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Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank announced $6.9 million in Economic Development Administration disaster grants to several Arkansas cities including Clinton and Fairfield Bay.
Also in line for money to rebuild critical infrastructure damaged by severe storms and flooding in 2011 are Heber Springs, Stuttgart ands Mid-South Community College in West Memphis. Funding will also benefit the Little Rock Port Authority in Little Rock, helping it expand facilities and attract new business in a competitive global market.
The six grants will "help Arkansas communities recover from flood damage and rebuild infrastructure crucial for strengthening the local economy and creating jobs," Blank said.
In Clinton, an EDA grant of $1.4 million will help rebuild and upgrade the city's water treatment facilities, which were severely damaged by floods in 2011. These improvements will help increase economic activity for the area surrounding Greers Ferry Lake, an economic driver for the north central region of Arkansas, and will help revitalize the employment base in the region, the agency said.
In Fairfield Bay, an EDA grant of $1.1 million will help fund repairs to the Fairfield Bay Conference Center and the rebuilding of West Cliff Drive, the main thoroughfare for an adjoining 400-slip marina. Both suffered major damage from storms and flooding in 2011. The repairs will help restore this tourism and recreation facility, which is a major driver of the local economy, to full operation, according to a news release from the agency.
In Heber Springs, a $1 million grant will help fund repairs to the city's water treatment plant, which experienced high turbidity spikes and sedimentation in its water supply as a result of runoff caused by floods in 2011. An upgraded filtration system will increase the city's treatment capacity, allowing it to better meet current and future needs of the region's residents and businesses.
The other grants are: $1 million for Stuttgart to help fund repairs to flood-damaged Hartz Road, a major access route into the Stuttgart East Industrial Park; $1.5 million for Mid-South Community College in West Memphis to help construct the Mid-South Aviation and Manufacturing Training Facility; and a $960,000 EDA public works investment in the Little Rock Port Authority to help fund construction of the Arkansas River Resource Center, a state-of-the-art facility that will provide new marketing opportunities for the port.
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Zurich, Switzerland, 2011/03/23 - Multi-terminal ultrahigh-voltage direct current system will have record 8,000 MW capacity. NYSE: ABB
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has been selected by Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL) to deliver an ultrahigh-voltage transmission system, worth about $900 million. The link will supply hydropower from northeastern India to the city of Agra over a distance of 1,728 kilometers.
ABB has been chosen to execute the North-East Agra transmission project together with BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited), a leading Indian government-owned power company that will deliver the remainder of the project worth more than $1.1 billion in total. The order will be booked on completion of financing requirements.
The ultrahigh-voltage direct current (UHVDC) link operating at 800 kilovolts (kV) will have a converter capacity of 8,000 megawatts (MW), the highest ever built. When operating at full capacity, the link will be able to supply enough electricity to serve 90 million people based on average national consumption. Using ultrahigh-voltage minimizes transmission losses and improves efficiency.
The North-East Agra transmission link sets a new standard in ultrahigh-voltage power transmission and underlines ABBs global leadership in HVDC technology, said Peter Leupp, head of ABBs Power Systems division. We are pleased to continue supporting India in the development of its power infrastructure.
The system will be the worlds first UHVDC link with three converter stations: Two sending stations will convert power from AC to DC for transmission over a single power line that will pass through the narrow Siliguri Corridor and deliver electricity to the third, receiving station in Agra where it will be converted back into AC for distribution to end users.
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This Business Deployment article is for OLPC Korea to arrange XO deployment schedule in Korea: Larger XO. As Korea is on the way to a developed nation, there are full kinds of industries and our XO deployment for business sections in Korea will be a good sample for under-developed nations to follow.
Each item in the list below has 1~20 sub categories each of which represent One business service or product.
Until year 2010, OLPC Korea hopes to distribute about 15,000,000 Larger XO machines and about 150,000 business servers which will provide at least One business service which is a sub category of an item in the list below.
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Pastor Mike McClenahan contnues the message series, For the Life of the World, with part 4: Exiles: Oikonomia.
Key Idea: In exile, we bless the world as God's stewards.
Key Verse: The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters. Psalm 24:1-2
Key Passage: Luke 16:1-2,10-13
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text: Alphas "When Push Comes to Shove" Review August 14, 2012 Alphas, Reviews This week's episode of Alphas, "When Push Comes to Shove," gave us a chance to look at Nina from a slightly different perspective. Nina had not been featured much in recent episodes of Alphas, but the few times we did run into her, she was increasingly unpleasant. It was more of the same bad attitude tonight as she pushed strangers for personal gain and frivolously abused the trust of her former friends. She pushed Hicks, Rachel, and Rosen to do things she knew they'd never be comfortable doing otherwise, and she didn't seem to mind if they hurt one another in the process. We saw just how easy it was for her to turn an innocent bystander into a thief or a murderer. We were somewhat familiar with Nina's history on the Alphas team, but as spiraled down the path to madness, we saw flashbacks of the childhood that only Rosen had known about before. While it didn't necessarily excuse her abusive behavior, understanding her background made it much easier to see her as a broken human being rather than a super-villain in the making. Her background helped us understand how Rosen could be so forgiving and patient with her when she seemed to be a hopeless case. Any child would be prone to lingering psychological issues after growing up in a home like Nina's. Her struggle was compounded by the fact that she had an ability to manipulate and control the adults around her, rendering the normal parent-child relationship null. Rather than finding ways to cope with the issues that were beyond her control, she had a means to change the course of people's lives. She may not have been directly responsible for her father's suicide, but she was never able to let go of the guilt that accompanied that moment in her life. All throughout her life, she had periodically stolen people's free will. As much as she wanted to ignore the gravity of that sort of theft, she would always carry that guilt with her. That guilt eventually overcame her and had it not been for Hicks' intervention, she would have followed in her father's tragic footsteps. That final scene in the hospital room between Rosen and Nina was particularly moving. To any rational person, it was clear that Nina needed to be restrained. Even Nina realized that she could no longer trust herself to control her abilities. Despite everything that had happened, Rosen chose to remove her eye covers so he could speak openly with her. In that simple, gentle act of trust, he showed her that he still believed in the person that he knew Nina could be. Back at the office, Kat was just getting started in her treatment program with Dr. Rosen. Rosen clarified that her ability was a form of extreme muscle memory – her body could retain learned skills even though she had no recollection of when, how, or where she learned those skills. Rosen's treatment plan involved Kat recording moments of her daily life to try and retain some kind of personal history. Initially, Kat seemed uninterested in her memories and history. One of the things I actually like about Kat is that she doesn't spend her time feeling sorry for herself because she can't remember her past. Instead, she seems to be completely content to be the person she is at that exact moment. She's a walking example of what it means to live in the present. As she discovers more about her past, I hope that her recovered memories will somehow liberate her even further. The entire Alphas team can be a little too serious at times and Kat's brightness is a welcome break from the constant drama. Rachel and John's romance continued to develop and we got to know the real reason why John had been resisting Rachel's advances. There's something so dorky about Rachel and John's flirting that makes me love them as a potential couple. They don't really do the straight up sexy flirting thing that Hicks and Nina were constantly doing last season. Rachel is almost uncharacteristically forward in pursuing John, and John seems to be thrown off by how frequently and directly Rachel wants to talk about the two of them dating or not dating. Their conversations end up being a little bit awkward which makes their flirting seem much more realistic and sweet. Beyond getting some much needed background for Nina's character, the events in tonight's episode really showed us how it was possible for the "guys upstairs" to constantly feel threatened by our protagonists on the Alphas team. Unchecked, their abilities are powerful and dangerous and Dr. Rosen has made it his personal responsibility to make sure these Alphas live healthy lives so they can continue to contribute positively to society. I just wonder how long he'll be able to carry the weight of that burden on his own. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Axeymoron The female characters really shine on this show. I'm warming to it quickly. Nina is of course awesome, and any episode that features her dark story is a plus. I'm surprised how quickly I've taken to Kat! Great character! And great review! Americ Ngwije Agreed Axe. Great review and I am loving this second season. They are doing a great job moving the story forward.


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Irony is a cruel mistress. Just as Suzuki's American auto sales arm is winding down, the newest version of the SX4 was revealed at Geneva, and it doesn't look bad at all – save for the awful snot green shade.
A switchable AWD system will allow drivers to choose between one of four modes. Two super low emissions powerplants, both 1.6L 4-cylinders (a gas and a diesel), will be offered. The diesel emits just 110 grams of CO2 per km, nearly in line with the benchmark 100 grams that the Prius emits. The diesel gets a 6 speed manual while the gas car loses a cog. A CVT is the only choice for those who don't want to shift. The Hungarian-built SX4 will obviously not be coming to the States, but there's a chance that Canadian-plated versions may end up on American roads sometime in the future.
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22 Comments on "New Suzuki SX4 Goes Unnoticed In Geneva..."
gslippyMarch 5th, 2013 at 6:00 pm
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there, does it make a sound?
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ClutchCarGoMarch 5th, 2013 at 6:25 pm
If your snot is that shade of green, you'd better see a doctor pronto.
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jeffzekasMarch 5th, 2013 at 9:37 pm
The color is okay, but they need to change the name of their car to "Impreza"! better yet: Subaru could pay them to build the SX-4 as an entry level vehicle below the Impreza…
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thelaineMarch 5th, 2013 at 6:43 pm
It's bigger than a lot of their other motorcycles.
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CJinSDMarch 5th, 2013 at 6:44 pm
I'm missing the irony. Suzuki USA would have needed a superlative product to undo the harm of having masqueraded as Daewoo's US sales arm. This is not that product. They needed packaging to top Honda's Fit and CR-V combined with styling that makes even the most somnolent aware of VW's stasis. This car could have been produced by almost any nation at almost any time since 2006. It's just a collection of contemporary styling clichés, few of them beneficial.
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HummerMarch 5th, 2013 at 8:04 pm
^ this
I can imagine seeing this car perhaps in 2003 at an autoshow.. but 2013?
Suzuki is past it's due date
There is no reason to have a AWD system on a car, being turned with a 1.6l engine, wouldn't matter if it were turboed. It's going to cost customers more to buy a vehicle with AWD that has no use/right, to have such a system. Who wants to pay extra for an AWD system with unknown integrity, added gas prices of an overworked engine churning an extra driveshaft, and a boring vehicle powered by a measly engine?
The vehicle makes no sense to todays consumer, which is partly why suzuki failed here.
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Speed3March 5th, 2013 at 7:10 pm
Slow news day? I already forgot about Suzuki.
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theonewhogotawayMarch 5th, 2013 at 7:28 pm
This car has about half a foot less ground clearance (because of the aero crap) than the previous model. And ground clearance is a major selling point for an AWD car in snowy places. The old SX4 is a snowmobile and can cut through snow up to 1 foot. Not sure that this one can do it (but most of the "all" wheel drive cars cannot do it either, so it is regression to the mean.)
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CoreyDLMarch 12th, 2013 at 9:23 am
+1, too much cladding down there.
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March 5th, 2013 at 7:33 pm
The color is used on a lot of U-SUV (Urban SUV *tm*). Guess it helps provide the missing link with nature.:)!
Looks as if plastic cladding is back…
This car now has no relation to the Fiat Sedici, right? What'll happen to that one? Gone from the Fiat line in Europe?
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theonewhogotawayMarch 5th, 2013 at 7:48 pm
The previous generation SX4 and the Sedici was the same car co-developed between Suzuki and FIAT. This one does not look like it had anything to do with Europe. Methinks that the new Sedici will be something that will be sold in the US with a JEEP label…
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LamprediMarch 6th, 2013 at 12:51 am
The Fiat Sedici will eventually be replaced with the Fiat 500X, though I don't know what will happen with the Sedici in the meantime.
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WodehouseMarch 5th, 2013 at 11:08 pm
Why the Plymouth Voyager wheel covers? Like the color, though…anything over grey, black, silver, beige, and white…
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gslippyMarch 6th, 2013 at 10:44 am
That's it!! I had a Grand Voyager, yet couldn't remember where I'd seen those wheel covers before. They really don't look right on this car.
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chicagolandMarch 5th, 2013 at 11:37 pm
Won't miss them at all!
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MrWhopeeMarch 6th, 2013 at 1:15 am
I think it's good that they've abandoned huge window pieces ahead of the A pillar. The previous one's styling was just silly.
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rpol35March 6th, 2013 at 8:11 am
How many forgettable look-a-likes like this already exist? Who needs one more from a company that's about to go lights out?
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Mark StevensonMarch 6th, 2013 at 9:55 am
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Pig_IronMarch 6th, 2013 at 9:45 pm
Smarty pants.
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Compaq DeskproMarch 7th, 2013 at 3:01 am
Modernized Vitara, bring over the Swift and make a hot hatch money losing version, make that S-cross thing, Kizashi is good, but name it anything else. Take risks on styling, Super Bowl advertising. It would at least be a start and money might start flowing 5 years. But no, they gave up.
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tenzinMarch 7th, 2013 at 4:05 pm
I know someone on the inside at Suzuki and recommended I buy it as for someone shoppiong for a CUV.
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CoreyDLMarch 12th, 2013 at 9:25 am
So someone working at Suzuki recommended a Suzuki product to you? Shock and awe.
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Former Walmart senior executive and longtime board member Jack Shewmaker is among a group of four business leaders slated for induction into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be held Friday, Feb. 10, 2012.
Other inductees include: John Ed Anthony, chairman of Anthony Timberlands Inc. of Bearden, president of Shortleaf Stable, and former president of Loblolly Stable, one of the premier thoroughbred horse racing and breeding operations in the United States; Wayne Cranford, chairman emeritus of Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods, the largest advertising agency in a three-state area; and Walter E. Hussman Jr., publisher of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and president and CEO of WEHCO Media Inc.
"Once again, we have a very distinguished group of inductees that represent the best of our state. They have excelled in a wide range of business fields — media, advertising and marketing, timber production and retailing — and have each made significant contributions to the state of Arkansas," Walton College Dean Dan L. Worrell said. "It is our hope that by honoring these four inductees we can enable their accomplishments to continue to be an inspiration to the future business leaders of Arkansas and the nation."
According to Shewmaker's bio, in 1970, he was living in La Porte, Ind., but looking for a new challenge in the crowded world of small discount chain stores. Through a meeting with Sam Walton, he became one of two district managers at that time for Walmart. Shewmaker, who in 1974 created Walmart's "Everyday Low Prices" pricing strategy that contributed to the company's skyrocketing growth, rose to become president and COO in 1978. He was instrumental in shaping the "Walmart Culture" by developing the company's first policies and procedures manual and personally setting a standard of ethics within the operation. Shewmaker also was an innovator within Walmart and the retail industry. He coined the company's well-known term "Rollback." He spurred Walmart to invest heavily in its first satellite communications system and implemented bar code standards for products, both industry firsts and both of which set the stage for Walmart's growth into a new century. After retiring in 1988, Shewmaker remained on the Walmart board for 20 years. He also started JAC's Ranch, a purebred Angus cattle operation, and was an executive retail consultant for Woolworths Limited of Australia. He supported education in Northwest Arkansas as a benefactor and booster for Bentonville High School and Northwest Arkansas Community College. Shewmaker also was instrumental in the growth of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) to the point that it now is active on 1,500 college and university campuses in 39 countries. He was on the board of directors for Sisters of Mercy Health System starting in 2008. Shewmaker was born and graduated from high school in Buffalo, Mo. After his retirement from Walmart, he continued to live and be active in the Northwest Arkansas community until his death in November 2010.
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PARK CITY, Utah — Pain, disappointment and chaos could have obliterated Noelle Pikus-Pace's dream of being an Olympian.Instead, she turned to her faith and found peace, as well as a renewed purpose.The Orem, Utah, native and skeleton competitor is one of eight Mormon athletes who will vie in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, this month. In addition to Pikus-Pace, Orem's Shauna Rohbock (Mountain View High/BYU) will compete in bobsled; Chris Fogt (American Fork High/Utah Valley University) will compete in bobsled; Steven Nyman (Sundance, utah) will compete in Alpine skiing; Erik Fisher (Middleton, Idaho) is also competing in Alpine skiing; and Christian Niccum (Woodinville, Wash.) will compete in luge — all for the U.S. team.In addition, snowboarder Torah Bright will compete for Australia in the halfpipe, and David Bissett will compete for Canada in the bobsled.For most of them, faith is an integral part not just of who they are, but of what they are able to accomplish as athletes.Faith has defined Pikus-Pace's career as she suffered a compound fracture to her lower right leg in October 2005, just a few months before the 2006 Olympics. She defied the odds and doctors' predictions with her amazing recovery, as she was back on the skeleton track within six weeks of the accident. In the end, it was a rules issue that kept Pikus-Pace from competing in 2006.__IMAGE1__She avoided the lure of self-pity after the accident, throughout painful rehab sessions and despite the thought of taking four more years to earn a trip to the Olympics, by relying on her faith in God as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."My faith had everything to do with my recovery, with my coming back to compete — the prayers of everybody else around me, my family and really just putting my faith in the fact that everything happens for a reason," said Pikus-Pace, who will represent the U.S. in the 2010 Olympics in skeleton on Feb. 18. Pikus-Pace was the top female U.S. skeleton athlete when she was injured in an accident that threatened to keep her off her feet for months. Just after she emerged from surgery, her husband, Janson Pace, administered a blessing."I know 100 percent that blessing is what did it," she said. "My family was all going to the temple, putting my name in, and I really, really believe that was how I was able to recover so quickly and go beyond what doctors expected. I know I couldn't be here without Heavenly Father's help."The prayers and faith of her family — and even strangers — sustained and strengthened Pikus-Pace for what became a difficult but miraculous journey."The doctors were in awe," she said. "They still are as to how quickly I recovered. I was walking within three weeks of having a compound fracture to my lower right leg, which is unheard of. That's without crutches. I was competing on the World Cup circuit within six weeks, sprinting with my sled. ... I really believe it came down to the prayers of my family, everyone around me and also just having faith that if it were supposed to work out, then it would."Pikus-Pace pushed herself in a way that was revealing, even to her family."I knew she was a passionate person before the accident," her husband said. "I knew she was dedicated and always did her best. When the accident happened, I really just saw the fire in her eyes for something she truly wanted. ... I learned how powerful her determination was and where it could take her."Despite being the best U.S. woman in two of the three World Cups she competed in, a rule issue wouldn't allow her to be named to the 2006 team."It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do, when I realized I was not going to be going to the Olympics in 2006," she said.Still, because of her faith, she never succumbed to the sadness that followed a decision to keep her off the team."I was at peace," she said. "It didn't take away the disappointment and the discouragement I was feeling, but it kept me going, putting my faith in Heavenly Father and knowing that he was guiding my path. It wasn't just what I wanted, but it had to be what he wanted for me."The year after the Olympics, she became the first American woman to win a world championship, and she did it by the largest margin ever.Right after that, she took a year off to have a baby girl, Lacee, who turned 2 the same week Pikus-Pace learned she was an official member of the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team.Pikus-Pace said she and her husband made the decision for her to give the Olympics one more shot while she was still pregnant. Her husband designed and built her pink sled, and she credits him and her extended family for making this trip to the games a reality."I have the best support system," she said. "My husband has been amazing. He's been Mr. Mom, the provider, he cleans the house; he does it all, really. ... And my sister, Amanda, she's my hero. She watches Lacee while Jason is at work, loves her like she's her own. This is for my whole family."The journey has been difficult, but at the same time joyful. And that will all be in her heart when she walks, sporting red, white and blue hair, into the opening ceremonies with the rest of the U.S. athletes this Friday."I have already packed waterproof mascara," she said, laughing. "I'm not going to try to cry, but it's been such an emotional ride, I feel so attached to it, I know I'm going to need it. I'm hoping to get the emotion behind me that night and then focus on competition after that."
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DoubleDutch Inc. in San Francisco raised $19 million in Series D venture funding to popularize its data-driven social-event app, in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
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In three years here, I've never shot the ball worse than this three- or four-game period. It'll get better, so I work on it."A while later, center Aaric Murray - who Coach Bob Huggins left on campus when the team traveled to Brooklyn, N.Y., to play the Wolverines - was on the floor stretching and then shooting. Huggins said Murray, who was left behind for performance reasons, had been better the following two days and will play in tonight's 9 p.m. ESPNU home game against Oakland.Huggins targeted both Murray and Kilicli, who was held scoreless, after Saturday's game. He said the team didn't miss Murray and he'd had players who were "way, way, way" better.He said Kilicli has proven incapable of scoring around the rim and thus wasn't much help, which led Huggins to suggest his Mountaineers (4-5) were better with a small lineup that didn't feature either the 6-foot-10 Murray or the 6-foot-9 Kilicli."We finish around the rim better with a smaller lineup," he said. "It's a different way, but at least we can finish around the rim. We seemingly put more pressure on the rim and we get better shots, as well." Opponents have outscored the Mountaineers by 18 points in the 204 minutes Kilicli has played this season.In the 156 minutes with Kilicli on the bench, WVU has outscored teams by 34 points. Huggins removed Kilicli against Michigan and VMI this season and played a smaller lineup. The Mountaineers outscored VMI 61-29 and Michigan 57-56 with Kilicli on the bench.Keaton Miles, a 6-7 sophomore forward, started in Murray's place against Michigan. WVU has outscored teams by 25 points when he's played and has been outscored by 10 points when he's on the bench. Huggins has also leaned considerably more on freshmen Terry Henderson and Eron Harris. He said both have improved more within the season than anyone else.Yet Huggins said Tuesday "we haven't given up on anybody" and that he hasn't figured out who will start against the 4-7 Golden Grizzlies, who just beat 7-3 Valparaiso. "It's not always your five best guys," he said. "It's the five guys who play the best together. Sometimes that varies as to how people play you. Casey Mitchell, when he was a junior, played a whole lot more against zone than he did against man."It depends on matchups, it depends on how people try to play, it depends on what we think we can do that's advantageous."WVU's trouble is in seeing through its shortcomings to find those advantages. In just the past two games, Duquesne sunk its defense to guard Kilicli and dared the Mountaineers to get offense from the perimeter, while Kilicli couldn't score when he got the ball in a crowd. Michigan played with less bias, but WVU's offense was more effective without Kilicli.Point guard Juwan Staten had five assists and no turnovers and Henderson and Harris combined for five 3-pointers, which got the Mountaineers thinking. "Right now the dribble drive and kick-out is our best weapon," Harris said. "We've got guys who can shoot it and we've got a guard who can drive it. I don't know if our post game is there yet, but we've got a lot of time to work on it."At this point, I really can't even say what's our best weapon (because) we've got so much to work on, but we can always have two guys on the floor who can shoot and that can be a good weapon for us with the point guard we have."Huggins, who is quick to note his team has played home just twice in 10 games, sees a benefit and figured things will settle. 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|15th November 2001, 01:02 AM
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Noisy pots and switches, what's your favourite cure?
Just about every tech I've talked to has their favourite technique or product. The problem effects all of us sooner or latter and it has far worse effects than selecting the wrong bias current.
Originally I used lightweight lubricants but after a year or so they evaporate and leave waxes behind that made the situation worse. Now after trying numerous techniques I've settled on giving the pots/switches a good exercising and a light aplication contact grease supplied by RS Components, (the supply of which has dried up).
The best pots that I have come accross were in an English mixer, the slider moved a magnet over read switches. I never had to attend to them in 15yrs. One day I'll make one of these.
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|15th November 2001, 01:13 AM
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The only real cure for a noisy pot/switch that i'm aware is a replacement Even a $1,50 pot will outperform a noisy one that's been "cleaned".
|15th November 2001, 01:28 AM
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Lisandro_P I can't agree with you more, unfortunately that's not always an option.
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|15th November 2001, 01:56 AM
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Well, if you HAVE to clean them use an electronics contact cleaner... these are found on Radio Shacks and similars as a spray with a long nozzle; and removes oxide, grease and dirt without leaving residues after evaporating. I've used a cleaner like this made by a local company ( http://www.edelta.com.ar ) to clean some RCA contacts once and worked great. To clean the pot, you just spray inside, give it a few turns and you're go.
For the record, i'm trying not to use pots if they're subject to a lot of use. For example, the volume control on my preamp will be a small motor interfaced to perform as a rotary encoder and drive the volume digitally. On EQ and other parts where they're less used, it's ok for me.
|19th November 2001, 05:02 AM
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WD40 works great for cleaning noisy pots. Dont use too much just a very small amount. Dust and dirt can get into pots and the cleaning works. If they are worn in one spot from constant use, replacement is the only real cure.
|19th November 2001, 06:15 AM
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WD40 for noisy pots?? Oils attracts dirt and dust you might end up making it worst. should try out a proper contact cleaner.As for replacement, I must agree that it's the only cure for noisy pots as it's caused by worn out contacts.
|19th November 2001, 08:59 AM
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Using WD40 does sound a bit rugged for cleaning pots and I was very dubious when told about it years ago but it does work. I have tried out different types of "proper" electronics cleaning fluids for cleaning pots and found them not as effective. There must be something in WD40 that does the job. Info only offered after many years cleaning all manner of pots with surprisingly good results.
|19th November 2001, 09:39 AM
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Scratchy sounds are caused oxide dusts accumulation at the pot contacts. The reason you can't hear it after WD40 application is this dusts gets wet down by the oil and are brushed aside. This something similar to vinyl record cleaning.
|19th November 2001, 01:01 PM
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Remp, I have also tried WD40, years ago, (I suppose that it could be a different formula now days). It seemed to evaporate after about 12 months leaving a waxy deposit. I used to work at a radio station, the mixer pots used to continuously cause problems.
Thanks for the suggestion I might give it another try on some less critical pots.
Regards WALKER
|22nd November 2001, 10:58 AM
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Noisy Switches and POTS
When you are talking about noisy switches we have to consider what types they are before a good method of cleaning can be discussed.
Many push type switches can be disassembled for cleaning when proper care is taken. Caution must be used since these switches may have sliding contacts that are not all the all the same within the switch assembly. I have restored many switches on old equipment in this manner and oxidation can quite easily be removed completely. I have done this mostly for individuals who love their old equipment and do not want to part with it.
If care is taken nothing will break. It is really nice to have various old switches laying around for parts in case you loose or bend a sliding contact.
Once the switch is apart different contact cleaners and polishing compounds can be used. After cleaning a light lubricating type contact restorer can be applied to the contact area to help fight oxidation in the future.
A word of caution: Care must be used when using any type of spray solvent or cleaner. Some will dissolve older plastics and perhaps some newer plastics and after the solvents evaporate parts may glue themselves together. Thus the switch may become totally useable.
For rotary switches contact restoring lubricating type cleaners can be quite effective. There is usually no way to take apart a rotary switch for cleaning.
Many older switches have silver contacts and usually have a very dark coating present were the contacts are closest to the air on the outside of the switch assembly. The dirtier our air gets the worse the switches are.
Again a word of caution: Care must be used when using any type of spray solvent or cleaner. Some will dissolve older plastics and perhaps some newer plastics and after the solvents dry. Thus the switch may become totally useable or glue itself together. Dissolved plastic will also leave a coating on the switch contacts even if the switch still rotates or pushes in and releases properly.
There is really no helper for pots that lasts a real long time. Lubricating contact cleaners will last for perhaps several years if the pot is good generally good condition. Months if it is not. The best thing is to replace these if at all possible.
There is just no easy solution for any of these problems. Some times the best thing to do is to replace the equipment.
John Fassotte
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The Decline of Fashion Photography, an argument in pictures.
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Jan 09, 2004 at 1:43PM
"After Newton came heroin chic. The grunge aesthetic taken to its logical extreme, this trend offered us 13-year-old sleep-deprived anorexics in desperate need of real clothing."
Neat link to an insipid piece of writing. "After Newton came …" Egads…historical inaccuracies, vapid generalizations, silly thesis…comparing auction prices of a vintage Penn print and a contemporary LaChapelle…golly…where to begin…
Maybe she'll do better next year when she gets into high school.
Jan 09, 2004 at 3:59PM
I thought it was pretty well-written. I didn't agree with everything she had to say (I like Helmut Newton), but she had good points, particularly about the unfortunate encroaching of "celebrity status" as it relates to photographers.
Jan 09, 2004 at 4:15PM
A) She didn't seem particularly harsh on Helmut Newton, and b) it seemed perfectly well-written. What about this was silly?
Jan 10, 2004 at 11:25AM
will Steven Heller please come and make a comment?
Jan 11, 2004 at 8:44AM
Fashion and photography are separate arts. Kinda like music and video, dontcha think?
Jan 11, 2004 at 8:40PM
I suspect you could use the same selection of photographs to argue precisely the opposite argument, or anything in between.
Jan 11, 2004 at 10:43PM
The juxtaposition of the first two really struck me as a strong "argument in pictures" — but thereafter it shifted to more "an argument in text (with accompanying pictures)." It kind of meandered then, but the conclusion was well taken. Patrick, your point is an interesting one, but that is why the article doesn't critique any fashion or compare it to photography, but only the genre/field of fashion photography. (One of my favorite books of photography is a collection of Louise Lawler's photos of [non-photographic] artworks (in museums, in homes, in storage]).
Jan 13, 2004 at 2:32AM
Again…this is one of the most dim-witted pieces of writing I've ever encountered.
This silly person compares photographs of fashion with fashion. An essay about fashion photography somehow manages to establish criteria for BOTH, happily ignoring the difference between these arts.
She glides seemlessly from dismissing Helmut Newton to casting aside the work of early-90's designers, laying blame on the models and work of the artists who made the clothes, prefering a different aesthetic.
One of the shittiest pieces of writing I've ever completed. Pure vapid garbage.
BTW, donald, lawler did a bunch of photos documenting the placement of contemporary photos, as well. You'd probably like them, they're awfully fine, although, having met her, she might disagree with THAT word.
Jan 13, 2004 at 12:35PM
Reminds me of a quote from Wim Wenders (introduction to Sylvia Plachy's Signs & Relics) - "Whoever came up first with that saying 'a picture is worth a thousand words' didn't understand the first thing about either one."
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The thing is i still love this women but im not going to wait forever. I dont know how i could get this women to realize what me and her had was good. When we were together she loved me to death. We were unseperable but the thing is she wanted to rush things as far as possibly getting married instead of letting things happen natural. I broke things off at first because i wasnt sure if i was ready to take that step just yet. Dodnt know if i wanted to see otherwomen but me and her were still close during that break. When i finally came around and decided that she was the one for me, she was reluctant to put her heart out to me. She wanted to see change which i believe was to get married.


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Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN) will report its Q3 2013 earnings on Oct 24, 2013. Macau gaming revenues have shown steady growth this quarter driven by more visitors flocking to the gambling capital. While casino operators such as Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) have been benefiting from the surge in Macau, Wynn experienced a slight decline in VIP gaming turnover in the second quarter.
VIP gaming accounts for more than 65% of gaming revenues generated in Macau and contributes more than 50% to Wynn's value, according to our estimates. While we expect flat volumes in this segment, it will be interesting to see how the win percentage trends for Wynn given there was a slight improvement in it during the second quarter. [1]
Mass-market gaming is growing strongly in Macau. In August, overall mass-market gambling revenue surged 44% compared to the same period previous year. [2] We expect Wynn to see healthy growth in this segment. This is an important segment for casino operators as it yields significantly higher margins than VIP gaming.
- Key Takeaways From Wynn Resorts Earnings
- What Double Digit Growth Of Macau GGR Means For Wynn?
- Wynn Palace Could Generate Up To $4 Billion In Revenue By 2020
- Wynn Resorts Earnings: Wynn Palace Outperforms Macau Casino Industry
- Wynn Earnings Preview: Macau Rebound Should Boost Revenues
- Wynn Q4'16 Earnings: 2016 Ended On A High But Competition Intensifies In Macau
Continued Growth In Macau Gaming Revenues
Macau has seen solid growth so far this year. Gross gaming revenues were up 20% in July, amounting to $3.7 billion, the third strongest figure this year. Revenues rose by 18% and 21% to $3.85 billion and $3.63 billion for August and September, respectively. [3] [4] [5] The strong growth was driven by an increase in the number of Chinese visitors. However, on September 22 a severe typhoon hit close to Macau and Hong Kong, disrupting air, road and rail links in the surrounding areas and resulting in a lower influx of visitors into the casino hub. Wynn will benefit from the growth in Macau as it has established an image of a premium casino and this has helped the company in attracting more VIP players. However, casino operators are now focused on capturing the mass-market gaming primarily due to higher margins. In the previous quarter, the company gained 9% in mass-market table games win. We expect Wynn to post double digit growth in this segment given the higher number of visits to Macau.
We believe that Macau gaming revenues will continue to grow as there is a very small percentage of Chinese population visiting Macau currently. As China grows and the number of HNIs increases, more people will visit the gambling capital. China's macroeconomic situation is improving and showing signs of stabilization helped by government measures such as lowering taxes for small firms and quickening infrastructure spending for growth. China recently released its third quarter GDP data which was fastest this year at 7.8%. [6] Fortunately for Macau, it is the only place in China where gambling is legal. An overall improvement in China will further boost Wynn's casino business in Macau.
Cotai Project Will Help Gain Market Share In Macau
During the previous quarter, the company posted strong growth in Las Vegas but Macau operations were sluggish. One of the reasons for the subdued performance was the renovation of 600 guest rooms that led to a 5% decline in available room nights in Macau. Wynn's subdued performance this year is also weighing on its market share. Wynn has lost its market share in Macau to around 10% this year. [7] The company ranks sixth in terms of market share after SJM, Las Vegas Sands, Galaxy Entertainment, Melco Crown, and MGM Resorts in Macau. However, we expect the company to gain some market share once the Cotai resort becomes operational. Cotai is becoming a popular destination in Macau and has a material growth potential. Wynn's Cotai resort will house 2,000 hotel rooms and 500 gaming tables. [8] In the meantime, mass-market gaming will drive growth for the company and it will be interesting to see how the win percentage trends in this segment.
Understand How a Company's Products Impact its Stock Price at TrefisNotes:
- Wynn Resorts' SEC Filings [↩]
- DB confirms Aug mass gaming up 44 pct y-o-y, Macau Daily, Sep 26, 2013 [↩]
- Macau rakes in 20 pct gain in July gaming revenues, Reuters, Aug 1, 2013 [↩]
- Macau gambling revenue up 17.6 percent in August yr/yr, Reuters, Sep 2, 2013 [↩]
- Macau gambling revenue up 21.4 percent in Sept yr/yr, Reuters, Oct 3, 2013 [↩]
- China GDP hits 7.8% amid credit concerns, CNN Money, Oct 17, 2013 [↩]
- SJM STILL TOPS MACAU'S MARKET SHARE IN JUNE, WYNN MACAU FALLS TO LAST PLACE, Calvin Ayre, July 3, 2013 [↩]
- Wynn Resorts SEC Filings [↩]


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This page lists projects ongoing in the lab. In particular it is intended to point to project wiki pages which will allow for easier collboration on projects between labs.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced that it plans to move an experimental Ebola vaccine into human clinical trials in the fall of 2014. In development for many years, the NIH says that the vaccine for the deadly virus was encouraging in the primate model. The agency is working with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to fast-track the clinical trial and it is working with pharmaceutical companies to find a commercial partner to scale up production if the studies show positive results. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told USA Today, that, "We are starting to discuss some deals with pharmaceutical companies to help scale it up, so on an emergency basis, it might be available in 2015 for health workers who are putting themselves at extreme risk."
NIH Ebola Vaccine
The NIH has been working on an Ebola vaccine for several years. It announced its first results in 2010 on an experimental vaccine that protected monkeys against two Ebola virus species that were recognized in 1976 and against a newer species identified in 2007. In January 2013, the NIH announced that a research effort with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) found that an experimental vaccine composed of an attenuated vesicular stomatitis virus carrying a gene that codes for an Ebola virus protein induced antibodies that protected primates. Recently, the NIH gave Thomas Geisbert, a professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch, a $26 million grant to study a man-made antibody treatment, a drug from Tekmira Pharmaceuticals, and a vaccine to prevent and treat Ebola.
Industry Efforts
Scott Lillibridge, medical director of the U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance during the first Ebola outbreaks, said that the pharmaceutical industry has been reluctant to find treatments and vaccines because of the small demand and expectations that the the virus would cause only a few cases each year. Due to the current outbreak, pharmaceutical companies may be rethinking their strategy.
In July, Tekmira provided an update on the FDA's clinical hold for its TKM-Ebola Phase I clinical program, saying that it hopes to resume studies by the end of 2014.
Ebola is a virus with a fatality rate of up to 90 percent. The virus from West Africa spreads from an animal host to a human and spreads through person-to-person contact. It has infected over 1,300 people including health workers. There are no treatments or vaccines for the disease, which causes fever and headache and later, hemorrhaging, liver failure, and kidney failure.


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A Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) issued today warns owners and operators of Robinson R22 and R44 helicopters that the rotor blade skin might begin to debond at the skin-to-spar joint on the lower surface at the tip. Robinson has issued a safety alert warning of this condition. This SAIB applies to main rotor blades part number A016-4, C016-2 or C016-5. The FAA is recommending that during daily preflight inspections operators "carefully inspect the lower skin-to-spar joint area, especially the outboard 10 inches." If any area of the skin is not flush with the spar, the blade should be considered un-airworthy. "On blades with paint still covering the skin-to-spar joint, a crack in the paint may indicate a debond." If any indication of debonding is detected, a mechanic should perform a "tap test" before further flight to detect actual debonding. "If any indication of a debond is detected, the blade should be considered un-airworthy."
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"Of Heaven and Earth: 500 Years of Italian Painting from Glasgow Museums"
"Of Heaven and Earth: 500 Years of Italian Painting from Glasgow Museums" examines the thematic and stylistic developments in Italian art--from the religious paintings of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance to the secular neoclassical and genre paintings of the nineteenth century. And it showing right here in the metro.
It showcases some of the greatest names in European art. The remarkable regional and historical breadth of the exhibition also showcases the outstanding quality of Glasgow Museums' collection. It highlights significant new research and discoveries relating to attribution, dates, provenance, infrared analysis, and the reconstruction of fragmented altarpieces.
Fox 25's Terre' Gables was able to get a behind the scenes preview of the exhibit at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, which runs from now until November 17th.


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Brett Bellmore
April 22, 1999, 12:40 PM
Had my computer lock up while I was logged on, and ever since I've had to enter my user name and password first time I log onto the Firingline during a session. What gives, and how do I fix it?
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Jon Huntsman: Third place finish in New Hampshire primary is 'a ticket to ride'
Munk Cottonwood Heights, UTJan. 13, 2012 1:19 a.m.
Ahh, people here in Utah are a fickle lot. We will turn on one of our own in a heartbeat.
I happen to think the Romney has a heck of a chance to defeat Obama but I also feel pretty strongly that Huntsman is going to be sticking around for quite some time in one way or another.
Star Bright Salt Lake City, UtJan. 12, 2012 4:57 p.m.
Grace, I don't think anyone would've been so against huntsman but for the way he went after Romney from the very first interview. He is the one who has been hateful and vindictive. He also is the one who tried to distance himself from the Church, and was a little snarky about it. You can be whatever you want, but when you put on one face and then turn around and hit it so that you won't get all the criticism that Romeny is going to face, some of us don't like it.
desert dweller SAINT GEORGE, UTJan. 12, 2012 9:00 a.m.
go home John your headed nowhere
Canuk SALT LAKE CITY, UTJan. 12, 2012 6:26 a.m.
Old boonies: there's so much in your snarky post. . . Just who do you think we sheep are following? Are you indicating the Church has taken a position? Well you would be wrong! And what's with the "foreign" candidate? I guess Utahns have voted for "foreign" candidates forever. He didn't save the Olympics? News to me and to most of those who worked and volunteered in the SL Olympics.
Old Timer the boonies, mexicoJan. 11, 2012 7:48 p.m.
Thats it sheep run your mouths against one of the very best govenors you have ever had in favor of what? A foreigner? Someone that you think saved your olympics? Not! Someone that was a one term govenor in Mass that didn't run for re-election because of the unfavorable numbers who disliked his 1st term? Comes to Utah "ONLY" to pick up free money with some phony dinner and speaking engagement? When it comes to being qualified for the office of president it isn't even close-Huntsman hands down. But you sheep do what your told and live by their "good" words! What a sorry situation.
Joey D WEST VALLEY CITY, UTJan. 11, 2012 2:37 p.m.
Dear Jon, give it up. You must have very bad math skills. Your GED is not serving you well!
Gr8Dane Tremonton, UTJan. 11, 2012 1:48 p.m.
"He's got a ticket to ride.... and I DON'T CARE!" .... the Beatles.
Very prophetic.
patriot Cedar Hills, UTJan. 11, 2012 1:04 p.m.
Jon ought to wake up and buy a ticket to ride back to his Salt Lake home.
JWB Kaysville, UTJan. 11, 2012 1:01 p.m.
I have been a little cautious about Governor Huntsman running without his heart into it, especially when he is criticizing Governor Romney as Newt Gingrich does. It will be interesting to see what happens in South Carolina with Romney and Huntsman both targets for Newt Gingrich. If Romney's worth is $250 million after 60+ years working and the president of Apple made $350 million in one year, and bankers, other investors make pretty good and types of salaries with benefits, such as President Obama's new chief of staff from CITI bank. The President is against people making money? Who is going to pay taxes of businesses and families and individuals, if he has everyone on welfare? If 47 percent vote and don't pay taxes and that number has been growing over the years, who is going to pay taxes for the benefits these people get without paying taxes. We need entrepreneurs and investors along with workers to further our country as it has been developing over the past 500 years. We need to keep our nation free and that comes from good government with elected officials who either make it or get voted out the next election or so.
Grace Bakersfield, CAJan. 11, 2012 12:46 p.m.
Geez guys, be nice to your fellow Mormon and former Gov. I think that JBQ from St. Louie said it best: He ran a strange campaign. I had high hopes for him, I felt he connected better when campaigning. But Mitt has loosened up his scripted tightness and if he's the candidate ultimately, he better really connect in my freaky state.
I just expected a little more civility from the people who claim sole residence in God's prime celestial real estate. Give it a rest and stop disparaging Huntsman on a personal level. We can do that with any subject, including Mitt's ancestors (PPP) and religion. I know how to, I'm 7th generation. Some posts here simply axe Huntsman because he doesn't pass their personal smell test. If religion is your issue, let's have open season here and relax your censor's grip. I was a Mormon for 35 years and ran every program and potluck while in your camp. But the minute I followed God's answers to my personal prayers, I was dispised, villified and castigated. I should write the book, but there is a better message to share.
Leave it a good man who served his country.
ksampow Farr West, UtahJan. 11, 2012 12:36 p.m.
Huntsman was a great Governor. But something has happened to inflate his ego and deflate his awareness of reality.
Richie Saint George, UTJan. 11, 2012 12:31 p.m.
Junior you sure ain't like your father. He is a fine man but you fell off your Harley too many times. Please grow up and smell the roses.
gramma b Orem, UTJan. 11, 2012 12:04 p.m.
The man is delusional
John Pack Lambert of Michigan Ypsilanti, MIJan. 11, 2012 12:03 p.m.
Huntsman got less than 20% of the vote. This is hardly a good showing. It is definantly not looking like the first step on the path to victory.
MapleDon Springville, UTJan. 11, 2012 11:55 a.m.
The Huntsman campaign. Wow, that's money well spent.
Canuk SALT LAKE CITY, UTJan. 11, 2012 11:21 a.m.
I don't understand why huntsman was on the front page of the paper (big coloured layout) - winning 3rd place and Romney was somewhere in the front section.
Since the trib came out for huntsman, we should've left that to them.
JBQ Saint Louis, MOJan. 11, 2012 11:04 a.m.
Strange, strange campaign run by Huntsman. He basically comes from the same power base as Romney. He was the ambassador to China which means lots of interaction on behalf of Obama. It appears that he was some sort of "stealth" candidate only that he "lit matches in the middle of the night" while sneakin' around. Romney has some sort of magnetism that he is starting to build on. Huntsman just fizzled.
CJ Murray, UTJan. 11, 2012 10:43 a.m.
He got a "ticket to ride" alright ,,,,"the long and winding road " back to Utah. go Mitt!
rogerdpack2 Orem, UTJan. 11, 2012 10:11 a.m.
I thought 3rd was a good finish for Huntsman...at least he made the news and didn't get eclipsed. He...might...have a big of a chance as Santorum, at least...
giantfan Farmington, UTJan. 11, 2012 10:09 a.m.
By looking at those pictures, you'd think Huntsman just won the Presidency. What? He only won 3rd place in one state's Republican Primary? Well, I guess I can't fault him too much since this will be the high-water mark of his candidacy. Might as well celebrate while you can. And don't forget, Jon, the sooner you bow out, the sooner you can get on with the rest of your life.
Andy Cottonwood Heights, UTJan. 11, 2012 10:03 a.m.
Ride what?? His dirt bike? Ride back to Utah?
Do us all a favor Jon, and ride away into the sunset.
Grace Bakersfield, CAJan. 11, 2012 9:58 a.m.
And yet Mitt spent $43 million of his personal fortune on his lost '08 bid...
Just goes to show you that Americans still throw away unholy amounts of cash on politics while our poor and homeless continue to suffer. Our vets return to low opportunities and our kids go in debt for college loans that have an abysmal return on their investment. We could cite more waste and irrational use of our resources. Too bad we can't get a political process in this technical age where we just have televised debates, town halls and web-chats. Are there any Gates or Jobs out there with a true philanthropic/political solution?
I understand our process and I believe that much good for our unfortunate can be done on the presidential level. Compassion is a trait of all our parties. Our debate lies in how we disperse it. Maybe John would have spent the same amount as Mitt had he the option, but why disparage either good man? Both have impressive lives, service and gifts to offer society.
I would vote for any man who had given $43 mill to the starving, with or without a ballot.
atl134 Salt Lake City, UTJan. 11, 2012 9:56 a.m.
Ticket to ride? Are tuesday nights family home evening night for the Huntsmans?
plyxply SLC, UTJan. 11, 2012 9:26 a.m.
Huntsman's excited about third place, is this a participation sport like soccer where winning and losing doesn't matter, only that you tried?
DonO Draper, UTJan. 11, 2012 8:53 a.m.
Huntsman needs to know that So. Carolina is not remotely like New Hampshire. He may have "A Ticket to Ride" there but he'll quickly find "He's a Real Nowhere Man." If he truly wants to be president he needs to regroup and look four to eight years down the road.
rhappahannock Washington, DCJan. 11, 2012 8:52 a.m.
Huntsman has a huge problem: He is a ute. Romney has a huge advantage: He is a Cougar. Voting for Huntsman is voting for the BCS. Vote Cougars, and vote Romney!
photographermom South Jordan, UTJan. 11, 2012 8:50 a.m.
His ego s bigger than his wallet, He should have been out of this race months ago.
ute alumni Tengoku, UTJan. 11, 2012 8:50 a.m.
honor code:
i think jonny jr would say that postum or coffee is hard to define.
no fit in SG St.George, UtahJan. 11, 2012 8:32 a.m.
Mitt must be wondering why the rest of his "friends" aren't just going away!
According to the media, it is finally suppose to be his turn!
newintown WOODS CROSS, UTJan. 11, 2012 7:52 a.m.
Can't you just hear the chant, "We're # 3...We're # 3...We're # 3.... (yawn)?
He has more money than sense and more blue than red,
but he'd make a terrific running mate for the sitting POTUS. Better by far than Biden and with less needed damage control.
J-TX Allen, TXJan. 11, 2012 7:38 a.m.
Stick a fork in him....
DC Alexandria, VAJan. 11, 2012 6:35 a.m.
A ticket to ride to where? He's going to get 2% of the vote in SC and won't come close to winning even in Utah. He's just running now for experiences to put in his book.
Lowonoil Clearfield, UTJan. 11, 2012 6:29 a.m.
Thanks a lot, Jon, for planting an old Beatles tune earworm in my head today.
Honor Code Denver, ColoradoJan. 11, 2012 5:48 a.m.
Huntsman - It's time to smell the "coffee" (in your case Postum). You're done, move on!!


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Discussion in 'theory, philosophy & history' started by max_freakout, Jul 17, 2008.
There's a prussian grenadier lurking within everyone.
did you just mean a religious theme in the style of the music? ie not the lyrics
which part do you disagree with?
orginally, yeah, then i saw a wiki article on religious music... its pretty diverse!
i like the idea of there being transcendent disunity between all religions.
everyone has a dark side. some people don't like to admit it to themselves, and so they'll treat people like butcher as something other or seperate to them.
It's all about learning to love the butchers within, I reckon.
Bit more specific than my knowledge gets...
that would be the same as transcendent unity anyway
there is a very stark and obvious literalist disunity between religions, because they all tell different stories, about different people
but above and beyond that, they are all telling the same story
That's because they're poofs.
Shed the evil apron symbol of kitchen oppression
do people learn to love?
ah jesus, i fucking knew you were going to post that. but still i posted anyway. ah well. god bless you, max.
im listening to this podcast by a guy called zeke0, which is all psychedelic music, it is totally beautiful
Embrace the dark side. Come to us young I am... Feel the cold touch of rationality and rejoice in cynicism!
thats the spirit!
Max wins by definition, which he thinks means all the other crap he follows this gnostic banality up with is also true. It's not you cock. It's just a massive pile of crap.
when you transcend, you transcend the difference between opposites
im a massive cynic, but i dont think that is my dark side
someone said in a thread in drugs forum ages ago that cynic is just an intelligent optimist
there's nothing to win
(and nothing to lose )
Barry took?
i have this box ticked at least
everything is nothing
We nearly made it
We nearly found the perfect combination
The road was right, we must have read the signs wrong
And now it's all gone
But if we'd made it
Could we be sure that it was for the better
Who could say we would have stayed together
Nothing is certain, in a changing world
Every loser wins, once the dream begins
In time we'll see, fate holds the key
And every loser knows, the light eternal shows
Will shine on you, and all those who knew
We nearly made it
Suddenly we seemed to stop and lose our way
But did it really matter anyway
For that was yesterday
And we must live for now
Coz every loser wins, once the dream begins
In time we'll see, fate holds the key
And every loser knows, the light eternal shows
Will shine on you, and all those who knew
We nearly made it
Stand up and count me
I know you're on my side
Shine down on me
And those who believe
That we can make it
ego death!
Fucking hell, you kept that one to yourself.
Thank you max, you've told us that before. However I'm listening to the glorious 9th and finding it hard to believe.
Snowdrops and daffodils
butterflies and bees
sailboats and fishermen
things of the sea
wedding bells
early morning dew
all kinds of everything remind me of you
Seagulls and aeroplanes
things of the sky
winds that go howlin'
breezes that sigh
city sights
neon lights
grey skies or blue
all kinds of everything remind me of you
spring and autumn too
Tuesday every day
I think of you.
things of the night
sunshine and holidays
postcards to write
Budding trees
autumn leaves
a snowflake or two
all kinds of everything remind me of you.
spring and autumn too
seasons will never change
the way that I love you.
things of the night
sunshine and holidays
postcards to write
Budding trees
autumn leaves
a snowflake or two
all kinds of everything remind me of you.
All kinds of everything remind me of you.
no wai
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Howdy folks!
I have searched the forums to find a solution to this issue and although I have found threads with resolutions for others, the resolutions don't seem to be working for me When I browse through our site at http://www.littletoycompany.com the left category column shifts to the center of the page very briefly and then it moves to the correct position. It happens randomly and it seems to only happen in Firefox. Can anyone suggest a solution?


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308 has great penetration, no doubt about that one! Here is what I have and of course I am just getting to my land in east tennessee from wherever I am and bugging in there! 22LR for times when you want to be quieter than a high power rifle, bolt action 30-06 with a Leupold Mark 4 scope, Stag arms 4HL 5.56 AR with a BDC scope, Beretta CX4 with red dot scope chambered in 45acp and a ruger .45 semi auto pistol, went with the CX4 in 45acp so the ammo would be the same for both pistol and carbine. Since hunting and defense would my primary goal the 30-06 is for "reach out and touch"! inside say a few hundreds yards the AR is a constant star performer. Once inside 100 yards the CX4 is great, depending on the situation I have a a few choices, it is a lot of different ammo flavors but a well stocked closet covers problem well! I also have a couple of shotguns, pump and single shot with several loads to choose from there as well along with my wifes little pistols too. If I only had to go with a couple I would say a 22LR and an AR and always a pistol too! Just my opinion and my tool box!
For the record, I don't think there is a right or wrong answer here! It is how you feel with your firearm, someone could be just a deadly to that "deer" with a 22LR as they could with a 308! If one is comfortable with it the firearm will better perform for them!
I have a Browning Buckmark camper for a pistol and a Marlin model 60 for a rifle in 22lr. i think these and a nice lite 1000 rounds of ammo would get me far. This is the lite way to go. If needing to add extra firepower I would probably choose a pump 12 guage and a 308 rifle. Just my thoughts.
this might be the one thread where we are all right.lol.
you look young fit and sturdy so you may have the luxury of bringing more stuff than me and my dear old bugout buddies who are over the hill and under the weather. bugging in you might go with what you have most confidense in. i'll die before i'm ever trapped again so i'm a bugout guy. i have to base everything on what i can carry and what will be available to take.make a passable suppressor for your .22 and carry a brick to trade and hunt. i love the .45 and .223 only because i know that they will knock your ---k in the dirt. zombie or no zombi and they will be available. i have a 223 single shot with scope for 2 or 3 hundred yards if it come to it but we have heavy cover here so thats the max. you may be in the open. just in case, one of us has a 338 for cutting firewood and zombies behind rocks.
I'm seriously eying the new glock carbine conversion and forgetting the arsenal until I get to camp.
ive seen this mention in other threas and on other boards, and it always sticks in my craw. personaly, i would be very leary of trading anyone for anything, whan what i give them can be used to take my dna out the game. if you have the ammo, that gives you the advantage, either because you have the capacity to kill food, or simply just denying others that particular method of killing you. my personal tule is that i wont barter stuff you can use to do me harm.
IMHO, if I had to walk in a bugout situation, I would pack a slingshot, 9mm pistol and .223 rifle. The slingshot is very quiet and has unlimited ammo as long as you can find rocks. Great for small critter hunting. The 9mm because a glock 17 is far lighter than a .45 glock 21 when fully loaded and the magazines hold more rounds. The ammo you can use in 9mm has similar ballistic hurt potential as a .45 and you can carry lots more. The .223 for large game hunting and self defense. When loaded they weigh far less than an ak or .308 assault rifle and after humping around for a few days you will feel every ounce of weight. In a bug in the weight won't matter as much so break out the .50 cal barrett!!
Mossberg 500 persuader 12 g Shotgun, Beretta PX4 40 s&w. Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 380, large knife and battle axe
glock 22 , kel tec sub 2000 40cal takes glock 22mags and 10/22


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Notes for: Mary (Maria) Bodine
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From Brick Reformed Church of Montgomery, Orange County, Baptisms, 1734-1840:
Mary, born 26 June 1787, bapt. 9 March 1788 to Philip Milspaugh & Mary Bodyn.
Anne, born 10 Oct 1791 to Phillip Milsbaugh & Mary Bodyn.
Joseph, born 28 July 1794 to Philip Milspaugh & Mary Bodine.
Phillip, born 13 May 1800 to Phillip Milspaugh & Mary Bodine.
Burials in the Brick Reformed Church Cemetery, Orange County
Here lies the body of Phillip Milspaugh, Junr who departed this life on the 5nd [sic] day of December 1800 in the 54th year of his age, who in his later years appeared to exercise great resignation to the will of his creator and a study [sic] trust in the Divine Redeemer.
Mary Anne Bodine Died Dec. 19, 1828.
Notes for Phillip Millspaugh, Jr:
From Brick Reformed Church of Montgomery, Orange County, Baptisms, 1734-1840:
Phillipus, bapt. 3 May 1759 to Johannes Melsbach & Christina Sensebach
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