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Flash Pass at SFNE
Quick query all:
I'm heading back to SFNE for the first time in nearly a decade. I've considered getting a flash pass to avoid the lines there, but I've not used this service yet and I have a question, are specific rows reserved for this like with the older systems or do you have the option to sit where you like?
I ask this most specifically about SROS/Bizarro as it's the ride that I'm returning for, and I'm specifically looking to get back seat rides on it.
Thanks all,
Flash Pass at SFNE is pretty good re where the entry points are.
Other than Thunderbolt, which you enter at the exit and cannot choose your row (normal line is like that anyway), you get into the other stations at the same place as the regular line, and THEN you simply choose your row's queue, etc. I am not sure about Goliath, it's only year two being in New England and I haven't used Flash Pass since prior to that.
But FP entry is especially nice on Supe...Bizarro.
Remember how the regular line goes up stairs and then into the station? An employee now stops that line on the landing in order to prevent the station itself from becoming overloaded and cycles people in as necessary.
With Flash Pass, your entry point is the OTHER set of stairs that leads to that same landing. Once you check in with that same attendant, you go into the station. And now your are on your own as to how much longer your wait will be. Row one has extra queuing space as that wait is always longer, of course. For a quicker turn around, go for row two...often no one is even there as I believe people think it is part of that extra queue for row one (it is NOT). I've had good luck getting last car rides, too.
Also, those Flash Pass devices are wonderful; once checked in at a coaster, you can reserve your next coaster even if it's across the park. But I expect you know that.
Be aware that Coaster Con is at SFNE June 16 - 18.
Hope you get a good weather day and have fun!
* This post was modified at 6/10/13 9:20:55 PM *
I've been out of the active coastering gig for a few years now, but I'm re-established in Pittsburgh and have disposable income for heading out to parks again so I might be making a post here and there now as the mood strikes me.
Thanks for the information on the system at SFNE. I expected that the system offered more rider choice since they upgraded it to the three tier one, but I wanted to be sure before dropping the extra cash on one for the day.
Warm regards,


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Veteran nature photographer David Lindsay will share his knowledge and experience when Sandy Creek Nature Center hosts a free, two-hour nature photography workshop at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Lindsay, whose works have been exhibited locally since 2002, has captured images of nature in Georgia, the Smoky Mountains and in Maine, where he "looks for images that reveal the larger world." He is a retired biology professor from the University of Georgia.
The workshop is part of the Nature Center's effort to engage the community in discovering the beauty of the natural world. Photographs taken as part of this workshop can be submitted to the fourth annual Sandy Creek Nature Center Photography Contest, which has a deadline of July 31.
For more information, call (706) 613-3615.
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" Situated in Batsford Park, just one mile from the market town of Moreton-in-Marsh, in the beautiful north Cotswold Hills. Founded in 1988 by owner Geoff Dalton, the centre's primary aim is to educate people about birds of prey, in order to promote a great "
Birds of prey have always held a fascination for me and having met my husband (who is owl mad) it was inevitable that our mutual love of all things feathered and bearing talons would lead to spending many hours at various birds of prey centres.
Numerous times during our travels in the cotswolds we have seen signs for the falconry centre at Batsford and thought we should visit. Finally when we had a spare week, visit we did. The centre shares its carpark with the adjacent arboretum and in fact you can buy combined tickets to both attractions. On this occasion we just bought tickets for the falconry centre and very reasonable the entry was too (£6 for adults, £2.50 for children).
Entrance is via what looks like a converted stable block which also housed the toilets and the obligatory gift shop. Coming out of the gift shop you are straight into a little courtyard with hawk, eagle and owl mews in front and to the left and a pagoda and picnic area to the right. At first glance, my husband and I were a little disappointed as the centre looked very small, but a pathway bordered by 3 or 4 larger aviaires led us to a demonstration area and beyond that a woodland owl aviary and further aviaries at the bottom of the paddock. There is a varied collection of birds of prey, ranging from the much loved barn owl through to golden eagles and ruppells vultures. The centre also has a lovely collection of caracaras, some of which I had never seen before (which is always nice to visit a collection and see something out of the ordinary). The centre is bordered on 2 sides by a deer park and it was lovely to see the herd milling round the park during our visit.
After a quick wander round we noted that the first demonstration was about to take place and duly took our seats. The show piece of any bird of prey centre is the demonstration; it is a way of bringing the birds closer to the visitors, whilst educating them about the wonderful birds being flown and giving them an idea how birds would fly in the wild. At Batsford there are 4 daily demonstrations, at 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3pm and 4:30pm and it is here the centre comes into its own. Each demonstration lasts about an hour, and whilst maybe not the most polished I have ever seen, they were entertaining, interesting and brought a variety of birds closer to the visitors. Falconers introduced us to each bird, spoke about their history and their habits and commendably explained about the various environmental factors that are seriously depleting some wild birds of prey. Specifically, the falconer spoke about the oriental white back vulture whose numbers have critically declined in recent years due in no small part to the removal of carcasses from the countryside (thus removing the main component of their diet) and the widespread use of anti-inflammatories which are fatal to the vulture. During this first demonstration the falconer most notably flew a ruppells vulture, certainly something to behold (its wingspan is immense). An eagle owl was also brought out, as was a harris hawk who the falconer got to fly to different people (mainly kids). Audience participation was encouraged and kids were called on throughout the day to help out (racing a harris hawk, pulling a lure for an eagle to stoop too etc). Although the paddock where the main demonstration took place was a fair size, when the larger birds were brought out (golden eagle, vultures, tawny eagles) the falconers hopped over the fence and made use of the deer park to encourage longer flights and more impressive stoops once the birds had caught the thermals and gained some height.
At the end of the first demonstration there was just enough time to have a look round a few aviaries and head to the kiosk for lunch. There is ample space to bring your own picnic, however the kiosk sold a variety of reasonably priced homemade sandwiches, crisps and chocolate plus hot and cold drinks and icecreams (the locally made icecream was divine).
Much of the rest of the day was spent watching demos and then popping back for a drink or snack and a quick wander before the next demo began.
Although the centre is small they have packed a lot in and certainly try to pack lots of things into a visit. The centre is nicely laid out and well kept, the birds all seem to be in lovely condition and the aviaries have been cleverly arranged so that more shy birds can withdraw themselves if they get overwhelmed by the visitors. The staff are all very friendly and helpful and will happily answer any questions you may have.
At the end of our visit we cast our eye over the gift shop and found a few souvenirs which were reasonably priced. The shop stocked little bits and bobs that most children would be happy with but also stocked items that may be of more interest of their parents.
The centre made for a lovely day out and a very reasonably priced one too. It is certainly somewhere we will be visiting again... and again.


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After suffering consecutive 1-0 defeats at home to Everton and Newcastle, respectively, David Moyes admitted that Manchester United is in the midst of 'a transitional period.' Indeed, the club -- now 13 points adrift of first-place Arsenal -- is most likely transitioning from being Premier League champion into something else. And as it continues to drop points, qualifying for next season's UEFA Champions League -- the minimum requirement for United supporters and shareholders -- is looking a taller task with each passing week.
After the loss to Newcastle at Old Trafford on Saturday, former Everton coach Moyes pleaded with fans for more time: "There will be [light at the end of the tunnel] because it is a transitional period and that was always going to be the case," he said. "I hoped it wouldn't have been as poor as it has been in the last few games. When I came here I knew it was never going to be easy and it's proved to be that way."
The Scot, who replaced the legendary Alex Ferguson last summer, went on to praise the club's fans: "I think the United supporters have been great to me and great to the club," he added. "They understand there is a big transition going on here and, like me, I don't think they expected us to have lost five games at this stage of the season. We didn't expect that. But I think they understand that there is a change going on. We'll work, try to improve and try to get better."
Luckily for Moyes, this strange season has seen other title contenders continue to drop points, too, so despite taking just two points from its last four EPL league games, United is still only seven points adrift of Manchester City, which currently occupies the fourth and final UCL slot.


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"How much does a website cost?" and other pricing questions | Folyo Blog.
…and so another year of my life goes by on this little rock we call Earth. It's been a tough year but I did achieve a lot of things.
Not a very impressive list but all relatively important to me. So kudos to everyone who helped me through this year, both family and friends. I couldn't have done it without you. Here's to another 21 years of excitement…but hopefully with a lot less drama. I think I have had enough of that to last me a lifetime!!! Oh and of course, to mark another birthday, a new design for the site. Hope you like it!
Another year, another birthday…
To mark my turning another year older (and unfortunately another year bigger as well..literally) I've decided to give the blog a little redesign. The design was getting a bit too blue for my liking so I thought something a little brighter this time would be nice. I was going to call this post Joe Jacobs v2.0 but then I realised that I've probably redesigned this site about 20 times so version 20 is probably not that far off. So time to come out of your RSS readers guys! Here's a little glimpse for those of you who are just too lazy 😉
Ok I've finally settled on a temporary design to use until I finish my own. Finding a suitable one wasn't easy because I wanted one that wasn't too crouded yet had enough space for me to put a whole lotta rubbish in it. This one is called Illacrimo by Design Disease. Off course I wil change the design again soon for the Christmas season, as I do every year, but that will only last for a month or so. This is a more long-term design as I probably won't have the time to finish my own design until I'm done with my university application.


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Training Table Brownies
Makes 16 to 20
2 3/4 sticks unsalted butter
4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
7 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder (not Dutch processed)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
3 cups confectioner's sugar
4 to 6 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease an 18-by-13-inch sheet pan. Line pan with parchment paper. Grease and flour the parchment paper.
2. For the brownies: Melt the 2 3/4 sticks butter in a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Reduce heat to low; add baking chocolate. Stir until chocolate has melted. Off heat, stir in sugars until incorporated. Let cool 10 minutes.
3. In a bowl, beat eggs. Beat in salt and vanilla. Pour beaten eggs into cooled chocolate; stir to combine.
4. In a large bowl, mix flour, cocoa powder and baking powder. Stir dry ingredients into the chocolate mixture to form a thick batter.
5. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 25 minutes. Cool completely.
6. Meanwhile, make frosting: In a stand mixer, beat the butter, confectioner's sugar, 4 tablespoons cream, vanilla and salt on low speed, until sugar is incorporated. Increase speed to medium and mix until a thick frosting forms.
7. Using a double boiler, melt the chocolate chips over a double boiler. With mixer running on low, pour warm melted chocolate into the frosting. Mix until incorporated. Increase speed to medium. Beat until frosting is fluffy, adding 1 to 2 tablespoons cream, if needed.
8. Frost cooled brownies. Let set for an hour before wrapping in plastic wrap. Cut into squares before serving.
— Taylor Mathis, "The Southern Tailgating Cookbook: A Game-Day Guide for Lovers of Food, Football, & the South" (Coming from UNC Press, 2013)


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Hello World! 3 ways
What's the first thing you want to learn to do with LiveCode? A "Hello World!" application of course.
This lesson will show you a variety of ways to say "Hello World!" using LiveCode.
Your first stack
First things first, we need a stack so we can start building our application. Go to the File menu and select New Stack - Default Size(1) We now have a stack containing a single card(2)
Edit mode
Adding a field to the stack
Browse mode
Opening the Message Box
Using the Message Box
The Message Box is a command line tool that allows you to try out short scripts and test parts of your program. It provides a convenient output window for debugging and can be used for editing and setting properties. It is one of the more useful components in LiveCode when you are starting out and wanting to try out simple scripts.
to output to the Message Box we simply type
put "Hello World!"
and press return to execute the command and there it is, "Hello World!" is displayed in the Message Box.
To put text into a field we can use almost the same script, we just also specify where to put the text
put "Hello World!" into field 1
Using a dialog box
Using a field and a button
Scripting the button
Now we want to put "Hello World!" into the field when the button is clicked.
1. Go into Edit mode
2. Select the button and open the Script Editor for the button by clicking the Code button in the Menubar
You will see the Script Editor pre-populated with an empty on mouseUp handler.
We can reuse our line of LiveCode from earlier, this time we want it to be executed when the button is clicked so it goes in the mouseUp handler.
on mouseUp
put "Hello World!" into field 1
end mouseUp
Compile the script by clicking Apply(3), go into Run mode(4) and click the button.


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Businesses counting cost of England's football failings
8:00am Tuesday 24th June 2014
By Damian Fantato
8:00am Tuesday 24th June 2014
By Damian Fantato
OXFORDSHIRE businesses have said they are set to lose out as England prepares to play its last game in the World Cup today.
The England team will take on Costa Rica in a game which for them will be meaningless after they were knocked out for failing to pick up a single point from their first two matches.
It means the team is out at the group stage of the World Cup for the first time since 1958.
Before the competition kicked-off, businesses across the county were relishing the possibility of a £13m boost in trade but said this is now unlikely to become reality.
Massimo Tenaglia is manager of Eurobar in George Street which is one of 21 venues which were allowed to extend their licence after the Home Office allowed pubs to apply for late licences to stay open until 1am when England matches start at 8pm or later.
He said: "I think it will be much quieter, the same goes with Spain because there are a lot of Spanish in the city.
"With these big teams out of the World Cup it will be quieter, and Portugal's results haven't been very good.
"We will see over the next week how things go. Some people get more excited when it gets to the knock-out stages and the final gets closer."
Will Helsby is owner of The Duke's Cut in the city centre and The Cowley Retreat in East Oxford.
He said: "From our perspective obviously England going out will definitely see a decrease in trade. It will be interesting to see whether anyone will come to see the game tonight or whether they will be more interested in the Italy v Uruguay game which is on at the same time."
Before the tournament started, Cumnor-based James Cowper accountants said each person in the county would spend at least £20 more on average during the four-week competition.
Lester Giles, partner of Carterton-based sports shop Giles Sports which sells England replica shirts and merchandise, said he expected business to slow down for the rest of the tournament.
Lester Giles
He said: "There won't be much demand for England merchandise but we have got most of the replica shirts and most of the teams doing well are selling.
"Brazil is probably the second best after England. That shirt always sells well.
"From a professional point of view we would have preferred England to do better but they have got more friendlies coming up through the year so it is not dead money from my customers' point of view."
He added: "We have got all the boots the players have been wearing and the children will want them."
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Endangered Species: The Amur leopard
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This article was written in partnership with the Amur Tiger and Leopard Alliance (ALTA), a coalition of 15 international and Russian NGOs. These funding and implementing agencies have been co-operating for many years in developing, financing and implementing conservation projects in Russia and China, all aimed at preserving the Amur leopard and tiger. More information can be found on the ALTA website.
The Amur, or Far Eastern leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is one of the eight subspecies of leopard. It is only found in the Russian Far East and North East China and there are fewer than 40 individuals left in the wild, making it one of the world's most endangered big cats. For this reason, it is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
Amur leopards live in the temperate forests of Far Eastern Russia, experiencing harsh winters with extreme cold and deep snow, as well as hot summers.
The species is adapted to a cool climate and has thick fur which grows up to 7.5 cm long in winter. Their coat is paler than other leopard subspecies, and turns lighter during the winter months to allow for camouflage in the snow. Males generally weigh 32-48 kg, but can weigh up to 75 kg. Females are smaller than the males at 25-43 kg.
In the wild, they typically live for 10-15 years and they may reach 20 years in captivity.
The Amur leopard is the northernmost of all leopard subspecies. Its historic range extended throughout northeastern ("Manchurian") China, the southern part of Primorsky Krai in Russia and the Korean Peninsula. This range shrank dramatically during the 20th century, due primarily to habitat loss due to human activity and hunting.
There are various reasons the Amur leopard population is shrinking, but all can be tied back to man.
Some of the main threats to the survival of this species are:
- Forest fires
- Inbreeding
- Development
- Lack of political commitment
Illegal poaching is another major cause for concern.
Amur leopards are targeted for their striking, spotted coat, which can sell for up to $1,000 in parts of southeastern Russia. With less than 40 individuals remaining in the wild, the death of one leopard can have severe consequences for the species as a whole.
Various organizations, including ALTA, are working hard to reduce these threats by funding appropriate conservation projects and educating and informing people about the importance of the Amur leopard and tiger.
Zoo Support
There are approximately 200 Amur leopards in captivity, mostly in zoos in Europe, North America and countries of the former Soviet Union. Most, but not all, of these leopards are in zoos participating in managed conservation breeding programs.
For now, it is a race against time to save this incredible species. You can do you part by donating to a reputable organization like ALTA.


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Leonardo DiCaprio Reportedly Seen Kissing Rihanna at Playboy MansionIn what would be the entertainment power coupling of the year, RiRi and Leo were allegedly snogging it up Hugh Hefner's party palace.
Watch Leonardo DiCaprio Rap A Tribe Called Quest's 'Scenario'Is Leonardo DiCaprio considering a crossover career in rap?
Q-Tip Teaming Up with Leonardo DiCaprio for New TV ShowQ-Tip's life may be coming to the small screen this fall, thanks to his longtime friend Leonardo DiCaprio.
Reel Talk: 'The Great Gatsby'If you like vintage Hollywood with great period costumes, big production and beautiful people, you will enjoy "The Great Gatsby."
Beyonce & Andre 3000 Cover Amy Winehouse For 'Great Gatsby' Soundtrack
Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian, Leonardo DiCaprio, Among Guests At Billionaire's Vegas Birthday PartyWhile you were sleeping Saturday night, one Chinese billionaire was having the party of the decade.


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Spring trends
Posted 21st March 2013 by Katrina
I started this blog post on International Happiness Day (Wednesday 20th March) which feels very apt, because looking at some of the gorgeous items I'm featuring really does make me happy.Read More
Preparing for a photoshoot
Posted 14th March 2013 by Katrina
As much as we'd like to think that our beautiful socks and tights can sell themselves on their fine qualities alone, we do like to show them off in a pretty and glamorous photoshoot every now and then!Read More
Wedding socks - something bold, something new, something stripy, something blue?
Posted 6th March 2013 by Katrina
If you are a frequent follower of SockShop's Facebook page, you may have noticed last year that I got engaged (I excitedly posted pictures following the proposal as I was wearing a Heat Holders hat and gloves at the time!).Read More
Introducing... 'This week's handpicked'
Posted 1st March 2013 by Katrina
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Yes, that's not a typographical error. We mean a Galaxy Note 10.1 which Samsung may have accidentally revealed via the invitation to Samsung Developer Day at the upcoming Mobile World Congress. The mention of the Galaxy Note 10.1 appears right beside the Galaxy Note and two other Samsung phones which are scheduled to be launched during the event. What baffles us though is that the said event was meant for Samsung's software development kit for the S Pen which as you may know is a feature of the Galaxy Note (pictured above). Was it an error on Samsung's part to have included the Galaxy Note 10.1 on the invitation or is the tablet already in existence and is just waiting to be launched? Is a larger stylus-capable device in Samsung's pipeline for this year? How about you, folks? Do you see yourself using a stylus pen on a 10-inch tablet? Anyway, we'll have more about the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 once more information becomes available.
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Born in 1964 in Tretorn's Swedish factories, the iconic Nylite was the first luxury sports shoe, and is still considered today as the "ultimate tennis shoe;" just ask five-time Wimbledon winner Björn Borg, a long-time fan of the brand. Though it celebrates its half-centennial this year, the Nylite hasn't aged a bit.
In fact, it has evolved subtly to defy the test of time: The canvas fabrication is much thinner and flexible than it used to be when your parents rocked it in the '80s, making it a shoe that's even lighter and comfortable to wear. The minimalist design now comes in dozens of color variations, easy to match with your outfit -- we recommend wearing them with a suit, to add a touch of nonchalance to your getup.
Meanwhile, Tretorn's trademarked Massage Technology insole still feels like walking on clouds. For once, your summer is guaranteed to be 100% blister-free.
Nylite Canvas by Tretorn, $65, Tretorn .com


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That's the main hut for several summits on the park such as (click on the image to open the mountain page):
Prateleiras Peak:
Agulhas Negras Peak:
Morro do Couto:
Bell Rock (Pedra do Sino):
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Pedra do Camelo:
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Unnamed Peak 1:
And more other summits without the proper register in the IBGE institution. Such as Altar Mirim, Asa de Hermes, Unnamed peak 2, Morro do Massena, Massena Noroeste, Serrilha dos Cristais and
Morro da Antena.
Getting thereBy bus
From Minais Gerais/ São Paulo/ Rio de Janeiro, you have to take a bus to a little city called Itanhandú. Several bus companies can take you there. Once you get to Itanhandú, take a nother bus from the same bus station to Itamonte, a smaller town at the bottom of the Sierra.
There is the point: Once you get to Itamonte, it is hard to find transport to the park entrance. But there's some taxi drivers that know the park and can take you up to the park, and that's gonna cost you around R$ 100,00 (about US$ 55.00).
From the main entrance, you have to register at the military office, than you're free to get into the park from 8am to 5pm. It is important to get out at the right time to avoid problems.
Take the road directly to the shelter.
Park Entrance view:
Contact infoE-mail for reservation: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone number: 55 + 24 - 3352-1461/ 55 + 24 - 3352-7001
Hut capacity: 20 people.
Reservation: Obligatory (starting 30 days before the date of use)
The ParkThe area of the Itatiaia National Park is divided into two different environments. One is the Atlantic forest with numerous centenarian trees that keep hold of the lower part, and the other which characterizes for its mountainous topography with crags and peaks on its highest part.
The mountainous place is ideal for long and amusing hikes in the midst of landscapes of singular beauty. Altitudes vary between 700 and 2792 metres.
It is considered the first national park in Brazil for the preliminary data concerning its creation goes back to the beginnings of the XX century. The Pico das Aguilhas Mountain, the fifth tallest of the country, is located in this natural reserve between the limits of Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo.
After a failed project the then Biological Station of Rio de Janeiro's Botanic Garden became a National Park in July of 1937, during the mandate of president Getulio Vargas, with an area of 12 thousand hectares. Its extension was enlarged to cover 30 thousand hectares in 1982.
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To hike/ climb is a dangerous activity and requires proper equipment and clothing, the owner of this page cannot be blamed by injuries caused to anyone who read this page for its info about the mountain, and eventually got hurt by doing so with reckless behaviour or bad weather conditions.
Paulo Roberto Felipe Schmidt – AKA: PAROFES
External LinksA brazilian website to get mountains info, including gps files to download:http://www.rumos.net.br/rumos/
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The Attendant is the attendant Supreme Kai of Universe 6.
The Attendant is a tall, lean, and teal Shinjin. He has a long head with pointy ears and wears green earrings. He wears a red long hat and a Kai outfit: purple undershirt with a red coat, blue pants and white boots. He also wears a light blue sash around his waist.
Dragon Ball Super
Universe 6 Saga
Main article: Universe 6 Saga The Attendant is on the Nameless Planet with his boss, Supreme Kai Fuwa, for the Universes 6 and 7 Gods of Destruction Selection Martial Arts Competition. While on the planet, he is approached by Goku, who startles the Attendant and Fuwa. The Attendant is a bystander and watches the first match between Universe 6's Botamo versus Universe 7's Goku.
Voice Actors
- English: Rawly Pickens
- Portuguese: Guilherme Gonçalves
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A surprise track from Eric's new album The Outsiders has been released to radio stations today. If you have been following the teaser videos for Eric's new album, you will see that the reference to One will Rise and One Will Fall pertains to the single swap from "The Outsiders" to "Give Me Back My Hometown".
Clear Channel radio stations are premiering the single every hour at the top of the hour starting at 6:00am ET through 6:00pm local time on Friday Jan. 3rd, 2014.
"Give Me Back My Hometown" will be available on iTunes next week.
Pre-order Eric's new album The Outsiders today on iTunes.


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Coghlan seeks consistency in second half
Coghlan seeks consistency in second half
No one in baseball had more hits than Coghlan after the All-Star break in 2009. Not Derek Jeter. Not Joe Mauer.
The Marlins left fielder collected 113 hits post-break in '09, and his average of .372 over that span also was the best in baseball.
The impressive second-half run led to Coghlan being named the National League Rookie of the Year.
Coghlan isn't making any bold predictions right now, but the 25-year-old clearly is looking for vast improvements in the second half.
"I'm not going to say that I am. I'm not going to say that I'm not," Coghlan said, referring to duplicating what he did as a rookie. "It's not like you say, 'It's the second half, now I'm going to go on a tear.'
"I think as long as you stick to your approach, and I have the same discipline in my approach, I know that all the numbers will take care of themselves, and they will be a lot better than they were in the first half."
Steady improvement is what Coghlan is seeking.
At every level, Coghlan has been a .300 hitter, which is why his current .265 average is a bit discouraging. He got off to a rough April, batting .195 in the first month. He picked it up in June, batting .377 for the month. But in 11 games in July, he has hit a snag, batting at a .156 clip.
"I'd say the first half for me, inconsistent is the word I'd use to describe it," Coghlan said. "I feel like there was some good and some bad."
What's encouraged him is his defense. A hard-nosed player, Coghlan strives to have a well-rounded game. A converted infielder, he has seven outfield assists and a .994 fielding percentage after posting a .977 percentage in 2009.
"I feel like I made a lot of improvement on defense. It's something I've done a lot better at," Coghlan said. "I feel more comfortable. I feel like I've made some differences in games defensively."
At the plate, he is a little harder on himself.
"Offensively, inconsistent," Coghlan said. "I'd say not good. I'd give myself a 'D,' if I had to give myself a grade. It's just consistently adjusting to different things, and I've been inconsistent at the plate."
A statistic that also stands out is his strikeout total. In 336 at-bats, he has struck out 80 times.
Compare that to 2009, when in 504 at-bats for the entire season, he fanned 77 times.
"I've definitely struck out more than I have in the past," he said. "I think that is attributed to adjusting too. I think in the beginning of the year, they were figuring you out.
"I think it also is misleading. I think also because I struggled so badly in the first month. The first month was a month that I've never had in my career. It was so bad that it was to the point where it was going to be an alarming stat by the end of the year."
The ups and downs of the first half, Coghlan feels, were an excellent learning experience. He's also hit in some bad luck, lining a number of hard balls right at the defenders. It's all part of the growing process in the big leagues.
"I think in your second year, I am understanding more and more why people say, your second year it becomes a game of more adjustments," Coghlan said.
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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As a team of orange-clad volunteers from Lomita's Baycities Community Church worked last year pulling weeds and painting curbs and fire hydrants during their inaugural community service project, a motorist pulled up mistaking them for county probationers.
If he hadn't been caught driving drunk, he told them, he wouldn't have ended up in a county diversion program.
More than 200 church members will again flood the streets of the two-square-mile city this weekend to work on about 10 community projects at a variety of locations as part of what they call the Lomita Labor of Love. Only this time clean-up crews will wear neon green T-shirts for visibility, with a cross on the back to let passers-by know they're working in the service of their Christian faith and not for the county Probation Department.
The church, which adheres to the slogan on its website "where the Bible meets the real issues of life," hopes the project demonstrates its membership is part of the community.
"Jesus touched people where they lived," said the Rev. Ben Meyers, who challenged the congregation last year to reach out to their neighbors in much the same way.
"People need to know that Christians are real and they are not just tucked inside a church," he added. "This is a way for us to do this as an entire congregation."
With emphasis on 'entire.'
Virtually everyone in the church participates, said co-organizer Sonji Riple, who noted the church only counts about 300 adults and children among its congregation and this year more than 250 people will take part in projects large and small.
"We found people who needed work to be done and put together teams to get the work done for them," she said. "Jesus says we should be out there, helping our neighbors."
Children, for instance, will pot small plants and decorate them before they are taken to the Lomita Care Center nursing home.
Adults will perform such jobs as building benches at a home-bound person's residence and organizing a community food drive for a local pantry from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days at the church, 2043 Lomita Blvd., (donations welcome).
Last year, volunteers painted and generally cleaned up the nonprofit Community's Child women's shelter, said Executive Director Tara Nierenhausen.
This year they will install a moveable dividing wall to create needed office space for therapists and install a reflective wall with room for a photos of every child who has stayed at the center.
"It's a project we really needed," Nierenhausen said. "I was very pleased (last year) not only with their work, but their attitude — very positive and uplifting — and Community's Child is a Christian organization so it's a perfect fit for us."
And if you see the work crews around town this weekend, an encouraging honk rather than a rush to erroneous judgment would be appreciated.


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Swansea manager Francesco Guidolin hailed his side's improved performance despite losing 2-1 to Manchester City in the EFL Cup.
Goals from Gael Clichy and Aleix Garcia ultimately sealed the deal for Manchester City but substitute Gylfi Sigurdsson pulled one back for Swansea in injury time.
Guidolin praised his players after they delivered a vastly improved display following last Sunday's tame 1-0 defeat against Southampton, and felt they deserved more from the game.
"I am disappointed because I think we deserved another result," he said. "We deserved to draw and take it to extra time. The game was well-balanced and the performance of my team was good.
"It is not a good moment for us. Little things are going against us, we are missing chances.
"Manchester City are a very good team, even though they changed their players around. But I am optimistic, as I saw my team play a good game."
Asked whether he was feeling any pressure after the Swans' recent run of results, he added: "It has not affected me. This is my job. With my experience, I know football is like this. it does not bring any added pressure for me.
"I have to work with my players, my staff and to pick up better results."


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Unanswered: how to set a control's default property via VBA
I have some text fields on a form which, after the user populates, I wish to set the default property of each of the fields' to what the user entered. Any ideas?
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Can you be more specific!?
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well if I understand what you are asking, the Default Value is simply called DefaultValue.
So if you give the following code for an "on change" event.
controlname2.DefaultValue = controlname1
controlname3.defaultValue = controlname1
is that what you are trying to do?
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Thanks for the replies... I was working under the weight of inexperience when I posed the question: it wouldn't make sense to permanently reset the default property of a field as this would affect all users.
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Actually I want to do exactly what SilentBob suggested, but it seems whenever the form is closed and reopened the DefaultValue goes back to what I hand-set in the text box's properties. I'm using the exact code SilentBob suggested.
Basically what I have is a continuous form with 6 unbound text boxes in the header. 6 of the (bound) fields in the detail area have their default values set as whatever is in those text boxes. The basic idea is that I want the users to be able to easily edit the default values of those 6 fields and for those settings to still be there when they come back to the form the next day.
Any help would be appreciated!
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For your Default Value to persist, you're going to have to store the last default values in a utilities table, before closing the form, then retrieve them when you open the form again.Hope this helps!
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STAVANGER, Norway, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Production at the Hammerfest liquefied natural gas project is slowly returning to full production following a mid-July shutdown, a Norwegian company stated.
Statoil announced last month its Hammerfest LNG project stopped production when ice formed on a cooling unit.
"The liquefied natural gas plant was started up again at the end of July/beginning of August and is gradually being returned to full production," the company said in a statement.
Statoil's share in production from the facility represents about 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
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The Politics Hour – November 17, 2017
Virginia Democratic Party Chairwoman Susan Swecker is in studio. And Aisha Braveboy, candidate for Prince George's State's Attorney, joins us.
Egyptian voters return to the polls this weekend for a second round of voting on a controversial new constitution. Less than two years after a broad, unwieldy alliance of Islamists and secular groups brought down the dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak, those same factions are now engaged in a bitter fight over the political and cultural future of the country. Kojo talks with Egyptian-American journalists and academics about the stakes in Cairo and Washington.
MR. KOJO NNAMDIFrom WAMU 88.5 at American University in Washington, welcome to "The Kojo Nnamdi Show," connecting your neighborhood with the world.
MR. KOJO NNAMDILater in the broadcast, Food Wednesday. Looking for the perfect gift for people who like to cook? We've got recommendations. But first Egyptian voters return to the polls this weekend for a second round of voting on a controversial post-revolutionary constitution. It will likely pass, but few expect the referendum to bring unity to that country. Less than two years ago a broad, but unwieldy alliance of Islamists and secular groups brought down the dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak.
MR. KOJO NNAMDINow, those same factions are now engaged in a bitter fight over the political future of the country and the constitution stands at the center of that debate. Joining us to discuss it by phone from Cairo is Ashraf Khalil. He's a journalist and author of "Liberation Square: Inside the Egyptian Revolution and the Rebirth of a Nation." And joining us from studios here in Washington at Georgetown University is Samer Shehata.
MR. KOJO NNAMDIHe is a professor of Arab politics at Georgetown University. Samer Shehata, I'll start with you. The first round of voting on the new constitution took place last weekend. It's a controversial document. Why?
MR. SAMER SHEHATAWell, it's controversial for at least two reasons. It's controversial because the process of writing the constitution was not seen as being legitimate by large numbers of Egyptians. It was largely Islamists who made up the 100-person constituent body that wrote up the constitution. And in fact the relatively few liberal, secular, Christian members withdrew in protest. So for process reasons, but also for content reasons.
MR. SAMER SHEHATAAnd as you implied at the beginning a moment ago, not only for what is inside the constitution that is seen to empower Islamists or to include more Islam in politics, but also for the possibilities of moving down that direction in the future. So I think for those two reasons at least it's a very contentious issue.
NNAMDIWho was left out? Who was not included in developing this new constitution?
SHEHATAWell, I mean, you know, as I said the 100-member constituent body was elected by members of parliament. And of course parliament was dominated by Islamists of different stripe, the Muslim Brotherhood, as well as Salafi. So there were some, but again, a minority presence of--and this is the answer to your question directly--liberals, secular voices, Christians, as well as women and I would also say youth were largely marginalized from the constitution writing process.
SHEHATAAnd of course, it is those segments of society that are voting no, opposed to the constitution and are objecting to the legitimacy of the entire process.
NNAMDIOur number is 800-433-8850. If you have questions or comments about what's currently going on in Egypt over the constitution. Have you been following the events in Egypt? Give us a call, 800-433-8850. Ashraf Khalil, we saw protests a few weeks back after President Morsi was seen to be taking power away from the judiciary, a position he later rolled back. And there were fresh protests yesterday. Can you talk about that? Who's in the streets now and why?
MR. ASHRAF KHALILWell, it's actually a very diverse group of people in the streets now. That's one of the side effects of President Morsi's constitutional decree on November 22 that really started this whole drama rolling. Now, when he did that, when he sidelined the judiciary and granted himself, you know, expansive new powers and (unintelligible) constitution from the (unintelligible) galvanized the opposition. They have shown (unintelligible)
NNAMDIAshraf, please allow me to interrupt. Your connection is not very good. We're going to try to get you on a better connection, even as we continue the conversation and invite phone calls at 800-433-8850. You can also send email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Samer Shehata, you note that the issue isn't really the constitution. It's really about Egypt's future. Can you talk a little bit about what's at stake?
SHEHATAWell, that's correct, Kojo. I mean, I think it's relatively fair to say that one of the most important themes that Egyptians have been grappling with since the ouster of Mubarak on February 11, 2011 has been Egypt's future and more specifically the relationship between religion and state and particularly Islam and state or Islam and government in Egypt. And of course, the most significant polarization that has taken place in Egypt in this constitutional referendum and previous parliamentary elections and so on has been that between Islamists and non-Islamist force.
SHEHATABetween the Muslim Brotherhood, as well as different Salafi groups and Salafi political parties and then the liberal, secular voices, the revolutionary youth, the ones who were really behind the January 25, 2011 protests, as well as the significant Christian, non-Muslim population in Egypt. That's been really the major division. And that sees itself manifest in the split about the constitution.
NNAMDIYou note, Samer, that the turnout was relatively low in this vote, just 57 percent. Why is that significant?
SHEHATAWell, actually, the 57 percent that you site is the percentage of people who voted yes for the constitution in the first round last Saturday, December the 15th. The turnout, though, as you rightly indicated was also really surprisingly low, about 33, 34 percent turnout. And I think both of those figures are interesting. One, the 57 percent demonstrates that this is a divisive issue. After all, Egyptians are voting about the foundational political document, a constitution that is going to hopefully, in theory at least, something that is not going to be changed every year.
SHEHATAThey're not voting in local council elections or for school board. This is a very significant issue that they're dealing with. And one would have hoped that by law it would have taken a two-thirds majority for it to have passed and that that would have occurred. But this 57 percent represents how divisive this is and unfortunately, by law, the constitution only needed 50 percent plus one, which, you know, I think is not wise.
SHEHATABut the 33 percent also is somewhat surprising and it's not really clear what the explanation for that is. Egyptians certainly are probably suffering from a little bit of election fatigue. I think I counted six national elections since Mr. Mubarak's ouster. There was one in March 2011 about some constitutional amendments. There were several rounds of voting for parliament for the lower house, several rounds of voting for the lower house of parliament. Then, of course, there were the presidential elections last summer in two rounds. So I think there's probably some fatigue, in terms of Egyptians going out to the polls every couple of months.
NNAMDIWe're talking with Samer Shehata. He is a professor of Arab politics at Georgetown University, about the controversy over the constitution in Egypt and taking your calls at 800-433-8850. What are your thoughts on the new constitution? 800-433-8850 or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Samer, voting is being held in two stages, last weekend and then this weekend. What is expected this weekend?
SHEHATAWell, it's expected this weekend, because the governorates or provinces in Egypt that are allowed to vote this coming Saturday are mostly rural, that's outside of Cairo and Alexandria and the Nile Delta, that the yes vote's going to be higher even than it was before. So I think no one in Egypt expects the constitution to be voted down. Just generally, referendums, it's harder to get a no vote than a yes vote. And in this case because of the political alignments I think everyone expected the constitution to pass, but what people didn't expect was the relatively low support for it.
SHEHATABut, yes, this Saturday, December the 22nd, 17 governorates out of Egypt's 27 are going to vote. The others voted last Saturday. And I think it's going to be a higher yes turnout then the 57 percent we saw last week.
NNAMDII'd you to share your thoughts on the media coverage in this country, in general, on what's been taking place in Egypt.
SHEHATAWell, of course, you know, for the last couple of weeks for some legitimate reasons there has been all kinds of domestic issues, the fiscal cliff, the tragedy, a senseless tragedy witnessed, that has kind of distracted from international coverage. But generally I would say, you know, the coverage has been reasonable. There is one element of the coverage, coverage as well as some of the Op-Ed writing, that really has not been reasonable and I think has fallen short.
SHEHATAAnd to preface what I'm going to say, I'd like to say that, of course, Mr. Morsi deserves a great deal of criticism I think and the constitution, I'm certainly not in favor of it. If I was in Egypt last Saturday I would have voted no for the constitution. But that being said, some of the coverage, some of the op-eds have been unfairly or biased in their depiction of some of Mr. Morsi's actions and maybe the Muslim Brotherhood generally.
SHEHATAI mean, there's certainly a segment out there that, you know, wants to cover the group in the most negative light possible. So for example, there were all kinds of comparisons after his constitutional declaration to him and Mr. Mubarak or a kind of new authoritarianism being set up and so on. And I think there's no truth to that whatsoever. I mean there were reasons for his constitutional declaration giving himself greater power. I disagree with them, but there's a logic there that could be argued and so on.
SHEHATASo I think there has been somewhat, by some individuals for political reasons, excessive criticism unfairly excessive criticism of Mr. Morsi. However that being said, like I said before, this is not to excuse him. I mean I and members of my family and friends and so on who are voting no for the constitution.
NNAMDIBut, you know, when we hear judiciary, we think of a neutral judicial body. You make the point that there are a lot of Mubarak holdovers in the judiciary.
SHEHATAWell, that's correct, especially in the Supreme Constitutional Court. And not just in the judiciary, in large segments of the Egyptian polity, in the Ministry of Interior, in the Ministry of Defense. And Mr. Morsi got rid of some of them, but there are certainly people who were an integral part of the hardcore of the Egyptian deep state supporting Mr. Mubarak. And of course, many of the members of the Supreme Constitutional Court were allies or supporters of Mr. Mubarak and have really not played the role that, as you said, we would hope that a judiciary would play, independent, but have really tried to impede any kind of change or democratic development in Egypt.
SHEHATAAs you know, they dissolved the lower house of parliament, which was democratically elected on a technicality. And they were about to dissolve the constituent assembly before he made his decree. Why this is complicated of course is because--I disagreed with the makeup of the constituent assembly but, there was a politics driving their likely decision to dissolve it. And so, you know, unfortunately things have been very messy in Egypt. It has not been a smooth transition to democracy or democratic consolidation. There has been this polarization.
SHEHATAAnd unfortunately as a result of the constitution, as a result of the process that took place in writing of the constitution I think this polarization, this deep division between Islamists and non-Islamists is going to continue. And that's not something that is healthy for a democratic consolidation and transition.
NNAMDIWell, for those people who say, look this constitution is expected to pass. What's going to happen next? Well, next apparently there's an election coming after the constitutional vote. And you make the point that secular and other religious groups besides the Muslim Brotherhood have an opportunity of sorts there. Can you explain?
SHEHATAWell, that's completely correct. I mean, they did quite poorly in the parliamentary elections in the past getting barely 20 percent. And one of the reasons was because -- there were many -- but is because they were divided among themselves. Of course on the other side of that the Islamists and the Muslim Brotherhood have been organized and active and in local communities for decades laying the groundwork and foundation for politics.
SHEHATABut there is an opportunity for secular liberal youth and so on now that they have seen this and experienced this divisive process to unify. Because they have unified in something called the National Salvation Front to oppose the constitution -- the constitution limits. And if they can carry that forward in the parliamentary elections that are set to take place 60 days after the constitution is passed then possibly the configuration of the Egyptian legislature can be more balanced. And secular liberal Christian youth voices, women also, can be more equitably fairly represented.
NNAMDISamer Shehata is a professor of Arab politics at Georgetown University. Thank you so much for joining us.
SHEHATAIt's been my pleasure, Kojo.
NNAMDIWe're going to take a short break. When we come back, looking for the perfect gift for someone who likes cooking. Food Wednesday has recommendations for you. I'm Kojo Nnamdi.
Virginia Democratic Party Chairwoman Susan Swecker is in studio. And Aisha Braveboy, candidate for Prince George's State's Attorney, joins us.
The number of people living in D.C. is booming, and so too is the number of rats. Kojo talks about how D.C.'s rodent problem is affecting the city and what's being done to fight off the pests.
The federal court judge who ruled that Maryland's public universities were unlawfully segregated rejected solutions proposed by the state's Higher Education Commission and a group representing a coalition of Maryland Historically Black Colleges and Universities for redressing that segregation. We get an update on the case.
A new book, "Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation's Capital," presents a sweeping view of how race impacted Washington, D.C. for the past four centuries.


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We will be in Poland in a few months and staying with family. We would like to visit my mother's ancestoral home in Pinsk (which was in Poland before WW2). The train from Bialystok to Pinsk apparantly takes 12 - 14 hours! It's only 272kms by road but I was advised that this is not safe and tourists can be held up at the border for hours.
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I've been hearing a lot about the quality of a few of these expensive hostels in Hrodna. As things stand, I don't think i'll be visiting if these are the only accomodation options :-/
Are there any guesthouses or panzions in Hrodna? Maybe there are people waiting in the bus/train stations offering accomodation?
I really don't want to be forking out anything more than €40 a night but I don't know really. I haven't been to Belarus before and at the moment it looks far from cheap accomodation-wise
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I will be going to Grodno, Belarus in early July 2013 for a week (from Washington DC area)
I understand to get to Grodno, it will be best to take ground transportation (train or bus). Trying to decide if I should travel to Minsk, Belarus or travel to Warsaw, Poland. I know both buses and trains are available but would like to know which route is more convenient and easier – thanks
can you take train from belarus straight to belgium,as an tourist in a belarus
We are planning to drive a van from the UK to Minsk and will be crossing
from Poland to Belarus at the Hrodna border. The van will contain items for a baby hospital,a childrens camp and for elderly people. Can anyone advise me on what, if any, paper work I will need to complete - problems or pitfalls I may encounter- and just any general advice. all help appreciated.
Thanks for the tip about not driving. I will be coming from Warsaw in the fall for a day. Am I better off to take the train and deal with the gauge change at the border, or take a bus? Also, my great-grandfather emigrated to the United States from Hrodna in the late 19th century. Family legend has it that he worked on a czarist estate. Is there an old palace/castle in the area? Thank you so much.
How much does the bus from Minsk to Hronda cost? Please answer as soon as possible.
My daughter wants to visit Krakow during her winter holidays. Who knows how to reach Krakow from Hrodna - we need in budget way. Are there buses (minibuses) to Kuznitsa (or Belostock)? And how much are the tickets?
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I'm thinking about a trip across Belarus in october. I found train connections with Minsk and from there to Grodno, but I was looking for some way of transportation from there to Lithuania, Vilnius or Kaunas (better the first).
From what I found online it seems there's no train connection, so I suppose there are some buses, but since I don't understand Russian nor Lithuanian, it's a bit complicated to find info on the net.
If someone can help me with some links and/or timetables (and prices maybe) I'd be very grateful! :)
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We are trying to go from Vilnius to Gdansk and we are trying not to do the overnight buses. I have read that you can get a transit visa through Belarus on that train for only like30, but when I called the embassy in the US they said the books were wrong and that we had to go through the full blown visa process from the United States (which is both difficult and costly). Can ayone help me? thanks
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Comeback proof is in the Pyrenees
Mountains will test Armstrong
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PERPIGNAN, France - In less than 48 hours, Lance Armstrong will have answered the last unresolved question about his capacity to win an eighth Tour de France: Can he still climb?
The 37-year-old Texan is second overall, but about to face his toughest test in this year's Tour as the grueling three-week race arrives in the Pyrenees Mountains.
"That's my question mark, that's your question mark, that's everybody's question mark,'' Armstrong said. "But we don't have to wait long until we'll find out, that's the good thing.''
Armstrong is again eliciting fear among his rivals after an astute move that earned valuable time over his rival and teammate Alberto Contador, plus an impressive show at the team time trial.
He couldn't be in a better position before heading into the mountains. But a lurch tomorrow in Arcalis, Andorra - the finish of the first of three Pyrenean stages - would bring him back down to earth.
Armstrong didn't take any risks during yesterday's fifth stage with the mountains looming. Thomas Voeckler of France won the 122-mile ride along a windy Mediterranean Sea from Le Cap d'Agde to Perpignan after a long breakaway.
Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland retained the overall lead, with Armstrong a fraction of a second behind. Armstrong spent the day in front of the main peloton with his Astana teammates, trying to avoid any trouble on roads opened to strong winds.
Usually, Armstrong would dominate rivals on the race's first hilltop finish, but this time he is preaching caution, knowing tomorrow's stage will be crucial. At the top of the 7,350-foot summit, the seven-time champion will have to answer any doubts about his ability to scale punishing ascents.
"I think I'll be good,'' he said.
With defending champion Carlos Sastre 2:44 back, two-time runner-up Cadel Evans lagging 2:59 behind, and Denis Menchov 3:52 back, the Tour could come down to Armstrong and Contador. The Spaniard is third overall, 19 seconds behind Armstrong. Former Tour runner-up Andreas Kloeden is fourth, 23 seconds back, and Levi Leipheimer of the United States is fifth, 31 seconds behind.
Contador, the 2007 Tour winner, will ride with the support of home fans in the coming days. The stage today is a 112-mile trek in Spain between Gerona and Barcelona.
To Contador's advantage, he's the best climber in the world and his legs are 11 years younger than Armstrong's.
"I can't wait to get to the mountains because it's my territory. The sensations are good, but I always like to confirm them,'' he said.
Because he's behind Armstrong, Contador probably won't get carte blanche from Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel and won't be allowed to attack the Texan if he responds well in the climbs.
Armstrong, who underwent a doping test yesterday, seems perfectly aware that Contador will be physically stronger than him in the mountains. But the seasoned veteran believes his mental resources will prevail.
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will,'' Armstrong said on his Twitter account, quoting Mahatma Gandhi.


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Topeka The Kansas Supreme Court's newest justice won't be sworn in until Nov. 18, guaranteeing he won't face voters next year amid ongoing criticism that the court is out of touch.
Some Republican legislators suggested Thursday the timing of Eric Rosen joining the court could be an attempt to avoid voters. Many GOP lawmakers contend Kansans are angry about Supreme Court rulings on education funding and capital punishment.
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius named Rosen to the state's highest court on July 22. Rosen is a Shawnee County district judge, and he said when Sebelius appointed him that he wanted to finish pending cases in his court.
House Speaker Doug Mays, R-Topeka, said he admired Rosen but accused Sebelius of trying "to get around the will of the people." Mays is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Sebelius next year and led the failed fight during this summer's special session to send voters a proposed constitutional amendment limiting the court's authority.
"What she's doing here is fundamentally wrong," Mays said. "I really think the governor owes the people of the state an explanation."
Spokeswoman Nicole Corcoran said Sebelius had nothing to do with the timing of Rosen's swearing-in and noted that Rosen mentioned when he was appointed that he still had cases pending in district court.
Eric Rosen
Age: 52; born May 25, 1953. Hometown: Topeka. Education: Bachelor's degree in social work, Kansas University, 1975; master's degree in social work, KU, 1976; law degree, Washburn University, 1984. Career: Served as Shawnee County District Court judge from 1993 to present. Was in private practice from 1990 to 1993. Served as assistant district attorney and later associate general counsel to the Kansas Securities Commission. Was an assistant public defender upon graduating from law school. Personal: He and his wife, Libby, have four sons and three grandchildren.
When asked whether having to face voters was a consideration in scheduling the swearing-in, court spokesman Ron Keefover said: "Absolutely not."
Rosen was at an all-day conference Thursday and didn't return a telephone message left at his office.
A new justice must serve a year in office before facing a retention vote at the next general election. The justice then faces retention every six years.
If Rosen's swearing-in were Nov. 6 or earlier, he'd have to face retention in the Nov. 7, 2006, general election. The Nov. 18 date means Rosen won't be on the ballot until 2008.
"It looks suspicious," said Rep. Frank Miller, R-Independence. "It just kind of confirms that court is now definitely a Sebelius court."
Rosen is Sebelius' second appointment to the seven-member Supreme Court. Her first, Justice Carol Beier, was retained in 2004 by a 76.5 percent vote.
Winning retention hasn't been a problem for justices. Since 1960, when the state ended partisan elections for the court, no justice has failed to win retention by less than a two-thirds majority.
But many Republican legislators, particularly conservatives, contend their constituents are angry about court rulings on education funding, which forced the special session this year. In June, the court told legislators to provide an additional $143 million for schools - and many GOP lawmakers said the justices exceeded their constitutional authority by setting a figure.
Also, in December, a 4-3 court majority struck down the state's death penalty law, creating the possibility that several convicted murderers won't face execution for notorious multiple killings. Atty. Gen. Phill Kline has appealed the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.
"It seems like they're becoming political, and I don't think that's their purpose," said Sen. Peggy Palmer, R-Augusta.
The school finance and death penalty rulings led Palmer and other Republicans to propose requiring Senate confirmation for court appointees.
Mays and Senate Majority Leader Derek Schmidt said the timing of Rosen's swearing in will renew interest in the measure.
"It's going to fan the flames of those who think the court is increasingly a political actor and whether that's true or not. This really does not strengthen the court as an institution," said Schmidt, R-Independence.
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Wed June 14 2017
|University team creates electrowetting E-paper
04:15 AM by tracey1 in E-Book General | News
Same technology Liquavista has developed. Would be great if this put pressure on amazon/Liquavista to speeden up the process of commercializing the technology
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Tue June 13 2017
|Eink demos foldable ereader at SID display week
08:19 AM by Dulin's Books in E-Book General | News
Lilliputing has an article with a video from Charbax
Charbax video
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Sat June 03 2017
|Bookpossum Vote June 2017
08:20 PM by sun surfer in Reading Recommendations | Book Clubs
Help us select what the MR Literary Club will read in June 2017!
The options this month are courtesy of our rotating nominator, Bookpossum.
Votes will be made by post. Each person has SEVEN votes to use.
You may give each nominee one or two (or no) votes. You may vote all at once in one post or vote in separate posts at different times, so long as you have more votes remaining to cast. You may use any number of your possible votes up to the maximum. Any extraneous votes per person (past their maximum or more than two for one nominee) won't count. Votes cannot be changed once they are cast.
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We hope that you will read the selection with the club and join in the discussion.
Voting is closed. Final results-
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Sat May 20 2017
|MobileRead Week in Review: 05/13 - 05/20
07:00 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Week in Review
Feast your eyes on some of the discussions from this week at MobileRead...
E-Book General - News
E-Book General - Reading Recommendations
|New UK Amazon Prime benefit
06:40 AM by John F in E-Book General | News
"Amazon offers UK Prime members a free, rotating e-book library"
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|June 2017 Book Club Nominations
02:20 AM by WT Sharpe in Reading Recommendations | Book Clubs
Help us select the book that the MobileRead Book Club will read for June, 2017.
The nominations will run through midnight EST April 26 or until 10 books have made the list. The poll will then be posted and will remain open for five days.
The book selection category for June is: Science.
For a book to be included in the poll it needs THREE NOMINATIONS (original nomination, a second and a third).
How Does This Work?
The Mobile Read Book Club (MRBC) is an informal club that requires nothing of you. Each month a book is selected by polling. On the last week of that month a discussion thread is started for the book. If you want to participate feel free. There is no need to "join" or sign up. All are welcome.
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Each book that is nominated will be listed in a poll at the end of the nomination period. The book that polls the most votes will be the official selection.
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The poll thread will open at the end of the nomination period, or once there have been 10 books with 3 nominations each. At that time a link to the initial poll thread will be posted here and this thread will be closed.
The floor is open to nominations. Please comment if you discover a nomination is not available as an ebook in your area.
(1) Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach
From Goodreads:
The irresistible, ever-curious, and always best-selling Mary Roach returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry around inside.
Like all of Roach's books, Gulp is as much about human beings as it is about human bodies.
(2) Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel
From Amazon:
Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day-and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Thousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolution. The scientific establishment of Europe-from Galileo to Sir Isaac Newton-had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answer. In stark contrast, one man, John Harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solution-a clock that would keep precise time at sea, something no clock had ever been able to do on land. Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest, and of Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer. Full of heroism and chicanery, it is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation, and clockmaking, and opens a new window on our world.
(3) Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
From Amazon:
The #1 New York Times Bestseller: The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.
But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in tasty chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day.
While you wait for your morning coffee to brew, for the bus, the train, or a plane to arrive, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry will reveal just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe.
(4) What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
Randall Munroe left NASA in 2005 to start up his hugely popular site XKCD 'a web comic of romance, sarcasm, math and language' which offers a witty take on the world of science and geeks. It now has 600,000 to a million page hits daily. Every now and then, Munroe would get emails asking him to arbitrate a science debate. 'My friend and I were arguing about what would happen if a bullet got struck by lightning, and we agreed that you should resolve it . . . ' He liked these questions so much that he started up What If.
If your cells suddenly lost the power to divide, how long would you survive?
In pursuit of answers, Munroe runs computer simulations, pores over stacks of declassified military research memos, solves differential equations, and consults with nuclear reactor operators. His responses are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity, studded with memorable cartoons and infographics. They often predict the complete annihilation of humankind, or at least a really big explosion. Far more than a book for geeks, WHAT IF: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions explains the laws of science in operation in a way that every intelligent reader will enjoy and feel much the smarter for having read.
(5) And Then You're Dead: What Really Happens If You Get Swallowed by a Whale, Are Shot from a Cannon, or Go Barreling over Niagara by Cody Cassidy and Paul Doherty
From the Trade Paperback Edition:
A gleefully gruesome look at the actual science behind the most outlandish, cartoonish, and impossible deaths you can imagine
What would happen if you took a swim outside a deep-sea submarine wearing only a swimsuit? How long could you last if you stood on the surface of the sun? How far could you actually get in digging a hole to China? Paul Doherty, senior staff scientist at San Francisco's famed Exploratorium Museum, and writer Cody Cassidy explore the real science behind these and other fantastical scenarios, offering insights into physics, astronomy, anatomy, and more along the way.
Is slipping on a banana peel really as hazardous to your health as the cartoons imply? Answer: Yes. Banana peels ooze a gel that turns out to be extremely slippery. Your foot and body weight provide the pressure. The gel provides the humor (and resulting head trauma).
Can you die by shaking someone's hand? Answer: Yes. That's because, due to atomic repulsion, you've never actually touched another person's hand. If you could, the results would be as disastrous as a medium-sized hydrogen bomb.
If you were Cookie Monster, just how many cookies could you actually eat in one sitting? Answer: Most stomachs can hold up to sixty cookies, or around four liters. If you eat or drink more than that, you're approaching the point at which the cookies would break through the lesser curvature of your stomach, and then you'd better call an ambulance to Sesame Street.bulance to Sesame Street.
(6) Physics: New Frontiers by Scientific American Editors
From Goodreads:
In the world of physics, very little in the universe is what it first appears to be. And science fiction has imagined some pretty wild ideas about how the universe could work – from hidden extra dimensions in Interstellar to life as a mental projection in The Matrix. But these imaginings seem downright tame compared with the mind-bending science now coming out of physics and astronomy, and in this eBook, Physics: New Frontiers, we look at the strange and fascinating discoveries shaping (and reshaping) the field today. In the world of astrophysics, the weirdness begins at the moment of creation. In "The Black Hole at the Beginning of Time," the authors discuss theories of what might have come before the big bang. Could our 3-D universe have sprung from the formation of a black hole in a 4-D cosmos? The math says: maybe. Later, in "The Giant Bubbles of the Milky Way," the authors describe massive structures dubbed "Fermi bubbles" at its center – structures that no one noticed until recently. Technological innovations make much of this new science possible, as we see again in "Neutrinos at the Ends of the Earth," where 5,000-odd sensors frozen deep within a cubic kilometer of ice in Antarctica aim to catch neutrinos in order to study distant cosmic phenomena. Scientists are also dissecting molecules with the most powerful x-ray laser in the world, as explored in "The Ultimate X-ray Machine." Even our most fundamental notions of what reality is are up for debate, as examined in "Does the Multiverse Really Exist?" and the aptly named "What Is Real?" in which the authors question whether particles are indeed material things at all. While all of this abstraction might seem like a fun exercise in mental gymnastics, living things must also abide by the laws of physics, which, according to "The Limits of Intelligence," may prevent our brains from evolving further. Then again, as we've learned, things could be different than they appear.
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Sat May 06 2017
|MobileRead Week in Review: 04/29 - 05/06
07:00 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Week in Review
Another week, another steady stream of e-book goodness here on MobileRead. Our authentic roundup of what's been going on:
E-Book General - Reading Recommendations
Thu May 04 2017
|Time Period Nominations & Vote May 2017
01:46 AM by sun surfer in Reading Recommendations | Book Clubs
Help us select what the MR Literary Club will read in May 2017!
Time Period
The time period vote will close exactly one day from this post; even if the final tally doesn't occur immediately after voting closes, no votes made after that time will count.
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Once voting is complete, the count will be tallied and a winner declared. If there is a tie, first listed wins by default (i.e. the oldest).
-Previously chosen time periods currently ineligible:
-The period of 2001-Present is its own category (Contemporary) and therefore not eligible for the Time Period poll.
You may offer up to two nominations. All nominees (so long as they are within the category) will move forward to the vote with no need for support from others.
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Time period voting is closed. Final results:
Nominations are closed. Voting is closed. Final results-
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2.8%: That is the difference between the rate of union membership and the rate of unemployment in the US. Union membership in the US is so low that many Americans aren't even familiar with unions. What are they? What do they actually do?
Unions are institutions in which workers organize together to bargain collectively with their employers. Instead of employees being bound by individual employment contracts, unions bargain on behalf of all the workers in a workplace. These contracts are typically called collective bargaining agreements, and they set wage levels, working conditions, and provide structures for workplace discipline, how workers are promoted, fired or laid off, as well as structures for resolving workplace grievances. Typically unions take two forms. They will organize workers within a given craft (for instance, electricians, teachers or basketball players), or they will organize workers in an entire workplace of different trades (for instance, all employees, of all trades, in a factory). Unions traditionally bargain on behalf of their own membership, but they also work to establish minimum labor requirements for all workers through law. Minimum wage laws, overtime provisions, parental leaves, mandatory workplace insurance schemes are just a few examples of things unions have won through their lobbying efforts over time. While unions have a long and storied history in the United States, today, as the numbers show, unions are in deep trouble.
You wouldn't know that unions were in such trouble by following the news, though. This year is an especially active news year for unions—first the death match between public service unions in Wisconsin and now the high-stakes drama of the NBA lockout. This coverage, combined with the regular, and massive, contributions of unions to political campaigns suggest that unions are fit and healthy.
But don't be deceived. The news coverage and political contributions are nothing more than rouge on the cheeks of a very sick union movement. Unions today are a sallow and pale reflection their past selves.
Why is this so, and why should we care? And, if we should care, what is to be done?
You typically hear two diagnoses. The narrative you'll hear from the union movements typically involves a marriage of big-business, conservative politicians, free-trade and trade and labor policies which emphasize movement of capital, and a business mindset which views workers as equivalent to coffee beans—a commodity to be bought at market prices.
On the other side you'll hear stories about how business developed in such a way as to meet the needs of workers while unions focused on protecting their own institutional interests while costing jobs, their members' money and, often, their members' freedom.
Each side will point to symptoms which confirm their diagnosis. Unions point to labor policies which undermine trade union rights, or trade policies which have seen American jobs bleed to places like Mexico, China or anywhere else where labor is cheap and unprotected as cause for their decline.
Business will point to corruption of union officials, an unwillingness to consider productivity in bargaining and progressive HR policies within business as proof that the need for unions is over.
Sadly, this is about as far as the discussion goes. People who support unions—and I should note at this point that I am very much one of them—and those who are opposed to them, spend more time disagreeing with one another, and more effort and money attempting to trump the other side through politics, than they do in earnestly, and in good faith, wrestling with three profound questions which lie at the heart of the great divide between the pro and anti-union side. This failure has led to both a decline of trade unionism and a bastardization of business. These questions are as follows:
In my work as a trade unionist—at the local, national and international levels—I found that the answers given by both business and trade union advocates to the first question were eerily similar. Too often the discussion began and ended with economic answers. Too often, business doesn't spend the time asking itself those questions. Sadly, trade unions—whose role it should be to ensure that business is mindful of these questions—spend very little time on a dialog between those with capital, and those who grow capital through their labor, about the deep, even religious, questions behind the daily grind of work. Instead, they limit themselves almost entirely to the fight over dollars and cents.
There was a time when these questions were discussed, and were highly influential in shaping world history for the better. Christian trade unionists such as Bill Doherty, organizations such as the World Confederation of Labor (a global, Christian, trade union body) and great people such as Abraham Kuyper, Leo XIII, Martin Luther King Jr., Dorothy Day, John Paul II and Lech Walesa have all provided both intellectual and practical responses to these questions.
Each was able to afford a proper place to business while challenging the underlying and harmful assumptions that work is simply an economic activity and that workers exist as individual cogs in a morally neutral economy. They recognized, in their words and in their actions, the fundamentally human and social nature of work.
Today's labor movement would do well to revisit some of these thinkers and actors and to sift through their work to find innovations which would reorient and reinvigorate the union movement. It might be a smaller movement, but it would be better.