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Body: Hatchback
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Heated rear windscreen with integrated antenna, Front ventilated disc brakes and rear disc brakes, Suspension with Progressive Hydraulic Cushions, Bluetooth telephone facility, Speed limit recognition and recommendation...
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The C5 Aircross is, according to its maker, 'the most comfortable SUV on the market'. Quite a claim, given that this isn't a large, luxury crossover but is targeted at family buyers currently considering volume mid-sized models in this class like Nissan's Qashqai and SEAT's Ateca. Citroen may be rather late to this party but at least it's trying to bring something new.
The legendary Citroen 2CV had a reputation for being able to comfortably traverse a ploughed field. That apart though, this French brand can't call on much customer recognition when it comes to vehicles cable of functioning off the beaten track. That has to change, given the current European obsession with SUVs and the company is depending on its Aircross range of models to convince customers of its crossover credibility. The first signs in this regard have been promising for the Gallic maker. The little C3 Aircross, launched in Summer 2017, has sold well in the small supermini-derived SUV sector. This family hatch-based C5 Aircross will be equally important. Citroen's Head of Product Xavier Peugeot says it brings 'an all-new level of overall comfort' to the segment and there's now a plug-in Hybrid version too.
Driving Experience
This car's key differentiating point is the way it glides over bumps. That ability comes courtesy of its Progressive Hydraulic Cushion suspension system. This two-stage set-up features a couple of hydraulic stops on each side of the car, one for compression, the other for rebound. For major uneven ground impacts, the hydraulic stops work with the springs and shock absorbers to avoid jerky movements and unpleasant bouncing. Thicker softer seat padding also embellishes the impression of comfort. And double-laminated front windows and engine bay soundproofing play their part in reducing cabin noise Engine-wise, C5 Aircross are offered four engines, a couple of petrols and a couple of diesels. The petrols are Citroen's PureTech 130 and 180 units, the former offered with an 8-speed automatic option that's mandatory for the '180' petrol model. You can also ask your dealer about a petrol/electric Hybrid version, which combines the PureTech 180 engine and EAT8 auto gearbox with an 80kW electric motor, delivering 225hp of accumulated power and instantly available torque of 320Nm, plus an electrified WLTP-rated driving range of up to 31 miles. The diesels are of the usual BlueHDi variety, with the 130hp version offered with manual or EAT8 auto form and the 180hp variant only as an EAT8 auto. There's no 4WD system offered, but buyers do get 'Grip Control with Hill Descent Assist', for extra front-driven traction in slippery conditions. There's also Hill Start Assist, to help you starting off up steep slopes. And Trailer Stability Control, to reduce trailer sway if you're towing. That's about as much as most likely buyers will ever need.
Design and Build
Citroen's Head of Styling Alexandre Malval describes this as an 'assertive design'. It certainly makes more of a visual statement than the last mid-sized SUV that Citroen sold, the Mitsubishi Outlander-derived C-Crosser model. The C5 Aircross is far more of an in-house effort, sharing the same EMP2 platform as the PSA Group's other mid-sized SUVs, the Peugeot 3008 and the DS 7 Crossback. It's 4.5m long and 1.84m wide with a 2.73m wheelbase, so is a touch bigger than cheaper cars in this class like Nissan's Qasqai and SEAT's Ateca. The brand's signature 'Air Bumps' make an appearance just above the lower side sills, but they're toned down here, just as they are in the latest C4 Cactus. Inside, that lengthy wheelbase translates into a cabin that feels significantly larger than that of most models in this class. Few competitors can match this C5 Aircross model's luggage capacity either, rated at 580-720-litres, depending on the position of the sliding second row bench. With that bench folded, there's 1,630-litres of luggage room. Noise touches include an active air quality system that uses an air-purifying carbon filter. Up-front, Citroen fans will note a retro touch in the form of the rolling speedometer, similar to that used on the old 1980's-era Citroen BX, incorporated as part of the instrumentation's 12.3-inch digital display.
Market and Model
Expect pricing fractionally above this car's cousin, the Peugeot 3008. Which means a £24,500-£33,000 bracket, spread across 'Feel', 'Flair' and 'Flair Plus' trim levels. The interior can be personalised with three ambiance packs - 'Standard', 'Metropolitan Grey' and 'Hype Brown'. There are also seven body colours, all of which can be combined with a black roof. There are three Colour Packs too, adding contrast-colour elements around the bodywork and subtly underlining the Airbump panels on the lower part of the front doors, the front bumper and the roof bars. Buyers choose between four alloy wheel designs too. Buyers can specify 'big car' features like a 360-degree camera system and a 'Park assist' set-up, plus you can of course add in things like keyless entry and a reversing camera. Camera-driven safety kit includes 'Active Safety Brake' autonomous braking, an 'Active Lane Departure Warning System', 'Active Lane-Keeping assist', 'Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop&Go', 'Collision Risk Alert', 'Coffee Break Alert', 'Driver Attention Alert', 'Traffic Sign Recognition', 'Highway Driver Assist' and 'Intelligent Beam Headlights'.
Cost of Ownership
Citroen's BlueHDi diesel engines have already proved themselves to be efficient and frugal in the brand's other models and that's carried forward here. As part of a re-homologation process, selected BlueHDi diesel engines in the C5 Aircross SUV range benefit from significant CO2 reductions. All 1.5L BlueHDi 130 S&S manual versions see a 3g/km decrease, from 108g/km to 105g/km, whilst the 1.5L BlueHDi 130 S&S EAT8 automatic versions see an even greater reduction of 5g/km, from 105g/km to 100g/km. Fuel economy-wise, the BlueHDi 130 variant that'll probably be the most popular choice manages around 65mpg on the combined cycle. Even if you go for the PureTech 130 petrol variant, you'll still be getting well over 55mpg. To do better, you'll need the plug-in petrol/electric Hybrid version. This is WLTP-rated at 166mpg, with NEDC emissions of just 39g/km; and there's up to 31 miles of WLTP rated electrified driving range if you keep it fully charged. Impressive engine technology also plays its part in this strong efficiency showing. The PureTech petrol models benefit from a 30% reduction in mechanical losses that are due to friction. While the PSA Group's BlueHDi diesel technology is based around a clever three-step after-treatment system designed to better eliminate the four nasty pollutants that diesel units usually put out - namely unburnt hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and particulates. Another thing that could help you keep garage costs in check is the affordable three year servicing plan that's available at point of purchase. Finally, there's the usual Citroen three year / 60,000 mile warranty.
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Key Standard Features*
- Solid - Polar white
- Solid paint
- Active safety brake
- Front parking sensors
- Silica cloth - Grey
- Compressor with puncture repair kit
Body Glass
- Heated rear windscreen with integrated antenna
- One touch electric front/rear windows with pinch protection
- Front windscreen wiper with magic wash cleaning system
- Light tinted rear windows and rear windscreen
- Acoustic laminated windscreen with rain and brightness sensors
- Automatic triggered rear windscreen wiper in reverse gear
- Front ventilated disc brakes and rear disc brakes
- Collision risk alert
- DSC (Dynamic Stability Control) and ASR (Electronic Anti-skid System)
- ESP including traction control and stability programme
- Electronic parking brake
- Hill start assist
- Suspension with Progressive Hydraulic Cushions
- Bluetooth telephone facility
Driver Aids
- Speed limit recognition and recommendation
- Eco+ mode
- Traffic sign recognition and recommendation
- Gear efficiency indicator
- Active lane departure warning system
- Electric power steering
- Programmable cruise control and speed limiter
- Rear parking sensors
- Coffee Break Alert
Driver Information
- Exterior temperature indicator with ice warning
- Central 8" capacitive touch screen
- 12.3" customisable TFT instrument display
- Multi function trip computer
- Mirror screen with Apple CarPlay and Android auto
Driving Mirrors
- Body coloured electric and heated door mirrors with integrated LED indicator
- Auto dimming electrochrome rear view mirror
Embellishment Trims
- Soft touch matte dashboard with grey insert
- Gloss black touch screen surround with integrated tactile buttons and chrome finisher
- Satin chrome air vent decors
- Leather effect dashboard facia
- Auxiliary input socket
- DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting), AM/FM and MP3 compatible radio with two tweeters and four speakers
- 2 USB sockets
Exterior Body Features
- Citroen logo and monogram on rear
- C5 Aircross monogram on boot rear
- Matte black lower rear skirt
- Painted front bumper
- Painted rear bumper
- Matte black upper and lower grille
- Satin chrome C signature
- Matte black wheel arch extensions
- Gloss black finish on A and B pillar and aerodynamic trim
- Matte black side sill with anodised silver colour touch
- Matte black rear bumper facia
- Body colour door handles
- Body coloured roof
- Satin chrome window surround
- Roof coloured rear spoiler
- Twin exhaust effect trim
Exterior Lights
- Automatic windscreen wipers
- LED daytime running lights
- Guide me home headlight function
- Halogen rear fog lights
- Halogen rear number plate lights
- Automatic headlight activation via windscreen mounted sensors
- Halogen headlights
- 3D effect LED rear lights
- Headlights left on audible warning
- High level LED centre brake light
- Front fog lights with cornering function
- Rear centre console ventilation system
- Dual zone automatic climate control
- Rear passenger air vents
- Anti odour and pollen filter
- Air recirculation when reverse gear is engaged
Interior Features
- Fixing rings 4 in load compartment
- Central front armrest with butterfly wing opening and illuminated storage compartment
- 2x Rear coat hooks
- Satin chrome digital instrument panel and touchscreen trim
- Satin chrome interior door handles
- Front door pockets store up to 1.5L bottle and A4 note pad
- Rear door pockets store up to 0.5L bottle
- 3x Grab handles retractable with damping
- 2 Position boot floor
- Open central storage area below touch screen
- Dashboard open central storage compartment
- Smooth opening flocked glove box with lighting
- 12V socket in boot
- 12V socket in cabin
- Leather steering wheel with satin chrome inserts
- Height and reach adjustable leather steering wheel with 2 control zones
- Multi function steering wheel
- Hinged rear parcel shelf
- Satin chrome gear lever
- 2 cup holders in the centre console
- Leather effect interior door handles
- Dashboard closed glove box with lid and illumination
Interior Lights
- Front reading and welcome lights
- Front interior light with 2 reading spotlights and rear interior light with timer
- Adaptive driver and front passenger airbags with passenger airbag deactivation function
- Electric child locking functionality on rear windows and doors
- 2x Isofix child seat fitting on outer rear seats
- Driver and front passenger side airbag
- Tyre under inflation indicator
- Front three point retractable seatbelts height adjustable with pre tensioners and force limiters
- 3x Rear three point retractable seatbelts with pretensioners and force limiters in the outer rear seats
- Mono-tone horn
- Front and rear curtain airbags
- 3x Front optimised safety headrests and rear retractable headrests with height adjustable
- Seatbelt unfastened on the move audible and visual alert for front and rear seats
- Isofix child seat preparation for front passenger seat
- Manual driver seat adjustment (height, fore/aft and backrest angle)
- Manual passenger seat adjustment (height, fore/aft and backrest angle)
- 2 way lumbar adjustment for driver
- 3 Independent full size rear seats with adjustable recline angle
- Front seat back map pockets
- Seatbelt not fastened audible and visual alert for front seats
- Automatic hazard light activation upon heavy brake application
- Electronic code immobiliser
- Remote central locking + deadlocks
- Alarm - perimetric and volumetric alarm with anti-lifting mechanism
- Automatic door locking
- 0 to 60 mph (secs)
- 0 to 62 mph (secs) 11.6
- Engine Power - BHP 131
- Engine Power - KW 96
- Engine Power - PS
- Engine Power - RPM 5500
- Engine Torque - LBS.FT 170
- Engine Torque - NM 230
- Engine Torque - RPM 1750
- Top Speed 117
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Kristen Smith trial: Parents didn't suspect aunt as kidnapper
MADISON, Wis. – The parents of a baby boy who was taken from a Wisconsin home and later found in subzero temperatures testified Tuesday they trusted the relative now accused of abducting him so much that they initially didn't suspect her.
Kristen Smith of Aurora, Colo., is charged with kidnapping 4-day-old Kayden Powell on Feb. 6 and abandoning him in West Branch. The boy survived.
Smith allegedly took Kayden from her half-sister, Brianna Marshall, and her boyfriend, Bruce Powell, as they slept at Marshall's grandmother's house in the southern Wisconsin town of Beloit. Authorities allege she dumped the child as police closed in on her.
Smith claims she had permission from Kayden's father to take the boy to Colorado.
In their testimony, both Marshall and Powell said Tuesday that they had trusted Smith so much that initially they didn't think she could have been involved in Kayden's disappearance, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.
City of Beloit officer Shannon Dykstra reached Smith by phone as she traveled through Iowa, and Smith told the officer she didn't know who took Kayden. At Dykstra's instruction, Smith made contact with a police officer in West Branch. Smith had officer Alex Koch speak with Dykstra, who asked Koch to check Smith's vehicle for a child or children's clothing or belongings.
Koch testified that Smith told him she was pregnant, although she wasn't. Smith was arrested when Koch discovered there was an active warrant for her from Texas.
In a recorded phone call from the Cedar County Jail in Tipton, Smith's husband asked why she had been stopped by police.
"Just because," was her response, not mentioning her missing nephew.
West Branch Police Chief Michael Horihan was off duty when he joined the search for Kayden. In searching around a gas station off Interstate 80, he found a gray storage tub among some recycling bins.
Frost was on top of the storage tub, he testified. When he removed the lid, Horihan said he heard a baby cry.
EMT Sandra Heick testified that Kayden was only a little cold in his extremities, despite the morning temperature of 12 below.
"I was amazed that he was doing as well as he was," she testified.
Prosecutors plan to conclude their case today, and Smith's attorney will present her defense.


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A light-bodied cider with a brilliant straw like colour, on the palate clean and crisp apple blossom flavours dominate.
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Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn appear at Third Eye Comics to sign their new comic Alex + Ada from Image Comics on Saturday, November 9, 2013 from 11:00am until 1:00pm!
Be one of the first 25 in line and receive a FREE limited edition bookplate custom to this event!
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Lady Monarchs Topple American To Earn Second CAA Win
By ODU Athletics
NORFOLK, VA (Jan. 29) - Old Dominion's women's swimming and diving team toppled CAA-foe American, 144-99, to earn its second win of the season. The Lady Monarchs (2-10, 2-4) were narrowly defeated by William and Mary, 119-123, in other action during the tri-meet.
Once again, the Lady Monarchs were paced by a trio of impressive freshman. Freshman freestyle specialist Jamie D'Agostino (Ardsley, NY) continued to dominate CAA competition with wins in the 1000 (10:17.35), 200 (1:54.259) and 500 freestyle (5:06.521) events.
Meanwhile, freshman diver Ashley Kirchner (Arlington, VA) continued her winning ways on the boards, sweeping the diving events with scores of 245.20 on the three meter and 226.10 on the one meter. Freshman Kara Fichthorn (Landsdowne, PA) scored wins in the 200 butterfly (2:10.239) and in the 400 IM (4:32.262).
The Lady Monarchs finish the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 5, as they host UMBC at 12 pm in the Scrap Chandler Pool.
Final Scores William and Mary 123, William and Mary 130, Old Dominion 119 American 111 American 99, Old Dominion 142 Old Dominion Times 400 Medley Relay ODU-Mooney, Paller, Fichthorn, Vanderbilt 4:03.966 (2nd) 1000 Free Jamie D'Agostino 10:17.35 (1st) Anne Chapman 10:42.16 (3rd) 200 Free Jamie D'Agostino 1:54.259 (1st) Anne Mittlestaedt 2:01.180 (4th) Megan Kopistecki 2:04.483 (7th) 50 Free Sarah Mooney 25.535 (3rd) Tori Vanderbilt 25.562 (4th) Megan Paller 28.033 (8th) 400 IM Kara Fichthorn 4:32.262 (1st) Anne Chapman 4:44.197 (4th) Brianna Wolfe 4:59.634 (7th) Three Meter Diving Ashley Kirchner 245.20 (1st) Andria Cucchiara 210.60 (3rd) 200 Butterfly Kara Fichthorn 2:10.239 (1st) Katie Schiller 2:20.550 (7th) Robin Blakeney 2:35.605 (8th) 100 Free Tori Vanderbilt 55.038 (3rd) Megan Kopistecki 57.421 (7th) Dianna DiToro 59.673 (9th) 200 Back Sarah Mooney 2:10.827 (2nd) Brianna Wolfe 2:13.916 (5th) Katie Schiller 2:31.217 (8th) 500 Free Jamie D'Agostino 5:06.521 (1st) Anne Chapman 5:15.115 (3rd) Anne Mittlestaedt 5:19.792 (5th) One Meter Diving Ashley Kirchner 226.10 (1st) Andria Cucchiara 190.55 (4th) 200 Breast Megan Paller 2:33.380 (6th) Robin Blakeney 2:34.194 (7th) Dianna DiToro 2:53.650 (9th)


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By DAVID GREEN
We had such a great summer going. Whatever happened?
Heavy rain + hot weather = mosquitoes.
And we're not talking about just any old mosquito. The 7.5 inches of rain in the first nine days of July brought a return of the floodwater mosquitoes—a particularly pesky variety that's just as happy to do its work on a sunny, breezy day as its tamer cousins are at nightfall.
"We have a large population of floodwater mosquitoes on the wing right now," said Dr. Ned Walker, a Michigan State University professor who studies mosquito biology and control.
Walker explained last September—when the species was vexing residents in this area—that they don't actually lay their eggs in water. Instead, the female deposits eggs in areas that are likely to be flooded.
Eggs can remain dormant for years until the right combination of water and temperature occurs, then out they come—to feed and lay more eggs during their two-week life span.
If more heavy rains arrive, there could be a lot more of the floodwater mosquito around before cold weather arrives in the fall.
"That seems to be the pattern this summer," Walker said. "We're getting fairly regular heavy rainfalls."
Now, with low ground so saturated, it doesn't take much to flood, Walker noted, and the mosquito population could continue to increase.
If there's a good side to the issue, it's that the floodwater mosquitoes found in this area are just pests rather than disease carriers.
Actually, they can be carriers of West Nile virus, Walker said, they just aren't good transmitters. Although the virus may be present in a mosquito's body, it doesn't readily spit it back out.
There are more important carriers of the virus, but the Ades trivittatus species—probably the small mosquitoes going after the face these days—are strong carriers of the dog heartworm larva.
"It's really a struggle to do community-based mosquito control," Walker said. "It takes funding and organization."
Many communities, such as Morenci and Fayette, have spraying programs in which units are pulled along streets to deliver an insecticide.
That method has limited effectiveness, he said, but it can work quite well if the weather conditions are just right. Very low wind and a thermal inversion in the evening are ideal, Walker said, but Mother Nature generally doesn't provide the optimum conditions.
A more effective program would require spraying foliage around the borders of yards, but this requires a ground crew and more equipment.
Many communities have even cut back on the spraying routine, he said, due to financial hardship.
With the first frost probably two months away, hope for gentle rains instead of the heavy downpours. Otherwise, the floodwater mosquitoes and their aggressive, dive-bombing ways could be with us off and on for several weeks.


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World Dementia Council Holds Inaugural Meeting; Commits To Mobilizing Worldwide Effort To Find Cure
01 May, 2014, 18:48 BST
-- George Vradenburg Appointed to Council
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Dementia Council, meeting for the first time in London, England on Wednesday, agreed to priorities for the upcoming year and to mobilizing a worldwide effort to find a cure for Alzheimer's and dementia. Supported by the UK Government, and an outgrowth of the 2013 G8 Dementia Summit, the World Dementia Council was created to champion innovation in dementia across diagnosis, treatment, and care and to unlock far greater amounts of investment. The Council will support Dr. Dennis Gillings, the World Dementia Envoy.
Members of the Council, including George Vradenburg, Convener of The Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer's Disease (CEOi) and Chairman and Co-Founder of USAgainstAlzheimer's, agreed to several priorities the coming year, including: pursing clinical trial reform; creating new financing mechanisms; encouraging global regulatory harmony; supporting the application of big data to Alzheimer's disease research; establishing international norms for care delivery; improving the incentive systems to spur investment in Alzheimer's; and improving the framework for public/private collaborations.
"I'm honored to be part of the World Dementia Council and will use my time to work with others who are demonstrating effective leadership and commitment toward achieving the goal of stopping Alzheimer's by 2025," said George Vradenburg. "It is critical that we put together a strong nation-based infrastructure of key stakeholders in government, industry, science and civil society who have the power to execute on the goals and priorities of the Council."
British Prime Minister David Cameron emphasized in a personal letter to Vradenburg the importance of industry involvement. "Governments cannot do this alone. As with other diseases, the bulk of investment will come from private sources. We have to make investments in dementia research a more active proposition, particularly given the level of risk involved for private investors in respect of our current level of knowledge."
The Council is composed of eleven original members representing the G8 countries, as follows:
- Dr. Dennis Gillings, Chairman, World Dementia Council and Founder, Quintiles
- George Vradenburg, Convener of The Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer's Disease (CEOi) and Chairman and Co-Founder of USAgainstAlzheimer's
- Andrea Ponti, Vice Chairman, Co-Head of Global Healthcare Investment Banking, JP Morgan Chase
- Dr. Paul Stoffels, Global Chair, Johnson & Johnson
- Yves Leterme, Deputy Secretary General, The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Professor Martin Knapp, Director, London School of Economics and Kings College London
- Sir William Castell, Chairman, Wellcome Trust
- Professor Dame Sally Davis, Director General, UK Department of Health
- Dr. Yves Joanette, Scientific Director, Canadian Institute of Health Research, Institute of Aging
- Professor Pierluigi Nicotera, Scientific Director and Chairman of the Executive Board, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Professor Ronald Peterson, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Mayo Alzheimer's Research Center
Experts estimate that 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer's and an estimated 44.4 million people worldwide are living with dementia. The aging population is driving the problem to even more critical levels, with the World Health Organization estimating that Alzheimer's and other dementia cases will nearly double every 20 years.
In 2010, the annual global cost of dementia care was estimated at $604 billion – one percent of global GDP. Every year, American taxpayers spend $203 billion on Medicare and Medicaid expenses related to Alzheimer's. If substantial progress is not made in stopping Alzheimer's, Medicare and Medicaid spending will reach $1.1 trillion in today's dollars by 2050.
Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia, accounting for 50 percent to 80 percent of dementia cases in people ages 65 and older, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dementia is an umbrella term that refers to a group of physical and mental symptoms that are severe enough to interfere with a person's daily functions.
"CEOi believes that strong collaborations that cross borders and sectors are critical to successfully addressing Alzheimer's disease. Working together, we can improve drug development, drive forward patient-centric care, and support those caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's," said Vradenburg.
In addition to convening CEOi, George Vradenburg serves on the Advisory Council on Research, Care, and Services established by the National Alzheimer's Project Act. He has testified before Congress about the global Alzheimer's pandemic and is a former member of the bipartisan Commission on Long-Term Care.
More information about the Council and Wednesday's meeting is available here.
The Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer's Disease (CEOi) is an organization of private-sector leaders who have joined together to provide business leadership in the fight against Alzheimer's. The CEO Initiative seeks to partner with public leaders to transform the disease from a social, health, and economic crisis into an opportunity for healthy aging and innovation in research and care. The CEO Initiative believes that, during this era of aging populations, it will take visionary, coordinated, goal-oriented leadership of public and private leaders working together to solve our greatest challenges. Learn more at: www.ceoalzheimersinitiative.org.
SOURCE Global CEO Initiative (CEOi) on Alzheimer's Disease


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There are no icy driveways, no snow escaping my scarf to give me a frosty wet Willy.
But I confess:
I miss fall and winter so badly!
I know there are those of you who adore summer. But right now, I'm sorely tempted to put on my favorite knee-high boots, my skinny jeans, my soft, long sleeve sweater, an extra-long scarf and gloves, go to the large, refrigerated produce section of Costco and just hang out.
For those of you impatiently awaiting fall, I made this for you.
It's a pumpkin spiced bundt I made last week, only 18 weeks too early for Thanksgiving! WOOT! (Does anyone else hear the voice of Maria Portokalos going "A bun? Bunk? BUNNNNNNNDT!"
No? Well, then listen to this then.
Those in favor of autumn, say "I! I'm freaking melting!"


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Pearlshine Smooth As Silk The Bumpy Bunny Vibrator 7in - Blue
Experience this 7 inch multi-speed vibrator with a sensually pleasing textured shaft. Waterproof for fun in and out of the water! Great for vaginal and clitoral stimulation. Don't miss your chance to enjoy the Pearlshine smooth and silk feel of the Bumpy Bunny. Stands 8.25 inches with an insertable length of 5.25 inches a shaft circumference of 4.5 inches. Uses 2 AA batteries (not included).
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The D-Rays placed 2B Jorge Cantu on the 15-day DL today. For those of you that have been following Jorge's blog on mlb.com this is not a surprise as Cantu mentioned in his most recent post that the foot was not getting any better. Now comes news that he has a broken bone on the top of his foot. Once again, we must state very emphatically to the Devil Rays front office…DO NOT, under any circumstances call up Delmon Young or B. J. Upton until this curse is lifted. In the meantime maybe the team should try cutting off the head of a live chicken or even an injured chicken to remove the curse. Quite frankly we are getting tired of reporting all the bad news and injuries. One way or another, we promise to have so good news tomorrow, even if it means we have to sucker punch Julian Tavarez.
Cantu placed on disabled list with broken bone in foot [Yahoo! Sports]
An injury update [Jorge Cantu's World]


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6 jier Mozillian Aug 2014
I work with the SUMO community (and specialize in localization)
I joined Mozilla in September 2014, but have been a fan and Firefox user since day one. Online in various shapes and formats since 1999, and the more I learn about open source and open communities, the more I realize that it's the way to go if we are to have an internet for everyone, by everyone.
I work on making SUMO available in as many languages as needed, together with the most amazing people who use their language superpowers to make life easier for others.
Tagssupport, community, contributor engagement, couchsurfing, remoties, community builders, beards, l10n:translation, l10n:pl, gamers, musicians, localization
Feardichhedenaudacity, audio editing, game design, gimp, google apps, interpreting, l10n, localization, social media, translation, translation memories, tumblr, tweetdeck, twitter
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Eksterne accounts
- Mozilla Support: vesper
- Twitter: vesper_mozilla
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When Marjorie Munroe usually gets the call from a frustrated boss or an irritated human resources manager, it's usually about six months later than she would have liked.
"By the time I get into the workplace, things have gotten pretty out of hand, so they call me when it has escalated," says Munroe, a chartered mediator, referring to a conflict between employees or teams.
She sees all kinds of conflict situations with varying levels of tension, anger and hostility.
As the co-director of Workplace Fairness Alberta, she's trying to get the word out that calling in a mediator doesn't mean the manager or supervisor has failed at his or her job. Rather, it's an effective way to avoid nasty disputes between coworkers from escalating and potentially leading to one party leaving the organization.
"I think there is absolutely a myth (about mediation)," she says. Mediators are simply independent, third-party facilitators who can often have more success in resolving conflicts than direct managers because they come at the situation with fresh eyes.
"We try to remain neutral in all regards," says Michelle Phaneuf, a chartered mediator in Calgary with REA Agreements and co-founder of Workplace Fairness Alberta.
"We're not there to fix anything," Phaneuf says. "We're there to support these two people in providing a better work environment for them."
Both Phaneuf and Munroe use an "interest-based" structure to mediation sessions as a "detached, independent, impartial facilitator" in an occupation that is still "growing up" as a profession, says Munroe.
There is a broad effort underway in Canada under the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Canada (ADR Institute of Canada Inc.) to standardize at the national level the qualifications and oversight of professionals working in this field.
There are also provincial arms of the organization, such as the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Alberta (ADRIA) which have established two different sets of credentials for mediators.
The "qualified mediator" accreditation is for people whose jobs require some level of mediation skills as a collateral function of what they do on a day-to-day basis. It takes about 80 hours of training.
The "chartered mediator" qualification requires longer training of about 280 hours, involves successful mediation session outcomes, ongoing training and is geared toward independent, third-party mediators.
Sometimes it works out quickly, fairly easily and amicably. Other times, it requires multiple meetings, but either way mediation - especially when it's started early on during an obvious workplace conflict - can go a long way to resolution of the problem.
Managers can also play the role of mediator, but when a professional, accredited mediator is brought in, it can often start the process fresh where they create a "safe space" where the two parties have trust in the third-party mediator, says Munroe.
"It's not about reaching an agreement and liking each other," she explains. "It's really about reaching understanding and a work plan."
Knowing how and when to intervene in any workplace conflict situation requires good managers to define their own roles and to support those involved by being transparent about their involvement.
Many companies don't even have policies about how to handle such situations, she says. There are always several potential solutions to a dispute.
"Mediation is only one of a number of ways to resolve conflict in the workplace," Munroe says. It should always start by getting the two sides together and addressing it before it becomes a complex problem. If there is no solution or understanding reached, then perhaps mediation is the way to go.
"Organizations ... can use mediation and other similar tools, like conflict coaching and training, to be more proactive in how they resolve conflicts within their organization," says Phaneuf.
Good mediators listen openly and critically. "Asking powerful and provocative questions and listening actively to the answers will help others clarify their thinking," says Munroe.
Remaining loyal to the process - and it is usually a highly structured mediation process - is critical for all parties if there is going to be any significant resolution.
What companies need to do is to implement a workplace conflict policy, backed up by support mechanisms, to ensure conflicts don't escalate. "As a healthy organization, you have to ask what you have in place to support staff who are in conflict," says Munroe.


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Data Science: From Half-Baked Ideas to Data-Driven Insights
Data science can be applied to many domains of knowledge. But effectively communicating those data-driven insights to business executives and other domain experts remains a major challenge. Guest Columnist Irving Wladawsky-Berger suggests that data scientists study journalist Nate Silver, who manages to be "quantitative, empirical and rigorous without sacrificing creativity, imagination and compelling storytelling."


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At the Fayette County Community Action Agency, our mission is to strengthen individuals
and families to become more self sufficient, achieving their potential by taking advantage of opportunities, improving the conditions in which they live and taking ownership of their community.
We want you to realize that our successes are attributable to you, the members of our community and support network. You have stood by us as we have worked to turn our dreams into daily realities for not only our agency but the more than 30,000 residents we serve annually.
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That's the Spirit: New Holland Artisan Spirits
New brands and bottles you should know.
As Paul Clarke wrote recently, summer is the perfect season for light spirits like tequila and gin. Today we're tasting two unusual offerings from New Holland Artisan Spirits.
Situated in the town of Holland, Michigan, New Holland Brewing Company was founded in 1996 by Brett VanderKamp and Jason Spaulding. The company expanded into distillation in 2005: "[It's] a natural continuation of the brewing process," noted VanderKamp. They currently operate a single pot still and have a wide range of offerings, including a 2-row barley-based Brewers' Whiskey. But since we're looking for a more arctic adventure as the summer heat ramps up, let's go for their Hatter Royale Hopquila and their Knickerbocker Gin.
Hatter Royale Hopquila
What exactly is a hopquila? The technically correct answer is that it's a hop-flavored unaged whiskey.
Made by twice distilling a 100% barley wash, it's then steeped with Centennial hops, with a little bit of sugar added before bottling. The resulting spirit bears a striking, if confusing, resemblance to tequila. This pale straw colored spirit smells like crisp hops, with loads of citrus and a faint smokiness. It opens up a bit on tasting, with the full bitter hops onslaught hitting first, but then sweet barley bullying its way in behind. It finishes quick and sweet. There's no agave flavor, and it lacks the typical tequila bite, so there's a strong case to be made for HRH as the tequila hater's tequila. I wouldn't sell it as a sipper, but it's great on the rocks, or better yet, standing in for tequila in a hoparita!
Knickerbocker Gin
The Knickerbocker is much easier to wrap your head around—it's a well-balanced, new American-style gin (here are a few other examples).
Bottled at 85 proof, Knickerbocker is dangerously crisp and smooth. It's all sweet citrus aroma with a just a kiss of juniper, and then the flavor kicks in some lemon zest, botanicals, and juniper again in the background. An outstanding example of the style, this gin is a bit too delicate for the quintessential summertime G&T. Opt for a gin rickey instead.
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Gypsies are an ethnic group, properly known as 'Romani' or 'Roma', who are believed to have migrated to Europe from present day Rajasthan [1] in India over 1000 years ago due to Islamic Invasions.[2] They are most noted for their nomadic culture; their population is approximately 15 million,[3] although, due to the above fact, this is very difficult to measure accurately. The term Gypsy (alt. sp. Gipsy) comes from an ancient belief that the Roma were outcasts from Egypt.
Persecution of Gypsies
Gypsy people have long suffered from prejudice and discrimination; one of the first concrete examples would be the laws passed in Moldavia and Wallachia which stated that any Romani on those countries' soil would automatically become a slave.
Discriminatory laws were passed in many other countries as well; in Western Europe during the 15th century Ottoman invasion, in Argentina in 1880, and even the USA in 1885 passed laws restricting Gypsy immigration.[4] Forced assimilation, and the abduction of children, was also practiced, in countries such as Norway, where 1500 Romani children were removed by the state from their parents[5] (under the, albeit later, Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, such actions are classified as attempted genocide).
Romani also suffered a great deal under the Holocaust; approximately 1,000,000[6] of them were killed during it, a sizable fraction, in a period known as the 'Porajmos'. In the Bohemia region, this mass murder was so thorough that their culture and language became extinct there.
In the present day, they are often accused of pickpocketing and theft (it was such accusations, made in 1905, that precipitated the Porajmos[7]); this has led to persecution and other human rights abuses.[8][9]
Some work has been carried out, however, to encourage integration; in the UK, under the Human Rights Act 1998, for example, the subsidized purchase of greenfield sites is being discussed, to give Romani and other Travellers accommodation.
- ↑ Donald Kenrick. Historical Dictionary of the Gypsies (Romanies). Scarecrow Press
- ↑ https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2010/08/why-do-the-roma-wander.html
- ↑ http://europeandcis.undp.org/uploads/public/File/rbec_web/vgr/chapter1.1.pdf
- ↑ http://www.geocities.com/Paris/5121/timeline.htm
- ↑ http://www2.wcc-coe.org/ccdocuments.nsf/index/plen-4.4-en.html
- ↑ http://www.radoc.net:8088/RADOC-3-PORR.htm
- ↑ Alfred Dillmann. Zigeuner-Buch. Munich: Wildsche (1905)
- ↑ http://web.amnesty.org/wire/February2002/Europe_Roma
- ↑ http://www.socialniprava.info/article1607.html


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Buffalo Chickpea Dip
I'm not sure when or where it very first began, but sometime in the past few years I noticed a wondrous thing of beauty starting to appear on the appetizer table at social gatherings. It was warm and creamy and spicy, and it elicited publicly inappropriate yum-noises from yours truly. I've heard it go by many names, but I'm sure you'll recognize it when I say: buffalo chicken dip.
My favorite version of this dip came courtesy of my friend Courtney. Every time she'd bring it to a gathering, I'd gasp in delight and proceed to hover over the dish the entire night. She was even kind enough to send me the recipe. I made it once, and, after what ensued, I realized that if I were to retain any shred of dignity I should probably never make it again. (It had turned into a "one dish equals one serving" situation.)
But I couldn't give up on my beloved buffalo dip entirely. I determined to create a lighter, more figure-friendly version so I could indulge without the guilt. I turned to tofu for its creamy texture and relatively neutral flavor, thinking I could simultaneously veganize the dish as well. Several batches later, I gave up. It just wasn't right, wasn't hitting all the spots. There wasn't a single yum-noise to be heard.
Fast forward a couple years to December 2011. As we were preparing for the family holiday party on Chris' side, I decided that I wanted to have buffalo dip. Since I was firmly on the veggie train and tofu hadn't worked previously, I figured I could just use vegan cream cheese and Vegenaise to get there instead. Screw figure-friendly.
Except, my sister-in-law is mega allergic to soy. Whenever I make something to bring to a family gathering, I try to make sure as many people can eat it as possible; food is always best when shared. I just couldn't bring a soy-laden dish to the party in good conscience. And then I had an epiphany. Why not use beans as the base—they get nice and creamy when blended—and add some raw cashews for extra richness?
And I'll be damned if it didn't come out every bit as delicious as the original.
It has that classic buffalo flavor that you can only get from Frank's Red Hot sauce. Fresh parsley and chives hint at the ranch dressing that would typically be stirred in. Whole chickpeas go in for texture, replacing the usual chunks of chicken. Cheddar-style Daiya shreds contribute a buttery cheesiness and a hint of guilt to what otherwise turned out to be the lightened up dip I was originally trying for.
Also, I'm just going to put this out there: this Buffalo Chickpea Dip sat right next to a non-veg version at the holiday party. Not only was this one gone at the end of the night, but its neighbor had hardly been touched. Indeed, many a yum-noise was made.
Buffalo Chickpea Dip
The cashews do not need to be soaked for this dip, but if you're the soaking type or don't feel terribly confident in your blender/food processor's capabilities, feel free to soak them overnight. Also, I have found that this dip tastes its very best when made at least a few hours ahead to allow all the flavors time to meld together; cover with plastic wrap, refrigerate, and bake off just before serving.
1 15-oz can white beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup raw cashews
¾ cup original Frank's Red Hot sauce
1/2 cup unflavored, unsweetened non-dairy milk
2 teaspoons lemon juice (about ½ lemon)
1 rounded tablespoon nutritional yeast (optional)
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon garlic powder
Ground black pepper
Kosher salt
1 teaspoon fresh, finely-chopped parsley
1 teaspoon fresh chopped chives
1 15-oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 cup Daiya cheddar-style cheese, divided
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Add the beans and cashews to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse several times to break them up a bit. Add the hot sauce, non-dairy milk, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, onion powder, garlic powder, and a pinch of black pepper. Process until the mixture is entirely smooth (this will take several minutes), stopping to scrape down the bowl as necessary. Adjust salt to taste.
Scrape the bean mixture into a bowl and stir in the parsley and chives to evenly distribute. Stir in the chickpeas and 3/4 cup of the Daiya. Transfer the dip to a 9×9-inch square baking dish and sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of Daiya on top. (Note: Dip can be made up to this point a day or two ahead. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to heat and serve.) Cover baking dish tightly with foil and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until warmed through. Serve with tortilla chips or veggies for dipping.


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As financial planning firms increasingly incorporate the Internet and their websites into their marketing, more and more practices are considering the use of a blog. Yet many are doing so without a clear understanding of why the blog is being done in the first place, beyond "everyone else seems to be doing it, so I guess I should, too."
In practice, it seems there are three primary reasons that most financial planning firms consider a blog: drip marketing for prospects, a communication tool for existing clients, or search-engine optimization (SEO) enhancement for your overall website. Fortunately, once you know which of these reasons matches the purpose for your blog, you can figure out what kind of content to create for it, to whom the blog updates should be distributed and whether having a blog even makes sense for your firm in the first place.
The inspiration for today's blog post is a conversation I had recently with a fellow financial planner, who noted that it seems like "every" financial planning firm is starting a blog these days. "Am I missing out if my firm doesn't have a blog?" he asked. "I feel like I'm 'supposed' to have a blog and I don't even know why. What's the reason?"
The first reason to consider a blog is that it can be a mechanism to keep your name in front of your prospects. Think of it as a drip marketing newsletter in electronic form. The goal is to put forth content that is relevant to the target market of people who might to business with you — which means they will hopefully be reading it from time to time — and send it to them regularly enough that your latest blog post may make you top-of-mind at the moment your prospect needs help. For instance, if your target market was new parents, the blog would include articles relevant to that group, ranging from how to figure out the right amount of life insurance, to starting a college savings plan, to childproofing a house as the baby starts to crawl.
Notably, the content doesn't have to be all financial; it's about being relevant to the prospective readers who are potential clients. In the ideal world, your prospects (and clients) are sharing your useful and relevant blog information with other people they know, increasing your pool of potential new prospects as a form of inbound marketing without any direct outreach from you!
The second reason to consider a blog is as a communication tool for your relationship with your existing clients. In this context, what you write about on the blog is targeted more directly at your current clients and their interaction with the firm. For instance, the blog might have information about how current events affect the clients of the firm (for instance, planning for new tax legislation), or what trades are occurring in client portfolios, or announcements regarding the firm (new hires, weather closures, updates to the client vault, etc.).
Rather than sending this type of information as an email blast to all clients, it's simply hosted on the firm's blog instead, allowing clients to come and read it as they wish, instead of filling their inbox with emails that aren't really client-specific anyway. An occasional email might go out to all clients simply highlighting the list of recent updates to the firm's blog.
The third reason to consider a blog is somewhat more technical in nature — adding regular new content to your website can help your search engine optimization (SEO). What does that mean? It's about having your website come back high on the list when someone enters a search into a site like Google. Old, static sites that have no dynamic content and few links to their pages are presumed to be less relevant than other websites; conversely, sites that regularly add fresh new content and have other sites linking to it (e.g., referencing your blog posts!) are presumed to be more relevant.
Accordingly, sites that run a blog with regularly updated content pages integrated into the site are likely to come up higher in the search engine results. Why does this matter? Because the last thing you want is for someone to type your name, or your firm's name, into Google and still NOT be able to find your firm because you don't come up on the first page (or better yet, as the very first response) in the search results.
We'll explore each of these three reasons in more depth in my next post.


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Just 10 months after launch, the Financial Times' Web App has surpassed two million users.
Available directly through the browser at app.ft.com, the FT Web App is built using HTML5 technology and features automatic content downloads and improvements. The FT was the first major news publisher to launch an app of this type and was recently awarded the Global Mobile Award for Innovation in Mobile Publishing.
The app ensures that FT customers can access FT content anytime, anywhere, on a PC and multiple devices, with one login and one subscription payment. Close to half the app's have bookmarked it to their home screen, replicating a native app experience.
The launch of the FT Web App has significantly boosted mobile, which now drives 12% of subscriptions and 19% of traffic to FT.com. In the last six months the FT has seen a sharp rise in mobile users, with increases of 52 per cent on smart phones and 49 per cent on tablets.
For more visit app.ft.com


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Toby Keith Named Artist of the Decade at 2011 American Country Awards, Performs 'Red Solo Cup'
Over the past 10 years, Toby Keith has been the most-played artist on country radio. His feat as one of country music's most influential artists was enough to garner the win for Artist of the Decade at the 2011 American Country Awards on Monday night (Dec. 5).
When Keith emerged from the smoke, the entire room at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas rose to their feet to pay honor to the amazing singer-songwriter that stood before them.
"Thank you very much," Keith said over the cheering fans who proudly waived their red Solo Cups high in the air. "I want to thank the fans …. You guys keep us out on the road and keep requesting stuff and keep us in business. We had a great decade, and I hope we have another one. I'm ready to party in Vegas!"
Before he could head out to celebrate his victory, Keith closed out the 2011 ACA's with a performance of his latest hit single, 'Red Solo Cup.' Besides his normal band backing him for the infections song and memorable performance, the song's four writers — Jim and Brett Beavers and the Warren Brothers (Brett and Brad Warren) — provided additional harmonies and commentary throughout the song.
For the song's final chorus, a majority of performers, presenters and winners from the night joined Keith on stage, holding their own red Solos, of course, clinking cups and singing the lyrics. The atmosphere in the room confirmed why Toby Keith is the Artist of the Decade.


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I am in the OPC. I am writing to inquire about the ministries of Kenneth Hagin and the Word of Faith movement. I have a friend who is involved in the movement to a small extent and I have had some opportunities to discuss it with him. From what I understand it is not Reformed, and quite unbiblical in its stress on material blessings. Has the OPC made a statement concerning the man or the ministry? Do you have any practical guidance for me about how to discuss it with my friend in a way that is loving and at the same time not in compromise of what I know to be the teaching of the Bible?
The Word of Faith movement has a number of rather troubling teachings, and so it has come in for a great deal of analysis and criticism. It seems to me most helpful to focus in on its core element and discern whether it is Biblical. Basically, the Word of Faith movement centers upon the teaching that if we ask something of God and have sufficient faith, God will certainly give it to us.
The OPC has not made a statement specific to Kenneth Hagin or the Word of Faith movement. However, we already have our Shorter Catechism, which in #98 teaches "Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God for things agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgement of his mercies." The portion of that sentence I have italicized is based on 1 John 5:14, which says "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he hears us" (King James Version).
In other words, God will bring to pass whatsoever he has determined is best to bring to pass, whether or not it conforms to what we have asked him to bring to pass. This in no way negates the fact that God does hear and answer our prayers (John 16:23). We must always remember that he is God and we are his creatures, and as a loving Father he will give us what is best. We need to learn to recognize his best and conform our expectations to it, not tell God to conform his will for our best to our expectations.
As I mentioned above, the Word of Faith movement could be criticized on many other fronts. An excellent resource is The Agony of Deceit (Moody Press), edited by Michael Horton. It is primarily a critique of errors taught by many television preachers (Kenneth Hagin among others). Since a great number of such preachers are somehow associated with the Word of Faith movement, it is also a useful expose of those errors.
Finally, you ask how you can discuss this in a loving way with your friend. I commend you for your desire to imitate Christ's gentleness and compassion in your relationships with the erring. In these discussions, I believe the best approach is to simply ask, "Can you show me that from the Bible?" In the end, the Scriptures are our source of knowledge about God and how he deals with us. Your friend will be more likely to give up on false doctrine once he sees it is not truly found in the Bible.
I pray the Lord will guide you and use you to bring your friend into a fuller understanding of God's good will for our lives. Please feel free to get back in touch with me; I'd be glad to be of any further help.
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Successful Venus Express main engine test
One hundred days after beginning its cruise to Venus, ESA's Venus Express spacecraft successfully tested its main engine for the first time in space.
The main engine test is a critical step in the mission. In fact, it is due to its powerful thrust that Venus Express will be able to 'brake' on arrival at Venus. The spacecraft must slow down in order to be captured in orbit around the planet.
The engine was fired during the night of 16/17 February, starting at 01:27 CET (00:27 UT) and the 'burn' lasted for about three seconds. Thanks to this engine burn, the spacecraft changed its velocity by almost three metres per second.
About one hour later, the data received from the spacecraft by the Venus Express ground control team (via ESA's New Norcia antenna in Australia) revealed that the test was successful.
The engine performed as expected. The spacecraft reacted correctly to the push and was able to recover the control of its attitude and to correctly point its high-gain antenna back to Earth to communicate with ground control.
All data recorded during the burn will now be carefully analysed by Astrium (who built the spacecraft) and ESA's engineers to study the performance of the engine in detail.
The next big milestone is the Venus Orbit Insertion manoeuvre on 11 April 2006, which will require the main engine firing sequence to operate for about 51 minutes in the opposite direction to the spacecraft motion. This braking will allow the spacecraft to counteract the pull of the Sun and Venus, and to start orbiting the planet.
Venus Express is currently at a distance of about 47 million kilometres from Earth.
For more information:
Don McCoy, ESA Venus Express Project Manager
E-mail: Don.McCoy @ esa.int
Philippe Sivac, ESA Venus Express Principal System AIV Engineer
E-mail: Philippe.Sivac @ esa.int
Andrea Accomazzo, ESA Venus Express Spacecraft Operations Manager
E-mail: Andrea.accomazzo @ esa.int


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Sandberg sets tone in first full Phillies workout
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Phillies held their first full-squad workout Tuesday at Carpenter Complex, and it opened with a few words from manager Ryne Sandberg.
"Just to get everybody on the same page as far as expectations, my philosophies on things and my definitions on things," he said. "Respecting the game was one of the topics. I gave some examples. I laid things out there so there are no misunderstandings. In a lot of ways, it felt like back in the day, an Opening Day-type of thing. There was anxiousness. Good butterflies. I was excited to see everybody and actually get started with the process of molding the guys together as a unit."
The workout began with baserunning drills, something Sandberg said he plans to continue.
"That's an area that I think needs improvemen,t so when they stretch and go out and do the baserunning, I think it becomes a major priority," he said. "The guys are fresh. These first few days are about technique, it's not necessarily conditioning, and it's definitely not a punishment, but it's a technique and it's a fundamental exercise and that'll be stressed. It's great on the feedback. The guys said, 'Hey, it was great, it got us loose.'"


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Rosetta lander measures Mars' magnetic environment around close approach
In addition to acquiring incredible images of Mars during the planetary swingby earlier today, Rosetta and its lander Philae continue returning data from the Red Planet. The ROMAP instrument on board Philae measured the intensity of the peculiar magnetic field of Mars around closest approach.
Philae's ROMAP (Rosetta Lander Magnetometer and Plasma Monitor) instrument aims ultimately to study the local magnetic field of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and examine the intensity of the magnetic interaction between the comet and the solar wind in three spatial dimensions ('3D').
The cometary magnetic environment is similar to that of Mars. Mars doesn't have a global planetary magnetic field protecting it from the solar wind. Its complex and 'disturbed' magnetic environment is – in very simplified terms - the result of the combination of the weak magnetosphere surrounding the planet, under continuous attack from the solar wind, with the local magnetic spots (anomalies) that characterise the planet's crust.
The graph presented in this article plots time on the horizontal axis versus intensity of the magnetic field on the vertical axis.
It shows how the magnetic environment of Mars becomes complex when the solar wind, initially proceeding unperturbed at supersonic speed (left of the image), encounters the boundary region of the magnetosphere (bow shock), gets decelerated to subsonic speed and becomes turbulent. The turbulence continues in the 'tail' of the planet's magnetosphere (right of the image).
These measurements are very important as they show how well the ROMAP instrument is performing. This data set is also almost unique, as the trajectory that Rosetta followed during the Mars swingby is very different from those usually followed by other spacecraft orbiting Mars: only the Russian probe Phobos-2 provided a similar insight into the plasma environment around Mars from this special viewpoint in space.
For more information
Ulrich Auster
ROMAP co-Principal Investigator
Technische University, Braunschweig, Germany
Email: uli.auster @ tu-bs.de


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One of the most fascinating of our Founding Fathers, Franklin was a polymath, a practical statesman, and an incomparable cynic and wit. The Compleated Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin, faithfully compiled and edited from Franklin's papers, reveals why he became a spokesman for American independence; his views on the Constitution; what he really thought of his fellow patriots, like Adams and Jefferson; his candid views on French women, the Penn family, and his own faith; and much more.
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- Michael
- 21-03-07
I was expecting more of a history lesson about ole B. Franklin, but this book delves into his thinking and insights and reveals a facinating revolutionary hero who had common sense and vision to see things how they should be. We could only wish someone like him would bring common sense to dealing with public problems. This books reveals his character and gives you a prespective of live in the 1700s. Great for critical thinking students!
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- Briggs
- 10-09-11
Delicious, provocative, and precient
This goes on the must-read list - books that change the way I think about the world. Franklin's writing is delicious - witty, self-deprecating, charming, satisfying. His stories are sometimes intimate, sometimes jaw-dropping. His insights are prescient - more than 200 years ago, he looked forward and saw much of what we have since become - both good and bad - as a consequence of the way the constitution was framed. Before I read this book, I went back and read the autobiography he published when he was 51 - a rollicking good read. This one, though, covers the next 33 years - the really juicy bits. One gets to know him better here.
The reader did a fine job - excellent, interesting, clear presentation of the text. The pacing of the reader was a bit slow for my taste, so I ramped up the audible player to 1.5x, and it was perfect for me.
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- neebster
- 24-08-12
Love Benjamin Franklin
While it is the complete works of Ben Franklin after his autobiography. I mis-read Compleated Autobiography. I thought it was also going to inclue the original and carry on from there. There are some good parts, but still tough to get through in places. But very interesting to learn more about. We were so fortunate to have him during that time.
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- Jimmy
- 09-12-11
Absolutely excellent
The author appears to accomplish his purpose. That is, he tries to let Franklin's biography be told by Benjamin himself. This is an excellent insight into the life of Benjamin Franklin after 1757. Richard Ferrone does a great job of reading. Overall, this is every bit as good as B. Franklin's autobiography. I am not a scholar in this field, but I have the feeling that I was hearing history from Franklin's point-of-view without it going through the strainers of historical bias and interpretation. Download it. You'll probably love it.
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- James Buckner
- 24-09-20
Organized and Informative
This book was well organized and had a lot of interesting information in it. My favorite Benjamin Franklin quotes are: 1. Immigration - does not diminish but multiplies a nation. 2. God has been very good to us in many respects. Therefore let us enjoy his favors with a thankful and cheerful heart. 3. Exercise before you eat.
- A book reader
- 29-03-07
Not worth your time
This is the only audiobook I have failed to finish. The narration was tedious and the re-cobbling of Franklin's works was disjointed.
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We found our house on the internet. I fell in love with the picture of this bungalo on a large pond, with woods all around. What we found was that bugs come in the house, from those woods, when it starts getting cold. The second storey was built over the walk-out basement without removing the existing roof. Hence, our floor creeks like it has ghosts and has a ridge in the kitchen floor.
I really like this house from the outside, and we still love our 3.7 acres, but inside is a different matter and being on a fixed income it is inevitable that everything is breaking down over time. The latest is the circuit to the air-conditioner, but before that, it was the washer and dryer.
Since my mother lived with us for several years before moving to her own apartment, we have found ourselves with duplicate appliances. It is nice to have a spare occasionally, but mom's washer/dryer were a stacking set and these things are notorious for problems. It was worked on numerous times the first year or two of its life then it settled into random problems. First, anything but a full load of water would overflow. So, if you had a half load to wash, you had to set it on full and waste that water. Then, the dryer started squeaking and you could not dry clothes after anyone went to bed because it would wake them up with it's Chinese water torture squeak.
It was no surprise when the dryer went completely. My dryer was brought in from my studio and set beside the stacking set. So, now you wash in the stacking set and dry in the single dryer. That is, unless you are half asleep.
Gaffer got home late one night from work, and being a fry cook, had really greasy white shirts to wash, put them in the dryer and pushed the on button, walked away without realizing the dryer was not running.
Next morning, he stumbles into the laundry room and realizes his shirts were not dry.
I think he needs to get more sleep.
"Darn" (sure, that's what he said.) Blinking dryer. I'm going to have to wear a wet shirt. I have one clean shirt and it's heavyweight and it's over 100 here in Indiana. "Darn, Darn,Darn."
He put on the last shirt, started the dryer again and left for work.
He did not check the dryer when he worked a long shift and came home late. Morning came and the dryer still did not dry his shirts.
It was with good humor, that he told me that evening, that he realized, for two days he had been trying to dry his shirts in the stacking unit, which was broken.


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In every James Bond movie, there is always an insanely attractive woman cast to play the so called "Bond Girl." In director Sam Mendes, Skyfall, the 23rd Bond movie currently filming in Istanbul, Turkey, she's being played by French actress Berenice Marlohe. And after speaking with her on Sunday afternoon with a small group of reporters, I can say that the role has been perfectly cast.
During the interview, Marlohe revealed what she could about her character, how the script changed since being cast, her thoughts on being a "Bond girl," what kind of training she went through before filming began, if she plays a lethal femme fatale, her costumes, how she got cast, and more. Hit the jump to either read or listen to the interview.
As usual, I'm offering you two ways to get this interview: you can either click here for the audio, or the full transcript is below. Skyfall opens October 26 in the UK and November 9 in the US.
Question: Could you talk about how much of the movie and your character has changed from when you first got the script to now?
Berenice Marlohe: Well what's interesting is that you read the script, and then you get to play it in real circumstances. So it's interesting to see this ability of everybody—Sam, Daniel, etc.—to not be afraid to change some things from the script when you see that when you're on set in the real circumstances, something else is going to work better. This is part of being a professional, actually. So then you do your work, regarding the script and your perception of the character and the scene, and then what's interesting is that once you've done your job, what will appear on the screen is none of your business anymore because the editing, the music, and the story they want to tell could be completely different from what you had in mind. So I'm very curious of seeing the final result of all that, after initially reading the script.
Within the bounds of what you're allowed to tell us, can you talk about your character?
Marlohe: Well we have used, previously, glamorous and enigmatic. Enigmatic is important for me because I really want her—and the script is made in this manner too—to not be obvious. You can't put her in an obvious field like you could before, saying she's a good girl, a bad girl, a Bond girl. So she's complex, like Daniel did for James Bond. He built something with different colors that could seem opposite, like very tough but very vulnerable, human but sometimes very cold like a snake, a killing machine. This is what is finally interesting to see on screen as an audience member, and I really want to do that with her, give her the most complexity possible so that she's not obvious to you.
Talk a little bit about how you decided with the costume department what you wanted to wear, what they wanted you to wear, and how you did you compromise?
Marlohe: We worked together with the costume department, and what's great about James Bond movies is that you can find this femme fatale concept that you don't see anymore in movies. We're losing a bit, unfortunately. Yes, you see women in bikinis but it's not the classy, femme fatale concept that we had to get before. So the clothes are very glamorous and made in a femme fatale mood; very sexy and dark.
Why are the French women the femme fatales these days? What's the secret of these beautiful French women being dangerous?
Marlohe: I have no idea (laughs). I'm 50% Asian actually, so yes I was born in Paris but I feel more international than French so I can't talk about French women. I don't think this is glued to a nationality, so—yeah I don't know why they're French. Because they're fitting certain specific demands on a specific movie on a specific time, so they got what they're looking for so sometimes it's landing on French women.
What's your nationality in the film?
Marlohe: She's not French (laughs).
So she doesn't have an accent?
Marlohe: No (laughs).
What makes Daniel sexy?
Marlohe: What you see on magazines is very boring, because it's cold and most of the time it doesn't have charisma. What's very important is personality and what you have to say, because then it's the magical aura you spread; it's your personality. So when I got to meet him finally, he had such a beautiful humanity, very grounded, very nice personality, sense of humor, truly a great person. So this is what makes someone sexy or attractive.
Do you like that you're a Bond girl? Do you want to own that?
Marlohe: You know, honestly, I see her like a unique character in a unique movie more than a Bond girl. Because when I think Bond girl, for me it's very abstract; it's a kind of label. It has meaning, but it's not speaking to me, it has no resonance. So I really see her as a unique character that I have to build and give life to, putting away the Bond girl thing.
Did you have to go through as much hardcore training as some of the other guys?
Marlohe: I don't have action scenes as much as Naomie, but I asked to train with guns. First of all, it's a very interesting discipline; I see it like Tai Chi because you have to focus and calm down. And it gives you this sensation of power when you have to focus and fire, and I felt that it was very interesting me to do that just to feed my character. So I trained with guns.
Does think there's something a bit uncomfortable about the fact that you get such a sensation of power from wielding guns around?
Marlohe: In real life it means that you're in danger, or there's something dramatic about that. But for a movie it is very interesting, I really like that actually. It's like meditation, you have to be focused and reach something.
What's your favorite weapon?
Marlohe: Oh I'm very bad with names (laughs)
You never actually answered my question about how many different outfits you have in the film, or what is it exactly that you're wearing?
Marlohe: There are some more casual but very feminine, sexy things. There is one extremely theatrical and spectacular, extremely glamorous and femme fatale outfit. It's completely surreal, you never see it in movies. There are some more—you know in Hitchcock movies, very classy women? We play with several outfits.
Has your character traveled all around the world?
Marlohe: I have been many places.
So you filmed in China and all these other places?
Marlohe: Yeah, yeah.
Did you enjoy any one place more than the others?
Marlohe: They all have their unique charm. For instance, I had never been to Istanbul before and it's a very interesting mixture of ancestral architecture and it's amazing. When I was in the bazaar, you see this wonderful architecture and you feel the power of the past, and then you see the TV's. It's very science fiction-y and very interesting. And Shanghai is amazing. I'm a fan of science fiction so when you're there in the night with all the lights and all this modernity, it's like a set in a movie. And because I'm half Asian too, it was great to be connected to my Asian side too.
Earlier you said you were gonna be a femme fatale, are you gonna be a lethal femme fatale?
Marlohe: I hope so, yeah (laughs).
Is this something that you're gonna continue doing, Hollywood films? Or are you gonna go back to France and make more French movies?
Marlohe: For years I wanted to have my break in France, actually, to be able to work outside in Asia and the States and London. Because I was born in France, I thought it was my way of reaching that, but finally France didn't want me (laughs). But I did it! So yes, I will go on with English and Asian projects.
Are you enjoying the action side of things? Will you continue on that path?
Marlohe: Well, they could be very interesting. I really like to fight and so this is very funny. It's like dance, you feel like a child when you have to fight with someone, I really like that. But not only [action movies]; I would love to do comedies and I would love to do maybe dramas. I'm very passionate about art, music, drawing, acting, so I'd like to have the chance to get the larger choice regarding acting.
How did you get the part in Skyfall?
Marlohe: Well as I said in France I didn't get auditions, and it's very difficult to get an agent in France because they conduct the business in a strange way. They would ask you, "Who do you know? Who are your relationships? What producers do you know?" You said, "No," and they said, "Okay, come back later when you know everybody." (laughs). So finally I heard about this audition and I always felt connected to the James Bond movies, because I knew as it's between reality and fiction that I would have the opportunity to be given the freedom to enjoy creating something colorful and that I would not be limited. So I tried to find the name of the people involved in the project on the Internet or by sending my stuff, and finally I managed to find [casting director] Debbie McWilliams email and I sent her my reel and it started from there. She really liked my work and I got to meet Sam and did the auditions with him, he saw my previous tapes and then I met Daniel. So yeah this is the fruit of working a lot (laughs).
Is it true that there were two actors in the running for your character and one was a Spanish actor?
Marlohe: I have no idea. I don't think so, no.
For more coverage from our set visit:
- 20 Things to Know About Skyfall From Our Istanbul, Turkey Set Visit; Plus Video Blog Recap
- Daniel Craig and Producer Barbara Broccoli Talk Skyfall, Going "Classic Bond", Invoking the Wit of Ian Fleming and More
- Director Sam Mendes Talks Skyfall, How to Craft a Bond Film, the Franchise's Similarity to Doctor Who, and More
- Naomie Harris Talks Skyfall, Her Favorite Bond and Bond Girl, the Moneypenny Rumors and More


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Bella Santorum, who was rushed to a Virginia hospital on Thursday, remains hospitalized. Her father, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has canceled his Monday schedule to remain with his 3-year-old daughter.
"Senator Santorum will not hold any campaign related events on Monday so that he and Karen can remain in the hospital with their daughter Bella," stated spokesperson Hogan Gidley in a written release late Saturday.
"The entire Santorum family is incredibly grateful for the outpouring of prayers and support," the statement read.
Santorum and his wife Karen have not released details on why Bella was admitted to the hospital on Thursday. However, the 3-year old suffers from Trisomy 18, a genetic disorder that is usually fatal for children in the early stages of life.
Children with Trisomy 18, also known as Edwards syndrome, usually do not live beyond the first year or two. They have three copies of chromosome 18, instead of the normal two, in their cells.
According to the Trisomy 18 Foundation, many pregnancies with affected fetuses miscarry, and half of all affected babies who are carried to term will be stillborn.
Gidley did tell The Wall Street Journal on Saturday that Bella's condition had stabilized and that he felt confident that the former Pennsylvania senator would resume his schedule on Tuesday.
According to the campaign's public schedule that was also released on Thursday, Santorum did not have any events scheduled, but most likely would have held meetings and made phone calls to gander support in his home state of Pennsylvania, where former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has taken a slight lead.
Rumors are swirling that Santorum is considering whether to drop out of the race rather than face a defeat in the Keystone State.
Bella was also hospitalized in late January with a case of pneumonia and had a tough few days. According to her dad, she had a "miraculous recovery."