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When you start a new job, if you're not already a member and are eligible, your employer will automatically enrol you in KiwiSaver.
You'll be automatically enrolled in KiwiSaver if you're aged from 18 to 64 years, start a new job with a new employer and your job is:
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Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
Proposed rule.
This rule would increase the assessment rate established for the Spearmint Oil Administrative Committee (Committee) for the 2003-2004 and subsequent marketing years from $0.09 to $0.10 per pound of spearmint oil handled. The Committee locally administers the marketing order, which regulates the handling of spearmint oil produced in the Far West. Authorization to assess spearmint oil handlers enables the Committee to incur expenses that are reasonable and necessary to administer the program. The marketing year begins June 1 and ends May 31. The assessment rate would remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
Comments must be received by May 12, 2003.
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments concerning this rule. Comments must be sent to the Docket Clerk, Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Fax: (202) 720-8938, or E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. Comments should reference the docket number and the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register and will be available for public inspection in the Office of the Docket Clerk during regular business hours, or can be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/moab.html.Start Further Info
Susan M. Hiller, Northwest Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1220 SW. Third Ave, Suite 385, Portland, OR 97204; Phone: (503) 326-2724; Fax: (503) 326-7440; or George Kelhart, Technical Advisor, Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; telephone: (202) 720-2491, Fax: (202) 720-8938.
Small businesses may request information on complying with this regulation by contacting Jay Guerber, Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; telephone: (202) 720-2491, Fax: (202) 720-8938, or E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information
This rule is issued under Marketing Order No. 985, as amended (7 CFR part 985), regulating the handling of spearmint oil produced in the Far West (Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and designated parts of Nevada and Utah), hereinafter referred to as the "order." The order is effective under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601-674), hereinafter referred to as the "Act."
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing this rule in conformance with Executive Order 12866.
This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. Under the marketing order now in effect, Far West spearmint oil handlers are subject to assessments. Funds to administer the order are derived from such assessments. It is intended that the assessment rate as proposed herein would be applicable to all assessable spearmint oil beginning on June 1, 2003, and continue until amended, suspended, or terminated. This rule will not preempt any State or local laws, regulations, or policies, unless they present an irreconcilable conflict with this rule.
The Act provides that administrative proceedings must be exhausted before parties may file suit in court. Under section 608c(15)(A) of the Act, any handler subject to an order may file with USDA a petition stating that the order, any provision of the order, or any obligation imposed in connection with the order is not in accordance with law and request a modification of the order or to be exempted therefrom. Such handler is afforded the opportunity for a hearing on the petition. After the hearing USDA would rule on the petition. The Act provides that the district court of the United States in any district in which the handler is an inhabitant, or has his or her principal place of business, has jurisdiction to review USDA's ruling on the petition, provided an action is filed not later than 20 days after the date of the entry of the ruling.
This rule would increase the assessment rate established for the Committee for the 2003-2004 and subsequent marketing years from $0.09 to $0.10 per pound of spearmint oil handled.
The Far West spearmint oil marketing order provides authority for the Committee, with the approval of USDA, to formulate an annual budget of expenses and collect assessments from handlers to administer the program. The members of the Committee are producers of Far West spearmint oil. They are familiar with the Committee's needs and with the costs for goods and services in their local area and are thus in a position to formulate an appropriate budget and assessment rate. The assessment rate is formulated and discussed in a public meeting. Thus, all directly affected persons have an opportunity to participate and provide input.
For the 2000-2001 and subsequent marketing years, the Committee recommended, and USDA approved, an assessment rate that would continue in effect from marketing year to marketing year unless modified, suspended, or terminated by USDA upon recommendation and information submitted by the Committee or other information available to USDA.
The Committee met on February 26, 2003, and unanimously recommended 2003-2004 expenditures of $173,700 and an assessment rate of $0.10 per pound of spearmint oil handled. In comparison, last year's budgeted expenditures were $191,300. The recommended assessment rate is $0.01 higher than the $0.09 per pound rate currently in effect. Because spearmint oil assessable poundage and assessment income have been lower than estimated Start Printed Page 19756the last two marketing years, the Committee has had to use reserve funds to cover its budgeted expenses. To keep its reserve fund at an acceptable level, the Committee recommended the $0.01 increase and reduced its expenses for 2003-2004.
The major expenditures recommended by the Committee for the 2003-2004 marketing year include $138,400 for committee expenses, $23,300 for administrative expenses, and $12,000 for market research and promotion expenses. Budgeted expenses for these items in 2002-2003 were $164,200, $23,100, and $4,000, respectively.
The Committee estimates that spearmint oil sales for the 2003-2004 marketing year will be approximately 1,697,200 pounds, which should provide $169,720 in assessment income. Income derived from handler assessments, along with interest income and funds from the Committee's authorized reserve, should be adequate to cover budgeted expenses. The Committee estimates that its monetary reserve will be approximately $72,394 at the beginning of the 2003-2004 marketing year. It is not anticipated that the reserve fund will exceed the maximum permitted by the order of approximately one marketing year's operational expenses (§ 985.42).
The proposed assessment rate would continue in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated by USDA upon recommendation and information submitted by the Committee or other available information.
Although this assessment rate would be in effect for an indefinite period, the Committee would continue to meet prior to or during each marketing year to recommend a budget of expenses and consider recommendations for modification of the assessment rate. The dates and times of Committee meetings are available from the Committee or USDA. Committee meetings are open to the public and interested persons may express their views at these meetings. USDA would evaluate Committee recommendations and other available information to determine whether modification of the assessment rate is needed. Further rulemaking would be undertaken as necessary. The Committee's 2003-2004 budget and those for subsequent marketing years would be reviewed and, as appropriate, approved by USDA.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Pursuant to requirements set forth in the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has considered the economic impact of this rule on small entities. Accordingly, AMS has prepared this initial regulatory flexibility analysis.
The purpose of the RFA is to fit regulatory actions to the scale of business subject to such actions in order that small businesses will not be unduly or disproportionately burdened. Marketing orders issued pursuant to the Act, and the rules issued thereunder, are unique in that they are brought about through group action of essentially small entities acting on their own behalf. Thus, both statutes have small entity orientation and compatibility.
There are 7 spearmint oil handlers subject to regulation under the marketing order, and approximately 98 producers of Class 1 (Scotch) spearmint oil and approximately 100 producers of Class 3 (Native) spearmint oil in the regulated production area. Small agricultural service firms are defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA)(13 CFR 121.201) as those whose annual receipts are less than $5,000,000, and small agricultural producers are defined as those having annual receipts less than $750,000.
Based on SBA's definition of small entities, the Committee estimates that 2 of the 7 handlers regulated by the order could be considered small entities. Most of the handlers are large corporations involved in the international trading of essential oils and the products of essential oils. In addition, the Committee estimates that 11 of the 98 Scotch spearmint oil producers and 13 of the 100 Native spearmint oil producers could be classified as small entities under the SBA definition. Thus, a majority of handlers and producers of Far West spearmint oil may not be classified as small entities.
The Far West spearmint oil industry is characterized by producers whose farming operations generally involve more than one commodity, and whose income from farming operations is not exclusively dependent on the production of spearmint oil. A typical spearmint oil producing operation has enough acreage for rotation such that the total acreage required to produce the crop is about one-third spearmint and two-thirds rotational crops. Thus, the typical spearmint oil producer has to have considerably more acreage than is planted to spearmint during any given season. Crop rotation is an essential cultural practice in the production of spearmint oil for weed, insect, and disease control. To remain economically viable with the added costs associated with spearmint oil production, most spearmint oil-producing farms fall into the SBA category of large businesses.
This rule would increase the assessment rate established for the Committee and collected from handlers for the 2003-2004 and subsequent marketing years from $0.09 to $0.10 per pound of spearmint oil handled. The Committee unanimously recommended 2003-2004 expenditures of $173,700 and an assessment rate of $0.10 per pound. The proposed assessment rate is $0.01 higher than the $0.09 per pound rate currently in effect. The quantity of assessable spearmint oil for the 2003-2004 marketing year is estimated at 1,697,200 pounds. Thus, the $0.10 rate should provide $169,720 in assessment income. This, along with interest income and funds from the Committee's authorized reserve, would be adequate to cover budgeted expenses.
The major expenditures recommended by the Committee for the 2003-2004 marketing year include $138,400 for committee expenses, $23,300 for administrative expenses, and $12,000 for market research and promotion expenses. Budgeted expenses for these items in 2002-2003 were $164,200, $23,100, and $4,000, respectively.
The Committee reviewed and unanimously recommended 2003-2004 expenditures of $173,700, which included a decrease to committee expenses, and increases in administrative and market research and promotion expenses. Prior to arriving at this budget, the Committee considered information from various sources, including the Committee's Executive Committee and the current marketing year's actual and anticipated expenditures. The proposed budget includes an expenditure reduction of $17,600 and no further alternative expenditure levels were discussed. The Committee estimates that spearmint oil sales for the 2003-2004 marketing year will be approximately 1,697,200 pounds, which should provide $169,720 in assessment income. This, together with interest and other income, is approximately $280 below the anticipated expenses, which the Committee determined to be acceptable.
A review of historical information and preliminary information pertaining to the upcoming 2003-2004 marketing year indicates that the producer price for the 2003-2004 marketing year could be about $9.13 per pound. Therefore, the estimated assessment revenue for the 2003-2004 marketing year as a percentage of total producer revenue could be about 1.1 percent.
This action would increase the assessment obligation imposed on handlers. While assessments impose some additional costs on handlers, the Start Printed Page 19757costs are minimal and uniform on all handlers. Some of the additional costs may be passed on to producers. However, these costs would be offset by the benefits derived by the operation of the marketing order. In addition, the Committee's meeting was widely publicized throughout the Far West spearmint oil industry and all interested persons were invited to attend the meeting and participate in Committee deliberations on all issues. Like all Committee meetings, the February 26, 2003, meeting was a public meeting and all entities, both large and small, were able to express views on this issue. Finally, interested persons are invited to submit information on the regulatory and informational impacts of this action on small businesses.
This proposed rule would impose no additional reporting or recordkeeping requirements on either small or large Far West spearmint oil handlers. As with all Federal marketing order programs, reports and forms are periodically reviewed to reduce information requirements and duplication by industry and public sector agencies.
USDA has not identified any relevant Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or conflict with this rule.
A small business guide on complying with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop marketing agreements and orders may be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/moab.html. Any questions about the compliance guide should be sent to Jay Guerber at the previously mentioned address in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
A 20-day comment period is provided to allow interested persons to respond to this proposed rule. Twenty days is deemed appropriate because: (1) The 2003-2004 marketing year begins on June 1, 2003, and the marketing order requires that the rate of assessment for each marketing year apply to all assessable spearmint oil handled during such marketing year; (2) the Committee needs to have sufficient funds to pay its expenses which are incurred on a continuous basis; and (3) handlers are aware of this action which was unanimously recommended by the Committee at a public meeting and is similar to other assessment rate actions issued in past years.Start List of Subjects
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 985
- Marketing agreements
- Oils and fats
- Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Spearmint oil
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 7 CFR part 985 is proposed to be amended as follows:Start Part
1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 985 continues to read as follows:
2. Section 985.141 is revised to read as follows:
On and after June 1, 2003, an assessment rate of $0.10 per pound is established for Far West spearmint oil. Unexpended funds may be carried over as a reserve.
Dated: April 16, 2003.
A.J. Yates,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 03-9844 Filed 4-21-03; 8:45 am]

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I have removed the centerboard trunk cap from my "new" FS 527 for sanding and varnishing. To my surprise I found that the 300-degree swivel cleat that controls the main sheet was not only attached to the mahogany trunk cap but screwed through the cap right into the centerboard trunk with 3" long stainless steel metal screws. I can't imagine that this is the proper way as it violates the gasket/"foam" membrane between trunk and cap. What is the recommended way of attaching the swivel cleat? I believe I found a clue when I noticed 4 abandoned closely spaced epoxied holes with washers on the underside further aft from the current arrangement, although in no way does the distance between the holes match the existing base for the 300-dgeree swivel cleat. I have pictures of the centerboard trunk before and after the cap was removed and of the underside of the cap at http://gallery.me.com/wdahnert#100033&bgcolor=black&view=grid To solve this puzzle probably requires the input of anyone familiar with the 1960s FS rigging schemes. Any help would be appreciated!
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I'll be interested to hear what folks reply, my trunk cover is deteriorated, and I need to do the same, not sure if I have the same issue or not....


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Batman V Superman, Dawn of JusticeBlu-ray Disc - 2016 | Blu-ray version.
Batman v Superman, l'aube de la justice [enregistrement vidéo (Bluray)]
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Complete waste of time. Lots of hype though, too bad I fell for it.
Honestly not as bad or as good as most people say. In all, it is sloppy. It should have been cut drastically differently and had story lines removed. The action is cool, but the story makes no sense. People did not dislike this movie because it made you think. In fact, the logic is almost nonexistent in this movie. Beautiful movie to watch on mute.
There is no WAY Batman would win a fight with Superman! I loved comics as a kid and love sci-fi and these superhero movies as an adult, but i truly cringe at this movie, should never had been made, plus not a fan of Ben Affleck being Batman but that's a separate story for another review. Anyway, putting all true physics aside and also knowing that this is all fantasy...still, Superman would CRUSH Batman instantly if he truly wanted to. Come on! As for Wonder Woman, that's a GREAT movie! I sure hope The Justice League movies fair better than this one. I was a big fan of The Justice League as a kid and can't wait for those movies, sure hope they are as good as Wonder Woman.
terrible and dreary >> I wanted both Batman and Superman to die !!!! only bright spot was The girl playing Wonder Woman she is a future Star
Not sure why critics did not like this movie. Perhaps you had to think.
Definitely a dark movie. Superheros aren't alway happy and solve everything.
Interesting moral issues presented.
Not a perfect movie. I could not believe Batman has all those issues almost like Post stess.
Didn't deserve the panning.
Not for little kids.
If you are expecting a Marvel-type movie, this is not for you.
If you are expecting an uplifting superhero movie, this is not for you.
If you are expecting a dark drama featuring familiar comic superheroes embattled in mature and violent themes, then you might enjoy this movie. I did.
If you have young children, do not show them this movie. They won't get anything out of it but nightmares.
Horribly dark, depressing, violent and angry. Just an awful, awful movie with far too much gratuitous bloodshed and torture. Definitely wouldn't recommend letting kids under 14 see it. I don't recommend adults see it either, for that matter.
Do you like the characters of Batman and Superman? First-rate acting? An interesting story? Compelling, suspenseful direction? That's good. But if not, there's always Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. For parents and grandparents with fond memories of previous incarnations of these characters, Batman murders and maims a whole lot of people; but in no way as many as Superman killed, in one way or another, in Man of Steel. On the other hand, Batman achieves 100 percent more sexual molestation of an unconscious woman, after punching her in the face, in Suicide Squad.
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Bruce Wayne: We're criminals, Alfred. We've always been criminals. Nothing's changed.
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By A. H. KOSCHMANN and M. H. BERGENDAHL - USGS 1968
Click here for the Principle Gold Producing Districts of the United States Index
Mohave County, in the northwestern corner of Arizona, ranks second among the gold-producing counties of the State, with a total of about 2,461,000 ounces through 1959. More than half of this total came from lode mines of the San Francisco district. Three other districts have produced more than 10,000 ounces: Wallapai, Weaver, and Gold Basin. All these districts are in the west-central part of the county, an area of mountain ranges and valleys that trend north-northwest.
The Gold Basin (Salt Springs) district is in the eastern part of the White Hills west of Hualpai Wash, 40 miles north of Hackberry and 60 miles north of Kingman.
Gold-bearing veins were discovered in the early 1870's, but their development was inhibited by the remoteness of the area and scarcity of fuel and water (Schrader, 1909, p. 118-127). Before 1900, however, the district yielded gold ore worth between $50,000 and $100,000, most of which came from the Eldorado mine. Production continued to 1920 on a small scale and a period of inactivity from 1920 to 1932 followed. A few mines were reopened from 1932 to 1942, but the district was dormant from 1943 to 1959. Total minimum gold production of the district was about 15,000 ounces, most of which was from lode mines.
The ore deposits occur in veins in Precambrian granite and schist. The gold is associated with lead or copper ores that contain pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, molybdenite, and wolframite. The oxidized parts of the veins contain limonite, malachite, cerussite, and vanadinite (Schrader, 1909, p. 119).
The San Francisco district is near the south end of the Black Mountains about 29 miles by road southwest of Kingman. It includes both the Oatman and the Katherine camps; Gold Road and Union Pass are local names applied to parts of the district. Gold is the principal valuable metal in the ore deposits of this district.
Soldiers from Camp Mohave on the Colorado River first discovered gold in the Oatman area in 1863 or 1864, in what is now known as the Moss vein (Ransome, 1923, p. 3-8). Other veins with prominent outcrops were discovered soon afterward. Although some rich ore was taken from a pocket close to the surface in the Moss vein in the first 3 or 4 years, most of the development was discouraging and the Oatman camp was inactive for more than 30 years. The earliest locations in the Katherine area were probably made in the early 1880's (Lausen, 1931, p. 13). In 1901 good ore was found in shallow shafts on what is now known as the Tom Reed vein, and in 1902 a stampede to the district occurred when rich ore was found in the outcrops of the Gold Road vein (Ransome, 1923, p. 4; Schrader, 1909, p. 153-154). A high level of activity continued through 1924. The district was revived from 1930 through 1942, and produced a maximum of 48,000 ounces in 1936. From 1943 through 1951, activity was sporadic and was carried out on a small scale, and from 1952 through 1959 no production was reported. The total gold production of the district from 1897 through 1951 was about 2,045,400 ounces.
In general the geology of the district can be described as an uneven terrain of Precambrian rocks overlain unconformably by a thick section of Tertiary volcanic rocks including trachyte, andesite, latite, rhyolite, and basalt flows. The volcanic rocks are the predominant bedrock in the Oatman area, whereas the Precambrian granitic rocks crop out extensively in the Katherine area (Lausen, 1931, p. 22-23). Bodies of quartz monzonite porphyry, sodic granite porphyry, and rhyolite porphyry intruded Precambrian and the lower Tertiary rocks. The rocks were tilted and faulted, and mineral deposits were emplaced in the fractures in late Tertiary time. Most of the deposits are in the Oatman Andesite, although in the Katherine area important deposits are found in faults in the Precambrian granite (Lausen, 1931, p. 101-124).
The veinfilling is a typical epithermal mineral assemblage. Bands of quartz, calcite, and adularia contain clusters and stringers of native gold, hematite, limonite, manganese oxides, fluorite, and a little pyrite, chalcopyrite, and chrysocolla (Lausen, 1931, p. 58-62).
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Diet Cola and Mentos
Sir Broderick George Richter
Archduke Dylan Christopher Moore
Bradley James Barrow
The Reverend Kevin Patrick Connelly
Dr. Brady "Tex" Brajavich
IB Physics II
Chris Murray
Janurary 25, 2012
Before we developed our hypothesis and method, we each brought a large amount of background information to the experiment. We had all seen many YouTube videos featuring the famous Diet Coke and Mentos experiment and knew its basic parameters. Further research yielded the following background information.
First, we learned that the massive buildup of pressure occurs when carbonation causes bubbles to accumulate on the surface of the Mentos. These bubbles rapidly expand and are forced out of the small opening of the bottle, creating a geyser. Second, we learned that the aspartame in diet cola lowers the surface tension of the liquid, making it specifically more conducive to creating a large plume. Based on this information, we began to wonder how different amounts of cola would react to the same number of Mentos and if the velocity of the plume had any relation to the height.
Our independent variable was the amount of soda in the bottle. Our dependent variables were height and velocity of plume. Our constants were the type of soda used (Big K Diet Cola) and number of Mentos used (10). We used the equation V=D/T to find the average velocity of the plume, in which D is the height of the plume and T is the amount of time it took to reach its maximum height.
Hypothesis: If the amount of soda in the bottle decreases, then the height of the plume and velocity of the liquid will also decrease because there will less liquid with which the Mentos can react.
We conducted our experiment at the Byrom basketball courts, an open area with a wall in the background for scaling and measurement purposes. We set each bottle of soda a foot from the wall to prevent it from interfering with the plume. We set up the camera at the edge of a marked wall-ball court where it stayed for the duration of the experiment. For each trial, we placed 10 Mentos into a length of PVC piping and held a plastic card to the end to keep them in. after counting down, we then unscrewed the cap of each bottle as quickly as possible. We would then cover the opening with the PVC piping and slide out the plastic card, causing the Mentos to fall into the bottle. The Mentos and cola then reacted, which was captured on camera. At one point during the experiment, the sun set and we had to use car headlights to illuminate the court. We took the footage we acquired from the trials and put them into Logger Pro, using the height of the court as a reference. We measured the height of the plume from the top of the bottle as well as the average velocity on its' way up. We ran 3 trials at 6 different volumes for a total of 18 videos. We then charted and graphed the heights and velocities from each of these into three separate graphs.
Materials List:
20 Diet Cola bottles
14 Mentos rolls
PVC pipe
Video Camera
Logger Pro
Volume measurement device
Meter stick
As the data table and graphs show, the average peak height of plume was not when the bottle was full as we had predicted, but at 1725mL.
Uncertainties were found as follows: For volume, we used a measuring device that had intervals of 50mL, giving us an uncertainty of +/- 25mL. For height, our uncertainty was human error in Logger Pro, so it was not exact. We estimated +/- 3cm. For time, our video in Logger Pro had a time of 0.2 seconds between each slide, making our uncertainty +/- 0.1.
We have concluded that there is an optimal amount of soda to maximize the height of the foam explosion. It peaked at the second highest amount of soda, and we were surprised with the outcome. Our hypothesis was not supported, because there is an amount of soda between full and empty that creates a bigger plume. When we discovered the full soda did not achieve the same height as the trials with slightly less we were shocked. We had assumed that the more liquid there was the more aspartame and carbonation there would be to react. We could not explain this phenomenon but we theorize that the extra space in the bottle allowed more bubbles to form prior to the explosion, therefore providing a higher plume because the bubbles are more easily propelled than the liquid. However, there are many sources of error that could have altered our data. When the sodas were opened some of the reacting gases may have left the bottle at varying speeds, and there were inconsistencies in pouring out the soda as we attempted to do it quickly. Also, the mechanism we used to drop the Mentos was not perfectly efficient, resulting in Mentos that were not all dropped at the same time or speed. And finally some human errors such as shaky video and not exact measurements in Logger Pro. We could have improved the experiment by performing more trials for each amount of soda and by being more careful when following the steps of the method.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14114-science-of-mentosdiet-coke-explosions-explained.html - This website provides a thorough explanation of the science behind the resulting explosion when diet cola and Mentos come in contact.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vk4_2xboOE - This video shows the potential of the diet cola and Mentos in an extreme domino effect.
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-diet-coke-and-mentos.html - The MythBusters reveal the science behind the famously explosive cola-candy combo.
http://www.eepybird.com/featured-video/the-extreme-diet-coke-mentos-experiments/ - These guys spend hours creating tons of different experiments with diet cola and Mentos, providing us with exciting videos.
http://thetartan.org/2007/2/19/scitech/how - Further explanation of why diet cola and Mentos react with and explosion.
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Smooth sailing ahead: The chase for Molly Brown continues
Do we under estimate the power of water? Most of us take it for granted. We drink it, we wash with it, we swim in it, we sometimes abuse it, we nurture living things with it but do we really understand the power of it? I am gaining a better understanding day by day in my journey the true energy and strength behind water.
We have had some very bumpy rides on our first cruise to Liverpool and Belfast and we were only cruising in Irish Sea but now we are in the Atlantic Ocean. The first two days on the Atlantic were beyond bumpy. We were thrown from side to side as we were walking from place to place. When the ship tried to break through the waves it shuttered like an earthquake, and at other times we rode over and dove down the other side. It was a nice addition to a formal dinner where the glasses would rattle and you would quickly hold on to them to make sure they would not fall and break. It truly amazes me that water can leave our ship, such a large object, in the water at its mercy just hoping for it to calm down. Needless to say, to many it did not sit well personally and many decided to stay in the comfort of their cabins. Fortunately we were spared any affect and ventured out into the daily rock and roll ride on the ship.
The ship we are on is a little bit smaller than the Titanic. It is 720 feet long and 43,000 tons with the top speed of 18 knots. The Titanic was 882 ½ feet long and 53,000 tons with the top speed 24 knots. We watch on a daily basis on a monitor that provides the location of the ship in relationship to the world map. There sure is a lot of water out there and we are moving as fast as we can to the memorial site.


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Chicopee, 1/18/05, Shirley J. Adams, of Westfield, a test technician with MicroTek tests a wire harness on the factory floor. Employees at MicroTek will pay a little bit more for their health insurance in 2014, the first year that parts of the Affordable Care Act go into effect.
(David Molnar)
BOSTON — Employees of MicroTek in Chicopee will be paying a little bit more for their health insurance in 2014, as some provisions of the Affordable Care Act begin to kick in. But the impact will not be major.
MicroTek CEO Anne Paradis said the company was able to renew its health coverage for January and offer the same two plans it has previously. The new rates are not unusually high.
"Every year when we renew our health insurance, it goes up. This year was no different," Paradis said. "It was a manageable amount that we could absorb between asking employees to contribute a bit more and having the company contributing a bit more."
New data from the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a business trade group, indicates MicroTek's experience is not unusual. Many businesses are seeing only small increases or even decreases in their premiums.
Others, however, are not so fortunate. The preliminary data from AIM, one of the earliest indicators of the impact of the Affordable Care Act on actual insurance premiums being offered to businesses, show the Affordable Care Act has caused significant variability in premiums.
While some businesses will actually see a small decrease in premiums, a greater number of businesses are seeing their premiums rise by 10 to 29 percent, and a few are seeing even greater spikes.
"These numbers are pretty much in line with what we've been expecting and certainly with what the health insurance companies developed in their modeling," said Christopher Geehern, a spokesman for AIM.
AIM is conducting a survey of its members to determine the effect of the Affordable Care Act on insurance premiums for those businesses that must renew their plans in January, the first time parts of the the new law will be in effect. The group will conduct an additional survey in March, since many small businesses renew their premiums in April.
So far, the group has received 101 responses from businesses buying insurance in the small group market. Although the number is too small for a scientific sample, it does provide some early indication of what businesses will see going forward.
Of those, Geehern said, 59 percent of businesses are seeing their premiums increase, 27 percent are seeing their premiums decrease and 14 percent are seeing their premiums remain flat. Since health insurance premiums typically increase every year, the most notable thing about the results is how variable those changes are.
All of those who saw their premiums decrease saw drops of less than 9 percent, Geehern said. The increases were more variable.
Among all respondents, 27 percent saw their premiums increase by less than 9 percent; 17 percent increased between 10 and 19 percent; 13 percent increased between 20 and 29 percent; and 2 percent increased between 30 and 49 percent.
The variability worries businesses who will not get renewal notices until later this year.
"We're expecting the worst," said Kate Putnam, president of Package Machinery in Holyoke. "As a small employer with older employees, it's not going to look pretty, and we've heard the rumors that there could be a 50 percent increase in insurance rates."
Among those survey respondents who will see increases, 40 percent said they plan to make changes to their health-insurance offerings. Of those, 30 percent will increase deductibles or co-pays and 18 percent plan to drop coverage altogether, according to AIM. (The option of dropping coverage will become more difficult in 2015 once the employer mandate kicks in.)
The basic cost of an average Massachusetts health plan is not rising significantly in 2014. According to information released in August by the state Division of Insurance, the average base rate for health-insurance premiums in the individual and small group market will increase by just 1.9 percent in the first quarter of 2014.
However, the base rate only reflects the actual cost of health care, plus fees and taxes. Insurance premiums also reflect factors unique to the person or group buying insurance – things like age, family composition and the number of people in an insurance pool.
It is in those additional factors where the Affordable Care Act will affect different businesses in different ways. Business groups have warned for months that changes in the way insurers use "rating factors" to calculate premiums will cause rate swings, similar to what AIM is seeing in its survey.
Massachusetts' 2007 health-care reform let insurers use 11 rating factors when determining the cost of a health plan for an individual or small group — things like age, industry, participation in a wellness plan, the size of the group insured by the plan and the use of a group purchasing cooperative. The Affordable Care Act requires insurers to use just four factors: age, geography, tobacco use and family composition. The state asked for a waiver from the change, but was only granted a three-year transition period.
State insurance commissioner Joseph Murphy said Massachusetts has not done a formal survey to collect information about final premium prices. So there is no comprehensive data available yet about prices for Massachusetts insurance plans in 2014.
Murphy said, however, premiums will vary based on the characteristics of the group, including factors such as age, size and how the group was rated in the past. He said smaller businesses, those with one to five employees, are likely to see rates decrease, while companies with 25 to 50 employees could see increases.
Murphy said businesses that see increases, or are worried about increases, should shop around. "If they saw a modest premium increase, they can always talk to their broker or go to the exchange and look at whatever options might be available to them to mitigate potential increases," Murphy said.
Geehern said the ratings factors are "the largest single part" of the variability.
Jim Kessler, general counsel at Health New England in Springfield, said another factor impacting premiums is "list billing." Previously, Health New England would base insurance rates on the average age of a company's employees. It would estimate that every family had two and a fraction children.
Now, the Affordable Care Act requires insurers to calculate every individual's premium based on actual age and family size and base a company's premiums on that.
So, for example, a small company with lots of large families will see higher premiums.
"The change in rating methodology means there are winners and losers," Kessler said. "It's what we expected going in and what we've seen as rates have come out."
Jeffrey Ciuffreda, president of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield, said the chamber is hearing anecdotally from brokers similar results to what AIM found. The Springfield chamber was one of 25 business groups which recently asked the Massachusetts congressional delegation for a waiver from the ratings factor change.
Ciuffreda said he believes some of the increases are also due to a provision in the law that requires insurers to set rates annually, rather than quarterly, as Massachusetts has been doing, causing insurers to be more conservative with their cost estimates.
Ciuffreda said the most difficult part is not the rate increases, with many businesses seeing small increases or decreases, but the uncertainty facing businesses that do not know what costs will be.
"We had a system that was working, and now we're going into a different system and we're not sure it's going to work or not," Ciuffreda said. "That makes it very difficult for businesses to do a five-year plan."
Dave Ratner, owner of Agawam-based Dave's Soda and Pet City, which has 130 employees, said he worries rates will "go sky high" when the company renews its plan in September due to the rating factor change because small businesses will no longer be able to use buying cooperatives to stay competitive with big businesses.
"What's going to happen is all the good work that the state has done in the last seven years since Romneycare's been in is going to come unraveled," Ratner said.
Deputy insurance commissioner Kevin Beagan said the state understands that some businesses may look at self-insuring their companies or other means to cut costs.
"Obviously, the result we're not looking for is for people to drop coverage," he said. "We're trying to find ways keep it as affordable as possible."
Beagan pointed to the state's request for a waiver from the ratings factor change and to additional tools, such as participation in wellness programs, that are available to help mitigate cost increases.


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My husband's mom shares these tidbits of wisdom:
When you are boiling eggs, add a few drops of vinegar to the water…..it will keep the shells from breaking.
Add leftover apple peel or orange and lemon peel to your tea as it seeps for wonderful flavor and aroma.
When I pot plants, I line the bottom of each pot with three sheets of newspaper. This keeps in the soil and
the water and the plants will always look good.
To clean rusty garden tools, rub them with a teel-wool SOAP pad dipped in turpentine. Then polish with wadded
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Coming from a family of CEOs, I was immersed in the business world from an early age.
During my professional experiences I discovered that enterprising spirit and entrepreneurial spirit were two different but complementary notions.
Because the enterprising spirit required to create companies is the state of mind of constantly wanting to push the boundaries, to live your passion and to create value for a company in which you are an stakeholder rather than just a spectator.
Beyond this realisation which is inherent to entrepreneurs, one thing is certain: A company can only prosper if it effectively meets a clearly-identified need.
Thanks to my professional experience with a public-procurement consultancy firm, I was able to identify commercial opportunities in a changing market with great potential such as cloud computing for commercial intelligence.
C2P-Procurement.com is the name of my platform and the aim is to connect African buyers with European sellers through a cloud-based commercial-management solution.
This solution also offers African buyers (NGOs, microbusinesses, SMEs, key accounts) the tools required for effective commercial management, allowing them to contact European exporters directly for the purchase of goods and services required for their activities.
Consequently, this platform meets the needs of our clients, particularly: "in improving their commercial profitability"; for our buyers by optimising the management and supply processes because this saves money, and for our sellers by helping them export to a market with great potential for growth, namely the African market.
A project means preparation. It took me several years to prepare my project, firstly throughout my university studies, then through my professional experiences and finally during a prospecting assignment in Africa. It is precisely due to this assignment that I became aware of the importance of networking through programmes such as Enterprise Europe Network and Erasmus for young entrepreneurs which impulse.brussels manages on behalf of the European Union.
Erasmus for young entrepreneurs involves a lot of preparation because, in addition to having a well-designed project, you need to prepare a coherent business plan highlighting not alone the benefits of your project but also the challenges you face as an entrepreneur.
Therefore, the support of impulse.brussels for this experience was very important because you are provided with all of the resources required to help you structure your project and find companies abroad through various workshops and meetings with impulse.brussels consultants who are experts in their field and also offer great availability.
Once the preparation stage was complete, I found a host company in Southern Italy called Futuro Digitale which supports local companies with their development by providing them with digital-management tools and promotes entrepreneurial spirit among young people through various workshops and events.
During my project I was asked to work as a Business & Development Analyst.
My main responsibility was to carry out a complete audit of the company's managerial processes based on which I was then asked to design new managerial processes to optimise the operation of the structure in order to generate added value for clients.
Following this, I worked on the company's business model in order to find new growth drivers.
Once I had identified the growth drivers, I prepared a business and financial plan for the company in order to attract as many financial partners as possible through a crowdfunding campaign.
This was an interesting challenge because it required ingenuity to secure acceptance within the company of a new managerial process, new target audiences and to attract new financial partners.
Working in a different cultural context on projects with high added value allowed me to develop my entrepreneurial skills.
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I would recommend this programme to any young entrepreneur wanting to strengthen their skills!
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ANGOLA, IND. -- Special teams played a key role for the Trine University football team in the first half that led to a pair of scores en route to a 42-27 win against Adrian (Mich.) College in the regular-season home finale at Fred Zollner Athletic Stadium on senior day. The victory also clinches at least a share of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championship for Trine.
Adrian dominated the first half of play, outgaining Trine, 298-101, in total offense. But a short kickoff that was mishandled by the Bulldogs and recovered by the Thunder following a Trine score and a kickoff return for a TD led to 14 points and kept the game tied at halftime. In a complete reversal in the second half, Trine held a 319-147 advantage in total yardage and outscored Adrian, 21-6. In addition, after being held to just 30 yards in the first half, senior Lamar Carswell (Toledo, Ohio/St. Francis de Sales) rushed for 229 yards in the final 30 minutes to record his fourth 200-yard rushing game of the season (253 yards).
To go along with his 253 yards on the ground, Carswell set Trine single-season marks for total touchdowns (30 - 28 rushing, two receiving), rushing TDs (28) and points scored (180). He also set a MIAA single-season record with most points scored against conference opponents with 120.
Two other players had record-setting performances against Adrian that included junior kicker Lucas Garza (Syracuse, Ind./Wawasee) who increased his consecutive made extra-point tries to 36 against MIAA opponents, setting a conference record in that category and surpassing former Trine kicker Jeremy Howard '10 who had a streak of 31 straight PATs during the 2010 season. The other record also came on special teams as senior Marcus Winters (Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic) became the program's all-time leader in punt return yardage with 622 yards for his career following his only punt return of 22 yards against the Bulldogs.
Trine ended the game with 419 yards of offense (333 rushing and 86 passing) with Carswell posting a game-high 259 yards on 26 carries (10.0 yards per carry) and three TD. Brandon Winters completed five-of-nine passes for 86 yards and two scores to go along with 57 yards on the ground. Barnett finished as the team's top receiver with two catches for 71 yards and a TD.
Defensively, Trine was led by junior Simeon Washington (Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic) who had a game and career-high 14 tackles (five solo and nine assists), including a half sack and tackle for loss. Fellow junior Jonathan Fierro (Kokomo, Ind./Maconaquah) was second on the team with nine stops (five solo and four assists). Marcus Winters ended the game with five tackles (five solo), an interception, a pass breakup and blocked an extra point attempt.
Adrian (4-5, 2-4 MIAA) scored on its first two possessions of the game to lead Trine (9-0, 6-0 MIAA), 14-0, in the first quarter. The Thunder then got on the board with a quick, two-play drive that included a 14-yard run by Brandon Winters which he followed with a 51-yard TD strike to Barnett with 4:37 remaining in the period. On the ensuing kickoff, Trine kicked the ball short, which was mishandled by Adrian and recovered by the home team that led to a 22-yard TD run by Carswell to even the game at 14-14 after the first quarter.
The Bulldogs regained the lead late in the second period with a touchdown with 15 seconds to go that was set up by Trine fumble in its own territory. Adrian attempted a short kickoff of its own following the score which was picked up by Barnett and returned it 79 yards for the score to even the game at 21-21 at the break. The TD return was Barnett's third of the season.
In the second half, the Trine offense found its stride and outgained Adrian, 319-147 in total offense. The Thunder also responded with 21 points and held the Bulldogs to just six points. Trine made a statement early after receiving the opening kickoff and on the second play from scrimmage, Carswell broke free for a 55-yard TD run that put the Thunder ahead, 28-21.
Two possessions later, Trine found the endzone again, this time with Marcus Winters' second TD toss of the game when he found junior tight end Damon Munn (Franklin, Ind./Franklin) open for a second-yard TD to make the score 35-21 with 2:36 to go in the period. The two scores by Trine were the only points of the third quarter as the Thunder took a 14-point advantage into the final quarter.
Both teams traded TD in the fourth, beginning with Carswell's third touchdown run of the game with a 13-yard scamper on the first play of the quarter to make it a 42-21 ball game. Adrian answered on its ensuing drive with a TD that capped a 12-play, 75-yard drive. The extra point try was then blocked by Trine's Marcus Winters who came off the edge untouched to keep the final score in favor of the home team, 42-27.
Trine will look to capture its second-straight outright MIAA title when it travels to Kalamazoo, Mich. to take on the Hornets in the MIAA and regular-season finale next Saturday, Nov. 10. The game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.


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The end of October may mean a change of seasons, jack-o-lantern carving, trick-or-treaters and plenty of pumpkin pie, but for thousands of volunteers, it's also an opportunity to help provide the gift of sight to those in need.
Every year the Lion's Club designates Halloween night as Sight Night. Volunteers take to the streets in an effort to collect used eyeglasses. The used eyewear is then recycled by the Lions Club and its volunteers and then hand-delivered to those in need around the world. According to Lions Club International, this eyewear provides the opportunity for many to see clearly - some for the first time. Over the past ten years, more than 165,000 volunteers have collected more than 1 million pairs of eyeglasses.
High school student Demarquin Johnson participates annually in the collection drive. Demarquin says Sight Night is a fun service project that involves schools and other community service groups.
"Each year on Halloween, we encourage members of our chapter to participate in trick-or-treating for gently used eyeglasses on October 31," said Demarquin.
Complete pairs of prescription eyeglasses in all shapes and sizes for children and adults, as well as non-prescription sunglasses are collected. Demarquin encourages his friends to collect glasses from schools, places of worship, local businesses, recreation centers, senior citizen centers and lost and found collections at malls and movie theaters.
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Bethenny Frankel can do a lot of things. She can ice skate, make a bangin' low-cal margarita, stage lost-at-sea dramas, and come up with some pretty hilarious one-liners. She's a talented woman with a lot to offer, but her latest venture into loungewear is a little ... weird. I mean, would you want to wear a shirt with the word "Skinnygirl" across the chest? Or pants with "Skinnygirl" on the thigh? I sure don't. Bethenny's made some awesome products in her day, but this line of clothes misses the mark big time.
The collection features a tank, a t-shirt, and yoga pants all in black. The copy says they're great for lounging around or running errands, but I'm not buying it. I can't picture myself grocery shopping in Skinnygirl pants. I'd look ridiculous wearing them and filling up my cart with Cheetos and ice cream. Huh. Wait a second. Maybe that's Bethenny's point. Maybe she wants her clothes to shame us into living the Skinnygirl life, which obviously has nothing to do with fried corn bits covered in neon orange powered cheese. But I want my clothes to make me feel good, not guilty, don't you?
Bethenny's not the only New York Housewife who's ventured into the fashion world: ex-cast-mates Kelly Bensimon has a shoe line and Jill Zarin's got a shape-wear collection. Obviously Bethenny's Skinnygirl line is the biggest of any housewife brand -- it's got booze, juice cleanses, beauty products, weight management and energy supplements, the list goes on -- but this new addition of gym wear, while on brand, just doesn't make sense. Because the last thing I want people reading on my clothes is Skinnygirl. I feel like it's just begging for judgement.
What do you think of Bethenny's loungewear?
Photos courtesy of bethenny.com


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A Conversation with Jonathan Wayland and Jeff Krones
The below is a conversation between Jonathan Wayland, director of talent at Red Frog Events / talent buyer for Firefly Music Festival, and Jeff Krones, agent at Creative Artist Agency, who represents Grammy award winning duo, Twenty One Pilots, who are headlining at Firefly Music Festival this year. Jonathan has been in the music industry as a talent buyer for over a decade and leads the buying for 140+ artists at Firefly and many other festivals and events around the country. The discussion features what Jeff looks for in a band, how artists develop through touring and discussions on Twenty One Pilots and their continued, explosive growth.


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Pit Crew Jumpsuit Washed Black
- Washed black color way
- Retro inspired jumpsuit
- Fitted through the waist but relaxed fit throughout
- Made of 100% cotton sanded chino twill.
- Vintage enzyme wash gives a super soft feel
- Patch pocket at left chest, front waist and back.
- Zip closure at fly
- Hidden snaps at center front placket
- Rolled sleeves
$ 75.00$ 150.00
We felt that the mechanic style jumpsuit was ready for a more feminine twist. Fitted through the waist and relaxed everywhere else gives this style a super flattering silhouette. It's got pockets galore for all your snacks and such. The Pit Crew Jumpsuit is for those days when you are too lazy to pick out a shirt and pants and don't mind being topless when you have to pee. Its perfect!


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Hyde misses record by a whisker
Jamaican hurdler Jaheel Hyde came within touching distance of the World Youth Record yesterday as he booked his place in the final of the 110m hurdles set for Saturday morning at the International Olympic Committee Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.
Three other Jamaicans will be hunting medals later this week after a positive day of competition yesterday, with young athletic talents Raheem Chambers (men's 100m), Obrien Wasome (long jump), and Shanice Reid (women's 100m) to make their first appearance at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Stadium today. Beach volleyball representatives Rojey Hutchinson and Shavar Bryan continue Pool play at the Sports Park Beach Volley venue.
Early warning
With a dominating display in his heat, Hyde, the 2013 World Youth champion in the 110m hurdles, sent an early warning shot to his rivals as he looks to add the sprint hurdles Youth Olympic gold medal to the 400m hurdles medal of the same colour from this year's World Junior Championships.
The 17-year-old romped to 13.16 seconds, separating himself from the field, midway the race to win ahead of Spain's Juan Garrancho, 13.57 and India's Maymon Poulose, 13.64.
Hyde's time is a mere 0.04 seconds outside the World Youth record - 13.12 seconds set in 2012 by France's Wilhem Belocian - and just a stride slower than his own personal best of 13.13 seconds, which he ran on his way to winning at the World Youth Championships in Donetsk last year.
The Jamaican will line up in the final on Saturday at 6:55 a.m., where he will run from Lane 6.
Martin Manley ran 47.14 to win his 400m heat ahead of Denmark's Benjamin Vedel, 47.27, with Spain's Jesus Fuentes, 48.13, taking third. Manley will run for a medal tomorrow at 9:05 p.m.
Also advancing to the finals were Janeek Brown and Lushane Wilson. The latter cleared 2.07 metres in the men's high jump qualifiers and will look to make the podium at 7:10 a.m. on Saturday; while Brown, who finished third in her 100m hurdles heat in 13.66 seconds, will compete in the final, tomorrow at 8:24 p.m.
Janell Fullerton, 43.23 metres, finished ninth in women's discus qualifying and will have to settle for a spot in the 'B' final (tomorrow 8 p.m.), as will Vashon McCarthy, whose 53.85 metres in the men's discus left him in 11th place - good enough for tomorrow night's (9:15 p.m.) 'B' final.
Tiffany James finished second in the 400 metres heats, but her time of 54.54 means she was only able to secure a lane in the 'B' final, set for 7:20 a.m. on Saturday.
Sidrell Williams, 26.29, was seventh in the men's 50 metres butterfly heats at the Nanjing Natatorium.


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Basketball Play - "Miami"By Dr. James Gels, from the Coach's Clipboard Basketball Playbook... lots of great basketball stuff. Come on - join today.
Defenses are accustomed to seeing a perimeter player curl around a post player down inside, but having a post player come up and curl around a perimeter player is not so familiar. I saw something similar to this work effectively in the recent NCAA men's tournament.
"Miami" against man-to-man defense
In diagram A, we start with O4 at the block and O5 in the short corner on the same side. O3 v-cuts and gets the pass from O1. O3 dribbles toward the top almost even with the left lane line extended, while O1 cuts outside of O3 to the left wing. O2 steps inside the 3-point arc and O4 comes up and curls around O2, looking for the pass from O3, and a lay-up or shot in the paint. If the defense switches on the curl, O4 should have a size advantage on the smaller X2 defender. After O4 curls, O2 pops back out to the wing.
If the pass to O4 is not there, O3 passes back to O1. In diagram C, O4 screens for O5 and O5 cuts to the ball-side elbow, looking for the pass from O1. After screening, O4 pins the screened defender and cuts back to the ball at the block, looking for the pass and power lay-up. If the pass goes to O5 at the elbow (diagram D), O5's options are a shot, a pass to O4 or O2, or a shot-fake and a power dribble move to the right side of the hoop. O2 has dropped toward the corner for the kick-out pass and 3-point shot.
"Miami" against the 2-3 zone (and also the 1-3-1 and 1-2-2 zones)
Start the play the same as in diagram A, with the pass going to O3 and O1 moving outside to the left wing, with O3 dribbling toward the top. The initial pass to O4 curling around O2 is less likely to be open against the 2-3 zone (but could be open against a 1-2-2 zone). O4 mainly becomes a screener. After cutting, O4 locates in the left short-corner area.
See diagrams E and F. O3 passes to O2. O2 skip passes to O1 who has dropped down toward the left corner. This causes the low outside defender to run out to defend O1. O4 will bump and delay the X3 defender just enough to make the skip pass to the corner open. Then O4 lets the X3 defender move out to defend, and now O4 screens the middle low defender. O5 cuts underneath for the pass from O1 and the power lay-up.
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Basketball Set Plays
There are many DVDs of set plays in the Coach's Clipboard Basketball DVD Store... too numerous to list here. Areas covered include man and zone plays, out-of-bounds plays, endline and sideline sets, and end-of-game plays. There are DVDs with special plays for motion offenses, 4-out 1-in offense, 1-4 high offense, flex offense, pick and roll offense, and others.
Special Situations & Inbounds Plays
Many more basketball DVDs at the Coach's Clipboard Basketball DVD Store In additon to many baseline and sideline out-of-bounds plays, some of the greatest basketball coaches today stress the importance of special situations that can often determine the outcomes of close games. Situations discussed include: Opening tip, free-throw situations, end of shot clock, end of half, down with under two-minutes and inbounds plays.


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A Visit to the Hawaiian Islands – Logee's Ongoing Search for Rare and Unusual Plants
By Laurelynn Martin and Byron Martin
At Logee's, we are constantly on the hunt for rare and unusual plants. We often visit places with rare plants that can't be found anywhere else. Talking and networking with the local nursery growers gives us a unique insight on growing these rare beauties.
Recently, we traveled the islands of Hawaii and found plants that we will trial in our greenhouses and then release to our customers if the plants are suitable. There are several requirements for plants to be considered for the Logee's collection. First and foremost, we look for something unusual, like an impressive bloom. This tree flower, called Panama Flame (Brownea macrophylla), although big and beautiful does not meet our second requirement, namely that it grows well in a container.
A third trait we look for is a wide appeal to gardeners of all skill levels. We stopped at a road side stand and met a hobbyist grower, Bob, who gave us a Beehive Ginger and bouquet of flowers. We have grown Beehive Ginger before but his tips about how to use Beehive Ginger were enlightening. If you squeeze the beehive cone, scented ginger water comes out and can be splashed on as a refreshing morning scent.
One of our most exciting finds was meeting with Maui Native Nursery owner, Jonathan. Jonathan's nursery seeks out rare and endangered species so he can help the islands reclaim their native vegetation.
We had heard about this rare plant that is native to the Island of Kauai and only grows on rocky cliffs. Jonathan's nursery had hand collected seed and grown many of these plants. He has released several hundred to us so we can grow this rare Cabbage on a Stick plant (Brighamia insignis) at Logee's and introduce them to our customers in our Fall catalog.
The plant has wonderful white flowers that mature to yellow and have a gardenia-like fragrance. When Jonathan recently got married, he surrounded the wedding altar with this rare plant that in Hawaiian lore is said to bring blessings and good luck to the newlywed couple.
Searching in nurseries, botanic gardens, conservatories, road side stands and talking with growers throughout the Hawaiian Islands gives us a unique insight into where and how our tropical plants grow in their native land, and we are grateful to the gardeners and growers who hosted us. Thanks for your interest in learning about our travels. Before you go, please be sure to explore our selection of rare and unusual plants. And don't forget to request your free Logee's catalog while you're here, too!


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Christy Hemme is backstage alongside Mr. Anderson. Anderson says he's going to make this short and sweet. He says he's all about checking things off his personal bucket list. Beat Kurt Angle, check. Put Abyss away once and for all, check. Send Pope back to the Harlem Street corner where he belongs, you might as well check it. Anderson is one match away from a title shot. Anderson says the Pope better say his prayers, because he's about to be excommunicated by... you know.
JB is with Dinero. Pope says that Anderson holds no status with Pope, and he doesn't respect it, so he'll call Anderson, Junior. Pope says tonight he'll step in the ring, and everyone will declare that the Pope's prophecies are true. Pope says he's going to give Anderson two slaps, and the DDE, Pope is jumped by Hall and Syxx Pac, who beat on Pope an slam him into the TNA set. Hall says they heard Hogan was having a party, then he says don't turn your back on the WolfPac.
8 Card Stud Finals
D'Angelo Dinero vs. Mr. Anderson
Pope's music hits first, and it doesn't look like he's going to be making it out in this one. His music is cut, and the announcers play dumb. Anderson's music hits, and he makes his way to the ring.
The referee rings the bell, and Anderson tells him to count. The referee starts the ten count. Pope finally crawls out at 7, but Anderson charges down the ramp with a big clothesline. Anderson breaks the count again, and beats on the Pope some more on the ring apron. Anderson catches Pope with a right hand, and he goes back to break the count yet again.
Anderson continues to pound away on Pope and he brags about how easy it is. Pope catches Anderson with a slap, and this one's turned into a match. Pope and Anderson fight down to the floor and both men finally make it into the ring. Anderson immediately bails and the fight spills to the ringside area. Anderson catches Pope with a knee and a blow across the back before launching Pope into the ring steps. Anderson breaks the count.
Styles and Flair are shown watching in the back. Anderson pounds on Dinero on the outside before breaking the count again. Anderson makes his way back into the ring and allows the ref to count, but Dinero makes it back to the apron, where he's immediately knocked off by Anderson.
Pope is able to make it back to the apron again, and this time he catches Anderson with a shoulder to the gut. Pope starts to come back with a couple of strikes, but when he goes for a suplex, he's not able to connect, and Anderson reverses it instead. Anderson goes for the pin, but he only gets two. Anderson sends Pope flying into the corner, and follows it up with a kick to the top of the head.
Pope comes back with a slap and a small package, but Anderson kicks out and is right back on the offensive. Anderson tries for a couple of covers, but he can't hold Pope down. Anderson chokes Pope on the bottom rope. Pope blocks Anderson and sends him into the corner, coming in with a series of rights and lefts, but Anderson is quick to fight back with a bevy of strikes of his own. Anderson again chokes at Pope. Anderson locks in a rear chin lock.
Pope fights out, and he's able to duck a couple of clotheslines, but Anderson catches him with a knee. Anderson tries for another pin, but he still can't keep Dinero down. Anderson stomps away at Pope, just continuing to work over the ribs. Anderson hits a short arm clothesline, but it's still only good for a near fall.
Anderson locks in another rear chin lock, and takes Pope down to the mat, but it's not long before Pope is able to fight back up to his feet. Pope fights out of the submission with elbows and a series of forearms. He takes Anderson down with a clothesline. Pope hits an inverted atomic drop and follows it up with a shoulder block. Pope hits a suplex, and follows it up with a German suplex. He tries for another, but Anderson fights out. Pope hits an STO, but he only gets a two count. Anderson cuts off Pope with a knee to the midsection and a clubbing blow to the back. Pope comes out of nowhere with the 4 Up. Pope hits the double knees to the chest, but Anderson kicks out at two.
Anderson comes back with a big clothesline, and he calls down the microphone. He says the crowd is one mic check away from the next number one contender. Anderson goes for the mic check, and connects. Anderson pins Pope, but Pope kicks out at two, and Anderson looks shocked.
Anderson flips out, hits a Finlay roll, goes to the top, and tries for a swanton bomb, but Pope moves out of the way. Pope dodges a charging Anderson and he responds with a double knees to the back. Pope pins Anderson, and this one is over. We have a new Number 1 Contender.
Winner and NEW #1 Contender: D'Angelo Dinero
They air replays of the main event and that's it.


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Exhibition Presentation by Ton Wittebol
Ton Wittebol Spotlights The D=3 Sony Ise 2016 Amsterdam Exhibition Presentation
Ton Wittebol, the architect of the awarded design d=3 SONY ISE 2016 Amsterdam - Exhibition presentation by Ton Wittebol says, As a succession to the previous designs Sony asked for another "wow" experience. Sony participates at ISE to promote their integrated AV Solutions. Offering tools to clients to enable them to display impactful and immersive experiences and communications to their audiences. Being an entertainment company Sony is open to receive proposals that go beyond the ordinary exhibit designs. All their newest technology is represented within a forest. Trees with leaves that carry projections and change colour and content. Like the changing of seasons in nature. Like the wind and rain, a thunderstorm..
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