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" The Toyota Celica Standard is one of the more practical coupes available. Although it is arguably slightly slow acceleration wise, it is fun to drive and well designed, both inside and out. "
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I'm now on my third Toyota Celica. The previous two were the Gen 6 model and I rustled together the funds to buy a Gen 7, which is my current car.
From the moment that you open the driver's door, the build quality is apparent: solid, frameless doors that close with a reassuring thud. A well appointed interior with a mix of analog instruments and a partial LCD panel.
The engine in mine is the well proven 1.8 VVTi unit producing 140BHP and proves capable for most everyday situations, mated to a slick, 6 speed gearbox. It's rapid enough to sprint down a slip road on to the motorway without being silly in the fuel economy stakes.
In terms of practicality, the Celica is difficult to beat for a sports coupe. With the rear seats folded down, the boot load area becomes huge; so much so, that trips to the local DIY store are possible without searching for a neighbour's Volvo estate!
So, if you're on the look out for a sports coupe that can nearly double as a family car, look no further...
I purchased an W reg 1.8 140bhp toyota celica several years ago and found it to be a comfortable ride without the pure speed and handling you might expect from the looks. It still looks a fresh design even after all the years it has been in production with its futuristic lines and low slung purposeful front end. I found it to be very reliable as you would expect from a japanese car manufacturer with only a set of brake pads required in two years of steady motoring. Due to its rather restrained performance the mpg i found to be actually respectable, frequently in the mid 30`s, not so bad for a sports coupe. There is a decent amount of rear lugagge space if you drop the rear seats and I was able to fit a flat pack book case in there when I was moving house.
The main problem is a relativly minor one, but day to day is really annoying, and thats the boot. More specifically the boot struts. If you have the optional spoiler then the boot struts are simply not strong enough to keep the boot open! Many times I tried to put shopping in the boot and got whacked on the head! Something to look out for!
All in all this is a great looking car with decent performance that won`t let you down and will not break the bank. Its also still one of the best looking cars out on the road.
Toyota Celica 1.8 VVTI 140bhp
These new Iphones present a certain danger to ones financial health nowadays due to the fact that the owner has the potential to walk around with a lot more than just a phone in his or her pocket. For example, I have apps such as Ebay, Amazon, Play.com, The Lotto and Just Eat on my Iphone which are all readily available at any time of the day or night wherever I might be. It was one day last year that I sat at home bored and decided to take a look in the "apps store" on my Iphone. Whilst browsing I suddenly stumbled across an app for Autotrader and immediately downloaded it. Three weeks later I had increased my debts by another £4000.00 and was the proud owner of a black Toyota Celica. In the coming weeks I would soon come to find that this was money well spent.
As mentioned above I have had my Toyota Celica for around a year now and I must stress that it is the best car that I have ever owned. It gives me a nice comfortable driving experience and has great performance when it is needed. In my opinion the Toyota Celica looks great and handles very well too. When driven carefully I get relatively good fuel consumption from it so it isn't always like driving around constantly looking for a petrol station. Particularly important nowadays with our current ridiculous fuel costs.
Ok, so lets start with the looks. This shape Celica is the seventh generation of the Toyota Celica series. It was first released all the way back in 1999, but its futuristic sporty shape keeps it looking modern and up to date. I'm sure that most of us know what the Toyota Celica looks like as they aren't a rare car at all, but for your benefit I have uploaded plenty pictures of mine so that you can see what I am talking about.
For the Toyota Celica my favourite colour has to be black, so long as it is kept clean. My Celica is black and looks amazing when it has been cleaned well and waxed with a good quality carnauba wax. If neglected though black soon looks dirty and if I am honest its quite a high maintenance colour for any car. I have recently grown quite fond of the silver Toyota Celica's and I think that silver would be an attractive option when buying one.
If you take a look at any pictures I am sure you will agree that the Celica's shape is hiding its age somewhat. In some pictures you are actually looking at a nine to twelve year old car and don't forget that this shape was released way back in 1999. A shape that still looks quite current for one developed twelve years ago. Toyota have clearly produced a shape to last with this generation of Celica.
The price of a Toyota Celica varies from place to place but they are generally quite reasonably priced now. I bought my Celica last year for £4500.00. For my money I got a Celica on an 02 plate with 55,000 miles on the clock. It had two previous owners and a full service history (in fact it has actually been over-serviced). The car had no damage and no previous problems. I got a 12 month used car warranty, full service and a new MOT pass certificate plus 6 months road tax. The Celica I bought had a few extras with it as it was bought with the "sport pack" which included things such as a Sony CD player, electric sunroof and rear spoiler etc.
If you shop about I would imagine that you could find a Celica similar to mine with the same miles for around the £4000 mark today (June 2011).
Ill start by talking about the major cost of running any car, fuel. The review for this Celica is based on the 1.8 litre engine. Toyota Celica's have a 55 litre fuel tank and take unleaded petrol. To fill this tank from empty at today's average petrol price of 136.09 pence per litre would cost just short of £75.00. This sounds quite scary to me if I'm honest! Lets work out how long this would last or how far you should get from a full tank.
55 litres is 12.1 gallons, so if we work on the Toyota Celica's average fuel economy for combined urban/extra urban driving of 36.7 mpg, a full tank should get you 444.07 miles. For urban driving the fuel economy is 27.4 mpg which should get you 331.54 miles. Finally, the fuel economy for extra urban driving is 45.6 mpg which works out as 551.76 miles from a full tank.
Just for fun lets try something really scary and work out how much you would spend in a year if you drive 11000 miles at 36.7 mpg. Oooofffttt! 11000 miles at 36.7 mpg when the cost of fuel is 136.09 pence per litre is an annual cost of £1854.35.
Try working this out for your own car at http://www.fuel-economy.co.uk/calc.shtml
Another major running cost if you are my age or similar is insurance. The 140bhp Toyota Celica falls into insurance group 13. For me this means an annual premium of £550.00 fully comprehensive, that's with two years no claims discount and I am 24 years old. I do have an occupation which lowers my insurance premium a lot but for now I find swiftcover the cheapest.
For road tax costs my latest tax disc just reminded me that I paid £200.00 for twelve months tax in march 2011. That stings a bit.
This is an area of the review which I am reasonably well experienced enough to comment on. Driving cars fast is all part and parcel of my job and I have been doing this for four and a half years now. Driving quickly and well in excess of the speed limits is something I do daily at work (legally) and during this time I have driven a number of different vehicles with different qualities in handling. Being trained to drive fast safely including skid-car training has helped give me a good understanding of car handling too.
The seventh generation Toyota Celica is now only available in front-wheel drive. The drive is comfortable and very pleasant when driven carefully and with consideration. It has the right amount of power when it is needed for overtaking and feels like driving a low seated saloon car. If you put your foot down you can bring the car to life. When driven hard the handling is exceptional but you will need to keep the revs high in order to keep the car lively. Between 4000 and 7000 rpm the car sounds great. On country roads this car tackles corners enthusiastically and goes around them as if attached to railroad tracks. There is very little lean in this car as its suspension is a bit harder than an ordinary car and it is lower to the ground making its centre of gravity closer to the road. I really like this quality when on winding country roads as they can be navigated quickly and comfortably in a nice stable car which always feels flat to the ground.
As I said earlier this car is front wheel drive so the usual type of skid you would expect if over pushed will be a front wheel skid (or under steer). When navigating tight corners or round-a-bouts on wet roads it is fairly easy to induce a minor front wheel skid or under steer if you are driving too quickly. This of course is not desirable but only happens if the car is driven dangerously or overly hard in the wet. I have found this car to be very safe and more than stable when driven properly, I am merely trying to explain that the car has enough power to cause this to happen with a careless foot. On dry country roads I have found my Celica to have excellent road holding.
The steering is nicely responsive in the Toyota Celica and the stability is excellent. You can expect a comfortable drive in a Celica and not too much of this comfort is lost when we get onto those quiet country roads and increase the speed a little bit. Compared to the handling of other cars which I have driven hard at work I consider the handling of the Toyota Celica to be excellent.
The acceleration of the Toyota Celica from standing feels a bit tepid and that's because it is. 0 - 62 miles per hour takes the Celica 8.7 seconds which is fairly slow for a coupe. The Variable Valve Timing Intelligent (VVT-i) engine must be revved hard to get the most from its performance. The Celica does have enough power to provide fun and does so when driven in the upper third of its rev range. When driven in this manner you can feel the car pulling hard out of corners and during overtaking.
The Toyota Celica has a maximum speed of 127.31 miles per hour (205 kilometres per hour). It has a six speed gearbox and in my opinion the gear changes are smooth.
All in all it manages to deliver a decent driving experience with plenty of power in reserve for fun when you need it.
The boot space is a fairly large size for a coupe (see photo) and this is helped due to the fact that this car has a hatchback rather than a small boot lid. I have had fifteen bags of food shopping in the boot on one occasion. On top of this the rear seats fold down for extra room and a more practical choice when buying a coupe. I have also transported a coffee table in my Celica with the rear seats folded down. The inside offers as many cup holders as seats and a couple of extra little storage compartments. The glove box isn't anything special in terms of size but there is an extra storage box above the radio which has a door and I use this to keep my phone and wallet out of view. There is another storage box at the rear of the centre console for a few extra small items you might want to hide from view.
The two rear seats are seriously restricted to accommodating either children or really small adults. Legroom is minimal and the long sloping rear windscreen decreases the headroom the further back it gets and it's not so easy to access. The front seats are very comfortable and full leather is standard.
Behind the wheel I find a sporty environment with a leather seat in a low-slung position. I find that I get plenty of support from the drivers seat and the height can be adjusted. The controls are really well placed around a nice leather grip steering wheel. The view in the interior mirror is good and there is only a minor obstruction from the spoiler.
On the motorway some of the road noise does permeate through into the inside of the car and driving like this is not particularly quiet.
Getting in and out of the car is only a little harder than a normal car as it is a bit lower to the ground. I find that I lean in as far as I can then just drop to the seat when getting in. Getting out needs just a little more effort than usual but you soon get used to it.
The Toyota Celica has four SRS airbags. One in the steering wheel, one in front of the front passenger and one in each of the front seats which explode forwards to separate the driver/passenger from the door windows. The Celica also benefits from an anti lock braking system.
All Celica's have remote central locking, fitted alarm systems and an immobiliser. I have noticed that whilst washing my car it automatically locks itself after a few minutes but I am not sure if this is standard.
Toyota didn't put the Celica through any EuroNCAP crash tests, so it has no rating.
The Toyota Celica is a fantastic car and I would not hesitate to recommend it to friends. It is one of the more practical coupe cars and is fun to drive. Please view my photographs which I have submitted to supplement this review.
I hope that this review has been helpful, thank you for reading and if you have any further questions please message me.
I recently decided to stop buying new small cars and went down a few years and up a few horsepower. My 2000 Celica, standard model has been on the road a few months with me now and I've discovered a few quirks, but also a few thousand miles of trouble free driving.
Firstly, changing headlights on this model is NOT easy. It involves removing both battery and coolant tank, taking a lot more time and elbow grease than any car I've previously owned.
Secondly, not many stockists keep Celica parts in stock, meaning a wait of at least a day to get your parts.
And, as anyone thinking of buying this model needs to know before a test drive, it is powerful sore on both petrol and oil, and the parcel shelf is badly engineered and will need a little tweaking to eliminate a very annoying rattle! After a lot of searching I found a set of rubber chocks on ebay which solve this problem.
That said, once you have come round to the fact that a 1.8 litre, 140 Bhp vehicle will average around 28 Mpg (a little low in my experience) and that this model will use around a litre of engine oil per 800 mile, (a common problem up to the 2003 facelift model) and accepted these facts, you will certainly enjoy driving such a striking motor.
Kitted out with a set of 18 inch Chrome's, my ten year old red Celica still turns heads!
Toyota Celica VVTi (variable valve timing) 2000- 2005 is the seventh generation of Celica's. I bought my second hand black car in 2002 for £11000. On an average you can buy the second hand cars now for £6500-I think it's still one of the best looking mid range cars. Its performance is outstanding and drives brilliantly.
It is a 2 door hatch back coupe and comes in 2 trims- GT and GTS. Its engine size is 1.8 litre with the horsepower of 140bhp. It has 6 gears and mine is a manual car with front wheel drive. Its goes from 0 to 60 mph in 8.7 seconds and not too great when starting from 1st gear in signals. Its top speed is 127 mph and I have actually managed to drive mine upto 120 mph in motorways quite easily but I wouldn't advice everyone to try it if you are not comfortable! The fuel tank capacity is 55 litres and it can easily drive for 250 motorway miles with this. It has 16 inch alloy wheels.
Air conditioning, power mirrors, electric windows, sunroof, ABS brakes, tilt steering, and CD stereo were all standard inclusions. Its leather upholstery makes its look more elegant and cleaning very easy. The front panel looks well organised with all buttons placed at the right place and distance. The temperature and the radio/cd controls are in the right distance. Its small and sturdy gear is easy to handle. It is a 6 geared manual car. Its reverse gear application is very different from the other gears handling, so you wont put reverse even by mistake! The steering wheel also has leather covering and its height can be positioned at three places making it adjustable for different height people.
It has 4 airbags. Therefore you cannot put a child/baby seat in the front passenger seat unless you get the airbag removed/inactivated. It's back seats are quite spacious and has enough leg space. I put my child seat at the backseat although there isn't a good visibility from there (windows are too small) but still he likes being in this car than the other big cars. I feel much safer when the child's in back seat (of coupes) as there is no window or door for them to meddle with.
I have had it for 7 years and there has not been any major problem with the car until now. I have changed the wipers, tyres, brake discs and had some small repairs on it but still is not noisy inside while driving. Toyotas are known for their reliability and least breakdowns.
Celica has a front engine when compared to the Toyota MR2 which means there is a good boot space. It takes in a child's pram easily with still space available for 2 small bags. Celica and MR2 were two of the best looking cars but unfortunately Toyota has stopped manufacturing both these cars. So buy a good second hand car now before it gets too old.
It is a very good car with the looks of a sports car and purposeful as a hatchback.
After my gorgeous Alfa 156 blew up on the M6 I had to get something else with similair qualities ....but reliable!
So ... I bought an early 2003 Celica 1.8 VVTi from Culvers in Stockport (excellent experience) with 14K miles on the clock. That was 14 months & a big 36,000 miles ago, mainly motorway driving. Happy to report it is totally reliably and has never let me down.
Like the Alfa, and unlike many Euro-box vanilla saloons / MPV's I could have gone for, it's the sort of car you actually look forward to driving. Great looks, superb handling, super-smooth on motorways, very comfortable over long distances & OK economy. Add the boring bits (big boot for a coupe, fairly cheap insurance, cheap to service, no rattles or squeaks) and it's a winner all round.
It's been totally reliable ... though it does have a high pitch whine in 6th gear on the motorway. I reckon it could be a worn syncromesh but the dealers can't find anything wrong & it's covered by warranty anyhow. It's had 3 x 10,000 mile services at £150, £95 & £195 respectively which is good value. Note: do ring around as prices differ considerably between Toyota dealers!
Minus points: it's not quick enough low down in the rev range, only gets going above 3500 rpm ..... but then the engine starts to sound thrashy at high revs. This contasts to the Alfa which sounded glorious at the red-line. Don't go trying to burn-off Mini Coopers, chavs in their Nova's etc. at the lights or you'll be embarassed. The interior is a bit drab and plasticky and soon gets scarred. Lovely low-slung driving position however.
All-in-all an excellent car especially if, like me, you want a flash car which can cope with big mileages. In fact, my warranty runs out early '06 and I will be trading in for another one. No better recommendation than that!
When my uncle decided to buy a new car, I recommended him to buy a Toyota Celica. It was like it's name sleek-a. It looked very cool and knowing Toyota, it was probably very reliable and very good value for money. Everytime I saw it on the street, I always glanced at it and looked at it in admiration. So, this seemed like the perfect car to buy. He went off to the nearest Toyota Garage and test drove the Celica. He loved it. It was extremely smooth, extremely comfortable and best of all, the steering wheel was easy to use (a must for my uncle). So, sleek, easy to park, good looking, economical, confortable, smooth...absolutely brilliant sports car. Here is some facts and figures to do with the Toyota Celica: Adjustable steering rake Alarm Alloy Wheels Anti-lock brakes CD Player Central Locking Climate Control Driver's airbag Electric front windows Electric mirrors Electric sunroof Heated mirrors Immobiliser Leather seats Locking wheel nuts Passenger airbag Power steering RDS Radio Remote central locking Seat height adjust. Seatbelt pretensioners Side airbags Side impact bars Split-fold rear seats Maximum Speed 140 0-60 mph seconds 7.4 30 - 70 mph seconds Power: bhp/rpm 189/7800 Pulling Power/torque (lb ft)/rpm 133/6800
After carefully considering the options I decided that the trusty Passat 1.8T had to go in favour of a smaller, sportier car. Not that I've been un-happy with the old VW - It was comfortable, reliable, and for its size, economical, but I no longer had a need for a car that was at it's best on long motorway journeys. I was after something that would be a pleasure to drive on the twisty stuff. I read the motor magazines and narrowed down my choices to the Audi TT or the Toyota Celica. The Audi was tempting me as I hoped that it would share many of the virtues of the VW. However, even the cheapest TT Coupe was £4K more than the most expensive Celica, and I was very very happy with a Corolla I once owned, so I thought I'd give the Toyota a go first. The only car available in my area for a test drive was a standard 140 model but I figured that that was close enough to get the feel of the car. The build quality was superb, apart from a cheap plastic used for the centre console. But after the beautifully finished interior of the Passat I was having doubts. These disappeared as soon as I noted the ideal driving position with all the controls falling perfectly to hand. The seats were beautifully supportive, and other than the centre console the interior finish was good. In the front there was plenty of space and it didn't feel too cramped, but without trying the rear seats I could see that there wasn't much room back there. The boot seemed pretty big for a sports car. Not quite room for a set of golf clubs, but the rear seats could be folded down to make quite a lot more room if necessary. No surprise that Toyota don't see this car as remotely similar to the MR2 then! On starting the engine I was hooked. The four cylinder unit burst into life with a beautiful roar, and was noticeable, without being too intrusive. The gearbox was also a pleasure with the gears being easily selected with a small fl
ick of the lever. The test drive was a hoot. We started with a quick 5 mile blast up the motorway, followed by some more pleasurable twists and turns. It was immediately clear that correct gear choice was imperative if the Celica was going to perform. This took some getting used to after the remarkably wide torque band of the VW Turbo. The Celica was a complete contrast, needing to be given revs, lots of them, before it would sing. If you're looking for something that you can stick in gear and tootle along in then this isn't the car for you. You need to be prepared to think ahead and be in the right gear at the right time. When changing down to accelerate, don't just think of going down a gear. In 6th gear it can be necessary to go down 3 gears to really get the engine going. I'd heard that at motorway speeds the car could be noisy, but at 70mph it seemed fine to me, and I didn't even have the stereo on. Even in 6th gear we were doing more revs than the Passat would have been doing in top at that speed, but it didn't seem to be too bad. On the twists, the handling was a real pleasure. The ride wasn't uncomfortably hard in any way, and yet the steering and suspension was letting me know exactly what was going on.
Not only does the Celica Cabriolet look good with the hood up, but there's a sexy aggression to the nose treatment that will get you noticed. But clambering into the Toyota after soft-top rivals like the Saab 900 Turbo and BMW 328i is like wandering into a burger joint after the Savoy. It's downmarket, and there's plastic everywhere. Build quality is not all it could be while wind and engine noise are more noticeable. The leather seats are narrow while the rear is cramped. Boot space is OK, provided you don't mind the high load lip and have left the tonneau cover at home. The Toyota's hood is complicated. Each window must be lowered by its own switch, a slow and noisy job. After the two retaining clips are undone, the Toyota's electric motors fold the hood away, but the plastic tonneau cover must be fitted manually. The Celica is not at its best in a traffic jam thanks to a jerky transmission. And in this company, the 1,998cc 16-valver's 173bhp is beaten by the others. Another bugbear is smoothness – the engine's raspy, but not in a very exciting, performance-car kind of way. Despite its drawbacks the Toyota is more fun than the Saab. It has the best gearbox and steering of the trio; the brakes offer the most feel, too, but they are not the most effective. Like the Saab, the Toyota is front-wheel drive but it's cleaner, tidier and more involving. Over the sweepy stuff it feels firm and well constructed, with minimal body shake. The Celica's all-new engine might be state-of-the-art, with intelligent variable valve timing, 16 valves and twin overhead camshafts, but it develops only 140 bhp and has an even less impressive torque figure of 125 lb ft it simply isn't enough to give the car the performance it needs. Toyota claims a top speed of 127 mph, with the 0-60 mph dash taking a comparatively tardy 8.7 seconds. In an att
empt to disguise the lack of torque, the car has been given a six speed gearbox, but Toyota then shoots itself in the foot by gearing the car for relaxed cruising rather than performance.
This car in rally gear his a world championship winner. The ride is comfortable and relaxing, gear changes from the five-speed box are fantastically slick and precise, and the power steering gives a good feel of the road at all times. It also makes the Celica a doddle to manoeuvre, even though rear visibility, because of the severely sloping rear window and high tailgate, is not the best. . Front seat occupants enjoy plenty of leg and headroom, but these are strictly limited in the rear. All the dials are clear and easy to read. Electric windows, mirrors and sunroof, a driver's airbag and remote-control central locking are all standard on the solidly built Celica. Anti-lock is standard on the powered all-round disc brakes, which bring the car to an instant and undramatic halt if required. The seats are firm but comfortable even after long journeys. Boot space is good but it is on the deep side, making loading and unloading heavy items a trial. The rear seats can be folded forward to create extra space and can even be locked in place for better security. For a sporty car, fuel consumption isn't bad at all — I averaged 33mpg over all kinds of driving. A lower priced model is also available — the 1.8 ST at £17,349. but the dearest can go up to 36k
I have just bought a (2000 edition) Toyota Celica GT, Not the GTS, but there you go we can't all afford the top of the line, It is "Dark Blue" almost "Black" and looks great this car looks so much fresher than any other car in its class, Toyota really did a good design job. The engine bay is tiny i don't think you could get in there to do very much work yourself, the boot is quite small, but you can get a fair amount of luggage in without having to drop the rear seats. Inside the setup is in my opinion very good, this car is designed for a small to medium sized person, if you are over 6 ft tall or 250lbs, think again, you just won't fit in, front seats are great very comfortable, while the rear seats are fine if you are a child or under 5ft tall, instrumentation is fine fairly typical stuff no great technology advances here but easy and practical to use. My main complaint is the stereo, while the standard setup of AM/FM, cassette, Cd player is fine, apparantly Toyota decided that if you want a CD changer, which the standard stereo has buttons for you have to buy the Toyota branded model, because it has been wired in a way that no one else has a match for as yet, by the way the Toyota 6 disk changer is approx 500 to 600 U.K. Pounds installed, 2 to 3 times the price of a normal 10 disk changer. On the whole i am very satisfied with this car it is quick, it is quiet, standard stero, is loud and clear (Just that changer thing), it is good on petrol, looks great.


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A VALET parking firm has been using free spaces at Southend Airport to park customers' cars...but still charged them the full price.
An Echo investigation has revealed Southend Airport Car Park (SACP) has been taking advantage of the airport's offer of free long-stay parking, which ends this month, by block-booking spaces.
Despite their cars being parked for free, just a stone's throw away from the terminal, customers were not told about the move - and charged up to £20 a day.
Our reporters also discovered evidence of SACP tailgating customers' vehicles bumper to bumper to sneak them through the airport's car park barriers without paying.
Alastair Welch, the managing director of Southend Airport, said he was shocked by our discoveries.
He said: "Whilst we are aware of some unauthorised organisations misleading people into thinking they offer airport car parking, the behaviour we have seen recently has been shocking.
"Our priority is always for our customers and they should never be misled as they appear to have been by others here."
Airport bosses announced in January they would offer free parking to passengers for the first two months of 2013 to mark the first anniversary of the new £10million terminal.
The deal, which includes a £1 booking fee, applied to the 500-space Long-Stay Car Park 2 for customers booking through the website, southendairport.com.
SACP is one of the airport's major rivals for passengers' parking, offering drop-off and pick-up services at the terminal for £40 a week.
The Echo's investigation revealed that, within days of the airport's free parking offer being announced, dozens of bookings had been made by SACP.
However, when an undercover reporter rang to book its services, no discounts or references to the airport's deal were offered.
SACP drivers have been observed arriving en masse to park customers' cars in the car park and retrieve them again late at night.
When airport staff realised what was happening, they logged the cars' registration plates on the car park entry-and-exit system, forcing the firm to pay the full price when they attempted to leave.
However, rather than doing so, SACP employees paid for one customer's car and then tailgated others behind it to dodge the closing barrier without paying.
Various examples of the scam were also caught on film by the airport's own CCTV cameras.
REGRETFUL bosses have held their hands up and apologised for their treatment of customers' cars.
Lorraine Larman, financial director of Southend Airport Car Park (SACP), said she was deeply sorry if her staff members' action had upset anybody.
However, she insisted that, until recently, she had been completely that customers' cars had been parked in the airport's long-stay car park.
Placing the blame on one of the firm's managers, Ms Larman said that employee had now been sacked and she was prepared to go to any lengths to save her company's reputation.
She said: "We have built our company on the basis of offering great service to our customers and being a family-run business.
"I was not aware that any of this was going on and, if I had been, I would have stopped it straight away.
"It was the actions of one member of staff who has now been dismissed."
Ms Larman and her son, Louis Larman, set up SACP last year to take advantage of the rejuvenated airport's growing number of passenger flights.
However, she said both of them had been forced away from the business in recent weeks after Mr Larman's young son was diagnosed with cancer.
In their absence, Ms Larman claimed the staff member left in charge of the firm decided to exploit the airport's free parking offer without her or Mr Larman's consent.
That employee was sacked on Friday, she said.
The firm still uses its base on the Temple Farm industrial estate to park customers' cars.
Ms Larman said the decision to use the airport's own car park was not triggered by a lack of space at their own site.
She said: "I don't think that was the case at all.
"I think the member of staff thought the airport was being cheeky by taking away the free drop-off lay-by, so they would do this in return.
"Of course we would not have wanted this to happen or for our customers' cars to be treated in this way.
"If the airport would like us to pay for the spaces or do anything else to put this right, I will gladly do that.
"Our company means everything to us."

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NEW YORK — Macy's has announced the launch of its American Icons campaign, a cross-country tribute to the beloved traditions, people and landscapes of America. Macy's American Icons will officially kick-off in mid-May and extend through July.
"Macy's is America's Department Store and through this campaign we're celebrating the unique people, places and things that make our country great," said Martine Reardon, Macy's chief marketing officer. "In addition to collections from incredible brands including Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Michael Kors, we're embarking on a nationwide tribute that will feature some of America's most beloved and nostalgic pastimes including the drive-in, baseball and grilling, along with a program to support and celebrate America's veterans."
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Seattle -- Starbucks Coffee Company reaffirmed its commitment to accelerate growth in Southeast Asia, announcing plans to open 100 stores in Indonesia over the next three years and another 100 stores in the Philippines over the next four years.
Starbucks entered Southeast Asia in 1996 with its first store in Singapore. The company currently operates more than 700 stores across six countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and, most recently, Vietnam.
"With a population of more than 600 million people, an emerging middle class that is driving strong consumption and a robust and resilient economy, Southeast Asia presents a compelling growth opportunity for Starbucks," said Starbucks chairman and CEO Howard Schultz. "Never before have Starbucks prospects in this region been so exciting. As we ramp up our ambitious, yet disciplined, growth momentum across Southeast Asia, we will continue to build the Starbucks brand through the lens of humanity – supporting local coffee farmers and the neighborhoods we serve, while also investing in the growth and development of our partners."


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QUEENSBURY -- A 33-year-old town woman has been charged with raping a 15-year-old boy, police said.
Abby J. Berkheimer of Queens Way was arrested Wednesday by the Warren County Sheriff's Department. Police allege she was involved in a sexual relationship with the boy.
Police were alerted to the situation after his parents found him at Berkheimer's home after he didn't return home when he was supposed to.
According to Lt. Steven Stockdale, Berkheimer works as an assistant librarian in Crandall Public Library's teen section, which is where she and the victim met last March, when the victim was 14. In August, when the victim was 15, Stockdale said the relationship became romantic.
Kathy Naftaly, acting director of Crandall Public Library, referred all comment on the matter to the Warren County District Attorney's Office. She would not comment on Berkheimer's current employment status with the library.
Berkheimer is charged with third-degree rape and third-degree criminal sexual act, felonies. She also is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.
Stockdale said there is no indication Berkheimer has done anything like this in the past, but added that the investigation is ongoing and it is still possible there are other victims.
Finding additional victims is "a possibility that we're not prepared to close the door on at this point," he said.
Berkhimer's bail was set at $2,500 cash or $5,000 bond, and an order was issued barring her from contact with the victim.
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This dinky four-door hatchback was called both the Matiz and the Spark in Europe; the name Matiz has been familiar in Asia for more than a decade. GM's Daewoo division in South Korea builds this microcar, which is powered by a 1.0-liter four-cylinder that makes 65 hp. The Matiz now sold in Mexico is the previous generation of the car that's now called the Chevy Spark. That tiny ride is actually 7 inches longer than the Matiz.
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The Spark is coming to the United States, but its U.S. price of about $13,000 reflects the cost of extra equipment mandated by U.S. law, such as 10 airbags. The Mexico version sports the same 103-hp 1.6-liter four-cylinder but comes in at under 10 grand. Like the Matiz, the Spark is made by GM Daewoo in South Korea. (So is the Chevy Aveo. That much-reviled rental-car standby has been replaced by the superior Chevy Sonic in the U.S., but you can still buy a new Aveo in Mexico for about $10,000.)
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Laurier researchers Project SOIL examines food production at schools, hospitals and other institutions
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Kevin Crowley, Acting Assistant Vice-President
WATERLOO Hospitals, schools and other public institutions already provide communities with vital services. But what if they could double as food producers?
Thats the idea behind Project SOIL, a study being led by Laurier researcher Philip Mount that explores the potential for on-site food production at public institutions. Launched in September 2013, Project SOIL Shared Opportunities on Institutional Lands is investigating the feasibility of using institutional land to grow organic produce by examining on-site food production systems already in place at Ontario institutions and supporting five pilot projects around the province.
The project grew out of three ideas, said Mount. Public institutions in Ontario are being encouraged to provide more local food; many of these institutions have land that could grow that food; and many new and young farmers have the skills to produce this food, but no access to land.
In addition to Mount, the Project SOIL research team includes Irena Knezevic from Lauriers Centre for Sustainable Food Systems, and researchers from national non-profit My Sustainable Canada and from the University of Guelph, Carleton University and Lakehead University. The team is using the five pilot projects to study the economic and institutional viability of on-site food production models, as well as more specific benefits of the practice.
At KW Habilitations micro-farm in Kitchener-Waterloo and the GreenWerks Garden at the Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital in Thunder Bay, the team will study what skills people can gain from participating in on-site food production, as well as the impact of channeling fresh local produce into institutional food supply. Meanwhile, at health facilities Hôpital Glengarry Memorial Hospital in Alexandria, Ont. located near the Quebec-Ontario border and Homewood Health Centre in Guelph, the team will study therapeutic benefits. The fifth pilot project is taking place at the Food School Farm, a participatory agro-ecological program at Centre Wellington District High School in Fergus.
The next step of the project will apply these lessons to a select group of institutions, with in-depth feasibility studies that will identify the resources required for a successful food production project.
The potential of on-site food production is largely untapped, said Mount. But one early lesson from these pilot projects would apply equally on the grounds of a daycare, seniors residence or hospice: the simple act of growing food for others has transformative power.
For more information on Project SOIL, visit: http://projectsoil.ca/.


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A village pub has been named a local real ale group's best of the year.
The Hurdlemakers Arms in Woodham Mortimer was named Maldon and Dengie Campaign for Real Ale's 2014 Pub of the Year.
Chairman Robert Longley said: "The Hurdlemakers Arms were well-deserved winners of the Pub of the Year competition when the beer at the pub was scored higher than any other in the area by CAMRA members using the online beer scoring system during last year.
"As well as offering excellent beer and food, there is always a friendly welcome, and many people come to the pub to drink and enjoy the rural location."
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Editor's note: This market commentary is provided by the Dairy Division at FCStone/Downes-O'Neill in Chicago, Ill.
Class III opened under selling pressure Wednesday morning, following heavy overnight trading that pushed prices to as much as 37 cents lower (Sept). Volume continued to grow at a steady pace into the spot market, which saw more of the same back-and-forth activity that we've become accustomed to. The price of blocks fell to $2.3150 and was bid back up to unchanged ($2.1500) on five trades, alleviating the selling pressure on 2011 contracts. Futures finished mixed under moderately heavy volume of 1,768 contracts.
Sellers recently have been a mixture of speculators looking to exit long positions and producers looking to initiate new hedges (short positions). Commercial buy interest, and to a somewhat lesser extent export buy interest, remains a key source of bids in the market through 2012 as buyers see value with every price drop. While the trend has not turned lower, we remain cautious. With the prices weakness showing in Fonterra's Global Dairy Trade Platform, plenty of blocks coming to Chicago, Oceania milk production kicking up, and retail and foodservice price increases finally starting to dribble into play, our expectations are for the recent weather rally to cool in the coming weeks.
The 2012 Class III average continues to flirt with $17.00/cwt. The most disconcerting problem with an otherwise very agreeable $17.00 average for dairy producers is that it may not actually be enough to turn a profit depending on how feed prices shake out. The one caveat to not selling what has historically been an excellent price for any year is that it is eerily reminiscent of the 2008 producer dilemma in which 2009 $18 and $19 milk was "not enough". We're not calling for another 2009, but we are starting to like what we see for producers next year. Call us to discuss 2012.
Cheese futures took a breathier yesterday, trading just 2 contracts and finishing mostly unchanged. Good volume figures still seem to come mostly on up days lately. Part of this has to do with the fact that cheese has been in a bullish weather market and part of it has to do with commercial buyer comfort levels in cheese futures. Dairy producer activity is still largely reserved for the Class III (and to some extent Class IV markets). As that piece changes, volume will shoot up like Iowa corn this year.
In the corn market, after finishing limit up Tuesday, prices could barely keep their head above water Wednesday even amid a weaker U.S. dollar. The weather and ratings and yield losses and problems appear to have been priced in — for now. And when more stories of problems didn't pile on today, traders stopped to give some thought to how demand will fare at $7.00/bu. Also, they got another salty taste for the general economy.
We're still in a weather market and we expect to see that choppy type trade unfold here well through all the pre-USDA report estimates and into the actual report next Thursday. Until we have enough to push through prior highs in December, we are simply re-testing that level. Besides weather we only have two things to trade, private analyst estimates (FCStone was Tuesday and Informa is this morning) and outside markets. Informa yield estimates expected in the low 150's, USDA at 158.7. The U.S. dollar is higher on intervention and U.S. equities struggling off late to say the least with the Dow down 8% in 9 trading sessions.
Weather models show only modest rain events for the Corn Belt over the near-term, but the outlook for August does show a normal amount of rain and another a threat of more heat in week 3 of August at this point.
We look for corn to open 7 to 10 cents lower and soybeans to open 9 to 11 lower.
Daily CME spot market prices:
Block cheese: $2.15 (unchanged)
Barrel cheese: $2.13 (unchanged)
Butter: $2.1025 (unchanged)
Grade A NFDM: $1.51 (unchanged)
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Mozilla has released Firefox 20 for download! The highlight of this release is on Firefox's private browsing mode, which now allows Firefox desktop users to open a private browsing window without the need to shut down the whole browser, while Firefox for Android users can now use per-tab private browsing. Also new in this version is a download manager for the desktop, the ability to customize the shortcuts on the home screen with your favorite sites and support for additional HTML5 and WebRTC features. The new download manager is represented by a dedicated down arrow button that appears to the right of the Search bar.
Clicking this or initiating a new download reveals the new panel-based manager, listing all current downloads with progress bars for those not yet complete. Right-clicking reveals additional options: pause/resume, cancel, go to download page and open downloads folder. Clicking Show All Downloads opens the new Downloads Manager, which is integrated in the Library window alongside History, Tags and Bookmarks. Pretty cool updates and worth trying out! Download Firefox for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android.
Firefox includes a new enhancement to private browsing that allows you to open a new private browsing window without closing or changing your current browsing session. You can shop for a birthday gift in a private window with your existing browsing session uninterrupted. You can also use a private browsing window to check multiple email accounts simultaneously.
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One time a few years ago my nieces Elizabeth and Amanda were spending the night at my house. We were eating breakfast on my porch, and I was trying, with no luck, to get Elizabeth to eat some kind of fruit, possibly a banana. She looked at me, and said, with all the indignation an eight year old could muster, "Aunt Kalyn, don't you realize that I've never been much of a fruit eater?" What I didn't tell her at the time (but will confess to now if she or her mom sees this on the blog) is that I've never really been much of a fruit eater either.
Recently when I found myself with a bunch of leftover fruit from a dinner party, a container of leftover chopped dill, and some leftover dressing from the Strawberry Spinach Salad, I ended up combining them into this Fruit Salad with Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Pineapple, and Dill that was definitely not boring! If you're not a fan of dill, this may not be your thing, but if you like dill I bet you'll love this salad. (You could also try it without the dill; the dressing is great!)
I had cantaloupe, honeydew, and a tiny bit of pineapple left from a dinner, so I just cut it in equal sized pieces. However, pineapple isn't too South Beach Diet friendly, so you could make this with just melon if you're a South Beach dieter.
Fruit Salad with Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Pineapple, and Dill
(Makes 4-6 servings, recipe created by Kalyn to use some leftover fruit that could have potentially been boring!)
2-3 cups cantaloupe, cut into pieces about 1 inch square
2-3 cups honeydew, cut into pieces about 1 inch square
1 cup pineapple, cut into pieces about 1 inch square (optional, can use all melon)
4-6 T Spinach Salad Dressing (recipe follows)
2-3 T chopped fresh dill (use more or less, depending on how much you like dill)
Spinach Salad Dressing:
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup sugar or Splenda (use Splenda for the South Beach Diet)
1 tsp. finely minced fresh garlic
1/4 tsp. salt (I used fine sea salt)
1/4 tsp. black pepper (I used fresh ground pepper)
1/4 tsp. dry mustard powder
1/4 tsp. onion powder
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
This is best served right away, but it will keep in the refrigerator for about a day.
South Beach Suggestions:
More Salads with Dill That Don't Sound Boring:
(Recipes from other blogs may not always be South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Almonds and Dill from Kalyn's Kitchen
Shredded Beet, Dill, and Coconut Salad from Lisa's Kitchen
Cucumber and Yogurt Salad with Feta and Dill from Kalyn's Kitchen
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LONG delays have hit the A127 after a car and lorry crashed.
Police, firefighters and ambulances were called to Rayleigh Weir, London-bound, following the smash, at 2.50pm.
Essex Police said a woman sitting in the passenger side of the car was unable to get out because of the glass, which had smashed following the impact with the lorry.
The spokesperson said no one was thought to be seriously injured.
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Interested applicants and grant recipients may find details and forms on MySouthwestern (log-in required).
Southwestern's Public Interest Summer Grant Program was established in 1990 with the mission of providing a monetary award to students who seek a summer law clerkship with a nonprofit organization that provides free or low-cost legal assistance to low income or marginalized individuals or underserved communities.
Nonprofit organizations are agencies that qualify for tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4). As most public interest law agencies do not have the financial capacity to pay summer associates, the program makes it possible for the law student to receive funding and acquire hands-on experience while helping individuals and the community.
Recipients are selected annually. The Public Interest Law Committee takes into account whether an applicant participated in Public Interest Law Week fundraising activities, public interest experience and the applicant's demonstrated commitment to public service.
Sample list of Southern California Nonprofit Organizations and Agencies
- Alliance for Children's Rights
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC)
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- California Lawyers for the Arts
- California Women's Law Center
- Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. (CLINIC)
- Children's Law Center of Los Angeles (CLC)
- Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST)
- Disability Rights California (formerly Protection & Advocacy, Inc. (PAI))
- Disability Rights Legal Center
- El Rescate
- Human Rights Watch
- HIV & Aids Legal Services Alliance (HALSA)
- Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association, Inc.
- Inner City Law Center
- Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice
- Learning Rights Law Center
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)
- Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Inc. (LADL)
- Media Access Project
- Mental Health Advocacy Services
- National Lawyers Guild
- Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS)
- Public Counsel
- Working People's Law Center
Please note: This is not an exhaustive list. It is rather a guide to help you with your search for a summer law clerkship.
Dean Leigh H. Taylor Public Interest Law Fund
On the occasion of his retirement and in recognition of his dedication to Southwestern and the Public Interest Law Program, Southwestern alumni established an endowment fund in Dean Emeritus Leigh H. Taylor's name in 2005.
The money generated by the fund will be matched by federal work study funds, enabling a greater number of students to participate in the school's Public Interest Law Summer Grant Program.
Dean Taylor, an ardent supporter of public interest programs and their invaluable contribution to society, retired as Dean of Southwestern in the summer of 2005, after 27 years of service to the school. To read more about Dean Taylor's interest and contribution to public interest, download the Summer 2005 issue of the Southwestern Law Newsletter (PDF).
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ROCHESTER -- The last-place Oakland women lost to Fort Wayne, 87-71, Saturday at the O'rena, after the Mastodons took a double-digit halftime lead and never looked back in the second half.
Oakland has lost seven of its last eight games and five of the last six meetings with Fort Wayne, a team which only beat the Grizzlies by two points less than a month ago.
"I haven't given up on this team," Oakland coach Beckie Francis said. "We're good. We're young. Sometimes, that talent will all mesh together and sometimes it looks like it did tonight.
"If I was hanging my head, they would. ... Some teams give up. This team hasn't."
Freshman Elena Popkey led Oakland with a career-high 23 points. Amy Carlton added 12 points and freshman Olivia Nash had 11 for Oakland (9-17, 3-11 Summit League).
Summit League leading scorer Amanda Hyde and Rache Mauk led the Mastodons (12-14, 8-6) with 22 points each. Haley Seibert had 15 points and Erin Murphy added 14 points.
Oakland took a brief one-point lead with 15:48 to play in the first half, the second and last time it led, before the Mastodons used an 11-4 run to back ahead by seven, 20-13. They slowly built their lead to double digits, leading 43-31 at halftime.
The Mastodons pushed their lead to more than 20 down the stretch, leading by as many as 22 points with 5:29 to play.
Oakland and Fort Wayne each had 32 rebounds. The Grizzlies committed 16 turnovers, while the Mastodons turned the ball over 15 times. Oakland shot 42 percent (24 of 47), while Fort Wayne was 27 of 55 (49 percent).
The Grizzlies have been without preseason conference player of the year Bethany Watterworth (Lake Orion), who is sitting out the season with a back injury suffered in the offseason. She is expected to receive a medical red-shirt and return for a fifth season.
Francis also learned this week she will have to finish the season without junior Zakiya Minifee, who injured her knee in a game Feb 14. Minifee, another preseason all-conference selection, missed much of last season after injuring the other knee. Francis lamented the loss of Minifee's athleticism, calling her a "freak defender."
"She can make seven or eight 'help-and-recover' plays in one possession," Francis said. "Instead of that, we have freshmen on the floor.
"The experience of a veteran out there defensively really makes a difference."
The Grizzlies finished 7-9 at home for the season, 2-6 in league play, with two losses coming to Big Ten opponents Michigan State and then-No. 15 Purdue.
Oakland wraps up the regular season on the road at IUPUI Feb. 27 and Western Illinois March 2 before beginning the Summit League Tournament in Sioux Falls, S.D., March 9-12.
"A lot of these games we've played were neck and neck," Popkey said. "It could be another close game and these teams can't put us in the back of their minds."
The Golden Grizzlies, despite being in last place in the conference standings, are assured a spot in the conference tournament because newcomer Omaha is ineligible for postseason play this season.
-- Francis, who recently disclosed she had been the victim of childhood sexual abuse by her father, was recognized Thursday as the recipient of the Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award, presented by the United States Basketball Writers Association. She will accept the award next month at the Women's Final Four in New Orleans.
Paul Kampe covers Oakland University basketball for The Oakland Press. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com and read his blog "Grizzlies Den" at TheOaklandPress.com/blogs/sports.


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Pagan placed on disabled list; Duvall recalled
SAN FRANCISCO -- Hoping they can avoid the fate they endured last season when Angel Pagan was sidelined, the Giants placed their center fielder and leadoff hitter on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a lower back strain.
Infielder Adam Duvall, the Pacific Coast League's home run leader, was recalled from Triple-A Fresno to replace Pagan on the active Major League roster.
Pagan injured his left hamstring on May 25, 2013, and didn't play again until Aug. 30. Tied for first place in the National League West when Pagan was injured, the Giants sank to fourth place, 6 1/2 games behind Los Angeles, by July 7. They trailed by a whopping 19 games when he returned to the lineup.
This year, the Giants have been reminded of Pagan's impact while losing 11 of 14 games entering Wednesday. He missed the last eight games in that stretch, six of which resulted in Giants defeats.
"We have to keep pushing," said Giants manager Bruce Bochy, whose club clung to a three-game division lead over Los Angeles as the day dawned. "We can't change what's happened."
Pagan's DL assignment is retroactive to June 15. That makes him eligible for reinstatement next Monday, a scheduled off-day. Bochy was non-committal regarding whether Pagan, who's batting .307, would be ready for activation at that time.
"He just wasn't coming around," Bochy said of the 32-year-old Pagan, adding that the club's medical staff no longer has to rush in helping the switch-hitter with his rehabilitation and treatment.
Besides hitting a league-high 23 homers, Duvall was batting .297 in 67 games. He ranked second in the PCL in RBIs (67) and slugging percentage (.620).
Bochy said that he'll try to give Duvall, 25, a start or two at first base, with Michael Morse likely moving to left field in those instances.
Though the PCL has a reputation as a hitter-friendly league, Bochy regarded Duvall's power as legitimate.
"I don't care where you are. That's a lot of home runs," Bochy said. "He has 'easy' power."
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Haft-Baked Ideas, and follow him on Twitter at @sfgiantsbeat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Does anyone know how the base value of a jump comb. is made?
Does anyone know how the base value of a jump comb. is made?
I'm pertty sure they just add the base value of the 2 jumps in the combination together, for sequences they add the 2 together and then only take 80% of the value
For a jump sequence, the score is 80% of the combined values of the two highest valued jumps in the sequence.
Judges then add or subtract GOE from that total base value, depending on how well the combination or sequence was executed.
As Mskater mentioned, in the long program that score is then multiplied by 1.1 if it occurs after the midpoint of the program.
Thanks for this great information!


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The nanoscience institute comprises facilities to synthesize and characterize nanomaterials. Key elements are a pulsed-laser deposition system, a magnetic atomic force microscope, an x-ray emission spectrometer for a scanning transmission electron microscope, an x-ray microdiffraction system, high sensitiviy thermogravimetric system, an electron lithography system, and shared (NIU/ANL) focused ion beam lithography. A great need for understanding behavior at the nanoscale is a theoretical base and an extensive effort has been established in this area. The laboratory not only serves to perform state-of-the-art research, but also enables NIU to educate undergraduate and graduate students for a future workforce in nanoscience and technology.


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Padres roster moves
The Padres have optioned LHP Jose De Paula and OF Rymer Liriano to Double-A San Antonio and reassigned RHPs Johnny Barbato and Wilfredo Boscan and C Austin Hedges to minor league camp. With today's moves, the Padres currently have 60 players in Major League camp.
Please find an updated Spring roster attached.


text: CVS/pharmacy has opened its first store in the city of Memphis. "We are pleased to be opening stores in Memphis and expanding our presence in the state of Tennessee," said Larry Merlo, president of CVS/pharmacy. "Our mission at CVS is to make pharmacy solutions effective and easy for our customers, so we look forward to


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Check out this fun illustration sent in by Serious Eats reader and New York City-based graphic artist Anthony Scerri, Creative Director of 10Ten Media. Scerri combined his love of burgers and New York City's subway map by illustrating each major part of a burger with a subway line whose stops are named after an ingredient or version of that part.
And because I was curious, I asked Scerri about his favorite burgers in his neighborhood of Astoria, Queens:
When I feel adventurous I go for the Kangaroo Burger "With the Lot" over at The Thirsty Koala on Ditmars Blvd. After a late night I'll head over to Sanfords Diner on Broadway and get the Gouda Stuffed Duck Burger. Finally, my go-to burger is the Sweet Afton burger with the thick cut bacon and aged cheddar over at Sweet Afton on 34th Street and 30th Avenue.
About the author: Robyn Lee is the editor of A Hamburger Today and takes many of the photos for Serious Eats. She'll also doodle cute stuff when necessary. Read more from Robyn at her personal food blog, The Girl Who Ate Everything.
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We made it! Well, at least to the airport..ready for our first leg of flights. Boston to Paris!
At the Airport!
2 Responses to "At the Airport!"
Yes, thanks for the great post and pics! You can bet that I will be checking the blog often. Have fun!
Thanks so much for creating this blog! Can't wait to hear about your adventures. Travel safe and have a great time, Angela