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February 11, 2013
2013 Audi A5 DTM Racer Makes An Appearance In Russia
Our Automotive blogs are published in cooperation with our friends at Top Speed.
After 30 years in the making, Deutsche Tourenwagon Meisterschaft (DTM) racing is assembling for the first time in August, 2013, in Russia. The DTM series is the German version of our NASCAR. Appearing six months before the inaugural race at Moscow Speedway in Moscow, the German auto maker Audi brought their A5 DTM car for an unveiling.
Mattias Ekstrom a two-time champion of the series, and Edoardo Mortara a two-time winner, presented the Audi A5 DTM at the unveiling. This car is equipped with the latest racing technology for improved handling, stopping, performance, and ride, marking it as the ultimate DTM race car.
The suspension has been fitted for a superior ride and handling, which includes, both front and rear double wishbone independent suspension, a pushrod spring damper unit, and adjustable gas pressure dampers. The Audi sticks to the pavement by Hankook 300-680-18 front and 320-710-18 rear tires wrapped around 18 inch forged aluminum wheels. Stopping power comes from a hydraulic dual circuit brake system companied with light alloy monobloc calipers, with ventilated brake ducts cooling the front and rear carbon-fiber brake discs.
Performance comes from a normally aspirated 4.0-L V-8 with four valves per cylinder. This power plant delivers 460 HP and 370 lb-ft torque, enabling it to bolt from 0 – 60 in 3.2 seconds and a top speed of 195 MPH. The engine is matched with a 4-plate clutch, a 6-speed sequential gearbox, and into an adjustable plate-type limited slip differential. Connecting the transmission to the rear differential is a constant velocity sliding tripod driveshaft and universal joints. Steering is a Servo assisted rack and pinion for quicker turning response.
DTM has been around for thirty years and this will be the first time it has raced in Russia. On August 4, 2013 the cars will thunder around the track in front of journalists and fans alike. During the unveiling and photo shoot of the Audi A5 DTM, Ekstrom and Mortara along with the race car were center stage to Russian race fans, requesting autographs and photos.
Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich, head of Audi Motorsport stated, "Complementing the calendar by a race in Moscow marks a decisive step for the DTM. It's a great opportunity to present ourselves in an important market with an affinity for motorsport." In 2012, more than 33,500 Audi automobiles were delivered to Russian car buyers, which is a 44 percent increase over the year before. Russia has one of the fastest growing markets of car sales out of Audi's top ten markets.
This was the first time Mattias Ekstrom has visited Russia and he commented, "The huge enthusiasm we were met with in Moscow is fantastic. I always enjoy getting to know new countries and people. Right after the first day here in Moscow I'm convinced that it has been a very good decision to hold a race here. I can hardly wait to return in August."
Edoardo Mortara, a two-time winner of the 2012 DTM racing season had this to say, "I don't know the Moscow Raceway yet but the layout looks interesting and promises a lot of action. I think the spectators can expect quite a bit on track and of course off track as well. I'm very excited about the DTM's first visit to Russia."
Elena Smirnova, who is head of Audi Russia, was also exited about DTM's new relationship with Russia, added, "Motorsport is the best forge of the brand's technologies. Now, when this kind of sport is on the rise in Russia, when professional race tracks are being built in different regions of the country, Audi is ready to show the new edges of its character. The fans of Audi here are looking forward to the beginning of the DTM series' new season. They will be able to cheer for our drivers, personally attending the stage at Moscow Raceway for the first time. Russia is one of the top ten markets for Audi, so today, a few months before the championship gets to our country, we are pleased to introduce the Audi A5 DTM to our fans."
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Setup was interesting for the first time. I have installed Windows XP regularly with multiple hundreds of installs over the years. The hard disk is usually the C drive; making programs work with the hard disk is as simple as installing the F6 SATA drivers off the C drive, installing Windows and installing the drivers. In this case, the 512MB Flash drive kept asking to be the C drive which caused all kinds of issues with Windows. Once I disabled the USB drive, I made the hard disk the C drive and proceeded apace. After installing the drivers I enabled the USB drive.
The M2N32-SLI Premium Vista Edition board is designed for Windows Vista, so after I ran the tests with XP I installed Windows Vista Ultimate Edition on the computer. Once the drivers were installed, I enabled ReadyBoost on the Flash drive. Vista use of ReadyBoost is useful when the system has limited memory, as USB memory speed is slower than system memory speed in general.
The use of ScreenDUO is easy and intuitive. You can transfer music files over to the ScreenDUO from your computer, email, email contacts, photos with a simple drag and drop interface. The board is designed to operate in SLI mode. Unfortunately, NVIDIA has only released the drivers for supporting 79xx or earlier videocards over the last weekend, too late for the purposes of this review in terms of testing it out, 101.41 and I was unable to test SLI on Vista with two 7900GTs. SLI worked as advertised with the latest XP drivers and two 7900GTs however.

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Only leagues that have actually started their first season, or have been established for longer than that may be listed here.Official and unofficial leagues for the online 2D multiplayer game, Infantry.
Only Infantry-based squads that are active in one of the many leagues or zones are permitted to be listed here. Dead squads will be rejected/removed promptly.Player-created and run squads for the online 2D multiplayer game, Infantry.


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Rockbox Build Names
During the development of RockboxUtility, it has become apparent that the naming of targets and builds are very inconsistent. This page is an attempt to document what's currently used, so we can hopefully bring everything in line to make things less confusing.
In case the names are getting cleared up to be consistent various places need adjustment. This table tries to collect all places that a name uses.
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A lineup of entertainment options for the weekend of Nov. 2-4, 2012, include the Cultural Crossroads Festival in Bellevue and the Hmong New Year celebration at Seattle Center. Films opening include "Wreck-It Ralph" and "Flight."
Around town
Cultural Crossroads Festival: Ethnic entertainment on two stages, international bazaar and exhibits, 5-10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Crossroads Bellevue, 15600 N.E. Eighth St., Bellevue; free (425-644-1111 or www.crossroadsbellevue.com).
Hmong New Year: Explore the cultural roots and contemporary influences of the Hmong people of Laos and Thailand with performances, cultural displays, marketplace, children's activities, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, including concert, 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Armory/Center House, Seattle Center, Seattle (206-684-7200 or www.seattlecenter.com).
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Fasten your seat belts for a strong movie week featuring three 3 1/2-star reviews: "Wreck-It-Ralph," "Flight" and "The Sessions."
"Wreck-It Ralph": A new animated tale set in the world of video games starring the voices of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman and Jane Lynch. It has midnight previews Thursday, and opens Friday at several theaters (at many in 3D).
"Flight": Denzel Washington stars as a drug- and alcohol-addicted pilot in this new film from Robert Zemeckis. It also has midnight previews Thursday, and opens Friday at several theaters.
"The Sessions": A drama about a disabled man (John Hawkes) and a professional sex surrogate (Helen Hunt) opens Friday at several theaters.
"The Man with the Iron Fists": Set in 19th-century China, this new action drama stars Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu. It opens Friday at several theaters.
"Photographic Memory": Filmmaker Ross McElwee explores his relationship with his son. It opens Friday at the Northwest Film Forum.
"Sister": A French film about a 12-year-old boy who becomes a thief at a Swiss resort opens Friday at the SIFF Cinema at the Uptown.
"The Loneliest Planet": Gael García Bernal and Hani Furstenberg star as a couple on a hike in the Caucasus Mountains. Opens Friday at the Varsity Theatre.
"The Bay": Barry Levinson ("Rain Man") directed this horror film about the effects of an ecological disaster on a small Maryland town. It opens Friday at the Sundance Cinemas.
"Simon and the Oaks": A Swedish tale about two boys from opposite sides of the tracks opens Friday at the Harvard Exit.
"Nobody Walks": John Krasinski and Rosemarie DeWitt play a couple whose relationship is tested by a young artist in this new drama. It opens Friday at the Sundance Cinemas.
"3, 2, 1 … Frankie Go Boom": A comedy about the dysfunctional relationship between two brothers (Charlie Hunnam, Chris O'Dowd) opens Friday at Grand Illusion.
"A Liar's Autobiography": A 3D animated take on the life of Monty Python member Graham Chapman, who died in 1989. It opens Friday at the SIFF Cinemas at the Uptown.
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Video: Training as a Unit Ministry Team (UMT)
Video by Lt. Col. David Deppmeier
"The Army states, "The UMT consists of, but is not limited to, at least one Chaplain and one Chaplain Assistant." This video by MSG William Kaemmer reinforces the point that we should train as we fight. A chaplain and a chaplain assistant both have unique, specialized skills that, when combined in a team effort, provide the best religious support to our Soldiers. So, think Unit Ministry TEAM!
This work, Training as a Unit Ministry Team (UMT), by LTC David Deppmeier, identified by DVIDS, is free of known copyright restrictions under U.S. copyright law.
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Autor: Carlos Scott - Misión GloCal
Data: 18.05.2010
Localização: Buenos Aires | Argentina
Category: Parceria, Pobreza & Riqueza, Mordomia de Recursos
My friend and brother Paul Davies (All Nations-UK) was several years in Argentina. Paul in 2002 helped to us about Partnership and Money and relationship with several Churches different countries. I am sharing his presentation.
Pablo Davies fue misionero junto con su esposa Wilma en Argentina. Pablo y Wilma nos ayudaron a entender y profundizar lo que significa el Partnership. Adjunto su presentacion del año 2002 que fue de gran ayuda en el trabajo realizado en Argentina con varias iglesias de diferentes latitudes.
Palavras-chave: Resource, stewardship, partnership, church, relationship, gospel, globalization, theology, integrity, humility, authenticity, identity, dialogue, culture, transformation, poverty, leadership, indigenous, witness, evangelism, truth, power, wealth
Community farms: (Kibbutz)
4 land & wealth redistribution, to evangelise the community: To train, educate, work, live and have a base from where to launch missionaries into the community. A community farm is where the Christians in the community corporately owns the property. Our corporate finances provide cost of the farm, infrastructure & accommodation for those working on farms. Investors, invest directly in the crops to secure food and jobs for the people. Thousands of jobs will be created where people could be evangelise, reconciled, unity restored and worldviews changed to a Biblical one. Farms will act as a place of employment, a basic income, a missionary training School, an orphanage and launching pad to send trained missionaries. Here Christ Jesus will be a way of living where the community will see what we preach!
Three legs: (Operating separately)
1. Accommodation and employers Lodges/Hostels on farms with infrastructure:
2. Education, "Skills" development, Discipleship training & orphanages.
3. Agricultural projects – investment arm. (Project financing). Outside investors.
Full scale business to create a holistic cosmos to the missionary to have the infrastructure needed to live and operate in without lack or limitations.
Shammah Foundation: Marius Brand: Cell 082 9210 275, e-mail - firstname.lastname@example.com. www.koevoet4christ.co.za
This is an excellent presentation and well worth the time it takes to read it. I really do need to get Bonk's book. What a fantastic little post. I especially liked this paragraph:
Secondly, we understand biblical faith to be above all things, relational. That is to say that
the gospel is not a product to be sold, or a simple communication to be believed but rather a
message to be believed IN, that is to say to be committed to and lived out in relationship to
God and our neighbour.
Secondly, we understand biblical faith to be above all things, relational. That is to say that the gospel is not a product to be sold, or a simple communication to be believed but rather amessage to be believed IN, that is to say to be committed to and lived out in relationship toGod and our neighbour.
thank you for sharing this presentation. This goes back to the "Paths of Innovation" discussion we are having because how we fund partnerships is key to the ministry that is rolled out. I look forward to reading this!
Gracias por tu generosidad con esta presentacion. Esto esta connectado al articulo sobre innovacion que estamos interactuando porque la manera en que soportamos proyectos es clave a los ministerios exitosos.
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Maistra wrote:Am I overreacting?
SubMor wrote:This is why evo psych has a bad reputation.
Maistra wrote:Am I overreacting?
joz wrote:Maistra wrote:Am I overreacting?
You must have been a penguin in your past life
I honestly see nothing to be upset about in this article.
Maistra wrote:... blatant promotion of sexist stereotypes.
Blatant though as they might be, all stereotypes are rooted in some kind of truth.
Cipher wrote:I'm going to have to ask you for some evidence for this facile bullshit generalization. For some reason, I find it unlikely you'll be able to provide it.
I did not say that the stereotypes are in anyway correct
all stereotypes are rooted in some kind of truth
Rhikat wrote:They found a gene that affected the female rodents and made a hypothesis based upon that data. Here are presented some evidence why people might gravitate towards the 'neat' gender division of male and female, because it just might be coded into our genes.
Sylvia Sybil wrote:Female rodents are affected by a certain smell -------> humans divide toys for their children by gender.
And you don't see any gaps in that chain?
Cipher wrote:all stereotypes are rooted in some kind of truth
The characterization of what I posted as "vitriol" is merely amusing to me. I assure you, you haven't met my "vitriol" yet.
Rhikat wrote: And is it really worth to be so hostile, you know what they say about flies and honey (though shit seems to work just fine too)...
Rhikat wrote:Thus the word hypothesis. The science itself wasn't sexist, but the conclusions they drew based on the study are indeed a bit iffy.
Cipher wrote:You said that all stereotypes are rooted in truths, and I asked for evidence that this is the case. So far you have not provided it. If you mean "stereotypes are rooted in what people think is true," rather than "stereotypes are rooted in what is true," then a.) it would be better to say the former than what you said, and b.) I wonder what the point is of saying that.
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SubMor wrote:"Stereotypes are rooted in truths?" No. Stereotypes are rooted in cognitive biases and fallacious reasoning.
Mod note: Knock this shit off immediately. Tone policing is against the rules here. Do not do it. Do not even hint at at. Please reread the newbie basket of links, including the forum rules. Contained therein is an article on tone policing. Read it.
Rhikat wrote:I have read them through, but you have a lot of rules, so I beg your pardon if I occasionally forget some of those. Though, I try to keep my opinions in the boundaries set by the staff on this forum, but is it really such a misdemeanor to ask to be treated politely?
Rhikat wrote:For instance, a very typical stereotype is this:Mod edit: Huge image goes behind the hiddentext wall. [ Show ]
Is it rooted in what women during the 50's looked like and behaved like? Yes.
Sylvia Sybil wrote:Joz, would you care to explain the penguin description, particularly as it relates to "over-reacting"?
Maistra wrote:Sylvia Sybil wrote:Joz, would you care to explain the penguin description, particularly as it relates to "over-reacting"?
I second this. Quite curious what this bizarre insult actually meant.
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Comic Text [ Show ]1st Panel: Event Idea: Festival of Ad Hoc Biological Adaptation Hypotheses
2nd Panel: "Babies are shaped like footballs and have more bendable bones than adults."
3rd Panel: "This is because primitive man would have wanted to spread his genes as far as possible"
4th: "We Believe this was accomplished by punting the child from village to village until it arrived in a different population"
5th:"This also explains why babies have ample fat, which protected their organs during punting. It explains why Babies must be bupred often, because in nature that gas would've been expelled by the dropkick. And it explains their smooth skin and hairlessness, which make for good aerodynamics"
6th: "Thank you." "Bravo! Bravo!"
7th: "Congratulation Professor. First prize. We award you this gold statue of Darwin looking doubtful"
correction for Catherine [ Show ]That's Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, not XKCD. lrn2webcomic
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Everybody in Germany speaks good English, I lived in Hamburg for a while and gave up learning German as I got round in English. APM apeak English, Telescope Service also speak good English.
Now the exchange rate is nohing I can do anything about
Maybe, but their websites don't speak English


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Goldilocks is a well-known institution of baked goods and pastries in the Philippines. Even though I can easily go to their Vancouver location to get my mocha cake fix, I've always dreamed of baking a copycat so I can enjoy it anytime at home and knowing the ingredients in the cake I'm eating.
Finally, this summer, I set out to do just that. I got insanely lucky on my first try of the series and the flavor and texture was right on. My family declared it identical to (and even better than) Goldilocks. It was too good to be true and I can tell you that I got teary eyed on the final tasting of the buttercream after tweaking the flavors. Just to be sure, I've baked it numerous times since that first time. It helps that another batch of cake is requested before the current one gets eaten, so I don't have to bury my face in mocha cake. Hah! One cake is just not enough. In fact, I've been asked not to post it on the blog because it really does taste like the real thing. However, what kind of food blogger am I if, after all the testing and perfecting, I don't share it? That pretty much defeats my purpose for this site.
So here it is, one item off my To-Cook-and-Bake-From-Scratch list:
The mocha cake from Goldilocks defined my love for cakes at an early age. What cake do I want for my birthday? Goldilocks mocha cake please!
Back in university, whenever I felt down, all I needed was a quick jeepney ride to Philcoa to order a half roll of mocha cake and — gasp — finish most of it myself. [Either that, or Betty's Sans Rival.] I was shameless and guiltless in my 5 foot frame and in the 90-pound mark then. These days, I don't want to think about that, but I still want to a slice of mocha cake or two with my cup of coffee.
The cake is light, fluffy, and soft, and the icing is a luscious combination of extra smooth coffee and cocoa, buttery but not greasy. To get the authentic taste, you will need to use Nescafe coffee granules. You can also use espresso granules (= coffee taste is bolder and more pronounced) or Starbucks VIA Italian roast (=icing has bitter and sour notes), but it's up to you if you want to use what you have available. You will also need amaretto, an Italian almond liqueur to finish off the flavor and must not be skipped. I've never tried to substitute it with anything, so I cannot advise you on that for now. I'll try making this with almond extract next time and see if that can be used!
Please enjoy!
The recipe can be made into a two-layer 9-inch round cake or a roll. I've included instructions for the roll in the recipe Notes if you want to take a stab at it.
Other Filipino Treats you can try making: Pan de Sal, Food for the Gods
- For the Cake:
- 6 large egg yolks, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon coffee/espresso granules [Nescafe instant coffee recommended]
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon water
- ½ cup canola oil
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 6 egg whites, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- For the Mocha Buttercream:
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 large egg whites, at room temperature
- 3 sticks (12 ounces) unsalted butter, soft, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon coffee/espresso granules
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 5 teaspoons water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 teaspoons amaretto
- For the Cake: Preheat oven to 375°F with racks in the upper middle and lower middle positions. Spray two 9"x2" round cake pans with baking spray, and line the bottom and sides with parchment paper.
- Whisk together egg yolks and sugar in a large bowl (or bowl of a stand mixer) over low, then medium speed, until creamy and light yellow in color.
- Dissolve espresso or coffee granules and cocoa powder in water and vanilla in a small bowl, getting rid of lumps while stirring. Pour into the egg-sugar mixture, along with canola oil, and beat until well combined.
- Remove large bowl from stand mixer (if using one) and sift cake flour and baking powder over it. Stir with a wooden spoon until well blended, scraping the sides of the bowl once.
- Whisk egg whites and cream of tartar into stiff peaks in a medium bowl, and fold into the mocha batter, a dollop or two first to liquefy the thick batter, and then in thirds.
- Divide the batter between two cake pans and place each pan on a baking sheet. Bake on two racks for 20 to 25 minutes, rotating the pans and exchanging the pans between racks halfway through. The cake is done when the tops become golden brown and the cake tester comes out clean when inserted in the middle.
- Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then carefully turn over on the wire rack, right side up. Cool completely before icing.
- For the Buttercream: Whisk sugar and egg whites for 3 to 5 minutes in a medium heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water (water should not touch the bottom of the bowl), until meringue is hot to the touch. The sugar granules will be dissolved and you will be left with a fluffy marshmallow cream-like froth.
- Remove bowl from heat and beat for 5 minutes with a hand mixer set to medium speed, or pour into a bowl of a stand mixer with a whisk attachment to mix.
- Add half of the butter and beat with a hand mixer (or paddle attachment for stand mixer) until smooth before adding the next half to combine. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula and give it a quick stir. Beat again on medium-high for another 6 to 10 minutes to thicken.
- Dissolve cocoa and espresso/coffee granules in water, vanilla extract, and amaretto in a small bowl. Pour into the buttercream and beat for 2 minutes, scraping the sides at least once.
- To Assemble the Cake: Dot 3 3"-wide parchment paper strips with buttercream. Use the icing to stick the 3 strips into a triangle on a plate or cake stand. Dot the center bottom of the cake with icing, and place cake on top of the strips. These will keep your plate clean while frosting the cake.
- Spoon about ½ cup of frosting on top and spread it evenly with a flat metal spatula. Place the second layer of cake and spread a thin layer of icing over the entire cake and let it stand for 15 minutes. Spread a thicker layer of frosting over the side, working from the bottom up to the top. Frost the top by placing a mound of icing and spreading it to the side. You can decorate the cake with the remaining frosting as you wish.
To make a mocha roll: From Step 6 onwards -- Pour batter into a 10.5"x15.5"x1" jelly roll pan (sprayed with cooking spray and lined with a sheet of wax paper, and another coat of cooking spray) and bake for 12 to 15 minutes with the rack on upper middle position, rotating the pan halfway through. What I usually do is bake for 6 minutes and rotate and add minutes as needed to let it bake thoroughly. It is done when the top is golden brown and cake tester will come out clean. Lay flat a dry kitchen/tea towel that's slightly larger than the pan and dust with a thin layer of powdered sugar. Remove cake from the oven and turn pan over onto the towel. Carefully peel the wax paper and scooping the towel from underneath, slowly roll the towel and cake together. Cool on a wire rack with the seam side down. After about an hour, unroll and remove the towel, spread a generous layer of mocha buttercream. Depending on your preference, you can put as much as half on it. Re-roll the cake and frost the outside and sides. OR you can use the other half of the icing to fill another roll. [Instructions to make the butter cream is the same.]
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Sydney Scholars Awards
Applications are closed for 2016.
The Sydney Scholars Awards offers Year 12 students commencing their studies in 2016 the opportunity to apply for scholarships ranging from $6,000 to $10,000 in value and awarded in duration from one year, up to 5 years (combined degrees).
These prestigious scholarships will be offered to students who meet the selection criteria including an ATAR requirement of 95 and above. Students applying to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and Sydney College of Arts require an ATAR of 90 or above. If you are an international student, have recently completed an International Baccalaureate or educational award equivalent to the HSC, and are applying for admission through UAC, you are also eligible to apply.
For domestic students (including New Zealand citizens), if you receive an ATAR of 99.90 you will automatically be awarded a scholarship worth $10,000 for the duration of your undergraduate degree.
To be considered for a range of faculty scholarships, please see faculty scholarships for more details.
For Sydney Scholars Awards, you will need to complete an online application form and upload your most recent school report.
Provision for a personal statement will be included in the online application. We suggest that you complete a draft first and then cut and paste your final answers into the text boxes provided. Please note there is a 1000 character limit on each text box (approximately 150-200 words). Strict character limits apply.
Sydney Scholars Awards also supports students with excellent academic ability who have faced significant challenges, such as financial, medical or disability issues, have refugee status or live in a rural area. To be eligible you will need to apply for a Sydney Scholars Award on hardship grounds. You will also need to submit an equity scholarship application to UAC separately. The University will link your Sydney Scholars Awards application to your UAC application for assessment purposes. Selection criteria will be on the basis of equity and a broader level of academic ability. To be considered for a conditional scholarship offer in mid-November, you need to provide all documents to UAC by 30 October 2015. Submissions to UAC after 30 October will be considered in a later offer round.
Key dates:
1 September 2015 - applications open
2 October 2015 - applications close
End of November 2015 - conditional offers sent out
17 December 2015 - firm scholarship offers sent out (except for Sydney Scholars Awards on hardship grounds)
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Google expands voice search for Apple's iOS in latest threat to Siri
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is bringing its revamped voice-enabled search software to Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS mobile operating system, where it will go head-to-head with Apple's own Siri voice recognition tool.
Google first introduced its speech-enabled Voice Actions feature for Android devices in 2010 but dramatically overhauled the technology in late June with the release of Android 4.1, a.k.a. Jelly Bean. According to Google, the improved Voice Search better interprets user questions and intent by combining the firm's speech recognition tools, a deeper understanding of natural language and its Knowledge Graph, a database encompassing more than 500 million real-world people, places and things complete with 3.5 billion attributes and connections.
"You just need to tap the microphone icon and ask your question, the same way you'd ask a friend," said Google Search Senior Vice President Amit Singhal. "For example, ask 'What movies are playing this weekend?' and you'll see your words streamed back to you quickly as you speak. Then Google will show you a list of the latest movies in theaters near you, with schedules and even trailers. It works for everything from celebrity factoids to the height of Kilimanjaro and more. When Google can supply a direct answer to your question, you'll get a spoken response too."
Singhal added that the revamped Google Search will be available for iPhone and iPad devices running iOS 4.2 and up. The Verge reports Google submitted the revised app to Apple's App Store about a week ago, with Singhal stating the company is "working with Apple to get the app to users in the next few days."
Apple introduced its Siri technology in 2011 in conjunction with the release of iOS 5. The service has since played a major role in its iPhone advertising efforts. The new iOS 6, coming this fall, includes an overhauled Siri boasting more than 200 new features in all, including automatic voice launch of iOS applications (e.g., "Play Temple Run") and voice-enabled Twitter posting. Also new: Eyes Free, a Siri-based initiative developed in association with automakers to help minimize distracted driving. The new Siri additionally brings expanded sports information, restaurant ratings and OpenTable integration for dining reservations and movie reviews and trailers in partnership with Rotten Tomatoes.
The voice-enabled Google Search app is just the latest attempt to battle Siri on its home turf: Earlier this week, Nuance Communications introduced Nina, a virtual assistant tool enabling companies to add speech-based customer service capabilities to their existing iOS and Android applications. Nina combines cloud-hosted speech recognition, text-to-speech, voice biometrics and natural language understanding technologies to enable businesses to automate customer service features within the mobile user experience. Nuance software is reportedly included in Siri as well.
For more:
- read this Google Blog entry
- read this Verge article
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Re: POOD and the Unique Name Assumption
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:55:25 -0400
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"Marshall" <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> On Jun 10, 5:05 pm, "Brian Selzer" <br..._at_selzer-software.com> wrote:
>> "Marshall" <marshall.spi..._at_gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:ca56ebe8-5736-4de9-af01-b635c8baece1_at_w34g2000prm.googlegroups.com...
>> > On Jun 9, 6:02 am, "Brian Selzer" <br..._at_selzer-software.com> wrote:
>> >> Does the Unique Name Assumption apply only to individuals, or does it
>> >> apply
>> >> also to relations? Under an interpretation where constant symbols are
>> >> mapped to individuals and predicate symbols are mapped to relations,
>> >> if a
>> >> and b are constant symbols and P and Q predicate symbols and if
>> >> neither
>> >> aPb
>> >> nor aQb fail to denote, can aPb ever mean exactly the same thing as
>> >> aQb?
>> >> And if the Unique Name Assumption does apply also to relations, then
>> >> what
>> >> impact does that have on POOD?
>> > I guess I don't really know what this "Unique Name Assumption" is.
>> The Unique Name Assumption ensures that whenever two names are different,
>> the objects they represent must also be different.
> What is motivation for such an assumption? It doesn't seem to hold in
> any formal system I can think of.
The Unique Name assumption, when combined with the Closed World and Domain Closure assumptions provides the basis for answering negative queries and queries that involve counts. For example, if you issue a query like
"How many widgets are blue?"
against a relation containing widget names and colors, but widget names do not follow the unique name assumption, then more than one widget name could reference the same widget, and thus even though the names are unique, the number of widgets could be completely different than the number of widget names. Consequently, you can't rely on the answer without the Unique Name Assumption. A query like,
"How many widgets are not blue?"
can be answered only when all three assumptions are in effect. The Domain Closure Assumption and Closed World Assumptions make it possible to determine which widget names denote and which widget names that denote are associated with a color that is not blue, but it is only under the Unique Name Assumption that the actual count of widgets that are not blue can be calculated.
>> > But ordinarily, the mapping from names to things being named
>> > is a function, but not necessarily the reverse.
>> > As to whether aPb can ever mean the same thing as aQb:
>> > 2+0 = 2-0
>> The /result/ of 2+0 is the same as the /result/ of 2-0, but is the
>> meaning
>> of an expression the same as the result of the expression? It seems to
>> me
>> that how one arrives at a result can be just as important as the result.
>> For example, if a man turns left onto the sidewalk in front of his house
>> and
>> then proceeds around the block, he will end up at the exact same place as
>> if
>> he had turned right onto the sidewalk and then proceeded around the
>> block.
> Sure.
> "2+0" != "2-0"
> However
> 2+0 = 2-0
> It seems straightforward enough. "2+0" and "2-0" are two
> different names, expressions specifically, for the same thing.
> Marshall
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Hi i am wondering what is the tuffest century you have done ie the bicycle you have done a century on.
Hi i am wondering what is the tuffest century you have done ie the bicycle you have done a century on.
I'd say back in May I did Breathless Agony, 12,000 ft and 114 miles. Did a few others a few years ago that were similar but this was the toughest only cause I didn't train as much and weighed 20 lbs more than the other rides.
Last century I did was couple of years ago. I did this one on my Canndale CAAD3 with a standard double, 39/53 and a 12/25 cassette just to see if I could do it only cause I heard so many horror stories about the ride!
Kind of sucked cause other riders that usually can't keep up with me either beat me or were within a few minutes of me. Just not right! I plan to do it next year and take a gang load of time off the timed event!
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Torture 10,000. Before you wonder what's so tough about that, I wanted the full treatment so I rode a loaded steel touring bike. I even carried 2 extra quarts of water in my panniers in addition to some junk specifically added to weigh me down. In those days, I never stood on the pedals so by the time the ride was over, I was in considerable pain. I've ridden longer rides with more climbing, but that particular one was the toughest for me. After that, I took my racing bike on hilly centuries, though I should take a bent sometime.
Deerfield Dirt Road Randonee -- 107 miles, 11,000 ft. of climbing, 7 climbs w/ 1400 - 2000' elevation, 16 pitches with +13% gradient -- and 71 of the 107 miles is on unpaved dirt and fire roads.
It's awesome.
My failing was rooted in a few things -- a) it had been a month and a half since my brevet season ended, and I think I had maybe ridden one century in that time. I didn't do Boston-Montreal-Boston and was way off my conditioning, b) the week prior to the D2R2, I was out-of-town on a business trip and prior to starting the D2R2, I hadn't been on a bicycle for about nine days, c) I didn't bring a lot of food, and d) I got lost.
c) and d), I think were the most important. While the ride itself was certainly tough, I started out well and felt pretty confident on the first 15 miles or so. Then, the pack that I was in took the wrong turn on a fork, plunged through a hair-raising gravel descent and then travelled about three or four miles before realizing that we were off course. It should be noted, as well, that the cue sheet tends to be more like "left at stone hut" "bear right at fork in path" as opposed to having conventional navigational markers like, you know, street names. So, getting lost was a frequent occurrence, and by the time we arrived at the first control, 30 miles in, it was already 45 minutes after the posted closing time. Still the checkpoint was open because, according to the volunteers, by closing time, less than half the field had arrived. People were just lost all over the forest.
So, after getting lost again, and realizing that I was out of food at 40 miles, with no services nearby and at least 10 miles to go before lunch (which, at my rate of progress, would be another 45 minutes of climbing and struggling) I chose to abandon and ride to the nearest town with an open restaurant. Bonked halfway there and almost fell asleep because I just didn't have any calories in my system. Hooked up with a few other folks who were abandoning the ride, and together we rode back to the parking lot, turned in our incomplete populaire cards and headed home. I still think that if I did not get lost twice, I would've had enough time and energy to get to lunch and restock on food, then finish the ride.
Despite the difficulties and frustrations of not finishing, I have to say that it was an excellent, gorgeous ride, and I have been looking forward to doing it again. A few randonneurs and I are doing an unofficial running of it this weekend, as a matter of fact, for PBP training. This time, I hope to spend less time getting lost and more time eating.
I am wondering if anyone is doing centuries on anything other than a road bike ie mountain bike hybrid ect. thank you
The fastest people tended to be on road bikes, though I learned that it seemed to have little to do with the type of road bike. Seattle to Portland isn't especially hilly, but I did see one guy literally fly by me up a hill on an old beater looking road bike with a wire basket full of stuff on the back. As they say, it's the engine that counts, though everything else matters too.
Wow thanks again i had no idea you could ride a full suspention bike no a long distance ride. Dosent the suspention soak up all of your peddling momentum.
On the D2R2 ride that I posted about, the field was a pretty even split between cyclocross/sport touring and mountain bikes. On some of the gnarlier descents, I had some pretty serious envy for the guys cruising along with full suspension while my shoulders and forearms were being beaten up by ruts and hard gravel.
I just did my first century yesterday on my Trek 4500 mountain bike, with semislick tires on it.


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I've been playing around with my new camera again, and decided to resurrect this topic from the cold watery grave of the old forums.
Today I went out to my hometown's (Shelby, North Carolina) court square to take some photos.
The Old Courthouse
Warren Street
The Old Rogers Theater
Central United Methodist Church
Apartment Building Parking Lot
These need some explanation, the building used to be an old Department Store (a Belks I think) but it burned down back in the 70s. In the 90s they fixed up the building with first floor stores, and the upper floors as apartments. The back part of the building was left open and used as the parking lot for the people who live there.
If it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic.
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It's actually in the grounds of where I work. I work in a Manor house, and these greenhouses have been abandoned for decades which has pretty much left it like this.
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OK, so this is a good bad day. Good? Lots of friends. Bad? The dangerous muthah disrupting our ride. The Fugly? Dude wearing transparent shorts trying to stay ahead of us while exposing his fugly ass crack! I'm not sure why other riders just won't let you pass them.
Couple dudes (second part of first video) just minding their own business when we roll upon them from far behind. Get too close and notice the dude in the lighter outfit (white shorts ) is showing some serious ass crack. C'mon man! We can't take it so we continue on around. No biggie but they hop our wheels. So we continue but next thing you know, they are racing to get ahead of us. Hm, maybe they couldn't handle being "chicked" (passed by gals) since I was riding with Gina and Aimee. So they get ahead then later, they fade, we roll by one more time then they hop our wheels again. OK, no problem but if you're trying to prove something, don't fade in front of the gals like a couple of old ladies ha ha!
But it gets worse. Next rider we pass has music with ear buds. I ringy dingy my bell but he doesn't hear. So I pass at a safe distance to his left but what does he do? He swerves into me as I pass then says sorry. Next thing I know he's on Aimee's wheel. Nope, can't hear, can't ride a straight line, we can't have this dude around us so we drop his arse.
So when I mention dumb asses on the trail, several posters will say "you should have captured it on video", so today was the day. This will redirect the blog a bit from the nice entertainment bit to the "yes there are dumb asses out there" entertainment factor. But it gets even worse 35 miles into our ride! We see some dude ahead of us before the 405 tunnel type underpass. This is the dude in the first part of the video. We're rolling up on the guy at a good pace into a stiff headwind. I'm preparing for the pass when he starts blowing snot rockets to his right. No big deal, I was far left. But I ring my bell and begin the pass. The dude looks over at me and says," oh sorry, didn't see you there." Like I said, no big deal, I was out of the way. Keep in mind the lanes in this real are wide and I was using the space for a safe pass since I have the gals with me.
But the dude looking right at me swerves over about 4 feet and nearly bumps me off my bike, WTF! So again he says sorry and I'm thinking I got to get away from this dude. So I continue the pass but he lifts the pace and hugs Aimee's side. Again, WTF! We're just trying to get around safely and he won't let us pass.
So he interferes with our little system and fuglies the whole set up. So he races off, no biggie, ok you're fast dude, that's why we caught you from behind haha! So he's about 50 yards ahead when we start to gain ground again. By this time, I'm thinking (and saying in the video) that I have to get this guy on video.
So later down the road, we roll up one more time. OK, now pay close attention to the speed at which we pass the guy in the video. About the same rate we passed him the first time when he refused to let us pass.
I roll by with the recorder on. I stay far left for quite some time so that we can get around safely. As usual, I look back before moving back to the right to make sure we are clear and WTF! The dope is on our side blocking the pass one more time!
Holy shister! (THIS IS IN THE VIDEO) I ask the guy, "why don't you let us pass safely?". He says, "well if you are going to pass me you should be riding faster than me". I said we were and that every time we pass him he lifts the pace blocking our pass.
So the guy makes a few fugly faces and I say,"if you want to go ahead, then go, but you are not a very smart rider." So he puts on a fugly little face and does somewhat of a sprint, a weak sprint to show his awesomeness.
Well he rolls ahead but after 50 yards Gina says, "go ahead and go, I'll meet you at the beach." Usually doesn't mean much to me to leave Gina a little behind to show some awesomeness of my own but this dude a Beanz took you to school lesson ha ha! As I roll by I shout, "is this better?". I get about 50 yards ahead then sit up, pull out the recorder and start recording the guy for laughs. Just then I see Aimee blowing around the guy as well haha! Aimee is a very strong rider and very humble but after this dude boxed her in twice, I'm sure she was more than happy to had this guy his own ass on a carbon platter ha ha! Aimee would never say that so I had to say it for her he he he!
Funny thing is the guy knew I was recording him and I think he posted a nasty comment on my youtube channel ha ha! That's cool, we were 35 miles into our ride and even Aimee handed his ass to him ha ha!
Dang, I missed the "L" in should ha ha!
Now the good. We rode with Alex2 for a bit near Weir Cyn. Stiff headwind today. Ran into Alyce and herb at the coast with their new puppy. Not to mention they delivered an early Christmas present, a bag of their homegrown lemons. Mmm, these smelt good! Visit with Tony, Ed, Sarah, Peggy, and a few others. Funny though, I rolled by Mark twice but never saw him, Gina did, sorry Mark. Also another dude shouted Beanz but I'm not sure who he was or if we had ever met.
A little raw ride footage so you can hear the headwinds we deal with on a regular basis.


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"Hotel Rwanda" Leads the Specialty List; "Woodsman" Opens Solid
by Brian Brooks
United Artists' multi-Golden Globe-nominated "Hotel Rwanda" set up residence at the forefront of specialty offerings over the holiday weekend, calculated on a per screen basis. Newmarket Films' "The Woodsman" opened as well, taking the second position after its theatrical debut in limited release, while Lions Gate's "Beyond the Sea" advanced its standing on the iW BOT in its second weekend in theaters. Sony Pictures Classics expanded "Bad Education" to more screens, while Miramax's "The Aviator" took off nationwide. Overall, bigger titles held sway over the Christmas holiday weekend, with the chart's top three grossers representing a bigger share of the entire specialty take than in recent memory.
Terry George's acclaimed "Hotel Rwanda" opened on seven screens over the holiday weekend, placing first on the chart. The true-story United Artists release set during the tragic genocide in the central African country of the same name grossed $100,091 for a very solid $14,299 per screen average.
Nicole Kassell's "The Woodsman" debuted at six sites, taking in $53,985. The multi-Spirit Awards nominated feature averaged $8,998, placing second on the chart.
"I'm pretty happy with it and the reviews were pretty good," commented Newmarket Films chief Bob Berney to indieWIRE yesterday about the film's opening weekend. "Monday had 50% of Sunday's [gross], which is good. It's tricky opening on the holidays." Berney continued to say that Sunday was particularly strong in Manhattan, while the numbers were generally "soft" on Christmas day. "Holiday movies were strong on Christmas day," said Berney.
The film's theme is challenging, as Berney acknowledged, but he said that positive reviews particularly from the Los Angeles Times, NPR and others helped to attract moviegoers. "It's one of those films where you have to hear it's great," added Berney who also said he felt the overall specialty box office, aside from "Sideways," remained flat for the weekend. Audiences seeing "The Woodsman" weighted toward the traditional art-house crowd and African-Americans. Newmarket plans to add screens in the Bay Area today, and will open the film in ten cities on January 7.
Lions Gate's "Beyond the Sea" remained in a half-dozen venues in its second weekend of release, taking in $39,000. The film edged up to third place in the chart with a $6,500 per screen average, a decline of 14% from the week prior. "Sea"'s cume is $105,280.
Wellspring's "In the Realms of the Unreal" opened on three screens, taking in $15,477 for a $5,159 per screen tally and a fourth place on the chart. Since it opened Wednesday, the film has cumed $25,402.
Sony Classics added 42 sites for Pedro Almodovar's highly praised "Bad Education" after playing its first five weeks with single digit print counts. The feature grossed $244,614 from 50 sites, averaging $4,892. In six weeks, the film has totaled over $1.2 million. Meanwhile, the distributor's "House of Flying Daggers" also added screens, grossing $662,342 for a $4,014 average on 165 screens, up by 20 prints. In one month, the film has cumed over $2.73 million.
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People have a lot of free time on their hands. Some have more than others. And those who have the most free time on their hands spend it recreating the most-recent trailer for Justin Lins Fast & Furious 6 using remote-controlled model racing cars. See above for the insanity.
Its not exactly shot for shot. The new clip is a little shorter (in length, as well as stature). But the tank recreation is pretty damn sweet, the shot of Paul Walkers ride jumping an embankment and flying through the air looks about as real as it does in Lins actual movie, and most important they nail the grounding-an-airplane sequence all except for the signature shot of Diesel blasting through the planes nose. I guess there are still a few things Hollywood can do better than some guys with remote-controlled cars in a dusty alleyway somewhere.
The clip was posted to ViralVideos by Nitro RCX, and has made its way around the internet. Parody trailers for sequels that, themselves, are a bit of a parody are tough to pull off. This one is clever, and took some skill. Its worth a look.
The real Fast sequel, meanwhile, is racing toward theaters with a splashy May 24 release date, dropping it into the start of the summer blockbuster season. Pretty much the whole crew is back for the new film, including Walker, Diesel, Dwayne The Rock Johnson and against all odds Michelle Rodriguez. Tell us, do you like it better with real cars, or remote-controlled ones?
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What is considered a good time interval between estimates for a nova.
Thanks Glen
Well, Glen, at least in the case of visual observations it often will depend on the nova itself. Some novae very rapidly change in brightness in the first few days following maximum; slower novae hardly at all. Obviously, the really fast ones could be estimated every couple of hours, while the slower ones need but one estimate per night by the observer.
In the instance of Nova Del 2013, I started out making two estimates per night right after discovery, but once it became clear to me that this was a relatively slow nova, I dropped back to just one estimate per night. Observers definitely don't want to over-observe an only slowly varying object, since that just serves to skew the object's lightcurve in favor of that particular observer.
J.Bortle (BRJ)


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British nationals are wasting embassy time with "ludicrous" inquiries about lost false teeth, runny jam and plastic surgery problems, William Hague has complained.
The Foreign Secretary urged expats and tourists not to stretch scarce consular resources by making "bizarre demands".
Among the calls logged by overseas Foreign Office staff are requests for help erecting a chicken coop, advice on where to have Christmas lunch in Spain and a plea for assistance translating "I love you" into Hungarian.
Mr Hague said: "It is not our job, for example, to book you restaurants while you are on holiday.
"This is obvious, you may think. But nonetheless it came as a surprise to the caller in Spain who was having difficulty finding somewhere to have Christmas lunch.
"If, like a man in Florida last year, you find ants in your holiday rental, we are not the people to ask for pest control advice.
"If you are having difficulty erecting a new chicken coop in your garden in Greece as someone else was, I am afraid that we cannot help you.
"Equally, I have to say that we are not the people to turn to if you can't find your false teeth, if your sat nav is broken and you need directions, if you are unhappy with your plastic surgery, if your jam won't set, if you are looking for a dog-minder while you are on holiday, if your livestock need checking on, if you would like advice about the weather, or if you want someone to throw a coin into the Trevi fountain for you because you forgot while you were on holiday and you want your marriage to succeed.
"And our commitment to good relations with our neighbours does not, I am afraid, extend to translating 'I love you' into Hungarian, as we were asked to do by one love-struck British tourist. There are easier ways to find a translation."
Some of the most bizarre requests made to British consular staff abroad:
A man asked embassy staff in Greece for tips on the best fishing spots and where to purchase maggots to use as bait.
Consular staff in Malaga, southern Spain, were contacted by a distraught British woman who found all the restaurants were booked up on Christmas day. Did they know of anywhere still taking bookings?
A man made this request of consular staff in Dubai
A British woman living in Moscow couldn't get to sleep because of a strange buzzing noise in her flat. She asked the Embassy to help track it down. Needless to say they weren't up for it.
A British holidaymaker in Florida found his holiday home infested. He asked the British consulate to help him with pest-control.
Embassy staff were bemused with a request from a Brit who wanted his love letter to a girl translated into the local language.
A man asked a consulate in Greece for information on how to go about putting a chicken coop in his garden
In the speech on strengthening Britain's consular diplomacy, Mr Hague said Britons make more than 55 million individual trips overseas every year and around six million live abroad for some of or all of the time.
Around one in ten murders of Britons in the last two years took place overseas and around 6,000 nationals are arrested every year.
Mr Hague said the figures showed the "immense demand" for the service. His comments come shortly after the conviction of a boy from Florida, who murdered two British men near Sarasota.
He added: "We ask British nationals to be responsible, to be self-reliant and to take sensible precautions."


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Hi, I ordered a Dahon Speed uno and I will be getting it sometimes this week.
I plan to add back brakes to it because I never used coasters breaks before and I haven't biked since i was 10.
Can anyone recommend me what brakes I should get (or fits) for my speed uno?
I also plan on getting fenders for it, but not sure if the thin or wide ones fit the Speed uno.
can someone with a speed uno help me out.


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You may designate your gift in memory or honor of a special person. It is a thoughtful way to pay tribute while helping to advance cancer research, enhance patient care and treatments, and extend community outreach and education.
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Lehman Twp. won't raise taxes in 2014
LEHMAN TWP. - Township officials have good news for residents: taxes will stay the same.
The supervisors passed the first reading of the $1.48 million 2014 budget Monday night. Treasurer Alvin Cragle said there will be no tax increase.
The final reading will be at the next meeting, to be held at 7 p.m. Dec. 16 in the municipal building on Old Route 115.
In other business, Bob McGuire of the Back Mountain Food Pantry Garden project approached the board about growing produce on township land.
The vegetables would supply the food pantry, located in Trucksville, and the Noxen Food Pantry.
Supervisor Doug Ide said the township acquired about 10 acres for potential expansion, but the project would only require one acre.
"All we're doing right now is mowing it. It's just lying fallow," he said. "So this is a great idea."
The supervisors authorized Ide to go with McGuire to take a look at the land to see whether it is suitable for growing vegetables, which, if it is, would begin this spring.
The supervisors will also check out a problematic stormwater basin with residents of Oak Hill. The basin gets clogged and in the past has overflowed, causing property damage.
Supervisor Chairman Dave Sutton said the township isn't responsible for its maintenance. That's up to the residents, and they will have to form a homeowners' association and pay annual dues to do so, according to the development's covenants.
However, the supervisors indicated they are willing to work with the residents.
"I'm sure we can come to some kind of solution here," Sutton told them.
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Montrose archer draws first place finish
About 1,100 competitors statewide take shots at top honors, trip to nationals.
The state National Archery in the Schools Program tournament held Friday in State College saw the biggest field of competitors in the tournament's history – about 1,100 students from 41 schools throughout Pennsylvania.
Montrose's Justin Birtch turned in the top individual score in the middle school division at Friday's Pennsylvania NASP tournament that drew over 1,100 archery competitors to State College.
Birtch was the top-ranked seventh grade competitor and he ranked eighth overall in the tournament.
The top teams and individuals who competed Friday at the Penn State Multi-Sport Facility have the chance to qualify for the NASP National Tournament to be held May 9 and 10 in Louisville, Ky. Qualification for the national tournament is based on total point values, and the names of those who will be moving on will be available at a later date.
New Castle Christian Academy, Team 1 came away with top team honors in the elementary school division (fourth and fifth grades) at Friday's state tournament in State College. In second place was Choconut Valley Team #1, with 2843 points; followed by Lathrop Street Elementary Team #1, with 2829 points.
New Castle Christian Academy, Team 1 took first place in the middle-school category (sixth through eighth grades), while Halifax High School, Team 1 was the top-scoring high-school team.
Birtch's performance helped lead the Montrose Middle School Team #1 to a second place finish with 3,174 points. Montrose Middle School Team #2 placed seventh with 2,944 points.
In the High School Division, Montrose Team #1 finished in fifth place with 3,179; Blue Ridge Team #1 placed eighth with 3,117 points; and Blue Ridge Team #2 came in 11th with 2,889 points.
Male competitors turning in the best individual performances were Cameron Harvey, of New Castle Christian Academy, in the elementary division, Justin Birtch, of Montrose Middle School, in the middle-school division and Ian Fillinger, of New Brighton High School, in the high-school division.
Female competitors taking first place honors were Olivia Goodlin, of New Castle Christian Academy, in the elementary division; Taylor Richardson, of New Castle Christian Academy, in the middle-school division and Fawne Hopfer, of Tunkhannock High School, in the high-school division.
Ian Fillinger and Fawne Hopfer finished, respectively, as the top male and female overall.
Top 10 local individual competitors included:
Blue Ridge: Ryan Rogers finished in fifth place in the high school division;
Choconut Valley, boys: Kaleb Hayes, second place; Edward Wirth, 6th place; Bailey Shimer, 7th place;
Choconut Valley, girls: Cassidy Beeman, third place
Lathrop St., boys: Theodore Lubash, 4th place;
Lathrop St., girls: Elizabeth Lathrop, second place;
Montrose Middle, boys: Justin Birtch, first place; Zachery Oleniacz, 6th place; Maverick Naylor, 7th place;
Montrose Middle, girls: Hannah Perkins, fifth place.
A complete list of team and individual results is available at www.nasptournaments.org. Scroll down and click on "2014 Pennsylvania NASP State Tournament." Some expanded results also are available on the Pennsylvania NASP Facebook page.
Competition offers an exciting component for students participating in NASP, which serves to introduce archery to youth and promote archery as a sport that can be enjoyed for a lifetime.
NASP, which started in Kentucky in 2002 and has since gained participants around the globe, came to Pennsylvania in 2005. The Game Commission in 2010 began coordinating Pennsylvania's NASP, which helps school districts in Pennsylvania meet physical-education curriculum requirements set by the state Department of Education.
And for the last three years, a growing number of students and schools have participated in the statewide tournament. About 800 students competed in the tournament last year.
Today, about 155 Pennsylvania schools participate in NASP.
To get NASP started in a Pennsylvania school, contact Samantha Pedder, at the Game Commission headquarters, at 717-787-4250 (ext. 3327). Also, "PA NASP" can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PennNASP.


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Thousands attend rally marking third anniversary of Gaza pullout; rocket fired during ceremony
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Thousands of people arrived Wednesday to a site near Kibbutz Kissufim to mark the third anniversary of the Gush Katif evacuation. During the rally, a Qassam rocket was fired at a nearby community from the northern Gaza Strip.
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I am running ZCS Open Source on a VMWare Server 1.06 virtual machine, which is using Ubuntu Server 8.04 as the OS. After upgrading from 5.0.6 to 5.0.9 (which went well itself), the ZCS does not start on boot anymore.
after su zimbra
zmcontrol status shows the following:
Host x.x.x
antispam Stopped
zmamavisdctl is not running
antivirus Stopped
zmamavisdctl is not running
zmclamdctl is not running
ldap Running
logger Running
mailbox Stopped
zmmailboxdctl is not running
mta Stopped
postfix is not running
saslauthd is not running
zmsaslauthdctl is not running
snmp Stopped
swatch is not running
spell Stopped
Apache not running. No PID file found.
zmapachectl is not running
stats Stopped
I have checked the init.d: zimbra script is there,
in rc0.d there is S99zimbra
in rc1.d no zimbra script (bind, klogd and sysklogd start here)
in rc2.d there are K01zimbra and S99zimbra
in rc3.d there are K01zimbra and S99zimbra
in rc4.d K01zimbra and S99zimbra
in rc5.d K01zimbra and S99zimbra
in rc6.d K01zimbra and S99zimbra
I have an automated backup, which requires ZCS and the VM to be stopped.
If the boot up leaves Zimbra in an unfunctional position,
I cannot use the backup procedure.
Where should I start looking for the cause?
Any ideas, please?


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The weight is really a silly question, as tsl points out. Bike commuters do not need to be weight weenies. That does not mean weight doesn't matter overall. We should add weight judiciously. The utility a dynamo adds is huge, and the weight is, by comparison, tiny. A typical dynamo system probably weighs a little more than a typical battery system, but the difference is probably less than 500 grams. Then consider that some of us carry spare batteries when using battery systems, and the weight difference is probably completely insignificant.
I'm not a religious nut about this: I use both kinds of light systems on my various too-many bikes, but I like the dynamo systems a heck of a lot more.


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The talented Portuguese carpenter Carlos Alberto created the awesome wood Mota and wood Vespa shown above. Aren't they beautiful? I want one! His 'normal' carpenter work is also very impressive. See more pictures of all at his site.
talented carpentry by carlos alberto
- -January 30, 2009, 3:32PM
I absolutely love this and want one… I love vespas!
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I've been absorbing you're website for a few days now, from page to page, not wanting to stop until I see everything you've posted. I was truly amazed by all the ideas that you have here and I was planning to send you an e-mail asking when are you going to extend this "diy-philosophy" to Portugal. I would love to have a place like Free People to share this kind of things and even more, to work in a place like that. After 30-something pages I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a post about a Portuguese. I'm so happy that we get some recognition for our artists! Congratulations on all your work. :) Mia
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