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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Review
In a sea of tablets, Samsung's Galaxy Tab 7.7 tablet stands out as an Android-based tablet that rivals the iPad. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 features a 7.7-inch screen that is bright and manages to maintain its incredibly sharp resolution while still being compact. Although slightly larger than the other range of 7-inch tablets, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 can be held in one hand, making it ideal for reading the latest book on your Kindle app and watching a movie whilst you're travelling. Today our Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 review looks at the impressive features of this new tablet.
- Format – The biggest benefit to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is its size. It's small enough to comfortably hold in one hand while still being large enough to allow you to browse the web. Its screen resolution of 1280 X 800 is better than even Samsung's 10.1 inch tablet, and the colors come to life.
- Weight/Size – The Galaxy Tab 7.7 is lightweight—335g compared to the iPad 2's 600g. It's extremely thin, as well, making it easily portable. Its sharp metallic look makes it stand out among the many other tablets out there.
- Screen – The Galaxy Tab uses the Super AMOLED Plus panel for its display. Super AMOLED (Super Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode) helps preserve your display even in the brightest light. The Super AMOLED Plus display was introduced with Samsung's Galaxy line, using an arrangement that both brightens the display and conserves battery life. You'll notice the difference as soon as you try to operate the tablet in bright sunlight, an important feature considering most tablets are intended to be used on the go.
- User Interface – The Galaxy Tab 7.7 runs Android Honeycomb but also includes Samsung's TouchWiz UX suite of extensions. These additional elements enhance stock Android. This gives users all kinds of handy widgets, including apps for weather and news. You'll be able to easily access your social media sites, thanks to TouchWiz UX—all in a cute format. Users have reported TouchWiz UX slows down the tablet's performance, but you can drag any widgets you don't plan to use to the trash.
- Motion control is also installed on the Galaxy Tab 7.7. Motion control, is new to the Samsung line. It allows users to tilt the tablet at various angles to manipulate images and navigate. The Galaxy Tab also comes with the Peel app, allowing users to turn the device into a remote control.
- Included Applications – Samsung Hubs are also included with the tablet, including a readers' hub that allows users to find and download e-books, newspapers, and magazines. The music hub gives you access to millions of songs and the game hub makes Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 the first tablet that offers the best social network games, as well as premium games—all delivered on the Galaxy Tab 7.7's eye-popping display.
- Processor Performance – Its 1.4GHz dual-core processor placed only slightly behind the iPad 2 in benchmark scores, making it among the top performers in speed. You'll get 16GB of memory, which can be upped by using the microSD slot. You can also load media files directly from a microSD card, allowing you to store your favorite high-definition movies on the card and take them on vacation with you. Since the tablet plays a variety of video formats, you'll have no problem viewing them.
- Voice Calls – One of the benefits of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is its ability to make voice calls. Previously, however, you'd needed a Bluetooth or headphones to make or receive a call, but Samsung is pretty proud of the fact that you can answer a call in receiver mode on this device while in a public place. This bragging assumes people would actually hold the tablet as a phone. This is unlikely, so you'll still need a Bluetooth or headphones if you want to use your Galaxy as a phone without putting it in speakerphone mode.
- Battery Life – In order to accommodate the smaller size, Samsung shrunk the battery down to 5,100 mAh but the performance seems to be unaffected. Samsung compensated for the drop in battery power by initiating power saving routines for the device. If the battery drops below 50%, for instance, the device powers the brightness of the screen down automatically.
- Ports – The Galaxy Tab 7.7 has MicroSD and SIM card slots. This means you can expand the on-board memory if you need more space to store files using a MicroSD card. The SIM slot gives you the flexibility to sign-up to a 3G contract so you can use the internet connection when you're not in range of a Wi-Fi signal – Samsung have provided a lot of options with this tablet.
- Connectivity – Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are also supported so you can attached to your local network to use peripheral devices like a Wi-Fi printer, plus also hook up Bluetooth devices such as a Bluetooth headset.
- Samsung's Galaxy Tab 7.7 uses Wi-Fi channel bonding, which lets you receive data rates at double the speed of traditional Wi-Fi. This should speed up the web surfing experience. The Galaxy Tab also has GPS so you can use location-based apps along the lines of SatNav and mapping applications.
- Sensors/Gaming – Also included on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 are a gyroscope, an accelerometer, and a digital compass. These sensors mean it reacts as you move the tablet, reorientating the screen view and delivering games that respond to rotations, tilts and twists.
- Operating System – One of the biggest disappointments with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is its failure to incorporate the new Ice Cream Sandwich operating system (Android 4.0). While Honeycomb (Android 3.2) works well as always, it can be sluggish at times, especially when switching between screens. It's just not as polished as Android 4.0. Expect Samsung to release upgrades for their tablets soon.
- Cameras – With both a front-facing and rear-facing camera, you'll be able to conduct video chats and capture all of your best memories. The rear-facing camera is only 3 megapixels, which makes it less than ideal for high-quality photos, but the 2 megapixel front-facing camera will work fine for your Skype sessions.
- Price – A downfall of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is the price. The unit is more expensive than its competitor, the Motorola Xoom 2 Media edition, which could scare away some consumers.
- Expansion Options – One major negative is the lack of a USB port for the Galaxy Tab 7.7. USB is required for a variety of reasons, although in this day and age, someone could certainly find wireless ways to live without USB connectivity. Your options include storing files in the cloud and attaching to Wi-Fi peripheral devices.
- An HDMI output is also lacking—something competitors have that allows owners to send video to any device bearing an HDMI input, including televisions.
- Speakers – While the speakers on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 are good, they aren't quite as loud as the Tab Plus 7.0. Having said that, if you want decent audio quality from a tablet, you'll probably need to plug in a set of headphones anyway. Rarely do the small speakers on tablets provide decent quality output.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Review Summary
As with all tablets, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7's value depends on what you intend to do with your computer. For gaming and watching video, the Tab is both portable and has a vivid display. Samsung have gone down the route of offering lightweight devices that provide ultra portability, however the trade off of a thin tablet is they can't provide USB and HDMI out jacks If you're looking for a small, lightweight and stylish tablet though, the Galaxy Tab 7.7 is a great option. It's one of the best in class of the smaller scale tablets available in the UK right now, when it gets Android Ice Cream Sandwich, it will be the best.
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|Sport, 1 pitch, 80'
|YDS: 5.10+ French: 6b+ Ewbanks: 21 UIAA: VII+ ZA: 20 British: E3 5b [details]
|Larry Harris, Tony Karzen, et al, c.1987
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By Tony B
From: Around Boulder, CO
Aug 18, 2003
rating: 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
The route was full of what I called Kryptonite... rounded cobbles of white kryptonite. While Red kryptonite turned superman into a hairy monster, & green kryptonite sapped his strength, I am pretty sure the rounded white kryptonite must have made his hands sweat and forced him to overgrip. Climb the cobbles when it is cool out.
From the 3rd (?) bolt of this route, you can continue straight up the wall, skipping the left-hand traverse and last 3 bolts of Hammer of Thor. The crux as such is pulling up onto the ramp above and felt like 5.11-. The move is 20+ feet over the last bolt and is a little exciting. Call it 5.11a, S. Above that, you run another 30' of easy slab to the anchors up and left (5.5, VS). Probable FA of this variation: T. Bubb, 8/16/03 (?)
Either way, beware the wasps in a deep pocket near the 2nd bolt.
There are better climbs around. This one might have been more fun with less heat/sunshine.
Felt harder than Velvet Elvis.
By adam brink
From: Boulder, CO
Oct 18, 2004
|I cannot believe that both comments on this route were negative! Both my partner and I found the climbing to be of excellent and sustained quality. If the anchor situation was better I would even go so far as to say that this beautifully cobbled and pocketed face is one of the best sport routes around Boulder. To the single lower bolt at the top of the slab is a hundred feet of unrelenting pebble pulling and high stepping on a beautiful vertical sea of knobs.
By Tony B
From: Around Boulder, CO
Nov 13, 2008
rating: 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
|Sorry, my comment was not to be interpreted as saying the climb was bad. I thought it was a 2-star climb. But then again, I encountered terrible August heat in the sun on posiched cobbles... and wasps. I might have enjoyed the climb better if it had been cooler that day. it was certainly not a bad route.
By Craig Miller
Nov 29, 2008
|FA - Larry Harris, Tony Karzen et al., circa 1987.
By tony karzen
Apr 26, 2009
As the author of this climb, I can say that commentary is more or less in line, both good and bad. In the summer heat, this climb is best avoided if you're not up there at sunrise, otherwise you'll bake like you're mama's Thanksgiving turkey! I left a bit too much runout at the end...still considering throwing in a new anchor....
That said, in the right conditions, this climb is a great route, challenging but not heinous. I rated it 5.10+ at the time, and in cool conditions feel that rating is accurate. Under the additional torture of the baking summer sun, it could be called 11- but no more.
Background on the name.... When Larry and I put this up, I used a "hand drill", as in rotate, hammer, rotate, hammer, etc. etc. etc.. I was so beat when I was done I figured only a hammer of the gods could do that and thus... Hammer of Thor was born.
By Larry Harris
Aug 28, 2011
|Wow! Tony Karzen!!!! Man has it been a long time. A little story... Tony and I were roommates for a bit back in HS. After HS, we ran into each other while he was going to CU and I was living in Boulder. At any rate, we did a little climbing together, and I thought the obvious line would be a nice gift for a first FA for Tony. Originally my intent was to put it up on lead, but hooking the first knob and drill smacking 2" Rawls in kinda turned out to be above my thrill factor. So, Tony and I took turns banging the drill on rap, and if I remember, it was friggin' hot and miserable. Actually, I thought the name was derived by the fact that I took it upon myself to do some much needed "cleaning" at the bottom--eliminating a big ugly, loose flake thing with my rigging axe. At the time, this was pretty taboo, but I had the hammer and it just had to go! lol. Either way, it was a good time being up there with Tony, which is to say something because I absolutely hated putting up routes--especially with a hand-drill.
By Bruce Hildenbrand
Sep 7, 2013
|Dale Haas and I added a second belay bolt (3/8"x3.75" SS Powers 5-piece bolt) to the top of this climb. The other belay bolt was a 3/8" SS stud without a hanger, so we added a hanger there as well. All work approved by Boulder OSMP.
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From: Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 6, 2014
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THE squeak of training shoe on gym floor had a recognisable echo of times past, the neat shimmy by the young footballer was thrillingly reminiscent of the day of the tanner ba' and the hall was traditionally functional, familiar even to those for whom a bean bag is the very cutting edge of hi-tech equipment.
Yet the scene was the very future of Scottish football. A group of 12-year-olds were switching a ball around the floor with a pleasing certainty, an easy fluency while watched by an attentive coach.
The venue was Holyrood Secondary on the south side of Glasgow. The alma mater of such as Paddy Crerand, Alan Brazil and Mike Jackson now seeks to produce more heroes.
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The youngsters are part of the Scottish Football Association's performance schools programme. More than 100 players have been selected and placed in seven schools, under seven coaches. They will receive coaching tailor-made to their needs while also being educated in the academic subjects. The mantra is to make them better players, better people and to offer them access to better grades.
The basic idea is to throw all these ingredients in the pot and leave on simmer for four years. By the time the boys are 16 they will be passed to the care and attention of professional clubs and, in time, will play for Scotland.
This pathway is, of course, strewn with obstacles. The road to the top for the aspiring footballer in Scotland is akin to those perilous journeys taken by those young animals in David Attenborough documentaries who have to escape the jaws of danger before making it to the sea. The talent and commitment of a young player must endure and be complemented with good fortune with injuries and social factors before he or she can make the professional grade.
On a bright day in Govanhill, these shadows can be banished with the torch of hope. It is easy, perhaps even forgiveable, to be cynical but it is impossible to argue against the notion that something is being done to improve the flow of talent and that players, coaches and teachers are enthused.
Mark Wotte, the Dutchman who is SFA performance director, is upbeat about the uniqueness of the programme. "I believe in the world there is no such thing that we do,'' he said lapsing into an idiosyncratic English. But he was clear on his expectations. "I am pretty sure that the vast majority of these kids will play SPL, SFL 1, 2, 3. That is for sure. We think it is not only important for Scottish football at the top end but it will lift the general level of Scottish football,'' he said.
The programme has been in operation for just six months but Wotte states simply that he knows it will work. "We are on the right track. That is an encouragement. I already had evidence it was working because we had a pilot in Falkirk and I knew it had worked in Holland. But to do it on this scale – with seven schools and seven sort of football teachers – is always a challenge."
The other schools are Hazelhead Academy, Aberdeen, St John's High School, Dundee, Graeme High School, Falkirk, Braidhurst High School, Motherwell, Broughton High School, Edinburgh, and Grange Academy Kilmarnock.
Brian McLaughlin, the former Celtic player, is the coach at Holyrood and he emphasises the seriousness of the intent. "Many years ago it was the case that you did so much training on your own because you wanted to become a football player,'' he said. "We are trying to create the same mindset we had years ago when boys needed to become footballers. If they want to have a career in the game then so much of it will come down to themselves as an individual. They need to go and train harder and work harder than everyone else; there is no real secret to it."
Wotte, though, admitted Scottish football was playing a game of catch-up. In Holland and elsewhere, children are attached to clubs and coaches at the age of six.
This gap is hard to bridge but there are other problems. The director cited the lack of 3G pitches which allow play to continue in the worst of weather.
"The number of 3G pitches is not going to help the development of Scottish football. In Holland there are 2000 or 3000. We need double what we have. We have bad surfaces – we cannot coach a player properly on bad surfaces – we have postponements and there are some kids who do not play for weeks in the winter. In other countries – Germany, Holland, Spain – it is all 3G,'' he said, adding that he had visited the training academies of Real Madrid, Feyenoord, Ajax and Zenit St Petersburg and all clubs preferred the synthetic surface for youth players.
Wotte also confronted the criticism that the performance school system was weighed heavily in favour of the bigger, more precocious player.
''Technique is very important with agility, mindsets. It doesn't matter whether they are tall or small. We never look at that. Of course, at a latter stage of their development it might matter. If you want to become a central defender you need to be 6ft something,'' he said.
He also conceded there would be "late developers" who would have to be accommodated further down the line. "We have evidence of top professional players who have been this, international players who played in a World Cup final, two I know from Holland who I have worked with. Dirk Kuyt was 18 and had never played on a high level. He signed a professional contract for Utrecht and had an unbelievable career,'' said Wotte.
"Joris Mathijsen was a player for Willem II when I was his manager. They were actually thinking of letting him go before we made him a central defender and he played 80 games for Holland. So, yes, we are aware of the late developers."
However, Wotte stressed that the most important factor was dedication. The young players have to feed in every piece of information about their diet, their sleeping patterns, their levels of fatigue into daily diaries that are logged on computer and can be accessed by coaches. Their commitment is set down for the ages. At 20, coaches will be able to look back on these players and see precisely how and what they were doing as 12-year-olds.
But there is one constant. "You can't take someone without the workrate, the desire," added Wotte.
But, intriguingly, he placed dribblers above passers in the wish list. "I want the guys who want to go one on one,'' he said. "It is easy to talk about Xavi and Iniesta but we have several examples in Scotland – Jimmy Johnstone or our national team manager Gordon Strachan, who was a very enjoyable player to watch. Why are we not producing more of these?''
This question must now be answered in the classrooms and gym halls of seven schools in Scotland.


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More than 300 jobs are to be cut from the Birds Eye Wall's factory at Gloucester.
The company announced 320 jobs would be shed over the next 12 months as part of a "restructuring programme" aimed at lowering costs.
The company's chairman, James Hill, said: "We regret that these plans will result in job losses.
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In line with its commitments to trade unions, Birds Eye Wall's vowed there would be no compulsory redundancies before September 2003, except by agreement.
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NextMovie: During the filming of 'Real Steel' I heard that you and director Shawn Levy went to an Eminem concert. There's an Eminem song in the movie, and played in the trailer for 'Real Steel.' Can we assume that you two are big fans of his?
I think Eminem is extraordinary, and one of the greatest live acts I've ever seen. I'm a real fan of live music, but if I go to a concert and I feel that I'm just getting their CD, basically, played for me, it bores me. I would prefer to just listen to it. But he, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre: It was one of the most electrifying nights I've ever been a part of. I was actually ushered to this area and I went behind the stage and just watching Dr. Dre get ready to go onstage, it was kind of like watching a prizefighter getting ready for a big fight. There's just so much that they put in to every song. And Eminem, he's just, oh my God, he's just the consummate performer. A professional. And everything comes from an honest place. Comes from his heart. That's what I like about him."
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Twenty local men and women officially became Americans Friday at a special naturalization ceremony.
The candidates gathered at Saratoga National Historic Park for the special ceremony.
The ceremony is part of the park's annual Independence Day celebration.
The new citizens come to the U.S. from 13 different countries. They officially took the oath of allegiance Friday and recited the pledge.
The ceremony is part of the tenth annual Citizenship Day, where about 9,000 people will be welcomed as American citizens.


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Axa offer fails in home repair case
Proceedings taken over water damage to home on St John's Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons/The Irish Times
An expected €800,000 settlement of proceedings by a widowed mother of two against insurance giant AXA over water damage to her mid-Victorian home in Sandymount failed today over what her lawyers described as "minimal" differences.
Mr Justice Peter Kelly said he had understood the settlement would be agreed today on terms outlined by AXA yesterday and he considered what was now going on was "nonsense". AXA's proposed settlement was "very reasonable, if not generous", he added.
Michael Forde SC, for Ann Marie Glennon Cully, indicated the settlement provided for reinstatement works to her home over the coming months but issues had arisen concerning insurance of the premises.
Paul Fogarty SC, for AXA, said what was now being sought by Ms Glennon Cully did not reflect what AXA had proposed.
The court heard yesterday Ms Glennon Cully was prepared, subject to consent of her son Zane, to accept a settlement involving payment of some €645,000 for reinstatement works. That follows payments by AXA of some €159,000 to cover costs including for the family's alternative accommodation in the Four Seasons Hotel, Dublin.
Today, Dr Forde said the issue that had arisen did not relate to Zane's consent.
After hearing both sides, the judge said the matter was clearly not settled and will proceed to hearing next week.
Ms Glennon Cully, her daughter Zara and son Zane, had sued alleging delays by AXA in carrying out reinstatement works to the family's home at Victoria House, St John's Road, Sandymount after they made a claim in January 2010 over damage to their home resulting from escaped water in autumn 2009. They left the house in October 2011 after another escaped water incident and have since lived in the Four Seasons, saying it was the only nearby hotel that would take their pets - four dogs and a parrot.
In seeking orders this week requiring AXA to pay some €120,000 now, pending further proceedings, Ms Glennon Cully said she was in arrears of rent, owed other sums and had no savings.
AXA disputed any suggestions she was near destitute and said she had a house in Brittas Bay and her children had a €1.4m trust fund. It previously decided to make "a generous cash offer" so Ms Glennon Cully could herself organise the resinstatement of her home as it considered her "impossible" to deal with, it said.
She disputed those and other claims and alleged AXA had engaged in "below the belt muck-raking".
Zara Glennon Cully said they had endured "severe hardship" due to the escaped water incidents. They had no heating over the freezing winter of 2010, went to bed with their hats and coats on, had to monitor a water pump at two hour intervals and could not use water saturated ground floor rooms, she said.
They claim it will take some six months from now to complete reinstatement works. They moved into a one bed apartment and double bedroom in the Four Seasons in October 2011. Since December 2011, all three are in the one-bedroom apartment. While Ms Glennon Cully complained that was "cramped", AXA said they insisted in living in "a very expensive one bedroom luxury apartment" when they could have "a much more suitable and considerably less expensive house".
AXA had paid €7,500 a month for alternative accommodation but reduced that to €5,000 per month from March 2012. It said Ms Glennon Cully offered no explanation for continuing to seek €7,500 a month when, it said, the actual cost of the rent was €2,800 a month.
AXA claimed Ms Glennon Cully seemed to want AXA to be responsible for the full reinstatement of the house and repair of furniture and, if those costs exceeded AXA's liability, they would repay the difference. The offer to repay any difference had to be seen in the context of claims Ms Glennon Cully has no money at all, it said.
In reply, she said it was unclear exactly what AXA was offering and its position concerning arbitration was also unclear.
AXA also said it has concerns Ms Glennon Cully is apparently not registered as owner of Victoria House. The last recorded entry in the registry of deeds was an assignment in favour of the late Maurice Cully, it said. While Ms Glennon Cully had asserted she was married to Mr Cully, with whom she had the two children, that was not clear and the couple became estranged in 1994, it said. She said such issues were not relevant but she would address them if required.


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The following is the Gujarati Hindu Marriage dates in December 2013 based on Panchangs and calendars followed in
Vivah Muhurat December 2013 time is strictly based on India Standard Time. It
must be noted that the calendar and Panchang followed in Gujarat is different from
that followed in North India.
The good dates for marriage in December 2013 are:
December 4
December 5 after 9:29 PM
December 6
December 7
December 8 up to 3:18 PM
December 10 1:54 PM to 11:18 PM
December 12 up to 2:56 PM


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Gervinho awaits Gunners bid
Lille president Michel Seydoux has confirmed Gervinho is eager to join Arsenal but says the Gunners have yet to make a formal bid.
• Arsenal linked with Mata bid
• Gervinho set for Gunners talks
• Djourou keen on Gervinho deal
Gervinho, 24, has long been linked with a move to Emirates Stadium, and there had been reports earlier this month that the deal was on the verge of completion.
However, while Ligue 1 champions Lille appear resigned to losing the Ivory Coast forward, Arsenal have yet to make an official offer.
Seydoux told RMC: "I have spoken with Gervinho and he wants to play for Arsenal next season. This is clear but now we must get an agreement between the two clubs.
"We have maintained contact but still the Londoners have not presented us with a formal offer. Negotiations are ongoing but Gervinho has demanded a solution to the situation soon."
The Sun claims Arsenal want to pay £10.5 million for Gervinho but Lille want £12 million.
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Transit of Venus across the Disk of the Sun
No person alive today has seen the Transit of Venus across the disk of the sun that last occurred on 6th of December 1882. There have been only 5 previous transit observed by humans the first in 1639, 1761, 1769, 1874, and 1882. If it is clear we will observe it from sunrise around 5:43AM until it ends around 7:26AM in the morning from the roof of the Parking Garage at Fenton and King Street on Tuesday, June 8, 2004. If it is hopelessly cloudy and predicted to continue that way well past the event then we will have a show in the planetarium watching web cams of this event. The real thing is better!
The reason why transits of Venus across the disk of the sun are important, aside from the spectacle and their rarity, is that is how we know that we are 8.3 light minutes (149 million kilometers, 93 million miles) away from the sun. By measuring the distance on the earth between two observers and the small angular difference between the two observers transit of Venus; we can scale up the earth distance to give us the earth to Venus distance and from that the earth to the sun distance of 1 AU (Astronomical Unit). All other distances to planets, stars, and galaxies are based upon this first close distance in our Solar System the AU. Before the AU was determined in terms of some known value on the earth we could not say how far the planets or stars or galaxies were away. All distances off of the earth are based upon our determination of the AU, and this is only our 6 opportunity to use this method with the transit of Venus across the disk of the Sun. Come join us for this scientifically historical event. The next transit of Venus occurs in 8 years in 2012, but then it will be visible from here near sun set, and you can not afford to wait until 2117. Snoozers on this earlier morning event will be losers.
NASA Sun Earth Day Transit of Venus
Fred Espenak's Transit of Venus
The Transit of Venus & the Quest for the Solar Parallax
by David Sellers.
lots of stuff.
The 1882 Transits of Venus
: Observed from Wellington, South Africa.
VT-2004 Project
, European Southern Observatory.
What it looked like photographically
in 1882.
Flyer made by Lou Mayo
for this event in Power Point.
Free Parking in the Parking Garage on floors one through four. Fifth floor roof reserved for telescopes and people.
Internet Cafe on the first floor of the Parking Garage,
where we are guaranteed views of the Sun.
Transit with
from orbit, no clouds for sure. Near the earth so it does not miss the alignment.
Transit with
from orbit, no clouds but it misses from it position, but will be visible across the corona.
Transit from
via the San Francisco Exploritorium,
direct public web broadcast link
Transit from
Transit from
Transit from
Transit from the
group, physically
Islas Canaria
Real viewing of the Sun and the transit of Venus on the roof (fifth floor) through many telescopes, all with safe filters, some with H-alpha filters. Several projectors of the disk of the Sun viewable by all, but with less resolution than the telescope views.
All roof top views depend upon clouds not being in front of the Sun when you view.
You too can duplicate Jerimiah Horock's calculation of the distance of the Earth to the Sun, 1 AU, by assuming that Venus and Earth are the same size while you are on the roof. Calculators provided for those who do not want to do the multiplication and long division by hand, like Horock's did. It is a surprisingly simple calculation. Come and measure, rulers provided, and learn with us. Montgomery College is the community's college.
As an extra treat you may listen to the cicadas, which may make you wonder when last did Brood X Cicadas and the Transit of Venus across the disk of the Sun last occur. The answer seems to be May 22, 797AD and May 23, 921 BC before that, see
for more details.
See how special this day is, please join us for this special event.
Reflection on the transit:
Crowd was good, around 500 people enjoyed at least part of the one hour 26 minutes transit visible to us at Takoma Park, Maryland, USA.
Dr. Tom Van Flandern who helped me view the 3 and 4 contact with the college's new 10 inch Meade LX200 GPS SMT, under fairly high magnification for a solar image, has the best explanation of the
black drop effect
that I have seen and how what was perceived as a disadvantage can be turned into an advantage. After looking at TRACE images where there is no Earth's atmosphere, I am convinced that Tom is right. His physics also makes sense, too. Tom is good at many things; he is also responsible for explaining how Solar Eclipse views are best on the edge instead of the centerline. In 1991, I went to an Eclipse Edge expedition in Sayulitia, Mexico on July 11 with a group lead by Tom.
I want to especially thank Dr. Nancy Grace Roman, John Abbott, Lou Mayo, Jay Miller, and all of the other people who brought telescopes and made this public scientific event such a delight. It is great to have good friends. It is also great to have students like Jon Hellerman, Matthew Bowman, Leigh Gold, Nahanda Tankasala, LaMarkus Williams, and Julie Jaques and her son Francis. Montgomery College really is the communities college. I also want to thank all of the people who helped me with publicity within the college like Steve Simon, Elizabeth Holman, and the whole crew.
Image above taken by John Abbotts, a composit of images taken form the Roof of the Parking Garage at Montgomery College. If this is not cool, I don't know what is.
Image taken by
Tomas Maruska
Rubinar 5.6/500 with Baader AstroSolar filter
WebCam Philips ToUCam Pro 740
1/10 000 sec at frame rate 30 im/sec
[Composite of 12 frames]
June 8, 2004, 10:09:18 UT
Stupava, Slovakia, which is not at the Parking Garage of Montgomery College at Takoma Park, Maryland, USA, but this, too is way cool.
Lets do it again in the afternoon of
June 6, 2012
around 6PM EDT. Having done it once, I think, I know how to do it slightly better next time. See you for the Venus transit event in 8 years. Actually there is a
transit of Mercury visible in the Washington Metro area on November 8, 2006
a little after 2PM until the sunsets, and we can see not see it any longer at 5PM. See you on the roof of the Parking Garage then, too!
Montgomery College's Planetarium home page
Last updated 9:20PM 6/21/2004 by Dr. Harold Williams


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Trampoline Time
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Trampoline Time is one of Mario's minigames in Super Mario 64 DS and a Variety Minigame in New Super Mario Bros.. In this minigame, the player has to draw trampolines so that the Mario clones can jump on them and bounce to open windows.
The game starts with a giant trampoline that will disappear after three Marios land on it. A player can draw more trampolines with the Stylus; however, they will disappear with only one Mario landing on them. If a Mario lands on the center of a trampoline, he will bounce higher than normal. Also, if a Mario hits a wall at the right angle, he will jump off of it for even more vertical distance. If three Mario clones fall off the screen, the game ends.
It bears some resemblance to Big Ape City from Donkey Kong Land. Also, the music for this minigame is the same as the Super Mario Sunshine secret level music.
In-game instructions[edit]
Draw a line on the Touch Screen to create a trampoline. You can draw up to three lines at a time. Use the trampolines to bounce Mario to safety!
Names in other languages[edit]


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Not all small turbo engines are more fuel-efficient says Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports
isn't letting up on its testing of fuel efficiency claims for various vehicles. According to the publication, small turbocharged engines aren't delivering on the fuel efficiency claims by the manufacturers.
Small displacement turbocharged engines have become common in a variety of vehicles in place of larger displacement, naturally aspirated engines. The claim by the automotive manufacturers is that the small displacement turbocharged engines offer the same power as larger displacement engines and improved fuel efficiency.
Consumer Reports,
however, states that in its real world testing many vehicles with turbocharged engines aren't as efficient as the manufacturers claim. The publication recently tested the
1.6-liter EcoBoost in a Ford Fusion
and found that the turbocharged version has a slower 0-to-60 mph time than its competitors and achieved only 25 mpg in testing, making it among the worst for fuel efficiency in the recent crop of family sedans.
The publication also claims that the larger 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder, which promises the power of the V-6 with the fuel economy of four-cylinder engine, fails to deliver on either front.
2013 Ford Fusion
Chevrolet is also under fire for the 1.4-liter turbo four-cylinder in the Cruze.
Consumer Reports
claims that real world performance wasn't much better than the standard, naturally aspirated 1.8-liter engine and overall fuel economy was similar as well.
Ford and General Motors representatives offered similar statements explaining the discrepancy. "When you have an EcoBoost engine, you have the opportunity to have performance and fuel economy, but not at the same time," said Ford Powertrain Communications Manager Richard Truett. "EcoBoost adds a dimension that you won't get by just making the engine smaller. We're telling the driver, it's up to you on how you want to drive."
"The Cruze turbocharged engine provides a much broader torque curve than a non-turbocharged engine, and that means better acceleration across the rpm range, making for a more fun-to-drive car," said GM spokesman Tom Read. "However, if you have a heavy foot on a turbocharged engine, you're not necessarily going to see a lot of fuel economy benefits."
The EPA is going to
investigate Ford
Consumer Reports
and other owners have complained that fuel efficiency doesn't meet the automakers claims in the Fusion Hybrid and C-MAX.
Consumer Reports
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It's a tradition: Excellent music, instrumental and vocal, and the levity of beach balls in various stages of inflation being hit by graduating seniors, then chased by a few school staff members with the unenviable task of confiscating the multicolored plastic orbs.
And so it went, in part, Friday night at the Will C. Wood High School graduation ceremony, a predictably festive, two-hour occasion that started amid triple-digit temperatures and bright, late-evening sunshine at Vacaville High's Tom Zunino Stadium. Some 1,500 people -- family, relatives and friends of the graduates, many toting handwritten signs and metallic balloons -- packed the bleachers, most of them on the shaded west side. School officials, including Principal Cliff De Graw, Vacaville Unified Superintendent John Niederkorn and board president David McCallum, sat on a temporary stage at midfield.
To Elgar's familiar and solemn "Pomp and Circumstance," performed live by the school's band and orchestra, more than 380 graduates, clad in royal blue caps and gowns, marched single file onto the field and took their seats.
De Graw recalled his own graduation 18 years ago, recounting feelings of anxiety and sadness. In that time, technology "has advanced exponentially," he said.
"Your success is our success," De Graw told the graduates, then, reinforcing his statement about modern technology, pulled out his smartphone to take a panoramic photo and to snap a shot to post on Instagram, the photo-sharing and social networking service.
In her remarks, senior class president Remington Green cleverly likened the sounds and qualities of Wood High to those her classmates may eventually experience, in many different ways, as adults.
Co-valedictorian Michael Wei called the class of 2013 "resilient and unbreakable," and thanked the school's teachers "for showing patience when we needed it most."
Katherine Wood, the other valedictorian, exhorted her fellow seniors "to set goals and be responsible."
"Living is something you learn by doing," she said.
Senior speaker Nickolas Dreher, who in the fall will attend Princeton University on a full-ride scholarship, characterized his years at Wood High as "an epic tale written in our hearts," with more to be written in the coming years.
After the ceremony, as he posed for photos with his family, he said, "I'm excited. I'm nostalgic for the past, but I'm glad to be leaving."
Of his tenure at Wood High, Dreher added, "I have nothing but gratitude for everything."
Two-thirds of the widely known Honeybee Trio, Natalie Angst and Karli Bosler, both honors students, smiled and posed for photos with family and friends, too. Bosler will attend Brigham Young University in the fall and Angst will attend Woodland Community College, then transfer to four-year school. They decided not to join the Sober Grad Nite party afterward, saying they had to catch an early flight today to Tempe, Ariz., where they will perform for a Rotary club.
Newly minted graduate and honors student Zoe Jordan, who will turn 18 next Friday, looked forward to "the summer, of course."
Remembering her participation in musical theater and her co-founding of a Christian fellowship group on campus, she added, "It's gone by so quickly. When I look back at each moment ... Wow! ... I was there for a really long time. I'm leaving behind all my best friends. We're all going in different directions. I'm feeling mixed feelings."
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DTC 1131 means the the upstram O2 sensor is not switching. This means it is not able to detect rich or lean conditions. In more detail it really means it sees to much oxygen in the exhaust which means you are sucking air into the engine from anohter location other than the air filter or your not getting enough fuel.
Checks here would be looking for vacuum or PCV hose leaks or intake gasket leaks. Ether sprayed on suspect areas while idleing will increase the idle if a leak is hit. Fuel pressure checks are also needed.
Here is the pinpoint test for this code straight from ford, the same thing all ford techs view to help us.
Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) P1131 bank 1 (Cylinder 1) and P1151 bank 2 indicate the fuel/air ratio is correcting rich for an overly lean condition. The HO2S voltage is less than 0.45 volt. DTCs P1132 bank 1 (Cylinder 1) and P1152 bank 2 indicate the fuel/air ratio is correcting lean for an overly rich condition. The HO2S voltage is greater than 0.45 volt.
DTCs P1130 and P1150 indicate the fuel control system has reached maximum compensation for a lean or rich condition and the HO2S is not switching.
DTC/HO2S Reference List
Possible causes:
Fuel system
Induction system
EGR System
Base engine
Are any of the above concerns present?
Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) P0171 bank 1 (Cylinder 1) and DTC P0174 bank 2 indicate the fuel/air ratio is too lean. The fuel trim system is at the rich correction limit.
DTC P0172 bank 1 and DTC P0175 bank 2 indicate the fuel/air ratio is too rich. The fuel trim system is at the lean correction limit.
DTCs HO2S Reference list:
EGR System
Are any HO2S DTCs P1127, P1128 P1129, P1131, P1132, P1151 or P1152 present?
Note: If a spark occurs, remove jumper and go to Pinpoint Test Step H47 (check fuse in the heater circuit).
Is the reading 1.30 volts or greater?
Is the resistance reading less than 5.0 ohms?
Is each resistance greater than 10,000 ohms?
Is resistance greater than 10,000 ohms?
Is the reading 0.2 volt or less?
Is the resistance greater than 10,000 ohms?
Note: HO2S displayed as O2S on Scan Tool.
Is the HO2S voltage greater than 0.45 volt?
Is the fuel pressure between 310-415 kPa (45-60 psi) for (2.5L) Contour/Mystique or 207-310 kPa (30-45 psi) for all others?
Does the fuel pressure remain within 34 kPa (5 psi) of the highest reading after one minute?
Does the fuel pressure remain within 34 kPa (5 psi) of the highest reading after 10 seconds?
Was there a pressure drop greater than 34 kPa (5 psi) while cranking the engine?
Note: This erases Continuous Memory DTCs.
Note: If misfire DTCs are displayed with the Fuel Control DTCs, use the misfire DTCs to determine the fuel injector circuits requiring testing.
Is the resistance between 11.0-18.0 ohms?
Is each resistance less than 5.0 ohms?
This test requires a standard 12 volt test lamp.
Note: Properly operating system will show a dim glow at idle on the test lamp.
Does test lamp have a dim glow while cranking or running engine?
Thanks Moose!
After reading your answer I'm wondering if it could be just old age and too many miles.
It's got 180,000 on it. It's on it's third timing belt also. It seems to run fine and this only happens occasionally and always when putting around town. Last road trip was 1600 miles round trip (almost all interstate) and never once did the light come on.
I've checked for vacuum leaks myself and two dealerships did the same. She's not as zippy as she use to be and the compression ain't what it use to be either.
Old age can be a factor. As you can see in the long test. Its not a simple fix or find. Personally I would not bother with it since its so rare in occuring. Since you have checked for vacuum leaks it sure wouldnt hurt to check the fuel pressure. Here is a fuel system tuneup we do often to aid in getting some mpg and performance back.
I'll try the fuel system tune up and recheck the fuel pressure. (dealership said that it was within limits)
I'm thinking now that as long as it's only occasionally and It passes state inspections I may just run it till it drops so to speak!
Thanks again


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I totally agree that our registration pages are crap. There are lots of other things about them I'd like to change.
Mark Goodexperience Hurst once convinced me that the most usable registration/login pages are Amazon's, so I'd like to clone those. The current plan is to do so while we do external authentication.


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Promo Reveals Rock Returning Early on the Road to WrestleMania?!February 3, 2012
The Great One may be returning to television earlier than widely and knowingly advertised.
On a cutaway commercial on this week's monumental episode of Monday Night Raw, Josh Matthews informed us out here in Oregon that "On Monday, February 27th, The Rock, the Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment, will finally come back to the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon!"
The commercial was short and sweet and all I needed to hear to get excited for the end of the month! I'll be at the Eugene, Oregon house show the night before—with my fingers crossed that there's a test run in the works with good ol' Dwayne Johnson. Then again, his schedule will obviously be too packed for that, I'm sure.
This promo is interesting because previous reports have halted any such rumors of The Rock returning to airwaves, other than via Satellite. And if this deems true, just a week after Elimination Chamber, this could very well mark the beginning of the Road to WrestleMania feud between Rocky and John Cena.
This is what not only the show needs, but it's what this rivalry needs.
Once Cena/Kane have squandered their meaningless "Embrace the Hate" program, I expect Cena to be in full-on "Embrace the Strudel" mode.
There are many things at play that need to go right to make this return meaningful. Rock's schedule needs to clear up a little so fans don't feel cheated by him making this match and putting little to no effort behind promoting it—beyond Twitter.
Hopefully this pans out better than expected.
Has anyone else seen promos like this?
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So here's the mystery: if foreign-based companies like Nissan along with BMW, Honda and Toyota are building more vehicles in American factories, using American workers and American suppliers, and selling the vehicles to Americans for a good profit, why aren't DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors doing the same? Last year the Big Three collectively lost money on car sales in North America (and earned a mere 1.8% profit on overall sales). Honda and Nissan earned higher margins and record profits, and Toyota is expected to post similar results.
The stock explanation for this situation is that the foreign makers pay their U.S. workers less in wages and benefits than do the Big Three. But that answer is wrong; the compensation is roughly equivalent. The real reasons for the transplants' success are much more interesting and instructive: more efficient manufacturing systems, better labor relations, more collaborative relationships with suppliers, lower "legacy" costs for retirees' pensions and health benefits, and hard-earned reputations for quality.
These advantages have been accruing since 1983, when the first transplant factories, built by Honda and Nissan, began producing sedans in Marysville, Ohio, and Smyrna, Tenn., respectively. But if the stakes were high then, they're even higher now. The Big Three's overall North American market share slipped to 61.7% last year, an all-time low, and it has declined an additional 1.6 points in the first quarter of 2003. Toyota is just a couple of market-share points from passing Chrysler, the smallest of the Big Three. Though it is narrowing the quality gap, Detroit today squeezes almost all its earnings out of "light trucks," an industry category that includes SUVs and pickups. But the transplants are attacking that bastion. Toyota is adding capacity for its full-size pickup, the Tundra, with a new plant set to open in 2006 in San Antonio, Texas. And later this month, Nissan will inaugurate a new plant (now in test mode) in Canton, Miss., where it will build the Armada full-size SUV and the Titan full-size pickup.
Nissan's strategy, championed by turnaround CEO Carlos Ghosn, exemplifies the latest transplant wave: a direct assault on Detroit's most profitable models. The Titan was designed by a California-based team of mostly Americans, who Nissan thought could best understand the U.S. truck crowd's preferences. About 85% of the Titan's components come from U.S. suppliers. And it will be built in the pickup-loving South, which Nissan hopes will add credibility. Says Ghosn (pronounced Goan): "The market is sensitive to the fact that this product is assembled in the U.S."
The rewards could be as king-size as the vehicles' cabs. Ford earns an estimated $2,000 profit on each of its F-Series pickups, providing one of its fattest margins for a high-volume vehicle. The North American market for pickups is about 3 million a year. And while Ford will launch a redesigned F-150 this summer, Ghosn is confident that Nissan's investment in the Titan (whose platform will be used by other vehicles) will pay off. "Each time competitors enter a segment, profits have a tendency to go down," he acknowledges. "But the truck segment will remain one of the most profitable."
All told, North American vehicle sales are expected to grow to 18.4 million a year by 2008, an increase of 1.6 million vehicles since 2002. The transplants alone are adding enough capacity for an additional 1 million vehicles. Hyundai is building a plant in Montgomery, Ala.--the first Korean auto-assembly factory in the U.S.--to make Sonata sedans and Santa Fe SUVs. Mercedes-Benz (owned by DaimlerChrysler, based in Stuttgart, Germany) is doubling capacity at its SUV facility in Tuscaloosa, Ala. And BMW recently expanded its plant in Spartanburg, S.C., where lines run overtime to produce Z4 roadsters and X5 SUVs. Detroit's automakers are by no means sitting still, as we'll see, but the additional transplant capacity can only make their challenge harder. "The Big Three are less in denial than they used to be, but I can't see anything causing import market-share gains to take a downturn," says Bear Stearns analyst Domenic Martilotti. "A fifty-fifty share split is certainly within reason." Here's what Detroit is up against.


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There are some very specific examples in the Bible of people who sought repentance but were not forgiven by God. They wept.
They were sorrowful. They confessed their sin but were not forgiven.
Read the accounts of Pharaoh, Balaam, Esau, and Judas in Exodus 12:29-32, Numbers 22:32-35, Hebrews 12:17, and Matthew 27:4. What common thread do you see running through each story in regard to repentance and/or confession?
One phrase in Hebrews 12:17, NKJV , sums it up well. Speaking of Esau, the passage says that "when he wanted to inherit the blessing," he repented. Like Pharaoh, Balaam, and Judas, Esau's heart was not broken over the pain that his sin had brought to his family or to the heart of God. His concern was over the birthright he had lost. He was sorry that he had not received that which he believed to be rightfully his. His motives were not pure. His sorrow was for himself. False repentance focuses upon the consequences of sin as opposed to the sin itself.
The law of sowing and reaping is a divine law. It is true that sin brings dire consequences, but repentance is not consumed with the negative results of sin. It is concerned, instead, with the dishonor and sorrow that our sin has brought to God.
True repentance is always characterized by at least three things: First, a sorrow that our sin has broken God's heart. We are hurt because we hurt the One who loves us so much. Second, there is an honest confession of the specific sin that we have committed. True repentance is not laced with excuses for our behavior. It does not place blame on someone else. It takes responsibility for our actions. Third, true repentance always includes the decision to turn away from our sin. There can be no genuine repentance unless there is a corresponding reformation in the life. False repentance, on the other hand, is self-centered. It is concerned with the consequences of our sin. It is an emotional state of sorrow because our sins often bring negative consequences. It makes excuses and lays the blame on someone else. It is unconcerned about the changing of behavior unless the change will personally bring its own rewards.


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Wallops Island rocket launch sends supply mission to International Space Station
(AP) - A Virginia company has launched its first supply run to the International Space Station from Wallops Island.
On the eve of its premiere rendezvous mission, Orbital Sciences Corp. said everything looked good for Wednesday's launch from Virginia's Eastern Shore.
An unmanned Antares rocket blasted off from NASA's Wallops Island Facility at about 11 a.m. EDT, carrying 1,300 pounds of food, clothes and other items as part of a test flight. A Sunday delivery is planned.
A launch demo of the rocket in April went well.
If this latest mission succeeds, Orbital Sciences will start launching more Cygnus cargo ships under a $1.9 billion contract with NASA. The commercial effort began more than five years ago.
The California-based SpaceX already is shipping goods from Cape Canaveral, Fla., under a separate $1.6 billion contract. Its first trip was in May last year.
Formally known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp., the company founded by billionaire Elon Musk of PayPal fame has the only unmanned vessel capable of returning space station items to Earth. The SpaceX Dragon parachutes into the Pacific off the Southern California coast.
The smaller Cygnus capsule will be filled with space station trash following its monthlong visit and burn up upon descent. That's the same fate as the Russian, European and Japanese supply ships.
NASA is looking to private U.S. industry to keep the space station stocked in the post-shuttle era. It's also putting seed money into SpaceX and other companies for development of a manned capsule. That's still years away, so NASA will continue to buy rides for its astronauts on Russian rockets. One American will be aboard the Soyuz capsule due to take off next week from Kazakhstan, along with two Russians. The trio will double the station population to its normal six.
Wallops was in the spotlight earlier this month. On Sept. 6, NASA launched a robotic explorer, named LADEE, to the moon. It's still en route. Orbital Sciences provided the Minotaur V rocket used in the moonshot.
Frank Culbertson, the company's executive vice president and a former space shuttle commander, said Tuesday that the excitement level is high.
"This is one of the most exciting things that is happening in the middle of a very exiting month for Orbital, for NASA and for space programs around the world," Culbertson said at a news conference, referring to all the various launches and re-entries.
"We're happy to be the focus of attention for today and tomorrow," he added. "Launching Antares ... is going to be a major step in our program."


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Mothar, thank you!!! You rock and your excel skills are very impressive. I can barely use it personally, but computers and I are not always friends, along with not-smartphones. ;)
That all said, I really appreciate your figuring out the coupon math for the tomatoes for me. Sounds like a good time to stock up!
Ascherer, thanks for the info on the good Kroger. It seems like the nicer stores are out that way. Hope you got some sleep! I saw you were posting in the wee hours....
jdouglas - I prefer the Kroger on Maynard and High House in Cary. They are almost always well stocked. Meat counter stays open to 9 most nights. I am very pleased with them.
ThomasG - good to see you here again! It's been a while since I have sen you post a comment. I hope all has been well with you and your family.
Thank You Faye - I will keep this info handy just in case .
I have not tried multiple coupons on B2G3 sales
I do not shop at HT very often but am watching and learning thru these posts
Thank You GranofTwenty for the swagcode !!
GranOFTwenty - HT allows you to apply a coupon to each item in a Buy 2 Get 3 Free deal. They did not used to allow it but about a year ago, they started allowing it again. If your cashier tells you they don't allow it, they are incorrect about the corporate policy and you should ask to speak with the store manager since it is now allowed. If the manager gives you incorrect info, you should contact corporate and let them know that your store is not applying coupons to the B2G3F deals the way that you understand they should. My HT's have no issue with it and always allow coupons to be applied to all 5 items in a B2G3F deal. The cashier will have to manually approve any coupons being applied to the 3rd - 5th items because the register will beep, but they just have to allow it manually and it will go through just fine.
Thanks for posting the SB code!
Coupon question -
I was studying Mothar1's price breakdown ( TY !) and wondered
can you use a $1 off 3 cans if you are buying the item as B2G3 free since you are only paying for 2 of the items ?
Sorry I understand BOGO ( each rings up 1/2 price and many stores allow a coupon per item ) but sometime B2G3 with coupons confuses me
SWAGCODE : BeatTheRush
good until 7 pm
worth 4 sbs
BTW< shop and earn back to school deal at Swagbucks - earn 2X the swagbucks
RFB - thanks for the mailer alert for LF. I'll be looking for it. And I know what you mean about FB. I have eliminated a number of people from my feed who post constantly or who post tons of political ranting. It has made it a much more enjoyable tool for keeping in touch with friends and seeing family photos.
nstutt - glad the code entry page showed up this time. I guess we are doomed if it goes away for good. lol
Mothar1 - thank you for doing the breakdown for jdouglas. I have been away from my computer this afternoon and just saw all the work you put into answering her. Thanks!!
jdouglas, here you go and thanks for the opportunity to make a little excel spreadsheet for you, lol..the answer is buying 10 will be the cheapest at .62 cents each, and if you really want to stock up, buying 15 won't be that much more at .65 each
regular price quantity spend less coupon total unit cost
2.29 5 4.58 -1 3.58 0.72
10 9.16 -3 6.16 0.62
15 13.74 -4 9.74 0.65


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text: Hatsune Miku Live Stage Producer by SEGA CORPORATION This is a Japanese game by SEGA and is Free in the Play Store i just made it work for our phone so it isn't warez About the Game: In Hatsune Miku Live Stage Producer, players take on the role of Hatsune Miku's producer and owner of the live house that she performs at. As her producer, players train Miku using different lessons such as dancing and voice training. Players can train Miku however they want by choosing which ones to improve. Players can also design and customize their live house to increase its popularity. Once Miku has been trained, she can be entered into contests. Players who do well enough can unlock items for their live house as well as alternate outfits for Miku. The game also features fast-action rhythm aspects that fans are sure to enjoy. Of course, well-known songs and costumes are included in the game. Download: Apk File: com.sega.MikuLiveStageProducer_1.1.5.apk - 29.04 MB Spoiler Older Apk File: com.sega.MikuLiveStageProducer_1.0.9.apk - 29.74 MB Play Store Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...er&rdid=com.sega.MikuLiveStageProducer&rdot=1


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Madison Avenue Shoppers Help Children in Need When They Buy Holiday Gifts at Miracle on Madison Avenue, Presented by BNY Mellon
Tamara Tunie of Law & Order: SVU to Kick Off Annual Charity Shopping Event
The Turkey is Gone, the Lights are on the Tree – Let the Shopping Begin!
Emily Crossan, The Children's Aid Society, 917-286-1548, email@example.com
Ellen Lubell, The Children's Aid Society, 212-949-4938, email@example.com
Sunday, December 6, 2009 – Noon
Madison Avenue and 69th Street
- Tamara Tunie, actress, Law & Order: SVU
- Robert Kelly, Chairman and CEO, BNY Mellon
- Richard Buery, President and CEO, The Children's Aid Society
- Angela Diaz, MD, MPH, Board Chairman, The Children's Aid Society
- Matthew Bauer, President, Madison Avenue BID
Shopping Event:
Madison Avenue between 57th and 86th Streets
Noon – 5:00 pm
The Children's Aid Society's Miracle on Madison Avenue, presented by BNY Mellon, is the annual charity shopping event that brings together leading luxury retailers on New York's famed Madison Avenue in support of New York City's children in need.
Approximately 75 participating retail establishments on Madison Avenue will donate 20 percent of the day's sales to The Children's Aid Society's health care programs. This year marks the 23rd anniversary of Miracle, a true New York City holiday tradition.
Madison Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic from 68th to 72nd Streets, the only day of the year that the avenue is closed. Throughout the day, a Hospitality Tent at 69th Street will feature food tastings from The Carlyle Restaurant and festive entertainment. Another tent will showcase a luxury raffle and wreaths for sale.
Schedule of musical performances:
1:00 – The Pipes of Christmas, presented by the Clan Currie Society
2:00 – The Labor of Love Ensemble
3:00 – COBU, Inc.
4:00 – Figgy Puddynge