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SKAGEN is a member of trade associations in Norway (VFF), Denmark (IFR), Sweden (FBF), the Netherlands (DUFAS), Luxembourg (ALFI), the UK (IA and NCI), Switzerland (SFAMA), Belgium (BEAMA), Germany (BVI) and France (AFG). SKAGEN is also a corporate member of EFAMA.
In their capacity as recognised representatives of the fund management industry, fund associations have an important mission to look after the collective interests of management companies and fund savers alike in all dealings with the public authorities and legislature.
These organisations are a centre of excellence for the development of knowledge and understanding of the industry which helps to maintain and enhance its reputation and standing.
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With its head office located in Stavanger, Norway, SKAGEN Funds has been a member of the Norwegian Mutual Fund Association (VFF) since 1995. We subsequently also joined the Swedish Investment Fund Association (FBF) after Sweden became a home market in 2004.
Today, SKAGEN is authorised to market its funds in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the UK, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Ireland and France. In addition to the membership with VFF and FBF, we are currently members of the following associations:
- Federation of Danish Investment Associations (IFR)
- Dutch Fund & Asset Management Association (DUFAS)
- Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI)
- Investment Association (IA) and New City Initiative (NCI) in the UK
- Swiss Funds and Asset Management Association (SFAMA)
- Belgian Asset Managers Association (BEAMA)
- German Investment Funds Association (BVI)
- The French Asset Management Association (AFG)
Membership of such associations is an important mark of quality, indicating that the member company's fund management activities have received authorisation from the Financial Supervisory Authority in both the home and host country.
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Since the scope of action for national legislators is becoming more and more determined at a European level, SKAGEN is also an active member of the European Fund and Assets Management Association (EFAMA).
Its close contacts with the regulatory authority, the government and the legislative body allow EFAMA to contribute to shaping regulation by bringing valuable input when there is need to adapt the regulatory framework, adopt a new European Directive or create a specific regulatory framework for new products or services.
Recognised UCITS funds
All the funds SKAGEN distributes internationally are UCITS funds. Norway is fully compliant with the UCITS Directive and its amendments. The UCITS V Directive ('UCITS V') was transposed into Norwegian law on 1 January 2018.
The UCITS V amends the regulatory framework for Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities ("UCITS") to address issues relating to the depositary function, manager remuneration and administrative sanctions. The UCITS V was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 28 August 2014, and EU member states had until 18 March 2016 to transpose the directive into national law.
UCITS V focuses on three main areas:
- a new depositary regime which includes a clarification of depositary eligibility, duties, liabilities and depositary-related disclosure requirements and a set of rules under which tasks and responsibilities can be delegated;
- rules governing remuneration policies of both management and investment companies managing UCITS, that must be applied to key members of the UCITS managerial staff; and
- the harmonisation of the minimum administrative sanctions regime across member states
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One important advantage to being a member of fund associations is that it allows us to closely monitor developments in the fund industry and provides us with the opportunity to influence and improve the legal, fiscal and regulatory environment for the investment management industry and to the benefit of our clients.
Moreover, the fund associations promote high standards of ethics, integrity and professionalism throughout the industry by developing codes of conduct, ensuring transparency and good corporate governance as well as supporting efforts to fight money laundering and financial crime.
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The idea of a maturity model is not new, and I've seen a number of these related to SOA, Information management, and Service Management. However, I couldn't locate much around Collaboration. I did find a number of discussions that showed an evolution of sorts around tool types and then I stumbled on this.
As you can see, it doesn't provide much context. However, I did like it for a number of reasons.
Firstly, it wasn't looking at the subject as an evolution of product functionality – rather an evolution of behaviour. This aligns similarly with the other approaches I've seen, but it also identifies that (as with most areas in life) maturity is a reflection of behaviour appropriate to the situation. What it lacked however is more detail into how people might experience these levels differently, and what the journey along the maturity scale would require.
In other words, an organisation may conclude that it is probably 'Tools Oriented' but why – just because it tends to be application centric? I'm not convinced that this is anywhere near sufficient. Secondly, if an organisation has a strategic desire to move up that maturity level, then how do they get to a position where they are ready to comfortably work within a 'Knowledge Repository' way? This is not just a conceptual migration path, but one grounded in infrastructure requirements, cultural implications, and an understanding and commitment by leadership to do things differently.
A bit more understanding of the following ideas would help understand each maturity level to a much greater extent:
Information Types: What sort of information is being conveyed? Is it structured, referential, rich, media based?
Scope: How many people are affected by, or bought into this approach? This could be a one-to-one interaction, or alternatively based on role (e.g. sales), task (e.g. submit expenses), or self defined communities.
Communities: What would a community look like using this approach? It could be a community of one where I simply keep all my information to myself, and we all have information stores that satisfy that category. It could be a well-defined (and private) community with as few as three people, or it could be an all-encompassing community that grows or shrinks on an hourly basis.
Information Persistence: How relevant is the information being communicated? How long should it be kept? Is it for public consumption?
Integration Points : How much interaction takes place with other systems? Security is relevant here. What is used to allow that integration? How standards based are these links?
Connectivity: At the lowest level, no one connects to any other, whereas at the highest level, everyone is connected to everyone else. Social Network analysts would call this 'Density'. It's the dynamics of connectivity such as people who are hubs and outliers that really bring the value of collaboration to the fore.
And finally, how do each of these align to the maturity levels?
|Maturity Level
|Base Level
|Information Types
|Mostly structured, some rich media
|Individual contacts. The world revolves about you.
|Relies on an individual's ability to manage contacts and make conceptual connections between them to create value.
|Information Persistence
|Often non-existent, unreliable, time and access dependent
|Integration Points
|Often non-existent
|Often point-to-point
|Tools Level
|Information Types
|Mostly structured, some application specific constructs (e.g. XML), some rich media
|Teams and task oriented behaviour
|Constrained, static, functionally limited
|Information Persistence
|Application dependent, non-standard
|Integration Points
|Some through standards, bespoke and application gateways
|Functional silos
|Knowledge Repositories
|Information Types
|Defined by nature of user experience
|Role, special interest
|Self-registered, cross-domain
|Information Persistence
|Assumed to be long term and growing
|Integration Points
|Primarily standards based
|High density – multiple memberships
|Collaboration and Integration
|Information Types
|Complete convergent experience. Device independent.
|Community – 'networked individualism'
|Tribal – ephemeral to decades
|Information Persistence
|Minutes to decades
|Integration Points
|Standards based, enterprise linked
|High density, self organising
What else occurs as maturity increases?
Security Flexibility: Increases as a function of maturity. That doesn't mean that security is less important, but rather that the nature of information being shared, and the resultant ability to promote innovation must be balanced. Not all information, and not all interactions are the same, so why use a standard security model which assumes that they are?
Community Life: Decreases as a function of maturity. Many more communities, more Darwinian in nature. Useful/popular communities thrive and evolve, and unused ones die out. At lower levels of maturity, the communities are by nature more well defined, and therefore last longer. However, their community impact is lower as they touch fewer people.
Push versus Always-On: Increases as a function of maturity. At the lower levels, communication is generally user driven such as 'Send this mail', or 'Check my feeds'. At the highest levels, the opportunities to proactively drive content out to the user base is pervasive. This is highly context sensitive as well. For example, linking a GPS position with your data in a dating system such as likes and dislikes could notify you that a potential romantic partner is coming directly toward you on a street. The same system could notify the other person as well.
Creativity & Innovation: Increases as a function of maturity. With many different styles to communicating, a broad user base will choose their own set of tools. However, the information to a great extent is an underlying asset to most of these. Twitter for example, can feed into Facebook, and LinkedIn, and people who would never 'tweet' would still gain from those interactions. The choice of user response and how they interpret the information in the context of their interface is what helps drive creativity and information.
Collaboration medium life cycle: Decreases as a function of maturity. At the lower levels, tools are developed in a traditional manner to allow aspects of collaboration to take place (e.g. mail client, instant messaging client) and collaboration is a side effect of the interface. At the highest levels, collaboration is he product, and a multitude of functional widgets are used and connected creatively to facilitate this. Modern email clients are incorporating this mind-set and the edges are blurring. However, in doing so, they cease to be a pure email client, and more of a collaboration platform, which is a more mature deliverable. Widgets are developed quickly, and tested against collaborative use cases. Those that thrive survive, and those that don't won't. It is the long tail in action.
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89 episodes of Teenage Dirtbags since the first episode, which aired on December 25th, 2014.
Episode 41: "November Rain" by Guns 'n' Roses
September 21st, 2016 | 47 mins 52 secs
Here it is, folks, the finale of the Summer of Glum. Let's wash this taste from our mouth with a big slice of wedding cake.
Episode 40: "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M.
September 7th, 2016 | 42 mins 56 secs
When the day is long, make sure you watch this video. It's the penultimate entry in the Year of the Sadpole, The Summer of Glum!
Episode 39: "What's This Life For" by Creed
August 24th, 2016 | 47 mins 9 secs
(extremely Creed voice) ♪ What's a Dickfor??? ♪ It's the year of the sadpole, the summer of glum and it continues with this terrible fucking song. Ahem.
Episode 38: "Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
August 10th, 2016 | 42 mins 35 secs
Do you miss Uncle Charles? I do. Sometimes. It's time for the Summer of Glum! Let's get real sad!
Episode 37: "Bicycle Safety Camp"
July 27th, 2016 | 59 mins 20 secs
What's more Summery than a nice bike ride? But you gotta ride safe, we're begging you please.
Episode 36: "Thong Song" by Sisqo
July 13th, 2016 | 42 mins 12 secs
Summer Jams Season continues with Sisqo's magnum opus, the Thong Song. The Dirtlads talk about all that and more, including an update on our famous segment The Pokemon Go Report.
Episode 35: "Smooth" by Santana ft. Rob Thomas
June 29th, 2016 | 50 mins 24 secs
It's a hot one indeed. Get down to this Summer Jam all you Spanish Harlem Mona Lisas. It's time for a street party and you are invited.
Episode 34: "Barbie Girl" by Aqua
June 15th, 2016 | 40 mins 32 secs
Come on Dirtbags let's eat skirt rags. Oh oh oh oh. Come on Dirtbags, watch this video. (Oh, owa, Oh, owa).
Episode 33: "You Get What You Give" by The New Radicals
June 1st, 2016 | 41 mins 16 secs
Fuck these guys.
Episode 32: POKEMON TOURNAMENT FINALE PART 2!!!!
May 18th, 2016 | 54 mins 23 secs
It's finally here. The Pokemon tournament finale. You've been waiting. We've been waiting. Who will win the crown? FIND OUT HERE AND NOW.
Episode 31: POKEMON TOURNAMENT FINALE PART 1!!!!!!
May 4th, 2016 | 34 mins 56 secs
It's finally here. You've waited. We've waited. It's time for the finale of the WHICH POKEMON IS CUTEST TOURNAMENT! No more fucking around.
Episode 30: "A Freak Like Me Needs Company" from Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
April 20th, 2016 | 45 mins 59 secs
Brayton and Gary get their freak on, their Bakugon on and their Pokemon on. Would somebody please, please turn on the dark?
Episode 29: "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi
April 6th, 2016 | 50 mins 12 secs
Brayton and Gary talk about vape tubes and Manchurian Candidates in this episode about "It's My Life." Which you should 100% watch.
Episode 28: "Blackstar" and "Lazarus" by David Bowie
March 23rd, 2016 | 56 mins 19 secs
Brayton and Gary are joined by Kole Ross for our first crossover. In this TDB/BSC mashup, we tackle the Bloodborne-as-fuck videos for Black Star and Lazarus. R.I.P. Mr. Bowie.
Episode 27: "The Scenario" by A Tribe Called Quest
March 9th, 2016 | 39 mins 17 secs
Sega CD aesthetics. Listen to Gary not know anything about rap while Brayton knows about rap.
Episode 26: "Never Let You Go" by Third Eye Blind
February 24th, 2016 | 40 mins 40 secs
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Linda is as girl that used to live on my street, or to be succinct used to hang around my street. Of course I too no longer live on that street, but was reminded of her the other day when I was walking through Hipsterville or to precise Kent and South 1st, Brooklyn, NY. For those of you who braved Willamsburg in the late 90's and even the early 2000's girls like Linda were a dime a dozen. Of course the girls who were buying 'dimes' have now been replaced with the girls buying $4 lattes and the look of glamour grit and urban myth. The look may be one thing, but the reality is another and as much as being poor and sniffing and drinking are the acceptable high in a certain nouveau society the smoking and the shooting up was also and still is acceptable in certain other parts of society.
According to Linda, to support her habit would require servicing a number of guys during the course of the day. For a blow job she would take at least $40, straight sex – $80 and for anal add another $50. How I came to know these prices wasn't because I was looking to get it on with Linda, it was more that Linda was trying to drum up business and when you are prone to taking long summer evening walks at 4am nothing should strike you as too out of the ordinary.
One time a few years ago while going along one of those cursory walks I came across Linda running at me, crack pipe in one hand and blood running down the other side of her face. When you live in a city like NYC, your first impulse is to look the other way and pretend that nothing is happening. Instead I stopped and tried to make sense of this woman's sudden madness. At first I couldn't make out what she was saying but then I got the jist that some 'john' had gotten rough on her and she had run for her life with half his shit still in her hand.
So there I am wiping this woman's blood down her face when she asks if I'd like to go take a hit with her in the alley. It's kind of like meeting people you occasionally see out and having one of them offer to take you out in the back of one of the bathrooms to do a couple of lines with, but it's not. Although both of them are cocaine based, one snorted, the other cooked up pure and smoked and a much more pulverizing high they are very far removed from each other. Removed because one of them will inevitably find itself in the handbag of one of the pleasure seeking hedonistic girls who are now flocking to the neighborhood and the other frowned on because you have to resort to 'blowing' strange guys' dicks to get through your habit.
As Linda took out one of the dimes she had just ripped off from her john (it is of course common habit for a john and the 'ho' to smoke while servicing as a result of the intense high that comes on) and begins carefully stuffing it on her life support system I am wondering what this all means and how a society already stocked with as many legal drugs that you can so easily get your hands on is not at all bothered by the comings of goings of a rampant drug culture. We were inventing more drugs and getting people to listen more about the dangers of drug abuse and yet here we are every few weeks reading about people like Michael Jackson and Billy May o.d-ing on legal drugs as well as people like Dash Snow doing their head in on illegal drugs.
Doing her head too was Linda, watching her take her hit while I smoked a Marlboro light today must have seemed like madness on my part but there is a certain rush for madness to watching some woman whose blood you have just wiped away taking a hit on the side of what was then a deserted road at four thirty in the morning.
Listening to her start talking about her life must have been like watching some troubled young starlet talk about their addiction to pain killers, the occasional blow and their desire to beat their 'curse.' In one way that's a reality show, but what I was getting there was hard core reality and not the type that some Hollywood producer was about to glamorize unless of course there was the sudden rush of cop cars making the impending arrest.
Linda from memory had her own particular drama, no- she wasn't a world famous musician, star who couldn't keep up with all the terrible press, nor was she a well paid ad salesman on TV nor the grand daughter of a well connected grandfather whose legacy she couldn't bear. She was simply some woman who having arrived through life and it's disappointments had somehow stumbled upon her particular let downs and her way of dealing with those let downs…
By the second hit she was telling me how as a young woman (she wasn't smoking it back then but occasionally snorting it at a girlfriend's house) she was set to marry a young man she had met through her family- a fierce loving family that had emigrated from St Juan Peurto Rico in the 50's who Linda except for her only brother hadn't seen in the last ten years. Anyway, there she was, all dressed in white waiting at the church house waiting for her shining white armor to claim her. For some reason he never showed up at the church nor the next day after. He had suddenly gotten cold feet and 15 years later there's Linda stooped on her ankles, the most deranged look on her face and me smoking a Marlboro light with my handkerchief with her blood on it and her remembering that very moment.


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The important things to consider when setting this year's vehicle budget
As a car owner, there are many important considerations to take into account in order to get the full enjoyment and endurance from your vehicle. Before you even purchase a new car, it is important to budget for a variety of related expenses that you will need to pay towards your car over its entire life time. Additionally, if you want to extend your car's lifespan, you can also take steps to preserve its condition by performing the necessary maintenance each year.
First things first, you must understand the specific car-related expenses you will need to work into your budget each month, and ultimately each year. This can help you effectively arrive at a more accurate budget. Here is a list of specific areas to consider when devising your annual car maintenance budget.
1) Mileage
Depending on how often you typically drive your car will have a great impact on how much annual maintenance fees you may accumulate. The number of repairs or maintenance costs typically relates to the mileage you put on your car. For example, reaching 20,000 km per year or higher is a common time frame for when more significant repairs will play a factor. This in combination with how well you take care of your vehicle will determine how much you will need to budget for.
2) Care
As mentioned previously, if you take good care of your vehicle by performing proper maintenance, determining the amount of driving you do, factoring in the weather driving conditions, as well as how safely you drive your car you can also estimate how much of a budget you will need for this annual expense. If you are driving around like you are on a race track for example, then it can be expected that your car will require more servicing and repairs each year. This will heighten your vehicle costs on average and may mean you will want to account for a larger budget.
3) Age
As your vehicle ages, it is also very possible that it will require more repairs each year. Canadian weather especially can wreak havoc on any vehicle, as summers are very hot and winters reach severely cold temperatures. An older car will likely need more maintenance as well as more complex repairs to ensure it runs as it should during these contrasting seasons. This is why staying on top on your maintenance routines early in the vehicle's life is quite vital to its condition in later years. If you have a new car, you may not have to budget as much for maintenance each year, however with an older model you may need to increase spending on this area.
On average, experts in the field have stated that a vehicle owner (whose car meets the 20,000 km/year mark) can typically expect to pay approximately $1,000.00 for the cost of maintenance fees. Of course, this can vary depending on the above mentioned factors. While this number is a good place to start – there are some more specific steps you can take to establish how much of a budget you will need each year to maintain your car.
Step #1: Gather reciepts and maintenance records
Receipts and records of your car maintenance costs for the previous 12 months will give you a good indication of how much you should budget for in the next year. All of these receipts are likely to include the costs of any oil changes, tires repairs, as well as any repairs and servicing you have had to pay for.
Step #2: Add up your expenses for the year, divide by 12
Secondly, you will want to add up all of these maintenance expenses and calculate a total amount. To establish a monthly budget and determine how much you should aim to save each month for this financial area, you can divide the total by 12. For example, if you have found you have paid approximately $900 in car maintenance fees that year, then it is a good idea to set a budget goal of at least $75 a month.
Step #3: Factor in age and condition of car
Assessing the condition and age of your vehicle will help you to conclude that your car could perhaps incur more repairs in the next year. Since you have determined that you have previously paid $75 per month, you may want to take into account the fact that your car may require additional repairs in the upcoming year and increase this amount. As an example, you can raise that monthly amount from $75 to $125 or even $150 to ensure you have budgeted enough for the remainder of the year.
On the other hand, if you have already replaced major vehicle components (like the tires or brakes for instance) in the previous year, it is unlikely that you'll have to replace them again the following year. This information can help you realize that your costs may not be as high as in previous years – it will depend on your current vehicle situation. A compromise of $100 per month for your car maintenance budget may be sufficient enough to cover these annual costs. As you can see, you can rely on these factors to help inform you of how much you should save for each year in order to maintain your vehicle and ensure its reliability.
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The Background ( All fictitious!!!)
Since independence Zogo ( a very small country tucked away between it's three larger neighbors : Central African Republic, Sudan and the Democratic republic of Congo) has a troubled and violent history.
Since independence from Belgium in 1964, the country was ruled by the brutal dictator Aboiye Mshombou; a former sergeant of the Zogo African Rifles (ZAR). The ZAR was the key unit that provided the defense of the colony during colonial times. Consisting of 10 infantry battalions, an armoured battalion, an artillery battery and a light air arm, it was mostly recruited from the Mbala tribe. It was a professional force with white ( Belgian and French) officers.
After independence, Aboiye Mshombou , a member of the Mbala tribe seized power with the help of many of his fellow tribesmen. Killing any dissenters he ruled with an iron fist for 37 years. He allowed Cuban and Soviet advisors into the country tobring greater benefits to his own tribe and the mining of diamonds, uranium, tantalum and other precious minerals. The country was never completely settled as the north-east of the country held a small Muslim minority that was keen to secede and create a separate nation ( or join with the majority Muslim nation of Sudan next door) This area of tension has simmered since the 1960s, exploding into violence in the 1970s, 1990s and now with the rise of groups such as Al Qaeda again in the 2000s.
To the south and south west, other tribes, predominantly Christian and/or animist resented the Mbala tribe's hold over power and although various resistance movements arose- one that included the use of foreign mercenaries to gain independence in the late 60's and 70's, Abioye Mshombou crushed these with Soviet aid.
After his death in 2001 the country remained fairly stable under the control of his nephew T'mbolo Mshombou until militant Islamic preachers began to enter the north east of the country. The simmering tensions exploded in 2009 and a separatist movement led by Abu Bakr el Humar has been in full swing since then. Without super power backing, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, T'mbolo Mshombou (the nephew) is basically on his own, but looking for support from his neighbors- unlikely at this point. It is rumoured that he has engaged the services of Blackwater inc to train and advise his ZAR.
To the south west, the majority tribe of the region, the Baako tribe has resented the minority rule of the Mbalas and this too has spread into open conflict. Although poorly organised the Baako control the main diamond and uranium producing areas of the country. It is believed that the leader of the Baako tribal Militias, Beeko Mumfasa , has also engaged private military contractors, with the promise of mining rights in the event of independence.
One interesting factor is the small number ofwhite settlers in the south west of the country , who were welcomed by Mshombou after the collapse of Rhodesia. Although numbering a few thousand, they have the support of the very small minority tribe, the Shutsu tribe, and they are well armed and organized.


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After all the exams, essays, class projects, and lectures, the last thing you want to be concerned with is taking a class over the summer. Seriously! Summer is for sunny weather, sandy beaches, top-down car drives, and rocked out concerts. But before you leave all the summer classes to the nerds and bookworms, think again.
Free time is always in high demand but giving up a few minutes each day over the summercould translate into being ahead of the class when the fall semester rolls in.
When I was an undergraduate student and even as a graduate student, I initially considered taking a break over the summer each year. But after taking my first summer classes as a freshman, I made sure to take summer classes each year because doing so has a couple more perks than it does pains.
If you're curious as to what online summer school is all about and whether it is a good idea for you, here are some things to consider.
Unlike the fall and spring semesters where you have to be on campus each week, taking summer classes allows you a range of options. One of those options is online learning. You can choose to take classes online at your convenience and study at your own time and pace. Be sure to check with your school to make sure your credits will be accepted toward your degree program.
Get ahead
Online summer classes offer a great opportunity to get ahead of your peers. This doesn't mean you should go and rub it in their faces. But you can get all of the general education classes or a particularly difficult class (e.g., algebra or earth science) out of the way so you can focus on your core major courses during the regular school term. Being ahead of the game never looked so good.
Online courses are typically structured in a cooler, more relaxed manner than on-campus courses. This should not be mistaken to think that you don't have to work just as hard or that you can skip out on doing an assignment. The same level of focus and dedication applies. But you'll experience more freedom in terms of attendance, what you wear, and in-class interaction and group study meetings.
I cannot say that the workload is easier in an online class than in an on-campus class. But if you can carry a similar level of willingness to work hard and commitment to completing the assignments, you will do just fine. Don't get upset if a teacher doesn't respond to your questions immediately; they're also trying to enjoy their summer. Some courses have less writing while others have more writing. It all depends on what you choose to take.
The cost of college is already increasingly expensive. The last thing you need is more college debt to think about. Even though you will likely pay several hundred dollars for an online class, you will be having the cost of commuting back and forth to campus, paying for lunch and snacks, and eliminating additional costs like new outfits every other week. On top of that, it is often cheaper to take courses during the summer than the regular school year.
Anywhere, everywhere
You can still hit the beach, go on that road trip, head overseas, and hang out with friends for a weekend because you can keep up with assignments with your laptop. We often talk about the downside to living in the digital age but learning on the go, anywhere and everywhere, is one upside, making learning more versatile.
Transfer credits
This is a pretty cool part about taking online classes during the summer. Credits are typically easily transferrable to your primary learning institution. Be sure to check with your educational institution to ensure credits from the online classes you plan on taking will be accepted especially if you're taking them at another college.
Learn something new
If you want to try something that is not part of your core learning program, taking an extra class outside of your field may be the answer. For example, this summer, I am taking programming classes, completely different from my major in psychology but I'm sure it is going to be both fun and challenging.
Get to graduation faster
Taking classes each summer during your school year may allow you to graduate early while your peers have a semester or two left in their academic career. After you walk across that stage, you can take some time off to prepare for a job or do some of the things you love.
There is always a way to advance your education, consistently grow so you can be a better student and a better employee, and stay ahead of the curve. Once you consider all the great benefits of online summer classes, you may find yourself rethinking spending three months on vacation and heading to your computer for a class in art history or sociology.


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Fairfield, Conn. (April 21, 2013)—The Sacred Heart Softball managed just two hits against Boston University Sunday afternoon as they were shutout 8-0. Nicole Sidor (West Vancouver, BC) and Annie Dreher (Saugus, Calif.) notched the only hits against the Terriers's crafty righty. The Pioneers fall to 20-23 on the season with the loss.
Taylor Lane (Lisbon, Conn.) got the start in the non-conference match-up. The junior gave up five runs on six hits over 3.1 innings of work before Kacie Wentworth (Canton, N.Y.) came in in the fourth to close out the game. Wentworth gave up the latter three runs on eight Terrier hits while striking out two.
The Pioneer bats were silenced in the game as SHU batters combined for 12 strikeouts. Sacred Heart had two opportunities to score: one in the first inning and one in the third. Both times Dreher was on third with two outs.
Sacred Heart heads to Hartford next to faceoff against the Hawks for a midweek doubleheader on Tuesday.


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Burlington is our starting point, whether arriving by car, rail, or air... it is our little far north metropolis... quaint beauty with a trimming of cosmopolitan resources within a county boundary that is inhabited by half our state population. Take in a lunch on the Marketplace and prepare yourself for a tour of the northern Champlain basin, and then a trip over the ridge of the Green Mountains, to the Connecticut Valley watershed, and back north again, running parallel to the Vermont's geological spine, until you once again spill like the Winooski River and the Otter Creek, into the wide valley of the ancient inland sea, and the deep waters of the lake.
Photo courtesy Hid-In-Pines Vineyard
While I currently live in Vermont and have been here for twenty years now, I am a native New Yorker, of the upstate variety. More familiar with streams and rock outcroppings than the Tri-State reality, for a long while my notion of "the City" was Montreal, since I had far more youthful exposure to that situation, than to the Big Apple in the south. A family trip to Niagara Falls back in '76 took our station wagon through the Finger Lakes where mom and dad, who were not big wine drinkers, stopped to check out the local juice. Even as a youngster I wondered why we did not have a similar landscape and production in the Champlain Valley. European ancestry, third-generation citizenship, and the serving the Catholic Eucharist had prepared me for the importance of wine, but the process of its manifestation was absent.
Now, I understand the subtleties of heating degree days, winter kill temperatures, and hybridization that have evolved and transpired since those youthful dreams, and I am grateful to see that something new and good has started to grow and ferment in a place has nourished me for all my life.
OK enough reminiscing, we have to hit the road... There are a number of places to refresh and imbibe in Burlington, so I'm not going to tell you where to make your pit stop. Give me a ring if you are really in a pinch, but I'm guessing you'll be fine. Lunch is over, and we have to get going. We need to get across the lake. We've been looking at the Adirondacks since we got to Burlington. This is no mountain range, or ridge like the Greens or the Whites. That Daks are a great dome of some of the oldest rock on the planet. Four billion year and counting. Old stone still rebounding from the weight of the miles thick ice sheets that once covered everything and every place that I knew in my youth.
We could make a stop on Isle La Motte, on the Vermont side, to see the oldest exposed fossilized coral bed in the world, or check out one of the vineyards or wineries that make their way on this northern flank of New England, but today we'll keep going and enjoy the process of travel. We are headed to Morrisonville, NY to Richard Lamoy's Hid-In-Pines Vineyard, and we have a significant body of water to cross in order to get there. We have a choice, we can either drive the whole way, and take the Rouses point Bridge at the far north of the lake where the spray from big breakers in a south wind, can water the grass in Canada. Or, we can take the "short" 15-minute ferry between the Grand Island and Cumberland Head outside Plattsburgh, NY. The most leisurely choice is the "long" ferry, which is the one hour crossing from Burlington, VT, to Port Kent, NY, and offer the most spectacular views of the Lake, and the mountains that scribe its valley.
The vineyard is in fact hidden behind a tall stand of white pine, and is bordered by the same. This is an established vineyard that has only recently made the move from Amateur to Pro. Richard Lamoy has been growing fruit for a long time, and has built a pile of amateur winemaking medals to decorate the new tasting room that offers a variety of cold-hardy hybrid wines, as well as some of the labrusca classic to the area. Richard is serious about what he does, has written SARE grants to further research on hybrid training and maintenance, has been the go-to guy for Cornell's Baker farm Vineyard in Willsboro, NY (which is how I know him... my family lives in the town and I have been volunteering for a few years). The situation is rustic bootstrapping, and all of his wines are evenly priced at about $12. He makes very nice wine from dry to sweet, and I can only imagine what will happen once he needs to start price differentiation...because some of the wines really stand out. The University of Minnesota hybrids, a couple of Cornell clones, and even some of the original French-American hybrids do well here in the sandy soils that were once the beach of an inland sea.
Let's head down the lake shore road, making our way from the broad northern plain, to the place where those mountains were looking at earlier, make a precipitous drop into the cold depths. We're headed down to Essex, NY to get a room at the Essex Inn. This littletown has an extremely high concentration of colonial era buildings, and is a tiny treat to explore. Once checked in, we'll head a few miles back up NY State RT 22 to Willsboro, to have dinner at the Turtle Island Cafe. Dave is a CIA graduate, an inveterate skier, and makes the best damn soups I have ever had in my life. In fact, if he has a soup on the menu, that from childhood I have not liked, I can trust him to set me straight with cup or bowl immersion therapy. Why this little Adirondack town deserves the likes of such culinary genius, I do not know, but who am I to question the wisdom of fate... I just continue to make reservations. Dave is hooked in with a great fish person and always has fresh. He uses locally sourced produce to whatever extent he can, and he elevates what might otherwise be considered a "backwater" town, into a place where luminaries, governors, and giants of capital come to supp in a place that is near to their summer homes, as well as their hearts.
Day breaks on the lake and the sun rises over the green mountains... from where you sit you cannot imagine something more sublime. The lake is calm, you got up early despite the extra bottle from the deep wine cellar at the at the Turtle, and the pre-historic sound of the loons makes your neck hairs tingle. We spend a bit more time checking out the antiques and architecture in the village, and the hop on the ferry to go back across the lake. This time from Essex, NY to Charlotte, VT. We see the Green Mountains, Camels Hump and Mansfield distinct from the rest, and as those peaks drop over the horizon with our approach, the Daks rise up again in our wake. We hit the VT shore and head south... just before Middlebury, we stop in on Lincoln Peak Vineyards. The Granstrom's have been growing fruit for a long time too, and made the switch from berries to grapes several years ago.
First working as a vine nursery, and now making very nice wine. The wine is made in the vineyard they say, and in this case I need to agree. New to winemaking, the quality of the fruit shines through, and we can only believe that the wines will continue to evolve with experience.
Lunch in Middlebury is our next stop, before we hop over Middlebury gap, to get into the Ottauquechee Valley, a tributary of the Connecticut and the drainage waters from Killington. We are headed to the quintessential old Vermont town of Woodstock, sporting a number of Paul Revere bells, the country's smallest national park, your dinner destination. Pane e Salute began as a little bakery with the first "real" coffee and espresso that central Vermont knew. Cornetti, cookies, and fresh breads were just the start. Slowly and surely Caleb Barber and Dierdre have built from humble and honest beginnings, to serving lunches and brunches, and now an osteria that seats about twenty, serves four nights a week, rustic and delectable Italian cuisine, with a gem of a wine list that is both affordable and exciting. Caleb does wicked risotto, they grow a lot of their own produce, and it is the kind of place where visiting winemakers feel completely at home, and even help in the kitchen. Food & Wine magazine gave them a top fifty rating, and I'm just glad we can get a table.
Now, if we are good guests, and show appreciation for our hosts, we can complete our required stops, by making an appointment with Caleb and Dierdre, to visit tomorrow the home base, vineyard, orchard, garden abode from which they derive all of their power. Several hundred vines have been planted, cider has been pressed, and the little cantina in the garage, hence the moniker "La Garagista", will produce it's fist official wines this year. Old world sensibility, organic practice, and a genuine relationship with the land inform this project, and it is amazing to see such a thing at its outset.
So many places in the world have established vines through millennia, and a culture of wine has developed alongside the vine rows. ere we have the culture of appreciation, and only now are having the opportunity to produce something in proportion to that which we consume. Waxing abstract again, it's time to get on the road once again, riding I-89 up past the capital and back to the Queen City, where our itinerary ends. Until we do it again.
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National Manufacturing on the Rise
In a report released on November 2nd by Reuters, manufacturers are reporting an increase in output, as well as an increase in lead time for supplies.
The manufacturing industry is view by economists as a key sector, because ultimately supply starts with the manufacturing industry. When retailers are pessimistic about sales, they cancel orders and manufacturing suffers. When retailers are optimistic about sales, they initiate new orders and manufacturing benefits.
In October, manufacturers reported their 3rd consecutive month of growth in new orders and the highest rate of growth since April 2006. Furthermore, 13 out of 18 manufacturing industries reported growth.
According to industry experts, the growth was initially fueled by the need for retailers to replenish their depleted inventories; however, the more recent growth is merely the result of a increases in consumers' buying patterns.
Although manufacturing is only one sector of the U.S. economy, its recent growth is something to be positive about.


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Using "Lung Age" for Smoking Cessation
Many physicians use spirometry to measure the lung function of smokers as a means to convince them to stop smoking. If airflow obstruction is present (as evidenced by a reduction in FEV1.0), this can be shown to the patient as evidence of the damage that cigarettes are doing to their lungs. Rather than telling a patient that their lung function is x% reduced, it may have more impact to tell the patient the age they would be for that lung function to be 100% predicted. Telling a 55-year old male smoker that his lung function is that predicted for a 93-year old is likely to be more eye-opening than telling him that his FEV 1.0 is 77% of predicted.
The accompanying predictive formula was derived from normal Caucasian subjects (Crapo RO 1981). It allows you to enter your patient's gender, height, and measured FEV1.0, then derive the age for which that FEV1.0 value is 100% predicted.


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Despite having said it was done negotiating a number of times already, Microsoft appears to find Yahoo's search business too tempting to stay away for long. Yesterday, Yahoo released a statement that rejected yet another offer from Redmond, this one made jointly with Carl Icahn, who is engaged in a proxy battle for control of the company. The deal would have handed Yahoo's search division to Microsoft, leaving the remainder of the company in Icahn's hands.
Microsoft has not publicly admitted to having made an offer; as a result, the only details about it come from statements made by Yahoo's board. According to them, the offer was made late Friday evening, and Yahoo was given less than 24 hours to respond. The board's response was to reiterate the offer to sell the entire company for $33 a share; they also were willing to negotiate a different deal for Yahoo's search property. Both of these alternatives were rejected by Microsoft.
Yahoo's response suggests it's going on the offensive, as its chairman, Roy Bostock, slammed the unexpected offer and tight deadline, as well as the company behind it: "this type of erratic and unpredictable behavior is consistent with what we have come to expect from Microsoft." The attempt to compel Yahoo's board to negotiate with Carl Icahn, the man who is intending to have them all replaced, was also termed "odd and opportunistic."
The offer may not be so much odd as strategic, as Microsoft almost certainly knew it would be rejected. Past statements by Yahoo have indicated that the company views its search business as a core part of its future plans, and it plays a key role in the company's deal with Google. Divesting itself of that business would apparently involve completely restructuring Yahoo's business model, and the board would presumably expect extensive compensation for it.
Instead, they were apparently offered the worst-case scenario that could result from the board elections scheduled for August 1: their own firing, with replacements chosen by Icahn. Bostock's comments suggest that the new board would arrive with no plan for successfully managing Yahoo's remaining businesses. Indeed, Bostock quotes Icahn himself, who, back in June, dismissed divesting Yahoo's search business as a viable option, saying, "it's crazy for this company now to do this alternative deal and give the store away."
Microsoft's decision to make an offer that was sure to be rejected serves two purposes. It keeps Icahn's proxy battle in the news, reminding disaffected Yahoo shareholders that they need to vote. It also serves as a useful reminder that Redmond and the insurgents are on the same page, meaning that there will be deals available should Icahn succeed in the proxy battle for the Yahoo board.
The maneuvering clearly indicates that Microsoft is still interested in adding Yahoo's search users to its own lagging search properties. Whether Microsoft has plans that will only come to fruition with a larger user base or simply views expanding their search property as an end in itself isn't as clear.


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Karachi: Pakistan cricket team manager Intikhab Alam on Friday warned fast bowler Mohammad Amir, saying that he cannot afford to put a foot wrong on the tour of England where he was caught in a spot-fixing case six years ago.
The images of Amir's shocking over-stepping of the crease to bowl no-balls during the Lord's Test in 2010 will re-emerge as he is all set to take the field on 14 July in the first of a four-match series.
Amir and his new-ball partner Mohammad Asif bowled deliberate no-balls on the order of then Test captain Salman Butt in return for money — a sting operation by the now defunct British tabloid News of the World.
All three players were banned for five years from playing cricket and jailed by a UK court.
But since the ban was lifted in September last year, Amir has been in a superb wicket-taking form and will be the key bowler for Pakistan on the tour which also has five ODI and a T20I.
Alam warned Amir will be under strict vigil.
"Amir cannot afford to put a foot wrong," Alam told AFP as the team prepares to depart for England early Saturday.
"Amir has to prove a point to the cricketing world that there will be no slip-up, make up for the five years he lost and do justice to his talent by bringing laurels."
Alam said he fears people will provoke him.
"I fear people will provoke him on and off the field but he has been told to remain calm and not react," said Alam. "That happened on his first tour (New Zealand) when he was fielding on the boundary line, but they die down once you don't react," said Alam.
Fans shouted slogans and a stadium announcer played a sound effect of a cash register before the start of one of Amir's overs during Pakistan's tour of New Zealand in January this year — his first international tour on return.
Alam said Amir in particular and other players in general will have to follow a strict code of conduct on the tour.
"The message is clear for all the players and that is there will be no compromise on discipline and zero tolerance," said Alam, a former Pakistan captain.
"Amir will have to follow strict code of conduct which stops him from meeting people and focus on cricket," said Alam, who praised Amir's conduct.
"Since his return, Amir has been very good and has shown remorse of what he did," said Alam. "People expect miracles from him but he has been very good on the three tours he has had so far and we hope he will deliver to the best of his abilities in England."
Alam said Pakistan's team was up for England's challenge.
"I have always had good memories of England and this time too I believe we will be challenging for our opponents," said Alam who led Pakistan on the 1971 and 1974 tours of England.
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Lateral Office / InfraNet Lab
Toronto, ON
Mason White, Lola Sheppard, Daniel Rabin, Fei-ling Tseng
The American Southwest is the site of one of the nation's most unusual contradictions. It is both the driest region and home to the most rapidly increasing populations. More specifically, the Colorado River Water Basin remains a site for some of the country's most ambitious 20th Century infrastructure interventions including dams, aqueducts, water banks, and canals. This region, once again, is the site of intense debate on how to address an increasingly fragile ecology, and a complex economy of agriculture and tourism that relies upon this ecology. There are plans in place to manage the Imperial Valley and terminal Salton Sea, but these plans miss an infrastructural opportunity. We see this opportunity as a chance to introduce an infrastructure that is incremental and allows for a coupling of production systems, vibrant cultures, and threatened ecosystems. The Salton offers an ideal case study for America to demonstrate the potential of working public architecture 2.0.
Our proposal aims to create working public architecture that operates at a very large regional scale, though it employs micro-scale, incremental soft infrastructure. The Salton Sea edge is populated by three primary new marina cities that center on the site as productive, recreational, and wild. Within the sea itself, are deployable buoyant pools that maintain different levels of salinity to encourage a range of applications from recreation to harvest. Among other attributes, the pools are equipped to passively separate water and salt, generating a regional water (and salt) economy. Our vision is for a WPA 2.0, unlike WPA 1.0, that allows for infrastructure to behave as an ecosystem; it can grow, shrink, change priorities, feed, protect, and cultivate new species.


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Microsoft joins Eclipse Foundation
Microsoft has announced that it is now joining the Eclipse Foundation as a Solutions Member. "Joining the Eclipse Foundation enables us to collaborate more closely with the Eclipse community, deliver a great set of tools and services for all development teams, and continuously improve our cloud services, SDKs and tools," the company said.
Microsoft announced that it has joined the Eclipse Foundation, a group meant to promote not only the use, but also the growth of open-source software. The announcement came one day after Microsoft revealed that SQL Server would be coming to Linux.
The news may come as a surprise, especially as Microsoft offers its own IDE (Visual Studio). Still, the tech giant already has one foot in the Eclipse ecosystem -it offers an Azure Toolkit for Eclipse and a Java SDK for Azure which can be used by Eclipse users to construct their cloud applications. Thanks to the free Team Explorer Everywhere plugin, developers have access to the full suite of source control, team services, and DevOps capabilities of Visual Studio Team Services from within their IDE. According to the blog post, these offerings will continue to be maintained and shared via the Eclipse Marketplace.
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10 Things About Exotic Sport Cars You Have To Experience It Yourself | exotic sport cars
When it comes to extenuative deposit fuels, we now accept absolutely an arrangement of choices. Automakers currently action a bulk of hybrids, constituent hybrids, battery-electric cars, and alike a brace of hydrogen fuel-cell models (in California, at least). But the ol' internal-combustion agent isn't done yet.
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Even after electric assist, gasoline and agent engines can accomplish absorbing ammunition economy, and this account proves it. What we accept actuality is a assorted arrangement of cartage — including a hatchback, a convertible sports car, a affluence sedan, a auto truck, and a baby SUV — anniversary of which emphasizes ammunition ability and best-in-class gas breadth after sacrificing achievement or practicality.
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Miles per gallon: 36 mpg
How abundant will it cost: $16,190
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Good ammunition abridgement doesn't beggarly annihilation if a car can't assignment as a applied circadian driver. Thankfully, the Honda Fit manages to backpack acceptable ammunition efficiency, a hasty bulk of burden space, and a abundantly fun active acquaintance into a baby package.
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But while added cartage cede animal comforts and active amusement to save a little fuel, the Fit absolutely is a complete car. Its folding "Magic Seat" blueprint frees up affluence of burden space, and autogenous aggregate is acceptable at 95.7 cubic feet. The Fit is additionally reliable and nice to drive, announcement the peppiness baby Hondas are accepted for.
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Miles per gallon: 23 mpg
How abundant will it cost: $37,430
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The current-generation Chevy Colorado (and its GMC Canyon twin) is a bold banker aback it comes to auto trucks. It not alone revitalized the mid-size auto barter segment, it additionally alien agent ability in the anatomy of General Motors' 2.8-liter Duramax four-cylinder engine.
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Why should you buy this: You appetite a car that's frugal, classy, and comfortable.
Miles per gallon: 31 mpg
How abundant will it cost: $36,000 (base price)
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In the past, an Audi A4 wouldn't accept fabricated it assimilate this list. But now the A4 is accessible in the efficiency-focused Ultra blueprint ahead absolute to Europe. That agency it will get an EPA-rated 31 mpg accumulated (27 mpg city, 37 mpg highway). The front-wheel-drive Ultra doesn't get Audi's acclaimed Quattro all-wheel drive system, but it keeps aggregate abroad that makes the current-generation A4 great.
The A4 is one of the best tech-savvy baby affluence sedans around, boasting accessible appearance such as Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and Audi's "Virtual Cockpit" display. The closing replaces the barometer array with a agenda affectation that puts added advice aural the driver's band of sight.
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Why should you buy this: It's a fun car that additionally sips fuel.
Miles per gallon: 30 mpg
How abundant will it cost: $24,995
Why we best the Fiat 124 Spider:
The Mazda MX-5 Miata was already a abundant sports car, but Fiat took its basal belvedere and added some Italian flair. Inspired by a archetypal Fiat archetypal from the 1960s, the 124 Spider additionally offers commensurable ammunition abridgement to its Mazda sibling.
The 124 Spider gets an EPA-rated 30 mpg accumulated (26 mpg city, 35 mpg highway) with Fiat's own 1.4-liter turbo four-cylinder agent and six-speed chiral transmission. With the alternative six-speed auto, the car allotment 29 mpg accumulated (25 mpg city, 36 mpg highway).
Fiat capital to accomplish the affiliation to the aboriginal 124 Spider as absolute as possible, so it adorned the new adaptation with awakening bodywork that gives it a birr of added charm, as able-bodied as a sportier Abarth version. As with the Miata, the 124 Spider's low barrier weight and active administration accord it a authentic active feel that's missing from best added avant-garde cars. This little Fiat is absolute for a weekend drive on your admired amplitude of arced road.
Read our abounding 2019 Fiat 124 Spider Abarth first-drive review
Why should you buy this: It's an SUV with none of the SUV drawbacks.
Miles per gallon: 29 mpg
How abundant will it cost: $22,195
Why we best the Mazda CX-3:
The CX-3 is allotment of a almost new crop of auto crossovers that amalgamate the tall, almost boxlike bodies and accessible all-wheel drive of acceptable SUVs with the cast of baby hatchbacks. Attractive styling, an acquisitive engine, and a well-tuned anatomy accomplish the CX-3 one of the actual best.
The advantages of a agent like this are approved in the CX-3's EPA-rated ammunition abridgement of 31 mpg accumulated (29 mpg city, 34 mpg highway) with front-wheel drive, and 29 mpg accumulated (27 mpg city, 32 mpg highway) with all-wheel drive. It may be marketed as an SUV, but the CX-3 is still a baby car, and its fuel-economy abstracts reflect that.
Mazda isn't the alone architect affairs a auto crossover, but the CX-3's administration and its active 2.0-liter four-cylinder put best of the antagonism to shame. Like added accepted Mazdas, the CX-3 additionally appearance a well-crafted autogenous that has the attending and feel of article from a added flush brand.
The Agenda Trends automotive aggregation tests cartage through a absolute analytical process. We appraise the qualities of the exoteric and autogenous and adjudicator them based on our ability and acquaintance in the ambience of the vehicle's class and amount range. Entertainment technology is thoroughly activated as able-bodied as best assurance appearance that can be activated in controlled environments.
Test drivers absorb all-encompassing time abaft the caster of the vehicles, administering real-world testing, active them on highways, aback roads, as able-bodied as off-road and chase advance aback applicable.
Buying a fuel-efficient car is a acceptable abode to start, but a car is alone as acceptable as its driver. Numerous factors can affect real-world ammunition economy. Some of them — like cartage bottleneck and cartography — are out of your control, but there is still a lot you can do to aerate mpg. Actuality are some examples.
Driving behavior: The way you drive can accept a big appulse on ammunition economy. Try to be as bland as possible, alienated adamantine dispatch or advancing braking. The abstraction is to do as abundant as accessible with the drive you have, so the agent doesn't accept to assignment as hard. Coasting, aback possible, helps too.
Vehicle controls: Turning bottomward the air conditioning can advice addition ammunition economy, not to acknowledgment chargeless up ability that's acclimated to run the A/C compressor in best cars. Cruise ascendancy is additionally a acceptable idea, as it keeps the car activity at a constant amount that avoids balance burke use.
Eco mode: Many avant-garde cars accept some anatomy of "eco" approach meant to advance efficiency. This is usually able by analgesic burke response, although some systems additionally affect things like chiral about-face action and altitude control. These modes usually accomplish the car appreciably worse to drive, but ability be an advantage account because for the cost-conscious.
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A friend of mine has a 5 year old daughter and they are traveling out of state for Christmas. I thought I'd make her a notebook, some paper dolls and a few other things to play with on the trip. Well the paper doll didn't turn out so great, but the notebook is wonderful.
Front of notebook before I put her name on it. Paper is from the Girly Girl DCWV stack.
I used a pink ribbon and hung a charm on it using a purple heart shapped brad. I then flipped the ribbon over the brad and glued it so little fingers wouldn't get scratched with the brad.
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At the tender age age of eighteen he had performed a number of lead parts to include Pavilion of Armida, Egypt Nights and Chopeniana - and his partnership with Tamara Karsavina was legendary.
At one point in his career he caused a SCANDAL because he appeared on stage wearing tights that did not have the modesty trunks underneath - at that time this was obligatory for male performers in the company. There was a complaint and he was subsequently dismissed.
In 1914 he formed his own dance troupe in London - although this was not successful.
He experienced a very successful career up until signs of his schizophrenia came to light and he eventually had a nervous breakdown in 1919.
His career came to an end and he spent much of his time in and out of hospitals - he pased away in London in 1950 on the 8th April.
He was burried in London but his body was later moved to Paris.
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For GSS Climate Change chapter 9. Excerpt: ...NASA aircraft will take to the skies over the southern United States this summer to investigate how air pollution and natural emissions, which are pushed high into the atmosphere by large storms, affect atmospheric composition and climate. ...More than 250 scientists, engineers, and flight personnel are participating in the Studies of Emissions, Atmospheric Composition, Clouds and Climate Coupling by Regional Surveys (SEAC4RS) campaign. ....Aircraft and sensors will probe the atmosphere from top to bottom at the critical time of year when weather systems are strong enough and regional air pollution and natural emissions are prolific enough to pump gases and particles high into the atmosphere. The result is potentially global consequences for Earth's atmosphere and climate. "In summertime across the United States, emissions from large seasonal fires, metropolitan areas, and vegetation are moved upward by thunderstorms and the North American Monsoon," Toon said. "When these chemicals get into the stratosphere they can affect the whole Earth. They also may influence how thunderstorms behave. With SEAC4RS we hope to better understand how all these things interact." SEAC4RS will provide new insights into the effects of the gases and tiny aerosol particles in the atmosphere. The mission is targeting two major regional sources of summertime emissions: intense smoke from forest fires in the U.S. West and natural emissions of isoprene, a carbon compound, from forests in the Southeast. Forest fire smoke can change the properties of clouds. The particles in the smoke can reflect and absorb incoming solar energy, potentially producing a net cooling at the ground and a warming of the atmosphere. The addition of large amounts of chemicals, such as isoprene, can alter the chemical balance of the atmosphere. Some of these chemicals can damage Earth's protective ozone layer. For more information on the mission, visit: http://espo.nasa.gov/missions/seac4rs ....http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2013/jun/HQ_13-167_SEAC4RS_Campaign.html. NASA Release 13-167.
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Tuesday, 31 July 2012
07/31/12 Jason Arnott and the Great Eberle Debate
An off season debate is swirling around Jordan Eberle's shooting percentage. To some, Eberle has reached his high water mark; to others he's only just begun. Another Oiler had a similar problem in the early part of the 1990s and it created expectations that contributed to him eventually being sent out of town. That player was Jason Arnott.
Sunday, 29 July 2012
07/27/12 Rising: Taylor Hall
Taylor Hall is the first subject of a new series of rising and falling players and teams. Injuries have cut Hall's first two seasons short, but he's ready to explode offensively. Here's why.
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
07/24/12 Can Yakupov Score 30?
It's hard not to look at a young Russian first overall pick and think: Alex Ovechkin. Ilya Kovalchuk. These are some of the most prolific scorers in the NHL today, but only Kovalchuk scored 30 before his 20th birthday, and that 2002-03 season was his second. Can Yakupov accomplish the feat as a 19 year old rookie?
Monday, 23 July 2012
07/23/12 Thoughts On A Paajarvi/Erixon Swap
Rick Nash is in New York at last, and the Blue Jackets received a defenseman in the deal who could be deemed as an extra. Already Tim Erixon is being linked to the Oilers, but would he be a good addition if it cost Magnus Paajarvi?
Sunday, 22 July 2012
07/22/12 Weber's Offer Sheet Could Be Good For the Oilers
At first glance it seems that Shea Weber's $110 million offer sheet will limit the speculation about where he will end up to just two teams. But if the Predators match the offer, as the Tennessean reported that they will, there's a chance that he still ends up elsewhere.
Saturday, 21 July 2012
07/18/12 Trading Jordan
That title didn't cause you to throw the computer against the wall? Well then by all means, read on.
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
07/17/12 Bad Contracts and the Cap Floor
At the time of this writing, twelve NHL teams are sitting below the current salary cap floor. Eight of them have at least $3 million to spend to reach the lower limit, and five of those need to spend at least $5 million more. The opportunity exists for some teams to shed a bad contract or two.
Monday, 16 July 2012
07/16/12 Theo Peckham Vs. Ladislav Smid
Theo Peckham accepted his qualifying offer on Monday, and has been a bit of an afterthought for the Oilers. He showed potential in 2010-11, and one of his teammates should give him hope for returning to form.
Sunday, 15 July 2012
07/15/12 Oh, How The Depth Chart Has Changed
A lot has changed since the 2008-09 season. It's hard to get a grasp on all the players that have come and gone without looking back at the depth chart and seeing how it has transformed. In 2012-13 the Oilers will do battle with a group that is in many ways superior to the class of 2008-09.
Saturday, 14 July 2012
07/14/12 Perception Vs. Reality: Tom Gilbert
Tom Gilbert was the whipping boy of Oilers fans for a significant chunk of his time in Edmonton. Never able to replicate his 45-point season in 2008-09, many fans weren't sad to see him go. Apparently management wasn't either, and that's extremely worrisome.
Friday, 13 July 2012
07/13/12 Minute Munchers
How do you define a number one defenseman? He should be able to play in every situation and probably log 23 minutes or more per night. That's the type of player the Oilers need, but how many of those are there?
Monday, 9 July 2012
07/09/12 The Case For Cody Franson
Twenty-four years old. Six feet and five inches tall. 213 pounds. Right-handed shot. Given those factors it's amazing that this player was traded already, let alone that he could move a second time in as many years. But there's more.
Sunday, 8 July 2012
07/08/12 What Would It Take To Get JayBo?
According to The Fourth Period, the Oilers are believed to be one of five teams who have inquired about Jay Bouwmeester's availability. In many ways Bouwmeester would be a good fit for the Oilers, but what would Edmonton have to give their arch rivals to get it done?
Friday, 6 July 2012
07/06/12 Corey Potter's Future
Corey Potter had a strong enough season in 2011-12 to earn himself a new two year contract with a $775,000 cap hit. It's a bargain if he lives up to expectations, but will he play for Edmonton?
Thursday, 5 July 2012
07/05/12 Petry, Dubnyk Sign and the Picture Begins to Focus
Devan Dubnyk's new contract gives him the 22nd-highest cap hit of NHL goalies. There was always going to be pressure for him to perform next season, but now it's on another level. Some analysis of the Oilers' recent signings after the jump.
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
07/04/12 Wild Make Big (Huge) Splash
Seeing that the Minnesota Wild signed both Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, it seemed at first like a practical joke. No offense to the Wild, but if any team had a chance at both, it should have been Crosby's Penguins. Of course, the Wild had to pay.
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
07/03/12 Odd & Ends: Hordichuk, Suter, Parise, Smyth
We're still waiting on the two biggest UFA names to choose their new homes. On the Tuesday edition of Oilers Now with Bob Stauffer, Steve Tambellini was asked if the Oilers were in pursuit of Ryan Suter.
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This is a research report on octopuses in general, however will focus in on a particular species of octopus, the North Pacific Giant or octopus dofleini , which is a bottom dwelling octopus that lives on coasts of the pacific ocean, from California to north Japan. This report will cover the habitat, and lifestyle of this amazing mollusk, that is so often misunderstood. The octopus is a very intelligent, and resourceful invertebrate whose natural abilities should make this a fairly interesting reading.
The spawning of the giant pacific may occur at any time of the year, however the mating of the octopus peaks in the winter months, with the peak of egg laying in April and may. Octopuses reproduce sexually, and have both male and female octopuses. Reproduction takes place as follows: The male octopus uses his tentacle to take a mass of spermatophore from within his mantle cavity, he then inserts it into the oviduct, in the mantle cavity of the female.
This process occurs at depths from 20-100m and, lasts hours. With female octopuses receiving spermatophore up to 1m long.
Female octopus seem to prefer larger males as mates and male octopus may mate with more than one female in their life span, however the male octopus only lives a few months after breeding, and the female will die shortly after the eggs hatch.
Incubation can take from 150 days to seven or more months. The female may produce any where from 20,000 to 100,000 eggs over a period of several days. During incubation the female octopus will take to cleaning and aerating the eggs. This takes place at a depth of less than 50 meters
After hatching, the baby octopus (or larvae) take on...


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