stuart Fry, chairman David Austin and the rest of the management team the Composites business should grow," he said.
"Once a deal had been accepted there was a commitment by both parties to complete the deal quickly. With the help of the lawyers Helen Readett and Sam Payne from SGH Martineau for the administrators and Andrew Heeler from Hegarty LLP for the buyers, the legal work was completed within an impressive 36 hours."


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OTTAWA — At the age of 24, Staff Sergeant Zachary Wobler died as a
result of bullet wounds received from insurgent fire on Feb. 6, 2005 at
Mosul, Iraq, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on Feb. 18
that same year. He was a member of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division
based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
In life during his military
career, Wobler was named Paratrooper of the Year in 2002. He was awarded
a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star, posthumously. This weekend, the
1998 Ottawa-Glandorf High School graduate will be honored further in
Putnam County. This Friday at 6 p.m., Zachary Wobler will join the names
of past veterans that appear in the casualties listing which hangs in
the Putnam County Courthouse.
The Courthouse ceremony will begin
with the posting of the colors, the Pledge of Allegiance (led by
Wobler's friend and high school classmate Kurt Nienberg) and Wobler's
nephew, Zachary.
A passage written by Wobler will be read by his
brother Brandon and their father Tony Wobler will stand as guest
speaker. Special guest Carol McKeen will offer a song dedication. A
21-gun salute and the playing of taps will precede a reception with
An honor guard will line the Courthouse entrance off
N. Hickory Street, and visitors may enter there beginning at 5:30 p.m.
The entrance is handicap-accessible. There is no dress code, said Putnam
County Veterans Service Officers Joe Moenter and Kristi Powell.
"We just want people to come and be part of the ceremony," said Powell.
Saturday, Pike Run Golf Club will be the site for the 7th Annual ZAH
(Zach's a Hero) Day Golf Tournament, a benefit established by Wobler's
friends to perpetuate his memory through scholarship. Proceeds from the
tournament will be donated to the Zachary Wobler Scholarship, the
Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation and the First Fold Foundation
Group. Start time is 1 p.m. with a cost of $35 per golfer.
Diego-based First Fold, Inc. is a new partner to ZAH Day. The
organization's mission is "The preservation of the memory of those who
perished and their sacrifice in the fight to preserve life and our
freedom, to insure that they will not be forgotten…" First Fold fulfills
this mission through the establishment of new scholarships and by
contributing to existing scholarships for the families of fallen
warriors and first responders. First Fold will also take part in
Friday's ceremony where they will make a special presentation.
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I RECENTLY signed the petition calling for Richard III to be re-interred at York Minster and would encourage others to do the same.
Richard had a deep connection to York and Yorkshire. He was the last monarch of the House of York, grew up at Middleham Castle, and as president of the Council of the North controlled the region from Sheriff Hutton Castle.
He visited York several times as king and his son, Edward, was made Prince of Wales at Archbishop's Palace.
As well as Richard's connection to York, it is worth noting York's connection with Richard.
The city championed him during his short reign, lavishly celebrated his visits, sent troops to support his fight against Henry Tudor, and mourned his death in battle. Historians say he was well-regarded in York and his work to promote legal fairness and economic development was not forgotten.
Indeed, the popularity of the 'Richard III Museum' and the success of this year's 'Rumour and Reality' festival show the enduring connection that exists between Richard III and York. A connection that should now see his remains brought to this city.
The petition can be found at: epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/38772
Coun Keith Aspden, Leader of the Liberal Democrat group, Main Street, Fulford.


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Experts are still studying how this medicine works. It appears to
reduce cravings for alcohol by helping balance brain chemicals called
neurotransmitters. It also might reduce
anxiety, mood swings, and sleep problems caused by
alcohol withdrawal.1
Acamprosate was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) to treat
alcohol dependence in people who have quit drinking.
This medicine is used to reduce cravings for alcohol, and it might help with
anxiety and other problems caused by withdrawal. It can be used along with some
other medicines.
Studies show that acamprosate reduces your chance for
relapse after you have quit drinking.2
During trials, side effects didn't bother most people who took
acamprosate. Diarrhea was the most common side effect. Some people had belly
pain, nausea, vomiting, headache, drowsiness, rash, itching, flatulence, or
dizziness. A very small number of people who took the medicine had an increase
in suicidal thoughts or had serious kidney problems.2
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference
is not available in all systems.)
People who have kidney problems might not be able to take this medicine
or might need to take lower doses.
In addition to medicines,
counseling can also help you stop drinking. You might
also want to attend a support group, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
CitationsSchuckit MA (2009). Alcohol-related disorders section
of Substance-related disorders. In BJ Sadock et al., eds., Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 10th
ed., vol. 1, pp. 1268–1288. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and
Wilkins.Acamprosate (Campral) for alcoholism (2005).
Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics, 47(1199): 1–3.
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text: nsmadsen 5578 Report post Posted July 25, 2008 (edited) Hey guys, Here are some FAQs and my answers. I hope those interested in working in audio and media find this post helpful. I'll try to post more questions and answers as I get more time. Of course, I'll be more than happy to answer any questions posted in response to this thread. For those that don't know me: I'm Nathan.... and an alcoholic. Seriously, I'm a professional composer-sound designer who has worked in this industry for nearly 3 years now. My credits number 138 and include work on films, commercials, DVD menus, trailers (seen online, on TV and in theaters), stage productions (mostly choral based), Nintendo DS-Sony PSP-PC video games as well as websites. I've directed voice actors, produce voice overs and done some voice acting myself as well. I'm living proof that you can make the transition from amateur composer to free lancer and then finally full time professional. One the side I'm a published author, lecturer and have taught college audio courses. I also love to encourage, teach and help others chasing the same dream! So here goes: Quote: Are there any industry certifications, and if so, does any online training exist for one to go to learn how to write in this industry? No, there isn't any required, official certification to work with audio. Sure, there are audio programs (2 and 4 years) but they're not required. Can it help you get your foot in the door? Sure! But I know plenty of other pros that don't have certificates or degrees from these kinds of schools or programs. I have a bachelors in music education with a minor in comp, then a masters in saxophone performance with an emphasis on composition. The main criteria is how good your audio work is. Quote: What was your VERY FIRST step in getting into the business? Demo CD? Meeting someone? Buying equipment? What was the very first thing you did? Well this is tricky because I took my first steps before I realized what I wanted to do. I got the equipment first, which is a logical step. Without the hardware and software- you can't really create digital audio. I started in college and just made stupid songs for my roommates (like "I've got to take a crap" and such). You know, real high brow stuff. It was just fun at first- but then I started getting better and better at it. My focus changed from just having fun and making songs to what is the best audio I can create. You must have the equipment first- but it doesn't have to be super high end. I had middle level stuff. For most, the high end stuff will just be too expensive at the start. Save that for later when you've built up some clients and funds. From there I would create a demo and put it online then begin to network. In this business you have to be able to show off actual work. Talk is extremely cheap and the experience vets can spot a big talker from a mile away. Let your work do the talking. Quote: I know you can score for film and tv, songwriter, and self-produce your own albums. What else is out there? What am I missing? Websites, corporate functions and media. Also stage productions (I've done two of them and they're pretty fun.) Podcasts and radio is also a possibility. Quote: I have a degree in music composition. I've taken theory and I've written some concert works. Do I need to go back to school for more education or am I on the right track at all for a career in video games and films? Having a degree in music will never hurt you! Trust me, it becomes highly apparent who has training and who doesn't when working with other composers. What I've seen is those that are better trained tend to work faster. It tends to take longer for those with less training to create a pro level sounding song. Is it possible? Sure! Is this true for everyone? Of course not. I've also met some highly talented (and rare) composers that have practically no training- just a severe level of talent. I kill them on sight. Only kidding! If you can write good music, then you don't need to go back to school. In fact even if you feel you're music should get better- I wouldn't go back for more musical training. You can improve yourself outside of school if your foundation is good enough. I would focus on learning about audio, mastering audio, working with virtual instruments, sound design and all of the ins and outs related to all of this. Depending on your aptitude, you can either do this on your own or back at school. I did it on my own- but started back in 2000 during college. Quote: Are there actual contracts I could eventually expect with, say, a record label or production studio to be a professional songwriter or queue composer? I know the record industry has composers on hand to write music- but I would imagine these are far and few. The competition to land something like this would be very, very high and I would imagine there is a large number of other composers already in line. Not to be discouraging, but the odds are hard for that kind of position. I would imagine the ones that land those kinds of positions already work as studio musicians on many professional CDs and begin to get to know the artists, producers and record execs. Something like that will take time. Quote: Basically, if there's a good book I could buy that's worth a good read or a good place to go to fill in all the holes (think of my knowledge as like, SWISS CHEESE), that would be perfect. I've learned pieces of information over the years, but I've just never gotten a great overall picture of what's out there. I was too busy fighting the good fight in academia just to learn what I don't need to know so I can get down to learning what I DO need to know. Yes, there are several books. 1) Aaron Marks: The Complete Guide to Game Audio This book is a VERY good read and will teach you a great deal about the business side of game audio. (Rest assured many of the lessons and topics can carry over to film work as well as other contract work.) What this book will not teach you is a step by step method of working with a particular sound program. This makes sense because there are simply so many out there- it would make the book 10 times longer. 2) George "The Fatman" Sanger: The Fatman on Game Audio This book is more fun than straight informative- but it still provides a good deal of insight into the industry and some of it's history. The Fatman provides some great advice on how to structure your studio and how to organize all of your files. 3) Bob Katz: Mastering Audio This is a FANTASTIC book that will go very in-depth about audio. It will teach you about the CD production process (the Mother and Father discs, the clean room) as well as almost anything you could ever want to know about the nuts and bolts of audio production. It isn't the easiest read- simply because he uses a great deal of industry lingo without explaining some of it first. I'd often sit by the computer and google terms so I can fully understand what he meant. Aside from books, getting your hands (and ears) dirty with the tools and practice of creating digital audio media is probably the most important step to growing and maturing into a professional composer-sound designer. I know that it is expensive, but I'd also recommend learning several programs instead of just one. The programs I use in my home and at work routinely are: ProTools 7 Sonar Producer 7 Sound Forge 8 Pro Digital Performer 5 Logic 8 Pro Cool Edit Pro 2 Reason 4 Finale 2006 Various VSTi plugins Various Audio Signal Processing plugins Proficient at both Mac (OSX Leopard) and PC (Win XP) set ups Knowing one or even two programs can limit how marketable you are to clients (especially those with in-house set ups). Quote: Do I need to know much about sound design or just music composition? Many composers get "pushed" into doing sound design if trying to work full time in the digital audio scene. Why? Because it adds another niche and slew of paying clients. I started with composing, but then eased into sound design work. When I took my first full time gig (at FUNimation Productions) I was exposed to a whole other level of sound design. It was there that I learned how deep it goes. We all can respect and understand how deep composition can go- well sound design goes just as deep. Many folks seem to short change sound design thinking it is just a matter of "inserting a gun shot here." That isn't sound design. Wait. Let me rephrase that: it's crappy sound design. Professional level sound design can involve a much deeper approach and really get into the nuts and bolts of audio physics and processing. It can also be a great deal of fun! The best way to learn about sound design is to: 1) Read up on it with various books and articles. 2) Train your ear to be able to pick out what individual sounds were made to create a new sound effect. We train our ears to learn harmonic progressions, solfege and melodic dictation in music schools. Why not apply the same practices to sounds? 3) Try to make a sound out of other sounds completely unrelated to it. For example: make a car crash sound using no metal or smashing sounds at all. See how you can use various plugins and processing to create a synthetic sound that will sound like a car crash. Sound design is an art that takes just as much attention, practice and focus as music composition does. I hope that helps! Thanks, Nathan Edited January 4, 2013 by jbadams 20 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Certain conditions, events, and circumstances can be obstacles to grieving. These may include:
- Living in a fast-paced society. People who live in fast-paced societies are often hurried through grieving when they are required to return to work or school.
- Having no formal way to express grief. This can happen, for example, after a miscarriage. Ceremonies and rituals associated with loss give people ways to express themselves when grieving, protect them from being alone and isolated in their grief, and provide a boundary or limit for the grieving process.
- Being unable to participate in a ritual or ceremony. Sometimes people are not able to participate in family rituals or ceremonies to express grief. They may not live near their family. Or their family may not be able to organize a ritual or ceremony to handle the loss. Or they may be too ill or injured to participate. Some families do not allow young children to take part in rituals or ceremonies.
- Having certain psychological or cognitive disorders. Conditions such as depression, high anxiety or other mental disorders, intellectual disability, or substance abuse can interfere with a person's ability to grieve.
- Having certain beliefs and values about grieving or death. For example, people who believe they need to be strong for the sake of other people may have difficulty grieving. Some people aren't able to grieve when they lose someone important through an illness that frightens them (such as cancer), suicide, or an act of violence.
- Having unresolved problems with or conflicting feelings about the person who died. Having both positive feelings (such as gratitude) and negative feelings (such as resentment) toward a deceased person may sometimes interfere with healthy grieving.
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Topic: TO OUR CC FAMILY: HAPPY EASTER
For centuries the angels sing
In man's heart when church bells ring.
Easter morn, on bended knee
Man's soul is bathed in ecstasy!
The little child with shining eyes,
The older folks so patient, wise:
Each of us in our own way
Find God and peace how'er we pray.
In unison our voices raise
To hallow God and sing His praise,
Our spirits rise--all hope's reborn
Yea, for all time, on Easter morn.
Teddy & I wish you all a very happy Easter.


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The new Audi S4 and S4 Avant: at the peak of the model line and the segmentThe new Audi S4* and S4 Avant* assume top positions in the new A4 family. And they will be leaders in their class – with a newly developed engine, intelligent lightweight design and a package of innovative technologies from the full-size class, especially in terms of their connectivity and driver assistance systems. Audi has experienced great success with its sporty S models over a period of twenty years. The formula here is cultivated understatement – a modest sporty look plus superior performance plus the quattro permanent all-wheel drive. The brand with the four rings is continuing this philosophy in the new S4 and S4 Avant. Both models are based on the second generation modular longitudinal platform, and they use high-tech in all areas. *The fuel consumption and emissions values of all models available on the German market and named in this text are listed on the last chapter of this document.
The new Audi A4 allroad quattro – all-round car with offroad capabilitiesThe new Audi A4 allroad quattro* is the most expressive way to drive an A4. It combines extroverted, customized design with maximum functionality. Its standard quattro drive combined with powerful and efficient engines makes it the perfect companion in any situation. *The fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of all models named above and available on the German market can be found in the list in the last chapter of this basic information.
High tech all the way – the new Audi A4 and A4 AvantMore powerful, more efficient, more intelligent: the new Audi A4 and A4 Avant feature numerous premium technologies which set higher benchmarks for their class. Elegant design blends with an innovative control concept, and lightweight construction meets new, efficient drivetrain solutions. The A4 and A4 Avant are also ahead of their peers in terms of infotainment and assistance systems. As a result, Audi drivers can look forward to a truly high-tech experience ― an innovative synthesis of technology and esthetics.
High tech all the way – the new Audi A4 and A4 AvantMore powerful, more efficient, more intelligent: the new Audi A4 and A4 Avant feature numerous premium technologies which set higher benchmarks for their class. Elegant design blends with an innovative control concept, and lightweight construction meets new, efficient drivetrain solutions. The A4 and A4 Avant are also ahead of their peers in terms of infotainment and assistance systems. As a result, Audi drivers can look forward to a truly high-tech experience ― an innovative synthesis of technology and esthetics. *The fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of all models named above and available on the German market can be found in the list in the last chapter of this basic information.
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Alternatives for the midsize category: Audi A4 and A5 now available to order as g-tronAudi is offering its customers two sustainable alternatives in the midsize category: the new A4 Avant g-tron and the new A5 Sportback g-tron. Both models are powered by a bivalent 2.0 TFSI engine developing 170 hp. Like the A3 Sportback g-tron that is already on the market, they can run on a choice of the climate-friendly fuel Audi e-gas, conventional CNG (compressed natural gas) or gasoline. Customers can now order both models from dealers. A4 Avant g-tron: CNG consumption in kg/100 km: 4.4 - 3.8*; combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 6.5 - 5.5*; combined CO2 emissions in g/km (CNG): 117 - 102*; combined CO2 emissions in g/km (gasoline): 147 - 126* A5 Sportback g-tron: CNG consumption in kg/100 km: 4.2 - 3.8*; combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 6.3 - 5.6*; combined CO2 emissions in g/km (CNG): 114 - 102*; combined CO2 emissions in g/km (gasoline): 143 - 126* A3 Sportback g-tron: CNG consumption in kg/100 km: 3.6 - 3.3*; combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 5.5 - 5.1 *; combined CO2 emissions in g/km (CNG): 98 - 89*; combined CO2 emissions in g/km (gasoline): 128 - 117*
New Audi e-gas offer as standard: 80 percent lower CO2 emissionsAudi is presenting a very sustainable offer: The automaker is now offering customers climate-friendly Audi e-gas to power the A3 Sportback g-tron* – the fuel offer is included as standard and customers will pay only the regular natural gas price. With this deal, Audi is reducing the CO2 emissions of the g-tron fleet when running on gas by 80 percent**. Early this summer Audi will further expand its product range with two new models – the A4 Avant g-tron* and the A5 Sportback g-tron*, and the e-gas offer as standard applies to both models.
Power from gas: The new Audi A4 Avant g-tronSporty and versatile: The A4 Avant g-tron* is yet another Audi vehicle offering sustainable mobility for the future. Dealers will begin taking orders for the midsize model starting in early summer 2017. It can be selected with climate-friendly Audi e-gas or compressed natural gas (CNG), or can be powered with gasoline.
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Audi A4, A4 Avant and A4 allroad quattroThe new-generation Audi A4 fascinates with its groundbreaking synthesis of technology and aesthetics. All the technology in the Audi brand's bestselling vehicle family has been redeveloped so as to redefine the benchmark in the segment. Development set great value on reducing CO2 emissions, and the engineers geared all technologies to reducing driving resistance.
Audi gets top marks in the GTÜ used car reportQuality pays off: Audi picked up three wins in the current used car report published by the GTÜ (German Association for Technical Inspection). The Audi A1, Audi A6 and Audi A8 each took first place in their respective categories.
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Audi at the Geneva Motor Show: a new compact SUV and two powerful top versionsAudi strengthens its presence in the booming SUV segment. At the Geneva Motor Show, the brand is unveiling the compact Audi Q2* – an urban car for everyday driving and leisure with a progressive design and youthful charm. It is flanked by two new top models at its world debut – the Audi S4 Avant* and the Audi RS Q3 performance*.
At the peak of the competitive field – the new Audi S4 and S4 AvantFrom 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in 4.7 seconds with fuel consumption of less than 7.4 liters of fuel per 100 km (31.8 US mpg) – the new Audi S4* and the new Audi S4 Avant* are advancing to the peak of the competitive field with strong performance and exemplary efficiency. Its newly developed turbo V6 engine outputs 260 kW (354 hp). New solutions in networking and assistance systems round out its features. Audi is transferring many technologies from the full-size class into the mid-size class.
Audi A4 wins Car of the Year for 2016 in UK's "What Car?" awardsThe Audi A4 Sedan 3.0 TDI* with 160 kW/218 hp has taken home the most prestigious automotive prize in the United Kingdom for this year. The expert jury panel for the consumer magazine "What Car?" designated the midsize sedan as the best car in its class. The Audi A4 was also the overall winner among all candidates in 19 categories. The Audi TT* took home its second consecutive class victory – and the eighth top finish in the model's history – in the field of coupé class cars. The prizes were awarded in London on January 13, 2016, before an audience that included more than 1,000 invited guests from the automotive industry.
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Sporty, efficient and thoroughly connected – Audi at the NAIAS 2016The Audi A4 allroad quattro* and the technology study Audi h-tron quattro concept: Their world debuts enable the brand with the four rings to showcase the innovation fields of Audi quattro, connectivity and fuel cell technology at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.
Perfect companion in any situation: the new Audi A4 allroad quattroThe new Audi A4 allroad quattro* embodies a unique concept: It combines high driving comfort with off-road qualities, thus enjoying a unique position in its segment. Thanks to the standard quattro drive and increase ground clearance, it also keeps on driving where the paved road ends.
Golden Steering Wheel awards for Audi A4 and Audi R8The new Audi A4 Sedan* and the new Audi R8* have won the Golden Steering Wheel 2015. The selection was made by readers of Auto Bild magazine and Bild am Sonntag newspaper together with an international panel of experts. The prize, among the most coveted honors in the automotive industry, was presented tonight at the Axel Springer headquarters in Berlin.
Five stars for Audi A4 in Euro NCAP testThe new Audi A4 is among the safest cars in its field of competitors. The European consortium Euro NCAP has awarded it the top score of five stars for adult and child safety as well as for pedestrian protection.
Sporty and high-tech: the new Audi S4 and S4 Avant260 kW (354 hp), 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62 mph) in 4.7 seconds – Audi launches the new S4* and S4 Avant* at the IAA in Frankfurt am Main. The top models from the A4 series are ahead of the competition – with intelligent lightweight design, powerful engines, and an extensive package of the latest technologies.
Efficient and packed with high tech: Orders now being taken for new Audi A4Dealers are opening their order books for the new Audi A4. Customers can now place orders for both the Sedan and the Avant. The brand with the four rings offers cutting-edge drive technologies and a wide range of infotainment and driver assistance systems in both midsize models.
The Audi A4 3.0 TDI clean diesel quattro – Highly efficient and extremely cleanUsing the world's cleanest diesel technology, the 3.0 TDI clean diesel already meets the Euro 6 emission standard not scheduled to enter into force until 2014. Having debuted in the Audi Q7, the innovative engine is now coming to the A4. The powerful TDI is not only extremely clean, it is also highly efficient, using only 6.7 liters of fuel per 100 km (35.11 US mpg) in the EU cycle.


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The sun is out, and summertime is finally here. Whether you stay local and take a hike to enjoy the breathtaking views of the Pacific Northwest, visit a theme park or take a vacation out of town, there's a good chance that there will be a lot of walking involved.
While the summer months are a great time to explore and be active outside, nothing ruins a trip faster than blistered and aching feet. Before you head out on your summer adventure, here are a few tips we recommend for protecting your feet while traveling.
The right accessories
The best thing you can do for your feet is ensure that you wear the right shoes. Shoes that have a small rise in the heel and a firm midsole are best for a lot of walking. If you're planning on wearing sandals, choose a pair that provides support, such as Chaco or Merrell.
It is also important that you break in shoes before your trip for maximum protection against blisters and skin irritation. When you get a new pair of shoes, you should stretch them out by wearing them on several walks, hikes or whatever activity you plan to do on your trip.
In addition to good, comfortable shoes, socks also play a role in preventing skin irritation. We advise wearing thin, breathable, double-layer socks that will wick perspiration away from your feet and prevent rubbing against your shoe.
Avoid cotton socks in really hot weather, wet conditions or if you're prone to sweating, as damp socks on skin can cause friction that leads to irritation and blisters.
Also be mindful of thick socks, which can make shoes tighter and slow blood circulation.
Along with good shoes and socks, you should also consider bringing along a foot-care kit. Being prepared will help prevent or minimize skin irritation, blisters and other injuries. The kit should include an extra pair of breathable socks, bandages, antibiotic ointment, medical tape, nail clippers and tweezers.
Common injuries
Even with the right equipment and preparation injuries can still happen. Here are some of the most common foot injuries and tips on what to do:
•Blisters — When skin is damaged by friction or rubbing, blisters can form. If you get a blister, be sure to apply antibiotic ointment and cover it with a bandage to ensure the skin is protected from further friction.
If the blister is intact, meaning it has not popped, do not pop it, and leave the "roof" on.
If the blister has popped, then we recommend you remove the roof so that it does not add to the friction on the remaining skin.
•Sore feet — Walking, hiking or running for extended periods of time can cause sore feet, especially if you aren't used to that level of activity. Make sure to take adequate breaks to give your feet a rest to prevent pain.
Rests are also a great time to ensure you are drinking lots of water to help prevent dehydration.
•Foot or leg swelling — Anytime you are inactive for long periods of time, your body is prone to blood clots, since blood circulation slows in the veins of your legs. Therefore, the feet and lower legs are particularly susceptible to swelling and blood clots.
For long flights or car rides, it is especially important to take short walks, which will keep blood moving and reduce the risk of blood clots.
You can also pump your calf muscles by moving feet up and down at the ankle for 10 to 15 seconds every so often to keep blood moving.
•Sprained or broken ankle — Ankle injuries are common when hiking on uneven ground or participating in other physical activities.
If you hurt your ankle while traveling, the first thing you should do is get off of it immediately. Apply light compression, elevate the ankle above your heart and put something cool on it. We recommend bags of frozen peas or corn, which conform to your body better than a bag of ice.
It can be difficult to tell the difference between a sprain and a break. Push gently on the ankle bone, and if it's tender, it could mean that it is broken. Increased pain over the soft tissue is more indicative of a sprain.
If pain persists for more than three days, you should visit a podiatrist. A podiatrist can help you identify the problem and make sure that your injury is healing properly, to get you back on your feet and on to your next adventure.
DRS. GREGORY GRANT AND KIRK ALEXANDER both practice podiatry at Pacific Medical Centers (www.PacMed.org). To comment on this column, write to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Balloon ghosts
Create balloon ghosts with your child and let their imaginations take flight. This a fun art and craft kids activity that encourages kids creativity as they create scary balloon ghosts out of balloons!
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What you need:
- White balloons
- 2 white plastic grocery bags per balloon
- Tape
- Black permanent marker
- Scissors
Cut the handles off the grocery bags.
If there are coloured markings on the bag, cut those off too.
Leaving the seam at the bottom of the bag intact, cut the bag into strips so it hangs like streamers from the bottom seam.
Blow up a white balloon.
Tape two of your cut up plastic bags around the bottom of your balloon, so the streamers hang from the bottom (see note).
Draw two eyes and a simple spooky mouth on the exposed part of your balloon using the permanent marker.
Your Balloon Ghost is now ready to hang or fly!
- If you plan on hanging your ghost balloons as decorations, tape the plastic bag streamers around the smooth end of the balloon. This is so you can use the tied end of the balloon to attach a string for hanging.
- These balloon characters can be turned into jellyfish for an underwater theme - just use lots of tropical colours for your balloons and bags, and draw on a happy face!
- Kids will love using these Balloon Ghosts as volleyballs in a fun game of Volley Balloons at a party!


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A-1 Motorway Irún (Basque Country).A-2 Motorway Barcelona.A-3 Motorway Valencia. A-4 Motorway Seville.A-5 Motorway Badajoz (Extremadura).A-6 Motorway A Coruña (Galicia).More information:Travelling in Spain by car
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Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas AirportConnections: Direct flights with many European cities and major capitals around the world. Madrid – Barcelona air shuttle. Daily connections with major Spanish cities Location/Services: Located 12 kilometres from the city. Taxi, bus and underground services and C-1 suburban train line. 24-hour fast bus service. *The metro line will be replaced with a special bus service until 18 April 2017 while construction work is carried out.Admission: Taxi: fixed rate from the airport to the city centre (inside the M-30 ring road): €30 Taxi supplement for other routes: €5.50. Free luggage transport. Metro surcharge: €3. Express Bus Line: €5. C-1 suburban train line: €2.55 (Free for passengers disembarking from or connecting to an AVE high-speed train link) Return trip: €4.80More information:Flying to Spain.Spain's main air connections.
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Estación Sur bus station Connections: Regular scheduled connections with domestic and international destinations. Services: Regular metro, bus and taxi services. Avenida de América station Connections: Connections with many domestic destinations Services: Regular metro, bus and taxi services.
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Renfe Spain PassThis pass offers the chance to travel around Spain for all non-residents. This system is very practical, as it can be used on all AVE long-distance and mid-distance high-speed trains. The Renfe Spain Pass is valid for one month from the first trip and comes in two formats (Business/Club and Tourist). It can be purchased up to six months in advance, and is available for 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 journeys.More information: Renfe Spain PassWhat's more, remember your long-distance tickets also entitle you to use –at no extra charge– the local Cercanías trains that take you to the city centre and to Madrid Airport.Atocha railway station Connections: High-speed AVE to Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza, Malaga, Valladolid and Segovia, among others. International connections to Paris and Lisbon. Long-distance services to all regional Spanish capitals. Services: Regular metro, bus and taxi services.Chamartín railway station Connections: International connections to Paris and Lisbon. Long-distance services to all regional Spanish capitals. Services: Regular metro, bus and taxi services.More information:Travelling to Spain by train.Getting around Spain by train.


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Who's Your Wonder Woman?
If you were a superheroine or superhero, what powers would you possess to make the world a better place for women and girls?
If only it were that easy — ask and be granted the powers to transform the world! But it's not.
When I was growing up, I remember watching the female superheroes of the day — a motley assortment of TV women in the 1970s and 80s. They ranged from the real-life Diahann Carroll, who starred in Julia, to characters like Florida Evans of Good Times and Clair Huxtable of The Cosby Show. All different but hard-working, strong African American women in their own ways, available on the small screen week after week. They utilized their superpowers to rally against the evils of poverty, racism, and low expectations — without a cape in sight.
But there were also comic characters, all white women — Wonder Woman with her hilarious costume (I still remember her spinning around in the intro), the Bionic Woman (a favorite, but a little creepy), and later, Charlie's Angels' oozing sexuality. All were pop culture's response to the male-dominated genre of superheroes like Batman and Superman.
During the month of March, you'll have an opportunity to reminisce about the heroines of the past with the new film Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines, by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Kelcey Edwards. It traces the fascinating evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman. From the birth of the comic book superheroine in the 1940s to the blockbusters of today, Wonder Women! looks at how popular representations of powerful women often reflect society's anxieties about women's liberation. The film goes behind the scenes with TV stars Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman) and Lindsay Wagner (the Bionic Woman), comic writers and artists, and real-life superheroines such as Gloria Steinem, Kathleen Hanna, and others, who offer an enlightening and entertaining counterpoint to the male-dominated superhero genre.
Wonder Women! is part of the Women and Girls Lead initiative, an innovative public media campaign designed to celebrate, educate, and activate women, girls, and their allies across the globe to address the challenges of the 21st century.
In the Washington, D.C., area, Independent Television Service (ITVS) and Community Cinema are presenting free preview screenings:
- Sunday, March 10, at 3 p.m. at the D.C. Jewish Community Center (1529 16th St. NW)
- Saturday, March 16, at 5 p.m. at Busboys and Poets (2021 14th St. NW)
For reservation information, visit www.communitycinema-dc.org or call 202.939.0794. You can also follow the Community Cinema DC Twitter hashtag #wwccdc (@CCinemaDC).
Not in D.C.? Find a screening in your community.
There are also accompanying resources to make the most of the film: Take action, use curricula and guides in the classroom and on campus, and explore other resources.
AAUW also has many ways you can exercise your superpowers and be a Wonder Woman in your community:
- Introduce a girl to engineering by entering our battle of the lesson plans contest.
- Propel a young woman to leadership via AAUW's Elect Her program.
- Be an advocacy rock star, and learn about tools you can use to speak out for women and girls.
- Support AAUW programs through charitable giving.
You can watch more Women and Girls Lead documentaries during the month of March on the #SheDocs Online Film Festival.
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text: hpdvs2 1017 Report post Posted February 12, 2013 I have a book that I'm rewriting right now, that relates to game design and team management. Since I'm rewriting it, I'd like to get more outside opinion this time. I have a section on Roles and Tasks. It is intended for a free lance team to review: 1) To see the common roles (Game Designer, Level Designer, Graphic Designer, Programmer, Administrator, DBA, Mathametician, etc...), and compare what there team has, and what tasks are commonly associated with those roles. I.e. if someone comes into the group and takes on the role of Marketing or Programming, it lists what they and their team should expect from them, and give them the change to include or subtract things as needed to keep everyone on the same page about their responsibilities. 2) For roles that the team doesn't have covered (which a single person can be multiple roles), they can see the types of tasks they would be expected to do, and make sure they look what they need covered. I.e. a lot of indie teams don't have any one on marketing, and so will push off all marketing until the last possible time to work on it, when marketing should help shape the GDD in most cases (making sure they are targeting salable features for instance, instead of white noise.) Anyway, my question to you is to name a role in a game development team and what responsibilities that might include. (Its normal for different places to assign different titles to a person with the same set of tasks, or the same title despite having different common tasks) I'm just looking for what your experience has showed you. Thanks. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites