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I found this phrase in the archives, but do not clearly understand the meaning and the use. Is it used ironically, that is "no sense to waste so many words - a nod's as good as a wink to explain what you wished to convey"? Any other?

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Corded electric lawn mowers come in different cutting widths that range from 14 inches up to 20 inches. The cutting width is the width of the path that is cut by the mower, this is different than the deck width. The cutting width is less than the deck width. manufacturers tend to advertise the deck width, so finding the actual cutting width might be difficult. The larger the cutting width though, the faster you will be able to mow the lawn and get on to other projects and fun activities.
Generally, the larger the cutting width, the more the corded electric mower will cost. Some manufactures include different features on the larger models as well. You will need to consider if the added cost is worth the extra deck width, and the extra features.
A corded electric lawn mower with a smaller deck width is more maneuverable. When deciding on your deck width, consider the layout of the yard. If you have small paths that need mowed, like between flower beds, trees, or other landscaping, this may be a deciding factor in how large of an electric mower you can purchase. It is not uncommon to purchase a small electric lawn mower for these types of areas in your yard, and a larger mower for the rest of the lawn.
The majority of corded electric lawn mowers are 2-in-1 models. This means they can mulch, or side discharge grass clippings. Mulching is generally better for the lawn, because it adds nutrition back in to the soil. If you like to bag your clippings though, you will need to look for a 3-in-1 model, which can mulch, side discharge, and bag the grass clippings. These tend to be larger models.
The power for a corded electric lawn mower is determined by the amp rating of the motor. The higher the amp rating, the more powerful the motor, and the opposite is true, the lower the amp rating, the less power the motor has. Thicker types of grasses will require a more powerful motor. A mower with a powerful motor will struggle less cutting thick grass, and result in a much better cut of the lawn. You should also consider a more powerful electric motor if you tend to let your grass grow quite long between cuttings. It takes more power to cut and mulch grass that is significantly above the cutting height of the mower. It is recommended to cut no more than 1/3 of the grass height each time you mow.
The length of your grass comes down to the species of grass, and personal preference. When choosing on the corded electric lawn mower to purchase, it is important to make sure that the mower has the cutting height range you are looking for. Unless you like the look of short grass, or have a species of grass that needs to be kept short, I find that 3 inches is a good height. Longer grass tends to need less watering, and it helps to shade the soil to reduce the number of weed seeds that germinate.
Whether you decide to purchase your corded electric lawn mower online, or in a local store, I hope these tips help you decide on the perfect mower for you. if you are not sure where to start, I strongly suggest you checkout the best selling GreenWorks 25022 12 amp 20 inch corded electric lawn mower. This mower tends to meet the majority of people's needs. The link will take you to the complete review of the mower.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, considers 85 decibels to be the limit for prolong exposure to noise. Many gasoline powered lawn mowers operate in the 90- 106 decibel level. This level can cause hearing loss. Adding to this, many people mow while listening to music or audio books. The volume is increased passed safe levels in order for the music to be heard over the mower. Corded electric lawn mowers tend to top out at about 75 decibels, making them a much better option for your hearing. Some models are even in the 60s decibel area.
Although like gasoline powered lawn mowers, corded electric mowers come in a wide range of prices, your true savings come after the purchase. The cost of gasoline will depend on the size of your lawn, and the age of your mower, but the fact is, you are still buying that gas. Electric lawn mowers do not have the added cost of gasoline to keep them operating. They do use a bit of electricity, and the amount is going to depend on the amperage rating of the motor. In general though, a corded electric lawn mower is going to cost less than the gasoline powered alternative.
Corded electric lawn mowers also have the added benefit of not needing oil changes, spark plugs, air filters, and other routine maintenance expenses that go with a gasoline lawn mower. These expenses will vary from $20-$30 to a few hundred dollars each year.
Corded electric lawn mowers are better for our planet, and better for your and your family's health. Small gasoline engines, like those used on lawn mower and other lawn equipment, have become more environmentally friendly, but they are still lagging behind the requirements of automobile engines and spew tons of pollution into the air each year. The Environmental Protection agency, EPA, estimates that a new gasoline power lawn mower puts as much pollution in the air in one hour as 8 new automobiles running for that same hour. It is estimated that 800,000,000 gallons of gasoline are used each year for lawn mowing, and approximately 17,000,000 gallons of that is spilled, evaporating in to our air, and soaking in to our ground water. Switching over to an electric lawn mower is not going to totally eliminate the pollution, but it will drastically reduce it because power plants are highly regulated and the pollution from sourcing, producing and transporting the gasoline to you are eliminated.
If the advantages of switching to an electric mower have been helpful, and you are ready to give one a go. You should start with the best selling GreenWorks 25022 12 amp 20 inch corded electric lawn mower. Many owners are happy with there purchase of this mower. It has a powerful 12 amp motor for cutting through thick grass. The cutting width and powerful motor make this one a great replacement for a gasoline powered lawn mower. You can click on the link to be taken to our full review of the GreenWorks 25022 12 amp 20 inch corded electric lawn mower.
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Our electric lawn mower reviews take a look at many of the popular models put out by some of the top brands in the world. The brands that are currently covered on this site are Black & Decker, Earthwise, and GreenWorks. If you are in the market for a corded electric lawn mower, one of these top brands will have a model that is perfect for you.
To help decide which of the electric mowers will be a great fit for your lifestyle, you need to keep in mind the size of your lawn and your grass type. If you have a real dense thick grass, you will be better off with a mower that has a higher amp rating, which translates in to more power for cutting through the grass. If you have a small yard, or yard with lots of obstacles, it is most likely that you would not want to go with a 20-inch wide electric lawn mower. Although a wider mower can cut your mowing time down, a larger mower is typically is not as maneuverable compared to a 12-inch mower. It is possible a 16-inch electric mower will be a great balance of the features you want for a good price.
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«Cradle of Magic»: 3 in 1 online multiplayer battle RPG
«Cradle of Magic» is a 3 in 1 roleplaying game, combining elements of roleplay, resource management strategy and card collection
About this project
Anyone who has ever uttered a magic spell, conjured or called for help from the gods is our player. We are creating the "Cradle of Magic" universe for millions of RPG players around the world. Construct your unique power with magic forces management. Prove yourself over the cource of thousand battles with the help of famous magical creatures. Every day is a battle in the world of Cradle of Magic. Cast your spell and join the war.
«Cradle of Magic» is an online multiplayer battle game that combines a role-playing game with resources time management strategy and 1on1 battles against other network players using magic power from magic cards. Already an established and well-known social networking game (mainly in VK.com and OK.ru) we are expanding «Cradle of Magic» to computers and mobile devices worldwide.
The game takes place in a medieval world evolving with the advent of magic. Old foes have gained new abilities and weapons. New creations are filling the world and impacting the lives of heroes and ordinary people alike. Strength is now determined by who can take these new powers and tools and best use them to their advantage.
The player's goal is to become the master of this new magical world. Each player commands set of magic cards and spells to use in the battles. With these powers, the player invokes various magical creatures and forces battle to assault or defend.
Main game features:
- A constantly growing system of card combinations for unique magical tactics in battle. As number of possibilities grows, player can create new unique battle techniques with each day.
- A unique set of magical creatures united for the first time to use in battle. Every creature has been developed with extreme detail to provide a unique role in player combat.
- A specialized battles engine that utilizes a unique methodology combining various factors: including selected card, combinations, character development level, equipment and more to select the most suitable opponent.
- An extensive hero development system based on magic resource extraction. Players build their own camps to mine runes, gold and sapphires. Resources can also be taken, or lost, in battle. Resources acquired can be used, or gifted and traded with friends and allies.
This Kickstarter campaign is only the beginning. Going forward, we will release a range of supplements to the game including quests, world maps, new cards, new magic creatures and spells. In addition, we plan to implement community events such as tournaments and clan wars.
At the start, players can create their human hero from a selection of male and female characters. Various distinctive features are modifiable to make a unique and personalized appearance.
Throughout the game, equipment becomes available for characters, each giving special abilities to fundamentally change playstyle.
Initially, characters haves effective abilities and have a chance to win a pair of battles. However, to go through levels and survive in the dangerous world of CM, you have to master magic skills and acquire special helpers and assistants.
Each player can set some distinctive features to his character to make it one and only. In the game, you will find many options characters equipment, each giving special abilities to fundamentally changing the style of the play.
Magic cards are the magical tools with which heroes fight. You can collect cards, buy and trade them with other players or grab them in battles.
All cards have a level of development and are divided by types and ratings.
Beyond gathering cards, players can improve those they own through combining same-type cards with resources. The product of the combination will be enhanced with superior effects. With each improvement, players need to collect more cards and resources to combine for improvements. Each character on a card has a special ability (while a hero has few).
A special set of different magic characters have been created for the game; here are some of them. All spells and creatures have their origin from one of the elements (fire, water, ground, wind), from the light or from the darkness. As creature creation is an ongoing process, some of the presented pictures depict draft designs, including sketches.
Creatures from Forestland
Preceded by earthquakes in their arrival, the creatures from the forestland depend on natural power for their magic. The main trio of the forestland is: the Tiger – the bloodletting specialist, the Dryad – the movement constrictor, and the Toll -– the fast regeneration unit.
Among the assistants of these creatures are: the Hydra and the Blood mother with her deadly spiderlings.
Here is the example how Hydra moves:
More are being developed.
Doomers and Creatures from Deadland
Special forces that draw their strength from heat and pain, black magic allowed the creatures to escape from the abyss. Now, hungry and eager to poison all living things in their presence, these creatures are powerful tools for a player's arsenal. The main trio constitutes the Succub -– foul seeker of energy, the Imp – a wicked flying assistant, and the Orf – a double-headed vampire wolf (our best-animated nightmare yet).
Additional fiends from the Deadland include the Varden, the Skeleton, and the Nekromant with more to come.
Here is another sample of the animation: the beta version of the Varden:
Another very important part of the game are the spells. Spells can help change the course of battle. With the right spell, a player can call powerful creatures to their side, or cause searing damage to their opponent. Over a dozen spells have been created for the initial stage of the game.
The battle mechanics are PvP-focused. Opponents can be found via the magic mirror: a list of the players in the game. These battles can take place in a variety of locations. A battle consists of a series of rounds. In each round, each participant performs one action.
The action can be a normal attack or a special move with the help of cards. Some special actions can last more than one round. Take a look at a BETA version example of a battle:
To improve your hero, you need to develop your resources and arsenal. Your camp is your main source of gold, magic power and mana – the magic ether dissolved into the air and ground of the new world permitting special moves. You must build and maintain all necessary components of your camp. As the game progresses, every building in your camp can be improved for maximum output.
Don't forget to improve your depository, even if you are not a miner. To save the gold that you grab in battles, you should own a good place to store it.
Material Rewards
The main material reward for our backers are coins. Coins come in different types of metal (Iron, Silver Plated Iron, Gold Plated Iron) each with their own worth.
To play CM in the future at your table, you need another material reward – the set of 3D models. There are 3 sizes of 3D models available as rewards: Small Models – Ex: The Troll – 2" height., Medium Models -– Ex: The Tiger -– got 3" height, and Large Models – Ex: The Warden -– 3" height. All models are 3D printed in plastic and are painted with intricate detail. The models make fantastic pieces for the collection of CM players and fans of magic.
In-game Rewards
We give some special in-game items and bonuses for each backer. Please find the list below. Two words about main in-game bonus – the special card available only for premium backers of Kickcstarter. This magical card will be launched for backers at the start of the game. Neither can buy or steal it. The character on that card is a secret.
We have already accomplished a great deal and the game is in an advanced stage of completion.
- Character Development
- Card Management and Battle Deployment
- Camps, Mines and Storage Management
- Battle Mechanics (Beta)
- PvP Setting Algorithm
- Main UI Screens
- Matchmaking
- World map
- Full card Execution
- Card trading and Stealing
- Spells
- Additional UI Screens
- Sound and Music
With your help, we can make this campaign even more amazing. Stretch goals are as follows:
The game is a passion for our team of like-minded people from around the world, including: Kazakhstan, Russia, India, Ukraine and Singapore. We love to play games and to create them. Many of us have experience exceeding 10 years in the creation of games, from board games to games for social networks.
Please look at our Social Media for more pictures, sketches and details about the development of CM:
Thank you all for your support of our project!
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Risks and challenges
While we are aiming at a fast and successful launch for GooglePlay, there is a risk that the Android version could take longer than expected.


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Rainbow Fish
May 1st, 2012 by Miss Kristin
About a month back I posted on reading a book (The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle) and stretching story time by adding a craft to go with! This month I chose to post about Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister. There are some great craft ideas that can go with this great story.
I mentioned Rainbow Fish in a previous post on books worth reading. This story tells of a fish who learns that being selfish isn't the best and that sometimes giving up the things you prize most, can have far greater rewards. This is a wonderful story to read to your little ones!
Now the (slightly) messier part, the crafts
Supplies you will need to make your very own rainbow fish:
Fish #1
- Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
- Template
- Cardstock or Construction Paper
- Blue Marker, Crayon, or Paint
- Colorful Tissue Paper
- Tin Foil
- Glue
- Scissors
- Googly Eye
Fish #2:
Supplies you will need:
- Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
- Old CD or Blank CD
- Sequins or other Embellishments
- Construction Paper
- Scissors
- Craft Glue
- Fishing Wire or String
- Googly Eyes
For the most part, I would say we buy our music online or have uploaded all our music to our computers, right? Well then, I imagine some of you have old CDs lying around or some blank CDs you have nothing to do with! Here is a craft where the CDs can get some use! Cut out fins and lips from construction paper and glue on the your CD (craft glue is the best because it is heavier and will stick to the CD). After that you can decorate your CD (both sides) with sequins or rhinestones or whatever embellishments you choose to make your fish complete! Oh, and don't forget to add the eyes!! Hang up your fish using fishing wire or string and see it shine
Source: craftingthealphabet.blogspot.com via Connie on Pinterest
I hope you find time to read this story and do one or both of these crafts! Children LOVE to make connections between the stories mom and dad are reading and the arts and crafts they are making!
We would love to hear about your Rainbow Fish tales!
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NEW YORK -- David Wells, who stalked off the mound after a bad outing earlier this month, pitched only the 13th perfect game in major league history as the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 4-0 Sunday.
Wells struck out 11 and dominated the Twins from start to finish. Yankees fielders made no exceptionally tough plays to protect the first game since Kenny Rogers' gem for Texas on July 28, 1994, against the Angels.
Wells (5-1) went to a three-ball count on four batters -- coming back from a 3-0 on Matt Lawton in the fourth -- in pitching the first perfect game at Yankee Stadium since Don Larsen in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series.
The burly left-hander, three days short of his 35th birthday, spent the bottom of the eighth inning sitting alone in the dugout, stretching his neck and arms. The crowd of 49,820 gave him a standing ovation as he came out to pitch the final inning.
Wells made quick work of the Twins in the ninth, retiring rookie Jon Shave on a routine fly to right, striking out Javier Valentin and getting Pat Meares on a fly to right.
Wells pumped his left fist twice at the ground after the final out. His teammates swarmed him, and he was carried off the field.
There had been 12 perfect games since 1900 -- a number of others that were previously viewed as perfect, such as Harvey Haddix's extra-inning effort, were dropped from the list a few years ago by the records committee.
Wells and Larsen, along with both pitching perfect games at Yankee Stadium, share another distinction -- they both attended Point Loma High in San Diego.
Wells began the game with a 5.23 ERA, and his consistency was certainly in question. On May 6 in Texas, he nearly blew a 9-0 lead and tersely flipped the ball to manager Joe Torre when he was lifted in an eventual 15-13 win.
But Wells bounced back last Tuesday against Kansas City, winning 3-2. He retired his last 10 batters -- with the perfect game, he's now retired 37 consecutive batters.
"This kind of accomplishment is too far-fetched for me," Wells said. "You know what's going on, you try to keep things in check, but there's no way in heck you can."
Dwight Gooden pitched the last Yankees no-hitter, on May 14, 1996, against Seattle in New York. Wells pitched the first regular-season perfect game in Yankees' history.
Wells pitched the fourth no-hitter against the Twins -- Catfish Hunter pitched a perfect game against them, and Vida Blue and Nolan Ryan, who last did it in 1974, also accomplished the feat.
Wells, a carefree character throughout a career that began in 1987 with Toronto, signed as a free agent with the Yankees before the 1997 season. Right away, he became embroiled in a bit of controversy when he broke his hand in an offseason street fight.
But Wells also eagerly embraced the Yankees' storied history and tradition. He once wore an actual Babe Ruth hat on the mound before manager Joe Torre made him take it off.
Wells tangled with owner George Steinbrenner last season. Both of them volatile, they argued loudly in the clubhouse and seemed ready to come to blows.
Wells' weight has often been a subject of contention, and that was part of the conflict with Steinbrenner, who is stickler for conditioning. Wells' weight also contributed to a condition of gout in the spring of 1997, and was an issue when met with Torre shortly after his problem on the mound against Texas.
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70% have paid household charge
More than 1.1 million homeowners have paid the controversial household charge.
Environment Minister Phil Hogan hit out at those who campaigned against the levy while thanking those who paid it. Mr Hogan said when the charge was introduced 12 months ago there were plenty of doom merchants who said people would not pay.
"How wrong they were," he said. "Seventy per cent of those liable to pay the charge have done so and I commend all those households for doing the right thing.
"We had elected representatives who actively encouraged people to break the law and not pay the charge. These self-same people are now calling for more funding for local authorities and at the same time encouraging people not to pay."
A total of 1.126 million properties registered for the charge - including 22,334 waivers - which saw 113.35 million euro collected in revenue for local authorities. The 100 euro levy was rolled out last January as an interim measure before the permanent property tax is imposed next year.
The new rate will be set at 0.18% of the property value, rising to 0.25% for homes worth more than one million euro. This will see the owner of a home worth the national average price of 157,400 euro paying nearly 300 euro every year. Homes with a certain level of pyrite damage will be exempt, as well as homeowners earning less than 15,000 euro and those living in ghost estates.
Mr Hogan said anyone who did not pay household charge this year is urged to hand over the payment by the end of April, when it will be capped at 130 euro including arrears.
From July 1, any outstanding household charge will be increased to 200 euro and added to local property tax due on the property. The Revenue Commissioners will collect the outstanding charge.
Sinn Fein accused the minister of spinning in the new year and claimed the 70% success rate was a defeat for the Government and in particular for Mr Hogan.
Brian Stanley, the opposition party's spokesman on the environment, said: "A significant 30% of households have not paid this unjust charge posing a serious challenge for the government."
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Calls for Corner-Store Beer Sales Quashed, Again
Another attempt to open up beer and wine sales in Ontario, another quick refusal by Queen's Park.
It's become a perennial drama: the Ontario Convenience Stores Association drums up publicity for its latest push to convince Queen's Park to allow beer sales at corner stores, and Queen's Park responds with a resounding, "Um, no." The difference on this occasion is that the whole story has unfolded in record time.
The OCSA, an industry group that represents a number of Ontario convenience-store chains, put out a press release yesterday morning saying that it would be announcing a new proposal—something to do with selling Ontario-made craft beer and wine. Presumably, the association is hoping to lure legislators to the negotiating table by promising benefits to local breweries and wineries. We don't know for sure, though, because the promised announcement hasn't actually happened yet. It's scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
Despite the fact that the OCSA hasn't even publicly made its case, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa has already poured cold water (or, cold beer?) on the idea. He preempted the association's announcement by telling the Canadian Press that the Liberal government definitely won't be extending alcohol sales to convenience stores, partly because of concerns about private businesses selling booze to minors. Right now, the Progressive Conservatives are the only major Ontario political party actively pushing for beer-sales reform, probably in part because they consider it a crowd-pleasing position. Isn't it, though?


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Already, top officials of Jet Airways and Etihad have met the Union civil aviation and commerce ministries to discuss the deal. The two airlines have a codeshare agreement wherein they can sell tickets on each others flights.
After the government liberalised the FDI norms last year, allowing overseas carriers to pick up to 49% stake in domestic airline companies, Etihad will most probably become the first such entity to enter into such an agreement.
Etihad, the UAE-based airline, has a history of picking up minority stakes in airlines across the globe. It owns 10% stake in Australian airline Virgin Australia, 2.89% stake in Ireland-based Aer Lingus, 40% stake in Air Seychelles and 29.1% stake in German carrier Air Berlin. Queried about Kingfisher Airlines, Singh said that he had no update on the issue. The Vijay Mallya-controlled airline has totally grounded its operations laden with heavy debts with majority of its employees not being paid their salaries. Kingfisher Airlines has been making all efforts to revive its operations but to no avail as no investor is interested in the company given its precarious balance sheet position and huge debt obligations.
On the delayed salaries for the staff of Air India, the minister said that all the employees have been assured of their salaries.
He said in the next 10 years the Indian aviation sector would carry about 180 million passengers, of which 80 million will be international, from the current level of 60 million and 40 million, respectively. The minister said India remains one of the major aviation market s across the world and by 2020 it could become one among the top five.
He said the government has already approved the setting up of 15 new greenfield airports under the public private partnership model.
Our next focus is on providing air connectivity to remote and interior areas of the country by developing low cost airports and encourage the growth of regional airlines, he added.


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Let's hear it for the kids! While once they might have been seen but not heard, children are now among the highest priorities for Sydney's builders.
In what's been billed as an Australian first, youngsters from a school close to a master-planned development have been consulted by Stockland on what they would like to see at the complex.
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Other developers are also keen to woo buyers who have children. At
Rosebery Park, nearly one-third of the 3.2-hectare, 535-apartment estate will be devoted to recreational space, including a jungle gym, a basketball court and a 25-metre pool.
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Sydney's largest master-planned estate by far is the 640-hectare Sydney Olympic Park, of which the greater part is public space, with child-friendly facilities such as a skateboard park and mini golf.
Meanwhile, in Ryde, the new $535 million 790-house Putney Hill is coming to life on the former site of the Royal Rehabilitation Centre.
The FrasersProperty development has the 2.4-hectare Lardelli Park, which has a playground and pond. Its first apartment release, Figtree Apartments, was launched last month and is already 60 per cent sold.
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New York • Heisman Trophy winners Danny Wuerffel of Florida and Ron Dayne of Wisconsin, along with two-time national champion Tommie Frazier of Nebraska, were selected Tuesday for the College Football Hall of Fame.
They are part of a class of 12 players and two coaches chosen by the National Football Foundation and revealed Tuesday.
The rest of the players to be inducted in December are: Miami Heisman winner Vinny Testaverde, whose selection was announced Monday; Ted Brown of North Carolina State; Tedy Bruschi of Arizona; Jerry Gray of Texas; Steve Meilinger of Kentucky; Orlando Pace of Ohio State; Rod Shoate of Oklahoma; Percy Snow of Michigan State; and Don Trull of Baylor. Also selected were coaches Wayne Hardin (Navy and Temple) and Bill McCartney (Colorado).


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Bridge work to close section of 24 Road
As soon as the water empties from the Grand Valley Canal, a Mesa County project to replace three bridges on 24 Road north of Interstate 70 will get under way and close 24 Road between I and I 1/2 roads.
The three canal crossings set for replacement are among eight structures that straddle the waterway north of I-70. All receive structural inspections every other year and were built 45 to 55 years ago.
The three to be rebuilt are classified as "functionally obsolete" but aren't seeing significant deterioration, according to county officials. They were simply next up on the county's priority list.
"When they were built, they were wide enough for the traffic that they had on them. But nowadays, they're really too narrow for 2,000 cars a day," county spokeswoman Jessica Peterson said.
The bridges today are just 32 feet wide — two 12-foot lanes with narrow, 4-foot shoulders on either side. The new structures will be about 60 feet wide, according to plans.
The project was publicly bid on, and the winning bidder was Mountain Valley Contracting Inc., which estimates the cost of the project at a little more than $1.5 million.
All three replacements are within a half-mile of each other, so the idea of doing the trio in one stretch made sense due to the economies of scale that are possible. The county will only need to close the road once, and savings will be realized in terms of buying materials and other operational efficiencies, Peterson said.
"It just made sense to do all three at once to minimize the inconvenience for people who use the road and live in the area," she said.
The neighborhood is far from densely populated, but the road does serve as a main artery for the residents who live in the area. Because it's a primary road, any planned future improvements to 24 Road would have to wait until after the bridges are replaced, Peterson said.
The road is expected to be closed starting Oct. 22.
The project is expected to be completed by May 15; the canal typically fills with water around the first week of April each year.
Plans call for 24 Road to be closed at I Road, and drivers will follow a detour that will take them west to 23 1/2 Road, then north to I 1/2 Road.


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Wow, this has been a busy week for new TV—and there are eight more new and returning shows premiering tonight! This week, I've had the advantage of having seen screeners for most of the new series, but starting next week, I have no idea how I'm going to keep up with everything! We've got some suggestions to help you decide on what to check out tonight.
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Tonight, Elementary heads across the pond for the premiere of the show's second season. I really enjoyed the first season—I was a little skeptical at first, with Sherlock already on airing on PBS, but I was immediately won over. Jonny Lee Miller makes a perfect Sherlock Holmes, and I really enjoy the dynamic Lucy Liu brings as a female Watson. The cases are always interesting, the chemistry between the leads is great, and I always enjoy watching them use their powers of deduction to solve the mystery. I'm looking forward to meeting more of the classic Sherlock characters in tonight's season premiere.
On tonight's episode, "Step Nine," Holmes and Watson travel to London to help a former mentor investigate an unsolved mystery. Meanwhile, Sherlock's estranged brother, Mycroft, reunites with him and reveals some secrets of his own. Rhys Ifans guest stars.
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I've been asked to install Linux on a friend's laptop in a hurry, so I picked a good ready-made Debian-based distro - Mepis. I had had a little experience with it as a curiosity to see what all the fuss over KDE was about, then decided I didn't like KDE and went to Debian Testing/Xfce... But to share Linux, quick-and-easy with newbies from Windows, I'll always think of Mepis!
Anyway... is the the "get more wallpapers" thing the only way to get new wallpapers, or can I download them from a favorite site... and when I do, what directory to I put them in?
I use my own jpeg images form my own camera. There are tons of free backgrounds, google wallpaper...
you can download them and put them in any folder you want. That's pretty much just like windows
I understand I can download them from anywhere and put them anywhere. But I'm not familiar with where they are stored in KDE.
In LXDE, for example, they're in usr/share/lxde/wallpaper. In Xfce they're put in usr/share/xfce4/backgrounds. Is there a similar folder for them in KDE?
Perhaps I should just install KDE on my own 'puter and play around with it...
Thanks for your replies though,
I have my downloaded wallpapers stored in /home/bret/Downloads/Wallpapers. I haven't used KDE in some years (I prefer gnome), but I believe both gnome and kde are setup similar when it comes to the wallpapers thing. You should just be able to select an image from any folder as your wallpaper
possibly /opt/kde4/share/wallpapers is the default folder. Not sure, just googled it :)
Thanks, everyone... I just might give KDE another go after a hardware upgrade. It looks gorgeous - especially in Mepis. Simple, elegant, faster than I expected. I feel so flighty sometimes, changing DEs but it's so cool to have the choice of so many different ones!
Mepis works awesomely on that ancient old laptop, by the way. My friend will be pleased, no doubt.
Thanks very much!
As I said above, you can store the image(s) you wish to use as background anywhere you have access on the system. If you bring up the Desktop Settings, you will see there is a Browse button under the wallpaper selector. This allows placement anywhere you like. I use pics from my own digicam. There is /home/myusername/pictures/whatweverdirectory/.
There is a /usr/share/wallpaper/other/directorys structure, if you want them to be available to all users on the system. Nothing forces you to use it.
Since I'm the main user, on the local system, I use the pics from my home directory. Any other user can do the same thing.
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(LEXINGTON, KY) — Vander Blue has done it again.
His driving layup with one second left rallied third-seeded Marquette to a 59-58 win over No. 14 Davidson on Thursday in the NCAA tournament.
"All I was thinking was, `if I get to the rim, I have to finish," Blue said after the game. "I'm not ready to go home, I know our team's not ready to go home.
Marquette (24-8) rallied from a nine-point second-half deficit to top the Wildcats. Blue and guard Jamil Wilson hit consecutive three-pointers to bring them within 58-57 with 11 seconds left.
A costly turnover for Davidson (26-8) with five seconds left gave Marquette the opportunity to win the game, and Blue took full advantage. He led the Golden Eagles with 16 points.
Marquette advances to take on No. 6 Butler, who topped 11th ranked Bucknell earlier Thursday.
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The Progress of Love, a joint exhibition in Lagos, Houston, and St. Louis explores African culture through questions of intimacy and cultural performances of love in the African Diaspora. The different exhibitions, at the Center for Contemporary Art – Lagos, The Menil Collection – Houston, and The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts – St. Louis, examine the role of African culture, media, and economics in creating ideas and expectations that mediate the social performance of love in the digital era. If love is universal, how is it differently manifested across contextual realities? How is love in Africa or among Africans understood and portrayed globally?
"How Do Africans Kiss?" voiced off camera is the first in an series of progressively intimate prompts given to subjects in Eaten By The Heart, a video piece by Zina Saro-Wiwa that views like a casting screen-test. The piece which considers the "mapping of emotional landscapes" and kissing in African culture is part of an exhibition of more than twenty artists to open at the Menil Collection in Houston, TX on 2 Dec 2012.
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Westbrook: I came back too soon after concussion
Published: February 9th, 2010 | Tags: Blaine Bishop, Brian Westbrook, concussions, Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles
Eagles RB Brian Westbrook battled concussions during a disappointing 2009 season, appearing in just eight games and posting his worst statistics since his rookie year in 2002.
But Westbrook admitted Monday on former teammate Blaine Bishop's radio show in Nashville, Tenn., (via Sports Radio Interviews) that he rushed back from his first concussion, which he suffered against the Redskins in Week 7.
Westbrook tried to return against the Chargers in Week 10, but he had just six rushing attempts and two receptions. He didn't play again until Week 16.
"I waited three weeks to get back out there, and … you have a normal hit that kind of just glances off of you, or you don't really feel it all that much … and the concussion came right back," Westbrook said on WGFX.
"What happened to me was that I was not completely healed from the first concussion. Even though I waited that long amount of time and passed all the tests, I still wasn't completely healed from the first concussion, and it came back just like that. After that, I had to sit out another five or six weeks just for me to be completely sure that I was 100 percent OK. These concussions are very serious, man. I don't think a lot of people are taking them as serious as they should be because really it is a life-or-death thing."
Westbrook also talked about Eagles QB Donovan McNabb, who is the source of many trade rumors. However, Westbrook believes that McNabb will return to Philadelphia for the 2010 season.


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Invented in 1965, artificial grass grows up
It was called artificial turf, but there was nothing artificial about the pain when you landed hard on some of the early versions of artificial turf, which was invented in 1965 and first used in the Houston Astrodome in 1966.
The newer versions are more environmentally friendly, safer, drain more quickly, and last longer - a decade or more, depending on proper maintenance and level of use.
"The old synthetic turf was installed on asphalt,'' said Jim Doherty, project manager for R.A.D. Sports of Rockland, which laid down the FieldTurf at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough and was the general contractor for the new turf field and running track at Marciano Stadium in Brockton. "Now you're landing on a combination of rubber and sand.''
The Brockton turf replaced an earlier field laid in 2002, which some jokingly say had been held together in recent years with chewing gum, Scotch tape, and prayers.
Newer fields have fewer seams that can rip apart, and also offer superior drainage systems that ensure decent playing conditions no matter what Mother Nature throws at them.
Mike DiNatale, a co-owner of All-American Sports in Canton, which installed the AstroTurf field at Dedham High, said the firm had to raise the height of the previous playing field and install several drainage features in the course of the project.
"Without help, the field can't filtrate and drain water quickly enough,'' said DiNatale. "You need a subsystem to take that water from the field to a different area. A substantial drainage system costs about as much as the turf itself.''
He said the infrastructure beneath the field is environmentally friendly and durable, with an expected life of 50 to 100 years. New turf fields can eventually be installed on top of the existing base.
"Your field is only as good as what you're building on top of,'' said DiNatale.
He said knee and ankle injuries were more common on older fields, and because of the lack of shock absorption they also weren't very kind to athletes with chronic back pains or shin splints.
"The old turf fields didn't provide the proper friction characteristics,'' said DiNatale. "When you tried to get traction on them as you would on grass, there wouldn't be enough give. The new rubber infill turf allows the foot to move horizontally on the surface without grabbing.''
Not everyone is enamored with the idea of synthetic turf fields. Newton resident Guive Mirfendereski explored it when the city was considering installing artificial turf at a city school, and he is opposed to them for several reasons.
"In many cases, they are built where there were grass fields, and it's a loss of open space. If they are built, they should be built in areas that weren't already open space,'' he said.
He says the fields tend to become fenced in and more secure, more private spaces instead of public. "In many cases, it's a case of misplaced priorities,'' he said. "The projects are politically popular and it's 'The next town over has this; why don't we?' ''
He says that the fields become dangerously hot in the summer, and that according to his research athletes suffer more injuries and more severe injuries on the surfaces.
Mirfendereski also said that "crumb rubber'' - the rubber pellets used in most fields today - should not be used in the fields, replaced by organic material such as sand.
Proponents say maintenance includes regularly aerating fields with a machine that uses spiked brushes to restore its bounce. Fields are also vacuumed and cleaned of debris that can get into the rubber infill pellets, and the infill undergoes deep grooming once a year to prevent the fields from becoming too firm.
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Remember those vintage fights between Chiranjeevi and Mohan Babu on silver screen long back, and their public counters recently. That makes both these celebrities always an interesting pair to watch out for. Here comes an interesting update about them.
Manchu Vishnu stated the other day that he will remake 'Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari' movie if Charan shows no interest in it. 'If Charan fails to take up Jagadekaveerudu remake as a legacy, then I will get into that shoes for sure', said Vishnu. No doubt, Mohan Babu will be producing this movie even if Vishnu is the hero of the flick. In that way, people are saying that Mohan Babu has eyed on Chiru's blockbuster movie directed by veteran K Raghavendra Rao. For now we have seen Vishnu's thoughts, but it will be interesting to see if Mohan Babu too feels that he should remake that movie.
But all these pep talks are surely worrying Mega fans who are out there waiting to see Charan get into Chiru's suit at least with movies like Khaidi, Gangleader and Jagadadekaveerudu. We have to see how Charan responds on Vishnu's idea.


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Barnes & Noble Partners with Dixons for UK Expansion
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced the appointment of Patrick Rouvillois as Vice President, Managing Director – International, a new role in which he is responsible for building the NOOK^® brand outside the US across the globe. Barnes & Noble recently announced its plans to offer award-winning NOOK products to customers in the UK beginning this fall. Mr. Rouvillois is based in Luxembourg and reports to Jamie Iannone, President, Barnes & Noble Digital Products.
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Have "www" Work With Your Website Domain
How to Use "www" With Your Site
The Quick Answer
Create or update a "CName" record in your DNS settings, with the host name "www" and point it to "@" (assuming you've already pointed your domain to your site).
Step-by-Step Instructions
If you've already pointed your domain, but your site isn't loading when you enter www. before your domain name in your web browser, here's what you need to do.
- Log into your domain registrar, or whichever service you use to manage DNS records. Check the list of the top services that we have step-by-step instructions for how to access and edit DNS records.
- Go to wherever your DNS records can be managed and updated. This area is sometimes referred to as "Advanced DNS Settings," "Edit DNS Zone File," "Manage DNS Records," etc. depending on the service you use.
- Look to see if there is already a "CName" record created with the host name "www". If so, update this record so that it points to "@" as shown above. If that record isn't there, create a new record – the "type" should be "CName," the "Host Name" should be "www" and the "Points to" value should be "@" as shown above. Make sure to save.
This update can take up to 24 hours to propagate, so the change likely won't take effect immediately.
Have questions or comments about this how-to? Let us know in the comments area below!


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Zac Efron & Vanessa Hudgens Split [Rumor Mill]
E!'s Mark Malkin is reporting that Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron have split up!
These are the details according to sources:
- It's nothing dramatic. There's no third party involved.
– They were together for so long. It just ran its course.
– They remain friends.
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Roberto Mancini says Manchester City are equal of United
As Manchester derby day dawns, manager insists the massive lead United have built up in league is not a genuine indicator of merits
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini insists his team will use today's derby to show they are still Manchester United's equals even though the Premier League title is destined for Old Trafford.
With United 15 points clear of second-placed City, Mancini has been forced to concede his side's reign as champions is all but over.
Yet there is still plenty to play for at Old Trafford, with United looking to move closer to confirming their title triumph and City desperate to inflict a bloody nose on their fierce rivals.
City supporters will never let United fans forget their 6-1 win at Old Trafford last season and another victory on enemy territory would at least partially ease the pain of surrendering the title and prove they can hold their own against the champions-elect.
"To win 6-1 is impossible," Mancini said. "This can happen every 100 years. But we don't deserve to stay 15 points behind United.
"They play well, they win a lot of games, the last time they lost was at Norwich [in November], so they deserve to stay on the top. But it is not a true table.
"Now we have eight games left. If we play well, we win a lot of these games, maybe we can reduce this gap.
"I don't know at this moment what my approach will be. To play there is difficult but there is not a big difference between us and them."
With the title gone, Mancini is eager to grab second place and the FA Cup, where his team face Chelsea in the semi-finals at Wembley on Sunday.
City could kick off against United just two points clear of Tottenham, while Chelsea have still not given up hopes of finishing league runners-up.
"We want to get the second place," said Mancini. "We know we have another eight games to play, against United, away against Tottenham.
"The next three weeks will be very hard because we play every three days. The next three weeks will be crucial for second place.
"We want to go there to try to win. We know it is not easy to win there but we want to play a good game.
"Because it is a derby, because we want to show we don't deserve to stay 15 points behind and also because we can reduce the gap. But the title race is finished."
Even though his side's huge lead has taken some drama out of the latest Manchester derby, United manager Alex Ferguson does not believe the clash will lack passion.
"It shouldn't be any different really. I think there will still be a great intensity about the game," he said. "It will be captivating in the sense that it will be shown all over the world.
"It's a Monday night game and the only game on. Therefore that does seep into fabric of what the game will be like.
"I think the important thing is winning the game against City. It will be a big game for them also in the sense they want to come and show some pride.
"And I can understand their motivation and we would probably have the same. We are at home, our consistency in the league is there for all to see and I expect us to perform well on Monday."
Ferguson was asked to explain why City had not provided more of a challenge this season, but the United manager preferred to focus on qualities of his own players rather than criticise Mancini's men.
"I couldn't answer that. We have focused on ourselves and you have to give the players credit because their focus and team spirit has been very good," Ferguson said.
"The concentration in every match has been good. The only thing I said at the start of the season was make sure we don't lose out on goal difference again."
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Canada's role in the U.S./Cuba rapprochement
Remembering René Chartrand, "catman" of Parliament Hill
Lower energy prices weaken Canadian dollar
Adirondack Flames mascot "Scorch" gets benched.
Craft beer festival highlights local brews and foods in Ottawa
The long-running issue of "car culture"
Ottawa exhibition of note: Gustave Doré
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Adam Wainwright just pitched the game of the year by a Cardinals pitcher.
Complete game shutout. 8 strikeouts. Harper and Werth were made to look feckless, combining for an 0-8 night. Just a master class against an elite NL contender to run his record to 3-1 and his ERA to 1.80.
Just curious… did anyone actually see it?
The Blues opened their playoff season against the Blackhawks at Scottrade Center Thursday night. And even though the baseball game started just past 6p central time, those who thought they'd watch most of the Cards game and tune into the Blues for the last period were sucked into the drama when 5 goals were tallied in the 1st period.
Waino went on to twirl a gem. We were all watching the best Blues game we'd seen in a looooong time. This is probably how Roy Halladay felt when he was in Toronto. 'Hey guys! I'm over here! Doing work! Guys? GUYS?'
Sorry if you're reading this and are looking for something a bit more profound than a statement of the very obvious. I guess this a post to put it on the record that we all acknowledge that we all would have been thrilled to watch Wainwright's shutout last night if we weren't watching something else.
The Cardinals have won 7 out of their last 10 games. They've won 4 out of the 5 series they've played in. And they're set up to make that 5 of 6 with a GM1 win against the Nationals.
I know the Blues are going to dominate the conversation the next week. But if the Cardinals can keep winning series on the road against title contenders? That 100 win season might not be out of reach.
Keep on winning Cardinals. We'll be back with you guys before you know it.
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By Glamsham Editorial
Actor Arjan Bajwa will be seen in the much awaited film SON OF SARDAAR which is releasing on Diwali.
He is playing an important role in the ensemble cast film starring Ajay Devgan, Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjay Dutt and Juhi Chawla. He says, "I play a doctor in the film, who has this obsequious kind of relationship with Sonakshi Sinha. It's a funny yet interesting character, who plays the catalyst in the film.
On asking how is it working with Ajay Devgan and Sanjay Dutt he says, "Ajay Devgan is the perfect inspiration for younger actors as how a star of his level is so involved in the film making process sets him apart and Sanjay Dutt is a very kind hearted person and is a real rockstar." On being probed further how does it feel to be part of a film like this as he himself is a Punjabi, he says, "It feels nice to be a part of multi-starrer project like this. Shooting with Sonakshi was a fantastic experience and she is a spontaneous actress. Since the film is a comedy it was great fun. In Hindi it is my first comedy film though in Telugu I have done few comedy films in the past."


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ELEANOR HALL: The fires in Queensland over the weekend have underlined the risk posed by the driest season the state has faced for years.
Spring is peak fire season in Queensland and the emerging El Nino weather pattern has combined with increased fuel loads from the last three wet seasons to make for ideal bushfire conditions, as Nance Haxton reports.
NANCE HAXTON: High spring temperatures and a return to the dry weather pattern that usually envelops Queensland at this time of year have made for perfect conditions for bushfires.
Over the weekend a fire near Cairns meant nearby residents were evacuated, while a grassfire near Mt Isa has burnt through inaccessible country for more than a week - forcing many of the town's residents inside to seek relief from the thick smoke covering the region.
Other fires also broke out in Brisbane's west and bayside, and in Queensland's north near Townsville and Rockhampton.
Rural Fire Service rural operations regional manager Bernard Trembath says the conditions of this Spring fire season mean much of the state is now officially at fire risk.
BERNARD TREMBATH: Grasslands and grass fires are certainly the biggest concern to us and I believe that would be the big concern this year. It's not so much the weight of the fuel that's actually there, it's you know, it's how much - it's you know the continuity of the fuel and that's what we're experiencing at the moment because of the good seasons, you know we've got grasses growing down many places where there hasn't been grass growing for quite some time.
And instead of having broken fuel loads, we've actually got continuous fuel loads which carry the fire and there's areas where, or there's very few areas where you can actually pull the fire up.
NANCE HAXTON: What about from Brisbane, is that a legacy of the floods and the high rainfall that we've seen in that part of the state the last couple of years?
BERNARD TREMBATH: Oh yeah indeed. I'd say, I think the message we're getting to people is that certainly grass fires will be of concern to us you know in the rest of the state, the south-east and east coast areas as well as those western areas and we want people to be aware of the fact that you know these fires can occur and can occur very quickly.
NANCE HAXTON: He says the Rural Fire Service is concerned that many people are complacent after the wet seasons of the past couple of years.
BERNARD TREMBATH: The fact that we haven't had any fire season for three or four years tends to dim the collective memory and people forget that come September, October, November, in this part of the state, that we do have a fire season.
NANCE HAXTON: Concern is running so high that the Weather Bureau is giving state cabinet a briefing today on the fire risk the state faces.
Bureau forecaster, David Grant, says above average temperatures look set to continue for some time yet, along with dry and windy conditions.
DAVID GRANT: Once you start to see all that abundance of fuel starting to dry out and then you combine it with some hot temperatures, dry air and windy conditions, yeah it leads to increasing fire dangers.
NANCE HAXTON: So how is that weather pattern looking over the next couple of months, as you say, during this peak fire season in Queensland?
DAVID GRANT: The longer term climate outlook for the next three months is looking like we're going to be set for these, more of these above average temperatures across much of Queensland.
We're expecting an El Nino pattern to develop across Queensland, and that means we can expect high chance of above average temperatures compared to the last couple of years where we've been in a La Nina pattern and experienced above average rainfall and below average temperatures.
NANCE HAXTON: The Bureau has declared fire warnings over much of western Queensland, including the Channel Country and the north-west.
Mr Grant says rainfall is well down from the last couple of years and that combined with higher temperatures is increasing the fire risk.
DAVID GRANT: It's one of the factors that goes into leading to increased fire dangers and yeah, the longer we have these above average temperatures and dry and average conditions, yeah we can expect for the dangers to be increased across the state.
ELEANOR HALL: Weather Bureau forecaster David Grant ending Nance Haxton's report.
The full story...
Most of Queensland now officially at fire risk
Nance Haxton reported this story on Monday, September 24, 2012 12:50:00
ELEANOR HALL: The fires in Queensland over the weekend have underlined the risk posed by the driest season the state has faced for years.
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6 avocados, roughly chopped
4 medium tomatoes, chopped
½ large white onion, finely chopped
2 tsp kosher salt
1 cup chopped cilantro (from 1 bunch)
1 serrano chile pepper, finely chopped
Juice from 4 small lemons (about 1/2 cup)
Put the avocados, tomatoes, onion, salt, cilantro, pepper, and lemon juice in large bowl. Stir gently until well combined.
Serving Suggestions
Serve with tortilla chips as an appetizer or on top of steak.


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Research Topics
Genomes and Genes
Anne Spang
Affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Country: Germany
Detail Information
- ARF-GAP-mediated interaction between the ER-Golgi v-SNAREs and the COPI coatUlrike Rein
Friedrich Miescher Laboratory, Max Planck Society, D 72076 Tubingen, Germany
J Cell Biol 157:395-404. 2002..The mechanisms by which v-SNAREs interact with COPI and COPII coat proteins seem to be different and may play a key role in determining specificity in vesicle budding...
- Vesicle transport: a close collaboration of Rabs and effectorsAnne Spang
Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society, Spemannstrasse 39, D 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
Curr Biol 14:R33-4. 2004..COPII vesicles transport proteins destined for secretion from the ER to the Golgi apparatus. A recent study has shown that, in budding yeast, the formation of COPII vesicles requires Yip1p, an effector protein of a Rab GTPase...
- Arf1p provides an unexpected link between COPI vesicles and mRNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiaeMark Trautwein
Friedrich Miescher Laboratorium, Max Planck Gesellschaft, D 72076 Tubingen, Germany
Mol Biol Cell 15:5021-37. 2004..Hereby acts the SHE machinery in long-range mRNA transport, whereas COPI vesicles could act as short-range and localization vehicles. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-Golgi shuttle might be involved in concentrating mRNA at the ER...
- Knockdown of the centrosomal component SAS-5 results in defects in nuclear morphology in Caenorhabditis elegansCornelia Schmutz
Friedrich Miescher Laboratorium der Max Planck Gesellschaft, D 72076, Tubingen, Germany
Eur J Cell Biol 84:75-82. 2005..Yet, this dispersion did neither trigger apoptosis nor affect nuclear envelope assembly. No intrinsic size control for the nucleus seems to exist in the early embryo...
- Ypt1p is essential for retrograde Golgi-ER transport and for Golgi maintenance in S. cerevisiaeFaustin Kamena
Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society, Spemannstrasse 39, 72076 Tubingen, Germany
J Cell Sci 121:1293-302. 2008..Finally, COPI vesicles generated from Deltaypt1/SLY1-20 Golgi membranes in vitro were depleted of Emp47p and Sec22p. These data demonstrate that Ypt1p plays an essential role in retrograde transport from the Golgi to the ER...
- Involvement of the actin cytoskeleton and homotypic membrane fusion in ER dynamics in Caenorhabditis elegansDmitry Poteryaev
Friedrich Miescher Laboratorium, Max Planck Gesellschaft, D 72076 Tubingen, Germany
Mol Biol Cell 16:2139-53. 2005..Both proteins have been implicated in homotypic ER membrane fusion. We provide evidence that homotypic membrane fusion is required to form the sheet structure in the early embryo...
- Suppression of coatomer mutants by a new protein family with COPI and COPII binding motifs in Saccharomyces cerevisiaeThomas Sandmann
Friedrich Miescher Laboratorium der Max Planck Gesellschaft, D 72076 Tubingen, Germany
Mol Biol Cell 14:3097-113. 2003..As a consequence, the amount of cargo that can bind COPI might be important for the regulation of the vesicle flow in the early secretory pathway...
- Auxin transport inhibitors impair vesicle motility and actin cytoskeleton dynamics in diverse eukaryotesPankaj Dhonukshe
Zentrum für Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen ZMBP, Universitat Tubingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 3, D 72076 Tubingen, Germany
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105:4489-94. 2008..These studies also provide an example of how the common eukaryotic process of actin-based vesicle motility can fulfill a plant-specific physiological role...
- Tip20p prohibits back-fusion of COPII vesicles with the endoplasmic reticulumFaustin Kamena
Friedrich Miescher Laboratorium der Max Planck Gesellschaft, Spemannstrasse 39, D 72076 Tubingen, Germany
Science 304:286-9. 2004..However, a specific mutant of TIP20 did not interfere with COPII vesicle generation but allowed these vesicles to fuse back to the endoplasmic reticulum, a process that does not occur normally in the cell...
- The yeast p24 complex is required for the formation of COPI retrograde transport vesicles from the Golgi apparatusAuxiliadora Aguilera-Romero
Department of Cell Biology University of Seville, 41012 Seville, Spain
J Cell Biol 180:713-20. 2008....
- Caenorhabditis elegans SAND-1 is essential for RAB-7 function in endosomal trafficDmitry Poteryaev
Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse, Basel, Switzerland
EMBO J 26:301-12. 2007..We show that SAND-1 is essential for RAB-7 function at the transition from early to late endosomes, but not for RAB-7 function at lysosomes...
- Arf1p, Chs5p and the ChAPs are required for export of specialized cargo from the GolgiMark Trautwein
Friedrich Miescher Laboratorium, Max Planck Gesellschaft, Tubingen, Germany
EMBO J 25:943-54. 2006..In addition, they are all at least partially localized to the TGN in a Chs5p-dependent manner. Most importantly, several ChAPs can interact physically with Chs3p. We propose that the ChAPs facilitate export of cargo out of the Golgi...
- The Gcs1 Arf-GAP mediates Snc1,2 v-SNARE retrieval to the Golgi in yeastMicah Robinson
Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Mol Biol Cell 17:1845-58. 2006..Together, these results suggest that Gcs1 facilitates the incorporation of the Snc v-SNAREs into COPI recycling vesicles and subsequent endosome-Golgi sorting in yeast...
- Control of Golgi morphology and function by Sed5 t-SNARE phosphorylationAdina Weinberger
Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Mol Biol Cell 16:4918-30. 2005..Thus, a cycle of Sed5 phosphorylation and dephosphorylation is required for normal t-SNARE function and may choreograph Golgi ordering and dispersal...
- The ArfGAP Glo3 is required for the generation of COPI vesiclesStephen M Lewis
Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 1X5
Mol Biol Cell 15:4064-72. 2004..Finally, we present evidence supporting a role for ArfGAP protein in the generation of COPI retrograde transport vesicles...


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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Producers in both domestic and global gas markets are spending billions to bring new supplies to the Northeast, creating an unprecedented level of gas-on-gas competition in the traditionally highest-priced North American market.
EVERGREEN, CO (March 19, 2009) - A new report from BENTEK Energy examines the consequences of rapidly changing natural gas market conditions in the Northeast resulting from continuing increases in domestic production, new pipeline infrastructure and shifts in the sources of natural gas imports. Just issued, Part 3 of BENTEK's "Catch the Wave™" Market Alert series illustrates important Northeast market developments during Winter 2008-09 and describes how new drilling and completion technologies are changing the competitive landscape in the Northeast and across North America.
"It has been a long time since Northeast gas buyers have been faced with such a combination of attractive supply alternatives combined with highly complex market dynamics," noted E. Russell (Rusty) Braziel, BENTEK managing director. "In just a few short weeks, the Rockies Express Pipeline will thrust Rockies producers into direct competition with suppliers from the Gulf and Midcontinent regions for Northeast market share. Production from those same regions continues to increase, even in the face of lower prices and falling rig counts. In the Gulf, production is growing so fast that it is threatening to exceed maximum outbound throughput capacity on all of the region's major pipeline systems. Demand destruction and LNG imports remain wildcards. It is a lot of things to be hitting the market at the same time, but mostly good for natural gas buyers."
U.S. gas production is expected to grow in 2009 despite the recession and drilling cut backs, as producers move drilling rigs to areas with much higher per well initial production rates, such as the Haynesville play located in northwest Louisiana and East Texas. This shift in capital deployment combined with the aggressive application of new drilling and completion technologies are offsetting the impact of a free-fall in the rig count, with the net result an expected 4% increase in production for 2009, according to the report.
"The application of new drilling technologies to unconventional resource plays in areas where the geology is well understood has resulted in extremely high well success rates and much larger reserves inventories," said Braziel. "As a consequence, many of the traditional finding and development uncertainties in the E&P business are being replaced by risks generally associated with classical manufacturing economics, such as overcapacity, high inventories, and marginalized prices. This has important implications for the supply-demand balance over the long term."
On the demand side, the BENTEK report sheds light on the apparent discrepancy between demand and pricing in the Northeast this winter. While the recession has resulted in some demand destruction, the impact has been muted by strong winter heating demand. Average Northeast demand is up about 4% this winter with peak demand soaring more than 35 Bcf/d (billion cubic feet per day) on January 16, 2009, compared to peaks of 28-32 Bcf/d during the previous four winters. In contrast, peak and average daily gas price premiums in the Northeast this winter have been significantly lower compared to last winter, with access to cheaper supplies due to pipeline expansions such Millennium-NE07 being the primary contributing factor. This development has important implications for the Summer of 2009 and beyond with the completion of Rockies Express and other pipeline projects.
"The other big factor is imports," Braziel continued. "Imports from Canada are expected to continue decreasing as conventional production in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin declines. However, most of the decrease will take place at border crossing points in the Midwest and West, which will have a minimal effect on Northeast supply levels. Canadian imports averaged 10.7 Bcf/d in 2008, but are projected to decline slightly to average about 10.4 Bcf/d in 2009."
With prices below $4.00/MMbtu (million British thermal units) and expected to trend lower, the report also casts doubt that the U.S. could end up being a major dumping ground for global LNG surpluses, at least in the short term. If LNG does show up, the most likely destinations are expected to be terminals on the Atlantic Seaboard and Atlantic Canada, not those on the Gulf Coast.
In addition to its "Catch the Wave™" Market Alert series, BENTEK offers the Northeast Observer™ to provide daily updates and a weekly summary of market developments and a comprehensive analysis of all market factors pertinent to the Northeast region. For more information about BENTEK's "Catch the Wave™" Market Alert series or Northeast Observer™, go to www.bentekenergy.com or call BENTEK at 888-251-1264. Learn about these developments and more at BENTEK's natural gas symposium in Houston, TX, June 2-4, 2009. For more information go to: http://www.platts.com/events/americas/benposium/index. About BENTEK Energy, LLC
BENTEK Energy, LLC, is the leading energy markets information company. Based in Evergreen, Colorado, BENTEK brings customers the analytical tools and competitive intelligence needed to make time-critical, bottom-line decisions in today's natural gas and power markets. Additional information about BENTEK Energy is available on the Web at www.bentekenergy.com.


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* PBOC lets midpoint take pause in rise after record high
* Controls in trading show intention to keep yuan stable
* Reforms appear at crossroad on Asian currency falls
By Lu Jianxin and Pete Sweeney
SHANGHAI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - China's yuan was little
changed against the dollar on Friday after the central bank set
its official midpoint marginally weaker but remaining near a
record high set a day earlier.
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) has let the midpoint
fixing rise since the start of this week, but has also
intervened to hold back spot prices. Traders say that may signal
a desire to modify its forex management strategy as the central
bank prepares for the next round of liberalisation.
The PBOC set its midpoint at 6.1578 versus the
dollar on Friday, three pips weaker than Thursday's 6.1575,
which was the fixing's highest since the domestic foreign
exchange market was established in 1994.
But in trading, the central bank was suspected of
intervening to curb expectations of yuan appreciation, keeping
the currency slightly weaker for most of the session on Friday.
Spot yuan changed hands at 6.1184 per dollar at
midday, almost unchanged from Thursday's close of 6.1180.
Traders said the PBOC could be using a stronger midpoint to
pave the way for a potential introduction of more two-way
movement in the market in future.
However, they said the central bank may hesitate to
implement changes immediately with Asian currencies hit recently
by fund outflows on worries over a tapering in U.S. monetary
stimulus and some countries' poor economic fundamentals.
"Generally weakening Asian currencies this year appears to
have delayed China's yuan reforms," said a dealer at a European
bank in Shanghai.
"The PBOC's signalled it would tolerate a stronger yuan by
permitting the spot price to appreciate in April and May, but it
now appears the market is at a crossroads given domestic
resistance to more rises amid falls in other Asian currencies."
The yuan has gained 1.83 percent so far this year, bucking
the weakening trend of other emerging market currencies.
However, the bulk of the yuan's gains, or about 1.5 percent, was
recorded in April and May.