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Restart the system and press <F10> during system startup to run the Lifecycle Controller, and then run the Hardware Configuration Wizard to check the RAID configuration.
Ensure that the hard drive(s) have been configured correctly for the RAID array.
Take the hard drive offline, and reseat the drive.
Exit the configuration utility and allow the system to boot to the operating system.
Ensure that the required device drivers for your controller card are installed and are configured correctly.
See the Operating System documentation for more information.
Restart the system, and enter the System Setup.
Verify that the controller is enabled and the drives are displayed in the System Setup.
Back up your data.
Force the physical disk offline.
NOTE: If a hot spare is present, the rebuild starts with the hot spare after the disk is forced offline.
Replace the disk with a new physical disk of equal or higher capacity.
Perform the Replace Member operation.
NOTE: The Replace Member operation allows you to copy data from a source physical disk of a virtual disk to a target physical disk that is not a part of the virtual disk. For more information about the Replace Member feature, see the topic Using Replace Member and Revertible Hot Spares.
Back up your data.
Use Replace Member or set up a global hot spare to replace the disk automatically. NOTE: For more information about the Replace Member feature, see the topic Using Replace Member And Revertible Hot Spares.
Replace the affected physical disk with a new physical disk of equal or higher capacity.
Restore from the backup.
Foreign configuration(s) found on adapter. Press any key to continue, or 'C' to load the configuration utility or 'F' to import foreign configuration(s) and continue.
Probable Cause:
When a controller firmware detects a physical disk with existing foreign metadata, it flags the physical disk as foreign and generates an alert indicating that a foreign disk was detected.
Corrective Action:
Press <F> at this prompt to import the configuration (if all member disks of the virtual disk are present) without loading the CONTROLLER BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl> <R>). Or press <C> to enter the CONTROLLER BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl> <R>) and either import or clear the foreign configuration.
Foreign Configuration Not Found In <Ctrl> <R> Error Message
The foreign configuration message is present during POST but no foreign configurations are present in the foreign view page in <Ctrl> <R>. All virtual disks are in an optimal state.
Corrective Action:
Ensure all your PDs are present and all VDs are in optimal state. Clear the foreign configuration using <Ctrl> <R> or Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management.
CAUTION: The physical disk goes to Ready state when you clear the foreign configuration.
If you insert a physical disk that was previously a member of a virtual disk in the system, and that disk's previous location has been taken by a replacement disk through a rebuild, you must manually remove the foreign configuration flag of the newly inserted disk.
Memory/Battery problems were detected. The adapter has recovered, but cached data was lost. Press any key to continue.
Probable Cause:
The message occurs under the following conditions:
During host system bootup, press <Ctrl><R> after the CONTROLLER BIOS screen is displayed.< >
The Virtual Disk Management screen is displayed.
If there is more than one controller, the Main Menu screen is displayed.
Select a controller, and press <Enter>. The Virtual Disk Management screen is displayed for the selected controller.
Use the arrow keys to highlight Controller # or Disk Group #.
Press <F2>. The list of available actions is displayed.
Select Create New VD and press <Enter>.
The Create New VD screen is displayed.
The cursor is on the RAID Levels option.
When adding a virtual disk to a Disk Group, the Add VD in Disk Group screen is displayed.
Skip to step 11 to change the basic settings of the virtual disk.
Press <Enter> to display the possible RAID levels, based on the physical disks available.
Press the down-arrow key to select a RAID level and press <Enter>.
When creating a spanned virtual disk (RAID 10, 50 or 60), enter the number of physical disks per span in the PD per Span field and press <Enter>.
NOTE: Creating a 22 physical disk RAID 10 VD is possible by selecting RAID 10 and populating the PD per Span field with 22.
Press <Tab> to move the cursor to the list of physical disks.
Use the arrow key to highlight a physical disk and press the spacebar, <Alt> , or <Enter> to select the disk.
Select additional disks, if required.
Press <Tab> to move the cursor to the Basic Settings box.
Set the virtual disk size in the VD Size field. The virtual disk size is displayed in GB format.
Press <Tab> to access the VD Name field, and type a virtual disk name.
Press <Tab> to move the cursor to Advanced Settings.
Press the spacebar to make the settings active so that you can change them.< >
An X is displayed beside Advanced Settings.
The settings are the stripe element size, read policy, and write policy.
You can also choose Advanced Options such as forcing the cache policy to Write-Back, initializing the virtual disk, and configuring a dedicated hot spare.
The defaults parameters are displayed. You can Accept the defaults or change them.
x Virtual Disk(s) Degraded (where x is the number of virtual disks degraded)
Probable Cause:
This message is displayed when the CONTROLLER BIOS detects virtual disks in a degraded state.
Corrective Action:
To make the virtual disks optimal, take one the following corrective actions:
Ensure all disks in the Virtual Disk are present and online.
Replace any failed disks that may be in the array.
Correct a hot spare disk, and rebuild the array.
Choose Remove to remove Hot spare
Press the down-arrow key to highlight a physical disk to change to a global hot spare.
Press <F2> to display the menu of available actions.
Press the down-arrow key to highlight Make Global HS and press <Enter>.
The physical disk is changed to a global hot spare. The status of the physical disk as a global hot spare is displayed under the heading State.
NOTE: To replace a failed physical disk global hot spares must use the same disk technology and must be equal or greater in size.
Select additional physical disks if desired and follow the previous steps to change them to global hot spares.
Press <Ctrl> <N> to access the PD Mgmt screen.
A list of physical disks is displayed. The status of the each disk is displayed under the heading State.
Press the down-arrow key to highlight a physical disk that is a hot spare.
Press <F2> to display the menu of available actions.
Press the down-arrow key to select Remove Hot Spare from the list of actions and press <Enter>.
The physical disk is changed to the Ready state. The status of the physical disk is displayed under the heading State.
NOTE: Try to use physical disks of the same capacity in a specific virtual disk. If you use physical disks with different capacities in a virtual disk, all physical disks in the virtual disk are treated as if they have the capacity of the smallest physical disk.
Select additional hot spares if desired and follow step 1 to step 4 to remove them.
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Sun Tv, Vijay TV, CH12, Food network, any channel, any dish that you like and want to share with us, please do so in this thread.
I guess the title explains it..
Sun Tv, Vijay TV, CH12, Food network, any channel, any dish that you like and want to share with us, please do so in this thread.
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Chinese Spinach-Vijay TV
Actually this recipe was Chinese Chicken Spinach. But me replaced chicken with Potato/cauli I am specifying with potato, dut u can use whatever veggies u would think is appropraite
Teena and all non-veg lovers, me will give you the recipe ange ange how to do with chicken okvaa slight variation thaan.
Potatoes - 2 nos or chicken - boneless (I dont know ) they showed one bowl full
Onion - cut it into dice - 1 no
spring onion - cut into small pieces - just the green part - 2 no
chilli powder
tumeric powder
garam masala
green peppers - 1 no cut vertically
garlic - cut vertically- 1 spoon
ginger - minced - 1 spoon
chilli sauce - 2 spoons
tomato - 1 cut vertically
soy sauce - 2 spoons
tomato auce - 2 spoons
corn flour - 3 spoons
corriander leaves
spinach leaves - 2 cups.. whole.. dont cut it.
(1) Marinate the potato with chilli powder, tumeric powder, garam masala and konjam salt for half an hour. [NV - You guys shud mariante chicken now ]
(2) Heat oil and add onion and fry for few mins and add spring onions, green pepper and fry more. then add chilli sauce and let it fry for few secs. Now add tomato and let it fry. Then add soy sauce, tomato sauce, corn flour, garam masala(1 spoon), chilli powder(as per ur taste) and let it fry nicely. then add corriander leaves, spinach leaves, required salt and half cup of water and let it come to a boil.
(3) finally add the marinated potato/chicken and keep it sim, until it cooks.
Potato - 2 options : Either u can deep fry in oil and add it or have it cooked as I mentioned above
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Shy, Will try it next weekend... i am having indigestion at the very thought of food now...
Dream is not what you see in your sleep; is the thing which does not let you sleep
teacher - didnt they have keema vadai too in this programme ....
Well-timed silence has more eloquence than speech....
As usual nice thread shy
I usually try recipies from magayar choice and sunday samayal except vinodhini's microwave cooking
Non-veg neraya post pannungha becoz adhula dhan naan weak
Nonvegg if I can try with veggie na thaan paarpen.. illaina me will usually change channels vijay tv la innaiku kamicha mathiri iruntha kandeepa poduren
u too watch sundayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy samayal huh
I Geetham
Different recipe Shy...neenga try pannittu nalla vantha sollunga sariya if u are going to try...enna me have to try it with veggie thaan inga irukkura varaikkum.... will try after u post ur comments....
Vijay-TV-la vara chinese recipe naan seyyanumaa? Need "authentic" chinese recipe.. chumma poli-vishyam and all.. no no..
Jackie-Chan TV or Zhang Ziyi Tv edhaachum sonna sollungO madam..
BTW, have a question..
adhu eppadi bone illaama chicken.. enakku therinchu only boneless chicken is egg..chicken - boneless (I dont know ) they showed one bowl full
illai seedless grapes maathiri boneless-um kandupidichitaangala?
intha chinese namba mudiyaathu..
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It is a wretched taste to be gratified with mediocrity when the excellent lies before us - Isaac Disraeli
paarkira dish post pannalaamaa illai cook panni poaarthudduthaan podanumaa???any dish that you like and want to share with us, please do so in this thread.
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Award-winning photographer Jodi Bieber exhibits her pictures in Germany
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Multiple World Press Photo winner, Jodi Bieber is not the mom of famous Justin, despite several amusing incidents at airports. The bouncy, curly-haired 40-something who hails from Johannesburg, is exhibiting her work, "Between Darkness and Light" at the Goch Museum until May 26.
Many only discovered Jodi because of her iconic image of Aisha, the Afghan woman whose face was badly scarred after she was 'punished' by the Taliban for fleeing her abusive in-laws. The picture is unsettling because of the scarring but also of Aisha's quiet resolution – a sign for other abused woman that they can survive, despite it all.


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15 March 2011
Whistles Spring LookBook
I always love Whistles, but this collection really has be rubbing my hands together greedily and wishing for a winning lottery ticket. I've never been one to wear much pink but paired with khaki or navy it doesn't look too intimidating. I'm going thrift shopping tomorrow and I'll definitely be keeping these images in mind while I'm digging through the racks.
17 comments:
- Mrs. Habit said...
I've never heard of this brand! Beautiful part about the blog life - new treasures daily. These are incredible. Super cute and quirky parings. Love it. Think it just inspired a thrift trip for me as well :)
- March 15, 2011
- Elyse (Give Me Bows) said...
This is gorgeous, I love the neutral colours, the longer length skirts and the lace dress! x
- March 15, 2011
- Stacie said...
Love this! I think a lot of these are very thrift-able, especially the skirts, yay!
- March 15, 2011
- Magar said...
I pretty much love everything in the bottom picture. The outfit with the long brown skirt is my favorite though, very Roman Holiday
- March 15, 2011
- thatdamngreendress said...
Ack- I say it again- will you be my personal shopper (oh right..first I'll need to come into some money...)
You unerringly target the exact things I love and didn't know existed...oh dear- the mint & pink striped peter pan collar loveliness...the khaki skirt...ever-so-slightly pink blouses...
- March 15, 2011
- Gracefully Vintage said...
Thanks for sharing such cute clothing.. Love that lace dress.
So glad i found your sweet blog..
Great images- Inspiring.
A happy new follower- love MOD CLoth.
- March 15, 2011
- Roxanne Rosensteel said...
I love how simple each one is. With still being original : )
- March 16, 2011
- Joy said...
Oh wow this is breathtaking! Must take a visit to the shop!
- March 16, 2011
- Chelsea said...
I just saw this on my friend Jen's blog-- Honey Kennedy. She always finds the best lines!
- March 16, 2011
- Anna Bonfiglio said...
Hello my dear! Your blog is so cute!
I made a new post on Lady Gaga, pass to my blog and tell me what you think on her.. Is she true or built?
See you later!
- March 16, 2011
- Naima Amarilli said...
Oh my! I can't choose my favourite! I think the first two, with this touch of pink, are awful!
- March 16, 2011
- Unknown said...
i love the pink and baby blue shirt with the collar. so cute!
<3 steffy
- March 16, 2011
- Rosaspina Vintage said...
Whistles is a lovely brand, I recently got a dress from Asos and it fits like a dream, so simple yet very chic :)
I love the palette of this collection and it's a smart way of toning down a sometimes intimidating color like bright pink. And, that lace dress is just adorable!
- March 16, 2011
- Honor said...
I walked past a Whistles the other day and could have easily bought everything in it
- March 16, 2011
- Pearl said...
I love this!! The coral pink is stunning!
- March 22, 2011
- Julia Topaz said...
How do you find these fabulous brands? Seriously all the collections you post are always so lovely but I would have never heard of them otherwise. Is there some secret wonderful-collections-you've-never-heard-of database?
- March 24, 2011
- jillianesmith said...
Whistles gets it so right!
I think all the items are pieces for any occasion. :)
I have to say your sense of style is impressive.
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Earlier the villagers earned their livings by agricultural production here.
The geographical location and conditions of Szomolya are favourable for the growing of grain crops, grape- wine and many kinds of fruits.
Szomolya is the northest village of the Bükk with 1811 inhabitants. The village is famous all over the country for its shortstemmed, black cherry. The cherry of Szomolya is registered in a prominent place by the special literature. Besides growing cherry this place has centuries old traditions of wine-making. Some villagers produce excellent wine.
From the standpoint of tourism it is also a remarkable place. One part of the village is nature reserve.
There are some notable sights of Szomolya, like the hive-stones, a sheep-fold cut into tuff near Leánytó, an old cave-house as a museum the Roman Catholic Church.
Village-tourism is suitable for further development, as there are privat houses capable of offering accomodation. In the neighbouring village of Bogács (3 km) and in Mezokövesd (10 km) there are good thermal baths. Visitors may see remarkable places close here, like the Matyó Museum and the Machine Museum in Mezokövesd. There is Eger, this magnificent town with its own touristic sight 18 km away from here.
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Liberty softball opens the 2013 Big South Softball Championship on Thursday at 7:30 p.m., with a first-round matchup against No. 3 seed Longwood.
Complete Game Notes Liberty (19-35, 8-16 Big South) enters the Big South Softball Championship as the sixth seed for the second year in a row. The Lady Flames take on conference newcomer, third-seeded Longwood (36-17, 16-8) in a first-round matchup on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Terry Field in Rock Hill, S.C.
The Games The winner of Thursday's game between Liberty and Longwood will face the winner of No. 2 Campbell and No. 7 Gardner-Webb, Friday at 4:30 p.m. The losers of those two first-round contests will meet in an elimination game at 11:30 a.m. on Friday.
How to Follow the Lady Flames Fans can follow all of Liberty's conference tournament games through GameTracker live stats, provided by the Liberty Athletics Communications office. Each Lady Flames contest will also be broadcast on 90.9 FM The Light, with Alan York calling the action. A live video stream will be available for all games, for a nominal fee, through the Big South Network. Sunday's championship final will be broadcast live nationally on ESPNU.
Quick Hits - Liberty is 36-35 all-time in Big South Softball Championship play, winning the title in 2002 and 2011 and placing second in 1998, 2000, 2008 and 2009. - Both of Liberty's conference championships have been won in Rock Hill, S.C. - 20th-year head coach Paul Wetmore will retire after the conclusion of the 2013 season. - The Lady Flames have competed in conference final three out of the last five years. - The Lady Flames are looking to snap a 14-game winless streak (longest of season). - Sammi Shivock was named to Capital One Academic All-District Team. - Katie Zavodny has stolen a program-record 41 bases this season.
Liberty vs. Longwood Longwood (36-17, 16-8) boasts one of the top offenses in NCAA Division I softball, ranking in the top 25 in most major offensive categories nationally. Three Lancers bat .400 or better, in Kori Nishitomi (.446, Big South-record 75 runs scored), Brooke Short (.433, 17 home runs, 63 RBIs) and Megan Baltzell (.423, conference-record 26 homers, 71 RBIs). Emily Murphy bats .309 with 10 homers and 56 RBIs. Short (18-8, 2.97 ERA) and Libby Morris (16-7, 3.23) share time at pitcher. Longwood holds a 25-13 edge all-time against Liberty, with the Lancers winning the last two meetings. The last five Liberty-Longwood softball games, dating to May 5, 2012, have been high-scoring contests. The average score of those five tilts was 9-7, in favor of Longwood. During the last two years, Longwood is 3-2 against Liberty, winning by scores of 11-3, 14-6 and 9-2, with the Lady Flames winning its two games, 14-6 and 8-7.
Series Recap - 2013 Liberty built a 6-1 lead over the Lancers, April 8, and held off a furious rally from Longwood to win, 8-7. The Liberty win snapped an eight-game winning streak for the Lancers. Katie Zavodny went 3-for-5 with two runs scored for Liberty, while Hanna Nichols was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Megan Baltzell drove in two runs for the Lancers. On April 15, Longwood downed Liberty twice, 14-6 and 9-2. During game one, Liberty's Kelby Allen hit two homers, while Amber Donovan added a three-run blast. Baltzell and Brooke Short both hit home runs for Longwood, while the Lancers added five doubles. Kassidy McCoy of Liberty hit her first career home run during game two of the twin bill. Coach Wetmore to End Successful 20-Year Career as Lady Flames' Head Coach Liberty softball head coach Paul Wetmore has announced his retirement, as his 20-year head coaching career will come to a close following the conclusion of this season. Wetmore is the winningest head coach in Liberty athletics history, with 546 coaching victories. The Lady Flames' head coach since the program was reinstated in 1994 following a seven-year absence, Wetmore has coached every game that Liberty softball has played at the Division I level. He has guided the Lady Flames to nine 30-win seasons, two 40-win campaigns, two conference tournament titles, and three Big South regular-season championships. While at Liberty, Wetmore has coached the best players in program history, spotlighted by two All-Americans (Jessica Moore, 2007 and Kelly Strickland, 2011). Also, the Lady Flames have claimed six victories against top 25 programs, including wins over No. 6 Michigan and No. 10 Baylor in 2007 and a doubleheader sweep of No. 24 Virginia Tech in 2006. Where Champions Compete Liberty has been very successful in Big South Softball Championships held in Rock Hill, S.C. The Lady Flames claimed their first two conference titles there, in 2002 and 2011, while finishing as runner-up in 1998 and 2008 when Winthrop hosted the tournament. Each of the last two times that the Big South Softball Championship was contested in Rock Hill, Liberty made it to the final round. In 2002, the fifth-seeded Lady Flames swept through the conference tournament to earn their first Big South title. Nine years later, No. 2 seed Liberty dropped its first game to Winthrop before reeling off four straight victories to hoist the championship trophy.
Shivock Named to Capital One Academic All-District Team Junior designated player Sammi Shivock was named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-District III Softball Team. A native of New Castle, Del., Shivock holds a 3.81 GPA as a sport management major. Shivock is the first Lady Flame to be voted to the Academic All-District team since Dawn Jeffs in 2007. In total, five Liberty softball players all-time have received the honor. She bats .327 on the season and leads the team with career highs of 13 doubles and 42 RBIs. She has also hit seven home runs and scored 30 runs on the campaign.
End It During their final doubleheader of the season, last Tuesday against Virginia Tech, the Lady Flames held an End It Game. The team wore red X symbols in support of the End It Movement, which shines a light on modern-day slavery in hopes of ending it. The Lady Flames fell to the Hokies, 11-1, in game one, but led game two, 2-1, after six innings. Liberty pitcher Chandler Ball held the Hokies to one run on four hits through six frames before Virginia Tech rallied for three runs in the seventh to down Liberty, 4-2. During game two, Kassidy McCoy hit her third career homer, while Katie Zavodny recorded her 41st stolen base of the campaign.
Record Setting Katie Zavodny has stolen a program single-season-record 41 bases so far this season, breaking Stacy Radulovich's previous record of 39, set in 1996. Zavodny has 79 career stolen bases, and needs two more steals to break Radulovich's career record of 80 (fourth all-time in Big South history), set from 1996-99. Earlier this season, Zavodny set the single-game record for hits (5, twice), and tied Alycia Stevens' (1995) record with a 23-game hitting streak from Feb. 24 through April 3. Zavodny leads the Big South and ranks sixth in NCAA Division I in stolen bases.
Double the Fun Sammi Shivock leads Liberty with 13 doubles. She has recorded the most doubles by a Lady Flame since 2008, when Ashley Williams connected for 13 two-baggers. Sophomore Amber Donovan has registered 10 doubles this season, matching her total from 2012 when she led Liberty with 10 two-baggers. Donovan is the third Lady Flame in program history to hit 10 or more doubles as a freshman and a sophomore, joining Amanda Maska (2002-04) and Ashley Williams (2005-08). Conference Recap The Lady Flames went 8-16 in league play this season, giving the team 41 Big South wins over the last four years. That total is good for its second-most conference victories over a four-year span in program history. Liberty won 43 Big South contests from 2009-12. The team posted a series sweep of Presbyterian College, March 22-23. Liberty's 2-1 series victory over Gardner-Webb gave Liberty the tiebreaker over the Runnin' Bulldogs, as the two teams finished in a tie for sixth place. Katie Zavodny hit .416 with 13 stolen bases and 21 runs scored during conference play, while Kelby Allen batted .397 with five homers and 20 RBIs. Hanna Nichols held a .360 batting average in league play, followed by Kassidy McCoy, at .299. Sammi Shivock (.284) drove in 21 runs, while Amber Donovan connected for five home runs. Chandler Ball tossed a complete-game shutout on April 3 versus Radford.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A plant-based fat abundant in vegetarian diets and shown to inhibit the growth of prostate and colon cancer cells in vitro, also inhibits the growth in vitro of one line of breast-cancer cells, University at Buffalo nutrition researchers have found.
The study, presented at the annual meeting of the Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology earlier this month, showed that the phytosterol B-sitosterol reduced the number of breast-cancer cells grown in a laboratory setting by 66 percent, compared to controls.
"These results go hand-in-hand with our findings on prostate and colon cancer," said Atif Awad, Ph.D., director of UB's Nutrition Program and senior researcher on the study. He noted, however, that researchers haven't identified how B-sitosterol inhibits breast-cancer cell growth, but they do know it does not appear to be the same mechanism that is at work in prostate and colon cancer cells. "The effect of B-sitosterol apparently varies with the type of tissue," Awad said.
Awad is an associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences in the UB School of Health Related Professions.
He and colleagues at UB have been trying to understand the mechanisms responsible for vegetarians' lower rates of hormone-dependent cancers, and for the lower mortality rate from such cancers in Asian countries, where populations eat little meat.
With fats known to play a role in the development of several cancers, Awad's group has been focusing on the phytosterols for possible answers. He reported at an international conference on cancer research in Greece last October that the phytosterol B-sitosterol appears to play a role in inhibiting the growth of human prostate-cancer cells by strengthening an intracellular signaling system that inhibits cell division.
An earlier study by Awad published in 1998 in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry reported that plant-based fats may cut the risk of prostate cancer by reducing the levels of testosterone and certain enzymes that metabolize testosterone into more active forms.
"If we know how phytosterols work, we can advise people how to modify their diets to reduce their risk of cancers, or we could eventually design drugs to target systems they influence," Awad noted. "Meanwhile, these findings reinforce the importance of including large amounts of vegetables in the diet."
In the current work, Awad's research team examined the effect of B-sitosterol and another prevalent plant fat, campesterol, on the growth of a particular line of estrogen-independent breast cancer cells, designated MDA-MB-231. Cell cultures were supplemented with either of the two plant fats or cholesterol. A control culture received no supplementation.
Cell counts after five days showed that cultures supplemented with B-sitosterol had 66 percent fewer breast-cancer cells than controls or cultures supplemented with cholesterol or campesterol. B-sitosterol had no effect on the activity of an enzyme called PP2A, which was found in his previous study to play a role in reducing prostate-cancer cell growth.
Additional researchers on the study were A. Downie, UB graduate student in nutrition, and Carol S. Fink, Ph.D., UB clinical assistant professor of nutrition.


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First of all, this is not a hockey post. This Wade Campbell is a Little League dad, who, concerned that his son wasn't getting enough playing time, had a cheerful discussion with his coach. Yes, the term "shot down like a dog" was used, but only in the most constructive of ways.
Wade Campbell threatened to shoot his son's Little League coach when the 12-year-old didn't see enough playing time, the coach alleges. Police arrested Wade Campbell, 46, Sunday after he called the coach and told him "he was going to be shot down like a dog and that they 'f——- with the wrong East Sider," according to a criminal complaint charging Campbell with making terroristic threats.
Judging from dad's photo, we can only imagine how lithe, athletic and fleet on the basepaths Campbell's son must be. We're sure he's indistinguishable from Benny Rodriguez in The Sandlot, and this is all just politics, pure and simple. Campbell's son should be playing every inning of every game! This is bullshit, man!
They're Not As Good As My Kid [Twin Cities.com]
First A Tirade, Then A Threat To Shoot Coach, Charges Say [Minneapolis Star Tribune]


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16 Cooking Hacks We Learned From Our Parents
The No. 1 reason that Grandma's and Mom's food was better than yours? They weren't afraid of cooking with a little fat. Whether they would use chicken fat, lard or pure butter, our parents taught us that you should read the amount of fat listed in a recipe as a suggestion - and then use way, way more. That's where all of the flavor comes from! And though you may think fat is bad for you, there are a surprising number of reasons you should actually eat more fat.istockphoto.com
Refrigerate your cookie dough before baking
If you want your cookies to be pillowy soft but not flatten out as you bake them, refrigerate your dough and thoroughly chill it before you put it into the oven. This allows the fat to penetrate the cookie and the sweet ingredients, like sugar and vanilla, to marinate and become more pronounced.istockphoto.com
Use dental floss to cut doughy, sticky ingredients
Cutting sticky foods like cinnamon roll dough or soft cheeses can be a hassle and super messy. But if you use (unscented, unflavored) dental floss, you can easily slice through a number of tricky ingredients with accuracy.istockphoto.com
Italian dressing is a quick and easy marinade
If you're not sure what to make for dinner on any given night, look no further than your pantry. Mama taught us that a bottle of salad dressing, especially Italian dressing, makes a super simple and super scrumptious marinade for a chicken breast. Adding the marinated and grilled chicken to a bowl of pasta or serving it with a side of roasted veggies is one of our favorite quick, easy and delicious chicken recipes for a busy weeknight.istockphoto.com
Use dowel rods when rolling out dough to keep it even
When rolling out dough for a nut roll, cookies or any other baked good, place 1/8-inch thick dowel rods on either side of the dough. Doing this will steady your rolling pin and result in an even thickness throughout your dough. This way, your end result will all bake at the same rate.istockphoto.com
Save bones for stock
Making your own stock is easier than you think, and it's another thrifty hack we learned from our parents. If you save your vegetable scraps and carcasses from turkey, rib roast or whatever meat you had for dinner and simmer them all together, you'll make a broth that's better than anything you can buy at the grocery store.istockphoto.com
Cold water and plastic wrap will keep your guacamole fresh
You've made the most delicious guacamole ever, but despite your best efforts, you cannot finish it all in one sitting. Our mom gave us one hot tip: Press plastic wrap firmly along the surface of the guacamole and up the sides of your storage container, creating a barrier. Then cover with cold water. We're not sure why this trick works, but if Mom swears by it, we'll trust it.istockphoto.com
Just get takeout
Mom and Dad knew when to call it quits. Whether you burned your roast chicken, forgot to pick up an integral ingredient at the grocery store or just had a really long day at work and are tired, you should know when to take care of yourself, relax and order takeout from your favorite pizza chain.istockphoto.com
A cast-iron skillet makes EVERYTHING better
Why should you invest in a good cast-iron pan? Because this heavy tool is one of the most versatile items you can have in your kitchen. Our parents taught us that no pan gets a sear on your steak or adds flavor to fried chicken quite like a cast-iron skillet. And if you use your cast iron for everything, everything you make will just turn out better and better. As your skillet absorbs oil, the seasoning adds flavor to your pan, creates a natural non-sticking surface and also provides protection against rust.Shutterstock
Sprinkle cinnamon on top of your drip coffee
Even if you're drinking the very best coffee in America, a black cup of java can still be bitter. If you don't want to use an artificial sweetener or creamer for your coffee, sprinkle some cinnamon in your mug. The spice will help to cut some of the bitterness. This hack is one of our favorite healthy ways to sweeten coffee.istockphoto.com
When boiling eggs, use older eggs
If you want to cook and peel hard-boiled eggs perfectly every time, don't start with a dozen eggs you just bought at the grocery store. Older eggs will peel much more easily. Our mom suggests adding said older eggs to a pot of cold water, bring them to a boil, take them off the heat and stew for 13 minutes. Then you can make the most delicious deviled eggs with ease!istockphoto.com
Add soy sauce to your eggs
Ever wonder why the eggs in your chicken fried rice are so darn tasty? It's because Asian restaurants flavor their eggs with soy sauce instead of plain ol' salt as they scramble them. Our parents would do the same thing growing up, and once you try your eggs with soy sauce, you'll never eat them without it again.istockphoto.com
You can revive old lettuce
Did the spinach in your spring mix get all sad and droopy before you had the chance to put it into the best salads ever? If you want to bring that green back to life, fill a sink with cold water, about 4 inches deep, and add 1/2 cup of white vinegar. Put your lettuce into the bath and it will crisp right back up.istockphoto.com
Frozen food is just as good as fresh
When Mom and Dad were on a budget, they'd forego fresh fruits and vegetables and opt for frozen broccoli, peas and berries. As it turns out, frozen food is just as healthy as fresh produce and it keeps much longer.istockphoto.comistockphoto.com
Turn leftover pie dough into a new dessert
Remember the days spent sitting on the kitchen counter as your mom baked one of her signature pies? After she trimmed the pie dough from the edges of the dish, she would sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on said dough and bake it quickly for an extra sweet treat. This is one of our favorite cooking hacks from our parents, because it means less waste and more dessert!istockphoto.com
Don't soften your butter by microwaving it
If you're baking cookies or a cake, chances are it calls for a certain amount of butter, softened. Except... you didn't have the foresight to take your butter out an hour or two before you started baking. What to do? Your instinct may be to go straight for the microwave and put the stick of butter in for 15 seconds or so, but this quick fix will just melt your butter and mess with the consistency of your final product. Instead, put your butter in a zip-close bag and roll it out using a rolling pin. This will soften the stick in a jiffy! This quick tip is just one of the many hacks home bakers need to know.
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25 Childhood Dinners You Forgot Existed
22 Bad Cooking Habits That You Need to Stop Now
27 Retro Recipes You Forgot Existed
The Greatest Food Debates of Our Generation
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Before the Grand Festival, Dawn and Ash train. Piplup uses Whirlpool and Gible Draco Meteor. This fails and lands on Piplup. While Brock made lunch, Piplup spins and uses BubbleBeam. Dawn gives him some rest and sends Togekiss, who uses Sky Attack. As Piplup is resting, two bright eyes are seen in a nearby bush. Piplup comes to lunch and eats a lot of food, some of which is not his own. Suddenly, Piplup comes and fights with the one on the table. Seeing how they cannot surely tell which is the real one, Gible's (failed) Draco Meteor lands on the real Piplup.
However, they soon spot two Togekiss. Dawn calls the real one back in the Poké Ball. Suddenly, there is the problem with Pikachu. Ash picks one, but gets zapped by the other Pikachu. He picks the other and gets zapped by the other one. Piakchu makes silly faces, but there is no difference and there is another Piplup, which gets in the fight with the one in Dawn's hold. Suddenly, Gible gets in the fight with its counterpart. Suddenly, a woman comes and orders the counterparts to cool down, which transform back into Ditto. They meet up with the woman, Narissa, whose nickname is Rissa. Dawn and Ash think it is an interesting nickname, but this gets Narissa riled up, as she is also called the Rumbler.
As Narissa confesses she is a trainer, Ash thinks she is like her, but gets insulted by being called a noob. She admits she has been on the journey a month and has not won a single badge, making Ash and Dawn not impressed by her. Meanwhile, Team Rocket hear that and Meowth believes that the boss would be saved by having Ditto transform into powerful Pokémon. Ash proposes a Pokémon battle, which Narissa accepts, using her Ditto. Narissa has her teal Ditto and Ash sends Infernape. Ditto copies Infernape and uses its moves. Inferape uses Flame Wheel and Ditto collides with the same move. Infernape uses Mach Punch and Ditto collides with it using the same move, but Ditto is defeated.
Narissa sends her other Ditto, while Ash calls his Infernape back and sends Pikachu. Instead of copying Pikachu, Narissa chooses Piplup to copy. Pikachu uses thunderbolt, which electrocutes Ditto. Narissa picks Pikachu to copy, so Ditto transforms into him. Ditto uses Iron Tail, but Pikachu shrugs it off. Pikachu uses Quick Attack and Ditto Volt Tackle, causing Ditto to be defeated by the collision. Narissa gets upset and wants to get in fight with Ash. Brock and Dawn do not think it is a wise move, but Narissa remembers she won a battle; a Zapdos passed by and the Ditto transformed into it, causing the opponent to flee. Though others do not think it was a win, Narissa does not care any other way. Brock talks with Narrisa, giving her a piece of his mind; she needs to study Pokémon more. While Narissa continues to be ignorant, Brock tells her she needs to do that or she will not be a trainer.
Narissa cries, as she tried to act tough, which is why she dressed up as Flint of the Elite Four. Brock tells her that while Ditto can copy moves, their strength is not the same. Brock advises her to study and it should be fine. Brock makes a review of her battle; her Ditto could have first transformed into Piplup, which would be a good advantage against Infernape. Brock then explaines that Pikachu knows different type moves to get a more advantage. To test her, he is going to use his Happiny against her Ditto. Ditto use Pound, so Happiny uses Pound and sends them away because of her impressive strength. They attempt the same using Sudowoodo. Ditto use Hammer Arm and Sudowoodo retaliates using the same move. Suddenly, Ditto get captured by Team Rocket.
Jessie sends Seviper, who uses Haze and they disappear. Ash sends Staraptor to scout. When the Ditto are let out, they copy Meowth and Wobbuffet. It did not took much for the gang to find them. James sends Carnivine, who uses Bullet Seed, though Ditto transform into Staraptor and use Aerial Ace, which dodges Bullet Seed and attack Carnivine. Jessie sends Seviper, so Ash sends Gible, allowing Ditto to be transformed into it. Ditto digs, while the other uses Quick Attack on Seviper. The Ditto transform into Pikachu and they all use Thunderbolt, which sends Team Rocket blasting off. Narissa promises to act less tough and asks of Brock if he can visit him again. Brock agrees and when he spots a girl, he flirts with her, but gets stabbed by not one, but *three* Croagunk. Narissa goes away, annoyed by all this. Later, the heroes find themselves at Lake Valor, for Dawn's Grand Festival.
This is the first episode where Gible intentionally fires Draco Meteor on Piplup.
When Team Rocket throws the net on Ditto 1 and 2, they are still transformed into Sudowoodo, but in the next scene, they are ditto, despite not shown transforming.
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In the original Japanese, the two Ditto speak human language when they've transformed into Meowth. This was changed in the dub, where Meowth still speaks human but the Ditto say "Meowth".
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Ras Al Khaimah, located at the mouth of the Arabian Gulf, has always been perched at the crossroads of history. For centuries, RAK prospered from the trade routes that linked east and west, and it continues to be defined by cultural exchange, commerce and innovation. This tradition has been most recently embodied by the many exciting reforms designed to promote growth and investment in the Emirate.
Under the guidance of His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Ras Al Khaimah's government has forged ahead with an ambitious program to empower the private sector and improve the lives of its residents.
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W.Va. gas line blast a reminder of widespread risk
Wed., Dec. 12, 2012
SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — Nearly 15,000 miles of natural gas pipeline stretch across West Virginia, and as residents of this community north of Charleston now know, devastating explosions can happen without warning.
Federal regulators say there have been 20 "significant" pipeline incidents involving deaths, injuries or major property damage in West Virginia in the last decade. The latest came Tuesday when a 20-inch Columbia Gas transmission line exploded, destroying four homes and cooking a section of Interstate 77, a major north-south commuting corridor that passes through the capital city.
By Wednesday, hard-working road crews had the highway repaved. The northbound lanes reopened early in the morning, and traffic began flowing on the southbound lanes a few hours later.
Meanwhile, investigations into what caused the massive blast in a 20-inch Columbia Gas Transmission line are under way. Teams with the parent company, Indiana-based NiSource, are working alongside investigators, and the company says it is cooperating fully.
After the investigation is finished, NiSource said, it will "take any follow-up actions necessary to ensure the continued safe operation of our system."
The pipeline is part of a network that primarily serves local utilities but also delivers gas to Georgia. NiSource says the explosion affected one specific location "and does not affect the safety or operation of any pipelines outside of that immediate area."
The damage from the blast and the inferno it sparked were breathtaking. Four homes burned and collapsed. Five others were damaged. On the highway, the heat burned utility poles and melted guardrails and pavement.
With many people at work or school at the time, no one died. But at least one motorist was still shaky long after the fire was out.
Sancha Adkins, a respiratory therapist from St. Albans, was heading north on I-77 toward a patient's home in Ripley when a flash alongside the highway caught her eye. She slammed on the brakes and pulled to the shoulder, as did the tractor-trailer behind her, just in time to see a wall of flame roar across the road about 150 feet ahead of her.
She tried to back up, but the truck behind her wasn't doing the same fast enough.
"I did a U-turn in the middle of the road and literally drove the wrong way on the interstate. I had my hazard lights on flashing, just trying to tell people to get out of the way," she said.
There was oncoming traffic as she hugged the berm on the median.
"I didn't care," she said. "It wasn't as bad as that explosion."
Experts consider pipelines a safer way to move gas than rail, truck or barge, but gaps remain in regulatory oversight.
In January, President Barack Obama signed a law aimed at improving such oversight. The measure increased penalties for violations, required automatic shut-off valves on new pipelines and improved public access to safety information.
An advisory committee from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is meeting this week near Washington, D.C., to discuss the law's implementation.
The law was partly based on a bill co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, the West Virginia Democrat who chairs the Senate Commerce Committee.
"Paramount to the success of America's pipeline system," he said a year ago this month, "is an unwavering commitment to safety."
According to PHMSA, there are more than 2.6 million miles of pipeline crisscrossing the United States, of which 304,725 are natural gas transmission lines.
The network includes "gathering" lines that transport natural gas from well sites to compressor stations and other processing facilities, the 20- to 42-inch transmission lines that carry gas long distances, and distribution lines as small as 2 inches that carry gas into homes and businesses.
"No question about it, it's by far the safest mode of transportation compared to anything and pretty much any way you want to measure it," said Paul Oleksa, who runs a pipeline safety consulting company in Akron, Ohio.
In March, The Charleston Gazette (http://bit.ly/W58PFx ) reported, the U.S. Government Accountability Office warned that many gathering lines escape federal scrutiny and noted a "long-term pattern of understaffing" for pipeline safety at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Remote locations contribute to the lack of scrutiny, the report said. In some cases, only about 10 percent of the lines are actually regulated.
From 2007 through 2011, pipeline accidents nationwide killed 21 workers and 47 other people, resulting in nearly $2.6 billion in property damage, according to PHMSA.
"I would say they're very rare," Oleksa said. "On the other hand, they are spectacular and the public has a fear of natural gas. So when something happens, it becomes big news and everybody is aware of it."
In 2010 and 2011, a total of 13 people died when gas lines exploded in San Bruno, Calif., and Allentown, Pa.
Last month, more than 40 buildings, including a strip club and a day care center, were damaged in a natural gas explosion in western Massachusetts that injured 18 people, while two people were killed and several homes were destroyed in an explosion in Indianapolis that is being investigated as a homicide.
Pipeline operators are required to submit incident reports within 30 days of an occurrence.
"While many stakeholders agree that federal pipeline safety programs have been on the right track," the Congressional Research Service said earlier this year, "the spate of recent pipeline incidents suggests there continues to be significant room for improvement."
Smith reported from Morgantown, W.Va.
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Urban Meyer shook up things on conversions early in No. 2 Ohio State's 40-20 victory over Buffalo on Saturday.
After Braxton Miller threw a 47-yard TD pass to Devin Smith on the Buckeyes' first possession, Ohio State came out in an unbalanced line. Most of the players were flanked to the left with two receivers slotted to the right and the longsnapper, holder and kicker in the middle. Holder Kenny Guiton kept for the two-point conversion.
The next time the Buckeyes had the ball, Miller hit Chris Fields on a 7-yard score and this time Guiton passed to Jordan Hall behind a group of blockers on the left side and he scored easily.
Meyer was asked what he called the sets used on the conversion plays.
"Oh, magic," he said with a grin.
He said the Buckeyes utilized the formation just to give the Bulls - and future opponents - something to think about.
"It's a pain in the rear end that you have to (deal with)," he said. "I think (we're in favor of) as many ways to get cheap points and make people work. It looked good today. Those guys did a nice job."
A crowd of 103,980 at Ohio Stadium groaned in disappointment when the Buckeyes fell back on a standard placekick for the extra point after their third touchdown. Drew Basil also converted kicks after their last two touchdowns.


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Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth of the rock supergroup Van Halen announced that they would finally tour together after Jimmy Carter negotiated peace between them. It took five grueling 10-hour days of negotiations, but finally a 74-page agreement was hammered out between the two parties who have long hated one another.
"Van Halen is too important to the world for this conflict to have continued without resolution," President Carter said. "It was not an easy negotiation as the two parties have a long history of mutual loathing. I'm proud of this peace agreement. It is the second best thing I have done. Only the Camp David Accord is greater than this."
Carter said the negotiations got off to a bad start that almost scuttled the talks when Mr. Roth discovered brown M&M's in a candy bowl on the table. The volatile singer was so upset at the brown M&M's that he began trashing the furniture and even heaved a chair through a plate glass window. President Carter had to work patiently for several hours to calm down Mr. Roth.
Guitarist Eddie Van Halen said in a press release, "When Jimmy Carter asks you to the negotiating table, it's hard to say no. The man is a warrior for peace. I guess I'll have to tour with Dave even though he is a d**khead."
Singer David Lee Roth said, "Rock'n'Roll, baby! We gonna get some leg tonight! No more Van Hagar, dude! Awoooooo!"
When asked if he enjoyed Van Halen's music, the former president said, "Personally, I prefer Winger."
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Monday, January 22, 2007
4 comments:
- ric ottaiano said...
very funny!!!
- Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at 2:21:00 PM PST
- Myrhaf said...
Thanks, Ric!
- Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at 3:17:00 AM PST
- EdMcGon said...
Too funny!
- Thursday, January 25, 2007 at 4:24:00 AM PST
- Myrhaf said...
Thanks! I got a kick out of it myself. I got the Winger line from Beavis and Butthead. One of their friends always wore a Winger t-shirt.
Perhaps I should not have admitted that I watched Beavis and Butthead...
- Thursday, January 25, 2007 at 5:17:00 AM PST
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BMW supplied one of its new X6 M's for the MotoGP race at Leguna Seca over the weekend, further attempting to brand the segment-blurring tire-shredding-crossover-wagon-hatchback as a racy option for the confused and monied. So how'd it perform?
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I guess one of the advantages of being at home for awhile is that I can finally get caught up with emails and visiting my favorite blogs. I've found some interesting things:
Over at the AHA Blog (American Historical Association) reading list was published that included some interesting things—a link to a dicussion regarding the argument comparing academic resources and Wikipedia, a link to a site where you can compare the topography of Washington D.C. from 1791 to today, and for a little chuckle you can read how The Book of Secrets has made it home again to the Library of Congress
Mark Grimsley over at Blog Them Out of the Stone Age has reviewed the book
The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat by Earl J. Hess. Grimsley states, "No kidding. If you think of yourself as a serious student of military history, this is one book you need to read—sooner rather than later."
Via Chris Wehner at Blog 4 History I found this cool site called (formMy Year of Living Rangerously formally Volunteer in the Park). Mannie, the Ranger, works at the Antietam Battlefield site and he has posted The Sunken Road in 55mm….a recreation of The Bloody Lane, September 17, 1862.
JL Bell from Boston, 1775 is doing some great research on Declaration of Independence signer Richard Stockton comparing and contrast primary and secondary sources.
Kevin Levin over at Civil War Memory is once again writing about myth and memory and how they relate to actual events in Southern Heritage and Me. Kevin states, "No doubt, I am often perceived as an outsider whose purpose is to denigrate the people of the South and Southern Heritage. The outright attacks and/or suspicion, however, have only added to my curiosity about the blurred relationship between history and memory as well as the importance that people and certain organizations place on maintaining and defending certain views of the past."….. "The interesting question, however, is when those modes of remembrance distort the past and serve to fuel our own contemporary values, interests, and insecurities. In other words, at what point do we leave the realm of history and enter the world of mythology and story-telling, and is it possible to achieve a healthy balance between the two? "……"It's not that I am challenging or questioning Southern heritage, it's that I am looking into or questioning one among any number of ways of remembering the past."
As a Southerner myself I find it often difficult to write about my ancestors or other historical figures and relate their Confederate beliefs without coming myself as as supporter or making it into some romantic mythological tale. It is a fine tightrope I walk in that instance.
Finally, I posted a new entry over at The American Presidents Blog concerning Jimmy Carter and some of the challenges he had to overcome during the 1976 Presidential Campaign.
Monday, September 08, 2008
Seen Here, There and Everywhere
Posted by EHT at Monday, September 08, 2008
Labels: American Presidents, Blog Visits, Civil War, Declaration of Independence, History Myths, Professional Development
2 comments:
- Teacher Mom said...
As a fellow Southerner (from Georgia also!) living in the North now, I agree that it is a tightrope. Many people think that all Southerners are racist. I find myself completely alone when I speak about how much I respect President Carter. You are not alone!
- Mannie Gentile said...
Thanks for spreading the word to fellow teachers about my efforts to explain the Sunken Road fight using toy soldiers.
Best wishes,
Ranger Mannie
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Additionally, Park Distance Control rear makes parking and backing into narrow spaces easy. Fog lights in the front apron improve safety when visibility is poor due to bad weather conditions. 18'' light alloy wheels in Double-spoke style 384 are also available upon request.
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With a relaxing combination of direct and indirect light, the lights package with various LED light sources creates a pleasant and friendly atmosphere. The driver also benefits from the dynamic cruise control, as well as a sportsleather steering wheel with multifunction buttons and red or black contrasting stitching. A practical storage compartment package with numerous practical storage options perfectly rounds off the interior of the model Sport Line.
The Model Luxury Line was designed to impress. Its 17'' light alloy wheels in Y-spoke style 380, BMW kidney grille featuring eleven slats with high-gloss Chrome fronts, design elements from the BMW Chrome Line, front and rear bumpers with specific features, and its high-gloss Chrome tailpipe are perfectly in tune with the car's modern look. The "Luxury" lettering on the side makes a clear statement of this model's intent.
Additionally, Park Distance Control in the rear makes it easy to park and reverse into narrow spaces. Fog lights in the front apron improve safety when visibility is poor due to bad weather conditions.
18'' light alloy wheels in V-spoke style 387 with mixed tyres are also available as an alternative for the Model Luxury Line.
The Luxury Line door sill finishers in aluminium with the "BMW Luxury" lettering add an attractive touch to the interior. The leather 'Dakota' upholstery in Oyster with Oyster dark highlights and a light interior colour provides exceptional comfort and aesthetic appeal. The top of the instrument panel is in black.
Interior trim finishers in fine-wood trim 'Fineline' Stream with highlight trim finishers Oxide Silver matt perfectly complement the centre console trim. Variable interior lighting in orangered or white, with additional lighting on the B-pillars, makes it easier to navigate the interior in the dark and can be operated via the iDrive Controller. The black car key comes with chrome detailing.
With a relaxing combination of direct and indirect light, the Lights package with various LED light sources creates a pleasant and friendly atmosphere. The driver also benefits from the dynamic cruise control and a Sport leather steering wheel with multifunction buttons.
A practical storage compartment package with numerous practical storage options perfectly rounds off the interior of the Model Luxury Line.
Rear-mounted bicycle rack
The bicycle holder in the new, attractive BMW Group design is mounted solely on the ball coupling of the trailer tow hitch and is suitable for the transportation of two bicycles and e-bikes. The easy-to-use foldaway function provides better access to the vehicle's rear. If the bicycle holder isn't needed it can be folded to a very small size. An extension kit is available for a third bicycle.
All-weather floor mats, Sport
The BMW all-weather floor mats in Sport Line design are dirt-repellent and water-resistant. Their design lines underscore the vehicle's dynamics. The all-weather floor mats are 100% recyclable and are also available in further colours to match other lines.
Snap-in adapter
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The BMW Click & Drive system is the new modular holder concept comprising a basis carrier and interchangeable holder frames.
This allows you to secure a Samsung Galaxy smartphone just as easily as an iPhone or BMW Portable Navigation device – with an interchangeable frame clicked on to the basis carrier.
The BMW Click & Drive system enables easy and secure mounting and charging of a smartphone or the portable navigation device in the vehicle. Attached to the front widescreen via an adhesive pad, the basis carrier is designed to blend in with the interior of your BMW. Its built-in USB interface allows you to charge your mobile phone or portable navigation device in the vehicle. With a modular holder concept comprising a basis carrier and interchangeable frames it'll still be very easy to change to other smartphone models in the future, resulting in a flexible and future-proof solution.
Adapter for multimedia connectivity USB
This adapter allows you to connect your Apple iPod™ / iPhone™, MP3 player or other make of smartphone to the audio system via the built-in USB interface – and includes a charging function and display of titles and playlists. Easy control via the multifunction steering wheel, iDrive Controller or radio.
BMW Junior Seat 1
The Group 1 Junior Seat is ideal for children from 10 months to 3.5 years (approx. 9 – 18 kg). It consists of a seat shell with a five-point belt system and an ISOFIX base, which can also be used for the Baby Seat 0+ and the Junior Seat 1. The seat shell, together with the ISOFIX base, can be attached to the vehicle. Children are at their safest when the seat is rear-facing, although forward-facing attachment is possible. Integrated airpads offer side impact head protection and are pleasantly soft and comfortable in daily use. Magnetised locking and the comfortable five-point belt make it easy to buckle up and one-handed height adjustment ensures optimum convenience. Available in Black/Anthracite or Black/Blue.
Travel & Comfort system, coat hanger
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Key case M Sport
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text: Show Hide image Politics 25 July 2012 Tale of a city: See, hear, taste, touch As a Russian émigré, Evgeny Lebedev appreciates the freedom and joy of being a Londoner (and having Boris as mayor) more than most. Sign-up A month ago I went to Arkansas to interview Pastor Thomas Robb, a leader of the Ku Klux Klan, for a magazine feature. In calm, considered tones, he explained to me the racial inferiority of non-white peoples, the tyranny of civil rights for minorities, the threat from secularism and the persecution that America's white population now lives under, accentuated by the election of a black president. Later, he told me that he'd never been to Europe. I remember very clearly the thought that came, instantly, into my head: I'd love to show you London, mate. Everything about London's deserved status as the greatest city on earth is an affront to the supremacist imagination. It is London's openness – to new people, ideas and cultures – and eccentricity that define it in a year when the eyes of the world will be upon it. Ken Livingstone called it right when, in his eloquent, rousing speech after the 7/7 bombings, he said an attack on London is an attack on the world. People from "around the world . . . arrive in London to become Londoners", he said, "to fulfil their dreams, and to achieve their potential". I am one of that number. I was born in Moscow and lived there until the age of eight. But on coming to London, where my father's work brought us, I was made to feel included and accepted from the very beginning. I came from a closed society and found an open one. Basic freedoms of movement and expression were censored in the Soviet Union. In London, thank goodness, they are not. Contrary to prevailing stereotypes, Russians in London don't all hang out together. I certainly don't seek out Russian company and I find that many of the Russians I come across in this great city are whiners who don't realise how lucky they are. Like all minorities, Russians must learn to integrate and recognise that the flip side of every person's right is another person's duty. Generally speaking, London's Russians have demanded their rights without fulfilling their duties, to mutual disadvantage. A lot of them just don't make enough effort to understand England's culture and to participate actively in it. They follow this civic failure by complaining that they are misunderstood or disliked. Well, it's mostly their fault. When I first came to this country, I felt the warm embrace of London immediately. Some people would say this is easier if you're rich – but we weren't. My father earned $700 a month, and my mother $100, so wealth had nothing to do with it. Both my parents keenly appreciated how fortunate they were to live and work here, and impressed that view on their only son accordingly. Yet many of the other Russians in London today seem less appreciative. Collectively, they have given their hosts a limited and unattractive view of the mother country. The Russia that emanates from the trial of Berezovsky and Abramovich, for instance, is at once brooding and cold, dark and distant. But there is another Russia, one that has given us Tolstoy, Dostoevsky and Tchaikovsky, and one in which those traditions still thrive – but of which Londoners know too little. I hope in due course to bring them a greater sense of it. It is chiefly through owning London's paper that I hope to repay my debt to the city. Having eliminated the £30m annual losses we inherited, the Standard is stronger than it's ever been. It has had to be, in 2012, the year of mayoral elections, the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics. In the first of that trinity, Boris Johnson, a man of conviction, was elected as a Boris rather than a Tory. Like the city he represents, he has a sense of humour and is eccentric in the best sense. I was fortunate enough to attend the jubilee celebrations, where it was the classic rockers – not least Elton John – who wowed the fans, whereas many of the younger performers seemed dubious choices for such an occasion. I had better not name names, in case Gary Barlow gets offended. The whole weekend was as big a slap in the face for British republicanism as could be imagined. No public figure since Churchill has commanded as much love and affection as the Queen. As to the Olympics, I don't have tickets to the wrestling, archery or, for that matter, anything else. I was rather hoping to see the judo, on the off-chance that Vladimir Putin entered himself as a last-minute participant. I am optimistic that we can deliver a superb Olympics, and a Paralympics, too. The virtue of sport is that it can transcend national boundaries, exhibit human excellence, and prove that nothing works like hard work. The same goes for the Cultural Olympiad, which was launched with Damien Hirst designing a front cover for the Standard. His retrospective at the Tate, like the Lucian Freud show at the National Portrait Gallery, is unmissable. Another cultural highlight, albeit in a different arena, came earlier this month when I visited Brunswick House Café, housed in an architectural salvage depot on the Vauxhall roundabout. That may not sound a propitious location but the interior was delightfully designed, the food excellent (and inexpensive) and the ebullient Jackson Boxer, who runs the place, is one to watch out for, having just opened a new restaurant called Rita's in Dalston. Yet nothing captures London's culture quite like its literary heritage. That is one reason I couldn't resist taking a stake in a pub called the Grapes in Narrow Street, Limehouse, when Ian McKellen and Sean Mathias invited me to. The pub, which features in a scene from Charles Dickens's Our Mutual Friend, sits right on top of that other great symbol of London, the River Thames, the clogged artery that for centuries connected the city to the rest of the world. When I'm sitting on the balcony of the Grapes, holding a copy of the Standard fresh off the presses, looking east to the old docks and west to the Shard, I know why I love my adopted home. In truth, there is not one London but countless Londons; and as the world comes to see, hear, taste, touch and smell any one or all of them, those of us who live here should reflect on what an almighty stroke of luck it is to be a Londoner today. Follow Evgeny on Twitter as @mrevgenylebedev. 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MEXICO CITY – The Governments of the United States and Mexico today partnered with the Government of El Salvador to increase cacao production as an alternative source of income for rural farmers affected by the coffee rust outbreak.
This trilateral partnership will support the Government of El Salvador's agriculture strategy which aims to increase the value chain of cacao and position the country as an export leader. The three countries will also be part a $50 million, five-year, public-private cacao initiative.
"This dynamic partnership will leverage our joint expertise along with that of the private sector to help tens of thousands of rural farmers to double their income and rise out of poverty," said USAID's Administrator Raj Shah.
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- Establish a national cacao institute for soil and seed research, agricultural technologies, and climate change adaptability.
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