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I have a set of 12 color reproductions of MACK TRUCKS for sale. This packet of reproductions was sent to Mack Trucks Dealers to be framed and hung in the showroom. They are 9 by 12 ins. and in perfect condition. The trucks represented are the: MACK EH FLATBED TRUCK 1936-1950, MACK R MODEL EQUIPMENT HAULER 1965-PRESENT, MACK HI-CAB VAN 1905-1915, MACK LT MODEL LOG HAULER 1947-1956, MACK LR OFF-HIGHWAY MODEL 1946-1961, MACK L SERIES PUMPER 1937-1954, MACK B MODEL BULK CARRIER 1953-1966, MACK AC DUMP TRUCK 1914-1938, MACK AB ROAD OILER 1914-1936, MACK AP MIXER 1929-1938, MACK BM LUMBER HAULER 1932-1941, and the NEW MACK CABOVER PULLING DOULBLES 1975. The reproductions are in the original 75th ANNIVERSARY ENVELOPE.


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Rock, Paper, Shotgun has a short trailer for Jagged Alliance: Back in Action. Once you cut out the logos and cinematic stuff you probably get a whole 20 seconds of gameplay but it's a start.
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Matthews, Cangemi, Pasichnyk, Tro Santafé; Foster-Williams, Chiummo; Concerto Köln, Bolton. Production: D. Alden. Opus Arte 1088 D, 208 mins., subtitled
Handel's final operatic venture, 1741's Deidamia, is little known, despite including some wonderful music for its curious, oddly tragicomic libretto. Due to prophecies, Achilles is not only hidden as a woman among the followers of the titular princess of Skyros, who falls for him, but searched for and found by Troy-bound Greek warriors — including the disguised, guileful Ulysses, who also strategically courts Deidamia.
In 2002, Will Crutchfield offered Deidamia at Caramoor. This DVD preserves Netherlands Opera's strong musical performance from 2012 under the idiomatic if sometimes unduly heavy-handed Ivor Bolton, along with the usual pluses and minuses of David Alden's direction.
There's certainly a distinct and striking "look" courtesy of Paul Steinberg (set) and Constance Hoffmann (costumes), with Maxfield Parrish blue skies, blue sea — that everyone walks on — and amusing desert island, submarine, diving platform and bathing suits, as well as the inevitable dark sunglasses. Unfortunately, Joost Honselaar's video filming flatters neither set nor singers' faces and tends too often to follow the omnipresent extras, none more annoying than an onstage "faux" cellist. Jonathan Lunn's awkward, irritating choreography is often deployed when Alden seems unable to think up novel, if that's the apt word, ways of apologizing visually for Handelian opera'sda capo structure. Yet Alden is musical enough to leave some major arias relatively unencumbered; the staging — though never totally free of shoddy gimmicks — grows more convincing as it proceeds.
The first Deidamia was French soprano Élisabeth Duparc, who also created Handel's Semele and Michal in his Saul. Deidamia's arias — slow and swift — demand the utmost technical precision, as well as the only wide range of emotions among the opera's characters. Without a particularly individual timbre, the attractive Sally Matthews demonstrates a fine mastery of line, decoration and breath control, plus expressive coloration. (She also moves well in a skimpy bathing suit.) Veronica Cangemi — playing the confidante Nerea as an ultra-stylish duenna/fitness instructor — balances experienced style and demonstrations of technical aplomb with declining tone quality and some pitch iffiness. Olga Pasichnyk has winning energy and accuracy as the football-jerseyed Achilles, easily lured into the "manly" pursuits of hunting and war. Silvia Tro Santafé does wonderful, vivid work in the ambiguous, often lovely arias assigned to Ulysses's castrato range. Alden has Andrew Foster-Williams (Phoenix, Ulysses's confederate, who courts Nerea) enact a louche Yankee soldier who growls recits overemphatically. Bass Umberto Chiummo upholds native diction as Deidamia's kingly father.
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Four In A Row is the classic Connect 4 / Score 4 / Chain 4 game, in which the aim of the player is to create a straight line of four of their tokens! In this game, players are able to play on the same device 1 on 1, or versus the challenging AI, in 3 different difficulties! It also includes great graphics, and cool physics!
This game, was made for the purposes of my studies on the course "Artificial Intelligence" in the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) in the Computer Science Department.
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MORE than half of all parliamentary questions put to Government Ministers remain unanswered and those answers which are provided often come years late.
Latest analysis shows the total number of questions on notice unanswered since Labor came to power has reached 3470, up 312 on last year.
Of the 3006 questions to which the Government has given answers, many have not been provided until years later which often makes the information redundant.
For example, Tourism Minister Gail Gago took two-and-a-half years to answer a question about how many frequent flyer points she had accumulated from taxpayer-funded travel and whether any had been used by her, or any other person.
Opposition finance spokesman Rob Lucas said other examples included:
HEALTH Minister John Hill took two-and-a-half years to answer a question about overspending and underspending in agencies for which he was responsible.
WATER Minister Paul Caica took 15 months to indicate he had taken no overseas trips in 2010.
PREMIER Jay Weatherill took a year to respond to a question about the total cost of each Thinker in Residence program.
In his first Question Time as Premier, Mr Weatherill promised his ministers would fully respond to questions that deserve answers.
"Premier Weatherill must explain why his government is so anxious to cover up embarrassing information from becoming public," Mr Lucas said.
A government spokeswoman said Mr Lucas lodged 164 questions on notice in the last day of Parliament in "a clear attempt to deceive the public with inflated numbers".
"Many of the questions Mr Lucas claims are unanswered are answered on public websites, annual reports and the government gazette, or have already been requested or answered through Freedom of Information," she said.
"Instead of accessing these materials, the lazy Liberals chose to waste valuable resources in the public service, including those of Police and Emergency Service workers."
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Low-Cost Bluetooth Mobile Positioning for Location-Based Application
Bluetooth is a promising short-range radio network technology. The authors present a low cost and easily deployed, scalable infrastructure for indoor location-based computing of mobile devices based on Bluetooth technology. The system consists of 2 main components, namely the BlueTooth (BT) Sensor System and the Central Navigation System which have been developed using the JDK 6.0. The Bluetooth Sensor System allows mobile devices whose Bluetooth mode is set to discoverable, to be scanned and detected, and they receive customizable text message of their positioning information, e.g. room identity. The positioning information is also sent to the Central Navigation System which in turn displays and updates the navigation map.


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As thousands of postal workers mounted picket lines in the first of two 24-hour walk-outs, further industrial action is expected to be announced.
The next wave of Royal Mail strikes is likely to be held for three days at the end of next week, involving different groups of workers.
The move would cause further disruption to mail deliveries, which are already facing big delays because of this week's stoppages.
Up to 42,000 mail centre staff and network drivers launched a 24-hour strike today, while 78,000 delivery and collection workers will walk out tomorrow.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged Royal Mail management and postal workers to get "round the table" to solve the dispute, saying the strike was "self-defeating".
Mr Brown, who was speaking during a walkabout in the centre of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, warned: "If more and more customers leave the Royal Mail and more and more customers stop using the Royal Mail, then more jobs will be lost, so this is self-defeating."
The Royal Mail insisted that its door was still open for fresh talks to resolve the bitter dispute.
The union said the walkout was "solidly supported" as leaders stepped up their attack on Business Secretary Lord Mandelson, accusing him of telling "untruths".
Lord Mandelson urged both sides to continue talking until the deadlock was broken and raised the prospect that the conciliation service Acas could become involved.
"I don't think trading insults in this situation helps resolve the dispute. Politicising or dramatising it is useless. People need to focus on what issues are dividing them."
Pickets were joined by other union activists, waving banners and flags, with slogans including Defend Our Postal Services, and Protect Our Pensions, attracting hoots of support from passing motorists.
The atmosphere was peaceful, with pickets expressing strong support for the industrial action and hitting out at the Royal Mail and Lord Mandelson - one accusing the business secretary of having a "vendetta" against postal workers.
CWU deputy general secretary Dave Ward repeated today that he believed a "form of words" was agreed during marathon talks earlier this week, claiming the progress was "wiped out" by a last-minute intervention from Royal Mail managing director Mark Higson.
Mr Ward told GMTV that Lord Mandelson had "misrepresented" the dispute and was "frankly telling untruths".
He claimed the minister was affected by the collapse of his plan to part-privatise the Royal Mail, adding: "He is putting personal setbacks in front of settling the dispute."
Mr Higson said it was "totally outrageous" for the CWU to accuse the company of reneging on a deal, accusing the union of "walking away".
"It's now clear that the union leaders who were in the negotiations could not get the support of their own executive. It would seem that their negotiating team, led by Dave Ward, has not been able to get their national executive to approve the words that we agreed with the union on Tuesday.
"My door is open and my phone is on and I am urging them again today to meet me so that we can all sign that agreement, get the strikes stopped and give us some peace in which we can get on with delivering Christmas for our customers."


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What is 'Corporate Fraud'
Corporate fraud consists of activities undertaken by an individual or company that are done in a dishonest or illegal manner, and are designed to give an advantage to the perpetrating individual or company. Corporate fraud schemes go beyond the scope of an employee's stated position, and are marked by their complexity and economic impact on the business, other employees and outside parties.
BREAKING DOWN 'Corporate Fraud'
Corporate fraud can be difficult to prevent and to catch. By creating effective policies, a system of checks and balances and physical security, a company may limit the extent to which fraud can take place. It is considered a white collar crime.


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There's no doubt that walking through the Market on a Saturday or Sunday as the traders are winding up for the day can create a certain degree of excitement, especially when the butchers and fishmongers are touting their last-minute bargains.
I'm being generous and tongue-in-cheek when I use the word 'touting' though… shouting (and sometimes close to screaming) would be a more appropriate context.
Nevertheless, if you're strong of will and your ears can bear it, there are indeed some hefty discounts to be had on that particular tray of scotch fillet you've had your eye on, maybe some sausages or a whole Snapper ready to barbecue that evening.
If you're anything like me and like to take your time in slowly pondering and perusing the Meat and Seafood Hall in search of the best quality produce, the Queen Vic is definitely the place to do it.
In this edition of the BBQ Workshop monthly blog, I'll be turning my attention to beef. Not just any old cuts of beef though, I'm only interested in the perfect cuts for grilling and magnificent joints for roasting.
So, let's start with grilling on the barbecue.
It all comes down to a matter of preference obviously but I cannot go past a grass-fed (and finished) rib eye steak. We're talking on-the-bone and 600-700g of beefy excellence. Dry aged? Even better!
Why grass-fed and dry aged you ask? Because the cattle are out in the fresh air munching on grass (just as they should be) and in combination with the dry aging process, the meat is strong in taste and mouth-meltingly tender.
As this is a beginners guide and while there are other beef cuts suitable for grilling, I'll keep it simple and recommend only two other steaks that I feel rate a mention. First off the blocks is the humble porterhouse. Cooked on a scorching cast iron grill to medium-rare and served with a squeeze of lemon and perhaps a homemade peppercorn sauce along with mashed potatoes or salad, this is a dish that's hard to beat.
Second in line but just as tasty is the often overlooked, good old-fashioned T-bone. Cut from just behind the rib eye towards the rear of the beast, I like to source good thick cuts of this steak and treat in the same way as I do with the rib eye. A strong dry rub constructed of fresh rosemary, ground black pepper, smoked salt and a hint of chilli will hit the spot every time. Just don't forget the mandatory squeeze of lemon; it's what brings out the true taste of beef every time.
Photo Credit: Andrew Richardson
Grilled Rib Eye (otherwise known as the 'perfect steak')
Serves 1-2.
• 600-700g dry-aged grass-fed rib eye steak
• 1 lemon
• 30g Gewurzhaus Smoked Yakima Applewood Salt
• 1 tbs whole black pepper
• 2 -3 tbs fresh rosemary
• Sprinkle of dried chilli flakes
• Extra Virgin olive oil
Firstly ensure the rib eye has reached near room temperature before throwing on the grill. Depending on the weather, a steak of this weight can comfortably rest for around 2 hours outside of refrigeration before cooking. Place the meat on a wire rack (over a plate), making sure it's protected from flies while out of the fridge, using netting or a loose covering of foil. I've chosen this particular salt as it adds a subtle level of smokiness to the rib eye, which is heightened with the squeeze of lemon applied just before serving.
For the rub:
Combine the salt, pepper, rosemary and chilli flakes in a mortar & pestle. Pound to a rough powder and set aside.
1. Pre-heat grill to approximately 250 degrees C.
2. Brush the steak with good quality EV olive oil and cover the entire surface with the rub from the mortar & pestle. Place steak on grill and cook for 7-8 minutes per side, depending on how rare you prefer your steaks.
3. If using a digital meat thermometer, the internal temperature should reach between 45-50 degrees C.
4. Remove from grill and rest under foil for about 6 minutes
5. Once rested, be generous with a squeeze of lemon and serve with a green salad.
Okay, let's move on to roasting.
Be it poultry, red meats, fish or game, folk look forward to the traditional roast in the same way we anxiously await the Saturday game of footy.
So many cuts and joints to choose from, whether it be the whole beast or part thereof, slow roasting over charcoal or in the oven surrounded by vegetables is highly valued in our vast food culture.
Once again, when we're talking beef, an on-the-bone standing rib eye roast reigns supreme in my humble opinion. Exactly the same rules apply in choosing the meat; it must be grass-fed and finished, preferably dry aged and ethically raised. Butchers are generally very happy to talk about where they've sourced their animals from so don't be shy when it comes to asking questions.
Other succulent notables in the wide world of roasting include the sirloin (cut from the middle) and the rump (cut from the hindquarter).
There is a huge variety of dry rubs and marinades that will suit roasting purposes, I've been known to add freshly ground Brazilian blends of coffee into my dry rubs as it compliments beef beautifully, but that's not everyone's cup of tea. (Ha! Shocking pun)
For the recipe testing purposes, I've chosen to go with one of the herb and spice blends produced by Gewurzhaus, who are situated in the Dairy Hall of the Queen Vic Market. Once you've purchased your cut of beef for grilling or roasting, it's definitely worth the effort to make the 1 minute walk to their shop as their staff are very knowledgeable when it comes to all things cooking.
Photo Credit: Sharne Perrett
Standing Rib Eye Roast
Serves approximately 12 hungry people.
• One 6-point standing rib eye rack (ask your butcher to remove the chine bone and keep the fat cap intact.
• 2-3 lemons.
• Extra Virgin olive oil
• Gewurzhaus French Lavender Salt
• Gewurzhaus Goddess of Hunting
1. Pre-heat barbecue to blistering (approximately 250 degrees C).
2. If using the recommended kettle style charcoal/briquette fueled barbecue, place a large foil tray on the bottom rack (in between the burning fuel) and fill to half with water. When ready to cook, the meat will sit on the top stainless steel rack directly above the water tray.
3. Using the same technique applied to pork, score with a clean sharp blade, then rub olive oil and the French Lavender Salt into the fat cap. This method allows the outside to form a crispy crust and the fat to render through the meat while it's on its slow roasting journey.
4. Rub olive oil all over the meat of the rack excluding the already salted skin.
Apply the Goddess of Hunting blend to the meat, covering as much of the surface as possible. The applied olive oil will help it stick nicely.
Note: Although this particular blend would traditionally be used with game meats, it adds a whole new flavour profile to the beef, especially when combined with the French Lavender Salt that's been massaged into the fat cap on the outside.
5. Once all the fuel is fully lit and burning, place meat on the top rack of the barbecue, directly above the tray of water.
6. Use a reliable digital meat thermometer to test cooking temperature along the way. The beef is ready to be removed when the temp reads anywhere between 45-50 degrees C.
7. Place the meat on a wire rack preferably in or on top of a baking tray, cover loosely with aluminium foil and rest for approximately half the cooking time.
8. Once again, a liberal squeeze of lemon is the order of the day.
A final note on charcoal/briquette fueled barbecues. Kettle style barbecues (Weber are my brand of choice) are designed to circulate the heat around the food so by completely opening up the top and bottom vents during the cooking process, this in turn creates very high temperatures that will crisp up the fat cap beautifully in the first 15-20 minutes. At the same time the water filled tray steams the meat and prevents it from burning or drying out. After that initial blast of heat, the natural decrease in temperature as the barbecue stabilises allows the perfect conditions for slow roasting. Try to avoid lifting the lid to peek at your masterpiece for the first hour or so if you can help it as continued blasts of cooler air can affect the end result.
To wrap up, please join Andrew Richardson from BBQ Workshop and Karma Rennie from Queen Vic Market on Friday at 7pm and Sunday at 4pm as they demonstrate grilling of the 'Perfect Steak' in all its glory during the Queen Vic River Trail Market (link).
This Melbourne Food and Wine Festival event will be held at Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt on March 4th – 6th and is completely free!


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Hotel Posada 06 Tulum
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Hotel Posada 06 Tulum
About the hotel
Property Location
A stay at Hotel Posada 06 Tulum places you in the heart of Tulum, convenient to Tulum National Park and Tulum Mayan Ruins. This hotel is within close proximity of Tulum Beach and Gran Cenote.
Make yourself at home in one of the 12 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LED televisions. Your room comes with a Select Comfort bed. Rooms have private furnished balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
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Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace. Additional features include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and tour/ticket assistance.
You can find a meal at a coffee shop/café serving guests of Hotel Posada 06 Tulum, or stop in at a snack bar/deli.
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Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Year Built 2008
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- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Free breakfast
- Express check-out
- 24-hour front desk
- Coffee shop or café
- Number of floors - 2
- Free self parking
- Outdoor pool
- Concierge services
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- Total number of rooms - 12
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Decompression is a lost art. Come to think of it, it is highly disputable that humans have ever found a way to relieve stress on a consistent basis. For men in the modern world, stress is the silent killer. In the long run more men wind up dying or (in a more realistic and dreary scenario) living miserably due to overriding amounts of stress. Our modern emasculating society has been telling you from day one to seek help. To look for problems within yourself and to try to solve them via therapy, medication and other forms of self-alteration.
You have been told to go to therapy. Perhaps to medicate yourself. To anally look for tidbits you may have done wrong here or there and to vigorously attack them with mantras and self-improvement theories. This last one is probably closest to the road most guys choose to take. We choose to dwell on minutiae and drive ourselves nuts trying to correct that one fatal flaw. It is no surprise that we live shorter lives than women and that by middle age, so many of us have a permanent scowl on our face and the hunched over trudge of a broken man.
Having lived the sort of life where I have experienced both penthouse and outhouse, I will tell you something you may not like hearing...The successful, upwardly mobile career man is consistently trounced by his poorer, less successful and (in more than a few cases) less law abiding brother in the enjoyment of life category. This is perhaps to be expected. As stature increases expectations created by ourselves, our parents, our peers and society at large, tend to weigh more heavily on men. I can understand this view but I see it as a mere rationalization and do not accept it.
What I have experienced is that men without strong ties to careers, goals and achievement explore something which the successful achiever does not for the most part, even think about. The idea that success and goal oriented behavior should consume all senses is patently false and many guys who don't make that much, or frankly for that matter, do that much prove it every day.
So what separates these happy faced clowns from you and I? What is it that allows a dude making very little scratch and with next to zero social standing to live a better life than you, the penultimate success?
It is a simple theorem which becomes difficult in practice...in practice. These men all have a hobby. Dare I wax poetic and call it a passion. Something active which they enjoy and which is not tied to rewards of any external sort. They all do things for themselves that they like and are not tied to their career in any way. This may seem like one of those no shit sherlock sort of deals and I can imagine that more than a few of you are rolling your eyes. But that is precisely the point, life is not complicated or difficult. We make it so. We tangle ourselves up in webs of mystery and intrigue, we chain ourselves with the boundaries of goals and ambitions. We create our own stress, our own fear and our own anxiety.
The way we do this is by living externally. That is to say, we make our focus in life someone else's hopes and dreams. Many of you guys live this pathetic loser lifestyle on a daily basis without even knowing it. You rationalize that you need money, success, acceptance, etc...but really don't care about and don't like the things that you do. Now, I understand the need for all that I have mentioned in passing. Nobody is telling you to quit your BB FO gig and head to Tahiti to play Tetherball. All I am saying is that you need to spend more time thinking about what you truly, genuinely enjoy doing.
This is not as easy as it might seem. When I look at most guys I know between the ages of 18 and 45, the hobby/interests category is startlingly similar. We all like to go out, grab a drink with the boys, some smoke cigars, some are foodies, a surprisingly large chunk can't do without video games or television, about 1 out of every 50 actually reads books, but that is about where the similarities stop.
As a gender, we are very limited in our approach to having fun. I fear that this is just another low key example of today's gender role reversal and how modern men are beginning to resemble medieval women. Though it may not seem obvious at first, many of the activities I have listed above can be in some way compared to women of yesteryear who could not see life beyond their spindles and stove pots... and didn't want to.
I find this puzzling. As a boy, I was literally taught to crave action and excitement. I am always up for trying new things no matter how ridiculous they may seem. As I have aged, the ranks of willing compatriots for these adventures have dwindled by the year. Lately, seemingly by the month...if not the day. Every other day somebody's starting a new job, getting married, having a kid, accepting more responsibility, under more stress, needs to sleep more, needs to relax more, need to kick their feet up, needs to have a drink...alone...at home...in the dark.
If I haven't been clear with who I think the culprit is by now...allow me to specify:
Gentlemen, we are at fault. You, me...all of us. None are exempt.
We are those who have made our own lives so pathetically boring that we seek shelter and counsel in anonymous chat rooms. We are the ones who have erected walls of misery on our paths to happiness. We are the ones who listen to what society tells us to think and do. We are the damsels in distress. Captives of fears, anxieties and voices which most often do not exist outside of our own heads.
So instead of criticizing further, I will offer a self made cure for every man willing to try his hand at low level wizardry. This is not a call to arms or a revolution, but a call to calmness and cool. A call to a conversation with yourself, devoid of smart phones, chat groups or societal judgments. This is a suggestion that smart men who are suffering will take as an order.
Look into yourselves and find what it is that you yourself enjoy. It will not come over night. You will not close your eyes, open them and then proceed to carve wooden boats by hand. It is not that simple. Understanding what you enjoy means confronting your delusions about success and fitting in. Many of you guys (though highly capable of intellectual thought) are regurgitating robots without an original thought in your head. Spitting out test scores and hash marks of success. In order to get you moving in the right direction I will shoot you a list of answers which some of my friends listed as their hobbies.
I will argue that none of these activities are actual hobbies as they are all tied in some way to fulfillment of desires expressed upon us by society. Take a look and see how many of your favorite activities are present and whether you are beginning to understand why you're stressed out so very often and increasingly so.
Favorite Hobbies That Aren't
1) Investing in Stocks
Making money is not a hobby, it is an existential pursuit no matter how much you do or don't need it. I don't care how much you enjoy absolute returns or what story you've concocted in your head to rationalize about love of problem solving and analytics. If that's the case... Sudoku, motherfucker. Anything where wealth gain or loss is dominant, you do not have a hobby.
2) Entrepreneurship
Sorry, guys. Working for yourself might be cool, but it sure as hell ain't no hobby. I have worked for myself for most of my adult life. It kicks ass. It's also a giant shit ball of stress and tension. Exhilarating stress and tension. But stress and tension, nonetheless. Not everything that feels good is a hobby. Remember that.
Leading us into...
3) Sex, Chasing Girls, etc
It's always easy to get guys unnerved when women are brought up and I've seen that in many of your comments this week. No harm, no foul. We have been killing each other over women since before we had organized society, no reason it shouldn't verbally translate into the digital age. Just remember...unless you are a certified pimp, a rock/movie star or a mad genius hypnotist who makes panties drop at the snap of a finger: absolutely nothing related to women can be considered a hobby or even...FUN. Women have been our greatest test as men, since the beginning of time. Most of the time, we fail...even when we succeed. So very much of what men do is directly or indirectly aimed at pleasing, winning over and impressing women that it is borderline suicide to confuse the pleasure of intercourse, with the wholesale headache that is dealing with broads.
4) Hobbies Du Jour
I've got nothing against part time MMA fighters, Halo 3 overlords and social media mavens. You can enjoy all of this stuff. Some of it is pretty damn cool, but most of it is so commercialized and forced down your throat, that it can never be timeless.
Yes, timeless...in case you haven't figured it out yet, that is the keyword. Something that you will be able to enjoy a week, a month, a year and a decade from now. Sorry, but if you think you're playing GTA and going cage fighting on the weekends for more than the short haul, you are wrong. If you figure out a way to do it over the long stretch, however, I am more than willing to eat my words and follow your lead.
5) Sports
A sport be a hobby, but usually is not. It is a bonding activity in most instances. A function of the human animal's need to conform to group activity and social interaction. It is almost like a job. Sports are a function of our need to share time with others and to be active. I can already hear the comments about jogging, weight lifting and other individual activities and yes, these can be hobbies, if they are all about you. If you are lifting or jogging to get toned up for the beach season, however, you should be aware that in spite of the serotonin dump, you are still stressing yourself.
The purpose of this last example is not to disqualify sporting or physical activities from the hobby realm, it is to suggest that this popular choice is way too easy and that you should challenge yourself to find something outside of the mainstream. Not to be trendy or different. But to invest in the procedure of finding something special to you, which will always give you joy. Something that will be yours and only yours.
There's about twenty other non-hobby hobbies that come to mind which I won't get into. Now as I said, many of you will not agree with my assessments and that is fine. What's good for the goose is not always good for the gander. Be your own man. If you say that buying a 1,000 shares of GOOG is a hobby, well then may the Lord Bless your wayward ass. Your pacemaker merchant will thank you kindly down the line.
For those who are interested in further exploration, however, take the following brief guidelines about hobbies to heart. They should be something you can do alone. Nothing wrong with sharing them with others, but a good hobby should be there for you when nobody else is. They should relieve your tension and not raise your heart rate. They should be readily accessible. They should not require any sort of significant financial outlay, as that pushes them into acquisition territory and thereby achievement mode.
The key definition of your hobby should be that it is your thing and your thing only. Find one and you will find a graceful outlet for stress and something that you can truly call your own. In time, you guys will realize that this feeling has more value than any sort of equity stake.
For the record, since I know many of you are curious...my hobby is finger painting. I love it. Now go ape shit with that one and share your own if you'd like.


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Legal Question in Aviation Law in Minnesota
lost baggage on international flight
My bag was lost on a flight from Minneapolis to Cancun. The value of contents is about $2300 and they want to pay me $634 under the Warsaw Convention. There was no weight or number of bags on my claim check as should be according to the convention. Can I sue for the remaining amount of money?
Asked on 4/03/09, 8:14 pm
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Greg Reigel Reigel Law Firm, Ltd./Aero Legal Services
Re: lost baggage on international flight
If the airline failed to comply with the claim check requirements of the Warsaw Convention, the airline will not be able to cap its liability under Warsaw. As a result you may be able to recover the additional value of your luggage, assuming you can substantiate that value and all other legal requirements are met.
Answered on 4/06/09, 4:57 pm
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The Commission is required, every two years,
to examine the EU minimum rates of excise duty and report to the
Council, where appropriate, with proposals for change. The first
report, which appeared in 1995, made no proposals for change.
Rather, it analysed the position, highlighted potential problems
and concluded that consultation with national administrations
and others was necessary to allow detailed analysis of the issues
and the implications of any adjustments. Subsequent reviews, due
at the end of 1996 and 1998 did not take place and we are still
awaiting the report from the 2000 review.
Over the years officials and Ministers continued
to raise in meetings and privately with the Commission the urgent
need to conclude these reports. Specifically, in the summer of
1997, the UK Ambassador to the EU wrote to the Commission, contributing
to the proposed review of alcohol minimum rates. In 1999 officials
met with Commissioner Bolkestein's Deputy Chef de Cabinet, and
pressed him to make progress on the overdue review and report.
At a meeting in May 2000 with the Head of Excise in the Commission's
Taxation and Customs Directorate, officials stressed the importance
of sticking to the timetable for producing the report. Again in
May 2000, officials at a Commission Taxation Policy Group meeting
reminded Commissioner Bolkestein of the considerable importance
we attach to the Commission meeting its year end deadline for
completion of the review. Later that month, the matter was raised
once again at a meeting of fiscal attaches.
More recently, at an ECOFIN meeting in March
2000 the Paymaster General welcomed the Commission's commitment
to produce a report on time, and stressed that there should be
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Premiere Video Release: Miranda Lambert 'Automatic'
'The House That Built Me,' 'Over You,' 'Mama's Broken Heart,' 'Gunpowder and Lead,' 'Kerosene,' 'Baggage Claim,' and so many more, Miranda Lambert sure has made her mark in country music. And of course being the gorgeous wife of superstar (equal status of course) Blake Shelton, just adds to the intrigue and likeability of one mighty fine Texas girl. But you gotta know that she's far from finished.
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Man gets 10 years for Arkansas nightclub shooting
TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) - A jury has convicted a man of manslaughter in the shooting death of a patron at a southwest Arkansas nightclub on New Year's Day 2012.
The Miller County jury rejected convictions of first-degree or second-degree murder for James "CoCo" Williams, instead picking the lesser charge of manslaughter. Williams was accused in the fatal shooting of 45-year-old George Eugene Foster at a club in Garland City.
According to the Texarkana Gazette (http://bit.ly/Sjyb5X ), the jury on Thursday recommended the maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for Williams.
Williams testified that he had been pushed outside the club but could see his brother on the floor. He says he fired his gun in an attempt to scare people blocking the club's entrance, but the bullet struck Foster.
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In a shop one day..
Ah Lian: Eh Ah Chek, you got sell stocking up to knee, boh?
Ah Chek : Lyou siao ah! (You crazy?) Stocking wear up to 'yeo' (waist) only, where got up to the 'nee' (breast) one.
Story 2:
Ah Beng bought a Honda VTI recently and drove to Ah Lian's place to show it to her. So there Ah Beng was bragging the various functions of his new car to his girlfriend.
Ah Beng: This is ah, so fast even the Mata Chia cannot catch ah!
Ah Lian: Ha! Really ah!!! Steady lah!
Ah Beng: Some more hor, this is Automatic one, vely easy to drive!
Ah Lian: Let me try! I wan, I wan!!
So Ah Lian took the driver's seat and shifted the gear and floored the accelerator.
The next moment, the car sped backwards and crashed into the lamp-post.
Ah Beng: Alamak! (Oh My God!) What you doing? YOU Siao Char Bo! (YOU mad lady!) YOU see lah! Wah Piang eh!
Ah Lian: Solee, solee, pai sah lah! (Sorry, Sorry, embarrassing!) No lah, I thought hor, R for racing mah!
Story 3:
The Titanic was sinking, and there weren't enough lifeboats.So the captain had to persuade male passengers to jump into the icy waters to make room for women and children.
To the British he said. "You must act like gentlemen." They jumped.
To the Americans he said, "You can be heroes." They complied.
To the Germans he said, "It's the rule." They obeyed.
To the Japanese he said," It's the consensus." They obliged.
Then came the Singaporean and they just weren't budging until he came up with the appeal: "Free life jackets for those who jumped."
Story 4:
3 recruits - Chinese, Malay & Indian are at the army supply base to collect underwear. The sergeant was there to aid the supplies.
Sergeant: Hei Ah Beng! How many underwear you need ah?
Ah Beng (Chinese recruit): (thinks a while) 7 Sasen (sergeant)!
Sergeant: (puzzled) How come so many?
Ah! Beng: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun. One day one.
Sergeant (Malay recruit): Eh Mat! How many underwear?
Mat: (without hesitation) 6 sargen!
Sergeant: (curious) How come six?
Mat: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sat & Sun. Friday I wear sarong.
Sergeant: (Indian recruit) Dei Tambi. How many underwears dah dei?
Tambi: (very confidently) 12 Sarjen !!!!
Sergeant: (shocked & fell to the ground) Why yoyou need so many for?
Tambi: January, February, March…..One month one.
Story 5:
Once upon a time, a group of Ah Bengs stepped into a lounge and wanted the DJ to play the song "Ah Cheng Buey Ro Ti" (In Hokkien means Ah Cheng buys Bread)
The DJ told them that they only have English songs and told themnto re-select another song. The Ah Bengs were very angry and kicked up a bigfuss, claiming the DJ was insulting them. The manager had to intervene in order to calm them down.
Finally, after long talk with Ah Bengs, the manager found out that Ah Bengs actually asking for the song "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers.
Story 6:
One day, two Ah Lians got into a lift from the 20th storey and want to get down to the ground floor. As they looked at the dial, they could see the number 20 down to number 2. It was then followed by a G. As they not English-educated, they were puzzled and had no idea what does the letter G mean.
Suddenly one of them exclaimed excitedly and hit G. When they finally reached the ground floor, the other Ah Lian was so impressed and asked the first Ah Lian, "Wah low!!!, how you know one?" The first Ah Lian reply smugly, "Easy lah.. G for Gero mah…"
Story 7
Ah Beng has a problem. So, one day, he went to see a Psychologist Loctar, Loctar Lichard..
Ah Beng: Doc I got a real problem, I can't stop thinking about sex leh.
Loctar Lichar: Well let's see what we can find out.
Loctar Lichard pulls out his ink blots and showed it to Ah Beng..
Loctar Lichard: What is this a picture of?
Ah Beng: *turns the picture upside down then turns it around* That's a man and a woman on a bed making love lor.
Loctar Lichard: Very interesting *proceeds to shows the next picture* And what is this a picture of?
Ah Beng: *looks and turns it in different directions* That's a man and a woman on a bed making love lar.
Loctar Lichard: *tries again with the third ink blot* What is this a picture of?
Ah Beng: *again turns it in all directions* Aiyoo.. Loctar.. That's a man and a woman on a bed making love lar.
Loctar Lichard: Well, yes, you do seem to be obsessed with sex.
Ah Beng: Me???? You're the one who keeps showing me the dirty pictures leh, Loctor!!


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In Denial
January 9, 2014
Well, it feels great to be here. This is my first blog for DS and I am very excited to share my thoughts, feelings, ideas, trials, tribulations and temptations. My goal here is to get us all talking, sharing and helping each other with our day to day wins and losses due to diabetes.
Just to give you a bit of my history. I had gestational diabetes with both my pregnancies. Fast forward to 52 years old with multiple symptoms glaring at me. My symptoms were classic and not so classic, so I thought.
Excessive thirst, frequent urination, blurred vision, thrush and oh let's not forget the fan favorite…those awesome yeast infections. My numbers were 533 when the doctor's office called me at work and said please get in here now. I waited an hour and half before I actually left, thinking this can't be that much of an emergency can it?
As I was driving to the doctor's office, I must say I was not shocked. The reality of this diagnosis came into view as the office staff escorted me right into the examining room. Very odd sense I usually had to wait a half hour past my schedule appointment time. The nurse spent a good hour educating me and introducing me to my soon to be new best friend …my glucometer. Then came all the instructions for all the paraphernalia that went with it. I am never going to remember all this stuff she is rattling off to me. Little did I know that high sugar numbers and confusion walked hand in hand.
Then to make it even more wonderful the doctor come in and starts writing these prescriptions for way to many drugs. Remember feeling overwhelmed thinking I need to take insulin the rest of my life along with this drug called metformin and simvastatin for cholesterol? Oh and let's not forget the drug for depression. Depression? Was I depressed? Just in case you feel you need it she says. What???
The drugs and all the testing of my blood that they wanted me to do was a bit shocking and I wondered can I do this? Will I do this? How important is it that I test my blood four times a day? Are these guys serious?
Two and half hours later I left with my grocery bag of "goodies" and drove home with my doctor's note stating that I would be out of work for at least a week. Well that part was pretty cool at least.
Driving home I had to drive past my favorite Italian pastry shop and I of course I drove right past it…..NOT.
I pulled into the parking lot, strutted in and proceeded to purchase two cheese cannoli…I ate them both on the way home.
I would soon realize I did not take this diabetes thing seriously and continued eating my beloved sweets, Italian bread, mashed potatoes and M&M's. I loved to cook and bake and continued to do what I loved.
Thankfully, through none of my families nagging, it dawned on me that if I wanted to see my boys graduate from college, get married and play with those grandbabies they would someday have I better get my act together. I needed to get this diabetes thing in check for myself and also to establish a good example to my family. This family needed me to be healthy.
I am a huge Googler, meaning I research everything on the web, from what toilet paper is best to only using recipes with five stars. C'mon I know a few of you can relate.
These sites where telling me to embrace vegetables taking up ¾ of the space on my plate along with a protein. Limit my visits to my favorite Italian pastry shop for my cannolis? I should limit my carbs, sweets and life as I knew it. I was getting more depressed the more I read.
Unfortunately for me this was making me want to make a batch of brownies and gorge on them even more. Needless to say I am sad to say that I didn't change a thing for several weeks and continued happily in denial while buttering my big bowl of mashed potatoes and grabbing a cheese Danish for dessert.
I am happy to say that I came to my senses and decided to I needed to get healthy for me and for my family and friends that needed me. I am now eating healthier. Exercise is still a challenge, but I vow to work on that.
So tell me how is your diet and how do you handle diet challenges????????
Diet challenges...every day!


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OTTAWA, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Fire investigators in the Canadian capital were trying Wednesday to determine what started a blaze in the mansion where the British high commissioner lives.
Ottawa firefighters were called to the historically designated mansion around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday when Commissioner Andrew Pocock and his wife noticed smoke, the Ottawa Sun reported.
Pocock said he called 911 and evacuated his family, staff and guests.
There were no injuries reported and damage estimates hadn't been tallied Wednesday.
Fire spokesman Marc Messier said the building has a steel roof, meaning firefighters had to fight the flames from inside, sawing into walls and ceilings to check for hot spots in the wood-frame building. The majority of the damage was done in the attic and Messier said crews did their best to protect heritage pieces and valuables.
The mansion known as Earnscliffe was the home of Canada's first prime minister, John A. MacDonald, who lived there from 1883 until he died there eight years later.


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Welcome to Blue Bay Hotel
The Blue Bay Hotel is located on Patmos, the island of the Apokalypse of St. John the Divine. Our 2-star hotel is built in traditional island architecture and tucked literally just around the corner from the attractive port town of Skala.
Please see our Patmos Island link to learn more about Patmos. The waterfront position of the Blue Bay, affords the convenience of a 3 minute stroll to all town facilities, combined with the peace & quiet usually only found in an out of town location.
Our hotel is small and we therefore have the ability to devote time to our guests' needs. That is why 75% of our guests return year after year to visit us. Each of our 25 comfortably furnished rooms or suites have single or double beds which will accommodate single double or triple occupancy. We also have special cots for infants.
The hotel offers a perfect start to the day - buffet breakfast, which can be enjoyed on its waterfront terrace. The cafe bar is ideal for evening drinks and also has internet access.
There are daily departures to Patmos Island from the ports of Piraeus, Samos, Leros, Kalymnos, Kos & Rhodes.
When you are on Patmos, you can get around via the regular island bus and by taxi. The bus stop and taxi stand are approximately 250 meters away from the hotel. You can also use the traditional taxi boats to get to secluded beaches. Lastly, you may also rent a moped or car, so you can have the freedom to see all accessible areas of Patmos at your own pace. See our Rates & Contacts link, in order to get in touch with us regarding reservations procedures.


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2013 Chevrolet Cruze (Eco, LTZ, RS, 1LT, 2LT) review, specs, photos, features
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The Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet's best-selling passenger car around the world, provides the amenities, quietness, safety features, infotainment and roominess expected of a larger sedan, but with the efficiency and value of a compact car.
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For 2013, Chevrolet adds infotainment and safety technologies that bring even more value to Cruze.
They include the Chevrolet MyLink infotainment system, standard on 2LT, Eco and LTZ models and available on 1LT. Two audio systems – including an AM/FM audio system with GPS-enabled navigation and a seven-inch-diagonal color touch-screen, are also new for 2013.
Cruze also adds an Enhanced Safety Package – available on LT, Eco and LTZ models – that offers crash-avoidance technologies such as Side Blind Zone Alert, Rear Cross-Traffic Alert and rear park assist.
Cruze is available in LS, 1LT, 2LT and LTZ models, as well as a gas-sipping Eco model that, when equipped with a manual transmission, achieves an EPA-estimated 42 mpg highway, making it the most fuel-efficient, gasoline-powered non-hybrid car in America.
Cruze design
Cruze features Chevrolet's global signature face – a two-tier grille with the gold bowtie logo. An arching roofline connects a steeply raked windshield and fast-sloping rear pillars that provide a sporty, coupe-like proportion.
Prominent headlamp housings wrap around the corners and sweep upward into the fenders and hood. The short rear deck is typically found on sport coupes. Wheels are planted at the corners with minimal front and rear overhangs, which make the car appear longer.
Inside, the twin-cockpit motif is matched with high-quality interior materials and exceptional assembly tolerances. Grained, soft-touch components and low-gloss trim panels exude a level of quality uncommon in the segment.
The instrument panel features richly detailed instruments backlit with light-emitting diode (LED) technology. The integrated center stack houses the infotainment display, climate controls and radio controls, and blends harmoniously with the instrument panel.
The interior pillar and other moldings are color and grain-matched to the headliner, while the seat inserts are color-matched to the instrument panel accent trim, giving the cabin the detailed appearance of a larger, more upscale sedan.
New exterior colors include Cyber Gray Metallic, Champagne Silver Metallic and Atlantis Blue Metallic.
Cruze standard and available features
All Cruze interiors include premium materials and unexpected standard equipment, including air conditioning, vehicle anti-theft system, USB port, adjustable steering wheel with audio controls, AM/FM stereo system with CD player, MP3 playback capability, six speakers, auxiliary jack for personal playback devices, two power outlets, remote keyless entry and a trial subscription to SiriusXM Satellite Radio.
Cruze LS includes premium cloth bucket seats, 16-inch steel wheels, silver-painted center stack and instrument panel cluster accent rings, power windows with express down on all windows, power door locks, carpeted front and rear floor mats and Bluetooth for select phones
Cruze 1LT adds cruise control, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, power driver express-up window and 16-inch alloy wheels. The available All-Star Edition package includes a power sunroof and premium Pioneer nine-speaker audio system. New for 2013, the 1LT Driver Convenience Package includes driver six-way power seat adjuster with manual recliner, driver and front passenger illuminated vanity mirrors, auto-dimming inside rearview mirror, outside heated, power-adjustable mirrors and remote vehicle start on automatic-transmission-equipped vehicles. A new, available Technology Package includes Chevrolet MyLink and a rear vision camera.
Cruze Eco adds 17-inch lightweight aluminum wheels, color-touch AM/FM stereo, MP3 playback capability and seven-inch-diagonal color touch-screen display. New for 2013, the Chevrolet MyLink system features Bluetooth streaming audio for music and select phones; voice recognition for phone, music and radio; Pandora and Stitcher smartphone compatibility; Gracenote (playlist and album art); software updatable for radio software and Gracenote database. An available Eco Driver Convenience Package includes driver six-way power seat adjuster with manual recliner, driver and front passenger illuminated vanity mirrors, auto-dimming inside rearview mirror, rear vision camera and outside heated, power-adjustable mirrors.
Cruze 2LT adds Meridian leather-appointed front bucket seats, six-way power driver seat and heated driver and front passenger seats. New for 2013, the available Driver Convenience Package includes driver and front passenger illuminated vanity mirrors; auto-dimming inside rearview mirror; rear vision camera and outside heated, power-adjustable mirrors.
Cruze LTZ adds 18-inch wheels, automatic climate control, rear vision camera, auto-dimming inside rearview mirror, uplevel instrument panel with chrome trim rings, driver and front passenger illuminated vanity mirrors, outside heated, power-adjustable, body-color mirrors, front fog lamps, chrome door handles and keyless entry/keyless start.
A sporty RS Appearance Package is available on LT and LTZ models. It includes unique fascias, rocker moldings, rear spoiler and fog lamps. An uplevel instrument cluster includes chrome accent rings in place of the standard silver finish, and opaque cluster bezels that allow the cluster's ice blue backlighting to shine through for a sporty nighttime appearance. On the 1LT model, the Z-link rear suspension.
The Enhanced Safety Package is available on LT, Eco and LTZ models and includes Side Blind Zone Alert, Rear Cross-Traffic Alert and rear park assist.
A power, sliding sunroof also is available on LT and LTZ Cruze models.
Chassis and suspension
The Cruze features a strong body structure and chassis system that enabled engineers to more precisely tune the chassis for comfort and driving control. StabiliTrak electronic stability control with traction control, rollover mitigation and anti-lock brakes are standard.
Additional features include a MacPherson strut front suspension and, available on 1LT and standard on 2LT and LTZ, a rear suspension with a technically advanced Z-link design. It helps deliver a more balanced driving experience, as the rear suspension better follows the lead of the front suspension.
Rack-mounted electric power steering is standard on all models. It helps with Cruze's excellent fuel economy because it removes the conventional power steering pump from the engine's driven accessories.
Cruze is equipped with a family of 16-, 17- and 18-inch wheels.
Efficient, proven powertrains
Cruze models sold in North America are equipped with one of two efficient four-cylinder engines and a choice of six-speed manual or automatic transmissions. At 42 mpg highway, the Cruze Eco with the manual transmission is the most fuel-efficient, gasoline-powered/non-hybrid car in America.
Standard on LS models is the 138-horsepower (103 kW) Ecotec 1.8L four-cylinder with continuously variable valve timing that optimizes performance and fuel economy across the rpm band. EPA-estimated fuel economy is 25 mpg city and 36 mpg on the highway with the manual transmission and 22 mpg city and 35 mpg highway with the automatic.
Standard on LT, LTZ and Eco models is an Ecotec 1.4L turbo. Its exhaust-driven turbocharger helps the engine perform like a larger engine when needed, but retains the efficiency of a small-displacement four-cylinder in most driving conditions.
Also rated at 138 horsepower (103kW) with 148 lb.-ft. of torque (200 Nm), the Ecotec 1.4L turbo enables a cruising range of more than 500 miles (800 km), meaning it can go longer between fill-ups.
EPA fuel economy is 26 mpg city and 38 mpg highway on LT and LTZ, and 28 mpg city and 42 mpg highway on Eco when equipped with the manual transmission. With the automatic transmission, Cruze Eco highway fuel economy increases to 39 mpg.
Backing the Cruze's four-cylinder engines are six-speed manual and automatic transmissions. Each contributes to Cruze's excellent fuel economy.
Cruze is backed by GM's five-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty – the best coverage in America.
Safety and crash-avoidance features
Cruze offers more standard safety features than any vehicle in its class, each contributing to Chevrolet's goal of protecting passengers before, during and after a crash.
Safety begins with a strong, unitized body structure that incorporates high-strength steel (HSS) in key areas to enhance strength and crash protection by helping to prevent intrusion into passenger compartment. Underbody main rails extend from the front of the structure all the way to the rear, further enhancing the body's strength and stiffness. A cross-structure beam behind the instrument panel supports the body in the event of a side-impact crash.
The new, available Enhanced Safety Package includes crash-avoidance technologies such as a rear park assist, Side Blind Zone Alert, Rear Cross-Traffic Alert.
Cruze was the first in its segment to provide 10 standard air bags , including frontal driver and passenger air bags, roof rail-mounted head curtain side air bags that help protect the front and outboard rear seating positions; seat-mounted side-impact air bags (front and rear); and front knee air bags. Other safety features include:
Front passenger seat occupant sensing system and rollover sensing and protection system
Collapsible pedal assembly to help protect against lower-extremity injuries
Three-point safety belts in all five seating positions, safety belt retractor pretensioners and lap pretensioners in the driver and front-passenger positions, and safety belt load limiters (with pretensioners) in the front safety belt retractors.
LATCH child seat latching system in the rear seat
Tire pressure monitoring system , daytime running lamps and automatic headlamps.
OnStar details
Six months of OnStar Directions and Connections service is standard on Cruze. OnStar is the global leading provider of connected safety, security and mobility solutions and advanced information technology.
OnStar's RemoteLink Mobile App allows smartphone users to control vehicle functions, access vehicle information and send directions directly to the vehicle. A new, opt-in service called FamilyLink allows subscribers to stay connected to loved ones by checking the location of their vehicle online or by signing up for vehicle location alerts.
Cruze also features new OnStar button icons. Drivers will notice an updated look for the Hands-Free Calling button, blue OnStar button and red Emergency button.
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In November 2007 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius's Pittsburgh managing partner, Marlee Myers, got an assignment like no other in her 32 years of transactional practice: representing an 83-year-old widow of a World War II veteran in her appeal of the Veterans Administration's rejection of her husband's death benefits.
Myers had never written a brief. But with a son in the U.S. Navy and a late father who had served in World War II, she offered her services anyway. She was among the first to sign up when the firm, alongside the National Veterans Legal Services Program, began offering training for those interested in handling benefits appeals. And last August, her pro bono client, Mary Ann Humphrey, won the benefits appeal on the basis of brand-new arguments advanced by Myers. In September, Humphrey received a check for $65,000 and the promise of $11,000 a month for the rest of her life. "She got to keep her house," says Myers.
Myers's experience is just one of several concurrent efforts at Morgan, Lewis on behalf of veterans and servicemen and women. And she's one of more than 100 firm lawyers who have been trained in handling the VA appeals process. Last year, the firm's lawyers also helped put together a "how-to" guide for handling such appeals.
Separately, in an effort led by senior labor and employment partner James Kelley II, the firm also researched and drafted a major class action that could potentially help thousands of servicemen and women suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. The case, filed on December 15, alleges that soldiers terminated from Army duty as unfit due to PTSD have for years been shortchanged of benefits to which they were legally entitled. The government was expected to respond by June 20; the firm and NVLSP are planning on broadening the complaint to include other military service arms.
Ironically, for Kelley, life has come full circle. Kelley, a veteran of the Vietnam War who was drafted out of law school, says that in 1973, he was assigned to handle the process of declaring soldiers unfit for service. "And that's what this case is all about," he says. "But back then, PTSD was not even acknowledged."
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BIRMINGHAM, AL (WIAT) – There are eight new members of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Ronnie Baynes, Forrest Blue, Eric Davis, Bill Jones, Vickie Orr, Nick Saban and Dannette Young Stone will be inducted in a ceremony at the Birmingham Sheraton on Saturday night. Friday they took part in a luncheon where the inductees reflected on becoming a part of one the nation's most prestigious halls.
Alabama head football coach Nick Saban was among those honored. He is the only member of the class still active. He reflected on his unique position in this year's class. "When you're in it and I'm still in it, you're always worried about the next game. Michael Jordan always says 'no matter how many game winning shots you made, the only one that mattered is the next one,' so that's what you're always caught up in. But to be honest, when something like this happens it makes you sort of realize what an honor it is and it is very self fulfilling and flattering to know that people recognize it."
Bios for the Class of 2013 are below:
Ronnie Baynes
Forrest Blue Jr. (posthumously)
Eric Davis
Bill Jones (posthumously)
Bill Oliver
Vickie Orr
Nick Saban
Dannette Young Stone
The newly elected eight inductees will bring the total of all inductees since 1969 to 313.
The 2013 Induction Banquet will take place in the Birmingham Ballroom, at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Reception and banquet tickets can be purchased by contacting the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame museum.
RONNIE BAYNES / OFFICIATING – Born August 2, 1943 in Talladega, AL. He was an SEC and NFL official for twenty-six years. He was a line judge in two Super Bowls (XXIX and XXXIII) and a member of officiating crews for three NFC and one AFC Championship Games. He also officiated three Divisional playoff games and four Wildcard games and one Pro-Bowl. From 2001 to 2008 was the supervisor of NFL Officials. He has also been Director of Scouting and Officiating Development for the NFL. He officiated 13 years in the Southeastern Conference. He played collegiately at Auburn University where he was a three year starter on the football team (1962-1965) and a two year starter on the Baseball team (1963 & 1964). Back to Top
FORREST BLUE Jr. / FOOTBALL – Born September 7, 1945 in Marfa, TX. He played collegiately at Auburn University. He started out as a defensive tackle before playing center. He was named All-American his senior year and was also captain of the team that year. He played in the Senior Bowl and the College All-Star games. He also played baseball for Tigers hitting over .440 his freshman year. He was a first round draft choice of the San Francisco 49ers in 1968. He played seven seasons with the 49ers and is regarded as one of their top centers in team's history. He was named to the first-team All-Pro in 1971 and '72 and he played in four consecutive Pro Bowls. He helped lead the 49ers to three straight divisional titles in early 70's. He ended his career with the Baltimore Colts playing four seasons. He passed away on July 16, 2011. Back to Top
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ERIC DAVIS / FOOTBALL – Born January 26, 1968 in Anniston, AL. He played collegiately at Jacksonville State University. He helped lead the Gamecocks to a Gulf South Conference Championship and an appearance in the Division II National Championship game. He finished his senior season with 51 total tackles, eight pass break-ups and six interceptions. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 1990 NFL Draft. He played 13 seasons in the NFL with the 49ers, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, and the Detroit Lions. He was named to two consecutive Pro Bowls 1995 and 1996. He was All-Pro three times. He is one of just two players in NFL history to have five or more interceptions in five consecutive seasons. He is the NFL leader in consecutive playoff games with at least one interception (5). For his career he had 38 interceptions, returned four for touchdowns; recovered 12 fumbles and returned two for touchdowns. He was a member of the 49eres Super Bowl XXIX Championship Team in 1994. Back to Top
BILL JONES / COACHING / ADMINISTRATION – Born May 12, 1936, in Lexington, AL. He played collegiately at the University of North Alabama. In 1974 he became the Head Basketball coach at UNA and posted a 259-141 record which included the 1979 NCAA Division II National Championship. His squad was the first collegiate team from the State of Alabama to win a national championship in basketball. He led UNA to three Gulf South Conference Championships, three Gulf South Conference tournament titles. His teams won four NCAA Division II Regional Championships and appeared in four Division II Final Fours. He was named both Gulf South Conference Coach of Year and Kodak District Coach of the Year twice. He stepped down as Head Basketball Coach in 1988 to become the school's first full-time athletic director with no coaching responsibilities. In his 20-year career as AD, he was instrumental in molding UNA into one of the premier Division II athletic programs in the nation. Under his leadership UNA won three consecutive Division II National Football Championships, won five Gulf South Conference Women's All-Sports trophies, two men's GSC All-Sports trophies and 25 GSC championships in nine different sports. He retired on August 31, 1994 as Athletic Director. Prior to being named Head Basketball Coach at UNA he spent five seasons at University of Montevallo, posting a 85-53 record. He passed away in August of 2008. Back to Top
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BILL OLIVER / FOOTBALL / COACHING – Born November 1, 1939 in Epes, AL. He played collegiately at the University of Alabama. He was a member of Coach Bryant's first National Championship team in 1961. He spent more than thirty years in the coaching profession; and was a renowned defensive coach. He was a member of Coach Bryant's staff that won three National Championships (1973, 1978, and 1979) and one as member of Coach Stallings staff in 1992. He was Head Coach at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga from 1980-1983 where he had a record of 29-14-1. He was interim Head Coach at Auburn University in 1998. He was defensive coordinator for the Memphis Showboats (USFL) in 1983 and 1984. Back to Top
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VICKIE ORR / BASKETBALL – Born April 4, 1967 in Decatur, AL. She played collegiately at Auburn University. Kodak All-American three consecutive years (1987, 1988, 1989). She was named SEC Player of Year 1988. Currently ranks second in Auburn scoring with 2,035 points. She is one of only two Auburn players to score over 2,000 points and have 1,000 rebounds. She led the Lady Tigers to two straight NCAA Championship games. She was MVP of the SEC Tournament in 1987 and MVP of the NCAA Mid-East Regional in 1989. She was named to the All-Final Four team in 1989. She was a member of the 1990 U.S.A. Team that won a Gold Medal in the World Championships and a member of the 1990 Goodwill team that won the Gold Medal. She was also a member to the 1992 U.S. Olympic Team that won a Bronze Medal. Played professional in Italy from 1990-1992. Back to Top
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NICK SABAN / FOOTBALL / COACHING – Born October 31, 1951 in Fairmont, West Virginia. He is the Head Football Coach at the University of Alabama. He has won two BCS Championships at Alabama (2009 and 2011). He also won a BCS Championship while at LSU in 2003. He is the first coach in college football history to win a national championship with two different football bowl subdivision schools. He and Coach Bryant are the only coaches to win an SEC championship at two different schools. He has had head coaching stints on the college level at Toledo, Michigan State, LSU, and now at Alabama. He also coached the Miami Dolphins in the NFL. He has won numerous national coach of the year awards including A.P. National Coach of Year twice (2003 and 2008); Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2003); and SEC Coach of Year three times (2003, 2008, and 2009). Back to Top
DANNETTE YOUNG STONE / TRACK & FIELD – Born October 6, 1964 in Jacksonville, Florida. She ran track collegiately at Alabama A&M University. She won the Gold Medal in the 1988 Olympics as a member of U.S. 4 X 100 relay team. She ran the fastest 200 in the world in 1988 at 22.34 seconds. At the 1992 Olympics as member of the 4 X 400 relay team she won the Silver Medal. In the NCAA Division II National Championships she won the 100 and 200 meter dash three consecutive years. In the 1986 SIAC Championship her senior year she ran five times and bettered the existing meet record in all five races. Her sensational performance in that meet earned her the Cleve L. Abbott Award (1995 ASHOF inductee), given to the most outstanding athlete (male or female) in the meet. She also received the Most Outstanding Female Track Performer Award. Won the NCAA Division II 400 meter relay two consecutive years (1985 –1986). She ran the anchor leg in the 1986 race which set a school, meet and all-time NCAA record time of 44.50 seconds (at that time). She was undefeated in four years of SIAC competition. During her career at the NCAA Division II meets she only lost one race. She was named NCAA All-American on 13 occasions. Back to Top


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Extension that puts the social media network's interface on your desktop
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Designed for those who want an easier Twitter experience but who still want to keep up with all of the latest updates from those whom they follow, Twitter @ Desktop makes it a lot easier to access all of your Twitter updates directly from your desktop.
Basically, Twitter @ Desktop is designed so that you can view your updates on this popular social networking site without having to log onto the Twitter website. You don't have to deal with the graphics, spam or frills. What makes this program rather unique is the fact that it uses plain Unicode text, so it isn't fancy at all.
The program will link to your Twitter account securely and require your verification before it loads your status updates, which is a positive thing. Then, it will display the latest Tweets from the people who you follow on the site for you to read directly from your desktop.
It is a pretty bare-bones program, however, so those who are power users on the site might want to look for another program. It doesn't automatically refresh; you have to do so manually if you want to see the newest Tweets. It also doesn't show pictures, links or other important information; instead, it simply posts the user's Twitter handle and the Tweet. This can be good for quick updates, but it can make it a bit tricky to follow longer conversations.
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Jeremy Hobson: There is flooding across the northeast this morning, thanks to the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. In the Gulf of Mexico, Lee's effects are dissipating, and oil and gas production is slowly coming back online.
But as Sarah Gardner reports, the storm is pushing gas prices up nationwide.
Sarah Gardner: Oil and gas operators are now re-boarding rigs and getting back to business. But as of yesterday afternoon, almost 37 percent of the region's oil production was still turned off.
Industry consultant Andy Lipow.
Andy Lipow: The effects of Tropical Storm Lee have made its way into the marketplace and we're seeing rises in crude oil and gasoline prices.
Lipow predicts you'll soon feel that at the gas pump. But analyst Stephen Schork says that bad weather bounce could quickly be offset by a change of seasons.
Stephen Schork: The good news is that because of environmental regulations, we actually begin to switch over to a winter grade gasoline, which is cheaper to manufacture. So indeed, consumers are looking at potentially lower prices in the weeks ahead.
Key word: potentially. Hurricane season's not over yet. Long-term, Schork says, get used to the prices. The "new normal" for American drivers: well above $3 a gallon.
I'm Sarah Gardner for Marketplace.


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Kaline to accept award on Harwell's behalf
Kaline to accept award on Harwell's behalf
The award, given by Fordham University's WFUV radio, is presented as part of the station's spring gala. Scully, a Fordham graduate and the longtime voice of the Dodgers, was the award's inaugural recipient in 2008, followed by current Padres broadcaster Dick Enberg last year.
Harwell was named as the award winner over the winter, but was not expected to attend. He was diagnosed with inoperable cancer of the bile duct last year and has been resting at home. Like Harwell, Kaline was a longtime Tigers broadcaster after his playing career before joining the Tigers front office as a special assistant in 2003.
"The players absolutely love him," Kaline said of Harwell in a statement. "When he was broadcasting and would come into the locker room before the game, the guys wouldn't head to the training room. They were hoping that he was coming to talk to them! Ernie was especially helpful to other aspiring broadcasters, whether in college or high school or just starting out. He was kind of like a 'big brother' to everyone."


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The search is on in northern Virginia for a Maryland man police say is responsible for several recent larceny, fraud, and theft incidents.
Police are looking for 28-year-old Taurian Devon Miller of Prince George's County. The Spotsylvania County Sheriff's office says he stole a truck and a U-haul trailer from the parking lots of two hotels.
Police think he's also responsible for several other vehicle thefts dating back to at least 2009.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts should call the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office at 540-582-7115 or their local police department.
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Monday, January 23, 2017
Chilli may lower blood pressure, scientists say
Spicy food flavoured with hot chilli peppers contains a natural chemical ingredient that may lower blood pressure, according to a study on a strain of laboratory rats with hypertension.
Scientists have discovered that the long-term ingestion of capsaicin, the ingredient in chillies that makes them taste hot, can reduce blood pressure – at least in rats.
Previous studies have produced mixed results when it comes to finding a link between hot chillis and blood pressure, but this may be because they were carried out over relatively short time periods, the scientists said.
The latest findings are the first to establish a link between the ingestion of capsaicin over a longer period of time and a subsequent lowering of blood pressure in animals genetically predisposed to having hypertension.
"We found that long-term dietary consumption of capsaicin, one of the most abundant components in chilli peppers, could reduce blood pressure in genetically hypertensive rats," said Zhiming Zhu of Third Military Medical University in Chongqing, China.
The study, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, suggests that capsaicin works by activating a special "channel" in the lining of the blood vessels called the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1). When the channel is activated, it increases the production of nitric oxide in the blood vessels that is believed to protect against inflammation and other vascular problems.
The scientists said the study on the rats now needs to be confirmed by analysing any epidemiological association between eating chilli peppers and blood pressure. Dr Zhu said one clue came from China, where the prevalence of hypertension is greater than 20 per cent in the north-eastern regions of the country, but between 10 and 14 per cent in souther-western regions such as Sichuan where spicy food is more commonly eaten.
"People in these regions like to eat hot and spicy foods with a lot of chilli peppers. For example, a very famous local food in my hometown, Chongqing, is the spicy hot pot," Dr Zhu said.
He added that eating hot, spicy food may not be necessary to gain the benefits of chillis because similar compounds are present in sweet peppers. There is, for instance, a mild Japanese pepper, which contains a compound called capsinoid that is closely related to capsaicin. "Limited studies show that these capsinoids produce effects similar to capsaicin. I believe that some people can adopt this sweet pepper," Dr Zhu said.
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Four Year Strong have announced details of a one-off UK headlining show this summer.
The band, who will be supporting Blink-282 on their forthcoming UK tour, will play a headline show at Liverpool's O2 Academy 2 in June.
All American Rejects, The Blackout and Twin Atlantic will also support Blink -182 at various dates of the tour.
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Birmingham, LG Arena – 14 (was July 15)
Sheffield, Motorpoint Arena – 17 (was July 7)
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Eryn Krouse — Babe of the Day
She loves surfing and claims to be "more fish than human." If that's true, let us be the first to say, "Hey, girl. We've got a whole box of worms over here."
Forget about the movie reboot — Eryn Krouse is a real-life Baywatch babe! She's a Los Angeles County lifeguard, and former competitive swimmer who now spends her time free-diving, open water swimming, and surfing. Oh yeah, she's also a model, globe-trotting blogger, content creator, and full-time student. Geez, Eryn. Save some jobs for the rest of us.
Now if you'll excuse us, we have to take fake drowning lessons from that kid in 'The Sandlot' and catch a flight to L.A.