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10 Shocking Earthquake Facts That Will Make You Tremble
Earthquakes, for those who are unaccustomed to their gravity and occasional destruction, can be pretty terrifying experiences to undergo. They are also one of the single most intriguing natural events on the entire planet, so it makes sense there are entire organizations and scientists willing to sit through years of schooling to study these catastrophes when, and before, they strike. Today, we have a lot of scientific equipment to monitor an earthquake. Hundreds of years ago, some believe a giant fish caused them. Here are ten ground-shaking earthquake facts to make you tremble.
Old Days
Long before we had the scientific equipment used today, researchers would often make use of spring pendulums to measure an earthquake's intensity.
San Andreas Fault
All thanks to the San Andreas Fault, Los Angeles and San Francisco are said to dramatically shift over the next century. Some believe they will break off entirely into the ocean.


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Hi everyone 😀 Welcome to a very special Friday Edition Post! It was my birthday on Tuesday so I decided it would b fun to do a Q & A style post. I would like to thank everyone who submitted questions on my Twitter. This post literally wouldn't be possible without you.
So let's get to the questions! I hope you enjoy reading my answers to these questions as much as I enjoyed responding.
What is your spirit animal?
Honestly this is going to sound so expected but my spirit animal is probably… a cat. I know how ironic with my name being Kat and everything. It's true though so I guess my parents just named me well.
I feel like cats are a bit of a contradiction just like me. We want to be around people but we want to be solitary. I don't know if this is all cats, but my cat is more active at night, just like me. I'm not big about getting up in the morning, but I will if food's involved. Speaking of food, if I'm not feed when I'm hungry I'll get super grumpy. Oh, and don't be surprised if after I eat I curl up and take a nap.
What's your dream car?
My dream car is the Impala from Supernatural however in my version it is fuel-efficient. What can I say? I'm an environment lover.
Is an oatmeal cookie a real cookie?
The only time oatmeal cookies are in fact cookies are when they have delicious chocolate chips in them. Otherwise they are just lies.
Raisins in my "cookies"?
Get that mess out of here.
How did you meet your husband?
This is a totally cute story but my husband and I have known each other since GRADE SCHOOL! My mom was actually his third grade teacher. I was a year older then him and we finally became good friends my senior year of high school and started dating. We've been together ever since J So basically we're high school sweethearts ❤
Do you every press the snooze button? Can you tell us a tragically funny related to alarm clocks and being late?
I press my alarm button like it's my job. To give you an example I set three alarms because I know that I'll snooze past the first two. It's terrible. I have a problem. This type of behavior of course leads to terrible consequences. When will I ever learn?
As many of you know I teach third grade, what you might not know is that I commute an hour to work each day. One day I snoozed my alarm so many times it just SHUT OFF I woke up at 7:50 am… SCHOOL STARTS AT 8:00 am!!!! I had to call work plus still drive there. On top of that it was winter and the roads were terrible. I ended up not getting to work until almost 9:40 am. Luckily, we were getting ready for our winter concert so the kids were basically at practice all morning.
It was super embarrassing though! I can laugh about it now but at the time I was mortified. On top of being late half the school thought that I must of run off the roads or something when I wasn't there at 7:45 am (when teachers are required to be at school) so I spent my morning explaining to everyone that I just snoozed my alarm clock…
What's your dream job?
You know I once watched a TED Talks about this homeschooled kid who talked about how people often ask what he wants to be when he grows up and he responds, "I just want to be happy." That has stuck with me every since I watched it because I don't think enough people aim for that and really it is what we should aim for.
So my dream job is honestly just to be happy. I want to find a job that adds to my happiness. Currently I'm a teacher and I work on this website and both of these things make me super happy. I also started a band and sing and write music for it. That makes me happy as well. As long as I can continue to do things that make me happy and I'm fortunate enough to support myself and my family with it then I'll be living my dream job.
My dream job right now then is to support myself with my website and music along with being able to continue to teach in one capacity or another. Being happy is the most important thing though so I'll continue to pursue this as long as it continues to make me happy. Hopefully that continues for a long time!
Thank you to everyone who submitted questions for GrimmGirl's first Q & A post. It was a lot of fun and I hope to do more in the future.

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Capital Structure with Risky Foreign Investment
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American multinational firms respond to politically risky environments by adjusting their capital structures abroad and at home. Foreign subsidiaries located in politically risky countries have significantly more debt than do other foreign affiliates of the same parent companies. American firms further limit their equity exposures in politically risky countries by sharing ownership with local partners and by serving foreign markets with exports rather than local production. The residual political risk borne by parent companies leads them to use less domestic leverage, resulting in lower firm-wide leverage. Multinational firms with above-average exposures to politically risky countries have 8.4 percent less domestic leverage than do other firms. These findings illustrate the impact of risk exposures on capital structure.
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The European Commission has taken the strongest action yet in global efforts to protect bee colonies. In May, the commission enacted a two-year moratorium on some uses of some pesticides known as neonicotinoids, which remain in the tissues of plants as they grow and in the pollen harvested by bees. The moratorium is scheduled to take effect on Dec. 1. Pesticide manufacturers should not be allowed to derail it.
Alarmed at declining bee populations over the past 15 years or so, particularly in Western Europe, the commission in 2012 allocated resources to 17 member states to look into why bees were in trouble. It moved to ban neonicotinoids after scientific studies reported by the European Food Safety Authority indicated a strong link between these pesticides and bee health. A new Italian study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States indicates that neonicotinoids at levels found commonly in fields weaken bees' immunity to viruses.
Two European manufacturers of these pesticides, Bayer CropScience of Germany and Syngenta of Switzerland, have brought legal action against the commission's decision in the Court of Justice of the European Union. The companies argue that the studies are flawed and that neonicotinoids, when properly used, do not put bees at risk. Scientists are divided. Some fear farmers may use even more lethal pesticides if neonicotinoids are banned.
The United Nations Environment Program has outlined multiple factors affecting bee health. In addition to herbicides and pesticides, threats include habitat degradation, viruses, parasites, pests, air pollution and electromagnetic fields. Apart from the pesticide moratorium, the European Union and a United Nations department in June sponsored the second European Week of Bees and Pollination, bringing together scientists from around the world to assess what should be done to protect bees. The European Union also announced it would invest €13.1 million to promote bee health, improve food security and protect biodiversity in Africa.
In the United States, a group of professional beekeepers and environmental groups filed a lawsuit in March against the Environmental Protection Agency demanding the suspension of two neonicotinoid pesticides. Oregon imposed a temporary ban in June on dinotefuran, a neonicotinoid pesticide, after 50,000 bumblebees died when the pesticide was sprayed on trees in a parking lot. And a bill introduced in Congress, the Saving America's Pollinators Act, would suspend certain uses of neonicotinoid pesticides until the E.P.A. can better determine their role in bee deaths.
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The REX Wellness Centers of the Triangle were the first local health and wellness clubs to embrace the revolutionary new approach called intrinsic biomechanics. REX now has multiple Intrinsic Biomechanists™ who have qualified and excelled on our courses and their new skills are already improving the lives of REX Wellness Center members daily!
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Super Typhoon Haiyan slammed into six central islands of the Philippines Friday. With sustained winds of 195 miles per hour and wind gusts that reached over 230 miles per hour, Haiyan (known locally as Yolanda) may be the deadliest natural disaster in the nation's history. It is one of the most intense typhoons ever recorded, leaving massive destruction and killing an estimated 10,000 people. Another 600,000 more people have no place to live.
Entire towns, villages and homes on the Eastern seaboard were ravaged, swept away by the typhoon's winds and huge waves. Interior Secretary Manual Roxas told Reuters, "From a helicopter, you can see the extent of devastation. From the shore and moving a kilometer inland, there are no structures standing. It's horrific."
The stories of children snatched from parent's arms by the force of the wind and people carried away by rushing water are heart wrenching. We are only beginning to know the details and understand the full extent of the storm. In Typhoon Haiyan's aftermath, rescue workers are having a hard time getting through to people who are desperately trying to survive.
Charities have quickly responded to provide emergency support, food and clean water, medicine, shelter and more. Please donate now to organizations sending urgently-needed aid to help children and survivors:
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Paleo Maple & Mustard Grilled Chicken
Here's a really simple, sweet and savory glaze for your all your poultry grilling.
This is a family Paleo favorite and my go-to glaze for organic chicken breasts on the grill. Brush it on liberally while cooking over medium flame. For best results, turn chicken often to prevent burning.
I often serve this maple and mustard glazed chicken with bacon-wrapped asparagus that I grill right alongside the chicken…so good!
Try this one the next time you fire up the grill…it makes for a hearty and delicious meal with a touch of seared-in sweetness everyone will love!
- 4 chicken breasts or any chicken you like - I used free range chicken breasts
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup
- 2 Tbsp stone ground mustard
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper
- Season chicken with salt and pepper
- Mix maple syrup, mustard and olive oil in a small bowl.
- Brush on chicken
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Our area's summer season is warming up both in terms of activities and temperature. It's difficult to enjoy late nights and manage to get up and take advantage of the morning freshness at 5 am. So forget 'mad dogs and Englishmen going out in the noonday sun' and enjoy your siesta or, as more correctly said in Italian, 'schiacciate un pisolino'.
Today, for example, there are five events listed in my diary.
First, there's the presentation of a book on the notes the great critic and champion of democracy, Benedetto Croce, made when opening the first post-fascist government in Bari in 1944 – notes, incidentally, recently rediscovered in Bagni di Lucca's library. It's at 10.30 in Bagni's library.
Second, there's an equally interesting book presentation at Gallicano's Istituto Comprensivo (where I taught for some years.) The subject is the area's resistance during WW II.
Third, at Shelley House in Bagni di Lucca the Shelley festival continues with a seminar at 5 pm on romanticism with Luca P. B. Guidi and Bartolomeo Puccetti
Fourth, there's going to be a Midsummer Night's Dream at Lucca's Teatro San Girolamo with the English theatre company at 7 pm.
Fifth, at 9 pm there's a choir festival at Gallicano's beautiful church of San Iacopo.
Undoubtedly there will be many more things happening today in our area. What to do? Everywhere to go and everything to do! Walking for a start in this wonderful weather, like I did with friends around Vico Pancellorum yesterday.
I'm aware that life is not only short but also can be brutish. The high hopes, in all senses of the word, of an Italian couple escaping from this country's work shortage to a promising future in London only to die in what will turn out to be the United Kingdom's worst peacetime accident with (I so sadly regret to say) a number exceeding the up-to-now worst peacetime accident in the UK when, in 1952 at Harrow and Wealdstone station, an express train crashed into the back of a stationary passenger train only for the two to be struck by a third train causing a death toll of 112 people.
I can do nothing more than to quote an email sent to me last night by my wife, Alexandra who is still in London:
This evening on late news it was announced that two Italian were amongst that horror: Gloria Trevisan and Mario Gotardi. I heard the other day that there was an Italian couple with children. I wonder about them. The whole situation seems most suspicious. Do we still want Mrs May at the helm?
I feel quite ill over all this and our near fatal accident too (see https://longoio2.wordpress.com/2017/05/08/about-guardian-angels/). You seem to be coping a lot better than me in amongst all this. (p.s. I'm not…)
There is a reason for everything that happens in life; we are all part of a bigger plan – just pawns in a bigger game of fleeting life. All these horrors on UK shores have put compassion, love, faith, friendship in the forefront. I feel that we are all affected and changed by these horrors. Life is and will not be the same amongst all this. It's an indescribable sadness and heartache – I cannot eradicate the suffering that must have been inflicted on these innocent people. It is really all too unbearable.
Coraggio Sandra!
Gloria's facebook page now bears the added poignant phrase 'in memoria di'. They were such a beautiful couple: the best of Italy whose people are now blaming the Italian government for not providing the opportunities for its young people who have to flee to other countries to find work.
If you are of strong heart do remember the life of Gloria (and so many others who travelled over the rainbow bridge of life in that terrible night) by visiting her facebook page at
'Dear mamma thank you for helping me so much
Dear papa I wish I could hug you now for the last time
I had my whole life ahead of me. It's not fair. I don't want to die. I wanted to help you, to thank you for all you did for me.
I am about to go to heaven, I will help you from there.'


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2017 Warsaw Tiger graduate Kyle Hatch is having a fantastic wrestling season at Wabash College. With a current record of 31-2 wrestling at the 157 pound weight class, Kyle is averaging 4.67 team points per contest, which ranks him 7th nationally in NCAA Division III wrestling. Kyle also secured a spot in the


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Are you want to visit the best tourist places in Canada? If yes, so a good news for you. We are provided here a list of 10 best tourist places in Toronto Canada. Toronto is the largest city of Canada. Do you know, what to do in Toronto? You will found many most popular tourist attractions in Toronto. It is the capital of the province of Ontario. Toronto contains the world's many best places to travel where are visits huge amount of visitors every year. If you looking for the best things to do so should go to the Toronto because you will found many best things to do in Toronto. The Toronto has most beautiful CN Tower, Toronto Eaton Centre, Royal Ontario Museum, High Park, Ripley's Aquarium of Canada, Toronto Islands, St. Lawrence Market and more best places to visit in Toronto. Anyway, see the list of 10 best tourist places in Toronto Canada.
10. "Toronto Eaton Centre"
Toronto Eaton Centre is one of the most popular shopping mall in Toronto, Canada. The shopping mall has many restaurants and stores which are very engaged by customers. Toronto Eaton Centre shopping mall located on 220 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M5B 2H1, Canada.
9. "High Park"
High Park is one of the best tourist places in Toronto Canada. At this present time, thousands of the people visit this park to enjoy its beauty. In this park contains many facilities such as educational facilities, sports facilities, playgrounds, cultural facilities, zoo, garden and more. High Park is also one of the top attractions in Toronto.
8. "Hockey Hall of Fame"
Hockey Hall of Fame is one of the most well-known museum which is devoted to the history of ice hockey. It was established in 1943 which is situated in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Lots of people visit this museum every year. Undoubtedly it is an excellent Toronto attraction. It is most notable place between other Canada tourist places.
7. "Casa Loma"
If you want to enjoy beautiful area so you can select Casa Loma. It is one of the best places to go in Toronto. Basically, it is a Gothic Revival style house as well as gardens which is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Casa Loma was built in 1911-1914. It is a really beautiful Toronto places to visit.
6. "Ripley's Aquarium of Canada"
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada was opened in 2013 which is situated in Downtown Toronto, Canada. Presently it is a most noticeable museum in Toronto. It contains at least 100 interactive exhibits for visitors. Ripley's Aquarium of Canada is operated by Ripley Entertainment.
5. "Royal Ontario Museum"
The Royal Ontario Museum located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is most popular as the museum of art, natural history and world culture. Royal Ontario Museum is one of the most popular largest museums within North America and in Canada. It is a wonderful design-able building which was established in 1912. Josh Basseches is the director of the Royal Ontario Museum.
4. "Distillery District"
Distillery District is a best places to visit in Toronto, Canada. It is one of the most visited and popular tourist attractions in Canada. Here are contains many art galleries, shops, entertainment venues, boutiques and more. In 1988 designated it as world heritage site. It was constructed in 1859-1927 which is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
3. "Toronto Islands"
Toronto Island is one of the most beautiful tourist attractions which is located in Lake Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presently it is one of the top Toronto attractions of Canada. It is also known as Menecing. You can visit this most popular tourist destinations.
2. "CN Tower"
The CN Tower's construction started in 1973 and opened in 1976. It is located on 301 Front Street West Toronto, Ontario, Canada. CN Tower is one of the tallest tower in the world. Currently, it is considered as the 3rd tallest tower in the world. It is one of the most visited Toronto Canada attractions. It is a 1,815.3 ft tallest tower which attracts huge visitors every year. The CN Tower contains 147 floors.
1. "St. Lawrence Market South"
It is a most popular public market building which is situated on 93 Front St E, Toronto, ON M5E 1CE, Canada. Besides, it was very well-known as the best food market in the world by National Geographic in 2012. You will found here many kinds of foods. You should visit this best tourist places in Toronto Canada.


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Making stuff from scratch in the wild
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I bought a new property to shoot primitive technology videos on. The new area is dense tropical rainforest with a permanent creek. Starting completely from scratch, my first project was to build a simple dome hut and make a fire. First, I took some wood, Abroma mollis, for fire sticks. I knapped a small stone blade and used it to strip the fire sicks. Palm fibre was then taken for the tinder. The fire stick kit was then placed under a palm leaf to keep it out of the rain.
Next, a stone from the creek was fashioned into a simple hand axe. This was used to cut a staff that was used to clear a path to the hut location. The location for the hut was a clearing densely crowded by native raspberry. This was then cleared using the staff and a small 2.5 m circle was levelled


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Feniton bowlers complete a fine 2018 outdoor campaign
PUBLISHED: 09:30 28 September 2018 | UPDATED: 09:30 28 September 2018
The final week of the Feniton Bowls Club 2018 outdoor season saw the men's team lose their last-16 match in the County Trophy competition, writes Roger Smith.
Feniton were beaten 80-49 by Barnstaple with the lone winning Feniton rink being the one of P Bright, G Phillips, D Coyne and A Kury, 20-18.
The ladies finished their season with a 37-21 win in a friendly match against Chardstock.
The winning rinks were: D Bowden, J Skinner and D Phillips, 18-8, and P Figg, A Pritchard and R Veitch, 19-13.
The mixed team enjoyed a good 83-62 success away at Sidmouth where the winning rinks were: D Sanders, C Sanders, G Phillips and R Clarke, 28-13, and A Morgan, A Coyne, R North and D Coyne, 24-13.
The outstanding internal club competitions were played and they saw Vanessa and Arthur Murdoch defeat Cara and Dave Sanders in the Husband and Wife competition by 18-14 while, in the club pairs, Dave Sanders and Di Phillips triumphed over Graham Phillips and Roger Binmore by 27 shots to 16.
On reflection, it has been an excellent season for the club with the men's team reaching the last 16 of the County Trophy competition.
The men's Over-60s B team were champions of Division Five in the Exeter and District Triples League, and, in the same competition, the club's A team achieved their highest ever position in Division Two.
There was also success for the ladies, who won their Over-50s Triples League and several members of the club achieved success in a variety of county competitions by winning their Section Three finals.
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Hillary Clinton, Tom Hanks, Selena Gomez, Daft Punk. These are just some of the luminaries that Average Rob, an Instagram user from Belgium, has probably never met and will never meet. No matter, with some deft Photoshop work, this self-described "mediocre dude" can instantly become a pal and a confidant to anyone in the pop-culture stratosphere. Like a 21st-century Zelig, Average Rob seems to be omnipresent, mingling with the rich, famous, and powerful in all sorts of locations around the world. Here he is, for instance, sharing an intimate moment with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie before their highly public breakup.
Average Rob moves in political circles as well.
He's a perennial third wheel in the Kim Kardashian-Kanye West union as well.
Even he finds it a little creepy at times.
Taking a cue from "You've Got A Friend In Me," Average Rob has spent some quality time with Woody and Buzz from Toy Story.
The cast of Friends does not seem to have been there for him in any way, shape, or form.
This could all be interpreted as a commentary on the public's unhealthy obsession with celebrities, or it could just be an excuse for Average Rob to have some fun.


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In my house, March tends to trump even Christmas morning for some of its occupants. I guess it's understandable since the month holds the promise of Spring Break and all the joys of warm travel and school-free days that come with it. But for my boys (husband included), it is the NCAA March Madness that gets them doing the happy dance! All of a sudden, our home and calendar is filled with brackets, bets, jerseys and watch parties that have become sacred events. From a very young age, my teenage son has declared that March Madness is "better than Christmas morning!"
Now, I have got to be honest with you, I am a basketball fan but I am not a FAN. I love following and watching the Kansas Jayhawks and of course, I don't miss a good watch party. But the mouth-foaming-not-able-to-sleep-Christmas-morning-glee effect the NCAA March Madness has on my boys creates a bit of a more subdued reaction in me. However, I do love an organized bracket with appropriately sized logos and color coding!
Whether you have jerseys, flags, and team color cocktail napkins to organize or not, March is also the month that ushers in spring and the promise of rebirth and growth. For organizational geeks like myself, the impending newness of spring March provides makes us itch to tweak, rearrange and organize everything in sight to the tune of whistling birds.
So, while my husband sits studying team rankings and brackets, I work myself into a wild-eyed frenzy making plans and detailed lists to organize this, that and the other around the house whipping up my own kind of March Madness! Luckily through the years (and fails), I have become wiser in the way I approach my March Madness. I used to run around in circles randomly starting organizing projects in every room and then moving on to others before finishing in a flurry of very UN-organized organizing. Oftentimes, my excitement and joy of spring organizing got so out of hand that it was similar to the horror of a #2 seed getting upset by a #15 seed. The result was more frustration and mess than when I started. It seemed I was only making Madness in March!
If my old March antics sound anything like your approach to home organizing, let's take a moment to review a more orderly and effective "game plan" for this March Madness we bring upon ourselves:
#1 MAKE A PLAN: Basketball players and coaches alike would never show up without a game plan. Make your own game plan and starting line up by prioritizing what spaces need to be tackled and in what order. Plan your moves and strategy BEFORE you start pulling things apart. Plan the plan…walk the walk. ONLY ATTACK ONE SPACE AT A TIME! Zero in on the space in your home giving you the most angst. There may be some things you pull out of that space that don't belong there – set them aside, you can find homes for those items later. Stay focused on the space you are working on and don't squirrel away to other areas, or it will just turn to madness.
#2 SET AN APPOINTMENT: Just like a basketball game with an exact start time and set minutes on the clock, set aside specific, uninterrupted time to tackle your space. Of course, you can call a "time out" and grab a diet coke but then get yourself back in there until that final buzzer! (I set my timer on my phone to encourage myself to stick with the project but stay within reason).
#3 BABY STEPS: I would imagine Coach doesn't scream about last week's game or fret about next week's game while in the middle of today's game. Take the same approach and don't try to bite off more than you can chew right now, today. Your mess and disorganization didn't happen overnight, neither will getting it back in order. Give yourself grace and focus on one step at a time.
#4 FOLLOW THROUGH: When basketball players line up for a free throw, they know they better follow through on their shot or they will hear "air ball" shouted from the stands for the rest of the game. Follow through with the job, get it done. Drop off donations, fix items, label those bins, relocate items that no longer belong in the space, throw the trash away. Follow through. Get it done.
#5 MAINTAIN: When the brackets are wadded up and thrown away and we turn the calendar page, basketball players don't hang up their jersey and stash their shoes while they sit around waiting for the next season to start. They have to maintain their physical prowess and better themselves for the next season through practice and maintenance. The same can be said for your organizing. With just a small amount of attention and daily or weekly maintenance you can keep your spaces organized and working for you like a pro.
Yes, March Madness has a different meaning to different people but one thing is certain, you can take the Madness out of March in your home by following the above simple steps…er, game plan. And should you find that you need to add a few players to your roster in order to get it all done, call on Bee Organized and we Bees will suit up, tape up and join your team to help you Simplify Your Hive!
This basement was truly driving its' homeowner mad! The shelves and floor had become a dumping ground for outgrown, outdated and unwanted items making it hard to find anything or even navigate within the space.
The Bees came in and made sense of it all by helping the homeowner purge all of the items that no longer served a need for him and his family. After purging the unwanted, the Bees helped establish a simplified and sustainable system within the space that takes all "madness" out of the equation!
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IMDb: 5.0
Country: USA
Actors: Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Sam Shepard, Richard Roxburgh, Joe Morton, Ian Bliss, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Michael Denkha, Rocky Helton, Clayton Adams, Maurice Morgan, Woody Naismith, Charles Ndibe, Nicholas Hammond

In the near future, the Navy develops a fighter jet piloted by an artificial intelligence computer. The jet is placed on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific to learn combat manuevers from the human pilots aboard. But when the computer develops a mind of its own, it's the humans who are charged with stopping it before it incites a war...


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The Rochester School Department has reported a drop out rate to the State of New Hampshire that has been reduced significantly from the previous years. The overall rate for the2008-2009 school year for the District is 3.3%, and Spaulding High School is only 3%. The overall 4 year drop rate for Rochester will be close to 15% with some State data to be finalized. If Rochester continues with the 3% rate the cumulative four year rate will drop to nearly 10%. Any student that drops out of school is significant, but Rochester has made progress in the last year in reducing the drop out rate.
In 2007-08, over 100 students dropped out of SHS. In 2008-09, 53 students dropped out of Spaulding High School & Bud Carlson Academy combined. Of the 53 students that dropped out, four have now earned their GED. Three students of the 53 are enrolled in college at this time. These students, six different students, are still considered drop outs, but have a better chance of success based on their progress.
There are several reasons for the improvement last year – and the expectation of continued improvement this year (and beyond):
* The decision two years ago to establish Bud Carlson Academy as a separate alternative school rather than a program within the high school.
* The success last year of Bud Carlson Academy in its very first year. Sixty-one students graduated from BCA.
* The new state law (in effect as of this school year) raising the legal drop-out age to 18 years.
* The absolutely tenacious work of our assistant principals, deputy principal, guidance counselors, truant officer, Assistant Superintendent and our district court liaison tracking down students (and parents) and getting the students to school.
* Better data and more effective use of that data (due in large part to Infinite Campus).
* The ongoing work at Spaulding High School to provide students (particularly at-risk students) with better and more timely remediation (as needed), more opportunities to earn credits, and alternative
pathways to a high school diploma.
And for the students who don't make it to graduation (earning either an SHS diploma or a BCA diploma), we are continuing to do our very best to create viable and multiple opportunities for students to at least earn their GED.


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A New Zealand law student is suing the country's Minister for Climate Change over national emissions reduction targets.
In 2011, the Minister set an emissions reduction target of 50% of 1990 levels by 2050. But in 2015 the government, under the Paris Agreement, committed to reduce emissions by just 11% compared to 1990 levels by 2030.
ClientEarth legal expert Sophie Marjanac said: "This case could be ground-breaking, because the judges might need to consider the meaning of the overarching objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which is to ensure the "stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations on the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference in the climate system". Most importantly, they may have to pass judgment on what this means for developed countries' emissions reductions targets. This would potentially set a global precedent and paint countries with weak targets in a very unflattering light.
New Zealand risks being exposed as having a woefully inadequate target, which is unlikely to be enough to meet the two degree temperature goal of the Paris Agreement. We are watching this case closely to see whether it could set a precedent for other developed countries, whose emissions-cutting targets also fail to meet what scientists say is required to prevent serious harm to the planet and humanity."
Sarah Thomson claims the decisions regarding both targets were unlawful under the Act, on administrative grounds. Specifically, she alleges that, under the Climate Change Response Act 2002, the Minster was required to review the 2050 target after the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)'s 5th Assessment Report was released in 2014, and that both targets should be set in line with the objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The law student argues that under the Convention and the Paris Agreement, developed countries must significantly reduce their emissions to keep global warming below two degrees above pre-industrial levels. This is the level that scientists agree is necessary to avoid severe impacts on the environment and humanity, a fact that the Minister acknowledges in her defence.
The Minister denies that New Zealand's target must be set at a higher level under the Act or Paris Agreement, and claims that New Zealand's emissions reductions will have a limited impact on the global total, and the likelihood of meeting the 2 degree temperature goal. Sarah has enlisted expert evidence from former NASA scientists James Hansen and is being represented by a firm of experienced litigators. The hearing runs for three days.


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Opera North: Historical and Dramaturgical Perspectives on Opera Studies
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- 04 Nov 2014
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This illustrated study is a resource for opera scholars, opera workers and opera lovers. It explores the field of opera studies in three ways: Through history: Opera North is presented through a historical lens within the UK operatic landscape. The chapter amalgamates extensive archival resources and interview material, including many illustrations from its 35 year history. Through ethnography: the day-to-day workplace behaviour of an opera company is explored in its rehearsal and performance spaces, and the production cycle from first music rehearsal to first night is traced through detailed observation and photographic records. Through production analysis: selected productions of recent years are given a dramaturgical focus, with aspects of conceptual, textual and visual analysis. Opera North was founded as English National Opera North in 1978. It became independent from English National Opera in 1981 and holds a reputation for fostering artistic talent, for adventurous programming choices and for high production values. This study explores universal issues relating to the production of opera, based on the very specific example of our National Opera Company in the North.


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Award Winning author of The Pursuit of Murieta and West of Penance. Born and raised in San Diego, California, Thomas D. Clagett grew up with television shows like Have Gun Will Travel, Wanted: Dead or Alive, and Rawhide, as well as The Andy Griffith Show, I Love Lucy and The Twilight Zone. He still enjoys them in reruns today.
At an early age he discovered that putting stories on paper became as much of a favorite pastime as watching movies. Soon they became his passions.
After graduating from the University of Southern California with a degree in Journalism in 1978, he got his first job running the copy machines at Mary Tyler Moore Productions. Shortly thereafter, he moved into film editing, spending nearly twenty years as an assistant film editor in motion pictures and television. His credits include Jack Nicholson's The Two Jakes, the NBC mini-series Blind Faith, and a 35th Anniversary edition of Woodstock.
However, Tom did find the opportunity to write, combining that with his love of films. He began work on a non-fiction book about the films of William Friedkin, the Academy Award-winning director of The French Connection and The Exorcist. Daily Variety called Tom's book, William Friedkin: Films of Aberration, Obsession and Reality, "Exhaustive and perceptive…more than that, it's a fun read." Classic Images hailed it as "the definitive work on the subject." First published by McFarland & Company in 1990, an updated second edition was released in 2003 by Silman-James Press to terrific reviews.
Writing fiction was always a goal of Tom's, too. His first historical fiction novel, The Pursuit of Murieta, won a Will Rogers Medallion Award for Honorable Mention. West of Penance, his second novel, set in the wilds of New Mexico Territory in 1874, is a New Mexico Book Award winner.
Tom's free-lance articles have appeared in New Mexico magazine, Santa Fean magazine and the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper. He's also a member of the Western Writers of America.
Tom lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife, Marilyn, and their cat, Cody, whom they are home schooling with great success.
2016 New Mexico – Arizona Book Award Winner
"Archbishop Lamy's story inspired me to write West of Penance. A few years ago, I heard a startling true tale of old New Mexico from a friend of mine, Monsignor Jerome Martinez y Alire. He said that the newly appointed bishop of the diocese of Santa Fe, Jean-Baptiste Lamy, didn't care for the small adobe church in the center of Santa Fe when he arrived there in 1851. He envisioned a large cathedral, like those in his native France, to serve as the mother church of this southwest archdiocese that covered an area roughly the size of present day New Mexico, Arizona, and part of southern Utah. It had taken Lamy nearly twenty years to raise the funds to begin construction. But cost overruns and delays constantly plagued him." ~Thomas D. Clagett


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For the first time in six seasons, there may be a new winner of the NBA's Western Conference.
The Golden State Warriors, winners of the conference in each of the previous five campaigns, have lost Kevin Durant to the Brooklyn Nets and Klay Thompson to injury.
The Los Angeles Lakers added Anthony Davis but didn't improve nearly as much as the Los Angeles Clippers, a team that was better than them last season and have since added Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.
All we can do is guess who will win the conference this season and it could easily be an under-the-radar team like the Utah Jazz, who added Mike Conley and Bojan Bogdanovic.
Here's what we think you can expect this season.
Team on the rise: Dallas Mavericks
Dallas improved a lot last year with Luka Doncic coming into the fold and now they will have a healthy Kristaps Porzingis. We'll have to see how it works in the long run, but this team appears to clearly be trending upward.
Team on the slide: Oklahoma City Thunder
This is obvious. Oklahoma City lost Russell Westbrook and George. A step back is inevitable. But this team has talent with Chris Paul, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Steven Adams, Danilo Gallinari, Dennis Schroder and Hamidou Diallo. We'll see how it works out and if the Thunder trade any of those guys to hasten their rebuild.
MVP: Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
No Durant and no Thompson. That means a lot more shots for Stephen Curry. The big question is how he will fit with D'Angelo Russell, who is a lot more ball-dominant than Thompson. But if they can work well together, we could see the two-time MVP-level production from Curry again.
Rookie of the Year: Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans
An obvious candidate. Williamson has already won the Rookie of the Year Award if he can get through the season healthy - and there are doubts about that given he will miss the start of the season due to knee surgery. Williamson will be on a team without a ton of talent and on highlights every single night. That's a great recipe to win Rookie of the Year.
Stat shot: Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
Jokic has averaged 18.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists each of the last two years. Only Westbrook and Oscar Robertson have done that over a three-year span.
The Nuggets might not have added as much as some of the other teams in the West (see the Houston Rockets, Clippers, Lakers), but one more year of development of Jokic and Jamal Murray, plus a healthy Michael Porter Jr, should keep this team in contention for a playoff spot.
Three storylines
1. The Rockets duo: Will Westbrook and James Harden be able to mesh together in an offense? And how will Westbrook's shooting struggles fit with Mike D'Antoni?
2. Clutch performers: Will Davis and LeBron James dominate the league like we think they can or will the duo once again struggle to stay healthy?
3. A pair reigns supreme: Is it Harden and Westbrook? James and Davis? Leonard and George? Donovan Mitchell and Conley? Doncic and Porzingis?
Predicted order of finish
1. Clippers*
2. Lakers
3. Jazz
4. Rockets
5. Nuggets
6. Warriors
7. Trail Blazers
8. Spurs
9. Mavericks
10. Kings
11. Pelicans
12. Timberwolves
13. Thunder
14. Grizzlies
15. Suns
*NBA Finals representative


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Elections in Japan: Koizumi's $3 trillion gambleTOKYO Japanese citizens keep $3 trillion in postal savings and insurance, but for decades politicians serving vested interests have been able to siphon off these public funds. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi sees postal reform as crucial to stemming Japan's endemic corruption. So when his reform legislation was blocked in Parliament, Koizumi took a gamble and decided to take the issue to the people.
Postal reform legislation had squeaked by in the lower house of the Diet, Japan's Parliament, in July, but was convincingly defeated in the upper house on Aug. 8, in no small part because of defections from within Koizumi's own Liberal Democratic Party. So Koizumi promptly dissolved the lower house and called for elections on Sept. 11.
In this political game of chicken, Koizumi didn't blink. He wasted no time in ousting the dissidents from the LDP and is backing pro-postal reform candidates to unseat them. This intra-party family feud has dominated the election coverage, with three small new parties emerging that include ousted LDP members.
Koizumi is serious about postal privatization, but the defeat of his legislation provided a good excuse to get rid of colleagues he has dubbed "the forces of resistance." Koizumi's term as party president ends in September 2006 and he wants to be remembered as the man who smashed the factions that have dominated the LDP since its inception in 1955. He sees the factions as representing the vested interests that have long had their snouts in the public trough, drawing off funds for roads and bridges to nowhere.
Japan has a supplementary budget called the Fiscal Investment and Loan Program, or FILP, which dwarfs the official budget. In addition to dubious sand and gravel contracts, this opaque budget subsidizes many state-owned enterprises that are awash in red ink. FILP spends money that the government borrows from the $3 trillion in postal savings and insurance, helping explain why Japan's public debt as a percentage of gross domestic product is more than 150 percent. Privatizing the postal system is about fiscal discipline and who decides how this $3 trillion is invested, loaned and spent.
Koizumi has deftly managed the news media so that he is contesting the election on his own terms. Koizumi has been able to assume the reform mantle, a major asset in a country where polls indicate that more than half the people say they favor reform.
But the devil is in the details. People on the street and in the rice paddies seem confused about the implications of postal reform. The news media have been content to focus on the theater of politics orchestrated by Koizumi. Those who initially claimed that this election would lead to a significant political realignment and a system where principles trumped expediency have sensibly gone silent.
Koizumi benefits from the lack of clarity concerning postal privatization, since his plan has been so watered down that it is uncertain whether much will actually change. As with the 1985 privatization of Japan National Railways, NTT and Japan Tobacco, the process will be gradual. Privatization à la Japonaise minimizes disruptions and allows time for adjustment. Economists and business people want more dramatic measures, but they don't have to face elections.
The good news is that postal privatization is already under way and postal savings are no longer invested at the whim of the Ministry of Finance. Habits and inclinations persist, but postal czars in the future will grow less inclined to fund white elephant projects that show little prospect of plausible returns.
Koizumi is frequently criticized for presiding over a Japan where there are growing gaps between "haves" and "have nots" and for introducing a sharp-elbowed version of enterprise capitalism based on the U.S. model. Advocates of maintaining the status quo argue that public spending is beneficial, generating jobs, improving infrastructure and lessening rural-urban income disparities. Naturally they skirt the issues of wasteful spending and endemic corruption that have left this status quo irredeemably tarnished.
But the ready-mix politics of the LDP's "construction state" are giving way to new priorities and needs. In Japan's rapidly aging society, voters are increasingly interested in improving medical care, pensions and social welfare services for the elderly and working mothers. Koizumi is draining the trough for pork-barrel projects and patronage while repositioning the LDP, whose capacity for reinventing itself is legendary.
For now it looks like the voters are behind Koizumi, if for no other reason than that the economy is recovering. In response to Koizumi's gamble of dissolving Parliament and calling elections, they are gambling that the consequences of reform are preferable to the discredited ways and means of the status quo.
(Jeff Kingston, director of Asian studies at Temple University Japan, is the author of 'Japan's Quiet Transformation.')


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Skip to 0 minutes and 6 seconds Hi, I'm Associate Professor Helen Forbes. I've had vast experience in caring for older people. This experience includes nursing older people, teaching nurses how to care for older people and working in a research team where we've investigated issues relevant to the caring of older people. The partnership-centred approach is needed because it's recognised that aged care is really complex, and that what is required– a new approach is to maximise the wellbeing and independence of older people in what's turning out to be a rapidly changing healthcare environment. There's been a shift in emphasis towards the person's experience and the care relationships of those in residential aged care.
Skip to 0 minutes and 49 seconds The partnership-centred approach is focused on the quality of care and the quality of interactions to create a positive environment for all partners. It enables the principles of care to be easily recognised, and works for all partners across the healthcare spectrum. It is a unique approach, giving our partners voice, and fosters communication between groups. This requires stakeholders to have an understanding of the approach, and a commitment to respect reciprocity and collaboration in the care of the older person.
Why is this approach important?
Deakin University's partnership-centred care approach has been developed to specifically address the needs and preferences of older people.
This approach was developed based on the recognition that providing appropriate and effective care for older people is a complex challenge that required new ways to apply best-practice principles, which maximise the wellbeing and independence of older people within a variety of care settings.
What are the features of this approach?
The key features of partnership-centred care include:
- simple and easy-to-apply principles for each partner-in-care across the healthcare spectrum
- a unique approach that gives all partners an equal voice to foster better communication between partners
- practical steps that help ensure all partners are empowered and engaged from the very beginning of an older person's care journey
- a focus on the quality of care and partner interactions to help create a more positive experience for all partners
- strategies to increases life satisfaction and assist older people to live fulfilling lives at whichever stage they are at.
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Watch the video to learn more about partnership-centred care, how it works and what real-world benefits it provides.
When you're done, add your thoughts about this approach in the comments. Also take a moment to reflect on other posts.
- Do you agree with these? Why/why not?
- What can you learn from other people's stories or experiences?
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This one is for the guys out there….something I stumbled on the net
I was at the AskMen.com – the website dedicated for men when I came across this article by the one and only Mr Mafioso. It was titled "12 Ways Men Became Sissies & Whiners". In this article, M says that women want a man who will act like a man, who will take charge, who can make decisions, who doesn't cry, and who faces fear (is it?).
He analysed 12 ways where men have gone wrong. I was interested or rather was curious on what he had to say, so I clicked and found this list (I have edited it to make it short but for full details, go to the site. My comments are in brackets).
Why Men have become Sissies & Whiners?
1. Men quit easily
It used to be that a man had to have two bullets in his head to quit whatever he was doing. Now, at the first sign of trouble, men put up their hands and say "I quit," instead of fighting the tough battle.
(This does not mean that women quit easily too. Everyone must keep on trying to complete the task in hand. I worked under several rather mean bosses for years before calling it a quit. I could have stay on but the offer from my current workplace was too good to be turned down)
2. Men can't handle criticism
Remember the expression "take it like a man"? Now every time someone says something critical that isn't sugar-coated with girly fairy dust, all hell breaks loose, and the tears start to roll.
(I guess it is part of my defensive mechanism – hear one criticism about myself and I immediately switch into denial or counter-argument mode. After all, I am a trained lawyer, am I not? For me, it seems like I can't do anything wrong but you know, there will always someone who comes along and prove me wrong. Big wake up call for me)
3. Men complaint
Remember when Don Corleone said to his godson, "You can act like a man! [Slap] What's the matter with you?" Accept that life isn't perfect and move on. We've become selfish pigs, not doing anything without selfish gain.
(I accepted life was not perfect long, long time ago. Life is not only imperfect but it is also not fair. I used to complaint to a lot of people, these days I just blog about. Something will never change, I guess)
4. Men groom like women
I'm all for a good manicure and proper hygiene, but let's get one thing straight — I will never wax anything off my body that God intended to have there. I am not going to go to a fancy girly spa to get some algae crap on my face. Look clean, iron your clothes, anything else leave to your mother-in-law.
(Damn, I know this was coming. With my wife selling Avon Beauty products, I can't help checking out some of the beauty products. I guess, at my age, first impression matters too)
5. Men talk about their feelings
I love this one. Men all of a sudden have "feelings" others need to hear about. It's not enough that men are crying, they now must "express" themselves. Asking a woman if she loves you or if you satisfy her is pathetic.
(This definitely is not me. I keep my feelings to myself – my wife on the other hand, is the opposite of me. But then again, feelings can mean a lot of things. Softy type? Once upon a time, probably yes)
6. Men side with feminists
Anyone who knows me knows how much I love feminists, so when I see men yelling for social and workplace equality, Girl Power and the Spice Girls, I just start vomiting. Being macho has become a dirty word.
(This is a tough one especially when my wife is standing beside me. Any sign of not supporting the feminist can spell trouble for me later)
7. Men embrace unmanly trends
Being a metrosexual, meditating, being a vegan, being anti-spider killing, being a stronzo, a Tom Cruise fan, whatever, all people who follow any of these things should be gathered up, put on an island north of Siberia, and allowed to pursue their interests in the comfort of their fellow sissy males.
(I guess M would not be watching Brokeback Mountain – the story sounds unmanly too)
8. Men are useless
Our forefathers could build a house that lasted for 200 years with their bare hands, nowadays men can't even put up a shelf without reading a 200-page manual. Sure, there are still Luigi and Mario who can build you a nice five-bedroom house in five days, but most guys don't even own a hammer anymore.
(Luckily I have not come to that point yet – there is still a hammer and a big toolbox in my house in case I need to DIY any fixes. Of course I take the easy way out by asking my brother to do the fixes whilst I "supervise" the job. Perhaps after I moved house, I can start sharpening my handy work skills)
9. Men are afraid to tell someone off
.Men have no problem telling everyone their childhood fantasies about their teddy bears, but ask them to be direct, blunt, and tell it like it is, and all of a sudden they belong to the United Nations. You know why? Because if they are brutally honest and forward, then someone might be brutally honest back, and heaven forbid someone tell us we're not God incarnate.
(I may not be the person who is too direct or blunt but meet me with any idiots on the road and see how direct I can be)
When did becoming a stay-at-home dad become cool? When did being a male nurse become something guys grew up thinking of? When did being a secretary scream out "ambitious career plan"? When did holding your wife's hand while she's delivering your baby become a mandatory male experience?
(Things have changed –if women can take on men's roles, men should able to take women's roles too)
11. Men watch too much Oprah
Do I have to explain this one?
(Sorry, I don't watch Oprah too)
12. Men are whipped
The most important reason men have lost all sense of masculinity is their inability to be master of their own domain. Men have handed over the whip to their women, and allowed them to use it, liberally, frequently, and without discretion. No decision can be made without consulting the female — your word as the final say is a running joke when you accept being second fiddle in the hierarchy chain.
(It all depends how intelligent the decision is – irregardless whether you are a male or female)
M concluded: "…You don't have to be a male chauvinist pig, but for crying out loud, reclaim your manhood. Be strong, be decisive, and stop watching Oprah".
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new C-Class Cabriolet is everything you'd expect from the youngest member of
the C-Class family; stylish, smart and a seriously exhilarating drive! Rounding
off this extremely popular range in style, any one of its seven engine variants
is guaranteed to deliver a sporty adventure.
Drawing on the innovative design of the S-Class Cabriolet and the performance of the C-Class Coupé, the new C-Class Cabriolet is the perfect blend of style and performance.
Setting trends, the C-Class Cabriolet features the world's first 9-speed automatic transmission within the segment. The 9G-Tronic is available on most trim levels and creates the perfect blend of efficiency and responsiveness whilst ensuring a comfortable ride by minimizing noise, vibration and gear change disruption.
The C-Class Cabriolet's sleek Coupé form features a long bonnet, diamond radiator grille and LED High Performance headlamps whilst the distinctive rear with its wide shoulders and muscular tail turns heads when it is on the road. Stylish sports seats with side bolsters and integrated headrests, multifunction sports steering wheel and AMG sports pedals also ensure comfort throughout.
Like all youngsters, the new C-Class Cabriolet is very technologically savvy and is jam-packed full of gadgets to make your drive seamless and enjoyable.
The roof can be opened in just 20 seconds at speeds of up to 31mph and for maximum top-down driving pleasure and comfort even in colder temperatures, the innovative AIRSCARF feature will blow warm air from the head restraints, with flow rate cleverly adjusting in accordance with vehicle speed. Sports seats combined with AIRCAP technology reduce turbulence meaning you will always ride in comfort, as well as style.
Designed for those with a busy and active lifestyle, keyless technology allows you to unlock and start the engine quickly, Garmin® Map Pilot Navigation will guide you to your destination and a reverse parking camera displayed on an 8.4 inch display will assist you with parking when you get there. The C-Class Cabriolet is the perfect companion on any drive.
exceptional reputation of the AMG range continues with the Mercedes-AMG C 43
4MATIC Cabriolet, applying cutting edge technology and a dynamic performance
with every single drive.
with absolute precision, the weight saving design of the all-new 3.0L turbocharged
V6 Petrol Engine with 367hp ensures that both handling and efficiency are
working at full capacity whilst the 9G TRONIC auto transmission guarantees a
seamless transition with each and every gear change. The AMG C 43 4MATIC
Cabriolet's rapid acceleration is balanced with an extremely responsive sport
braking system, made up of ventilated compound discs and AMG branded brake pads.
Performance and style go hand in hand and this car excels in both areas. The soft top roof is available in your choice of four different colours. When up, it offers excellent thermal insulation and provides the lowest noise level available within its segment. Advanced technology ensures that, when opening, the roof can retract safely in just 20 seconds at driving speeds of up to 31 mph.
A Diamond Grille with AMG lettering demands attention and 18 inch, 5-spoke, black painted, high sheen finish wheels give it a premium edge that sets it apart from the competition. The handsome AMG Performance Exhaust System features two additional exhaust flaps for a stronger sound differentiation and a powerful look.
Inside, you are given a truly warm welcome with an automatic seat belt presenter urging you to settle in and buckle up for the ride. ARTICO/DINAMICA upholstery and contrast red stitching detail wraps both the seats and the dashboard giving it an all-encompassing feel, swallowing you up and making you feel at one with the car.
Incredibly exciting new additions to the
Mercedes-Benz line-up are the Mercedes-AMG C 63 and C 63 S Edition 1
Cabriolets. Creating immense driving pleasure through supreme acceleration and
incredible torque, they certainly deserve their place in the prestigious
Mercedes-AMG line-up.
Powered by the AMG 4.0L twin-turbo V8 engine, the Mercedes-AMG C 63 is hungry to be pushed to the max. Fully prepared to handle all roads, the engine combined with the AMG mechanical rear-axle limited-slip differential improves acceleration out of corners and increases driving stability in slaloms or when changing lanes at high speed.
For an extra sporty edge, a spoiler lip protrudes from the rear and V8 biturbo badging is positioned within the side wings. Inside, atmospheric ambient lighting that has five dimming levels and 3 colours reflect on to the premium Nappa leather which covers both the steering wheel and seats, the front of which is where Mercedes-Benz AIRSCARF technology can be found. Designed for use all year round, warm air is blown from the head restraints, the flow of which automatically adjusts depending on the speed of the vehicle. For added ease of use, the Memory Seat Package, which stores information of both mirror and seat positions, comes as standard and can be activated at the flick of a switch.
As if the Mercedes-AMG C 63 wasn't enough, the S Edition features even more technology and driving experience upgrades.
An AMG Night Package that includes privacy glass comes as standard, as does a Burmester® Surround Sound System, two tone Nappa leather and matt carbon fibre trim throughout the cockpit, all of which helps boost the already premium internal styling. Externally, 19/20 inch forged cross spoke alloys carry the sleek looking body, all led by an intelligent lighting system.
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