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Mixed-up mad dash makes for wild criterium finish
The final sprint usually decides the criterium, but this finish was a messy mass of riders.
The mass finish at Saturday's Maverick Classic Criterium in downtown Grand Junction was rare because it was a mix of lapped riders and leaders.
When the confusion geared down, Colorado Mesa University's Morgan Ryan was in second place behind Fort Lewis College rider Zack Noonan.
"It was very confusing with all that traffic at the end of the race," Ryan said. "That threw a wrench into everybody's plan, including Fort Lewis."
Teams usually set up an organized effort for the final sprint finish, but with the lapped riders in the mix, it was every cyclist for himself.
Noonan, who called the finish "interesting," said the strategy was for him to help his teammate win the sprint, but with all the traffic, he powered to the line.
It was a tough finish for the Mavericks, because they came into the race with the Rocky Mountain Cycling Conference points leader in Spencer Oswald, and they lost another rider to a crash on the final lap. Last week Oswald lapped the field to win the Fort Lewis race.
On Saturday, the Skyhawks turned the race into a high-speed, take-no-prisoners act of aggression from the start.
"It was a lot of motivation," Noonan said. "We came here with all our top riders. It was a team effort."
About 20 riders broke away and split the field early in the 60-minute race.
Ryan, along with teammates Cullen Easter and Sam Phillips, who finished eighth, attacked at the front throughout.
In many cases, race officials will pull the trailing group of riders off the course so they don't interfere with the finish, but the leaders didn't catch them until the last lap, causing the confusing and cluttered finish.
Easter was in position to contend for a top-five finish when he crashed on one of the final turns.
"One of our guys went down, which was really unfortunate, because he was going to be up there with me," Ryan said about Easter.
Riders agreed the race was one of the most aggressive criteriums they've ever ridden. With the tight, 10-turn technical course and an endless series of attacks, there was no room for error.
"It was aggressive, with all the turns, and there was a constant shifting of riders at the front," Ryan said. "We were launching attacks one after another."
Oswald, who was disappointed in his subpar performance, agreed: "This is one of the most aggressive crits I've ever been part of because of the technical (course) and the intensity of the riders."
Oswald, who launched a failed attack with three laps to go, didn't give any excuses for his 16th-place finish.
"I just didn't have it today, and that happens to the best of us sometimes," he said.
In the morning team time trial, Fort Lewis beat CMU by 24.41 seconds.
It was a rough day for the CMU men, with two riders going to the hospital after crashes and Easter getting scraped up after hitting the pavement in the criterium.
Quint Berkemeier crashed on a corner, which was slick from rain, during the team time trial and fractured his left clavicle in the morning. He was just making his return after a concussion two weeks ago. Peter Davis had a nasty spill at the corner of Seventh and Main streets in the criterium and went to the hospital with a possible concussion. Easter was checked out by medical staff, but besides some road rash he said he will be ready for today's road race.
Horbach wins women's race
When a trio of women broke free of the pack, there was still little doubt who would win the women's criterium.
CMU coach Patric Rostel's grin was a bit on the evil side. He knew who was going to win. The opposing coaches knew, and Ariane Horbach knew.
"I was actually pretty confident that she would win," Rostel said with that grin.
He said the other coaches said if they had to bet, they would put their money on "the German rider," which is how they referred to Horbach, who is from Germany.
As the three lead riders hit the final straightaway, Horbach put the hammer down and crushed the field like she has all season.
Horbach's smile was humble but confident.
"I knew when it comes to a smaller group at the front, I have a pretty good chance in the sprint," she said.
When the three riders hit the final stretch, Horbach's acceleration was jaw-dropping as she powered to the win, easily pulling away from the University of Colorado's Sabrina David, who finished second.
The CMU women completed another strong day with Lexie Millard finishing fifth and Ariana Dittmer in seventh.
The race quickly became a three-woman race after they opened a substantial gap early in the 45-minute criterium.
Horbach tested the two to see if she could take off on a solo breakaway.
"In the beginning, I tried to increase the pace to try and make the race faster," she said. "I tried to make the gap bigger, but then I just waited for the sprint."
With each passing lap, Horbach was in perfect position. When David tried to attack, Horbach never let her break free, and there was never a gap between the trio until the final sprint.
In the morning, the three CMU women won the team time trial with a time of 29:41.37, a 32.67-second win over the Air Force Academy.
With large crowds in downtown Grand Junction, Horbach said the criterium was a great atmosphere for a bike race.
"It's amazing. There are so many people here," she said. "Grand Junction is just awesome. I love to race here, and the course was pretty awesome, too."
Horbach, Millard and Dittmer will go for the road-racing title today in Palisade. Rostel said there's no doubt Horbach is the favorite to pick up another victory.


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Preliminary reports from the Denton County Central Appraisal District show the county with a slight bump in tax value over last year.
Residential property seems to be at the heart of what is a slightly more than 2 percent increase over 2012 preliminary numbers.
"The residential market is getting a little bit better," said Rudy Durham, Denton County deputy chief appraiser. "It does appear the houses above $250,000 to $400,000 is the market that is really moving at this time. Whereas six to eight years ago, the average house being built was $150,000 to $200,000. If you look and see what the market is doing out there, the Frisco area, parts of Flower Mound … a lot of the newer houses are being built."
According to the county's report, Flower Mound's preliminary tax value is already a little more than $400 million greater than 2012's final certified value.
Durham also noted officials were seeing an increase in a number of lots being developed.
"Existing lots on the ground are going fast," Durham said. "We will probably see that [continue] in the next few years unless something unforeseen happens."
When looking at the preliminary numbers, Little Elm saw the largest jump, a little more than 10 percent over the 2012 preliminary figures, to nearly $2 billion.
Early numbers for Denton point to a 2.37 percent increase.
"I think it's pretty clear that appraised values are continuing a slow recovery from the previous four years and that's a continuing trend in the entirety of the metroplex," Denton Mayor Mark Burroughs said. "I know that, frankly, we're looking toward a lot of potential development I believe will come down the path."
Burroughs noted that officials are seeing relatively few new housing starts in Denton, but he believes that will change as it has been starting to change in other northern parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
"We have several subdivisions that had previously got zoning but have not yet initiated their actual construction because of the recession," he said. "I anticipate, at some point in the pretty near future, some of those developments will start back up."
Burroughs said the completion of the Target distribution center, Safran Group moving Labinal Inc. from Corinth to Denton and some other business moves put positive pressure on the housing stock in Denton.
"And that's what drives both appraised values and housing starts," he said.
In recent talks with the oil and gas industry, Durham said appraisal officials are to expect a drop in total value from last year to the tune of 30 percent.
"With so many gas wells and gas reserves found over the last few years, it just hurts the price," he said. "And there are not many new wells being built in Denton County at this time. There's no incentive on the part of investors to spend a lot of money to get something out of the ground that they can't make any money on right now."
County Judge Mary Horn is waiting on July 25, when the final numbers are released, before she judges them and see how they factor into upcoming budget work.
"They're exactly that, preliminary numbers," she said. "We know full well that it is going to change, but it appears there is a trend for improvement. I will be anxious for the final numbers that will come out."
BJ LEWIS can be reached at 940-566-6875 and via Twitter at @BjlewisDRC.

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Thursday's intervention in currency markets by the government clearly illustrated their fear that the economy could collapse unless they take action.
The world's third-biggest economy was already under serious downward pressure from the massive earthquake and tsunami in March, which disrupted production and exports and triggered meltdowns at a nuclear power plant.
The intervention, the exact size of which is unknown, apparently succeeded in halting the yen's surge to record levels. But a prevailing view is that the respite will be short-lived and authorities will have to take additional steps to keep the economy on a recovery track from the catastrophe.
The Finance Ministry, via the Bank of Japan, stepped into the foreign exchange market to sell yen for dollars, while the BOJ additionally eased monetary policy by expanding its asset-purchase program by ¥10 trillion to ¥50 trillion.
The joint assault helped push the dollar up by almost ¥3 to ¥80 at one point.
Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda stressed the intention to "take tough measures against speculative moves."
But many analysts said the move represents the government's sense of crisis.
"The government made a relatively fast decision," said Osamu Takashima, chief FX strategist at Citibank Japan Ltd.
Masamichi Adachi, senior economist at JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., said, "It showed how serious they are."
But when it comes to the long-term effects of the intervention, doubts must be raised, with a notable reason for skepticism the fact that Noda said Japan intervened unilaterally.
Tokyo's last attempt to manipulate the yen rate was in March as part of a concerted action organized by the Group of Seven industrialized economies, which includes the United States, Canada, Britain, France, Germany and Italy.
The joint intervention by the G-7, then the first in more than 10 years, amounted to a landmark event showing solidarity at a time when the Japanese economy was in disarray. The currency hit its highest against the dollar since the end of World War II on speculative moves following the March 11 disaster.
The coordinated action was widely seen as successful, despite Japan's portion, which was much smaller than the amount of yen spent on the previous unilateral intervention in September.
"It did not work that much in September," recollected a diplomat from one of the G-7 countries, who added that Tokyo's latest unilateral action is again "leaning against the winds."
The U.S. and many European governments are skeptical about Japanese intervention, which could complicate their efforts to encourage China to allow the yuan to move more freely.
"We should operate on the premise that a joint intervention would not ordinarily take place," Takashima said. "The case in March was rare."
Thursday's intervention came in response to growing calls from major exporters, such as carmakers and high-tech firms, saying the currency's rise had eroded their global competitiveness.
Noda told a Diet committee Wednesday that Japan must make "all-out efforts" to deal with the problem, suggesting the creation of a policy package to that end.
The BOJ's additional easing was fairly consistent with that view. BOJ Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa warned that a stronger yen could accelerate moves by Japanese firms to shift production abroad and further weaken the economy.
The latest decisions cannot completely curtail upward pressure on the yen. Additional measures are likely to be needed, depending on developments overseas, particularly in the United States, analysts said.
Amid signs of slowing growth in the U.S. economy, there is a chance for the Federal Reserve to decide on additional monetary easing when the central bank meets next week, and this would trigger further selling of the dollar and appreciation of the yen.
"We have to defeat speculators," a senior Finance Ministry official said, indicating Tokyo will continue to dip in. But it is unclear how far Japan can go without sufficient support from its fellow G-7 members.


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Apple is asking a court to order Miami-based Psystar to stop making unauthorized Mac clones and to recall all of the systems it has sold to customers since it began offering them for public sale in April.
In a lawsuit filed against Psystar in federal court, Apple is seeking an order "requiring Psystar to recall all such products sold to the public as a result of Psystar's infringement of Apple's copyrights."
It's not immediately clear whether Psystar could legally compel its customers to return their systems. But the clones may not be of much use for long if Psystar is forced out of business and is unable to support them.
Psystar's Web site was offline as of Wednesday morning.
It's also not clear if customers would get their money back -- Apple is also seeking unspecified, but potentially significant, monetary damages from Psystar.
The suit was filed July 3 in U.S. District Court for Northern California in San Francisco before Magistrate Judge James Larson, according to court records. The parties are scheduled to meet for a case management conference on October 22.
Psystar has yet to file a formal response to Apple's allegations.
Psystar, apparently in open violation of Apple licensing rules that forbid installation of its operating systems -- including the Leopard OS -- on third-party hardware, has been selling Mac clones through its Web site since April.
In June, Psystar launched a line of Apple server clones.
Apple is charging Psystar with violating its copyrights and weakening its brand image. "By misappropriating Apple's proprietary software and intellectual property for its own use, Psystar's actions harm consumers by selling them a poor product that is advertised and promoted in a manner that falsely and unfairly implies an affiliation with Apple," the company said in its complaint.
Apple also charged Psystar with illegally copying, modifying, and redistributing some of its products. The 18-page complaint outlines a total of 10 charges against Psystar. Psystar officials did not return a call seeking comment.
Psystar in the past has claimed that its Mac clones cost about one-quarter to half of what Apple-branded systems sell for. In defense of its clones, the company has charged that Apple marks up the cost of the hardware on which its operating systems ride by as much as 80%.
One version of Psystar's Open Computer Mac clone features Apple's Leopard OS X 10.5 operating system ported onto generic PC hardware that includes an Intel Core2Duo processor at 2.66 GHz, a 250-GB hard drive, and an Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT graphics card.
The system is priced at $805. A similar, Apple-branded computer would cost at least $1,500.
The problem: Apple's end user license agreement expressly forbids installation or sales of its operating systems on third-party hardware.
Psystar was launched earlier this year by Rudy and Robert Pedraza of Miami.
In a previous interview with InformationWeek, a Psystar employee who identified himself as Robert vowed that the company would challenge Apple's ban on Mac clones and said he believed it won't stand up in court.
"What if Honda said that, after you buy their car, you could only drive it on the roads they said you could?," said Robert.
Apple is now asking a court to decide the issue.


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Topic: patents
Google's Motorola issues second appeal of dismissed ITC case against Apple
05/24/2013, 07:05 pm
Motorola has given notice to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that it will be contesting the International Trade Commission's dismissal of a case against Apple, the second time the now Google-owned company has filed an appeal tied to that investigation.
Apple granted patents on push-to-talk, double-sided touch panel
05/23/2013, 10:05 am
This week the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published 26 newly granted patents for Apple, and among them were the Cupertino company's take on a push-to-talk feature and a double-sided touch-sensitive panel, both of which could possibly appear in future iPhones.
Apple invention adjusts audio based on a display's orientation, user positioning
05/23/2013, 05:05 am
A patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday reveals Apple is actively researching methods to ensure a video's multi-channel audio is always played back correctly, no matter how a user holds the device.
Apple investigating advanced AirPlay system with device-specific UIs
05/23/2013, 04:05 am
An Apple invention filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office describes a method in which a single app provides multiple user interfaces that can be modified according to the type of device being used as a display.
Samsung Galaxy S4 & Google Now accused of violating Apple patents for Siri
05/22/2013, 10:05 am
In its ongoing litigation against Samsung, Apple has added five new patents to its claims, targeting both the company's new flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone, as well as the Google Now service for Android.
Apple CEO Tim Cook says America's IP environment needs more work
05/21/2013, 02:05 pm
In the midst of a larger discussion with U.S. senators on international corporate taxes, Apple CEO Tim Cook took an aside to discuss another area of regulation where the iPhone maker would like to see changes: the United States' intellectual property protection environment.
Apple's iPhone e-wallet concept suggests payment options based on context
05/16/2013, 10:05 am
An iPhone-driven e-wallet service from Apple could simplify checking out at the store by presenting users with options based on data such as their location, current balance, or applicable rewards cards.
Apple's 'social camera flash' connects multiple iPhones, iPads to light a scene
05/16/2013, 04:05 am
An Apple patent filing discovered on Thursday describes a system in which a primary iOS device, such as an iPhone, remotely controls multiple secondary devices, which can also be iPhones, as slave flashes for the first handset's on-board camera.
Apple patent lets users control a device with taps, thumps and scratches
05/14/2013, 05:05 am
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday issued Apple a patent for an audio-based input system in which various noises made on a laptop's chassis are translated into actions, basically turning the computer into one large input device.
Apple wins utility patent for MacBook's trackpad design
05/14/2013, 05:05 am
Apple on Tuesday was granted a utility patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office covering the glass-on-metal trackpad seen across the company's laptop lineup, with the award coming almost four months after the design rights were garnered for the same invention.
Judge orders Google to hand over search documents in Samsung patent case
05/09/2013, 06:05 pm
Google on Thursday was ordered to acquiesce to Apple's request for information regarding what methods the search giant is using to sift through internal documents related to Android, with the resulting data being part of a second U.S. patent infringement suit against Samsung.
Apple's Lightning connector detailed in extensive new patent filings
05/09/2013, 06:05 am
A trio of Apple patent applications filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday reveals the intricacies of the company's latest input/output protocol for iOS devices: the Lightning connector.
Smartphone companies, including Apple, have little to show for patent litigation
05/07/2013, 10:05 am
An all-out patent litigation war between the biggest players in the smartphone industry, including Apple, Samsung, Motorola and Microsoft, has yielded very little for all parties involved.
Apple's smart audio splitter lets multiple users view content on a single device
05/07/2013, 05:05 am
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday published an Apple patent describing an accessory akin to an advanced headphone splitter, which allows for independent volume changes, media controls and communication via an inline mic.
EU rules Google's Motorola abused patents in seeking injunction against Apple
05/06/2013, 08:05 am
In a preliminary ruling, the European Commission has determined that Google's Motorola Mobility abused its dominance in mobile patents when it sought an injunction against Apple's iPhone in Germany.
Apple's research into curved battery technology points to new iOS products designs
05/02/2013, 06:05 am
A pair of patent applications Apple filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reveal the company is working on unorthodox battery designs with curved cells and irregular shapes, suggesting slimmer, more shapely iOS devices could be on the horizon.
Ownership of imaging patents acquired from Kodak now being transferred to Apple
04/30/2013, 09:04 am
Filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office revealed on Tuesday that the transfer of a number of patents from Kodak to Apple has begun, with the iPhone maker taking ownership of several patents covering aspects of digital photography.
Apple's contact service intelligently determines when to send a text instead of a call
04/30/2013, 04:04 am
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday granted Apple a patent for a dynamic communications system that automatically selects the best method of contacting another person, be it through voice, text or email, based on a given situation.
Apple patents physical controller input method for multitouch devices
04/30/2013, 04:04 am
A patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday reveals Apple is working to make iOS devices more accessible for users with disabilities through an accessory framework that allows for non-touch input devices to interact with touchscreen user interfaces.
Judge orders narrowed Apple v. Samsung damages trial to start in November
04/30/2013, 03:04 am
Apple v. Samsung presiding Judge Lucy Koh on Monday entered a case management order calling for a new trial to recalculate the $450.5 million she found may have been incorrectly awarded by a jury last August.


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Can anyone help me figure out a way around this bug. I climb the satellite tower and begin to tune the frequency to broadcast the SOS, the first knob will work perfectly, however the "squelch" will not clear the broadcast to continue the game. I have the ps4 version of the definitive edition and I am having zero luck finding anything to help me online. Thanks.
Ps. I have spun the knob for a WHILE. So it isn't that I am not waiting long enough.


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We stayed here with friends for an overnight stop on our way to Inverness.
I must say that all of the staff we came across were friendly and helpful. Our room was more than adequate for an overnight stay. We had one of the turret rooms and our friends had the other. It was a very peaceful area and we did not bother to venture out for the evening meal and eat in the hotel. The menu was quite comprehensive and not too expensive and the food we ordered was very good. The wines were not unreasonable and the setting of the conservatory made for a good ambience. Breakfast was waiter service with a choice of various things.
If I was to be really picky, there was a rather fusty smell when we first entered reception and I think this was more to do with the age of the place than anything suspicious. A nice bouquet of flowers on the reception desk might mask that smell. Also the stair case needed a feather duster on the slats inbetween but as I say that's me being very critical an not a reflection on how I felt about the hotel.
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Having just left the Balcony House b&b in Kendal the Kincaid was a step down.
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the room i was in did suffer from picking up people clomping up and down which on the first night wasannoying. To say i had the same for breakfast on three consecutive days. It was never served in the same way. Didnt seem to have a set standard. so would i stay again. Well it was ok and nothing special. As i said i am comparing to a b&b which was nearly half the price and far more superior with use of full leisure facilities.
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Wayne Branstetter was 27 years old. He had coached the wrestling team at Oxnard's Channel Islands High for five years and was ready for a move. Ideally, back to his Montana roots.
During a break in the 1978 California State Wrestling Championships at San Diego State's Peterson Gym, Poway coach Al Dorris asked Branstetter his thoughts about replacing him.
To which Branstetter said, "Where in the heck is Poway?"
He took the job, telling his pregnant wife, "Maybe two, three years, then we'll head out to the north."
Added Branstetter 36 years later, "You can see how that worked out."
Rather well for all parties. In San Diego County, there is no high school in any sport that has dominated like Poway High has in wrestling. In Branstetter's 36 seasons, the Titans have won:
• Four state championships;
• 31 section titles the past 32 years;
• More than 400 dual-meets, including 157 in a row.
"Like I tell our kids," said Branstetter, 63. "I don't like to talk about history. I like making history."
Paul Baird won two individual state championships. He's 29 now, a real-estate investor in Salt Lake City.
"In every way possible he was a father figure," Baird said. "I can't think of a person who has had more influence on the lives of young men than he has.
"For years, the Poway motto has been, "Those who stay will be champions.' That takes perseverance, commitment, belief in yourself and overcoming failure."
"I have a pretty simple philosophy," Branstetter said. "I use the platform of wrestling to make better men. Whether they win a state title or simply get their varsity letter, their value's all the same to me.
"Eighteen to 80 is a long time. Once they've completed wrestling, I hope I've etched some things in their soul. The commitment to hard work. To understand that there are no excuses."
He is a father to two daughters. Both lives within 10 minutes of his Poway home. He has six grandchildren, ages 11, 9-year-old twins, 7, 4 and 2.
He's coaching his 41st season of high school wrestling and is often asked the obvious question. How much longer?
"That's the mystery question," he says.
He assesses his future after every season.
"I'm at a very good place in my life," Branstetter said. "There are a lot of ways to be rich and it's not always about money. I have been blessed to be rich.
"I could go tomorrow, ride off in the sunset and I could sleep with a smile on my face."
Wayne Branstetter
Born: Sept. 26, 1950
San Diego impact: Built the most dominant athletic program of any sport in San Diego County.
Achievements: In 36 years, four states titles, 31 section titles the past 32 years and a dual-match winning streak of 157.
Little-known fact: In his younger days, after practice Branstetter ran with wrestlers who were fighting to make weight. "It didn't matter where (they ran). As long as they could start putting one foot in front of the other. Whatever it took."


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Before hiring a contractor you must take percauctions.we have done some verifications on our own and found many false testimonial reviews.
Some have photo that have been down loaded form suppliers who advertise thier goods We asked some contractors if they can provide the before and after in relationship to there testimonials of the photos they publish on handycanadian as handycanadian dose not do verifications but if that can have prove they will remove them. We made a quest to some contractors to provide us proof tfo before and after project but none were ablle
Great advice. For liability purposes we always take before and after pictures as well as a written report, even on the smallest of jobs.
Good advice for all.
John Kuehnl-Cadwell
Datawise Solutions Inc
It's always going to happen, that these sites will inevitably have "fly-by-night" renovators who post false reviews and pictures.
It is a policy of mine to always take before and after pictures of every job. These pictures should be readily available in a portfolio.
Better still, if the contractor is reputable, they should have at least one client who would be able to show the completed work as it relates to the photos.
A general rule of thumb in any business transaction. If there seems to be any doubt in the decision making, keep looking until you feel comfortable. Trust the facts, and make sure they are backed up with concrete evidence.
Bill Clawsie
Clawsie Contracting
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Feature-rich, easy to use and well-documented. Highly recommended as a general graph module for perl.
I also thank the author for being extremely responsive in fixing the two issues below that came up for me:
1) Like reviewer abe, I initially found some basic functions (predecessors and successors) could be slow with large graphs. This is now fixed and I don't think that Graph's performance is a problem in general.
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Keywords: fresh produce, leaf water status, weight loss, colour retention, bunched spinach leaves, postharvest quality, quality indices, packaging, low density bags, polyethylene bags, polypropylene bags, colour loss
Evolution of quality indices of fresh bunched spinach stored using low density polyethylene and polypropylene bags
Packaging technology constitutes an available method for reducing postharvest deteriorative processes on fresh products. The purpose of this work was to evaluate leaf water status, weight loss and colour retention of bunched spinach leaves packaged in low density polyethylene (LDPE) and polypropylene (OPP) bags, stored at 2°C for 25 days. Water status was determined through relative water content (RWC), the free:total water ratio (FW/TW) and bound water (BW); colour was evaluated colorimetrically as hue angle. Gaseous concentrations reached in OPP bags (11% O
2) were within those considered beneficial for spinach. Weight loss was higher in LDPE than OPP bags. RWC was lower in LDPE than in OPP bags. RWC decreased after day 18. Increases occurred in BW and decreases occurred in the FW/TW, indicating possible water movement within the leaf. Hue angle diminished after seven days of storage, indicating loss of green colour. Better physical and physiological properties were observed in spinach packaged in OPP bags.
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Ratiu Foundation & University Award
Further information
Please contact the University of Kent Scholarships Unit: firstname.lastname@example.com.
In partnership with the Ratiu Foundation, the University of Kent is offering one postgraduate scholarship to a Romanian student.This scholarship covers tuition fees (paid by the University of Kent) plus £3,000 living costs (paid by the Ratiu Foundation) for the following course:
- MSc in Information Security and Biometrics
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The Ratiu Foundation & University of Kent Awards were inaugurated in 2007, in order to mark Romania's accession to the EU. The success of the 2007 programme made the initiators decide to continue this scheme, thus helping young Romanian scientists to develop expertise in specialist areas.
The Ratiu Foundation was established in London in 1979 by Ion and Elisabeth Ratiu. Through its scholarships, the Foundation enables talented Romanian graduates and young professionals - domiciled in Romania at the time of application - to gain skills in the UK which they can adapt and apply back home in Romania.
The University of Kent is an internationally respected institution with much of its research rated amongst the top 20 in the UK and has a strong tradition of excellence in postgraduate training and research.
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It was Big Oil's nightmare moment, and the dominoes began falling years before the well was drilled.
Two decades ago, British Petroleum, a venerable and storied corporation, was running out of oil reserves. Along came a new CEO of vision and vast ambition, John Browne, who pulled off one of the greatest corporate turnarounds in history.
BP bought one company after another and then relentlessly fired employees and cut costs. It skipped safety procedures, pumped toxic chemicals back into the ground, and let equipment languish, even while Browne claimed a new era of environmentally sustainable business as his own. For a while the strategy worked, making BP one of the most profitable corporations in the world. Then it all began to unravel, in felony convictions for environmental crimes and in one deadly accident after another. Employees and regulators warned that BP's problems, unfixed, were spinning out of control, that another disaster - bigger and deadlier - was inevitable. Nobody was listening.
Having reported on business and the energy industry for nearly a decade, Abrahm Lustgarten uses interviews with key executives, former government investigators, and whistle-blowers along with his exclusive access to BP's internal documents and emails to weave a spellbinding investigative narrative of hubris and greed well before the gulf oil spill.
©2012 Abraham Lustgarten (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
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"Enough To Make You Sick"
A comprehensive examination of the corporate culture that led to the deaths at the Texas City Plant as well as the explosion on the the Deepwater Horizon. The title reflects the BP policy to use every piece of equipment both mechanical or human until it broke down. Some of the men on both the Texas City platform and on the Deepwater Horizon had been putting in hours of overtime for weeks without any days off prior to both accidents. That safety inspection reports that were forged by the company led to breakdowns in the equipment that led to both disasters. This is an in depth look at a corporate culture that cut corners on a regular basis until small problems became large problems that led to breakdowns that eventually became disasters that caused a number of avoidable deaths. Recommended.
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"What you DON'T know about BP"
I went into this book thinking that I had a good, basic knowledge of the BP oil company after following all the news reports and profiles during the time of the blow-out of the oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico a couple years ago. Turns out I didn't have a clue!
To be honest, I got this book because there wasn't anything available that really captured my interest and I had a couple book credits left that I didn't want to expire and I like the narrator. No other reason! I'm glad I got it because this history of BP oil reads like a novel, is extremely well narrated (only 2 mispronunciations!!) and provides a clear look at a truly dangerous corporation that has no business being in the oil industry. This book alarmed me so much that I will never purchase a BP product again - and, I would suspect, if you purchase this title you will feel the same way...and be alarmed about the ecological future of the North Slope fields of Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico.
This is truly worth a listen! Highly recommended.
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Wow! That is beautiful! Very clean and crisp lines!
I would've sworn that this fig was made by the horsemen themselves!
Great job!
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Wow! That is beautiful! Very clean and crisp lines!
I would've sworn that this fig was made by the horsemen themselves!
Great job!
Yup, I pretty much coated the figure with baking soda (sort of like how you coat a piece of chicken with breading to make fried chicken).
Washing it off wasn't hard at all, all it takes is a good...
I bought a DCSH Bane figure from eBay awhile back that also smelled like cigarettes.
Here's what worked for me:
First I washed the figure in warm water with a mixture of dishwashing liquid and...
Haha! Hit + (Nail + Head) = you!
Wow! Great job!
"I don't want anybody else, when I think about ME I touch myself!"
Quoted for wisdom!
I will take Scott's word with a pound of salt, thank you very much!
I know harping against the Star Sisters and Spector has been done ad nauseam, but the truth is my interest for MOTUC started to wane from when those were released.
Now we are all well aware about...
same boat.
To me he's a reminder of what went wrong in a toyline that could've been the best ever.
My theory is that the 4H was spread out too thinly, due to the increase of figs they had to dish out.
It seems to me that what made them great is that each of the 4H had an area of expertise...
This podcast hit the nail in the head.
I shake my head in disbelief whenever I hear a post about how Scott is doing so well with this line, when it's apparent that most the ire we have for the...
I think you just need to take a step back and re-evaluate the situation.
It's not a problem with demand, but with the supply.
It doesn't matter if someone buys a hundred of these, as long as...
I dunno, that can also mean that he's a brand new Trollan sculpt that re-uses Orko's arms :hmlol:
Zombi, have you considered re-tooling the stands of some the statue kits you have so that it would/could be used to cover the windraider stand hole?
I think their official word on this matter would sound something like this:
"Regarding the issue of geobloc.... LOOK Kids, look at the shiny new pics and bio of Modulok!"
And everyone would get...
Same here in the Philippines :fakmad:
It so frustrating since it feels like whenever we get over one issue over the management of this line, 2 takes it's place!
Mara Croft :)
Wow! he's pretty much perfect!
I thought I read somewhere that Extendar reaches near He-man's level of strength when he's in his "Tower of Power" mode
and Extendar!
I have my eye on a few of them. I've tried emailing the seller if I could buy them and pay local shipping, since we are in the same country, but no reply yet.
I'll give a review of them if I get to...
It's funny that TG's idea of "clearing the air" is by making a puff of smoke :hmroll:
Found this online, hope this helps:
A Cutlass is designed to be used in close fighting in cluttered enviroment. It's short, the guard is very simple, and it can be used to thrust and slash equally...
...and so is sarcasm :hmlol:
If it sort of looks like a duck, sort of acts like a duck, and sort of sounds like a duck, then it is a duck ( or some deformed/ hybrid/ self mutilating kind?)
Yep! Scientific speculation is...
Tuvar as Gar :hmroll:
and yes, I've also read the whole thread :)
Abracadabra-less? :hmwink:
That's a great custom! I wanna swipe that recipe, but I don think I have the skills.
How about Exorsa, or Encantra, or Ensorcera?
I personally love this figure! But I'm getting him because he's like this huge stone golemn that would fit perfectly with the Sword and Sorcery stuff that I like in MOTU so much.
If I WE'RE going...
Is it almost sacrilegious that I bought him just to turn him into Bravestarr's enemy, Stampede?
Just get the Flying Thunder-punch upgrade. double jump to the Lore, then Thunder-punch for added boost. :hmwink:


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Portugal name squad for Kazakhstan qualifier
LISBON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari on Thursday included fit-again defender Jorge Andrade and four uncapped players in his 20-man squad for the Euro 2008 qualifier against Kazakhstan in Coimbra next Wednesday.
The 28 year-old Deportivo Coruna defender was out for eight months after severing a tendon in his left knee in early March against Barcelona. He returned to action on Wednesday and helped his club qualify for the fifth round of Spain's King's Cup.
Scolari has dropped experienced defender Nuno Valente and midfielders Costinha and Maniche to give a chance for young goalkeeper Daniel Fernandes, defenders Tonel and Nelson and midfielder Raul Meireles to shine.
'This is a bet and an opportunity. With the Under-21 side already qualified for Euro 2007 in the Netherlands we can recall young players that have stronger physical conditions to join more experienced players in this transitional phase of Portuguese soccer,' Scolari told reporters.
Portugal are fifth in Group A on four points, six behind leaders Serbia with one match in hand.
Goalkeepers: Ricardo Pereira (Sporting), Quim Silva (Benfica), Daniel Fernandes (PAOK FC)
Defenders: Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea), Miguel Monteiro (Valencia), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), Tonel (Sporting), Jorge Andrade (Deportivo Coruna), Manuel da Costa (PSV Eindhoven), Nelson (Benfica)
Midfielders: Tiago Mendes (Olympique Lyon), Deco (Barcelona), Carlos Martins (Sporting), Joao Moutinho (Sporting), Raul Meireles (Porto)
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Simao Sabrosa (Benfica), Nuno Gomes (Benfica), Helder Postiga (Porto), Ricardo Quaresma (Porto)