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Recipe by zoe85
This is a very easy and quick dinner for a busy night.
Top Review by Hazeleyes
This is a delicious casserole! Similar to lasagna. I didn't have any zucchini, so next time I'll be sure to add some. The only ravioli I had was cheese filled, so I'll try the meat filled next time. I used an Italian blend of cheese, but regular mozzarella would be very good too. I served this with a lettuce salad and homemade Italian bread. I'll be making this again soon! Thanks!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 (25 ounce) packagefrozen meat ravioli
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 small zucchini, cut into 2x1/4x1/4-inch strips
- 1 (28 ounce) jar three-cheese pasta sauce
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) canitalian-style stewed tomatoes with garlic, oregano and basil, drained
- 1 (4 1/2 ounce) jar Green Giant sliced mushrooms, drained
- 4 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions See How It's Made
- Heat oven to 350°F Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. In large saucepan, cook ravioli as directed on package. Drain; cover to keep warm.
- In same saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot. Add garlic; cook and stir about 1 minute. Add cooked ravioli and all remaining ingredients except cheese; stir gently to mix. Pour into sprayed baking dish. Sprinkle cheese over top.
- Bake at 350°F for 25 to 30 minutes or until casserole is bubbly and cheese is melted.

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The industrial career of entrepreneur Jos Vaessen began in 1975 with the establishment of VASCO. VASCO proved to be spot on. Even more than that, within Europe it became an innovative company in the area of high-quality decorative radiators. This fact was not missed by the American Masco, an important world player in the building sector. This multinational acquired VASCO in 1998. Jos Vaessen himself knew to add Kreon and E-MAX to his portfolio, which Limeparts was already a part of.
In 2008 this story took an unexpected turn when Jos Vaessen acquired The Heating Company from Masco. The Heating Company actually consists of various brands, including VASCO. So VASCO once again returns to the guidance of Jos Vaessen. After ten years, VASCO radiators are once again 100% Belgian top design!
Why not then unite all of these industrial activities and shares and capitalize on the synergy that results? With that goal in mind, Vaessen Industries was founded shortly thereafter. The group focusses on the building sector and aims to offer added value in the areas of design, energy-efficiency and the reuse of raw materials.
The headquarters of Vaessen Industries is located in Dilsen-Stokkem (Belgium), but their ambition clearly reaches much further afield than that. Currently, the group counts 8 production units and is active in 4 countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and Turkey). In fact, it is active in 14 countries by way of its 35 subsidiaries.
An important part of Vaessen Industries is Vasco Group. This group consists of 4 production facilities and as many heavy-hitting brands:
- VASCO: design radiators, underfloor heating and ventilation
- Thermic: design radiators
- Brugman: panel radiators and underfloor heating
- Superia: panel radiators
As you've noticed, the range of offerings from The Heating Company is much broader than just radiators. Also in the areas of underfloor heating and ventilation, the group has built up a great deal of know-how and experience.
But also take a look for a minute at the other companies that make up Vaessen Industries: Kreon, Limeparts and E-Max.
- Kreon is an innovative manufacturer of architectural lighting fixtures. Kreon tools of light distinguishes itself by its totally alternative approach to the concept of lighting. Light is an essential element in architecture, and it uses the architecture as a carrier. These minimalistically designed fixtures create space for a interplay of light and shadow. Under the name Kreon ceiling solutions, Kreon offers total solutions—modular systems in which lighting, climate control, electricity and data cabling are combined in one compact layer.
- Limeparts (Belgium) is a specialist in façade cladding. The company plays an important role in the project-related finishing of buildings, both in Belgium and abroad. The company from Genk has acquired a good deal of expertise and knowledge in the area of façade development according to the cassette system and has at its disposal unrivalled expertise the area of façade materials. Limeparts continues to develop these strengths and in doing so focuses a great deal of effort in integral quality care.
- E-MAX is a substantial international player in the development and elaboration of aluminium solutions. Sustainability is a key element in all aspects of this company. E-MAX applies the 'closed loop principal'. A closed system, from cradle to cradle, without having to sacrifice the strength, quality or aesthetics of its end products. E-MAX has two production sites. The extrusion of aluminium occurs in Dilsen (Belgium), and the foundry is in Kerkrade (Netherlands).


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I've seen a few clips from Michael Bay's Latest Transformers movie, "Dark of the Moon" featuring Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Whiteley replaces former female lead Megan Fox as a newly introduced character, "Carly". Maybe Megan Fox was impossible to work with but Whiteley was so stiff and vacant in her scenes it was difficult to watch. Rosie's an underwear model. I' not talking about Hanes Her Way here people. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is a Victoria's Secret model. Middle aged men do bad things while looking at Victoria's Secret catalogs. Gross.
Anyway, do you remember that scene in the first Transformers movie where Megan Fox props open the hood of the yellow Camero? Of course you do. All of America pretty much decided that Megan Fox was the hottest thing on the planet right then and there and all she exposed was her midriff. So okay, in the time since that scene first hit the big screen we've all begun to have some serious doubts about Megan's sanity but that's really beside the point.
Wait. I think I was going somewhere with this but I seem to have been derailed by some lingerie models. Oh I remember. Michael bay replaced Megan Fox with a girl who probably spends the majority of her work day wearing little more than a lacy thong. Yet somehow he still managed to come up empty. Maybe there's more to the blockbuster formula than finding a random "hot chick". You can't put someone who is about as articulate as beef jerky in a film and expect her ass, no matter how firm and round said posterior may be, to carry the film.
I'm not suggesting that Megan Fox was a particularly great actor but she did manage to bring a shred of credibly to the role of Mikaela Banes. Fox delivered a certain complexity to that character; brooding with an inner darkness and not at self obsessed with her own physical appearance (despite the attention of the cool boys in her school). Considering the movie in question that wasn't a bad piece of work. Besides, you only get to do "nerdy kid gets the girl" once with a given set of characters. You can't continue to portray Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) as being clueless about women.
On a side note Michael bay must have a serious obsession with Linkin Park as the band makes their third soundtrack contribution to the Transformers franchise. Considering how terrible their past two studio albums have been, maybe they should be thankful for the work.


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Earlier we reported that the National Enquirer is leading the journo pack on a story about an alleged affair by John Edwards.
Well, now Franklin Ave. notes that if that affair actually happened, it happened in front of 30 million reporters (give or take a few) who were staying at the hotel for the Television Critics Association Press Tour.
Franklin Ave. seems to take umbrage with Edwards gall, but we're more annoyed at our media brethren. A whole hotel of reporters whose job it is to watch TV and the only people to "catch" Edwards is the National Enquirer? Sigh. Well, I hope your interviews with Teri Hatcher were worth it.


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Cranberry Herb Sauce
Recipe by Barb G.
A Yummy Cranberry sauce to serve with Poultry, Lamb or Pork. It is also wonderful over dressing or sweet Potatoes. This Sauce freezes well. The recipes comes from Save Mart Supermarkets.
Top Review by Geema
I had an extra bag of cranberries in the freezer leftover from the holidays and decided to try this unusual but fabulous sauce/gravy. Following the recipe was very easy, as was the actual preparation...it just does it's thing on the stove simmering away without much attention. After pureeing the sauce with my stick blender, it turned into a perfect texture to nap a nice slab of roast lamb. This sauce was a perfect sweet-savory foil for the rich meat. From now on I'll be loading my freezer with holiday berries so that I can make this delicious sauce all year long. Great recipe, Barb!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 small onions, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 (12 ounce) package cranberries (fresh or frozen)
- 2 1⁄2 cups water
- 2 cups dry red wine
- 2⁄3 cup honey
- 2 beef bouillon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
- 4 whole bay leaves
- 5 drops Worcestershire sauce
- 1 dash rosemary
- 1 dash ground red pepper
Directions See How It's Made
- Cook and stir onions and garlic in oil in large saucepan over medium heat until onions are softened.
- Add cranberries, water, wine, honey, bouillion,thyne, bay leaves, Worcestershire sauce, rosemary and red pepper.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer about 1 hour or untill mixture reduces by half, stirring frequently.
- Remove and discard bay leaves.
- Pruee sauce in blender or food procceser,Hand blender works great.
- (the sauce will be the consistency of thick gravy.) Serve with Poultry, Lamb, pork,Great over sweet potatoes or dressing.


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I mean I like her Hair (she have a short pixie hair) and her voice. And she's bit short, yet she is a very evil girl. Lol. However I like her but whenever I told that, they say "Dude are you serious? She's a ugly bitch"
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"And she's bit short, yet she is a very evil girl." , duh. Short people are closer to satan lol didn't you know?
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Here's the list of the most popular movies in the week 21/February - 27/February - 1993. Do you remember Glengarry Glen Ross by James Foley or Home Alone 2: Lost in New York starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern ?
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Junior Ranger Program
Children ages 4 and older can earn a badge by completing the Junior Ranger Handbook and attending at least one ranger-led walk or talk. The handbook is available for free at park visitor centers and the Zion Human History Museum.
Youth Programs
Children's programs are designed specifically for families and children. Children must be accompanied by an adult while attending all programs. Stay for just a minute or stay for over an hour for these drop-in programs.
Programs will be offered from April to August at the Zion Nature Center, Zion Lodge, and other locations throughout the park. Check park information centers for where, when and topics.
In these free, family-oriented programs, children will learn about Zion National Park and the natural world through hands-on activities, hikes, and lessons designed especially for them.
April through mid-August. Youth Programs are held daily at the Nature Center and throughout the park. Check the Park Map and Guide or at park information centers for specific times, locations and subjects.
Activities are outside, so dress comfortably and appropriately for outdoor activities. Please bring water. Hats and sunscreen are recommended on sunny days and rain gear if the weather looks stormy. Close-toed shoes preferred. No flip-flops.
Emerald Pools Trailhead
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Curriculum-based, in-class educational programs are available each spring and fall for 3rd to 5th grades. These outreach programs are offered to elementary schools in Washington County and other areas within a 50-mile radius of Zion. more…
Zion National Park Children's' Programs receive funding through donations to the Zion National Park Foundation.
The goal of the Foundation is to help create 'Stewards for the Future' of our National Parks.
Currently, our fundraising focus is Zion's Youth Education Initiative to expand the park's efforts to engage youth and promote positive experiences in the parks. Your support will touch the lives of thousands of children, which, in turn, will help assure the future of the park you love so dearly.
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Junior Ranger Activity Booklet: Children ages 4 and older can earn a Junior Ranger Badge by completing an activity booklet during their visit. Booklets are free at all visitor centers and the Zion Human History Museum. Please allow several hours to complete this booklet as activities include traveling throughout the parks in search of cool things to discover.
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Fat cells that are frozen during the CoolSculpting procedure gradually die and are eliminated from the body by the body's natural elimination process. That is why the results are long term. The fat is gone for good. Untreated areas will have no change in fat cell distribution.
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My wife and I retired and relocated to the Philippines, her native land, in August, 2005, and from the looks of things we couldn't have picked a better time to do so. Within this short period, it seems that America's retreat from reason which began in the 1980's and has accelerated since 2000 has become even more pronounced in these few short years. President Bush (who, by the way, says that he gets his instructions from God) has continued to wreak economic and social havoc in America.
Never has one president caused so much harm in so many different ways.
The Iraq war which Bush started based on lies , such as Saddarm's possessing weapons of mass destruction, is out of control and has resulted in the deaths of thousands of American troops and Iraqi civilians along with the depletion of our national treasure. Yet he has nevertheless managed to conflate Saddam Hussein with Osama bin Laden in the minds of the American people and convinced them that we are in Iraq to "fight for our freedom" instead for oil. For a more gripping protest to this madness than I could ever express, please see After Pats' Birthday. Another anatomy of Bush's deception is well documented in Exhaustive Review finds no link between Saddam, el Qaida
Meantime, the holier-than-thou Republican Administration has spun a web of corruption and greed. Dick Cheney and Halliburton, the company of which he is a former CEO, have profited immensely from past dealings with Iraq, and the war itself. See Cheney's. Lies about Halliburton & Iraq and Dick Cheney: War Profiteer. Bush's practice of cronyism in appointing hacks to important offices has done serious harm to the country. Witness the Hurricane Katrina preparations and aftermath disaster which was mainly due to the incompetence of the then head of FEMA, Mike Brown, whose sole qualification for the position was his experience as a horse rancher.
Another example of cronyism run wild is Daniel Cooper, who resigned under fire after stating that his bible study was more important than his job as Undersecretary of Veterans affairs. He purportedly used his office as part of a network that proselytizes government workers and military personnel in behalf of Campus Crusade for Christ instead of fulfilling his work responsibilities. Meantime, veterans disabilities claims under his watch have been neglected and are now heavily backlogged. See Embattled Veterans Official Resigns Post.
Bush and his appointees also politicized and undermined the functions of the Justice Department by appointing the unqualified Monica Goodling, who received her training from an poorly rated evangelical law school to a position of responsibility in the Justice Department (see Another Hearing, Another Monica. Further there was the manipulation of the Attorney General's office by the former head of that department, Alberto Gonzales, and the politically motivated firing of 8 employees from the United States Attorney's offices through the offices of (now former) White House Counsel Harriet Miers.
I could go on with this laundry list of the Administration's missteps and examples of ineptitude, but all these fiascoes and more are much better articulated in the book, American Theocracy by Kevin Phillips. However, what I want to point out here is the danger to America posed by the viciousness of Bush and the Republicans and and their willingness to stop at nothing to advance their agenda, such as the politically motivated impeachment of President Clinton for what were really nothing more than sexual indiscretions that hypocritical Republian politicians were found to be even more guilty. See Republican Sex Scandals Dwarf Those of Democrats.
The Republicans ruthlessness sabotaged the 2000 elections. The Florida Secretary of State in Florida, a Republican and co-Chairman of Bush's campaign there, refused to recuse herself in the disputed ballot count in that state, and the Supreme Court dominated by right-wing appointees of the Republicans, threw the Presidency to Bush.
According to a remarkable article "Learning from the Cultural Conservatives" the Right's (and by extension the Republicans) plans to create a paradigm shift in American values began about 30 years ago, laying the groundwork with their message throughout the 1970's, and coming into power beginning with the Reagan era.
At that time, there was a shift in the economic structure away from recognizing the value of the American working people in the production of goods and services. This change was brought about throughout the implementation in the 1980's of supply side economics-- a system which basically steals from the poor and middle class and gives to the wealthy, a sort of income redistribution in reverse that continues through this day. An example of this rip-off is the federal tax structure, under which investment income is assessed at a lower rate than wages. Then there is the federal minimum wage, for which there was no increase from 1997 to 2007. Yet CEO compensation as a ratio to the minimum wage increased from 78 in 1978 to 207 by 1989 (most of the increase took place during the 1980's, the Reagan Era). By 2005, about midway through the Dubya Administration, the multiple had increased to 821. See CEO Pay-to minimum-wage ratio soars. Talk all you want about the free market, this disparity is nothing short of obscene..
As previously noted, it was also about this same time that the trend of "new age" irrationalism and religious fundamentalism began manifesting itself in the U.S, even into the reaches of the government executive branch. For example, President Reagan (along with his wife Nancy), was a believer in astrology and said that he followed his horoscope daily. Further, he had the street number of his California residential address changed from 666 because he believed that set of numerals to be the (biblical) "mark of the beast". Reagan's Secretary of the Interior James Watt said that there was no need to protect the environment because the end of the world was at hand and Jesus was coming soon.
This was also the era of the of the Moral Majority which supported Reagan in his first election, and the Christian Coalition which was founded in 1989. During the 1980's the Fundamentalist Christians moved in on the Republican right and consolidate their power with a vengeance during the 1990's. See The Rise of the Religious Right in The Republican Party.
In a combination of shortsightedness and a kind of fanaticism that caused Reagan to see the Soviet Union as the "evil empire", the Republican Administration sent aid and weapons to mujahedeen guerrillas in Afghanistan--whom Reagan praised as "freedom fighters"--to battle the Russians when they invaded that country. The mujahideen gave rise to the the Taliban who eventually turned against America. In turn, their hatred towards the U.S culminated in 9-11.
Ironically, the waste of resources in an unwinnable war in Afghanistan, not U.S.foreign policy, was likely the cause of the collapse of communism in the USSR. America did not need to get involved in that war. The USSR probably did itself in, as the Soviet invasion turned in to a Vietnam type quagmire.
Likewise, Reagan's and President Bush Sr.'s support of Saddam Hussein in the war between Iraq and Iran has come back to haunt us with a vengeance. The events in Afghanistan and the Middle East are the the consequences of America's adopting the flawed policy "The enemy of my enemy is my friend". Directly or indirectly, it was this kind of thinking that made America responsible for the rise of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the attack on America. See How the CIA created Osama bin Laden. American military forces have been tied up in Afghanistan since then and according to the Wikipedia article Coalition Casualties in Afghanistan, as of February 13, 2008, the casualty count for American troops stands at 414. Perhaps things might have turned out differently if more troops were available there and not tied down in Iraq. But considering the Soviet experience, the outcome may not have been that different after all.
Religious fundamentalism right here at home which has advanced in the U.S. in direct proportion to the decline of rationalism, has been so heartily sponsored by the Bush administration. For this reason, the Republicans scare me. The President and his party have formulated and /or supported such policies as so called faith-based initiatives and the war on science, especially the campaign to eliminate from public schools the teaching of the Theory of Evolution or require so called equal time for teaching the doctrine of religion based creationism as an alternate explanation to the existence of humans. A prime example of Bush's war on rationality is his administration's policy of interference in FDA's scientific research. See Oversight and Government Reform. Yet another example is Bush's blocking America's participation in the Kyoto accords, despite strong evidence of global warming. For a complete list of international treaties that Bush has violated or opposed, see Bush's Crimes.
But the end of Bush's term in office in November will not be the end of right-wing fundamentalism in the Republican Party. Sen. John McCain, the Republican nominee who has been considered a "moderate" declared that only a Christian is fit to be the President of the United States. I find this remark offenseive to non-Christian Americans and disrespectful to the Consitutional guarantee of separation of Church and State. But what is alarming is that there has not been a storm of outrage against this comments. Imagine what would have happened if McCain had said that only a male or a white person should be President.
It used to be said that there's not a dime's worth of difference between the Democrats and the Republicans, and that they are basically two sides of the same coin. At one time I would have agreed. Yet over the past 15 years or so, the GOP politics of hate and venom have gone beyond the pale of acceptable partisan politics. But you can't have a bully without a victim, and the Democrats have jumped in to fill that role by allowing their party be steamrolled and led by the nose by the Republican jack booted thugs. Bush shamelessly exploited 9-11 by pushing for the Patriot Act and intimidating the Democrats into voting for the Iraq War by impugning the patriotism of dissenters.
A contemptible (but typical) breach of ethics conducted by the Republicans was during the 2004 presidential election campaign. Here we had the hawkish party who pushed for the Iraq War not only supporting Bush--the Vietnam War draft dodger who hid out from combat by cutting in line to enlist in the National Guard (from which he was frequently absent)--but the GOP also managed to trash the Vietnam War honorable service record of Bush's Democratic opponent, John Kerry. Yet Kerry still rose above the Swift Boat Veterans Campaign calumny and for the first part of the race managed to build a lead over Bush. But true to form for the Democrats, Kerry blew it .
Isn't it just incredible how they Dems manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? It turns out there was even a cloud over the balloting in Ohio in the 2004 election, which if Kerry had challenged may have redirected enough votes in his favor for him to win the election See "Kerry Suspects 2004 election Was Stolen". It is due to his failure to aggressively go toe to toe with the Republicans that I lost respect for Kerry.
But another factor contributing to Bush's win over Kerry in 2004, was the release the by the Al-Jazeera Network of a speech by Bin Laden shortly before the U.S. elections condemning Bush. However, this broadcast instead and instead provoked or scared Americans into voting for Bush. So don't worry about the Bush Administration pulling a surprise capture of Bin Laden this year to win points for the election. He's too valuable to them where he is--wherever that may be.
Then there is the state of economy. At one time it was the Democrats who were labeled as the "tax and spend" party. Yet under President Clinton, America ran a budget surplus, which in the year 2000 was $230 billion. Under President Bush and the Republicans "borrow and spend" policies, that surplus has vanished and has been replaced by a deficit which in 2007 amounted to $163 billion in 2007 and is expected to reach $400 billion by the end of 2008. The budget for this year includes a reduction of Medicare spending and increase in military spending. See President's Spending Plan Would Rival 2004 Deficit. Programs that Bush wants to eliminate include a federal literacy program (This from the "No child left behind" President.)
On top of everything else is the collapse of the housing market, no longer just confined to the sub- prime set. At this writing, for the first time in U.S. history, American homeowners as a whole, owe more on their homes then their properties are worth. The unrealistic increase in home prices over the past couple years was a speculative bubble just waiting to burst, and there's no excuse for the Administration not to have taken preventive measures. I'm not an economics expert. Frankly, I'm not even a college graduate, but I worked long enough in the credit business and had enough personal experiences to realize years ago where this runaway train was heading. American Theocracy which by the way was copyrighted in 2006 also predicted this disaster. So for Bush and company to pretend that there was no warning for this disaster is utter bullshit. Another interesting read that discusses the warning signs which Dubya ignored is American Politik .
Republicans claim to champion so called traditional family values but had no problem with Bush's history of abuse of alcohol and other drugs such as cocaine, plus a drunk driving conviction while already an adult. In fact Bush has the distinction of being the only U.S. President with a criminal record. Yet the Republicans pilloried President Clinton for using of marijuana while a college student. Interestingly, note the way the children of these two men turned out. Compare the behavior of the daughters of George W. and Bill Clinton and tell me who among them these three offspring is truly the class act in terms of intellect and decorum. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, nor the berries from the Bush.
Along the line of line of "family values" is the the so called "right to life" movement championed by the Republican right. Senator Bill Frist and Congressman Tom DeLay politicized the Terri Schiavo case in trying to invoke federal power and legislation to prevent removal of the feeding tube of this woman who was in a persistent vegetative state. This action was taken despite her purported wishes that she not be allowed to kept in this state, according to her husband.. Even Bush intervened in the matter. It turns out, however, that when DeLay's own father was in a similar comatose position in 1988, no heroic measures were taken to extend his life, in accordance with the wishes of the family. Bush's position in the Schiavo case also contrasted his actions as Governor of Texas when in 1999, he signed a bill permitting doctors to remove life support from patients whose conditions were hopeless.
It's nothing less than sadistic how the conservatives support the "right to life" but not the relief of suffering while being kept alive. Witness for example "states rights" Republicans invoking federal power against states that have decriminalized the use of medical marijuana for sufferers of the side effects of chemotherapy and for victims of glaucoma.
And speaking of drugs, for all the right-wingers' ranting against narcotics, America's alliance with Colombia is another tribute to Republican hypocrisy. The President of that nation, Avaro Uribe, along with his family, is apparently tied to drug trafficking and smuggling, and may well have connections with the Medlin Cartel. See Bush, Colombia, and Narco Poliitics. Yet this hasn't stopped Bush and Uribe from forming a mutual admiration society, and from the U.S extending aid to the Colombian military. Further, Bush has turned a blind(?) eye towards Colombia's right-wing death squads which operate with Uribe's blessings. These organizations are of course also deeply involved in the narcotics trade.
The savaging to which American ideals have been subjected over the past three decades is tragic but not hopeless. Earlier I mentioned the article "Learning from the Cultural Conservatives" which documents the rise of the Republican party and the extremist conservative takeover of the U.S. This essay goes on to discuss how we progressives can take back our country. But frankly, I question whether the left has the will and the grit to engage in the social-political-economic street fighting against the right wing bullies that, as the author states, is necessary to rescue this country from the clutches of intellectual tyranny and obscurantism that the right-wing has imposed on this nation. It's going to take a huge effort, but keeping in mind the goal of a new Enlightenment, it will be well worth the battle.


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Schwanog specializes in small lot production of form tools, but also manufactures tools used in polygon turning, broaching, and whirling. As a tooling manufacturer, surely Schwanog's niche is one of the nichiest. And yet, in addition to their headquarters and facilities in Germany, the market they've built is large enough to require operations in France, China, and the United States, as well as sales and support staff in India and Brazil.
Schwanog doesn't produce round tools such as end mills, reamers, boring tools or drills (except form drills). And a large percentage of their turning tools are designed for small features and parts. So, considering their somewhat smaller potential market, I wondered how it is that Schwanog became an international company. I think the answer has to do with their ability to deliver quickly at lower than expected cost, while providing a higher productivity alternative.
Two aspects of their overall solution that help with quick delivery at low cost, are the design and sale of their own proprietary tooling system and their machining strategies.
The Schwanog system starts with a holder and blank. The rest is a matter of imagineering. That is, instead of single point turning, when feasible and more productive, it can be better to combine operations into one tool or to introduce multiple cutting edges on the same tool to double or multiply the cutting points or surfaces in order to reduce cutting time. The decision to use form tools is often a collaboration between the customer and the knowledgeable Schwanog staff located around the world. In the U.S., applications staff are local in IL, WI, IN, OH, NY, and PA, and in Canada, in Ontario. Questions typically explored: Is the part volume high enough? What is the cost of the tool compared to single point tools? Can wear be managed through offsets? What are the alternatives and what is the cost per part difference? Properly analyzed, that decision will usually save thousands of dollars in production time on an annual basis.
In Schwanog's own manufacturing facility one of the key advantages is their ability to save client's money by using GF Machining Solutions Cut 2000 Wire EDM with Automatic Wire Changer (AWC). Because flexibility is so important to their ability to address different parts in small lot sizes (typical lot can be as few as 3-5 tools), Schwanog saw the value in being able to change EDM wire size automatically. Implementing this feature meant that they could continue to run unattended around the clock. For Schwanog, running unattended means being able to machine many different parts on one machine without an operator on site to attend to the different wire size requirements.
So many businesses are built on volume, taking advantage of scale, tweaking seconds from a process then multiplying it by millions of cycles. As George Bailey lamented about the hardware business in It's a Wonderful Life, "you spend your life trying to figure out how to save three cents on a length of pipe." Well, Schwanog has found success in another, much more interesting approach: save customer's money by helping them design faster, combine operations, and integrate processes. Then give them quick delivery, high quality, faster cycles, and all at lower cost.
Even very narrow niches with very small lot sizes can be exploited when the right system processes are implemented. Read more details on Schwanog and GF Machining System's operations.


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I have just registered and received login credentials for vscomp.org/wp-login.php. I can successfully login to the backend. However, I do not seem to find the verification challenges there. Is page http://vscomp.org/main-application-description/ a part of it?
Thanks for your help.
No, the "Main Application Description" is left over from last year's contest. It is not part of this year's contest.
Hi Mattias, The problem statement is at the very bottom of http://vscomp.org/. The source code for problem 5 is still missing; I am trying to get a hold of it. Peter
I have emailed the source code for Problem 5 to the registrants.
It wasn't possible to upload it for security reasons.
I've placed a Binheap.tar.gz file containing the two .java files.
The aforementioned Binheap.tar.gz file link is on the bottom of http://vscomp.org/
To submit your solutions, please create a separate page per problem and upload your files to this page. We can then conduct a peer review through the discussion section.
I am not sure how to upload my solution. Should I create a Post, or an Article, or Media? I tried to upload one Isabelle file, but I could not due to security restrictions.
Could you try a zip or tar file? That should work.
The graph in problem 4 seems to be a multigraph. According to the description one could have two edges from node1 to node2, labeled by 1 and 2, respectively. Is this the intended structure, or it is a consequence of the representation?
Yes, the graph is a multi-graph. There can be more than one edge from node n1 to node n2 provided that they have different labels.
I have a question about problem 2. The statement suggests that the elements of A should be unchanged (except that they may be swapped). This seems to agree with the outline of a suggested algorithm, which only includes swaps on A. But in the example given, then input and output arrays do not store the same elements – is this a mistake? What should the output array represent, if it is not the original set?
Hi Alex, I think Ernie's reply to Mattias's question answers this.
I have a question about problem 4. Is it assumed that the integers stored in the nodes themselves are unique per graph? Otherwise, I'm not sure that the algorithm provided will work (but perhaps that's my misunderstanding).
Hi Alex, no, the natural numbers in the nodes need not be unique. A node is uniquely identified by its address in the heap (its object identity). Let me know if there is a problem with the pseudo code.
Thanks for your answer.
A question on Proplem 2: Isn't the array after the algorithm (top of p. 4) supposed to be a permutation of the initial array? Or is the presented map the permutation to be applied? (But then it does not go with D)
Thanks for a clarification!
Yes, it looks like the initial value of A in the example was changed without adjusting the final value for A appropriately. The final value should be
<0|->22, 1|->11, 2|->55, 3|->33, 4|->100, 5|->44>
If I simulate the algorithm, I find a different result:
22, 1|->33, 2|->100, 3|->11, 4|->44, 5|->55>
(and also different values for D, compatible with the above)
Your values for A and D are not compatible with the result you give for F.
Sorry, I just inverted the value of D that was listed. You are right about the final value of A. The final value of D should be its inverse.
P and F look correct.
In question 5, is the wikipedia page a correct alternative reference? i.e.
The book cited does not appear to be freely available (at least, I couldn't find it immediately from google).
This problem deals with a standard binomial heap; so the Wikipedia documentation should be fine.
As stated by Peter, that wikipedia page should serve just fine.
Hi organizers, the problem 2 seems to imply that X is a subset of A, although this is not stated explicitly. Indeed, it says "let i be D(x)" for any x in X, which is only possible if x is also in A. Is it correct to assume X is a subset of A?
Hi Yannick, Yes, you may assume that X is a subset of the elements in A.
Problem 1: Can two equal cards be placed on top of each other in the same stack?
The problem statement says that "Each subsequent card is placed on the leftmost stack where its card value is no
greater than the topmost card on that stack." I think the phrase "no greater" answers your question.
Thank you for the answer. "no greater" answers my question, but the fact the the provided example does not contain this situation made me wonder about the correct interpretation.
In problem 2, there is a typo in "add a new interval p′ to P with p′.first = p.count", which should read "add a new interval p′ to P with p′.first = p.first + p.count". It also seems to me that the precision about "If i < p.first+p.count then x has already been processed so the state is left unchanged" is useless, as this case should never occur.
Yes, you are correct about the typo. It should read "p′.first = p.first + p.count" as you suggest! I think you are also right about the other observation, but that's less critical. Thanks!
We added an Errata page at http://vscomp.org/errata/, where we will post corrections to the problem statements. Please check it periodically.
For problem 2, are we obliged to use the given (outlined) algorithm? Or is it ok to verify different code which achieves the same result?
Yes, you should verify the algorithm described in the problem statement (and corrected on the Errata page).
I see. So, which parts are "putative" and which belong to the algorithm specified? I assume that the breakdown into three procedures is not part of the definition. Is it just the sentence "The algorithm refines the partition P by processing each element x of X" which is in some sense, fixed (e.g., it's not ok to use an algorithm which handles the whole set X at once..) ?
actually, I don't think I understand this usage of "putative", also in my own question :) But I understood the overall sentence to mean that this is just one possible design.
Hi Alex, I think your algorithm should operate on the data structures described in the problem statement. How you break down the operations into procedures and whether you process one element of X at a time or the whole set at once is up to you.
Great – thank you.
There is another typo in Problem 2 in the Verification Tasks section. In Part (a), it should talk about F' instead of F: "For any i < N, P'(F'(i)) is an interval containing i".
Hi Julian, Yes, you are right. Thanks!
Question on problem 3: in function lookup(), in the for loop, there is a reference to "h" array. But this array is not defined in that function and is not a global variable.
Should we define a local variable "h" and do a "grab(h, hd)" before the for loop ?
Other fix?
That "h" should be "log". This has been entered into the errata. Thanks for the catch.
V.0.2 makes the corrections suggested by Yannick, Peter, and Julian.
Another question on problem 3: in macro grab(), advance() is called twice. However, from the way advance is written, it would produce exactly the same result (effect: ht[me()] == var && local == var) if it was called only once. Is there a bug in the code of advance()?
The code is correct. The read of var is volatile, and the two successive calls to advance may read different values if var is being concurrently updated. And yes, it is not hard to see that if advance() is called only once, a bug would result.
Also, note that the read of var and the writing of ht[me()] are two separate atomic actions. If they constituted a single atomic action, a single call to advance() would suffice.
OK, thanks.
In the for loop, for the test I would write "i != t && abs(x = log[i-1]) != val".
See the answer to your question above – this is what you get if you replace "h" with "log".
Problem 2 – when you say for verification task 1: "The algorithm always terminates returning an output state A′, D′, P ′, F ′."
Do you mean checking that A' is a permutation of A, D' is the inverse of A', P' is a partition of A', and F' is the corresponding map?
No, task 1 is just to show that it terminates; the detail on the output state is given merely to provide a binding for task 2.
Submit your solutions by creating a separate page for each problem and adding a tar file for the solution.
When you're ready, please create a separate page for each problem with the uploaded tar files (using "Add Media"). You can hit publish if it is past the deadline, but please upload files before the deadline.
Okay, everyone. Wrap up what you're doing and publish your solutions. I'm going to change the roles of the participants so that you can't upload stuff.
I have added some comments to our solution to problem 1 after the competition; it's the same solution as the one we submitted but easier to read. You can browse it on https://bitbucket.org/nadiapolikarpova/vscomp14.


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Skip to comments.Defkalion LENR / "Cold Fusion" demonstration at ICCF-18
Posted on 07/26/2013 7:41:19 PM PDT by Kevmo
Defkalion LENR / "Cold Fusion" demonstration at ICCF-18
The last 2 days Defkalion held public demonstrations of their gen 5 LENR reactors (which they prefer to call HENI (Heat Energy from Nuclei Interactions)). It will be remembered that Defkalion had a commercial agreement at one time with Rossi and his e-cat, but in August 2011 the relationship broke up. Defkalion continued on with work and have created a similar, though slightly different, reactor. Recall, what separates Rossi and Defkalion from the rest of the experimenters at this time (except perhaps George Miley who, I think, is working rather quietly with NASA on powering unmanned space vehicles) is that they are able to take all those experiments which have demonstrated more energy out than in, and step it up to a higher useful COP and energy levels, having reactors output something between 7KW and 10KW on an extended basis.[1]
Yesterday Defkalion did a long (appx 8 hour) live webcast of a demonstration that went as follows:
Their reactor consists of the reactor where the nickel fuel and hydrogen are combined. They heat the reactor via heating resistors.[2] And once they are ready to start the reaction they apply some type of high voltage plasma generation, apparently just a spark within the reactor.[3] Heat was measured by water calorimetry, which always leads to complications once the output approaches and exceeds 100 deg C because of all the complications with generating steam and determining what percentage of the water flow turned to steam.
1. Set up their reactor with about 5 grams of nickel fuel and 55 grams of other related unspecified materials. They filled the reactor with Argon for a control run.[4] They ran the reactor with no excess heat generated.
2. The pumped out the Argon for 45 minutes (usually an 8 hour process but constrained because of the demo timeline). They pumped in hydrogen.
3. They ran the reactor and after it heated up and exactly when the HV spark was applied the reactor started generating excess heat. With about 3 total KW in, the reactor put out over 5KW.[5] They turned down the input to under 2 KW and the reactor continued to put out between 3KW and 5KW. In the demonstration the day before they showed over 7KW output with the same reactor.[6] The COP when running was officially between 4 and 6 if you believe Defkalion's conservative output power measurement. But if you adjust for the steam output (see footnote 5) it could have been as high as 12 or 13.
Overall the test was credible and demonstrates at what stage this technology is in. Clearly there will be a desire to make the technology easier to control and more precise in being controlled.
But overall, being able to generate 5KW to 7KW of power from 60 grams of material clearly indicates something very unusual is going on that is far beyond any known chemical reaction.
Another data point Defkalion gave was that the reactor generates large magnetic fields when operating and thus was shielded within a small faraday cage. Again, the explanation for this is unclear and it is a new piece of information not previously associated with the e-cat or Rossi, as far as I know.
Defkalion claims to be working with multiple large companies on applications for their technology. Rossi claims now that production of his e-cats has been reproduced without his help by his commercial partner with whom he works.
So the wheels of progress are turning. I would fully expect other products based on this technology, besides Rossi's currently available 1MW reactor, to start appearing in the next year or two.
On the other hand, it is clear this entire field is in its infancy. There is no theoretical model even remotely generally accepted to explain this phenomenon yet. The University of Missouri should be highly commended for hosting ICCF-18 and for its new push into research in this area.
But other very important practical matters remain as well. You still have to apply significant energy to get the reactor going. So the LENR reactor is not independent. Rossi has mentioned using gas generated heat to start his reactor. Are there other ways? Also the market for a LENR reactor will be expanded by a factor of easily 100 when the reactor can directly generate electricity. The entire modern model of centralized electrical generation would be affected by such a development.[7]
There are many many years of fruitful research and development to be done. The field of physics will not be left untouched. Any current physics graduate student interested in this field should earnestly consider jumping into this field. It will only be a matter of a few years when all the shame and disgrace associated with "cold fusion" has been removed and everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. At that point there will be tons of professors and grad students chasing the field.
1. See another review by Sterling Allen here.
2. They claimed the reactor had to be at at least 179 deg C, the Debye temperature of nickel. This was an important piece of information. It is unclear why this is a requirement. It should be noted that Rossi also heats his reactor to get the reaction going. See Debye Model. The heating is applied at over 2500W and then is turned down as the reaction becomes stable.
3. I did not hear it but others said Defkalion claimed the spark was periodic at 10KV at 110ma and perhaps 11pps. The overall power applied was just over 200W.
4. The pressure was 1.2 bar.
5. It was likely much more because the steam coming out of the system was not at 100 deg C it was heated to the output temp of the reactor, over 150 deg C. So it appears like Defkalion's calculations were very conservative.
6. Apparently the argon test and quick evacuation limited the performance of the reactor once refilled with hydrogen.
7. Rossi has spoken about "direct electricity generation" experiments they have done. Could this be an attempt to harness the large magnetic fields that Defkalion has now disclosed?
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Thanks for the update.
There seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel.
Large magnetic field, lots of heat and some pressure. Low Energy Nuclear Reactions.
Hmmmmmm..... wouldn't it be odd(interesting/confusing/controversial) if we found out that is how planet Earth generates it's magnetic field and it's internal heat ?
Good Grief! Run a window unit off of it for a month and see what the power bill is. End of experiment.
Similar experiments have been run, with COP between 1.5 , 6.0 and even infinite. And, LENR has been replicated more than 14,700 times. Even though the effect is exceedingly difficult to generate, even by trained scientists. But these results threaten the entire livelihood of hot-fusion physicists, so there is continued hostility.
Thanks Kevmo. Ain't it funny how the self-appointed science experts will believe that some hacker can remotely crash your non-telematic-equipped car or that the tiny transmitters in a smart meter will make you sterile, yet they laugh and think anyone who posts informative articles about LENR is an idiot!
Let not your heart be troubled, Galileo had it much worse!
Thanks in advance; Stanwooddave.
Most excellent update! Direct electrical generation is the holy grail to push investment and research.
Don't sweat it. Nuclear plants have to use off-site power to get up and running.
Sounds very promising, Kevmo.
I've been watching the LENR thing for a few years now, and I'll admit I've been getting pretty excited.
But tonight I'm watching the "Umiak I" episode of "Mighty Ships" on the Smithsonian Channel. In it they are transporting a load of "nickel concentrate" from one port near the mine to Lord-knows-where.
Once the bulk cargo is loaded, they force any remaining air out of the hold and replace it with pure nitrogen gas.
Why? Because "this type of nickel concentrate is self heating. If there is too much oxygen in the hold, then the nickel could actually IGNITE." What?
They go on to say that oxygen levels of over 8% is worrisome.
I didn't know that.
New Jersey's Health's Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet states,
"Nickel powder and Raney Nickel are FLAMMABLE SOLIDS and DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARDS."
Health and Safety Guide No. 62
4.2.2 Fire hazards
With the exception of nickel carbonyl, most nickel compounds of
commercial interest do not normally constitute a fire hazard. Liquid
nickel carbonyl is extremely flammable and autoignition is possible at
its boiling point (42.2°C). Nickel carbonyl vapour can ignite
spontaneously at room temperature.
What I'm trying to say folks is the following:
Take a certain type of nickel concentrate powder (I dunno, call it a catalyst) with some air, add some electricity, maybe some flammable gas (H2) and some other whatnot. Put it all in a chamber, flip a switch and you might have what appears to be a self sustaining little furnace.
Sure, it will be a little difficult to control, could get rightly hot, and you wouldn't have any atomic radiation coming out of it. You might even convince some that you are achieving COP through something called LENR.
Sure, it will be a little difficult to control, could get rightly hot, and you wouldnt have any atomic radiation coming out of it. You might even convince some that you are achieving COP through something called LENR.
***It would still be a chemical reaction. The excess heat which has been observed is far more than what can be accounted for with any chemical reaction. That's why they call it excess heat.
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Since we often enjoy ourselves venturing deep into the endless App Store, we actually thought that it might be a good idea to report about the more interesting offerings that we come across to you. In this article, we'd like to spread the word on 5 photo editing apps for your iPhone, that might be able to do some fine work for you while on the go. We're not really sure about their capabilities, since we've not given them an in-depth look, but still feel that they might turn out useful for certain needs.
Adobe Photoshop Express | Price: Free | Size: 6.6MB | iTunes link
There can be no article about photo editing on the iPhone without the inevitable inclusion of Photoshop Express. Adobe's mobile software may not be the most advanced one in terms of features, but it definitely gets the job done when it comes to essential tasks such as cropping, exposure, saturation, contrast, etc. What adds value to the deal is its price tag of free.
PhotoForge | Price: $2.99 | Size: 4.7MB | iTunes link
PhotoForge is another heavyweight that might be pretty well-known to some of you, but its incredibly wide array of functions just earned its mention once again. Being one of the most profound iPhone apps for the purpose, PhotoForge lets you do so many kinds of stuff to your images that we feel we'll run out of space if start listing. Hit the iTunes link for all the magic.
CameraBag | Price: $1.99 | Size: 0.3MB | iTunes link
What CameraBag does can be categorized as more of a stylization than editing, but still, we find its capabilities of adding an artistic touch to seemingly regular photos potentially valuable. CameraBag sports about 14 different "cameras", or rather filters, which you can quickly switch between in order to see which one will best suit your photo.
FX Photo Studio | Price: $1.99 | Size: 19.7MB | iTunes link
While we're on the topic of photo filters and effects, FX Photo Studio seems like a real powerhouse as it comes with a total of 181 effects, divided into 19 categories, plus some basic goodies such as a crop tool, brightness adjustment, etc. With so much options to choose from, we guess FX Photo Studio makes for a great choice for those who enjoy experimenting by adding various filters to their images.
PhotoPad | Price: Free | Size: 7MB | iTunes link
For its free price, PhotoPad seems like a pretty well feature-packed photo editing application for the iPhone and iPad. It allows you to apply various color effects, crop images, paint, adjust colors, contrast and saturation, as well as use different tools like red eye detection and so on. Not as complete as PhotoForge, but still a fine free offering.
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Google I/O 2013 Recap
I must say I'm going to be kinda disappointed if this is all they're going to announce. I'm hoping today will bring more announcements and I'm going to update this post if they announce more stuff. I hope they're not thinking crushing the market means laying back and less innovation.
To start of, Kudos to Android for hitting the 900 million active Android devices, not too far from the 1 billion mark which equates to almost 12% of the planets population (if every person had 1 Android device from 900 million). I like that they're investing into the education of kids with Google Play for Education. Google finally launched Google Play game services and unlike other competitors their service is cross-platform, it will be pretty cool to play against friends that use an iPhone or a BlackBerry. People that know me know I'm not a fan of TouchWiz and what he's holding up there is a game-changer for me. I loved the Galaxy S4's beast hardware specs but I didn't want TouchWiz nor did I want to wait months for an update. So Google announcing a Samsung Galaxy S4 for KD ~185 with stock android (aka vanilla android) is a big plus for me. I might grab one unless Motorola comes out with something impressive.


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Cheesecake Factory Key Lime Cheesecake--My Version
Recipe by LuAnn_Mason
This is as close as I was able to come to the Cheesecake Factory Key Lime Cheesecake--a little creamier than the other versions posted here, and I think closer to the original.
Top Review by Nano8917
I made this Key Lime cheesecake last night. I too followed the recipe exactly except I used fresh key limes (1 bag), plus I added 1 tablespoon key lime zest. Even after adding the zest, I did not think it was too tart. But key lime lovers know that's what makes a Key Lime Pie so good. This recipe made a very creamy cheesecake. The crust was one of the best tasting graham cracker crust I have ever made and it did not get soggy at all. I did have to cook the cheesecake about 20 minutes longer. I reviewed several recipes on the Internet for Key Lime Cheesecake and I'm so happy I chose this one. It is so delicious and I will definitely be making it again. If you like Key Lime Pie, you will absolutely love this cheesecake. Thanks so much for posting this recipe!
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Ingredients Nutrition
For crust
- 473.18 ml graham cracker crumbs, crushed (approximately 2 sleeves)
- 118.29 ml butter, melted
- 59.14 ml granulated sugar
For filling
- 3 (680.38 g) package cream cheese, room temperature
- 236.59 ml sugar
- 236.59 ml sour cream
- 59.14 ml flour
- 9.85 ml vanilla
- 4 eggs
- 177.44 ml trader joe's key lime juice
Directions See How It's Made
- In 9 or 10 inch springform pan, combine crumbs, melted butter, and 1/4 cup sugar. Press evenly over bottom of pan and halfway up sides. Bake at 375 for 7-8 minutes, no longer.
- Cream room temperature cream cheese well, add sugar, and cream until smooth, scraping sides and bottom of bowl frequently to integrate any cream cheese lumps. Cream in sour cream, eggs, flour and vanilla. When smooth once more, stir in lime juice. Note: 3/4 Cup of Key Lime juice makes a very tart cheesecake. If you prefer a less tart cheesecake, start with 1/3 cup and increase to taste.
- Pour over prepared crust. Return to 375 oven for 15 minutes. Lower temperature to 250 and continue baking 50 minutes for 10 inch pan, 55 minutes for 9 inch pan. Cool on wire rack IN PAN for 20 minutes. Run a sharp knife around edge to loosen cheesecake, but do NOT remove from pan. Refrigerate at least 6 hours before serving. May be garnished with sweetened whipped cream, lime zest, or both.


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Subaru has always carved its own path when it comes to styling, and the exterior of the 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX is just as polarizing as its predecessors. However, TheCarConnection.com's research shows that the interior of Subaru Impreza WRX, which was redesigned in 2008, is a runaway success.
The 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX is available in either sedan or hatchback body styles, while the lightning-quick Subaru Impreza WRX STi comes exclusively as a hatchback. Reviews of the sedan are mediocre, as Edmunds remarks that, "from the rear doors back, the styling screams econobox, with homely taillights" and a wealth of uninspiring trim elements. The hatchback, however, is a different story entirely—Jalopnik reviewers say that the Subaru Impreza WRX "STi isn't what you'd call traditionally handsome," but they praise its "air of purposeful muscularity," which is enhanced by the "wildly flared arches, huge hood scoop and restrained rear wing." In a nod to the unorthodox styling, Car and Driver notes that the Subaru Impreza WRX features "love-it-or-hate-it styling," and Jalopnik laments that "the controversial looks will keep it from mass-market acceptance." The 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX hatchback features a few styling changes for 2009, which Cars.com details as "an Aero Package featuring an STi-type grille with a WRX badge," while the sedan gets "new tailpipe tips."
The inside of the 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX is a vast improvement over the rather Spartan interior that characterized previous versions of the Impreza lineup. Jalopnik calls the "swoopy and odd" interior "positively refreshing," while Edmunds raves that the "legible gauges remained so in practically any lighting situation, with a simple layout centering the large tachometer prominently behind the steering wheel." For those Subaru Impreza WRX STi models equipped with the optional navigation system, ConsumerGuide attests that "the navigation system itself is easy to negotiate," which is more than can be said for some competitors.


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Libra Legends vs Virgo Super Kings Prediction
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EpiPen maker Mylan has been under fire in the press, facing tough questions amid growing outrage over massive price increases for the potentially life-saving treatment. After they acquired the EpiPen from another firm in 2008, the price has increased from $100 to up to $600 in some cases.
While opposition has been bipartisan liberals have taken the stage front and center, to blast this as yet another case of corporate greed in action. Democrat Congressman Elijah Cummings said, after the firm offered a discount on the EpiPen following criticism, "Offering a meager discount only after widespread bipartisan criticism is exactly the same tactic used by drug companies across the industry to distract from their exorbitant price increases, as our investigation has shown repeatedly. Nobody is buying this PR move anymore."
Hillary Clinton took note as well, calling for them to immediately reduce the price of the EpiPen.Hillary Clinton blasted the price hike as outrageous, and just the latest example of a company taking advantage of its consumers. She added ""It's wrong when drug companies put profits ahead of patients, raising prices without justifying the value behind them."
Well, she'll be shocked to learn whose behind that hike…
Via Hannity
We've learned that the company responsible for the increase, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, is a Clinton Foundation donor helmed by the daughter of a Democratic Senator.
The CEO of Mylan is Heather Bresch, daughter of West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin. Mylan CEO Bresch reportedly earned a salary of close to $19 million in 2015, an increase in 671% over the same period in which the EpiPen rose in price.
In addition, Mylan has contributed up to $250,000 to the Clinton Foundation according to the foundation's records. Despite the connections to Clinton, the Democratic nominee has been critical of Mylan Pharmaceuticals actions.
Sounds like a great person! So it's not just repressive third-world regimes that donate to the Clinton Foundation, corrupt drug CEOs do as well.
Let's be honest – considering how much she's donated to the Clinton Foundation, do you think a President Hillary is more likely to help them justify this insane price hike, or continue asking them to lower it? I think the answer should be obvious.


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Islamabad, Dec. 24 (ANI): Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez has said he is not wary of his experienced Indian counterpart Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and said as a skipper his main aim would be to motivate his players not to buckle under pressure in the limited over series which starts in Bangalore on Tuesday.
Hafeez said that Dhoni is a far more experienced captain than him and Misbah-ul Haq. He, however, added that every captain has to face challenges and his aim would be to see that his side plays without any pressure and express themselves as much they can, reports The Nation.
The much-anticipated bilateral series between India and Pakistan starts with the first of the two Twenty20 Internationals at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore. Apart from two Twenty20 Internationals, India and Pakistan will also play three ODIs in the bilateral series.
Hafeez said Pakistan is here to play good cricket and winning and losing doesn't make any difference to his side. He also rued the fact that cricket playing nations refusal to tour the Pakistan country due to security reasons has deprived the country from hosting any international matches for the last three years. He, however, hoped that cricket will return to Pakistan soon.
Hafeez said the visiting Pakistan team has no issues with the security arrangements in India and they love touring the country. (ANI)


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Excited? So are we! The very talented Raghu Dixit, the frontman of the multilingual folk fusion band, The Raghu Dixit Project, will be here with his band, in Bangalore on February 26, 2016, to perform at the Annual Technical Fest of BNM Institute of Technology, Tatva.
The Raghu Dixit Project, undoubtedly has taken the audiences by storm, all over the world. Their live shows are loved by rock fans, and everyone who listens to heavy music, is sure to be present at the venue, showing off their 'Metal Horns'.
Raghu Dixit has mesmerized the audiences earlier, with his spectacular performances on notable songs like 'Munjaane Manjalli' and 'Gudugudiya'. His charismatic stage presence and upbeat, catchy tunes attract audiences and keep them hooked. So, get ready to be enthralled once again, and BOOK YOUR TICKETS FOR THE CONCERT BY CONTACTING: 8147529660/9482341141
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The boys of The Raghu Dixit Project, wear a 'Panche', while performing LIVE. The band is a total blend of long hair, beard, guitars, drums and is surely India's best rock/fusion band.
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Our mission at Northside Elementary is to ensure that students are learning academic, life, and leadership skills through methods that engage and challenge our students. We provide a rigorous academic program through which effective educators lead students to take responsibility for learning. We monitor our students' academic growth through continuous and varied assessments. The application of life and leadership skills are modeled and monitored to meet school-wide expectations. Northside Elementary respects the individual needs of students and will meet those needs by working together to provide enrichment and support.
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•Students, teachers, and parents share the responsibility for the child's learning.
•Education spirals from pre-K to 5th grade where learning is active, enriching, and applies to the world we live in.
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Camp Wapsie is the place to help young people build the character values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. With our deep tradition in camping, we strive to instill these underlying principles into each camper during their time at camp. Here at YMCA Camp Wapsie, we are: For Youth Development, For Healthy Living, and For Social Development.
YMCA Camp Wapsie is an Accredited camp of the ACA, (American Camp Association). ACA camps participate in a voluntary and rigorous review of 300 unique national standards, designed to ensure a well-supervised, positive environment with controlled boundaries and organized programs. So kids can safely grow and thrive. Learn more by visiting the ACA website.
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28th May 2017
Camping Bookings Now Closed
We are pleased to announce the early opening of booking for Tents, Caravans and Motorhomes at our exclusive athletes village at Cokers Frome
Now here is the thing its £12.50 per pitch per night, yes, that's per pitch, not per person, per dog or per child ... per pitch! BARGAIN !!
We will have nice showers and toilets with luxurious quilted toilet paper....(that last bit might not be overly true) and breakfast from early doors (true).
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Please note that bookings for the campsite should be received no later than Tuesday 23rd May.
Sorry! Booking for Camping Now Closed
Meals available Sat 27th and Sun 28th from 5pm to 8pm. Provided by Dorset Catering Service.
Variety of choices, vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free and egg free option. Food and drinks available from 5 pm on Fri 26th Breakfasts from 8am Sat and Sun.
Open for all not just runners