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Hendry: "Consumer benefit is at the heart of the Government's smart meter programme"
30 million homes and small businesses will have smart meters by 2019 enabling all consumers to have access to accurate information and bringing an end to estimated billing.
Energy and Climate Change minister Charles Hendry said:
"In less than three years energy suppliers will begin the mass rollout of smart meters across the country and I am determined that consumers are at the heart of this ambitious programme. That is why today we are proposing tough guidelines on installation, which will minimise inconvenience and help people to make the most of their smart meters to save energy and save money.
"In addition, I want to be absolutely clear to consumers that they will be in control of their energy consumption data. So apart from where it is required for billing or other regulated purposes, it will be for consumers to decide who can access their data."
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wikiHow to Make Your YouTube Video Private
YouTube is a great service for sharing your videos with the world. However, it is also a great way of sharing videos with friends, for their eyes only. Start with step one to find out how to make your video private, and if you want, share it with friends while still having it private!
1Log in to your YouTube account. You will find yourself on your Home page, with a list of recommendations.
2Go to the sidebar on YouTube. You will see all the people you subscribe to, and your library of playlists. Go to the top of the list, and just under "Home" click "My Channel".
3Review your channel. You will see your uploaded video. Just above your channel art and your profile picture (if you have any of those), you will see your number of subscribers and your number of views overall, and then next to that, the third option will be "Video Manager". Click "Video Manager"
4Find yourself in your Creator Studio. On the sidebar, where it is now your Creator Studio, click the "Video Manger" button there just under "Dashboard" and you will see two options under "Video Manager" which is "Videos" and "Playlists". Make sure you are on "Videos".
5Find the video you want to make private. Then look along the tab of the video, and on the right side you will see a tiny blue globe which stands for "public". Click on it.
6Scroll down and below the video you will see a button that says "Public". Click on "Public" and you will get a drop down list of options, and the three options are "Public", "Unlisted" and "Private". Click "Private"
7Go to the very bottom of the options, and click "Save Changes". Congratulations, your video is now private!
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2013 has been a pretty exciting year for me.
Each day it seems my music is reaching more people…and they seem to like it too! The emails and comments I've gotten from all of you have been really humbling (and yes, a bit of an ego boost as well) and motivate me to keep doing what I'm doing.
So I'm really excited about what will happen in 2014. Releasing my new album was the perfect way to finish the year, because it helps me see the next one like the beginning of a whole new creative cycle.
I already have a lot planned, but basically I just want to keep making new music. I already have a few songs brewing and huge list of covers I've been wanting to do.
I'm moving away from Tool for now, but planning on doing some A Perfect Circle, Opeth and Karnivool, among others. There are also some TV and movie themes I've been toying with.
I'm also looking for ways to help my fellow guitarists out there in anyway I can. I'm not entirely sure how that will materialize… Video tutorials? Online course? E-book? All of the above? We'll see, but I'll definitely be asking for your feedback, so keep your eye out for that.
And finally, it seems that playing outside of Berlin is starting to become a possibility. Perhaps not right now, but soon. So if you'd like me to play where you live,� let me know!� The more people tell me, the better I know how probable it'll be.
So thank you for this wonderful year, I'm really grateful for every comment, every email, every showing of support. It really makes a difference, I mean it.
Wish you guys all the best in 2014!


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Phil Knight Discusses State Of College Basketball Coppolella Banned As Part Of Braves' Penalties Jones Won't Sue NFL Owners Over Goodell Dish/CBS Dispute Likely To Affect Thanksgiving NFL MillerCoors, NASCAR Yet To Reach Extension Ruppe Is UA's Latest Exec Departure Sellout Crowd Turns Out For Crew Playoffs FC Cincinnati Owners Sign Option To Buy Stadium Site Duracell, SoFi Buying Six-Second Ads On Fox NBC's Preschlack Says Chicago Cuts Part Of Evolution
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The HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS are the subjects of a possible movie and Broadway musical. GAIL STAYDEN is producing a musical based on Globetrotter founder ABE SAPERSTEIN's life called "Hoopz," which has a score written by SMOKEY ROBINSON. MANNIE JACKSON, who is producing the untitiled movie about the team, on the project: "Basketball is a multimillion-dollar global industry. It is the best managed and most viable sport from both an entertainment and economic standpoint" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 3/3)....KEN DERRETT was named Dir of Marketing for Sponsorships & Media Programs for the Canadian Arm of NBA Properties. Derrett comes from Labatts, where he was manager of sports properties (NBA).... CA Public Employees' Retirement System announced that it has approved a $50M investment in real estate venture with MAGIC JOHNSON (BLOOMBERG BUSINESS NEWS/N.Y. POST, 3/3)....JAY FEE, the Boston attorney that represents CAM NEELY among others, has moved from Mahoney Hawkes & Goldings to Tillinghast Collins & Graham, where he will head a new sports management corporation (BOSTON HERALD, 3/2)....67-year-old GORDIE HOWE was drafted by the Motor City Mustangs in the tenth round of the Roller Hockey Int'l draft. Howe: "When kids are involved, I get involved. So yeah, I'll probably put the blades on then" (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 3/2)....MICHAEL JORDAN, asked if he would play in a game with other retired legends against current NBA All-Stars: "Yeah, just for the fun and love of it, not for business or making money. The game has become too commercialized" (SPORT, 3/95 issue).
Greg McElroy was recently named President of the new IHL club in L.A. McElroy, a native of L.A., has spent the past four seasons as VP of Marketing with the L.A. Kings. Fred Comrie, owner of the IHL San Diego Gulls, will finish out this season in San Diego and then move his team to the L.A. Sports Arena. Yesterday, THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY spoke with McElroy about his plans for the team and his hopes for the league. Excerpts follow: THE DAILY: What enticed you to leave a successful major league franchise like the Kings to do what you are doing now? What attracted you about the IHL? MCELROY: We had really reached the pinnacle at the Kings as far as corporate sponsorships are concerned, maxed out is the way we put it. Our radio was sold out, our signage was sold out, our print was as close to sold out as possible. I needed a new challenge, and I thought what better place to start than in my own hometown where my contacts are, with the ability to start from scratch. ... Also, as a lot of NBA owners have proven by getting involved, it is a league to be with right now as far as growth. I left a very good situation in the NHL because I believe so much in what the IHL has to offer, and I wanted to be part of it. THE DAILY: How will this IHL team fit into the L.A. market? Is the market big enough for three teams? MCELROY: Absolutely, and that was really the biggest question I had about making the transition from the NHL to the IHL. I did a lot of research, I talked to a lot of different people, from sponsors to fans to people on the hockey side, asking 'Can a third team make it?' I think it can. One, hockey is exploding in Southern California. It is no accident that the Ducks are a tremendous success, and I think it has to do with Gretzky. It all started with Wayne coming to town six years ago. Rinks are being built all over Southern California and they are sold out 24 hours a day, seven days a week. People can't get enough of the sport. Second, we all know the prices of a ticket to go to the Ducks and the Kings games. Well, for the lowest price Colonnade (the lowest upper level) seat at the Forum, they can get one of the better seats at our games. A family of four will be able to come to one of our games for the price of one loge ticket at the Forum. It is not only affordable, but it is going to be quality family entertainment as well. THE DAILY: How does the league balance the competing factors of having a major league product with quality players and keeping your prices affordable? MCELROY: One of the reasons why the league has done so well in the last couple of years is that we have controlled expenses. Through player costs and management costs, we have kept it manageable. We don't have to pass on these tremendous jumps in our expenses to our fans. THE DAILY: What do you plan with corporate community? MCELROY: We have received a lot of positive feedback from a variety of sponsors already that are very interested in joining forces with us, primarily because we are going to go after a different market than the Kings and the Ducks. Instead of big corporations owning blocks of tickets, we are going to have families owning those tickets. So, we are going to design campaigns for our sponsors to maximize their exposure to these families and do various programs. THE DAILY: Will the IHL ever compete with the NHL for star players? MCELROY: No, I can't see in the foreseeable future that we compete for the Wayne Gretzky's of the world. That would defeat everything that the IHL has worked so hard to accomplish. The whole thing is to keep ticket prices down, and when you are paying millions of dollars to a player you are going to pass those expenses to the fans and to the sponsors. ... There is a large enough market out there satisfied with seeing our brand of hockey at affordable prices that we don't need to do that. THE DAILY: Will the league be able to survive if the NHL pulls its developmental relationships with the IHL? MCELROY: Absolutely, because I think players want to play in the markets the IHL has teams in, they want to be involved -- especially with all the new owners that are coming into the league. The Detroit Pistons now own a team, the Orlando Magic has just committed to a team for next season. These are some big league owners and we play in big league cities across the country. What player wouldn't want to play in front of 20,000 in Detroit? What player wouldn't want to play in front of 14,000 here in Los Angeles? THE DAILY: How can a pro ice hockey team take advantage of the boom in in-line skating? MCELROY: That is important here in Southern California, and there are a lot of different things we can do. We might want to do a deal with the L.A. Blades and have some of the same players that play for the Blades play for our team, and so fans become accustomed and follow their favorite players.


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Layne Anspach is from Elkhart, Indiana. He has been principal of the Elkhart Central High School Symphonic Band and Symphony Orchestra all four years of attendance. He has also been privileged to play in the Elkhart County Youth Honors Orchestra for five years. Layne was selected to perform with the Indiana All-State Band in 2009 and 2010, the Indiana All-State Honor Band in 2011 as Principal, and the Indiana All-State Orchestra in 2010 and 2011. In 2010, Layne won the Elkhart County Symphony's Concerto Competition in which he performed the Richard Strauss Horn Concerto #1, Allegro. He has been critiqued by Bernhard Scully as a result of winning the 2011 Western Michigan University's Horn Day Solo Competition. Layne has received the John Phillip Sousa award from his high school twice. In his free time, Layne enjoys playing bass guitar and sports. Layne will be pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Horn Performance and is thrilled to be studying with Professor Seraphinoff.
Torrey D'Angelo is a Horn Performance major from Long Island, New York. She graduated from Mount Sinai High School in 2010 where she was principal horn of the Symphonic Band and Symphony Orchestra. On Long Island she also participated in many All County festivals. Torrey has played with the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra from 2007 to 2010. Torrey loves performing and listening to chamber music. Since coming to Indiana University, she has performed with the Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Band. In addition to horn, Torrey has participated in several Model United Nations conferences, was a competitive swimmer, loves reading and enjoys spending time with friends. Torrey is happy to continue her studies at IU as a student of Professor Seraphinoff.
Dylan Marshall is a music education major, with a large personal focus in performance. He has been principal horn of the Seekonk High School Concert, Pep, and Jazz bands all 4 years of attendance. In addition, he was accepted into Southeastern Massachusetts's Senior District Festival all four years of high school, obtaining the positions of principal in band as well as orchestra. In his junior and senior year of high school, he was accepted into the Massachusetts All-State Festival and had the opportunity to play in Boston's Symphony Hall. This past year he was principal horn of the Massachusetts All-State Band. Throughout the years he has played in many local festivals at places such as Providence College and Rhode Island College of Fine Arts. Dylan has also played in many year round ensembles. He has been principal horn of the Rhode Island Youth Senior Wind Ensemble for the past three years, as well as principal and 3rd horn of the Rhode Island Youth Symphony Orchestra. Throughout 2009-2010 he was involved in many semi-professional organizations including the Fall River Symphony, the Marion Band, and the Tri-County Symphonic Band, in which he was principal horn. For the summers of 2008 and 2009 Dylan attended the Interlochen Summer program. In 2008 he played in the World Youth Wind Symphony under esteemed directors and composers such as Jerry Junkin and Frank Ticheli. In the summer of 2009 he played 2nd horn in the World Youth Symphony Orchestra. In his final year of High School, Dylan Marshall was involved in ensembles at New England Conservatory in Boston including the Youth Brass Ensemble, under the direction of horn player Eli Epstein, as well as the prestigious Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Grammy nominated Benjamin Zander. He is currently a student of Myron Bloom. Dylan enjoys other activities such as hanging out with friends, playing pool, bowling, and waterskiing.
Laurel Roseborrough is from Southlake, Texas, where she has lived her entire life up until her move to Indiana. She was a member of the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra program from 2006 to 2010. In 2009, Laurel won the GDYO Concerto Competition with the performance of "Konzertstuck for four horns" by Schumann. She performed this live on the classical music radio station "WRR 101.1," in addition to performing it live in concert at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas. Laurel has also been a member of the TMEA All-State Philharmonic Orchestra and the TMEA All-State Symphonic Band.
Upon entering IU, Laurel was named a Barbara and David Jacobs Scholar. During her first year, she had the opportunity to play in many different ensembles, including (but not limited to) Chamber Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Brass Choir, and Freshman Horn Choir. Laurel will be a sophomore at IU this fall and is pursuing a BM in Horn Performance.
Aside from horn, Laurel loves writing, watching movies, and petting baby animals.
Tracy Bass is originally from Sherrills Ford, North Carolina and is a 2010 graduate of Appalachian State University where he earned a bachelors degree in Music Performance. At Appalachian State University, Tracy was fortunate to be a member of the Appalachian State University Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Opera Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Chamber Winds, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Marching Band, Collegium Musicum, Horn Choir, Brass Choir, and many other various chamber ensembles. His primary teacher at Appalachian was Karen L. Robertson and he has also studied with John McGuire, Allison Kiesler, Anneka Zuehlike, and William Scharnberg.
Tracy is a current member of the International Horn Society and has attended the 2008 and 2009 International Horn Symposiums, as well as the 2007, 2008, and 2009 Southeast Horn Workshops. Outside of music, Tracy enjoys spending his free time outside hiking, running, hammocking, and canoeing. He is very excited to begin his studies this fall at Indiana University pursuing his Master's Degree in Music Performance and can't wait to see what his future has in store for him.


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"Shamitabh" is a film about the birth of a big star and the smoke screen that was created to fulfil a dream. An ode to the joy of being part of the cinema industry, this film is a myriad of every emotion we experience whilst watching great cinema.
Certificate: tbc Comedy | Drama | Thriller
Dir. R. Balki, India, 2015, Subtitles
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Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Kansas
Can a person with dementia legally give away personal property?
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A specific medical diagnosis does not always allow or preclude the effectiveness of transferrring property. A person with a very bad medical diagnosis may be able to trnasfer some property, whiel somone with no medical diagnosis may be foudn to have been unfit to make such atrnasfer. If there has been no deterination as to the mentla fitness of the person, the issue is their capacity at the time of the transfer. That is a very fact-specific determination. Go see a lawyer in your area, and discuss the specific transfer to which you are referring. That attonrey can ask you follow-up questions and examine any documents that you provide. Many lawyers offer a free or low cost initial consultation.
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STAGECOACH is altering its bus schedules across Winchester to help improve punctuality.
From April 2, The Spring will increase frequency, running 15 minutes after 9am.
Morning and evening services on routes 1, 3 5 and the Spring have also been revised.
Operations Manager Tom Waterhouse said: "We continually monitor our services and review feedback from customers. These planned changes will help us to provide an improved service, particularly to address issues around punctuality."
The changes are:
• Service 1, Stanmore-City Centre-Winnall: Improved timetable during peak periods, with additional journeys;
• Service 4, Highcliffe-City Centre-Teg Down: Withdrawal of some morning peak journeys due to low usage;
• The Spring, Springvale-Kings Worthy-City Centre: After 9am buses will run every 15 minutes with more time added to improve punctuality;
• Service 66 Romsey-Hursley-Winchester: Revised timetable during peak times;
• PS9 Swanmore-Bishop's Waltham-Peter Symonds College: The morning journey will no longer serve Fair Oak. Passengers can use service 69 instead.
There will also be some revisions to the early morning and evening timetables on services 1, 3, 5 and The Spring to improve punctuality. Connections with trains to and from London Waterloo will be maintained.
New timetable leaflets are available from our travel shop at Winchester bus station, on buses or online at stagecoach.


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It appears that New York Red Bulls defender Heath Pearce is more than just a pretty face with 35 caps for the US national team to his name. On Tuesday, he became a true fashionista, showing off the latest trends and his serious interest and passion for fashion.
Pearce teamed up with fashion online retailer Gilt recently to model and promote some of the newest summer office styles. Pearce's office is obviously different than other guys' offices, but that doesn't keep the 28-year-old from dressing to the nines on game day when walking into Red Bull Arena.
"I feel like I've been able to take a little bit from each culture and each place that I've lived, and tried to implement it into my style, which hopefully is the best in our locker room," Pearce told editiorial resource for men, Gilt MANual, in a recent interview. "I dress to compete every game day. I don't know if anybody is trying to compete with me, but I try to look sharp, I try to look fresh."
The Gilt sale featuring Pearce's modeling went live on Gilt Tuesday at noon ET, so check Heath out in action on the soccer field while sutied up, dressed to impress.
For many with a true passion for fashion, dressing is not only about what you wear out of the house in the morning, but a means by which to express yourself. This is no doubt true for Pearce as well. "When I shop or do stuff, I like to express myself in a way that is me," he went on to say in the interview with Gilt MANual.
That tan-colored suit, that purple shirt with those white shoes — those are definitely you, and definitely fresh, Mr. Pearce.
Gilt has also partnered with the Red Bulls for a sweepstakes drawing, the winner of which will receive Two (2) field seats for any upcoming regular season New York Red Bulls home match at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ, two (2) New York Red Bulls scarves, and one (1) signed NY Red Bull jersey, autographed by Heath Pearce. See the official sweepstakes rules, here.


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I bought one of these 'must have' accessories for my first son.
Branded Tommee Tippee, and lemon yellow in colour, I proudly marched home with it under my arm after purchasing in a sale. I was so excited, the reviews on this almost made it seem like they found it a pleasure to change your little one.
All I had to do now was wait for the big day then I could put this contraption to work.
I loaded the cassette in (this is what they call the spool that holds the plastic the nappy gets wrapped in) which was easy enough, just pull some plasticout, fold it over and drop the cassette into the machine!
The mechanism is a simple one. It consists of plastic fingers inside that position the nappy as its being wrapped, above this is a 'hole' you push the nappy through and then at the top is a lid with a grip on that you turn one youve pushed the nappy into position and turned the rim of the cassette a few times. By turning the closed lid then you are cutting the adjoining plastic from the cassette so you can empty the bin (think of sausages and you wont be far wrong).
This seemed such an amazing idea. The only negative thing i would say at this point would be that you have to buy different cassettes for different age groups of nappies. I never understood this as ive never seen it on nappy sacks...
Anyway, the big day came and me and breastfed baby returned home after a few days due to me having an emergancy c-section. This made the thought of a nappy wrapper even more appealing, as instead of having to take each nappy outside to the bin individually, i could simply use the wrapper and empty when necessary...or so i thought.
In the beginning all was fine. As most of us know, breastfed babies nappies rarely smell foul, so the nappy wrapper served well.
Then I had a double whammy that would prove too much for the fate of the poor nappy wrapper standing in the corner...my son had to be moved to bottle feeding due to medical reasons, and i had to buy my second pack of nappies after running out of prebought supplies. I didnt realise that a cassette will only last for approx 1 pack of newborn nappies, and at a tenner a pop this starts getting serious for the everday person. A newborn baby will use a pack of 40 nappies in about 5 days maybe a day or two more. So lets say for ease of example your baby is very good and goes through about 1 pack a week, at £4 a pack, thats 4 packs a month, so £16 on nappies alone, the add the price of the cassette refils for the nappy wrapper on top...frightening isnt it? £56 a month! Thats two weeks shopping for my family of 4!
But lets just assume youre wealthy, and money is no object (then youd probably pay someone to change your baby for you, i know but lets pretend that you wouldnt) so you buy your cassettes, start using your nappy wrapper, and after a few hours you notice a smell. This is a smell youre not familiar with, and so will bother you until you find its source. Look no further than the nappy wrapper. The smell of nappy sacks is intese and can be overpowering, because it needs to be. The smell that comes from the nappy wrapper of dirty nappies is not disgusting, but enough for you to notice, and so i ask whats the point in using a nappy wrapper? if you have to empty it that often, why not just take every nappy to the bin individually? Kind of defeats the object dont you think?
Unfortunatly these have a somewhat trendy image, especially with new mums, however you will find you buy one, use it for a few weeks, then you will realise its actually not saving you any money and is quite expensive, it will go in a cupboard somewhere and not see the light of day again. Then one day, when doing your house clearence for ebay, youll find it and think ''someone somewhere will pay for this, its like new!'' so you research ebay and other advertising sites to see how much they are going for. You will then realise that every other first time mum has fallen into the same trap and is too trying to get rid of theirs, therefore the market is flooded and they are selling for pennies.
Spend your money on something nice for yourself, and stick to the nappy sacks! You wont regret it!
I have been using this body spray for a while now, not because of the smell, or the shiny red can, or my school days, but because its the cheapest non supermarket own brand body spray that I can buy!
It dos smell nice, but the smell doesnt last long, but for the price who can complain?
Nowhere near as alluring as some of the impulse sprays, but they change their range so often you cant stick with one you like! With Charlie, you know what youre getting (lets face it, you would have had to have been living underground for the last 10 years not to have met someone who has worn this at some point), its cheap and you dont feel guilty for drowning yourself in it. The smell isnt overpowering, and its a good spray for anytime of day or night. If you want anymore than that then you could buy the perfume, but for a spray that you can throw in your bag and use anytime for day or night, regardless of occassion then this body spray is a good bet!
I bought this for my Toy Story mad son for christmas.
He unwrapped it, squealed with delight, dived over to the Wii, and loaded the game up.
This is where the fun ended!
This game is marketed at familys, including children however the instructions are repetative, and complicated! The games are very similar and gets boring quite quickly. My son was unable to complete even a single round successfully!
We bought the toy story ray gun also for the game, only to find half the mini games you cant use it for!
My son was so disappointed, as were we. We were hoping for a good family game that we could all enjoy together (a-la every advert you see on the tv for the Wii), unfortunatly with screen after screen of instructions, and repetative games it just becomes a tiring waste of shelf space!
This game is no contender for Mario Kart!
I have always loved Alfas, and decided to take the plunge and get myself one just over 18 months ago. I paid 3k for a y reg 5 door 147 2.0 lusso with full service history.
The plus points are that this car is a really nice drive, everything feels of good quality, and is within easy reach. This car is packed full of gadgets, such as cruise control, heated leather seats, speed limiter, dash light dimmer, alloys, electric mirrors, dual airbags, dual climate control and i could go on!
The negatives are that they have a lot of common faults. I wasnt worried so much about the well known electrical problems, but when things start going wrong with these cars, the list just keeps going! First a well known issue of the motor control failure warning light (sounds serious hey?) and was quoted varying prices to have this repaired, from £50 for a new exhaust sensor, through to over 500 for a new ecu! Im a member of the Alfa Romeo owners club, and quicly found out that even main dealers have major problems in correctly diagnosing what the cause of the fault is, as it could be down to several things.
Next the driver airbag warning light came on, i had this tested, the airbag is fine, but theres a problem with the sensor (yet another electrical fault i hear you cry!) £30 to have this reset, came back on within a matter of weeks!
Next, a rather unexpected pothole finds itself under my wheels, the car bottoms out, and the undertray of the car breaks. I had to pull this off on the side of the road, as it was dragging on the floor, which then revealed a damaged sump (yet another common problem with this car) Now the 147's are known for being heavy oil guzzlers, approx 1ml per mile! The cracked sump didnt help this situation, another 100 quid gone on my pride and joy!
The latest issue is I now have no 4th gear, again another common fault. Apparently the swarf builds up in the gearbox easily, and every now and then you have to take apart the whole wheel arch, to access the gearbox, remove the housing and clean it out.
This has been the last straw, and my dream car is now sitting in the drive waiting for me to decide the most economical way of disposing of her!
I had an Acer laptop prior to this and I have always found them to be excellent value for money. I find them reliable, and up to half the price of similar spec laptops of premium brands.
I had this laptop free on contract, it was the best spec in the shop and it hasn't disappointed me yet!
The screen is lovely and clear, even for hd films i was impressed.
The keyboard feels sure when pressing, and of high quality, with all the keys being well placed, making it easy to type.
The sound is crisp, perfect for listening to music.
Its more than capable of dealing with several tasks at the same time too, making light work of browsing the internet, listening to music, downloading and running several programmes in the background.
I love the fact that its also got an inbuilt sd card reader too, very convienient!
The only downsides are the shiny finish marks easily, the battery life could be better (currently the best ive had is just over an hour) and the charger socket on the laptop is prone to damage easily.
Ive had this phone for about six months now, after buying one for my husband for his birthday, and me not being able to put it down!
Once you get used to the querty keyboard, and the menu interface your well on your way to enjoying one of the best phones available on the market at the moment.
The camera may only be 3.2 mp but it produces pictures that will rival most mainstream digital cameras.
The screen is crisp and clear, giving a lovely spectrum of vibrant colours.
The battery lasts for a day and a half easily on heavy use, and ive had the best part of 3 days use out of the battery on light use. It charges quickly too.
Its very feature rich without being over complicated. The usual additions such as blackberry email, blackberry messanger, web etc, but also the ability to completly customise the details such as font size and all ringtones makes the blackberry phones stand out.
I have heard suggestions of the trackball failing on the 8900 series, however i havent personally known anyone whos had these issues.
From moving from a 3g phone to a 2g only phone, and someone who relies on the browser heavily for day to day usage, i was shocked to find that I did not miss the 3g function. The blackberries have inbuilt wifi, so if you really do have a poor signal you can connect it to a router, but ive never found browsing speed to be an issue.
This handset fits nicely in the palm of your hand and is a world apart from previous bulky models, feeling like a cool and sophisticated handset, I would definitly recommend.


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Northern Soul is the story of a youth culture in the 1970's, which changed a generation.
No longer satisfied with the prospect of a small town life and a factory production line two young boys dream mof going to America to discover rare records which will help them become the best DJ's on the scene. This journey forces them to confront rivalry, violence and drug abuse and their friendship is tested to the limit.
This is Northern Soul.
Certificate: 15 Distributor: Munro Film Services
Dir. Elaine Constantine, UK, 2014, 102 mins
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Triumph Group Announces Acquisition of Allied Aerospace Industries(WAYNE, Pa., Nov. 6, 2006) -- Triumph Group, Inc. (NYSE:TGI) today announced the acquisition of Allied Aerospace Industries, Inc., a premier provider of engineering design and manufacturing solutions for complex aerospace and defense programs, from an affiliate of Kohlberg & Company, L.L.C. for an undisclosed amount of cash. The acquired business, which will operate as Triumph Aerospace Systems - Newport News and be part of the Aerospace Systems Group, is projected to add approximately $19 million of revenue for the remaining five months of fiscal year 2007 and be immediately accretive to earnings.
Allied Aerospace is headquartered in Newport News, Virginia with additional operations in Florida, California and Alabama and has a highly skilled and technically oriented workforce of approximately 160 people. The company offers a fully integrated range of capabilities, including systems engineering, conceptual engineering, mechanical design and analysis, prototype and limited-rate production, and instrumentation assembly and testing services.
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Richard C. Ill, Triumph's President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "As a leading provider of comprehensive and high value engineering solutions, the Allied Aerospace acquisition allows Triumph to meet the growing demand for outsourced technical design and engineering capabilities. We view their program management and service focus as excellent additions to the Aerospace Systems Group's core competencies. We are pleased that the management team, led by Bill Jacobson, will remain with Triumph to continue to deliver exceptional value to their customers."
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Why can't I stop the loop even after I put
while ("answer" != 0);
on the answer input I press 0, but the loop still continue.
Please help.
//User input poll of "Do you like _______ ?"
//3 possible poll responds; r1, r2, r3.
#include <iostream>;
#include <string>;
using namespace std;
int main()
{ //question
string poll;
string answer;
string y;
string n;
int count1;//yes
int count2;//no
int count3;//no idea
cout << "NOTE: There are only 3 possibles answers to this poll:\n";
cout << "1.yes.\n";
cout << "2.no. \n";
cout << "3.no idea \n";
cout << "Press the answer's number and then ENTER to add poll.\n";
cout << "Example: press 1 to answer yes.\n";
cout << "To end poll, press 0.\n";
cout << "What would you like to ask? (Type below) \n\n";
getline(cin, poll);
cout << "Vote for yes? y/n \n";
cin >> answer;
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The Weekend Digest: Origins Of Great Business Ideas
For our weekend business and political readers.
Like most things, it's different for different folks, but The Wall Street Journal in a recent post went deeper to find out more about the intitial spark that takes entrepreneurs to success.
To find out, we turned to the experts—the startup mentors who discuss launching businesses at our Accelerators blog, as well as other investors, advisers and professors who have seen and heard countless success stories, and entrepreneurs who have written success stories of their own. They saw inspiration coming from all sorts of sources—everyday puzzles, driving passions and the subconscious mind.
Find out what those experts had to say and how they came up with their great ideas by clicking on this link.
It takes a long time and tuition is expensive. So when a college student finally graduates and starts a career, which majors will pay off the most? The Wall Street Journal wondered the same thing and has put together a list of the top 10 starting salaries for majors.
While college majors may seem irrelevant to employers who mainly want to hire young people who can think critically and communicate well, that doesn't mean all majors are created equal.
The average starting salary for a member of the class of 2013 is $44,928, up 5.3% from the previous year, driven by big gains in fields such as health sciences and business.
But how much more can a graduate make if one of the top 10 majors is chosen? Click here to find out.
The more driving data Ford Motor Company can collect from its finished cars, the better product it can provide for consumers in the future. Sounds simple right? But how do you collect that data especially if it invades privacy and if consumers aren't used? What is the best approach in the lab that would equate to normal driving habits?
The test cars in Ford's research labs are collecting about 250 gigabytes of data per hour from high-resolution cameras and an array of sensors, and the company is trying to find out what data is most useful and how it might be rolled into production vehicles.
And what about social media as a data collecting tool?
Of course, sometimes the best data isn't the stuff you see, but the stuff that just makes your car better. Ford analyzes a lot of social media and other external data in order to figure out, for example, what customers are saying about their vehicles compared with other makes and what problems they're having.
Go inside the full story at this link from the Washington Post to learn more about how Ford mines data to make your ride more pleasurable.
Return on investment from your social media is often measured in "old school" terms, reports SocialMediaToday. Why?
Unfortunately, traditional marketing metrics still focus doggedly on cash generated per dollars spent. Old school thinking.
So what's the modern approach to focus on the right social media ROI? SocialMediaToday has expert advise and formulas for calculating different scenarios at this link.
There was a lot of that going on recently at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner. Conan O'Brien served as guest comedian, but President Obama came back with his own salvo of funny lines and Marketplace was impressed..
Despite the country's continued economic woes, it was good to see that the President hasn't made any major cuts to his humor budget.
Marketplace has picked its favorite funny lines from the evening that mostly involve money. Here's a taste from the president:
"I know Republicans are still sorting out what happened in 2012, but one thing they all agree on is they need to do a better job reaching out to minorities. And look, call me self-centered, but I can think of one minority they could start with. Hello!" the President said.
For the rest of Marketplace's favorites, humor yourself and go to this link.
Would you pay millions of dollars for a TV ad just to get your message in front of the President of the United States? Or would you seek a more cost-effective strategy?
Marketplace looks at how lobbyists work to gain White House access and influence.
"Trying to get your message directly across to the president without going through the layers and layers that have been created in order to filter and limit his access to information is a monumental task, and probably involves a certain amount of luck," said Andy Rosenberg, a principal with Thorn Run Partners.
While visiting with members of Capitol Hill is a much easier process, the leader of the free world is a much harder sell. Read more advice from the experts here.
With first-term Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte's vote against expanded background checks for gun sales, a wave of controversy has swept across this tiny New England state. Politico says Ayotte is "now stuck at the center of the fight." And a lot of it came to head during a recent New Hampshire town hall meeting hosted by the Senator.
The emotional fight threatens to transform Ayotte — a young conservative Republican woman whose star is on the rise — into a polarizing figure back home on a contentious issue. Instead of taking up the banner of gun rights, Ayotte is seeking a lower profile on the subject in a state where she's become the last Republican in the all-female congressional delegation.
How bad has it hurt her, and how is the NRA weighing-in on all of this? Why would Ayotte vote against it despite polls in New Hampshire showing extremely strong support for expanded background checks? And how might this play out among independents, especially female independents? Politico has the complete story and commentary from several sources at this link.
Legendary pro basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reveals advice he wished he'd followed when he was a much younger man. Having accomplished many of his professional goals before the age of 30, Abdul-Jabbar makes a list of 20 mulligans he'd like to do over if he had a second chance in this Esquire magazine piece.
Here is one sample:
Watch more TV – Yeah, you heard right, Little Kareem. It's great that you always have your nose in history books. That's made you more knowledgeable about your past and it has put the present in context. But pop culture is history in the making and watching some of the popular shows of each era reveals a lot about the average person, while history books often dwell on the powerful people.
It's an interesting read. You can check out full access at this link.
Inc. says super-successful people know that "the wealthier you are, the fewer 'best business friends' you have."
While there's nothing wrong with counting 500 or 5,000 people in your online networks, the more important thing to do is to follow the example of the super-wealthy and design your core network to be tight, strong, and above all made up of just a few select people who will need you in order to reach each other.
Specifically, when asked to count how many people they closely network with in order to source new business, the average number was 4.8 for millionaires who have a net worth over $30 million and 5.7 for millionaires who have a net worth below $10 million. Ordinary middle-class people? They reported an average of nine close contacts. That's right. The people at the lowest level of financial success counted the highest number of close networking contacts.
Inc. says the reason for that is simple. Both that answer, and specific tips on how to keep your core business network super-tight are revealed at this link.
USA Today says "America's closets are turning green."
The same environmental sensibilities that have swept the foodie world (farm-to-table, organic produce) are making inroads in the fashion universe as the environmental movement continues its rise and new technology produces refined synthetic and recycled materials.
USA Today has posted the latest scoop on green fashions and who is making them, as well as that all-important push from celebrities.
Actress Natalie Portman regularly wears vegan shoes, and designer Stella McCartney has become synonymous with ethical fashion, rejecting fur and leather in her high-priced couture.
For the full story on how much the green fashion market has grown, particularly after it turned from "buralppy" to cute, go to this link.


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Pull up a chair, folks! The authors of the fabulous FREAKS! are here to talk to you about superheroes and standing out from the crowd (whether you want to stand out or not). Meet The Photocopier, a woman who can reproduce herself at will and who attempts to teach her daughter to do the same. Or the zombie hairdresser who is able to reanimate every time she dies. And the man who can break his way into his lover's dream.
The two lovely authors of this book are Caroline Smailes (author of 99 Reasons Why), and Nik Perring (author of Not So Perfect). Their book is a collection of flash fiction, each story about a person with one super power, and is dedicated 'to those who, if only for a moment, felt like they didn't belong.' It's a beautiful collection (there's a taster story at the bottom of this interview), and it's illustrated by Darren Craske.
All who reply to this post by 31st May will have their name put into a hat. The name pulled out of that hat will win a copy of FREAKS!
1. You were a baby.
Caroline: I'd have liked to have stolen all the memories of my grandparents, just before they died, and kept them safe until I needed them. I wish I'd known who they were.
2.You were at primary school.
Caroline: Freezing time. I was happy.
3. You were a teenager.
Caroline: Invisibility. Being able to fade into nothing, to stop the pain, to breathe on my own.
Nik: I think the ability to think things through properly would have benefited a teenaged me. I might have made some more sensible decisions then. But, what can you do?
4. When you left school.
Caroline: Time travel. I fell in love with a foreign man and ran away to foreign lands when I was eighteen. I lived there for a year. I think I lost myself during that time. I think I would have benefitted from a trip into my future, to know just how it would work out. I think I'd have squealed with joy and disbelief.
Nik: Leaving school was a strange one for me. I left high school after my GCSEs and went to college which, a few months in, I took 'early retirement' from. So I think it'd be something like slowing down time and not rushing to grow into something, anything, that wasn't me. Or perhaps the ability of heightened perception. See, then I'd have realised that I was never going to have a career as a musician because, really, I just wasn't good enough.
Caroline - what superpowers do you think mothers wish they could have? [Though mums are superheroes anyway!]
Caroline: I've thought a lot about this one over the years (and during sleepless nights). Teleportation would have been nice, to nip to the shops and back without prams and nappy bags and what seemed like an almost military operation at that time. And there have been other moments when I've wished that I could freeze time, for silence and a cup of tea. And duplication would be nice; I've three children, so I'd like to be in three places at the same time. But, right now, if I'm completely honest, I'd like to slow time down just a little and treasure every single moment with them. They grow so quickly.
Caroline: The worlds created by Roald Dahl appealed, they fitted with my wonky view. And Roald Dahl's Matilda would have been my choice of companion, because I think we'd have been friends, best friends.
If you could give your favourite literary character a super power, what would it be and why?
Caroline: I would give Mr Twit the ability to walk on ceilings, and possibly the ability to have facial hair that cleaned itself. And why? Because I feel he'd be rather nice, if he was loved and groomed and talked to in a stern voice.
Wonderful answers. Thanks, guys! x
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Easy, 10 questions, history of usa :)
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1. Name two States which provided coal for the steel mills in Chicago and
2. Name three industries that used assembly lines to manufacture their products?
3. In what city and state were the first oil wells dug?
4. Name three institutions Carnegie donated his money to?
5. Name two inventions that enabled cities to grow and develop?
6. Name two team sports that were invented in the late 1800s?
7. Name two conditions that were difficult for new immigrants arriving in America's cities.
8. Why did owners of business "blacklist" certain workers?
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A team from Chicago's South Side is one win away from the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.
After routing its last four opponents by an aggregate 54-9, Jackie Robinson West meets Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores, Mich., in Saturday's final of the Great Lakes Regional in Indianapolis (noon, ESPN).
The teams did not meet in the four games of pool play in the six-team tournament. Grosse Pointe advanced to the final after going 2-2 in pool play and beating Hamilton West Side, Ohio, 5-4 in the semis.


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I first heard about the Newtown, Conn., shooting while listening to Rush Limbaugh. I started listening about 11:30 a.m. Friday, the day of the shooting. Limbaugh was talking about how the liberals were going to use this to go after our guns.
He then went on about what a terrible president Barack Obama is for stating that we need to do something as a nation to prevent this sort of thing happening in the future.
He was so busy talking about how the liberals were going to demand stricter gun laws that he forgot to express any human feeling toward the children and parents involved in this tragedy.
Limbaugh was turning this into a political circus before the bodies were even removed from the school. Well, this is what I have to say to Limbaugh: This is America. Love it or leave it.
I have listened to him and others go on about how bad our public-school system is and how we need to strip teachers of their rights, tenure and collective bargaining; how we need to be able to fire teachers.
These are the very same teachers who will stand between a gunman and their students, and give their lives to protect our children.
This is something that Limbaugh would never even consider. Please leave our country ASAP and never talk badly about our teachers on our sacred American soil again. Our teachers are our heroes.
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National Geographic News
The large, flightless moa bird that roamed New Zealand in ancient times grew much more slowly than modern birds, according to a new study of their bones. The finding suggests that slow growth doomed the moa to extinction when humans arrived about 700 years ago.
Unlike the bones of all modern birds, several moa bones show growth marks similar to the rings found on tree stumps, said Samuel Turvey, an ecologist at the Zoological Society of London in the U.K.
- Extinct Dodo Related to Pigeons, DNA Shows
- Humans Are Driving Birds to Extinction, Group Warns
- Extinctions Could Have Domino Effect, Study Says
- Dino-Sized Spurt: T. Rex Teens Gained 5 Pounds a Day
- Are Museums' Specimen Collections Going Extinct?
- Female Moa Bird Liked the Little Guys, Studies Suggest
According to Turvey, the rings indicate that moas took several years to grow to their full size. All modern birds, by contrast, are fully grown within a year of hatching.
"In environments where mammal predators are present, there's strong pressure to mature quickly," Turvey said. "When you're young, you're really vulnerable. If you can get to adult body size relatively fast, it's harder to be picked off by animals that want to eat you."
But moas lived on the islands of New Zealand, which are isolated from the rest of the world and were home to no land mammals. This lack of predators meant no selective pressures for fast-growing moa. The birds matured slowly, Turvey said.
The moa lifestyle, however, failed to take humans into account. When the Maori people colonized New Zealand about 700 years ago, they huntedand atethe moa to extinction.
"Population replacement of the juveniles into the new adult cohort would've been a slow process," Turvey said. "Essentially, the species' populations would have collapsed, given even mild hunting pressure."
Turvey and colleagues report their finding in tomorrow's issue of the journal Nature.
Joel Cracraft, a vertebrate zoologist at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, said the authors make the case that the moa grew slowly. He added, though, that the birds were likely doomed to extinction no matter what after the arrival of humans.
"It might have sped things up, but those birds would have been doomed anyway," he said. "The Polynesians who got there were pretty good at trashing the environment and eating everything in their path."
Slow Growth
Turvey and his colleagues examined several bones from nine of the ten recognized moa speciesthe two species of giant moa Dinornis and seven members of the smaller emeid moa familyand found that nearly all of them contained growth marks.


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Kacper Kowalski
Rising above China
'The person who coined the term cityscape must have had China in mind. From above, it looks like a space full of contrasts and unexpected combinations. In some ways, it resembles Chinese cuisine - you recognise all the ingredients but you would never put them together in the way the Chinese do. An industrial complex next to a school and playground; a colony of high rise buildings girt by rice paddies; a riverbank scarred by a giant harbour next to housing development, a school and a construction site. Lots of construction sites raising identical towers into the skies, tightly packed together - a sea of concrete as far as the eye can see.
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Garmin 500 Cadence Sensor on Mountain bike
I was wondering if i got one of the Garmin Cadence sensors for my mountain bike. considering its location, would it get damage or moved from doing much trail riding . in all types of conditions from muddy to wet etc?
Just wondering?
There's opportunity for it get damaged, sure, but it should work fine.
Works fine. On some bikes with full suspension, rear triangle movement might effect cadence pickup near max compression (chain stay moves rearward). Positioning the pickup so it's centered mid-travel might mitigate this.
What would be a good Cadence sensor i can put on my Mt Bike. Presently I have the Garmin brand on my road bike. I dont want to get same type for my mt bike as i feel debris from trails would break it . Suggestions of a different Cadence sensor that would still work good with my Garmin 500. thanks
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Yama Kaholoʻaʻa, a longtime resident of the Hoʻolehua Homestead on Molokaʻi, took out an emergency $7,500 loan from a consumer program at OHA to repair the roof, windows and walls of his four-bedroom house, where he and wife, Caroline, are raising three granddaughters. In a sit-down conversation in his garage, Yama and his 15-year old granddaughter, Makaila, talk about how the loan has helped improve stability for his ʻohana.
OHA SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: EQUIFAX DATA BREACH – If you have a credit report, there is a good chance that you're one of the 143 million consumers whose sensitive personal information was exposed in a data breach at Equifax, one of the nation's three major credit reporting agencies. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.
The Consumer Micro-Loan Program (CMLP) is designed to provide low cost loans to Native Hawaiians who are experiencing temporary financial hardship due to unforeseen events, or who wish to enhance their careers.
Q: What is a Micro-Loan? How is it different from a regular loan?
A: A Micro-Loan is a small loan made by an organization trying to help the community. Micro-loans are usually smaller than regular consumer loans that a typical bank would make, and usually have a lower interest rate. Our program has a 5% interest rate with a maximum loan term of 5 years.
Q: Who is a primary applicant?
A: The primary applicant is the first person listed on the Consumer Micro-Loan Program application. This is the person which will derive a direct benefit from the loan proceeds.
Q: Who is a guarantor?
A: A guarantor is a person who guarantees payment of a financial obligation or loan. The guarantor has a legal obligation to repay the loan if the primary borrower defaults.
Q: How can I apply for a Consumer Micro Loan?
A: You can do one of the following:
NOTE: The online loan application process is quick and easy, simply register with an e-mail address and you are on your way. The process will typically take 20-25 minutes, and you'll have the ability to upload required documents. Once you complete the application, a lending associate will contact you within two business days. We appreciate the fact you have chosen OHA for your loan needs, and we will make every effort to give you a loan decision as quickly as possible.
Q: Where do I submit my application and required documents?
A: You may drop off your application and required documents in person at any OHA office or mail it directly to the OHA Oahu office: 560 N. Nimitz Hwy. Suite 200, Honolulu, HI 96817
Q: Does the CMLP make loans for past due utility and housing payments, debt consolidation, down payment for a home purchase or mortgage closing costs?
A: No. Due to a limited funding base, and current guidelines, this program is geared to those with a temporary financial hardship and career development opportunities.
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For more information please contact Lareina Meinecke at (808)594-1823 or email at email@example.com.
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It's only a small portion of the 2nd Legislative District, but at least they have some election returns.
Sen. Marilyn Rasmussen, D-Eatonville, has 3,896 votes to the 3,323 votes of Republican challenger Randi Becker.
I have no idea when Pierce County will report numbers. The usual promise of returns by 8:30 p.m. has, once again, turned out to be wrong.


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LONG BEACH >> On Monday night, Norwalk High School's girls volleyball team achieved something that had never been done in program history: it won a league title, or at least a share of one.
Norwalk (13-7, 10-1) clinched part of the Suburban League title with a thrilling 19-25, 25-17, 22-25, 25-18, 15-8 win on the road against La Mirada (9-13, 7-4).
"It's definitely special. I'm not sure the feeling has sunk in, because obviously we want to be outright champions, and that can't happen until Wednesday," Lancers head coach Jessie Gonzalez said. "But it's definitely special. All the hard work has paid off."
Down 2-1 in sets, Gonzalez credited his team's "mental toughness" for a strong fourth set where the Lancers went on a late 8-1 run to force the final set. Norwalk picked up where it left off, rattling off a quick 5-2 lead thanks to two huge kills from junior Jazmin Guzman. Guzman would have three more kills, including the match point.
Despite the strong finish, things started poorly for the Lancers, as they dropped the first set in front of a packed Matadore gym for senior night. La Mirada went on an 11-6 run with the set tied at nine, closing it out with a pair of kills from junior Morghan Robinson and senior Alexis Meraz. But with history on the line, the senior-laden Lancers refused to break.
"We knew we wanted it more than them, and we weren't going to let one match decide the game," said senior Viviana Gomez.
"Usually, when we end up losing the first set it's kind of like 'We have to wake up right here,' and once we won the second set we said 'We can't let up,'" said fellow senior Dayna Moreno "We said 'Let's push to five,' and that's exactly what we did and we showed who we truly are."
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Thingvellir translates as "Fields of the Parliament" and is in southwestern Iceland, and is often described as being in Iceland's 'Golden Circle', along with the Geysir area and the Gullfoss waterfall. It is a site of some historical and geological importance and is one of Iceland's most visited tourist destinations.
Iceland's Parliament or Althingi was established at Thingvellir in 930 and remained there until 1789; and as such was the first recognisable parliament to be established anywhere in the world. Thingvellir is the site of a rift valley where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet causing the significant volcanic activity in the area; and is also on the shore of Thingvallavatn, the largest natural lake in Iceland.
Thingvellir National Park was founded in 1930 to protect the remains of the parliament site and was later expanded to protect natural phenomena in the surrounding area. This was the first national park in Iceland and was decreed "a protected national shrine for all Icelanders, the perpetual property of the Icelandic nation under the preservation of parliament, never to be sold or mortgaged."
Unfortunately on the day of my visit, our tour guide in his wisdom declared that we were not to go walking down into the valley amongst the veritable history, but nonetheless the view from above was quite spectacular.
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ls7902 (7348) 2008-11-10 19:26
Hello James,
An amazing view from above. Winter and snow must have come much earlier there. Cold winter scenery with scarce but interesting historical architectures. Informative notes. Regards. Latiff.
edge (7409) 2008-11-10 19:42
Great winter scene. Makes one have a chill seeing all that snow. I believe I would have cropped the foreground and the left side of the picture to accentuate the river and buildings. Good shot anyway.
amiclaire (0) 2008-12-01 7:36
Magical! Very much the winter wonderland. I wish I had made it there!
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Madison Square Garden? Been there, done that. Kanye West not only staged his Yeezy Season 3 show at the famed venue earlier this year but also performed there as recent as Tuesday night, where, in true Yeezus fashion, he hovered above the mosh pit on a floating stage at his Saint Pablo concert. So of course—of course—'Ye would leave Manhattan altogether for Season 4, making him responsible for yet another one of the buzziest moments in New York Fashion Week history. From the controversial casting call to the show's secret location to the star-studded front row, scroll through to read up on all the things you should know about Yeezy Season 4.
1. The weekend before the show, West held a model casting call that sparked controversy in the Twitterverse for its "multiracial women only" exclusivity.
2. The show's location was kept a secret. Editors were given an address where they boarded buses that whisked them away to the destination (nearly an hour later): Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island, a narrow strip of land situated on the East River, sandwiched between Manhattan and Queens.
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3. West is a man of tradition—he tapped Vanessa Beecroft once again to choreograph the performance.
4. It wouldn't be a Yeezy show without the fam's support. Kim Kardashian West, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner all showed (trailed by a KUTK film crew) in monochromatic beige shades, courtesy of Yeezy, natch.
5. Noticeably absent from the front row? North West. But Kim, Kendall, and Kylie were joined by Tyga, so that's something. Also in the audience: Fabolous, 2 Chainz, Pusha T, designer buddy Virgil Abloh of Off-White.
6. The squad of models stood (or in some cases, sat or collapsed from the heat and sheer exhaustion) in formation, just like seasons' past. They were clad in very Kim K-like apparel (think: bodysuits, curve-hugging knits, thigh-high boots, oversize outerwear) in neutral shades ranging from beige to forest green.
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7. Nicole Richie's 18-year-old sister Sofia made her second New York Fashion Week runway walk ever at Yeezy Season 4 in a pantsless look, featuring a giant mustard yellow hooded coat and white thigh-high boots.
8. Teyana Taylor, the star of West's newly released music video "Fade," also starred as a model on the runway, showing off her famous abs in a bralette and bike shorts.
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Hey Bombshells! Let's have some fun! It's girls night out and it's time to paint the town red! We all know when we hang out with our girls, the night is unpredictable. "Finish this outfit" and show us how you would work this!
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Which shoes would you rock?
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Pick a bag and a lip color and hit the town!
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SNOWBOARDER Magazine announces the 4th stop on its 5 part Superpass Series. The newly created five stop series gives up-and-coming riders the opportunity to qualify to session alongside the likes of Sebastien Toutant, Halldor Helgason, Mark McMorris, Tyler Flanagan, Pat Moore, Jessica Kimura and Scotty Lago at Superpark 15®.
"Waterville Valley, NH has been the training grounds of several Superpark standouts including Chas Guldemond and Pat Moore," said SNOWBOARDER Editor Pat Bridges. "Not to put any pressure on the next generation of 'Live Free Or Die' punters but we are definitely looking to see if The White Mountains are still churning out talent on this level."
Each season SNOWBOARDER Magazine receives hundreds of requests from riders looking for an elusive entry into Superpark 15®. The magazine has created this series to finally give the common snowboarder a chance to put their bag of tricks where their mouth is.
Registration begins at 9am this Sunday at The Event Yurt and the field is limited to 50 riders on a first come, first serve basis. More info on Waterville Valley resort can be found at waterville.com. The course consists of 3 jumps (25ft, 35ft, 45ft) and 3 judges. The top ten riders in the semi's will face off in the finals in a best of three runs format. The top finishers will receive prizes from participating sponsors with the possibility of the first place winner over the age of 18 receiving an invitation to Superpark 15®.
Helmets are required to participate in this event. For additional information, and to download the Registration and Liability Waiver, visit here: fresh.snowboardermag.com/feature/superpass-superpark-qualifiers
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No, but it isn't high. Overall, it isn't a competitive school to be honest. I've actually been accepted to other engineering schools , but UMaine's had an engineering college for a much longer time, which is why I'm going. If I don't like it I'm going to transfer though.Do you by any chance have the average Standardized test scores(ACT,SAT I & II,etc.) for Orono undergrads?
this is something that has been grating on my nerves and I have to talk about it. Basically, like, my grades are pretty good overall for highschool, and so were my standardized test scores, but I didn't do well enough to even consider applying to a school like MIT. However, my math skills are basically excellent (and so are my math and physics grades), and I really think that I could handle something like MIT or WPI level mathematics. I've been reading ahead in calculus, doing some reading from MIT opencourseware, and getting math help from confuted (who is probably going to get accepted to MIT from what it looks like). I'm just really afraid that I'm going have a ........ poor attitude next year if I get the strong impression that I could've gone to a harder school. ack.


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Should I get a MacBook air or pro?
I am going into middle school and I don't know which one is better. It will mostly be used for school and going on the internet. Which one is better (also what size) thanks :)
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A macbook air is mainly used for traveling and surfing the internet and emailing, if you are going to use an SD card i suggest the macbook air 13 inches, only becuase it has a bigger screen, although if you are price wise i would go with the 11 inch that does not have an SD card, but still works just as good. How ever if you are looking at the macbook pro it is mainly for gaming and photo editing, etc. The best idea is to go with the macbook air, specificly the 13 inch if you use and SD card. You can however go on the internet with the macbook pro and email and write essay and such, but the macbook air is the best of both for internet and email.
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LONDON (Reuters) - English and French rugby clubs pressed on with plans for a breakaway from the Heineken Cup on Sunday with the announcement that their competition would be called the Rugby Champions Cup and open to Celtic and Italian clubs.
Premiership Rugby and Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) said it would be set up in time for the 2014/15 season and be open to teams from all three leagues in Europe.
The Premiership and Top 14 clubs have already confirmed their participation with a joint working group set up, Premiership Rugby said.
The other European league is the Pro12 and involves clubs from Italy, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
"The competition will be based on the principles of qualification on merit, a strong competition format, equality between the leagues, higher commercial values for the teams and expansion into new European markets," Premiership Rugby said.
The English and French clubs announced on September 10 that they planned to set up their own competition after running out of patience with stalled negotiations over the future of the Heineken Cup.
Europe's two most powerful unions are frustrated by what they see as a qualifying system unfairly weighted in favour of Ireland, Wales and Scotland and want a greater share of income from the tournament.
The Heineken Cup is organised by European Rugby Cup (ERC), who have agreed a four-year deal with pay TV operator BSkyB to screen European club rugby competitions from 2014.
However, rival broadcaster BT has a separate agreement to broadcast the English Premiership and matches involving English clubs competing in Europe.
The International Rugby Board (IRB) has said it does not want to see an Anglo-French breakaway and did not think it was in the interest of the game.
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CENTER CITY, Minn. (WCCO) — Despite a massive search through a corn field in Chisago County for most of the day a wanted criminal is still on the loose.
Police are looking for 26-year-old Shawn Olthoff. The U.S. Marshall's Office said it all began when they were attempting to serve a locate and arrest warrant on Olthoff in North Branch.
Authorities said he got into a black Monte Carlo and led them on a high speed chase west of town, which ended in a cornfield about five miles east of Cambridge.
With a state patrol chopper scouring overhead, deputies, troopers and U.S. Marshals worked on foot. But they were unable to find Olthoff, who evaded arrest and ditched his car in the corn field.
"We were watching TV in the morning and police came and raced across the cornfield and we said, that's unusual," said Bob Schmidt, a neighbor in the area.
Olthoff has a lengthy criminal record of burglary and firearms violations. Authorities said they think he may have been armed with a knife when he outran Marshals and slipped out of sight. Area homes and outbuildings were searched and neighbors were told to lock their doors.
"They told us about the armed fugitive and that his girlfriend was captured, what his description was and they were just going to each home," said Shelly Schmidt, a neighbor in the area.
Riding atop a farmer's combine, deputies had weapons drawn. Canine units worked the ground, hoping to get a scent trail. After exhausting all leads and the search coming up empty, authorities left the scene Friday afternoon.
Olthoff is believed to be a suspect in several armed robberies around the state.


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METHUEN (CBS) — The body of a man was found in the Spicket River late Sunday afternoon, the police said.
Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon said the remains of a white man in his 60s were pulled from the river at about 6:45 p.m. He said the body was being taken to the state Medical Examiner's Office.
Solomon said the circumstances of the man's death are under investigation.
A Methuen crime scene investigation truck was dispatched to aid in the probe along with members of the Massachusetts State Police, including at least one diver.


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Climate Change Commission for Wales (CCCW)
In this report, the Commission reviews progress against the measures that were set out in the Climate Change Strategy (published in 2010) and builds on the recommendations proposed recently in the UK Committee on Climate Change second progress report to Welsh Government.
The Commission has identified priority themes for action, and these are to: 1. Focus on building resilience to manage the impact of a changing climate; 2. Scale-up efforts to reduce emissions from the built environment; 3. Address the transport challenge that is central to our approach to sustainable development; 4. Accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy; 5. Ensure leadership from the public sector to communicate and engage people on the challenges of climate change; 6. Engage civil society to achieve a significant impact in tackling climate change; 7. Manage our land use to reduce emission levels from this sector.
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Now it's actually official: Popular MMA referee "Big" John McCarthy, along with The Fight Network, held a press conference today to announce McCarthy's signing with the company to become a fight analyst and a live commentator for events covered on the all-MMA sports channel. Representatives of The Fight Network said that they envision McCarthy being a "John Madden of mixed martial arts." "Big" John stated in the call that he was very excited about taking this position and becoming a more influential figure in mixed martial arts.
When asked his opinion on MMA refereeing and judging, He noted that he believes there is a lot of work to do in those departments. He also plans on being heavily involved in the training of MMA referees as well as judges.
This Saturday night, "Big" John will be the referee of the fight between Roger Huerta and Clay Guida. This will be McCarthy's 535th bout as a referee, and his last."Big" John will be making his first on-air appearance for The Fight Network alongside Mauro Ranallo on December 14 at TKO in Montreal, Quebec.


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"I read a saying once that if you have to ask, you'll never know. It's a very internal thing," Viesturs says. "Most of the climbers I know, we don't have a death wish. We don't seek danger. We seek to challenge ourselves."
The Physical Challenge
But the inability to find all of the right words doesn't stop him from trying to explain his passion. Part of the allure of high-altitude climbing for Viesturs is the physical challenge of doing it without supplemental oxygen. It's a standard that sets him apart from most of the mountaineering world and an extreme feat that's physically impossible for most climbers.
"Using oxygen takes away from experiencing the mountain for what it is or challenging yourself and seeing what you can do physically," Viesturs says. "To climb to 29,000 feet (8,800 meters), what's that feel like? Can I push myself that hard? Am I strong enough physically? Those are the things I want to test myself with."
When Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler stunned the world in 1978 by making the first ascent of Everest without oxygen, Viesturs, who was just getting into climbing, decided to follow suit.
"It inspired me, and I thought if I ever had the chance to go to Everest or some other Himalayan peak, I didn't want to use oxygen just so I could get to the summit," he says.
On May 8, 1990, at 1 p.m., Viesturs finally realized that aspiration. Relying on his lungs, he stood on top of Everest for the very first time. While a schedule based on training up to seven days a week, year round, helps him to keep functioning at high altitudes, Viesturs also has a rare physiology to thank.
Clinical laboratory studies have confirmed that the 5'10", 165-pound (75-kilogram) climber processes oxygen faster and in bigger volumes than the average person. While most people's lungs have the capacity to hold 4.5 to 6.5 liters of oxygen, depending on their size, Viesturs' can hold seven. He's also been blessed with a high anaerobic threshold—the point at which lactic acids start accumulating in muscles, causing cramping—which gives him the raw endurance to climb longer.
Playing the Mental Game
The mental challenges of climbing have also played a big part in Viesturs' drive to get to the top ever since he came across the book Annapurna in his school's library at age 15. He was inspired by the true account of the 1950 French expedition and its dogged efforts to find and climb the 26,503-foot (8,078-meter) Himalayan peak Annapurna, the tenth highest in the world.


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Mackenzie Akins
Lakeside | Girls soccer
The senior continues to score at will, as she tallied a whopping nine goals last week in a 9-0 win over Perris on Wednesday and a 7-1 victory over Heritage on Friday. The Montana-bound forward now has 104 total goals in her career at Lakeside High School.
Josh Constant
Great Oak | Boys soccer
Constant scored the game-winning goal with about 15 seconds left in stoppage time in a 3-2 victory Thursday over Vista Murrieta.
Marissa Everett
Temescal Canyon | Girls soccer
The freshman scored both goals in the Titans' 2-1 Sunbelt League victory Friday afternoon over Paloma Valley. With Everett's help, the Titans are pushing the Wildcats for second place in league as the race enters the regular-season's final week.
Andres Garnica
Tahquitz | Boys soccer
Garnica racked up 11 saves and kept his team in the match Thursday during a 3-1 Mountain Pass league loss to Citrus Hill, the top-ranked team in Division VI.
Garrison Holmes
Temecula Valley | Boys basketball
Holmes scored a team-high 17 points in the Golden Bears' 77-70 double-overtime victory over Chaparral on Thursday night.
Summer House
Linfield Christian | Girls basketball
After the Lions suffered a tough loss to Ontario Christian on Tuesday night, House and her teammates rebounded with a 52-18 win over Calvary Murrieta on Friday. House scored 16 points in the victory.
Abby Johnston
Chaparral | Girls basketball
Johnston scored 26 points in the Pumas' 81-45 victory over Temecula Valley on Thursday night, following up on a 12-point performance in Chaparral's 55-30 victory Tuesday night over Murrieta Mesa.
John Manhard
Lakeside | Boys basketball
Manhard has been a dependable scorer all season for the Lancers, and he enjoyed a breakout night Friday night with a 16-point effort in a 59-49 Sunbelt League victory over Heritage.
Zachary Plummer
Chaparral | Wrestling
Plummer defeated Temecula Valley's Jesse Harlan by pinfall after trailing on point early in the match at Saturday's Southwestern League finals meet. Plummer won the match, and the league title, in 2 minutes, 26 seconds.
Robert Reisenberg
Cal Lutheran | Boys basketball
Resienberg scored 27 points as the C-Hawks continue to roll this season with a 62-42 victory Wednesday over Upland Christian.
Brett Sayre
Temecula Valley | Wrestling
A state placer a year ago, Sayre kept up the dominance Saturday by winning the 170-pound weight class with the fastest pin of the day at Saturday's Southwestern League finals tournament at Vista Murrieta High School. Sayre pinned Chaparral's Yopoldo Rodriguez in 30 seconds to win the league championship.
Reid Shackelford
Murrieta Valley | Boys basketball
The senior hit 5 3-pointers and scored a game-high 21 points in the Nighthawks' 60-39 win over Murrieta Mesa on Thursday. Murrieta Valley has a one-game lead in the league with two to play.
Breanna Turner
Paloma Valley | Girls basketball
Turner scored 26 points — including 10-for-11 from the free-throw line — as the Wildcats scored a 74-55 Sunbelt League victory over Heritage on Wednesday.
Torin Webb
Linfield Christian | Boys basketball
Webb had a big night Tuesday night as the Lions came within a hair of scoring a major victory. Webb scored 17 points in the Lions' 48-46 Ambassador League loss to Ontario Christian.


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