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Google Guice Certification $99
NOTE- You will be given a reference e-book to read which has 185 pages And the test will be based on that e-book , you can take the test only after 10 days Of purchase.
What is Google Guice?
Introduced by Google to the public under the Apache License, Google Guice, as an effective open source software framework designed for Java, continues to win the attention of all Java platform users. This framework has become extremely popular at present because of its ability to offer support for dependency injections that use annotations as a means of configuring all the other objects of Java. Dependency injections refer to design patterns that have core principles that are capable of separating behavior from dependency resolution. What makes Guice so popular at present is its ability to programmatically bind implementation classes to an interface and then inject these into fields, methods or constructors with the help of @Inject annotation.
One of the major benefits of Google Guice is that it helps in effectively designing Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). It is also effective in reducing the amount of effort and time that you need to take in development and debugging. In order for you to be able to take full advantage of the usefulness of Google Guice, you need to improve your knowledge about coding so you will have an easier time understanding codes with our without the use of tools. The good thing about this framework is that it also works in generating useful messages every time errors are committed. Google Guice is also a huge help in building instances in services form from the application code of clients. The dependency between clients and the services are then injected automatically with the help of easy to use configuration mechanism.
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Understanding everything about Google Guice is now possible with the existence of the Google Guice certification program offered by Brainmeasures. The Google Guice course which you can now easily access at Brainmeasures is your ticket towards completely understanding how this open source software framework works and how you can take advantage of this in your attempt to become a certified professional especially in the field of Java programming and development. The certification course makes it a point to explain in detail everything about the Google Guice framework through its highly comprehensive and reliable Google Guice training so becoming an expert in this field will never become impossible. It provides information about all the features installed in the framework and how you can implement the interface of Guice in order to make the process of supplying values and coding easier. You need to complete this Google Guice course in order for you to receive your certificate which will serve as an indication that you have enough skills to implement the framework
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The Google Guice certification program offered by Brainmeasures simplifies even the most complex details about Google Guice so understanding everything about the framework is possible after you complete it. The following are just some of the major highlights of the Brainmeasures Google Guice certification program:
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The Google Guice certification program is extremely useful fpr different types of individuals and professionals especially those whose job requires them to use the web and its applications and software often. This certification course is most suitable for web programmers, web developers and any other IT professionals whose responsibilities include coding and taking advantage of Google Guice especially in the field of designing APIs and supporting dependency injections.
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Being able to complete a Google Guice certification course is a huge help especially if you have longed to increase the number of jobs that will become available for you in this field. As a Google Guice certification holder, you will have an easier time getting the following positions:
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Completing a Google Guice certification course also makes it easier for you to get jobs with a very profitable pay. You can use your Google Guice certification to work as a senior Java developer which will let you earn around $74,000 to $123,000 annually. You can also work as an applications systems engineer which allows you to receive within the range of $90,000 to $140,000. If you are hired as a senior software development engineer, then note that this profession will let you receive an annual salary of $75,000 to $190,000.
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How to download videos for free with files search engine
The web is hosting tons of files and sometimes it's difficult to find what you are looking for. Fortunately there are today some good search engines dedicated to files search.
So the first question is: are you looking for files? If yes, here is a good solution for you.
General Files is crawling a database with more than 150 million of files. I know that's huge! Thanks to the menu you'll be able to identify easily the most popular files and the most popular
interests of users searching files.
A very convenient service named "alert" allows you to set up an email alert on a specific request. Every time a new file corresponding to your request is uploaded on the domains crawled by General Files you'll receive an email alert. This is pretty clever to be sure not to miss what you are looking for.
This files search engine is indexing archives, audio, video, docs, pictures, applications, CD,DVD. You can finetune your search request thanks to the files formats filter or date filter or files size filter.
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The latest debt trends & analysis from our industry experts
If you're part way through Debt Remedy...
If you're an existing DMP client...
Some of the frequently asked questions about Debt Awareness Week. If you can't find an answer to your question below, get in touch with our partnerships team so they can help.
Dealing with debt can be daunting, but our simple 7 Days, 7 Ways to deal with debt email programme helps people to take control of their finances. Written by our expert debt advisors, our programme is the perfect starting point in helping people to deal with debt. Each day for a week, we will send through an email linking to practical advice that will help them to figure out what they owe, which payments are priorities, and help them to put together a long-term action plan.
In a nutshell, 'Mindfulness' is paying attention (or being mindful) of the present moment, without getting stuck in the past or worrying about the future. It's a simple method that can really change the way you manage and react to stressful everyday situations, and help you to stay mentally healthy. The other great thing about mindfulness is that you can do it for 5 minutes or 5 hours, and tailor it to suit your own needs and lifestyles.
We have refreshed our 7 Days, 7 Ways programme to now include mindfulness tips from the Mental Health Foundation to help people deal with their debt and take care of their mental health and wellbeing at the same time.
Campaign materials are available to order now through a number of channels including your Relationship Manager/Business Development Manager or our resource centre.
The toolkit has been designed to be used across a number of audiences and we are leaving it entirely up to you on how you use them. As a starter for ten, most organisations use the materials around their offices or to engage their clients/customers.The digital toolkit is also free to download and the assets can be used across your intranet or consumer facing websites.
No, we haven't dated any of the materials, but we do ask that you have them up in January 2016 to ensure we create as much awareness of free debt advice as possible.
Because the campaign isn't until January, you will receive your toolkits the week commencing 7th December.
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Mechanical Characterization of Nanoscale Biomaterials
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Nanoscale biomaterials, in the form of nanostructures such as nanofibers and nanoparticles, have been extensively used in biomedical applications such as tissue engineering and drug delivery. As these nanostructures are subjected to physical stresses within the body during application, it is important to ensure that their structural integrity remains intact and that they do not fail in vivo. Thus, there is a need to mechanically characterize these nanoscale biomaterials. Here, techniques for characterizing these nanobiomaterials using tensile test, nanoscale bend test, and nanoindentation will be presented and the challenges involved highlighted. Most of these techniques involve the use of atomic force microscopy (AFM) or AFM cantilevers as a means to apply or measure force and displacement in the nanometer range. The current limitations in the mechanical characterization of nanoscale biomaterials and future work required will be briefly mentioned.


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Bear with me for a minute while I brag. Nate and I got to go to the GRAMMYs red carpet!!! Did you watch all the stars walk down the GRAMMYs red carpet yesterday? Yeah. So did we.
In person.
It was awesome.
The GRAMMYs Red Carpet Experience
My friends and family have riddled us with questions about our exclusive GRAMMYs red carpet experience, so I will do my very best to recap it for you. The first question a pal asked was why I didn't attempt to streak across the stage. The answer to that is 1) I recently had two children back-to-back and seriously, NOBODY wants to see post-multiple-baby belly flying across their television screen and 2) we didn't go inside the GRAMMYs and watch the awards presentations. We stuck to the red carpet portion. Here's how it went down.
The first thing you notice when you get to the GRAMMYs is the absolutely insane amount of security. There are barricades and policemen and bodyguards all over the place. The next thing I noticed was that while the event was held at the Staples Center, the red carpet was waaaaaay down the street by the front of the convention center. I always figured the red carpet was about thirty feet long. No. This thing extends under multiple canopies for about the length of a football field. That's a whole football field full of interviewers, photographers, cameras, lights, and stylists striving to make everything look picture perfect along the way. We got to sit at the very end of the red carpet where the stars finally emerged from all this to a roar of enthusiastic cheering.
Being ushered to the end of the red carpet was awesome. There was a group of about eighty of us selected through random drawings or given tickets through our super-awesome media hookups. We were invited by MasterCard as part of their Priceless Program, which features priceless cultural experiences in cities all over the world. Let me just say, they really nailed it on the head with this one. The GRAMMYs were about as priceless as an experience I've ever had. So a big thank you goes out to MasterCard!
Nate and I got to sit up front by a bunch of Make-a-Wish kids who were beside themselves excited to see their favorite musicians. They got to chat and get autographs from the likes of Sting, Gotye, Katy Perry, Adele, John Mayer and more.
I'll admit that I was a little starstruck by Justin Timberlake. He is stunningly gorgeous in person, with these crystal blue eyes that are just unreal. Even Nate agreed: it's not normal for anyone to look THAT good. He was practically glowing. Long story short, we've decided that JTim must be an alien. Mumford and Sons was pretty awesome, too. They spent a lot of time chatting with the kids, and Kathy Griffin made a point to come over and tell some jokes to keep us entertained. Neil Patrick Harris introduced his fiance, David Burtka, and Vin Diesel showed up with Tyrese (pretty sure that was a platonic coupling, though…in case anyone besides me was curious).
You're probably wondering where all my awesome celebrity photos are. Another thing you may be surprised to learn about the red carpet: there are NO photos allowed! None taken by the fans, anyway. It makes sense when photogs from People and US Weekly and whatnot are selling coverage of events like this, they don't want their exclusivity being undermined by fans snapping away on their cell phones. I took this outside of the GRAMMYs as we were leaving. I love this picture because to me it captures the swagger of LA. Everywhere you go in this city, there are fantastically beautiful people wearing or doing amazingly off-the-wall things. People-watching was a favorite pastime for Nate and I when we lived here. We used to kick back on the benches in Westwood and try to imagine the lives of the people walking by. It's so easy to get into sensory overload with all the glitz and glamour and bling everywhere, it's nice to stop and allow yourself to be awe-struck once in a while.
After focusing so much on all those famous people on the GRAMMYs red carpet, I'd be remiss not to mention the people who really helped make the day! We got to meet up with fellow blogger Shannon Gosney and her boyfriend, and they were more than happy to join in our people-watching and tolerate my commentary about wanting to feed everyone on the GRAMMYs red carpet a cookie. Seriously, why are all these people so thin??? Cupcakes are SEXY, I tell ya. Eat one.
It's experiences like this that make Los Angeles truly priceless. There are these awesome chances to be part of show business, part of a huge collective effort that this city thrives on, that the entire world watches in amazement. It's special to meet icons and idols, to laugh with friends in the presence of immense talent, to go in one moment from oooohing and aaaahing over designer dresses to busting up over a guy moonwalking towards us in a spacesuit. This is the city where I learned an appreciation for the arts, and somehow at the same time began to recognize the importance of not taking yourself too seriously. This is where I began to let go and laugh.
This is the city where I learned to enjoy the moment…moments just like this.
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Stingrays swim season-bests
On Tuesday, the Morris Area Stingrays were defeated 90-75 on the road by the Chargers of Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato.
The young Morris team achieved eight season-best times in individual events and a season-best in the 200 medley relay event. Individual highlights of the meet were Stefan Lemke's setting two new Dassel-Cokato High School pool records in the 200- and 500-yard freestyle events, Austin Schieler's section time in the 100-yard backstroke, and both Roy Reese and Gage Anderson established dual season-best times in their respective individual events.
In the 200 medley relay, the team of Lemke (30.36, backstroke), Schieler (38.93, breaststroke), Anderson (37.87, butterfly), and Reese (27.17, freestyle) swam for a Stingray season-best time of 2:14.33. In the JV 200 medley relay, the team of Jacob Erickson (39.86, backstroke), Mickey Cotter (44.91, breaststroke), Vaughn Dieter (49.32, butterfly), and Dillon Morehouse (33.77, freestyle) swam for a time of 2:47.86.
In the 200-yard freestyle, Lemke took first place with a time of 1:50.86 (a new D-C H.S. pool record), while in the JV 200 yard freestyle, Jason Rinkenberger swam for a season-best time of 3:07.72.
In the 200 individual medley, in his first attempt in this event this season, Schieler finished with a 2:34.09, just 0.09 seconds from the section time cut.
In the 50-yard freestyle, Anderson and Dillon Morehouse both finished with season-best times of 29.47 and 33.09, respectively.
Erickson scored 75.35 points in the diving event.
In the JV 50-yard butterfly, Mickey Cotter swam for a season-best 48.20, a cut of 1.67 seconds.
Reese swam for a season-best time of 59.91 in the 100-yard freestyle, while in the JV 100-yard freestyle, Roberto Gameiro swam for a time of 1:25.75 and Dieter cut 3.16 seconds to come in with a season-best time of 1:26.75.
In the 500-yard freestyle, Lemke lowered his own MAHS school record time, and set a new D-C H.S. pool record with a time of 5:08.06. This was the most exciting race of the evening as Lemke outdueled the Chargers' Tom Werner who also finished with a new D-C school record time of 5:08.82. The Stingrays' Anderson also set a new season-best time by cutting 25.51 seconds and coming in with a 6:55.18.
In the JV 200 freestyle relay, the team of Dieter (38.62), Gameiro (35.49), Rinkenberger (34.28), and Morehouse (34.21) finished with a time of 2:22.60.
In the 100 backstroke, Schieler swam for a season-best and section time of 1:10.22, good enough for second place. He was followed by Reese's season-best time of 1:13.17.
In the 100 breaststroke, Mickey Cotter swam for a time of 1:40.15.
In the 400 freestyle relay, the team of Lemke (51.37), Anderson (1:06.39), Reese (1:03.34), and Schieler (58.96) finished with a second-place time of 4:00.06. The JV 400-yard freestyle relay team of Morehouse (1:17.62), Dieter (1:29.84), Rinkenberger (1:26.46), and Erickson (1:09. 88) came in with a time of 5:23.80.


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Watch the SAG Foundation's 2013 Promotional Video
In a new video, celebrity supporters encourage SAG-AFTRA members to donate to the Screen Actors Guild Foundation and remind actors that "We're all in this together."
Watch the SAG Foundation's 2013 Promotional Video
In a new video, celebrity supporters encourage SAG-AFTRA members to donate to the Screen Actors Guild Foundation and remind actors that "We're all in this together."
Clyde Kusatsu Wins SAG-AFTRA's L.A. Local Presidency
Clyde Kusatsu, a seasoned Japanese-American actor, has won the presidency of SAG-AFTRA'sLos Angeles Local. "I'm extremely pleased so many members expressed their support for my leadership," Kusatsu said in a statement. "I'm grateful for their vote of confidence and look forward to serving as President of SAG-AFTRA ...
SAG-AFTRA Cold Shoulders Managers During Ethics Meets
SAG-AFTRA is ramping up its effort to "educate" members about its new ethics code for personal managers, but that's doing nothing to alleviate the strife between the union and managers' trade groups.
SAG-AFTRA Launches a Robust Push to Stop Passage of Prop. 32 in Calif.
SAG-AFTRA teams with Hollywood labor groups in final push against Prop. 32
Ken Howard Claims Unified SAG-AFTRA Presidency
Veteran actor and union leader Ken Howard became the first elected president of SAG-AFTRA Thursday. Amy Aquino, who was running with Howard on the Unite for Strength slate, was elected secretary treasurer. Both previously served the Screen Actors Guild for two consecutive terms prior to merger, and each served ...
SAG-AFTRA Presidential Field Narrows Ahead of Ballot Mailing
Hours before SAG-AFTRA unveiled its full candidate list, presidential candidate Paul Edney announced he's supporting rival Esai Morales for the union's top job. Morales is the best-known candidate in the field other than incumbent Ken Howard. With Edney's backing, it's now a three-way contest between Howard ...
SAG Foundation Breaks Ground on Phase Two of NYC Actors Center
The West 54th Street facility will be home to screening, performance, and education spaces.
SAG-AFTRA Announces Deal to Cover Music Video Performers
After negotiations, SAG-AFTRA has reached a tentative agreement with major record labels to give music video dancers union protection.
SAG-AFTRA Warns Ad Makers On Reporting
Actors will have an easier time tracking their residuals after the ad industry incorporates a new tracking program mandated by the latest commercials contracts, according to SAG-AFTRA.
SAG-AFTRA Unveils First American Scene Award Recipients
Detroit Public Television, ABC's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" and Universal Music Group are set to receive SAG-AFTRA's first American Scene Awards, which will be presented Sept. 27 as part of the union's inaugural convention.


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How to make Postage stamp type border
Hello friends, In this Photoshop tutorial, we will add Postage stamp type border to an image. Its very easy. Just use of eraser tool with some brush setting.
Difficulty: Easy
Completion time: 5-15 minutes.
Tools: Adobe Photoshop
Final Look
Below is the final look after we apply the postage stamp type border.
Step 1:
Create a new document of size 300 X 300 px with transparent background.
Step 2:
Select "Rectangle Tool".
And draw a rectangle shape in white color.
Step 3:
Select "Eraser Tool"
Press F5 and apply following setting to eraser tool.
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Press and hold CTRL key and click on rectangle shape layer. This will load rectangle shape.
Select "Rectangle Marquee Tool".
Now, right click and select "Make Work Path"
Right click layer and select "Rasterize Layer"
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Select "Pen Tool".
Right click on the image and select "Stroke Path".
And stroke path with Eraser.
Right click again and select "Delete path".
We have applied postage type border to this shape.
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The New York Times' Brian Stelter writes about the rush of foreign news this year, and how the major TV news organizations have been covering the events.
The article notes that the American media has been exceptionally busy, with events in Tunisia, Egypt, Japan and Libya all overlapping. It also notes that fewer (or smaller) foreign bureaus have meant that networks have had to hopscotch reporters from place to place or region to region, creating some holes of coverage. Even with the resources they have, there are still major stories left untold by the TV news organizations:
But despite extensive coverage of Libya and Japan, the television networks have had major blind spots. Last week, none of the broadcast networks had correspondents in Bahrain, where the United States Navy's Fifth Fleet is based, when security forces crushed the protest movement there, nor in Yemen when forces there killed dozens of protesters. The dearth of coverage of Yemen is largely because of its government's refusal to grant visas to journalists.


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DC's Rebirth has been an interesting and eventful ride so far. Building off of both the New 52 and the Pre-52 Universe, Rebirth has raised many unanswered questions. Mainly, Rebirth has introduced the idea that DC's Watchmen is actually connected to DC's main continuity somehow. Not only has Batman discovered the Comedian's iconic smiley face pin with the droplet of blood on it, but Pre-52's Superman has been in contact with a mysterious character named Oz. This Oz is suspiciously similar to Watchmen's Ozymandias and seems to possess some vital information that our main heroes are lacking. On top of this, Wally West, now returned to the land of the living thanks to Barry Allen, has been warning all of our heroes about someone's involvement in reshaping the universe, stealing time, and stealing memories. This ominous being is rumored to be Dr. Manhattan and it is most likely he who is manipulating all of these events, considering his powers.
So, with the merging of both the main DC universe and the Watchmen universe, here are 5 ways the Watchmen could enter the DC universe.
5. Ozymandias Is A Survivor of the Watchmen Universe
While readers of Watchmen will be familiar with Ozymandias' extreme intelligence, incredible physical abilities, and moral code, those unfamiliar with it might not see the similarities between him and the newly introduced Oz in DC's main continuity. This "Oz" seems to be considerably older judging by the hands seen in the comics, but this would make sense if he had survived from the Vietnam War era until now. His interest in Superman, arguably the most powerful being in DC universe, also raises suspicion due to his previous involvement with Dr. Manhattan. I think it is just a matter of time until "Oz" is to be revealed as the original Ozymandias who managed to survive Dr. Manhattan's manipulation of time and the universe in order to help others defeat the monster he once manipulated.
4. Dr. Manhattan Is A Superman
During Final Crisis, we are introduced to many different Supermen from various universes, all with vastly varying abilities, appearances, and backstories. In this story, we also learn the importance of the "Superman" in relation to DC's overall existence. Many readers will have noticed the oddly suspicious Superman from Earth-4 named Captain Allen Adam, a.k.a. Quantum Superman. Quantum Superman is extremely powerful and eerily similar to Dr. Manhattan. In fact, Allen Adam's creation is an amalgamation of both Captain Atom and Dr. Manhattan. During Final Crisis, we see some of Quantum Superman's powers unleashed and realize just how strong he is. With powers so similar to Dr. Manhattan, it's not that much of a stretch to think that Dr. Manhattan himself is just another version of Superman, thus explaining "Oz's" interest in DC's main Superman.
3. The Comedian Is One of the Three Jokers
One of the major reveals that has shaken up the DC Universe was the revelation that there are actually three Jokers and not just one. This makes sense considering his longevity and multiple deaths. With three different known Jokers, it could be possible that The Comedian is indeed one of them, much in the same way that Dr. Manhattan could potentially be a version of Superman. Considering the characters' similar traits and outlooks on life, it would make sense if it was revealed that one of these Jokers was actually born from the Watchmen universe.
2. Rorschach Is Stuck Just Like Wally West
With Watchmen characters sure to start popping up in the DC Universe, few are arguably as important as Rorschach, The man who had the courage and tenacity to stand up against a being as powerful as Dr. Manhattan. Rorschach could once again appear as a force against the possible tyrant. Although vicious, violent, and obviously dead, Rorschach could find his way back into the land of the living thanks to comics always having a way to bring back characters. It's possible Rorschach survived the universe altering by existing outside of it, similar to Wally West. It would be incredible to see him make his return and get another shot at taking down Dr. Manhattan, especially now that Dr. Manhattan is being painted as a possible big bad for the entire DC Universe.
1. Dr. Manhattan Created The DC Universe (Sort of)
Perhaps the theory I adhere to the most is the one that puts Dr. Manhattan behind all of the changes in the DC Universe since Flashpoint or even earlier than that. With Dr. Manhattan's powers it is easy to think that he has begun to create new universes or at least several different realities due to the weight of all of his decisions. If true, it would make sense that he is now the puppet-master of the New 52 universe. While not exactly evil, he will be perceived as an evil tyrant to those whose lives he's been altering. This could be one of the biggest shakeups in DC history since Crisis on Infinite Earths.
We know these characters will begin to pop-up more and more in DC's main continuity, but the "how's" and "when's" still remain a mystery. Hopefully we will get some more answers soon as we begin to move past the first few issues of the new Rebirth titles. Let me know what you think about all of the theories here in the comments below. Thanks for reading!


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Authorities say a man and a woman died when the motorcycle they were riding crashed on an Interstate 95 flyover in South Florida.
The Florida Highway Patrol reports that they were traveling from westbound Okeechobee Boulevard to southbound Interstate 95 in West Palm Beach Friday morning when the driver lost control. Both riders were thrown over a retaining wall and fell to their deaths.
The Palm Beach Post reports that no other vehicles were involved in the crash.
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My husband has business in Adelaide and I plan to go with him. We can only manage a two week holiday so we thought we would focus on the Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney region. We were thinking of exploring different cities and using the train/bus to get between the cities. Coming from Canada, we would be driving on the opposite side of the road in Australia. Will public transport work or is it more sensible to rent a car? Any input you have is appreciated! This trip doesn't happen until late this year but one can never plan too far ahead!
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Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney - can it be done by public transit?
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To clarify, I realize that we will have to FLY from Adelaide to Sydney.
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You really wouldn't want to have a car in Sydney, public transport is the way to go. You can't park anywhere and the kind of places tourists generally want to go: Taronga Park Zoo, Bondi, the Aquarium, Art Gallery of NSW are all quite spread out, but well serviced by buses, ferries and trains.
Adelaide is a good city to walk around, it's fairly compact, but if you wanted to go up into the Hills a car would be useful.
Canberra is not the easiest city to navigate on public transport because it's so spread out. There are, however, very regular buses that go from the city centre to the cultural precinct on the other side of the lake. So a car isn't essential.
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I agree with what Susan7 has said, but I think you'll miss out on some fabulous views and the great nature reserves around Canberra if you don't have a car. While it may be easy enough to get from Civic (the city center) to the museums on the other side of Lake Burley Griffin, there's not a good way to get out to Namadgi National Park or Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve without a car. You'd probably also want a car to get up Mt. Ainsley or Red Hill for the views of the city (although my husband regularly used to walk up Red Hill for exercise!) There are a number of roundabouts to deal with in Canberra, but it's the first place I ever drove on the left and I found it easy due to the lack of heavy traffic.
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I have toured Canberra without a car and it's is not a great option. Using buses will limit what you can get done in a day and as longhorn says you will miss some of the beautiful nature reserves. There is an explorer bus that might be a good option. It's about A$30 for the day ticket or 50 for 2 days
There is also some good links for exploring Canberra attractions here
If you have any Canberra questions feel free to contact me. I have taken groups to Canberra twice a year for about 15 years. Not much I have not seen down there and I always enjoy it.
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I agree about the car being almost essential in Canberra. If you just wanted to do the Galleries/High Court/Houses of Parliament and were happy to walk, you could take a taxi/ bus there, but you'd be limited to the bus schedules for everything else. And there's a lot of other interesting things to see, which don't necessarily take a lot of time.
Lovely city - was there a week or so ago & really enjoyed our 3 days.
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I also felt Canberra was an easy city to drive in.
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It has been years since I have been in Adelaide, but at the time there was a free bus that looped around the city center, taking one around the shopping area, to the South Australian Museum, and near the excellent Central Market.
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There are also numerous trams taking you to other parts of the city, such as Glenelg, Adelaide's beach side resort suburb.
Kangaroo Island is an easy trip from Adelaide. Again, with this you wouldn't need a car. We booked an overnight tour through Sealink Ferries. We caught their bus from central Adelaide (not far from our hotel) to the ferry, just in time to spend the night on Kangaroo Island, then spent the entire next day touring the island. It was wonderful. We saw beautiful scenery and loads of wildlife. Returned to Adelaide the following evening.
We did rent a car for a couple of days to tour some of the wine regions (mainly McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills, and Barossa Valley). In the wine country, we overnighted at Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary, which was fun.
I wouldn't be so nervous about driving on the other side of the road; there is not much traffic once you leave the cities. Australian drivers in general seem polite, largely law-abiding, and in no great hurry.
As others have stated, it is easy to get around Sydney without a car. You have bus, ferry, train, light rail, and even monorail to choose from. If you are reasonably fit and stay in a central location, it is easy to walk to many of the city sights, such as the opera house, the botanical garden, the Rocks, the Harbor Bridge, the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Ferries drop you at Toronga Zoo, or Manly Beach, or the Sydney Aquarium (you can take other forms of transit, as well, but the ferry rides are more scenic and fast).
We took a tour around Canberra. If you prefer not to drive, consider taking day tours.
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Diamantina - very much appreciate your tips. Thank you for taking the time to do that!
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Hi jranger,
How set are you on visiting those three areas? Another option could be to hire a car in Adelaide for the last few days, then drive the famous Great Ocean Rd to Melbourne, then fly from here to Sydney.
I have never been to Canberra so I may be bias in cutting it out.
As the previous posts say, Sydney there is definitely no need for a car. I have found everything is in walking distance or very easily accessible.
I live in Adelaide, and don't have my licence - there is no problem getting around. While your husband is doing business you could shop down Rundle Mall or Rundle St in the CBD, visit the Central Markets and Chinatown, go down to the river for a relaxing afternoon or visit the Museum or Art Gallery, which are next to each other in the CBD. You could catch a tram which goes to Glenelg (popular seaside area) from the main street in the CBD which come every I think 7 minutes during peak times and 15 minutes other times. To visit the Adelaide Hills, you could catch public transport (there is good public transport to some areas) or you could go on a tour bus. The only restrictions would be the wine regions McLaren Vale and Barossa Valley, these would need to be reached by car or there are numerous tour options (which if you are doing a lot of tastings would be worthwhile!). In these areas you can get world class meals if you are a foody. My favourite of the two is McLaren Vale, and it is closer to the CBD.
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Thursday, January 6
This first week of January can be depressing. No, it's not the farewell to Christmas and the holidays that gets to us. It's the fact that we've already crapped out on the "resolutions" we made just five days ago. Today, kiss your best intentions good-bye. Then go chill out like the slacker you are at Caffeine Thursday at Taft Street Coffee. At this all-ages show, local guest DJs spin nu-jazz, downtempo, broken-beat, hip-hop, drum 'n' bass, bhangra and more. The vibe here is way low-key --there's no dress code, cover charge or pretension -- though there is a solid rotation of young turntable talent. 7 p.m. 2115 Taft. For information, visit call 713-522-3533 or visit www.taftstreetcoffee.com. Free.
Friday, January 7
If all that caffeine is still coursing through your veins today, unleash it at Dance Month at the Kaplan Theatre. This weekend's program, dubbed "Tirkedu Houston," features Israeli dancer Yaron Ben Simchon, who's best known for the dance BeLev Kaved. Today's event includes a dinner followed by casual Israeli folk dancing, and Saturday's features a dance party. Jewish dance classes run all month. 7:30 p.m. today. For full schedule, tickets and information, call 713-551-7255 or visit www.jcchouston.org. Admission starts at $15.
Saturday, January 8
Still up for some culture and cardio? Take a stroll in the Heights today as the local collective Artists At Large present the Heights First Saturday art crawl. Ten artists will display their work at area businesses, and there will be an interior painting seminar, a live mural painting and even a "Hickory Hollow Happy Hour." If you're not up for walking, hop on board the Historic Trolley Tour, which will shuttle you through the historic corners of the Heights from noon to 4 p.m. You can catch the artists in action from noon to 3 p.m. beginning at 210 West 21st Street. For information, call 713-802-1213 or visit www.HeightsFirstSaturday.com. Free.
Sunday, January 9
Ladies, here's a cold, hard truth that you must accept: Men aren't into weddings. Yes, you may have spent your childhood dreaming of that magical day -- the dress, the teary-eyed guests and the nine-foot cake. But at that age, we guys were dreaming of buying beer without being carded, being a rock star and nailing that cheerleader who sat next to us in science class. However, now that we're older, we will concede to the wedding thing -- if you do the dirty work. Get started at this weekend's Bridal Extravaganza. This mall of matrimony boasts more than 550 companies and some 900 display showcases of everything to make your wedding day as magical as your 14-year-old fantasies. As you sign up for various giveaways and freebies, five different fashion shows will present the hottest new looks for the 2005 bride. Should you get overwhelmed with all the options, buck up and remember: Your lifelong reign over your man begins here. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas. For information, call 281-370-7777 or visit www.bridalextravaganzashow.com. $9.
Monday, January 10
Yeah, you're a riot at all the parties. And sure, someday you'll ditch your lousy nine-to-five and take the comedy world by storm. But unless you're a natural Jim Carrey, you'll have to polish your chops first. The chuckleheads at the Invisible Bus are offering a series of "Improv to Sketch" classes to anyone who'll pay. You'll learn the basics of good improv, and, at the end of the course, you'll stage a show based on skits you've created. The class is designed for beginners, so go even if you don't plan to be the next Wayne Brady. Yuk it up from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Houston Improv, 7620 Katy Freeway, suite 431. For prices, schedule and registration, call 713-376-2727 or visit www.invisiblebus.com.
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We wouldn't blame some psychics for being cranky lately, what with Oprah protégé Dr. Phil calling them out on a recent episode. "Thu-yese pee-pull are crooks," he drawled, inspiring us with his keen observation that someone who predicts your future from a call center might not be legit. But maybe you want to see what the zodiac has in store for you. Or maybe you're psychic. Either way, you can join astrologer Nan Hall Linke, who'll be enlightening audiences with a lecture designed to shed some light on the stars. (But you already knew that, didn't you?) Learn the sign language from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Spectrum Center, 4615 Post Oak Place, suite 100. For information, visit call 713-520-1551 or e-mail email@example.com. $25, pre-registration recommended.
Wednesday, January 12
It's hard enough for musical acts to make it these days without being dissed by the very folks who once piloted their bandwagon. Case in point: Jimmy Eat World. Are they emo? Hell no, say certain sites, blogs and 'zines, pooh-poohing their "commercial" sound. Are they "quality" pop? Maybe now, says Rolling Stone, which claims the band has been "hiding" its pop prowess for ten years. Whatev. The foursome -- Jim Adkins, Zach Lind, Tom Linton and Rick Burch -- have charmed listeners with gems like "Lucky Denver Mint," which made it onto Drew Barrymore's Never Been Kissed soundtrack in 1999. And they deserve cred for finally standing up for the Jan Bradys of the world in their ultracatchy hit "The Middle," which scored huge on the pop/alternative charts and featured a highly requested video of sexy teens dancing in their undies at a house party. Screw the pundits and jam with Jimmy at 8 p.m. Numbers, 300 Westheimer. For information, call 713-526-6551 or visit www.numbersnightclub.com. $18.50 in advance; $20 at the door.


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'Producers' postponed
The Mitchell Area Community Theatre's season opener has been postponed, due to a lack of dancers.
ACT Managing Director Megan Reimnitz said the opening date for "The Producers" has been pushed back one week. Its original show dates were Aug. 1, 2, 3 and 8, 9, 10. It now is scheduled to run Aug. 8, 9, 10 and 15, 16, 17.
Reimnitz confirmed that the show is being postponed because the ACT still needs more dancers for the musical production. Last week, Reimnitz, play director Dan Miller and ACT board member Al Jacklin said the play could be delayed if not enough people joined the show -- which at that time needed 20 more dancers, 10 male and 10 female. Reimnitz said Tuesday the show still needs at least six more male dancers. She said there are enough females, but even more would be welcome to join the production.
"They've been trickling in. We definitely need men by the end of week," Reimnitz said.
Still, Reimnitz said the recently signed up dancers have eased everyone's minds about being able to perform the dance-heavy show.
"I feel we're going to be able to pull it off," she said.
"The Producers" is a musical comedy/satire by Mel Brooks, the Hollywood writer/director best known for films like "Blazing Saddles," "Young Frankenstein," "Robin Hood Men in Tights" and "Spaceballs."
The dark comedy, according to various website descriptions, tells the story of a downtrodden Broadway producer Max Bialystock and neurotic accountant Leo Bloom. The two team up to attempt a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show, then abscond with investors' surplus money after the show flops on opening night. The plan falters when their show, "Springtime for Hitler," turns into a hit.


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Safety is always a big concern of mine when traveling in the outdoors, but until recently I've felt that a general medical kit was all I needed to be safety conscious. Not anymore.
A few weeks ago I started applying to some adventure travel jobs and all of them had one thing in common. They each required a basic first aid and CPR certification, neither of which I possessed. After some research, I decided on doing a Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course with NOLS, and - without exaggeration - it changed my life.
What do you do if someone has a laceration that won't stop bleeding? What is the procedure if you find someone unconscious on the trail? Do you have the confidence to address difficult situations on the trail? Before this course, I would have answered "no" to all of these, but now I feel as though I could play at least some role in helping someone get the support they need. The WFA course is a 16-hour, two-day course, meant to brush up on the basics of remote first aid. This course covers many real world of topics, scenarios, and procedures that could be encountered when participating in an outdoor activity.
Some topics that were covered were identification/treatment of spinal injuries, head injuries, open wounds, cold injuries, hot injuries, shock, skeletal injuries, and much more. The instructors were overly qualified with career experience in wilderness medicine and response – they provided the class with more than enough knowledge and practice scenarios. In fact, the class was divided about 50/50 between lectures and hands on training, which was exactly what I was looking for. Theory is nothing without the proper techniques to apply what you've learned.
Outside of the classroom, the instructors created ridiculous (but relevant) scenarios where we'd find a victim 'in the middle of nowhere' in obvious pain. Each time, the scenario got more involved - with the victim showing more contradicting symptoms, combativeness, and injury complications. As a student, it was your job to follow the proper procedures to assess what happened, communicate with the victim and perform proper steps to discover any injury other than the chief complaint.
It was only after taking this very basic Wilderness First Aid class that I realized how little I actually knew about treating patients in remote settings. It really opened my eyes to how ineffective I would have been if I ever stumbled upon someone who needed help.
If you spend a lot of time outside and want an opportunity to learn more about first aid, take a course with a wilderness first aid institute. I am happy with the training that I received, and would recommend it to anyone new to hiking. These courses give students the basic knowledge and confidence to make important decisions. This class inspired me to potentially get a Wilderness First Responder certification or maybe even a Wilderness EMT certification. You DON'T need any previous medical training for any of these, and classes range from two-day, 10-day, and 30-days in length (depending on what qualifications you are seeking).


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JB: What's going on in your lab now?
AB: We're collecting DNA samples and the genetic information we need so we can start piecing together what's going on in these interesting but largely neglected free-ranging dog populations. We are seeking insights into dog population history to discover patterns of selection around certain genes that can then become the basis of further study. Our work is very hypothesis-driven. We have certain hypotheses about how dogs evolved, and we try to collect the right samples to test these hypotheses.
As geneticists learn more about how genetic variation controls complex traits in purebred dogs, we find it's quite different than what we see in humans. Why? There are at least two competing hypotheses, and by gathering data from free-ranging dogs, we can start testing them to figure it out. Some of this gets into technical discussion about genetic architecture, recombination, epistasis and pleiotropy and such, so I've avoided getting too academic. But I also don't want to be dismissive of it since those technical, hypothesis-driven aspects of the project are the bread and butter of my lab in terms of student training.
JB: In longitudinal studies such as the Morris Animal Foundation's Golden Retriever Lifetime Study, researchers gather information from participants' DNA and then match what they find to traits the test dogs may display over a lifetime. Will you have an opportunity to see how, for example, an immunesystem mutation affects a village dog's health as it ages?
AB: Our project is a huge undertaking, and there's a ton of data we'd love to gather on each dog but just simply aren't able to since, at this point, we're focused on sampling as many dogs from as many populations as possible to maximize the amount of diversity we can analyze. I really don't want to overstate what we're able to do in one visit to check out a dog and draw blood, which is limited to looking for genetic signatures in the genome of these dogs showing signs of selection and/or local adaptation.
But, since we have a fairly good idea of what genes do in modern dogs, at least in a rough sense, if we see a genetic signature in village dogs for positive selection around a gene we know is involved in immune function (for example), that's a big discovery.
JB: At the risk of oversimplifying, say you're looking at a region that you know to be linked to a negative trait and you see that the switch is turned off in the village dog DNA and turned on in modern dog DNA—would you feel that you'd found a "smoking gun"?
AB: It's possible. Then, of course, as you allude, we would want to go back, look at dogs carrying that mutation versus other dogs, and see if there are different health outcomes. Perhaps [dogs with the mutation] are more resistant to intestinal parasites or perhaps they are more prone to autoimmune disease or something. Until we find the mutations, it's a bit speculative to make predications about what exactly the findings will mean to owners. This is certainly "basic research" in the purest sense.
JB: In people, size is determined by hundreds of genes, each with a small effect. In purebred dogs, body size can be regulated by a single gene. Is this unique to dogs?
AB: It depends. There are other traits in other species controlled by a couple of loci [location of a gene on a chromosome]. I would argue that yes, it's pretty unique. Whether or not dogs are special in that there is something about their genome that predisposes them to this type of diversity, or perhaps because humans worked so hard at creating them, we don't know. This debate is still raging in the literature. It is definitely the case that genes have many, many effects. Rather than being a blueprint in which each gene is responsible for just one part of building the whole organism, the genome is more complicated, with each gene taking on different roles at different times or in different tissues.
JB: Do multiple-trait relationships also show up in village dogs?
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On May 17, the U15 West Coast Wild girls soccer team traveled to Seattle to compete in the Champions Showcase and returned with undefeated record.
In its first game, the Wild faced off against the No. 1 ranked team in Washington, the Northwest Nationals. Kasidee Wiley set up Demi Gonis with a perfectly placed cornerkick and Gonis headed it in for an early 1-0 lead. The Wild held onto the lead for its first win of the tournament.
In its second game, the Wild faced Eastside FC. The game remained scoreless, with Wild goalie, Amanda Valentine, recording a variety of intense saves. Valentine was backed by outstanding defensive play from Megan Amick, Autumn Smithers, Jacey Luzzi, Mariah McDuffy, Sydni Lunt, Emilie Allum and Adilene Ruiz. The offense kept busy with multiple shots on goal, but the game ended in a 0-0 tie.
In its third game, the Wild played Crossfire, a very skilled team with a strong offense. Coach Troy Dayak said, "The Crossfire was the toughest opponent we faced up north, they had some players that are currently playing in the National team pool. It took us a half to figure them out and see what they had."
In the second half, the Wild came out energized and outplayed a Crossfire team that had recently defeated two top teams in the Mustang and the Deanza Force. Similar to game two, the third game also ended in a 0-0 tie.
In its final game of the Showcase, the Wild locked horns with the Vancouver Timbers. Vancouver found the net six minutes into the first half, but the Wild responded with the equalizer early in the second half.
Mariah McDuffy crossed to ball to Melissa Ellis, who blasted a header into the net. Stellar offense was on display from Tori Nicolo, Rachel Tungol, Melissa Ellis, Hanna Beauchamp and Kamie Lipman. With only several minutes remaining in regulation, Adilene Ruiz made a crisp pass to Hannah Beauchamp, who beat the Timbers keeper for the game-winning goal. The West Coast Wild finished the Tournament of Champions Showcase with an unbeaten 2-0-2 record.


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U. S., Japanese and Russian Astronauts Return to Earth to Close Out Four Month Space Station Mission
U. S., Japanese and Russian astronauts descended safely to Earth late Sunday, touching down aboard their Soyuz spacecraft in wintry northern Kazakhstan after a 127 day mission to the International Space Station
The capsule carrying Sunita Williams, of NASA, the station's commander; Akihiko Hoshide, of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko of Roscosmos, touched down under an overcast sky northwest of Arkalyk at 8:56 p.m., EST, or Monday at 7:56 a.m., in the pre-dawn, local time.
Their four months on the orbiting science lab included three unscheduled spacewalks for Williams and Hoshide to resolve thermal control and electrical system issues and a single excursion by Malenchenko and another cosmonaut to prepare the Russian segment for a future science module.
The landing in darkness was unusual for a Soyuz crew, but approved by the U. S. led station mission management team because of upgrades to the Soyuz capsule's GPS navigation system.
The capsule descended into several inches of freshly fallen snow. The wind chill lowered temperatures to just above 0 degrees Fahrenheit.
As Williams, Hoshide and Malenchenko departed the space station at 5:26 p.m., EST, command of the orbital outpost shifted to Kevin Ford, also of NASA. He remains aboard with Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin.
They are scheduled to be joined on Dec. 21 by three more astronauts, Tom Marshburn, of NASA; Roman Romanenko, ofRussia; and Chris Hadfield, of the Canadian Space Agency.
Malenchenko, Williams and Hoshide were to be flown from the landing site in individual helicopters to Kostanay inCentral Kazakhstan.
Williams and Hoshide will travel by NASA jet to Houston,Tex., home of NASA's Johnson Space Center. Malenchenko will fly separately to Star City, Russia.


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High quality people carrier with smooth handling. Good engines. Latest interiors are impeccable.
Cheaper options are available.
Launched in 1996 the Sharan is a quality larger size seven seater people carrier. Its more expensive than many of the alternatives from other manufacturers but does offer some extra features and a good reputation for reliability. A wide choice of petrol and diesel engines are available and there was also a 4motion all-wheel drive model during the initial production run. In 2004 it was given a makeover developing a more contemporary look. From 2006 there was another transformation refining the elegance and the range was cut down. Expect further enhancements from what is becoming a good seller for VW.
Standard ABS and EBD (Electronic Brakeforce Distribution)
Twin front and side airbags
Curtain airbag system
Three-point seat belts for all passengers
Two integrated child seats (SE models and above)
Isofix fittings are also standard on second and third row seats
Alarm with remote central locking
A glovebox which is air conditioned and lockable
Economical engines, eg 1.9-litre TDI 130 PS - 43.5 mpg on the combined cycle 2006 Sharan Changes
In 2006 Volkswagen decided to reduce the number of vehicle engine, trim and specification combinations on a number of models, including the Sharan. The main changes were withdrawn upholsteries.
S/SE - Flannel Grey Jet Cloth
Sport - Anthracite Blue and Anthracite Red 'Opera' Cloth
Optional - Beige Leather Upholstery
The name Sharan is derived from a Persian word meaning Carrier of Kings.
The Sharan was awarded a three star NCAP crash test rating by the European New Car Assessment Programme out of a possible five stars.
Volkswagen Sharan insurance groups, group 11 - 12.
VW describes the Sharan seats as business class, on account of the space and comfort inside.
Another good feature of the current Sharan is the flexibility of removing the rear seats so you can use up to 2,610 cubic litres of storage.
New models are available in S, SE, Sport. Accessories include iPod connectivity, 6 speed CD changer. Leather upholstery available on Sport model only. Cloth and Anthracite options on other models. Metal and pearl effect paintwork available at extra cost.
Engine cubic capacity 1968
Combined - 42.8mpg - 6.6l/100km
Engine maximum Speed - 119mph - 192km/h
Engine acceleration - 0-62mph12.2secs
Insurance group rating - 12
Engine cubic capacity - 1968
Combined - 42.8mpg - 6.6l/100km
Engine maximum Speed - 119mph - 192km/h
Engine acceleration - 0-62mph12.2secs
Insurance group rating 12
Engine cubic capacity - 1968
Combined - 42.8mpg - 6.6l/100km
Engine maximum Speed - 119mph - 192km/h
Engine acceleration - 0-62mph12.2secs
Insurance group rating - 12
Engine Output, PS g/km / /CO2 emission / Trim level(s) / Urban* / Extra-urban*/ Combined*
2.0 ltr 115 223 S 22.1/12.8 38.2/7.4 30.1/9.4
1.9 ltr TDI 115 172 S, SE 35.3/8.0 50.4/5.6 43.5/6.5
2.0 ltr TDI 140 175 S, SE, Sport 34.0/8.3 49.6/5.7 42.8/6.6
2.0 ltr TDI DPF 140 180 S, SE, Sport 32.8/8.6 48.7/5.8 41.5/6.8
3-year/60,000 miles warranty (whichever is soonest)
3-year paintwork warranty
6-year body protection warranty
Volkswagen Roadside Assistance
Please see page 11 for more details
Body-coloured bumpers with black bump strips
Body-coloured door mirrors with integrated indicators
Chrome trimmed radiator grille
Full size wheel trims
Roof rails, black
6J x 16 steel wheels with 195/60 R16 tyres
Upholstery Jet cloth
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) with EBD(Electronic Brake-pressure Distribution)
Curtain airbag system
Door side impact protection
Drivers and front passengers airbags with passengers airbag deactivation switch
Front and rear head restraints
Front seat side impact airbags
High level 3rd brake light
Isofix child seat preparation (for 2nd and 3rd row seats) 1
Reflectors in front and rear doors
Rigid safety cell with front and rear crumple zones
Seat belts front seats, three-point with tensioners, height-adjustable
Seat belts 2nd row seats, outer seats with three-point height-adjustable, centre seat with three-point
Seat belts 3rd row seats, three-point
Air conditioning, electronic climate control front and rear
Alarm with interior protection and remote central locking
Blue instrument lighting
Coming home lighting function
Cup holders, front x 2
Dash display for unclosed doors and tailgate
Drivers seat height adjustment
Dust and pollen filter
Electric headlight height adjustment
Electric windows, front
Electrically heated and adjustable door mirrors
Electronic engine immobiliser
Four-spoke steering wheel
Front and rear door side pockets
Front seat armrests
Front seat map pockets
Front wiper, intermittent with adjustable delay
Full size steel spare wheel
(replaced by tyre repair kit with DPF engines)
Glovebox, cooled, illuminated and lockable
Heated rear window
Height and reach adjustable steering wheel
Interior light delay
Luggage area, illuminated
Multifunction computer
Power-assisted steering
Radio/MP3 compatible CD player with 10 speakers
Reading light for front passenger
Rear passenger heater with independent controls
Rear wiper with interval delay
Storage area with lid, above passengers airbag
Storage area with lid, dash centre including sunglasses storage
Storage compartment in rear door, drivers side(for 1.5 litre bottle)
12V socket for 2nd row seats
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Dice-K strong in second rehab assignment
Dice-K strong in second rehab assignment
BOSTON -- Right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka had a strong performance in his second Minor League rehab assignment, firing five shutout innings on Saturday night at Triple-A Pawtucket.
Matsuzaka gave up a hit while walking one and striking out two. He threw 56 pitches, 38 of which were for strikes.
The Red Sox had to stop Matsuzaka's first rehab assignment following his start on May 17 because of an injury to his right trap muscle.
Per terms of the 30-day rehab clock, Matsuzaka must be activated by the Red Sox by June 25, provided he doesn't have another setback.
Matsuzaka last pitched for the Red Sox on May 16, 2011. He underwent Tommy John ligament transfer surgery last June.


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It's been almost one year since Roberta Kaplan argued Windsor vs. United States before the Supreme Court. That date was March 27 (listen here), and since then, the landscape has changed in unfathomable ways that many couldn't have predicted. The AOL brand MAKERS has interviewed Kaplan about that landmark legal case, and in this video, she talks about why we "must take risks," and walks us through everything from why she took on Edith Windsor's case to how she feels today, nearly a year later. As she notes: Not only was the landmark case won by and for a woman, the entire legal team was comprised of women.
What may be most jaw-dropping for many is that, last March, only nine states permitted same-sex couples to marry. Today, post-Windsor, that number is 17.
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"All beauty that has no foundation in use, soon grows distasteful and needs continuous replacement with something new." The Shakers' saying.
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Though I could not caution all, I still might warn a few; Dont lend your hand to raise no flag atop no ship of fools. Robert Hunter
Those look amazing! The nakiri really caught my eye.
Everything you produce is simply an amazing craft of art!
I was under the impression that Ken Onion coined the term.
Quality over quantity guys come on. Seriously.


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Cougar men defeat Bethany, move into championship
The University of Minnesota, Morris men's basketball team is moving on to the 2011 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference championship game, after a 74-66 win over Bethany Lutheran Wednesday on Jim Gremmels Court.
UMM now moves on to face Northwestern in the UMAC Tournament Championship game on Saturday, Feb. 26 in St. Paul. The Cougars return to the championship game after winning the tournament last season.
For visiting Bethany Lutheran the game marked the end of the road, as the Vikings fall to the Cougars for the third time this season. They didn't go away easy, though, fighting back from a 12-point second half deficit.
After trailing 41-29 at the 16:13 mark, the Vikings put together a 25-12 run to take their first lead of the game at 54-53 with 9:02 left to play. Two Kyle Bruns free throws quickly gave Morris back the lead, and after a crowd pleasing four-point play from Eric Dalbey, the Cougars were up six at 63-57 with 6:23 left.
Dalbey had a quiet game by his standards finishing with 11 points, but still hit a pair of threes with the biggest coming with the foul. His free throw capped a 6-0 run, and the Cougars soon learned how important each point was.
The Vikings cut the lead back to one at 65-64 with just 2:07 left, but forced to foul late, could not catch up as Dalbey, Steve Birman, and Daniel Fragodt combined to hit seven straight free throws down the stretch to seal the win.
Dalbey went 5-of-5 at the line, playing in his final game on Jim Gremmels Court. Also in his final home game, Fragodt led all players with seven rebounds, along with seven points and four assists.
Birman finished with 17 in the strength of a 9-of-9 night at the line, while Derek Schmidt led all players with 20 points.
The stats were even mostly across the board with the difference coming at the charity stripe, where the Cougars went 28-of-33 compared to just 11-of-12 for the Vikings.
The UMAC runner-up in the regular season, the Cougars will shoot for their ultimate goal on Saturday when they take on regular season champ Northwestern with a berth in the NCAA Tournament on the line.
Tip off from St. Paul is set for 7:00 p.m.


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Prime-Age Adult Morbidity And Mortality In Rural Rwanda: Which Households Are Affected And What Are Their Strategies For Adjustment?
In Rwanda for the past decade, rural households have lived with civil unrest and genocide, changing land laws, large population flows both into and out of the country, and climatic threats with droughts and floods. The illness and untimely death of prime age adults from a number of health problems (increasingly HIV/AIDS) adds to the stress of these households and has lasting effects on the ability of households to survive. In this research, the authors use household and member level survey data to increase understanding about what is happening in households with such shocks and how they may be different from other Rwandan rural households. This research finds that households affected by adult illness and death strive to maintain their agricultural production, and work to avoid selling assets, yet some households appear to be in a downward spiral, losing assets and income earning potential. They rely heavily on social networks for labor and skills, but clearly these networks will be stretched beyond their means in any continuing epidemics. Female-headed households in particular struggle to find labor with neighbors or work more themselves. If special programs are developed for the affected families, focusing on increasing land and labor productivity fits into their own strategies. Since households with prime age death and disease appear to be similar to other Rwandan households in the poorest two quintiles, such programs would be beneficial to rural households in general, and possibly strengthen social networks through generalized agricultural and income growth.
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The ability to project energy bolts that expand at user's will. Sub-power of Energy Attacks.
The user is able to launch bolts of energy that are able to rapidly expand on contact with an object or when it reaches the chosen place. These bolts are usually compressed force-fields that quickly expand to large sizes: for example a bolt the size of a baseball can expand to become the size of a car.
- Useful for fighting in confined spaces.
- Shoot a bolt into a large machine to have its insides destroyed.
- With training the user may control the shape of the expansion, adding points or blunt ends.
- The user has an unlimited target range of space to project the energy bolt any time and anywhere.
- User may be affected by the attack as well.
Known Users
- David "Dave" Stutler (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
- Tsukai (Scorpion King 3)
- Jack Knight/Starman (DC Comics); via Cosmic Staff
- Starfire (DC Comics)
- Blackfire (DC Comics)
- Mana Users (Ben 10)
- Heatblast (Ben 10)


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Boxer Danny Green should get a helping hand from the federal government for his "one punch" anti-violence campaign, the opposition is urging.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has written to Prime Minister Tony Abbott asking for federal funding to air on television an advertisement Green made on his own initiative.
The 30-second film shows Green stopping a youth from punching another person from behind after he accidentally spills his beer on him in a bar.
"Take it from me, one punch can be lethal," the former world champion boxer says.
"One punch can end his life and ruin yours."
The ad has gained prominence on social media after of the death of 18-year-old Sydney man Daniel Christie, felled by a single punch on New Year's Eve.
Mr Shorten says Green is a positive role model for many young men and his message could have a big impact if shared widely.
"We have both made strong statements recently condemning this violence - and I believe that funding the airing of this advertisement is one way of putting our words into action," he wrote to Mr Abbott.


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Oscar Schofield
Oscar Schofield has over fifteen years of experience organizing ecosystem oceanographic studies. He currently is focused on coupled physical-optics studies to better understand the ecology of phytoplankton. He has conducted research in the coastal waters of United States, Antarctica, Great Lakes, and open ocean. He has developed pattern recognition and optical inversion approaches using hyper-spectral ocean color data to discriminate phytoplankton taxa remotely. His research interests include the physical forcing of the biology and chemistry of continental shelf ecosystems and the feedbacks on the physics. He is author or coauthor on over 100 manuscripts. He received his degree at the University of California at Santa Barbara and then worked in Department of Agriculture in New Orleans before joining Rutgers University in 1995.
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Hi. I'm Eugene M. McCarthy, founder of Macroevolution.net. I spent a lot of my life in the Department of Genetics at the University of Georgia. I hold a masters and a PhD in genetics, and an undergraduate degree in mathematics, all from the University of Georgia. During my years at the department (1989-2007), I studied molecular evolution, taught biology and genetics, and did genetic research. I have also spent years collecting information about fossils.
In addition, and really primarily now, I've made an ongoing study of hybridization, and a special study of hybridization in birds. My magnum opus, Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World (Eugene M. McCarthy, Oxford University Press, 2006), a reference book for both birders and professional biologists, provides information on about 4,000 distinct types of hybrid crosses among birds and cites more than 5,000 publications. Currently, I'm writing a similar book on hybridization among mammals, a portion of which I'm making available on the website. I'm also working on a second edition of Handbook of Avian Hybrids.
During my years at the genetics department, I became increasingly dissatisfied with the standard explanation of evolution. Moreover, in my study of hybrids I became aware that an alternative way of thinking about evolution, what I now call "stabilization theory," could do a better job of explaining the available data.
Over the years, in addition to the dry papers I published on such topics as new genetics software I had written, or surveys of the mouse and rice genomes, I wrote successive versions of a paper explaining the problems I saw with standard evolutionary theory and offering my alternative explanation. My evolving manuscript on evolution continued to grow and change as I revised it and passed it around to colleagues. Finally it became a book, which I submitted to Oxford University Press in the summer of 2007. After peer review, it was accepted for publication and we signed a contract. The working title for the manuscript was On the Origins of New Life Forms.
However, the editor with whom I was dealing was clearly uncomfortable that the reviews had been mixed. On the one hand, some reviews were positive. Indeed, one was extremely complimentary, saying that the theory presented in the book was revolutionary and that it resolved many of the issues that have been problematic for Darwinian theory. Here's a verbatim excerpt from that review:
But some reviews raised objections, all of the same ilk — that my claims were inconsistent with one tenet or another of accepted theory. For those who shy away from anything that rocks the establishment's boat, such objections can never be satisfactorily addressed. And yet, for someone like me, who is trying to critique and improve upon standard theory, they are not even valid. Obviously, a new theory that contradicts an existing theory will be inconsistent with the tenets of that theory!
Be that as it may, such objections weighed increasingly on the mind of my editor, and he pressed me to make accommodations. I refused, and eventually, after the book had been under contract for nearly a year, he requested that we terminate our contract. I agreed, since I felt I was being pressured to make changes in response to comments I considered invalid. So rather than submit the manuscript for yet another year of contentious, and perhaps fruitless, review, I decided to simply publish it here on Macroevolution.net, with a slightly altered title, On the Origins of New Forms of Life: A New Theory. To access it, click here. I truly believe that stabilization theory provides a much improved explanation of available data.
Here on the website, I have now also recently published a second book-length manuscript, entitled the Hybrid Hypothesis. It argues that humans are probably of hybrid origin. You can access that manuscript here.
Oh, and perhaps I should mention that I finished a novel recently, The Department (now available in kindle format on Amazon), a satire of academic life, based largely on my own experience (with names changed to protect the guilty). One of its main characters is an F₁ hybrid from the same cross that I suspect, in later generations, produced the human race.
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CELEBRITIES: We love to love them, love to hate them, love to spot their imperfections.
And we love to see confirmation that money doesn't always buy perfect style.
It's a rare woman who has the guts to show off her figure in a skin-tight wetsuit while brushing up against some of Hollywood's most polished and stick-figure-thin personalities.
2013's biggest fashion gaffes (so far)
So we love Rebel Wilson and her brand of offbeat, non-cookie-cutter brand of humour.
Her appearance at this week's Teen Choice Awards cemented her spot on Hollywood's funny-woman list.
Wilson barely batted an eyelid on the red carpet, even collecting her own surfboard prize (keeping censors on their toes), thus completing the look.
The girl obviously has forethought.
While Wilson's look may not have been everyone's cup of tea, it showed that if you're going to successfully pull off a look, you've got to own it.
In honour of the Aussie star's hilariously brave turn on the red carpet we've gathered the best (or worst) pics of those who haven't quite owned their look this year.
Instead the dress - or lacktherof - has owned them.
First up, we've got Madonna.
While we love that she's brave with her fashion choices and isn't afraid of showing off a body that she's spent a long time perfecting - isn't it time to put that booty away and potentially cover up some skin? We'd love you all the more for it, Madge.
Eva Longoria
Proving that she's not just a pretty face, stepping up last year to help elect a US president, this pint-sized bombshell seems to be taking her stylist's word a little too much to heart with these risky choices. The moral of the story is, make sure you feel comfortable in your couture. If not, just make sure you've got on your best undies.
Jennifer Aniston
Okay Jen, we'll try to stop saying you look good for your age. But in return, you've got to stop shoving your alternative-themed, clean-living wholistic lifestyle in our faces. Or even just don't go strapless after cupping therapy - no matter how good your shoulders look right now.
We get that you're out-of-the-box, scary cool and not afraid to break boundaries, Ke$ha. Which is why we're just going to say ... keep at it, keep making those cookie-cutter Hollywood princesses quiver in their Louboutins. If you've got attitude: Wear it.
Julianne Moore
Up their with the best of them, this modern-day icon of the silver screen barely steps a foot wrong (sorry for the pun) but it must have been a rushed job getting dressed for this year's Cannes Film Festival. One little piggie just didn't want to stay home!
Katie Price AKA Jordan
There's not much to say here. Except 'Stop - and step away from the glue gun'. There are no lessons to be learned, no moral to this story. Just stop, Katie. Stop.
Now for the makeup round ...
Teresa Palmer was snapped wearing a little too much under-eye concealer at this Hollywood event in London. The Aussie actress and soon-to-be-mum poked fun at herself later though, telling her Twitter followers: "Note to self - always do own makeup!".
Miley Cyrus
The usually picture-perfect twerking enthusiast had an unfortunate foundation mishap at the Maxim Awards in May. We think she could pass for a femme fatale in a film noir detective drama where the light is always pitched through horizontal blinds. Or not.
Lady Gaga
This art/pop diva loves to break boundaries with her looks. The first of many to take to the underwear on the outside trend, she's donned wigs, arrived to events in eggs, dressed as a man even failed to wear any clothes at all on occasion. This week she unveiled yet another 'latest look'.
Kelly Osbourne
Please. Just let go of the purple locks, Kelly, so we can all stop comparing you to this '90s toy icon.
And our final category is the Fashion Victim.
Not literally a victim of fashion, but rather has managed to incorporate her fashion into her injury. This is no easy task.
Top points go to Mariah Carey for showing us how to rock a plaster cast both on the red carpet and the stage.
Honorable mentions go to Kirsten Stewert and Jennifer Lawrence.
For more fashion blunders check out our Same Dresses gallery.


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There was something for everyone at the 2007 All Star Game in Cyprus.
Those looking for basketball had the game itself, the three-point shootout and dunk contest, while those looking for entertainment were offered a post-game concert by Cypriot singer Michalis Hadjiyiannis, as well as appearances by the Matadors, Luvabulls and BC Khimki cheerleaders.
The more serious attendees could satisfy themselves with the coaching and referee clinics held as part of the event or the third European basketball conference featuring speakers such as BC Kyiv President Alexander Volkov.
|The Matadors at the All Star Game
"It was good to be here with all these great players, a great experience. I was happy to be selected and I enjoyed it," said All Star rookie Marc Gasol.
"I have seen most of these guys play and played against them and it was a great experience to be around them," added Turk Telekom center Erwin Dudley.
Khalid El-Amin is something of an All Star veteran with three appearances to his name, but that had done nothing to dent his enjoyment of the event.
"It was a great game, you know every time, this is my third time here and I always enjoy it and I love Cyprus," he said.
"I am happy it was a good game, an exciting game I think and very close at the end. The main thing is that the fans enjoyed it."
It was not just the players who enjoyed the festivities. Former Chicago Bulls announcer Ray Clay was also in town to introduce the 2007 All Stars.
"It was fun, the fans were really into it and both teams played very well," said Clay.
He also got the chance to take a close look at some of Europe's top players.
"Sometimes it is hard to gauge with an All Star Game because everyone is out there freelancing and you don't work together as a cohesive unit so it was a little bit of a rough game. But there were some good players and Erwin Dudley really did a nice job out there. I think he definitely deserved his MVP."
For Lemesos forward Milutin Aleksic, the All Star Game is another step in the continual improvement of basketball in Cyprus.
"This is my second time in a row in the game and I really enjoyed it. Basketball makes one step forward every year and this is very important," he said.
"Every year the target is bigger but I have to say that every year better players come and the competition gets better."


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What impact will E-commerce have on the U.S. economy?
In recent years, e-commerce has emerged as the fastest growing sector of the U.S. marketplace. Despite the contraction in the high-tech industry during the recent recession, firms have continued to enter and expand their presence in e-commerce, and consumers have increased the number of purchases made online. E-commerce currently represents a very small share of overall commerce, but it is expected to continue to expand rapidly in coming years. As e-commerce grows, so will its impact on the overall economy. ; The primary route by which e-commerce will affect the economy at large is through its impact on productivity and inflation. Businesses and consumers that use e-commerce benefit from a reduction in costs in terms of the time and effort required to search for goods and services and to complete transactions. This reduction in costs results in higher productivity. An even larger increase in economy-wide productivity levels may result from productivity gains by firms not engaged in e-commerce as they respond to this new source of competition. Continued expansion of e-commerce may also lead to downward pressure on inflation through greater competition, cost savings, and changes in price-setting behavior of sellers. ; Willis examines the economic factors that have contributed to the rapid growth of e-commerce and assesses how the future growth of e-commerce may affect the overall economy. He concludes that if e-commerce continues to grow rapidly, it could lead to an increase in productivity growth and downward inflationary pressures that persist for several years.
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As a part of new PPACA & ERISA enforcement in 2012, and in the wake of the Supreme Courts new decision, CIGNA v. Amara (No. 09804), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) created a new Consumer Complaint Webpage on Nov. 10, 2011. The DOL will respond to complaints, in 3 business days, against health plans for improperly denied health claims. The various PPACA & ERISA informed providers of ERISAclaim.com have seen the most effective, responsive and timely DOL enforcement and investigations into the alleged wrongful claim denials. ERISAclaim.com offers new Webinars and workshops to assist healthcare providers in understanding the new healthcare reform laws, PPACA claims regulations, being fully enforced in 2012 by the federal Department of Insurance (DOL), and effective and compliant filing of Complaints with DOL for all improperly denied health claims, in order to get paid quickly at the minimum costs.
The next ERISAclaim.com ERISA & PPACA DOL Complaint Program will be held on Jan 23 & 24, 2012 in the greater Houston area, Texas in private sessions.
The Federal Department of Insurance (DOL) may help you in 3 business days when the State Department of Insurance (DOI) could not in 3 years, because the State DOI doesnt have jurisdiction over the ERISA claims, for both self-insured and fully-insured health plans, says Dr. Jin Zhou, president of ERISAclaim.com, a national expert on PPACA and ERISA appeals and compliance.
In accordance with the Supreme Courts new decision in CIGNA v. Amara, the DOL filed a Kenseth Amicus Brief (No. 11-1560) in support of patient, argued that CIGNA has dramatically changed the legal landscape of managed care industry, because ERISA now provides patients with the make-whole remedy of surcharge and other equitable monetary awards under ERISA section 502(a)(3). (http://www.dol.gov/sol/media/briefs/kenseth(A)-6-13-2011.htm)
To enforce the new ERISA after Cigna v. Amara, and the PPACA as healthcare reform laws, a DOL News Release on Nov. 10, 2011 announced the new Consumer Assistance / Compliant Web Page. (http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ebsa/EBSA20111627.htm)
"Helping retirement and health plan participants find answers to questions about their benefits and providing assistance when they believe their benefits have been improperly denied is one of our most important responsibilities," said EBSA Assistant Secretary Phyllis C. Borzi. "The new consumer assistance Web page and electronic inquiry/complaint process will provide quick answers to the most frequently asked questions and connect workers to experienced benefits advisers if assistance is needed."
The page includes links to various tools and publications with information on benefit plans, as well as answers to questions about "hot topics." Users also have the option to submit a question, file a complaint or report a problem with their plan. Inquiries and complaints submitted are sent directly to EBSA benefits advisers, who will respond as soon as possible but no later than three business days. Additionally, the system automatically routes the requests to the appropriate EBSA regional office based on users' ZIP codes.
In 2010 alone, DOL EBSA has helped 230,000 consumers and obtained more than $ 478 millions in benefits that had been wrongly denied to 173,000 participants.
DOL response time of 3 days should inspire providers to use the Consumer Complaint Webpage, says Mark Floes, a certified PPACA & ERISA Claim Specialist, Director of Healthcare Revenue & Consulting, YF Corporation in Los Angeles, CA.
ERISAclaim.com will demystify the most important steps for successful DOL Complaints for wrongfully denied claims: (1) Become a PPACA Claimant with valid designation of authorized representative (DAR). Your traditional assignment of benefits (AOB) may be limited or insufficient; (2) Get your facts straight; (3) first submit timely WRITTEN appeals under PPACA & ERISA; (4) then file DOL Complaint with clear facts, focusing on the specific plan / payers violations of PPACA & ERISA regulations, avoid arguing medical or coding merits, as DOL doesnt decide medical necessity or billing and coding disputes; (5) Complain against both TPA and Plan Administrator.
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