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Compare Verismo To Nespresso
What does a $5,000 cuppa joe aftertaste like?
When I heard about the Jura Giga 5, the world's best big-ticket single-cup coffeemaker, I had to know. Styled added like a blueblood refrigerator, this is the Batmobile of brewers. Along with busy agenda displays, there are two bean holders, two grinders, two centralized heating units and two milk spouts in a aflame stainless-steel body. But do you actually charge a second-by-second amend on baptize output?
"It's for a actual accurate customer," said Randy Larue, the administrator of chic SoHo home abundance Sur La Table, area the Giga 5 retails for $5,499.95. Bristles accept been awash back the apparatus fabricated its admission in February, Larue said.
More of us are application single-cup coffeemakers to beverage our morning joe, according to business close Euromonitor. Single-serve machines now annual for 20% of all coffeemaker sales, up from aloof 4% in 2006. And sales of the machines accept jumped by a hypercaffeinated 523%.
But aerial amount doesn't beggarly bigger coffee, says Jonathan Rubenstein, buyer of Gotham artisan-coffee chainlet Joe the Art of Coffee. "In my opinion, the simpler the by-the-cup method, the added able and efficient," he says. "I accomplish my coffee by the cup every day at home, and accept a V60 [glass cone] pour-over, about the best basal coffeemaker available."
So what accounts for the massive acceptance of high-tech single-cup machines? "As with so abounding genitalia of people's lives, artlessness and acceleration are key," Rubenstein says. "Single-cup brewers acquiesce bodies to accomplish coffee when, how and area they appetite it."
With that in mind, how does a coffeemaker costing the aforementioned as a bunched car analyze to beneath cher methods of brewing?
To acquisition out, the Daily News activated seven single-cup brewers. We went from high-end to humble, including a $20 bowl clarify cone — the aboriginal single-serve machine. Overall, coffeemakers that use arena coffee — rather than those all-over pods — produced the best brew. The upshot: Back it comes to coffee, money can't buy taste.
Jura Giga 5, $5,499.95 at Sur La Table — THREE CUPS (out of a accessible five)
The top of this sleek, apparatus has two accolade for beans, and grinds them on demand. A apparatus central the apparatus tamps bottomward arena coffee afore baptize gets pushed through it. The result: easygoing coffee with acceptable body, no acerbity — and actually no appropriate flavors, tasting addendum or characteristics. Baptize additionally came out abundant hotter than optimal, admitting that's adjustable.
Verdict: Like a blatant car that still aloof gets you from point A to B.
Nespresso Gran Maestria, $699 at Nespresso boutiques and nespresso.com — TWO CUPS
An 800-pound apache of the single-cup market, Nespresso makes its own coffee capsules in 16 varieties. To try out the tortuously called Gran Maestria apparatus — which appearance a cup warmer, milk frother and adjustable baptize settings — we autonomous for a medium-strength Vivalto Lungo capsule. We capital a simple Americano; we got crema like beer cream and too-hot coffee, but characterful, medium-bodied flavor. There's article steampunky about the Gran Maestria's heavy-machinery design, but it aloof seems like window bathrobe on an accept brewer.
Verdict: Price and amount assume best out of bash with this unimpressive machine.
Starbucks Verismo 580 Single-Cup Coffee and Espresso Maker, $199.95 at called Starbucks food and StarbucksStore.com — ONE CUP
You'd anticipate Starbucks would bedrock the distinct cup. But Verismo pods ($11.95 for 12) produced some of the weirder-tasting coffee we sampled. The Pike Abode Roast managed the accomplishment of tasting both adulterated and burnt. And application one of the Verismo's powdered-milk pods added a artificial aftertaste whose final aftereffect resembled neither coffee nor dairy.
Verdict: If you charge accept Starbucks coffee, abide application their food as your single-cup dispensaries.
Cuisinart SS-300 Single-Serve Mini CoffeeMaker, $129.99 at Macy's — TWO CUPS
This was the best bitchy of the machines we tried. It takes a abounding two account to balmy up, and you ascendancy the baptize breeze manually. If you accept a abbreviate absorption span, and balloon to absolution the hot baptize button, you'll get a mug of adulterated slop. The Cuisinart's low-end quirks fabricated us appetite to put on the kettle and breach out the Nescafe.
Verdict: Terrific coffee, but mouse-on-a-treadmill technology makes brewing a slog.
Hamilton Beach, The Beat single-cup coffeemaker, $59.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond — THREE CUPS
At the low end of electric single-cup models, this bunched coffeemaker cranked out clean, bright flavors, with solid basal addendum and nice body. You accumulation your own arena coffee with an easy-to-use beat that doubles as a filter. Unfortunately, the little apparatus makes a massive mess. Baptize sprayed all over the abode from the Scoop's "shower head". Our countertop and mug — and white T-shirt — concluded up with copper-colored, Jackson Pollock-like patterns. Verdict: Wear an apron, awning the furniture, and you can adore abundant coffee from The Scoop.
Stoneware coffee cone, $19.95 at Sur La Table—- FOUR CUPS
Consider this the original-gangsta single-serve coffee device. It's about devilishly simple: You put a cardboard coffee clarify central the cone, dump your own arena coffee in the filter, and cascade hot baptize on top. That's it. That about zen action produced some of the best-tasting beverage we tried. We got coffee that tasted like coffee — rich, bold, circuitous and flavorful.
Verdict: Maybe this is how cavemen fabricated coffee, but it works. Delicious.
AeroPress System, $29.95 at aeropress.com — FIVE CUPS
The AeroPress comes in abominable packaging that recalls Ronco bloom spinners. But this all-plastic accoutrement is a austere coffee-making beast. Beat your own arena coffee into a butt that sits aloft your mug. Cascade hot water, activity 10 seconds, and boost a plunger through the butt until it tamps coffee into a bunched puck. Through abracadabra and air pressure, you get a rich, bold, assertive, authentic cup of coffee that's additionally circuitous and clean. Sure, there's no agenda affectation or congenital grinder. But that $5,000 in your abridged will buy a accomplished lot of beans.
Verdict: Total winner. For beneath than $30, the ultimate single-cup apparatus — and it fits in a drawer.
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A learning theory is the process by which humans and animals obtain knowledge and skills. The three basic categories used to classify leaning theories include behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism. The wide range of different learning theories is a result of the common variables present when learning is taking place, such as age, emotional state, and learning environment. It is also relative to the exact methods being used to gain the knowledge.
A learning theory that falls into the behaviorism category is based on the observable results of learning. This type of learning theory can be observed when the subject is learning a new skill, as would be the case with a child learning to tie his shoes. This particular type of behavior-based learning is often a result of a perceived reward for successful completion of a task or punishment upon failure of a task. One of the most well-known examples of the behaviorism learning theory involves actions learned as a result of classical conditioning, perfectly demonstrated by the use of external stimuli to trigger a particular response, as with Pavlov's dogs.
A cognitivism-based learning theory focuses more on the attainment of new knowledge or skills being a direct result of existing knowledge and individual memory retention. It is also commonly referred to as brain-based learning. This learning theory implies that learning is more a result of individual brain function, as opposed to external stimuli and conditioning. An example of this class of theory would be an individual attempting to learn a new language. If the person already knows more than one language, any subsequent languages will theoretically be easier to master due to the fact that his memory already has the basic knowledge of how to successfully learn a new language.
One of the most complex groups of learning theories focuses on constructivism and relies on individuals being able to create new concepts and skills, rather than just retain knowledge that already exists. It also speaks to the theory that knowledge is relative and unique to each individual, based on personal experiences and interpretation. In essence, it is a learning theory with it's roots based in both behaviorism and cognitivism. Constructivism can be demonstrated by an individual taking a basic cooking class. While he may learn the individual cooking methods in the classroom environment, more advanced knowledge will come when he begins using the methods outside of class, combining a variety of techniques to create his own particular style.
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@candyquilt-- Learning theories like behaviorism are different methods used to analyze learning and development. So it's not really about how people learn but rather how to track human learning.
An infant's development and learning can be explained using one or more learning theories. If behaviorism is used, then only the behavior of the child will be considered to analyze development.
Behaviorism and cognitivism are competitive in the sense that psychologists usually prefer to use one theory/method rather than the other.
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Do infants only learn by behaviorism then? I know that infants and toddlers learn by watching and mimicking their parents.
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Cognitivism based learning is the main method I am using to learn as a college student. I'm using knowledge I already have to build on it and form ideas. I'm also learning a new language and my language classes from high school are definitely helping in this regard.
I was reading some articles for class last week and I learned that research is also a great cognitivism based learning technique. Apparently, doing research helps the brain form new pathways. This helps the brain retain knowledge better and improves cognitive function.
I do a lot of research for my classes so I guess that's good.
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They have to find a guy named Tiny Roscoe, whose name has GOT to be a double entendre."
Today is Mr. T's birthday. Let us sing out in praise of the great man, without whom this year-long adventure would not take place. Think of the impact he's had – why, without T, the underprivileged kids of the 80's would never have learned to make ashtrays, setting the stage for the massive ashtray industry of today! The fashion industry would be dominated by brand names and self-impressed designers had T not been there to warn us to "table the label… wear your own brand.†And the number of entertainment franchises he helped lift off the ground… Wrestlemania, Rocky, Penitentiary, The Skinny Crime-Solving Gymnasts… I could go on, but let's just sum up T's influence this way: without T, you wouldn't know how to treat your mother right. Simple as that.
I once wrote a haiku in celebration of T, but I feel this time around we need something bigger, something more fitting to honor him. How about a limerick?
There once was a man called Tureaud
Who pitied the fool, thug or soul
Now he's Mr. T
He helps suckas like me
And his greatness we all should extol
Hmm, not that great. Maybe next year I'll do a statue.
It's a Desert Out There
Wild Guess Preview: 80's action series, meet 80's commercial pitchman! The A-Team squares off against none other than Ron Popeil, who employs his unending set of special TV offers and handy household gadgets to stop his wily foes. Popeil nearly finishes the team off by catching B.A.'s gold in a Ronco Record Vacuum, but is eventually foiled by his own Showtime Rotisserie – he set it, forgot it, and got too hungry to continue fighting. So the A-Team pelts him with chicken, yelling "BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!!!†with each wing or drumstick and Popeil dies of a massive irony overdose.
The Recap: Good morning, non-descript 80's henchmen! Are you here to steal that small silver Saab, or are you just here to show off your sunken chests, thinning hair and mirrored sunglasses? Looks like the former, especially after a valet dude runs up and whines "Hey, that's not your car!†but you punched him in the gut and drove off. The valet grimaces in a Steve Perry sort of way (is "Steve Perry†a style of grimacing?) The henchmen drive the car to Dirksen's Auto Repair and Salvage, and a guy there calls Sam Friendly's Used Cars. Sam is Dennis Franz, and he wants whatever car they just stole "chopped and ready to go.†Then a fancy looking guy called Tony Vincent walks in and mumbles some vague stuff about a grand jury investigating him and tells Sam "you've got two days.†For what?
Meanwhile, Valet Steve Perry is humming "Oh Sherry†to himself as he visits O'Reilly's Legal Service, which is actually a front for the A-Team. Valet Steve is actually Valet Davey, and he's not a valet anymore – he lost his job because Friendly's guys were stealing from the same lot. B.A. encourages Davey, saying Davey's brother believed in him when he was "a kid in trouble.†This alone convinces Hannibal to go after the car thieves and clear Davey's name, even though they're supposed to be in Saudi Arabia rescuing a princess or two, and for actual money. Side note: Murdock is doing "gardening therapy†– he even sprinkles some of his special grow powder on B.A., who says "I don't need to grow, fool!â€
Hannibal, using data from Tawnia, figures out where the car thieves have been focusing their efforts, and decides to lure them out with bait – Face's Corvette. No surprise that Face is very against this plan, but he and Tawnia park the Vette, with keys inside, at a restaurant. They've been doing this a lot, apparently – Tawnia says it's their "sixth lunch in two days.†But this time shit is going down – a guy is breaking into the Vette! They all race over and shake him down, but it's a false alarm – they guy has an identical Corvette parked a little ways away. And while the team is questioning this dude, the real henchmen show up and steal the van! It's a swerve! B.A. is beside himself because they took the van. Murdock is beside himself because his plants are in B.A.'s van. Face is kind of OK with the van being stolen instead of his Corvette, but it does put us in the odd position of watching the A-Team chase their own van. The henchmen shoot out a Vette tire and that's the end of that.
So nobody's happy right now – Face is still worried about his car, which he's washing by hand; B.A. is a tower of rage over the van, and Murdock's longing for his plants. Davy says they're right to worry – he's seen cars chopped up 20 minutes after being stolen. Hannibal wonders if there's a chopping operation nearby, and Davy says if there is, someone called Tiny Roscoe will know how to find it. Tiny Roscoe? That name's got to be a double entendre.
The team fights Tiny Roscoe. Heh heh, heh heh… cool.
So they go to a warehouse and demand to know where Tiny Roscoe is. "Who wants to know?†asks the guy at the door. "Me, fool!†says B.A. "Me too, sucka!†adds Murdock. In lieu of answering, the dude takes a swing at B.A., who throws him and the four other guys around the room for a while; after a little more enhanced interrogation, Tiny says Sam Friendly is the guy they want – he brings stolen cars in from out of state, sells them, then steals the car back and chops it up for parts. It's a pretty well thought out racket, you gotta admit, but that's no comfort to a van-less B.A., who trashes the warehouse on his way to find the van. "He's gone bonkers, Hannibal,†says Face.
"Gonna break some bones, man. Somebody got to pay!†That's B.A.'s take on Sam Friendly, and that's only because of the van being stolen and presumably chopped up – good thing he's not on "NYPD Blue,†or he'd have to endure his van being chopped up and see Dennis Franz's butt. The henchmen are about to chop up the van, but Friendly tells them they have to do "the Victor job†first, which involves building a duplicate of some other car. Still unclear what's going on there.
Hannibal's wardrobe provided by Liberace 500
No time for that now, though, we have a plan to put into effect! Face scams a job selling cars on Friendly's lot (he manages to sell about seven hundred cars in one day, judging from the sales slips). Then Hannibal pulls up dressed as "Johnny B,†a record producer who needs twelve limos and a Porsche. All of this, by the way, is being done so that Face can rifle through Friendly's files and find out when the next set of stolen cars will arrive – which, conveniently, is in like two minutes. Hannibal and Murdock hijack the car carrier from former French Premier Georges Clemenceau. Then they kidnap Friendly and take him to the chop shop lot, where they find the van and hold the remaining henchmen at gunpoint.
Surveillance costs less when you use 10-10-321!
B.A. literally runs his hand up and down the front of the van – I think he missed the van more than Pee Wee Herman misses his bike. He smacks Friendly in the gut as payback, but just then Tony Victor, the suit guy from the beginning, and his thugs get the jump on the team and hold them at gunpoint. "Retire them with flowers,†he says. Which I guess makes sense. Then Vincent and two henchmen dress up as policemen and get into a fake police car – Hannibal recalls that the judge on Victor's grand jury is being buried today, and that the DA on Victor's case will be there – so there's your secret project. There should really be a summary review at the end of each section of this show, to make sure everybody's following along.
The team is in a pickle, for sure; luckily, Murdock is still roaming free, and he scams a Dirksen repair guy out of his tow truck and arrives at the junkyard before Friendly can take the team out. This is enough of a distraction for the big fight to begin – Face wails on a guy with an old muffler pipe, while Hannibal and B.A. just punch away until thugs stop fighting back. B.A. tells "Mr. Un-friendly†that he's going to "use you as my car bumper,†but first he has to stop Tony Victor. He also notices a hearse in Friendly's junkyard – "what a great way for four wanted guys to get into a funeral filled with cops.â€
Murdock fires a machine gun inside a casket. Even by pro wrestling standards this is weird.
And so it's preparation montage time – a short one, since we're almost out of time, but enough to turn a broken-down rusty old bucket of bolts into a snazzy black limo. They pull up just as Vincent and his guys arrive – it took Vincent forever to get to the funeral, did he stop for burgers or something? So now a hearse is chasing a police car around a cemetery, and just when things couldn't get any weirder, Murdock pops out of the back of a casket and start firing his machine gun, which is enough to shoot out one of the tires and make the police car flip over. Now the real police show up and somehow they know the thugs are fake. "Hey, what do you know, we just nailed Tony Victor,†says an ADR.
Plant, the two of us need look no more…
Back to meet up with Davy and wrap up the week's adventures. Hannibal says he's happy that Tony V and Friendly are in the slammer. "Don't want to buy a used car from that fool,†says B.A. Murdock is planting his plant in the wild; time to say goodbye, and he's getting a little teary eyed. B.A. finds this ridiculous – "I don't talk to no plant, sucka!†– but after some cajoling even he goes over to give the plant a wink and a smile as the episode ends.
Another middling episode – if I may use a car metaphor, the pistons just weren't all firing here for some reason. Dennis Franz as the villain was a good idea, but the whole Tony V subplot just seemed not well thought out; same for the Murdock plant angle, even though Dwight Schultz was clearly giving it his all. And we're left completely hanging on the Saudi Arabia mission Face kept bringing up; did they finish it, or what? We're in a bit of a slump here, folks. Time to dig in and hope for a comeback.


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Today, Dan, Dario, Rick and I are really excited to present the sixth episode of theMSedge Techcast. We plan to talk about the following topics:
- Xbox One S, Project Scorpion and other E3 announcements from Microsoft
- Latest builds for both Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile
- Features of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update we are most excited about
You can watch the show live on the Youtube channel of theMSedge starting at 6:30 pm GMT. There you can also find the previous episodes. If you have any topics or questions we should talk about today, you can ask them on Twitter (@Valentin_win10) or here in the comments.
I'm really looking forward to today's episode and hope many of you will watch;)


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Sometimes, something good comes out of a disaster like the King Fire -like a friendship.
At about 9 a.m., Violet Jakob and Tilly Holtrop finished a morning walk near the Red Cross Shelter in Camino. Tilly remembers how she felt a week ago when she was told the King Fire was close and she had to leave her home.
"We had to evacuate. I have three dogs and I really was reluctant," says Tilly. "But, I stuffed them all in the back of my little Ford Focus and off we went!" Then she laughs. She has an accent you'd expect from a native of Holland.
A day later, Violet packed up her animals, took them to a board and care, and then she went to the Red Cross Shelter. That's where she met Tilly.
"I heard her talking. I realized she has an accent," says Violet, herself with a thick, eastern-European accent. "And I said, 'Well, she's kind of alone. I'm kind of alone...' You know, not alone. The family's back east,"...back east being Hungary.
They're now fast friends and amazed at how much they have in common -they're vegetarians, avid readers, dog-lovers, and now, big fans of the Red Cross.
And to think, for the last twelve years, they've lived just down the road from each other and never knew.


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text: Future of Florida Shooter's Big Trust Fund in Judge's Hands Nikolas Cruz reportedly due $800K inheritance By Michael Harthorne, Newser Staff Posted Feb 21, 2018 2:57 PM CST 225 comments Nikolas Cruz appears in court for a status hearing before Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool) (Newser) – The 19-year-old man suspected of killing 17 people at a Florida high school last week is reportedly poised to inherit $800,000 being kept in a trust fund when he turns 22. At least that's what Nikolas Cruz told the family he was living with after his mother died of respiratory illness in November, the Miami Herald reports. "The kid was not hurting for money at any point," a lawyer for the family says. "Everyone knows about [the trust fund]." Cruz's father Roger died of heart failure in 2004; a year later his estate was valued at more than $1 million. In 2008 Cruz's mother Lynda reached a medical malpractice settlement over Roger's death. Prior to her death she sold the family home for $575,000. If Cruz is indeed in line for a massive inheritance, a judge could force him to use the money to hire a private lawyer to defend him. Cruz is currently being represented by the Public Defender's Office, which is funded by taxpayers. The Public Defender's Office asked a judge Tuesday to help figure out how much money Cruz may have. If Cruz comes into the money later, he could be forced to pay back the Public Defender's Office, reimbursing taxpayers, for what is certain to be an expensive trial. The Public Defender's Office has admitted Cruz's guilt and offered to plead guilty for the shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in exchange for taking the death penalty off the table. Read the full story here. (Read more Nikolas Cruz stories.) My Take on This Story Report a story error Show results | 6% Hilarious 36% Intriguing 19% Depressing 12% Brilliant 3% Scary 24% Ridiculous


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Hoi An Souvenirs, Gifts & Touristy Things
Hoi An hosts hundreds of souvenir and gift shops, selling everything from high-end ceramics and traditional Vietnamese textiles to made-in-china trinkets and artificially aged 'antiques'. With such a vast number of options shopping in Hoi An can be overwhelming.
These thoughts are never far away: 'Am I getting ripped off here?'; 'Could I have gotten a better deal there?'; 'Will I like this giant bronze gong as much back home as I do here?'; 'Was this even made in Vietnam?', and on and on.
The best way to shop in Hoi An is to take a few days to walk around the Old Town, comparing inventory and prices from shop to shop. Luckily, for those short on time and patience (or who simply don't want to spend all their time shopping), we've compiled a list of some of our favorite places for original souvenirs and higher-end arts and crafts.
For cheap jewellery, postcards, trinkets, and even pottery we recommend exploring the Central Market and the An Hoi Night Market (and if you're not sure what you should pay, see our Price Guide).
Art Book
This type of shop with set prices and a slightly better offering of touristy things is becoming increasingly prevalent in Hoi An. There's books – best sellers, cultural and classics, all in English but you'll also find many other interesting trinkets. There are two Art Books in Hoi An; for the largest selection head to 166 Tran Phu which is situated under The Chef restaurant. Inside the rustic interior nestled in copious little alcoves you'll find ornaments, candles, bags, jewellery, Vietnamese tea, chocolate and much more. Even if you don't buy, this shop is worth a visit just for the visual experience. And if you feel a little peckish, The Chef restaurant upstairs has a wonderful rooftop balcony with great views over Hoi An – perfect for a Sundowner or two.
Add: 166 Tran Phu Street
Blue Bamboo (Truc Thanh) $$
Step into Santa's workshop in this harlequin of colour and simply irresistible and unique shop. Myriad hanging mobiles swirl from every imaginable crevasse. Even more amazing these hanging wonders made from felt are all made by owners Thao & Phuong. Either they are obsessive compulsive with a felt fetish or two sad girls in need of a life. Whatever the case, they've created a magic world that is hard to walk past. Apart from the countless mobiles there's also lights, key rings, hats, bags, purses and so much more.
Price: Frog keyrings 80,000vnd and mobiles around 180,000vnd.
Hours: 9am – 9pm
Add: 98 Tran Phu Street
Cocobana Tea Room & Gardens $$$
Located in a 200-year old Ancient house, the simply breathtaking Cocobana combines unique, impressive traditional Vietnamese architecture with artistic colorful displays of authentic artefacts from all parts of the country. There's local crafts, artifacts, candles, historic pieces and teas all beautifully packaged. This venue is quite unique in Hoi An so whether you are looking for something authentic to take home or not, this tranquil oasis is one place you should definitely visit.
Primarily a teahouse but just as much a museum, the teas are outstanding. Our favourite is the organic lychee tea!
Hours: 9am – 6pm (Tuesday – Sunday)
Add: 16 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street
Gallery Dung $
Gallery Dung holds its own among higher priced galleries, with beautiful ink paintings depicting traditional Hoi An and Vietnamese motifs. Prices average about 150,000 vnd for a medium sized piece (pictured in the frames) and 30,000 vnd for postcards. Directly next door to the workshop and gallery is a gift shop run by the artist's wife. Here you can browse through sun hats, cool magnets, and assorted typical souvenirs.
Add: 93B Phan Chau Trinh Street
To see more of Hoi An's art galleries, check out our Best Hoi An Galleries
Hoa Champa 'Coffee Craft Shop' $$
Since its introduction by the French in the 19th Century coffee has not only been embraced throughout Vietnam, it has made the country very rich (they are now the second largest exporter of coffee in the world). So, if you are looking for an authentic piece of Vietnam to take back home venture in to one of the many coffee gift shops exploding all over the Old Town. We particularly like Hoa Champa which doubles as a craft shop. Inside this small and very pretty rustic setting you will find many possibilities for souvenirs to take back home. Ceramic dishes, ornate tea sets, old-style coffee grinders, Agarwood jewellery as well as all manner of coffee and teas. They also have an extensive coffee menu which includes Vietnamese drip coffee, Americano, Lattes and even Yoghurt coffee.
Add: 49 Phan Chau Trinh Street
Weasel Coffee. This is novelty coffee made from the droppings of Weasels. It all sounds very cute in the literature: "This little guy eats the coffee beans, out comes the poop, we have special coffee." However, there's a dark side.
Hoi An Craft Ships $$
Whether you're a fan of aircraft, ships in a bottle or gigantic wooden replicas of famous ships, Hoi An Craft Ships is definitely worth a visit. The detail in the artwork is mind-blowing. There's speed boats, old boats, boats in a bottle, replicas of the Titanic, France II, the Black Pearl, Cutty Sark, Vietnamese boats – big and small – and many, many more. Considering the artwork and detail, the prices are very reasonable. A one meter- (3.3 foot-) length Titanic sells for around $US 37; they also take visa and package with a guarantee.
Add: 145 Tran Phu Street
Hung Thai Artwork $$ - $$$
There's some pretty impressive wooden sculptures in this shop along with some stately Vietnamese furniture and even though I was hurrying past, it pulled me in. Not exactly cheap but given the craftsmanship involved, reasonably priced.
Add: 100 Tran Phu Street
Tra My $$
Essential oils have long been part of our Western world but they have only recently exploded in to Hoi An. Now there are shops selling essential oils springing up all over the town. Tra My covers all bases however, so you'll also find coffee, tea selections, wooden artefacts, vases and ornaments.
Add: 178 Tran Phu Street
Reaching Out Gift Shop $$$
Those looking for high quality souvenirs and who like to support local craftsmanship need only to head to Reaching Out Gift Shop. The shops mission is to train and employ people with disabilities. The result is a lovely selection of handcrafted gifts, jewellery, and home decor. The prices are higher than your average gift shop in Hoi An, but so is the quality of the inventory. We recommend asking for a tour of the workshop, where you can see the work that goes into producing the shop's selection.
Add: 103 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street
The Timing Masks workshop $ -$$
The ancient tradition of mask making is alive and well in Hoi An thanks to artist Phong Bui and his family. On sale are masks of every shape and size. Reasonably priced with their own traditional stories, these masks would make memorable gifts to take home. Alternatively, do one of their 75 minute workshops and learn all aspects of mask making or simply do what we did: paint your own.
Price range: medium sized mask (face size) $US 10; paint your own under the guidance of Phong Bui and his family for $US 18
Workshops $US 18 (duration 75 minutes)
Times: 8.15am, 10.45am, 2pm & 3.30pm
Traditional concert every evening @ 5pm which combines folk dancing, classical opera, story telling. Price: 100,000vnd.
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We're not talking Lock & Co. Hatters of London but there's a fair range of little head warmers to be nabbed here. Yes, most might look better warming the teapot but ferret around – who knows what you'll find. And if you feel like channelling Somerset Maugham pick up one of their nifty little 'Panama Hats' for 150,000 vnd. Hoi An has many similar hat stalls but this one has one of the biggest selections.
Add: 90 Tran Phu Street
Viet Made & Viet Made II $$
These shops are perfect for the young and the young at heart. Stocking only items that have been made in Vietnam, Viet Made is full of whimsical handmade toys, handbags, colourful children's lights and trinkets. Our favorite items are the adorable patchwork stuffed animals that come in all shapes and sizes. Fairly priced at 150,000 vnd for a medium stuffed animal, you can stock up for the nieces, nephews, kiddos, or grandchildren in your life.
Add: 88 Tran Phu & 164 Tran Phu
Villagecraft Planet $$$
If you are in the market for high quality handmade, eco-responsible, and fairly-traded textiles look no further than Villagecraft Planet. This shop produces bedding, pillows, clothing and more using fabrics and motifs sourced from ethnic minority artisan communities across Vietnam. Their inventory isn't huge, but the items they have are ethically made and on-trend.
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The Iceman Teacheth
On Sept. 19, 1991, two German hikers wandered off a trail on the Similaun Glacier in the Tyrolean Alps, near the border between Austria and Italy, and happened upon one of the most significant Archaeological finds of the 20th century. Emerging from the ice was what at first appeared to be a discarded doll and then was assumed to be just another of the several relatively recent victims of the mountains that warm weather had been causing the glaciers to reveal that year. Even though it quickly became apparent that this body was much older, no one realized its importance, and for several days there was no attempt to protect it. Curiosity seekers gathered souvenirs of pieces of clothing or equipment, and haphazard attempts to free the body from the ice caused further damage and virtually destroyed the site's archaeological value.
Forensics experts at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, finally took charge, however, and--realizing that the body had been naturally mummified, or dehydrated--instituted procedures that would most effectively preserve it. It was stored under simulated glacial conditions--relative humidity: 96-98%; temperature: -6° C (21.2° F)--and allowed out for study for no longer than 30 minutes at a time. Even under such strict conditions, however, much could be learned. Radiocarbon dating showed that the "Iceman" had been sealed in the glacier for 5,200-5,300 years (making the body nearly 2,000 years older that the mummy of Tutankhamen). He was 25-40 years old, was about 1.6 m (5 ft 2 in) tall, and weighed about 50 kg (110 lb); his teeth were well worn by the milled-grain products he ate. He probably died when he fell asleep in a small trench and froze. Cold winds mummified his body, and he was then covered by snow. Scientists were surprised to find that part of the body was decorated with tattoos of groups of parallel blue lines--it had been thought that tattooing began 2,500 years later--and that humans had begun cutting their hair longer ago than had been believed.
The Iceman's clothing and equipment were also impressive. His fur robe had been carefully stitched; he had a woven grass cape to wear over the robe; and his leather shoes could be stuffed with grass for insulation. He carried two fungi on leather thongs--probably for medicinal purposes and maybe the world's first medicine kit--and a birchbark box containing food supplies. Among his other tools and equipment were a copper ax, a flint dagger with a wooden handle, a backpack with a wood frame, and a newly made and still unstrung bow made of yew. Most impressive, however, was his deerskin quiver, the oldest quiver ever found. In it were 12 unfinished shafts and 2 expertly finished arrows, the latter demonstrating that ballistic principles had been known and applied.
Some 120 researchers in Europe and the U.S. were studying microscopic pieces of the body and equipment. As work continued, it was likely that the Iceman would go on revealing details of everyday life during a heretofore little-known period in human history. Barbara Whitney


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What to Watch in the WTA This Week: Previews of Charleston and Monterrey
In a quiet week for the ATP outside Davis Cup, the WTA features a Premier tournament on the unique green clay and the only Mexican hard-court tournament on the calendar. An old event and a new event, Charleston and Monterrey feature fields surprisingly strong in view of the two marquee tournaments that filled last month.
Top half: A moment of silence, please, for Mandy Minella and Camila Giorgi. These two women, who have struggled in recent moments, battle for the honor of sharing a court with world No. 1 Serena Williams. Fresh from her Miami triumph, the defending champion in Charleston might face her first meaningful test in 2009 Charleston champion Sabine Lisicki. The German has struggled to gain traction outside the grass season, though, as her unreliable groundstrokes undo the contributions of her explosive serve. A rematch of last year's Charleston final could await against Lucie Safarova in the quarterfinals, although Sorana Cirstea will aim to build upon her fourth-round appearance in Miami, where she upset world No. 6 Angelique Kerber.
The fourth-seeded Sloane Stephens has struggled to profit from the favorable draws that she has received with a ranking inflated by her Australian Open semifinal appearance. Although she won a set from Agnieszka Radwanska in Miami, she has not won more than one match at any tournament since that Melbourne breakthrough. In her vicinity stand two compatriots at opposite ends of their careers, the veteran Bethanie Mattek-Sands and the teenage star Madison Keys. The formidable serves of either or both women could threaten Stephens more than Tamira Paszek, a grass-court specialist mired in yet another slump. Three more Americans will vie to become her quarterfinal opponent, including the first-round winner of a contest between Varvara Lepchenko and Christina McHale. Both Lepchenko and McHale could use a strong result to boost their confidence, but the real name to note here is Venus Williams. A finalist in Charleston four years ago, Venus needs to conserve her energy with comfortable wins in the early rounds.
Semifinal: Serena vs. Venus
Bottom half: Another former Charleston champion, Sam Stosur, aims to kick off her clay campaign in style as she recovers from an Indian Wells injury. Her closest challengers range from the aging but still elegant Daniela Hantuchova to Laura Robson, the latter of whom urgently needs some positive energy. Robson has lost demoralizing three-setters early in each of her last three tournaments, two after winning the first set, in a test of her volatile temper. Another woman with mercurial tendencies, Jelena Jankovic hopes to prove that her unexpected surge to the Miami semifinals marked more than a mirage. Jankovic excelled on clay when at her peak but has landed in a challenging section near March sensation Garbine Muguruza and the heavy-hitting German Mona Barthel. A surface faster than its red counterpart, green clay has rewarded such power hitters before.
Arguably the weakest quarter of the draw offers Caroline Wozniacki an opportunity to recapture her former mastery of this surface. A former champion both here and at the defunct companion event in Amelia Island / Ponte Vedra Beach, the second seed probably eyes her last chance to leave an impact until the US Open Series. Much happier for the clay season's arrival is Carla Suarez Navarro, well inside the top 25 now and likely hoping to rise even higher on her favorite surface. Near her lie both the fiery young star Yulia Putintseva and the dormant Julia Goerges, who has recorded several upsets on clay with her elongated but penetrating groundstrokes. Wozniacki may feel grateful to avoid Goerges, her nemesis more than once, but she could face an even more talented German in her second match. Still rebuilding her confidence following a series of debilitating injuries, Andrea Petkovic hopes to justify her wildcard in this soft section and string together some victories.
Semifinal: Jankovic vs. Wozniacki
Final: Serena vs. Wozniacki
Top half: The only top-ten player in the field, Angelique Kerber did not waste the opportunity to collect a few more points on her favored hard courts before the clay season arrives. Gifted uneventful early matches, she could face top-ranked Japanese woman Ayumi Morita in the quarterfinals. This double-fister recently reached the semifinals at Kuala Lumpur and delivered a competitive effort against Serena in Miami, not long after she had upset top-seeded Ivanovic in Pattaya City. While she has split her four previous meetings with Kerber, the German won the last two comfortably and has not lost to Morita since 2007.
Several potential future stars occupy the second quarter, such as USC women's star Maria Sanchez. Struggling to emerge from qualifying draws at most of the tournaments that she has played, Sanchez did register a key main-draw victory at Indian Wells. Halted by Agnieszka Radwanska there, she faces the Pole's less renowned sister, Urszula, in a match after which the winner might meet Donna Vekic. Still early in the evolutionary process, this teenager won main-draw matches at the Australian Open and Miami, the latter over fellow rising star Yulia Putintseva. The question remains whether any of these women can threaten third-seeded Maria Kirilenko, who exited Miami early after reaching an Indian Wells semifinal. Among the best results of her career, that accomplishment built upon a Pattaya City title and second-week appearance at the Australian Open. Curiously, Kirilenko never has faced Kerber.
Bottom half: Accepting a wildcard at the last moment, former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic represents the tournament's most compelling attraction for fans. Her early draw looks tranquil, although she sometimes has failed to take care of business in these situations. The hard-serving Hungarian Timea Babos will pose her most credible pre-quarterfinal challenge, but she has won only a handful of matches since the US Open. A more intriguing series of tests lie ahead for the sixth-seeded Yanina Wickmayer, who could meet Kimiko Date-Krumm in the second round. The Japanese veteran with the knack for creating uncanny angles nearly stunned Venus in Miami, revealing strong form ahead of a clash with Florianopolis champion Monica Niculescu. Either of those women could disrupt Wickmayer's rhythm with their idiosyncratic play but would struggle to protect their serves from Ivanovic.
The woman whom Niculescu defeated in the Florianopolis final, Olga Puchkova, finds herself sandwiched between two talented but slumping seeds. Despite starting the year by reaching the Brisbane final, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has sunk back into her dismal slump since then with opening-round losses in five of six tournaments. At a tournament where she has won two of her three carer titles, she will need to draw confidence from those memories. The second-seeded Marion Bartoli has displayed form more encouraging but has not won more than two matches at any tournament this year as uncertainty has swirled around her coaching situation. In addition to Puchkova, young Americans Lauren Davis and Coco Vandeweghe lurk in her vicinity, while Pavlyuchenkova may encounter top-ranked junior Daria Gavrilova in the second round. This event provides an excellent opportunity to catch a glimpse of developing talents like Gavrilova.
Final: Kirilenko vs. Ivanovic
Quick Recap: Williams' Sisters on Collision Course at Family Circle Cup
By Rick Limpert, Special for Tennis Grandstand
When the top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska pulled out of this week's Family Circle Cup on Monday because of a back injury, Bob Moran and his team at the Charleston WTA event appeared a little nervous.
It also gave the Williams' Sisters a chance to come to the rescue and they have delivered on the court and in the stands.
With Venus taking on Jelena Jankovic in Wednesday night's session, the attendance was a whopping 6,908. With both Williams' playing in Thursday's day session, it could be a record Thursday crowd at the Family Circle Cup Tennis Center.
Serena took the court ahead of her sister on Thursday and didn't disappoint. After a slow start, she blitzed Marina Erakovic of New Zealand 6-2, 6-2, for an impressive showing on clay.
As Erakovic double-faulted on match point, Serena pumped her first and booked her spot in the quarters.
Venus was next up and she started slowly as well. As she did the previous night against Jankovic, the elder Williams found her range in taking down Anastasia Rodionova 7-5, 6-2. The way Venus is serving, she could compete with any player on tour, right now.
"Sister Act"
A Saturday semi-final featuring the siblings could be in the cards, and with all the hoopla in Charleston this weekend as the "Original 9" are being honored, it could be quite a weekend for women's tennis.
Here's to a possible Saturday showdown.
Rick Limpert covers sports, technology and the intersection of sports and technology for the likes of Yahoo News, Yahoo Sports, and Examiner.com. He also hosts the popular "The Tech of Sports" radio show and podcast at http://netcaststudio.com/ . You can follow him on Twitter at @RickRoswell


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NAIROBI, Kenya — The United Nations has begun pulling nonessential staff members from the restive Sudanese state of Southern Kordofan, even as it sends more peacekeepers there to protect civilians, officials said Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, met with his southern counterpart, Salva Kiir, in Ethiopia, alongside Ethiopia's president and Thabo Mbeki, the former president of South Africa, to begin talks aimed at resolving the border dispute.
Heavy fighting erupted in Kadugli, the capital of Southern Kordofan, a week ago, one of two border areas where the northern Sudanese government has deployed troops in recent weeks ahead of a planned split of north and south into separate countries next month.
Humanitarian officials said Sunday that the situation in Kadugli was deteriorating.
"The troop capacity is stretched to the limit," said Hua Jiang, a spokeswoman for the United Nations in Sudan. "The troops that we have there are not enough to secure the whole area."
She said a contingent of Bangladeshi peacekeepers had been brought to the region from elsewhere in the country.Continue reading the main story
The United Nations compound in Kadugli seemed to be at risk. A United Nations humanitarian official said that the compound had five days of food rations left, and a security report issued Saturday said the peacekeeping force "can no longer guarantee the safety of some of its national staff."
The report said that up to 60 staff members were stranded in central Kadugli, and the local government had not allowed the United Nations to take them to its compound on the city's outskirts.
Thousands of city residents have crowded a displaced persons camp near the compound. At least 6,000 were believed to be there on Sunday, and the protection was said to be spotty.
United Nations officials said they could not rule out reports that people had been abducted from the camp.
A report by the United Nations humanitarian agency, dated Friday, said security officers in Kadugli had seen two trucks of blindfolded men being transported. It was not clear who the men were, where they were being taken or by whom.
At the same time, the United Nations has been trying to evacuate its own personnel.
On Saturday, a convoy of vehicles carrying nonessential international staff members was forced to turn around, United Nations officials said, when northern Sudanese soldiers stopped the vehicles and the Egyptian peacekeepers assigned to protect them abandoned the convoy.
A convoy with 30 international staff members is to try again to leave Kadugli on Monday.
Evacuating local staff members has faced other obstacles. The northern Sudanese government had prohibited all Sudanese citizens working with the United Nations from leaving.
On Saturday, the United Nations moved about 80 percent of its Sudanese staff out of Kadugli secretly, using commercial vehicles, according to a security report. There are approximately 380 United Nations staff members in Kadugli, a public information officer said.
Over the last several days, fighting in Southern Kordofan — a northern Sudanese state with a large and militarized population aligned with southern Sudan — has spread to more than half of the state.
Since the fighting began on June 5, humanitarian officials estimate at least 40,000 people have fled Kadugli, a city surrounded by the Nuba Mountains, where thousands of ethnically African locals, aligned toward southern Sudan, remain armed.
The Nubans fought alongside the ethnically African southern Sudanese during their decades-long civil war with the predominantly Arab north. But while southern Sudan is scheduled to declare independence on July 9, in accord with a 2005 American-brokered peace agreement, Southern Kordofan and neighboring Blue Nile State will remain part of the north.
The northern Sudanese army invaded the contested border region of Abyei last month, forcing nearly 100,000 southern Sudanese to flee.Continue reading the main story


text: DigitalSimply Ze BestBy Alissa Walker|June 14, 2006 ShareBy Alissa Walker|June 14, 2006 ShareThe man needs no introduction. But if we must: Ze Frank, everyone; everyone, Ze Frank. If you haven't been to his website today, go. No, seriously, you might have been there before, but now Frank does a daily show that he shoots, narrates and edits every single day. It's true! Today is June 14, 2006, and he's in Vegas.Nose around his site a bit to get a feel for what he does. This guy spent 8.5 months creating a new project every single day (the games and other diversions on the homepage are some of these results). Frank simply plays with the way we play, which is, in turn, the key to how we interact with design.Frank talked about the rise of authorship in design (MySpace, YouTube, his own comment-addled website) and that it's an opportunity designers can't afford to squander. "When someone comes to look at something, you build value just by getting them to do anything." Your audience is quickly learning your language ("They even know what Verdana is!" says Frank) and they just want to have a conversation with your brand, your company, your experience, you.No matter what you design, says Ze Frank: "Have a conversation with your users."Some people we've spoken with before think Frank's presentations are Design-Lite (funny web stuff, cool things he made, no big heavy concepts). But we actually think Frank's commentary was one of the most thought-provoking views into the future of design we've ever seen. Which is even more incredible considering he said the word "penis" approximately 32 times. Sharehttp://adweek.it/2kE0KLd copy Adweek Adweek


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In Memory of Michael Pressley: A Role Model for 21st-Century Educational Psychologists
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Graham, S. & Harris, K. (2008). In Memory of Michael Pressley: A Role Model for 21st-Century Educational Psychologists. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST,J. Hunsley, E J Mash. 65-69. United States of America: Routledge.
This article honors the contributions of Michael Pressley and examines 5 roles that were critical to his work as an educational psychologist: teacher, scholar, critic, builder, and mentor. We draw on Michael's life to illustrate how he carried out each of these roles and propose that educational psychologists in higher education in the new millennium should assume all 5 of these roles throughout the majority of their careers.
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My favorite part is that it falls and lays on your body in a way that just adds lots of flow and a layering effect. I wear it with a plain t-shirt and it makes me look like I really tried hard to look stylish.
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Selection of proper truck tire gives a comfortable ride and reduces the wear and tear on the tire drive mechanism, brakes and suspension parts. Auto Tire Stores Near Me in Duxberry many factors determine the selection of suitable type of tire. These include the terrain where the truck is mostly driven, the climatic conditions, normal driving speed and the full load that is expected to be carried in the truck. Three major tire companies who design and manufacture truck tire for wide range of applications on different and difficult terrains are Mickey Thomson, Super Swamper and Pro com.
Mickey Thomson Truck tireMickey Thomson truck tire manufactured by Mickey Thomson Tire Company was founded in the year 1963. Design, development production and distribution of tire and wheel for all applications are the main business of the company. Main focus of the company is to design and produce innovative tread patterns and tire compounds to build the best performance tires in the world, Auto Tire Deals both for on-road and off-road applications. The company has two locations in the United States, one in Ohio and the other in California. Cooper Tire & Rubber Company which is also in tire business having the head quarters at Ohio, USA acquired Mickey Thomson in the year 2003. The combined strength has further helped to consolidate the position of Mickey Thomson in the tire industry as a significant global player. The company's major brand name is "Baja" and the specific products under this brand are named on the basis of the type of the tire, such as Baja claw non radial, radial Baja claw, Baja belted and Baja radial MTZ.
PRO Com truck tirePro com tire are manufactured by Pro Competition Tire Company located at Ohio, USA. This Company is owned by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, which also owns the Mickey Thomson tires. Cooper tire is a global Company with manufacturing facilities in three continents and the sales and distribution network all around the world. Pro com tire are molded with the superior quality rubber compounds, Buy Car Tyres steel and polyester cords in state of the art production facilities. These reliable and long lasting truck tires are supported by warranty. The pro com tire brand carry the general name pro com and the specific products under this name are branded based on the application of the tire. The specific brands are ProComp All Terrain, ProComp Mud Terrain, ProComp X-Terrain and Procomp Xtreme A/T.
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Driving on incorrectly inflated tyres can cause problems both in terms of vehicle performance and road safety.
Given that 60% of people do not know what the legal car tyre tread depth limit is, it comes as little surprise that most of us do not know what the correct tyre pressure is for our vehicles either. The vehicles manual is usually a good place to start to find the correct pressures although failing that any garage should also be able to provide you with this information. Ideally, all car tyres should be checked at least once a month and at the beginning of any long journey using a tyre pressure gauge. It is also worth remembering that there are usually 2 correct pressures; one for 'normal' driving and one for 'loaded' driving, which is usually when the vehicle is loaded with passengers or is carrying a particularly heavy load.
Tyre Spot Ltd has been supplying and fitting car tyres in the Newcastle area for over 30 years. Today they have 9 branches across the Newcastle area and a website that allows users to purchase tyres online and book their vehicle in to their nearest Tyre Spot branch for fitment. Tyre Spot provide a wide range of tyres from premium brands to cheaper, budget brand car tyres as well as providing additional vehicle services such as exhausts, brakes, MOTs (which can also be booked online) and servicing.
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The truck tire, undoubtedly, is one of the main components of the truck, which influence on all its factors, such as a fuel consumption, steerability, resistance, brake properties, comfort, durability, etc. The design of the tire, despite of an apparent simplicity, is complex enough. The tire consists of more than two hundred various elements, using the best quality materials. In this article we tell about tires for trucks and buses. The information is oriented on direct users of tires, who are engaged in trucks operation.The pneumatic tire for trucks represents the elastic envelope meant for setting on a wheel rim and filled by air under pressure. Against the way of sealing the pneumatic tires may be tubed or tubeless. The tubed tire consists of a tire casing and the tire tube with the inner tube valve. The tubed tires for trucks are assembled on rim strips and flat knockdown rims. The designation of rim strips and tubes should correspond to a designation of tires. The rim strip is made in the form of a shaped rubber gasket and settles between the bead of tire, the tube and the wheel rim. It protects the tube from a jamming between the bead of a tire and a rim and from damage by unevenness of a rim. The tire tube is a circular rubber tube with the special valve, filled by air.The carcass tire for truck is a rubber-cord casing basis (a power part) of a tire. It is made from one or several coats of the rubberized cord with the rubber interlayer, fixed on the bead rings. The breaker consists of one and more coats of the rarefied rubberized cord, divided by rubber interlayer, and it is located between a carcass and a tread. Depending on a material of a cord in the breaker the tires are subdivided into the tires with textile breaker and metal-cord tires. And if both the carcass and the breaker are made of metal-cord, the tire named all-steel-tire.
A wheel chock is a safety device that is intended to prevent a truck or other vehicle from accidental movement. If you're wondering what can happen to make a truck move, just ask the person who was run over by a runaway rolling auto or truck. It probably wasn't chocked. You can see a wheel chock in all sorts of environments including residential, construction, utility, industrial, mining and even aviation. We're just going to address the uses in residential/utility and industrial settings.Potential for an AccidentThere are all kinds of accidents that can make a truck move accidentally, some at the fault of human error and some because of the force of gravity. Some of the causes of accidental movement of a truck include:• Put truck or vehicle in Park. • Put on the Parking brake. • Place wheel chocks on each side of tire - and both tires if you're on a grade.That is the basics of remembering to put a wheel chock in place, so when you're in the business of delivery or maintenance and you must stop your truck frequently, put on the chocks!


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Overall Plan of the Project
1. The problem:
We cannot revisit the original performances of the York Mystery Cycle in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, either to see how the plays themselves were staged, or to interview the people who put them on or who watched them. We have, however, a considerable body of surviving evidence surrounding these vanished performances, their organisation, and their audiences. This ranges from financial accounts rendered by the pageant masters responsible for producing the plays to stained-glass windows showing similar scenes from the Bible; from the official script of the plays to City Council minutes regulating the performance; from the kind of devotional literature owned by York guildsmen and their wives to the City of York itself, where several of the original buildings along the pageant route still exist.
We see this as a giant ring doughnut. The centre – the original performance – is missing. But the evidences surrounding it survive.
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The Project intends to collect and hyperlink all these evidences, and make them available to scholars and teachers of medieval theatre. They will be presented in two stages:
as an archive of high resolution scans, catalogued, indexed, and the text files transcribed;
as a series of hyperlinked packages on CD-ROM, with further more speculative material (non-York images of Doomsday and its components for comparison, video of re-creations, 3-D visualisations).
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SHAYS WILL NOT SEEK GOVERNOR'S OFFICEOK, I have a few observations here.
Tuesday, February, 23, 2010
Former Congressman Christopher Shays will not seek the office of Governor, he told Capitol Report this morning.
"I will not be running for Governor," Shays told Capitol Report. " I would love to be part of the debate. I believe I would win. And I would dearly love to serve and help get our State out of the huge mess it is in. But Betsi and I simply can't make it work financially. After quitting my job to run for Governor and serving four years in office we would be nearly bankrupt, the very problem I would be helping to get the State out of."
BTW, is it OK to use "OK" as a word, or do you think it's better to use the word "okay"? I always wondered about that.
BTW, how do you feel about "BTW"?
(And I wonder why nobody ever takes me seriously.)
So, Chris Shays isn't running for governor. According to Shays, he's a sure bet to win if he did. What politician would say differently, I ask you? But he just can't seem to scrape by with that paltry $150K salary that comes with the office, along with those many juicy perks that come with the office that aren't easy to quantify. Cry me a river, Chris; I'm about 10 minutes from losing my job and the prospects out there aren't too good these days. For reals, bro.
It looks like there's a slight chance he's going to focus on the 4th District Congressional seat currently held by Jim Himes, which he lost in 2008 by a fairly close margin. It's a possibility, anyway.
What I really think he's going to do is run a campaign to raise funds in order to pay off his extraordinary debts from 2008, which apparently number in the hundreds of thousands. The way I understand it, if he runs for the same seat he lost, he can apply any funds he raises to his outstanding debt; whereas if he runs for governor, that would have to be kept separate.
Correct me if I'm wrong here, because this is merely speculation based upon what I've heard during chats with various bloggers, politics junkies, and other ne'er-do-wells who enjoy gossiping during our many extended bullshitting sessions.
Anyway, I'd like to expound further on this topic, but it's 8AM already and I gotta get to an eye doctor appointment this morning, as I need new glasses and I'm hurrying to take advantage of my medical insurance before I lose it.
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Board of Education MeetingsOpen Public Meeting Act, Chapter 231 the City of Orange Township, Board of Education approved the following schedule of business meeting. The Closed Session will be held at 5:30 p.m., and Public Session at 7:00 p.m., in the Orange Preparatory Academy Auditorium, 380 Central Avenue, Orange, New Jersey, unless otherwise designated by the Board. All Public Board Meetings will be held on Tuesday except for those dates denoted with an (*).Board Meeting Dates:January 8, 2019February 12, 2019
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Magic Defense
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Get ready to cast magic spells as hordes of ghosts, zombies, skeletons and other nasty fiends are about to invade your castle! Magic Defense is #1 defense game with unique mix of high strategy and intense action.
Brilliantly executed with innovative game-play and built from the ground up for Android phones and tablets, Magic Defense evolves the defense genre and pushes mobile gaming to new heights. The game takes place on the fictional continents and you are the lord of the northern border of the kingdom. And it is your job to defend the kingdom from evil creatures. Now start the epic fantasy journey with your magic powers!
How to Play:
- Slide your finger on the screen to fire lightening balls
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Visitors to one of New York's most popular attractions will still be able to visit the park surrounding the statue on Liberty Island but the security upgrade will restrict access to the statue.
The Statue of Liberty celebrates its 125th anniversary on October 12, 2011.
The $26 million (£16m) project will add fireproof staircases, lifts and exits, said David Luchsinger, superintendent of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.
At the moment, the only exit from the top of the 22-story observation deck is one narrow staircase.
More than five million people visit the American landmark every year, with 20,000 tourists a day flocking to the site during the summer.
The statue was briefly evacuated in July following a false fire alarm, but the park has long been planning to improve security.
"It's a monumental task, to say the least," Mr Luchsinger said.
The statue was closed after the September 11 attacks in 2001.
It reopened in 2004 but the crown observation deck remained off limits until last year.


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CTP Platform
The in-house CTP Platform provides the financing, design and construction of custom-built industrial properties and interior fit-outs, including sophisticated production lines, clean rooms and laboratories, and complex building management systems.
Design & construction
In order to streamline costs and ensure rapid response times, CTP maintains an in-house design, engineering and construction team which allows us to operate as general contractor for all new-build projects. Close cooperation between clients, project managers, property management and the finance teams enables our in-house design team to develop tailored solutions while incorporating best-practices at all stages of the development process. Our centralized sourcing, tendering and purchasing for multiple projects enables us to reduce costs while integrating the latest technologies into our standards.
Property management
Property management at CTP is responsible for our parks, buildings, sustainability and client after-care. CTP's property management team is responsible for oversight of capital expenditure on asset improvements throughout the portfolio. This involves not just repairs and on-going maintenance, but also investments into our business and office park environments, including landscaping, infrastructure, and building management systems, ensuring long-term performance and return on the company's investment. Property management at CTP is underlined by the belief that our most important assets are the more than 400 clients who work in our business parks. The property management team is responsible for making sure that our clients and their employees are satisfied and comfortable in our properties, allowing them to focus on their core business.
A key element to the CTP Platform is our in-house legal team, which consists of experienced local experts who understand how to communicate and work with both local administrative authorities and our international clients. We specialize in lease agreements which ensures the professional and efficient conclusion of client requests, modifications and special requirements, reducing negotiation times as well as legal costs for all parties. During 2015, we strengthened our legal team, in particular to help with growth in new markets and managing the permitting process and procedures with the local building authorities.
CTP's in-house finance team is responsible for managing all aspects of company financing, including development projects and acquisitions as well as cash flow and day-to-day operations. Finance follows the IFRS rulebook to ensure transparency of income and expenditures at all levels.
Business development
CTP's business development team is responsible for acquiring new customers and reducing vacancy across the CTP portfolio. Our team of professionals is on the ground in the locations where our customers want to be.


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VMware: We are not an island
This week, when VMware announced its partnership with Hewlett-Packard to integrate its Lab Manager with HP's Business Technology Optimization software, more specifically, HP Operations Orchestration, it showed that the company realizes that it's not an all-virtual world — yet — and that there are large pockets of physical systems not under its direct control.
"Lab Manager is a great tool from the point that you already have a physical box with ESX, storage and networking installed," said Bogomil Balkansky, the senior director of product marketing at VMware. "From there, developers can self-deploy all these virtual configurations. But without that, Lab Manager can do nothing for you."
To that end, the integration between VMware Lab Manager and HP's orchestration software aims to offer "one seamless process to do all this [provisioning] from the same place," he said, enabling the provisioning of bare metal, in addition to virtual, resources.
The target market for the Lab Manager/HP Orchestration suite, to be delivered sometime in 2009, will be the same as the target market for Lab Manager today, namely large independent software vendors (ISVs) and "nonsoftware companies that nevertheless develop a lot of software in-house, for example, telcos and banks," Balkansky said.
VMware also plans to OEM HP's Discovery and Dependency Mapping (DDM) Inventory software for use in a new VMware product to be announced in 2009.
The HP deal marks the third time in four months that VMware has partnered with one of the big four systems management companies (HP, BMC, CA and IBM). In September, BMC and VMware said they would collaborate on integrating VMware's Lifecycle Manager with BMC's Atrium Orchestrator (formerly Run Book Automation) and Remedy IT Service Management, such that joint customers could make change requests or initiate automation processes from either Lifecycle Manager or BMC products. Then, just last month, CA announced that it would OEM and resell VMware's Stage Manager as part of its Data Center Automation suite.
"A core tenet of our virtualization management strategy is to integrate our products with the larger systems management offerings," Balkansky said. That approach should appeal to "larger companies that aspire to a single pane of glass" while at the same time giving them the benefit of "the feature-rich products our tools provide," he said.
This all seems logical enough, but one question I have is whether there is customer demand for these integrations. Frequently, these sorts of product integrations are a result of customer clamoring for them, but at least in the case of the HP/VMware partnership, a request for a customer reference came up short. "The idea of a single pane of glass resonates very well," Balkansky said, "but honestly we haven't solicited quotes and validation given that the integration hasn't happened yet."


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The export of national varieties of capitalism: the cases of Wal-Mart and Ikea
Konzelmann, Suzanne J. and Wilkinson, F. and Craypo, C. and Aridi, R. (2005) The export of national varieties of capitalism: the cases of Wal-Mart and Ikea. Working Paper. Centre for Business Research, Cambridge, UK.
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Using the cases of Wal-Mart and IKEA, this paper takes a productive systems approach to examine 'varieties of capitalism' from the perspective of the ways by which production and market relations are structured and prioritised. It considers the nature of these relations and their interaction within the domestic economy and the ways that firms and national systems interact with each other in the global economy. It examines the processes by which trading standards are transported via supply chain relationships, which ultimately become embedded in products and recognized by consumers at various stages. In this analysis, the cases of Wal-Mart and IKEA provide insight into the ways by which national systems extend themselves globally, their contrasting effects on the business environments in host localities, and the impact of the resulting supply chain relations on organizational performance.
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|varieties of capitalism, supply chain relations, employment relations, globalisation, retail sector, IKEA and Wal-Mart
|Birkbeck Schools and Departments > School of Business, Economics & Informatics > Management
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|Corporate Governance and Ethics, London Centre for
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"Miel" is the French word for honey, and indeed the ambiance at Miel Brasserie Provençale is sweet. Our upscale French restaurant has attracted a devout following of locals who come not only for the incredible cuisine and wine list, but also for the welcoming ambiance on the outdoor terrace.
Open now for the summer season, this inviting space overlooks the Boston Harborwalk, right next to the Tea Party Ships and Museum - one of the city's most famous and historical areas. Savor the seaside atmosphere and premium views for your perch above the water, while you admire our hotel's gardens and watch the boats slip past along the Fort Point Channel.
Miel Brasserie Provençale serves fresh cuisine inspired by the South of France for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day - plus brunch on Sundays from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Indulge in the intoxicating flavors of Provence and the Côte d'Azur region: fresh herbs, lavender, olive oil, tomatoes, seasonal vegetables, and seafood. And of course, the honey - we have our own beehives on the top of the hotel.
Discover the ultimate Boston outdoor dining at Miel's outdoor terrace. Make your table reservations today by calling the restaurant at 1 (617) 747-1000. Delight in the flavors of the South of France, right here on the waterfront in Boston.


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Pirate Ship - The Curse of the Adventure Galley
Come aboard the wreckage of the cursed remains of The Adventure Galley! Famously captained by the notorious privateer; William Kidd. Legend has it that during his epic sails across the unforgiving Southern Sea, he discovered the cursed treasure of Aztec gold. Then, swallowed whole by the beauty of these cursed coins, he and his crew took this treasure as their own to claim. However, knowing how his life was in danger with these coins in his possession, he never stopped sailing. Constantly looking over his shoulder with the ever lingering paranoia that other merciless pirates were after him and his gold. One day, he and his crew sailed directly into a storm. The storm ravaged the mighty Adventure Galley, tossing it up on an uninhibited island. Your crew and you have discovered the Adventure Galley after years of sailing, and now you have 45 minutes to make your way through the wreckage of the Adventure Galley, find the cursed coins, and escape before the sea sentences you to a watery grave.


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GIS with javascript – tutorial part 1
An article from Anders. Geodata in javascript GeoJSON is the standard way of storing geodata in JSON, javascripts native data format. The wikipedia article has very clear and telling examples. If you have never heard of GeoJSON, read it. The aim of this article is to show you how to convert your geodata to GeoJSON and some basics in querying the data.
Show your Photos in QGIS and ArcGIS: a small exampleHi guys. Once again I found an interesting question in our Geoscientists group on facebook. One user wanted to show her photos in QGIS as she is it used from Google Maps: See a point, click on it and see the great image you've taken on your journey. Unfortunately the most obvious plugins failed to do it in QGIS. So check out our "at least" two usage scenarios for QGIS and ArcGIS where we will handle geotagged photos…
Open Data in the UK
The Ordnance Survey is UK's mapping agency and frequently releases free datasets. Their OpenData policy is quite progressive compared to Germany's and they've recently published some fresh datasets that anyone can use. All you need to do is to register and to acknowledge them. The new datasets are: OS Open Map – Local; OS Open Names; OS Open Rivers; and OS Open Roads. They include data on urban and rural features, an index for all the location names in the UK, a generalised open water network, UK's connected road network and much more. All this adds up to their existing…
GISconnector for Excel
GISconnector for Excel – the beginning of a beautiful friendship between ArcGIS and Excel The GISconnector transforms ArcGIS and Excel into an ingenious overall system: The power of Excel is available in ArcGIS and vice versa – ArcGIS and Excel turn into an integrated working environment. This unique combination enables a smooth transfer of data and functions between the two programs – this works without an editing session. The GISconnector for Excel software completely revolutionizes the way you work with ArcGIS – a giant step towards time saving and error minimization. 2 Add-ins communicate with each other: Use the shortest…
A small tool with Python: the shapefile archiverLet me introduce to you, guys, my first Python tool: "Shapefile Archiver". Usually, I face lots of problems in managing my shapefiles. My first problem is backing them up in a decent way, especially, before starting some experimental things on them (That sounds scary!), while the second problem is that Finder/Windows explorer doesn't tell me about the shapefile more than its name!. Moreover, Finder/Windows explorer shows the shapefile as a bunch of files (*.shp, *.prj, *.shx, *.dbf,…) which makes me feel annoyed especially because I'm too lazy to open QGIS browser or ArcCataloge every time I want to explore my…
ILWIS GIS – Tutorial I [Introduction]
Today I'll start with a new series of tutorials for an open Source GIS called "ILWIS GIS". ILWIS is the short term for "Integrated Land and Water Information System" developed at the ITC Enschede and distributed under the GNU General public license as open Source GIS since 2007. It's purposes is designed for geoecological questions. It can handle both, vector- and rasterdata. If you're interessted in ILWIS you can download the newest version here: http://52north.org/communities/ilwis/ilwis-open/download. The software package is available for the following operation systems: Windows and with the use of additional software on Linux and Mac OS X. The language…
Convert shapefiles to geoJSON via web interface
I just found a nice web interface for converting Shapefiles to geoJSON, the preferred format of vector geodata on the web. And yes, you can also convert back from geoJSON to ESRI Shapefile.
OpenSource QGIS + PostGIS installation: "the Windows way"
A short time ago I've posted an article on the installation of QGIS in combination with a PostGIS database in the background. As we all know, Windows is mostly used as OS on a PC so this is the Windowized version. This is a short summary that sums up the article of a site called Boston GIS. I'll show you how to install QGIS version 1.8 (which will be updated in some days) and PostgreSQL with PostGIS extension and show you the first steps in the import of shapefiles and raster data.
an enhanced minimal web-map with OpenLayers (part 2)
In the last tutorial we have created a very basic web-map using OpenLayers and one web-mapping service from OpenLayers itself. In fact using OpenLayers seems to me like consuming WMS layers and combine them to a new map. In the next example I would like to show you, how to add a second layer which contains some labels of interest.
create a web-map: step 2 or DIY
Since we have managed to get a very simple web-map running on our website, it may be a need for some persons to distribute their own shapefiles using a web-map. In this case it is a good choice to take a closer look on GeoServer. This will provide the mapping engine and uses the OpenLayers library for this as well. But you can skip using the basemaps and just share and show your own shapefiles and raster.
reading shape files in R
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|Publication information
|Marvel Comics
|First appearance
|Generation X #3 (Clone of Mondo)
Generation X #60 (the real Mondo)
|Created by
|Scott Lobdell (writer)
Chris Bachalo (artist)
|In-story information
|Human Mutant
|Team affiliations
|Generation X (clone)
|Black Tom Cassidy
|Capable of absorbing organic or inorganic material into his cellular structure to take on the properties of whatever he touches until it is "digested" from his system; also capable of transport through organic matter such as dirt.
Mondo is the name of two fictional comic book characters that have appeared in the Marvel Comics series Generation X. The first Mondo was a superhero later revealed to be a clone of the supervillain Mondo, who appeared years later. The first Mondo's first appearance was in Generation X #3.
Fictional character biography
Not much is known of the Samoan mutant called Mondo. He was once friends with Cordelia Frost, Emma Frost's younger sister.[1] In an attempt to make a bid for the position of White Queen of the Hellfire Club, Cordelia had Mondo contained and handed him over to the Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club. Cordelia's scheme backfired; the Hellfire Club kept Mondo but denied Cordelia membership. Cordelia went to Emma, headmistress of the Massachusetts Academy, for help and, soon after, Mondo was rescued by Generation X and subsequently accepted an invitation to join the school.[2]
However, Generation X later learned that the Mondo they had rescued wasn't the real Mondo but a clone, a plant-based simulacrum created by Black Tom Cassidy who had infiltrated the Hellfire Club and rescued Mondo. After taking Mondo under his wing, Black Tom created a clone of the young mutant to infiltrate the Massachusetts Academy so that Black Tom could exact vengeance on his cousin, Banshee, who was the headmaster of the Academy.[volume & issue needed]
As Banshee and Emma Frost battled Black Tom, the Mondo clone began hunting down the members of Generation X. However, as the Mondo clone was about to attack Jubilee, he was shot dead by the anti-mutant militant Bastion, chief operative of Operation: Zero Tolerance.[3]
Later, the real Mondo appeared alongside Black Tom and Juggernaut. Completely loyal to Black Tom, the real Mondo battled the members of Generation X. Generation X attempted to talk to Mondo into not fighting, but Mondo laughed at them, reminding them that he has never met them before. Generation X and their teachers were able to defeat their opponents, but the trio still managed to escape.[4]
Mondo was confirmed to be alive and powered as he appeared with the rest of Generation X during Cyclops' Million Mutant March in Washington D.C.[5]
Mondo has recently appeared in X-Men Blue issue #8 alongside several other mutants in an effort to hunt down the young X-Men Blue team. This team's leader is Emma Frost, as she is part of the mutant sovereign state New Tian during Marvel's Secret Empire story arc.
Powers and abilities
Mondo is capable of taking on the properties of any organic or inorganic material with which he comes into contact. When using his power, Mondo is able to grow in mass with an assumed proportionate growth in strength to superhuman levels.
Mondo can absorb matter into his body, gaining the mass, appearance, and other properties of the matter in question. This change will remain until Mondo's body "digests" the organic matter, which is then disintegrated.
Mondo is also able to use his power to travel through organic matter, such as dirt, and can appear instantaneously in the immediate vicinity of where he entered the earth.
Other versions
Age of Apocalypse
In the Age of Apocalypse Mondo was one of the members of Generation Next taught by Colossus and his wife Shadowcat. Unlike his Earth 616 counterpart, Mondo was truly heroic and had no reservations whatsoever about helping the innocent. They were given the mission by Magneto to infiltrate the Core -- a prison facility watched over by the Sugar Man—and rescue Colossus' sister Illyana, who was crucial to Bishop's plan to save all of reality. Mondo was given the task of sneaking in through the ground and finding Illyana. He let the little girl stay in his stomach while he was in this dirt form, but he had to be wary not to keep her in too long or else she would be digested. Despite his best efforts, Sugar Man found the pair and was able to kill Mondo with his razor-sharp tongue, even though Mondo was still in his dirt form. He constantly referred to himself in the third person.[volume & issue needed]
In other media
In the Generation X TV movie, Mondo was played by Bumper Robinson. In the film, he is jokingly said to hate Jello because he fears he may accidentally absorb its consistency, which may be a reference to Bumper Robinson's first acting role: a Jell-O Pudding Pop commercial.


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Storm Imogen winds CLOSE Dartford Bridge and bring chaos to M25
EXTREME winds from Storm Imogen have shut down the Dartford Bridge, bringing chaotic tailbacks to the M25.
The QEII bridge in Dartford was closed by the winds
The powerful storm has also brought chaos to other UK roads, including the Sheppey Crossing in Kent and the Severn Bridge.
The QEII bridge in Dartford, which crossing the Thames to connect Essex and Kent, was shut for more than eight hours on Monday.
One passenger stuck in the gridlock told Express.co.uk the delays were "bannanas" and that he had hardly moved in two hours.
Thomas Winward, 25, was trying to get home to Grays, Essex, when he was left "crawling" in the traffic.
The Severn Bridge on the M48 was also shut
Officials diverted southbound traffic into the Dartford Tunnel, causing delays and huge tailbacks for traffic in both directions.
Vehicles too tall to fit in the tunnel were diverted, causing even bigger problems.
Drivers reported being stuck in gridlocked traffic on approach to the bridge for as long as three hours.
Road bosses had hoped to fix the problem by 5pm on Monday, but were forced to admit they were at the mercy of the elements.
On Monday evening officials in Dartford said they would have to keep the bridge shut until the winds die down.
The M25 was also beset by delays in other areas, with Highways England issuing 22 separate warnings of minor and moderate tailbacks on the London Orbital.
Imogen also disrupted trains from London Bridge after detaching part of the roof
The winds from Storm Imogen - which have topped 96mph in parts of the country - also brought other crossings to a standstill.
The Sheppey Crossing, connecting the Isle of Sheppey to mainland Kent, was shut down.
The Severn Bridge, which carries the M48 over the river to connect England and Wales, was also out of action on Monday evening.
Storm Imogen has caused chaos for rail services as well.
At London Bridge station, passengers were left queueing outside the station after part of the roof was detatched by the fierce winds.
Passengers were held back while the danger was addressed, and several services were cancelled altogether.