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Daft Punk not only want you to get lucky this summer, but want to make sure you stay safe doing it.
The French electronic duo has teamed up with condom brand Durex to release a "Get Lucky" brand of prophylactics, according to NME. The box features the "Get Lucky" single art of Daft Punk, Nile Rodgers and Pharrell standing in front of the sun, which is a shot from the song's video.
There's no word yet on when the condoms will go on sale to the general public, but in a slick advertising move, Durex has been sending DJs free samples. And it seems they've got a fan in Diplo, who posted a photo of the opened box to Instagram with the message, "Thank god I had those Daft Punk condoms last night." He might have just come up with the perfect tagline.
(via Diplo's Instagram)
Along with their new condoms, the guys are also hawking a line of action figures.
According to Consequence of Sound, the six-inch figurines are modeled after the duo's latest outfits for Random Access Memories. The toys were created by Bandai and Japan's S.H. Figuarts and were reportedly created with help from the guys — Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo — themselves. Fans in North America can pick themselves up a set of Daft Punk figures (each are sold separately, not as a duo) on December 27.
Courtesy of Bandai and Japan's S.H. Figuarts
In other Daft Punk news, Nile Rodgers revealed that he would be reuniting with the band for another musical collaboration.
Rodgers told DJJAZZtv that he'd recently found a couple of unfinished Chic tracks in the archives of the Warner Music tape library. He'd like to complete the unfinished tracks from his old band — and says the guys of Daft Punk have already offered their services.
"Daft Punk wants to do at least one of them with me, so that should be very cool," Rodgers explained. "Because they respect the music, they understand."
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The export control bill, published by the Department of Trade and Industry increases government accountability over weapons exports.
It also modernises legislation that has changed little since 1939, for example by ensuring licences are required for the sale of weapons technology by email as well as in paper form, and introducing controls on arms trafficking and brokering by British firms.
Campaigners welcomed the publication of legislation, missing from four Queen's speeches despite government commitment to an ethical foreign policy, but warned that "the devil will be in the detail" of secondary legislation.
They want ministers to adopt the recommendation of four select committees for MPs to be granted prior scrutiny of arms export licences.
A spokeswoman for the charity Saferworld said: "The devil is going to be in the detail. We will be looking for the principle of prior parliamentary scrutiny and would like to see the European Union code of conduct criteria [on countries to which exports are granted] incorporated into this legislation."

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Man United must tackle questions to avoid another downward spiral
Perhaps Louis van Gaal was simply being mischievous. Perhaps, as Manchester United is in the process of tying up a record-breaking deal for Angel di Maria that will take its summer spending to an extraordinary €170 million, he thought he would fuel speculation about a deal that would take it closer to the €250 million mark.
But it didn't feel that way. It felt as though the United manager was using a sizeable television audience to send a message to Ed Woodward and the Glazers. The 63-year-old was communicating his wish to recruit a midfielder for whom United, despite ample opportunity, has yet to bid. Because, asked about di Maria as the Argentine prepares to seal his €80 million move to Old Trafford, he replied: "I like [Lionel] Messi also. I like [Arturo] Vidal also." One is a fantasy football signing. The other is an altogether more realistic proposition.
The feeling at Old Trafford is that much of the chat about Vidal has been driven by the player and his entourage, either in Italy or Chile. Yet while United ruled itself out of the running to bring in Cesc Fabregas and Toni Kroos and was quick to insist no offers were made to Marco Reus or Thomas Muller, Vidal lingers in limbo. No definitive statement has been made. United talks him down, van Gaal talks him up. Now, with a week to go before the transfer window closes, it is time to choose.
It seemed a none-too-subtle hint from the manager. Maybe that is the consequence of a game when Tom Cleverley and Adnan Januzaj have ended up paired in the center of midfield. United had little drive and dynamism in the middle of the park at Sunderland, qualities Vidal could provide and qualities the Red Devils have long lacked; arguably since Anderson, after an encouraging first two seasons at Old Trafford, deteriorated and Darren Fletcher was sidelined by a bowel condition.
There was another missive from the manager. "We cannot always sign who we like," van Gaal added. He cannot sign Messi, for instance. But if he cannot sign Vidal, is it because Juventus will not sell the triple Scudetto winner or because United is reluctant to buy him?
Van Gaal may be testing United. It is testing him, too. This was not the start he envisaged. Its shortcomings are laid bare in front of the new manager, who is laboring with the squad which finished seventh last season. The first newcomer who was unquestionably one of his signings, Marcos Rojo, only formally joined on Wednesday and is not yet eligible. The other two arrivals, Ander Herrera and Luke Shaw, are both injured.
So he already has a defender, a central midfielder and a left wingback. Now we shall finally find out if he really wants a man who is all three. The versatile Daley Blind, a stalwart of his Netherlands World Cup side, is another who is waiting to discover his fate. Once again, United has not acted while Chelsea and Manchester City concluded its major business weeks ago. Given United's injury crisis, Ajax's Blind would have been a first choice in three positions at Sunderland on Sunday.
In the long term, he might just be a squad player. In the short term, United need both quantity and quality. Last week, a "scared" Paul Scholes said the team needed five signings. Rojo and di Maria will be the first two. Perhaps, in Vidal and Blind, there is scope for two more. Unless United breaks the bank for, say, Mehdi Benatia, it is hard to see where it might find a specialist central defender.
But its requirements stretch beyond simply a series of signings. United needs to get players fit again, to integrate the new arrivals and to pick players in their proper positions so that Januzaj is picked as neither a wingback nor a central midfielder.
Before too long, Cleverley, Fletcher, Chris Smalling, Tyler Blackett and Ashley Young may not be starting. Nor, perhaps, will United's last marquee buy. Because when the team has paid a club record fee for di Maria, it needs to determine where he is playing. Is he seen simply as an upgrade on Juan Mata? Or does his arrival herald a switch to 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3?
United and van Gaal have to determine who accompanies Rojo in the new-look defense. Perhaps, when the Northern Irishman is fit, Jonny Evans and Phil Jones will make up the trio. Certainly, and crucially, van Gaal must settle upon the players who suit the shape and who can fit together. It is vital he selects those who have attributes the team lacks: Creativity, energy and, above all, pace.
There isn't enough speed in this side. Now, after the dithering and the delays, United has to act quickly. Decisions have to be made, and fast, if it is to avoid another season of suffering.
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|Tipo de publicación
|Número de solicitud
|Fecha de publicación
|28 Jun 1977
|Fecha de presentación
|8 Ene 1976
|Fecha de prioridad
|14 Ene 1975
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|Número de publicación
|Albert Grosseau
|Cesionario original
|Societe Anonyme Automobiles Citroen
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to transmission devices for motor vehicles.
2. Description of the Prior Art
There have been proposed transmission devices for vehicles comprising an automatic gearbox or the like, combined with a parking brake, such that control of the gearbox and the brake are effected by a single control element. The control element acts through a series of levers which form a complex linkage composed of a large number of parts and which may, in turn, act via servo control means. The overall system is therefore relatively complex and expensive to produce.
According to the invention, there is provided in a transmission device for a motor vehicle means for providing a reverse drive condition of the transmission device, means for immobilizing the vehicle when the vehicle is stationary, first actuating means for actuating the reverse drive means, second actuating means for actuating the immobilizing means, and means for controlling the first and second actuating means, the control means comprising a manually actuated, slidable, selector rod, a rack, and first stop means, the rack and first stop means being movable with the selector rod, the first actuating means comprising a pinion arranged to engage the rack, and the second actuating means comprising a cam and second stop means connected to the cam, the cam being movable in at least one direction by the rod during a part of its displacement, by cooperation between the first and second stop means.
Embodiments of the invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 a fragmentary longitudinal section of a transmission device in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 2 is a transverse cross-section of the device shown in FIG. 1;
FIGS. 3 and 4 are sections showing details of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a fragmentary transverse cross-section of a first modified form of the transmission device;
FIG. 6 is a section taken on line VI--VI of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a fragmentary transverse cross-section of a second modified form of the transmission device;
FIG. 8 is a section taken on line VIII--VIII of FIG. 7; and
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing the various controls of the automobile with which this transmission is used.
There is shown in FIG. 1 a transmission device, for example a friction speed variator or automatic or other gearbox, for a motor vehicle. The transmission device comprises a selector rod 1 mounted in a casing 2. Over a part of its length, the rod 1 carries a rack 3 which cooperates with the teeth of a pinion 4 which rotates on a spindle (not shown) rigid with the casing 2. The pinion 4 has a control stud 5 arranged to slide in a groove incorporated for this purpose in the shank of a selector fork 6 associated with a sliding gear whereby axial displacement of the rod 1 causes axial displacement of the selector fork 6 and the sliding gear. The rod 1 has four primary notches 7, 8,9 and 10 which can be selectively aligned with a detent ball 11 retained within a seat 12 of the casing 2 and biased outwardly by means of a spring 13. The detent ball 11 engages in the appropriate notch in the rod 1 to lock the rod in a selected axial position. The adjacent notches 7 to 10 are separated from each other by a distance equal to the displacement of the rod 1 required to rotate the pinion 4 through 90°. When the ball 11 is in alignment with the notch 7, the stud 5 carried by the pinion 4 will be in a position trailing by 90°, in a clockwise direction, with respect to the position at which it appears in FIG. 1. Similarly, when the notch 9 is in alignment with the ball 11, the stud 5 will be in the position diametrically opposed to that referred to above and, finally, when the notch 10 is in alignment with the ball 11, the stud 5 will be in a position diametrically opposed to that illustrated in FIG. 1, and the fork 6 will therefore be in the same axial position as that shown in FIG. 1. The fork 6 which is entrained, by the stud 5, for displacement along an axis parallel to the rod 1, may thus assume three positions depending on which notch is situated in alignment with the ball 11-- a first position situated at the left of that illustrated and defined by alignment of the notch 7 with the ball 11 (let it be assumed that this position produces forward drive of the vehicle), a second position situated at the right of that illustrated and defined by alignment of the notch 9 with the ball 11 (thus produces reverse drive) and, finally, a third position as illustrated and defined by an alignment of the notch 8 with the ball 11 and also alignment of the notch 10 with the ball 11, this third position corresponding to the "neutral" condition of the transmission device.
It will be seen that the rod 1, has a flat face 14 terminating at a right-hand end 15 which forms a stop surface. Abreast of the flat face 14, the rod 1 slidingly carries means 16 for actuating a parking brake or other immobilizing device of the vehicle. The actuating means 16 is arranged to cooperate with a lever 17 pivotal about a spindle 18 mounted on the casing 2.
The rod 1 is provided with secondary notches 40 and 50 having elongate flat inner surfaces and which cooperate with sensor means in the form of an electric contact element 60 carried by the casing 2. These secondary notches cooperate with the contact element when the rod 1 is in a position corresponding to the selection of forward or reverse drive. The notch 40 is situated in alignment with the contact element when forward travel of the vehicle is selected. Its depth e1 is less than that e2 of the notch 50 which is in alignment with the contact element when reverse is selected. These notches 40 and 50 are thus situated substantially in correspondence with the notches 7 and 9. On the other hand, the rod 1 does not have any secondary notches corresponding to the notch 8 or the notch 10 which corresponds to the neutral condition of the transmission device.
As shown in FIG. 2, one end 17a of the lever 17 lies adjacent to the rod 1 and may be in contact with the actuating means 16 whereas its other end 17b is arranged to cooperate with a toothed wheel 19 rigid with the output shaft of the transmission device. The lever 17 is continuously biased by a spring 20 in a sense to resist engagement of its end 17b with the wheel 19 and to hold the end 17b in contact with the casing 2 for example.
FIGS. 3 and 4 show the actuating means 16 in detail. It will be apparent from FIG. 3 that the actuating means 16 comprises a tubular member or sleeve 21, an end 21a of which is formed as a shoulder. The sleeve 21 is arranged to slide on the rod 1, and the sleeve 21 itself slidably supports an annular cam 22 having an annular surface 22a profiled to contact the end 17a of the lever 17. The cam 22 is held in contact with a stop in the form of a pin 23 carried by the sleeve 21, by means of a compression spring 24 extending between the rear surface of the cam 22 and a dished bearing washer 25 abutting the end 21a of the sleeve 21. It will be seen from FIG. 4 (which is a view looking in the direction of arrow f in FIG. 3) that the pin 23 is in the form of a bifurcated clip. One of the limbs 23a of the pin 23 passes through the sleeve 21 in an eccentric manner whereas its limb 23b is formed in such manner as to clamp the sleeve 21 externally. The distance d shown in FIG. 4 corresponds to the depth of the flat surface 14 of the rod 1 (FIG. 1).
FIG. 5, shows a modified arrangement for locking of the selector rod. In this arrangement, the detent ball (designated 11a) does not directly engage the rod, but engages a disc 26 provided with notches 27 spaced at 90° intervals around the disc 26. The disc 26 is coupled for rotation with the pinion 4 by means of a peg 28 engaging in a corresponding groove in the pinion 4. The detent ball 11a is situated in a tubular seat incorporated in the casing 2 abreast of the disc 26 or (as shown), in a cover 2a carrying the spindle of the pinion 4 and secured to the casing 2.
FIG. 6, clearly shows the manner in which the ball 11a cooperates with the notches 27 of the disc 26.
FIGS. 7 and 8, which are views similar to those of FIGS. 5 and 6, illustrate another modified arrangement. In this arrangement a secondary disc 30 is coupled for rotation with the disc 26 and thus with the pinion 4, by means of a peg 31. The disc 30 is provided with notches 32 and 33 arranged to come into alignment with the contact element previously described with reference to FIG. 1, but in this case, carried by the cover 2a, the contact element being designated 60a in FIGS. 7 and 8. Thus, the point of actuation of the contact element is not situated at the level of the selector rod 1 as shown in FIG. 1, but at the level of the secondary disc 30. Thus, to provide the same function as the notches 40 and 50 of FIG. 1, the notch 32 has a smaller depth than the notch 33. One or other of the notches 32, 33 is in alignment with the contact element 60a provided the position of the disc 30 does not correspond to the placing of the transmission device in the neutral condition. It will be noted that the notches 40 and 50 (FIG. 1) and the notches 32 and 33 (FIGS. 7 and 8) are of such a length that the functions of the contact element 60 or 60a are retained throughout the range of gear engagements and disengagements of the forward and reverse drives.
The operation of the transmission device will now be described. Beginning with FIG. 1 in which the device is illustrated in its neutral condition, if the selector rod 1 is moved towards the right, the fork 6 is moved towards the left by rotation of the pinion 4 on the rack 3, which results in selecting a forward gear of the device. At this instant, the notch 7 is in alignment with the ball 11 and the electric contact element 60 is engaged in the notch 40. The signal which the element 60 transmits in response to this condition may, for example, act to prevent starting of the engine while the gear is engaged, by breaking the starter control circuit. If the rod 1 is moved from its neutral position towards the left, the fork 6 displaced towards the right which has the result of selecting reverse gear. The notch 9 is then in alignment with the ball 11 and the contact device 60 is engaged in the notch 50. In this condition, this contact device also transmits a signal which acts to prevent starting of the engine, and an additional signal which may, for example, control the actuation of reversing lights of the vehicle, by closing a supply circuit for these lights. The additional signal provided by the notch 50 is rendered possible by the fact that the depth e2 of this notch is greater than the depth e1 of the notch 40.
Upon further movement of the rod 1 towards the left, the fork 6 is moved back into its neutral position, in this case, the stud 5 of the pinion 4 being in a diametrically opposed position to that illustrated in FIG. 1, the notch 10 being in alignment with the ball 11, and the contact element 60 being in a condition analogous to that of FIG. 1, in which the element 60 is not engaged in a notch in the rod 1; in this condition the contact element 60 does not transmit a signal to prohibit starting the engine.
The actuating means 16 remains in an inoperative state provided that the rod 1 is not displaced towards the left beyond the point at which the notch 9 is aligned with the ball 11. The rod 1 slides freely in the sleeve 21 which is free to reciprocate over a short distance between the casing 2 and the end 17a of the lever 17. On the other hand, if the rod 1 is moved towards the left beyond the position at which the notch 9 is aligned with the ball 11, the end 15 of the flat face 14 comes into contact with the limb 23a of the pin 23. The rod 1 then entrains the sleeve 21 in its displacement towards the left. This displacement is transmitted to the cam 22 via the spring 24. At this instant, either the end 17b of the lever 17 will be in precise alignment with one of the inter-tooth spaces 19a of the wheel 19, or it will not be in alignment with one of these spaces; in the first case, the surface profile 22a of the cam 22 as the cam 22 moves towards the left, causes the lever 17 to pivot about the spindle 18 into an inter-tooth space 19a, the lever 17 offering only very slight resistance to displacement of the cam 22-- in the second case, the teeth of the wheel 19 will prevent pivotal movement of the lever 17 and leftwards displacement of the cam 22. In this latter case, the cam 22 remains in engagement with the end 17a of the lever 17 and the leftwards displacement of the sleeve 21 compresses the spring 24. The cam 22 is then in a "standby" condition, and any subsequent slight movement of the vehicle will result in aligning an inter-tooth space 19a of the wheel 19 with the end 17b of the lever 17 whereby the end 17b will engage in the inter-tooth space under the loading of the spring 24 which is then able to thrust the cam towards the left. As will be apparent, when the end 17b of the lever 17 is engaged in one of the inter-tooth spaces of the wheel 19, the wheel 19 will be locked and thus the transmission device will be locked thereby causing the driven wheels of the vehicle to be braked. If the rod 1 is now moved towards the right, contact between the limb 23a of the pin 23 and the end 15 of the flat face 14 of the rod 1, is eliminated. Under the action of the spring 20, the lever 17 is pivoted into its unlocked position and displaces the cam 22 and thus the actuating means 16 as a whole, towards the left. In order this unlocking action may occur with certainty, the surface 22a of the cam 2 should have such an inclination as to allow, without difficulty, movement of the cam 22 with respect to the lever 17 in either direction. In particular, this surface should be of sufficient axial length so that the lever never bears on a cylindrical part of the cam 22.
In the modified arrangements of FIGS. 5 to 8, the primary and secondary discs 26 and 30 rotate in synchronism with the pinion 4, and the manner in which the notches in these discs cooperate with the ball 11a and the contact element 60a in the consecutive positions of the selector rod 1, occur in a similar manner to that described in relation to FIGS. 1 to 4.
The transmission device described permits means for controlling reversing to be combined in a simple manner with a parking brake. This results in a compact arrangement reducing the control system to a single rod, which, advantageously, reduces the cost of its production and adjustment. Moreover, the selector rod merely has a reversible linear displacement, and this displacement can easily be effected by the driver of the vehicle. Further, the arrangement described precludes the application of the parking brake when a gear is engaged and permits complementary indicator devices or safety features to be readily incorporated into the transmission device.
The transmission device is particularly suitable for use in automobiles.
The schematic diagram of FIG. 9 shows the various control elements and their relationship to the mechanisms shown and described in the previous figures. Motor vehicle 71 is shown generally by the dotted line surrounding the elements of FIG. 9. Reverse drive means 72 is that portion of the transmission which is actuated by fork 6 when the transmission rod is moved to the reverse position. Starter switch 73 is controlled by contact element 60 so that when this element resides in either notch 40 or notch 50 of rod 1, the starter switch is disengaged. Additionally, reversing position switch 74 is engaged when contact element 60 resides in notch 50 thereby also actuating the reversing lights 75.
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● The 10-under Georgia Lightning are looking for players for the upcoming season. Players must not turn 11 years old before May 1, 2013. For more information, call Billy Kelley at (706) 825-9898.
● Palmetto Xtreme is looking to fill its current roster for the 2012-13 USSSA season. Players must not turn 11 years old by April 30, 2013. For more information, call Josh Fields at (803) 508-0429.
● An 8-under machine pitch travel team is seeking players for the upcoming season. Players must be 8 or younger prior to before May 1, 2013. For more details, contact Wesley Teston at (706) 306-4791.
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● The Will Avery Christmas and New Year's Camps will be held Dec. 26-28 and Jan. 2-4 at Patriots Park. The camps are for ages 6-14. Early registration for one camp is $75 before Dec. 1 and $100 after that date. Early registration for both camps is $125 before Dec. 1. To register, visit player360local.com.
● The Georgia Pirates are seeking coaches, players and cheerleaders for their minor football league team. For information, contact Robert Jenkins Sr. at (706) 829-2140 or email@example.com.
● The Turkey 100 will be held Thursday-Saturday at Swainsboro Raceway. The event is headlined by Crate Late Model racing, which features a $20,000 prize. Several more events will run, including the Sunoco Super Street, featuring a $1,000 prize. Gates open at 4 p.m. on Thursday and noon on Friday and Saturday with feature racing being held Saturday. General admission for that day is $20 for adults, $10 for children ages 6-11 and free for children 6 and younger.
● The MS Run the US 2013 Relay, scheduled for April 16-Sept. 17 and divided into 22 segments, is seeking 14 running partners to take part in each leg of the coast-to-coast run. Each segment covers approximately 140 miles of running over the course of six days. All proceeds raised support multiple sclerosis research. To apply, visit msruntheus.com.
● A fastpitch softball instructional camp will be held Monday and Tuesday at Complete Game LLC Baseball & Softball Training Facility. Players in grades 4-8 will participate from 9 a.m.-noon each day, while grades 9-12 participate from 1-4 p.m. Cost is $65 for each day or $95 for both days. For information, call Matt Childers at (706) 412-9757.
● The CSRA Force girls fast-pitch teams are looking for players ages 10-under and 12-under for next year's teams. For information, Contact Wayne Wilson for the 10-under team at (706) 564-5357, and Kathy Guin for the 12-under team at (706) 401-1820.
● Georgia Frenzy fastpitch softball is looking for girls to round out the 16-under roster. For more information, call Earl McKinley at (706) 825-1753.
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Hi everyone theres a slight problem with my WII first ill just write up all the modifications that happened to my WII
1. Got new WII hardmodded(dun knw what chip i got came hardmodded instore from Saudi arabia- middle east) 3.xU NTSC-U REGION dnt knw what version i got just 3.xU
2.SEMI-bricked WII using PES2009 pal version got stuck on 3.4 with the brick
3.Softmodded WII
4. Installed Priiloader on Wrong version 3.4
5.Did a region change to fix Semi-brick 3.4U---->3.4E OK
6.Right after the region change NON OF MY DISCS OR DVDS WORKED EVER AGAIN(ON DISC CHANNEL)
7.When i put in the Disc and leave it the wii crashes saying Error has occured please remove disc and reset WII look in manual for Trouble shooting then i have to reset my WII . if i put it in DISC channel it just says disc cant be read just to make sure this is not a region it does not play PAL,NTSC discs in disc channel and same error occurs when just left for a minute.
8.i THOUGHT this was cause of installing PRIILOADER ON 3.4 so i updated to 4.1E and installed the REV48 PRIILOADER FROM WII JOHNS TUTORIAL PRIILOADER SUCCESS!!
9.Still messed (the disc error) so i just decide to play games via neogamma and it works like a charm
Question is how do i fix this error and what caused it?
Just incase this helps i installed the bootmii as IOS I have a NAND backup of it,I have a fully functional PRIILODER AND HBC V.1.0.6 AND WII 4.1E
And i heard of posting Sys check or something like that that program how do i use and where do i get the program and the tutorial-and download link thx again
P.S I WANT A SOLTUION THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH UPDATING OR DOWNGRADING OR THAT HAS HIGH RISKS OF BRICKS ok thx
Last edited by uzi95; 04-30-2010 at 08:41 AM. Reason: More info added
Not really doing much Wii stuff these days.
ok ill put it up sometime tommorow
Last edited by uzi95; 04-30-2010 at 03:46 PM.
sysCheck v1.6.1 by Erik Spyder
Region: PAL
The system menu v450 is running under IOS36 (rev 3094)
Hollywood v0x11
Console ID: 104193710
Boot2 v3
Found 67 titles
Found 23 IOS on this console
Found 6 IOS Stubs on this console
IOS (revision),IOS Stub,Trucha Bug,ES Identify,Flash Access,NAND Access,Boot2 Access,USB 2.0
IOS4 (rev 65280),Yes,?,?,?,?,?,?
IOS9 (rev 520),No,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabl ed,Disabled
IOS10 (rev 768),Yes,?,?,?,?,?,?
IOS11 (rev 256),Yes,?,?,?,?,?,?
IOS12 (rev 11),No,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disable d,Disabled
IOS13 (rev 15),No,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disable d,Disabled
IOS14 (rev 262),No,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabl ed,Disabled
IOS15 (rev 266),No,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabl ed,Disabled
IOS17 (rev 517),No,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabl ed,Disabled
IOS20 (rev 256),Yes,?,?,?,?,?,?
IOS21 (rev 522),No,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabl ed,Disabled
IOS22 (rev 777),No,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabl ed,Disabled
IOS28 (rev 1292),No,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disab led,Disabled
IOS30 (rev 2816),Yes,?,?,?,?,?,?
IOS31 (rev 3088),No,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disab led,Disabled
IOS33 (rev 2832),No,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disab led,Disabled
IOS34 (rev 3087),No,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disab led,Disabled
IOS35 (rev 3088),No,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disab led,Disabled
IOS36 (rev 3094),No,Enabled,Enabled,Disabled,Enabled,Disabled ,Disabled
IOS37 (rev 3609),No,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disab led,Disabled
IOS38 (rev 3867),No,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disab led,Disabled
IOS50 (rev 4889),No,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disab led,Disabled
IOS53 (rev 5406),No,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disab led,Disabled
IOS55 (rev 5406),No,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disab led,Disabled
IOS60 (rev 6174),No,Enabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabled,Disabl ed,Disabled
IOS202 (rev 2),No,Enabled,Enabled,Enabled,Enabled,Disabled,Ena bled
IOS249 (rev 17),No,Enabled,Enabled,Disabled,Enabled,Disabled,E nabled
IOS250 (rev 65535),No,Enabled,Enabled,Disabled,Enabled,Disable d,Enabled
IOS254 (rev 31338),Yes,?,?,?,?,?,?
Report generated on 2010/04/30
When i do it this way i doubt any1 can read the Check so ill put an RAR up with the excel version in it ok
Last edited by uzi95; 05-01-2010 at 04:36 AM.
Well that looks just fine to me.
Considering that the backups work in Neogamma but not from Disc channel then I would guess that the modchip is not configured or is not fitted properly, either that or you had cIOSCORP installed to make you think you had a modchip (although this is unlikely as it usually never uninstalls as clean as your syscheck.
Not really doing much Wii stuff these days.
No no mate you got it wrong nothing works from the disc channel not original or backups but i just play both on Neogamma
You need to open up the wii and change to region jumpers on your chip to pal. Or go back to ntsc-u
Ipsa scientia potestas est.
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That's a good point there --- since you were banned. Thanks for the reminder, YOYOX120.
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Not really doing much Wii stuff these days.


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Pixar cast reunion for Vanity Fair
To accompany a recent spotlight in Vanity Fair of Pixar, the powerhouse animation studio produced this reunion picture of all alumni of Pixar films. The image was inspired by J. R. Eyerman's iconic photograph of moviegoers watching a 3D film. Pixar's Bob Pauley and Guido Quaroni discuss the challenges of composing this picture from getting the tone ("They don't live in the same world, so we had to achieve this without making our teeth hurt.") to the technical scale right.
From a mathematical perspective, the scale had to be perfect—Flik (A Bug's Life) both had to look bug-sized next to Lightning McQueen (Cars), and also match his original scale in the film. They had to take up the appropriate and precise amount of theater seat—"or armrest, which is a chair to them, too," Pauley says. And even if we rubes can't tell when a measurement is botched, someone at the famously fastidious studio can. Quaroni illustrates by parable: One day during Toy Story 3 production, while he was doing an ordinary character line-up, John Lasseter came to review it, and squinted at Buzz Lightyear. "He told me that Buzz looked off—that he looked a little smaller than the others," Quaroni says. He told Lasseter that was impossible—they'd directly ported in the proportions from previous Toy Story uses—but when he double-checked, Lasseter was right. "There had been a bug—Buzz was off by 0.05," Quaroni says. "He has an unbelievable eye."


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Phones seized as gardai hunt gang over €50k theft
The net is closing in on a gang who stole €50,000 in a cash-in-transit raid at the Bank of Ireland in Tallaght.
Detectives have carried out a number of searches in Celbridge, Co Kildare, in which they seized mobile phones and other evidence.
No arrests were made in the operation, which came after gardai identified the mob involved in the robbery that happened on Monday morning last week.
At around 11.45am on October 17, raiders used pepper spray on a G4S employee's face as they robbed a cash box, which is understood to have contained up to €50,000, outside the bank.
At least two raiders were involved and escaped in a small silver car, which sped towards Dublin city centre.
The security employee was temporarily blinded after being sprayed and it has emerged one of the Tallaght raiders was wearing a brightly coloured hoodie.
A member of the public bravely tried to block the getaway vehicle by driving his van into their path. The raiders were forced to drive around it, damaging their own getaway car in the process.
"I heard a lot of horns blowing, and alarms, and there were people looking up towards the bank and then I saw a silver car coming around a van that was parked out on the other side of the road," a witness told the Herald.
"I could hear banging and bashing, and then the car drove by with all of its side bashed in, so I think it must have got caught up with the front of the van as it got away.
"There was a guy in the back with a light-coloured hood up over his head. Nobody really knew what was going on until they saw the cash-in-transit van outside the bank."
Local workers said they saw a man run from the van that was trying to block the raiders.
"He had his arms out in front of him like he was trying to stop the car. He was very brave, whoever he was," said one.
A similar incident took place minutes earlier, just after 11.30am, at the Charlestown Shopping Centre in Finglas.
A security man delivering cash to an ATM was targeted by a lone male, who walked up to him, threatened him and grabbed the cash box, which contained up to €50,000.
A getaway driver was waiting for the man in the underground car park and the getaway car was later found burned out nearby.


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Cougars up 3-0 in UMAC
UMM Sports Information
The University of Minnesota, Morris, womens' basketball team improved to 3-0 in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference with wins over St. Scholastica and Northland last Friday and Saturday, Jan. 17-18.
UM-Morris 71, St. Scholastica 67
In a game that featured 52 fouls, it was Minnesota Morris who came out on top 71-67 over St. Scholastica in the UMAC Game of the Week on Friday, Jan. 17. The Cougars had 13 more free throw opportunities than the Saints, which proved to be important in the victory.
Minnesota Morris started out on fire, taking an early 9-2 lead over the Saints. Emily Auch had the first six points for the Cougars, proving to be aggressive on the drive. Kendra Wycoff hit back to back threes as UMM maintained a seven point lead at 12-5, just 4:30 into the contest.
The Saints rallied back and took their first lead at the 12:36 mark after a three pointer from the corner. Morris answered back and held on to the lead for a majority of the first half. The Cougars again took a seven point lead, this time 33-26. The Saints responded with a 10-1 run over the final 3:44 of the first half and took a slight 36-34 lead into the locker room.
It was back and forth action early in the second half but the Cougars used a 12-1 run to take a 52-42 lead. St. Scholastica snapped the run with a deep three to cut the lead seven. Morris weathered the storm midway through the half and held an eight point lead with under eight minutes to go.
The UMAC preseason favorites made another push and cut the lead to two on a layup with just over six minutes remaining. Brooke Decker responded with a three in the corner pushing the lead back up to five moments later. The lead shrank down to two once again but the Cougars responded and another three by Decker in the corner pushed the lead to seven with just over three minutes left.
A pair of free throws with 2:38 left on the clock cut the UMM lead to three at 65-62. The Cougars turned the ball over on their next possession and the Saints picked up a free throw, once again cutting the lead to two. Kayla Kraemer hit a runner in the lane to push the lead back to four with just over a minute left on the next UMM possession. After a missed layup for the Saints the Cougars went to the line up four with 39.3 left over in the game. Kraemer hit the first of two at the line pushing the lead to five before the Saints responded with a jumper in the paint to cut the lead to three with 30.6 left in the game.
St. Scholastica was forced to foul again, this time sending Decker to the line. She would miss both giving CSS the ball back with a chance to tie the game. The Saints hit a layup on their next possession and cutting the lead to one. After having some trouble getting the ball in initially, the Cougars got the ball in the hands of Kramer, who was then fouled. She hit both free throws putting UMM back up by three. St. Scholastica had a good look at a three but it hit the back iron and Abby Fragodt gathered the rebound. Fragodt hit the first of two free throws with 2.4 left, sealing the victory.
Emily Auch finished with a team high 18 points on 5-11 shooting from the field and 8-13 from the line. Brooke Decker and Tori Holt each finished with double digit points off the bench, Decker had 11 and Holt had 10. Both Auch and Holt had double-doubles, Auch had 11 rebounds and Holt had 10. Morris got to the line 41 times and hit 26 free throws, eight more than the Saints, which keyed their victory on the night.
UM-Morris 62, Northland 45
The Cougar defense held Northland to just 31.4 percent shooting on Saturday, Jan. 18 to pick up a 62-45 win over Northland College. Morris outscored Northland 40-18 in the paint on the night, which helped them gain control early.
It took awhile for the Cougars to gain separation from Northland leading by three after the opening six minutes of action. Minnesota Morris went on a 22-6 run to take a 30-11 lead with just over a minute to play in the first half. Jordan Zickermann hit a runner in the lane just before the end of the first half giving UMM the 32-15 lead at the break.
Points in the paint favored UMM, 22-8 in the first twenty minutes of play. The Cougars also forced 15 turnovers, which led to a 12-0 advantage in points off turnovers in the first half. Holt and Cori Becker each had eight points in the first half. Becker was 3-3 from the field and 2-2 from the line in the first half. Holt's eight points were part of the Cougars 13 first half points from bench players.
The lead grew to 25 as Holt hit a jumper in the lane with just over 14 minutes left in the contest. Northland made a run over the next six minutes, cutting the lead to 12, but didn't get any closer as the Morris lead expanded to over 20 late in the second half.
Auch finished with a team high 15 points on 6-9 shooting. Holt finished the day with 12 points and six rebounds. Abby Fragodt had 13 rebounds, four assists and three steals in the win. Morris finished with a 20-4 advantage in fast break points.
Minnesota Morris will travel to St. Paul next weekend to take on Northwestern and North Central on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 24-25, respectively.


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The state's new health insurance marketplace really has one goal: to insure more Minnesotans. But MNsure isn't releasing enrollment numbers yet.
"We have information coming in, we are tracking that, but we're not going to report enrollment numbers at this time," said Executive Director April Todd-Malmlov. "We are trying to figure out how we are going to be reporting them."
The hold-up stems from unresolved questions about how to define enrollment, she said. Some people have paid for plans, others have just selected a plan.
"If they've selected a plan, that doesn't really mean they've enrolled because they can change [their mind]," she said.
• MNsure 101: Your essential guide
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And then there are lower income Minnesotans who are applying for MinnesotaCare and Medical Assistance, two government programs. The MNsure website will determine if they're eligible for one of the programs, but the state will enroll them.
Todd-Malmlov said she isn't sure when the agency would release enrollment numbers, but she did confirm that some people have, in fact, purchased a health plan through MNsure.
Whatever the enrollment numbers, so far they are within MNsure's expectations, Todd-Malmlov said.
Officials at the Maryland health insurance exchange are taking a similar approach, planning to give an update on their statistics in November, a spokesperson said.
Exchange officials in Rhode Island said at least 250 people have signed up for plans on that state's exchange.
Meanwhile, Minnesotans continued to have trouble creating an account on MNsure.
It's been a problem from day one that's associated with the federal hub, a warehouse of personal information used to verify that insurance applicants in every state are who they say they are. An account is necessary to enroll in a plan.
Mike Corbin, an attorney in Medford, Minn., said it took him seven hours to create an account. He said the process had been "extremely frustrating."
Todd-Malmlov said her office has been in contact with the federal government, but she isn't sure when the problem will subside.
Still, there was more progress on Thursday, Todd-Malmlov said. Roughly 4,300 people had been able to create an account - almost double the number on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the federal government eased a rule that state officials say contributed to the difficulties establishing an account. Initially, consumers who made three unsuccessful attempts at creating an account were locked out of the system for a week. But processing delays at the overloaded federal hub were triggering the security lock-outs.
"The fed system has been so overwhelmed that people are 'timing out' and when they get timed out it's registering as a miss," said MNsure Board Chairman Brian Beutner.
Starting today, consumers can try six times to make an account and have to wait only 24 hours before being able to try again. The change is retroactive so people who initially triggered a one-week wait can try again after just one day.
MNsure's traffic has been high all week, Todd-Malmlov said, especially when it opened on Tuesday.
"People were just very interested" in the site, she said.
Volume is expected to keep up over the weekend, she added. But MNsure's call center will be closed on Sunday, and the site will be down for maintenance.


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PORTLAND, Ore. – Five prominent business leaders and one Fortune 100 company will be recognized during the Oregon State University College of Business' Alumni and Business Partner Awards on Thursday, May 3, at the Governor Hotel in Portland.
The annual event, established in 2002, recognizes outstanding professional achievements and services to the college by alumni and business partners.
The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with a reception, followed by dinner and the awards presentation beginning at 6:30 p.m. Registration opens Friday, March 30, and will be open until Thursday, April 26. For ticket information visit http://business.oregonstate.edu/awards or contact Gwen Wolfram at 541-737-4330 or email@example.com
The 2012 award winners include:
- Hall of Fame: Wayne Ericksen '58, vice president and principal, Columbia Management Company (retired)
- Innovative Business Leader: Tom Toomey '82, president and CEO, UDR, Inc.
- Distinguished Business Professional: Diane Detering-Paddison '81, chief strategy officer, Cassidy Turley; founder of 4word and author.
- Distinguished Early Career Business Professional: Eric Winston '98, chief financial officer, Keen, Inc.
- Distinguished Young Professional: Angelina Lusetti '07, store team leader, Target Stores.
- Distinguished Business Partner: Boeing, Inc.


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Planning a trip to Thailand during off-season is possible with Ukraine International Airlines. Cheap return flights to Bangkok are now available already for €273! This is for a return ticket including all taxes as well as 23kgs checked luggage. if interested look for flights departing from Stockolm, Helsinki, Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris, Madrid or Baltic countries. We are also adding one more solution based on 4* Oman Air when departing from Milan.
Limited travel options are available mainly in September 2016 which means off main tourist season. We recommend to check what is the weather like in Thailand before you book this deal. In some cases (e.g. from Stockholm or Brussels) you may however find very attractive deals also in November and December 2016 which means at the beginning of next main tourist season 2016/2017.
Booking samples
Switzerland – Bangkok from €353
Tallin / Riga – Bangkok from €376
Germany – Bangkok from €402 (based on Etihad Airways)
Milan – Bangkok from €363 (based on Oman Air)
Ukraine International Airlines usually offer very short layover in Kiev. If you are looking for budget solution to Thailand this could be an interesting option to vast European travellers. Bangkok still belongs to very cheap destinations. Of couse you may also find super luxurious hotel chains. To book some afforeable accommodation in Thailand you may use Booking.com or consider following promo codes offered by Ebookers, Hotelopia or Venere.
Booking sample to Thailand – cheap return flights to Bangkok from €273! In this case you would be flying from Stockholm to Bangkok on 24th of September 2016. Your return flight from Asia back to Europe would be on 14th of October 2016.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today filed a civil injunction suit seeking to bar Daniel Doyle Benham of Twin Lake, Michigan, from marketing alleged tax-fraud schemes. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan in Grand Rapids, alleges that Benham, conducting business as R.O.C. Group International, falsely advises prospective customers that they can use so-called "corporation sole" and "strategic withdrawal" schemes to remove themselves from the federal tax system and avoid paying federal income taxes. The complaint also seeks an order directing Benham to provide the government with a list of his customers' names, mailing and e-mail addresses, and telephone and Social Security numbers.
According to the complaint, at least 50 persons have each paid Benham—through a website—amounts ranging from $200 to $5,000 to participate in his tax-fraud schemes. Benham allegedly advises customers to file for bankruptcy and to revoke their drivers' licenses and prior tax returns, falsely claiming that these actions will help customers remove themselves from the federal tax system. Benham, the complaint alleges, falsely tells his customers they can conceal their income and assets in a "corporation sole." The suit asks the court to bar Benham from continuing the programs, which the suit says have cost the U.S. Treasury an estimated $2 million in lost tax revenue.
"Honest taxpayers can be assured that the IRS and Justice Department are taking action to halt the promotion of tax fraud," said Eileen J. O'Connor, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Tax Division.
"The IRS and the Tax Division are diligently working together to address fraudulent tax promotions," said Kevin M. Brown, Commissioner of the IRS Small Business/Self-Employed Division. "I encourage the public to bring questionable promotions and abusive preparers to our attention. We give serious attention to every referral we receive."
"Corporations sole" are one of the IRS's Dirty Dozen tax scams. They are listed at http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=136337,00.html.
More information about the Justice Department's efforts against tax-scam promoters can be found at http://www.usdoj.gov/tax/taxpress2006.htm. Information about the Justice Department's Tax Division can be found at http://www.usdoj.gov/tax.


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For many people, just vacationing in Hawaii is a once-in-a-life-time opportunity. To actually retire there…that may just be Heaven on earth. To make the most out of your search for a Hawaiian retirement community, Senior Living has created a comprehensive, unbiased web database of all 115 of the state's assisted living options. You'll get unadorned reviews from community residents about their experiences. And we'll also provide some facts about the state you can use in your search.
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Hawaii's crime rate is 5% higher than the national average. About 93% are property crimes while the remaining are violent crimes.
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Henry and Imogene Colson McAdams of Dry Ridge will celebrate their 60th anniversary June 5.
Bro. Hank and Imogene were married by Ralph L. Records at Clinton Church of Christ in Clinton, Ohio.
In observance of their anniversary, a party will be held June 6 at Sherman Church of Christ. The party is given by family and friends.
Hank and Imogene have three children. Their names are; Sherry Johnson of Kalkaska, Mich., Michael McAdams of Oxford, Mich .,and Shawn Flennor of Fishers, Ind. The couple has five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The 2008 Jim Claypool Conservation Art Contest (grades 1-5) and the 2008 Conservation Writing Contest (grades 6-12) entitled: "Working Trees: Kentucky's Renewable Future" was sponsored by the Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts and the Kentucky Farm Bureau.
Herman Melville's classic novel "Moby Dick" has been brought to life by a Dry Ridge artist.
Fourteen pieces of art by Kathleen Piercefield, a printmaker and painter, is being shown in the exhibit, Moby Dick: Heart of the Sea, at the Rockford Art Museum in Rockford, Ill.
She is joined in the exhibit, which runs through July 5, by two other artists whose work was inspired by the book.
Royce and Rita Adams of Dry Ridge will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary June 12, 2009. The couple will be honored at a reception from 2:30 to 5 p.m. June 14 at the Grant County Extension Office in Williamstown.
The couple met at church camp and were married at Corinth Christian Church on June 12, 1959. They have two children; Carmen Hickerson of Pewee Valley and Melinda Lloyd of Union. They have three grandchildren; Noah Hickerson, Taylor Lloyd and Benjamin Lloyd.
Gary and Pam Hutchinson of Dry Ridge would like to announce the marriage of their daughter, Krystal Kay Hutchinson to Bradley Gerald Borggren, son of Jerry and Helen Borggren of Little Rock, Ark.
The wedding took place April 4, 2009 on Tybee Island in Georgia. A reception is being planned from 2 to 5 p.m. May 23 at the Grant County Farm Bureau in Williamstown.
The bride is a 2000 graduate from Grant County High School and a 2004 graduate from Campbellsville University. She has recently served as a journeymen missionary in Mali, West Africa.
On May 31, Woodrow and Viola Cook will be celebrating 63 years of marriage. They were married in 1946.
They have three children; daughters, Shirley Wilson and Brenda Fornash, both of Dry Ridge and son, James Kenneth Cook of Pinellas Park, Fla. They have six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Cards and letters are welcome to help them celebrate. No gifts, please. Send cards to 107 Falmouth Street, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Every year, the U.S. Postal Service and Bass Pro Shops sponsor the National Wildlife Service's Junior Duck Stamp Contest. It is an opportunity for all students, from kindergarten to 12 grade, to design a postage stamp featuring a duck, swan, or goose in the hopes of being chosen as the next collectible federal Junior Duck Stamp. Not only do students get to practice their artistic skills, but they also learn about wetlands, waterfowl and land conservation.
Kenny Ball is returning to familiar turf – helping wounded soldiers in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Ball joined the Navy in 2000. He spent one tour in Iraq as a corpsman with an infantry battalion from January 2003 to June 2003.
His was released in January 2007 in time for the birth of his son, Kelvin.
He joined the National Guard as a reservist in February 2007 and knew there was a good possibility he'd be going back.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Perkins of Mayfield, Ky. announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Jennifer Beth Perkins to Nicholas Allen Keitz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rick Keitz of Dry Ridge.
The wedding is being planned for 6:30 p.m. June 6 at First Baptist Church in Mayfield, Ky. A reception will follow at Mayfield-Graves Country Club.
The bride is a 1999 graduate of Mayfield High School. She is also a 2003 graduate of the University of Kentucky. She is employed by Power Creative in Louisville.
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Don't write it off as a teen novel. It is that too..but don't dismiss it.
Sorry. You're gonna need some tissues. I'm not into the tear jerkers. Read this book.
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Profoundly grateful Every. Single. Day. that I am blessed with an H with strength, integrity, and compassion, and that he decided to try.
60 years young..
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We live in Indianapolis so the we enjoyed all of the local references.
It's a good read.
I'm prepared to cry the whole way through it!
My 15 yo read it, and I thought I was going to have to take her to the hospital she was so upset. She keeps urging me to read it, and I have declined so far. She also said the movie was super. That it stayed true to the book, and was well done....
ETA: I think she wants to share the experience with you. That book is an experience. Read it.
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Not so keen to go see the movie though....
WH#2 (SorryinSac)- Killed himself (May 2015) in our home 6 days after being served divorce docs.
XWH #1 - legally married 18yrs. 12+ OW (that I know of).
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I read this book. I didn't cry. Am I defective?!
The part that I came closest to crying was the "gas station" section.


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Home » Reports & Data » Progress » Transforming Lives » Now, Better Homes For Everyone
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Thousands of Afghans are taking advantage of affordable loans to improve their homes – and their lives
It took just $2,000 to transform Bibi Sediqa Musawi's house. But it changed her life and that of her soldier husband and their three children. Till she heard about home improvement loans, the family lived in a cramped windowless house without a kitchen or a front door. It was all they could afford.
Then, like thousands of other Afghans, Bibi Sediqa borrowed from The First MicroFinanceBank Afghanistan. She bought a door and windows and was able to plaster and paint the inside of the house.
"It's a great support to the poor," she says.
For the bank, which turns 10 next year, Bibi Sediqa is yet another success story. Borrowers use the loans to improve or enlarge their houses, install wells or hand pumps for clean water, or toilets for better hygiene. At less than $100 a month, payments are affordable. That's why Abdul Majid borrowed money to add to his five-room house and make his family of 25 more comfortable.
The Aga Khan Development Network, which promotes economic development in 30 low-income countries, owns a majority share of the bank. It offers its customers more than loans, advising them on building materials, earthquake-resistant structures, construction techniques, and innovative ways to improve energy efficiency, sanitation and ventilation.
The bank offers housing loans in 13 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces and has become the country's most successful commercial micro-lender. With USAID support, it is expanding into the hinterland.
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Sam Houston Race Park and Gallery Furniture have continued to step up efforts to bring super star females Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra together in a stakes race slated for Jan. 30. The $1.5 million contest would be contested over 1 1/8 miles on the dirt track.
James McIngvale, a Houston horse owner known for his high profile promotions on behalf of his Gallery Furniture stores, first proposed a $2-million match race between the two females back in August to take place in September or early October at Sam Houston, but both owners of the horses declined.
"Of course the Breeders Cup (Classic, gr. I) win was one of historic proportions for Zenyatta, her owners and trainers," said McIngvale. "We are more dedicated than ever to bringing her and Rachel Alexandra to Houston for an epic showdown of the two greatest racehorses in the world."
"We are fully prepared to host this race as part of our John B. Connally Turf Festival, in the event that both parties are interested in participating," said Andrea Young, president and chief operating officer of Sam Houston. "This is our largest race day of the year, and we would be proud to welcome not only Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra, but top horses from around the world, to race on our nationally recognized surface. We would absolutely love to have this historic race take place at The Park."
Like Zenyatta, Rachel Alexandra also defeated males in the Preakness Stakes, Haskell Invitational, and Woodward Stakes (all gr. I). She is owned by Jess Jackson and Harold McCormick and trained Steve Asmussen.
Zenyatta, owned by Jerry and Ann Moss and trained by John Sherriffs, is a winner of four other grade I races this year on the West Coast circuit.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees think the addition of reliever Rafael Soriano gives them the strongest bullpen in baseball.
Soriano was introduced at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday and put on a pinstriped jersey with No. 29, a day after completing a $35 million, three-year contract.
He becomes the primary setup man for Mariano Rivera. The Yankees failed to land Cliff Lee and didn't like any of the other starting pitchers on the free-agent market, so they spent on relief.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi says he feels as if the team now has two closers. Soriano says he's happy to become Rivera's understudy and hopes to succeed him one day.
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Boys Hockey: Lakers reel off 3 straight victories
It didn't take long for Detroit Lakes freshman goalie Mackenzie Steele to fit in on the varsity team.
Just a year ago, Steele was the starting Laker Bantam goalie, but instead of taking the normal progression up to varsity, he skipped a few steps.
Now, Steele and his Laker teammates are in the midst of a three-game winning streak, the latest being a 3-1 road victory against Prairie Centre Thursday.
Steele finished saving 21 of 22 shots, while the Lakers won the battle for the puck by outshooting Prairie Centre 31-22.
The first win of Steele's varsity career came in a 49-save effort against rivals Fergus Falls, and he continued to shine in a win against Northern Lakes.
But DL head coach Chris Denardo credits Steele's first two games as being the ones which set the tone for his freshman goalie.
"Those were big for him, it kind of ingrained the varsity game into him early on," Denardo said. "He played a good game against Grafton (in which DL lost) and then after his showing against Fergus Falls, his confidence rose.
"He felt liked he belonged."
The Lakers fell down early to Prairie Centre, with Sean Colton finding a space between Steele and the net 4:50 into the game, but first-line forward Austin Rusness answered 11:41 into the first period with assists from Derick Brehm and Alex Mason, who now has seven on the season.
After a scoreless second period, the Lakers notched a pair of special teams goals in the third, with forward Connor Collins scoring the go-ahead goal on a power play series, while senior defenseman Ethan Brekke tallied the shorthanded insurance goal with: 59 left in the game.
"We dominated the entire game, but we just were not putting the pucks in the net," Denardo said. "They had some solid goaltending (by Clay Deters), but we were not in any fear of losing the game."
Prairie Centre had two power plays go for naught in the third period, where they picked up the majority of their eight shots on net.
"Prairie Centre boxed up well in front of the net, so we had to shoot through four or five guys to get to the net," Denardo said. "So we needed to get off quick attacks on them."
For Steele and the Lakers, who are both 3-2 on the season, confidence is brewing with each win.
Steele has 141 saves on 157 shots on goal in the five games for a solid .898 save percentage, and it's being noticed by his elder teammates.
"The number one thing for Mackenzie is to stay focused through the good and bad," Denardo said. "He has gotten stronger after goals he has given up and that is a good sign. He also has the confidence of his teammates."
The first line has been DL's most reliable scoring group, with Mason attracting lots of attention. That has opened up some ice for his linemates, with Rusness leading the way with five goals.
"Austin is putting the puck in the net and defenders are finding out that Alex is a big, strong kid who can take a lot of pounding," Denardo said. "We are hoping by Christmas we are clicking on all cylinders, so any wins for this group now, is good."
The Lakers will travel to Park Rapids (0-2) Tuesday for a Mid-State Conference showdown, starting at 7:30 p.m.
Laker results
Detroit Lakes at Prairie Centre (Long Prairie), Thursday, Dec. 8.
Lakers 1 0 2 - 3
Prairie Centre 1 0 0 - 1
1st Period -- Scoring: PrCNTR - Colton Goal (Perry, Mettenburg) 4:50. DTRTLK - Rusness Goal (Brehm, Mason) 11:41. Penalties: None
2nd Period -- Scoring: None Penalties: None
3rd Period -- Scoring: DTRTLK - Collins Goal (PP) (Mason) 8:35. DTRTLK - Brekke Goal (SH) 16:01. Penalties: Schulzetenberg, PrCNTR (Tripping, Minor, 2 min) 7:10. Rusness, DTRTLK (High-Sticking, Minor, 2 min) 7:29. Bartkowicz, PrCNTR (Delay of Game, Minor, 2 min) 8:08. Herrmann, DTRTLK (Interference, Major, 5 min) 9:28. Mason, DTRTLK (Interference, Minor, 2 min) 14:46.
Shots on goal - DL 12 8 11 - 31...PC: 7 7 8 - 22.
Saves - DL (MacKenzie Steele) 21...PC (Clay Deters) 28.


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Electric Motorcycle Powered by Li-Ion Batteries Sets World Speed Record
5 April 2007
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The KillaCycle, the world's quickest electric motorcycle and the official world record holder in the ¼ mile drag, broke the world record again using a lithium-ion battery pack from A123Systems.
The official record for any electric vehicle worldwide in the ¼ mile is set now at an elapsed time of 8.16 seconds. Further, The KillaCycle holds the top speed record for the ¼ mile, at 156 mph.
|An earlier version of the battery pack, with 880 cells, connected together with spot-welded nickel tabs. Click to enlarge.
Powered by 990 A123Systems Nanophosphate cells, the KillaCycle set the new world record for the fourth time in two days at the All Harley Drag Racing Association (AHDRA) event at the Firebird Speedway in Chandler, AZ on 31 March 31 2007.
The 165 lb (74.8 kg), 375 V, 7.5 kWh battery pack powers the KillaCycle from 0 to 60 mph in less than 1.5 seconds. The A123Systems Nanophosphate cells are next-generation Automotive Class Lithium-Ion batteries designed for power, safety and life.
The KillaCycle is a great example of how our battery technology enables electric drive automotive applications to experience a new level of battery performance. We look forward to working with Bill Dube' and his team to continue to push the limits in racing and can offer these same improvements to others within the automotive market.—Jonah Myerberg, senior engineer at A123Systems
Denver CNC designed the custom battery management controls. A Café Electric Z2K Motor Controller converts the battery energy to motive power. The controller can handle currents up to 2,000 amps and 400 volts.
Hi-Torque Electric provides two modified 6.7 inch Model L-91 Advanced DC Motors that pull a direct chain drive to the rear wheel.
According to the KillaCycle team,
The KillaCycle uses about $0.05 worth of electricity for each run down the strip. The bike only uses ~300 W-hr/mile, including the burn-out.
Including burn-outs, the KillaCycle could make 6 or more runs on one charge (not at max performance.)
The pack recharges in as little as 12 minutes. (Limited by charger. Battery can be recharged in 5 minutes.)
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Lets see, a 500 battery would have a capacity of (3 x 7.5) 22.5 KWH, and if we assume 80% DOD, we have 18 KWHs of range. If we assume .35 KWH per mile, then the AER would be (18 divided by .35)51 miles. Perfect for a PHEV. So the hold-up must be cost and production capacity, because they got to know they would sell like hotcakes.
Yes Van is correct. GM WILL NEVER SHIP THE VOLT! Not unless the oil companies sell their GM stock to other parties. The only hope of raising overall fuel economy is in the hands of companies like Telsa that have the will to mass produce zero emission vehicles and Li-Ion technologies. Also, the trick is to keep these companies and technologies from being "bought out" by Big Oil.
I believe that the long term solution is a 100 mile range PHEV. This would require about 200 Kg in A123 lithium batteries per compact car, 300 kg for a mid size and about 400 Kg for large SUVs.
To present my argument, I will assume that the car of the future will carry 300 Kg of A123 batteries. About 75 million cars are built in the world every year (this number continues to grow). That means that every year we have to manufacture 75,000,000 cars * (300 Kg/car) =
22.5 billion kg of these A123 batteries. Each A123 battery weighs 70 grams or 0.07 Kg which means that the total world yearly production of A123 Systems batteries is about 321.4 billion batteries/year. Is there enough supply of lithium and other materials to make this amount of batteries per year? Even though we all know that energy density will increase as time goes on, even if we can increase power density by a factor of 3, we still have to come up with over 100 billion batteries a year. Assuming an average 10 year life span for future cars, that means a total of 1 trillion batteries in circulation. After 10 years, these batteries will be recycled but, how much lithium can we actually get back?
Some things to consider with Lithium Ion batteries: Unlike other batteries they discharge and loose battery life just sitting brand new. Therefore they need to be produced on demand. They have about a 3 year life, not the 10 year life of the vehicle, so KillaCycle will be be an expensive endeavor. That is assuming the batteries are at room temperature (or even better in a fridge), which on a motorcycle they are certainly not. The hotter they get, the lower their battery life.
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This morning, Spark Capital officially announced that it has added Katie Bolin as its newest associate.
A graduate of Cornell, Bolin started out in education with Teach for America, and later worked for Digitas and Google. At Google, Katie was an analytical lead/acting sales operations manager.
Bolin said that a few years ago, she never could have predicted how her career would unfold.
As she explained, the key to success when starting a new job is "to dive right in, learn as much as you can, as quick as you can, to figure out the culture, and to figure out if you're at a place where you should take risks and ask for permission later."
Bolin began working with Atlas earlier this month, and she plans on taking those lessons learned and applying them to her newest venture.
"I really want to jump in quickly, I don't really like the onboarding process to take a while," she said.
"I like to add value as soon as I feel that I can," Bolin added, "and since Spark is a smaller firm I feel like it's an advantage because I can be involved more so than I could at another place."
In a blog post that coincided with the announcement this morning, Spark's Andrew Parker said, "As a member of our investment team, Katie is going to be involved with portfolio companies as well as researching new markets, meeting new startups and evaluating new investment opportunities."
Bolin will be based in Boston and work in the innovative startup space, mostly on seed and Series A investments.
"We took a long time to find someone for this role," Parker explained on his blog. "It's not easy to find someone with the passion for startups, intelligence, and chemistry that we look for as a member of our small team."
"We want to surround ourselves with the best people at Spark. I'm delighted to be working with Katie."
Spark is one of the most highly regarded venture capital firms in Boston and the country.
Some of Spark's biggest (and most famous) investments include Twitter, Foursquare, Upworthy, Oculus VR, and local companies RunKeeper and Wayfair.
As Bolin said, "It's exciting…It's why I jumped on the opportunity. [Spark] is in this position where they have all this great traction, people are constantly coming in to seek out Spark, and there's this great amount of deal flow."
"It's great," she concluded, "I feel like this job is like taking a peek at the future."
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So the Senate Rebukes the VAT for What Exactly?
I don't normally do politics – and Congress should be worrying about the fragile recovery rather than the public deficit – but this is just ludicrous. Senator McCain drafted bill H.R.4851 that was actually voted on – in favor of, no less – to do the following:
It is the sense of the Senate that the Value Added Tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic recovery.
Call me crazy, but by rebuking the Value-Added Tax, isn't the Senate effectively confirming support of higher personal income or corporate income taxes? I'm not a professional bill-sifter; but since taxes will (eventually) rise – the merits of which will not be discussed here – this is the only conclusion I draw. The mix of taxes does matter, something about which Stephen Gordon has written many times, so I will cite him directly:
So a stated preference for a small(er) government sector can only be justified on ideological grounds. A political party may campaign for a larger or smaller public sector, but the justification cannot be that this choice will have a material effect on national income or on economic growth rates.
What does matter is how those government revenues are generated. The subject of the optimal 'tax mix' of taxes on labour income, capital income and consumption has been the subject of an enormous amount of theoretical and empirical inquiry. The theoretical literature has reached certain broad conclusions:
1. Taxes on capital income generate the most distortions. In a small open economy, the elasticity of supply is very large (in principle, infinite), so small changes in the rate of return on capital can have large effects on investment. 2. Taxes on consumption generate the least distortions. Since they don't affect post-tax rates of return, they don't affect savings and investment decisions.
Interestingly, I completely disagree with the first part of the citation, as the size of the government can be too small and affects the level of aggregate activity. Bill Mitchell argued this quite eloquently just last week.
I digress; back to taxes. Stephen Gordon focuses on Canada, a small-open economy; but in glancing through the literature (two papers here and here, for example), these results seem to hold for larger economies as well. Furthermore, this literature looks a little "old" – I suspect that it will get renewed interest now.
As such, here is the case for McCain's bill against the VAT tax.
The chart illustrates the VAT tax rates across the OECD – of which the U.S. is the only member country without a VAT, so it is not included in this graph – plotted against economic growth. I know that there are just two variables estimated here, but the scatter is quite clear: there is no correlation. (The data are 2005-2007 averages, and you can download the data from the OECD Tax Database.)
Now here's an illustration in support of higher corporate income taxes?
The chart illustrates the Corporate income tax rates across the OECD plotted against economic growth. (The data here are from the same OECD database.) There is a very clear and negative correlation amongst the two variables. This supports a recent OECD study, of which I'll again cite Stephen Gordon:
An interesting recent OECD study on the optimal tax mix finds that a strategy of shifting away from income taxes – and especially corporate income taxes – in favour of consumption and property taxes has a positive effect on national income. (Shifting away from consumption taxes to income taxes has the opposite effect.)
Eventually, economic growth will warrant a transfer of excess private saving back to the government via rising taxes. But wouldn't you (McCain) want to at least consider the tax that doesn't adversely affect economic growth? Like a consumption tax?
Update: this discussion is going to move in the direction of the regressive nature of a VAT and income inequality in the U.S. I should note that Canada also has an interesting model. The government transfers benefits in the form of GST tax credits to low- and middle- income households to address the regressive GST. The credits totaled roughly 12% of all GST revenues in the 2008-2009 fiscal year.
Originally published at News N Economics and reproduced here with the author's permission.
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The location of this Mayan site is unique. Tulum perched on cliffs above the Caribbean Sea on the east coast of the Mexican peninsula of Yucatán. This once made the place a major commercial hub. In the 13th and 14th century, Tulum was one of the largest cities in Yucatán. Among the most famous buildings still preserved are the so-called "Temple of the Descendant God", the "Temple ofthe Wind" and the frescoes. If you see the ruins of the settlement in front


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American Eagle FCU's Platform Boosts Online Banking
Using two separate platforms for online banking and electronic bill pay services led to unnecessary hassles for the $1.3 billion American Eagle Federal Credit Union.
Under the dual platform model, members had to navigate from the East Hartford, Conn.-based credit union's online banking site to a separate Web page for electronic bill pay services. American Eagle said it also faced the inconvenience of calling two different vendors with their support questions.
In 2010, the credit union chose ORCC, a Chantilly, Va.-based technology company that works with a billers, merchants and financial institutions to handle its conversion to a single online banking and bill pay platform. American Eagle FCU began on ORCC's Command platform and in 2011, migrated to Architect, the firm's newer, re-branded version of Command.
Nearly 50 financial institutions use Architect and approximately 35 of those are credit unions, said Jeff Chambers, vice president of professional services and development for ORCC.
Pam Villanova, American Eagle FCU's vice president of deposit products and services, during the credit union's vendor review process, said that ORCC's platform stood out for its sophisticated, user-friendly feel and marketing tools, as well as the expedited billing offered through the platform's bill pay solution.
Since beginning the partnership, American Eagle, which serves 100,000 members, has enjoyed a number of benefits, Villanova said. First, the Architect platform's administrative site allows credit union managers to solve members' basic online banking dilemmas without contacting the vendor, explained Teresa Knox, senior vice president of retail delivery and operations for American Eagle FCU. For example, if a member becomes locked out of his or her account, a credit union employee can fix the problem by adjusting settings on the administrative site.
Targeted marketing is another Architect platform tool favored by the credit union. This allows it to create a list of members who are likely to be interested in a particular American Eagle FCU product, such as a mortgage or car loan, and set up a rule that triggers a banner advertisement for that particular product to appear when one of those members logs into his or her online banking account, Villanova said.
American Eagle FCU's online banking and bill pay adoption rate data shows hard proof of the platform's success. Since implementing ORCC's platform, the credit union has increased member adoption of online banking by 19% from 26,000 users to 31,000 users, and grown member adoption of bill pay by 23% from 6,000 users to 7,400 users. The credit union has promoted the new technology through a marketing campaign that includes in-branch posters and banners.
Villanova attributed the adoption uptick to the platform's ease of use and a new e-statement service, which can only be used by members who sign up for online banking.
"Any member who logs into online banking can easily navigate the system, and that means they're more likely to use it," Villanova said. "We've really been talking it up, promoting it and trying to introduce members to it."
Reporting is another benefit of the Architect platform, because it has the ability to produce reports on members' bill pay activities, Villanova said.
Chambers names top priorities for the financial institutions on ORCC's Architect platform as consolidating multiple services into a single vendor platform and gaining control over their platforms.
"A common thread among our clients is that they're looking to consolidate their channels," Chambers said. "They also want control; they want to be able to manage their platforms themselves. Once they have that control, they're in a position for growth."
Architect places control in financial institutions' hands in a number of ways, Chambers said. Aside from the targeted marketing tools used by American Eagle FCU, the platform includes a disclosure manager tool that allows financial institutions to present specific disclosures based on users' online banking and bill pay actions, and the ability to determine when multi-factor authentication is required to proceed with certain online banking activities. ORCC also offers a software development kit for clients who want to develop features that the platform does not already contain.
American Eagle FCU's relationship with ORCC has led to the implementation of additional electronic services with help from the vendor including a mobile banking app, a personal financial management module and online account opening. The credit union is currently working on developing bill pay accessibility straight through its mobile banking app.
Knox and Villanova agreed the partnership has positioned American Eagle FCU to reach its online and mobile technology goals down the road.
"ORCC seems to continuously be developing the next level of service," Knox said. "They provide a good road map of where we can go in the future."
Villanova said mobile technology is the wave of the future. "We want to be a part of that. We feel that ORCC can help us achieve that goal."


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The reigning-champion Spurs have hired WNBA veteran Becky Hammon, making her the first paid female assistant coach in the NBA, the team announced yesterday.
Hammon, currently playing with the San Antonio Stars in her 16th WNBA season, is set to retire after the conclusion of the season to start a new chapter and perhaps pave the way for other qualified women in the basketball world. Lisa Boyer was the first female assistant in the league, volunteering with the 2001-2002 Cavaliers.
"I very much look forward to the addition of Becky Hammon to our staff," said Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich in a statement. "Having observed her working with our team this past season, I'm confident her basketball IQ, work ethic and interpersonal skills will be a great benefit to the Spurs."
After finding out Hammon wanted to coach following her playing career, Popovich invited her to practices last season.
Hammon, who was named one of the WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time in 2011, ranks seventh in league history in points, fourth in assists and sixth in games. The six-time All-Star, three of which came during her eight-year stint with the Liberty, has averaged 13.1 points, 3.8 assists and 2.5 rebounds in her career, garnering All-WNBA First Team honors twice (2007, '09).


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Diplomas were awarded to 28 members of the Fayette Class of 2009 at Commencement services Sunday.
More than $230,000 in scholarships was awarded to the new graduates. Following are college choices and scholarships awarded.
Sullivan University:
Joseph Alvarez
Melinda Wyse
University of Toledo:
Trisha Bates—Jack R. Gleason Memorial Scholarship, Rocket Scholar Award, Fayette Area Foundation Scholarship.
Cody Brown
Dakota Shay—Rocket Scholar Award.
Danielle Wyse—Fayette Area Foundation Scholarship, Rocket Scholar Award.
Defiance College:
Mary Kate Borer—Defiance College Scholarship.
Ohio University:
Caleb Brinegar—Ohio University ROTC Scholarship.
Ohio State University:
Shelby Franks—GFTA Scholarship, Shane Kunkle Memorial Scholarship.
Austin Hylander—GFTA Scholarship, Fayette Athletic Boosters Scholarship.
Hannah Schrock—Fayette Athletic Boosters Scholarship, Franklin B. Walter Scholarship, the Ohio State University Scholarship.
Brittany Seiler—Lions Club Scholarship, William K. Humbert Scholarship, the Ohio State University Scholarship.
Kalley Martin (ATI 1)
Parker Stockburger (AT1)
Columbus College of Art and Design
Alexandria Goeltzenleuchter—Columbus College of Art and Design Scholarship.
Northwest State Community College:
Jessica Goodson
Benjamin Kovar—Fayette Area Foundation Scholarship.
Ashley McNamara
Kent State University:
Logan Keefer—Kent State University Scholarship.
Owens Community College:
Eliott Richardson
Chelsea Mynhier
Shenae Nuoffer
Mercy College:
Mara Raker—Lions Club Scholarship, Mercy College Scholarship.
Graduates who plan to attend college but have not decided where are Miranda Bible, Jennifer Moore and Rebbecca Stites.
Other graduates are Benjamin Arreguin and Coty Griffiths.