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Radians Cuatro™ 4-in-1 Foam Lined Eyewear
Radians Cuatro™ 4-in-1 Foam Lined Safety Eyewear has interchangeable head strap and temples. Use with or without closed cell foam insert which protects against airborne dust and debris.
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METRO VANCOUVER -- Five gangsters used sophisticated tracking devices and encrypted BlackBerrys as they plotted to kidnap a wealthy Metro Vancouver man in an attempt at a million-dollar ransom, B.C. Supreme Court heard Monday.
Crown counsel Mark Sheardown laid out the prosecution's theory of the Nov. 23, 2011 kidnapping of Eric Low during his opening statement at the trial of Troy Dax McKinnon, Derek James Stephens, John Ross Powers, Cody Alexander Sleigh and Van Van Vu.
All five are charged with conspiracy, kidnapping involving a firearm for an organized crime group, assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm. Powers and Sleigh face an additional count each for possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition nearby.
Sheardown described how Low was grabbed at gunpoint about 11 a.m. in the parking lot of a Blockbuster video store then located at Fraser and 50th in Vancouver.
"Two males jumped out of a vehicle that had parked next to his. The Crown says these two men were the accused, John Powers and Cody Sleigh," Sheardown told Justice Barbara Fisher. "Mr. Low was viciously attacked by these two men. Low tried to resist them, but they were able to get him into the minivan they were driving and move away at a high rate of speed."
He said the man in the back of the van continued to assault Low, who the suspects had been following for more than a week.
"We expect that the evidence will show the males urged him to stop resisting and said they knew that he had a wife and child. The male brandished a firearm in the course of the assault and kidnapping of Mr. Low."
As the gangsters followed Low, members of the Gang Task Force were following them, Sheardown said.
"Fortunately this incident occurred under the watchful eye of the police who had the accused under surveillance for a considerable amount of time," the prosecutor said.
"They will testify about what they saw and their evidence will make clear the level of violence that was inflicted upon Mr. Low in the course of the assault."
Police quickly moved in and rescued Low, finding him swollen, with cuts and covered in blood.
A search of the van turned up a Colt .45 handgun, several rounds of ammunition, two magazines purchased days before at a Fraser Street gun shop, encrypted BlackBerrys and a computer that was being used to monitor tracking devices the gangsters had placed on two of Low's vehicles.
Photos of Low and his family were later found on a computer hard drive also seized in the investigation, Sheardown said.
He said Powers made statements to police about the motive of the kidnapping, saying it was purely for profit and that the gangsters had hoped to collect a million-dollar ransom.
Initially, the investigation was targeting gangster Jesse Margison of the Independent Soldiers, but soon police gathered evidence about the roles of all of the accused, Sheardown said.
Margison remains on the indictment but has been found unfit to stand trial because of brain damage he suffered in a brutal beating inside North Fraser Pre-trial Centre.
Sheardown did not provide specifics about the gang links of the accused Monday.
But when they were charged, police said they had links to the Independent Soldiers, a mid-level Lower Mainland gang that has been decimated by a series of arrests and murders of members in recent years.
And police said the accused were doing kidnappings for a variety of motives at the time, some for profit, like in Low's case, and others to collect drug-trade debts.
Sheardown said the accused used two tracking devices on Low's vehicles, which they monitored on two computers using sophisticated software.
He said the Crown's case would take eight weeks to present, with the victim testifying this week, followed by police testifying about surveillance and wiretap evidence as well as the evidence seized from the computers, BlackBerrys and cellphones.
Details on the accused:
Troy Dax McKinnon, 30
Crown prosecutor Mark Sheardown described McKinnon as a leader in the kidnapping plot. Just months earlier, unrelated kidnapping and assault charges were dismissed against him. He has a lengthy criminal record.
Jesse John Margison, 28
Margison has been found unfit to stand trial due to brain damage from a prison beating. Sheardown said Margison was the target of the surveillance that led police to uncover the
kidnapping plot. Along with McKinnon, he had earlier kidnapping and assault charges dismissed.
John Ross Powers, 27
Sheardown said Powers was one of two accused who grabbed the victim on Nov. 23, 2011. He has a minor record for driving offences.
Van Van Vu, 27
Sheardown said Vu was linked to two minivans rented by the kidnapping gang. He was acquitted in 2009 of a role in the 2006 kidnapping of Vancouver university student Graham McMynn.
Cody Alexander Sleigh, 24
Sheardown said Sleigh was with Powers when the victim was grabbed and assaulted. He was also known to police prior to his arrest for the kidnapping.
Derek James Stephens, 30
Stephens was convicted in 2012 of occupying a vehicle that contained a firearm in October 2010. His co-accused in that case, Christopher Reddy, was murdered in a targeted hit in July 2011.
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Luxury Features
- Air Conditioning
- Climate Control System
- Cruise Control
- Digital Information Center
- Dual Zone Electronic Climate Control System
- Leather Gear Shifter
- Leather Steering Wheel
- Memory Seat Position
- Moonroof
- Remote Trunk Lid
- Steering Wheel Radio Controls
- Telescoping Steering Wheel
- Tilt Steering Wheel
- Tinted Windows
- Tire Pressure Monitor
- Wood Trim
Power Equipment
- Power Lift Gate
- Power Mirrors
- Power Passenger Seat
- Power Steering
- Power Windows
Safety Features
- Adaptive headlights
- All Wheel Drive
- Anti-Lock Brakes
- Child Proof Door Locks
- Daytime Running Lights
- Driver's Air Bag
- Dynamic Stability Control
- Fog Lights
- HID Headlamps
- Intermittent Wipers
- Keyless Entry
- Passenger Air Bag
- Rear Defogger
- Roll Stability Control
- Security System
- Side Air Bags
- Side Curtain Airbags
- Traction Control System
- Carpeted Floor Mats
- Center Arm Rest
- Clock
- Tachometer
- Vanity Mirrors
- Body Side Moldings
- Rear Fog Lamps
- Rear Spoiler
- Rear Wipers
- Roof Rack
- Sunroof
Audio / Video
- Anti-Theft
- CD Player
- Harman Kardon System
- HD Radio
- HD Radio
- Surround Sound
Additional Features
- 3.39 Axle Ratio, Power Front Bucket Seats, SensaTec Leatherette Upholstery, HD Radio, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, Radio BMW Professional, Hands-Free Bluetooth & USB Audio Connection, 4-Wheel Disc Brakes, Front Bucket Seats, Front Center Armrest, Power Liftgate, Spoiler, Anti-whiplash front head restraints, Auto-dimming door mirrors, Automatic temperature control, Bodyside moldings, Brake assist, Bumpers: body-color, Delay-off headlights, Driver door bin, Driver vanity mirror, Dual front impact airbags, Dual front side impact airbags, Emergency communication system, Four wheel independent suspension, Front anti-roll bar, Front reading lights, Fully automatic headlights, Genuine wood console insert, Illuminated entry, Low tire pressure warning, MP3 decoder, Occupant sensing airbag, Outside temperature display, Overhead airbag, Passenger door bin, Passenger vanity mirror, Power door mirrors, Power driver seat, Radio data system, Rain sensing wipers, Rear anti-roll bar, Rear reading lights, Rear seat center armrest, Rear window wiper, Split folding rear seat, Sport steering wheel, Telescoping steering wheel, Turn signal indicator mirrors, Auto-dimming Rear-View mirror, 16 Speakers, 1-touch up, High intensity discharge headlights: Bi-xenon, harman/kardon® Speakers
Features & Specifications*
- Engine: 3.0L DOHC 24V I-6 TwinPower Turbo
- Transmission: 8-Speed STEPTRONIC Automatic
- 3.39 axle ratio
- GVWR: 5,150 lbs
- Engine Auto Stop-Start Feature
- Transmission w/Driver Selectable Mode and STEPTRONIC Sequential Shift Control
- Full-time all-wheel drive
- 90-Amp/Hr Maintenance-Free Battery
- Regenerative 210 Amp Alternator
- Towing Equipment -inc: Trailer Sway Control
- 910lbs. Maximum Payload
- Gas-pressurized shock absorbers
- Front And Rear Anti-Roll Bars
- Electric Power-Assist Speed-Sensing Steering
- 17.7 Gal. Fuel Tank
- Single Stainless Steel Exhaust w/Chrome Tailpipe Finisher
- Permanent Locking Hubs
- Strut Front Suspension w/Coil Springs
- Multi-link rear suspension w/coil springs
- 4-Wheel Disc Brakes w/4-Wheel ABS, Front And Rear Vented Discs, Brake Assist, Hill Descent Control, Hill Hold Control and Electric Parking Brake
- Vehicle Name : BMW X3
- Drivetrain : All Wheel Drive
- EPA Classification : Small Sport Utility Vehicles 4WD
- Base Curb Weight (lbs) : 4230
- Dead Weight Hitch - Max Trailer Wt. (lbs) : 3500
- Dead Weight Hitch - Max Tongue Wt. (lbs) : 350
- Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Trailer Wt. (lbs) : 3500
- Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Tongue Wt. (lbs) : 350
- Maximum Trailering Capacity (lbs) : 3500
- Engine Type : Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-6
- Displacement : 3.0 L/182
- Fuel System : Gasoline Direct Injection
- SAE Net Horsepower @ RPM : 300 @ 5800
- SAE Net Torque @ RPM : 300 @ 1300
- Trans Order Code : 205
- Trans Type : 8
- Trans Description Cont. : Automatic w/OD
- First Gear Ratio (:1) : 4.71
- Second Gear Ratio (:1) : 3.14
- Third Gear Ratio (:1) : 2.11
- Fourth Gear Ratio (:1) : 1.67
- Fifth Gear Ratio (:1) : 1.28
- Sixth Gear Ratio (:1) : 1.00
- Reverse Ratio (:1) : 3.29
- Final Drive Axle Ratio (:1) : 3.38
- Maximum Alternator Capacity (amps) : 210
- Suspension Type - Front : Strut
- Suspension Type - Rear : Multi-Link
- Suspension Type - Front (Cont.) : Strut
- Suspension Type - Rear (Cont.) : Multi-Link
- Steering Type : Rack-Pinion
- Turning Diameter - Curb to Curb (ft) : 39
- Brake Type : 4-wheel disc
- Brake ABS System : 4-Wheel
- Disc - Front (Yes or ) : Yes
- Disc - Rear (Yes or ) : Yes
- Front Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) : 12.9
- Rear Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) : 13
- Seventh Gear Ratio (:1) : 0.84
- Eighth Gear Ratio (:1) : 0.67
- Wheels: 18" x 8.0" Double Spoke (Style 605) -inc: Light alloy
- Tires: P245/50R18 AS Run-Flat
- Clearcoat paint
- Express Open/Close Sliding And Tilting Glass 1st And 2nd Row Sunroof w/Power Sunshade
- Body-Colored Front Bumper w/Black Rub Strip/Fascia Accent
- Body-Colored Rear Bumper w/Black Rub Strip/Fascia Accent
- Black Bodyside Moldings And Black Wheel Well Trim
- Chrome Side Windows Trim
- Body-colored door handles
- Body-Colored Power Side Mirrors w/Driver Auto Dimming, Power Folding and Turn Signal Indicator
- Fixed Rear Window w/Fixed Interval Wiper and Defroster
- Deep tinted glass
- Speed Sensitive Rain Detecting Variable Intermittent Wipers w/Heated Jets
- Fully Galvanized Steel Panels
- Lip Spoiler
- Metal-Look Grille w/Chrome Surround
- Front license plate bracket
- Power Liftgate Rear Cargo Access
- Tailgate/Rear Door Lock Included w/Power Door Locks
- Roof Rack Rails Only
- Front And Rear Fog Lamps
- Perimeter/Approach Lights
- Fully Automatic Projector Beam High Intensity Low/High Beam Daytime Running Auto-Leveling Directionally Adaptive Headlamps w/Delay-Off
- Front Tire Size : P245/50VR18
- Rear Tire Size : P245/50VR18
- Front Wheel Size (in) : 18 x 8
- Rear Wheel Size (in) : 18 x 8
- Front Wheel Material : Aluminum
- Rear Wheel Material : Aluminum
- Wheelbase (in) : 110.6
- Width, Max w/o mirrors (in) : 74.1
- Height, Overall (in) : 66.1
- Track Width, Front (in) : 62.8
- Track Width, Rear (in) : 63.4
- Min Ground Clearance (in) : 8
- Cargo Volume to Seat 1 (ft³) : 63.3
- Cargo Volume to Seat 2 (ft³) : 27.6
- Cargo Volume to Seat 3 (ft³) : 27.6
- Radio: Anti-Theft AM/FM Stereo CD/MP3 Player -inc: Radio Data System (RDS)
- Radio w/Seek-Scan, Clock, Aux Audio Input Jack and Steering Wheel Controls
- Streaming Audio
- Window grid diversity antenna
- SiriusXM Satellite Radio -inc: 1 year All Access subscription
- harman/kardon Surround Sound System -inc: 16 upgraded speakers, DSP (Digital Sound Processor), 600-watt digital amplifier w/vehicle-speed-sensitive equalization and surround mode
- HD Radio -inc: multicast FM station reception
- Radio BMW Professional
- Hands-Free Bluetooth & USB Audio Connection
- 1 LCD Monitor In The Front
- Power Front Bucket Seats -inc: 8-way power adjustable front seats w/2-way manual headrests
- Front Seats w/Power 4-Way Driver Lumbar
- 4-Way Power Driver Seat -inc: Power 4-Way Lumbar Support
- 4-Way Power Passenger Seat -inc: Power 4-Way Lumbar Support
- 40-20-40 Folding Bench Front Facing Fold Forward Seatback Rear Seat
- Manual tilt/telescoping steering column
- Gauges -inc: Speedometer, Odometer, Engine Coolant Temp, Tachometer, Trip Odometer And Trip Computer
- Power Rear Windows And Fixed 3rd Row Windows
- Sport leather steering wheel
- Front cupholder
- Rear cupholder
- Interior Lock Disable
- Valet Function
- Power Fuel Flap Locking Type
- Remote Keyless Entry w/Integrated Key Transmitter, Illuminated Entry and Panic Button
- Proximity Key For Doors And Push Button Start
- Remote Releases -Inc: Proximity Cargo Access
- Garage Door Transmitter
- Cruise control w/steering wheel controls
- Dual Zone Front Automatic Air Conditioning
- HVAC -inc: Underseat Ducts And Console Ducts
- Illuminated locking glove box
- Driver foot rest
- Interior Trim -inc: Genuine Wood/Piano Black Instrument Panel Insert, Genuine Wood/Chrome Door Panel Insert, Genuine Wood Console Insert and Chrome/Metal-Look Interior Accents
- Full cloth headliner
- Leatherette door trim insert
- Leatherette Gear Shift Knob
- SensaTec Leatherette Upholstery
- Day-Night Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror
- Driver And Passenger Visor Vanity Mirrors w/Driver And Passenger Illumination
- Full Floor Console w/Covered Storage And 3 12V DC Power Outlets
- Front And Rear Map Lights
- Fade-to-off interior lighting
- Full Carpet Floor Covering -inc: Carpet Front And Rear Floor Mats
- Carpet Floor Trim
- Trunk/Hatch Auto-Latch
- Cargo Area Concealed Storage
- Roll-Up Cargo Cover
- Cargo Features -inc: Cargo Tray/Organizer
- Cargo Space Lights
- Memory Settings -inc: Driver Seat and Door Mirrors
- FOB Controls -inc: Trunk/Hatch/Tailgate, Windows and Sunroof/Convertible Roof
- Instrument Panel Covered Bin, Driver / Passenger And Rear Door Bins
- Power 1st Row Windows w/Front And Rear 1-Touch Down, w/Driver And Passenger 1-Touch Up
- Delayed Accessory Power
- Power Door Locks w/Autolock Feature
- Systems Monitor
- Trip computer
- Outside temp gauge
- Analog Display
- Anti-Whiplash Adjustable Front Head Restraints and Manual Adjustable Rear Head Restraints
- Front Center Armrest And Rear Center Armrest
- 2 Seatback Storage Pockets
- Perimeter alarm
- Engine immobilizer
- 3 12V DC Power Outlets
- Air filtration
- Passenger Capacity : 5
- Front Head Room (in) : 40.7
- Front Leg Room (in) : 39.9
- Front Shoulder Room (in) : 57.3
- Second Head Room (in) : 39.1
- Second Leg Room (in) : 36.5
- Second Shoulder Room (in) : 56
- DSC+ Electronic Stability Control (ESC) And Roll Stability Control (RSC)
- ABS And Driveline Traction Control
- Side Impact Beams
- Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Seat-Mounted Side Airbags
- BMW Assist eCall Emergency Sos
- Tire Specific Low Tire Pressure Warning
- Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Front Airbags
- Curtain 1st And 2nd Row Airbags
- Airbag Occupancy Sensor
- Rear child safety locks
- Outboard Front Lap And Shoulder Safety Belts -inc: Rear Center 3 Point and Pretensioners
EPA Fuel Economy & Specification
- Body Style : Sports Activity Vehicle
- Fuel Economy Est-Combined (MPG) : 21
- EPA Fuel Economy Est - City (MPG) : 19
- EPA Fuel Economy Est - Hwy (MPG) : 26
- Tons/yr of CO2 Emissions @ 15K mi/year : 8.4
- Fuel Tank Capacity, Approx (gal) : 17.7
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- Covered by a Limited Warranty. Contact seller for details.
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- Alloy Wheels
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Ignition Tuner : JDKAKX85-05
Programmable CDI comes with a switch for the handle bar to allow you to select between 2 different tune MAPS.
Tuning can be done to also allow for a better traction softer hit from the bottom. And a full power tune.
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Río de la Plata
Río de la Plata, (Spanish: "River of Silver"), English River Plate, a tapering intrusion of the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of South America between Uruguay to the north and Argentina to the south. While some geographers regard it as a gulf or as a marginal sea of the Atlantic, and others consider it to be a river, it is usually held to be the estuary of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers (as well as of the Paraguay River, which drains into the Paraná).
The Río de la Plata receives waters draining from the basin of these rivers, which covers much of south-central South America; the total area drained is about 1.2 million square miles (3.2 million square kilometres), or about one-fifth of the surface of the continent. Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, is located on the northern shore of the estuary, and Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, is on the southwestern shore.
The delta of the Paraná and the mouth of the Uruguay meet at the head of the Río de la Plata. The breadth of the estuary increases from the head seaward, a distance of about 180 miles (290 kilometres): it is 31 miles from the city of Punta Lara on the southern (Argentine) shore to the port of Colonia del Sacramento on the northern (Uruguayan) shore, and 136 miles from shore to shore at the Atlantic extremity of the estuary. To those who regard the Río de la Plata as a river, it is the widest in the world, with a total area of about 13,500 square miles.
Physical features
The Paraná River (Spanish: Río Paraná; Portuguese: Rio Paraná), together with its tributaries, forms the larger of the two river systems that drain into the Río de la Plata. The Paraná—meaning "Father of the Waters" in the Guaraní language—is 3,032 miles (4,880 kilometres) long and extends from the confluence of the Grande and Paranaíba rivers in southern Brazil, running generally southwestward for most of its course, before turning southeastward to drain into the Río de la Plata. The Paraná customarily is divided into two segments: the Alto (Upper) Paraná above the confluence with the Paraguay River and the Paraná proper (or lower Paraná) below the confluence.
Physiography of the Alto Paraná basin
The Grande River rises in the Serra da Mantiqueira, part of the mountainous hinterland of Rio de Janeiro, and flows westward for approximately 680 miles; but its numerous waterfalls—such as the Marimbondo Falls, with a height of 72 feet (22 metres)—makes it of little use for navigation. The Paranaíba, which also has numerous waterfalls, is formed by many affluents, the northernmost headstream being the São Bartolomeu River, which rises just to the east of Brasília.
From its origin in the Grande-Paranaíba confluence to its junction, some 750 miles downstream, with the Paraguay, the Alto Paraná receives many tributaries from both the right and the left. The three most important tributaries—the Tietê, Paranapanema, and Iguaçu rivers—all join the Alto Paraná on its left bank and have their sources within a few miles of the Atlantic coast of Brazil.
The Alto Paraná first flows in a southwesterly direction down a deep cleavage in the southern slope of the ancient Brazilian Highlands, the configuration of which determines its course. Just before it begins to run along the frontier between Brazil to the east and Paraguay to the west, the river has to cut through the Serra de Maracaju (Mbaracuyú), which in the past had the effect of a dam, until the Itaipu hydroelectric dam project was completed there in 1982; the river once expanded its bed into a lake 2.5 miles wide and 4.5 miles long, with Guaíra, Brazil, standing on the southern shore. The river's passage through the mountains was, until 1982, marked by the Guairá Falls (Salto das Sete Quedas), which had eight times the water volume of the Niagara River of North America. Since the completion of the Itaipu project's first stage, the falls and lake have been submerged, and a reservoir now extends upstream for some 120 miles and covers more than 700 square miles.
The Iguaçu River (Iguaçu meaning "Great Water" in the Guaraní language) joins the Alto Paraná at the point where Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina converge. Rising in the Serra do Mar near the Brazilian city of Curitiba (for which reason it is sometimes called the Rio Grande de Curitiba), the Iguaçu flows about 380 miles from east to west, during which some 70 waterfalls reduce the river's elevation by a total of about 2,650 feet. While the Ñacunday Falls are 131 feet high, the spectacular Iguaçu Falls, on the frontier between Brazil and Argentina, 14 miles upstream from the Iguaçu–Alto Paraná confluence, have a height of about 270 feet—almost 100 feet higher than Niagara Falls. As the river approaches the falls, it widens before plunging over the crescent-shaped edge, producing horseshoe-shaped cataracts more than two miles wide. Below the falls, the river passes for several miles through a gorge (Garganta del Diablo; literally, "Devil's Throat") that is only 164 feet wide between heights varying from 65 to 328 feet.
From the Iguaçu confluence to its junction with the Paraguay River, the Alto Paraná continues as the frontier between Paraguay and Argentina. So long as it is flanked on the left (Argentine) bank by the steep edge of the Sierra de Misiones, the river proceeds in a generally southwesterly direction, but it twists repeatedly to and fro over a rocky bed studded with outcrops of porphyritic basalt. At Posadas, Argentina, however, where it is about 1.5 miles wide, the river turns abruptly westward and begins a more meandering course, embracing islands of considerable size and punctuated so frequently by rapids and by outcrops of basalt that navigation is difficult. At the Apipé Rapids the river is only about 4 to 6 feet deep.
Physiography of the Paraguay basin
At Paso de Patria, on the right (Paraguayan) bank, the Paraná receives its greatest tributary, the Paraguay River. The fifth largest river in South America, the Paraguay (Spanish: Río Paraguay; Portuguese: Rio Paraguai) is 1,584 miles (2,550 kilometres) long. The name Paraguay, also taken from the Guaraní language, could be translated "river of paraguas (coloured, plumed birds)" or "river of cockades," an allusion, perhaps, to the plumed headdresses once worn by the riverine peoples.
The Paraguay also rises in southern Brazil, in the central plateaus of Mato Grosso state, at an altitude of 980 feet above sea level. Where it becomes navigable for small craft—about 150 miles downstream, near Cáceres, Brazil, after its confluence with the Sepotuba River—it is 275 feet wide and 20 feet deep. Another 20 miles downstream, where the Jauru River joins it at an elevation of 400 feet, the Paraguay enters the Pantanal, a vast seasonal swamp that covers much of southern Mato Grosso and northwestern Mato Grosso do Sul state. During the dry season (May to October) the swamps in the Pantanal shrink to small patches of marshy land. With the onset of the rains in November, the slow-flowing rivers are quickly filled to capacity, and a large, shallow lake is formed. Spanish missionaries mistook this for a permanent lake, and it appeared as "Lago Xarays" on early maps of the region.
The Paraguay's main channel skirts the Pantanal's western edge over a sandy bed, flowing around the many islands in its course. During its passage through the Pantanal, the river receives such important tributaries as the Cuiabá, Taquari, and Miranda rivers. About 470 miles downstream, it flows north-south to form the boundary between Brazil and Paraguay before being joined by a tributary, the Apa River, that flows in from the east and demarcates part of the Brazilian-Paraguayan frontier. The river then enters Paraguay, having traveled about 640 miles from its source. After flowing for more than 200 miles across Paraguay, it is joined by the Pilcomayo River at the Argentinian border, near Asunción. It then flows south-southwest along the Argentine-Paraguayan frontier for about 140 miles, until it is joined on its west bank by the Bermejo River. Continuing along the border for another 40 miles, it then empties into the Paraná River at a short distance from the Argentine city of Corrientes.
From its confluence with the Apa for the 630 miles to its mouth, the Paraguay runs on a shallow, broad bed, with an average width of about 2,000 feet. South of Asunción, the river's right (Argentine) bank gradually lowers, whereas its left (Paraguayan) bank becomes elevated, forming cliffs. Along this stretch, floods develop principally on the western bank, spreading over the Argentine plain for distances of from three to six miles. These lands form part of the Gran Chaco.
Physiography of the lower Paraná basin
After its juncture with the Paraguay, the combined stream of the Paraná turns southward as it passes Corrientes. It now becomes a typical "plains" river, banked by its own alluvial deposits and having an extensive floodplain on its right bank, with tracts up to 24 miles wide subject to inundation. Its permanent bed, about 2.5 miles wide at Corrientes, narrows to about 8,000 feet at Bella Vista, to about 7,000 feet at Santa Fe, and to about 6,000 feet at Rosario, and it is strewn throughout with chains of islands. Santa Fe, on the right bank opposite the port of Paraná, stands where the Paraná receives its last major tributary, the Salado River. Between Santa Fe and Rosario, however, the right bank begins to rise as the river skirts the edge of the undulating plain, which flanks it down to the delta, and reaches altitudes ranging from about 30 to 65 feet. The left bank, meanwhile, is always higher than the right but has to sustain the erosive action of the water, which becomes increasingly turbid as great masses of soil are constantly falling into it; in the delta the main branch of the river runs along a break in the terrain, with its left bank consisting of a cliff about 75 feet high.
The delta of the Paraná has its apex as far north as Diamante, upstream from Rosario, where branches of the river begin to turn southeastward. About 11 miles wide at its upper end, the width of the delta grows to roughly 40 miles at the river mouth, where the separated branches of the Paraná flow into the Río de la Plata, about 200 miles from Diamante. With an area of 5,500 square miles, the delta is advancing steadily, as an estimated 165 million tons of alluvial deposits are added annually. Within the delta the river divides again and again into distributary branches, the most important being the two last great channels, the Paraná Guazú and the Paraná de las Palmas. The islands of the delta, alluvial in origin, are low-lying and of varying size. Their shores and the outer fringes of the river have protective embankments covered with trees but nevertheless may be submerged in times of flooding, when they present the appearance of flooded forests.
Physiography of the Uruguay basin
The Uruguay River (Spanish: Río Uruguay; Portuguese: Rio Uruguai) is the other major system, 990 miles (1,593 kilometres) in length, that flows into the Río de la Plata. Like the Alto Paraná and the Paraguay, the Uruguay originates in southern Brazil, formed by several small streams that rise on the western slopes of the Serra do Mar. From the south it is joined by the Pelotas River, which divides the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. After flowing west, the Uruguay turns southwest at its juncture with the Peperi Guaçu River, the first sizable tributary to join it from the north. For most of its course, the fast-flowing Peperi Guaçu marks the boundary between the Argentine province of Misiones and Brazil; and after its confluence with the Uruguay, the latter river divides Brazil and Argentina. A few miles beyond the juncture with the Peperi Guaçu, the river is constricted between rocky walls in the Grande Falls, a two-mile stretch of rapids with a total descent of 26 feet in 8 miles. At the cataracts, the river narrows suddenly from 1,500 feet to a minimum of 100 feet.
Several small rivers join the Uruguay from the west and are navigable in their lower reaches by canoes and small boats. The principal ones, from north to south, are the Aguapey, Miriñay, Mocoretá (which divides Entre Ríos and Corrientes), and Gualeguaychú. The important tributaries of the Uruguay, however, come from the east. The Ijuí, Ibicuí, and the Cuareim are short rivers but of considerable volume; the last forms part of the boundary between Brazil and Uruguay. At the mouth of the Cuareim, the Uruguay becomes the boundary line between Argentina and Uruguay, and the river flows almost directly south. A dam above the falls at Salto, Uruguay, impounds Salto Grande Reservoir some 40 miles upstream. The Negro River, approximately 500 miles long and the Uruguay's largest tributary, joins the latter only 60 miles from the Río de la Plata. The Negro rises on the Brazilian border in Rio Grande do Sul state and flows westward through central Uruguay. Like the Alto Paraná, the Uruguay generally is clear and carries little silt, except in the seasonal floods. After its juncture with the Negro, the Uruguay broadens sharply to a width of 4 to 6 miles and becomes a virtual extension of the Río de la Plata estuary.
Physiography of the Río de la Plata
The two contributory river systems bring down an immense quantity of silt each year. The muddiness of the water in the Río de la Plata itself is increased by the tides and winds that hinder the deposition of silt on the bed. When sediments do settle, the mineral and organic matter form great shoals, banks, or bars: the Playa Honda Shoal is just off the Paraná delta, the Ortiz and Chico shoals are farther downstream, and the Rouen, Inglés, Alemán, and Arquímedes shoals are still farther out. The depth of the water—varying from 6 feet above the shoals to 65 feet in the intervening channels—is reduced along the southern coast by an offshore shoal.
The Argentine coast of the estuary is low-lying; its banks are of marine debris and coarse sand, and the coast is subject to flooding in places. The entrances to Argentine ports (including that of Buenos Aires) require constant dredging. The Uruguayan coast stands considerably higher and consists largely of rocks and dunes. Off the Uruguayan coast are several small islands, such as Hornos, San Gabriel, López, Lobos, Farallón, and—opposite the mouths of the Uruguay and Paraná Guazú rivers—Martín García.
Hydrology of the system
The velocity of the Paraná's current changes frequently during the river's long course. For the Alto Paraná, the rate becomes slower wherever the bed widens (especially when a real lake is formed, as at Itaipu Dam) and much faster wherever the bed narrows (as in the canyon downstream from Itaipu). Farther downstream, it slackens on its way to Posadas but accelerates thereafter over a series of rapids and races. It becomes slower again downstream from Corrientes, stabilizing its flow at a mean rate of 2.5 miles per hour on the way to the Río de la Plata.
Throughout the basin of the Paraguay River, which covers more than 380,000 square miles, elevations rarely exceed 650 feet above sea level. Thus, over a long distance, the gradient of the river varies only slightly from about 0.75 to 1 inch per mile (1.2 to 1.6 centimetres per kilometre). The various streams of the basin have low banks or natural levees, built up when silt is deposited along the slower-flowing portions of the river channel during flood stage. When the river recedes, its banks thus remain elevated above the level of the neighbouring plains. During floods a continuous water table, often as much as 15 miles wide, underlies the inundated plains, and about 38,600 square miles of surface area are flooded. The Paraguay has varying rates of flow between its source and its confluence with the Paraná. Above Corumbá, in Brazil, it has a typically tropical regime—at its highest in February and at its lowest from July to August. Below Corumbá, the high point occurs in July and the low point from December to January.
The volume of the lower Paraná is, for practical purposes, correlated to the amount it receives from the Paraguay, which supplies about 25 percent of the total. High periods occur normally between November and February and low periods in August and September. The river's mean overall volume at the Río de la Plata is about 610,700 cubic feet (17,293 cubic metres) per second, with the highest recorded volume being 2,295,000 cubic feet per second (1905) and the lowest 86,400 (1945).
An important factor in the hydrologic regime of the lower Paraná is that the Alto Paraná and the Paraguay reach their maximum flow at different times. Whereas the mountainous basin of the Alto Paraná is drained so rapidly that water begins to rise at Corrientes in November, reaching its maximum height there in February, the Pantanal swamps of the upper basin of the Paraguay retain precipitation so much longer that the Paraguay's high water does not reach Corrientes until May, reaching its maximum in June. Thus, levels on the lower Paraná begin to sink in March, rise from May, and sink again from July to September. Whenever both the Alto Paraná and the Paraguay reach their highest levels at the same time, the lower Paraná has to carry an exceptionally heavy volume of water—as it did in 1905, when the delta experienced heavy flooding.
The volume of water discharged by the Río de la Plata into the Atlantic is estimated at about 776,900 cubic feet per second. Although the water of the tributary rivers is so widely distributed over the length and breadth of the estuary that variations in their volume do not affect the level of the water, the estuary's level is considerably affected by variations of the tides and, especially, of the winds reaching it. The ocean tides are relatively weak, but they flow 120 miles up the Paraná and the Uruguay rivers from their mouths on the estuary. The average tidal range is 0.5 foot at Montevideo and 2.5 feet at Buenos Aires. The pampero (a wind from the south to southwest) and southeasterly winds called sudestados both exert a great influence on the Río de la Plata: the pampero, when it is most powerful, drives the water onto the Uruguayan coast, so that the water level drops on the Argentine side; the southeasterly wind has the effect of flooding the Paraná delta and causing the level to drop on the Uruguayan coast.
The basins of the Alto Paraná and Paraguay have a hot and humid climate throughout the year. The winters (April to September) are dry, and the summers (October to March) are rainy. Annual mean temperatures in the upper basin are above 68 °F (20 °C), the absolute maximum temperature being from 104 to 107 °F (40 to 42 °C) and the absolute minimum temperature being about 37 °F (3 °C). January frequently is the warmest month. More than four-fifths of the annual precipitation occurs in the summer months, with the least amount of rain falling in July and August. Annual rainfall varies from 80 inches (2,000 millimetres) in the mountains to the east to 40 inches in the west. Rainfall takes the form of drenching downpours often accompanied by hailstorms.
The climate of the middle and lower basins progresses from subtropical in the north to temperate in the south. The mean annual temperature along the Río de la Plata is 55 °F (13 °C), and monthly averages are always over 50 °F (10 °C). Frosts are frequent in the winter months in the south but can occur as far north as Asunción and Paraná state in Brazil. Humidity in the lower basin is notably high—averaging 70 percent annually along the Río de la Plata—and sometimes is quite stifling in summer; the moist vapours become still thicker when the Paraná brings down the torrential waters of the tropical basin. Rainfall in the southern basin is somewhat less plentiful than in the north, but it occurs at all seasons. The mean annual precipitation along the Río de la Plata is 44 inches.
Plant life
The Brazilian section of the Alto Paraná forms the boundary between two zones: that of the forest to the east and of the savanna to the west. Forests include stands of Paraná pine (Araucaria angustifolia), an evergreen conifer valued for its softwood timber. The treeless savanna, with grasses and bushes, is used for cattle raising.
In the upper Paraguay River basin, some of the Pantanal's vegetation, called the "Pantanal complex," is typical of the Mato Grosso Plateau, while the remainder of the basin is typical of lowlands. Plants that thrive in water and in moist soils, as well as those that flourish at moderate temperatures or are adapted to dry regions, are found within the complex. The water plants, found on the permanently flooded lands, are typified by the water hyacinth and by the Amazon, or royal, water lily (Victoria amazonica). Moisture-loving species, such as the trumpetwood and the guama, flourish over most of the floodplain. On the savanna, after the floods, various grasses such as paspalum and knotroot bristle grass reappear. Vegetation of a more evolved type, which thrives at moderate temperatures, occupies the unflooded highland. It is represented by nut-bearing palms and by various types of laurels. Dense, evergreen forest galleries grow along stream banks. In the forests of the region, the carandá (a tropical palm that yields a wax similar to carnauba wax), the paratudo, the muriti palm (a large fan palm), and various types of quebracho trees (South American hardwoods that are a source of tannin) predominate.
Farther south, thick, subtropical, semi-deciduous forests extend westward from the Misiones region of Argentina along the Paraná and cover much of eastern Paraguay. These forests provide such decorative hardwoods as lapacho and also contain Ilex paraguariensis, a member of the holly family whose roasted leaves are used to prepare the brewed beverage maté. Some forest trees, outside the forest zone proper, still occur in areas of woodland downstream to the Paraná delta. In the Gran Chaco region along the west bank of the river, and in other sections where drought is more pronounced, a thorn forest of xerophytic (drought-tolerant) plants occurs. In the lowlands of eastern Paraguay, forest cover and savanna grasslands alternate.
Animal life
The river system has a rich and varied animal life throughout its length. Among its many edible fish are the dorado (a gold-coloured river fish that resembles a salmon), the surubí (a fish with a long rounded body, flattened at the nose), the patí (a large, scaleless river fish that frequents deep and muddy waters), the pacu (a large river fish with a flat body, almost as high as it is long), the pejerrey (a marine fish, silver in colour, with two darker bands on each side), and the corbina (white sea bass); the stretch of the Paraná upstream from Corrientes is popular for its dorado sport fishing. Also of note is the meat-eating piranha, a fish resembling the bluegill that travels in large schools and inhabits the tropical parts of the system.
Reptiles include the iguana lizard, two species of caiman (a crocodilian), the water boa, the rattlesnake, the cross viper, and the yarará (the most prevalent South American representative of the viper family). Frogs and toads are plentiful, as are freshwater crabs. There are innumerable species of insects and spiders, and the islands are plagued by mosquitos. Herons, cormorants, storks, and game birds also are plentiful, as are terrestrial mammals.


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Is the Facebook Phone a Microsoft-grade error?
With all the buzz about Carrier IQ, most of the tech world's attention has already turned away from "Buffy," the rumored-and-all-but-confirmed Facebook phone. The shift is appropriate. Frankly, the Facebook phone is a mistake, and if Facebook really has been working on the project for two years, a colossal mistake. A Windows Phone grade mistake.
Don't try to tell me Windows Phone was a success, either. Despite the recent upturn in market share, WP7 is still in dire straits. Some estimates put WP7 market share lower than Symbian. Yeah, that's Nokia's old OS. With the new deal between the two companies that will obviously shift, but Nokia hardware doesn't have a shot in hell of saving Windows Phone. The operating system is already on some really nice hardware and it still won't sell.
Here's the rub, at least for Microsoft. Windows Phone 7 is a great OS. I mean that. It's solid. It's pretty. It's fresh, certainly when compared to the increasingly homogeneous Android and iOS platforms. It still isn't doing well. Microsoft may have spent as much as 500 million dollars marketing Windows Phone 7, to say nothing of the massive development overhead. It still isn't doing well. Why is Facebook so ready to make the same mistake?
The easy answer: Apple and Google. Those two companies have a stranglehold on mobile computing. Facebook is on both platforms, but my guess is that Facebook is worried about one of those companies making a play that could push Facebook out. The Galaxy Nexus is shaping up to be a beautiful phone, a phone that Google is planning for serious Google+ integration. But Google+ is dead. A nursing home at best. Is Facebook really worried about that?
It also seems reasonable to wonder if Facebook branding will really sell a phone, and to whom? Unless Facebook can pull an Apple-style keynote that warrants the existence of the phone, I don't see the appeal. Apple has sexy mobile locked down. Android has the nerd factor. Both of those brands carry weight across demographics. Where does Facebook play? The tween market? Yuck.
As long as Facebook remains easily accessible on every Android and iOS handset, a phone with deep Facebook integration won't really have a market. Not anything significant, anyway. Not enough to offset the cash Facebook has dumped into big names and a severely protracted development cycle. Not by a long shot.
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NOTE: This help page applies to both LifeTopix (and other classic LightArrow apps) as well as to LightArrow Organizer for iOS and Mac. So, the screenshots and directions may vary slightly based on the app you're using.
1. To get to the preferences view scroll down on the dashboard view until you see the "Settings" card. If the card is not expanded tap the card to expand it. Then tap the "Preferences" button on the "Settings" card.
2. The "Main Color" setting will change the color of the text and buttons in some views. For example, change the "Main Color" to gold, and then tap the "Save" button. Also, from the Preferences view if you tap the arrow button next to "Get bonus colors" and rate our app you can get bonus colors that are available for "Main Color" and "Accent Color".
Then tap the "Preferences" button again from the dashboard view. Now you can see the text has changed to "Lime Green".
3. The "Accent Color" setting will change the color of some of the icon colors.
The Quick Add panel for example displays an alpha of the accent color on the bars.
4. From the "Preferences" view the "Top Navigation" setting can toggle between "Light" and "Dark". When the setting is set to dark the top bar is black.
Here is another screenshot when the "Top Navigation" is set to "Dark".
5. The next preference is the "Graph View".
You can get to the graph views in our app by tapping on a log form or log item and tapping "View" and then "All Entries".
Here is the graph view with "Dark" theme and "Light" theme.
6. To see how the "Override Item Color with Context" preference works please see the help page for "How do I customize colors for items in the Calendar?".
7. The preference "Font Size" can be set to small, regular, large, and extra large. The first screenshot shows "Regular" font size, and the next screenshot shows "Extra Large" font.
8. "Toggle Actions for Tap and Long Press on Items". When this setting is enabled you can open items just by tapping on them.
When this preference is set to "Off" tapping an item shows the expanded cell that contains buttons for that item.
9. The next preference is "Default Date Type" and tap the "Default Data Type" field to change the default date type for a specific item in our App. Whenever that items is created this preference sets whether the date defaults to "Date Only" or "Date + Time". In the example set the "Appointment" to "Date Only", and then tap the "Save" button.
Now from the "Quick Add" create an appointment. Then tap the "Starts" field, and you'll notice it defaults to "Date Only".
10. For the preference "Icon Badge Behavior" please see the help page "What is the App badge icon for?".
11. The preference "Repeat Schedules" allows you to set the max number of occurrences that an item that supports repeat schedules will repeat.
You can set the number of max occurrences from 12 – 150.
You can also set the "Default Task Creation" to "All Instances" or "Automatically when needed". Save the preference set to "Automatically when needed".
From a "Task" view when you tap the repeat schedule field you'll notice on the "Schedule" view that the "Create" field defaulted to "Automatically when needed".
12. The preference "New Note Item" allows you to control when adding journal entries to a note where the new items will be added at the top or bottom of the journal portion of a note.
In this example "Position" is set to "Top" so when a new "Text", "Audio", "Video", "Photo", or "Draw" note item is added it will be added to the top. After adding a "Text" note item you can see it's added to the top.
13. The preference "New Checklist Item" allows you to control when adding checklist items to a note where the new items will be added at the top or bottom of the list.
In this example "Position" is set to "Bottom" so when a new checklist item is added it will be added to the bottom. After adding a "task" you can see it's added to the bottom.
14. The preference "Log Entry Default Status" you can set to "Completed", "Not Completed", or "Not Completed, if Future". In this example setting this preference to "Not Completed, If Future". When creating a new log entry and the date is pre-filled in the future then the status will be set to "Not Completed".
From the "Agenda" view. tap the '+' button next to "Tomorrow", and then tap "Quick Log".
From the "Quick Log" pop-up tap "Activity".
Then tap "Chores".
Now you can see the "Completed" field is set to "No" since the date is in the future.
Now tap the "Quick Log" button from the bottom toolbar.
Then tap "Activity" from the "Quick Log" pop-up and then tap "Chores". From the "Chores" view you can see that the "Completed" status is set to "Yes".
15. The preference "Account Transaction Display Order" determines whether the transactions for an account are sorted in "Ascending" or "Descending" order.
You can get to the transactions view for an account by tapping the account and then tapping the "Transactions" button.
This is the transaction view where the preference "Account Transaction Display Order" is set to "Ascending".
This is the transaction view where the preference "Account Transaction Display Order" is set to "Descending".
16. The preference "Adding Bookmarks" you can set the default "Search URL". For example when creating a new bookmark the default URL used will be "http://google.com"
Click the '+' button from the bottom toolbar.
Then tap "Bookmark".
Then you'll see the default URL used was google.com.
17. The preference "Delete Quick Inbox Items After Conversion" allows for deleting quick inbox items after converting them to another item when the preference is set to "Yes". When set it to "No" you can convert a quick inbox item to another item from within our App and the quick inbox item will not be deleted. In this example the preference is set to "Yes".
From "Quick Inbox" list view tap the quick inbox item and then tap the "Convert" button. Convert the quick inbox item to a task.
Then tap "Yes" on the "Convert to Task?" pop-up.
Then after tapping "Yes" you'll see the quick inbox item has been deleted.
18. To see how the "Agenda View Overdue Items Behavior" preference works please see the help page for "What is the App badge icon for?".
19. Preference "Create Local Notifications". You can choose whether or not local notifications are created by your LightArrow app. Local notifications originate from the device itself as opposed to somewhere outside the device and they schedule and alert to notify you about events. These notifications are presented as an alert box or notification panel with a message accompanied by a sound and the vibration of the device.
When "Create Local Notifications" are enabled this is what the notification can appear as.
20. Preference "Default iOS Calendar". If you iOS device has multiple calendars configured, your LightArrow app can display information from them and make entries in them. This setting allows you to specify which calendar should be the default for entries added when you create date-oriented items in your LightArrow app.
When you create a task and then open the task you'll see the tile "iOS Calendar" and it says "Calendar[default]" which matches what we set for the preference "Default iOS Calendar".
21. "Create iOS Calendar Item for Synced Online Tasks": You can choose whether or not to create iOS Calendar items for online tasks (tasks from Google, Toodledo, or Asana).
In the "Online Tasks" view I used Toodledo in this example. I tapped the "Root Folder".
Then tapped the sync button for the task "Add some items to your todo list". After the sync is completed there is a checkmark next to the task.
Next open the task that you synced and tap the "iOS Calendar" tile and then tap "Open iOS Calendar item". Then you'll see the iOS Calendar item that was created when the task was synced with the LightArrow app.
22. "iOS Calendar Reminders": When you create date-relevant objects in your app, entries will be added to your device's Calendar with reminders set according to the preferences you specify here. In this example I changed the "Tasks" to "Remind 4 hours before". Be sure to tap the "Save" button on the "Preferences" view so that the change is saved.
Then I created a task, and tapped the "Full Details" button.
From the "Task" view scroll down until you see the "iOS Calendar" tile and then tap "Open iOS Calendar Item". Then on the iOS Calendar event view you can see that the "Alert" field shows "4 hours before" which matches what we set for the preference "iOS Calendar Reminders".


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Comedian Jay Mohr has apologized for "fat-shaming" actress Alyssa Milano.
This after Milano showed him who's the boss on Christmas Day.
The comic, 43, took a swipe at the "Mistresses" actress soon after they both attended an awards ceremony for NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series at Wynn Las Vegas on Dec. 6.
Mohr, who has previously admitted to comedy plagiarism, served as the show's host, and the "Who's the Boss?" alum presented the championship award to race car driver Jimmie Johnson. Milano wowed on the red carpet at the event in a red, one-shoulder dress.
Later, the comedian did a radio interview in which he called the petite actress "Melissa" instead of Alyssa and made a few crude references to her "gut" on the air, according to several reports.
"She was one of the presenters. ... She's very tiny. In height," he said (via the New York Daily News). "It seems like she had a baby and said, 'I don't really give a ...' ... I read it on her gut."
He continued, saying, "Melissa what's-her-name was very nice but didn't look so great. Somebody sat in the director's chair and was not wearing Spanx and I was like, 'Jesus Christ.'"
OK, that joke fell flat. And the ameliorating powers of women's shapewear should always remain a mystical phenomenon, with folks sticking to the first rule of "Fight Club": You don't talk about it.
Milano, 41, who gave birth to her first and only child in August 2011, did not take Mohr's remarks lightly and called him out on Twitter on Christmas Day. (Milano, incidentally, has 10 times the Twitter following that Mohr does.)
".@jaymohr37 So sorry you felt the need to publicly fat-shame me," she wrote. "Be well and God Bless. Please send my love to your beautiful wife."
That beautiful wife she's referring to is "Las Vegas" actress Nikki Cox, whom he married in 2006 and has a son with (he also has a son from his marriage to ex-model Nicole Chamberlain).
Milano's "Charmed" costar Rose McGowan also came to her defense, retweeting Milano with the response: "What?! Do I need to kick someone's ass?"
Olivia Munn also weighed in: "You are gorgeous @Alyssa_Milano & ur baby is ridiculously cute. In other news @jaymohr37 looks like a foot," tweeted "The Newsroom" actress.
After that — and a flurry of news outlets picking up on Milano's response — Mohr finally addressed the festering feud with a self-deprecating apology, which came in the form of a tweet to celebrity blogger Perez Hilton and to Milano.
"@perezhilton @alyssa_milano She's stunning," Mohr tweeted. "I mistakenly thought the absurdity of what I was saying would have ben taken as a joke. #fail"
Fail, indeed.
Follow Ministry of Gossip @LATcelebs.


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Hydro Quebec is the wire services provider for L'Isle-Verte-Ouest. They are responsible for ensuring that electricity reaches your home, and also read and maintain your meter
Moving to L'Isle-Verte-Ouest
Are you moving to L'Isle-Verte-Ouest and need to get electricity started under your name? First check that Hydro Quebec provides electricity in your area at the regulated rate. Depending on where you live, your local utility may or may not be your regulated rate provider.
To find out whether Hydro Quebec supplies your electricity, you can reach them by telephone at +1 514-289-2211
Starting Electricity Service in L'Isle-Verte-Ouest
To open an account for your electricity supply, you will likely need to provide the following information:
- Your full name and contact information (phone number, email address)
- The L'Isle-Verte-Ouest supply address (street address, postal code, city)
- Desired service start date
You may also be asked to provide some ID (such as your drivers licence number).
Hydro Quebec Customer Service will be happy to answer any questions you might have about starting electricity service in L'Isle-Verte-Ouest, including questions about electricity rates or billing.
Making an Appointment With Hydro Quebec in L'Isle-Verte-Ouest
If you need to have service reconnected to your property, to start up a new service line, or would like to move your meter, you should contact Hydro Quebec at +1 514-289-2211 to learn more and to set up an appointment (if necessary).
Answers about Prices, Payments, and Bills at Hydro Quebec L'Isle-Verte-Ouest
If Hydro Quebec provides your energy supply, you can contact them at +1 514-289-2211 for any questions about billing, payment options, or rates. If you purchase your energy from a company that is not responsible for your distribution (such as an energy marketer), you should contact them directly.
Find out more about your energy supply in Québec
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Saint-Eloi Distance: 9.6km
Saint-Epiphane Distance: 12.4km
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The Fact of Creation-2
A pictorial reconstruction of Confuciusornis (above)
Period: Mesozoic Age, Cretaceous
Age: 120 million years
Location: China
The theory of evolution claims that birds evolved from small theropod dinosaurs-in other words, from reptiles. The fact is, however, that anatomical comparisons between birds and reptiles refute this claim, as does the fossil record. The fossil pictured belongs to an extinct species of bird known as Confuciusornis, the first specimen of which was discovered in China in 1995. Confuciusornis bears a close resemblance to present-day birds and has demolished the scenario of avian evolution.
A present-day specimen of hornbeam leaf
Period: Eocene
Age: 54-37 million years
Location: Cache Creek Formation, British Columbia, Canada
Hornbeams of some 30 to 40 different species occur across much of the North Temperate regions, with the greatest number of species in East Asia, particularly China. A few species occur in Europe and North America. Fossil findings reveal that hornbeams alive today and those that lived tens of millions of years ago were no different. Hornbeams challenge Darwinist claims and proclaim Creation as an obvious fact..
A present-day ginkgo leaf
Ginkgo Leaf
Period: Eocene
Age: 54-37 million years
Location: Cache Creek Formation, British Columbia, Canada
One piece of evidence invalidating the scenario of plants' evolution is the ginkgo leaf pictured, which is approximately 50 million years old. This fossil shows that ginkgos have not originated from another plant or transformed into another species. This places evolutionists in a deadlock..
The illustrations below show present-day cones no different from the fossil specimen.
Pine Cone
Period: Cenozoic era, Paleogene subperiod
Age: 65-23 million years
Location: Germany
The structure of cones, organs on conifers that contain the plant's ovaries, has remained the same for millions of years, as with the structures of all other living species. This cone, 65 to 23 million years old, and identical ones of our day are one of the important examples revealing that throughout these long ages, evolution has never occurred.
Below: Presentday specimens
Period: Mesozoic era, Jurassic period
Age: 150 million years
Location: Solnhofen Limestone, Germany
Horseshoe crabs belong to a subphylum of the arachnids called Chelicerata, and are more closely related to spiders and scorpions. The 150-million-year-old fossil of a horseshoe crab shown here demonstrates once again that Creation is a fact and that the process of evolution never occurred.
There is no difference between the sturgeon in the picture to the side and the 144-million-year-old fossil sturgeon above.
Period: Mesozoic era, Jurassic period
Age: 144-65 million years
Location: China
The sturgeons, of which only two families remain in existence, have always been sturgeons. They have neither developed from, nor turned into any other species. Fossil finds corroborate the fact that like all other creatures, sturgeons have never undergone any process of evolution.
One of the fossils that demonstrate the clear fact of Creation is shown here: the nearly 150-million-year-old remains of a shrimp, which is no different from its present-day counterparts.
Period: Mesozoic era, Jurassic period
Age: 150 million years
Location: Solnhofen Limestone, Germany
Another scientific discovery showing that there was no process of evolution, as the Darwinists claim, is the fossilized shrimp illustrated here. Since shrimp first came into existence, they have always displayed all the same organs and characteristics as they have today and have undergone no changes in all that time. This shrimp fossil shows plainly that evolution is an imaginary scenario.
Right: Presentday crabs
Period: Oligocene
Age: 37-23 million years
Location: Denmark
The fossil record is sufficiently rich to account for the origin of life, and it reveals a concrete picture: Different species all emerged independently of one another, suddenly, and with all their different structures. No imaginary evolutionary "intermediate forms" existed among them. This is one of the proofs that Almighty Allah (swt) created all living creatures.
Right: An assassin bug living today.
Assassin Bug
Period: Cenozoic era, Oligocene - Miocene epochs
Age: 25 million years
Location: Dominican Republic
Assassin bugs are predatory insects of the Reduviidea family. Some of the species are able to transmit to humans a fatal malady known as Chagas' disease. It is this very insect that poisoned Darwin and caused him to spend the rest of his life in pain. This species uses its antenna to inject its poison and liquefies its victim's tissues.
To the side can be seen a present-day stick insect.
Stick Insect
Period: Eocene
Age: 45 million years
Location: Russia
The stick insects are known for their ponderously slow movements and superb camouflage. With their long bodies, antennae and colors, they do indeed resemble slender twigs. Animals that use various forms of camouflage enjoy special protection with their bodily structures, shapes, colors and patterns, all created to match the environments they inhabit.
Period: Cretaceous
Age: 95 million years
Location: Lebanon
Darwin knew that his theory could be verified only by the fossil record, for which reason he pinned great hopes on paleontological research. Yet no intermediate-form fossil has been found over the 150 or so years since Darwin's day. So his claims have never been confirmed. Fossils have buried Darwin's theory of evolution, whose invalidity is now a proven fact. One such fossil is this 95-millionyear- old fossil squid, identical to living present-day specimens. www.evolutiondocumentary.com
Seen from beneath with its perfect details the fossil turtle (top right) is no different from present-day turtles (top left).
Period: Oligocene
Age:37-23 million years
Location: Brule Formation, Nebraska, USA
The 37- to 23-million-year-old fossil turtle seen here is no different from turtles alive now, in all its perfect detail. Faced with these proofs, there's one important fact that evolutionists ought to accept. David B. Kitts, an evolutionist in the department of Geology and Geophysics at Oklahoma University, says that "Evolution requires intermediate forms between species and paleontology does not provide them." (David B. Kitts, "Paleontology and Evolutionary Theory," Evolution, Vol. 28, September 1974, p. 467)


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text: Just for fun. In the thread "Dan Marino-Heart of a Champion", finnyboy002 has a picture of Dan Marino wearing a white jersey with aqua pants, with a gold "W" (Wilson) logo. What year was that? Wilson supplied the uniforms for a few years and each year they changed the "W". One year it was gold, another year it was orange, and the other year it was black and red. Can anybody guess what year this picture is from?


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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
from the heroes,-villains-and-fools dept
You've heard it before — "copyright and the First Amendment have co-existed for 200 years!" — but as we explained this week, it just ain't true. Inspired by the subject, jameshogg delivered our most insightful comment of the week by hitting many of the key points in the free speech debate:
There is nobody good enough to police free expression without falling into corruption, or have future generations fall into corruption. That is why the expression of ideas and opinions must not be policed, even if they are as offensive as Holocaust denial or uncomfortable as whistle-blowing.
But yet, copyright believers seem to think that they, above all civilisations who have tried to regulate free speech and failed, do have the ability to decide when and where free speech is permissible? If I want to tell a story about Twilight, in order to portray the main characters as corporate leeches by using certain symbolism for example, and express ideas of my own that symbolically present Twilight in a new and enlightened way, why am I not allowed to do that? Why is it that "parody" is the only thing allowed to get away with this? What if the deviation is not humourous? It is not just speech that has to be free, it is expression, and every time you restrict me from telling a derived story in a way I see fit you are denying me the right to delivery a certain metaphorical message that may necessarily entail the use of characters and plot lines.
Fan fiction is illegal, because it is published creativity using someone else's work. Fan ART also falls into this category, making deviantArt the biggest copyright infringing website on the web - even bigger than storage lockers like MegaUpload. Are we really to say that everybody participating in this mass infringement is in the wrong? The MPAA never will have the balls to see this through, because the resulting backlash would absolutely DWARF that of the backlash against SOPA (then again, the rationality of the MPAA is not always up to standard, so I can't guarantee that websites like deviantArt will be left alone). Now my follow up question is this: why should fan artists and fanfiction writers be allowed to write deviations, but not those who wish to open up a commercial market on that basis? What makes fan artists more significant? If you believe in copyright, you have to in this case either question the fundamentals of copyright or demand that deviantArt be shut down.
"Sure, you can express yourself... but only in ways that we approve of. So no expressing other people's expressions" is basically what copyright believers are saying, and the only reason why fan art is permissible is that its too big a phenomenon to dare challenge, even although these fan artists get tons of publicity and therefore secondary profits from other things they may be allowed to sell. Fuck that. I'm not letting the philosophy of copyright try to say it is competent enough to "know" when certain speech should not be permissible when it cannot face up to these other challenges.
Counterbalancing the thoroughness of that comment, btrussel took second place with a short and sweet rebuke to one of the many stupid statements made by children's author Terry Deary in his anti-library screed:
"I'm not attacking libraries, I'm attacking the concept behind libraries, which is no longer relevant."
And I'm not attacking copyright, I'm attacking the concept behind copyright, which is no longer relevant.
Brevity is the soul of wit, but it's also insufficient for the task of listing all the ways in which Deary was wrong. To aid in the task, our first Editor's Choice comes from Monica on the same post, providing an insider's insight:
I'm a public librarian. All I have to say about this man's ridiculous claims is something one of our patrons told me a few years ago: "I need to stop going to the library, it's costing me too much money!" She didn't say this because of fines, but instead because she had just purchased yet another book, DVD, or CD that her children couldn't live without. At Christmas or birthday times, It happens a lot -- someone falls in love with something they've borrowed from the library and needs to have it for their own collection, or perhaps the newest title in the series. A lot of people who wouldn't otherwise buy a book have done so for this very reason.
Of course, Terry Deary wasn't the only artist this week spouting what for propriety's sake I'll call horse hockey (after the fashion of Colonel Potter). We also had Dead Kennedys guitarist East Bay Ray tilting at tiny little miniaturized windmills, aka ad network revenues on pirate websites. One of our critics was extremely angry that we were focusing on how meaninglessly minuscule such payments are, rather than treating the fact that they exist at all as an unacceptable travesty. In response, and taking our second Editor's Choice, Togashi laid out some comparisons:
Yes, Greyhound makes some money off smuggling.
Yes, Smith and Wesson makes some money off murder.
Yes, trenchcoat manufacturers make some money off shoplifting.
Yes, casinos make some money off money laundering.
Yes, rope makers make some money off kidnapping.
Seeing a pattern here? You would be laughed out of town if you were to suggest that any of these manufacturers were dedicated to that purpose because of the pitiful amounts of money they make on it compared to the myriad of legitimate ones. Well, some people would argue about the guns, but the point stands.
While people were laughing at that raging troll, others were laughing with our own Dark Helmet, and voting him into the first place spot on the funny side. When Tim Cushing displayed some of DH's tweets as part of his follow-up on the OnPress situation, DH was amusingly not amused:
First, you used my tweet to Knopf in your article without contacting me!?!?!? Don't you know that ALL MY TWEETS ARE PROTECTED FROM PUBLICATION!?!?!?!?
Second, you did not, despite showing the image entirely, credit me within your article? Don't you know that this is copyrightmarkent infringement of the 34th degree and that there are no exceptions to the made up laws in my head?
Enough talk, Cushing. I'll be by to eat your face off later. Also, my made up attorney who is confused by his own first name and isn't quite sure what state he's from will be contacting you to verify your employment or something. I don't know, legal shit is confusing, you assclown! ROAR!!!
OnPress was amusing because their slapdash antics were too silly to be genuinely dangerous—in other words, they're amateurs. The pro trolls are the scary ones, and few are as scary as Monsanto. Upon hearing the news that the Supreme Court is taking on an important Monsanto patent case to do with the selling and re-planting of second generation seeds, Beech delivered our second funniest comment of the week by donning the hat of a sarcastic lawyer:
The ultimate defence here is to say (rightfully) that the farmer didn't violate the patent, the plants did. The plant's DNA was protected by patent(s) and yet, in spite of that fact the plants continued to make millions of copies of their own genes through (1) growing (cellular division) and (2) by reproducing. All the farmer did was put a bunch of seeds in some dirt, he should have been able to assume that the patented bunch of seeds would readily respect the "natural right" of a patent holder's monopoly and simply not grown. Greedy freetard/pirate plants!!!!
Before Monsanto existed, we assumed that supervillains who disastrously meddled with the natural order of things would have more style. For example, they might capture a giant ape on a remote island and bring it to Manhattan in shackles. If that story sounds familiar, it might be because it's been in the public domain for decades. At least, it is according to Universal. Er, at least, it is when they want it to be. But when Nintendo wanted to release their iconic Donkey Kong game, the studio changed its mind about King Kong's copyright status, and one anonymous commenter wins our first Editor's Choice spot for explaining why:
I never saw the movie, because I had played the game I didn't feel I needed to especially as over an hour of watching live action guy jumping over things and climbing ladders just seemed like such a dumb idea.
We've come a long way since then. Mostly in the wrong direction.
Last but not least (either in terms of the stupidity of the story or the quality of the comment) we turn to the news that some people are getting skittish about satellite photos. In response to the news that New Hampshire is considering a new law that would ban photography from structures "not supported by the ground", chosenreject takes our final Editor's Choice spot by pointing out a significant flaw in that wording:
I know they say satellites, but I think they can make an exception since satellites only stay in in orbit because of the earth's gravitational pull, therefore the satellites are supported by the ground.
Problem solved. Next please.
It's like I always say: at the end of the day, everything's physics.


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Several local entities and the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources are joining forces to offer summer family fun without breaking the bank.
At three different times this summer, the second Saturday of the month will turn into a �Sensational Weekend Event,� offering families an array of activities all across Kinston and Lenoir County.
Combining arts and heritage with food and fun, the 37 museums and historic sites across the state will highlight 2nd Saturdays, with Kinston�s full weekends being June 7-9, July 12-14 and Aug. 9-11. All of the programs are designed to reflect the unique character of each historic place, blended with history, art and authentic North Carolina culture. For a complete list of the state�s historic sites and the 2nd Saturday events, go to ncdcr.gov/2ndSaturdays.
Kinston�s 2013 2nd Saturday Weekends will begin Friday with a free jazz concert at The Red Room. The Groove Connection Band is led by Marvin Wiggins and features his brother Ira Wiggins, jazz studies chairman at N.C. Central University. The brothers are Kinston natives, and Marvin now works and lives in the Washington, D.C., area. Both are part of the documented African American Music Trail Project.
Vocalist Nancy Parish will join the group, along with Khaliyl Nubian, Gene Mullen and Tony Ryan.
The concert is free to the public with light hors d�oeuvres served between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. A second set from 9 to 11 p.m. will fit the Red Room�s normal schedule. Beverages will be available for purchase, but hors d�oeuvres will not be served.
Saturday will be packed full of family activities, beginning with a complimentary breakfast at 9 a.m., while food lasts, at the Lenoir County Farmer�s Market. Fresh local produce and specialty vendors will be on site as well.
Also downtown will be CSS Neuse tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mother Earth Brewing tours on the hour from noon to 7 p.m., and downtown merchants� shops and restaurants open, all nestled around the banks of the Neuse River.
More adventure awaits on West Vernon Avenue. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., an 18th Century Trades Fair will be at the Governor Richard Caswell Historic Site. History will come alive as costumed interpreters demonstrate 18th-century trades. Participants can try the crafts of candle making, blacksmithing, surveying, spinning, weaving and other period trades. After making your own butter, enjoy it on some homemade goodies. Admission is free and Sarah Risty-Davis can give more information by calling her at 252-526-9600, ext. 232.
Just next door at 2602 W. Vernon Ave., Lions Water Adventure will offer all types of water fun and excitement from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Wrap up Saturday with bluegrass music at Lenoir Community College. The Eastern N.C. Bluegrass Association will have jam sessions from 7 to 11 p.m. and bands playing, including Lawson Creek, Nancy Joyner and Early Station, and the Dixie Strings.
The weekend will wrap up with more water fun from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Lions Water Adventure.
2nd Saturday Weekend
The Groove Connection Jazz Concert
6:30 to 8:30 and 9 to 11 p.m.
The Red Room, 220 N. Herritage St.
9 a.m., complimentary breakfast, Lenoir County Farmer�s Market, Herritage and Caswell streets
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 18th century trades fair, Gov. Caswell Historic Site, West Vernon Avenue
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., CSS Neuse II tours, Gordon and Caswell streets
11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Lions Water Adventure, 2602 W. Vernon Ave.
Noon to 7 p.m., Mother Earth Brewing hourly tours, 311 N. Herritage St.
7 to 11p.m., Bluegrass jam sessions, Lenoir Community College gym, 231 N.C. 58 S.
12:30 to 5:30 p.m., Lions Water Adventure


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Offered at the second Barrett-Jackson Northeast auction, this Cadillac DeVille convertible has undergone a full frame-off restoration and features full Eldorado trim.
Offered during the 46th annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction, this 1959 Cadillac Series 62 convertible has been restored in red with matching red-and-white leather interior
After World War II, automakers were eager to produce new designs.
The Pick of the Day is a 1956 Cadillac Series 62 two-door coupe showing just 29,583 miles, which comes out to an average of less than 500 miles per year.
Last year at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction, a 1941 Packard Custom built by r John D'Agostino sold for $495,000.
A classic Cadillac convertible is just the thing for ringing in the New Year, with you (or your designated driver) and some fellow celebrants nestled in the broad, red-leather seats.
Crossing the block at the 29th McCormick Palm Springs Collector Car Auction, are a pink 1959 Cadillac, a 1962 Ford Thunderbird and nearly 600 other cars.
The Cadillac Series 62 replaced the series 61 in 1940 as the lowest in the model lineup in 1940. The series 62 featured a low sleek "torpedo"style body.
This pre-war, 1941 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible (Lot #2022) was one of the last cars built by Cadillac before it converted its factory to the war-time production of tanks.


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Check out the first trailer for Fox's spring drama series about Kiefer Sutherland and his special little boy. Turns out Sutherland's child, who doesn't communicate and climbs cell phone towers, can see the present, past and future all at once. And now it's up to Kiefer to decipher his kid's coded message — which is obviously very important, and not just "we're out of Honey Nut Cheerios."
We're not altogether sure what to think about this series, from Heroes creator Tim Kring. Is the son mute? Does he have a learning disability? Is this going to enrage a lot of parents? We're not sure. We do know that we do like Kiefer, and Kring had one excellent season of Heroes. Here's the official synopsis:
At the center of TOUCH is MARTIN BOHM (Sutherland), a widower and single father, haunted by an inability to connect to his mute 11-year-old son, JAKE (David Mazouz). After multiple failed attempts at keeping Jake in school, Martin is visited by CLEA HOPKINS (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), a social worker sent to evaluate Jake's well-being. Everything changes when Martin discovers that Jake possesses the gift of staggering genius – the ability to see things that no one else can and the patterns that connect seemingly unrelated events. Jake is indeed communicating. But it's not with words, it's with numbers. Martin meets ARTHUR DEWITT (Danny Glover), a professor and an expert on children who possess special gifts when it comes to numbers. Now, it's up to Martin to decipher the meaning and connect the numbers to the cast of characters whose lives they affect.
Touch will be on Fox in the Spring of 2012.