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Set against the turbulent backdrop of the early twentieth century, this fascinating true-life account reads almost like a novel. Demoralized by the encroaching liberalism of the Anglican Church, Englishman Charles Sydney Gibbes travels abroad in a crisis of faith. Finding work as a tutor to the Russian aristocracy, his world is changed forever when he receives a personal invitation from Empress Alexandra Fedorovna to become a tutor to her children. His intimate connection with the Imperial Family for the next ten years carries him into their mesmerizing world of elegance and nobility, then is shattered by their brutal murders at the hands of the Red Army.
Following them to Siberia and later continuing on to China, Gibbes eventually returns full circle to Great Britain, there dedicating his life as an Orthodox priest to the memory of the Imperial Family, and the faith he discovered in their distant homeland.
"Out of the dampness of a London morning steps an elderly, white-bearded man in a threadbard cassock. He carries a walking stick in his right hand, and a tattered black shopping bag on his left arm. His name is Father Nicholas Gibbes.
Warm and affable, yet intensely private, he seldom speakes of the incredible journey which carried him from the hallowed halls of St. John's College in Cambridge to the court of the last Russian Tsar, Nicholas II. As one of three tutors to the Imperial Family, he had gained entrance to the inner world of the ill-fated Family. First as teacher, but soon as trusted friend and confidant, he walked with them through the dark days of their exile and eventual murder at the hands of the Bosheviks. These ten years would change the course of his life, eventually leading him back to Great Britain, where he would devote himself the rest of his days in service to the Faith he had discovered in the midst of the court of the Tsar."—from the cover flap
Centering her research around actual letters and documents from the Gibbes collections in England and numerous personal interviews with the late George Gibbes, adopted son of Father Nicholas, as well as other surviving acquaintances and friends, the author has carefully documented this fascinating story as Gibbes journeys from Great Britain to Russia, Siberia, China, the Philippines, Jerusalem, and finally back again to England. Benaugh's account profits from newly uncovered evidence regarding the murders of the Imperial Family and offers details which were unknown during the lifetime of Fr. Nicholas. She carefully documents hitherto unpublished events of his life in England as an Orthodox priest and his foundational role in establishing the Orthodox Church in Oxford as well as his pioneering role in the development of British Orthodoxy.
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Once More with Dignity
|Once More with Dignity
Once More with Dignity starts when an old man named Alfie asks you to help get his medicine for him. After a long conversation which involves much memory loss, you are asked to harvest three Golden Beehive fruits.
- Get 3 Golden Beehive plants.
- Deliver the plants to Alfie.
- Obtain 3 Heliconia plants.
- Deliver the plants to Alfie.
- Gather 3 Screw Pine.
- Deliver the plants to Alfie.
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Exit his house and turn left. The plants are in a garden just outside his house. Even if you have Horticulture 101, you will still need to harvest three plants. A note; you MUST harvest the three plants from the mission area. If you harvest the same plant, but somewhere else, it will not count for your 3-plant goal.
Return to Alfie and give him the fruits. He'll then tell you that he hasn't given you the list yet - and to get three Heliconia fruits. Exit his house again and ascend the hill to the left. These plants will be harder to find, as the area is bigger and there is a lot of foliage. After harvesting the three Heliconia fruits, return to Alfie, only to be told that that was for his enema. Sigh...
The next set of plants you'll need to harvest are Screw Pine fruits. Head north-west and down the valley. There will be a bear in the middle of the area, so make sure you have enough ammo. Harvest the fruits and return to Alfie for the last time. The quest ends and you are rewarded $500 and a new crafting recipe: Nature's Boy. This can be found in the Exploration tab of the Syringes category.
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission moved on Friday to ease licensing requirements for in- flight Internet services.
�These new rules will help airlines and broadband providers offer high-speed Internet to passengers,� FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, who has pushed the Federal Aviation Administration to relax its restrictions on in-flight use of electronic devices including Apple Inc.�s iPad, said in an e- mailed statement.
The FCC, which shares regulation of in-flight communications with the FAA, has since 2001 authorized companies to offer Internet service on a case-by-case basis, the agency said in a news release.
The new rules set up a way to establish that systems meet standards for not interfering with aircraft controls, a step toward getting FAA approval, the FCC said.
The agency in an order set rules for satellites to communicate with mobile devices used by aircraft passengers and crews. In such systems, an antenna on the airplane communicates with satellites, and mobile technologies such as Wi-Fi spread signals within the aircraft�s hull, the FCC said.
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MIAMI (AP) Louis Nix III is the talker. Stephon Tuitt is the thinker.
Put them together, and you've got the start of quite a stout defensive line for top-ranked Notre Dame.
Personality-wise, there would seem to be little that links the loquacious Nix and the church-quiet Tuitt. Yet both on and off the field, they find ways to click in just about every way imaginable - and they're generally considered the two most productive defensive linemen on an Irish team that plays No. 2 Alabama on Monday night in the BCS title game.
``Guys want to talk, I like to talk,'' Nix said Saturday. ``Tuitt, he just hits people. I think that's the talking he does.''
For the Irish, it works.
Nix, Notre Dame's stellar nose guard, leads the line with 45 tackles despite regularly seeing double-teams, at minimum - and he was chosen as the team's defensive lineman of the year. Tuitt had a breakout season, 42 tackles and a team-best 12 sacks from his defensive end spot, along with a fumble return for a score in the season-opening win over Navy.
That seems so long ago. The Irish were unranked then, and now are not only No. 1 in the land, but one win away from maybe a most unlikely national title.
``It's exciting. I'm glad to be here,'' Tuitt said. ``It's something we've worked for all year. We made it. We've worked hard for six weeks and we're ready to come out and play.''
So much about their personalities was made clear on Saturday when the Irish arrived at Sun Life Stadium for the BCS media day festivities.
Tuitt took a spot inside a tent, his backpack obstructing the number and name on the back of his jersey. Nix, on the other hand, stood outside the tent, surrounded by a half-dozen television cameras as he discussed the upcoming return of his reality show of sorts, a YouTube sensation he calls ``Chocolate News'' where he basically shows snippets of behind-the-scenes life at Notre Dame.
``Chocolate News'' has been on hiatus this fall, with Nix simply too busy because of football.
``Hopefully I have one soon, depending on how this game goes,'' Nix said, when asked when the next episode is coming. ``If we win, I'll be happy and I'll have one out the next day.''
Sitting nearby, Tuitt could hear his affable teammate, and just grinned.
``I'm just the person who's just here,'' Tuitt said. ``I don't really do that much talking.''
Except on the field. That is, with his play - not even words there.
``Tuitt? He doesn't talk on the field at all,'' Nix said. ``No. He doesn't talk on the field at all. Like, he'll talk with us, talk with his team. He doesn't talk at all.''
It's probably not a coincidence that Tuitt's two highest-tackle games this season came in Notre Dame's two closest escapes. He had seven tackles in a 20-13 overtime win over Stanford, and six stops in a 29-26 triple-overtime win against Pittsburgh.
Between Heisman finalist Manti Te'o, Nix and Tuitt, Notre Dame's offense gets to regularly go up against three of the toughest challenges in the nation in practice.
Don't think that isn't one of the reasons why the Irish have made it to Miami.
``Going against guys like Manti and Tuitt and Louis and those guys, you have to be on your assignments,'' offensive lineman Zack Martin said. ``You have to be on your technique or you're going to get beat.''
Nix may be at the center of perhaps the biggest mano-a-mano matchup in the title game, when he lines up across from Alabama center Barrett Jones.
It's one of those tussles that both players have been thinking about for weeks.
``I think I've gone up against a lot of good players,'' Nix said of Jones. ``But this guy, he's the cream of the crop. Everybody's talking about him. So I'm just glad that I got the opportunity and we've got the opportunity to play against him.''
Added Jones: ``It's going to be one in the trenches. It's going to be a game that certainly comes down to who wins up front, on both sides of the ball.''
Different styles, different personalities aside, Nix and Tuitt have come to rely on one another, both on and off the field.
They do speak and text often, and Tuitt said Nix - even though the positional duties are considerably different - makes him better.
``We're good off the field,'' Tuitt said. ``We're two good teammates. We believe in one another. He's a really good guy and I look up to him, because he can teach me a lot of things. It's a different feeling when it's game time. It's time to go out there with the right mindset to help my teammates out. I don't play for myself. I play for my teammates, so that's what makes it different when it's time to play.''
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In January, we reported on a flaw in Apple's implementation of Sun's DTrace system-level profiling/debugging utility, a flaw that prevented it from returning accurate results if certain processes were running. Now, according to a followup post from Adam Leventhal, Apple appears to have slipped in a fix for the issue in the 10.5.3 update.
One issue was that timer based probes wouldn't fire if certain applications were actively executing (e.g. iTunes). This was evident both by counting periodic probe firings, and by the absence of certain applications when profiling. Apple chose to solve this problem by allowing the probes to fire while denying any inspection of untraceable processes (and generating a verbose error in that case).
Basically, although Apple still prevents DTrace from returning certain results from processes with P_LNOATTACH set, at least it no longer appears to screw up the results for other applications. This is progress, of course, but it would still be nice if it were possible to debug every process equally. In an age of DRM, this is probably as good as we'll get.


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You can rail against the Kentucky Derby until your face is bluer than bluegrass – call it decadent, depraved, or possibly even overrated – but there's no denying: the enormity of this event is impossible to escape. The race itself has hardly changed at all through the years, barring a widening of the playing field, but the fanfare surrounding it has expanded rapidly even over the last two decades. One needn't look further than Thunder over Louisville for proof of the Derby Festival's growth spurt – what was once a modest, cheerful fireworks show capping off the two-week countdown to the fastest two minutes in sports has transformed since 1990 into the largest annual pyrotechnics display in all of North America.
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Most of Facility Master Plan Financed by State
Mason City School District voters have made significant investments in the schools where our community's children learn. In 2001, the Board of Education joined the Ohio School Facilities Commission's (OSFC) Expedited Local Partnership Program.
School districts are offered funding through OSFC's comprehensive building program in order depending on wealth. Districts are ranked from one to 614 each year by the Ohio Department of Education using a formula that is based on a three-year adjusted valuation per pupil (which relates largely to property wealth). Lowest wealth districts are served first. Mason's number is "469" and Mason's construction investments that complied with the Ohio School Design Manual qualified for a 25% match from the state.
In December 2013, the district learned that Mason might now be eligible to receive approximately $25 million from the OSFC for future facility projects because of the construction and renovation projects the district undertook over the last decade to build and renovate Mason High School, the Mason Early Childhood Center and Mason Intermediate. In addition, the district will continue to receive a 25% match from the state for the investments the district will make to renovate Mason Middle School and the Mason Early Childhood Center.
In total, the Master Facility Plan will cost about $38.5 million with the state picking up the tab for about $32.5 million. This means, that about $6 million of the Facility Master Plan costs will come from the district's capital improvement fund.
"Mason taxpayers have sent truck-loads of money to Columbus. We now have the rare opportunity for some of that money to come back," said Dr. Kist-Kline, superintendent.
View the plans for investing in Mason's schools
The OSFC partnership money will be capital funds. The district currently has about $15 million in its capital improvement fund. Monies in the district's capital fund are required to be spent on facility needs and cannot be used for salaries, benefits or other general fund operating expenditures. However, the Mason City School District priority is to ensure that any facility investments also help reduce energy, utility and personnel costs.


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SUPPORT: Regional Water Quality Control Board Denies TCA Permit to Construct Toll Road
June 19, 2013
Surfrider Foundation and Coalition One Step Closer To Saving Trestles
Press Release from Surfrider
San Diego, CA (June 19, 2013) – Following two hearings filled with testimony that included comments from Surfrider Foundation, activists and ocean lovers alike, the Regional Water Quality Control Board denied the Transportation Corridor Agencies the necessary permit to build the first "segment" of the SR-241 toll road extension.
"We are elated that the Board soundly rejected the TCA's application—they clearly understood the severe the implications of building the first 5 miles of the road. It is reassuring that this Water Board is living up to their mission statement of implementing plans that will best protect the region's waterways," said Stefanie Sekich-Quinn, Surfrider Foundation California Policy Manager.
During the hearing, which was standing room only at the Regional Water Quality Control Board Meeting room in San Diego, Surfrider Foundation Chapter representatives, staff, supporters and coalition partners took to the stand one after another to voice their opposition to the first 5.5-mile "segment" of the toll road extension. The project, which was proposed in 2011 just three years after the California Coastal Commission and the Bush Administration shot down the original alignment through San Onofre State Park, calls for the extension of SR-241 to be built in "segments" – five miles at a time. "Segmenting" is illegal under state and federal law. Not only did the TCA's proposed plan circumvent important laws, this approach made absolutely no planning sense as it would have created a "cul-de-sac of traffic" for San Juan Capistrano, and end at a road that is not even built yet. More recently, the TCA held a "special meeting" to approve plans for the "Tesoro Extension," the first five miles of the 241 Toll Road extension, without any public workshops or sufficient public notice.
"This section of the road would have set the stage to reinvigorate their push to extend all the way to Trestles and San Onofre State Beach. Hopefully the TCA will finally get the picture that their plans are neither appropriate for our coastal watersheds nor in the interests of the region or state," said Surfrider Foundation Coastal Preservation Manager Mark Rauscher.
As a member of the Save San Onofre Coalition, Surfrider Foundation has great respect and thanks for our partners at the Natural Resources Defense Council, California State Parks Foundation, Endangered Habitats League, Orange County Coastkeeper, Sierra Club, Audobon Society, WildCoast and the California Coastal Protection Network.
This victory would not have been possible without the support of Surfrider Foundation's Activist Network. To join and make a difference, visit www.surfrider.org.
About Surfrider Foundation
The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world's oceans, waves and beaches through a powerful activist network. Founded in 1984 by a handful of visionary surfers in Malibu, California, the Surfrider Foundation now maintains over 250,000 supporters, activists and members worldwide. For more information on the Surfrider Foundation, visit www.surfrider.org.


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Intel has advanced its chip manufacturing technology with three-dimensional transistors that could make PCs, smartphones and tablets faster and more power-efficient.
The company said Wednesday that it will implement three-dimensional transistors when making chips using its latest 22-nanometer manufacturing technology.
The new chip technology, called tri-gate transistors, replaces flat, two-dimensional streams of transistors with a 3D structure, said Mark Bohr, an Intel senior fellow. A flat, two-dimensional planar gate is replaced with a thin, three-dimensional fin that rises up vertically from the silicon substrate.
The technology will allow Intel to create transistors that are faster, smaller and more power-efficient, Bohr said. The benefits of the new technology will range across the product lines from the fastest server to the most power-efficient smartphone chips made by Intel.
"We have to continually innovate new material and structures," Bohr said during a press conference held in San Francisco, which was webcast. "With 22-nanometer, this is the new structure."
The tri-gate transistors will be up to 37 percent faster than Intel's current chips made using the existing 32-nm process. The 3D transistors also consume less than half the power of 2D transistors on 32-nm chips. The chips will also be cheaper, Bohr said.
Intel advances its manufacturing process every two years, which helps make chips smaller and drives raw system performance while using less power. The first chips to use the 22-nm process will be Core chips for desktops and PCs built on a microarchitecture code-named Ivy Bridge. The Ivy Bridge chips will have new features, including hardware support for the latest DirectX 11 graphics technology.
Intel has also said it would release 22-nm processors for tablets in 2013.
Intel in October last year announced it would invest between US$6 billion and $8 billion to manufacture new chips for PCs, smartphones, consumer electronics and embedded devices. Some of those funds will be spent on upgrading factories to make chips using the new 22-nm process. In addition, Intel in February this year also announced it would invest $5 billion to build a new chip manufacturing facility in Arizona, which is expected to be completed by 2013.


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When Amazon Fails, the Buck Stops at Netflix
Dec 28, 2012 11:45 AM PT
Some Netflix customers found themselves without service on Christmas Eve -- an unpardonable lapse on a day when many are snuggled in their homes and eager for entertainment.
The streaming video provider has caught its fair share of flak for the outage -- but it was not solely to blame for its service being down in this particular instance. There were problems with the Amazon Web Service cloud computing platform that supports a number of operations besides Netflix.
The outage reportedly was caused by a failure in Amazon's load balancing technology.
"It's in particular concerning for Netflix because they simulate disruptions of their infrastructure on a regular basis to ensure that their service holds up," said Andreas Scherer, managing partner of Salto Partners.
"Apparently, their own internal testing was not enough," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Both Netflix and Amazon will want to make sure that his is not happening again. Beyond that, Netflix might look for ways to route traffic to a different provider in situations like this, but this becomes cost prohibitive quickly."
Cloud Myths
To the uninitiated, the news that a cloud service could fail must have come as a shock, Matt Eventoff, principal with Princeton Public Speaking, told the E-Commerce Times.
"I think most consumers and possibly even some businesses had the idea that the cloud was a 100 percent failsafe option that guaranteed 24-7 Internet coverage," he said. "Cloud providers have never said that, of course, but that is the perception many people have of the cloud."
For companies that provide services via the cloud, that perception means they -- and not the third-party cloud platform -- will be blamed when services are disrupted.
Still, Amazon is licking its wounds too over this incident, Scherer said. "It got a major black eye, letting down one of its longstanding customers at a crucial time of the year."
Such outages are hardly new, though. If Netflix had gone dark at 2 a.m. on an ordinary weekday, few would have noticed, Eventoff pointed out -- "but the service was out on Christmas Eve, which meant everyone noticed and complained."
The Issue of Scale
There is also the fact that so many people were affected, Matt Fates, partner at Ascent Venture Partners, told the E-Commerce Times.
"In the early days of the telephone, switchboards could get overloaded. Mail still gets lost at times. Service peaks or unexpected anomalies occur and services go down temporarily," he noted.
The difference with automation and the cloud is the scale.
"When a large cloud service provider has an outage, it can affect a lot of users/customers instantaneously across broad geographies," Fates said.
That said, the scale is also what makes these new cloud-based services so much more effective, he continued. "I do not believe the Netflix outage will impact the continued migration away from legacy services toward cloud-based outsourced solutions."
New Thinking
What the outage could do is cause business users to rethink how they access the cloud and make plans for redundancy, said Daniel M. Ladik, associate professor of marketing at Seton Hall University.
Netflix feels competitive pressures from the market and realizes it needs to scale up quickly. It therefore goes to Amazon, a competitor, for its services, he told the E-Commerce Times.
What Netflix really needs is its own independent server network; however, the twin forces of speed to market, as well as cost savings on Netflix's balance sheet, guided the company to outsource, he explained.
"Perhaps this was fine in the short term, but Netflix needs to make a plan -- as Apple is doing with Intel to separate from Samsung -- to fix this sooner rather than later," Ladik emphasized. "As Netflix builds subscribers, Netflix as a service will only be as good as the network to which to delivers its streaming content."
Amazon and Netflix did not respond to our requests to comment for this story.


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Hybrids as a speech topic
I see someone is doing hybrids for a homework project. Well, my 11 year old son has picked hybrids as a speech topic so this seems like a good place for him to get some information.
My main concern is for him to keep the audience interested and not get bogged down with too many of the technical aspects, spouting out statistics about mileage and other numbers that go over most peoples' head. I'm a mother who doesn't care much about cars other than as a way to get from point A to point B, can you tell? I do think hybrids are great though and wonder why they aren't more popular given the global warming crisis and the nonrenewable state of fossil fuels.
A speech has to be lively and keep the audience engaged so it's important to get information that people can relate to.
Anyone have some good stories to tell of your hybrid experiences? How do they compare to regular cars? Do they feel different on the road? Sound different? How do people react to you having one? Are they positive about it? Anyone negative about them?
I will get my son to look around at the forum to get info but there's so much here, I thought I'd ask for some assistance in narrowing our focus a little. Thanks!
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Gee whiz! Not a very talkative bunch, eh?
I thought for sure someone would have something to say about what it's like having a Hybrid. Oh well. I'm sure we'll find some takers in the real world. One of my son's teacher's is crazy about his Toyota Camry and is going to show it to him and answer his questions so we'll get our info that way, I guess.
Thanks all for your help!
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I understand that you're not interested in the technical aspects of hybrids over conventional Internal Combustion Cars, but don't forget, the only difference today is the technical aspect. It is feasible for auto manufacturers to put a hybrid drive train into any car. You shouldn't necessarily feel any difference except for the fact that you don't have to go to the gas station as often and they get very quiet at traffic lights.
Hopefully, in the future, the auto manufacturers will start putting out better hybrids (the technologies exist today) that will have better performance (without worse fuel economy) and hopefully, eventually, can be plugged in at home so you will only need to go to gas stations on long trips. This, however, is hopefully, the future.
Today, hybrids are just like 'normal' cars that don't require as much gasoline.
Now ask me about my pure electric EV1 (that was taken away from me, then crushed) and I can tell you real stories about a great automobile.
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Thanks so much for your reply Ex EV-1 Driver! We appreciate it!
We'd love to hear stories about your EV-1. Why was it taken away and crushed? How sad! Sounds like you were attached to it.
My son is working on his outline trying to think of a hook and interesting facts to present to keep the audience's attention. Speeches aren't easy, that's for sure! Even we adults stress over them, right?
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A couple of 3rd party sources on the EV1 are:
- Movie: "Who Killed the Electric Car", available on DVD in many places including www.pluginameric.com, netflix, Blockbuster, Amazon, etc. See www.whokilledtheelectriccar.com
- Book: "Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars that Will Recharge America" By Sherry Boshert
- Book: "The car that could" by Michael Shnayerson
From my perspective, it was a great car.
- It was a 2-seat sports coupe/roadster
- I could charge it at home so I never knew or cared what the price of gas was.
- It went from 0 - 60 mph in about 7 seconds, comparable to most sports cars. The smooth performance can't be described - it had to be experienced to appreciate.
- It went 120 mile on a charge. But since you could charge at home, it had this range every day.
- It had a big trunk
- It was almost silent
- If one generated electricity from gasoline, the EV1 would have gotten over 150 miles per gallon
Unfortunately, GM only made about 1200 of the cars. They refused to sell them and only leased them to normal people in California and Arizona. At the end of the 3-year lease, they forced us to return our cars to them after which they hauled them to their test facility in Yuma Arizona, where they crushed them. They were quite vindictive to the owners, charging several thousand dollars to some for minor nicks and scratches when they turned them in, even though they were destined for the crusher. I had some touch-up paint so I cleaned mine up a lot before turning it in so I escaped the wrath GM took upon those of us who had the audacity to lease them. You see, GM wanted to show that nobody wanted the cars, however, those of us who managed to finagle them from GM showed our cars to all our friends, relatives, colleagues, enemies, total strangers, etc. Everyone we showed them to (and let drive them) loved the cars. As a newcomber emerged from the car, they invariably had the "EV Smile" on their face. I've never seen another product that had such an affect on people. Unfortunately, there was little way anyone could get the cars. GM made it very difficult to get the cars. One had to be at the right place at the right time, and then be patient and lucky. There were huge waiting lists of people who wanted the cars while GM was denying that anyone wanted them. They refused to lease the cars to people who lived far from or near to work, didn't own their own home, didn't have off-street parking, didn't make enough money (they were kind of expensive), or many other excuses. They also never sold models off the Saturn showroom floors but rather, took your name at the dealerships and sometimes called people back and sometimes lost the names.
The car felt like a spaceship inside. It had a wide, sweeping dashboard with all the gauges at the base of the window. It was fully equiped with CD stereo, traction control, ABS, and all the essential and desireable whistles and bells.
It was a great car. It was the start of a technology that could truly remove us from our dependence on oil. It was fun. It met over 95% of my driving needs (occassionally, we needed to carry more passengers or drive long distances but that was the exception, not our normal driving)
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I hope this helps. Chris Paine managed to get a lot of people's attention with the movie. With some effort, your son may be able to get people excited about this technology that was suppressed. He could look at the technical or political issues surrounding the car. There should be video clips of the EV1 beating a Mazda Miata and Nissan 240Z in a drag race. There are also clips around the web of other electric cars beating various high performance gasoline cars(http://www.wrightspeed.com/news.html).
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Appreciate your help EV-1 driver! Thanks so much! My son finished his speech and I think it's a winner. For me, who doesn't give a hoot about cars except as a way to get somewhere, even I was persuaded to rush out and buy a hybrid. Now to win a lottery so I can afford one! LOL
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Im 13 and need a speech, to do at school, I copied dat one above(hehe!),-thanx EV1 driver-


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Your have seen the presentation in the first video. You have heard from the former members of Boy Scout Troop 68 during the next two videos. Now it is time to hear from the retired scoutmaster. In this, the final of four parts of the retirement party, we finally get to hear what Steve has to say after 30 years of serving as the scoutmaster of his home troop. He talks about the Scouts, the parents, the leaders, the committee members, and brings his assistant of 24 years up to the podium.
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Google's alter-ego CEO: @PendingLarry speaks!October 18, 2012: 4:45 PM ET
It may not rank with Mitt Romney's Binders Full of Women quote in the social media world, but Google (GOOG) gave birth to a new Twitter phenomenon Thursday afternoon after the company inadvertently released its third-quarter earnings a few hours early. The numbers were not good and shares, which were halted for a few hours to sort out the mess, fell 8%.
Google's results were leaked to the world in an incomplete SEC filing. The following line appeared in the press release just before the company got into the numbers.
That refers to Larry Page, the CEO of Google -- who ironically just began to speak in public again after recovering from a mystery ailment that prevented him from appearing on the company's last earnings conference call in July.
Within minutes, some comedic genius created @PendingLarry on Twitter. By the time the company's earnings conference call with the real Larry Page was beginning, "he" had more than 1,000 followers. Again, that's a far cry from the 250,000 likes for an anti-Romney Facebook page that popped up after Tuesday night's debate.
But there is an interesting mix of people now following Pending Larry. Unsurprisingly, the list was largely made up of tech media writers. But also among Pending Larry's fans? Bill Hankes, the PR director for Bing at Google rival Microsoft (MSFT), Christian Hernandez, an ex-Googler who's now a director for Facebook (FB) in London, Twitter's head of revenue Adam Bain, and Pedraum Pardehpoosh, a product manager for Apple's (AAPL) App Store.
Here are some of the fake Larry's most amusing comments about Google's oopsie.
This next one refers to Page's predecessor.
And my personal favorite. I'm sure Tim Cook is not laughing though.
Sadly, former Google hotshot and current Yahoo (YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer was not among the early followers of @PendingLarry.


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There's no doubt about it: Taxes are tricky. And making a mistake can cost you big—in penalties, paying more than you need to, or by raising a red flag and prompting the IRS to audit you.
"Mistakes on your tax return often come from simply being confused," says Jackie Perlman, principal tax research analyst with The Tax Institute at H&R Block. But there is help available. Through their Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) program — "elderly" sounds alarmingly old, but it means age 60 and older in this case — the IRS offers free tax help with volunteers who specialize in questions about pensions and retirement issues unique to seniors. And if you earn $54,000 or less you might qualify for free tax return preparation through the IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA).
Even if you hire a professional tax preparer, mistakes can still happen if you don't give your preparer the right information. "If your kids or grandkids moved in with you, if you got married or divorced, or sold property, be sure to tell your preparer everything—and provide records and receipts—as life changes can influence your tax return," says Cindy Hockenberry, EA, a tax expert and the Tax Knowledge Center Manager with the National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP).
If you're filing your own return, double check it against this checklist from the IRS. Meanwhile, read on to find out how to avoid some of the most common mistakes made on federal tax returns.
1) Filing a paper tax return.
It's easy to botch basic math or forget to sign your name when you file your taxes on paper. But you don't have to shell out a lot of money for a fancy tax software program or hire a tax preparer to up your chances for a filing a flawless return. Simply efile on the IRS website. "The computer program eliminates math errors, makes easy to include additional forms, and won't let you file without putting in a PIN signature," says Hockenberry. Click here to access the IRS Free File to file federal taxes for free.
2) Using the wrong name(s) and number(s).
"Simple mistakes are easily avoidable if you take your time and double check your return," says Perlman. Be sure that the names and Social Security numbers for you, your spouse, and any dependents (such as your grandkids if they live with you) are included on the return exactly as they appear on their Social Security cards. Cross your Ts, dot your Is, and make sure the basics are correct—or risk the IRS not accepting your return.
3) Picking the wrong filing status.
There are five filing statuses: Single, Married Filing Jointly, Married Filing Separately, Head of Household and Qualifying Widow(er) with Dependent Child. Your filing status is used to determine your standard deduction, eligibility for certain credits, and ultimately your correct tax. "But more than one filing status can apply to you and that can be confusing," says Hockenberry. What if you're separated, but still legally married? Or if you became a widow or widower last year? And how do you know if you are the head of household? If you aren't sure about your filing status, don't leave it to chance—or a kick-backed return. Take a quick interview on the IRS website to determine your correct filing status.
4) Not paying tax on Social Security Income.
If you're collecting Social Security benefits along with a pension or investment income, or continue to work either full-time or part-time, your Social Security is taxable, says Perlman. "If you don't pay your taxes, the IRS can assess interest and penalties and even prosecute you," adds Hockenberry. Even if you don't have the money to pay the taxes you owe, be sure to still file, as not filing your return comes with even more penalties. Her advice: Sign up for voluntary tax withholding on your Social Security benefits to avoid the complicated mess next year.
5) Waiting for a paper check.
If you wait for the government to mail you your refund check, it could take up to six weeks. Even worse, it could get lost or stolen in the mail. So sign up for direct deposit so you can get your return about two weeks after you file. "You can even have the IRS divide your return between several different accounts," says Hockenberry. If you don't know the correct numbers for your bank account or routing, call your bank.
6) Being too aggressive with deductions.
For most taxpayers, the big three deductions are related to mortgage interest, charitable contributions or medical expenses. "But too often, people listen to what other people or friends are claiming and they think they can do the same," says Hockenberry. Bottom line: You are not allowed deductions without substantiation. "If you don't have proper receipts and records, you run the risk of the IRS auditing you, and then ending up with an additional tax liability," says Hockenberry. Always seek professional assistance when in doubt if a deduction is legitimate, or if you need help determining whether you should itemize or take the standard deduction.
7) Filing late.
Don't think you're going to make the April 15 deadline? Get ready to pony up more money. If you file late and owe tax, you will get hit with penalties and interest. For failure-to-file, the penalty is 5 percent for each month your tax return is late, up to a total maximum penalty of 25 percent. The failure-to-pay penalty is 0.5 percent of the amount of tax you owe for each month the tax is not paid in full. And you'll also have to pay interest (currently 4 percent per year) for every month you don't pay in full. Definitely due a refund? "There are no penalties for a late tax filing if you are due a refund," says Hockenberry. Still, it's better to be safe than sorry. Avoid late filing penalties and fees by filing for an extension. Just be aware that an extension of time to file is not an extension of time to pay.


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Should You Have a Living Will? A Christian Lawyer's Perspective
- Stephen Bloom, Esq. Author, The Believer's Guide to Legal Issues
- 2008 30 Sep
You shall not murder.—Exodus 20:13
Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the LORD.—Leviticus 19:32
Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.—Psalm 71:9
Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.
—Psalm 73:23–24
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field; the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children—with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.—Psalm 103:13–18
Practical Counsel
Living wills are documents specifically designed to express our wishes and desires for health care treatment in the event we can no longer communicate for ourselves and we have deteriorated into a terminal condition of permanent unconsciousness (often referred to as a "persistent vegetative state").
Sometimes, you will hear living wills called "advance directives," and the terms are synonymous.
Each state has its own laws about living wills, so some of the particulars will vary from state to state, such as exactly how we are to define "permanent unconsciousness." Now and then, certain court cases make headlines as families and other interested parties wrangle over the precise meanings of some of the key terms. But, as a whole, living wills are quite commonly utilized, usually without incident or dispute.
Before addressing the concerns I have as a Christian attorney with respect to living wills and their uses and possible misuses, let me very quickly discuss the background of how the living will arose. As medical science advanced in the last century, our society experienced a new phenomenon for the first time—individuals with normally fatal injuries and illnesses could sometimes be kept physically alive with the assistance of technology. But if the technology were removed or withdrawn, these individuals would quickly die.
In most instances, the new medical technology was a very good thing. Accident victims could be kept alive until their injuries healed. Victims of certain illnesses, such as kidney disease, could lead years and years of productive life by relying on machines to perform the functions that would ordinarily have been performed by their now-damaged organs. The list goes on and on.
But in some cases, usually where the individual in question had suffered some type of severe brain damage, a new ethical problem arose. What if medical technology could keep a person's body alive indefinitely? What if that person's brain was no longer capable of the functions associated with living or "consciousness"? Now what? Was the person really alive? Was the person actually dead, even though many parts of his or her body were still functioning?
Who would have the right to define the meaning of the new term brain dead?
The living will arose as a way to address some of these issues.
Over the period of a decade or so, most states adopted a living-will statute, including definitions of the relevant terms, subject, of course, to further interpretation by the courts. The typical living-will law enables individuals to create legally binding written expressions of their wishes, to be relied upon in the event they should ever slip into an unconscious condition from which no significant recovery is deemed realistically possible by the appropriate medical professionals. Often the living will includes the appointment of a surrogate, or agent, to serve as an advocate for the implementation of the preferences of the unconscious person, as expressed in the written document.
Most living wills request that all further life-sustaining treatment be withdrawn in the event of terminal, permanent unconsciousness. Many also include provisions that medications to keep the unconscious person "comfortable" and free from severe pain should continue to be administered, despite the cessation of other treatments. Obviously, the direct result of following the instructions set forth in most living wills is clinical death of the patient.
Now, the reason I feel it necessary to address the issues surrounding living wills is not so much the typical situation described above, although as a believer in God's ultimate sovereignty I do have some personal misgivings about even standard living wills (as of this writing, I do not have a living will in force for myself). However, I would be the first to admit that thoughtful Christians hold very diverse views on this subject, and that many denominations and individual churches have studied these issues at great length, many concluding that the standard living-will concept is entirely acceptable from the perspective of Scripture and Christian ethics.
My fundamental concern about living wills arises not from their use as initially envisioned, but rather from the common misuse, misapplication, and misunderstanding of the living-will concept. I believe that God views human life as a sacred thing. However, there are many groups and individuals within our culture who do not share that view. These forces manifest themselves in various ways at various times. Sometimes they act very publicly and boldly, such as through the infamous "assisted suicides" of Dr. Kevorkian or through embracing the horrific practices of partial-birth abortion. But sometimes they act very quietly and subtly. And because, on the surface at least, the living will sounds so reasonable, so innocuous, so acceptable, I believe that those who would actively promote an agenda of death have co-opted the living will concept to cloak themselves in respectability, as they continue to work to undermine the traditional Christian view of human life as a sacred thing.
Here is what I have observed over my years of practice. This is not based on any empirical study, just my observation. I sense there has been a general shift in perception, such that rather than the living will being viewed as something to be thoughtfully, prayerfully, and reluctantly relied upon only after the passage of substantial time and extensive review and consultation with attending physicians, other medical personnel, and loved ones, I now see the living will being viewed as something that should be acted upon in extreme haste, in the very heat of the onset of a medical crisis, before anyone can really discern how permanent or lasting the condition in question will be.
I observe this troubling attitude manifested in clients who ask about carrying their living wills on their person "in case we get in an accident;" I observe it manifested in any number of stories I've heard of medical personnel (from doctors and nurses to ambulance crews) treating patients with living wills in the same manner as they would a patient with a "Do Not Resuscitate" order on the medical chart (a Do Not Resucitate order, sometimes called a DNR, is a special standing order to medical personnel not to take any emergency life saving measures under any circumstances, and is normally utilized by a patient who is already very ill); and I observe it manifested in the popular press, where reporters seem to perpetuate these misconceptions about the proper purpose of the living will.
Quite frankly, I believe something dangerous is happening with respect to the way living wills are coming to be understood by our society at large, something that is moving our culture closer to openly embracing euthanasia, or "mercy killing," for anyone who can't speak for themselves (even temporarily) and who appears to have poor prospects for resuming a high "quality of life" after an illness or injury.
So here are some considerations for a Christian who prefers to trust in God's timing, rather than in the timing of someone who can't or won't distinguish between a living will and a "Do Not Resuscitate" order. First, you should be aware that although hospitals are generally required to inquire as to whether you have a living will, that does not mean you must have one to be admitted! They simply have to ask. But you aren't required to answer "Yes"!
Second, you should be aware you can actually make a legally binding, written advance directive that states the very opposite of most living wills. In other words, you can specify your desire for all available health care treatment to be provided to you, no matter what your condition, and your overall preference for life under all circumstances. Secular attorneys may not be familiar with these unique types of advance directives, but many Christian attorneys should be. (If your attorney is not, then please refer them to the resources explaining these "Wills to Live").
And, lastly, in the midst of any pressure, confusion, or doubt you may experience in wrestling with these end-of-life issues, please do not forget that each of us is a precious child of the King of the universe, a treasure to him of inestimable worth, and that his timing is perfect!
*This column contains generalized information only and is not intended as a substitute for the specific legal advice of your own attorney. Excerpted from The Believer's Guide to Legal Issues (Living Ink Books, an imprint of AMG Publishers, 2008). Copyright (c) 2008 by Stephen L. Bloom. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Stephen L. Bloom is a Christian lawyer serving clients throughout Pennsylvania. He wrote The Believer's Guide to Legal Issues (Living Ink Books) and frequently speaks on Christianity and law. For information, visit his website http://www.istherealawyerinthechurch.com


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The new engineer will succeed Jim Jones who will retire Dec. 1.
A dozen applicants want to oversee the county's sewer system.
Among the candidates for Stark County Sanitary Engineer are:
• Assistant Stark County Sanitary Engineer Jeffrey D. Yohe, who served as the department's technical support manager since 2008 until being promoted to assistant in March. He previously was the chief highway engineer for Hammontree & Associates.
• Alliance Engineer Curtis Bungard, who previously worked as assistant civil engineer for Canton.
• Douglas J. Harris, facilities engineer for the Canton City Water Reclamation Facility who is leading the multi-million upgrade to Canton City's wastewater plant.
• Scott E. Ellsworth, who was hired in July as the technical support manager for the Stark County Sanitary Engineering Department. He previously was a senior group leader for the Floyd Browne Group.
• James F. Troike, sanitary engineer for Medina County since 2006.
• Jeff S. Lonzrick, director for the Portage County Water Resources Department since 2011. The department also handles sanitary sewer service.
Commissioners plan to narrow the list of applicants during the next week before conducting interviews. The county sanitary engineer maintains the waste water collection system and sanitary services for more than 46,000 customers in the unincorporated areas of the county, the villages of East Sparta, Magnolia, Meyers Lake and Waynesburg as well as portions of Summit and Carroll counties. The department also supplies drinking water to portions of Lake Township.
Sanitary Engineer Jim Jones announced in October that he planned to retire Dec. 1. Jones was hired in March 1974 and promoted to sanitary engineer in November 2009. His annual pay is $96,865.


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On Friday, three Palestinians were killed and at least 11 injured by Israeli forces in separate events throughout in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.
A Palestinian man was shot after carrying a stabbing attack that wounded two Israeli police officers outside Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem, IDF spokesperson confirmed.
The Palestinian, identified as 20 year old Muhammad Abu Khalaf from the town of Kafr Aqab in northern East Jerusalem, drew a knife at Israeli police officers.
Israeli forces responded, opening fire and killing Abu Khalaf. The area was closed to heighten security, Israeli police spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld said.
In the occupied West Bank village of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, a young Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces during clashes between the Israeli army and Palestinian protesters.
The Palestinian, identified as Khaled Yousif Taqatqa, 21, was shot during protests and died of his injuries at Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem.
According to Ma'an News Agency, the Palestinian Red Crescent was prevented by Israeli forces from reaching the scene to provide with Taqatqa medical assistance.
In a separate incident in the occupied West Bank city of Silwad northeast of Ramallah, a Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces after he allegedly attempted a car ramming attack during violent clashes in the area.
Israeli military forces responded with live fire, killing the Palestinian on site, who was identified as Abed Raed Abdullah Hamad. No Israelis were injured in the incident.
At least nine Palestinians were shot and one detained Friday during clashes with Israeli forces across occupied Palestinian territories.
In the Gaza Strip, three Palestinians were injured with live fire near the al-Shujayya area of Gaza city, the Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed. The three are in stable condition.
In the occupied West Bank, Palestinians were shot and detained during clashes in Ramallah, Bethlehem and Beit El, Ma'an News Agency reported.
In the Jalazone refugee camp north of Ramallah, two Palestinian teenagers were injured by live fire and a third detained in clashes with Israeli forces.
Near the illegal settlement of Beit El Israeli forces fired live bullets and rubber-coated steel bullets at protesters, as well as tear gas, as Palestinians threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at Israeli soldiers..
In the northern entrance of Bethlehem, two Palestinians were injured with live fire by Israeli forces when clashes broke out in the area.
More than 170 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since the beginning of a wave of unrest in the occupied Palestinian territories that started in Oct. 2015.
The majority of these deaths occurred following attempted attacks on Israeli forces and settlers carried by Palestinians armed with knifes. Over 25 Israelis have been reported killed since the beginning of the attacks.
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protein, any of the group of highly complex organic compounds found in all living cells and comprising the most abundant class of all biological molecules. Protein comprises approximately 50% of cellular dry weight. Hundreds of protein molecules have been isolated in pure, homogeneous form; many have been crystallized. All contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and nearly all contain sulfur as well. Some proteins also incorporate phosphorous, iron, zinc, and copper. Proteins are large molecules with high molecular weights (from about 10,000 for small ones [of 50–100 amino acids] to more than 1,000,000 for certain forms); they are composed of varying amounts of the same 20 amino acids, which in the intact protein are united through covalent chemical linkages called peptide bonds. The amino acids, linked together, form linear unbranched polymeric structures called polypeptide chains; such chains may contain hundreds of amino-acid residues; these are arranged in specific order for a given species of protein.
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Protein Synthesis
- Types of Proteins
- Protein Structure
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