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(1) The procedures to be followed for submitting bids and the procedures for making awards;
(2) The proposed general terms and conditions for the design-build contract;
(3) The description of the drawings, specifications or other information to be submitted with the bid, with guidance as to the form and level of completeness of the drawings, specifications or submittals that will be acceptable;
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(b) The division shall make available to the qualified design-builders, a list of prequalified consultants, approved subcontractors, suppliers and sureties, as applicable, additional information including, but not limited to, surveys, soils reports, drawings or information regarding existing structures, environmental studies, photographs or references to public records, or other pertinent information.
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MINNEAPOLIS - Best Buy said Thursday it had disappointing sales during the holiday shopping season, raising concerns about the consumer electronic retailer's ability to turn around its business.
Shares tumbled nearly 29 per cent on the news, showing that investors are increasingly worried about Best Buy's future. Best Buy's stock price had more than quadrupled last year, but had been down 7 per cent since the beginning of this year.
The holiday season, which runs from November through December, is a critical period for retailers because it can account for up to 40 per cent of their annual revenue. But this past season was marked by weak consumer spending and heavy sales promotions by retailers.
Best Buy was struggling even before the holiday season because of increased competition from online stores, notably Amazon.com, and discounters like Wal-Mart. But under CEO Hubert Joly, Best Buy started a turnaround strategy that included revamping merchandise, training employees and cutting costs.
Best Buy went into the holiday season saying that it was unafraid of so-called "showrooming," when consumers check out items in stores and then purchase them for cheaper online. It also said it would match prices of all retailers, including cheaper online rivals, but that policy ultimately led to an unexpected sales decline.
Best Buy CEO, Hubert Joly, also said that there was a lot of competition on price during the holidays and an "intensely promotional" environment. He added that Best Buy's business was also hurt by supply constraints for key products, a drop in customer traffic and a disappointing mobile phone market.
Additionally, Joly said there was an overall decline in the consumer electronics market that no one was expecting. Indeed, according to research firm NPD Group, consumer electronics sales fell 2.4 per cent to $22.9 billion during the 9-week holiday period.
As a result, total revenue for the nine-week period that ended on Jan. 4 slipped 3 per cent to $11.45 billion from $11.75 billion. Domestic revenue declined to $9.75 billion from $9.91 billion, while international revenue fell to $1.7 billion from $1.85 billion.
Meanwhile, sales at stores open at least a year — a key indicator of a retailer's health — fell 0.8 per cent. But that was better than the 1.4 per cent decline in the prior-year period.
"Best Buy is in a much better position than it was a year ago," said Morningstar analyst R.J. Hottovy. "In my mind, the shares now more accurately reflect very competitive retail environment that will be present in the years to come."
Joly said Best Buy's holiday performance renews the sense of urgency around the company's transformation. He said that key priorities heading into fiscal 2015 will include: lowering costs faster and more deeply; growing its online business at a quicker pace; continuing to improve the customer experience; improving marketing efforts and growing its Geek Squad services business.
Joly also said there were no specific plans to close stores, but added that "we have always said on an ongoing basis that we are looking at the store footprint and we continue to review it."
Shares of the Minneapolis company declined $10.74, or 28.6 per cent, to close at $26.83 after sinking more than 30 per cent earlier.


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UN OKs military action in Central African Republic
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council authorized increased military action by France and African troops in the Central African Republican to try to end near-anarchy amid an upsurge in Muslim-Christian violence, killings, torture and rapes.
The council unanimously approved a French-sponsored resolution Thursday as a new wave of violence erupted in the landlocked country's capital, Bangui, killing about 100 people.
The resolution authorizes the deployment of an African Union-led force for a year with a mandate to use "appropriate measures" to protect civilians and restore security. The AU force, known as MISCA, is expected to increase its troop strength from about 2,500 to 3,500.
The resolution also authorizes French forces, for a temporary period, "to take all necessary measures" to support MISCA.
French President Francois Hollande said Thursday the 600 French troops now in the Central African Republic will be doubled "within a few days, even a few hours."
France's U.N. Ambassador Gerard Araud told the council after the vote that "people have been terrorized by militia carrying out atrocities."
"On the security front, the country risks collapsing into chaos, with uncontrollable and unforeseen consequences for the whole region," he warned. "On the human front, the risk of mass atrocities is there."
"History demands us to avoid the worst," he said.
Whether the French and African forces can save lives largely depends on how far the foreign soldiers venture outside Bangui and into the lawless provinces, where mostly Muslim rebels have been attacking Christian villages. Christian militias, known as anti-balaka, recently have launched retaliatory attacks, forcing thousands of civilians to take refuge in churches and mosques.
Araud said the council's action is "going to make a difference ... in a really immediate future."
He said African and French forces are going to re-establish law and order in Bangui in the coming days, noting reports that some militia are already fleeing the capital because they hear the troops are coming.
Afterward, he said, the plan is to secure the roads to the main cities where tens of thousands of civilians have taken refuge, "to protect them but also to bring them humanitarian support."
Ambassador Tete Antonio, the AU's U.N. observer, told the council that Africa feels it now has "the confidence of the Security Council and an increased international legitimacy to continue and intensify our action." He said the AU will carry out the U.N. mandate "in an aggressive fashion."
The resolution asked Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to provide within three months recommendations for the possible transformation of MISCA into a U.N. peacekeeping operation. The council also asked Ban to rapidly establish an international commission to investigate allegations of rights abuses.
U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power commended the robust effort by France and the AU.
"What matters right now to the civilians whose lives are hanging in the balance is actually not the color of the helmet of those tasked to protect them," she said. "What matters is whether the troops there move out aggressively to protect civilians and to restore security."
The U.S. recently announced $40 million in assistance to MISCA and Britain's Defense Ministry said Thursday that it is in discussions with France about providing "limited logistical support."
The resolution imposes an arms embargo on the Central African Republic for a year and orders all countries to ban the sale or transfer of arms, ammunition, military equipment, spare parts and technical assistance and training. It also expresses the council's intention to swiftly consider travel bans and asset freezes against individuals undermining peace.
Philippe Bolopion, the U.N. director for Human Rights Watch, called the resolution "a crucial step" but called for bolder measures, including the deployment of a well-equipped U.N. peacekeeping force.


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IRVINE, Calif. – Real Salt Lake midfielder Luis Gil left the team's preseason camp on Thursday, hopping on a plane to Puebla, Mexico to be with the U.S. U-20 national team for its training camp ahead of the CONCACAF U-20 Championships.
Running from Feb. 18-March 3, the CONCACAF U-20 Championships serve as the region's qualifying tournament for this summer's FIFA U-20 World Cup. The top four teams at the Puebla tournament will advance to the World Cup in Turkey, one of the biggest talent showcases in global soccer.
The U.S. has been drawn into Group A with Costa Rica and Haiti in the CONCACAF U-20 Championships. The top two teams from each of the four groups advance to the knockout round, with the four semifinalists advancing to the big dance in Turkey.
With 54 appearances and 33 starts for RSL in league play, the 19-year-old Gil has the most professional experience of any of the players in the U.S. U-20 pool. He'll be expected to carry a big load for Head Coach Tab Ramos' squad, and he'll need to have a good tournament for the U.S. to qualify for the U-20 World Cup.
"Going in with the national team is always a good opportunity," Gil said. "I feel like we're ready as a team, we've got our core guys, we've just got to take a step forward and take everything seriously."
Already dealing with injuries to starters Javier Morales, Nat Borchers and Chris Wingert, the Claret-and-Cobalt will miss Gil during the remaining two-and-half weeks of preseason. Expected to be a full-time starter for the first time in his career in 2013, Gil won't have any more opportunities to mesh with RSL's newcomers before the regular season kicks off on March 3 at San Jose.
Thankfully, the fourth-year pro isn't very concerned about that. He's experienced with this sort of thing, having balanced national team and club duties since he joined RSL in February 2010.
"It's a little tough, but at the same time I've been in with the national team a lot," he said. "I know what it's like to go there, then come back with RSL. I feel like I've gotten to know both teams very well and our chemistry's still there."
Hopefully we see that chemistry in action on the field; both for the U.S. U-20's and for Real Salt Lake when Gil returns to the club in early March.


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It's back again for the win. Judges named the Scion FR-S the Hottest Sport Compact for the second year at the 2013 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. Last year marked the first appearance of the FR-S at SEMA.
The award goes to the hottest ride in the enthusiast market, as demonstrated by the SEMA Show exhibitors and industry experts who feature the car at the event. SEMA organizers estimated this year's show would host about 130,000 automotive specialty product professionals from more than 130 countries.
The rear-wheel-drive FR-S is known for its lightweight design, impressive performance and affordability. It comes standard with a 2.0-liter flat boxer engine capable of producing 200 horsepower and 151 pound-feet of torque.
About Scion Canada
Scion is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Scion tC, xB, xD, iQ and FR-S vehicles through a sales and service network of 88 dealerships across Canada. All Scions come fully loaded with many standard features including Scion's Star Safety System. Backed by Toyota, Scion is built by passion and dedicated to quality, style and performance. Find out what moves you at www.scion.ca or www.facebook.com/scioncanada.


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Day happy to chase Eckstein in ironman series opener
MOOLOOLABA star Ali Day was left beaming after finishing a close second to his boyhood idol Shannon Eckstein at the Nutri-Grain Ironman Series opener at Perth.
In a confidence-boosting display, Day won the ski race and finished third in the swim and ironman events to finish two points behind the Northcliffe legend, Eckstein, overall.
Matt Poole was 10 points behind Day, his Mooloolaba teammate, in third at Scarborough Beach.
Poole won the afternoon's other event, the board race, and Day came seventh.
Day was leading going into the final event, the ironman, but finished third - and Eckstein again delivered, when it mattered, to take the win and the round.
Day - second overall last season and the bookmakers' second favourite for the series behind six-time champion Eckstein heading into round one - admitted to being "nervous but excited" before the event.
The 22-year-old said: "I suppose I'm lost for words, really. I didn't expect to do that well today … I pulled up really well and I can't wipe the smile off my face."
Day prefers the more endurance-based events, as evidenced by his debut Coolangatta Gold triumph in October.
He finished second behind Caine Eckstein, who is not competing this year, at Perth last season when it was an endurance event.
A new sprint accumulator-points format was unveiled yesterday as organisers attempted to make the event more watchable.
Day said the round was surprisingly demanding.
"On paper it looks like a short event, but it's a long day in the office," he said.
"There was four 15-min
ute races and a lot of rest between races. The longer it went, the better I got."
Despite the closeness of his tussle with Eckstein yesterday, Day said "probably not" when asked if he could get on top of the four-time world ironman champion this season.
CHASING his first Nutri-Grain race win, Day grew up idolising Eckstein.
He said: "Shannon did everything right today. I don't think I've ever really seen him make a mistake before.
"Everyone who saw him race today knows he is the man to beat … he's the ultimate ironman in our sport."
Day hopes to keep learning from Eckstein, a five-time national ironman champion, and one day get his measure.
"Like I said the other day, I'm not trying to push that (first win) and let it come when it comes," he said.
Overall results: 1. Shannon Eckstein; 2. Ali Day (Mooloolaba); 3. Matt Poole (Mooloolaba); 4. Thomas Trembath; 5. Ky Hurst; 6. Kendrick Louis (Mooloolaba); 7. Mitchell Miller; 8. Tom Atkinson; 9. Wade Krieger; 10. Corey Jones (Met Caloundra); 11. Hugh Dougherty; 12. Joshua Minogue; 13. Wes Berg; 14. Alex Tibbits (Mooloolaba); 15. Christopher Moors; 16. Jake Nicholson.


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There are many ways to immigrate to Canada. Here, we provide our experience about immigrating to Canada. Information may change fast, and may not be accurate etc. so please use them just to have a general idea about how to immigrate to Canada and speak with a licensed immigration advisor.
Two main ways to to immigrate to Canada
– Top-down: get federal approval, then settle in the province of your choice
– Bottom-up: get provincial nomination, then apply for federal approval (permanent resident status). Even in this case, Federal approval is necessary, but it comes cronologically after you got the provincial nomination
Some Top-down ways to immigrate to Canada
These do not apply if you want to work/live in Quebec. They apply to the rest of Canada.
– Skilled workers and professionals (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/index.asp)
A point system. You send your application to the Canadian embassy of your Country. They will ask for more documents, you provide them when requested. You can assess your points on http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/tool/index.asp
Advantages: you do not leave your Country until you get the residency; then, you can work everywhere in Canada
Disadvantages: long process, can be expensive because you may need much more papers than are required when you are already nominated by a Canadian province.
– Canadian Experience Class (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/cec/index.asp)
Fast-track for people who already worked in Canada. You can apply if before you were a temporary foreign worker with at least two years of full-time (or equivalent) skilled work experience in Canada, or a foreign graduate from a Canadian post-secondary institution with at least one year of full-time (or equivalent) skilled work experience in Canada.
– Investors, entrepreneurs and self-employed persons (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/business/index.asp)
For people with deep pockets, or who work in art.
Some Bottom-up ways to immigrate to Canada
Every province has its own rules.
– British Columbia: http://www.welcomebc.ca/wbc/immigration/index.page?WT.svl=Topnav
– Ontario: http://www.ontarioimmigration.ca/en/
– Quebec: http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/index.html
To consider:
– most of Canadian companies are skeptical about employing people who never worked in Canada before
– if you do not find a legal way to get to Canada with a temporary work permit, then many companies do not want to wait for Provincial answer and hold the job in stand-by
– if you get a temporary work permit and it expires, you have to leave promptly unless the Immigration instructed you otherwise
Once you get PNP nomination, it is tied to a specific employer. Until you get permanent residency (seems it can take almost two years from the day you landed in Canada, as long as you provide all the documents promptly), you cannot change employer unless your PNP program advisor has approved the change.
About Canadian provinces
Quebec is one the best places in North America for architecture, culture, food, etc. Real-estate is priced reasonably. However, unless you want to live around the English-speaking community at McGill University (which, btw, is one of the best Canadian universities) in Montreal, you need to speak French or be willing to learn it.
Ontario offers the richest employment opportunities. Real-estate is not cheap, but opportunities are there to compensate for that.
British Columbia is, in my opinion, the best place in Canada. And likely in the world. Landscapes, people, etc. all is wonderful. If you like sushi or Indian or Chinese food, this is the best place to eat. Sushi is really top-class. However, considering there are many people who move to BC from other provinces to retire, and considering there are many wealthy immigrants coming here to invest and buy real estate, the cost of housing is very high. BC = bring cash.
Still, for the long term, BC is the best option in my opinion. You have to make some financial sacrifices when you settle, but than with the influx of immigrants/retirees/students etc. there will be more and more business opportunities.


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Though key-fob storage devices have been available ever since the first thumbdrives were made years ago, LaCie is now turning this design into a new novelty with the RuggedKey.
This new little flash-based storage device is basically a regular USB thumbdrive that is shaped like a key and comes with a keyring. The RuggedKey, however, differentiates itself from the rest of the crowd by being the second I've reviewed that supports USB 3.0 (the first being the
In my testing, the RuggedKey was fast, too, which is always the most important thing when it comes to a storage device. The RuggedKey also comes with a good bundle of software utilities, making it an excellent compact storage device despite the relatively high cost of $40 for 16GB (or $70 for 32GB). If you want something of similar physical size and performance but with up to 64GB of storage space, I also recommend the Lexar Triton.
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|LaCie Private-Public; Backup software; one-to-one storage ratio with Wuala Secure Online Storage (1-year subscription)
One of the reasons I am not really a fan of keyfob USB thumbdrives is the risk that mine would scratch other devices, such as a smartphone, when I keep them together in my pocket. Or the USB drive itself would be scratched up by the real keys on the ring. With the LaCie RuggedKey drive, that's not a worry anymore, thanks to its thick protective case.
When in use, this case, made of a tough, rubbery material, turns the drive into a cylindrical object about the size of a stick of lip balm that's both good-looking and rugged. The case prevents dust and water from contacting the drive's USB head and keeps the thumbdrive inside safe from outside impacts.
In my trials, the drive easily survived multiple drops after I tossed it straight up in the air. LaCie says that the RuggedKey has been tested and has survived drops from 100 meters (about 330 feet), which I didn't find surprising after spending some time with the drive. What I didn't expect, however, is that the case doesn't help the drive stay afloat. I put it in a bathtub and it sank pretty fast. The drive on the inside was nice and dry, though.
Note that generally, USB thumbdrives can handle water submersion very well, even when they have no protective case; they'll often work again as long as you wait till they are completely drive before plugging them into a computer, but a little extra protection doesn't hurt, either.
The RuggedKey's case can be easily pulled off (and put back on), revealing the actual thumbdrive, which looks just like any other thumbdrive: about the size of a regular house key with the USB male port at one end. The RuggedKey's port supports USB 3.0 and also works with USB 2.0 and the legacy original USB ports.


text: Stuart Taylor had promise in abundance as he rose through the youth ranks, but sadly his Arsenal career never took off.Tipped as the natural successor to David Seaman's crown, a life in Arsene Wenger's first team never quite materialised for the former England Under-21 international. Just 30 appearances in eight years tells its own story. Behind the likes of David Seaman, Jens Lehmann and then Manuel Almunia, Taylor's first-team opportunities were severely restricted - and injuries did not help.That said, he did not leave Highbury without silverware to his name. His 10 Premier League appearances in the 2001/02 season entitled him to a league winners' medal.But loan spells at Bristol Rovers, Crystal Palace, Peterborough and Leicester followed before Taylor was eventually transferred to Aston Villa on a permanent deal in June 2005. From there he enjoyed a further loan spell at Cardiff City before moving to Manchester City on a free transfer in June 2009.


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Head Athletic Trainer - Jacob Joachim
Birthplace - Los Angeles, California
Hometown - Portland, Oregon
Citizenship - American
Years with Whitecaps FC - 2011-present
Acquired - January 2011
Previous Club - Real Salt Lake
With over a decade of experience as a professional athletic trainer working with top level soccer talent, Jacob Joachim steps into the role of head athletic trainer with Whitecaps FC.
Prior to joining Whitecaps FC, Joachim served as the head athletic trainer for Real Salt Lake for six years, joining the team for its inaugural season in 2005. Prior to that, Joachim was employed by AthletiCO Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy, where he was contracted as the head athletic trainer for the United States Soccer Federation's U-17 program based in Bradenton, Florida. He also worked in various capacities with the USSF's U-14 boys, U-16 women, U-17 men, U-18 men, U-20 men as well as the Men's National Team. In addition to his employment with AthletiCo, Joachim also worked with the Chicago Fire Reserve team and Chicago Sockers of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) Premier Development League (PDL), as well as the Chicago Sockers youth program.
Jacob is a graduate of North Park University with a BSc in Sports Medicine with a focus in Athletic Training. He is currently a member of the Professional Soccer Athletic Trainer Association (PSATS).


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Love and desire in Japanese prints
Longing for you on the
sleepless rocky waves of the bed
where once we loved and slept –
I stare pensively at the long rains
soaking my sleeves with tears.
– Fujiwara no Takamitsu's wife to her
absent husband, 10th century.
This exhibition of Japanese woodcuts and books of the Edo and Meiji periods (c.1600-1900) is based on the Fitzwilliam Museum's collection.
Subjects include lovers in literature and drama, couples enjoying sex or frustrated by desire, and figures yearning for absent partners, touched by the poetry of shared emotions from another time.
These pages were first created to accompany an exhibition that displayed most of this selection for the first time in the Fitzwilliam Museum from 1 October 2013 to 12 January 2014.
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I got a used and abused original Slayer for cheap. I then converted it to a Slayer Pro purchasing the parts on eBay! Painted up a Desert Rat body, and here is the finished product!
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This thing is a blast! I love it! Everyone enjoy!
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Stainless steel driveshafts and P2 rockers on the way
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Futaba 4PKS
2075 throttle servo (both servos being replaced with Savox Monday)
Buku clutch, which is absolutely incredible and definitely worth the very fair price
P3 rockers to slightly lower the ride height
Sway bars
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Fuel filter
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Actually got around to taking a pic with the body on:
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Here's my pros
Bought the black one new, red one used in almost new condition.
I just received a used one in the mail...
A dusty used one. I think they drove it into the box then wrapped it.
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some winter fun
and a winter crash into the ditch
there's no life like a LOW LIFE!
Drag It!
heres my slayer pro 4x4 with sway bars.
i ripped off the back off the bug thats why it looks like something is missing.. thats what happens when you run it without the rear bumper.. but it looked cool.
and for fun
custom summit crawler parts lol
I just bought another Slayer roller. Attempted to install the Big Block kit. Couldn't clear the rear suspension arm.
Finally setted with a Sirio .23 and Escalade body
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Here is my Slayer Pro all the way from Malaysia...i'm new to the Slayer Pro ( new to Traxxas to be precise ). Planning to put the 17mm hex and buggy tires in future due to my local buggy / MT track is not quite friendly for Short Course Truck
Just a basic Slayer Pro, Sway Bar Kit, waiting on 17mm hubs and buggy wheels/tires... Got bored with an old 2.5 and fixed it up and threw it in!
This is my slayer. It's all stock except for the sway bar kit. But I love it and enjoy driving it! (For those of you who have a good eye, yes, the engine is missing in these pictures. I'm currently fixing a clutch bell issue)
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I figured I post some "updated" pics of my slayer.
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My new/used Slayer!!
"Haters gonna hate, bashers gonna bash!!"
Big Block slayer pro .28 picco
new era mount custom linkage
Custom Monster body SlayerPro .28 picco big block
Here is a pic of my Slayer Pro and the Slayer I got off eBay. The Pro is stock, except for the pro line beadloc wheels and tires. The slayer came with carbon fiber chassis, tuned pipe, swaybar kit and extra wheels/tires. In fact it came almost ready to run, all I needed to add was a rx/tx and easy start system.
009 by riverbluff4, on Flickr
Slayer Pro Vids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTTPXTWciTo
Here's some pic with my new Revo 3.3 Platinum body I bought for my Slayer Pro 4x4, with new
ProLine BadLands!!
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Here is my E-SlayerPro4x4 Castle Mamba 2200kv
Built on the ERBE Chassis. Will get a black chassis the next time i feel like doing some dye work.
SC8e Shell
Here's the new slayer, upgrades to happen very soon.
Here's our slayer pro stock bashing and hitting big jumps. This thing is a beast straight out of the box, wasn't sure how much bashing it could handle but nothing broke and this video doesnt show even half of the "unclean" bashing
along side are a couple of savages and a jato
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my flo-tek body
[IMG][/IMG] stock tires and rims [IMG][/IMG] new tires and rims
Painted a body the other day. I need a smaller needle and nozzle for the airbrush. This one has trouble with the fine lines in lightning.
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Slayer Pro
Nitro 4-Tec 3.3
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BC Bike Race is pleased to announce a new partnership with Progetto Avventura Events, the organizers of the Mongolia Bike Challenge. This is the union of two exceptional events on two spectacular continents, two great marathons that unite the east and west boundaries of the world: Mongolia and Canada.
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What It Takes to Be a Business Partner: From CFO to CFO
By partnering beyond traditional areas of finance and accounting, CFOs at many organizations are playing a more important role in shaping the strategic direction of their companies. Frank Friedman, CFO and Managing Partner of Finance and Administration for Deloitte LLP, discusses how business partnering has become a priority for the members of his finance team and a critical part in deepening their understanding of the business and becoming business advisors.
Q: In many ways, business partnering requires finance to operate differently, especially within large organizations. Does that require changes within the finance department to make business partnering effective?
Frank Friedman: Yes, you need to have senior level finance people who are also good business advisors so they can bring value to the internal client's team. The competencies found in the traditional finance function—finance and accounting—may need to be augmented by other competencies, such as strategy, operations, analytics and product development. For the work my finance team does in the area of business planning and analysis (BP&A), I see a growing need for a combination of skill sets that are critical to playing an advisory role. The work entails less pure number-crunching and more analytics, a greater understanding of the business strategy and the metrics to gauge whether the strategy is being executed properly. To be effective in BP&A requires getting in front of issues, not simply reporting on them, and delivering insights.
To be advisors, my team has had to adjust as the business has changed and has had to develop not only new skills but also new metrics and more relevant analysis.
Q: Can you provide examples of how your finance team has taken on a larger business partnering role?
Frank Friedman: Four examples come to mind of how we're changing at Deloitte and how the finance organization has evolved in response.
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Data analytics is another area where we've had to expand our capabilities in finance. With our businesses changing, we need to access data differently than we have in the past. While we still need people who understand accounting, firm systems and controls, they also now have to understand the business they support so they can bring analysis and insights to the table that will help their internal clients.
Another example relates to changes in our organization's portfolio of offerings, particularly in the consulting arena. These changes have increasingly required competencies in product accounting and analysis, skill sets that we've not traditionally needed in the past. So for us it has been important to bring on board people who have hands-on experience with product development, who understand how to measure product success, to factor product costs into their analysis and to determine how long the organization should continue with a product. For us at Deloitte, that's an example of a competency that we've never needed before.
In addition to bringing in new skill sets, we are forming centers of excellence as needed to help address the changing environment. In short, finance continually needs to stay relevant to how the businesses it supports are changing.
Q: How do you determine what finance can contribute to the businesses outside of its traditional responsibilities, what resources are needed to partner more with the businesses, and what are some of the challenges you encounter?
Frank Friedman: Since my position requires me to assess the overall performance of the business and look for improvement opportunities, I work with the business leaders on an ongoing basis to understand what gaps in internal support they have and then work to get those needs filled, be it in the finance, information technology (IT), human resources (HR) or administrative areas. As in most cases, communication with business leaders is critical so that surprises are minimized.
For example, about five years ago we looked at the types of special projects we were doing and where we were getting the experience and skills to support them. At that time, we were using the resources of Deloitte's consulting arm, Deloitte Consulting LLP, to support a number of these projects, but the learning curve on our finance systems and processes was fairly extensive. Subsequently, we decided to develop an internal strategic analytics team to provide most of this support, subsidized by the consulting group for certain experience that we may not have had in the finance function. We have extended this approach in the past year to include advanced data analytics. Now we have the core skill set within our team and augment that with other resources around the organization as needed.
The challenges are around finding the right resources and determining the right mix of when to keep those in-house within finance or when to source them from one of our businesses.
Q: Are there certain areas of finance, such as forecasting, that are more likely candidates for forging business partnering relationships?
Frank Friedman: Clearly, partnering in areas where business leaders believe the CFO already leads is an easier place to begin. So forecasting, financial reporting and financial analysis are areas in which CFOs can readily start. However, I would argue that what's critical to finance's ability to partner effectively with internal customers is developing an overall strategy for how finance should be partnering rather than viewing business partnering as a task-by-task set of projects. The CFO needs to understand what role finance needs to play with the businesses and what finance needs to be to those businesses. Once you determine the breadth of the services you want to provide, then CFOs can hone in on the tactical side. So the focus, at least early on, should be about the strategy of what finance should be providing and what role the finance function wants to play in partnering with the businesses.
CFOs need to define their business partnering strategy: is their strategy to provide the entire gambit of financial services, such as planning, analysis, budgeting, metrics and forecasting, or is the strategy to provide certain types of support and let the businesses provide their own supplement from other resources? In other words, does the CFO want his or her finance team to be the one source of information, or should the businesses have other sources of information? The answer to this question also depends on the competencies that finance and the businesses themselves have within their divisions. To me, setting the strategy of what services finance is to provide and how to provide them is the first step for finance to take toward becoming a business partner.
Q: Are there certain business needs, such as pricing, forecasting or product development, that lend themselves to finance serving as a business partner? Or are there other support areas, such as legal or HR, where finance should be expanding its business partner role?
Frank Friedman: Partnering is a fairly simple concept—working together to bring experience and knowledge from multiple sources to get to a better outcome. Wherever finance can bring experience and knowledge to the table is usually where the function should be serving as a business partner. At Deloitte, my finance team has deep experience in working with our financial systems, analyzing data, developing performance dashboards, creating financing models, etc. So areas such as pricing, forecasting and product development—those that have a significant financial element—make sense for forming a business partnering relationship.
HR is an area where finance can team well. There's a natural connection point between HR and finance through the use of data. HR is about recruiting and developing talent. Finance has the data that can help support HR in that role, such as what are the characteristics of a person who has the potential to be more successful than one who doesn't? What are the data-intensive type of analyses that HR and finance can make together to help professionals do their jobs more efficiently?
Another area where finance can team well is in support of the performance improvement actions the businesses are pursuing. Pricing, leverage, staffing mix, margin improvement, cost management efforts, etc., all have a major financial aspect to them where finance can add value.
Q: What role should or does the CEO play in supporting finance to become a business partner and in determining where finance focuses its business partnering efforts? What role does the board play?
Frank Friedman: I think the CEO sets the tone for the role of finance. Is finance considered as just the group that produces the financial and management reports and keeps accounts payable and payroll running, or is finance a business support partner that works with their internal clients to understand and resolve business issues?
In our organization, the CEO expects finance to be that business partner and to initiate strategies that drive teaming and transparency. Concerning our board, business partnering is one of the expectations that the members have of me. It's a key part of my performance evaluation.
Q: Have there been tangible benefits, or positive outcomes, that have resulted from finance's partnering relationships with the different businesses?
Frank Friedman: Yes, in many areas. We reacted much faster to the last economic downturn. We also have ramped up our acquisition activities while our firm continues to grow organically in all of our major businesses. I would like to think that finance has played a significant role in working with our businesses to achieve these results. At the same time, these added responsibilities have made my team and myself better at what we do. And they have enabled us to add the right skill sets to our set of competencies and break down some internal barriers.
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How Bucbi Ransomware is Dangerous For Windows PC
Bucbi Ransomware is stated to be a destructive malicious infection that is mainly designed by the cyber hackers to restrict user from accessing their PC and lock it down from remote location. This particular infection falls into the category of ransomware and its main aim is to extort money from the victim. It has the nasty capability to encrypt user's files, error messages, warning alerts on to your screen and force user to pay heavy ransom through online payment system. Bucbi Ransomware is mainly found to manipulate user tendency as it modifies the crucial settings of PC. This notorious infection mainly arrives via opening spam e-mail attachments, clicking on to malicious links, visiting banned websites, etc. It often threatens users that your PC has involved in performing illegal activities and states that you are being fined by a government agency or police force. Its such a scary tactics to make you pay the money and it do not ensures to you give access to your PC after paying the ransom.
Bucbi Ransomware is quite annoying as with troubling Windows PC infection that perform illogical trick to make money. If this malicious infection remains for long time, it will start doing some unfriendly activities like changing your desktop background, hijacking renowned web browsers like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, monitors your entire online browsing activity without you consent. This infection utilizes the trojan in order to steal various important data and destroy the system files to make your PC complete inaccessible. User must understand the vulnerabilities related with this hazardous infection and should remove it without any delay.
Scenarios In Which Bucbi Ransomware Enters Into the PC
Although there is no certain ways has been find yet for Bucbi Ransomware infiltration, so that user can avoid that. But on the basis of previous experiences and recent study in this field some common ways are discussed below, take a look:-
Via Spam Email Attachments:- Cyber crooks regularly develops different type of malwares and send them via Spam email to the users. When user open or launch such files or programs then spyware get installed on the PC. Hence it is better to avoid doing such things.
Visit and Downloads From Malicious Websites:- Mostly it has been seen that when user visit and download stuffs from malicious websites then Bucbi Ransomware and various unwanted programs gets attached with the associated computer unknowingly. Therefore you must not visit any suspicious websites and download any executable files from there.
With Freeware or Shareware:- Although legitimate freeware do not carry harmful programs, but some shareware and free piece of software having malicious payloads with it. Usually it may happen when you install such programs from unsafe sources and sites. Spammers mostly use this tactic to promote their malware application bundled with freeware.
Fake Security Program:- Sometimes malware comes with the name of legitimate secure application and when user download and launch it, then it installed on the computer and start their awful activities in the system background. Hence user should always get antispyware from authentic websites.
Apart from above mentioned ways, there are also some possibilities through which Bucbi Ransomware and other infections successfully settled on the Windows PC, like by using P2P network, via backdoor, sharing unsafe USB and other external drives etc. Hence be cautious while performing any activity on the computer and keep your computer safe and secure.
Manual Bucbi Ransomware Removal From Infected System
Browser extension removal
- Launch Infected web browser>> Select Tools option.
- After that choose Extensions and look for Bucbi Ransomware and other the program that you want to remove.
- Finally select all extensions that you do not want to have on the browser and click on Remove option to delete them completely.
Removal From Control Panel
- Click on Start Button and get Control Panel option.
- Select Add/Remove program in the given options.
- Now choose that program which you want to uninstall.
- Finally select the application and Tap on Remove button to delete it.
Removal Registry Entries
- Restart the computer and Press F8 continuously and start system in Safe Mode.
- Select Run option from Start Menu and write "regedit" and press Enter button.
- Now remove all malicious entries immediately to make system performance better. Some unwanted registry entries can be:-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ".exe" etc.
- Restart the computer in normal mode and see the difference.
Removal Task Manager
- Open the PC in Safe Mode
- Now Open Windows Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+ Alt+ Delete simultaneously.
- Now delete all files from the hard disk related with Bucbi Ransomware, like:-
%AllUsersProfile%Application Data.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32driversserial.sys etc.
- Now reboot your computer and start the PC in normal mode.
Sometimes when severity level is high then you can not apply any manual method, because system do not allow to download any antispyware tool. so. In this case you can download Windows Bucbi Ransomware Scanner on other Windows PC and take the file in USB flash drive and run it on the infected computer from safe mode.
Experts Recommendations :-
Although manual method is priceless, but along with that it has some limitation. It requires technical skills and if you are not technically strong them you should not try it. Because your single mistake can create severe issues in front of you. Hence it is better to get Windows Scanner in manner to make system infection free in the mean time.
Best Solution : Windows Bucbi Ransomware Scanner
After long research, team of malware experts and working professionals has designed Windows Scanner program. It is one stop solution to remove Bucbi Ransomware and other system malware with its associated files. No doubt it can make your system infection free in just few click, Because it has numerous advance and robust features which provide it full facility and power to do so in the mean time with no hassle. Usually it has been seen that manual removal technique is not successful in every case to keep computer safe and secure. If you have tries manual method and did not get expected result, then no need to worry and get Windows Bucbi Ransomware Scanner immediately. Apart from that you can also opt its full or licensed version for complete system safety for future prospect.
Basically Windows Scanner Software works on thee dimension. First is scan, Second is Detect and last but not the least is removal. It will scan your infected system throughly and locate entire system threats and finally delete them successfully. Additionally, it does not requires any technical skills to get launched, even a common user can also run it and remove Bucbi Ransomware without having technical knowledge. Along with that the software provides interactive as well as user friendly interface. Through which one can easily know how to use the tool and enhance system performance in the mean time. Despite of that it is compatible with all Windows version, hence users are free to download and run the tool on any Windows platform including XP, Vista, Windows 7 etc at the time of requirement. Therefore if you are still waiting for best and effective solution then it would be most suitable option to remove Bucbi Ransomware successfully in the mean time.
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How Windows Scanner Works To Remove Bucbi Ransomware
If you want to know how Windows Bucbi Ransomware Scanner works then you are at right place. Since its working mechanism and strategy are given below in detail. However such type of information can be collected by looking the facilities offered by the software. In this regard you can follow below given points, take a look:-
Striking Features of Windows Scanner Software
Windows Scanner has various remarkable features which makes it most effective and suitable solution available in this segment. It works in few easy steps and its mechanism is also very simple. So that it can be conveniently accessed by computer professionals as well as novice user. Here you will know about the features which makes it one stop solution to remove Bucbi Ransomware and other malware from infected system in the mean time.
Advance Scan and backup:- Windows Bucbi Ransomware Scanner provides different scan option like Quick, Full and advance option. Due to that user can opt relevant scan and search malware on the PC. But before scanning the PC it creates backup of all data available in the hard disk and avoid chances of data loss.
Identify Threats:- The tool is compact with all new algorithms and techniques. Hence it has become capable to detect mild as well as severe threats from the entire sector of the system.
Quick And Easy Removal:- To make Bucbi Ransomware removal process easy, it is free from any technicality and can be accessed even without having technical skills. At the time of malware deletion it also maintain data consistency and do not hamper any stored files in any manner.
System Guard:- This is the core feature of the software, through which user can protect system registry, process control, Active X etc to give maximum security on the system. It also provides facility for console management to monitor entire process running on the computer.
Network Senetry option:- This feature provide facility to take control on network setting and keep malware away from being insert in the PC through current network.
Scan Scheduler:- Using this feature user can start their system scan on a particular time without any difficulty even in their absence. On the given time scanning will be start and all PC threats will be deleted automatically.
User Guide of Windows Bucbi Ransomware Scanner
If you want to remove Bucbi Ransomware immediately from the infected computer, but unable to Run the software then you no need to worry, just follow the below given steps and complete the tak in hassle free manner.
Step 1. First of all user need to Download Windows Scanner and launch it on the PC as an administrator. Here you will have to wait for few mints to get its main interface. After that press Scan Computer Now button to evoke scanning process.
Step2. In this step you will see that the tool is scanning your entire hard drive to find Bucbi Ransomware and other threats. Once scanning is completed you will get a list of all detected threats in thumbnail format along with its description.
Step 3. Software has one amazing features called "Spyware HelpDesk", through which user can get complete and instant help related with the threats found on the PC.
Step 4. Here you are advised to opt "System Guard" facility provided by the tool in order to block all serious threats from being installed on the PC. After doing this you can keep your PC safe in near future from malware attack.
Step 5. Now you should click Network Sentry option which provide overall control of the network settings of the related computer. You only have to enable this features and keep Bucbi Ransomware and other malwares from getting installed on the computer via network. Using that you can keep your system along with host file safe and secure.
Step 6. At last user should use Scan Scheduler to launch the Windows Scanner at a specific time even in their absence. If you try this feature then the software will start at your pre-set time and remove Bucbi Ransomware completely from the PC.
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Few Important Prevention Tips To Keep System Safe and Secure
As you know that prevention is always better than cure, hence every Windows user should take come precaution to prevent their PC from getting infected with malware infection. In order to do one can do below given things, take a look:-
Activate Firewall Settings:- User should create firewall and activate it completely. Because after that you can prevent the PC from being affected with spyware at a large extent.
Updated Antivirus:- One should always use updated antivirus on their computer, so that any stealthy threat can be identified on the computer easily.
Reset Web Browser Setting:- It has been seen that various adware and other threats enter in the system and remain on the browser as an extension. Hence user should change web browser setting to make it more secure and minimize the possibility of being infected.
Avoid opening Spam file Attachments:- Mostly Trojan and other severe threats infiltrate the targeted computer with a executable file with a genuine file name. When user run the setup, it gets installed on the computer without user's consent. Hence it is highly recommended that not use open or launch any file attachments came from unknown or untrusted source.
Avoid Downloading Files From Unsafe Source:- You must not download any free application or piece of software from unprotected or suspicious domain. Because along with freeware and shareware some risky programs also get loaded on the computer silently and affect system performance. Hence avoid doing such things. Along with that there can also be some other way to prevent the computer system from Bucbi Ransomware and other PC threats. Hence take all required precautions to keep system infection


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Susie Orbach (born 6 November 1946) is a psychotherapist, psychoanalyst, writer and social critic from London, UK.
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Orbach was born in London, daughter of British MP Maurice Orbach. In 1976 with Luise Eichenbaum, she created The Women's Therapy Centre, in 1976 and in 1981 The Women's Therapy Centre Institute, a training institute in New York. [2] She has been a consultant for The World Bank, the NHS and Unilever and was co-originator of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. Orbach is a Visiting Scholar at the New School for Social Research in New York and was a Visiting Professor at London School of Economics for 10 years. She is currently chair of the Relational School in the UK, is convener of Anybody (http://www.any-body.org), an organization that campaigns for body diversity and is a founder member of ANTIDOTE (http://www.antidote.org.uk), working for emotional literacy and Psychotherapists and Counselors for Social Responsibility (www.pcsr.org.uk). She lectures and broadcasts extensively world-wide and has been profiled in numerous newspapers (http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/may/11/susie-orbach-interview-women-books). She has a clinical practice seeing individuals and couples in London.
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For 10 years Susie Orbach had a column in The Guardian newspaper on emotions in public and private life. These have been compiled in 2 volumes: What's Really Going on Here and Towards Emotional Literacy. She still writes for newspapers and magazines and campaigns vigorously on many fronts.
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Books by Susie Orbach[edit | edit source]
Bodies (2009)
On Eating (2002)
The Impossibility of Sex (1999)
Towards Emotional Literacy (1999)
What's Really Going on Here (1995)
Bittersweet: Love, Competition & Envy in Women's Friendships (1987), released as Between Women in US (written with Luise Eichenbaum)
Hunger Strike: The Anorectic's Struggle as a Metaphor for Our Time (1986)
What Do Women Want? Exploding the Myth of Dependency (1983) (written with Luise Eichenbaum)
Understanding Women: A Feminist Psychoanalytic Approach (1983) (written with Luise Eichenbaum)
Fat is a Feminist Issue II (1982)
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Andrew Samuels oration on Susie Orbach being made Doctor of Essex University in 2004 http://www.essex.ac.uk/vc/orate2004/susie-orbach-oration.shtm Guardian Interview with Susie Orbach May 2009 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/may/11/susie-orbach-interview-women-books
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The "eyes of Venice" in the Mediterranean
On the SE Messinia, at the first leg of the Peloponnese peninsula, there are two beautiful little towns: picturesque Methoni overlooking the Ionian Sea and the island comlex of Oinousses, and colourful Koroni, a place with insular atmosphere. Thanks to their strategic position, they have been important trade and marine centres. But for the very same reason, they have always been coveted by the powerful of the times. That explains the need for building huge fortresses.
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The castle of Koroni
One of the finest examples of the Venetian fortress architecture and amongst the few of each kind to encompass houses and churches, the castle of Koroni dominates Akritas cape, on the southern edge of the Messinian Gulf. It was built by the Venetians in the 13th century and revamped by the Ottomans in the 16th.
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• The Venetian islet opposite cape Akrita with a marvellous sea bed for diving and fishing.
• The secluded coves and the beaches (Paroulia, Gargarou, Zagga, Agia Triada, Agios Ioannis).
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By plane or car to Kalamata. Methoni is 21km SW of Kalamata, whereas Koroni is 52km to the same direction. Local buses will help you get there. Contact them at: www.ktelmessinias.gr
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I'm not sure they do have the same function- they mean different things.
give me examples to illustrate the difference between 'near' and 'nearly' when they play the same function as the adverbial modifier in English sentences.
I'm not sure they do have the same function- they mean different things.
adverb: in a close manner (Example: "The person most nearly concerned")
adverb: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished (Example: "He nearly fainted")
verb: move towards (Example: "They are drawing near")
adjective: not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances (Example: "Near neighbors")
adjective: closely resembling the genuine article (Example: "Near beer")
adjective: (comparative of `close') indicating the one of two that is the shorter distance away (Example: "Take the near street and then turn right")
adjective: very close in resemblance (Example: "A near likeness")
adjective: with or in a close or intimate relationship (Example: "My sisters and brothers are near and dear")
adjective: giving or spending with reluctance (Example: "Very close (or near) with his money")
adverb: near in time or place or relationship (Example: "As the wedding day drew near")
verb: move towards (Example: "They are drawing near")
In this example, wouldn't you say that 'near' is an adverb?
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