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This writeup is from one of our members Andyjo. This writeup was done while he was working on his Impreza Outback. I believe you can do this mod to any 4EAT transmission (4 speed electronic automatic) but there could be some minor differences...that being said...Enjoy!
So here goes, the first task was to find the damn wire. I did it on my Impreza (obs), the two connections spoken of are located below the airbox, and a pain to get to. There are two connectors down there, the one we're looking for was the one in the front/drivers side (it's sort of at an angle), i used a screw driver to pop the connector off the frame and have better access to it. Then i figured out the orientation and tested pin 4 and 11, and bingo! 13ohms! pin 4 is GROUND, 11 is the solenoid. I figured out which wire was which i ran up to radio shack, and grabbed a switch, came back and dropped the wire bundle down under the car (car on ramps), there's alot more room to work down there than there is in the engine compartment. My soleniod wire (pin 11) was brown, i chopped it, and spliced 2 wires to those segments and ran that up into the car where i wired the switch up. I got a the wrong switch, but it still worked, i got a STDP (single throw, double pole), center off (oops). I wired that sucker up and gave it a go. If you start the car in 4wd mode the 'AT OIL TEMP' light will flash at you alot, so don't do that.
And here are the pics!
Passenger side looking at wires
Drivers side, the wires
The Pins
Ohmage of pins 4 and 11
Splice into those wires
Cover up those exposed wires
mount that switch right up somewhere...
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Something to look out for: MAKE SURE YOU TEST PIN 4 AND 11, in the proper orientation. the row with 1 pin should be on the bottom, so you're going to be looking at the connector like this;
4 3 2 1
8 7 6 5
12 11 10 9
13 - - -
the dashs repersent NO PINS (there isnt' a pin there), you can only sort of see that in the image. Also, inturupt pin 11, not pin 4, because pin 4 is your ground.
4 3 2 1
8 7 6 5
12 11 10 9
13 - - -
the dashs repersent NO PINS (there isnt' a pin there), you can only sort of see that in the image. Also, inturupt pin 11, not pin 4, because pin 4 is your ground.
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- With departures of long-serving members, a new Senate is emerging
- First Japanese-American woman and first openly gay woman joined Senate this year
- Record number of women now serve and growing number of senators have young children
- Aggressive conservatives are shaking up makeup of Republican side of the aisle
With South Dakota Democrat Tim Johnson's announcement this week that he will not seek re-election this year, the recent string of Senate retirements has the political class debating whether Republicans have a real shot at taking control of the upper chamber.
But this biennial parlor game overlooks a stunning dynamic that has been developing on Capitol Hill over the past decade: massive turnover.
Think back to late 2004, when a young hotshot from Illinois had just been elected to the Senate. National TV appearances led to obvious questions about his future political plans, but the senator-elect joked that he would finish out a full term, considering he was entering the upper chamber as its 99th-ranking member.
Consider this:
• If Barack Obama had stayed in the Senate, he would be ranked 46th today. Given all the retirements that have been announced for the 2014 election cycle, he'd be ranked at least as high as 39th -- and maybe higher -- in early 2015. In other words, he would have taken a giant leap in seniority had he waited until 2016 to run for president.
• Only 32 current senators were in office in 2001 for the September 11 attacks. That number will shrink to 28 -- perhaps even lower -- when the next Congress convenes in early 2015.
• Since the Republicans last had the Senate majority headed into the 2006 midterm elections, 54 new senators have joined the chamber. (Fifteen new members have been sworn in since last fall's election; 14 new members joined after the 2010 election and another 15 after the 2008 election. There were 12 new senators as of the 2006 elections -- and 11 of those remain. Virginia Democrat Jim Webb served just one term and was succeeded by Democrat Tim Kaine.)
A few lions of the Senate remain, like Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy. The Senate's most-senior member has served 38 years.
But so many of his contemporaries have left the building.
This year, West Virginia Democrat John Rockefeller, New Jersey Democrat Frank Lautenberg and Iowa Democrat Tom Harkin decided to call it quits after 30 years each. Michigan Democrat Carl Levin, who is also not seeking re-election next year, will have 36 years of Senate service to his name when his successor takes office in early 2015.
Last cycle, it was North Dakota's Kent Conrad (D), Indiana's Richard Lugar (R), New Mexico's Jeff Bingaman (D) and Wisconsin's Herb Kohl (D), among many more. In recent years, the Senate has lost Edward Kennedy, Robert Byrd, Daniel Inouye and Craig Thomas to death in office. Other long-time senators like Joe Biden and John Kerry have moved to the executive branch.
Consequently, a much different Senate is emerging.
The first Japanese-American woman, Mazie Hirono, and the first openly gay woman, Tammy Baldwin, joined the Senate this year. The country's most exclusive club boasts a record number of women, 20; a Cuban-American Republican and an African-American Republican both in their 40s; and a growing number of senators with young children (and who still are many years away from grandchildren).
Another case in point: If a Democrat succeeds Lautenberg in deep-blue New Jersey, it could be Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who is running for the open seat. Lautenberg at 89 years old is more than twice the age of Booker, who is 43.
And on the other side of the aisle, aggressive conservatives are shaking things up, too. Already running for Johnson's seat in South Dakota is 58-year-old Republican Gov. Mike Rounds. But the Senate Conservatives Fund blasted Rounds on Tuesday for not being conservative enough.
Republican campaign sources say the group has met with Republican Rep. Kristi Noem to recruit her into the race instead. Noem, a 41-year-old mother of three, is quietly considering the race. Of course, Democrats have their own younger options, like former Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, 42; or Johnson's son, U.S. attorney Brendan Johnson, 38.
Even though party leaders on both sides of the aisle like to keep retirements each cycle to a minimum, Democratic operatives say they're not disappointed in the predicament this year, because those with access to early polling data in states like West Virginia and South Dakota say some of the younger, newer faces in those states are polling better against potential Republican opponents than the veteran senators did.
Senate Historian Donald Ritchie says that overall, the trend is a cyclical one, but he acknowledges that the current dynamic stands out.
"We have 45 senators serving in their first six-year term," he said. "It's quite remarkable. It's the largest turnover we've had since the late 1970s."
Ritchie remembers a long list of retirements in 1976 and 1978, followed by a rout of veteran senators in 1980.
"This is a very personality-driven institution," he said. "When you change some of these larger-than-life personalities, it really changes the place."
Ritchie expects that some of the newer members will become veteran, seasoned members in time for a new generation, but he conceded that the brain drain in the upper chamber does infringe on some of the important expertise.
Indeed, according to a handful of experienced Washingtonians who have worked in and around the Senate, the heavy turnover cuts both ways.
Leadership aides close to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell say that he and some of his staff believe there's more energy in the upper chamber now and more of a willingness to fight for causes. Despite some of the nostalgia surrounding some of the old bulls who were more comfortable compromising and cutting deals, they believe the GOP conference is working harder than ever.
Democratic Senate aides say a positive outcome of the Senate's changing face is that Americans may now find them more relatable. And it makes the tough task of recruiting new candidates easier with a diverse caucus because more potential recruits can actually see themselves in the Senate.
Bob Stevenson, a Republican, and Jim Manley, a Democrat, were longtime and highly influential staffers within the Senate leadership.
Both harbor typical complaints about the opposing party, but they both long for the days of compromise, when some of the younger, newer members respected their elders.
"Making the Senate work requires cooperation and compromise," Stevenson said. "Deal-making and compromise have never been 'easy,' but the leaders forced it on the rank-and-file. Not as much today."
Stevenson, who advised former Republican majority leader Bill Frist, continued, "Sharp division in the country and 'compromise equals weakness' is reflected in the younger members. Great political strategy but not conducive to governing."
Manley advised the first Democratic majority leader after Frist, Harry Reid.
Now outside the Senate, he complained about some of the same things: that the massive turnover also means a loss of institutional knowledge.
"There's no one to negotiate with in the House with a Republican caucus full of tea party types," he said. "After 21 years in the Senate, I've come reluctantly to the conclusion that the process on Capitol Hill is broken."
Manley continued, "Times have changed, and the Senate's changed. It's the influx of new members from the House that brought all the bad habits they developed in the House."
And citing Texas Republican Ted Cruz, he said, "This is a potent group of freshmen who have no respect for the Senate as an institution, who would rather burn the place down so they can remake it again."


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Yale women's cross country team will compete at the 28th annual NCAA Northeast Regional Championship on Saturday, November 15 at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, N.Y. The meet serves as a gateway meet to the NCAA National Championship, which is hosted annually in Terre Haute, Ind. two weeks after regionals.
Regionals mark an increase in intensity during the cross country season, as teams' hopes of competing at nationals hinge almost solely on their performances at regionals. The top two seven-person teams from each region will automatically qualify for nationals, as well as eighteen at-large teams. At-large bids are awarded to teams based on a point system that takes into account performances throughout the season. Teams that perform well at highly competitive meets, such as the Pre-National Invitational or the Penn State National, will receive more points than those who win smaller, less competitive meets. In 2001, Yale was selected as an at-large team, which was the last time the Bulldogs went to nationals as a team.
Four individuals that finish in the top 25 of their regional race but are not affiliated with either of the two automatic qualifying teams are also selected, as well as two more wildcard runners from any region. In this fashion, a single region could send six individual qualifiers to the national championship.
The Bulldogs will, as they were at "Heps", be up against the odds. Yale is currently ranked 14th in the Northeast region and, standing between them and the top two teams in the region (no. 23 Stony Brook and no. 24 Providence) are eleven very capable teams, including five of the Ivy League programs that finished ahead of Yale in its eighth-place finish at the Heptagonal Championships two weeks ago.
While a team finish that would be high enough to allow a trip to nationals or sending an individual to compete in Indiana seems rather unlikely at this point, the Bulldogs have a habit of finishing ahead of their ranking at this meet. Last year, Yale finished 10th when they had been ranked 11th that week. In the four seasons before that, the Bulldogs worst finish in the 30-plus team field was seventh.
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Named after a flower that symbolizes vitality and hope, the Sunflower Library in Terong Village (德榮) in Pingtung County's Changjhih Township (長治) is more than an ordinary library. Having survived the brunt of storms and frequent flooding, it has become an embodiment of the power of love and collective effort.
The establishment of the library stemmed from a tragedy involving a young girl surnamed Huang (黃), who died in a car accident a decade ago while cycling to a downtown library to return some library books.
At the time, the village did not have a library, which was why the young girl had to cycle a long distance to borrow books.
Saddened by this misfortune, Lee Chen-wei (李鎮衛), who then served as a village coordinator, resolved to take action and push forward with the creation of a library in the remote community.
The proposal was encouraged by Lee's wife, Tsai Hui-ling (蔡慧玲), who joined her husband's efforts to bring about changes to the region.
A well-connected man, Lee received approval to locate the proposed library within a local community center, with the village warden and a number of community volunteers also aiding in his efforts to decorate the place.
To enrich the library's collection, Tsai also made a generous donation of a range of publications and magazines, worth over NT$10,000 (US$330) in total.
Following years of concerted effort between Lee, Tsai and residents, the library was eventually opened to the community in 2003, boasting a collection of more than 6,000 publications.
However, because it was located in a low-lying area, the much-anticipated library was flooded as many as 10 times between its opening and 2006, with the floodwaters damaging large parts of the collection.
In August 2009, when the country was battered by Typhoon Morakot — which led to Taiwan's worst flooding in 50 years and claimed the lives of nearly 700 people — many homes in Terong Village were severely damaged, as was the community library.
Before it could recover from the devastating effects of Typhoon Morakot, the library was further hit by another powerful storm, Typhoon Fanapi, in September 2010.
Last year, things finally started to look up for the library when the Pingtung County Government's Cultural Affairs Department notified villagers of a plan to relocate the library to higher land.
"Thanks to the reporting by the [Chinese-language] Liberty Times [the Taipei Times' sister paper] on the library's dire post-storm situation, which caught the attention of different sectors of society, the Fo Guang Shan Foundation for Buddhist Culture and Education decided to make a generous donation of NT$3 million to facilitate the library's relocation," the department's Division of Library Information chief Hsu Shih-wen (許世文) said.
After its relocation to the more spacious community center located in a higher-lying area, the library was reopened to villagers on June 17 this year.
"The concept of the renovated building's exterior and interior design was inspired by what sunflowers represent — which is sunshine and vitality. Because of the attentive care of all villagers, the flower is at last able to bloom again," Buddhist Master Yi Fa (依法法師) said.
Sunflower Library director Sun Jung-hsiu (孫榮秀), who also doubles as a voluntary worker at the facility, said that with the help of many officials of the cultural affairs department, the relocated library has also been successfully modernized.


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The Society for Information Display is very excited to host LED Lighting Evolution: From Sapphire to Lumens on June 6, 2012 as part of Display Week 2012.
The Society for Information Display (SID), the leading global organization dedicated to the advancement of electronic display technology, in collaboration with IMS Conferences, is very excited to host LED Lighting Evolution: From Sapphire to Lumens on June 6, 2012 as part of Display Week 2012. The goal of this event is to allow global industry leaders throughout the supply chain to explore the cutting edge innovations that will shape the future of lighting and backlighting technologies as the industry migrates from incandescent and fluorescent to LEDs and OLEDs.
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Jed Dorsheimer, Managing Director - Canacord Genuity – Jed serves as principal and senior equity analyst at Canaccord. By leveraging his knowledge of compound semiconductors and device physics, Jed has differentiated his research from the street by identifying emerging trends such as solid state lighting and solar. Through bottom-up analysis and tireless market diligence, Jed has built a franchise known for fundamental research and credited with identifying key companies within that show the greatest promise of maintaining or disrupting incumbent technologies. In 2006, Forbes Magazine ranked Jed at No. 1 out of 105 for stock picking performance in semiconductors and semiconductor capital equipment. As a respected industry expert, Jed is credited with co-chairing and presenting at several leading events around the world and regularly appears on CNBC. Jed also serves as an advisory board member for Quanlight and Group IV Semiconductor, and acts as a lighting advisor to the William J. Clinton Foundation's Climate Initiative focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Jed graduated from Bentley College with a Bachelor of science degree in finance and has attended classes at both Harvard University and Boston University's School of Engineering, completing coursework in analog and digital circuit design, as well as material sciences.
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Public key not available error
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#open konsole, type "su" and root password.
#open konsole, type "su" and root password.
#gpg --keyserver
#gpg --keyserver ..--recv-keys <''pubkey''>
#gpg --armor --export <''pubkey''> | apt-key add -
#gpg --armor --export <''pubkey''> | apt-key add -
#apt-get update
#apt-get update
Keys may be on any of these servers as well:
Keys may be on any of these servers as well:
Latest revision as of 15:36, 3 January 2014
Apt-get includes package authentication in order to improve security. You can still install non-authenticated packages, but if you want to take advantage of this feature do the following (note that not all the deb repositories implemented this feature, if you upgrade from such a repository you'll get a "packages could not be authenticated" warning).
Easiest method
Works for MEPIS 8, 8.5 and 11.
Enable the Community repositories, then install checkaptgpg with Synaptic. Then, when you get a warning about a public key not being available, run this application by clicking StartMenu > System > Check Apt GPG. Enter Y and then the root password. When it is finished, the window will disappear.
Manual method
If you get a warning similar to this:
W: GPG error: ftp://ftp.nerim.net unstable Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 07DC563D1F41B907
Note the 16 character string of seemingly random numbers and letters? That is the public key, put that in place of <pubkey> in the instructions below.
- open konsole, type "su" and root password.
- gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys <pubkey>
- gpg --armor --export <pubkey> | apt-key add -
- apt-get update
Keys may be on any of these servers as well:
- subkeys.pgp.net
- minsky.surfnet.nl
- wwwkeys.pgp.net
- pgp.dtype.org
- wwwkeys.us.pgp.net
1. If you get the following error when you try to add the key:
gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on configuration file `/home/username/.gnupg/gpg.conf'
Run this command in Konsole:
chown root:root ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf
2. If you are missing MEPIS key use this how-to: MEPIS key
Script method
You can use a script developed by Community members to do this task for you in the following way:
- Right-click the desktop Create New --> Text File, and name it gpgerror_fix
- Open the file and paste in the following:
#!/bin/sh # checkaptget - check the .gpg signed Release files for missing keys # Check if I am root for use later. if [ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]; then ROOT=0 else ROOT=1 fi # Will we need to be rerun as root? RERUN=0 # The location of the trusted keyring. APT_TRUSTED=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg # The location of the Release files. APT_LISTS=/var/lib/apt/lists # Get a list of repositories for which we have downloaded a Release file REPOSITORIES=`ls $APT_LISTS | grep Release$` # For each repository look for a matching Release.gpg signature for repo in $REPOSITORIES do echo Checking $repo RELEASE=$APT_LISTS/$repo GPG='' if [ -s $RELEASE.gpg ] then GPG=$RELEASE.gpg else if [ -s $APT_LISTS/partial/$repo.gpg ] then GPG=$APT_LISTS/partial/$repo.gpg else if [ -s $APT_LISTS/partial/$repo.gpg.reverify ] then GPG=$APT_LISTS/partial/$repo.gpg.reverify fi fi fi if [ $GPG ] then # We have found a Release.gpg signature ANSWER=`gpg -q --no-default-keyring --keyring $APT_TRUSTED --verify $GPG $RELEASE 2>&1` if [ $? -ne 0 ] then # GPG errored - # Assume that an ID was included in the error message in the form # ... ID <GPGID> ... IDFOUND=0 for xx in $ANSWER do if [ $IDFOUND -eq 0 ] then if [ "ID" = "$xx" ] then IDFOUND=1 fi else GPGKEY=$xx break fi done if [ $ROOT -eq 1 ]; then # We are root, so we can try to download the key. apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://subkeys.pgp.net --recv-key $GPGKEY # Assume it worked. else # We are not root, so output a message. echo " Missing GPG ID $GPGKEY" RERUN=1 fi else echo " Good GPG signature found." fi else echo " No GPG Release signature found." fi done if [ $RERUN -gt 0 ]; then echo echo "Rerun as root to download the missing keys." fi
- Save the file, then right-click it, click the Permissions tab, and check Is executable.
- Move the file to /usr/local/bin
- Now you can run the script by typing gpgerror_fix in a terminal, and it will check and fix all keys automatically.
- If you like, you can create a desktop link or menu entry for it; in the latter case, be sure to have it open in a terminal, and add "sleep 10" at the end of the script so you can see the results before it exits.


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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - Prosecutors and defense attorneys emerged Friday from a closed session of the Guantanamo war crimes court so shrouded in secrecy that the defendant was barred from the room and none of the parties could even disclose the subject of the hearing.
There have been closed sessions in the past at Guantanamo to deal with procedural issues but this was on another level. The chief prosecutor, Army Brig. Gen. Mark Martins, said it was the first time they had gone into a closed issue to consider legal issues regarding classified information and the first time that the defendant had been excluded from the proceeding.
Richard Kammen, the lawyer for defendant Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, had argued unsuccessfully to let him sit in on the session. Afterward, he said he was even prohibited from discussing what happened with his client.
"There was a secret session, that's all I can say," Kammen told reporters inside a former airplane hangar alongside the high-tech courtroom where the war crimes tribunals are held on the U.S. base in Cuba.
The 48-year-old al-Nashiri, who was born in Saudi Arabia, faces charges that include terrorism and murder for allegedly orchestrating the al-Qaeda attack on the USS Cole in 2000, a bombing in the Yemeni port of Aden that killed 17 sailors and wounded 37.
The defense lawyer was sharply critical of the decision to exclude al-Nashiri, saying it would cast doubt on any eventual verdict and sentence in the death penalty case.
"One of the concerns we've always had about these proceedings, and we've had them since the very beginning of the case, is that ultimately what was going to occur here is a form of secret and expedient justice," Kammen said. "Real justice occurs in the sunshine and not in secret."
The judge was expected to release a redacted transcript of the 78-minute hearing, though it was unlikely to reveal much information.
Kammen predicted there would be more closed hearings as the case progresses fitfully toward trial, but Martins said the government would seek to keep the secrecy to a minimum, taking the unusual step of excluding the public and the defendant from a hearing only when necessary to protect national security. The rules for military commissions, a tribunal for wartime offenses, permit a defendant to be excluded from pretrial hearings to protect classified information but not during the actual trial, which is still many months away.
"Our intent is to present the evidence against the accused in an open, public trial," the general said.
Arguments over whether he could be excluded from the hearing were among the matters before the judge during four days of pretrial hearings that ended Thursday. The defense had argued that al-Nashiri, who was held by the CIA for about four years before he was sent to Guantanamo in September 2006, may already know some of the classified information that the government does not want to disclose.
The judge also heard arguments on defense motions to dismiss the charges of terrorism and conspiracy and on a defense request for an order stipulating that the defendant had a constitutional right to confront witnesses against him, which al-Nashiri's lawyers believe is necessary to prevent the possible use of witnesses who cannot appear before the court in Guantanamo. The judge did not rule on any of those motions.
No trial date has been scheduled but prosecutors have asked for a start date in early 2014. Martins said he expects the trial will be held at the U.S. base in Cuba despite President Barack Obama's renewed effort to close the detention center.
The Guantanamo court will go back in session next week for pretrial motions in the case of five prisoners charged with planning and aiding the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.


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Another 2025 Downtown Open House Scheduled For Monday Night
Sioux Falls residents are encouraged to participate in the 2025 Downtown Plan Community Open House on Monday, March 17, 2014, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Kenny Anderson Community Center. The community center is located at 3701 East Third Street.
The open house is a great way for citizens to provide their input regarding their vision for the downtown area going forward. The open house will have a variety of input activities including comment cards, surveys, and Post-it notes. Staff members will be present to answer any questions. Feel free to stop by anytime during the meeting to give us your input. At 5:45 p.m., a brief overview of the 2025 Downtown planning process will be presented.
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Other opportunities to submit input are available on the project website, including an online survey at www.siouxfalls.org/2025-downtown. Click on "Take the Survey."


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George W. Bush may have renounced his days of "Livin' la Vida Loca," but that doesn't mean he can't have Ricky Martin sing to him when he's inaugurated.
The Latin sensation will join singer-songwriter Van Morrison and actor Kelsey Grammer at a Jan. 18 gala at Washington, D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial. Bush will be sworn in Jan. 20.
The Bush team has been working to increase celebrity presence at his inauguration, recently announcing that Texas blues-rock outfit ZZ Top would play at a private party the same day. During his campaign, Bush had some musical troubles, when artists such as Tom Petty and Sting asked the Republican Party not to use their music.
In recent days, producer Jerry Weintraub, a Republican and longtime Bush family friend, has been working to get his colleagues, including gala producer George Schlatter, involved in the Bush inauguration.
"My focus is on bringing America together," Schlatter said, noting that it's his first inauguration assignment. "This is more a celebration about family and celebrating America and the spirit of coming together."
The Lincoln Memorial event will feature military bands, skydivers, fireworks, parades, and other Hollywood celebrities and singers still be to be announced.
"While there will be plenty of spectacle, it's not about spectacle," Schlatter said.
The Creative Coalition, a lobby group for celebrities, will co-host a bipartisan inauguration party, attended by Creative Coalition president William Baldwin, Pat Lawford, Tom Arnold, and others.
NBC and its parent company General Electric will also host a party.
Gore-friendly MTV Networks, which threw inauguration bashes in 1992 and 1996, was considering co-hosting a party this inauguration season but says plans were stymied by the extended election.
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Even turning down all thermostats to 68 degrees? Even?!
Sorry about your budget gap, but why the hell did you have winter thermostat settings above 68°? Even — even — if you have money to burn, you should want to keep temperatures at least that low for health and comfort. And I do not believe that the people who run Yale think that there's such a thing as anthropogenic global warming worth worrying a damn about. In fact, if you actually thought cutting carbon emissions was important, your thermostats would already be at 62° or lower. If you thought AGW is an emergency — of the sort Al Gore warns us about —you'd set the thermostat at 52° or lower.
Good lord, you're firing people from their jobs! Why are you still roasting the place to 68°?!
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Man has invented, not only houses, but clothes and cooked food; and possibly from the accidental discovery of the warmth of fire, and the consequent use of it, at first a luxury, arose the present necessity to sit by it. We observe cats and dogs acquiring the same second nature. By proper Shelter and Clothing we legitimately retain our own internal heat; but with an excess of these, or of Fuel, that is, with an external heat greater than our own internal, may not cookery properly be said to begin? Darwin, the naturalist, says of the inhabitants of Tierra del Fuego, that while his own party, who were well clothed and sitting close to a fire, were far from too warm, these naked savages, who were farther off, were observed, to his great surprise, "to be streaming with perspiration at undergoing such a roasting." So, we are told, the New Hollander goes naked with impunity, while the European shivers in his clothes. Is it impossible to combine the hardiness of these savages with the intellectualness of the civilized man?


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Why they could do it:
-It's a new era (Theo and company).
-They have had the same look for a long time, and they have not had that look for twenty years or anything.
-One of the worst road jerseys in the league.
-Very plain logos. The "C" on the cap is generic. The "Cubs" inside of the circle has no life to it.
-Adding new uniforms to a club that is popular nationwide would drive up sales. I bet they'd sell more jerseys and caps if they changed it up.
-Wear white at home with pinstripes, grey on the road, and have a blue alternate.
-They could go with a previous logo/look (kind of what Baltimore is doing).
-Use more than just one cap.
What do you guys think? Is there a need for change? They have a cool logo (walking bear) but never use it. I am sick of their plain look. I also want a new look so whenever I see pictures of those jerseys in the future, I can directly identify it with our current front office.


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Cultural Variability in Web Content: A Comparative Analysis of American and Turkish Websites
The objective of this article is to investigate the extent of differentiation of web communication on cultural grounds. For this purpose, US based Fortune 500 companies' domestic websites and their Turkish counterparts were culturally examined. Through a content analysis, the reflections of Hofstede's (1980) and Hall's (1976) cultural dimensions on the website content of the selected 88 websites were investigated. In general, significant differences were found in the depiction of cultural values on the websites examined. The results of this study provide implications for global companies in their attempts to culturally adapt their websites to local markets, in particular to Turkey.
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NCAA's Take a Kid to the Game program Saturday as Beavers top Thiel 23-20September 15, 2001
Local youth had an opportunity to experience NCAA Football and the college game-day atmosphere when Bluffton College hosted NCAA Football's annual "Take A Kid to the Game" program.
Midget football teams from Bluffton and Ottawa were on hand to see a thriller in Salzman Stadium as the Beavers kicked a field goal with no time left on the clock to take a 23-20 victory over Thiel College.
The Take a Kid to the Game program saw a record number of schools (181) participate last year in this campaign, which is focused on attracting more of the nation's youth to college games.


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East Asia Strategic Review 2014
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Broadcast/Internet: 17:00 JST, April 4, News papers: Morning edition, April 5
Eiichi Katahara
Professor & Director, Regional Studies Department
The National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)
Language:The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation
Tension over the Senkaku Islands remains high after China announced the creation of an air defense identification zone (ADIZ). The unpredictability of North Korean behavior has increased after the execution of Jang Sung Taek who was said to have a close relationship with China. Moreover the Abe administration's aim to change its policy on collective self-defense is rattling surrounding countries.
All of these factors make this an excellent occasion to have a briefing on the East Asia Strategic Review 2014 by Dr. Eiichi Katahara, Professor and Director of the Regional Studies Department at The National Institute for Defense Studies of the Japanese Ministry of Defense. Katahara will brief journalists on the highlights of the EASR 2014, including the more contested, strained situation in East Asia, US-China relations as a defining factor for the regional security order, and the advances in multilateral security dialogue and cooperation in the Asia Pacific.
EASR is an annual report since 1996 on the security situation of East Asia. The Japanese edition of the EASR 2014 is to be made public by the end of March 2014, and the English edition is forthcoming in May 2014.
Prior to joining NIDS, Katahara was Professor of International Relations at Kobe Gakuin University; a visiting fellow at Stanford University's Asia-Pacific Research Center; a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California's Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC); lecturer in the Department of Political Science and research fellow at the Australia-Japan Research Center, both at the Australian National University.
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#1 So-called 'job creators' just killed an entire industry07-09-2012, 06:10 PMA one-paragraph amendment tucked by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., inside the $127 billion federal highway and student loan bill approved by Congress on June 30 expands the definition of a tobacco manufacturer to include businesses that allow customers to use their roll-your-own machines, making them responsible for much higher federal excise taxes - and lots of other requirements with which the little storefront operations can't possibly comply.
"Lawmakers passed the amendment after the U.S. Government Accountability Office estimated in April that changes in the market for roll-your-own cigarettes had reduced federal revenue by as much as $492 million between April 2009 and September 2011," The Journal reports. "It also followed heavy lobbying by major cigarette companies such as Altria Group Inc. and the National Association of Convenience Stores
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Elected officials and other leaders who have the power to make life-and-death decisions for the rest of us should be guided by a commitment to objectivity when they make policy.
Too many, however, including U.S. presidents, ignore or reject objective information that is available to them. They turn to personal relations, personal experiences, political loyalties and raw emotion for answers and for justifications to act.
In 2011, for example, the GOP-dominated Florida Legislature proposed a firearms law that would permit concealed weapons on college campuses. Surprisingly, the measure was voted down, handing the National Rifle Association a rare defeat in the Sunshine State.
The bill was defeated because Sen. John Thrasher, the powerful chairman of the Rules Committee and former Florida House speaker, persuaded fellow Republicans to reject it. He had been personally affected by a gun-related tragedy in a fraternity house at Florida State University.
On Jan. 9, 2011, Amy Cowie, 20, held her dying twin sister Ashley after she was accidently shot by Amy's boyfriend with his AK-47 rifle. The twins' father, Robert Cowie, was Thrasher's dentist.
Asked by journalists why he opposed the concealed-carry bill, Thrasher said: "It's beyond personal for me. Any other time, I might support something like this, but I can't."
What had prevented Thrasher from objectively weighing the need for concealed weapons on college campuses? Why did his dentist's 20-year-old daughter have to die for him to stop the gun lunacy?
Now, in the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, where 20 children and six adults were shot and killed, Sen. Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat who enjoyed an A rating from the NRA for his support of gun rights, appears to be prepared to support new gun restrictions.
National Public Radio host Steve Inskeep asked Warner what had influenced his change of heart.
"Last Friday (Dec. 14), something that, not as a senator, but as a dad, kicked me in the stomach more than anything," he said. "You thought, oh, God … how do we keep our kids safe? That day happened to be the day when my college-aged daughters all came home from school and kind of said, 'Dad, you work up there. What are you going to do about this?' And the answer of kind of, well, just to enforce the existing gun laws didn't seem satisfactory to me."
Years of attempts by fellow Democrats to engage Warner in rational discussions about guns had little if any influence. Apparently, he was monitoring his NRA rating. It took personal pleas from his daughters to give him an epiphany.
Florida congressman C.W. Bill Young, the longest-serving Republican member of Congress, is a defense hawk and has supported every war the United States has fought during his career, which began in 1970. Until recently, he repeatedly opposed resolutions to pull troops out of Afghanistan, even a resolution to set a timetable for a total withdrawal.
Objective evidence — dead troops, maimed bodies, suicides, Afghan betrayals, millions of U.S. tax dollars squandered — indicated from the beginning that our military ambitions, like those of all nations before us, would be buried in Afghanistan, "the Graveyard of Empires."
None of it dissuaded Young, chairman of the House defense appropriations subcommittee. He believed that our mythic invincibility would make us victorious where others had failed.
In September, the congressman changed course after Army Ranger Matthew Sitton was killed in Kandahar province. Sitton was a local warrior who had attended the Christian school operated by the church where Young worships.
Before Sitton was killed, the congressman had received a letter from the soldier describing bad decisions by commanders and Sisyphean challenges that may have contributed to the deaths of many troops.
Young acknowledged to the Tampa Bay Times editorial board that he been moved by Sitton's prediction of his own death, saying: "I think we should remove ourselves from Afghanistan as quickly as we can. I just think we're killing kids that don't need to die."
We were "killing our kids that don't need to die" long before Sitton's letter. And we are still killing them.
Leaders who control the fates of other Americans should not make vital decisions based on emotion. Yes, it is good the likes of Thrasher, Warner and Young modified their thinking, but we cannot trust leaders who are not seekers, who dodge objective information, who extrapolate from their own narrow perspectives.
The late President John F. Kennedy left a useful insight: "Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."


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Friday, 25 November 2011
Stockport Road Views
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- Hydonian said...
GReat photos Tom !
Having been brought up on this road, on this particular stretch ,it's fabulous to see them !
- Friday, 25 November, 2011
Having also been brought up on this stretch of Stockport Road (Kensington Street to be exact), I too appreciate these brilliant photos. On the first one there are 3 shops clearly visible on the right-hand side. When I was young the one at the corner of Knight Street was Griffiths' grocers and off licence. It was commonplace at that time to see women making for that shop in the evening with a large jug to collect liquid refreshment to wash the husband's tea down with. The smaller shop in the middle was McGowan's newagents - young girls entered at their peril!! Next door was Dain's, the paint shop, where they also sold Esso Blue paraffin. I think there was also a wool shop along there too and Roy Kerfoot opened a small grocery shop after Griffiths' closed but it's possible that was in what had been the wool shop.
I'm intrigued by the 2nd photo when I zoom in to look at it. I can clearly pick out the house which is now Werneth Court at the corner of Kew Avenue, along with the houses next to it but then the opening to Kensington Street looks to have a corner shop which I have no memory of. What do others think, I wonder. Thanks for the photos - they're great.
- Friday, 25 November, 2011
I'd like some more info on groffiths store if possible, I lived in the house there :-)
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Paulus Wins Bee
NEW BREMEN — New Bremen spelling bee winner Alexa Paulus told her mother, Teresa Paulus, walking into the bee Tuesday night to have low expectations for her performance.
"Mom, I'm not going to win — don't be ashamed," Alexa Paulus recalled saying.
With a family history of bee winners, and a sister who had taken first place before, Paulus didn't think she'd studied enough to win in the 35-student competition. But spelling the word "flirtatious," when second place winner Erin Smith missed it sealed the win in New Bremen's middle school gym, sending Paulus to Lima on March 23 to compete in the regional championship.
"It was a shock," Paulus said.
This is the first year that a county bee has been canceled in favor of the champions from all schools going to regional competition. The change put the participants one competition closer to the national title in a competition where preparation runs in tandem with an element of luck depending on which word a contestant gets.
Paulus readily admitted there were words that some competitors missed that she wouldn't have known if they had been her words.
Paulus said she has to immediately start studying the words in study hall, using a spelling bee app on her iPod, and having her siblings quiz her at home to prepare for the regional competition.
The most difficult part, she said, is maintaining the focus to spell them correctly out loud without making any mistakes. It's easy to doubt what she knows, Paulus said, citing that she'd almost put an extra "M" in "flaming" early in the competition.
Smith, the second-place winner and daughter of Steve and Teresa Smith, said her most difficult challenge is handling words where letters are silent, like the word "flirtatious" that lost her the title.
"Also, I think it was sort of nerves," she said.
The regional competition will be at 10 a.m. March 23 at the Civic Center in Lima. Paulus will compete, and Smith is the alternate.


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ABAC To Unveil Painting by World Famous Georgia Artist March 1
TIFTON –When Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College unveiled its historic front campus in a 1:30 p.m. rededication ceremony on March 1, a unique painting from a world famous Georgia artist will be a part of the festivities.
ABAC commissioned Steve Penley to create the painting for the Stafford School of Business in the newly renovated Lewis Hall. Penley will personally unveil the piece in a 3 p.m. ceremony in Lewis Hall as a part of the rededication activities, which also include tours of Tift Hall and Herring Hall.
Today's activities also feature a 6:30 p.m. free concert open to everyone in the center of campus and fireworks over Tift Hall at 8:30 p.m. to celebrate the college's 105th birthday. Other Celebrate ABAC weekend events include the "Gee Haw, Whoa Back" rodeo at 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
"I am looking forward to all the events today and this weekend but I am particularly pleased with this ABAC signature piece that Steve Penley created," ABAC President David Bridges said. "I look forward to seeing it hanging in businesses and homes across the state and country."
In addition to commissioning the work of art itself, ABAC will present limited edition, signed and numbered prints of the piece to contributors who donate to the Stafford School of Business at ABAC at the $500 level and above.
Business School Deans Dill and Susan Driscoll said funds from the Penley prints will enhance student enrichment experiences including the support of national and international internships, a professional speaker series, networking opportunities, student community life, and other necessary educational supplements that better position ABAC students for promising futures.
"Donors at or above the $500 level to the Stafford School of Business will receive this special memento that all Georgians can be proud of, reminiscent of their investment in the future of ABAC students, the college, and the community of Georgia," Dill Driscoll said.
"I am excited to be involved with everyone at ABAC and to create such a meaningful piece that represents their long-standing impact on the state and the pride they have for what they do," said Penley. "Georgia is such a big part of my life, and no matter where I'm traveling in this country, it is always great to come home. I think it's the greatest state in the country and to be associated with any institution that educates my fellow Georgians is an honor."
Born in 1964, Penley was raised in Athens and Macon. In 1983, he began studying art at the University of Georgia before continuing his studies at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Best known for his iconic portraits, Penley has become one of America's most popular artists emerging from the south.
Penley's signature painting techniques incorporate a unique style of bold color, strong brush strokes and vivid imagery. An international breakthrough for Penley's art was heralded by the selection of his work for "True Color: Meditations on The American Spirit, An Artist's Response to 9/11."
In 2004, Penley was selected as the official artist for the G-8 Summit on Georgia's Sea Island. He received an official commendation from the Georgia State Senate in 2005.
Penley's 2008 solo exhibition at the new World of Coca-Cola followed an exhibit by Andy Warhol and the release of Penley's third book, "The Reconstruction of America". Penley also collaborated with legendary UGA football coach Vince Dooley to chronicle the exciting history of Bulldog football.
In 2010, Penley released "Ronald Reagan and The American Ideal" with a forward by Newt Gingrich, a book that not only celebrates Reagan's call to return America to its founding principles, but also illustrates fundamental American ideals in bold colors.
Penley's paintings have been acquired by many distinguished corporate, public and private collections, including Coca-Cola, King & Spalding, Houston's Corporation, The Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C., Mercer University, Robert Mondavi, The Booth Western Art Museum, The Georgia Museum of Art, Twelve Hotels, The Georgia Music Hall of Fame, Frank Luntz, Neil Cavuto, Kaiser Permanente, ESPN Zone, Sean Hannity, Air Tran/Southwest Airlines, and Chick-Fil-A.


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Discovery Channel Primetime Spotlight
"Bounty Wars" season premiere on Sunday, July 8 at 10 PM ET/PT
California-based bounty hunting teams search for bail jumpers and a chance to earn a $10K bonus. Team Aces gets lost in a dangerous apartment complex maze while The Midnight Runners can't agree on their strategy. Team Santa Barbara is on a roll, but will they win?
"Special Ops Ranger" special premieres on Sunday, July 8 at 9 PM ET/PT
For the first time ever, the 75th Special Operations Ranger Regiment allows cameras in their compound to document their special operations training course known as Ranger Assessment and Selection.
"Planet Dino" special premieres on Saturday, July 14 at 8 PM ET/PT
Two 30 minute episodes will air back to back. First, new fossil discoveries in Africa have revealed giant dinosaur predators even bigger than the T-Rex. Using groundbreaking computer animation, we illustrate these spectacular killers... including the biggest predator ever to have walked the earth. And the second half hour will take a leap back in time to the Jurassic period, where giant dinosaur killers ruled the land...and the oceans. Using groundbreaking computer animation and the latest fossil discoveries, we reveal the epic life-or-death battles between predators and prey.
"America's Most Secret: Structures" special premieres on Sunday, July 15 at 9 PM ET/PT
This one hour special investigates America's top five most classified sites and explores their covert activities. Throughout the United States, at this very instant; our Government's most secretive divisions are busy maintaining locations so sensitive, and so covert, that they will deny their very existence and we're going to expose the location and purpose behind them.


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|Tuesday afternoon: Thunder and hail enliven fair city
|Snap: Volleyballing by University Avenue
|Paul Garrett wants 8 more years
|So who wants two free tickets to see the Clipse at the Jefferson Theater on Saturday?
|Dynamic tix: Could JPJ see Ticketmaster's demand-based pricing?
|Rags and riches: Haven founder Shadyac goes on Oprah Wednesday
|VPA's judges smile on Hook
|Snap: The first Fridays in the nTelos Wireless Pavilion
|Global exposure: 'Fourth Grade' film racks up honors
|Snap: Hacked traffic warning
|Snap: Day of the dandelions
|Photos: TV On The Radio at the Jefferson Theater
|Murder case: Broadcast set for Morgan Harrington program
|Senate hopeful Kaine defends Soering transfer try
|Sullivan announces 'thorough' investigation of VQR operations
|Grief follows tragedy for UVA Lacrosse coach
|Then and now...
|Cold theater syndrome spreads
|Baby bottle-makers bag BPA
|Judge who saved Earl Washington dies
|Lost Charlottesville: Ski Land
|Keno, Lynch dredge up divergent views
|Hook brings home bacon (16 awards)
|Wheelchair video released
|Alleged killer Tinsley finally moving toward trial
|Allard's opening: Makes No Sense unveiled in Nelson


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Posted by K on 2013-04-19
$8.5 inc tax for an everchanging buffet that might look bland but tastes absolutely amazing? I'm in. Honest Abe, don't know whether we're talking about the same place but this is a winner. Seriously the amount of options and their sheer taste never leave
Posted by Honest Abe on 2013-02-25
OK, so exactly what does a 24 rating for food from Zagat mean anymore? This place is an insult to all of the other restaurants that earned a 24. This place serves low quality dried out chow and given the quantity of local competition (granted, most of w
Posted by Anonymous on 2012-03-26
This is the most insanely delicious indian food! I am addicted and must go each time I am in Manhattan. The value is unbeatable. The staff is helpful and kind. You gotta go! Not to be missed.
Posted by VT on 2011-12-19
This restaurent serves Indian food as it is. It has not altered the taste to suit or adapt to any particular customer base. Food is neither bland nor too spicy, just perfect the way Indian food has to be. Plus its reasonable and value for money.
Posted by hungry on 2011-10-20
Waited over an hour and a half for my delivery! Called the restaurant 3 times and all they kept telling me was my food is on the way. I could make my own food in the time this place took to delivery!
Posted by Varun T on 2011-10-07
This is consistently my favorite meal in the city. Try the rava with gunpowder chilli. I can't speak to the Gujrati and Punjabi dishes they serve there, but the dosas and uttapams are top-notch. I'm a regular, and i've never been disappointed
Posted by NoExpectations on 2011-06-13
I went there with some coworkers, many of which had been there before and they all said it was good. However, my experience was less than impressive. We went for lunch and the food was pretty bland. It definitely was not flavorful and there seemed to be l
Posted by West Harlem on 2011-06-10
The rusmalia dessert is SO delicious! Never had it before and I've gone back twice since! My partner and I split two thalhi dinners, and we had a lively evening. The staff are great! The food is really fresh and savory! GO EAT at Tiffin Walah!


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Giving a pet as a present seems like a great idea, but shoppers might want to give it more consideration before giving a gift that is such a considerable responsibility. A puppy at Christmas or a bunny at Easter may be given with good intentions, but that well-meaning sentiment can easily backfire, ending with the pet being given up for adoption when recipients don't feel up to the task of raising a pet. In such instances, the companion animal pays the steepest price.
Though it often is, buying a pet should not be an impulse purchase. You see sad eyes looking back at you from behind a cage door and want to give that animal a new home. However, introducing an animal into a family is not a decision to take lightly.
You must factor how well the pet will fit in with the family dynamic. Do schedules allow for quality time spent with the animal? Is it a financially good time to care for an animal that will cost money? Are you aware of how long the pet will live? Making those big decisions for a person on the receiving end of your well-intentioned gift may be crossing a line. Would you want to have such a life-changing decision made for you?
Furthermore, the holiday season is not one ideally suited for making careful decisions. People are often swept up in emotions and even stress, and shoppers may not be thinking rationally.
The hectic nature of the holiday season can be a difficult time for a pet to grow acclimated to its new environment. He or she may be frightened to assimilate or take longer to settle down.
Pets often need several weeks of quiet and constant care to become comfortable in their new environments. Here are some other reasons why the holidays are not a good time for new pets.
Holiday visitors may frighten the new pet and he or she may become weary of strangers at the outset.
The activities in the household may pose safety hazards for the young animal. An abundance of rich foods and various decorations could be ingested, potentially causing illness.
New pets should be carefully supervised around children to see how they behave. A child may not be accustomed to handling a puppy or kitten and could injure the animal. Similarly, the pet may be skittish and lash out at the child. Adults busy with holiday obligations may be easily distracted and miss how their child is interacting with the new pet.
Once the glow of the holidays wear off, children may be disillusioned with the new responsibility that has fallen into their hands. They may not like the responsibility that comes with being a good pet owner.
Reputable pet breeders and animal shelters often discourage individuals from adopting or purchasing pets as holiday gifts. Many organizations and animal businesses require a careful vetting of potential pet parents to ensure the animal will be placed with a family and in a home that is suitable.
Animal welfare groups warn that an estimated 50 per cent of pets adopted during the holidays end up right back at shelters. This can scar the pet. Avoid the temptation of giving a companion animal as a present. If it is your intention to gift an animal, talk to the gift recipient and discuss the pros and cons beforehand. Then you can work together and make the right decision for all parties involved, including the pet.


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"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" — the second installment in the movie franchise based on the young-adult book trilogy by Suzanne Collins — is still more than 10 months away, but fans got their first glimpse of the film Wednesday morning.
The first released image from "Catching Fire" shows Katniss Everdeen (reprised by Jennifer Lawrence) and Finnick Odair (newcomer Sam Claflin, of "Snow White and the Huntsman" fame), who aims to break the young archer's concentration during training.
In the books, set in a post-apocalyptic North America called Panem, Katniss is one of 24 tributes forced to compete in a televised fight to the death for the amusement of the wealthy residents of the Capitol. Finnick Odair is introduced in the second book as a former champion and a cocky heartthrob who charms his way through the upper echelons of Capitol society.
The first image, revealed to those who "Like" Entertainment Weekly's Facebook page, accompanies an upcoming cover also featuring Finnick and Katniss in full arena gear.
Released in March of last year, "The Hunger Games" was well-received by fans of the bestselling books and raked in more than $686 million at the worldwide box office. Many cast members are returning for the sequel, including Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson as fellow tribute Peeta Mellark, Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket, Liam Hemsworth as hometown hottie Gale Hawthorne, Woody Harrelson as mentor Haymitch Abernathy, Lenny Kravitz as Cinna, Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman, Donald Sutherland as President Snow, Willow Shields as Primrose Everdeen, and Toby Jones.
New to the sequel are Claflin, Jena Malone, Philip Seymour Hoffman and at least a dozen more actors.
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" is directed by Francis Lawrence, whose previous credits include "Water For Elephants," "I Am Legend" and "Constantine." He also is slated to direct the final two films in the "Hunger Games" franchise, the two-part adaptation of the third book, "Mockingjay."
"Catching Fire" is due in theaters on Nov. 22.
— Noelene Clark
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USFWS National Digital Library
Migratory Bird
Day (IMBD),
held annually
on the second
Saturday in
May, is an
invitation to
celebrate and
migratory bird
IMBD Information
web http://birds.fws.gov/imbd.html
phone 703/358-2318
IMBD Sales
web http://www.BirdDay.org
phone 1-866/334-3330
January 2001
It is the outright loss of habitat as a
result of human population growth and
development that is chiefly responsible
for bird population declines. Where
development is necessary, however,
people can make choices to minimize the
impacts to wildlife. A notable example is
traditional coffee plantations, where
coffee shrubs are grown under a canopy
of diverse trees. These tropical farms
harbor an abundance of birds, including
some of the prettiest songbirds that
arrive in North America each spring.
Where Does Coffee Come From?
Coffee plants evolved as understory
shrubs in the forests of Ethiopia and the
Sudan. As people discovered the
stimulating beverage made from the
seeds of the coffee fruit (coffee "beans"),
the cultivation of coffee spread globally,
first to the Middle East, then to Europe,
and by the 18th century, to Latin
America. Coffee thrived in the New
World, and since World War II, Mexico,
Central America, and northern South
America have produced one-third to two-thirds
of the world's coffee.
Until recently, most coffee in the
Americas was grown in the shade, in
keeping with coffee's wild ancestry. On
shade farms, coffee is grown under
existing forest cover, or more often,
under a cover of trees expressly planted
by the farmer. In addition to shade, the
tree cover provides protection from
damaging storms and contributes to soil
quality. Trees help to hold soil in place,
and the roots of some trees fix nitrogen
in the soil, while fallen leaves provide a
natural mulch. The trees also offer
shelter for pest-eating predators and a
source of additional forest products, such
as fruits, wood, vegetables, nuts, and
medicinal plants.
Shade Coffee and
Migratory Birds
The IMBD 2001 Theme
Traditional Farms Provide Habitat
Traditional shade coffee farms include
layers of other plants and trees, and thus
resemble natural forest. These farms can
satisfy the needs of birds dependent on
forests or other heavily vegetated areas
for food and shelter. The tree foliage and
leaf litter provide foraging sites for birds
seeking insects, spiders or other small
prey. The "air-plants"—epiphytes—that
grow on the branches of tropical forest
trees are particularly attractive to birds,
holding water and numerous organisms
within their leaves. Flowering and
fruiting trees provide additional food
sources. However, the fruit of the non-native
coffee shrubs is not an important
food source, and far fewer species are
found in the coffee plants than in the
forest vegetation overhead.
Studies have shown that coffee
plantations with significant shading—
greater than 40 percent coverage—by a
canopy that is structurally complex and
comprised of a diversity of tree species,
harbor a variety of birds second only to
that found in undisturbed forests. This
includes birds that
reside in Latin
America year-round,
as well as birds that
bring color and music
to North America in
the spring.
Trouble in Paradise
Beginning in the 1970s, due to concerns
about a damaging coffee fungus and a
desire for higher yields, major changes
occurred in the New World coffee
industry. Varieties of coffee that would
grow when planted densely in the sun
were developed, and major portions of
coffee cropland were converted to
production of these "sun coffees." Farms
with these varieties do produce
substantially increased yields, but also
have significant drawbacks. As tree cover
is removed, coffee crops require more
chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and
herbicides; they become more susceptible
to drought; require more frequent plant
replacement; and begin to have problems
with soil erosion and toxic runoff as well
as soil acidification.
When coffee plantations are converted to
sun production, the diversity of birds
plummets. Full-sun coffee farms host
only a fraction—25 to as little as five
percent—of the number of bird species
on nearby shade farms.
Make a Difference, Drink Shade Coffee
Next to oil, coffee is the most valuable
legal export in the world, with North
America accounting for over a third of
consumption. Thus, coffee drinkers can
make a tremendous contribution to bird
conservation by selecting brands
produced from shade-grown plants. Over
the past five years, many organizations
and businesses have been working to
promote shade coffee, as well as develop
certification criteria so that consumers
can be sure that coffee labeled "shade-grown"
is truly produced in a fashion
beneficial to birds.
Shade coffee is currently marketed as
speciality product, but it is not hard to
find. With a few phone calls or on-line
searches, and a little taste-testing, you
should be able to find a product and
provider that's right for your situation as
an individual, coffee club member,
retailer, or concessioner.
By selecting shade coffee, you will be
protecting important wintering habitat for:
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Wood Thrush
Red-Eyed Vireo
Black-throated Green Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Oriole
Western Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
and dozens of other migrating birds!
Shade coffee may be a bit more
expensive than sun coffee, but aren't
these birds worth it?
Some Sources of Shade-Grown Coffee
Shade coffee is available through a
variety of souces:
The International Migratory Bird
Day 2001 Products Catalog, on-line
at http://www.BirdDay.org
Progressive grocery stores such as
Trader Joe's, Whole Foods Market/
Fresh Fields, and Ukrops
Wildlife-related gift shops such as
Wild Bird Centers, Wild Birds
Unlimited, and zoo stores
Coffee shops and cafes
On-line, using lists provided by:
Smithsonian Migratory Bird
Center's Coffee Corner
The Rainforest Alliance's
Conservation Agriculture Program
Northwest Shade Coffee Campaign
Atlanta Audubon Society
Other sources on the IMBD website
If you want to see shade coffee in your
local grocery store, ask the manager to
stock your favorite brand.
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Wave – Against Every Beat! Review
Even though it sounds like the name of a music game, Wave – Against Every Beat! is a standard top-down shooter. You control a ship and shoot waves of enemies that fly onto the screen. There are multiple types of enemies, some of which try to avoid your bullets or shoot back at you, but you'll mostly deal with a standard enemy that comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. That's not to say Wave has nothing going for it.
Once you've progressed far enough through a level, you can jump into one of two portals. One of these puts you in Fever mode, which gives you control of two invincible ships at once to mow down oncoming enemies and rack up points. The other portal puts you into Drive mode. This places you in the cockpit of your ship with control over its two lasers. While probably offering fewer points than Fever mode, Drive mode is certainly the most interesting twist in Wave.
Another cool twist is that losing all of your lives throws you into Sudden Death mode, where you have to survive for 30 seconds by dodging air blades. If you can pull this off without getting hit, you'll be thrown back into the fray. This is a challenge, but it feels rewarding if you make it back to life.
Blasted geometry.
Beyond these alternate modes, Wave doesn't bring much new to the table. Three uninspired game modes are available. Arcade mode offers five missions to complete, each with unoriginal objectives like 'kill X amount of enemies', 'rack up X score', or 'kill the boss.' Even with the option to complete a harder version of each level after beating them once, there isn't much replay value here.
Survival mode is your standard 'play until you die' high-score run, but more intriguing to us is Free Play mode. Free Play mode allows you to use your own music tracks to create levels. This is a cool idea in theory, but there's nothing to sell you on the idea that the level you're playing has any relationship to the song you chose. This mode is described by the developers as a work in progress, so it will hopefully improve with updates.
We should also note that on any fourth-generation device Wave's graphics look unimpressive and fuzzy, due to the lack of Retina display support.
Although it has its moments, Wave is tough to recommend in its current state. However, the developers have said that new content and a finished Free Play mode are coming down the pipeline, so we may be singing a different tune soon.


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Kate Leipold, an RIT mechanical engineering instructor, was named 2010 FIRST Robotics Outstanding Volunteer for the Finger Lakes Region. Leipold, a resident of Irondequoit, received her bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from RIT. She also has a long history with FIRST Robotics. Leipold is faculty adviser to the FIRST robotics club at RIT and has been a mentor to several local high school teams.
It took approximately 100 volunteers to pull the competition together. "I've been lucky to have really great volunteers that come back year after year and work tirelessly to make the Finger Lakes regional well respected as one of the smoothest run regional events around," Leipold explains about the team that includes college students, retired business and engineering professionals, team mentors and individuals she describes as "friends of FIRST."
This is the second award Leipold has won for service to FIRST. In 2008, she received the Woodie Flowers Award, another of the prestigious awards given to mentors who lead, inspire and empower teams and demonstrate excellence in teaching science, mathematics and creative design. She was nominated by the team she mentored at Churchville-Chili High School.


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COAL CITY, Ill. — Miss Alyssa Nicole Swyndro, 16, of Coal City, Ill., passed away Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, as result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
Born April 1, 1996, in Joliet, Ill., Alyssa was a daughter of the late Aimee' Swyndro and Corey Wilson. She was a junior at Coal City High School and currently held employment with Subway in Morris.
Survivors include her maternal grandmother, Karen Swyndro of Coal City; paternal grandparents Sue Wolff and Floyd Wilson, both of Joliet; maternal great-grandmother Marcella Maly of Kansas; paternal great-grandmother MaryAnn D'Amico of Joliet; two sisters, Alexis Wampler and Brianna Stapleton; an aunt, Heidi Boyd of Coal City; and numerous great aunts, great uncles, cousins and friends.
Alyssa was preceded in death by her parents, Aimee' Swyndro, on Aug. 22, 2007, and Corey Wilson, on Jan. 26, 2008; maternal grandfather Daniel Swyndro; and her great grandfathers.
Visitation will be at Coal City United Methodist Church, 6805 East McArdle Road, Coal City, at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, until the time of the funeral service 7:30 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Thomas Logsdon will officiate.
A private family burial will follow Wednesday in Oakwood Cemetery, Braidwood, where Alyssa will be laid to rest with her mother.
Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in Alyssa's memory to her family for their distribution.
Friends may sign the online guestbook or send private condolences to the family by logging onto www.ReevesFuneral.com.
Funeral services and arrangements have been made under the direction and care of Reeves Funeral Homes Ltd. in Coal City. For additional information, call (815) 634-2125.
Alyssa Nicole Swyndro
COAL CITY, Ill. — Miss Alyssa Nicole Swyndro, 16, of Coal City, Ill., passed away Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, as result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.


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Woman Struck by Lightning During Wilderness Survival Class
For someone who was at the wrong place at the wrong time, a Florida woman sure found herself at the right place at the right time.
The unidentified woman was struck by lightning while attending a wilderness survival class Wednesday in Charlemont, Massachusetts.
It seems the woman was one of the few students eager to act as a volunteer in class because one of the subjects covered is lightning.
Wednesday's class was supposed to take place outside, but the threat of severe storms moved it indoors. As everyone moved inside, the woman was struck by lightning.
Instructor Sawyer Alberi, sensing a golden opportunity to provide a great lesson, checked over the woman. He said, "She never lost consciousness. She seemed to be OK, but I sat her down and listened to her heart and lungs."
An ambulance arrived and whisked the victim to a hospital. She's believed to be between the ages of 26 and 28. She didn't have any burns or outward signs she was struck by lightning, leading Alberi to declare, "It goes to show that not every lightning strike is deadly." Not that we'd like to find out firsthand.


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Jay Carnes, 70, went to his Lord, Oct. 16, 2012, after a lengthy illness.
Jay Carnes, 70, went to his Lord, Oct. 16, 2012, after a lengthy illness.
He was born Aug. 2, 1942, in Carthage, to James and Loriee (Stroud) Carnes. He is preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Sharon (Sheri) Carnes. Jay married Toni Bushnell on Mar. 17, 1977, and celebrated with her their 35th wedding anniversary this year.
The Carnes started their business as wagon makers; then brick makers; then a wrecker service; then a car dealership with an expanded showroom and automotive repair shop. Jay attended Pittsburg State. In his last semester, when his father lost his sight to glaucoma, Jay stepped in and assumed his role in the oldest father to son business in Newton County and Neosho.
Jay was an avid reader. Before he started a project, he read everything he could, not casually, but intensive reading so that he knew all there was to know before picking up a tool. Jimmy taught Jay if you can't find the answer, call the factory. Jay applied that lesson and came to have Carl Shelby's personal phone number for problem solving consultations.
Jay become known as the best carburetor man in the area. Many customers would say, "That car didn't run that good when it was new." Then he evolved into the "hot rod" man and Carnes Motors became "the local hang-out." Local authorities were very tolerant of the "latest project" noise, a drive-by with a wave was enough to signal it's time to go home.
Jay did all the "hands- on" work on the block assembly plus chassis design, which included: two open wheeled race cars, several circle track cars and two hot rod pull trucks, all built from the ground up by Jay. His friends usually became go-fers knowing that come Friday and Saturday nights they would share in the joy of watching Jay's cars win the heats and then the finals. He did have some sponsorship of local businesses and tire dealers. He was a member of the Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pulling Association. If Jay could not find the tool, he made it on his lathe. He was an inventor.
He lived his life proud of his Dodge, Hemi, and Mopar obsessions.
Toni and Jay THANK the following friends and family: B. Carnes, J. McBee, Ruddicks, Ross's, L. Faucetts, R. Bay, Renfro, R. Belk, Leland Osborn, J. Pace, R. Stephens, D.Tanner, A. Sink, T. Courtney, S. Merrill, C. Burnett, A. Hailey, J. McBride, JR. Penn, L. Studdard, the Hathaway brothers, B. Turner, Darren, Neiderts, J. Kimbrough; Fred's Auto, Neosho Auto, Crow Burlingame, Griffiths, O'Reillys and all the area salvage yards.
If you don't see your name or business, please forgive. Memory can only hold so much, but always know your friendship, support and participation with Jay and Carnes Motor Co. is a cherished one.
A special THANKS to Carl Childress, who walked into the shop as a youth, became a son to Jay, endured much, but always was supportive, who observed and learned much. Now a man who has evolved into a "sought after" mechanic in his own right!


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Would you lie about money to your mate?
About a third of Americans who have combined finances with a partner admit to committing some form of financial infidelity, according to a recent survey by the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE).
About 30% have hidden a bill or other statement 16% concealed a major purchase 15% admitted to having kept a secret bank account 11% lied about their debt Mysteriously, 11% lied about their incomes
And about 80% of all married folks hide some spending from their spouses, according to a 2010 survey by CESI Debt Solutions.
You don't need us to tell you that if fiscal deception can create a vast, nationwide, mortgage and banking meltdown—it can also do serious marital damage.
How to restore financial peace, love and understanding?
Keep some money separate. Each partner needs some financial privacy, says New York therapist Barbara Nusbaum, Ph.D. More ways to cope with money secrets here. Take a quiz that can help identify where your values are in conflict (a major cause of financial infidelity, experts say).
Share the love. What's the best way to tell your partner that you've lied about money—and want to set things straight?
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Winter Olympics: Unity, Peace, or Secession?
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The 2014 Winter Olympic Games are just around the corner and Sochi, population 350,000, is eagerly awaiting the arrival of thousands of athletes from around the world. Amidst terrorist bombings and threats nearby, on account of Chechnyan rebel groups, Sochi faces great security challenges arising in the form of space, land availability, warm climate and safety from terrorist coups. Chechnya is to Russia what Tibet and Basque are to China and Spain respectively. Essentially, they are factional regions and cultural groups which feel that they should be distinguished and independent from their mother countries. Secession is an issue which has arisen for nearly every developed power in the world. But how does it affect teens? Is it similar to the generational differences felt by adults and their kids? For example, look at the elder generation of Chinese adults who might have grown up in the era of the 'Great Leap Forward' or the 'Cultural Revolution', their children growing up as immigrants (first-generational) across the world, and their grand-children as citizens of a technological era. Do you see the differences in life, thought, and action? I would like to ask you, the intelligent and capable VOY public, to send in your thoughts about how secession would affect you? Do you live in one of these nations or another which would feel the effects of such movements? Do you live in a region of a country which would like to secede from its mother country? Do you believe that independence is a priceless entity and that every person of every region should be able to experience it?
Secondly, on the topic of the Winter Olympics, let us discuss the cultural unity that should come about because of this event. Ironic, isn't it? Here we are, ready to unite ourselves wholeheartedly and put our differences aside so that we may live peacefully for a month or so in the name of culture and sport. Yet, we still see the strife and struggle of terrorism, bombings, war, instability, etc. infiltrating the peace of our customs. What do you think about this? How do you feel? Although I am not a huge fanatic of sports, I still feel that these Olympic Games should be venues and times for pure enjoyment and fun. For the athletes, this is their international platform for success, their moment to shine. For us, it is just a great opportunity to see the world come together. Rebel groups, if you're listening, you might want to consider rescheduling.


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Why we need to reframe our nation's welfare debate
We've all heard about the problems with government handouts--they keep people poor, perpetuate unemployment, and give "lazy" jobless people a free ride. Republican leaders like Rep. Paul Ryan argue that the Catholic response is to cut spending on government aid programs, to make sure that we "don't make people dependent on government so that they stay stuck at their station in life."
The best way to refute this stereotype of the lazy, unemployed person living off of the government and taxpayer dollars is with real stories of people receiving welfare. For example, take the case of Melissa Bruninga-Matteau, an adjunct professor with a Ph.D. in history.
Bruninga-Matteau earns a whopping $900 a month after taxes for her teaching job. She lives farther from campus, where housing is cheaper, and spends $750 a month on rent. But the longer drive to work costs her $40 a week in gas. She doesn't receive health care benefits, and she's become dependent on Medicaid and food stamps to get by.
Unfortunately Bruninga-Matteau is not an isolated case. According to the Urban Institute, the number of advanced degree holders relying on government aid is on the rise. From 2007 to 2010, the number of people with master's degrees receiving food stamps or other assistance nearly tripled, going from 101,682 to 293,029. For Ph.D. holders like Bruninga-Matteau, the number jumped from 9,776 to 33,655.
Rhetoric about hard-working Americans being overtaxed so the government can support the "lazy and uneducated" who "don't want to get a job" isn't going to help us out of this crisis. We need to take a long, hard look at why people with jobs, people with an education, and people who are doing their best to support themselves and their families are coming up short.
Continuing to provide welfare assistance isn't enough to solve the problem, nor is drastically cutting that aid and making a bad situation worse. Instead we need to change the entire conversation and start working on ways to reduce the need for welfare among the working poor. Politicians on both sides of the aisle would be well-served to drop the rhetoric and work together toward a viable solution.