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Hal Roth has been a long-distance sailor for 37 years. He has sailed around the world three times and has logged 200,000 miles at sea either with his wife or by himself. His books Two Against Cape Horn, Two on a Big Ocean, and Always a Distant Anchorage are recognized classics of voyaging literature, and his instructional book After 50,000 Miles, published a quarter century ago, ranks among the most influential sailing books ever written. Yet Roth's first sympathies are still "for the beginner with stars in his eyes and not much money," and How to Sail Around the World emphasizes the simple, the essential, and the affordable for ordinary people who would like to see the world from a new and challenging perspective.
To a rare degree, Roth combines a mastery of technical content with an ability to render it in elegant writing that's a pleasure to read. How to Sail Around the World is at once authoritative and accessible. Roth's strongly held opinions, convincingly argued (he chooses not to sail with a refrigerator, for example), add to the book's appeal.
How to Sail Around the World will tell you how sailing yachts are built and rigged, how to handle the sails, and what you need to know about anchors and anchoring. There are details of cooking and eating aboard, sailing at night, planning the trip, foreign paperwork, and exact figures on what it all costs, as well as the clearest and most comprehensive directions ever published on how to deal with storms at sea.
In the beginning, voyaging can be a terrifying prospect. The storms, the leaks, the anchoring, handling the sails, deciding on the route--so many unknowns. But what a payoff! You can sail to Venice, London, Sydney, San Francisco, or Hong Kong. You can pick an island in the middle of the Aegean, listen to green and yellow parrots in the wilds of the Amazon, or visit a thousand places in between. It's exciting to sail to a distant landfall at a slow and leisurely pace, and to meet people in foreign lands.
Fortunately, yachts travel slowly and give you time to learn the fundamentals of long-distance sailing. With patience you will begin to put it all together; life aboard will suddenly start to click. It will happen sooner than you think, and this book will help you.
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Once you have your own boat, you can sail for years without the terrible daily costs and hassles of hotels, restaurants, and airplanes. You entirely sidestep the annoyance of reservations, standing in line, security screening, and dragging around awkward luggage. You do things at your own pace because you're in charge.
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Explain the "tuckable iwb" please...
There are a number of clips available for these tuckable style holsters.
The standard covers the front of the belt, which is plainly visible but often overlooked by the casual onlooker. To me, just not enough concealment and negates the holster.
The J hooks go up over the pants, behind the belt, and snag the underside of the belt to help keep the holster in place web you draw the gun. Much better in concealment, but doesn't help support the weight of the holster.
The third type, which I use on my tuckable holsters, is the C clip, which functions as the J hook, but has a top piece to ride atop the belt to help distribute the weight of the gun and keep the holster in place. The C clips thereby hook on the top and bottom of the belt, but the front is open, making it less noticeable. The downside is that you have to get the right size for your belt width, or they don't stay in place as well.
I think M-tac still sells all of the clip types, but I haven't seen them available from all holster manufacturers. I just ordered the new clips (in a color of my usual belt) and swapped them out.
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Martin Raymond "Ray" Hertz 1916 - 2011 Died March 8, 2011 in Yellow Springs, Ohio. (Greene County). He is survived by his wife, Grace Elizabeth Hertz, "Beth", nee Frevert, and his sons Edward Raymond Hertz and William Arthur Hertz, their families, several nieces and nephews and their children.
Ray and Beth were married in 1942. Enurnment in the Columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery for Lt. Col. Martin Raymond Hertz is to be scheduled. Ray was born on his family's stock farm in Pocahontas County near Lorenz, Iowa, and raised with three brothers Paul, Carl and Amos. He received a baccalaureate degree in chemical engineering and a master's degree in bacteriology from Iowa State University.
In 1941 Ray entered the United States Air Force as an aeronautical engineer maintaining B-25 bombers fighting the German submarine menace in the Atlantic Ocean. He then trained to fly B-25 and B-17 bombers and as command pilot he led as many as 108 B-17s in Eighth Air Force missions over Germany and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
After the close of the War he was employed in nuclear research at the Goodyear Atomic plant near Portsmouth, Ohio, (Scioto County) and by Monsanto Company at Mound Laboratory in Miamisburg, Ohio. At Mound Laboratory he developed neutron sources for industrial applications and radio-isotopic power sources for use in space exploration. Ray served in the Air National Guard, flying jet fighters for several years after the War.
Community organizations where Ray gave his time have included Planned Parenthood and the Wright State University Library Board. Following retirement from Monsanto, Ray and his wife Beth found time to explore cultural and artistic interests in travels around the world. On Thursday afternoon, June 23, 2011 from 3 to 6 pm, at Dayton Visual Arts Center, 144 N. Jefferson Street in Dayton, Beth will receive friends and colleagues who wish to offer condolences, remembering Ray.


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November 4, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. In honor of that historic occasion, the Calvin Germanic languages department hosted "Social Justice, Revolution and the Church. Twenty Years after the Berlin Wall," from 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday, November 8 at the Woodlawn Ministry Center. Wolfgang Groeger, a pastor in Leipzig Germany, and Wallace Bratt, professor emeritus of the German department, spoke on the significance of the wall and its demise. Recently several members of the Calvin community shared their memories of the day the wall came down:
Donna Joyce, event coordinator, advancement: I still see the images, strong images of people taking it down on national news. It wasn't just the Berlin Wall being taken down; it was a visual of walls that can be taken down around the world. In our daily lives—just the politics of the world—we draw boundaries based on our own non-negotiable values, whether it be a physical wall or a wall of disagreement. Those barriers need to be taken down, and we need to be able to have good conversations to try to understand the views of our community and the world.
Henry DeVries, vice president for administration, finance and information services: I remember the television coverage. What that probably says is that we've gotten used to the media making international events local … This really started with the first Desert Storm, when you could watch the bombs dropping over Baghdad, and ever since then, we've gotten the idea that we can participate in anything around the world.
Keith Johnson, textbook coordinator, campus store: If my memory is correct, it started to happen out in the country first, where the wall wasn't as forceful, so to speak. And I kept expecting Gorbachev to do something or to force East Germany to do something. I kept thinking, "I can't believe this is happening."
Ramiza Fazlic, food services employee, Calvin Dining Services: It was wonderful, wonderful. I went with some German people who lived in East Berlin. Oh, they were so different in the two Berlins … They live poor with no jobs and no money is East Berlin, and in West Berlin they have everything …They make wall now in my country (Bosnia).
Randy Bytwerk, professor of communication arts and sciences and keeper of the German Propaganda Archive: Actually, I was giving a lecture at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma. I was scheduled to give a lecture on East Germany, and the wall started coming down. So, needless to say, I had to change what I was saying …So I did my best to say intelligent things about the wall coming down and what it might mean for East Germany. So, that was my memory, sitting in Tulsa, watching the wall coming down and thinking, "What am I going to do now?" (Bytwerk is pictured holding a piece of the Berlin Wall.)
Judy Vriesema, department assistant, admissions and financial aid: It was this time of the year, in the fall. It was just so wonderful that barriers could be broken down. I took German in high school and again in college, and I had thought about being a missionary to Germany because I had heard that ever since World War II, people were so disillusioned with God—because so many of the Christians threw in with the Nazis, and so many terrible things happened … They had built themselves economically, but psychologically and socially, there was such a void. I was told that you could tell the difference between East Germany and West Germany because in East Germany, there is no color. I was so happy for these people because it meant not only freedom but that maybe you could paint your home a different color.
Robert Schoone-Jongen, professor of history: Mine is watching it live on television, on CNN and absolutely floored to live to see the day that it happened because it (the Berlin Wall) went up on my 12th birthday … I had never seen the wall, but I had had Neil Hegewald here as a professor. He used to teach an interim class here on Nazi Germany, and one of the things he did in that class was talk about how he got out of East Germany in the early '50s. So, he would tell us that story of going from East Germany through Berlin with the background now that the wall was there now, and he could not have gotten out … I was teaching high school when all this happened, so my job was to teach all of these immortal teenagers: "Do you know what you're seeing?" For a history teacher, it's not that often that you and stand up there and say, honestly, "You know, you're going to read about this one in the books."
Natalie Hubers, administrative assistant, HPERDS: I remember seeing it on TV—just the shots of people sitting on the wall, celebrating. I remember being amazed that it was something that happened in my lifetime … I wanted to see the piece of it when they got it at the Ford museum—up close and personal.
Wally Bratt, history professor emeritus: It's important to talk about because the fall of the wall marks the symbolic end of the Cold War. It's important to talk about because it marked the beginning of new freedoms for 17 million East Germans. It's important to talk about because it marks the beginning of a unique political experience in that you have a free market, capitalistic society incorporating into itself a socialist-communist society with its 40 years of deprivation and a failed socialist experiment. It's also important because it opened for the church in East Germany new opportunities which in some senses it was unable to capitalize on.
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If I may point out a personal observation?
the original intention of this project was to be able to readily switch back and forth between military configuration and a practical sporting configuration with a later goal of being able to move to tactical class rifle added somewhere down the line.
now you have covered the rifle in paint which was not originally used by the russians so it's not really a military correct finish anymore. in addition you are taking it to be drilled and tapped, a process that not only permanently alters the reciever but is also not easily removed/re-added and given the usually shallow holes and thin threads associated with D&T would easily result in stripped threads with too many changings/improper torque.
if you mentioned this already I apologize but I haven't seen whether the bent bolt is a replacement bolt or if it's the one that came with the rifle but if it's the only bolt you have then that not only goes on to increase the difficulty of returning it to military configuration but also would require the military stock to be inletted as well.
I do admire your attention to detail and determination to find the modifications that you find most aesthetically appealing but it does seem as if this project has completely wandered from it's original intent and is now nothing more than a search to turn a mosin nagant into something that it's not.
ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar.
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When the Knock Sensor (KS) detects a knock in one of the cylinders, it sends an input signal to the Powertrain Control Module (PCM). In response, the PCM retards ignition timing for all cylinders by a scheduled amount.
Knock sensors contain a piezoelectric material which constantly vibrates and sends an input voltage (signal) to the PCM while the engine operates. As the intensity of the crystal's vibration increases, the knock sensor output voltage also increases.
The voltage signal produced by the knock sensor increases with the amplitude of vibration. The PCM receives as an input the knock sensor voltage signal. If the signal rises above a predetermined level, the PCM will store that value in memory and retard ignition timing to reduce engine knock. If the knock sensor voltage exceeds a preset value, the PCM retards ignition timing for all cylinders. It is not a selective cylinder retard.
The PCM ignores knock sensor input during engine idle conditions. Once the engine speed exceeds a specified value, ignition timing retard is allowed.
Removal & Installation
- Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the Precautions Section.
- Disconnect the electrical connector from the Knock Sensor (KS).
- Use a crow foot socket to remove the KS.
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- Install KS. Tighten KS to 88 inch lbs. (10 Nm) torque.
- Attach electrical connector to knock sensor.
- Using the wiring diagram/schematic as a guide, inspect the wiring and connectors between the Knock Sensor (KS) and the Powertrain Control Module (PCM).
- Look for any chafed, pierced, pinched, or partially broken wires.
- Look for broken, bent, pushed out or corroded terminals.
- Monitor the scan tool data relative to this circuit and wiggle test the wiring and connectors.
- Look for the data to change or for the DTC to reset during the wiggle test.
- Refer to any Technical Service Bulletins that may apply.
- Review the scan tool Freeze Frame information. If possible, try to duplicate the conditions under which the DTC set.
- With the engine running at normal operating temperature, monitor the scan tool parameters related to the DTC while wiggling the wire harness. Look for parameter values to change and/or a DTC to set. Turn the ignition off.
Visually inspect the related wire harness. Disconnect all the related harness connectors. Look for any chafed, pierced, pinched, partially broken wires and broken, bent, pushed out, or corroded terminals.
Perform a voltage drop test on the related circuits between the suspected inoperative component and the PCM.
CAUTIONDo not probe the PCM harness connectors. Probing the PCM harness connectors will damage the PCM terminals resulting in poor terminal to pin connection. Install Miller Special Tool #8815 to perform diagnosis.
- Inspect and clean all PCM, engine, and chassis grounds that are related to the most current DTC.
- If numerous trouble codes were set, use a wire schematic and look for any common ground or supply circuits.
- For any Relay DTC-s, actuate the Relay with the scan tool and wiggle the related wire harness to try to interrupt the actuation.
- For intermittent Evaporative Emission trouble codes perform a visual and physical inspection of the related parts including hoses and the Fuel Filler cap.
- Use the scan tool to perform a System Test if one applies to failing component. A co-pilot, data recorder, and/or lab scope should be used to help diagnose intermittent conditions.


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I feel that 34 Boulevard Saint Germain reflects the sensation you seek.
Another, albeit hard to find, perfume with the same dreamy effects is Purple Patchouli.
Thread: Dreamy fragrances?
I'm looking for a dreamy, everyday fragrance. By dreamy i mean, warm, slightly sweet, slightly spicy, creamy, maybe a bit mysterious. Unisex is no problem. I've tried Versace the Dreamer, but was kind of overwhelmed by everything that was going on. I'm looking for something less complex. Any ideas?
MM maybe Eau Lente after the incial spicy blast.
1725 Casanova might be good too...
... And do me a favor - don't disturb my friend. He's dead tired.
Welcome to the Bwahahaha! era...
You might give some of the Carons a try. I love En Avion, Parfum Sacre and Tabac Blond. I find them creamy and dreamy.
Maybe give Jubilation XXV a try.
Remotely similar to the Dreamer, although much more natural and dreamy (imo), is Bluff by Lubin.
Another that is warm, sweet, kind of creamy and a bit mysterious is Honour Man by Amouage.
For easier and cheaper to find scents, look at The One Gentleman, Antidote, Prada Amber Intense, Jaipur.
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Voyage d'Hermes.
Since Caron was mentioned, obviously Caron pour un Homme
Armani Code
YSL L'Homme
Givenchy Pi
^test those out first
Current top 3:
1) Gucci Pour Homme II
2) Givenchy Play Intense
3) Dolce & Gabbana The One
Thank you all for the recommendations! I hope I'll be able to test them all out soon, though a number of them sound pretty hard to find.
Hedonist22, i'm just looking at the notes in 34 Boulevard Saint Germain. Sounds very, very interesting!!
Dean44, YSL L'homme happens to be my everyday fragrance I'll give pi and code a try, though I seem to remember pi as being a bit too sweet.
wow, very eager to test out the caron's too. Great recommendations, thanks again!
Midnight in Paris EDP
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2) Givenchy Play Intense
3) Dolce & Gabbana The One
Hm, "dreamy" is a bit subjective. But I found Annick Goutal's Les Nuits d'Hadrien has a special subdued dreaminess to it.
Tom Ford Violet Blonde satisfies all your criteria, IMO. It's a bit sweet, creamy, a little bit spicy, and mysterious. Violet, to me at least, is a distant, somewhat melancholy note in general, and I think it's very much that way in Violet Blonde. That's what gives it a bit of mystery.
I think Midnight in Paris edp is also a good suggestion.
I was really surprised at 34 Boulevard Saint Germain and Purple Patchouli. Both of those are favorites of mine, but I'd never seen them in that light before. Next time I wear them, I'll pay close attention to see if I get that dreaminess.
I don't know why but 8 88 immediately comes to mind when I read your description.
Not sure exactly what you have in mind by "dreamy," but L'Occitane's Vetyver sometimes gets me in a nostalgic, almost dreamlike state of mind.
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Cologne pour le Soir by Maison Francis Kurkdjian - Upon application, one is treated to a deliciously seductive, red rose with fruity glimmers and a cabernet-like facet. A sweet and warm benzoin dusts the lovely rose with its vanillic highlight, and in so doing, provokes a keen powderiness. Barely transitioning, a delightful honey intermingles with the enchanting blend and imparts its enticing sweetness, while what I assume are aldehydes apparently color the melange with a smoky wax. Amazingly, the finale brings forth a mysterious and spicy incense interplaying with wondrous labdanum, which tempers the creation with a tinge of pine and vague illusions of amber and leather. A decidedly beautiful fragrance that is at once soothing and evocative. This anomalous cologne has stunted projection and average longevity.
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The PHLX Semiconductor Index (595.99, up 11.4% YTD) set a multiyear intraday high at 601.40 on April 3. The weekly chart is positive but overbought with its five-week MMA at 569.05. Semiannual and quarterly value levels are 548.36 and 507.19 with a monthly pivot at 581.64 and this week's risky level at 602.78.
The Dow Utility Average (529.71, up 8% YTD) set its 2014 intraday high at 533.80 on March 30. The weekly chart is positive but overbought with its five-week MMA at 519.02. Quarterly and semiannual value levels are 528.10 and 504.03 with a quarterly pivot at 528.10 and annual risky level at 548.70.
Crunching the Numbers with Richard Suttmeier: Moving Averages & Stochastics
This table provides the technical status for the stocks or indices profiled in today's report.
There are five columns with moving average titles: Five-Week Modified Moving Average, 21-Day Simple Moving Average, 50-Day Simple Moving Average, 200-Day Simple Moving Average and the 200-Week Simple Moving Average.
The column labeled 12x3x3 Weekly Slow Stochastics shows the pattern on each weekly chart with readings from Oversold, Rising, Overbought, Declining or Flat.
Interpretations: (stocks below a moving average listed in Red are below that moving average)
Five-Week Modified Moving Average (MMA) is one of two indicators that define whether or not a weekly chart profile is positive, neutral or negative. The other is the status of the 12x3x3 weekly slow stochastic.
A stock with a positive technical rating is above its five-week MMA with rising or overbought stochastics.
A stock with a negative technical rating is below its five-week MMA with declining or oversold stochastics.
A stock with a neutral technical rating has a profile that is not positive or negative.
The 200-Week Simple Moving Average (SMA) is considered a long-term technical support or resistance and as a "reversion to the mean" over a rolling three to five year horizon. (even Apple declined to its 200-week SMA in June 2013)
The 21-Day Simple Moving Average is a short-term technical support or resistance used by many hedge fund traders to adjust positions. A stock above its 21-day SMA will likely move higher over a rolling three to five day horizon and vice versa.
The 50-Day Simple Moving Average is also a technical support or resistance used by many strategists and commentators in financial TV.
The 200-Day Simple Moving Average is another technical support or resistance and I consider this level as a shorter-term "reversion to the mean" over a rolling six to 12 month horizon. (even Apple tested or crossed its 200-day SMA in nine of the last 10 years)
Crunching the Numbers with Richard Suttmeier: Where to Buy & Where to Sell
This table presents where to buy on weakness and where to sell on strength.
EPS Date is the day the company reports their quarterly results.
EPS Estimate is the earnings per share estimate from Wall Street analysts.
Value Levels, Pivots and Risky Levels are calculated based upon the last nine weekly closes (W), nine monthly closes (M), nine quarterly closes (Q), nine semiannual closes (S) and nine annual closes (A). I have one column for pivots, which is a magnet for the period shown. The columns to the left of the pivots are first and second value levels. The columns to the right of the pivots are first and second risky levels.
Investors who wish to buy a stock should use a good-until-canceled GTC limit order to buy weakness to a value level. Investors who want to sell a stock should use a GTC limit order to sell strength to a risky level.
At the time of publication the author held no positions in any of the stocks mentioned.
This article represents the opinion of a contributor and not necessarily that of TheStreet or its editorial staff


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At 105-YEARS-OLD, Pearl Cantrell most definitely wants bacon with that.
"I love bacon, I could eat it for every meal - and I do!", the Texas granny told a local TV station.
It's her not-so-secret for a long, happy life.
"I want other people to eat bacon, I tell them too. My kids all eat it", Cantrell told KRBC.
News of her faith in bacon reached a local producer, Oscar Mayer. They organised a special treat via fast food outlet Weinermobile.
The sizzling granny was given a ride around her home town of Richland Springs in one of their food vans.
Once the ride was over, she was given a gift - more bacon, of course.
"She had a hard life raising all of us, so she deserves all of this," Anno Richards, Pearl's daughter, said.
"And I think this today, will keep her going, she will talk about this for months."


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Hanging with Mr. X
Like Gary Graham, Quanell X spoke boldly last Thursday. Then he was gone.
Inside the Huntsville prison unit, Graham, the celebrity death row inmate, waited to be killed by the state of Texas. Outside the prison's high walls of red brick, a relentless sound warned of impending danger. Much of the noise rolled through the streets from the steady ba-boom, ba-boom, ba-boom rhythm of drum-toting Graham supporters.
Then came the screech. A constant distortion of the words by death penalty protesters shouting through an overmodulated public-address system. The welter of discordant sounds mixed impromptu speeches with continual chants: "Serial killer on the loose. What's his name? George Bush."
More noise flowed from the mouths of Quanell and some of his semiautomatic-weapon-toting entourage, a dozen or so members of the New Black Panthers and his New Black Muslims. The week before, this dynamic black activist and his team made headlines when they showed up to flash their guns outside the state Republican convention in Houston -- and when one of their group allegedly pushed a 71-year-old delegate from Kaufman County to the ground.
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To be certain, hot-air-producing proponents of capital punishment formed their own parade amid the perspiring throngs. A bus arrived with the Cleveland, Texas, chapter of the Ku Klux Klan, including the grand dragon of the White Camellia Knights in high Klan drag.
A coalition of state law enforcement officers policed the grounds in their plan to keep the two factions at opposite ends of the exterior prison campus. But on this day, the pro-death-penalty forces did not command the same amount of attention, reach the same volume or attain the same numbers as the Graham supporters.
At 4 p.m., two hours before Graham's scheduled execution, the diverse demonstrations swelled to at least a couple of thousand participants and onlookers. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles had already had its say two hours earlier, voting 14-3 against a recommendation that Governor George W. Bush grant Graham a 30-day reprieve. That took Bush off the hook and left Graham's backers with the remote hope of new intervention from the U.S. Supreme Court. With each passing minute, Graham's troops seemed to grow more anxious.
Graham's case caused anti-death-penalty groups around the country -- around the world, for that matter -- to make their stand, to draw their line in the sand.
It could be argued that he was a poor choice as the anti-death-penalty poster boy, that if he hadn't actually killed anyone, it wasn't for a lack of trying. Just ask Greg Jones, one of the people Graham shot during a robbery spree just before Bobby Lambert was gunned down in a supermarket parking lot in May 1981. Lambert's killing led Graham to death row. Despite Graham's criminal history, the opponents of capital punishment hoped he would be the one they could use to put a human face on executions.
Early in the day, Quanell preached restraint. He made a point of warning his allies to be on their best behavior; that The Man had snipers on the rooftops and in the trees just waiting for any excuse to open fire. (There were armed guards along the top of the prison wall, but the trees seemed pretty benign.) However, as Graham's appointed time with the executioner grew closer, Quanell apparently decided to ignore his own advice.
Although prison security forces had, for the most part, kept the opposing groups separated, around 5 p.m. Quanell decided to stir things up a bit -- or at least to appear to. He and his group made their way to beyond the east side of the prison, to a Klan bus that was parked on a residential street.
With only a handful of seemingly intimidated young officers from the Huntsville Police Department to deal with, Quanell warily approached the bus. Occasionally a voice from inside the vehicle could be heard over a loudspeaker. It warned Quanell to "stay away from the bus" and added, "We don't want to talk with you." Undeterred, Quanell had a couple of his followers boost him up so he could look through the windows.
"They've got kids with guns in these buses!" he exclaimed as he was lowered back to the ground.
His inner circle and outer crowds swirled constantly around Quanell, making it impossible to ask him questions. Several reporters and photographers had all they could do just to keep track of him. They learned to watch for a glimpse of his striking burnt orange suit. And to scan the crowd for a placard that always seemed to be carried by someone near him, a sign that read: "Though! The white man is devil possessed. We shall overcome."
But despite the suit and the sign, before backup security arrived near the bus, Quanell and his men slipped away, disappearing for about an hour.
Just before the scheduled six o'clock execution, Team Quanell reappeared. This time it seemed a flash point was imminent. As most of the protesters awaited news from the Supreme Court, Quanell and about a dozen of his armed guards suddenly appeared. They walked at a brisk pace along Huntsville's main thoroughfare toward TDCJ headquarters.
Just as quickly, a group of riot-helmet-wearing Department of Public Safety troopers and white-hatted Texas Rangers materialized to head them off. After a brief exchange of words, Quanell's group retreated back down the street away from the building. They were followed for a couple of blocks by several Rangers; an obviously pissed-off Sergeant Drew Carter -- the man who brought in serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz -- led the way.
Quanell re-formed his ranks on the eastern edge of downtown Huntsville. In front of an abandoned movie theater with a Laura poster still encased on the front wall, he climbed atop an automobile. Armed guards flanked Quanell as he invited questions. What, a white female reporter asked, what he was going to do?
"If I looked like you," he told her, "I wouldn't be around here when [Graham] dies." Quanell promised that he and his men would not leave Huntsville as long as Gary Graham was alive.
Perhaps prison officials decided to solve two problems at once. The Supreme Court declined another stay for Graham, and a final federal court appeal also failed. Graham gave his rambling six-minute final statement. His last words were "They are murdering me."
At 8:47 p.m., almost three hours behind schedule, Graham's 19 years on death row ended with his execution.
The tension in Huntsville was not quite over. Outside the prison walls, DPS troopers and prison guards in riot gear lined up several rows deep.
One trooper relayed the word: "Two minutes until the witnesses [to the execution] come out." Police braced themselves for the possibility that the protesters would mount one last rush to the prison gates.
The assault never came. In fact, at about the time Graham was dying, the drumbeats had stopped. Loudspeakers of protesters hushed to silence. A sudden, unsolicited quiet -- if not calm -- came over the crowd.
Only the crying was left. By then, Quanell X was long gone.
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November brings with it a flurry of holiday traditions as well as a stack of spanking-new cookbooks published by some of the city's best chefs and authors. In this series, we put two and two together and created the ultimate Thanksgiving dinner. The only things you're in charge of are the turkey and the stuffing. Today, we feature a dessert and wine suggestions.
Crostata di Zucca Pumpkin Tart
This delicate and untraditional Italian tart has been the finale at cookbook author Carol Field's Thanksgiving dinners for many years. Though you can use a pâte sucrée (sweet pastry dough) recipe of your choice, Field uses a traditional Italian pasta frolla. Makes one 10-inch tart.
¼ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
¼ cup sugar
3 large eggs, separated, at room temperature
2 cups homemade or canned pumpkin puree
Scant ½ cup milk
1 tablespoon potato starch or all-purpose flour
Grated zest of 1 lemon
¼ cup rum or cognac
10-inch partially baked pâte sucrée or pasta frolla tart shell
• Cream the butter and sugar by hand with a wooden paddle or spoon or by electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Add the egg yolks, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
• Stir in the pumpkin, milk, flour, lemon zest, and rum.
• In another bowl, beat the egg whites until the peaks are stiff. Fold a quarter of the egg whites into the pumpkin mixture, and then gently fold in the remaining whites.
• Pour the filling into the tart shell up to ¼-inch of the top. (You can pour the remaining filling into buttered ramekins and bake them without a crust.)
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Bake until the filling is set, about 50 minutes for the tart. Cool completely on a rack.
Adapted from The Italian Baker revised by Carol Field (Ten Speed Press, 2011)
What to Pour
Gerald Asher, the prolific wine writer and author of many books, including his recent release A Vineyard in My Glass (University of California Press), tells us what to drink with dinner.
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Bonny Doon Beeswax Vineyard Arroyo Seco Vinferno 2008 ($20) "Rich but not cloying, this is the perfect pairing with a pumpkin tart and a delicious close to dinner."
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Based on the heroic true story of Henriette Dalille in pre-Civil War New Orleans, Vanessa Williams portrays the beautiful African-American daughter of a wealthy white plantation owner and his kept mistress who goes against the wishes of her family, striving to serve God and the needs of the poor, abandoned slaves and their children. Fighting against the gravely unjust rules of society and rampant racism, Henriette must choose between the great pressure of traditional arranged marriage, the true devoted love of a kind French doctor, or the call to give her life to God and the service of society's outcast. Setting out on a journey fraught with danger, Henriette inspires others to follow her example, eventually founding the Sisters of the Holy Family, and becoming the first African-American candidate for canonization.
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Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Acute Myocardial Infarction
This study has been completed.
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Last updated: July 3, 2011
Last verified: September 2010
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Lunde K, Solheim S, Aakhus S, Arnesen H, Abdelnoor M, Egeland T, Endresen K, Ilebekk A, Mangschau A, Fjeld JG, Smith HJ, Taraldsrud E, Grøgaard HK, Bjørnerheim R, Brekke M, Müller C, Hopp E, Ragnarsson A, Brinchmann JE, Forfang K. Intracoronary injection of mononuclear bone marrow cells in acute myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med. 2006 Sep 21;355(12):1199-209.
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Solheim S, Seljeflot I, Lunde K, Bratseth V, Aakhus S, Forfang K, Arnesen H. The influence of intracoronary injection of bone marrow cells on prothrombotic markers in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Thromb Res. 2012 Nov;130(5):765-8. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2011.11.045. Epub 2011 Dec 20.
Hopp E, Lunde K, Solheim S, Aakhus S, Arnesen H, Forfang K, Edvardsen T, Smith HJ. Regional myocardial function after intracoronary bone marrow cell injection in reperfused anterior wall infarction - a cardiovascular magnetic resonance tagging study. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2011 Mar 17;13:22. doi: 10.1186/1532-429X-13-22.


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Brazil and Argentina recognize Palestine — why now?
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A large proportion of goods carried in Canada, in both domestic and international trade, uses water facilities for some part of its journey. The inland shipping routes are dominated by the 2,342-mile (3,769-km) St. Lawrence–Great Lakes waterway, which provides navigation for vessels of 26-foot (8-metre) draft to the head of Lake Superior. It includes the major canals of Canada. There are seven locks between Montreal and Lake Ontario; the Welland Canal bypasses the Niagara River and Niagara Falls between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie with eight locks; and the Sault Sainte Marie Canal and lock link Lakes Huron and Superior. The 16 locks overcome a drop of some 582 feet (177 metres) from the head of the lakes to Montreal. The St. Lawrence Seaway accommodates all but the largest oceangoing vessels, making the upper St. Lawrence and Great Lakes area open to four-fifths of the world's maritime fleet. The main commodities shipped are grain from Thunder Bay on Lake Superior to St. Lawrence ports, and iron ore to steel mills in both Canada and the United States.
On the west coast, large volumes of forest products, coal, and crude oil are moved by tug and barge operations. On both the east and especially the west coasts there are extensive networks of ferry services. Shipping is crucial to the development of the Canadian Arctic, as it provides a means of transporting mineral resources to markets and bringing supplies to remote communities. In addition to ocean shipping to the Arctic, barges transport supplies along the Mackenzie River all the way to its mouth.
By international standards the Canadian merchant fleet is quite small. Most Canadian-registered merchant vessels operate on domestic routes, and only a few Canadian-flag ships operate deep-sea routes. The Canadian Coast Guard ensures that all ships plying Canadian waters, including the Arctic waterways, meet the requirements of the Canada Shipping Act and follow pollution-prevention procedures; it also operates icebreakers, which keep shipping lanes open, and provides service for the far north.
Vast distances, rugged terrain, and extreme variations in climate have shaped the development of civil aviation in Canada and made air transport tremendously important. Air Canada forms the nucleus of Canada's domestic freight and passenger air service. Several regional domestic air carriers are affiliated with Air Canada and operate other scheduled commercial services. Smaller carriers operate limited scheduled services, some of them to parts of Canada that are inaccessible by other means of transportation. There are also a number of sizable charter operations, which, like Air Canada, operate both international and domestic routes. An open-skies agreement between Canada and the United States in 1995 provided both Canadian and American airlines with increased transborder opportunities.
Toronto's Lester B. Pearson International Airport is by far the busiest in the country, handling annually some one-third of Canada's passenger traffic and more than two-fifths of its air cargo. Montreal has two major airports: Pierre Elliot Trudeau, the chief business airport, and Mirabel, some 20 miles (32 km) north of the city, which specializes in charters and cargo.
Pipelines are a major element in Canada's vast transportation network. Growth has been rapid since 1950, when pipelines were a negligible factor in intercity freight traffic. Some of the world's longest petroleum and natural gas pipelines link the oil and gas fields of Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan to major cities as far east as Montreal, and two major pipelines several hundred miles in length cross the Rocky Mountains and supply the lower mainland of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest of the United States. From the late 1980s to the late 1990s, Canadian crude production using pipelines increased fourfold.
Canada has one of the world's highest ratios of telephones per capita, with virtually all households having at least one phone. This penetration helped spur the development of Canada's high-technology sector, particularly in the Ottawa valley (sometimes dubbed "Silicon Valley North"). Indeed, New Brunswick was home to North America's first fully digitized telephone network. The federal Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission regulates telecommunications commerce. The market, once dominated by three large privately owned companies, has become more competitive since 1980, as a growing number of companies have been licensed to provide local, long-distance, and cellular service. As a result, costs have declined and services have expanded. Likewise, competition among satellite-communication providers has also opened up since 2000, when Telesat Canada relinquished the monopoly it had held on the market since 1969. Computer use in offices and homes is widespread, and Canada's population has one of the world's highest proportions of Internet users. The country is also a global leader in the use of fibre-optics technology.
Government and society
Constitutional framework
Formally, Canada is a constitutional monarchy. The titular head is the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom (locally called the king or queen of Canada), who is represented locally by a governor-general (now always Canadian and appointed by the Canadian prime minister). In practice, however, Canada is an independent federal state established in 1867 by the British North America Act. The act created a self-governing British dominion (recognized as independent within the British Empire by Britain in 1931) and united the colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Canada into the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. Rupert's Land and the Northwest Territories were acquired from the Hudson's Bay Company in 1869, and from them Manitoba was created and admitted to the confederation as a province in 1870; its extent was enlarged by adding more areas from the territories in 1881 and 1912. The colonies of British Columbia and Prince Edward Island were admitted as provinces in 1871 and 1873, respectively. In 1905 Saskatchewan and Alberta were created from what remained of the Northwest Territories and admitted to the confederation as provinces. In 1912 the provinces of Quebec and Ontario were enlarged by adding areas from the Northwest Territories. In 1949 Newfoundland and its mainland dependency, Labrador, joined the confederation following a popular referendum (the province was officially renamed Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001). The Yukon Territory (renamed Yukon in 2003) was separated from the Northwest Territories in 1898, and Nunavut was created from the eastern part of the territories in 1999. Thus, Canada now consists of 10 provinces and 3 territories, which vary greatly in size.
All vestiges of British control ended in 1982, when the British Parliament passed the Canada Act, which formally made Canada responsible for all changes to its own constitution. The Canada Act (also known as the Constitution Act) is not an exhaustive statement of the laws and rules by which Canada is governed. Broadly speaking, the Canadian constitution includes other statutes of the United Kingdom; statutes of the Parliament of Canada relating to such matters as the succession to the throne, the demise of the crown (i.e., death of the monarch), the governor-general, the Senate, the House of Commons, electoral districts, elections, and royal style and titles; and statutes of provincial legislatures relating to provincial legislative assemblies. Many of the rules and procedures of Parliament are not laid down in the Constitution Act but are established by (often British) convention and precedent.
The constitution stipulates that either English or French may be used in all institutions (including the courts) of the Parliament and government of Canada and in all institutions of the National Assembly of Quebec, the legislature of New Brunswick, and their governments. The act guarantees Quebec the right to a Roman Catholic school system under Roman Catholic control, exclusive jurisdiction over property and civil rights, and the French system of civil law. The 1982 constitution was amended to include a Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which provides extensive protections for civil liberties. Further amendments to the constitution require the support of the bicameral federal Parliament (House of Commons and Senate) and seven provinces that together represent half of the population. All the provinces approved the constitution except Quebec, which claimed that it infringed on its policy of restricting the use of the English language, did not give Quebec a veto on future constitutional changes, and failed to officially recognize Quebec as a distinct society. Efforts have been made at the national level to create a dual culture in Canada rather than simply to preserve two cultures. Thus, the Official Languages Act of 1969 declares that the English and French languages "enjoy equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all the institutions of the Parliament and Government of Canada."
Federal legislative authority is vested in the Parliament of Canada, which consists of the sovereign (governor-general), the House of Commons, and the Senate. Both the House of Commons, which has 338 directly elected members, and the Senate, which normally consists of 105 appointed members, must pass all legislative bills before they can receive royal assent and become law. Both bodies may originate legislation, but only the House of Commons may introduce bills for the expenditure of public funds or the imposition of any tax. The House of Commons is more powerful than the Senate, whose chief functions include investigation, reviewing government legislation, and debating key national and regional issues.
The governor-general, who holds what is now a largely ceremonial position, is appointed by the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth upon the advice of the Canadian government. The governor-general formally summons, prorogues, and dissolves Parliament, assents to bills, and exercises other executive functions. After a general election, the governor-general calls on the leader of the party winning the most seats in the House of Commons to become prime minister and to form a government. The prime minister then chooses a cabinet, generally drawn from among the members of the House of Commons from that same party. Almost all cabinet ministers head executive departments, and the cabinet, led by the prime minister, develops all policies and secures passage of legislation.
The ministers of the crown, as members of the cabinet are called, are chosen generally to represent all regions of the country and its principal cultural, religious, and social interests. Although they exercise executive power, cabinet members are collectively responsible to the House of Commons and remain in office only so long as they retain its confidence. The choice of the Canadian electorate not only determines who shall govern Canada but also, by deciding which party receives the second largest number of seats in the House, designates which of the major parties becomes the official opposition. The function of the opposition is to offer intelligent and constructive criticism of the existing government.
The Canada Act divides legislative and executive authority between the federal government and the provinces. Among the main responsibilities of the national government are defense, trade and commerce, banking, credit, currency and bankruptcy, criminal law, citizenship, taxation, postal services, fisheries, transportation, and telecommunications. In addition, the federal government is endowed with a residual authority in matters beyond those specifically assigned to the provincial legislatures, including the power to make laws for the peace, order, and good government of Canada.


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I AM a resident of the Indian part of Kashmir. I have been following the online edition of Dawn for the last more than a decade now. I start my day after going through this esteemed paper but my heart bleeds when I see the killings and bombings taking place in Karachi, Balochistan, Peshawar, Waziristan, etc.
Kashmir has also witnessed a lot of bloodshed for the last few decades but Kashmiris do not kill their own brothers and sisters.
We hope that a strong democratic government comes into power after the upcoming general elections in Pakistan which could address the internal issues. Not only the people of Pakistan need a strong, democratic and peaceful Pakistan but the people of Kashmir also want a peaceful Pakistan.
I would call upon the people of Pakistan to shun their internal differences and work together as a nation so that the dreams of Alama Iqbal and the Quaid-i-Azam are fulfilled.
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There's no shortage of supplements, diet advice and exercise gizmos to help people lose weight. Unfortunately, that's because there's no shortage of salesmen who prey on those wanting to lose the excess poundage. The truth is, diet and exercise are the only real ways to fight the battle of the bulge, and while many people have no trouble grasping the exercise side of it, the diet side is more complicated. Using your metabolism to lose weight is an effective strategy, and there are two ways to do it.
Basal Metabolic Rate
A perfectly sound weight-loss plan centers around your metabolism. If you havea slower than average metabolic rate (as most overweight people do), the idea is to "trick" the body into jump-starting its calorie-burning efforts. This is relatively simple to do. Everyone has a metabolic rate that varies, even overweight individuals, so determining one's Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) provides a starting point, or base for, a metabolic weight-loss plan. By plugging in basic stats, a person's rate of daily caloric expenditure is measured against statistical norms, and the resulting number is the amount of calories that person needs daily to maintain current health. Most people usually ingest far more calories than their BMR suggests, so by eating about 500 more calories than the BMR, a deficit actually occurs and is alleviated by burning fat stores.
Deficit and Exercise
One pound of fat is equal to roughly 3,500 calories. The biggest source of calories is stored fat (thus stored energy). Metabolism can be activated by creating a caloric deficit, as previously stated, and by keeping a food journal for four days. By writing down and totaling each day's consumed calories, the totals will be roughly the same all four days. On the fifth day, subtract 500 calories from the daily allotment. The body's metabolism is used to getting this caloric amount, so it will seek out the means to make up the deficit, which is in body fat stores. If 500 calories aren't taken for seven days, 3,500 calories are burned to make up the difference—1 lb. of fat. A true weight-loss plan involves daily exercise for at least 20 minutes. Coupled with the caloric deficit, an additional 1 to 2 lbs. can be lost every week, on target with what doctors regard as safe weight loss.


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By understanding customer concerns, aggregate producers can differentiate product offerings and provide better customer service.
Providing high-quality customer service often boils down to understanding your customer's needs and helping to solve their problems.
Tim Cost, senior technical service engineer for Holcim (US) Inc, says that a number of emerging trends can improve product performance throughout the construction materials supply chain. Aggregates producers can differentiate themselves from the competition by understanding these trends and meeting customer needs.
Aggregate grading
Research into concrete cracking suggests that using a wider range of product sizes may help prevent cracking.
"One of the things that state DOTs (Departments of Transportation) are studying more and more closely these days is how enhanced aggregate gradings can improve the quality of concrete and can, perhaps, reduce the incidence of cracking, especially on bridge decks," Cost says.
"Some of the new specifications that are evolving call for improved gradings for concrete aggregates," he adds. "This often necessitates the concrete producer to use a third and even a fourth aggregate in their concrete, rather than just a fine or coarse aggregate, which has traditionally been the default."
These additional sizes are often intermediate sized materials, which can pose a production challenge for some aggregate producers. The same size range of material is frequently used in asphalt specs, leaving available sources somewhat depleted.
"Even places where the predominant coarse aggregate for concrete might be a crushed limestone or granite, an available intermediate aggregate might be a pea gravel, perhaps at some cost premium," Cost notes.
While results can differ from one region — and geology — to another, Cost says that many concrete producers are seeing a variety of benefits to enhanced aggregate grading. Besides reducing cracking, it can also improve concrete pumpability and finishing.
"Every day, we're finding more and more justification for it," he says.
Concrete curing
Another area of research shows that replacing a small percentage of the natural sand in concrete mixes with lightweight aggregate fines can positively impact curing. In fact, some state Departments of Transportation, including Louisiana DOT, are beginning to consider lightweight aggregates in the mix design for bridge decks.
Lightweight aggregates are generally expanded shale, clay or slate that has been processed through a kiln and crushed into fine particles in the general size ranges of natural sands.
Because the fine particles are porous, they absorb and retain some mix water in the concrete. As the free mix water in the paste is consumed by hydration or lost to evaporate over time, Cost says, these particles can release water back into the paste.
"Internal curing is a way of keeping the concrete saturated in a more perfect way than through external curing," he explains. "To replace the moisture loss using the internal porous particles, you slow the shrinkage rate of concrete way down over time, and it's really useful in mitigating cracking."
Numerous studies on the use of lightweight fine aggregates in concrete are under way, including one by Purdue University's Michael Golias, Javier Castro and Jason Weiss. The percentage of lightweight aggregates to be used depends on a number of factors including the top sizes and type of material.
"It's not a great deal; it may be around 15 percent of your sand," Cost says. "Implementation of this is just beginning in many areas, but I think you're going to be hearing more and more about it."
Material handling and specs
In addition to tracking materials trends, operators should also consider how specification changes may impact their customers. For example, as natural aggregates become depleted in certain areas, local supplies are supplemented with material imported into the market.
"When crushed stone is mined and brought in by a barge or ship, the amount of handling that is involved sometimes generates additional fracture fines in the supply that may increase the amount of material passing the #200 sieve, often in excess of what's allowed," Cost says.
While DOT specifications were designed to prevent organic-type fines such as clay particles in natural aggregates, what some are finding is that the dust fracture fines from crushed stone may not be deleterious at all, and may, in some cases, be beneficial.
"The state DOTs are having to take a second look at their specifications and evaluate whether that's a justified requirement any more," he explains. "Specifications require continual review in the interest of quality."
By paying attention to developing research and specifications, aggregate producers can help customers solve operational challenges and move from a commodity mentality to a service-oriented partnership with their customers.


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A DISGUSTED Carhampton man has spoken of his relief after he was told he would not be facing court over £19 unpaid council tax.
Nigel Gates, 40, said he was threatened with court action by West Somerset Council after failing to pay the last two amounts of his council tax.
The single parent said he had explained his situation to the authority.
He said: "I am wheelchair bound and had explained to the council that I couldn't get out to pay it.
"I'm unable to set up a direct debit because I don't always have the necessary funds coming in.
"They said that they had sent me letters saying that if I didn't pay I would be taken to court but I never received those letters, if I had I would have found some way of paying it or I would have contacted them straight away."
The authority made a u-turn saying there had been an admin error and scrapped Nigel's charges.
He added: "I was only £19 in arrears, it's not like I owed hundreds of pounds.
"I think it's just ridiculous."
A spokesperson for West Somerset Council said: "The Council has a duty to ensure council tax is collected.
"If a payment is overdue, reminders will be sent out before a final notice is issued.
"The reminders are designed to be helpful, offering people the opportunity to talk to the Council if they are having problems in making payments.
"The Council can work with an individual to work out a suitable payment plan and would encourage anyone who may be in arrears, even for a relatively small sum, to make contact as soon as possible."
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"Nintendo's Back for The Casual and Hardcore"
With the launch of Nintendo's newest console, the Wii U marks the first console released in the eighth generation of gaming. Many are wondering whether this new console should even be considered next generation or if it's worth buying. Fortunately, other than a few flaws, the Wii U is a great system overall, and should be picked up by every person who calls himself a gamer.
It has been widely disputed whether the Wii U hardware really is next generation. I'm glad to say that after playing and researching the Wii U I am rather optimistic about the Wii U's future. First of all, in order to clear up any doubt, the Wii U is more powerful that the PS3 and 360. Hackers and experts have dissected the Wii U and have concluded that albeit not by huge leaps, the Wii U is more powerful than the current generation consoles. Furthermore, the compact design of the Wii U allows for the various parts of the console, such as the CPU, to be used much more efficiently than it could be on the PS3 and 360.
From the multiple games I've played, it seems like the Wii U has a very promising graphical future ahead. Games like Trine 2 and Nano Assault Neo look stunning. Although they don't look overall look better than games on the 360, they're definitely on par with them. The games also feature some lighting and particle effects that simply have not yet been possible on the 360 and PS3. This makes me so optimistic about the Wii U's future. When the 360 came out, many of the games just looked like PS2 and Xbox games. The system has made huge strides to get to where it is now. If this is just the starting point for the Wii U, then I cannot imagine how games will look on the system in five to six years.
The exterior of the system has four USB cables, two in the front and two in the back. Since the system comes with so little memory, players will most likely have to buy an external hard drive. These aren't super expensive, but a cost that must be kept in mind nevertheless. I bought a 500 gb hard drive for less than forty dollars. Another thing to keep in mind is that newer hard drives don't power themselves. This means that the hard drive I purchased must use the power of the Wii U. Since the Wii U doesn't feature 3.0 USB ports, but only 2.0 USB ports, these smaller hard drives will need to be powered through two USB ports instead of one. Therefore, those with newer hard drives will need to also pick up a Y USB splitter, which in my case cost me five dollars. This is a slight nuisance since many newer hard drives will not work without the Y splitter cable.
Another deficiency in the hardware is the lack of an Ethernet port. The Wii U features wireless connectivity, which works great during online play and other online connectivity features, but begins lacking when updates need to be downloaded. Those picking up a system will have to endure a two hour system update when booting up the system. This update would download much faster with a more efficient and reliable Ethernet cable.
The trademark feature of the Wii U is the all new gamepad. The gamepad sports a six inch touch screen which allows players to use the Wii U like a large Nintendo DS. This allows for deeper immersion in games through the use of the touchscreen and also helps unclutter the screen by placing hub objects on the gamepad for reference. At first glance it may seem like the gamepad would be uncomfortable to hold, especially during long gameplay sessions. I'm happy to say that even I, with relatively small hands, enjoyed holding the gamepad. It was comfortable to hold and wasn't by any means too large or too long.
Another great feature of the gamepad is off-screen play. Many games allow players to turn off the tv and play on the gamepad instead. Unfortunately, in my case, I cannot play the gamepad while on the loo, but I can play the gamepad in a nearby room. Although the range of the gamepad isn't as long as I would have hoped, it is definitely convenient and allows for play in a different room. Ideally, if your bathroom is next door to your Wii U, then you're set for eternity unless you have to come out to eat.
The one downside about the gamepad is the battery life. I never got out more than two to three hours out of the gamepad before it shut off. This can become quite annoying, especially for those gamers that are ready for long gameplay sessions. Fortunately, the charging cord for the gamepad is pretty long, so players can always play Wii U with the gamepad plugged in. Even better is the fact that players can take the battery out of the gamepad, so third-parties may begin to release better battery packs for the gamepad in the future.
Interface & Online
When booting up the Wii U, players will be greeted with an interface similar to that of a Wii and 3DS. Games and applications are treated as channels, and players can rearrange all the icons at will. Players can multitask in the middle of games. In the middle of play, one can check the internet, Miiverse, and the status of their friends. This is incredibly convenient, since this is rather unexplored territory for other companies. If I get stuck in the middle of my 360 game, I am unable to check the internet for solutions, while on my Wii U I can. Unfortunately, the load times in between loading applications are infuriating. Want to load the internet? You must wait 15-30 seconds. Want to play a game? You must now wait another 15-30 seconds. Fortunately, Nintendo has already released a patch that has addressed this issue by cutting loading times by about five seconds. Although the loading times are still pretty long, this means that this problem is fixable and can be addressed in the future. Load times can improve.
One of the newest internet features is Miiverse, Nintendo's version of Twitter. Players can join different communities belonging to different games. Here, players can post pictures on the community's wall or messages for others to read. This Twitter-like space is unlike anything on any other console and allows for a social experience unlike any other. Like on other consoles, you can have a friend roster and send messages to others. Unlike other consoles, though, players can follow others, to track what they're posting, and they can post messages for the whole world to see.
Unfortunately, even with all these advances, Nintendo's online structure is still lacking in many aspects. There is no cross-chat play available. So, players can only speak with their friends that are playing the same game as them. Even stranger is that when talking to others online, players cannot use the built in microphone in the gamepad, they must use a third-party microphone. This adds unnecessary costs to the player that could've easily been addressed. I'm still hopeful that a future patch will fix this problem, though.
Another shortcoming of the online system is the lack of achievements. Many gamers disregard achievements, since there's really no real value to them. Although I understand where these people are coming from, I still get why system-wide achievements are appreciated. First of all, achievements provide some extra incentive for players to go back into a game after it is completed. Achievements also allow players to boast to their friends about their accomplishments. I understand that I'll still be buying the next Zelda game on the Wii U whether there are achievements or not, but what about a multiplatform game? A recent example of this is Assassin's Creed 3. Why would I buy the Wii U version of AC3 when I could buy the game for my 360 and get credit for finishing the game? Had Nintendo included achievements into the Wii U, then they would've had an extra game sale. Yet again, I'm hoping that Nintendo releases a patch fixing this problem.
The last thing I'd like to address about the interface of the console is the incredible convenience of the TV functionality of the gamepad. Wii U owners can wirelessly use the gamepad as a TV remote. This may not seem all that convenient, but once you begin using the gamepad as a TV remote you'll see how convenient this functionality really is. Now, in the middle of playing a game, I can adjust the volume on my TV without stopping the game. Furthermore, if I want to play my Xbox after my Wii U, then I can change the input displayed on my television without ever reaching for my TV remote. This television functionally eliminates the nuisance of a TV remote.
In terms of software, the Wii U has had a great launch. The Wii U launched with Mario, Scribblenauts, Nintendo Land, and ZombiU; just to name a few of the games. On top of this is a great eShop offering, including wonderful games like Nano Assault Neo and Trine 2. Even now, just a month into the launch, there are tons of games for people to play. These games not only serve the casual, but the hardcore as well. Looking at the software thus far, it seems like Nintendo really is making a console for everyone.
The near future looks very promising as well. Just within the next few months Rayman Legends, Pikmin 3, Lego City Stories, and The Wonderful 101 will be released. I've already had the chance to play a few of these games and they seem very promising. A platformer, such as Rayman Legends, from Ubisoft can only be amazing, especially since Rayman Origins was so great. We can only expect the best from Pikmin 3, since it's a first-party game. Lego games aren't revolutionary, but they do suit their own crowd. Platinum Games, with its pedigree, can only release The Wonderful 101 if it is great. This is just a list of promising games coming within the next few months.
Looking even farther into the lifecycle of the Wii U there is a promise of first-party software from Nintendo. We know that eventually there will be a Zelda game released, which is alone a system seller to most people. We can also assume that Nintendo will release a Kirby, Metroid, and Donkey Kong game. We could also probably expect a 3D Mario game eventually as well. Lastly, we cannot forget Super Smash Bros, which has already been announced, and Miyamoto's secret new IP that we have barely heard anything about.
Simply by looking at the games already released, the games coming in the next few months, and the games coming in the console's far-off future, how can one pass on buying a Wii U. A console is defined by its software, and the Wii U is already proving that it will have plenty of amazing software for years to come.
Though the Wii U has some flaws, the positives outnumber all the fallacies. The Wii U is more powerful than current generation consoles, and the games look gorgeous. Although the online and interface has some flaws, all the problems can be fixed through future patches. Lastly, the library on the Wii U will be incredible by the time the console cycle is over. For these reasons I recommend every single gamer picks up the Wii U. For $300, the console is a great investment into the future of gaming.
Reviewer's Rating: 4.5 - Outstanding
Originally Posted: 12/20/12
Game Release: Wii U (Basic Set) (US, 11/18/12)
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Big Game rides on WNY footing as Hamburg native gets call for stadium prep
SECAUCUS, N.J. – Before the artists can do their work, they need a canvas.
That's where Stephen Sansonese comes in.
Sansonese is a 27-year-old from Hamburg who works as the field and site grounds manager at MetLife Stadium, which Sunday will host the biggest sporting event in the world, Super Bowl XLVIII.
Sansonese will be one of the very first people on the field on game day, helping to make sure every last detail of its preparation is perfect – right down to placing the pylons in the end zone.
And should it snow, he'll be part of the team that handles that, too.
For the Big Game, the National Football League brings in its own grounds crew to prepare the field for play – which is Sansonese's usual responsibility during the regular season for the two teams that share the stadium, the New York Jets and New York Giants.
That means that Sansonese is working as a liaison this week, meeting daily with Ed Mangan, the league's field director for the Super Bowl. Their meetings cover everything from how hard the playing surface is to what to do in case of precipitation.
"I'll talk with him and share my views," said Sansonese, a Frontier High School and Canisius College graduate. "Ed might come to me and say, 'Hey, could you have your crew help us?' We work together basically to get everything done."
The first-ever cold-weather outdoor Super Bowl has created some challenges never seen before.
For example, there was a dusting of snow Tuesday night, so at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Sansonese and his crew assisted the league in removing the snow from the tarp on the field. They placed field heaters underneath the tarp, and inflated it to heat the surface of the field. At 11 a.m., the tarp was removed so that the kickers and punters for the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks could practice.
Sansonese gets three different weather updates each day. "I have a Doppler radar screen in my office, and we watch it religiously," he said.
Sunday's forecast from the National Weather Service calls for a 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 1 p.m., and a high of 51 degrees. With kickoff set for 6:25 p.m., it's increasingly likely snow won't be part of the equation.
"The best-case scenario is good weather the whole time," Sansonese said. "The worst-case scenario is snow. Your life's terrible if it snows. We had 14 inches last Tuesday night, and it took us two days to clear out the whole stadium. It's just a lot to get snow out of that building, but I don't really think there is a worst-case scenario, because if there is adversity, there are so many experienced people with the NFL, that we know how to handle it. Plus, the forecast is looking good."
With the temperature rising, it also may affect how the league prepares the playing surface. The field in MetLife Stadium is made of synthetic turf. It's made up of "infill," which is a mixture of sand and rubber from ground-up tires.
When it's cold, the field has a tendency to get harder. During the regular season, Sansonese uses a machine called a Clegg Hammer to test how hard the playing surface is 72 hours before every game. "It's a giant hammer that smacks on the field and gives you a reading," he said.
An acceptable reading for an NFL field is between 60 and 100, with a lower number meaning a softer field.
"Obviously you don't want to go too soft because players could slip. They don't have good traction," Sansonese said. "But too hard, obviously concussions are a huge concern, so you don't want your field so hard that if a player hits their helmet on the turf, it can have serious effects."
The NFL tested the MetLife field Thursday with Sansonese's assistance, and likely will again Saturday. While the results of that test are confidential, the turf was compliant all regular season under Sansonese's direction.
Should the NFL test the field again Saturday and get a Clegg number too high for its liking, it can aerate the field, punching holes in it that allows it to breathe by breaking up the infill and spreading it out. That's something Sansonese and his crew did last week.
If the Clegg number was too low, the league may decide to add moisture to it. That pushes the sand and rubber together.
While those decisions are handled by the league this week, they are what Sansonese does on a weekly basis during the regular season.
Ultimately, Sansonese's primary responsibility is to make the playing surface safe. Another way he does that is to make sure the surface is smooth. He measures the millimeters of infill in sections. If the numbers vary, the field is groomed.
That's something Sansonese, who will be working his first Super Bowl, said will likely be done the morning of the game. A tractor with a brush and magnet on the back is driven over the field. The rush smoothes out the surface, while the magnet picks up metal or anything that would be harmful.
Sansonese said the NFL goes the extra mile for the Super Bowl.
"They'll go to the point where they roll up tape backward and pick lint off the field," he joked. "It's the biggest event of the year."
Sansonese got into athletic facilities management on a whim. While attending Canisius as an undergraduate studying education, a work study position opened up in the athletic operations department. That led to a position as a graduate assistant while he earned a master's degree in sports administration.
"I had no clue that I wanted to do this, but I loved sports," he said. "I learned the ropes of how to take care of baseball fields, soccer fields, really every sport there. I was blessed to have really good bosses there who gave me a chance."
Sansonese went from Canisius to his first full-time job at Siena College outside Albany, where he worked as the athletic facility manager. He stayed there for three years before coming to MetLife in August 2012.
"It went pretty fast. I was in the right place at the right time. I've always been a really hard worker, so I used that enthusiasm – and some good references – to get here," said Sansonese, who credits Canisius Athletic Director Bill Maher's support, as well as that of the Golden Griffins' facilities team of Gordon Anthony and Jon Lyons.
He moved to New Jersey with his girlfriend, Jess, a schoolteacher. Sansonese's dad, Steve, is in Buffalo, and his mom, Jackie, is in Hamburg.
"Being from Buffalo, I miss it there. It's a great place," Sansonese said. "Jersey is a lot different, but I enjoy it."
During one week last summer, MetLife hosted a concert on a Saturday, a soccer game played on natural grass on the following Wednesday, then two preseason football games on the weekend – four major stadium events in eight days.
"Concerts, monster truck shows, we had Wrestlemania here last April. We've done it all," said Sansonese, who regularly works with a crew of seven. "It's the No. 1-grossing stadium in the world, so you see everything here. The guys know what they're doing. I'm blessed to have a very good crew."
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Explaining Operational Excellence of Syracuse University's Fast Forward initiative
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The Operational Excellence component of Fast Forward Syracuse is the engine that will in theory allow for the other two components — the Academic Strategic Plan and the Campus Framework — to be fully implemented.
Operational Excellence does so by helping Syracuse University create opportunities to fund investment in the Strategic Plan and the Framework. Under Operational Excellence, SU is "evaluating opportunities to deliver better levels of service to students, faculty and staff to improve the overall effectiveness of the University, and be good stewards of our students' tuition dollars," according to the Fast Forward website.
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Through Operational Excellence, investment objectives, two committees that exist to provide input and several investment initiatives are outlined.
The Operational Excellence objectives are the following:
- Increase efficiency and effectiveness across the University
- Control costs and find better ways to do business
- Foster, encourage and help realize good ideas
- Generate savings and new revenue for investment in the priorities identified in the Strategic Plan and Campus Framework
Two committees exist through Operational Excellence: the Steering Committee and the Executive Committee.
The Steering Committee's purpose is to provide input on the Operational Excellence component and its work, according to the Fast Forward website. Its members include students, faculty, staff and administrators across campus.
The Executive Committee is a smaller group tasked with providing "high-level" oversight to Operational Excellence. Each of its members also serve on the Steering Committee.
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Through Operational Excellence, there are several initiatives SU is pursuing, each of which are designed to drive savings for investment in the rest of Fast Forward.
Those initiatives include the following:
- Standardize and consolidate purchases of office supplies
- Design travel procedures that both save money and make travel plans easier
- Standardize printer and copier purchasing
- Outline policies to improve employee relations and communication
- Evaluate the University Bookstore's ability to better meet the needs of students and the university
- Design a way to track, manage outreach to alumni and donors
- Streamline and enhance research enterprise services
- Modernize, enhance and streamline common human resources processes
- Make telecommunications more efficient
- Enhance organizational effectiveness, efficiency
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