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Accountant link building 101: what you need to know
Although this article is aimed specifically at accountants, the principles below apply to any website.
Incoming links, also called inbound links or backlinks, are links from other websites to yours. They are currently the main "off-page" (external to your site) ranking factor used by search engines such as Google and Bing when they rank a website on their results pages. Put simply,
The more links your website has coming from external, relevant and trusted websites, the better your rankings will be.
Trust, relevancy and link position are the factors search engines are giving more and more importance to, and the anchor text is still an old favourite. Here is a bit more about each of them.
Trust or Authority
Trust, also sometimes referred to as a website "authority", is an intangible value that search engines (and in particular Google) give to a website. The "trust" is gauged by taking into account the history of the site, the number of sites that links to it and their own "trust/authority" factor.
Let's take the ICAEW website for example: the Institute of Chartered Accountants website receives links (over 34,000) from many resources including the BBC News website, Wikipedia and Companies House. These sites are well established, with thousands of pages and thousands (millions in the BBC and Wikipedia's case) of other sites linking to them. They are "trusted" because perceived as important, a "hub" for many other sites.
Additionally, websites from recognised academic or governmental bodies (Companies House) have another layer of "trust" attached to them because of the "official" status of their domain names (.ac.uk and .gov.uk can only be obtained by academic or governmental entities).
The relevancy of a link is often assessed on a page level (although it is better to be both page and site relevant).
For accountants, the relevancy can be a page discussing tax or setting up a business, but also local pages discussing events in an area covered by the accountant.
Let's take the ICAEW site again. Most of the websites linking to it are accountancy related : either accountancy practices or accounting software vendors. And when the BBC links to the ICAEW site, it is from a page about finance and the recession. These are very relevant to what the ICAEW is about and are the best links to get.
Location of the links on the page
The location of the link on the page is pretty self explanatory: where is the link? Is it in the footer, in a sidebar or in the main body of the text. The last one being the best.
The location of the link is important because footer links tend to be carried over the entire website and Google – through Matt Cutts – have said in this video that they may disregard some of the value for these types of links. Editorial links (links within the main body) are a lot harder to "fake" hence their greater "value".
Going back on the ICAEW website, most links to their website will be in footers and sidebars (accountants mentioning being a member of the Institute alongside their other memberships or copyright notices), so they may not be the best example of optimised links in terms of SEO.
Anchor text
The anchor text is the link itself (the – usually – underlined text). This is where webmasters need to pay special attention when they get links. Avoiding the "click here" and "read more", and adding keywords to the anchor. For example the "in this video" above is a bad achor. A better anchor would have been "links in footer are treated differently". For accountants, their services and town/city is usually a good combination.
Talking about the Institute for the last time, most of their links are either images or on their name ICAEW but their main target keyword probably is their name, unlike accountants who may want to appear for their services or "Accountant in …".
Things I haven't talked about
Trust, relevancy, position and anchor text are 4 non-technical variables. For people who are involved in link-building there are other ones they tend to also consider. These are: surrounding text, site and page PageRank ™, whether the link is dofollow or nofollow, the number of links on the page, the position of the page in the search engines, the last cache date… they will all be covered in a forthcoming article.


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Considered one of China's "10 Famous Teas", Liu An Guapian is a hearty green tea with a fresh aroma reminiscent of roasted sunflower seeds, a sweet taste and a hint of smokiness.
Also known as "Melon Seed", the shape of this tea is especially distinctive, resembling a sunflower seed. After picking the bud and two leaves from the plant, the teamaker cuts the bud and any stem from the leaves, creating equal-sized single leaf pieces. These carefully cut leaves are then pan-fired over low heat, creating a tea with bright green colored leaves and a flavor that is rich and full-bodied.
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This article was published 14/8/2013 (1467 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
As Alexandra Frohlinger chats over the telephone to home in Winnipeg, she is on the move, navigating the crowded streets of her New York neighbourhood, Hell's Kitchen, on her way to Broadway.
It's a direction the fresh-faced actress, 24, has been heading, and she reaches it Aug. 15, when she steps on the stage of the Circle in the Square theatre in the premi®re of the new musical Soul Doctor.
Frohlinger arrives on theatre's Great White Way less than a month after fellow River Heights resident Samantha Hill ended her run as Christine in The Phantom of the Opera. They both lived on the same leafy block of Campbell Street. She also went to school here with dancer Josh Assor, who grew up in Garden City and performed on Broadway in Mary Poppins until earlier this year.
It's getting to the point that Winnipeggers on Broadway are not so rare -- they bump into each other in the Big Apple.
"It's such a Winnipeg story," she says. "I ran into Sam in the subway. We grew up together down the street from each other and are doing exactly what we planned to do."
Frohlinger is the oldest of three performing Frohlinger siblings, (Joey, 22, and Becky, 19). She joined the cast of the North American tour of West Side Story the day after graduating from the Boston Conservatory in 2010.
Anyone who was at her stage debut as a preschooler performing with the Karpat Hungarian Dancers would be doubtful Broadway was in her future. Frohlinger went on at a national dance conference and quickly retreated with a terrifying case of stage fright. She was coaxed out of a stairwell and back onstage to a standing ovation.
"Since then, I was hooked," says the graduate of the Gray Academy of Jewish Education, "smitten, as they say."
Her stage life began as a dance student at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, where her small stature would be accepted and her natural athleticism could thrive and boost her self-esteem. Frohlinger lacked a ballerina's body type but she still became an accomplished jazz, tap and ballet dancer, which has become the foundation of her musical-theatre career.
She made her stage debut in the musical Oliver at the Rady Jewish Community Centre in the title role. It would be the first time she would cross gender lines onstage, but not the last.
"I've made a career out of playing little boys and females," says the perky five-foot brunette with a pixie-ish haircut. "It has to do with my height, but it is awesome I still get to play children, even as an adult. It's truly acting."
Frohlinger made her professional debut as a pre-teen in Big the Musical in 2001 and has appeared in many local productions, from A Christmas Carol and The Drowsy Chaperone for the Manitoba Theatre Centre to The Secret Garden for Dry Cold Productions and Romeo and Juliet for RWB. Her last show here was as Maureen in Rent at Rainbow in 2010.
For two years she portrayed the androgynous Anybodys in West Side Story. It's an obscure character, a girl who wants to hang out with the boys of the Jets gang. She's the odd one out between the boys and girls in the landmark Leonard Bernstein show.
"It's such a special role," says Frohlinger, who finished in the top 12 on the CBC-TV's Triple Sensation in 2007. "There's nothing like it in the musical-theatre lexicon. A modern understanding of her is that she's transgender, but in '50s understanding, she was a tomboy. She desperately wanted to be a member of the gang and the only way to do it was to be a boy."
As an ensemble member in Soul Doctor, she plays characters of both sexes, including a Hassidic Jewish boy. So far, because of her age and body type, she has found a niche doing character work but she possesses the soprano voice and versatility to tackle ingenue parts. Still, she is naturally drawn to best-friend roles. She would prefer to play lesbian performance artist Maureen in Rent than female lead Mimi.
"I like quirky things," she says. "I'm a quirky person, so I relate to quirky people. Something in me relates to those people and I want to tell their stories for them."
In the three years since graduating, Frohlinger has gone far, travelling all over the continent and Japan in West Side Story. On the road she has many learned life lessons, ones that should serve her well in a brutally fickle profession, where recognition and work opportunities can be fleeting.
"I learned the temporary nature of everything, that everything will pass, whether it is good or bad," she says. "You become very grateful for the good moments. Appreciate everything for what it is and know it will pass in a moment."
Her parents, Thomas and Heather, will be in the audience Thursday to see Soul Doctor, which follows, according to the advertising slogan, the journey of a rock star rabbi named Shlomo Carlebach. When the curtain rises, it will be a moment of triumph for Frohlinger, who will be too busy with first-act quick changes to savour it.
"This is the exact plan that I cut out for myself as a child and I have to pinch myself every once in a while because I achieved the goals and dreams I set out for myself," she says.
Frohlinger hasn't had much time to indulge the personal joy of her accomplishment or sit down for an interview.
"I will let you know when I get there. I still remember my first curtain call for West Side Story. I will live in the moment and enjoy what comes and not worry about the future or the past."


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March 5, 2014 - Security guard and former Manitoba Bison Sam Nemis describes the random and violent attack he suffered while cross-country skiing at The Forks last Sunday. Nemis fought off his three attackers.
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|Can Michelle Wie live up to the hype? Or will she become golf's Britney Spears? (.)
Recently, in his Golf Gear News blog, Bruce Stasch had a few thoughts on Michelle Wie firing her caddie, Greg Johnston, and whether Wie's popularity could wane while she battles to get her first professional victory.
"Unless Ms. Wie starts winning tournaments, she too will be old news. Faster than you can say Britney Spears. Think of it as disposable celebrity," wrote Stasch.
WorldGolf.com readers were quick to respond. Here's what some of them had to say.
Who knows Bruce, maybe staying winless for now could be the best thing that ever happened to Michelle. By the way, I really don't see the Wie machine doing a lot of pushing to get in the public eye all the time. They haven't even got a website up and running yet. I'd say from a business point of view they aren't being very smart if pushing her for financial gain is the main objective. I also notice that the media mostly prints anything negative otherwise you never see anything.
Heh, "Young Guns." Not a US player under 30 ranked in the World Top 30, right? Young Pea-Shooters, maybe. Of course, there are some fine young non-American guns who are playing well.
--Kiel Christianson
Michelle and the majors ...
2004 - 14 years old
Woman's US Open - T13
Kraft Nabisco - 4th
2005 - 15 years old
Woman's US Open - T23
LPGA Championship - 2nd
Kraft Nabisco - T14
Woman's British Open - T3
2006 -16 years old
Woman's US Open - T3
LPGA Championship - T5
Kraft Nabisco - T3
Woman's British Open - T26
For those not wanting to do the counting, that's six top-5 finishes out of 10 starts in Major Championships before she's even turned 18. In 2005 and 2006 she finished T2nd at the Evian Masters, a tournament with a field as strong as any of the Majors. It's an insult to Michelle to consider her a circus act. The mental midgets who make a career out of dismissing what she has accomplished are only showing their ignorance of the game.
The number of top 5s does not mean anything when judging the greatness of a player. Only, I stress only, the number of wins matters. You may again find the real old excuse of "she is only 16". Ok, let's just take the wins normalized by the age. Fair enough for you? MW is 0, which is dead last in LPGA!!! So just SHUT UP till she changes this FACT!!!
Michelle Wie: 5,780,000 Google hits today and 6,600 news items. Nobody could afford to pay for publicity like this and Michelle is on vacation.
Paula Creamer: 454,000 Google hits today and 1,990 news items and she is playing this week.
Morgan Pressel: 177,000 Google hits today and 311 news items and she is playing this week.
Annika Sorenstam: 1,570,000 Google hits today and 4,270 news items and she is playing this week.
You got to admit, Michelle is like Cold Fusion to the blogging and media world.
Tiger Woods remains king of the golf world with 28,900,000 Google hits today and 16,400 news items … WOW!
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"It is a little far fetched that Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada only have a couple of Top 100 courses in the Golf Magazine list. I have played both We-Ko-Pa Golf Club courses in Scottsdale many times, and let me tell you, it compares with almost any of the Top 100 except the obvious few (Augusta National, Pine Valley, etc)."
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Developing A Model For Enterprise Information Systems Security
For many decades, organizations have implemented information systems for overseeing their business processes. These information systems have developed into what are known as enterprise information systems. Overall, a key part of establishing the enterprise information system in an organization is the development of security related protocol to administer these processes. In this paper, we an overview of the relevant literature on security policies within the context of enterprise information systems is discussed. Four major issues: security policy documentation, employee awareness, top management support, and access control are the key drivers associated with establishing an enterprise information security system. A model is presented to encompass these four issues within the context of corporate governance for the security of the enterprise information systems. A few interviews with Information Technology managers across distinct industry sectors were conducted to establish the validity of the conceptual framework. We summarize the paper with the future direction for this research.
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Peter Badge: Princeton's Nobel Laureates
Exhibition: May 19, 2017 - August 2017
About the Gallery
The Woodrow Wilson School's Bernstein Gallery presents art exhibitions to stimulate thinking about contemporary policy issues and to enable understanding the world beyond the power of words. Each year, six curated shows are presented to Princeton University students, faculty, staff and the community at large. The exhibitions are complemented by receptions and panel discussions with experts from Princeton University, the Woodrow Wilson School and outside organizations. Integrated with the School's multidisciplinary approach, the goals of the gallery over the last 15 years have been to enhance the impact of the course curriculum and to deepen people's commitment to the ideals of public service.
2016-17 Exhibitions & Events
Nov. 1 – Dec. 9, 2016
The Politics of Water
Panel Discussion: Nov. 9, 2016, 4:30-6 p.m.
Reception to follow in the Bernstein Gallery.
Dec. 16, 2016 – Jan. 26, 2017
Women Resisting Jihad in Mali
Reception: Dec. 16, 6 p.m., Bernstein Gallery
Jan. 27 – March 2, 2017
Gods of War
Reception: Feb. 10, 6 p.m., Bernstein Gallery
March 3 – April 7, 2017
Salvadoran Remnants
Reception: March 10, 6 p.m., Bernstein Gallery
April 14 – May 18, 2017
Julius Lester: The South in the Sixties
Panel Discussion: April 20, 2017, 4:30-6 p.m.
Reception to follow in the Bernstein Gallery.
May 19 – August 2017
Peter Badge: Princeton's Nobel Laureates
Reception: May 19, 6 p.m., Bernstein Gallery
Hours & Information
The gallery is located in Robertson Hall's Bernstein Lobby, which memorializes Marver Bernstein, the School's first dean, and his wife, Sheva.
The gallery is free and open to the public.
Hours during the academic year are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Summer hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
To view during off hours, or to schedule a tour for a large group, contact:
Kate Somers
Bernstein Gallery Retrospective
Below flip through 15 years of political art that's been on display at the gallery. This retrospective collection was published in February 2017.


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The Holy Bible
« Chapter 11 «--- Acts3:1- ---» Chapter 13»
Acts 3 : 1 - 12
Chapter 3
|Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
|And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple;
|who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms.
|And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, "Look at us."
|So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
|Then Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk."
|And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
|So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them--walking, leaping, and praising God.
|And all the people saw him walking and praising God.
|Then they knew that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
|Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon's, greatly amazed.
|So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people: "Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?


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Paul Pierce scoring-best Celtic? best Californian?
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Thoughts, lists and other compulsive bits about baseball from comedian filmmaker television producer/Red Sox fan Paul Francis Sullivan.... feel free to call him "Sully."
I'll say that the only good thing about the most recent Mets/Tigers series is that I honestly think the Mets could have won the World Series. But I'll sure be a lot quieter about it.
As a fan, 15-7 made me way more upset than Beltran getting caught looking in Game 7. Hell, at least there was a Game 7. This was just inexcusable, they could have won that game and taken the series.


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Many cities have expressed an interest in learning more about San Francisco's SFpark pilot project. This book is an attempt to provide an initial guide as other cities consider similar parking initiatives.
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Pyongyang continues its provocation of the United States. Jeffrey Brown reports on North Korea's latest threats of nuclear attack on the U.S. and its moving of a missile to its eastern coastline. John Irvine of Independent Television News reports on how a small South Korean island is watching the heated rhetoric. Continue reading
North Korean state television announced another escalation of leader Kim Jong-un's pledge to build up his country's nuclear capability. Margaret Warner reports on why North Korea says it is restarting its uranium enrichment program and its plutonium reactor after taking steps to shut it down it in 2007. Continue reading
A construction site in Georgia is slated to house the nation's first new commercial nuclear reactors in decades. Jeffrey Brown discusses the controversial Plant Vogtle facility and the state of American nuclear power with Stephen Smith of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and the Nuclear Energy Institute's Tony Pietrangelo. Continue reading
NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien traveled to three continents to examine the safety and future of nuclear energy in the wake of last spring's Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan. In this excerpt from Tuesday's edition of "Frontline," O'Brien visits the Indian Point Power Plant in Buchanan, N.Y. Continue reading
The nuclear crisis in Japan has renewed interest in the 1986 nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl in Ukraine. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien travels to the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, which is approaching its 25th anniversary. Continue reading
Japan's prime minister acknowledged on Tuesday that the country faces a grave danger from the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant and remains at "maximum alert." Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports on the latest in the struggle to contain the crippled reactors. Continue reading
In other news Friday, Japanese officials warned one of the nuclear reactor cores at the stricken Fukushima power plant may have been breached. Two workers were hospitalized for radiation burns while working to repair the reactor. Also, the U.N. reported that up to 1 million people have fled escalating violence in Ivory Coast. Continue reading
As Japan struggles to bring the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor under control, new questions are surfacing on where U.S. nuclear development stands. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports. Continue reading
Japan held a moment of silence marking one week since an earthquake and tsunami devastated the country's northeastern coast. Engineers at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power hooked up a new power cable in hopes of reviving the cooling system. James Mates of Independent Television News reports on attempts to control the reactors. Continue reading
At the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, workers are enlisting military helicopters and fire trucks in the ongoing battle to cool overheated reactors. Meanwhile, a growing number of Japanese and foreigners are fleeing from the radiation threat. Tom Clarke, Sarah Smith and Carl Dinnen of Independent Television News report. Continue reading


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Talk:515: No One Must Know
The "Trivia" about her name is silly. By that logic black hat should be called pie. 220.127.116.11 19:40, 7 July 2013 (UTC)
- How can you say the truth is silly?? It just *is*. 22.214.171.124 08:11, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
- And in this case the truth is trivial! :¬D ExternalMonolog (talk) 15:28, 22 January 2014 (UTC)ExternalMonolog
- That, and the internet already HAS a psychopath with "pie" in their name. Has anyone here even read Cupcakes? ...I just realized that this alludes to the pastry terms in the comic. 188.8.131.52 21:05, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
- Cupcakes? The best known 'Pie'-named character is fiction is the assassin (sic! Though not a psycho) in Imajica. 126.96.36.199 19:14, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
He calls her a cake (Danish pastry) and she calls him a pie. It is part of the joke. It is thus obviously not her name. But as she looks too much like Megan to not have another name than evil girl with long hair - it is as good a name as any on these wiki pages. This is not Randall's thruth - just explain XKCD's name. Kynde (talk) 16:04, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
It's probably not meant to be cueball, IMO. Mr FJ (talk) 06:47, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
- For the same reason as explained in my comment above Cueball is just a name used in this wiki. So any bald character is per definition Cueball. Randall uses this charachter in many different settings and there are often more than one of "him" in a given cartoon.--Kynde (talk) 16:03, 2 December 2014 (UTC)


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Muslim leaders have expressed concerns that Australians travelling to Saudi Arabia during the traditional Hajj pilgrimage, which starts next month, may be caught up by the new anti-terrorism units operating at Australian airports.
Sydney community leader, Dr Jamal Rifi, discussed the issue with the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Scott Morrison, during an interview on Arabic radio on Friday.
The concerns were raised as reports emerged the federal government had paid for new airline tickets for a young Melbourne couple to travel to Malaysia on holiday after the husband was removed from a flight last week, detained and questioned for five hours before being released.
Dr Rifi said he wanted to alert the federal government to "anxiety" in the community that people may be targeted by the units if they join the thousands of Australian Muslims who usually travel on the annual pilgrimage.
The pilgrimmage to Mecca is one of the five pillars of the Islam faith, and attracts hundreds of thousands of Muslims from around the world.
Mr Morrison reassured listeners of the Voice of Islam that people who had "legitimate" reasons for travel shouldn't be concerned.
"I would expect my agencies to be acting with sensitivity and commonsense, regardless of who they [the passengers] are, where they are from, and where they are travelling," said Mr Morrison.
Dr Rifi said Attorney General George Brandis had specifically told Muslim leaders at a meeting in Sydney on Friday afternoon that travelling for the Hajj is a "legitimate" reason for travel.
Anxieties in the community have been heightened after the government revealed five people had been stopped at airports recently and prevented from leaving the country because of fears they were planning to travel to conflicts zones,
On Friday Britain raised its terrorism threat level to "severe", the second highest level, in response to possible attacks being planned.
In Sydney's south-western suburbs, the Muslim community has witnessed a spike in hate mail being sent to business owners in Lakemba and Greenacre. In one case a business owner was threatened if he did not remove the flags that were flying at the front of his shop.
Dr Rifi said the current climate was causing problems for Muslims and he is promoting a "Muslims love Australia for 100 years" campaign to maintain community unity.
A spokeswoman for Mr Morrison did not answer questions about the government paying for the flights of the Melbourne couple to travel to Malaysia, but did say, "This is not related to the cases referred to by the Minister in Parliament [last week]."
Muslims leaders released a statement in the wake of the meeting with Mr Brandis saying the proposed amendments to anti-terrorism laws infinge on the rights to a presumption of innonence.
The leaders also criticised the government for only circulating the draft amendments 30 minutes before the meeting saying it could not be serious about real community consultation. The statement called for "civil liberities and human rights organisations around Australia to join us in demanding the government take a more considered and genuine consultative approach".
But Dr Rifi responded to criticisms in the media by other leaders who had not attended the meeting, saying he believed it was a "genuine heart to heart discussion".
He said Mr Brandis had allayed many community fears especially when he announced there was no reversal of the onus of proof in the legisalation.


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FRYEBURG, Maine — They say it was a chilly day. No one can remember it, though. It was 162 years ago, after all. In 1851, some farmers and merchants got together and formed the West Oxford Agricultural Society. They showed off their wares, their cattle and their produce. I bet they were a bunch of characters.
All these years later, they're still doing it. Now they call it the Fryeburg Fair. It's the biggest fair in Maine. It boasts harness racing, a tool museum, rides, games, a blacksmith shop and nonstop music on a bunch of stages. There are more animals than you can probably count. And there's fair food: French fries, fried dough, sausage with onions and deep fried anything on a stick.
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Google is bound and determined to make Google+ matter more. For now, it's third in a three-horse race, but that hasn't stopped the company from making improvements, starting with a multi-column design that presents more content. The goal: "Design and depth," said Google's senior VP of engineering, Vic Gundotra. The menu of options slides in and out; cards flip and fade.
Google is adding the concept of hashtags to Google+ entries, and Gundotra said that these are automatically generated. (I'm still seeing plenty of cards without hashtags; Gundotra said that users can disable this feature, or correct it.) The hashtags are used not just to search content, but to explore it. The tags are displayed on the cards, and when you select one, the card flips, revealing more content around the tag; you can flip through various related posts. This is the "depth" part of the "design and depth" concept.
Google also spun out Hangouts, a video-chat service that was one of the most useful Google+ features. Now Hangouts will become Google's messaging app, essentially replacing Google Talk, but combining video, presence and group communication features. It will work on Android and iOS, as well as in the Chrome browser and directly from Gmail. The first thing you'll notice is that Hangouts starts with a list of conversations. It's easy to add people to the conversations, to switch from text to video, to add photos. Conversations can also be saved and stored in the cloud. (See this related article on The Verge for a deeper dive into the evolution of Hangouts.)
Finally, Google has enhanced the Google+ photo features, promising that the company's technology will take over labor-intensive photo enhancing tasks. For one thing, it includes a Highlights function that uses a variety of filters to display your most important photos, based on aesthetic quality, affinity (it recognizes who is important to you) and more. I don't have many photos in Google+, so I uploaded as many as I could and found that the Highlights did a reasonably good job of selecting photos, although it wasn't clear how I could instruct Google+ to filter differently. I also suspect that affinity is based on Google+ Circles, and there just isn't enough data there (in my own photos, or Circles) to provide any insight.
You can also have Google+ automatically enhance your images -- say if they are over- or under-exposed, or grainy, or lack structure in part of the image. The software can soften your skin -- it recognizes faces and treats human faces like a photo touch-up professional would. I experimented with this a bit, and did see some improvements, but I was mostly working with photos I had already kept because they didn't have those aforementioned problems.
You can also use features that Google calls "Auto Awesome." These include "Smile" (Google will construct a new image from multiple photos to make sure each subject is smiling), panoramic mode and motion. With motion, Google stitches together similar photos for an animated GIF. It worked amazingly well.
I'm not sure that the 41 new features Google has added to Google+ will make Facebook tremble, but they will give people more reason to try out the service, or use it more -- if not for the service itself, then for the benefits it provides to other applications like Search and Google Maps. We're likely to see Google continue to push here, because without a strong, populated social offering it loses a vital thread between almost every other service.


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One White Plains corporate office complex on Westchester Avenue has signed up four new prestigious tenants filling 30,000-square-feet of space. Two firms are relocating to Westchester and two others are moving from other suburban locales.
Charles S. Cohen, the owner/developer of 333 Westchester Ave., announced these new longterm lease agreements this week. The 500,000-square-foot complex is now 85 percent occupied.
"With a building that now hosts a range of industries, from medical to insurance creative uses and accounting, and on-site amenities," Cohen said in an email, "it is clear why 333 Westchester Ave., is becoming increasingly popular among both local and NYC based businesses."
This major four-prong transaction comes at a point in the year when there has been "moderate" leasing activity in Westchester County's commercial spaces, according to Jones Lang LaSalle, the Stamford-based investment management and research firm.
"While leasing activity remained moderate, the county saw a notable absence of big transactions, posting just one deal larger than 20,000 square feet this quarter," read a July 12 news release. The I-287 East Corridor recorded the largest number of deals this quarter, the firm said.
The new tenants at 333 Westchester Ave., are:
• Reis Inc., a national provider of commercial real estate information and analysis, with 10,000 square feet on the first floor of the East Building. The company is headquartered in Manhattan but is expanding into Westchester County.
• USI, Inc., a national insurance brokerage and consulting firm, has leased 10,000 square feet on the first floor of the South Building. The company has more than 100 branch offices across the country and is relocating its Westchester division from its Briarcliff Manor office at 555 Pleasantville Road to White Plains this summer.
• Prager Metis CPAs, LLC, a mid-sized accounting firm, has leased 5,000 square feet on the first floor of the East Building. The firm headquartered in New York City, is relocating from its current Armonk offices at 80 Business Park Drive.
• USA Vision Systems, Inc., a US subsidiary of Taiwan-based GeoVision Inc., has leased 3,200 square feet on the 2nd floor of the South Building. The company, a manufacturer of video surveillance systems, is establishing its first Westchester County.
Marc Horowitz of Cohen Brothers Realty Corp., with Matt Lisk and Steve Baker of Cushman & Wakefield, represented the landlord in all four long-term leasing transactions. Reis Inc. was represented by Robert Baraf and Greg Frisoli of Cushman & Wakefield.; USI Inc. was represented by Jack Keeser and Greg Frisoli of Cushman & Wakefield.; Prager Metis CPAs, LLC was represented by Matt Lisk and Clint Dewey of Cushman & Wakefield; and USA Vision Systems Inc., was represented by Paul Wong of Younique Group. Asking rents were approximately $25 per square foot, the company reports.
The complex is on 39 areas and has on-site amenities including a 15,000-square-foot fitness center, over 2,000 parking spaces, a catering center, a conference center and a free shuttle service to and from the train station.
Charles S. Cohen heads a multi-faceted real estate development company that owns and manages over 11 million square feet of commercial space in Manhattan, Los Angeles and Houston. Among his signature New York commercial properties are 623 Fifth Ave., 750 Lexington Ave., 6 and the D&D Building at 979 Third Ave.


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I've got a bunch of friends that drove up from LA late last night after a party- they got started for Bay to Breakers early. I don't think they were planning to "run" though. How did it go? It sounds crazy!


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*I want to buy _______ perfume oil/solid scent/other things but I can't find it in your shop when will you have more?
-You can buy pretty much every fragrance I offer using the "choose your scent listings I have in the shop; these should never be out of stock except maybe during very busy times of the year. Here's a couple for starters:
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*Do you sell samples?
-I sure do! I sell 2mL mini vials of all my "private stock" (still trying to come up with a better name for that list after all these years) fragrances, and I also try to always include AT LEAST one sample (usually a solid scent perfume sample) in every order. Feel free to request a couple fragrances in the "notes to seller", and IF I have them on-hand at the time of filling your order, I'll be more than happy to send them to you!
*What is the shelf life of ______?
-I can't really say for certain exactly how long a product will last- it all depends on the final storage and usage of said product. The products I offer are mostly, if not all, natural, so their shelf life will not compare to the products made by laboratories with immortal petroleum products and filled with preservatives. I use antioxidants to extend shelf life and stave off oil rancidity, and I do use preservatives when necessary, but part of the appeal of indie is the lack of unnecessary preservatives that really only comes with buying freshly-made small-batch cosmetics. A company which needs to produce 10,000 units/month can't (and shouldn't) get away without using them, but us little guys can :) An unused, unopened lip balm that's only ever been in your bedroom and stashed in a drawer will last longer than one which has been used a few times and left in your car and brought to the beach, etc. In optimal storage conditions, meaning, "a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight", you can expect your unused, unopened OHWTO products to last at LEAST this long, if not longer:
~Solid Scents: 1 year
~Lip Balms: 9 months
~Bar Soaps: 1 year
~Cream Soaps: 1 year
~Snake Oil/National Treasure: 1 year
~Perfume Oils: 5 years
~Body Butters: 1 year
~Scrubs: 1 year
~Flower Balm/Cuticle Balms: 1 year
These products will likely last longer than stated with proper storage, and you can also extend their shelf life by putting them in the fridge or even the freezer, but the times listed are the **minimum** shelf life you can expect from my goods though they will most likely last a whole lot longer. I have a Solid Scent I made in 2010 which I still use occasionally and which has not gone "off" despite less-than-optimal storage, so, you know... always assess your older products before using, but if a balm or oil goes bad, you'll know it; it will have a rancid "old french fries" kind of smell that makes it unbearable to use. It won't hurt you, but don't use it anymore if you experience this. Bar soaps may occasionally display what's called "soap bloom" which looks like mold, but it is not mold. I don't put anything in my soaps which could grow mold (mold needs organic material to grow on), and the soap itself keeps that kind of thing away. Soap bloom occurs when water in the air (yes, even in a wrapped bar of soap) reacts with trace salts and minerals in the soap and then this solution "crystallizes" on the soap's surface. It is completely harmless and should rinse right off. There's also the matter of "sweating", which is just the glycerin in the soap attracting water in the air to itself. It will look like your soap has just finished running a marathon, and in the case of Black Magic soap, the sweat tends to be yellow because of the calendula infusion. Again, this is completely harmless and will rinse away. If a product you purchased from me goes off ("off" as in "it smells like something died in rotten fryer oil", not "I just don't like the way it smells anymore") before its estimated shelf life is up, please contact me at once to discuss a replacement.
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So is there a real difference between what these two terms refer to?
To some degree this really goes down to who you ask. Just check away any of the forums on the internet plus you'll see there are even often a few varying views inside the community themselves as to what the distinction really is.
Let's start by just evaluating the term Gas Powered Remote Control Cars. This is generally acknowledged become short for 'radio control' and refers to the technical set up of the gadget in question which (keeping that it quite simple) is really:
- the best 'transmitter' which looks the hand held controller you use towards control the direction, movement etc of ones gadget. When you move a joystick on push a button on your hand held controller effectively converts this one movement into a message that is sent out as radio waves to your gadget.
- A 'receiver' which rests inside your gadget to be controlled and receives the radio wave instructions sent off the transmitter.
- A 'servo' (or even more than one servo) what is passed the instructions from their receiver plus in response in order to these instructions will be sending an appropriate point to the motor (or motors) inside your gadget.
- A 'motor' (or even more than one motor) which once it receives is directions from the servo takes action to put people instructions towards effect e.g. makes your car competition forward as backwards or turn left or best etc.
So in comparison to this particular very clear technical based understanding, what does 'remote control cars' actually mean? Now this is where a bit much more disagreement usually arises.
Unlike your very clear technical basis we must define the term Gas Powered Remote Control Cars anytime this comes to remote control we are much more looking at a descriptive term which on its most widely accepted meaning relates to any method of controlling one toy, vehicle or different device from a distance.
So this could refer to methods of control such as by wires, by infrared (as a lot of the cheaper designs today use very effectively) or even arguable by RC as of training when you use an RC transmitter to operate a automobile you are nevertheless operating it from a length.
And while all RC gadgets could be seen in order to be 'remote control' not all 'radio control' devices have the important technical make up towards become considered gasoline rc car gadgets.
BUT increasingly people usage that the terms interchangeably (even I have a tendency to on this place) and in all honesty it doesn't really matter unless of course you are looking at buying and they are really specifically after a few concerning the advantages radio control may have more than some of the other forms to remote control. In these cases make sure you do spend time looking within detail behind the name used in order to always are really acquiring what you want.


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PLANS for a community-owned solar project on the site of a restored gravel pit have already attracted £1million in investment, its promoters say.
The planned project at Lower Pennington, near Lymington, is expected to attract tax relief at 30 per cent for investors and to generate an annual return throughout its life, supporters say.
Anthony Woolhouse, chairman of the co-operative that would run the project, said: "This is a fantastic start to our share offer and we are delighted that so many people are taking the opportunity to become members of the new co-op and to own a share in a truly local green energy project.
"Other community energy projects across the UK have run similar share offers very successfully, so it's about time there was a scheme in Hampshire, especially as this is the sunniest part of the country. Everyone gains from a project like this and there were absolutely no objections to our planning application."
The co-operative says the farm would provide electricity for 600 households over 25 years. More than 800 trees have been planted and there will also be a wild flower meadow.
A share offer to raise nearly £2.5million is open until the end of April.


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Expression and structural studies on extracellular domain of inhibitory Cys-loop ligand gated ion channel
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|The inhibitory cys-loop ligand gated ion channel (LGIC), composed of inhibitory glycine and GABAA receptor, is the major channel to mediate rapid inhibitory nerve transmission in human CNS. Being a member of LGIC, GABAA receptor is the research target of many important therapeutic compounds (e. g., benzodiazepines). All the binding residues in drug binding pocket are allocated on the extracellular (EC) domain at subunit interface. In addition to its pharmacological role, GABAA receptor extracellular domains also carry signal for receptor assembly, specific subunit neighboring interaction and channel gating. For the vast functions involved, the structural information of GABAA extracellular domain becomes valuable, especially in the view of pharmaceutical development. The recent reported X-ray structure of acetylcholine binding protein (AChBP), the EC domain homolog, serves as good starting template for comparative modeling of GABAA receptor EC domain. However, the model remains putative in nature. In the present work, expression studies were carried out in E. coli to achieve soluble expression of three major expressed subunit isoforms(α1, β2 and γ2) of GABAA receptor. All subunits under studies were soluble in fusion of MBP (a chaperone like fusion tag) .All α1, β2 and γ2 subunit fusion protein are biological active, sharing similar secondary structural contents. Mature BZ sensitive GABAA receptor requires proper assembly of α, β and subunits .This assembly process is controlled by signals allocated on the EC domain. In order to achieve large amount of assembled EC domain complex, α1, β2 and γ2 subunits were co-expressed in E. coli for investigation. Coexpression of any subunit combination did not yield any soluble EC domain. However, subunit specific interaction is observed when MBP tagged α1 subunits is used in coexpressing with β2 and γ2 subunits. Conserved tryptophans and cysteine residues are important in structural fold and assembly process in LGIC superfamily. Structural investigation was carried out on EC domain of glycine α1 subunits because it is the simplest when comparison to GABAA receptor. Tyrosine mutation on Trp96, Trp122 and Trp198 revealed that the semi-conserved Trp198 is the most important Trp for tertiary structural maintenance and domain stability. Trp122, the surface solvent exposure tryptophan contributes to global flexibility and regional rigidity of the domain. In addition, conserved cysteine disulfide loop seems to locate proximal to tryptophan residues, and work together to maintain the protein tertiary scaffold.
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Fogo parish is situated on the Blackadder Water in south central Berwickshire, 3 miles south of the former county town of Duns. It is bounded on the north by the parishes of Polwarth and Langton, on the east by the parish of Edrom, on the south by the parishes of Swinton and Eccles, and on the west by the parish of Greenlaw. It has a long history with its baptismal register going back to 1660. The only settlements are the hamlet of Fogo and an estate named Chesters.
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Deconstructing Robin van Persie
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BY LIAM FERRY / @ongoalsscored
If you've not already checked out Liam Ferry's blog On Goals Scored you really are missing out. Focusing on witty infographics, datagraphics and detailing all manner of football titbits it recently won the Best New Blog prize at the 2011 NOPA blog and podcast awards.
The above eye-catching deconstruction of Robin van Persie's name gives you a little taster of what you can expect from the lifelong Newcastle United supporter...Enjoy.


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MONTEVIDEO – Many foreign-policy analysts say that the United States' relationship with Latin America is one of "benign neglect." US officials dispute this, arguing that American companies are among the region's largest foreign direct investors, while 11 of the US's 20 free-trade agreements (FTAs) are with Latin American countries. And insofar as "benign neglect" might be a fair description, it is a positive one, characterized by the absence of geopolitical tension or instability in the region.
But much more could be done – especially on trade policy – to deepen US-Latin American economic relations. Since the breakdown of the Doha Round of global trade talks, the US has been involved in two major international trade negotiations.
Both proposed FTAs – the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), mainly a US-Asia initiative, and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a largely US-Europe project – are far-reaching agreements. They aim to restore momentum toward an open global trade regime, including progress on contentious issues like trade in services, intellectual property rights, government procurement, and the harmonization of safety, health, and technical standards. Their participants account for 60% of world GDP. However, they do not reach all places.
Though Chile, Peru, and Mexico have also signed up to the TPP – and other Latin American countries are welcome to join it – the region's involvement is marginal. If that is to change, the region will need to rediscover the spirit of the 1994 Summit of the Americas, where US President Bill Clinton and his Latin American counterparts set out a grand vision for the hemisphere. Their idea was to create a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), which would allow goods, capital, and people to move freely anywhere between Alaska and Tierra del Fuego.


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{{Infobox vehicle | name = BF Injection | front_image = BFInjection-GTAIII-front.jpg | image_size = 300 | caption = A BF Injection in GTA III | manufacturer = [[BF|Bürgerfahrzeug]] ([[Grand Theft Auto V|GTA V]]) | vehicle_type = Civilian off-roader | body_style = Dune buggy | capacity = 2 (driver and passenger) | game_1 = GTA III | game_2 = GTA Vice City | game_3 = GTA San Andreas | game_4 = GTA Advance | game_5 = GTA Liberty City Stories | game_6 = GTA Vice City Stories | game_7 = GTA V }} The '''BF Injection''', or just '''Injection''' in [[Grand Theft Auto V]], is a dune-buggy that was first featured in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and went on to be featured in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto V]]. == Description == === Design === ===3D Universe=== In all its appearances, the BF Injection generally resembles a slightly enlarged [[:wp:Meyers Manx|Meyers Manx]]. In GTA III, it possessed a generally exaggerated design, an open air occupant compartment, no doors, curvy shells and a large rear-mounted engine, making the vehicle particularly distinctive. In GTA III, it can only be seen with a maroon colour, but in the later games it receives a wide array of body color combinations encompassing the body and its trims. Despite emitting light beams from its front fenders, the GTA III rendition does not have headlamps. The GTA Vice City rendition received cosmetic improvements, such as the addition of front lights (its headlights are moved towards the center, and additional hi-beam lights are mounted on the roll bars), and improved detailing (including minor variations of the fittings) on the engine. The GTA Vice City addition also features golden trims as well as silver ones. The BF Injection differs significantly in GTA San Andreas, where it has a slightly sleeker and more angular look, and a tighter, narrower rear end. The GTA San Andreas rendition may feature two-tone body colors, in addition to the the body-and-trim color schemes seen in the earlier games. The GTA III and GTA Vice City designs continued to be adopted in other titles, including GTA Advance, where the BF Injection retains its curvy profile and rear engine, but has a closed top and doors. GTA Liberty City Stories and GTA Vice City Stories reuse and modify models of BF Injections from GTA III and GTA Vice City, respectively, with the GTA Liberty City Stories rendition rectifying the GTA III vehicle's lack of headlights (two are now attached to the front fenders). The GTA Vice City Stories rendition is largely similar to the GTA Vice City rendition. ===HD Universe=== The Injection ([[BF]] is now the manufacturer and the BF name is no longer part of the model name) returns in GTA V. It is no longer the Meyers Manx-based dune buggy, whose role has been taken over by the [[Bifta]] in the [[Beach Bum Update]]. It is now based off of the [[wp:Volkswagen Beetle|Volkswagen Beetle]] based [[wp:Baja Bug|Baja Bug]].
File:BFInjection-GTAIII-front.jpg|[[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]] ([[:File:BFInjection-GTAIII-rear.jpg|Rear quarter view]]).
File:BFInjection-GTAVC-front.jpg|[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]] ([[:File:BFInjection-GTAVC-rear.jpg|Rear quarter view]]).
File:BFInjection-GTASA-front.jpg|[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]] ([[:File:BFInjection-GTASA-rear.jpg|Rear quarter view, single tone body color]]).
File:BFInjection-GTAA.png|[[Grand Theft Auto Advance]].
File:BFInjection-GTALCS-front.jpg|[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|GTA Liberty City Stories]] ([[:File:BFInjection-GTALCS-rear.jpg|Rear quarter view]]).
File:BFInjection-GTAVCS-front.jpg|[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|GTA Vice City Stories]] ([[:File:BFInjection-GTAVCS-rear.jpg|Rear quarter view]]).
File:BFInjection-GTAVCS-front-prerelease.jpg|Pre-release screenshot of the "[[Beach Patrol]]" BF Injection in GTA Vice City Stories. Note the unique red-and-black color scheme.
File:BFInjection-GTAV-front.jpeg|[[Grand Theft Auto V]] ([[:File:BFInjection-GTAV-rear.jpeg|Rear quarter view]]).
=== Performance ===
In GTA III, the BF Injection's performance is generally above average. The vehicle fares well in speed, but cannot match the speed of sports cars. Handling is adequate, with a wide wheelbase and a light weight. Despite its off-roading design, the GTA III rendition features stiff suspension and a high center of gravity, leaving the vehicle prone to rollovers. In GTA Vice City, the BF Injection's suspension is improved for better off-road driving, but it may still flip forward and land on its roof.
While the GTA San Andreas rendition is largely similar in engine power, its redesigned form has a shorter wheelbase, increasing the risk of spinouts. The vehicle's low profile and bottom-heavy weight distribution, however, reduces the risk of rollovers. Its grippy [[MMT]] tyres also boost its off-road capabilities.
== Variant ==
[[File:BFInjection-GTASA-black&red-front.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The black and red BF Injection.]]
In the mission [[Cut Throat Business]] (GTA San Andreas), a unique black and red BF injection is used to transport [[Carl Johnson]] and [[Madd Dogg]] to meet [[OG Loc]]. Because the player is unable to store this BF Injection in any garage during the mission (as it simply disappears after), it can only be acquired by killing Madd Dogg, thereby failing the mission, and taking the buggy to a safehouse garage. Its performance is no different to the standard BF Injection.
* The BF Injection's name is presumably a play on "beef injection", a slang term for sexual intercourse.
** BF may also refer to B.F. Meyers & Co., the company responsible for mass production for the Meyers Manx, in turn taking after the initials of original Manx builder Bruce F. Meyers.
* In GTA III, [[Joey Leone]] is frequently seen working on a BF Injection in cutscenes, and, after the completion of the [[Portland]] missions, the vehicle spawns outside the home of Joey's girlfriend, [[Misty]], in [[Hepburn Heights]].
* In GTA San Andreas, the BF Injection automatically plays [[Radio Los Santos]] when entered.
*Apartments near [[El Burro (GTA III)|El Burro's]] telephone point in [[Hepburn Heights]], [[Portland]], after completing the mission [[Sayonara Salvatore]]. It only spawns at night, from 19:00 until 05:00.
* Can be imported from the [[Shoreside Vale]] [[Import/Export]] garage once their list of wanted vehicles has been completed.
;GTA Vice City
*On the beach behind the [[Standing Vice Point]] building, [[Vice Point]].
*Can also be found on the road in numerous locations.
;GTA San Andreas
* Spawns while riding a [[Mountain Bike]] in [[Santa Maria Beach]], [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]] ([[Days of the Week|Sunday]]).
* Spawns while driving a [[Perennial]] in Santa Maria Beach, Los Santos ([[Days of the Week|Thursday]]).
* Spawns while driving a [[Fortune]]/[[Cadrona]] in Santa Maria Beach, Los Santos ([[Days of the Week|Friday]]).
*At the Snake Farm next to the [[Verdant Meadows|Abandoned Airstrip]].
*[[The Truth|The Truth's]] farm. Only after the mission [[Body Harvest]].
*In front of the [[Blackfield Stadium]] after completing [[Dirt Track]].
*At the beach next to the shack in [[Santa Maria Beach]] (only when wanted for export).
*The beach south-west of [[Angel Pine]].
*In north-west area of [[Shady Creeks]].
*At the beach in [[San Fierro]].
*Spawns in hilly areas, such as [[Missionary Hill]] or [[Mulholland]]
;GTA Liberty City Stories
*On the beach in [[Portland Beach]], near [[Marco's Bistro]].
;GTA Vice City Stories
*Parked at one of the lifeguard houses, starts "[[Beach Patrol]]". The vehicle is always painted red with black trims, matching the lifeguards' red swimsuits.
*Randomly spawns around the streets of [[Ocean Beach]].
*A bullet-proof version can be purchased from [[Sunshine Autos]] after completion of "Beach Patrol".
*Frequently spawns parked and being driven in and around [[Blaine County]] and [[Grapeseed]]
*Parked next to [[Trevor Philips|Trevor's]] air field in Grapeseed.
==See also==
*[[Bandito]], another dune buggy, featured in GTA San Andreas.
*[[Dune Buggy]], another dune buggy in GTA V.
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- This is a disambiguation page for Race, which could mean a number of things
A race is a common side mission, or competitive multiplayer game in many Grand Theft Auto games.
- Turismo, Bling-bling Scramble, and Rigged to Blow (GTA III), races or time attacks in GTA III.
- Vice Street Racer, a set of races accessible from Sunshine Autos in GTA Vice City.
- Race Tournaments in GTA San Andreas.
- Races in GTA Liberty City Stories, single-player races in GTA Liberty City Stories.
- Street Rage, multiplayer races in GTA Liberty City Stories.
- Races in GTA Vice City Stories, a set of single-player races in GTA Vice City Stories.
- Brucie's Races, single-player races in GTA IV, accessible after the mission "No. 1".
- Races in The Lost and Damned, single-player races in The Lost and Damned.
- Races in GTA IV, multiplayer races in GTA IV, The Lost and Damned, and The Ballad of Gay Tony.
- Single Race in GTA Chinatown Wars.
- Racing "Jobs" in GTA Online
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BUENA — Timely hitting and base running by the Buena Regional and Sacred Heart high school baseball teams helped both teams score runs in a game where they each led twice on Tuesday.
Even bigger plays on defense kept the Chiefs and Lions from ever getting more than a one-run lead.
Buena, ranked seventh in The Press Elite 11, had the game's final rally in the bottom of the sixth inning as Robert Bunton singled in Taylor Cheli with the winning run in a 4-3 victory. Cheli singled to start the inning, and stole second before Bunton drilled a single to center field with two outs.
The game was an early-season showdown between two of the area's leading programs. Buena is 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the Cape-Atlantic League National Conference. Sacred Heart is 1-1, with both its games in the conference.
"I was just trying to put the ball in play and make something happen," said Bunton, a 17-year-old junior. "We came out flat, but we pushed it up toward the end. We made a few mistakes, but toward the end we came back and capitalized."
Buena has 13 letterwinners back from a team that was 22-8 and won the Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic in 2011. Sacred Heart also returns most of its team after a 21-7 mark last year.
The Chiefs trailed 3-2 through the middle innings after Sacred Heart scored two runs in the third, one on an error and another on a RBI double by losing pitcher Holvin Figueroa (two hits at the plate). But a great throw to the plate by Buena left fielder Cheli and a tag by catcher Manny Colon cut down another runner.
Buena tied it in the fifth inning when a walk to Denny Brady with the bases loaded brought in a run. The inning started when pinch hitter Matt Luisi singled and Bunton added a bunt single.
"I challenged them midway though the game and they created the opportunities to come back," Buena coach George West said. "We're not a team that sets things up for a three-run homer. We move the runner and nickle-and-dime teams."
Starting pitcher Anthony Lopez of Buena went five innings and Sacred Heart's Figueroa pitched six innings. Jarred Corniell was the winning pitcher with two innings in relief.
"Jarred Corniell shut the door and Robert Bunton got the big hit, and I'm proud of the way those guys stepped up," West said. "Anthony Lopez didn't have great stuff today but I asked him to come back on two days' rest (after two innings of relief Saturday), and he gutted it out."
Corniell was helped when Colon threw out a runner trying to steal second in the sixth. Corniell then ended the inning with a strikeout and retired the side in order in the seventh.
"I was just trying to do the best job I could for the team," said Corniell, a 17-year-old junior. "I wasn't hitting (while playing third base) so I wanted to make up for it somehow. I was definitely more confident in the seventh inning."
Sacred Heart turned two double plays. The Lions went up 1-0 on Chris Repice's second-inning sacrifice fly.
"Little things make the difference between two good teams," Sacred Heart coach John Triantos said. "Both teams made big plays. Our pitcher pitched well enough to get us a win if we hit a couple more baseballs."
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Sacred Heart 012 000 0—3 5 3
Buena Regional 020 011 x—4 6 1
2B—Figueroa SH.
WP—Corniell 1k (1-0). LP—Figueroa 7k (0-1).
Records—Buena 2-0; Sacred Heart 1-1.


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A total of 335,000 flight hours spread over 474,000 sorties. Yes, the numbers are impressive for the F-16A and B version in Israel. However, these early built F-16s finally left Israeli Air Force service on Monday 26 december 2016, more than 36 years after delivery of the first jets in 1980. Their final landing was at Ouvda airbase in the southern part of Israel.
These 'original' F-16s were named Netz in Hebrew and made famous by their role in taking out the Osiraq nuclear reactor in Iraq on 7 June 1981, only a year or so after delivery of the first jets to Israel. By that time, an Israeli Air Force F-16 was already responsible for the very first air-to-air kill by an F-16.
Over the years, many dozens of F-16 Netz aircraft were extensively used by the Israelis and responsible for many more air-to-air victories. Nevertheless, more capable F-16C/D Barak and F-16I Sufa jets began taking over their role. The Netz was then used as a trainer aircraft, a role that also has some to end with the delivery of thirty M-346 Lavi trainer jets.
The last of these early model F-16s were flown by 115 'Flying Dragon squadron at Ouvda, who also used the Netz in an agressor role. Over the years, Israel already retired a substantial number of these jets.
According to Haaretz newspaper, 40 F-16s are now offered for sale. In the past, Israel already sold off substantial numbers of surplus A-4 Skyhawks. Most found a second life by being used for air combat training by civilian companies such as Draken International and Discovery Air Defence Services.
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Here's a post covering a number of good points about why outlawing children under 6 on bikes or trailers is sheer inanity.
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Cheltenham Gold Cup goes to 20-1 shot Lord Windermere
Lord Windermere closed from last in a field of 13 and survived a stewards' inquiry for a historic win in Friday's $913,000 Cheltenham Gold Cup at Cheltenham Racecourse in western England.
A 20-1 outsider, Lord Windermere finished a short head in front of 16-1 On His Own, but drifted to the right between the last of 22 fences and the finish. The order of finish was not changed after the inquiry.
Lord Windermere's win gave trainer Jim Culloty the distinction of being the fourth person to win the Gold Cup as a jockey and trainer. Culloty rode Best Mate to three consecutive Gold Cup wins from 2002-04.
Jockey Davy Russell had Lord Windermere in last for the first 2 1/2 miles of the race over 3 5/16 miles. Lord Windermere reached contention two fences from the finish and took the lead over the last fence.
On His Own finished three-quarters of a length over The Giant Bolster, a 14-1 shot. Silviniaco Conti, the winner of the Grade 1 King George VI Chase at Kempton Park in December, led with two fences remaining, but could not sustain the bid in the final 200 yards.
Bobs Worth, the 2013 Gold Cup winner and 6-4 favorite in Friday's race, was within range of the front with four fences remaining, but faded from contention and finished fifth, beaten four lengths.
Lord Windermere is an 8-year-old Irish-bred gelding by Oscar who races for Dr. Ronan Lambe. Lord Windermere won the RSA Chase for novice chasers over 3 5/16 miles at the 2013 Cheltenham festival, but was winless in three starts in England and Ireland during the current steeplechase season.
Lord Windermere was sixth of seven in the Grade 1 Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown, Ireland, on Feb. 9, a race that told Culloty the race strategy he wanted to employ in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
"We suspected he needed to come back here to show his best," Culloty said of Cheltenham. "I just told Davy to drop him out and ride his own race."
Lord Windermere has won 6 of 16 starts, with all his races in steeplechases over hurdles or fences.