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HOW TO: Braided Holiday Hair Style in Four Easy Steps
The holidays aren't just coming... they're HERE!
In this quick how-to, Joico's "Glam Hair Expert" Katie Bilovol, and TV fashion pro Sydne Summer, demonstrate how to create a beautiful and easy holiday look that that can be completed in four simple steps.
Prep: To set a foundation, apply Power Whip to wet hair and blow dry. Create loose waves wrapped around a one-inch curling iron.
Step 1. Work in Instant Refresh to absorb extra oil and leave hair shiny. Make a center part and take soft sections backcombing at the crown hair so it has volume.
Step 2. Separate the sides from the top of the head, parting right behind the ear on both sides.
Step 3. Pick up the entire side part and create a very loose braid, braiding towards the back. Repeat on the opposite side. Loop ends of braids into the elastic.
Step 4. Take one braid and wrap it very low to the head, creating a crown effect on the back. Take bobby pins and criss-cross to secure the end of the braid to the opposite side of the hair. Repeat with the opposite braid. Mist hair with Power Spray to tame flyaways and keep humidity at bay.


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Editor's Note: Posted on Super Chevy's Facebook page last year was a photo of Greg Wong's 100-percent street legal, mid-8-second '68 Camaro SS, which proved to be one of SCM's most viewed posts to that point, with 436 Shares and 566 "Likes." Reader response ran the gamut from total skepticism to absolute delight, and we promised a follow-up article on this totally awesome Gen 1 Camaro from the Big Island of Hawaii in an upcoming issue. Here it is.
Greg Wong and his Matador Red, nitrous assisted 568cid '68 Camaro SS have been the scourge of IHRA-sanctioned Hilo Raceway Park's Street Class, repeatedly lowering the record to where it now stands at 8.56/162.75. We're talking about an all-steel, 3,750-pound stock bodied car (with driver) complete with power windows, full interior, and AM radio. And it does it all using a relatively small 29.5/10.5x15-inch tire.
Wong and his Camaro have been together since he graduated from high school. Over the years, the 1968 has progressed from street car to all-out track terror, and is of this writing the fastest and quickest street legal car in the 50th state. Obviously, it takes a lot of horsepower to produce that kind of performance, and Wong gets it from a Paul Klyczek Racing Engines-built Dart Big M big-block, dyno-tested at 1,040 hp at 7,000 rpm, and 860 lb-ft of torque at 5,500—and that's without the introduction of the 175hp Steve Johnson/Induction Solutions single stage fogger nitrous system.
Internally, Wong's KPRE big-block is equipped with a Callies stroker crank riding on Cleveite engine bearings. A set of Callies Ultra H-Beam connecting rods and Diamond Racing pistons complete the rotating assembly. Cam choice is a PKRE design Comp Cams proprietary nitrous grind. Bolted up top is a set of PKRE-prepared Edelbrock Victor 24-degree aluminum cylinder heads, sporting a set 2.2550-inch stainless-steel intake and 1.880-inch exhaust valves, with a set of Jesel Components shaft rocker arms. Induction is handled by a Holley Pro Dominator tunnel ram intake sporting twin 4500 Holley Dominator carburetors. The aforementioned nitrous system operates in concert with a Magna Fuel, Inc./Induction Solutions fuel delivery system. Other items include an MSD ignition, GZ Motorsports engine pulleys and vacuum pump, a CSI electric water pump, Moroso solid motor mounts, and 2-1/8-inch custom headers flowing into 4-inch Flowmaster street mufflers. Backing all this up is a Lenco CS1 four-speed planetary-gear transmission. For second gear launches off the line at 5,000 rpm, a Tim Hyatt Racing double-disc clutch is contained in a Lakewood Industries bellhousing.
Greg's brother Royden Wong (who also races a pretty mean small-block '68 Camaro of his own) prepared the chassis, notching the rear frame rails and installing mini tubs. Then came the installation of Vari-Shock double-adjustable shocks, and a Cal Trac Split Mono Leaf-suspended, 3.89:1 geared Strange Engineering Ultra-equipped Fab-9 sheetmetal rear axle housing outfitted with Wilwood disc brakes. The final link in the Camaro's powertrain is a 38-inch Mark Williams aluminum driveshaft. Rear wheels consist of a set of 15x10-inch alloys for the street, and 15x12-inch two-piece modular Weld Aluma Star's for the track, running M/T street and strip rubber. Up front, the '68 incorporates TRZ Motorsports tubular front control arms and TRZ rack and pinion steering. The front shocks are QA1 double-adjustable units, with stopping power provided by Wilwood, and a pair of 15x4-inch Weld Racing eight-spoke wheels roll on P315/60x15-inch BFGoodrich high performance street radial rubber.
Inside you'll find a 25.5 SFI-spec Steve Perreira/Strip Performance Fabrications eight-point roll cage wrapped around the original factory back seat. Also onboard are a pair of Kirkey lightweight racing bucket seats, Simpson safety equipment, and Auto Meter 10-grand tachometer. Out back in the trunk you'll find a pair of 10-pound Nitrous Express bottles, the aforementioned Magna Fuel/Induction Solutions fuel system, a custom aluminum five-gallon gas tank, and an Optima battery.
With the exception of the humongous 7-3/4-inch Harwood fiberglass cowl induction bolt-on hood and the slightly enlarged rear fender wells, Wong's Camaro looks 100-percent stock, because it is. At the races Greg's pit crew consists of wife Janelle, brother Royden, nephew Racen Wong, sister Joyce Taroma, brother-in-law Ralph "Augie" Taroma, his niece Kiah Taroma (who also race cars of their own,) along with Steve and Lisa Perriera, Vernon DeMattos, Glenn Kondo, Chase Tongren, Cody Fujimoto, Casey Elizares and Paul Klyczek is only a call away 24/7 for tuning assistance.

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VCAR upgrades include new studios, classrooms and art gallery
|Renovations are under way at the new sculpture lab and art gallery for the VCAR department.
Liberty University's Spiritual Life & Academic Building (SLAB) is undergoing extensive renovations this summer to accommodate the growth of the Visual Communication Arts (VCAR) program.
The VCAR program, which offers specializations in graphic design, studio art and art education and licensure, started three years ago with 150 students. Now there are close to 400 declared VCAR majors. The program has quickly outgrown its corner in the SLAB hallway.
The renovations are "a major move forward," according to VCAR Director Todd Smith.
"The renovations add much-needed space, enabling us to provide a context for artistic expression and accommodate continuing curriculum development," he said. "Our students have a real sense of God being with them in creative activities. Expanding the VCAR degree helps them fulfill Liberty's mission of being salt and light in all aspects of culture."
A spacious sculpture studio will permit students to undertake larger projects with a variety of materials such as metal, clay, plaster and wood. Another studio will be used for ceramics classes where students can throw, glaze and fire pottery on wheels and kilns.
Additional classrooms will allow VCAR to expand the new art education licensure specialization, where future art teachers can practice techniques and skills they will use in K-12 educational settings.
Workers are also creating a 30-by-38-foot gallery with 13-foot ceilings, track lighting and professional hanging system for student, faculty and professional art shows such as the third annual artist series coming this fall.
Art shows in the previous gallery were well done but only able to accommodate small numbers of viewers at one time.
|Students crowd in to view art in the former art gallery.
A new art gallery will help Liberty's VCAR program develop an art collection and enhance its on-campus, regional and national presence.
Smith said the VCAR program is churning out students who want to make an impact on their society.
"We live in a communications-oriented society; a major portion of this is visual in nature. I believe our students are poised to enrich the culture and bring glory to God through visual art in all its various forms — graphic design, animation, web design, sculpture, painting, photography and so on."


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"We are grieving."
With those heartbreaking words, the parents of Lingzi Lu made their first public statement this week after a pair of bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday cut short the life of their 23-year-old daughter.
The parents, whose names did not appear on the posted statement from the family, described Lu as an intelligent and beautiful young woman whom they were thrilled to watch grow.
"She was the joy of our lives,'' the Lu family wrote in the statement, which was posted on BU Today, a Boston University website. "She was a bright and wonderful child."
Lu was a graduate student at BU working toward a statistics degree.
A public memorial service for Lu is being planned for 7 p.m. Monday in the George Sherman Union Metcalf Ballroom, according to a note posted on the BU website.
It will be the second goodbye planned for that day for two of the three victims who died in the blasts. Mourners of Krystle M. Campbell, 29, of Medford, will gather for a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church on High Street in Medford.
Services for 8-year-old Martin Richard of Dorchester have not been finalized, a family spokesman said.
Lu's family said it was her dream to come to America to study and she fell in love with the city and the people. She had adored her friends and professors at BU and had hopes of playing a role in international business. Lu was from the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang.
"She has been studying very hard toward her goal,'' the family wrote.
The family said that while Lu's dream was not realized, they hope people will carry on her spirit to make the world a better place.
The family also thanked various entities, including the Chinese government, the US State Department, Boston Police Department, and Boston University, for reaching out "selflessly to us during the darkest hour of our lives."
"We are also humbled by the compassion, caring, and love we have received from people all over the world,'' the family wrote. "We wish to thank each of you for your prayers and for thinking of our daughter. Thank you for sharing your memories of her, your love for her, and your good wishes to our family."
The letter caps a week of tears throughout Boston. On Thursday, a memorial for the victims blossomed with flowers along barriers that mark the eastern edge of the crime scene on Boylston Street, and three white crosses bear the names of the dead beneath their pictures.Meghan Irons can be reached at email@example.com. Follow her at MeghanIrons.


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That has been the general feedback from everybody looking in here on the forum. Hat's off to Karman for returning it to it'soriginal color scheme. The easiest thing to do was leave it as is or repaint it in orange but he bit the bullet and returned itto its beautiful original green and the result is a simply beautiful car. I can't wait to see it next weekend in person.
Are these "vintage goodyears" still available to average joes like me?
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It was all talk and no action on last night's WrestleMania XIX - Third
Degree Live broadcast on TNN. Essentially a WWE informercial, the hour-long
show hosted by Tazz and Michael Cole chatted with WWE superstars Steve
Austin, Triple H and Hollywood Hulk Hogan about their upcoming matches at
WrestleMania though their voices were largely drowned out by the live crowd.
Although the WWE site advertised the event as -- "Questions fans have been
dying to ask for two decades will be answered!" -- fans were not permitted
to pose queries at any time and no real insight was given into the
relationship between Hollywood Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon beyond what the
average fan already knows.
As Vince McMahon once again makes himself the top star in his own company,
everything discussed and everyone interviewed took a backseat to his match
against Hollywood Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania XIX. Each guest was asked
about their feelings on the feud and so too were former stars like Jesse
Ventura, Bobby Heenan and Roddy Piper before each commercial break. Ventura
said the one thing that would make him come out of retirement would be a
match against McMahon. Piper claimed that McMahon had bet "all of his
money" on the first WrestleMania and if it would've flopped, McMahon
would've been bankrupt. McMahon himself was not at the broadcast but cut a
promo on Hogan during a video segment.
In an effort to bring some legitimacy to the showdown, sportscaster Bob
Costas weighed in comparing the McMahon and Hogan match to golfers Arnold
Palmer and Tom Watson squaring off on the Senior's Tour. The most poignant
comment of the night though came from Steve Austin who said about the
match-up: "I don't give a rat's ass who wins."
Austin was the first to take the stage and before he ripped into The Rock,
he saluted the U.S. troops fighting the war against Iraq.
"I'd like to thank the U.S. Armed Forces for doing what they are doing. We
stand behind them all the way. As far as I am concerned, it is Austin 3:16
all the way. Open a can of whoop ass, after can of whoop ass, after can of
whoop ass. That's all I have to say about that," said Austin.
WWE World Champion, Triple H, chewed up whatever time wasn't dedicated to
discussing the McMahon and Hogan battle. The longest interview of the
night, Triple H continued to mirror the suave, well-dressed, arrogant
persona Ric Flair made famous. The WWE used the chat with Triple H to once
again address criticism that the angle with challenger Booker T. has racist
undertones to it.
"Why would anyone think I am racist? Did I ever mention that word 'black'
in Booker T's promo? Did I ever say anything derogatory to Booker T's
race?," asked Triple H. "This has nothing to do with race. Booker T doesn't
think it is about race."
While Triple H appeared live, Booker T.'s side of things were examined in a
video promo as was the WWE Championship match between Brock Lesnar and Kurt
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NEW YORK - March 12, 2012 - Sam Huntington, star of Syfy's critically acclaimed hit series Being Human, will guest star during Warehouse 13's upcoming fourth season as jazz musician "Ethan."
Production is currently underway in Toronto, Canada.
Said Warehouse 13 executive producer Jack Kenny: "We love bringing other Syfy icons on to Warehouse 13... There's something they just "get" about the genre. People like Kate Mulgrew, Lindsay Wagner, Jaime Murray and Rene Auberjonois know that delicate balance we play between humor, drama and action. And Sam Huntington is a natural fit for us. Funny, charming, smart and compelling, he plays 'Ethan' -- a young jazz musician, desperate to leave his mark on the world of New Orleans jazz -- even if it means a great sacrifice."
Last season, Warehouse 13 was home to guest stars such as Rene Auberjonois, Neil Grayston, Anthony Michael Hall, Gareth David Lloyd, Kate Mulgrew, Jaime Murray, Sasha Roiz, Jeri Ryan, Faran Tahir, Alessandra Torresani, Lindsay Wagner, Ashley Williams and Steven Yeun.
On Being Human, Huntington plays the werewolf "Josh." Now in its sophomore season, the series airs Mondays at 9PM (ET/PT) and was recently renewed for a third season.
In season three, Warehouse 13 averaged 3.28 million total viewers, 1.6 million Adults 18-49 -- its most ever -- along with 1.7 million Adults 25-54 and a 2.5 HH rating, based on Live +7 data.
Following the powerful, two-hour season three finale, the team struggles in season four to come to terms with the destruction of the Warehouse and the tragic loss of Steve Jinks (Aaron Ashmore), Mrs. Frederic (CCH Pounder) and H.G. Wells (Jaime Murray).
The most successful series in Syfy history, Warehouse 13 follows a team of government agents who work at a massive, top-secret storage facility in windswept South Dakota which houses every strange artifact, mysterious relic, fantastical object and preternatural souvenir ever collected by the U.S. government. The Warehouse's caretaker Artie Nielsen (Saul Rubinek) charges Pete Lattimer (Eddie McClintock), Myka Bering (Joanne Kelly) and Claudia Donovan (Allison Scagliotti) with chasing down reports of supernatural and paranormal activity in search of new objects to cache at the Warehouse, as well as helping him to control the Warehouse itself. At the end of last season, the Warehouse was shockingly destroyed. What's next for the surviving members of the Warehouse 13 team?
Warehouse 13 is produced for Syfy by Universal Cable Productions. Jack Kenny (The Book of Daniel) is executive producer and showrunner.
Universal Cable Productions creates quality content across multiple media platforms for USA, Syfy and other networks. A leader in innovative and critically acclaimed programming, UCP is the studio behind USA's Royal Pains, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Psych, In Plain Sight, Covert Affairs, Fairly Legal and Suits, along with Syfy's Eureka, Warehouse 13 and Alphas. The studio is also producing Against the Wall for Lifetime and I Just Want My Pants Back for MTV. UCP is a division of NBCUniversal.
Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com), and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in more than 98 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.)


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How can I maintain upside exposure to gold in case of a huge spike in inflation but avoid the risk of volatility and a downward correction?
A 1x2 call spread that is long one lower strike call and short two higher strike calls with protective short-term long calls can reduce or eliminate downside risk and allow you to participate in a large upside move.
There is voluminous academic and sector sponsored research that supports the notion that a small allocation to gold is an important part of a diversified investment portfolio. Typically recommended allocations of 2% to 12% are meant to protect against inflation, currency devaluation and various systemic risks. The most common methods of gold investment are direct ownership (coins and bars) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Both have specific pros and cons (see "Accessing gold,"below), but both are categorized as passive long. As such, the profit and loss (P&L) profile is linear: If the price of gold rallies 10%, you make 10%; if the price of gold falls 20%, you lose 20%. As we see it, this is potentially problematic in both directions.
Small traditional allocations to gold don't deliver great participation to the upside. Increasing the allocation obviously increases potential losses to the downside. Simple linear gold expressions represent either insufficient upside exposure, or excessive downside risk. Non-linear expressions function as superior forms of portfolio insurance.
The prevailing environmental factors for gold: Improving economic data, a less accommodative Fed, ETF liquidations, stellar equity market performances, represent significant headwinds and challenges that may render passive long investment ineffective, or worse – detrimental. Examining various methods of gold investment illustrates the point.
The future looks uncertain. With equity and real estate bubbles looming around the world we are in uncharted territory. The potential for unintended consequences of expansive monetary policies cannot be dismissed. Even the most well-researched and experienced academics and financiers cannot predict with certainty if or when the demise of the U.S. dollar will occur or how rapidly it takes place. If part of the reason for an investment in gold is to hedge against a scenario like this in an attempt to truly preserve purchasing power, then it is unlikely that passive long investment (linear P&L) will deliver a sufficient return. A tail risk payout requires leveraged upside exposure.
Of course, as readers of Futures you are familiar with the leverage available in futures and options markets. Leverage is always is a double-edged sword and can be dangerous.
Options provide a way to access the potential upside in gold and protect against the downside moves and volatility that often kill most outright futures positions (see "Stopped out again," below).
An asymmetric risk/return profile, one that focuses on capital preservation when gold trades sideways or down and leveraged upside exposure when gold rallies substantially, can be achieved if crafted properly. This strategy is exactly what many investors are looking for from gold. The beauty of options is in the variety of strategies that can be designed to achieve a specific P&L profile construction.


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Actress Katie Holmes leaned on her ex-boyfriend and former "Dawson's Creek" co-star Joshua Jackson for support after separating from husband Tom Cruise.
Holmes filed for divorce from the "Top Gun" star in June, sparking a wild media frenzy, and she ultimately sought comfort in her family and close friends after the break-up.
Now Jackson, who dated Holmes in 1998 after meeting her on the set of their hit U.S. TV series, has
revealed the actress called him in the wake of her split to reconnect and catch up.
During an interview on Canadian chat show "George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight," Jackson, who is romancing National Treasure star Diane Kruger, said, "Like any old friend, it was like, 'Oh, hi how are ya? What's going on?' 'I had a kid' 'Yeah, that's crazy, I heard!' It was nice. It was very nice, actually."


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Place a grill pan over medium-high heat or pre-heat a gas or charcoal grill. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the eggplant slices with 1/3 cup olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill the eggplant until tender and colored with grill marks, about 4 minutes per side. Set aside.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain pasta.
Meanwhile, warm the 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet. Add the onion and saute until tender, about 3 minutes. Add the beef and pork, and brown the meat, breaking it into bite-sized pieces with a wooden spoon, about 5 minutes. Add the Marsala and cook until the liquid has evaporated, about 3 minutes. Turn off the heat. Add the peas and marinara sauce and stir to combine. Add the cheeses, basil, and cooked pasta. Set aside.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the springform pan with the grilled eggplant. Be sure that the slices overlap and hang over the edge of the pan. Fill the pan with the pasta mixture, pressing down to make sure the pan is filling up evenly. Fold the eggplant slices up over the top of the pasta and add a few more slices on top to completely enclose the timbale. Bake the timbale until warmed through and the cheese has melted, about 30 minutes. Let rest on the counter for 10 minutes to set. To serve, invert the timbale onto a serving plate and remove the springform pan. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese over the top. Slice and serve.


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Basically, this game is played just like ping-pong, except you incorporate candy. For each point you earn 1 sweet-tart(or your preferred piece of candy) which is to be placed anywhere on your opponent's side of the table by yourself. If you hit the sweet-tart with the ping-pong ball, you get 2 sweet-tarts to place on your opponents side of the table, regardless of who wins the point. If you should hit a sweet-tart, and your opponent wins the point, you get 2 sweet-tarts and he gets 1. The game should be played to 30 points, or until you are no longer drunk or high. The person who wins has the most sweet-tarts on their side of the table. You could essentially have the most points yet loose if your opponent has more sweet-tarts.
Sean and John are playing sweet-pong, Sean hits 3 sweet-tarts on John's side, but John wins the point. Sean would get 6 sweet-tarts, and John would get 1.
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Features & Specifications*
- Engine: 2.0L I-4 DOHC 16-Valve -inc: valvematic
- Transmission: Continuous Variable (CVT) -inc: intelligence and shift mode
- Axle Ratio: TBD
- GVWR: 4,330 lbs
- Transmission w/Driver Selectable Mode, Sequential Shift Control and Oil Cooler
- Front-wheel drive
- Battery w/Run Down Protection
- 835# Maximum Payload
- Gas-pressurized shock absorbers
- Front And Rear Anti-Roll Bars
- Electric Power-Assist Speed-Sensing Steering
- 13.2 Gal. Fuel Tank
- Single stainless steel exhaust
- Strut Front Suspension w/Coil Springs
- Double Wishbone Rear Suspension w/Coil Springs
- 4-Wheel Disc Brakes w/4-Wheel ABS, Front Vented Discs, Brake Assist, Hill Hold Control and Electric Parking Brake
- Brake Actuated Limited Slip Differential
- Vehicle Name : Toyota C-HR
- Body Style : Sport Utility
- Drivetrain : Front Wheel Drive
- EPA Classification : Small Sport Utility Vehicles 2WD
- Base Curb Weight (lbs) : 3300
- Engine Type : Regular Unleaded I-4
- Displacement : 2.0 L/121
- Fuel System : Sequential MPI
- SAE Net Horsepower @ RPM : 144 @ 6100
- SAE Net Torque @ RPM : 139 @ 3900
- Trans Type : 1
- Trans Description Cont. : CVT w/OD
- Suspension Type - Front : Strut
- Suspension Type - Rear : Double Wishbone
- Suspension Type - Front (Cont.) : Strut
- Suspension Type - Rear (Cont.) : Double Wishbone
- Steering Type : Rack-Pinion
- Turning Diameter - Curb to Curb (ft) : 34.2
- Brake Type : 4-wheel disc
- Brake ABS System : 4-Wheel
- Disc - Front (Yes or ) : Yes
- Disc - Rear (Yes or ) : Yes
- Front Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) : 11.8
- Rear Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) : 11.1
- Wheels: 17" Steel
- Tires: 215/60R17 ST A/S
- Wheels w/Full Wheel Covers
- Steel spare wheel
- Compact Spare Tire Mounted Inside Under Cargo
- Clearcoat paint
- Body-Colored Front Bumper w/Black Rub Strip/Fascia Accent
- Body-Colored Rear Bumper w/Black Rub Strip/Fascia Accent
- Black Bodyside Cladding And Black Wheel Well Trim
- Black Side Windows Trim And Black Front Windshield Trim
- Body-colored door handles
- Body-Colored Power Side Mirrors w/Manual Folding and Turn Signal Indicator
- Fixed Rear Window w/Fixed Interval Wiper and Defroster
- Light tinted glass
- Variable intermittent wipers
- Fully Galvanized Steel Panels
- Wing Spoiler
- Black grille
- Liftgate Rear Cargo Access
- Tailgate/Rear Door Lock Included w/Power Door Locks
- Fully Automatic Projector Beam Halogen Daytime Running Auto High-Beam Headlamps w/Delay-Off
- Front Tire Size : P215/60HR17
- Rear Tire Size : P215/60HR17
- Spare Tire Size : Compact
- Front Wheel Size (in) : 17 x 6.5
- Rear Wheel Size (in) : 17 x 6.5
- Spare Wheel Size (in) : Compact
- Front Wheel Material : Steel
- Rear Wheel Material : Steel
- Spare Wheel Material : Steel
- Wheelbase (in) : 103.9
- Width, Max w/o mirrors (in) : 70.7
- Height, Overall (in) : 61.6
- Track Width, Front (in) : 60.6
- Track Width, Rear (in) : 60.6
- Min Ground Clearance (in) : 5.9
- Cargo Volume to Seat 1 (ft³) : 36.4
- Cargo Volume to Seat 2 (ft³) : 19
- Cargo Volume to Seat 3 (ft³) : 19
- Radio: AM/FM Stereo -inc: 17mm, T0, USB port and 6-speaker audio system (all destinations)
- Radio w/Seek-Scan, Clock, Speed Compensated Volume Control, Aux Audio Input Jack, Steering Wheel Controls, Voice Activation and Radio Data System
- Streaming Audio
- Integrated roof antenna
- Bluetooth Wireless Phone Connectivity
- 2 LCD Monitors In The Front
- Front Bucket Seats -inc: 4-way adjustable drivers seat w/sport bolsters and 4-way adjustable front passenger seat
- 6-Way Driver Seat -inc: Manual Recline, Height Adjustment and Fore/Aft Movement
- 6-Way Passenger Seat -inc: Manual Recline, Height Adjustment and Fore/Aft Movement
- 60-40 Folding Bench Front Facing Fold Forward Seatback Rear Seat
- Manual tilt/telescoping steering column
- Gauges -inc: Speedometer, Odometer, Engine Coolant Temp, Tachometer, Trip Odometer And Trip Computer
- Power Rear Windows
- Leather/Piano Black Steering Wheel
- Front cupholder
- Rear cupholder
- Remote Keyless Entry w/Integrated Key Transmitter, Illuminated Entry, Illuminated Ignition Switch and Panic Button
- Remote Releases -Inc: Mechanical Fuel
- Cruise control w/steering wheel controls
- Distance Pacing w/Traffic Stop-Go
- Dual Zone Front Automatic Air Conditioning
- HVAC -inc: Underseat Ducts
- Illuminated glove box
- Driver foot rest
- Interior Trim -inc: Metal-Look/Piano Black Instrument Panel Insert and Metal-Look Interior Accents
- Full cloth headliner
- Urethane Gear Shift Knob
- Fabric seat material
- Day-Night Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror
- Driver And Passenger Visor Vanity Mirrors w/Driver And Passenger Auxiliary Mirror
- Full Floor Console w/Covered Storage And 2 12V DC Power Outlets
- Front map lights
- Fade-to-off interior lighting
- Full Carpet Floor Covering
- Carpet Floor Trim
- Cargo Area Concealed Storage
- Rigid cargo cover
- Cargo Space Lights
- Instrument Panel Bin, Driver And Passenger Door Bins
- Power 1st Row Windows w/Front And Rear 1-Touch Up/Down
- Delayed Accessory Power
- Power Door Locks w/Autolock Feature
- Trip computer
- Outside temp gauge
- Analog Display
- Seats w/Cloth Back Material
- Manual Adjustable Front Head Restraints And Manual Adjustable Rear Head Restraints
- Front center armrest
- 2 Seatback Storage Pockets
- Engine immobilizer
- 2 12V DC Power Outlets
- Air filtration
- Passenger Capacity : 5
- Passenger Volume (ft³) : 83.8
- Front Head Room (in) : 38.1
- Front Leg Room (in) : 43.5
- Front Shoulder Room (in) : 49
- Front Hip Room (in) : 53
- Second Head Room (in) : 38.3
- Second Leg Room (in) : 31.7
- Second Shoulder Room (in) : 52.5
- Second Hip Room (in) : 48
- VSC Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
- ABS And Driveline Traction Control
- Side Impact Beams
- Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Seat-Mounted Side Airbags
- Toyota Safety Sense P
- Lane Departure Alert (lda) w/Steering Assist Lane Keeping Assist
- Lane Departure Alert (lda) w/Steering Assist Lane Departure Warning
- Low tire pressure warning
- Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Front Airbags
- Curtain 1st And 2nd Row Airbags
- Airbag Occupancy Sensor
- Driver Knee Airbag, Rear Side-Impact Airbag and Passenger Cushion Front Airbag
- Rear child safety locks
- Outboard Front Lap And Shoulder Safety Belts -inc: Rear Center 3 Point, Height Adjusters and Pretensioners
- Back-up camera
- Fuel Economy Est-Combined (MPG) : 29
- EPA Fuel Economy Est - City (MPG) : 27
- EPA Fuel Economy Est - Hwy (MPG) : 31
- Tons/yr of CO2 Emissions @ 15K mi/year : 6.0
- Fuel Tank Capacity, Approx (gal) : 13.2
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The aim of the Genotype - Tissue Expression (GTEx) Project is to increase our understanding of how changes in our genes contribute to common human diseases, in order to improve health care for future generations.
Launched by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in September 2010 (See: NIH launches Genotype-Tissue Expression project), GTEx will create a resource that researchers can use to study how inherited changes in genes lead to common diseases. It will establish a database and a tissue bank that can be used by many researchers around the world for future studies.
GTEx researchers are studying genes in different tissues obtained from many different people. Thus every donor's generous gift of tissues and medical information to the GTEx project makes possible research that will help improve our understanding of diseases, giving hope that we will find better ways to prevent, diagnose, treat and eventually cure these diseases in the future.
In addition, the GTEx project includes a study to explore the effectiveness of the GTEx donor consent process. We hope to better understand how participating in the study might affect the attitudes, beliefs and feelings of donors and the families of deceased donors using interviews and surveys of participants and their families. This study will help ensure that the consent process and other aspects of the project effectively address the concerns and expectations of participants in the study.
GTEx is a pioneering project that uses state-of-the-art protocols for obtaining and storing a large range of organs and tissues and for testing them in the lab. These tissues and organs are collected and stored through the National Cancer Institute's cancer Human Biobank (caHUB - http://cahub.cancer.gov/) initiative on behalf of GTEx. Until now, no project has analyzed genetic variation and expression in as many tissues in such a large population as planned for GTEx.
GTEx is funded through the NIH Common Fund, which supports innovative projects involving multiple NIH Institutes. GTEx is managed by the NIH Office of the Director, in partnership with the National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute of Mental Health, National Cancer Institute, and numerous other NIH institutes. Additional information about the NIH Common Fund can be found at http://commonfund.nih.gov.
To learn more about the science behind the GTEx project, we invite you to visit: http://commonfund.nih.gov/GTEx.
Simona Volpi, Ph.D.
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
National Institutes of Health
Susan Koester, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institutes of Health
Last Updated: January 7, 2016
GTEx Histopathological Images
Tissue image library of the GTEx biospecimen collection
Building a Biobank to Explore Mysteries of the Genome
A feature and video from the National Cancer Institute about the GTEx project.


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Andrew "Banzaj" Fedorov just translated Panoramio (Русский) to Russian. Спасибо Andrew! A big step for Panoramio, thanks to Andrew, now 145 million people from Russia can enjoy Panoramio in their own language.
Already many photos from Russia were posted in Panoramio, my favourite places are the wooden churches of Kizhi, Saint Petersburg and Moscow, of course.
The size of Russia is huge compared with countries around as you can see at the mini-panoramio below:


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Posts Tagged 'coconut ice cream'
Cinnamon Vanilla Gingerbread Coconut Maca Ice Cream Sandwich (No-Bake Organic, Gluten-Free Veg Superfood Fall Recipe)
My Facebook friends went crazy when I posted this picture with this caption:
"Rest in peace in my belly, my cordyceps gingerbread coconut Maca Bliss ice cream sandwich man."
Consuming this EPICALLY-superfoodized autumn recipe of bliss is the perfect breakfast, lunch, snack and dessert.
The Coconut-Based 'Longevity Power ice Cream' (with dairy free options) recipe can be found in my new free eBook Longevity Power Elixirs. CLICK HERE to go get it.
No-Bake Cinnamon Vanilla Maca Gingerbread Recipe
This recipe is so awesome because aside from its medicinal mushroom base (don't worry, doesn't take like mushrooms), it's very flexible in regard to ingredient choices. Never make the same tasting batch twice! It's rich and lightly sweetened, so it goes perfect with the Longevity Power Ice Cream.
Place in a large mixing bowl or food processor and mix well:
1 cup raw medicinal mushroom mycelium – whether reishi, cordyceps, chaga or shroom blends, each medicinal mushroom has its own flavor but they all mostly taste like rice protein powder and make for a perfect low carb, hypoallergenic, energizing, gluten-free 'flour of immunity!'**
1/4 cup warm softened healthful 'shortenings' – pick 2 of these thick healthy fats: Organic ghee, organic cacao butter, organic refined coconut oil, organic virgin coconut oil, organic red palm oil, organic sunflower liquid lecithin, or grass-fed butter
1 1/2 tablespoons wholesome liquid sweetener – pick 1 or 2 of these 'syrups:' non-gmo/Organic glycerin, raw honey, organic molasses, etc.
1/2 tablespoon granular sweetener, such as Erythritol or Xylitol
1 tablespoon Maca Bliss
3/4 teaspoon Organic ground dried ginger or freshly micro-planed fresh ginger, to taste
1/2 teaspoon ground vanilla bean
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon Organic true Ceylon cinnamon powder – cassia cinnamon will do as well
2 pinches organic stevia extract, or more to taste
2 pinches Organic clove powder or freshly crushed dried clove buds
2 pinches freshly micro-planed Organic nutmeg
Press gingerbread dough into gingerbread molds, other festive mold shapes, or shape them with your own hands, or press flat and use cookie cutters.
Top or sandwich with the Longevity Power Ice Cream (recipe in my free ebook HERE).
Place in freezer for at least 2 hours. Eat, recharge and glow!
To your greatest version of yourself!
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Independent Candidates Have Higher Hurdles To Clear
Former Senator Larry Pressler and retired professor Michael Myers are running for statewide office. Pressler is running for the Senate seat held by Tim Johnson. Myers wants to be our governor. Both are running as Independents.
In South Dakota that means they have to work twice as hard to get on the ballot as members of the good old boy and girl political groups, the Republicans and Democrats.
A state law says in simple terms: In order to qualify to get on the ballot, candidates have to get valid signatures equaling one percent of the vote from their party in the previous governor election.
For a Republican that means slightly more than 1900. For a Democrat the number is a little over 1200. Not overly difficult to get when you consider the organizational structures both parties have in the state and at the county level.
HOWEVER, Independents are required to get over 3100 valid signatures to be on the same ballot!!!!!! This high number comes from adding the one percent of each party vote in the last election. It is therefore literally true that Independents have to clear a bar nearly twice as high as either party to get on the same ballot. That is outrageous !!!!!!
As citizens we complain about the lack of accomplishment of the two parties in Washington. We tire of the same rhetoric of the two parties in South Dakota. We cry for new ideas, new approaches. Yet our elected officials in Pierre have made it improbable if not impossible for new ideas and new approaches to be heard by a public clearly dissatisfied with the "same old, same old."
If people with new ideas can't get on the ballot, they can't be heard. The media don't give non candidates the time of day. Non-candidates don't get invited to forums or debates. And we don't get the chance to approve or disapprove of their ideas, because we aren't given the choice of voting for or against them.
Independents don't have conventions, meetings, don't elect chairs or committee heads. They are "Independent." We shouldn't punish them for that.
The law needs to be changed requiring fewer valid signatures to get on the ballot.
Here is my idea.
Libertarians and other third parties only need 250 valid signatures to make the ballot. The same number should be used for Independents. Two hundred and fifty valid signatures requires an effort and commitment.
The legislature is going into session next week. In theory, this idea can be heard and voted upon. In reality, i don't believe either party will embrace this new approach. They don't want to compete with people not beholding to dogma of either party.
I am going to contact my elected representatives with this idea. I will talk about it on Viewpoint University. I hope you will do the same.


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Beauty is an ever booming business that will never see a lack in customers and Hair Cuttery Places Near Me in Centurion because women and even men will continue to go to beauty salons for a new hairdo, for a manicure, a pedicure or even a tan. So, whether there is a depression or not, women (and some men) will still go to beauty salons to have their fix. In fact, it is in stressful times that you will see an increase in customers going to Find Beauty Salons Near Me offering spa services for a spot of relaxation through aromatherapy, baths, manicures and massages.
Business Plan For a Beauty Salon - Cash Flow Decisions
So, if you are thinking of setting up a beauty salon, it is time that you go searching for the best ever beauty salon equipment for your business. You will need nothing but the most affordable and best beauty salon equipment to provide nothing but incomparable services to your clients.Lets take a look at the different types of services offered by beauty salons and Best Beauty Salon Near Me what sort of beauty salon equipments you will need for the services you offer at your salon. If your salon only offer basic hair styling and cutting services, you will need beauty salon equipment to cater to your hair styling needs. You should look at hair styling chairs, wash basins, hair dryers, steamers, trolleys, professional hair styling scissors set and even basic must-have furniture like mirrors, chairs, comfy chairs for the waiting area.
Beauty Salon Furniture
In the midst of searching for the right equipment to furnish your salon, although it is important to compare prices, please do not settle for cheap, low quality equipment as it could end up sabotaging your business. Lousy quality equipment could break down in the midst of a hair styling session or worse, can you imagine the bath tub leaking or the hair dryer malfunctioning and injuring a client? So, compare prices if you must but do not try to save by buying low quality beauty salon equipment.
Hair Cuttery Places Near Me in Centurion ?
Beauty salon equipment is the broad term for the equipment that salons use. The type of equipment required by salons depends on which services they offer. New salon owners or even veteran owners who prefer simplicity would benefit from buying basic used equipment. Most salons feature tanning, hair cutting and styling, manicures, pedicures and due to popular demand, day spa services. These services can be done in one salon but are usually done separately in hair salons, nail salons and tanning salons. The price of new equipment can easily range in the thousands, while used equipment are more cost-friendly. Most equipment can be found in reasonable prices through e-commerce websites and online catalogs. When buying used equipment, the buyer should check if the product is working properly and that there are no broken parts.
Hair Salon Equipment and Supplies
Basic hair salon equipment consists of shampoo chairs, washbasins, trolley carts, styling chairs, hair dryers and mirrors. They can be found in many diverse styles with a lot of features but most salons prefer to get equipment that is simple and functional. Used hair salon equipment that is in good condition would be a good buy for new salon owners. Hair salons will also need supplies such as shampoo, conditioners, and other hair care products. It is advisable that hair salons only buy new shampoo, conditioners and anything else that is applied to the client's hair or skin.
Nail Salon Equipment and Supplies
Nail salon equipment include manicure tables, nail dryers, padded chairs for pedicures, and a stool to enable the technician to sit comfortable while working on a clients nails. Some manicure tables have storage areas and polish racks to store nail polish, nail varnish, cuticle softeners, nail buffers and other nail care products. Many salons who offer nail services would benefit from buying used equipment that is in good condition. However, it is advisable that they buy new nail polishes, solutions and anything else that is applicable to the client's nails or skin.
Tanning Salon Equipment and Supplies
Tanning salons are among the most popular of salon services. Tanning salon equipment typically consists of stand-up tanning booths and tanning beds. The booth allows for the client to stand up while tanning. They are surrounded by Plexiglas that has tanning bulbs behind them. Tanning booths are usually made of steel, wood or plastic and are usually designed to fit all body shapes and sizes. Tanning beds enable the client to lie down while receiving their tan. They are usually made with steel frames and use 100-160 watt tanning bulbs. The part that they lie down on is made of Plexiglas and the tanning bed will have a pull down tanning cover which is also made of Plexiglas to ensure even tanning. All equipment for tanning salons come with timing mechanisms so that the equipment will turn off after a predetermined amount of time. There is also a built-in safety cut-off mechanism to enable the client to turn off the equipment in case of emergency or if there is a malfunction.
What Equipment Do I Need To Open A Salon Or Barber Shop?
Every beauty salon has its own business forms for neat functioning. Beauty salon business forms can be computer forms or manual forms, which are used in sales or services.
Common manual forms include invoices, receipts, estimates, statements, human resource materials, credit memos, packing lists, shipping and export forms, timecards, and warehouse/receiving forms. Computer forms may be invoices, statements, proposals, bills, purchase orders, and estimates. Automotive, transmittal, appraisal, work orders, service/repair orders, and service books/register forms are the normal manual service forms. And the manual sales forms are for proposals, contracts, memos, sales books, collections, sales orders, register forms, and sales slips.
Appraisal forms for the service persons, work orders for the business, and details about the service/repair orders all constitute business forms. Business forms also include gift certificates and tax forms. Other types of forms are legal forms and business documents. Professional-looking business forms such as brochures give a detailed idea about the company and its merits.


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|Posted: April 7, 2008
New model could improve self-assembly of nanoparticles
|(Nanowerk News) Carnegie Mellon Universitys Nadine Aubry and colleague Pushpendra Singh of the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) are leading a research team to develop a manufacturing strategy that could improve technologies used in tissue engineering and information technology.
|Aubry, head of Carnegie Mellons Mechanical Engineering Department, and Singh, an engineering professor at NJIT, have developed a new way of herding nano/micro-particles into highly ordered two-dimensional lattices (monolayers) with adjustable spacing between the particles.
|The teams research, reported last month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA journal (http://.pnas.org/egi/content/full/105/10/3695), shows how the use of electric fields and fluid- fluid interfaces can be judiciously used to develop new materials with special properties to increase the efficiency of drug delivery patches, solar cells and the next generation of high-performance computing.
|This new manufacturing strategy could revolutionize the way we design two-dimensional nanomaterials with adaptable microscopic structures and desired properties, said Aubry, who was recently named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for her outstanding contributions to the field of fluid dynamics.
|The research team found they could control the particle distribution, particularly uncharged particles, at a fluid-fluid interface by applying an electric field. Without an electric field, particles self assemble. But they self assemble under capillary action, which make particles attract one another at the free-surface of a liquid. This is the same action we experience when our cereal flakes regroup at the surface of a bowl of milk.
|This self-assembly via capillary action has serious flaws. Some of those flaws include an inability to manipulate small-sized particles and adjust the porosity of the resulting material. There are also inherent defects in the particle patterns.
|What is fascinating, is that the presence of an electric field can remedy all these deficiencies, Aubry said. The key is that when we apply the electric field, we can expand or shrink the lattice, and we can do it dynamically. The explanation is all in the subtle interplay between the forces both electrostatic and hydrodynamic acting on the particles.
|The research team shows that their new technique creates forces capable of assembling micron-sized particles and theoretically predicts that the method should apply to nanoparticles as well.
|We are extremely excited about the new self-assembly method because it offers flexibility, precision and simplicity, Aubry said.
|Source: Carnegie Mellon University
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NVIDIA Launches Maximus 2.0, Combining Kepler and Tesla
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | August 10, 2012 - 05:34 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: tesla, quadro, nvidia, maximus, kepler, gk110
At SIGGRAPH 2012 NVIDIA announced a refresh of its Maximus workstation platform technology. Maximus is a technology aimed at professionals that work with simulations or content creation and editing. The updated platform features a Tesla K20 accelerator card as well as a Kepler-based NVIDIA Quadro K5000 graphics card. The K5000 in particular has 4GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus and 1536 CUDA cores. NVIDIA states that the Quadro graphics card has 2.1 Teraflops of single precision compute power and draws 122 watts.
The K20 on the other hand features a GK110 Kepler GPU with Dynamic Parallelism and Hyper Q features that reportedly enable more than 1 Teraflop of peak double precision performance. Unfortunately, we do not know much more than that on the new K20 Tesla card as the exact specifications are still listed as "to be announced." It is slated for a Q4 2012 release.
The Quadro K5000 workstation GPU
Beyond the hardware itself, the company's Maximus platform has received software support from several high-profile software companies and system integrators. Some of the companies that certify and support Maximus are Adobe, Autodesk, Mathworks, and Paradigm among others. Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, and Supermicro are OEMs that support the hardware and manufacture Maximus-powered workstations.
The Tesla K20 accelerator card.
The second-generation Maximus technology will be available in desktop workstations as early as December 2012. Further, the NVIDIA Quadro K5000 will be available for purchase as a separate discrete card in October 2012 for $2,249 (MSRP). The Tesla K20 will (for now) only be available integrated in a workstation, but NVIDIA lists the MSRP at $3,199.
More information on the NVIDIA Maximus refresh can be found in the company's press release.
What's up at the GTC? Check out this BOXX!
Subject: General Tech | May 14, 2012 - 03:31 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: tesla, quadro, nvidia, maximus, GTC 2012, BOXX
There are many professional level products to be seen at this years GPU Technology Conference, one of the more impressive being NVIDIA Maximus technology. That takes the power of a Quadro and couples it with the new Tesla GPUs for impressive live rendering and CAD applications. These products are not for gamers more for game designers and graphical artists, but the technology its self is still something to keep your eyes on.
One of the vendors you will see is BOXX, with several different lines of computers are designed to 3ds Max, CATIA V6 Live Rendering, SolidWorks and other professional level HPC applications. With a NVIDIA Quadro 6000 6 GB, a Tesla 2075 6 GB and a 240GB SSD for cache and programs you will be rendering like never before.
Ryan will be at the GTC so keep an eye on the page for news from that show when it begins in the middle of this week. NVIDIA's Maximus technology is sure to feature in some of these stories but do keep in mind this is the GTC and not the GDC so new game previews are unlikely though new benchmark software and proof of concept game engines might be.
"3DBOXX workstations featuring NVIDIA Maximus technology combine the visualization and interactive design capability of NVIDIA Quadro GPUs with the high-performance computing power of NVIDIA Tesla C2075 GPUs into a single system."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- GTC 2012: Not your average vendo-loveathon @ The Register
- Ubuntu Developer Summit 12.10 Recap @ Phoronix
- Using a Lenovo All-In-One? Grab a fire extinguisher! @ The Register
- Tenda Portable Wireless AP/Router W300M @ Kitguru
- OC3D @ i45 Spring Event
ASUS Launches new line of ROG Motherboards for Core i7, Bulldozer
Subject: Motherboards, Chipsets | May 31, 2011 - 02:35 AM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: computex, ROG, asus, crosshair, z68, maximus
On the first day of Computex 2011, ASUS held an event in Taipei to announce a host of new ROG (Republic of Gamers) branded devices including motherboards, displays, headphones, notebooks and even a desktop system.
For the Intel Sandy Bridge platform ASUS is releasing the Maximus IV GENE-Z and Maximus IV Extreme-Z that will both obviously use the Intel Z68 chipset and support the host of new features it introduces including Smart Response Technology and dual-graphics capability with Lucid Virtu. The GENE model is the micro-ATX variant that that supports SLI and CrossFire in addition to the Sandy Bridge graphics technology. For a full size solution the Maximus IV Extreme-Z offers four full-size PCIe x16 slots and support for 3-Way SLI and CrossFireX.
For the AMD platform the Crosshair V Formula is the first ROG board to use the new AMD 990FX chipset as well as the first AMD board in a LONG time with support SLI in addition to CrossFire graphics scaling. Not only that, but this board will be the first ASUS option to offer the innovative UEFI BIOS that users on the Intel front have had access to for some time. While the Crosshair V Formula will work with current Phenom processors the big selling point is that it will support the upcoming AMD Bulldozer-based processors with the AM3+ socket due later in 2011.
A slightly more expensive Crosshair V Formula/Thunderbolt SKU will be available as well that will include an ASUS Thunderbolt card that combines ASUS Xonar audio capability (and built-in headphone amplifier) with the BigFoot Networks Killer NIC E2100 NPU. We can debate the value of Killer NIC addition to your system all day, but if you want it, that option will be available from ASUS in July.
All three boards will include the overclocking and performance features that users of the ROG brand have come to expect and will be available this month. Be sure to check out PC Perspective for reviews of all the new ROG offerings!
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Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioja at the High Level Meeting on the Sahel, New York, 26 September 2012.
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Finland wishes to thank the Secretary-General for convening this timely and important meeting. The situation in the Sahel poses multiple challenges, in particular to the countries directly affected, but even for the international community as a whole. It is utmost important that the Sahel remains high on the international agenda.
In the Sahel region, the food crisis has become a recurrent phenomenon. A deadly combination of conflict and poor harvests has pushed millions of people to the brink of starvation and beyond. This year, hunger and conflict affect around 18 million people, forcing many to leave their homes.
The international community has finally awoken to the humanitarian crisis in the Sahel. This year Finland has directed over 25 million euros in humanitarian aid to the Sahel region. We would like to thank all UN agencies and their staff as well other humanitarian actors for their tireless efforts to deliver aid to the needy in challenging circumstances.
In the Sahel, humanitarian action alone is not enough. There is an urgent need for political solutions to bring peace and stability to the region. The prolonged crisis in Mali is of special concern and has dire consequences for regional security. Finland warmly supports the efforts of mediation between the parties. We are encouraged by the strong engagement by relevant regional bodies, ECOWAS and the African Union. ECOWAS, its Member States and neighboring countries have unique regional knowledge and ownership that are crucial in brokering a comprehensive and lasting political solution for the serious political and security crisis in Mali.
Finland is deeply concerned of the wide-spread human rights violations in the Sahel region. Particular attention must be paid to violence against women and to the use of child soldiers. Furthermore, we are appalled by the damage caused to UNESCO World Heritage sites in Timbuktu.
It is important to address the underlying causes of the conflict in the region, including desertification and poverty. High levels of youth unemployment increase the appeal of terrorism and joining organized crime groups. Through the EU Finland supports capacity building to combat terrorism and organized crime in the Sahel.
The refugee problem arising from the crisis in the Sahel region affects many countries in the region and elsewhere. We would like to congratulate Africa for adopting the Kampala Convention on the Internally Displaced People. This first regional humanitarian instrument carries unique weight. We stand ready to provide further assistance in making the Convention work for all too numerous IDPs in West Africa.
Another important Convention in addressing the problems of the region would be the Arms Trade Treaty, as the proliferation of illegal and uncontrollable small arms have contributed to the crisis in the Sahel. Finland as the co-author of the original ATT resolution in this regard, continues to strive for a substantive and universal treaty within the United Nations.
In conclusion, let me reiterate the support of Finland for the efforts to address both the immediate challenges in and the long-term development needs of the region. We strongly support the efforts by the Secretary-General and the UN activities in the region, and wish that the Integrated Strategy for the Sahel will be finalized as a matter of priority.
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In recent years, relative crop prices have significantly reduced cotton plantings, while the economic slowdown is having an adverse effect on disappearance — and unfortunately, says Gary Adams, projections by the National Cotton Council for 2009 don't indicate any improvement.
Also, says Adams, who is vice president for economics and policy analysis for the NCC, "We're really concerned that as we get toward the end of this year, if there is no improvement in the general economy, the 2010 outlook for demand may show little, if any, recovery."
"But, we're hopeful we may be seeing a bottom, and USDA's demand numbers are a bit more optimistic," he said at the annual joint meeting of the Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Corporation and the Mississippi Farm Bureau's Cotton Policy Committee.
A lot of factors outside the market are affecting cotton, says Adams, most notably the overall economy, but also what's happening with other commodities — "as other prices have fallen, that has put pressure on cotton prices."
Worries about inflation continue, he says, "But historically, inflation tends to be bullish for cotton prices. The value of the dollar is also a factor. Cotton is traded on world markets in dollars; if the dollar goes up or down, that's reflected in cotton's price. The general expectation is for a weak dollar ahead, which could be a bullish factor for cotton."
USDA is forecasting approximately 13 million bales of U.S. cotton production this year off 9 million acres; that's almost 1 million more acres than indicated in the National Cotton Council's January survey.
"Factors that could have an impact on that outlook," Adams says, "are the lateness of much of the Mid-South and Southeast crop, the drought in south Texas, and whether the High Plains gets needed rains. We see a potential for 13 million bales of production, plus or minus 1 million, depending on weather from now until harvest."
"We're projecting U.S. textile mill use of 3.5 million bales and we've plugged in 11 million bales for exports — not quite as high as 2008. Exports, projected at slightly over 13 million bales for the 2008 marketing year — a bit better than expected — are continuing strong and U.S. stocks are declining, with 6 million bales forecast at year's end, 4 million below last year. But world stocks aren't projected to fall much, with 62 million bales forecast at the end of the marketing year July 31.
"So much of the cotton outlook will hinge on China," Adams says. "They're expected to harvest 2 million bales less than last year, with 34 million bales of production and textile mill consumption of 46 million bales. At some point, they're going to need cotton, and we think they will import more than they did last year.
"India is holding a lot of cotton in government stocks. They're forecast to export 1 million to 2 million bales in the 2008 marketing year, but they have potential to go as high as 6 million to 7 million bales in the 2009 marketing year. So, what India does can have an impact on price and U.S. exports.
"We've seen some strength in cotton prices recently, but by and large trading has been in a sideways pattern. Demand is a key bearish factor — we just don't know how long the economic downturn will continue. We feel we'll see cotton stocks decline in the 2009 marketing year, and that's positive for price as the market realizes the tighter situation."
Cottonseed prices will generally be affected by what other oilseed prices do, Adams says. "We're still seeing cottonseed price supported by corn and oilseed markets. We've come through a couple of years with large cotton stocks, but essentially no stocks of cottonseed.
"In the last couple of years, the price of cottonseed has gone from $100 a ton to more than $300 a ton. Current price levels in the $150 to $200 per ton range appear reasonable, given expectations for soybean prices."
Looking at issues, Adams says Brazil's complaint against U.S. cotton with the World Trade Organization is still in the arbitration phase.
"They're asking for $2.5 billion in damages and cross-retaliation, which could involve pharmaceuticals, the entertainment industry, and other business groups.
"The U.S. position is that damages amount to less than $30 million. We're concerned that the case doesn't reflect current cotton market conditions and policy, but rather is focused on the 2002-05 period. This is an ongoing challenge for U.S. cotton." A decision may come mid-August.
The DOHA round of trade negotiations has been at a standstill since last year, Adams says.
"We have several concerns about these talks. The current text does not contain an appropriate balance between market access and domestic supports, and has other language unacceptable to U.S. cotton."
China, the world's largest producer of cotton, and the largest consumer and largest importer of U.S. cotton, is "now usually buying more of our cotton than the American textile industry," Adams says.
"But we still have a lot of concerns about how they manage their import quotas, government stocks, and registration of cotton exporters." And, he says, India is emerging as a significant exporter and competitor for U.S. cotton.
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Silly Market negotiations extended as deadline approached
November 16, 2012
Park City leaders and the organizers of the Park Silly Sunday Market have agreed to extend their negotiations into mid-December, nearly a month past a deadline that had been set for the two sides to reach an agreement to hold the event on Main Street again.
City Hall acknowledged the extension in a prepared statement distributed by e-mail late on Monday morning. If the sides had reached an agreement by what had been a Thursday deadline, it is likely City Hall sometime on Monday would have distributed a report outlining the details.
Mayor Dana Williams and the Park City Council had been expected to discuss a deal with the Silly Market at a Thursday meeting. A vote would have needed to been cast at the meeting to hit a Nov. 15 deadline. The two sides had set Nov. 15 as the date when either side needed to provide written notice that they did not intend to exercise an option.
The Silly Market held a contract with City Hall to hold the event on Main Street in the summer and early fall in 2010, 2011 and 2012. The deal includes two option periods of two years apiece, prompting the new set of negotiations.
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Pac-12 After the Buzzer: Panic in Tucson?Posted by Connor Pelton on October 28th, 2011
The Lede. In the "Did that just happen" category, we have the Seattle Pacific Falcons, who promptly marched into the McKale Center on Thursday night and stunned the Arizona Wildcats, 69-68, in the first Pac-12 exhibition game of the season. This wasn't your usual "LeMoyne over Syracuse" upset, where a D-II team gets very lucky and catches multiple breaks. The Falcons came in with an excellent game plan, executed it to perfection, and just flat out-played the Cats for 40 minutes. SPU understandably came out tight, with the Wildcats scoring the first six points of the game and the Falcons not making a basket until Jobi Wall put home a three two and a half minutes in. From there until the final ten minutes of the SECOND half, it was all Falcons, building up a thirteen-point advantage that they would hold on to for most of the game.
Arizona would finally regain the lead at 63-61 with 4:03 left, but Wall put the Falcons back on top with a layup two minutes later. The last minute of the game was absolute nuts, beginning with Arizona's Solomon Hill bringing the Cats to within three with a free throw with 23 seconds remaining. After an SPU miss on the free throw line, Arizona pulled within one on a layup with five seconds to go. The inbounds pass would then be intercepted at half court, but a desperation three at the buzzer by the freshman Nick Johnson would fall short, clinching the surprising one-point victory for the Falcons.
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The Department of Energy notified its employees Monday of a recent cyber incident that occurred in mid-January.
The cyber-attack targeted the headquarters' network and resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of employee and contractor Personally Identifiable Information.
NNSA spokesman Josh McConaha said no further information was available on the situation.
The email to employees said no classified data was compromised.
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• "The Department is strongly committed to protecting the integrity of each employee's PII and takes any cyber incident very seriously. The department's Cybersecurity Team, the Office of Health, Safety and Security and the Inspector General's office are working with federal law enforcement to promptly gather detailed information on the nature and scope of the incident and assess the potential impacts to DOE staff and contractors. Based on the findings of this investigation, no classified data was compromised."
• "We believe several hundred DOE employees' and contractors' PII may have been affected. As individual affected employees are identified, they will be notified and offered assistance on steps they can take to protect themselves from potential identity theft."
• "Once the full nature and extent of this incident is known, the department will implement a full remediation plan. As more specific information is gathered regarding affected employees and contractors, the department will make further notifications."
• "The department is also leading an aggressive effort to reduce the likelihood of these events occurring again. These efforts include leveraging the combined expertise and capabilities of the department's Joint Cybersecurity Coordination Center to address this incident, increasing monitoring across all of the department's networks and deploying specialized defense tools to protect sensitive assets."
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An appropriation of $10,000 from the 4B Sales Tax Fund was allowed for further improvements to complete the dog park including additional fencing, two double gate entries, irrigation improvements, minor paving and signage.
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There are very specific rules for participation at the park that have been developed by citizens, the Health Department, Parks Department and Police Department. The most basic rules are that the park is open from dawn to dusk, only two dogs per visitor, all animals are to have current vaccinations and display vaccination tags at all times and that all waste must be removed by owners.
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For more information please contact the City of Wichita Falls Parks Department at 761-7491.


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