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Corvette gets leaner with carbon fiber hood
Advances in materials and processing yield high-volume, low-mass hood for GM flagship.
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Any list of the world's most highly regarded sports cars includes General Motors' venerable Chevrolet Corvette. An icon in American automobile history, the Corvette is in its 51st year of production. Since 1953, when only 300 of the fiberglass-bodied vehicles were produced, more than 1.3 million have been sold to sports car enthusiasts worldwide.
The Corvette also serves as GM's leading technology platform, notably in the areas of braking, engine technology and materials. The Z06 Corvette Coupe, the version equipped for highest performance, has a 5.7L, 405 hp powerplant that delivers a top speed of 171 mph/275 kph and goes from a standing start to 60 mph/100 kph in a seat-pinning 3.9 seconds. The 2004 model represents the final year of production of the C-5 (fifth generation) Corvette, with the next-generation C-6 entering production this summer as a 2005 model. To send the current design out in style, GM management developed a Commemorative Edition Z06, with a unique "LeMans blue" paint and racing decor, a tribute to the Corvette race team's recent success at the famous 24-hour French endurance race (two teams placed 1st and 2nd in the GTS class in both 2001 and 2002; and finished 2nd and 3rd last year). It comes complete with a lightweight carbon fiber hood — the first application of the material on a painted, Class A exterior body panel offered as original equipment on a North American vehicle.
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"We had several reasons for putting a high-profile carbon fiber component on a production Corvette," explains Mark Voss, design release engineer in GM's performance car group. "From a marketing standpoint, new technology like carbon fiber creates enthusiasm among Corvette buyers. Further, this provided a perfect opportunity for GM to better understand and implement the technology and achieve weight savings in a key area, improving vehicle performance." Weighing only 20.5 lb/9.3 kg, the new hood shaves 10.6 lb/4.8 kg, or about 33 percent of the mass from the standard fiberglass sheet molding compound (SMC) hood, and is more than 50 percent lighter than an equal-sized steel hood. This translates into higher power-to-mass ratio, and improved fore-aft weight distribution. Between 2,000 and 2,500 Commemorative Edition Z06 Corvettes will be produced for 2004. To bring the hood to production, GM relied on aerospace autoclave and automotive SMC technologies and an intense development effort among molders and material suppliers.
Carbon prepreg leads a unique mix of materials
Key to weight reduction in the hood is the unidirectional carbon fiber/epoxy prepreg used for the outer skin panel. While identical in form and quality to traditional prepreg tapes produced for the manufacture of aerospace components and sporting goods, the material brings a unique set of properties suited to production of large automotive panels. "Obtaining high thermal and mechanical properties, combined with fast cure and friendly processing characteristics, was a real challenge in product development," emphasizes Andrea Dorr, business development manager for Toray Composites (America) Inc. (Tacoma, Wash.), the prepreg supplier for the hood. "Of course the pricing had to be attractive, so that ruled out traditional aerospace-qualified materials," she adds. The prepreg selected and qualified for the hood is Toray P3831C-190, a combination of Toray T60024K carbon fiber and Toray's G83 "quick cure" epoxy resin. The resin is formulated to maintain a traditional long shelf life and out life, yet fully cure in less than 10 minutes at 150°C/302°F, developing a glass transition temperature of 145°C/293°F (reported as onset of storage modulus loss by dynamic mechanical analysis). Aerospace epoxy prepreg systems typically require two or more hours to achieve the same degree of cure.
MacLean Quality Composites (West Jordan, Utah) is the Tier 1 supplier of the carbon fiber hood to GM's Bowling Green, Ky. Corvette assembly plant. MacLean uses the autoclave process, adapted to achieve high-rate production, to mold the highly cosmetic outer skin panels, and also is responsible for the adhesive bonding of the inner and outer panels and the surface quality of the finished hoods. Early in the program, MacLean and GM developed a 100 percent carbon fiber prepreg inner panel that, when assembled with the all carbon outer panel resulted in a hood weighing only 13.6 lb/6.2 kg, a 56 percent reduction over the baseline hood. While the performance and mass characteristics of the all-carbon solution were exciting, the complex inner panel, originally designed for the SMC process, was too expensive to produce in prepreg, and economics took over, notes Voss. The carbon fiber outer panel, at 1.2 mm/0.048 inch thickness, weighed 60 percent less than the 2.5 mm/0.100 inch standard density SMC outer panel, and was more practical to produce. Balancing tooling and piece costs against potential weight savings, GM elected to go with an autoclave-cured prepreg outer panel and a compression molded low-density SMC inner panel for the production version.
Supplied to MacLean by Meridian Automotive Systems (Dearborn, Mich.), the inner panel is molded at Meridian's Shelbyville, Ind. facility, which also produces the standard SMC hood used on all other Corvette models. The inner for the Z06 Commemorative Edition uses the same low-density (1.3 specific gravity) fiberglass SMC employed on the all-fiberglass hoods and is molded in the same tooling, but with a novel modification — the peripheral bonding flanges incorporate AMC-8590 carbon fiber SMC, supplied by Quantum Composites Inc. (Bay City, Mich.). Approximately 1.0 lb/0.45 kg of the material, first used for structural components on the Dodge Viper SRT-10, is placed around the edges of the inner panel and comolded with Meridian's low-density glass formulation.
"We found that the autoclave-cured carbon fiber bonded to the low-density SMC inner did not provide the overall system performance we expected, primarily due to the large mismatch in mechanical properties between the two materials," Voss explains. "Putting carbon fiber SMC in the bonding areas of the inner creates a transition zone, providing efficient transfer of stress loads between the panels, which was validated in performance testing." This testing matrix included thermal cycling, hood slam, deflection, torsion, durability and crash, among others. In every test performed, the hybrid carbon fiber hood met or exceeded the results of production SMC parts. Dent and hail testing showed the carbon fiber outer panels performed far superior to traditional steel body panels.
Industrializing the autoclave process
Putting the hood into production proved to be the trickiest part of the equation. After reviewing alternate methods, such as resin transfer molding and compression molding, neither of which were capable of achieving large, extremely thin profiles nor the required surface quality, GM opted to pursue autoclave processing for the outer panel. However, this decision posed new challenges. Autoclave processing is commonly used for European super sports cars priced above $250,000 and built at rates of one or two per day. But GM was looking for volumes approaching 16 parts per day, still relatively low by automotive standards, but far beyond the normal production requirements of the aerospace industry. Following an intensive supplier screening process, GM selected MacLean Quality Composites to build the hood, based on its extensive experience with carbon fiber in high-volume sporting goods and parent company MacLean-Fogg's history as a supplier of functional metal and plastic parts to the automotive industry.
"The demands of the automotive industry really force you to think differently about processing," emphasizes MacLean operations manager Tim Daily. "What you do has to be both fast and repeatable, and small time savings at all process steps really add up." To achieve the required part volume, two molds are processed simultaneously in MacLean's 1.8m/6 ft diameter autoclave, supplied by BondTech Corp. (Somerset, Ky.). Daily explains that MacLean is turning the molds every three hours, or eight times per day on a round-the-clock, five-day-per-week operation. For each cycle, this includes application of mold release, layup and vacuum bagging of the parts, loading the autoclave, pressurization to 100 psi/6.8 bar and ramp up to 150°C/302°F, followed by cool down to just above 43°C/110°F, unloading the autoclave and part removal. Daily notes that significant engineering effort was involved in optimizing the pressure/temperature profile of the cure cycle to obtain the best surface finish on the molded part.
A significant constraint on the process time is the heating and cooling of the large Invar molds, each weighing almost 2,500 lb/1,136 kg. Although lightweight carbon/epoxy tooling would provide faster heating and cooling, and might suffice for low-volume production, GM wanted molds durable and accurate enough to produce thousands of parts, including the potential for aftermarket production. An iron alloy with 36 percent nickel content, Invar was selected because of its near-zero coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), similar to the CTE of carbon fiber composite. Beyond its weight, Invar's thermal conductivity is one-fourth that of steel and one-twentieth that of aluminum, slowing heat transfer. The molds were produced by Visioneering Inc. (Fraser, Mich.) and Models & Tools Inc. (Troy, Mich.).
The production process begins with automated pattern cutting of the unidirectional tape on cutting machinery supplied by Cutting Edge, now part of Gerber Technology (Tolland, Conn.), followed by vacuum preforming of four of the six plies on a fiberglass male tool. Preforming for one set of parts occurs while the previous set is curing in the autoclave. After application of the mold release, the two outer plies of the hood are formed by hand in the mold cavity, followed by placement of the four ply preform, then application of separator film, breather and a reusable vacuum bag, which evacuates the air between the part and the mold. The vacuum bag, supplied by Torr Technologies (Tacoma, Wash.) is a thermoset silicone rubber, formed to near-net shape, and supported by an aluminum frame. Following a vacuum check, the molds are loaded into the autoclave. Through repetition and proper sequencing, Daily says MacLean has reduced the time to complete these steps to only 45 minutes, with separate teams working on each mold.
After molding, the outer panels are trimmed on a 5-axis CNC router. A two-component polyurethane adhesive, supplied by Ashland Inc. (Dublin, Ohio), is robotically applied to the outer panel in the areas of the corresponding bond flanges of the inner panel. The adhesive is a room-temperature version of the heat-cured polyurethane used by Meridian on the all-SMC hoods. Ashland did considerable thermal- and water-aging of test panels to prove excellent bond strength, as measured by lap shear, between the carbon prepreg and the carbon SMC. The autoclave-cured outer and Meridian supplied inner panels are mated in a dedicated bonding fixture, designed to achieve accurate location in space of all surfaces. After curing at room temperature in the fixture for about 30 minutes, the hood assembly is inspected for dimensions (with many tolerances under 1.0 mm/0.40 inch), and for surface appearance.
The latter characteristic was a source of frustration and a major development target, Daily points out. "The as-molded surface of the outer panel is excellent by aerospace standards, but the standard for automotive Class A is much more critical," he notes. "A single pinhole or void on the painted hood is cause for rejection." Daily explains that pinholes, when they occur, are relatively easy to find and fill, yet the more difficult defects are extremely small surface voids, some smaller than 2 mm/0.080 inch long that are aligned with the fiber direction. These "linear voids," as he terms them, are prohibitively expensive to identify, fill and sand, so either a surface film or a primer capable of filling these is required. After extensive testing, MacLean and GM, working with painting subcontractor ASC Inc. (Southgate, Mich.), identified a primer that solves the problem. Following receipt of the assembled hoods from MacLean, ASC's Bowling Green, Ky. facility applies a low-temperature curing primer, supplied by Akzo Nobel Coatings (Troy, Mich.). The primed hoods are shipped into the nearby Corvette assembly plant in Bowling Green, Ky., where final painting (a process involving temperatures as high as 143ºC/290ºF) is completed with the remaining body panels. The use of Synskin surfacing film, from Henkel Aerospace (Bay Point, Calif.) has been qualified by GM as an alternate method for addressing linear voids.
A winner in the showroom, too
GM's Voss says the 2004 Commemorative Edition Z06 is a big hit with customers, and demand easily exceeds GM and MacLean's capacity to supply. Moreover, there are significant implications going forward. "In addition to being the first to implement Class A carbon fiber at these volumes, we have learned a tremendous amount that can be applied to future vehicles, and on a broader scope," says Voss. For obvious competitive reasons, he won't reveal exactly where GM next plans to implement the technology, but confirms the company considers carbon fiber "the right fit for certain niche vehicles." Lower tooling and fixture costs, especially at these volumes, help offset the premium cost of carbon fiber composites.
MacLean's Daily also is enthused about the prospects, especially after surviving the growing pains associated with making the autoclave process more streamlined and economical. He refers to a number of "firsts" with the Corvette program, in the areas of materials, tooling, design, production rates and part quality. "We've proven it is possible to produce large, Class A carbon fiber body panels in these kinds of volumes," he declares. "And the fact that we have moved past theoretical application and into production gives us a unique position in the composites industry."
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The TiVo Premiere Elite addresses two things that were disappointing about the regular Premiere and Premiere XL when they launched in 2010: lack of support for more than two tuners and multiroom viewing.
The Elite has four tuners, so it can record up to four programs at once, and you can watch recorded programming or streaming video while it does it. It just requires one multistream CableCard to do it, too. (Unfortunately, the Elite supports digital cable (QAM) and Verizon Fios only; it does not support analog cable, antenna (ATSC), satellite, or AT&T U-verse.) To hold all of those recordings, the Elite has 2TB of storage, which will hold up to 300 hours of HD programming. (Note: some cable providers require a separate tuning adapter box to handle switched digital video networks, which don't always play well with TiVo. Here's a breakdown of some of the best and worst cable companies to use with TiVo from Zatz Not Funny.)
Multiroom viewing has long been an option for two or more network-connected TiVo units, Series 2 or newer. However, it required transferring content entirely from one unit to another, which, while nice, doesn't allow you to pause a show in your living room and start watching again in your bedroom, and some content can't be transferred because of copy protection. With the Elite as well as other Premiere boxes, multiroom streaming is now available.
To do this, you'll need to have a wired network connection, either via Ethernet or MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance), which uses the coaxial cable in your home for broadband networking. MoCA support is built into the Elite, but you'll need to add a MoCA bridge (around $100) that connects to your router if your TiVo is in a different room from your router. Wi-Fi is supported but is not recommended for multiroom streaming because the bandwidth simply isn't big enough. Plus, just like older models, the Elite doesn't have built-in Wi-Fi and requires a TiVo wireless dongle: $60 for 802.11g or $90 for 802.11n. At those prices, you're better off taking advantage of the MoCA support.
However, though the built-in MoCA support is nice, multiroom streaming is supported by all TiVo Premiere DVRs, so the main reasons to get the Elite are the extra tuners and large storage. Of course, you'll also be getting one of the best--if not the best--interfaces available on any DVR.
There's really not too much to the design of the Elite; it's a simple, attractive black box measuring 16.5 inches wide by 9.7 inches deep by 2.4 inches high. On the front are circular notification lights to indicate what it's doing (recording TV, downloading Web video, and acknowledging signals from the remote). Also on the front is a Format button for quickly setting the TiVo to properly display video in different formats; supported formats are 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, and 480i.
On the back you'll find the power input, multistream CableCard slot, HDMI, component video, composite video, and optical and analog audio jacks. There's also an eSATA port for a storage expander, and it has two USB ports for use with TiVo's Wi-Fi dongle, a Bluetooth remote, or a tuning adapter if necessary, an Ethernet port, and a coaxial cable connector. TiVo includes 6-foot HDMI, 6-foot AC power, 6.5-foot Ethernet, and 6-foot composite video and audio cables.
The included remote is the classic TiVo peanut, but it's the backlit Glo version for easier navigation in the dark. Like on the regular Premiere remote, there are four colored buttons to provide additional contextual choices on the system's updated menus--that means there's less need to jump in and out of certain menus to activate filters and sort lists, for instance. It needs a dedicated search button, though, and a button to jump straight to Netflix would be nice, too.
For $60 you can also get the TiVo Slide Remote, which is a shrunken version of the TiVo peanut, but with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It uses Bluetooth, so it's not necessary to point the control at the TiVo for it to function, and if you do a lot of searching, it's the remote to have. On the other hand, TiVo has free apps for iOS and Android devices that let you control not only basic functions, but the guide, search, and management of your recordings.
The TiVo advantage
These days, digital video recorders aren't anything special--cable and satellite companies rent them to their customers for a few bucks a month, and said customers can time-shift their favorite programs to watch at their convenience. So, why invest in a TiVo? Basically, it's the same reason you'd pay extra for a Mac versus a Windows PC: for starters, that means a best-in-class user interface and ease of use.
Beyond the standard DVR features of pausing and rewinding live TV, TiVo's got a wealth of less common (and better implemented) TV recording features:
EPG: All digital cable and satellite boxes and DVRs offer an onscreen EPG (electronic programming guide), but TiVo's steps it up a notch, with a degree of customization and configuration that most cable company DVRs don't offer. The guide extends 14 days into the future, and it can be displayed as a standard grid or as a split-screen Live Guide, which breaks out several hours of program information from each channel on the right half of the screen. You also have access to a grid-style miniguide on the bottom of the screen, overlaid on top of what you're currently viewing.
Season Pass: The TiVo Season Pass function lets you record every episode of a favorite show within the parameters you set. For instance, you can record every "CSI" episode on any channel and keep only the five most recent episodes, or you can record only the new (nonrerun) episodes in prime time, or both. This function has mostly been imitated by other DVRs, but TiVo's Season Pass is generally more accurate and reliable than other cable DVR models, especially at delineating between new episodes and reruns, or adjusting if a show changes its time slot.
Wish List: The Wish List is just what it sounds like: you choose an actor, director, genre, or keyword, and TiVo will record any program that involves that keyword. Again, this feature is also available on other DVRs, but TiVo's implementation still tends to be easier to use than other versions we've seen.
TiVo Suggestions: By default, TiVo also uses your TV downtime--overnight, when you're at work, and so forth--to record programs based on interests you express by using the thumbs-up and thumbs-down button on your remote. The more you vote on your viewing choices, the better your TiVo will become at finding similar, related programming, which it duly labels TiVo Suggestions. Some may object to this functionality as invasive or overkill--which is why it can be easily turned off--but for anyone who laments that there's never anything on TV, it's worth trying.


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Here is one of the classical versions of the nullstellensatz: Let $K$ be a field and let $\mathfrak{m}$ be a maximal ideal of the polynomial ring $K[T_1,\ldots,T_n]$. Then $K[T_1,\ldots,T_n]/\mathfrak{m}$ is a finite extension of $K$.
I am interested in a noncommutative version of this theorem. To be more precise: Let $K$ be a field and let $\delta_1,\ldots,\delta_n$ be commuting derivations on $K$. Suppose $\mathfrak{m}$ is a maximal left ideal of $K[\delta_1,\ldots,\delta_n]$. Is $K[\delta_1,\ldots,\delta_n]/\mathfrak{m}$ finite dimensional as a vector space over $K$? If not, is there a simple counterexample?
This seems like a very natural question to ask but I was unable to find anything relevant in the literature. I also tried to lift the proof of the classical theorem to this setting using the technology of associated graded rings/modules but I could not make it work.


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The 24 Hour Plays in Los Angeles Cast Announced
Gillian Jacobs, Jordana Brewster and Jason Ritter, among other film and television writers, directors and stars, have been announced as the talent participating in the 24 Hour Plays in Los Angeles.
This is the third annual production of the plays, which take six writers, six directors, 24 actors and 24 hours to create. The actors will arrive with a prop and a costume at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica on June 21. Each writer will take inspiration from the actors and their props and compose a 10-minute play by 7 am the following morning. Directors choose which play they want by 9 am and the cast has until 8 pm to rehearse before the shows go live.
"It's like jumping into cold water," said Jan-Patrick Schmitz, President and CEO of Montblanc North America. The luxury brand has sponsored the event for the last six years and raised over a half a million dollars for the Urban Arts Partnership, a non-profit that partners with the Los Angeles Unified School District to integrate art, both digital and visual, into the academic curriculum.
"Actors are all narcissists," said Gillian Jacobs, who plays Britta Perry on NBC"s "Community," "but for once this isn't about us." This will mark Jacobs' third year as an actor in the plays, in an experience she describes as the "scariest thing I do all year."
Released exclusively to Speakeasy is the list of actors, writers and directors that will make up the 2013 24 Hour Plays.


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It's no secret we loved the first Assassin's Creed – maybe even a little too much. Climbing up impossibly tall structures and stealthily murdering Templar knights during the sharply realized Crusades was so much fun, we accepted certain flaws – like the repetitive side-tasks you had to undertake before each assassination mission could be unlocked, or the way the game sent you back to your home fortress after each successful takedown – as minor irritations. But as it turned out, a lot of other players didn't. Neither, it seems, did the developers of Assassin's Creed II.
With the bigger, bloodier and hugely improved sequel, most of the complaints that made the first AC so divisive are gone. Side tasks? Sidelined to strictly optional status; the focus is now firmly on making your enemies' lives miserable before you kill them. Walking around reading emails in the near future? Not even for one second. Riding horses across miles of samey wilderness? Convenient fast-travel stations now enable you to cover huge distances in seconds (although horses are still useful). Annoying beggars? Replaced by less-annoying minstrels who can be distracted with thrown coins. Awkward fights? Well, those still look pretty similar, but they've been retooled to be faster, much more varied and easier to understand.
What makes Assassin's Creed II great isn't just that it fixes most of what was wrong with the first game, though. It's that it takes what the first game started and uses it to build something much bigger, much more involving and much more fun. The open-world action is similar – you'll still spend a lot of time free-running across rooftops and obstacles (which is a blast), climbing up the sides of gargantuan buildings, assassinating unwitting enemies and getting into seemingly endless swordfights with guards – but the sequel expands on the original formula so much, and so well, that Assassin's Creed feels like a training run by comparison.
This is partly because the world you'll explore – which this time consists of five cities set during the Italian Renaissance – feels much more fleshed out and believable than the original, even coming complete with a historical database you can access every time you come across a notable person or landmark. It's also partly because the new hero, cocky young nobleman-turned-assassin Ezio Auditore, has a much livelier, more charming personality than his cold, collected ancestor Altair, and comes off as more of an ass-kicking, morally ambiguous superhero than a merciless killer. It also doesn't hurt that his adventure – which begins in 1476 and ends in 1499 – has a much more epic, personal feel than the first game did, as you see Ezio slowly evolve from a scared teenager, desperate for vengeance after his father and brothers are executed, to a near-invincible badass in pursuit of the conspiracy that killed them.
Above: You even get to see his face once in a while, too
He's not a lone wolf, either, and the cast of characters who come together to help him are more believable, more actively helpful and much easier to care about than any of the first Creed's supporting assassins. They also represent a good mix of fictional characters – like Ezio's family and his acrobatic thief allies – and actual historical figures, including the great Lorenzo di Medici and Leonardo da Vinci, who as Ezio's closest friend plays a major role in the story.
Mostly, though, ACII is a huge improvement because there's tons more to do this time around. In addition to Ezio's central story missions – which will take around 15-20 hours to complete if you blast straight through – there's a lot of optional stuff that it's in your interest to uncover. Aside from the side missions – which consist largely of beating up faithless husbands, racing thieves across rooftops, and killing targets for money – you'll be able to ferret out hundreds of treasure chests, eagle feathers, semi-mystical glyphs and statuettes hidden throughout the world, gaining rewards for finding them all.
Above: Also, you can stab guards in the head with dual hidden blades, which is awesome
There are also squads of thieves, mercenaries and prostitutes to command, who are useful for luring, fighting and distracting guards, respectively. There's a failing town you can rebuild and invest in, and it'll reward you with a safehouse and regular cash payments. There are new vehicles to pilot, not the least of which is one of Leonardo da Vinci's legendary flying machines. There are also six semi-hidden Assassin tombs for you to explore, which take the form of vast, Prince of Persia-style environmental-puzzle dungeons that can eventually net you a near-invincible suit of armor.
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So that's all fine and good, but it leaves one question for disgruntled would-be fans of the first game: What about Desmond?


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MCALLEN, Texas, March 10 (UPI) -- Justin Bieber and ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez seem to have quite literally kissed and made up.
The two were spotted together on Saturday at a restaurant in McAllen, Texas, and restaurant manager Lori Johnson told People that the two were very affectionate.
"Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber came in...for breakfast," Johnson said. "They were kissing. They were sitting next to each other and hugging and kissing in front of the staff. They weren't hiding it and seemed to be boyfriend and girlfriend."
The two reportedly visited Xtreme Lazer Tag later that day, and site marketing manager Ruben Elias told Hollywood Life, "They were kissing in the dark area... They basically hid out in there, stopped their game of laser tag, and were locked in a full-on makeout session."
"They...had some full-on PDA," Elias added. "They were really enjoying each other's company and Selena was smiling from the time she walked in to the time she left. Justin was going the extra mile to make sure she was doing well."
Rumors that the two might get back together began earlier this month when Bieber posted a photo on his Instagram of Gomez in her Oscars after-party dress. He captioned the photo, "Most elegant princess in the world." Fan interest was piqued after the post, but sources told media outlets that Gomez was not impressed by the display or interested in Bieber. Speculation was renewed when Bieber had a violent reaction to a lawyer's questions about Gomez during his deposition in Miami.
The two were seen together over the weekend at several other locations in Texas, including a perfume store, Starbucks and a dance studio. Gomez was in Texas to perform on Saturday night in Hidalgo.
The two have not officially announced that they are back together.
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Either can be adverb, determiner, pronoun or conjunction.
Normally we use either in negative sentences instead of too, or also.
Ex: I don't eat pork and my wife doesn't either.
Besides, people will use either with or whilst neither with nor.
Ex: Either she goes or I go.
Neither of them did it.
So either at the poll means, neither of them are correct for you...
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yup, i was right, its during
' we had important things to talk about but couldn't due to work. Taking this as a golden opurtunity, we spoke during the cofee break. '
Can this example explain it well?
Please point out if there is any mistakes, thanks.
we spoke during the coffee break ..
can we say :
we spoke while the coffee was burning ?
While I have no objection to polls on matters on which even educated natives may disagree, and have myself voted in one or two, there is no possibility of any such disagreement regarding this simple, grammatical choice.
The only correct answer is 'during' - and there's and end to it!
I couldn't choose. I think we need a continuous tense because both show us a period of time.
Iam choosing during , is that right?
Thanks alot
During refers to a particular (fixed) time, while practically implies simultaneous activities. Right?


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We have a couple of black walnut trees near our driveway. Until 2008 I had only paid passing attention to them, never taking the time to harvest the nuts at the right time. To do that, every day or two I would have to pick up the green balls that fell from the trees and throw them in the driveway. Driving over them would remove the green husks. Then I would gather the nuts to air-dry and store for later. If they weren't gathered from the ground in a timely manner, I would find worms in them. Shelling them was a challenge. I tried cracking them using a hammer and by squeezing them in a vice. Both methods were unsatisfactory. You can find information about these methods and more at http://www.nemahaweb.com/blackwalnuts/crackers.htm. Black walnuts are much harder than the English walnuts you would find in the grocery store and regular nutcrackers won't work for them. Finally I called my friend Margaret to borrow her black walnut cracker.
Margaret and Jerry moved to their 50 acre farm in late 1982. They had black walnut trees in the yard and intended to make use of them. When Margaret told me of her search for a suitable nutcracker, I told her of an article I had recently read in the December 1983 issue of Organic Gardening magazine. I located that issue on my bookshelf while preparing to write this post. It still contained a note to Xerox the article for Margaret. (Back then we didn't copy things, we Xeroxed them.) The article profiled four nutcrackers suitable for hard-shelled nuts—hickories, butternuts, and black walnuts. The Potter nutcracker was one of them, and the one owned by the authors, Mike and Nancy Bubel. At the time, I had also checked my copy of Home Food Systems which listed the Potter as the "largest, heaviest, most powerful nutcracker we tested." Home Food Systems was published in 1981. Margaret bought one and has used it all these years.
Our black walnut trees seem to bear every other year, so I didn't throw myself into thinking about black walnuts again until the fall of 2010. The Resilient Gardener by Carol Deppe was hot off the press and the green balls were, once again, raining down. Deppe talks about gathering nuts in her book, specifically the need to get them off the ground promptly. I borrowed Margaret's Potter nutcracker again. However, the best way to store nuts is in the shell, with the cracking done as needed. It became clear that I should have my own tool. With the harvest skipping a year, there were no new nuts to crack in 2011, but I still had some left from 2010 to play with. I had my eye out for a used Potter, since they aren't manufactured anymore. What I found is the Master Nut Cracker, similar to the Potter.
My husband gave me a Master Nut Cracker for Christmas last year. It is the one in the top photo and it came with a bag of black walnuts. It was just what I needed for my black walnuts—and as I found later—for the hazelnuts (filberts) and peanuts. My husband had also given me small vice grips to use for the hazelnuts, an improvement over my other methods. I thought my hazelnuts would be too small for the Master Nut Cracker, but I found that it cracked all but the very smallest. Eventually I realized that I could shell peanuts with it, also.
This nut cracker lives up to its expectations for cracking black walnuts. If you see advertisements for nutcrackers, read them carefully. If they list walnuts (rather than black walnuts), they mean English walnuts, which are easier to shell. One of the great things about this nutcracker is that it has a second set of anvils. You can see these in the picture. They're inserted into their storage holes to the right on the board. Just unscrew the larger anvils and put these in and you're all set to crack smaller nuts. These smaller anvils are what I put on for the hazelnuts. The anvils are concave, allowing you to crack the shells without smashing everything together, which is what happens using the hammer method.
If you are thinking of getting a Master Nut Cracker, be on the watch for the Duke Nutcracker. The Duke is a Chinese knock-off and of lesser quality, according to what I've read. Often Chinese look-alikes are inferior and will soon break or be less than enjoyable to use. Do your internet homework and order from Gerald Gardner, developer of the Master Nut Cracker, himself. You will have to send a check to him and the address is on his website, along with the story of how it all came to be. You might want to put a Master Nut Cracker on your Christmas wish list, like I did. Happy cracking!
More about my experiences with the Master Nut Cracker at http://www.motherearthnews.com/permaculture/master-nut-cracker.aspx


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Here's a sample of what the certificate would look like:
Due to our flimsy standards as a Church, one must remember that these are strictly officially unofficial. If you want, however, to parade around telling everybody it's official, I'm not going to stop you.
BUT I believe that a few standards should be met before a certificate is granted:
- The church name must include some legitimate area (whether you want this to be your city, county, street, state, whatever)
Note: This does not mean I want your address. Suppose you included your street name, well how the heck do I know where this is. Your privacy doesn't go down the drain.
- The name should have something to do with the Flying Spaghetti Monster, Pastafarianism, or some kind of CotFSM-related term
- Cannot be blatantly profane
Note: This doesn't mean I don't think you can have a naughty acronym. I just don't want the name itself saying something distasteful.
- By submitting a request for a certificate, you affirm that at least one person (perhaps this person is you) in the given area considers himself/herself/zirself/itself to be a Pastafarian
If you want to submit a request, just reply on here with a church name and the following statement "I hereby affirm that at least one person in the area specified in the submitted congregational name considers himself/herself to be a Pastafarian."
What do people think? Questions? Comments? Concerns? Interest?


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Apple has come a long way from the days when Steve Jobs told environmental protesters outside a MacWorld Expo to "get out of the computer business [and] go save some whales," but its latest flub over green standards shows that the company, which is so pitch perfect in desiging consumer electronic products, still doesn't quite get this green stuff yet.
Apple withdrew a few weeks ago from a program, EPEAT, that sets environmental standards for computer products. Since Apple products exceed the EPEAT standards and some products, like smartphones and tablets, which represent a substantial part of the company's business, aren't even covered by the standards, the company argued that it had no need to participate in EPEAT.
Apple's withdrawal from EPEAT raised protestations from the environmental community and put the company's products on the fast track for exclusion from use by governments, from municipalities to the feds, as well as universities. With pressure mounting from all directions, Apple admitted it made a mistake.
"We've recently heard from many loyal Apple customers who were disappointed to learn that we had removed our products from the EPEAT rating system," Apple Senior Vice President Bob Mansfield writes in a letter posted to Apple's website. "I recognize that this was a mistake. Starting today, all eligible Apple products are back on EPEAT."
Green Skirmishes
While Apple's attitude toward environmental concerns has greatly improved over the years, green concerns have turned the company's face red over the years. For example, skirmishing with Greenpeace during the early years of the new millennium led to the environmentalist issuing a report on hazardous chemicals lurking inside the iPhone. Apple also lagged behind other high tech firms throughout the first decade of the new century in Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics.
The environmentalists not only criticized Apple's products, but its data infrastructure, too. In April 2011, the group tagged Apple the "least green" tech company for its use of "dirty" data centers. Greenpeace reported that dependence on coal for Apple's data centers to be 54.5 percent, followed by Facebook at 53.2 percent, IBM at 51.6 percent, Hewlett-Packard at 49.4 percent, and Twitter at 42.5 percent.
Apple also received low marks for its data centers earlier this year, grades that it disputes.
Greenpeace hasn't been the only environmental group to chide Apple. Environmental groups is China have criticized the American company for allowing its suppliers based in that Asian nation to release pollution that has resulted in increased cancer rates in communities near the suppliers.
Apple has been working with those groups to address their concerns and in April, it was announced that Apple and the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, in Beijing, will conduct a joint audit of one of American company's Chinese suppliers.
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Nuns and brothers who took their perpetual vows in 2012 are mature adults with work experience who come from Catholic families.
That's the basic result of a survey conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University.
The survey shows that today's newly professed religious are well-educated, individuals who have had to overcome discouragement from others in seeking a vocation to religious life.
One thing that interested me is that age appears to be no impediment for many of these people, since the oldest woman was 66 at the time she professed her perpetual vows and two of the men were over 60. I had always heard that no one who was over 40 could enter religious life. It appears I was wrong.
I think this is great news for people who have come to know Jesus later in life and who feel the call to live out their days as vowed members of a religious community. It is particularly important for women.
In a world where the enslavement and trafficking of women and children is growing apace with rape as an instrument of war and the use of child soldiers, the voice of strong Christian women is badly needed.
The Church needs nuns.
There is a female viewpoint that must be present when dealing with crimes against women and children. Also, many times, women are the only ones who can gain the trust and cooperation of severely victimized people.
I pray for women religious to step up to this challenge. They are so needed.
Here are a few facts from the survey that stood out to me. You can read the entire survey here.
The average age of newly professed women is 40, while the average of men is 39. Eighty-give percent of the respondents are cradle Catholics. Seventy-eight percent come from families in which both parents are Catholic. Ninety-six percent of them have at least one brother or sister; 45% have four or more siblings.
This is a highly educated group of people. Twenty-two percent have a graduate level degree with 60% having a bachelor's degree. Eight-two percent of them had worked before entering religious life. Eighty-eight percent had participated in ministry activities before entering and 95% had regularly participated in private prayer activity. Sixty-nine percent had participated in Eucharistic Adoration.
Seventy-four percent of the respondents said that they were discouraged from entering religious life by one of more persons. Women were more likely than men to report that they had encountered discouragement about considering a vocation. Men were more likely than the women to be encouraged by their parish priests to think of religious life as a life's vocation.
The youngest sister or nun was 23 at the time of her profession, while the oldest was 66 years of age. Eight women professed perpetual vows at age 60 or older. The youngest brother was 25 and the oldest is 62. Two of the men are age 60 or older.


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Jesús F. de la Teja, Regents' and University Distinguished Professor of History, has been named the Jerome H. and Catherine E. Supple Professor of Southwestern Studies at Texas State University-San Marcos beginning Sept. 1.
He succeeds Mark Busby, who is retiring as director of Texas State's Center for the Study of the Southwest and the Southwest Regional Humanities Center and returning to the Department of English on a full-time basis.
De la Teja has been a member of the Department of History at Texas State since 1991, serving as department chair 2005-2011, and has published extensively on Spanish, Mexican and Republic-era Texas. He has served as book review editor for the Southwestern Historical Quarterly since 1997 and between 1990 and 2005 served as managing editor of Catholic Southwest: A Journal of History and Culture. During 2007-2008 he served as president of the Texas State Historical Association. He was part of the content development team for the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum from 1998 to 2001, served as an expert reviewer of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Social Studies standards for the State Board of Education in 2009-2010, and currently serves on the board of directors of Humanities Texas. Governor Rick Perry appointed de la Teja the inaugural State Historian of Texas (2007-2009).
The Supple Professorship is named in honor of Texas State's ninth president, Jerome Supple, who worked tirelessly in support of the Southwest Regional Humanities Center, and his wife Cathy. It was made possible through a gift from the Alkek Foundation and other gifts from colleagues and friends of the Supple's and Texas State.
The director of the regional center is designated as the Supple Professor. The Center supports a variety of activities, including programs for students and teachers, lectures and readings by scholars and writers, publication of regional materials.Email | Print


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How to use QEMU to test Fedora development or test images
QEMU is a generic and open source processor emulator which achieves a good emulation speed by using dynamic translation.
QEMU has two operating modes:
- Full system emulation. In this mode, QEMU emulates a full system (for example a PC), including a processor and various peripherials. It can be used to launch different Operating Systems without rebooting the PC or to debug system code.
- User mode emulation (Linux host only). In this mode, QEMU can launch Linux processes compiled for one CPU on another CPU.
QEMU is available on Fedora repository. It can be installed by:
su -c "yum install qemu"
Testing Rawhide or Fedora Test releases
Create the virtual image for the system:
qemu-img create -f qcow fedora.qcow 5G
Of course you are not obliged to take 5GB.
Note: Even if you take 10GB this does NOT mean that the image does really HAVE the size of 10GB. It just means that your new system is limited up to 10GB - if the new sytem takes only 1,2 GB also the image will only be at 1,2GB.
now let's install the OS. Put in the install CD and type into your konsole (all in one line without break):
qemu -cdrom /dev/cdrom -hda fedora.qcow -boot d -net nic -net user -m 196 -localtime
"-user -net" is important to have internet access within your new system. "-m 196" is the Set virtual RAM size (megabytes), default is 128 MB, I chose 196.
The install may take some time. After the install, qemu will try to boot the new OS itself. Maybe this may fail (was the case for me) - but don't worry. If that happens: just close the qemu window and type the following command into your konsole to launch your new OS:
qemu fedora.qcow -boot c -net nic -net user -m 196 -localtime
Testing ISO Images
Type, in the proper directory
qemu -cdrom fXtestN.iso
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Neuroprotective action of resveratrol. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2015;1852(6):1195-201.
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Signaling pathways relevant to cognition-enhancing drug targets. Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2015;228:59-98.
Glutamatergic signaling and low prodynorphin expression are associated with intact memory and reduced anxiety in rat models of healthy aging. Front Aging Neurosci. 2014;6:81.
Possible role of dynorphins in Alzheimer's disease and age-related cognitive deficits. Neurodegener Dis. 2014;13(2-3):82-5.
Immune marker CD68 correlates with cognitive impairment in normally aged rats. Neurobiol Aging. 2013;34(8):1971-6.
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AMPA receptor phosphorylation is selectively regulated by constitutive phospholipase A(2) and 5-lipoxygenase activities. Hippocampus. 2005;15(3):370-80.
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Postsynaptic injection of calcium-independent phospholipase A2 inhibitors selectively increases AMPA receptor-mediated synaptic transmission. Hippocampus. 2004;14(3):319-25.


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– The Dan Lissvik Lp, mp3 will suffice.
– The Fontan ep.
– Atlantic Conveyor – We Are, again an mp3 would smile me up a treat
– To see the end of this shitty cold, entering its 6th week
– Sky at our house on Waiheke.
– Iain O'Brien to take 10 wickets and score 50 in the second test, he freqn rulz!
– Me to score 100 this weekend and pick up a `Michelle' at Cornwall
– Super weather for the holiday season!
– More Prins Thomas, Lindstrom and Todd Terje dj mixes
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Phichit, ThailandKirsty Turner
There are many interesting sites to explore in Phichit and many visitors find it necessary to extend their stay by several days in order to see everything. A great way to explore is to hire a motorbike or bicycle and cycle through the province at your own pace, noting the scenery and interesting architecture.
If you are interested in history, pay a visit to Utthayan Mueang Kao Pichit, which is a large park with an ancient town dating back more than 900 years. Most of the structures were built during the Sukhothai and Ayutthaya periods and the old town is surrounded by city walls and moats. In the town centre is Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat with its large bell-shaped chedi, containing numerous votive tablets.
Another site of historical and cultural interest is Ku Mahathat, where you can see ancient Khmer ruins, whilst Bung Si Fai is a large fresh-water lake to the south of town. There is a pretty landscaped park along the banks of the lake, which is a good place for a picnic. There is an aquarium on the other side of the park, which contains species of native fish and local fishing equipment.
There are a large number of interesting temples in Phichit. Among the best are Wat Pho Prathap Chang with its bronze Buddha statue, Wat Tha Luang and the extremely beautiful Wat Nakhon Chum.
Wat Bang Khlan was once the resident temple of the highly revered monk Luang Pho Ngoen and many people visit the temple in order to pay homage to a statue of Luang Pho Ngoen. Worth visiting is the Chai Bowon Museum inside the temple, which displays ancient items such as votive tablets, Buddha statues and earthenware. It is open every Saturday and Sunday.
Another interesting temple is Wat Khao Rup Chang, which is located along the Phichit-Taphan Hin road, 15 kilometres from town. On the hilltop is an old, Ayutthaya-style Chedi built from bricks. There is also a Mondop featuring interesting if slightly faded wall murals. The main purpose of the Mondop is that it houses a bronze Holy Relic.
The long awaited boat racing festival is usually held after the homage-paying rites to the province's principal Buddha statue during September of each year and takes place on the Nan River in front of Wat Tha Luang. The entire area comes alive during the boat races, when teams of up to 50 men compete to be the first to row their enormous boat to the finish line. The festival is celebrated with displays of traditional singing and dancing and there is much merry making.


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From Ubuntu Terminal screen (Applications > Accessories > Terminal), type:
taufanlubis@toshiba:~$ sudo apt-get install bumprace
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
The following NEW packages will be installed:
bumprace bumprace-data
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Need to get 742kB of archives.
After unpacking 1491kB of additional disk space will be used.
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By Kara Herlihy
Mad River Glen opened on Thursday, December 6, with glorious piles of white snow and the familiar blustering winds signature to Vermont winters. The base area was alive with families and old pals, reunited after their long summer hibernation, and an unusual number of elementary school kids on sick days.
MRG had an inspired opening day thanks to a few days of heavy snowfall, where over 20 inches fell in a single storm. Snow continued to fall throughout the week and weekend, with a fresh dusting Sunday night and Monday morning.
The newly refurbished single chair is up and running and looking mighty fine. A small crowd gathered around the single for most of the day, but the mountain was surprisingly quiet on the cruise down.
The single and the Sunnyside double were welcoming passengers to 100 percent of wide open Mad River Glen. To date the mountain has seen between 28 and 55 inches of snow and continues to revel in early powder and packed powder conditions.
The air was thick with excitement and opening day glee. Following a less than stellar early season last year, skiers delighted in their first turns on early season snow.
This year commemorates the opening of the newly restored Single Chair, which will receive its official dedication this Saturday, December 15. MRG plans to recreate the original opening day with Miss Vermont 1948, Jean Peatman, and the current Miss Vermont will be joined by Travel and Tourism Commissioner Bruce Hyde to dedicate the historic single.
Those who purchased chairs as a part of the Capital Chair Campaign will have the opportunity to be the first to ride their chairs.


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For all the astonishing feats in his young career, Lionel Messi had never scored five goals in a professional game. And no one had ever scored five times in a Champions League match.
Well, check both of those off.
With another mesmerizing performance, Messi helped defending champion Barcelona crush Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals with a 10-2 aggregate win.
"Without Messi, Barca is the best team," Leverkusen coach Robin Dutt said. "And with him, they are in another galaxy."
The three-time FIFA player of the year scored in the 25th, 42nd and 49th minutes for a 3-0 lead and his 17th career hat trick for Barcelona, then added goals in the 58th and 84th minutes for the first five-goal game of his professional career.
"We'll never see a player like him again," Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola said. "He is one of a kind."
The last time a player scored five goals in European soccer's top club competition had been when Ajax's Soren Lerby did it against Omonia in the old Champion Clubs' Cup in 1979-80.
"Messi is a joke. For me the best ever," Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney wrote on Twitter.
Messi scored his first goal when Xavi Hernandez's long pass sent him in alone, he took a touch and chipped goalkeeper Bernd Leno with his left foot from 12 yards. On the second he cut across from the right after a pass from Andres Iniesta and sent a left-footed shot in from 14 yards through a crowd of defenders.
He scored the third with a chip from 9 yards off his weaker right foot. Cesc Fabregas made a pass from just past midfield and Messi held off defender Daniel Schwaab as he took three touches.
He became the first player to score four goals twice in the Champions League — he accomplished the feat against Arsenal two years ago — when Leno batted a ball knocked toward the goal by a defender right to Messi, who poked the ball in with his left foot from an angle.
Messi's fifth was on a curling left-footed shot from 19 yards.
He has 48 goals for Barcelona this season, including 12 in the Champions League. He increased his Champions League career total to 49, tying Alfredo Di Stefano for fourth on the European Cup/Champions League career list.
"I can't remember the last time I scored five goals, so I'm very happy," Messi said. "It's nice to score five goals."
Just 24 years old, he has 228 goals for Barcelona and is seven from tying Cesar Rodriguez for the club's career scoring record. Messi has seven hat tricks this season.
"He's the best. There is no other like him," Guardiola said. "The numbers speak for themselves. One day he'll score six. We're very fortunate to have Messi, so we have to take advantage of him."
Substitute Cristian Tello added a pair of goals for Barcelona, which extended its home unbeaten streak to 50 games. Leverkusen became the first German club since 1964 to lose an aggregate series by nine goals.
"What was important was to win," Messi said. "That's what we wanted to achieve, now we're in the quarterfinals and we did it impressively."
In the night's other game, Cyprus' APOEL Nicosia beat Lyon 4-3 on penalty kicks following a 1-0 win that left the aggregate and away goals both tied in the series. Gustavo Manduca scored in the ninth minute, and goalkeeper Dionisios Chiotis saved kicks from
Alexandre Lacazette and Michel Bastos in the shootout. APOEL is the first Cypriot club to advance to the quarterfinals.


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Taylor Swift's Hair Is Way Shorter Than We Thought! [PHOTOS]
Taylor Swift decided to cut her hair while in England on her Red Tour. But it's actually much shorter than we thought. It's a bob that's not even shoulder length. Talk about a maaaaj change.
As you can see from the photo above, Swift has rocked thick, stick-straight, long locks, paired with heavy bangs, for the past few years, favoring blowouts over her signature curls. If you recall, she went with the fringe for her Vogue cover and she held onto the look for two years.
She was snapped at LAX (Feb. 12), showing us just how short her new 'do is.


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With 2012 less than 24 hours away, I thought it would be fun to write a post about traditional, lucky foods associated with the New Years holiday. What are you cooking to celebrate the new year?
One staple around our house is collard greens. This recipe is very special to me, because it was my GrannyRene's recipe. I'll always cherish this handwritten copy that she gave me:
Here's a list of "lucky" foods for the new year!
- Grapes: In Spain, it's a tradition to eat 12 grapes at midnight...one grape for each stroke of the clock. The saying goes that if you are able to swallow all 12 before the last stroke of midnight, you are sure to have a prosperous year.
- Cooked Greens: Greens such as kale, collards, cabbage and chard are eaten at New Years because their leaves resemble folded money. This makes them symbolic for economic fortune.
- Lentils: In Italy, lentils are a traditional new years food (eaten for good fortune) because they are thought to resemble tiny coins.
- Black-Eyed Peas: These are a common good luck food, especially in the southern USA, because they also resemble tiny coins (like lentils). They are thought to bring prosperity.
- Pork: The high fat content of pork symbolizes wealth and prosperity in the coming year. Pigs also symbolize progress, because the animal pushes forward, rooting itself in the ground before moving forward.
- Fish: Since fish swim forward, many people associate fish with moving forward into the new year. Others believe that fish are symbolic for abundance since they swim in schools.
Look at this beautiful bundle of collards!
Southern Collards Greens
Source: Lorene Gainous
1 2lb. bag cut up collard greens (or 1 to 2 large bunches of fresh collards)
1 package cured ham steaks (or 5 slices bacon, cut into lardons)
3 small turnip roots, peeled and cut into cubes
Salt, to taste
Black Pepper, to taste
Olive Oil, as desired
Put cut up ham steaks (or lardons) and washed, cut up collards in a heavy pot. Add the turnip root. Cover with water and bring to a boil. As soon as water starts to boil, reduce heat to low and simmer until collards and meat are tender.
***NOTE: If you are starting with whole, fresh collards, first wash them thoroughly. Next, fold each collard in half and remove the tough stem in the center of each leaf. Cut the prepared collards into 1-inch wide strips.***
As collards become tender, you can let the liquid cook down, so as to have a small amount in your collards if you want it. Add the salt, pepper and olive oil to taste.
Cooking time for collards and ham should be about 2 hours.
Serve with cornbread muffins.


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Our Communities
Borough of Mt. Oliver
Mt. Oliver Borough is completely surrounded by the City of Pittsburgh and immediately adjacent to the Southside Slopes and the Pittsburgh Neighborhoods of Carrick and Knoxville. The borough's business district runs across the length of the neighborhood, from the South Side Slopes to Carrick. Brownsville Road runs along this ridge, and connects South Eighteenth Street in Pittsburgh with the neighborhood of Carrick and communities further south.
Mt. Oliver was incorporated in 1892, and with 125 years of history as a municipality, the Borough has maintained many of the values that were key to its founding. It is largely a residential area with single-family homes. Mt. Oliver also boasts two community parks with a wide range of recreational opportunities. In recent years, the Mt. Oliver Economic Development Team was formed to address the needs of the Borough's business district and neighborhoods. In 2016, the Team completed a Streetscape Project on Brownsville Road from Arlington Avenue to the Mt. Oliver's signature Clock Tower, attracted two new businesses including a bakery and a chocolate shop, and rehabbed one blighted commercial property. Mt. Oliver has also taken an active approach to stabilize property values through various methods including an extensive demolition and side yard program, rehab and resale, and aggressive code enforcement.
Did You Know?
- Mt. Oliver is named for Oliver Ormsby, son of John Ormsby, who held the original land grant for the area from George III.
- Mt. Oliver Borough is surrounded entirely by the city of Pittsburgh, and has resisted annexations by the city, as it prefers to manage its own local needs and finances.
Resources Supporting Mt. Oliver Residents
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Member network of more than 400 agencies distributing food to individuals and families in an 11-county area.


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Users Groups
From Joomla! Documentation
How to access
From the administrator area, select Users → Groups from the drop-down menu of the Administration screen, or click on the User Manager icon in the Control Panel and select the User Groups tab.
User Groups control what actions a user may take on the site and which objects a user can view. This screen allows you to create, view, edit, and delete User Groups.
Column Headers
In the table containing the users from your Joomla! site, you will see different columns. Here you can read what they mean and what is displayed in that column.
- Checkbox. Check this box to select one or more items. To select all items, check the box in the column heading. After one or more boxes are checked, click a toolbar button to take an action on the selected item or items. Many toolbar actions, such as Publish and Unpublish, can work with multiple items. Others, such as Edit, only work on one item at a time. If multiple items are checked and you press Edit, the first item will be opened for editing.
- Group Title. The name of the group.
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Balance U Incentive Period is from September 1, 2019 - August 15th, 2020
San Jacinto College believes that the physical, mental and emotional health of its employees is of the utmost importance. A comprehensive wellness program is offered to all full-time employees providing a wide variety of activities that educate, support and empower employees to improve and maintain their overall health and well-being through healthy lifestyle choices.
An effective wellness program creates a healthy workplace climate, which encourages teamwork, cooperation, and empowerment of the individual. Individuals will have a sense of community, a shared vision, and a positive outlook.
- Effective programs create a culture that encourages wellness.
- Effective programs work at the group and organizational level to build support for healthful lifestyle choices.
- Effective programs set clear target objectives and objectives for the health improvement of the worksite.
Research indicates that walking just 30 minutes a day has a variety of positive health effects:
- 14% reduction in heart disease
- 40% reduction in breast cancer recurrence and mortality
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Scotland's Only Indoor Tropical Rainforest
A unique place for fun and learning for all ages, Amazonia is a temperature controlled tropical house, home to over 70 different species. Amazonia is themed on the Amazon rainforest in South America, the largest rainforest in the world!
Marvel at our monkeys, parrots, snakes, frogs, tarantulas, butterflies and more! Enter our nocturnal area to see bats, kinkajou, snakes, frogs and fish! Watch our AMAZING leaf cutter ants hard at work!
Take a walk on the really wild side and participate in one of our animal handling sessions, held at various times throughout the day! Please explore the website for more details…..


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Regretfully, J and C Photo is no longer in business. If you are looking for the photographic products that were carried by J and C, such as Efke and Adox black and white films, Foma black and white photographic papers and other darkroom and traditional photographic products, you can find all of these and more at Freestyle Photographic Supplies.
Freestyle is very committed to keeping traditional black and white photographic/darkroom products readily available and affordable!
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Saint Abercius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Hieropolis, Equal of the Apostles
Saint Abercius, Bishop and Wonderworker of Hieropolis lived in the second century in Phrygia. The city of Hieropolis was inhabited by many pagans and very few Christians. The saint prayed to the Lord for the salvation of their souls and that they might be numbered among God's chosen flock. An angel appeared and bade Saint Abercius to destroy the idols in the pagan temple. He fulfilled the command of God with zeal. Hearing that the idol-worshippers wanted to kill him, the saint went to the place where the people had gathered and openly denounced the failings of the pagans. The pagans tried to seize the saint.
At this moment three demon-possessed youths in the crowd cried out. The people were dumbfounded, as the saint expelled the devils from them by his prayers. Seeing the youths restored to normal, the people of Hieropolis asked Saint Abercius to instruct them in the Christian Faith, and then they accepted Holy Baptism.
After this the saint went to the surrounding cities and villages, healing the sick and preaching the Kingdom of God. With his preaching he made the rounds of Syria, Cilicia, Mesopotamia, he visited Rome and everywhere he converted multitudes of people to Christ. For many years he guarded the Church against heretics, he confirmed Christians in the Faith, he set the prodigal upon the righteous path, he healed the sick and proclaimed the glory of Christ. Because of his great works, Saint Abercius is termed "Equal of the Apostles."
Saint Abercius returned home to Hieropolis, where he soon rested from his labors. After his death, many miracles took place at his tomb. He wrote his own epitaph, and it was carved on his tombstone, which is now in the Lateran Museum.


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Twenty-six years ago yesterday, Metallica bassist Cliff Burton died in a tour bus accident in Europe. But in his few short years with Metallica, Burton recorded some sick shreds on two of the band's best albums, Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets. To commemorate Burton's contribution, Metallica has posted a live recording of a show in France from November 22, 1984.
The performance includes a lot of old Metallica classics, like "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (the original recording of the song is above for you lazy bones), as well as a strange, fuzzed-out, three-minute bass solo by the late Burton. The whole concert is free on Livemetallica.com, but you'll have to register for the download. (It's worth it.) [Metallica via Spin]


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text: blind-fitter 0 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) FLIES ON YOU is a band I formed with a fella I know, about a year ago. We are based in Leeds, in the north of England. For simplicity's sake, we describe ourselves as a DIY post-punk duo. I won't bore you with a list of musical interests and influences just now. I am vocalist / lyricist / visionary, and also play guitar on some tracks. We have an album, "Nothing To Write Home About", coming out in September 2012. In the meantime,interested parties can sample some of our wares on our MySpace or Soundcloud pages: http://www.myspace.com/fliesonyou NO LONGER APPLICABLE (see subsequent post) There are some vaguely interesting tales to tell about some of our songs, which may well be revealed in time. There will be videos to accompany several of the album tracks, which I will bring to your attention, when the moment is right. Later! Edited June 23, 2012 by Guest Update info Link to post Share on other sites


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A Sandwich a Day: Prosciutto and Fresh Mozzarella at The Italian Store in Arlington, VA
A different sandwich profiled every single day.
In this great nation of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around the country. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. —The Mgmt.
The Italian Store—Arlington's eminent Italian importer-grocer-pizzeria-deli—has a reputation for good food that takes the form of a half-hour wait in line. As we've reported before, the sandwiches are worth the time (or at least an advance phone call for pickup).
Made "Philadelphia style," each Italian sub is a heavyset layer cake of cold cuts, cured meats, and quality cheeses, splashed with an olive-oil dressing and served on your choice of Italian roll. Numerous combinations are offered, but if you're looking to keep things simple, try the Prosciutto and Fresh Mozzarella ($8.99 small, $9.99 large). Piled with slices of sweet, fragrant prosciutto and enough thick, creamy hunks of mozz to get you through one of history's lesser sieges, this sandwich may as well be a middle finger to Jared Fogle and the Subway diet. Flip it in health.
The Italian Store
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The ISL8018EVAL3Z evaluation board is intended for use by individuals with requirements for point-of-load applications sourcing from 2.7V to 5.5V. The ISL8018EVAL3Z is used to evaluate the performance of the ISL8018 low quiescent high efficiency synchronous buck regulator.
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17 June, 2017 – Fast rising DJ, DJ Adam is gradually, is gradually becoming the art and heart of entertainment right from Southern California. His passion for great music, matching up the perfect blend of sound, beats, and tunes are a great quality that clearly makes him the right choice for any event.
The true art of a DJ is the smooth combination of education and amazement. These two combine to please people. A DJ that finds it difficult to please people is definitely not worth a cent, all the best DJ understands this simple fact, from Larry Levan to Joe Claussell to Mr Ties to Harvey to Anthony Parasole to Ryan Elliott. They amaze their audience and educate them, this combination makes a great and this is what DJ Adam represents.
"Two things bring out the very best in me- Music and people. I strive to use my skills and knowledge to choose the perfect sound for your event or party. I got my start as a DJ with the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, where I work with several street performers." Says DJ Adam.
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Meet Stacy Ayash- A very talented interior decorator who also finds time to whip up the most beautiful parties. Visit her gorgeous brand new interior decorating shop on Avenue U in Brooklyn. Hope you are inspired to spiff up your own gourmet table! Marlene.
p.s. I'm looking for the next hostess of the week…
please send in your hostess ideas and pictures.
Anyone who entertains knows that its not always so easy but we always want to make it look that way.
After years of having guests over for holidays, and special occasions, I definitely know that my parties come together a lot easier these days. My biggest challenge is always creating something new and exciting for my guests.
The most recent party in my home was a collaborative effort. My mother in law wanted to celebrate the birth of her new grand daughter . I set up the flowers and the table decor, and my mom cooked the food.
Now you must know that the last party I did in my home I covered my entire table with grass and had very tall vases with orchids dripping out of the sides. So I knew I had to come up with something that would at least compare to last time.
The only difference was that now I had about 2 days to prepare, so I really needed to really put my thinking cap on. Here's what I came up with………
I had my local mirror guy use my table pads as a template to cut the mirror and also cut some mirrored squares to serve the mazza (Syrian appetizers) on. All of the other serving pieces are the platinum Annie Glass mixed with Michael Aram platters. To add height and dimension, I used glass cube vases to prop up the serving platters. I poured pink jelly beans into the glass cubes to add the sweet softness to the table- after all the party was in honor of a baby girl.
The only thing missing was a spectacular centerpiece to really make the table pop, and the pink amarillo lillies really did the trick!
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4th Russian Summer School in Information Retrieval (RuSSIR 2010)
Monday September 13 - Saturday September 18, 2010
Voronezh, Russia
The 4th Russian Summer School in Information Retrieval (RuSSIR 2010) will be held on September 13-18, 2010 in Voronezh, Russia, one of the major cities in south-western Russia. The mission of the school is to teach students about modern problems and methods in Information Retrieval; to stimulate scientific research in the field of Information Retrieval; and to create an opportunity for informal contacts among scientists, students and industry professionals. The Russian Conference for Young Scientists in Information Retrieval will be co-located with the school. RuSSIR 2010 will offer 4 or 5 courses and host approximately 100 participants. The working languages of the school are English (preferable) and Russian. The target audience of RuSSIR is advanced graduate and PhD students, post-doctoral researchers, academic and industrial researchers, and developers.
The RuSSIR 2010 Organizing Committee invites proposals for courses on a wide
range of IR-related topics, including but not limited to:
- IR theory and models
- IR architectures
- Algorithms and data structures for IR
- Text IR
- Multimedia (including music, speech, image, video) IR
- Natural language techniques for IR tasks
- User interfaces for IR
- Web IR (including duplicate detection, hyperlink analysis, query logs)
- Text mining, information and fact extraction
- Mobile applications for IR
- Dynamic media IR (blogs, news, WIKIs)
- Social IR (collaborative filtering, tagging, recommender systems)
- IR evaluation.
Each course should consist of five 90-minute-long sessions (normally in five consecutive days). The course may include both lectures and practical exercises in computer labs.
RuSSIR 2010 organizers will cover travel expenses and accommodations at the school for one lecturer per course, but there is no additional honorarium. The RuSSIR organizers would highly appreciate if, whenever possible, lecturers could find alternative funding to cover travel and accommodation expenses and indicate this possibility in the proposal.
Course proposals for RuSSIR 2010 must be submitted by email to Pavel Braslavski (firstname.lastname@example.com), by February 14, 2010. A course proposal should contain a brief description of the course (up to 200 words), preferred schedule, prerequisites, equipment needs, a short description of teaching/research experience and contact information of the lecturer(s). All proposals will be evaluated by the RuSSIR 2010 program committee according to the school goals, presentation clarity, lecturer's qualifications and experience. Topics not featured at previous RuSSIRs are preferred. All submitters will be notified by March 1, 2010. Early informal inquiries about the school or the proposal evaluation process are encouraged.
About RuSSIR: The Russian Summer School in Information Retrieval is co-organized by the Russian Information Retrieval Evaluation Seminar (ROMIP) and Voronezh State University. Previous schools took place in Ekaterinburg, Taganrog, and
Petrozavodsk. Previous RuSSIR courses included IR Models (by Djoerd Hiemstra), Modeling Web Searcher Behavior and Interactions (by Eugene Agichtein), Computational Advertising (by James Shanahan), Text Mining, Information and Fact Extraction (by Marie-Francine Moens), Natural Language Processing for Information Access (by Horacio Saggion), Music IR (by Andreas Rauber), and other. Ricardo Baeza-Yates, VP of Research for Europe and Latin America at Yahoo, has confirmed as an invited lecturer for RuSSIR 2010 with the course 'Web data mining'.
About the RuSSIR 2010 location: Voronezh is a major city in southwestern Russia, spanning both sides of the Voronezh River, with population of 850,000. Express trains from Moscow to Voronezh take about 10 hours. There are also regular flights from Moscow, Munich, Prague, Tel-Aviv, and Istanbul. The town was founded in 1586. In the 17th century, Voronezh gradually evolved into a sizeable town, especially after Tsar Peter the Great built a dockyard in Voronezh. Currently, Voronezh is an administrative, economic and cultural center of the Voronezh region. Voronezh surrounding area has many attractions including archeological museum, nature and historical reserve Divnogorie, Kostomarovo cave monastery, Orlov trotter stud farm at Khrenovoe. Voronezh has a large student population: 37 institutions of higher education and 53 colleges educating over 127,000 students today. Voronezh State University was founded in 1918 and is one of the largest universities in Russia, with a total enrollment of 22,000.
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Rowan University
Welcome to Rowan University's Career Site Rowan University is a Carnegie-classified Doctoral University (Moderate Research Activity) with approximately 19,000 students.
Its main campus is located in Glassboro, N.J., 20 miles southeast of Philadelphia, with additional campuses in Camden and Stratford.
The University comprises seven academic colleges and five schools—the William G.
Rohrer College of Business; the Henry M.
Rowan College of Engineering; the Colleges of Communication and Creative Arts, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Performing Arts, and Science and Mathematics; the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University; the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine; the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; the School of Health Professions; and the School of Earth and Environment—with an Honors College that spans across disciplines.
Rowan is one of two public universities in the country to offer M.D.
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The institution is also home to the South Jersey Technology Park, which fosters the translation of applied research into commercial products and processes.
Rowan has been recognized as one of the top 90 public research universities and the 7th fastest growing research institution in the nation.
Rowan University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law.
For the complete Rowan University non-discrimination and affirmative action policy see: https://sites.rowan.edu/equity/_docs/policies/eeo-statement.pdf .
Apply now Job no: 494085 Work type: Regular full time Location: Mount Laurel, New Jersey Categories: Faculty
– School of Osteopathic Medicine Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine is currently seeking a talented Psychiatrist to join our growing Department of Psychiatry located in Southern New Jersey.
This position is for a full-time adult psychiatrist with an academic faculty appointment.
The successful candidate will have experience in adult inpatient and outpatient care.
Responsibilities include teaching medical students and residents and leading an interdisciplinary team.
Applicants must have an MD or DO degree, able to obtain or currently have a valid NJ Medical license, CDS and DEA and be AOBNP/ABPN Board Certified/Board Eligible.
Salary is competitive and is accompanied by a comprehensive benefits package.
Our clinical campus is located in Southern New Jersey, which is within the Philadelphia metropolitan area approximately eight miles from Center City Philadelphia, one hour from the Jersey Shore, and hour and a half from NYC and two hours from Washington, DC.
Rowan University values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment.
All positions are contingent upon budget appropriations.
Advertised: Sep 19 2019 Eastern Daylight Time Applications close: If you would like to receive a hard copy of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains this information, you can stop by the Department of Public Safety Office, located at Bole Hall Annex, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028 or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling (856) 256-4562 or 4506.
The report contains information regarding campus security and personal safety including topics such as: crime prevention, public safety authority, crime reporting policies, fire safety, disciplinary procedures and other matters of importance related to security on campus.
The report also contains information about fire statistics in Rowan University Residential Facilities and crime statistics for the three previous calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.
This information is required by federal law, Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act or "Clery Act" and is provided by the Rowan University Department of Public Safety.
All positions are contingent upon budget appropriations.
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