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The Walker Bay Wine District's most important road, the Hemel-en-Aarde R320, aligns South Africa's premium cool climate wine region. It offers visitors to the area the opportunity to experience world-renowned Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and also some of our country's best Sauvignon Blancs, Shiraz and innovative blends. The route unites the passion and reputation of many wineries, each producing small volumes of uncompromising premium quality wines. With vineyards deriving maximum benefit from the high elevation and cool sea breezes, this region has become well known for its unique terroir and maritime character which has resulted in countless local and international awards for its wines. Carefully and sustainably managed vineyards, unspoiled nature, the ocean and blue skies of Walker Bay guarantee visitors an unforgettable and memorable experience. For more information about the Hermanus Wine Route visit www.hermanuswineroute.com or call Hermanus Tourism 028 312 2629.
The wine route can be reached from the Sandbaai traffic lights where the R43 to Hermanus and the R320 to Caledon intersect. At the entrance to the wine route is the Hemel-en-Aarde Village. Here you will find the first two wineries on the Hermanus R320 Wine Route, as well as Hermanus Wine Village. Hermanus Wine Village offers a large and comprehensive collection of South African wines for sale. Owners Paul and Cathy du Toit and their knowledgeable staff present daily tastings of a varied selection of wines and are able to courier or ship wine purchases locally as well as internationally. Open Monday to Friday 09:00 – 18:00; Saturday 09:00 – 17:00; Sundays 10:00 – 15:00. Call 028 316 3988 or email email@example.com
Whalehaven was named after the protective bay that shelters breeding southern right whales in the cool Cape winter months. The wines are made for the most part from grapes from the Bottega family farm, Da Capo Vineyards in Somerset West, and are vinified and bottled at the Whalehaven winery. There are various pairings to experience with the wines. Try the artisan chocolate pairing or their jam pairing for something different. Tasting and sales Monday to Friday 09:00 – 17:00 Saturday and Sunday 10:00 – 16:00. Closed on Christmas Day. Open 1 January. Call 028 -316 1633.
Hermanuspietersfontein, situated 250 metres hundred metres from the entrance to Hemel-en-Aarde Village and best known for its remarkable range of Sauvignon Blancs, Bordeaux and Rhône-style blends and its iconic Afrikaans wine names. The cellar's Wine & Food Market is open every Saturdays from 09:00 till 14:00 and a great place to meet up with locals and visitors alike. Hermanuspietersfontein presents a full calendar of events during the festive season for which bookings are advised. Tasting and Sales: Monday to Friday 09:00 – 17:00; Saturday 09:00 – 16:00. Call 028 316 1875
From the Hemel-en-Aarde Village, the R320 meanders through the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, leading you to Southern Right, Wijnskool, Hamilton Russell Vineyards, Bouchard Finlayson and La Vierge.
Southern Right produces a popular Sauvignon Blanc and Pinotage with labels depicting the southern right whale. A portion of the proceeds of the sale of these wines goes to the conservation of their namesake. The cellar is open to the public Monday to Friday 09:00 – 17:00 and Saturdays 09:00 – 13:00. Call 028- 312 1318.
Wijnskool - The new home to Bartho Eksteen Wines is situated across the road from the entrance to Southern Right. This is not just a tasting room but also a wine education centre and a sales office. There are three collections to pick from. Tree of Knowledge, Signature and Flagship range. Tastings are by appointment and picnics can be arranged to pair with the characteristic Eksteen hospitality. The Eksteens host and annual harvest celebration when the grapes are all picked an in the cellar. Call 028 312 4612.
Hamilton Russell Vineyards receives credit for planting the first vines in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. The famed estate specialises in producing two acclaimed wines – Pinot Noir and Chardonnay – which can be tasted at their quaint thatched tasting facility overlooking the dam. The elegant and highly individual wines are world-renowned. Open for wine tasting Monday to Friday 09:00 –17:00 and Saturday 10:00 – 14:00. Call 028 312 1791.
Bouchard Finlayson's flagship wine is the Galpin Peak Pinot Noir, for which celebrated winemaker Peter Finlayson has won many awards. Growing on the slopes of Galpin Peak, repeated vintages of this path-blazing wine continue to reflect a true celebration of Pinot-crafting. Other varieties include Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and a dry white blend, Blanc de Mer. Charcuterie and cheese platters are available for a nibble between tastings or after a hike on the fynbos trails. There are three route options and energetic holiday hikers can choose between a guided or self-guided walk. Be sure to pre-book. The tasting room is open Monday to Friday 09:30 –17:00 and Saturday from 10:00 – 13:00. Call 028 312 3515.
Die Boersewyn at the Die Plaaskombuis is owners Jadrie and Nitta Lötter's own range of wine made from the grapes produced on the Hemel-en-Aarde farm Vrede where they have lived and worked for the past thirty years. A tasting can be done at R10 pp any day of the week. There is a Sauvignon Blanc, wooded Chardonnay, Rhone blend and Grenache Rose. These wines are made by Hannes Storm at Spookfontein cellar and offered for sale in Nitta's farm stall that has been going for almost four years. Die Plaaskombuis is also a stop on the Hermanus Wine Hoppers route. Open from Monday to Sunday 8:00 – 17:00. Call 073 230 0788.
La Vierge specialises in producing Pinot Noir from their grapes that are grown in Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge. Their range also includes Bordeaux and Rhône-style blends, Shiraz, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay. The Restaurant & Champagne Veranda offers unsurpassable views where visitors can sit, sip and appreciate the views or play a game of boule. Visitors can keep their wine glasses close while playing a game of boules. For bookings call 028 313 2007. Wine tasting is offered at R30 pp for a tasting of 6 wines Monday to Sunday from 10:00 – 17:00.
La Vierge is the last winery in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, and the wine route continues along the R320 to the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley with Sumaridge, Newton Johnson, Restless River and Spookfontein.
The Bellingham Turner family owns Sumaridge Estate Wines with vineyards between two imposing mountain ranges. The winery offers views of the Atlantic Ocean responsible for the cool maritime climate, which helps create wonderfully, balanced wines that age extraordinarily well. Production includes Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Pinotage, Syrah and Wayfarer Cap Classique. Visit the beautifully appointed tasting room daily between 11:00 and 17:00, enjoy a light lunch platter (12:00 – 15:00) and admire the spectacular landscape. A self-catering guesthouse, The Lodge, is on the estate. Call 028 -312 1097.
Newton Johnson Vineyards is where brothers Bevan and Gordon have taken the Newton Johnson family cellar and vineyards to new heights in exploring the nuances of their vineyards. The cellar is situated on the mountain slope with spectacular views of the valley and the ocean beyond. Opening times are Monday – Friday from 09:00 – 16:00, Saturday 10:00-14:00. Call 028 -312 3862. The Restaurant at Newton Johnson offers platters and light lunches from Wednesday to Sunday 12:00 – 14:30. Call 021-200 2148 to book.
Restless River has some of the oldest Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay vineyards in the Hemel-en-Aarde. Owners, Craig and Anne Wessels, hand craft site-expressive wines from vineyards farmed as naturally as possible to develop depth and complexity. For a private tasting on the farm, call 028 -312 2881 or 082 650 3544.
Spookfontein enjoys magnificent views from their restaurant next to their boutique cellar. The restaurant is now owned and managed by Vaughan van Blerk and Francois Barnard of Harbour Rock. The Spookfontein range of wines includes Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Rosé, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and a blend: The Phantom. The restaurant is open for lunch and wine tastings. Open Tuesday- Sunday from 11:00-17:00. Phone 0730677936 for a reservation.
Hannes Storm's Storm Wines cellar is situated on the Spookfontein property. Here Hannes crafts Storm Vrede, Pinot Noir, Storm Vrede Chardonnay and Storm Ignis Pinot Noir. With thirteen Hemel-en-Aarde vintages at Hamilton Russell Vineyards to his credit Hannes Storm went solo to produce his own brand – Storm – in 2012. Two Hemel-en-Aarde vineyards, Vrede in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley and Ignis in the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, were selected for their exceptional terroir and worked out well judging by the accolades earned. Hannes is available by appointment on 082 325 4517 for private tastings in his intimate barrel cellar next to the R320 road.
Further up the Hemel-en-Aarde Road is the final stretch of the Hermanus Wine Route – the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge. This is home to Ataraxia, Creation, Domaine Des Dieux Mount Babylon and Jakob's Vineyard.
Ataraxia is a boutique wine estate producing a range of handcrafted wines including Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and a red blend. Ataraxia's Wine Lounge® is situated in a small chapel at the foot of the majestic Babylonstoring. It houses a permanent art exhibition and an old bell at the front of the tasting room which visitors ring to announce their arrival. Open Monday to Friday 09:00 – 16:00; Saturday 10:00 – 17:00. Call 028 212 2007.
Creation offers informative vineyard and cellar tours, relaxed wine tasting and innovative food and wine pairings. Adventurous visitors have an opportunity to blend their own wines in the cellar. The dynamic owners, Carolyn and JC Martin, are producing an impressive portfolio of wines that include Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Semillon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah Grenache. Creation has won numerous national and international wine tourism awards for innovation and service excellence. Guests are guaranteed a new and unforgettable experience with every visit. The tasting room is open seven days a week. Call 028 212 1107.
Domaine des Dieux or "Place of the Gods" produces a small range of award winning wines. These wines are produced with the same fundamentals as the great French and European wines and are cellar aged in order to reach their full potential. The range consists of two signature Cap Classiques as well as Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Syrah Mourvèdre and a Sauvignon Blanc. The tasting room is open from 11:00 – 17:00 from Monday to Saturday, and open during the season on Sundays as well. Call 028 313 2126 Jakob's Vineyards and Mount Babylon are open by appointment only.
Seven Springs Vineyard belongs to Tim and Vaughan Pearson from the UK who are as passionate about their wines as they are about South Africa. Virgin land was bought in 2006 and vines planted in 2007 and 2008 and winemaker Riana van der Merwe was taken on in late 2009. Plans for a cellar and tasting room are imminent but their wines can be bought at The Wine Village and The Wine Boutique in Hermanus. You can also taste their wines in many top Hermanus restaurants. The range includes international award winning wines made from Sauvignon Blanc, wooded and unwooded Chardonnay, Syrah and Pinot Noir. They have an office in Hermanus and can be contacted on 028 316 4994 - website: http://7springs.co.za/
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The Chemical Coaters Association International honored members for service and dedication and installed its 2014 – 2015 Officers and National Board members during their 2014 Annual Meeting held in Indian Wells, CA in June. A highlight of the Annual Meeting was the Annual Awards Luncheon during which CCAI presented Chapter User and Supplier of the Year awards, a 25-Year Member award and the highest accolade, the James F. and David J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award.
CCAI's biggest honor went to Sherrill Stoenner of Stoenner Finishing Consultants and a member of the CCAI Central States Chapter. Sherrill was honored with the James F. and David J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award for his years of dedication to CCAI. Sherrill was instrumental in the startup of the Central States Chapter where he served as President, works to secure chapter programming, helps coordinate the chapter golf outing and more. On the national level, Sherrill served in all officer roles including two years as the CCAI National president. Sherrill joined CCAI 18 years ago in 1996 and is considered to be one of the leaders who helped CCAI become the industry's leading educational association.
Stoenner comments, "This award was totally unexpected and is one of the greatest honors I have, or will receive, in my lifetime. I will cherish it forever. This award was only made possible with the help of my good business friends at CCAI who have supported me and the association over the years. I would like to thank all of them for the help they have provided throughout my career in finishing.
Another notable tribute went to Bruce Bryan of Mighty Hook. He was presented with a 25-year member award for his long-time service to CCAI and the Northern Illinois Chapter.
Keeping with tradition, CCAI honored its Chapter User and Supplier of the Year recipients at the Annual Awards luncheon. Seven Chapter Recognition Award recipients were present to accept their awards. Each year chapters recognize a User and Supplier member for their year-long service and dedication to their respective Chapter. CCAI is grateful for their service and dedication.
The 2013-2014 Chapter Award winners are: Central States Chapter – Frank Laster, A-1 Paint Powder and Sandblast and Michelle Danler, Spray Equipment & Service Center; Iowa/Central Illinois Chapter – Chris Dunsmore, Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc.; Las Vegas Chapter – Tony Sclafani, AR Iron LLC and Sercy Spears, Coral Chemical Co.; Northern Illinois Chapter – Jana Obermiller, John Deere and Ed Hrynyk, Chemtool Inc.; Southern California Chapter - Shivie Dhillon, Sundial Powder Coating and Sercy Spears, Coral Chemical Co.; Twin Cities Chapter – Mark Walsworth, Donaldson Co. and Tony Wolfbauer, Chemetall; West Michigan Chapter - American Autocoat and Bruce Connell, Environmental Partners, Inc.; and Wisconsin Chapter – Tim Lehn, Metalcraft of Mayville Inc. and Matt Kirchner, American Finishing Resources.
CCAI also announced their National Board of Directors Officers and Board Members for 2014-2015. CCAI is very fortunate to have the leadership of the following individuals:
President: Kevin Coursin, KMI Systems - Northern Illinois Chapter
Vice President: Ron Lum, Coral Chemical Co. - Southern California Chapter
Treasurer: Bill Oney, American Finishing Resources - Wisconsin Chapter
Recent Past President: Sam Woehler, George Koch Sons LLC - Unaffiliated
In addition to the officers, serving on the National Board of Directors for the 2014-2015 programming year will be: Jim Andrews, Pneu-Mech Systems Mfg., LLC - Atlantic Coast Chapter; Trena Benson, Axalta Powder Coatings - Texas Chapter; Tom Boland, Calvary Industries – Iowa/Central Illinois Chapter; Bruce Bryan, Mighty Hook – Northern Illinois Chapter; Jim Docken, Independent Contractor - Twin Cities Chapter; Duane Fudge, Chemetall - Mid-Atlantic Chapter; Jim Gallagher, Harley Davidson - Wisconsin Chapter; Loren Keene, Wagner Systems, Inc. – Central States Chapter; Todd Luciano, Products Finishing – Greater Cincinnati Chapter; Jim Malloy, Kolene Corp. - Unaffiliated; Tim Milner, JIT Powder Coating – Twin Cities Chapter; David Scharphorn, ChemQuest Inc. - West Michigan Chapter; John Sudges, Midwest Finishing Systems – Northern Illinois Chapter; Serving as Ex-officio Board members are; Larry Melgary, Northern Coatings & Chemicals – Wisconsin Chapter; and Bob Warren, retired – West Michigan Chapter.


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Steele County Emergency Management
Status: Steele County is operating normally.
Welcome to Steele County Emergency Management
Steele County Emergency Management maintains a on call state of readiness twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. This is accomplished by the dedication of two Minnesota Certified Emergency Management Directors. Mike Johnson is the Emergency Management Director and Tom Karnauskas serves as the Deputy Director.
Our programs such as (CERT) Community Emergency Response Team, (SKYWARN) Severe Weather Spotter program, (RACES) Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service and (CAER) Community Awareness Emergency Response are succussful because of many volunteers who with the williingness of their family and employers are able to leave at a moments notice to serve our community when needed. Our staff and volunteers are well prepared to respond to disasters because of their pride and enthusiasm they show in ongoing training for disaster response. They have been tried and tested during tornadoes, floods and other disasters and have performed extremily well in past disasters. In addition to responding to disasters, our staff and volunteers provide public education opportunities in disaster preparedness, response and recovery.
We hope this website has provided you with valuable information regarding the emergency management program and our services along with helpful disaster information.
Please call Steele County Emergency Management at 507-444-2454 if you have any questions.
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Lifecycle of new generation certifications
Hi. It's me, Trika. One of the selling points of the "new generation" certification program we keep harping about is currency. In a nutshell, the intent of the new program is that an employer or project manager can look at your Microsoft certification and know you are up on a specific Microsoft release and/or role best practices. The idea here is to increase the value of your certifications in the market. How that works in the new generation is via lifecycle policies. These policies--basically a retire date for technology certs and a refresh/update requirement for professional-series certs--will first come in to affect a little less than two years from now*. In the meantime, I know there are a lot of questions about how this will go down (Stan? Geoff? Andy? Leonardo? you know who you are...). Check out the verbose summary, below.
Your thoughts?
If you're not sure what I'm talking about when I say 'new generation certification,' you can read about it here or watch the first 15 minutes of this presentation to get the 411.
Lifecycle Policies for New Generation Certifications
The "new generation" series of certifications--Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS), Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP), and Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD)--have lifecycle policies to ensure confidence in Microsoft Certification as an indicator of up-to-date, relevant skills on current Microsoft technologies.
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certifications will be retired when Microsoft discontinues mainstream support for the technology.
In general, mainstream support stops after 7-10 years from the product's initial release; at this same point your MCTS certification will retire. Example: Your MCTS: Exchange Server 2007, earned in 2007, might be retired in 2016. Support lifecycle information can be found here: http://support.Microsoft.com/gp/lifeselect. When your MCTS retires, it will no longer show on your transcript and you will not be able to create or use the logo. All related exams will remain on your transcript as PASSED.
Professional-series credentials (MCITP and MCPD) will require an update every three years from the date you earned the certification or your certification will lapse.
The update requirements will consist of a one-exam refresh path. The refresh exam could happen in two ways: 1) take and pass a new MCTS exam that supports your professional-series certification or 2) take and pass a professional-series exam specifically designed for the refresh process. In this case, you would earn the latest, related MCTS and maintain your professional series credential through this one exam. If you do not refresh your MCITP/MCPD in the correct time period, your certification will no longer show on your transcript and you will not be able to create or use the logo. All related exams will remain on your transcript as PASSED.
Why the retirement policy for certifications? The number one reason is to ensure confidence in Microsoft Certification as an indicator of up-to-date, relevant skills on current Microsoft technologies. Hiring managers must have confidence that someone who holds a Microsoft Certification is current and engaged with Microsoft, even if they themselves are not experts on each credential or certification.
Are you going to start retiring or requiring action for any of the existing credentials (MCDST, MCP, MCSE, MCAD, etc)? No. These new policies only apply to the MCTS, MCITP, and MCPD credentials, the "new generation" of certification. There are no plans to retire any of our existing credentials, nor will an update be required.
What if I miss the three year window to refresh my certification; can I still reinstate my certification or will I need to start over? Details are to be determined but most likely if you have not refreshed your certification within the three-year window, your certification will remain in our system as "lapsed" for a grace period of one year, during which you can reinstate your certification with the refresh path of one exam. After the one-year grace period you would need to begin your certification path from the beginning.
Will there be a "retired" certifications section on the transcript? We recognize that showing your "track record," including older or obsolete certifications, can be helpful to show a commitment to learn and stay up to date over time. We are considering the possibility of a "retired" section or "lapsed" status indicators in our transcript.
What if three years passes and Microsoft hasn't released a newer version of the product, so there is nothing that needs to be refreshed? Will I still have to take an exam to keep my certification? The three year requirement is based on best practices and experience showing that major technology, job-role, and/or technology best practices go through significant updates within three-year periods.
My company isn't working on the "latest" technology from Microsoft-we are using the last version (or first version!) software. So why would you retire the certification that makes sense for me? The new generation framework is specifically focused on current technologies from Microsoft. The lifecycle of the MCTS, showing release-specific skills, takes in to account the need for skills on older releases with a lifecycle tied to technology support.
Could a refresh exam just be taking the same professional-series exam over again? No.
What will the refresh exam cost? Regular exam price.
How will the refresh policy affect the Retake Policy? The refresh exam will be a new exam number and different or updated content; it will not be the exact same exam.
How will we know when a refresh is required to keep our certification up to date? Details are to be determined but most likely Microsoft will alert you via the MCP site (your transcript or certification planner), the MCP newsletter, and/or a direct e-mail to explain the timeline and options.
* First refresh requirements will come in to play for early adopters of the SQL Server 2005 MCITP and Visual Studio 2005 MCPD certifications that became available in early/mid-2006.


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It Is All About BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC mining as well as other alternative crypto currencies
By default the sending of Bitcoins from your wallet is set to use a minimum of 10000 satoshi as a transaction fee in order for your transfer to be processed faster, for bigger BTC transfers the fee also increases. The problem however comes when you want to send smaller amounts of coins such as a few hundreds of satoshi where a fee of 10K satoshi is significant. The latest Bitcoin Core wallet 0.10.0 comes with an advanced menu to control transaction fees and you can take advantage of that easy to use feature to send smaller BTC transactions with lower fees and still have them processed fast. You can of course try to send some coins without any fee, however that may result in very long time needed to confirm the transaction, so it is not recommended, especially if you are paying for something and want to receive the service or goods faster, so you might want to avoid doing that.
One of the ways to save about half of the standard fee and still have the transaction processed very quickly is to use 10000 fee per kilobyte of transaction data, so normally you would pay about half of that for small transactions. It may take just a bit more time to process these transaction than with the normal 1K fee, but they are processed very quickly as well. Alternatively you can go for the minimum possible fee of 1000 satoshi for a transaction, but that could be slow as well, though it is still better than not to pay a transaction fee at all.


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Create your own tricks with this huge assortment of gimmicked cards!
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This set contains an assortment of double face cards, blank back cards, blank face cards in both red and blue backs, double back red/red, double back blue/blue, double back red/blue, and blank both sides cards that are invaluable for making your own tricks and trick decks and packets. And yes, these are Poker size Bicycle backs, the same high quality cards because they are made by U.S. Playing Card Co. No knockoffs here!
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Greenpeace is opposed to war, and we don't believe war is the
answer to ridding the world of Weapons of Mass Destruction. That's
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devastating human andenvironmental consequences, and set a
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destruction, the alleged reason for the war in the first place,
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Uranium and other nuclear material stored under UN control in
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Six weeksafter the occupying forces took control of the country,
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For 2013, the Specialized sub-brand Globe made just 250 of these $1,750, nickel-plated bikes. And by the end of October 2012, nearly all of them had been presold to dealers. If you want one, get to your shop soon. The reason for the rush on the Rare: For this limited-edition model (there will be more Rare Globes, but never another just like this one), the company tweaked its quickest city bike, the Roll 8, with a finish that's eye-catching without being ostentatious. We also loved testing the belt drive and internally geared eight-speed hub drivetrain. The front rack is balanced by an aggressively swept handlebar that delivered us to destinations with fleet handling, especially helpful in fast-moving traffic, even when we strapped on a heavy load.
[ Beyond Rare: Patrick Dempsey's Custom Roll 8 ]
1: The frame is built with two grades of Reynolds steel. The bike is smooth on rough roads and tough enough to survive city streets, yet it still lets you sprint through yellow lights.
2: Globe's Porteur rack, available as an accessory for other models, comes standard. It carries 22 pounds and offers many options for securing cargo. A heavy load over the front wheel can require extra muscle to maneuver, but the swept bar's leverage offsets the weight.
3: The standard Roll 8 has a chain-driven eight-speed drivetrain. The Rare is outfitted with a grease-free Gates belt drive—so you'll keep your clothes clean. A split in the driveside seatstay lets you service the belt, and horizontal dropouts with built-in adjustable stops help align the rear wheel and keep it in place.
4: To create an elegant line all the way from the fork's crown to the dropouts, Globe used recessed washers to secure the front hub. There's no quick-release, but a 5mm hex key lets you remove the wheel.
5: Some cyclists buying the Rare will want flat pedals. Others will ride clipless. The stock platforms, with metal cages and leather toe straps, give the Rare a throwback vibe despite modern components. But they're mostly for show: Riding in anything but cycling-specific flat shoes leaves you with inadequate support.


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Overview | Using | Examples | Desktop Ontologies | Resource Generator
The NepomukCore library is the main library for dealing with Nepomuk components. This includes the following parts -
- The main resource handling centered around Nepomuk::Resource
- The handling of ontologies via classes in the Nepomuk::Types namespace
- The desktop Nepomuk::Query API
- Several utility methods and classes
The General Idea
Three types of meta data can be identified:
- Meta data that is stored with the data itself and is available at all times. This includes id3 tags, the number of pages in a pdf document, or even the size of a file or the subject of an email.
- Meta data that is created by the user manually like annotations or tags that are assigned to files, emails, or whatever resources.
- Meta data that can be gathered automatically by applications such as the source of a downloaded file or the email an attachment was saved from or the original when copying a file locally.
Nepomuk is intended for meta data of type 2 and 3. It provides an easy way to create and read meta data for arbitrary resources (this includes for example files or emails, but also contacts or maybe even a paragraph in a pdf file).
The simplest type of meta data that can be handled with Nepomuk is a comment. It is a simple string associated with a resource (a file for example). This comment is created by the user using an application that is based on Nepomuk.
Nepomuk's core is designed to allow arbitrary types of meta data, i.e. any resource can be related with any other resource or value by simply naming the relation and providing the value. The power of Nepomuk, however, lies in that it provides a class for each type of resource. Each of these classes provide convenience methods to allow a simple handling of the meta data. These classes are automatically generated from a description of types and properties, i.e. an ontology (see The Desktop Ontologies).
Nepomuk is resource based. Thus, working with Nepomuk is always done with instances representing a certain resource. This resource has a list of properties. Properties are named and have a certain type. The type can either be another resource (compare a file that was an attachment from an email) or a literal (this means for example a string, or an integer; the comment mentioned earlier would be a string literal). Each property can either have a cardinality of 1 (again a file can only be saved from one email) or greater than 1 (i.e. infinite, like one file can have arbitrary many associated comments). See Using Nepomuk on how Nepomuk handles literals and cardinalities greater than 1.
Further Reading
- The Desktop Ontologies
- Using Nepomuk
- Nepomuk Examples
- The Nepomuk Resource Generator
- The Nepomuk techbase documentation
- Maintainer(s):
- Sebastian Trueg <trueg[email protected]@kde[email protected].org> Vishesh Handa <[email protected][email protected]anda[email protected].in>
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NYCC '09 - Wonder Woman Animated Premiere & Panel
Wonder Woman goes on sale March 3Wonder Woman is a cultural icon as much as she is a comic book character, and her popularity led to long lines outside the IGN Theater at the New York Comic Con Friday evening waiting on the screening of the first Wonder Woman animated feature.
Animation for adults has a long tradition outside of the U.S., but it has yet to catch on in a big way in this country. Films like this could do a lot to change that, drawing on the anime tradition and its style of action without mimicking the art style. Its action was well-done, slick and speedy with plenty of violence and explosions but still PG (though the sex jokes might go over the heads of kids).
The film is a retake on the origin story of Wonder Woman, the first time she ventures out into the real world, and so it spends most of its time focusing on the Amazons. Many of them were stock characters — the film is a rather traditional hero's journey, and focuses on action and plot much more than character development.
In addition to the laughs, the film carries an undercurrent of social commentary. After all, how could it avoid that when its villain is the God of War? It skillfully avoids making the story a battle between men and women, though, a hard thing to do when your lead characters are a secluded colony of women hiding out from men. The final battle scene on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial carried compelling symbolism, especially after the huge crowds we all saw at the Obama inauguration only a couple of weeks ago.
The underlying theme was not of one culture being superior to the other, but rather of the Amazons and the outside world coming together—a very current message for 2009.
The film slyly winked at the sexualization of Wonder Woman as well, with a few jokes about her costume and the need to get her into normal clothes when she lands in New York, and how the world is saved by "armed supermodels." Moving comics into live action often calls for this kind of self-awareness, but it was refreshing to see it as well in the animated film.
Wonder Woman gets to make a few almost trite feminist speeches, but the nimble script manages to play them for laughs without poking fun at her independence, and the moment where she teaches a little girl in the park to sword-fight "to do maximum damage" is both cheer-inducing and giggle-inducing. And after she beats up and then rescues the male lead, she then proceeds to out drink him.
The supporting characters don't get much development in a 75-minute film, but several of them do get to learn and change, which is nice to see. Wonder Woman is still a tough character to get a grasp on, since like Superman, she is almost too perfect, which can be, well, boring. Still, here she is by turns witty and stoic, loving and ruthless.
And of course, everything is better with the zombie apocalypse. (No, I'm not going to tell you more than that.)
The origin story makes this a perfect jumping-on place for new Wonder Woman fans, but is original enough to please the crowd of longtime fans at the convention. It will be available on DVD on March 3rd.
Panel with producer Bruce Timm, director Lauren Montgomery, screenwriter Michael Jelenic
The creators of the Wonder Woman film got a rousing round of applause after the screening, and the questions they took were resoundingly supportive of the film.
"She's a tricky character," Bruce Timm said of Wonder Woman, noting that it was hard to point to a definitive Wonder Woman story. "You don't want to make her too tough because then she's Xena, you don't want to make her too soft because then she's not Wonder Woman."
Jelenic spoke of the contradictions inherent in the character, and the need to avoid portraying the Amazons as stereotypical man-haters. He joked that he made a romantic comedy out of it.
Montgomery discussed the need to make sure Wonder Woman appeared strong and yet feminine, and the fun of making a "girl movie."
"It was happy time for me," she said.
The characterization of the male lead/love interest was also difficult, as he served as the comic relief yet, writer Jelenic noted, "He had to be worthy of Wonder Woman."
Fans appeared thrilled with the movie, asking questions about a sequel, a TV series and of course a possible live-action Wonder Woman movie, and asked for a Catwoman movie as well.
The fans appreciated the adult nature of the film, from the violence to the "S&M undertones," one questioner noticed. The creators noted that the DC Universe animated films are designed to be PG-13, and Montgomery spoke about her experience working for TV and said that after that, "If you give me a sword, I wanna cut someone with it!"
"There were a few severed limbs that we had to cut to make our PG-13 rating," Montgomery noted, and Timm commented on a scene that was deleted, "It was so bloody it was like Monty Python gore."
The question of an unrated, extra-bloody version of the film drew applause from the audience as well.
Timm said that they actually tried to get Lynda Carter to do the voice of Hera so that every time Wonder Woman swore by Hera, she'd actually be swearing by Lynda Carter, but her schedule didn't work out.
Jelenic said that the hardest thing for him was figuring out what Wonder Woman's arc in the story was, while avoiding having her "tamed" by man, and that he ended up with the idea of bringing two cultures together. He also gave a shout out to Gail Simone for her work on the character and the supporting cast.
"If you're going to fight crime, you probably shouldn't wear heels," Montgomery noted, "So I made sure her boots were flat."
"I think this was our best movie yet," Timm said.
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Comet Hartley 2 hyperactive state, as studied by NASAs EPOXI mission, is detailed in a new paper published in this weeks issue of the journal Science.
After visiting a comet and imaging distant stars for hints of extrasolar planets, you could say the spacecraft used for EPOXI had seen its fair share of celestial wonders. But after about 3.2 billion miles (5.1 billion kilometers) of deep space travel, one final wonder awaited the mission's project and science teams. On Nov. 4, 2010, the EPOXI mission spacecraft flew past a weird little comet called Hartley 2.
"From all the imaging we took during approach, we knew the comet was a little skittish even before flyby," said EPOXI Project Manager Tim Larson of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "It was moving around the sky like a knuckleball and gave my navigators fits, and these new results show this little comet is downright hyperactive."
The EPOXI mission found that the strong activity in water release and carbon dioxide-powered jets did not occur equally in the different regions of the comet. During the spacecraft's flyby of the comet – with closest approach of 431 miles (694 kilometers) – carbon-dioxide-driven jets were seen at the ends of the comet, with most occurring at the small end. In the middle region, or waist of the comet, water was released as vapor with very little carbon dioxide or ice. The latter findings indicate that material in the waist likely came off the ends of the comet and was redeposited.
"Hartley 2 is a hyperactive little comet, spewing out more water than most other comets its size," said Mike A'Hearn, principal investigator of EPOXI from the University of Maryland, College Park. "When warmed by the sun, dry ice -- frozen carbon dioxide -- deep in the comet's body turns to gas jetting off the comet and dragging water ice with it."
Although Hartley 2 is the only such hyperactive comet visited by a spacecraft, scientists know of at least a dozen other comets that also are relatively high in activity for their size and which are probably driven by carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide.
"These could represent a separate class of hyperactive comets," said A'Hearn. "Or they could be a continuum in comet activity extending from Hartley 2-like comets all the way to the much less active, 'normal' comets that we are more used to seeing."
The study provides several new twists in the unfolding story of this small cometary dynamo, including: (1) Hartley 2 has an 'excited state of rotation' because it spins around one axis, but also tumbles around a different axis; and (2) on its larger, rougher ends, the comet's surface is dotted with glittering blocks that can reach approximately 165 feet (50 meters) high and 260 feet (80 meters) wide. The block-like, shiny objects, some as big as one block long and 16 stories tall, appear to be two to three times more reflective than the surface average.
EPOXI was an extended mission that utilized the already "in-flight" Deep Impact spacecraft to explore distinct celestial targets of opportunity. The name EPOXI itself is a combination of the names for the two extended mission components: the extrasolar planet observations, called Extrasolar Planet Observations and Characterization (EPOCh), and the flyby of comet Hartley 2, called the Deep Impact Extended Investigation (DIXI). The spacecraft retained the name "Deep Impact." During its approach, encounter and departure from comet Hartley 2, the spacecraft beamed back more than 117,000 images and spectra.
JPL managed the EPOXI and Deep Impact missions for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. The EPOXI mission was part of the Discovery Program managed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The University of Maryland, College Park, is home to Michael A'Hearn, principal investigator for EPOXI. Drake Deming of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., is the science lead for the EPOXI mission's extrasolar planet observations. The spacecraft was built for NASA by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colo.


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TOKYO (AP) — A former U.S. nuclear regulator says cleaning up Japan's wrecked Fukushima plant is a bigger challenge than the work he led at Three Mile Island and that ongoing radioactive water leaks are a minor part of that task.
Lake Barrett was appointed this month by plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. as an outside adviser for the decades-long decommissioning process. He led the Three Mile Island accident cleanup for nearly a decade as part of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
He said that the meltdowns in three of the reactors, massive radiation leaks and the volume of contaminated water at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, on Japan's northeast coast, make it a more complicated clean-up.
"In comparison to Three Mile Island, Fukushima is much more challenging, much more complex a job," Barrett told a Tokyo news conference.
Compared to the magnitude of that task, the leakage problem is a "very low health impact and not a concern," he told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview later Friday. The attention on the contaminated water leaks is "out of proportion," and is hurting the overall cleanup process by slowing things down, he said.
The 1979 core melt accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania involved one reactor. All the radioactivity was contained in one building, where 8,000 tons of contaminated water were trapped.
In Fukushima, the catastrophe was precipitated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, whose aftermath are further adding to the difficulties of containing and cleaning up after the meltdowns of the three reactors. Moreover, buildings at the Japanese plant were destroyed or damaged by hydrogen explosions, which released massive radioactive elements into the air and sea.
Japanese officials have acknowledged that radioactive ground water has been leaking from the plant since soon after the nuclear disaster. Recent leaks from storage tanks holding radioactive water have added to the concerns.
But despite worries over the massive quantities of water needed to cool the melted reactors, the risk of radiation-contaminated water to public health is minimal, Barrett said.
Improved communication would help calm those fears, which likely persist since huge amounts of radiation-tainted water will have to be released into the Pacific after it is processed to bring it below legal limits.
TEPCO on Thursday acknowledged that samples of underground water from near a tank where a major leak occurred last month showed high levels of radioactive tritium.
Massive amounts of contaminated water — a combination of water leaking from the three damaged reactors and inflows of underground water — have also accumulated inside reactor and turbine basements and threaten to leak into the Pacific Ocean.
The most toxic water gathers in the basements, Barrett said, but it is so far "adequately controlled."
The Nuclear Regulation Authority has estimated the amount of that water at a hefty 90,000 tons and urged TEPCO on Thursday to quickly increase anti-leak measures to the basements to minimize the risk of the highly toxic water spreading.
Hours before the Sept. 7 vote by the International Olympic Committee awarded Tokyo the hosting rights for the 2020 games, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe emphatically declared that the leaks were under control.
The government has promised to become more directly involved in the plant's water management and to fund costly projects to contain the leaks, including an ice wall — using a system of pipes to freeze the earth so it forms a frozen wall — to surround the reactor and turbine buildings to block underground water flows, and an advanced water treatment apparatus designed to process tank water to make it safe enough for eventual release into the Pacific.
Dale Klein, a former NRC chairman who was also in Tokyo as a TEPCO adviser, said Friday that the contaminated water problem would last "for at least a decade" until planned removal of molten fuel that needs constant cooling begins.
"Water would be an issue that TEPCO would have to pay attention for a long time," he said.


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Legends say the ancients controlled time, and built a world-encompassing civilization on that technology. Then, earthquakes, tsunamis, and storms hit the world - the whole world - all at once. All long-distance communications went silent. When the survivors climbed out of the rubble, they found they could travel only so far before encountering a mysterious and deadly barrier.
The date now is 1521.02.24, according to the Empire that rules most of the continent. The barriers have fallen, one by one, and the Empire is slowly recovering their ancestors' ability to harness time. A marvelous City of Lights is being built on a high plateau, but strange accidents are destroying the new buildings, waking superstitious cries about angry ghosts and sky demons. Citizen unrest is growing.
To the north, a small band of Empire explorers have found new land, unaware that it is already occupied by a small, isolated population of snow-unicorn riders, working under the midnight sun to store enough food to last through the long winter. Tragedy strikes, bringing loss and grief to both parties. Will the collision of these cultures answer their questions and offer salvation... or doom them both?
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2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
Ford has changed almost everything about the Sport Trac for 2007.
Essentially, a Ford Explorer with a pickup bed, the Sport Trac has grown in length and in width for 2007, and this has translated directly into more room inside for people and out back for cargo.
A new V8 engine is available that generates 292 horsepower along with an equally new six-speed automatic transmission. While this has kicked performance up a notch or two, just as important is what it's done for payload and towing capacity; a V8 4x2 Sport Trac is now rated to tow up to 6800 pounds. A mildly re-tuned version of the 4.0-liter V6 is also available and it comes with a five-speed automatic. Both engines are available with two- or four-wheel drive.
Styling has been updated and refreshed, bringing the Sport Trac firmly back into the family of Ford light duty trucks.
All this attention to mechanicals and sheetmetal doesn't mean creature comforts have been ignored. Redesigned seats are lighter and take up less room. A streamlined instrument panel and dash present a friendlier, easier to use array of controls and displays.
The 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac is a four-door, five-passenger, midsize pickup. It was unique when it first appeared in 2000, but today must compete with midsize four-door pickups from every major player. Even Honda has entered the truck business with its Ridgeline, a unique vehicle in looks and construction with groundbreaking features.
Ford has legacy, though, and a faithful following. For these, the new Sport Trac should be welcome, if a bit overdue. The price, as much as $2000 less than the 2005 model, should help, too.
Model Lineup
Ford Explorer Sport Trac XLT 4X2 ($24,245); XLT 4X4 ($26,740); Limited 4X2 ($25,845); Limited 4X4 ($28,340)
Walk AroundIf the 2007 Sport Trac looks larger than the '05, and very much like the 2006 Ford Explorer, that's because it is, and because it does. At least from just behind the front doors forward, that is, all of which it shares with the current Explorer. This is part of Ford's plan to push brand identity, and why the fronts of Ford's light duty trucks, be they pickups or SUVs, wear many of the same design features, including the chrome-framed grille, bumper centerpiece and lower air intake. And the full, wraparound, body-color lower fascia above the blacked-out front air dam. And the signature, geometric housings for the compound headlights/running lights. It's also two inches wider than the '05 Sport Trac; in track (the distance between the tires side to side), too, giving the new Sport Trac more bulk and a more confident stance.
It's in length that the 2007 Sport Trac changes most dramatically. Wheelbase (distance between the tires front to rear) extends by almost five inches, overall length (bumper to bumper) about the same. Oddly, in these two measures the new Sport Trac also surpasses the Explorer, by almost 17 inches in both. Thus, while the Explorer is the more people-oriented of the two, the Sport Trac's longer wheelbase promises a less choppy, more controlled ride. Curious. The Dodge Dakota Quad Cab alone exceeds the Sport Trac in wheelbase and overall length, by less than an inch in the former but by more than eight inches in the latter. Of the remaining four-door, shorter-bed (the Sport Trac's bed is four feet long, the rest around five feet), midsize pickups, the Chevrolet Colorado, the Honda Ridgeline, the Nissan Frontier and the Toyota Tacoma measure between three and four inches shorter overall. Only by parking the '07 Sport Trac next to the '05 are the differences in their lengths apparent, as the stylists have retained the proportions between cabin and bed. What extra expanse there is along the '07's flanks has been dedicated to wider door openings over blank sheetmetal. More defined and more sharply creased wheel openings further de-emphasize the added length.
From the rear, well, what else can be said. It looks like a Ford pickup. One distinctive aspect is that the sides of the bed and the tailgate rise as much as three inches higher than is the norm in the segment. While this increases the space enclosed by the bed, it definitely makes hefting boxes and bags up and over into the more of a strain, a painful trait it shares with the Honda Ridgeline, with sides only a half-inch shorter. By making the Sport Trac look taller, it also raises the Sport Trac's visual center of gravity, although the wider body and wider track help some to reduce this impression.
InteriorInside, the 2007 Ford Sport Trac looks a lot like the Explorer cabin. Not that it lacks anything by way of necessities or has been saddled with an abbreviated option list, but there's more borrowed than new. The Sport Trac shares virtually all of its interior, from trim to seat frames, with the Explorer.
As far as the instruments go, this is good. Ford has cleaned up these elements nicely. They're less busy, quieter, easier to scan and use than those in the previous-generation model. Fuel and coolant gauges could be larger and located closer to line of sight than tucked away in the lower, outer quadrants of the tachometer and speedometer, but otherwise the instrument cluster is a delight in its simplicity. Same for the center stack, which although packed with functions, is intuitively organized, with readily deciphered controls and displays. We still long for a tuning knob instead of the Sport Trac's slow scanning rocker switch.
The optional navigation system pushes the audio controls to the side and either gangs some functions or transfers them to the LCD screen. It's still a clean look, though, and the vent registers stay where they were. The only real concern here is with the number of components making up the dash assembly. The fewer the components the better, generally speaking, to reduce the number of squeaks as the miles pile up, and the Sport Trac's dash has one of the highest counts we've seen.
Seats are comfortable, although the bottom cushions front and rear could provide more thigh support. Room in the rear doorways for feet when climbing in and out is cramped, but once inside, there's decent area beneath the front seats, which have been re-worked to save weight and space. All five seating positions get three-point seatbelts, but only the front seats and the outboard rear seats get the adjustable, full-size head restraints. Comparatively speaking, the '07 Sport Trac's interior lands squarely in the middle of the segment. The Nissan Frontier and Toyota Tacoma have a few tenths of an inch more front seat headroom, the Honda Ridgeline almost an inch. The Frontier and the Ridgeline are tops in rear seat headroom, but again by only tenths of an inch. The Chevy Colorado has an inch and a half more front seat legroom but almost two inches less rear seat legroom. The Ridgeline wins in hiproom, by about two inches front and rear, the Frontier offers fully two and a half inches more rear seat hiproom and the Dakota squeaks in with a half-inch more hiproom all 'round.
Storage is about what's to be expected. The glove box is adequate. The front center console hosts two cup holders adjacent to the shift gate. Two more for the rear seat fit behind the hinged, padded top to a deep and wide bin between the front seats. The front door map pockets have a space for a water bottle molded into the hard plastic enclosure.
Back in the bed, a shallow, covered bin running the width of the floor is placed inconveniently all the way forward and thus out of reach from the tailgate, and a small, covered bin is recessed in the floor at each side behind the wheelhouses; good ideas, but not nearly on a par with the Ridgeline's lockable, 8.5 cubic-foot trunk in the floor of the bed aft of the wheel housings. On the other hand, with the Sport Trac's optional, two-piece, lockable, hard tonneau cover in place, the enclosed volume of the cargo bed measures 37.5 cubic feet, up from the '05's 29.6 cubic feet. Rearward visibility is somewhat limited by the high bed, particularly with the hard tonneau cover.
Not so good are the Explorer's inside door panels. While certain elements are reasonably ergonomic, the placement of the power window and door lock buttons as well as the door handle itself is a prime example of logic gone wrong. Intended to improve occupant protection in side impact crashes by adding crush space, the placement of the handle below and forward of the arm
Driving ImpressionsThe new powertrain used by the 2007 Ford Sport Trac is a major plus. So are the improved driving dynamics resulting from a stiffer frame adapted from the current Explorer, the longer wheelbase, the wider track and, certainly not least, the all-new, independent rear suspension. So much has changed, in fact, it's almost not fair to compare the new with the old. Suffice to say, then, that the new fixes just about everything that was wrong with the old.
Power from the optional V8 is at or near the top of the check list for most pickup buyers. In horsepower, Ford's V8 sweeps the class, including the Dodge Dakota's 260-hp, 4.7-liter, high-output Magnum V8. And without paying a significant premium at the gas pump. The Sport Trac's V8 EPA-estimated 14/18 city/highway miles per gallon easily beats the Dakota's top V8 in fuel economy ratings. The Frontier's 265-hp V6 betters it by 1 mpg in city driving but only equals it in the highway estimate. The Tacoma's 236-hp V6 earns an estimated 17/21 city/highway, the Ridgeline 16/21 city/highway. Topping them all, no surprise, is the Colorado's 220-hp inline-five, at 18/23 city/highway. Much the same holds for torque, where the Sport Trac's V8 trails only the Dakota, and by a mere 10 pound-feet.
How all this responds when the gas pedal is pressed isn't quite as impressive as the data suggest. (Those data are 292 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque.) Power comes on smoothly, yes, with no discernible phasings from the variable valve timing. But the torque peaks at a relatively high engine speed (3950 rpm), and while the six-speed automatic's lower gears work well in getting the engine up into its power curve for launching from a stop light, once underway, it doesn't answer the call for more power as promptly as expected. From a refinement standpoint, the engine feels somewhat metallic and there's a tiny jolt every time you take off from a stop as the slack in the driveline is taken up.
Brake pedal feel is solid, if not really firm, and the ABS keep everything under control in panic stops.
Ride quality is smooth and well damped, traits not widely shared by the live axle-outfitted competition. The Sport Trac has an independent rear suspension, a design associated with sports cars, a smooth ride and good handling. Indeed, the Ridgeline is the only other truck in this class with an independent rear suspension. Drive over seriously potholed or broken pavement and you're reminded you're in a truck, but it's good by pickup standards.
Directional stability is good. Steering response is quick, considering the weight of the vehicle. Understeer, where the truck wants to go straight instead of turning, is the default mode if a corner is entered whilst carrying too much momentum. In those cases, the electronic stability control helps keep things under control. Body lean is relatively controlled in corners. The Sport Trac feels a bit more confident in quick direction changes than the Honda Ridgeline, which is quite as sure-footed. The Dakota and Tacoma closely match the Sport Trac's planted feel.
The Sport Trac offers the tightest turning circle of the bunch, almost four feet tighter than the next-best Tacoma's and seven-and-a-half feet inside the last-place Chevy Colorado's. That's important when making a U-turn or in crowded parking lots and other tight quarters.
We haven't yet driven a V6-powered 2007 Sport Trac. It makes a bit more power than it did in its previous incarnation. The new model weighs nearly 500 pounds more than the old one, however, so we suspect that extra power won't be adding much punch, if any, to the 2007 model's performance numbers. On the upside, the new model enjoys all the other improvements, so save for speed and quickness, we expect it'll have much the same ride and handling dynamics as that of the V8.
The 2007 Ford Sport Trac refreshes and updates the original in every way that matters. It's roomier. It's more powerful. It rides and handles better. It hauls and pulls more. All this comes at a lower price and with more features. In our book, this equals better value. That's hard to beat.
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Microsoft told its US staff on Friday that from 2013 they would have to pay contributions toward their healthcare costs.
The company's compensations and benefits veep J. Ritchie told MS employees at a 'Town Hall' meeting in Redmond that Microsoft was "not immune" to the "rising costs" of US healthcare.
"We needed to evolve our US-based healthcare programs. We want to be able to over the long term reduce the rate of increase we're experiencing in our health plans," he said, according to The Seattle Times.
Ritchie claimed reaction from Microsoft employees to the news that they would have to dish up cash toward their healthcare plans was "pretty positive".
He did not say how much money MS workers would be required to contribute when the health savings plan changes are implemented in 2013.
The Mini-Microsoft blog, where many current employees of the software giant go to gripe about the firm, had one commentator saying in response to the healthcare move that "Microsoft now looks ordinary to me".
The blog's author added: "Do I think the health changes will affect recruiting? Probably not. Do I think it will affect retention? Yes.
"If other tech companies hold steady on their coverage then they close a big gap to hiring experienced people at Microsoft. Look, once you have a family and one or two big boo-boos (medical term) you realise: 'holy crap, we are so fortunate... I love this company for caring for me and my family so well!' It's no golden handcuff, but it still anchors you.
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Most hypoallergenic products are fragrance free.
On an ingredient label, fragrances, whether synthetic or natural, are simply listed as "fragrance", "perfume" or "parfum", preventing us from identifying the chemical makeup and whether these chemicals may be dangerous to our long-term health.
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- Comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management firm.
- We're a small company offering high-touch service with big firm results.
- When people walk in our office or see our website, we want it to scream "High Net Worth."
- We want our clients and potential customers to see us as professional, powerful, while at the same time, approachable & easy to work with.
- Individuals and business owners over the age of 50 who are retired or within 5-10 years of retirement.
- High Income Earners over the age of 40
- Minimum account value of $300,000
- We are going to turn this into a Flash/Java-like site, incorporating interactivity and animation. (see examples below)
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- Use one of the Green & Gold logos we uploaded (black or white background)
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MINNEAPOLIS, March 31, 2014 – Public Radio International® today announced that it will add Live Wire! with host Luke Burbank to its portfolio beginning July 1, 2014. Live Wire!, a weekly, live variety program that features conversation and performance with authors, artists, and people doing remarkable things, broadens PRI's offering of content that reveals the ways culture of all types influences our lives each day.
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Live Wire! launched in 2004. Developed by veteran radio and theater producers, the team at Live Wire! uses live theater to tell great stories, introduce new ideas, spark conversations, and make people laugh. Host Luke Burbank says of the show, "Portland has so much wisdom to share with the rest of the country: Can a baby pull off an ironic mustache? What's the best flannel to wear in the rain? Why is that bicyclist so mad? And now, thanks to our partnership with PRI, we finally can. By the way, it's 'yes' 'none' and 'because, earth-killer'."
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Procurement, Tenders and Contracts
Information on Procurement and Purchasing
We operate with a small Procurement Team that supports the Council's Service Teams with their medium and high value contracts.
For these contracts we use the South East Business Portal to advertise current opportunities and display awarded contracts.
Please use the link above to register your business free of charge.
Low value day-to-day purchasing is the responsibility of each Service which is achieved via a network of "purchase coordinators" across the Council using simple ordering systems e.g. purchase orders, call-off orders or use of a Government Procurement Card (GPC MasterCard).
This approach encourages innovation and close cooperation between technical & commercial skill-sets within the Council to deliver the best cost, quality and service outcomes.


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Man found dead at Olivia Newton-John's home
Pop singer Olivia Newton-John's Jupiter, Fla., home has become the scene of a police investigation.
Police Sgt. Scott Pascarella said Monday that a man, 42, was found dead from a gunshot wound inside the star's house, reports the Palm Beach Post.
An autopsy for the man, a contractor who was working at the home, is scheduled for Tuesday.
"I know that there's a lot going out right now that it was a suicide," Pascarella tells omg!. "We haven't confirmed that to any media outlets though."
He also said Newton-John, 64, and her husband, 61-year-old herb company founder John Easterling, were not home at the time.
In a statement to ET, a rep for the singer said, "Olivia and her husband John are in shock over the tragic event that occurred at their Florida home yesterday. At this time we are awaiting additional information from investigators but, can confirm that the couple was not in Florida at the time and, the deceased was not a family member."
Gossip Extra reports that Rosie O'Donnell has been interested in buying the house, which went on the market in May for $6.2 million.