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BROOMFIELD, CO - February 21, 2012
The security landscape has changed and traditional signature-based software can't keep up. A recent study of IT decision makers found an overwhelming 95 percent experienced an endpoint-based attack last year1. Frustrated by traditional security solutions that consistently fail to protect them and require too much time and resources to adequately maintain, many IT managers have resorted to allocating budget for cleaning up the aftermath of attacks.
Today, Webroot, a leader in delivering Internet security as a service, responds by declaring the end of a decade of inadequate endpoint protection by introducing Webroot® SecureAnywhere™ Business – Endpoint Protection. This new cloud-based protection takes the misery out of security by delivering the fastest, lightest, easiest to manage, and most effective endpoint protection available2. IT managers no longer have to waste resources and lose user productivity due to intrusive scans and continuous signature updating, patching, and reimaging.
The product is now available for purchase or trial online at www.webroot.com and through Webroot account managers and authorized channel partners in North America, the United Kingdom, the Asia-Pacific region, and across EMEA.
» WATCH THE VIDEO: Webroot CEO Dick Williams and Products & Strategy EVP Mike Malloy introduce Webroot SecureAnywhere – Endpoint Protection (Also at http://bit.ly/wXJPrP)
Webroot is first to use the power of the cloud to provide superior protection, unmatched manageability, and unparalleled performance.
Superior Protection: Webroot delivers relief and cost savings for IT through superior protection against new threats. At its core is the award-winning anti-malware technology of the Webroot SecureAnywhere Consumer portfolio, which "achieved perfect scores across the board3" in testing by PCMag.com and is being adopted by a new user every 15 seconds.
Webroot SecureAnywhere – Endpoint Protection delivers the full spectrum of security, including detection of all types of known malware and advanced persistent threats; identity and privacy protection; firewall; and system cleanup. IT administrators no longer need spend time and resources managing these functions disparately; they can now holistically and effectively protect their entire organization at less cost.
Webroot SecureAnywhere never requires security updates or signature database downloads which eat network bandwidth and leave users exposed. Webroot analyzes every file that tries to run on a computer in the cloud. When a new threat is identified, every Webroot customer is protected within seconds.
Unlike traditional security solutions which can leave behind damaged files or traces of malware after an infection, Webroot SecureAnywhere – Endpoint Protection includes a rollback feature that restores the system to its previous safe state. This can eliminate the need for reimaging every infected computer, which eats up more than 17 hours of an IT manager's time every month4.
If a computer is offline, Webroot monitors the system and if malicious activity is observed, it will automatically take action against it and then clean up the damage it may have caused.
Unmatched manageability: With Webroot SecureAnywhere – Endpoint Protection, IT administrators can manage every aspect of their endpoint protection through a single Web-based console. Accessible from anywhere, it enables administrators to monitor security status, remediate infected machines and initiate scans remotely. The tool also significantly simplifies setting Web and application usage policies at individual, group or company-wide levels, a process that consumes more than 16 hours per month with traditional security solutions5.
Unparalleled performance: Webroot SecureAnywhere – Endpoint Protection sets a new standard for performance, installing in less than 6 seconds -- 42 times faster than the average competitor6. It uses 12MB of memory during initial scan, which is less than 10% of the memory needed by the average traditional security tool7. Its system scan, which searches the system for rootkits and complex threats, takes less than 2 minutes on average8.
Scans run virtually invisibly in the background so employees can continue to use their computers without disruption. IT administrators no longer need to deal with users who turn scans off to avoid them. Administrators at organizations that have implemented Webroot SecureAnywhere – Endpoint Protection report their users immediately noticed a significant difference in productivity.
(See "Endorsements" below for global customer, partner and executive references.)
Key security features:
- Behavior-based threat analysis: Eliminates the need for signatures, minimizes the window of vulnerability.
- Webroot Intelligence Network: A cloud-based infrastructure that delivers a faster response to new threats than ever before. Once a threat is detected, every endpoint on the network is protected.
- Offline protection: Includes protection for machines when they're offline, whether inside or outside the corporate firewall.
- Journaling and roll-back: Proactively monitors any change made to an endpoint by a malicious file and rolls the system back to the safe state, eliminating the need for re-imaging machines.
- Cloud-based firewall: Augments the Microsoft Windows firewall; protects against "phone home" attacks and ensures only policy-approved applications communicate with the network.
- Identity and Privacy Shield: Hardens the OS and browser to prevent loss of intellectual property through hijacks, keyloggers, and screen-scrapers.
Key management features:
- Centralized endpoint management console: Ideal for dispersed organizations. Administrators can remotely execute commands such as scanning, killing un-trusted processes, rebooting, or running a script, on any endpoint.
- Centralized policy control: Remotely set application and Web usage policies at the individual, group or companywide level.
- System cleaner: Gives IT an alternative to reimaging as a first response.
- Remote deployment tool: Easily installs the product across every endpoint on the network. Typical installation time is less than 6 seconds.
- Won't conflict with other security solutions: No need to uninstall existing security products to trial or deploy it. Can be used standalone or as a second layer of protection.
For more product information including sales channels, visit www.webroot.com.
1 "The State of Endpoint Protection," Forrester Consulting research commissioned by Webroot, October 2011
2 PassMark Software, "Webroot SecureAnywhere – Endpoint Protection vs Seven Traditional Endpoint Security Products," February 2012
3 Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus 2012 review, PCMag.com, October 4, 2011
4 Webroot research, February 2011 www.webroot.com/company/press-room/releases/companies-spend-16-days-a-month-maintaining-on-premise-security-solutions


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By far, nitrogen (N) is the most widely applied nutrient for plant growth. It should come as no surprise, that symptoms of nitrogen deficiency readily develop with tobacco plants.
Tobacco that is deficient in magnesium (Mg) will initially develop symptoms on the lower or older foliage. These symptoms occur as an interveinal chlorosis that begins on the leaf margin, typically toward the leaf tip. Mg is mobile within plant tissues and will readily translocated from older leaves to the young developing tissues during limited Mg conditions.
Sulfur (S) deficiency can easily be mistaken for nitrogen (N) deficiency in tobacco. The ability to distinguish between the two is very important to determining a corrective measure.
Boron toxicity symptoms are described and management options discussed.
Calcium (Ca) is essential for proper plant development and leaf expansion. A calcium deficiency will first manifest in the youngest foliage because Ca is an immobile element within the plant. As calcium deficiency progresses, the developmental damages will also advance. The integral role of Ca in leaf development makes its early diagnosis vital to tobacco production.
Phosphorus deficiency of strawberries is discussed.
Interest in growing herbs for the retail and wholesale market has increased greatly over the past few years. Growers who have had success in the production of bedding plants have found another profitable avenue in herb production. Herbs have cultural requirements similar to bedding plants and it should be easy for greenhouse growers to add herbs to their production schedule. The majority of herbs discussed in this article can be sown, transplanted, and finished by the grower. This publication will focus on the production of the "top twelve" herbs and provides general guidelines for seed propagation.
This publication explains plant growth regulators for a variety of crops.
Providing a proper nutritional program is essential for growing top quality plants. Sampling the root substrate for pH and electrical conductivity (EC) with the PourThru extraction method is a quick and simple check of the nutritional status of a crop. The PourThru extraction method allows rapid on-site determination of pH and EC values. The values provide clues about a crop's performance before deficiency or toxicity symptoms appear.
Zinc (Zn) deficiency has not been reported under field conditions. Most of the time, the soil will have enough micros to supplement any gaps in the chosen fertilizer plan. To present a more robust set of data, we induced zinc deficiency under controlled greenhouse studies for accurate diagnosis if the problem should arise. In NC State University trials, ornamental tobacco developed a silver cast to the leaves as the initial symptom of zinc deficiency.
Potassium (K) is one of the three core macronutrients, and consequently, deficiency symptoms manifest relatively quickly in tobacco. Potassium is a mobile element, which means it will translocate from mature tissues to the younger tissues where it is needed. This movement of K from older to younger foliage is what causes deficiency symptoms to develop first on the lower foliage.
Proper nutrition is essential for growing top quality geraniums. Sampling the root substrate for pH and electrical conductivity (EC) with the PourThru extraction method is a quick and simple check of the nutritional status of the crop and can provide immediate clues about a crop's performance before deficiency or toxicity symptoms appear.
Diagnosis of nitrogen deficiency symptoms and corrective procedures discussed.
Molybdenum (Mo) deficiency has not been reported under field conditions. (Descriptions based on the book, Hunger Signs of Crops, 3rd Edition, edited by H.B. Sprague.) Under controlled greenhouse conditions, tobacco plants are slightly stunted when Mo is limited. The lower foliage of the plant develops a chlorosis, initially as a pale green, then the spots progress to a necrosis. The leaves may be crinkled and become bent or twisted.
Manganese (Mn) deficiency begins as an interveinal chlorosis on the upper leaves. As the symptoms progress, the interveinal chlorosis takes on a white netting type appearance. With advanced symptoms, small white spots develop and over time the spots enlarge into larger white spots.
Tobacco plants that are B deficient are stunted very early on in production when compared to healthy plants. Initial symptoms involve a noticeable distortion at the growing point. The youngest leaves will develop kinks and other unusual growth patterns. Additionally, the upper leaves will be very thick and brittle to the touch. It has a very distinct "ridged" feeling compared to healthy plants. Symptoms can progress very quickly once initial symptoms are observed. The distorted terminal bud will quickly become necrotic and may abscise from the plant. The older foliage will often become darker green in coloration and will also become distorted. The leaves will begin to curl downward and will take on a crinkled appearance.
Iron (Fe) deficiency does not readily occur under field conditions. To better catalog this deficiency, we induced Fe stress under a controlled greenhouse study. In NC State University trials, interveinal chlorosis (yellowing) developed on the youngest leaves. Over time the chlorotic areas became more pronounced.
Boron (B) is an essential element that frequently exhibits deficiency symptoms if it is in limited supply. Growers often apply additional B to avoid deficiencies, but if too much B is applied, there is the risk of B toxicity symptoms developing. Boron toxicities initially appear on the lower, older leaves. Early symptoms of boron toxicity will appear as wrinkling of the lower leaves and interveinal chlorosis along the leaf margin. The wrinkling is most likely caused by the lack of cell expansion when toxic levels of B are present. This wrinkling will develop across the leaf's surface resulting in leaf deformation. Over time the interveinal chlorosis will move inward and develop over most of the leaf. Cells will rapidly die when excess B is supplied, resulting in necrotic spotting. With advanced symptomology, chlorosis and necrosis will progress up the plant to other leaves.
Phosphorus (P) deficiency in tobacco begins as a noticeable stunting when compared to a plant with a sufficient supply of P. Additionally, a P deficient tobacco plant may develop a darker green coloration of the upper foliage. Lower leaves will become chlorotic with a mottling of olive green leaf spots. The initial symptoms appearing on the lower foliage may be attributed to the fact that P is mobile within plant tissues and is translocated from these older leaves to the young developing tissues under periods of low P.
Ornamental sweetpotatoes are extremely heat-tolerant, tropical, perennial vines grown as annuals in North Carolina. They look great covering annual beds, hanging over walls or trailing from containers. This publication covers cultivars, how to select the plants, care through the growing season and pests and diseases.
Ethylene is an odorless, colorless gas which acts as a plant hormone. Thus it can be a growth regulator or a harmful pollutant of horticultural crops. Major losses caused by the "death hormone" can occur with high value crops such as greenhouse-grown potted plants and cut flowers, and fresh fruit and vegetables. Economic losses to greenhouse growers from ethylene pollution are reported each year and many more probably occur, but are not correctly diagnosed. This leaflet discusses ethylene sources and symptoms of damage, and how to prevent them
The poinsettia is a staple in greenhouse floriculture production. As the top selling potted flowering crop, successful poinsettia production is a must. Proper fertility is essential for quality plants. Monitoring and managing the root substrate pH and electrical conductivity (EC) is critical for proper poinsettia nutrition.
Copper (Cu) deficiency is extremely rare, consequently it is not normally seen in field conditions. To help with the diagnosis and treatment of Cu deficiency, we induced Cu stress under controlled greenhouse studies. In NC State University trials, symptoms first developed in the middle part of the plant. The middle region of the leaf developed brown veins, which quickly turned black. The tissue surrounding the veins became chlorotic. Symptoms progress up the plant to the younger leaves.
In this Brassica carinata (Ethiopian mustard) update, we highlight the symptoms of nitrogen deficiency. These images are part of a project by the Southeast Partnership for Advanced Renewables from Carinata (SPARC) to develop a diagnostic series for the identification of nutrient disorders of Carinata. Carinata is an exciting new crop used for a wide variety of primary and secondary agricultural products including cover crops, feed stock, high protein meal, and rocket jet fuel. It is similar in management to Canola given both Canola and Carinata are winter annual Brassica oilseed crops.
Proper nutrition is essential for producing quality pansies. Pansies make a large contribution to the net profit of many greenhouse operations and should be included in a nutritional monitoring program. Sampling the root substrate pH and electrical conductivity (EC) with the PourThru extraction method is a quick and simple check of the crop's nutritional status.
The North Carolina State University (NCSU) Plant Disease and Insect Clinic offers a service for testing ethylene. This leaflet describes the sampling procedures to follow and fees for submitting ethylene pollution samples. (For more details about ethylene pollution in the greenhouse, consult HIL #530, entitled Ethylene: Sources, Symptoms, and Prevention for Greenhouse Crops .) This service is designed to test ethylene levels in greenhouses and is available to any greenhouse grower.

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Longtime family friendship inspires cancer prevention outreach
SHERRILL >> Dave Black doesn't want the tragic death of family friend Mark Monroe to be forgotten.
He lost Monroe, at the time a resident of Olean, N.Y., to skin cancer 10 years ago. Black said his brother Jim brought Monroe to their home when the two were in elementary school in Pennsylvania, and he quickly became family. Monroe played sports with the brothers, came over for holidays, and spent numerous hours at the Black home.
When they grew up, Monroe ended up in Olean while both Dave and Jim Black found their way to Sherrill. It was just over a decade ago when Monroe's wife noticed an oddly-shaped mole on his back when he took off his shirt. When he had it checked, it was confirmed to be skin cancer, and Monroe was given only three months to live.
He only survived another three weeks, passing away in 2003 at the age of 53.
To honor the memory of that childhood friendship, Black is now the director of the Mark Monroe C.A.R.E. Foundation, an acronym that stands for Cancer Awareness Research and Education that sums up the goal of the organization. Teamed up with Windy Mitchell, a physician's assistant at a Utica oncology office, plus a dedicated group of volunteers, the Foundation's message is aimed at young people to try to get them to develop healthy habits early in life. The group creates cancer educational materials like pamphlets and posters for youngsters and adults alike, and provides items like sun screen in an effort to keep them from sharing Monroe's fate.
"The best cure for cancer is prevention," Black said. "Mark really had become a part of our family, so it's nice to be able to do this in his name. I think it was just the idea that Mark was such a good friend to our family that makes me want to keep his memory alive this way."
To help raise necessary funds for their outreach, the Foundation invites golfers from all over New York state and beyond to the Barker Brook Golf Club in Oriskany Falls on June 15 for the 10th annual Mark Monroe Memorial Golf Tournament. The event not only challenges their skills on the links, but also benefits their fight against cancer. Black said they expect some 125 golfers to join the festivities that day, coming in from as far away as Massachusetts, Ohio, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
Black said last year's tournament raised $6,000 for their cancer education outreach. Corporate sponsors and anyone wishing to make a donation to the cause are also welcome to be a part of the fundraiser.
This year, much of the money raised will benefit Camp Lookout, the Madison County children's camp located on Bradley Brook in Eaton, to create educational materials and provide instruction for young people to help them avoid cancer. Black said his neighbors were counselors at the camp and he was so impressed by their offerings, including a special grief weekend for kids dealing with a death of a loved one, that he decided they would be a good recipient for funds raised by the tournament.
"They really make kids feel like they have a place to go," Black said. "I thought it would be a good place to put our money."
Plans call for Mitchell and her partners to do educational seminars at the camp, the distribution of instructional materials on avoiding the sun, and donations towards shade shelters and dugouts on the ball field.
Black said they also recently connected with the KEYS Program, another outreach for child cancer patients based in Sherrill, and their two groups will begin their combined educational efforts soon.
"They do the comforting of the children with cancer after the fact, while we do the preventative education," Black said. "That way we cover both ends."
Black is an antique dealer and wood worker who moved to Sherrill 17 years ago, when his daughter Mariah was 5. She is now 21 and a student at Utica College who will graduate this month with a degree in occupational therapy.
He said it was Mariah's urging that prompted the divorced Black to check out the eHarmony online dating website, and two years ago he started chatting with Julia Palencia, a single mom with two daughters in Maryland. The couple found common ground between them and hit it off both online and in person.
Palencia and her daughter Gaby, 10, moved in with Black at his Park Street home on Easter Sunday. Gaby was quickly welcomed by her 4th grade classmates at E.A. McAllister Elementary School, who gave her handmade letters when she joined them for the first time the following Wednesday. Palencia's older daughter Avi, 20, is a student at the University of Maryland.
The Foundation and the tournament have become a real family event, and Gaby is even helping out the fundraising, holding a bake sale at their home the night before the tournament.
Black said the fight against cancer is something everyone can relate to in some way.
"Everyone in the world has been touched by cancer, whether they have it themselves or know someone else who has. We want to try to prevent it before it happens, and if we can save just a few people with what we are doing it makes it all worth it," Black said.
Barker Brook Golf Club is located at 6080 Rogers Road in Oriskany Falls. The captain and crew format tournament starts at 1:30 p.m. Entry fee is $75 and includes green fees, cart, prime rib dinner, beer and soda, and an awards ceremony. Dinner only is $25.
Checks should be made out to "Mark Monroe C.A.R.E. Foundation" and mailed to Dave Black at 426 Park St., Sherrill N.Y. 13461. Donations of any denomination will also be accepted.
For more information call Black at 363-6657.


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- Natural resources (uranium, tea, coffee, tobacco)
- Rapidly expanding services sector
- Resumption of support by financial donors (previously suspended due to corruption)
- Member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- Economy dominated by agriculture, vulnerable to weather conditions
- Food insecurity and geographical isolation
- Infrastructure shortcomings (water, energy, transport, education, health)
- Increase in extreme poverty
- Diplomatic tensions with Tanzania and Mozambique
Growth driven by agriculture
Growth is expected to continue to increase in 2019, supported by agriculture, the sector that drives Malawian activity (30% of GDP). Although maize production contracted by 28% in 2018 due to drought and tobacco farms remain constrained by production quotas imposed in 2017 to support prices, the expansion of soybean, sugar, and tea crops should maintain the sector's positive contribution to overall activity, which therefore remains dependent on weather conditions. With nearly 76% of jobs in the sector, household consumption, boosted by higher incomes, should benefit from agriculture's vibrant performance. Other sectors of activity, which have been hard hit by recurrent electricity shortages and blackouts, could increase slightly with the government's efforts to improve the supply of electricity (production will no longer be provided solely by inefficient hydroelectric facilities, but also by diesel-powered generators). The energy sector could attract foreign investment, as the government is planning a call for tenders for the construction of power lines linking Malawi and Mozambique, and talks are underway with the China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) on the construction of a new coal-fired power plant. Private investment in other sectors could, however, be constrained by the period of uncertainty surrounding the 2019 general elections. Public investment, meanwhile, looks set to increase, in line with the third strategic plan for growth and development (2018/23), which includes improving access to safe drinking water and developing irrigation systems to stimulate agriculture. Although the government is expecting aid from international donors to resume, the high cost of the project (USD 12 billion, six times more than the central government budget), would extend its implementation beyond the planned time frame.
Inflation could slow as a result of prudent monetary policy coupled with a stable exchange rate and unchanged food prices.
Fiscal consolidation required under the new agreement with the IMF
The government deficit is expected to decline further due to increased fiscal consolidation efforts in line with the new USD 112.3 million Credit Facility granted by the IMF in April 2018. The government has committed itself to a more restrictive fiscal policy, including better allocation of expenditure, more efficient government, tax reforms and improved management of state-owned enterprises. Given the country's dependence on external financing (the external share of debt stands at 34%), this agreement opens up new opportunities for the Malawian economy, by restoring some confidence in the government among international donors and lenders, after their faith was shaken by high levels of corruption. Debt relief is expected to increase with the abandonment of non-concessional loans, which the authorities used when aid was cancelled (2013/16). Grants accounted for 3.5% of GDP in 2017.
The current account deficit looks likely to shrink again as a result of the reduction in the trade deficit. Exports, which consist of agricultural products, are expected to increase with production, while imports of food products are expected to decline. The balance of remittances from expatriates (6% of GDP in 2017) should remain stable and continue to provide the main positive contribution to the current account. Grants, concessional loans, and infrastructure-related FDI (2% of GDP in 2017) will finance the deficit. The gradual reduction in the deficit should ease the pressure on foreign exchange reserves, which remain low (three months of imports in 2017) and could decrease in order to maintain the national currency's flexible peg to a basket of currencies.
A pre-election period marked by continuing corruption
The next general elections are planned for May 2019, when President Peter Mutharika will run for re-election. However, even as mistrust of institutions remains strong, corruption cases continue to emerge: in February 2017, a scandal forced the President to part with his Minister of Agriculture, George Chaponda, and, more recently, President Mutharika and his party, the DPP, were accused of receiving an illegal payment of USD 195,000 from a wealthy businessman. This was followed by the resignation of the party's Vice President, Saulos Chilima, who went on to create his own party, the UTM, to run against the current President in the elections. This latest scandal has eroded the President's political capital among a population frustrated by recurrent weak governance, repeated corruption scandals, endemic poverty and poor public services.
At the heart of tensions with Tanzania for more than 50 years, the division of Lake Nyasa/Malawi has been an especially sensitive issue since 2011, when Malawi issued oil and gas exploration licenses. In addition, illegal fishing in Lake Chiuta by Mozambican armed groups is poisoning relations with Mozambique.
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1991 GMC Jimmy - Radio Flyer
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In case you haven't noticed, the line between trail trucks and prerunners has been blurred. The majority of trucks built these days are designed for multi-purpose use as more guys realize their off-road needs are not just limited to rocky trails or going fast on dirt roads, but an amalgamation of various terrains that stand in their paths. Why not have a vehicle that can do it all? And that's why Carlos Sanchez's K5 Jimmy was designed by Real Fabworkz to tackle any type of terrain.
Built entirely out of chromoly by Juan Real and Jason Turner at Real Fabworkz, Dr. Sanchez's 1991 GMC Jimmy is a true multi-day adventure truck. Where prerunners cannot go, the Jimmy forges ahead. What trail trucks will take half a day to cross, this 664 horsepower supercharged Jimmy can do in half an hour. This go-anywhere K5 is at the apex of the best concepts of desert and trail construction, combined to make a truck that can spend all day on trails and crossing deserts, while still being able to pull onto the highway and head home after the fun is done.
We had the chance to meet up with Dr. Sanchez and his brother (on his birthday, no less) with the Real Fabworkz and Redz Performance crews in attendance to make sure we got some of the best shots we could for the magazine. The photoshoot finally ended with a final jump that made our cover, but also left the Blazer with a broken knuckle and wasted pitman arm. No one can ever say that the owners of OFF-ROAD's featured vehicles don't push themselves and their trucks.
Vehicle: 1991 GMC Jimmy
Owner: Carlos Sanchez
Chassis: Stock frame with 1.75-inch 0.120 wall chromoly tubing TIG-welded everywhere
Engine: 664hp LS 6.2L with Kenne Bell supercharger and LS9 camshaft, built by Redz Performance and tuned by Speed Sports
Transmission/Transfer Case: Hughes Performance TH350, NP241 T-case
Front Axle: 10-Bolt front with major trussing, chromoly axleshafts
Rear Axle: Custom fabbed housing, Currie third member, 35-spline axleshafts, 3.70:1 gearing
Front Suspension: Real Fabworkz radius arm suspension with 1-inch uniballs and 1.25-inch FK rod ends, 14-inch-stroke King 2.5 coilovers and King 3.0 external bypass shocks, King 2.5 bumpstops
Rear Suspension: Real Fabworkz trailing arm four-link with 1-inch uniballs and 1.25-inch FK rod ends, upper 1.75-inch links with 1.25 FK rod ends, 14-inch-stroke King 2.5 coilovers, 16-inch-stroke King 3.0 external bypass shocks, King 2.5 bumpstops, BMS sway bar
Steering: Chromoly tie rod and draglink, King 2.5 steering stabilizer
Brakes: Disc brakes at all four corners
Tires/Wheels: 35x12.50R15 BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain KM2s on TrailReady beadlocks
Interior: Fiberwerx dash, Mastercraft 3G seats, Mom steering wheel, Winters performance shifter, AutoMeter ES Series gauges, Lowrance GPS
Exterior: Autofab fiberglass fenders and rear panels
Other Parts: Real Fabworkz quick-release jack mount, 44-gallon Fuel Safe fuel cell, 30-inch and 50-inch LED bars, CO2 tank in rear


text: Bonobos sharing food and friendship. JingZhi Tan/Duke University hide caption toggle caption JingZhi Tan/Duke University The Salt Apes Have Food, Will Share For A Social Payoff January 3, 2013 Humans have a long tradition of sharing food with strangers, and it turns out bonobos do it, too. In fact, the bonobos in a recent experiment were more likely to offer fruit and nuts to a stranger than to a familiar ape. But that doesn't necessarily mean they're altruistic.


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ALMA CENTER, Wis. (WEAU) -- They say heroes come in all shapes, sizes, and now species.
When Brad Krueger raised this chicken on his farm, he never knew it would one day grow up and save his neighbors.
"I've heard animals waking people up but not a chicken," he said.
It all started Thursday morning when the fire department says a huge fire broke out at a home in Alma Center.
The smoke detectors were not working, the people inside were asleep. That is, until the chicken sensed something was wrong.
"She said she heard the commotion of the chicken and all that stuff," Krueger added.
The people inside the home also told Krueger the cat started making noise. They smelled fire, opened the garage door, and it was full of smoke.
"We were halfway into town and you could look into town and all you could see was an orange glow," said Jeff Gaede, the Fire Chief in Alma Center.
He says the home and everything inside is a total loss. Because the house sits up on a hill beyond a private driveway, we were are not able to show you video of what is left.
But even Gaede is surprised how the family got out.
"I guess at first I was really amazed, we've never run into a chicken before," he said.
"You always run into a dog or cat or something."
How the chicken got to living there is an amazing story, too. Krueger says dogs always chased it around his farm, cornering it under the machinery.
"They kept it up and finally the chicken wandered over and finally they adopted it," he said.
The family took it in as their own, protecting and looking out for it. And this morning, the chicken returned the favor.
ALMA CENTER, Wis. (WEAU) – Firefighters say a pet chicken gave a sleeping couple warning so they could escape from their burning log home Thursday morning.
It happened around 6:15 a.m. on East Moore Road near Alma Center. Crews found the two-story home fully engulfed when they got there. It was destroyed in the fire. Nobody was hurt.
Alma Center Fire Chief Jeff Gaede says the smoke detectors in the home did not go off, but the couple's pet chicken woke them up. Both of them escaped. The chicken and a cat also escaped, but Gaede says another cat died in the fire.
He says the fire started in an attic area above the home's attached garage. Investigators have not determined what caused the fire.
Six departments provided mutual aid. Crews spent nearly five hours putting out the fire. The Red Cross also responded to help the victims.


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Don't let a thief RIP you off!!!
Most thieves look for things that are easy to grab and easy to keep or sell without anyone asking questions. Reduce your chances of being a target.
1. Keep track of your belongings. Don't leave them where someone can pick them up--empty classrooms, the library, dining hall, study lounges, etc.
2. Don't flash your cash or brag about your credit cards or valuables.
3. To protect and identify your large property items, engrave your driver's license and state on an area that can not be easily dismantled and which is not easily seen.
4. Record your credit card numbers, property information including serial numbers, and your vehicle information including VIN number. This will allow you to keep track of important information that the police will require in the event a theft occurs.
5. Take inventory of your small items including jewelry and other valuables. Keep this with your other important papers for easy access. Update this information when necessary.
6. Check your bank statement to ensure that all of the checks were written by you or an authorized user of your account.
Take Charge of Your Credit Cards
Pay attention--note extra charges!
1. Watch your credit slip being filled out. Make sure you have received your card once the transaction has taken place.
2. Destroy carbons, but keep all credit card receipts. Check them against your monthly statements.
3. Destroy every credit card that is out of date. Cut in pieces and throw it away.
4. Make a list of your major credit cards, their account numbers, and the phone numbers to call if they are lost or stolen.
5. If you get ripped off or just lose track of any credit cards, call the bank immediately.
6. At ATM machines, pay attention to your surroundings. Assure yourself that no one is waiting around to steal your information or money.
"RIP" TIPS -- To Insure property protection
1. Never leave an ID tag on your key ring. If your keys are stolen, it could help a thief find your car and/or burglarize your home.
2. Don't leave important papers or credit cards in the glove compartment of your car.
3. Don't share your keys, ID, or credit cards with anyone.
4. Do not leave notes on your door to let people know you are gone or when you are coming home.
5. When you are in the library or a student lounge, take your stuff with you when you leave the table. Purses, keys, wallets, backpacks, calculators, etc. are easy targets.
6. Report anything that seems suspicious, even if you are not sure.


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Obituary: Frances I. "Fran" Anderson
Frances I. "Fran" Anderson
Frances I. "Fran" Anderson, 84, died Tuesday, March 19, at Pikes Peak Hospice in Colorado Springs.
Fran was born on Oct. 7, 1928, in Caldwell, Kansas and moved with her family to Denver in 1936. She graduated from Denver's South High School in 1946 and received a Bachelor's degree from the University of Denver in 1950. She married H. Carl Anderson in June 1950.
Fran worked as a home economics teacher in Denver until her children were born. In 1970, the family moved to Grand Lake, where Fran earned a real estate broker's license and worked with her husband in their business, Columbine Lake Realty. After Fran and her husband retired, they split their time between Grand Lake and Littleton. In 2011, they moved to Colorado Springs to be near their daughter. At the time of her death, Fran lived at MacKenzie Place in Colorado Springs.
Fran was an active member of her sorority, Sigma Kappa, and its alumni clubs in Denver and Colorado Springs. She loved to dance, read, scrapbook, hike, and spend time with her children and grandchildren. She was a long-time member and past president of the Grand County Board of Realtors and the Three Lakes Water and Sanitation District Board in Grand Lake. Fran supported one of her favorite causes by walking in the 2010 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer with her daughters and granddaughter.
Fran is survived by her loving husband, Carl, and her three children: Janna (Richard) Sampson, of Lisle, Illinois; Richard (Melanie) Anderson, of Larkspur, Colorado; and Patricia (Henry) Reitwiesner, of Colorado Springs. She also is survived by her four grandchildren: Lauren Sampson of Hoboken, New Jersey; Matthew Sampson of San Diego, California; and Theodore and Thomas Reitwiesner of Colorado Springs. Fran was preceeded in death by her parents: James Edward and Leah Friend Isenhart; and her three brothers: James Edward "Jim" Isenhart, Harold Ernest "Bill" Isenhart and Thomas Earl Isenhart.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to The Avon Foundation for Women to support breast cancer research, treatment and education.
A Memorial Service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in Colorado Springs followed by a Celebration of Life reception at MacKenzie Place.
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Julius Erving, the great "Dr. J," had the biggest hand of any athlete I've ever shook hands with. If you care about these things, Michael Jordan was No. 2 on that list. And John Unitas, the iconic Baltimore Colts quarterback, was No. 3.
No, I'm not a hands freak. I'm just saying.
I interviewed The Doctor in the mid-1980s, at the tail end of his brilliant career, when he starred for the Philadelphia 76ers. He was still a hugely exciting player to watch, although his wondrous, soaring trips to the basket were becoming less frequent.
But he was still a terrific ambassador for the NBA and gracious with his time for a young columnist from Baltimore, for which I've always been eternally grateful.
That's one reason I'm looking forward to watching "The Doctor," a new documentary at 9 tonight on NBA-TV that explores the career of the most exciting basketball player I've ever seen.
I still believe Jordan was the greatest ever to play the game. But it was Dr. J who revolutionized it with his high-flying acrobatics, his mid-air spins and whirls that led to either feathery-soft lay-ins or thunderous slam-dunks in both the old ABA and NBA.
He was Michael Jordan before Michael Jordan. And no one was more thrilling to watch on a fast-break than Julius Erving.
Fast-breaks, remember them? The NBA game has evolved into an often-plodding half-court affair, where leviathons bang for position inside before bull-dozing their way to the basket or kicking the ball back out for an open jump shot.
But Dr. J on the run in the open court stirred the soul like no other sight in the game. And watching him take off for the basket -- often from the free-throw line -- would make your jaw drop.
If tonight's documentary captures even a fraction of what made Julius Erving so great, it'll be well worth watching.


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Re: "Not all that glitters is good," Aug. 5 Al Lewis column
While I recognize that as a columnist, Al Lewis can write whatever he likes with little-to-no editorial accountability, his recent commentary on the University of Denver's International Bridge Builders award honoring Newmont Chairman Wayne Murdy was a disservice to your readers. For one, Mr. Lewis sensationalizes claims against Newmont as "so horrible" that "Newmont's own shareholders have passed a resolution demanding that the company address them." What Mr. Lewis failed to mention is that Newmont actually encouraged its shareholders to vote in favor of this resolution that would provide for independent reporting on the company's social performance, worldwide. Read more…


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For an End of Year Thank You, I created this Crayon initial for my oldest son's two teachers. Both teachers have the same initial, so once I figured the first one out, the second one went together quickly.
I bought one box of 64 count, Crayola crayons for Each initial, thinking that would be plenty. I really should have gotten two 64 count boxes for each. If I would have had two crayons of each of the colors at the top and the bottom of the letter, I could have created a better shaped letter. It's just a little off kilter for me.
But regardless of the odd shaped "S", I think they turned out pretty cool.
When I went to pick my son up from school today, Miss Susan had already hung hers up above her desk in her office. That made me Smile.
I really wanted these two teachers to know how Thankful I am for making this school year for my son, so Very Special.


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"Yes, hello. I need either Dr. Grumpy or his nurse to call me back. When I left my house to go shopping my jigsaw puzzle wasn't completed. When I got home, however someone had finished it. So I need to know how to proceed. Thank you".
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Thank You for Calling
"Yes, hello. I need either Dr. Grumpy or his nurse to call me back. When I left my house to go shopping my jigsaw puzzle wasn't completed. When I got home, however someone had finished it. So I need to know how to proceed. Thank you".
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- grapegrower said...
ok, so i admit it. i am the phantom jigsaw puzzle completer.
but my cover is not yet blown.
watch out! you may be next!
- June 4, 2009 at 9:14 PM
- DreamingTree said...
Thank goodness the person made this discovery at lunch time rather than late at night. Crazy is much more tolerable during the day. You truly must be a crazy magnet.
- June 4, 2009 at 9:23 PM
- 08armydoc said...
omfg. you win. Your crazy beats my crazy.
Though I did have a "tell my doctor I was unresponsive this morning, and please also tell Dr. H and Dr. K". ---->Axis II should be tattooed on that woman's forehead. If a patient knows what "unresponsive" means, she's been here toooooo many times. Can you spell attention seeking behavior????
And for that weird facial tic you have that looks like EPS (without ever seeing antipsychotics), I'm gonna send you to Dr. Grumpy.... Enjoy!
BTW - I LOOOOOOVE your blog! It makes me feel like I have "normal" patients.
- June 4, 2009 at 9:24 PM
- Uro*MA said...
And how do you proceed? lol
- June 4, 2009 at 9:38 PM
- Maha said...
That's a complete life fail right there!
Keep up the blogging Dr. Grumpy - the hilarity is addictive!
- June 4, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Leave cookies and milk and an even harder jigsaw puzzle.
You shut your phones off at lunch? OMG!!!
- June 4, 2009 at 10:07 PM
- Nurse K said...
"My professional medical opinion is to start another puzzle as the current has been completed, thus rendering its utility as an item of entertainment nil unless its aesthetic qualities would qualify it as an object of artistic appreciation. Whether you consider artistic appreciation to be equivalent to entertainment is up for debate."
- June 4, 2009 at 10:49 PM
- pharmacy chick said...
Well is appears your caller should be calling the memory care unit at the nearest assisted are facility.
or you could say, "yea, i saw you needed help and I did it"....
- June 5, 2009 at 12:44 AM
- One Nurse said...
I too think I have become addicted to reading your blog! Your stories never cease to amaze me and make me laugh!
I love neuro patients!
- June 5, 2009 at 2:22 AM
- Food Addict said...
My favourite 'crazy' tale comes from the Anticoagulant Clinic that I once had the sorry duty to have to participate in.
No matter how much warfarin we gave this lady (I'm from the UK - not sure if the drug name is the same in the US) her INR would not budge. Occasionally there is genuine resistance to the drug but that's rare. I felt this case was beyond my scope so I called the Haematology Consultant to come and review her.
After their consultation, the Haem Cons felt that she did not have a physiological problem causing the lack of effect from the drug. It traspired that the reason that her INR had not budged was that instead of taking her warfarin, she was swallowing fuses - as in the thing you put in your electrical plugs as an overcurrent protection device to stop them going bang.
She was clearly reasonably intelligent because as we increased her dose of warfarin, she increased the ampage (is that a word?) of the fuses. Her gut was stuffed full of them....
- June 5, 2009 at 4:16 AM
- Grumpy, M.D. said...
Lab Tech- How on Earth did she make the leap from Warfarin to eating electrical fuses?
- June 5, 2009 at 7:35 AM
maybe she was con-fused.
- June 5, 2009 at 8:59 AM
- The Bus Driver said...
Nothing says crazy like a completed jigsaw puzzle. She doesnt need a neurologist, she needs a psychiatrist!
- June 5, 2009 at 11:15 PM
- Shalom said...
@HospLabTech: All I can say to that is, W. T. F.?
I'd like to see her try that here (USA); our mains are fused at the distribution panel rather than the plug like you have it there in the UK, and the fuse resembles the base end of a standard light bulb (at least where they haven't been replaced with circuit breakers). Can't nobody swallow those.
Many years ago in another lifetime, I was a licensed locksmith. We had this one elderly customer who would call us every month to change her locks because some unknown person kept copying her keys and entering her apartment. How did she know? Well, her late husband's shirts (which have been hanging in her closet since he died G_d know how many years ago) are now at the left end of the pole when she knows she left them on the right end, and also the food that had been in her refrigerator wasn't there anymore! We finally put Medeco Omega cylinders in there, which have keys that can't be duplicated by anyone ever, and she was still convinced that some weird burglar was getting in there and not stealing anything, just messing with her husband's shirts and eating her food...
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APPLICATIONS OF ALL OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR ADVANCED OPTICAL MODULATION FORMATS by Scott R. Nuccio _________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING) May 2011 Copyright 2011 Scott R. Nuccio
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|Increased data traffic demands, along with a continual push to minimize cost per bit, have recently motivated a paradigm shift away from traditional on-off keying (OOK) fiber transmission links towards systems utilizing more advanced modulation formats. In particular, modulation formats that utilize the phase of the optical signal, including differential phase shift keying (DPSK) and differential quadrature phase shift keying (DQPSK) along with polarization multiplexing (Pol-MUX), have recently emerged as the most popular means for transmitting information over longhaul; and ultra-long haul fiber transmission systems. DPSK is motivated by an increase in receiver sensitivity compared to traditional OOK. DQPSK is motivated by a doubling of the spectral efficiency, along with increased tolerance to dispersion and nonlinear distortions. Coherent communications has also emerged as a primary means of transmitting and receiving optical data due to its support of formats that utilize both phase and amplitude to further increase the spectral efficiency (bits/sec/Hz) of the optical channel, including quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM). Polarization multiplexing of channels is a straight forward method to allow two channels to share the same wavelength by propagating on orthogonal polarization axis and is easily supported in coherent systems where the polarization tracking can be performed in the digital domain. Furthermore, the forthcoming IEEE 100 Gbit/s Ethernet Standard, 802.3ba, provides greater bandwidth, higher data rates, and supports a mixture of modulation formats. In particular, Pol-MUX (D)QPSK has grown in interest as the high spectral efficiency allows for 100 Gbit/s transmission while still occupying the current 50 GHz/channel allocation of current 10 Gbit/s OOK fiber systems. In this manner, 100 Gbit/s transfer speeds using current fiber links, amplifiers, and filters may be possible.; In addition to advanced modulation formats, it is expected that optical signal processing may play a role in the future development of more efficient optical transmission systems. The hope is that performing signal processing in the optical domain may reduce optical-to-electronic conversion inefficiencies, eliminate bottlenecks and take advantage of the ultrahigh bandwidth inherent in optics. While 40 to 50 Gbit/s electronic components are the peak of commercial technology and 100 Gbit/s capable RF components are still in their infancy, optical signal processing of these high-speed data signals may provide a potential solution. Furthermore, any optical processing system or sub-system must be capable of handling the wide array of data formats and data rates that networks may employ. It is also worth noting that future networks may use a combination of data-rates and formats while it has been estimated that "we may start seeing the first commercial use of Terabit Ethernets by 2015". –Robert Metcalfe.; To this end, the work presented in this Ph.D. dissertation is aimed at addressing the issue of optical processing for advanced optical modulation formats. All optical multiplexing and demultiplexing of Pol-MUX and phase and QAM encoded signals at the 100 Gbit/s Ethernet standard is addressed. The creation and development of an extremely large continuously tunable all-optical delay capable of handling a variety of modulation formats and data rates is presented. As optical delays are viewed as a critical element to achieve efficient and reconfigurable signal processing, the presented delay line is also utilized to enable a tunable packet buffer capable of handling data packets of varying rate, varying size, and multiple modulation formats.
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The government of President Yahya Jammeh sought to tighten its grip on the already weak independent press with detentions, criminal prosecutions, and the introduction of more repressive legislation. The National Intelligence Agency arbitrarily detained at least three reporters in connection with their work for prolonged periods of time. One remained in detention in late year. Authorities announced their intention to re-introduce statutory regulation of the press with a government-run Media Commission and criminalized online dissidence by passing a law imposing a harsh prison sentence on any individual, living in the country or abroad, who uses the Internet to criticize public officials. No new information surfaced on the whereabouts of journalist Ebrima "Chief" Manneh, who disappeared after being arrested by agency officers seven years ago. The government has made contradicting claims about Manneh's whereabouts and health over the years, and has not complied with various international rulings ordering his release.
National Intelligence agents arrested Pa Sulay Jadama on June 20 at the Banjul Magistrates' Court. The freelance photographer had been taking pictures of a former lawyer and former attorney general outside the court, where they stood trial on criminal charges.
The agents detained Jadama incommunicado for six days, but denied having custody of him. They released him on June 26. The agents seized his camera's data card and told him to remain silent about his detention.
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|Abdoulie John, editor of the news website Jollof News, was detained on January 7 and held for three days. Local journalists said Jollof News, which is blocked in the country, has often reported critically about the government.
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|Fatou Camara, a TV host and broadcast journalist, was detained on September 17 and accused of "espionage and breach of national security" amid allegations that she was "passing information to the international media that was critical of [President] Jammeh." She was released on October 10.
In July, the Gambian parliament passed an amendment to Article 173 of the 2009 Information and Communication Act to include a 15-year prison sentence and a fine of 3 million dalasis (about US$100,000) for any individual convicted of using the Internet to criticize government officials.
The law punishes a broad range of activities, including online criticism, cartoons, and satire. The penalties apply to individuals living in the country or abroad.
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In April, the parliament amended the country's criminal code to stiffen criminal penalties for existing offenses. Under the new code, journalists face up to five years in prison for publishing what authorities consider false information.
The amendment also widened the scope of other perceived objectionable behavior under a series of broad, vaguely worded offenses that authorities could interpret to sanction legitimate news operations, according to CPJ research.
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Agents with the National Intelligence Agency arrested Ebrima "Chief" Manneh, a former reporter for the Daily Observer, in his newsroom on July 7, 2006. He has not been heard from for seven years.
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|Jammeh refers to Manneh's "death": "The government has nothing to do with the death of Chief Manneh."
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TwitchyDoc wrote:Without a video, it is way too subjective. They are fast, brief and multifocal.
I'm sorry, they come and go so fast. It's impossible for me to catch them on video.
Mine come in singles and sometimes in different spots with many hours between each twitch.
What so you mean by multifocal? Would they be multifocal and more frequent in the hyperexcitable phase? Even if there are no studies on frequency, what is your opinion as a neurologist?


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Rocket's birthday is June 21, and before he was born, I never fully understood how awful it can be to organize a summer birthday party. Everyone splits town after the last day of school, taking the festivity out of any birthday party. To beat that this year, my plan was to have his party before school ended, amidst all the chaos of the end of the school year.
We ended up sending out personalized PercyVites Johnny Test invitations to each of the boys in his class inviting them over for a breakfast for dinner party that ended up being a huge hit. We served waffles, bacon, hash browns, and orange juice, then we served donuts instead of cupcakes. The boys loved the donut cake. It was such a hit, that's what I served his class the next Monday, in lieu of cupcakes again.
Any donuts will work, but I used Krispy Kreme because their size is uniform…and they are yummy. I bought both minis and regular sized donuts, but all the kids stuck with the regular sized ones. The sprinkles were popular enough that when I took donuts to his class, I went with all sprinkles. Lesson learned: kids prefer sprinkles.
The boys had a water balloon fight and made marshmallow guns, which turned out to be the best party entertainment ever. One way to handle the marshmallow gun construction is to buy a bunch of joints, straight pieces, and end pieces and let the kids design their own guns, but to make this as easy as possible, Kevin made a bag for each kid with all the parts needed to make a specific gun design.
He bought the individual joint and end pieces, then two really long PVC pipes that he cut into the individual straight pieces. At the party, each kid was handed a Ziplock bag with their personal marshmallow gun kit.
How to Make a Marshmallow Gun
Everything just plugs together, no glue or much help was needed to get them built. The marshmallow guns are designed for the tiny marshmallows. Once the guns were assembled, we made sure each kid put his initials on their gun, then we put out a giant bag of marshmallows and let them loose. Here was the surprising thing: it entertained them for a long, long time. I bought a bunch of duct tape for them to decorate their guns, but they skipped that step to get shooting at each other. Easiest birthday party entertainment ever, and much cheaper than hiring a clown. (Okay, we're never hired a clown, but we have hired a balloon guy, a magician, and a mad scientist in the past.)
On their way out the door, the kids were handed a bag of ammo – more little marshmallows – to take home with their gun as a favor.
Disclosure – The Johnny Test PercyVites were complimentary from the company. Rocket loves Johnny Test, making it a natural choice.


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It's widely recognized that a company's leadership, culture and core competencies can be important to its success. But another, often overlooked, critical source of differentiation is the company's beliefs.
One hallmark of a successful company is that it stands out from the crowd. Perhaps its approach to customer service is groundbreaking, the opportunities it offers its employees more exciting or its products just cooler than the competitors'. In a world of fierce competition and rapid imitation, companies that dare to be different capture our attention and our admiration. Some are globally recognized, such as Apple, Google, Tata, Virgin and Zara; others are less well known, or are niche or local players.
What enables some companies to be consistently and resolutely different? Business writers have pointed to such attributes as visionary leadership, a unique corporate culture and a distinctive set of core competencies. Although there is little doubt that such elements can sometimes play a key role, we argue that, in the end, a company's beliefs — or what we refer to as its "uncommon sense" — are often the most critical source of differentiation.
We are by no means the first ones to highlight the role of belief systems as a major differentiator. Peter Drucker's "theory of the business" focuses on the underlying beliefs held by the organization's leaders about what the business does. Yet while many recognize that beliefs form the platform for actions and capabilities, it's less clear how managers can apply this insight. Research in this area has tended to focus, for example, on how competing businesses converge on the same set of beliefs or "industry recipes" over time, or how a company's "dominant logic" locks it into a narrow way of thinking about its business opportunities.1 Our approach, by contrast, is to show how managers can generate a distinctive belief system — their uncommon sense — and translate it into action.
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What role do a company's distinctive beliefs play in strategy?
- Winning strategies are grounded in distinctive beliefs that ring truer with customers and prospective customers than the beliefs of rival companies.
- Managers need to re-examine their company's beliefs and challenge its 'sacred cows.'
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The Hague Transavia Grand Slam | 15 - 20 July 2014
The Hague, The Netherlands, July 19, 2014 - Four days after being on the "brink" of elimination from the women's competition at the US$1-million Transavia Grand Slam presented by Bas Van de Goor Foundation, Brazilians Fernanda Alves and Taiana Lima have moved successfully through pool play and elimination matches to reach the "final four" of the FIVB World Tour event on Scheveningen beach.
With a 2-0 (21-6 and 21-7) win in 31 minutes over 17th-seed Nadine Zumkehr/Joana Heidrich of Switzerland, Fernanda and Lima have advanced to their first FIVB World Tour semi-final together in only their second international tournament of the partnership after the Brazilian pair placed ninth last week at the Gstaad Grand Slam in the Swiss Alps.
Fernanda and Lima will now play -seeded Kristyna Kolocova and Marketa Slukova of the Czech Republic in Saturday afternoon's second women's semi-final followed by a match between sixth-seeded Maria Antonelli and Juliana Felisberta of Brazil and eighth-seeded Katrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmler of Germany.
"I think the schedule has played out pretty good for us this week," said the 30-year Lima. "Despite playing in the qualifier, we were not really tired entering today's match with the Swiss. Fernanda has been playing great and we are gaining confidence as a team with every match. Our match with the Czechs will be extremely tough as they have won two gold medals this season and have been playing together since 2009. Fernanda has played in only six FIVB World Tour events, so we will be at a disadvantage to the experience level."
To earn a spot in the "money" rounds of the 10th women's event on the 2014 FIVB World Tour calendar, Fernanda and Lima had to rally from a first-set defeat and a 16-12 disadvantage in the second set to defeat the Nystrom twins (Emilia and Erika) of Finland 2-1 (27-29, 21-18 and 15-13) in a 58-minute qualifying match Tuesday.
Once in the Transavia Grand Slam Main Draw, the Brazilians have now posted five match wins with their only setback being a 2-1 (16-21, 23-21, 25-27) decision in 70 minutes to sixth-seeded compatriots Maria Antonelli and Juliana Felisberta in a final pool play match Thursday. To advance to Saturday's action, Fernanda and Lima posted another win over a Brazilian rival with a 2-1 (21-15, 15-21 and 21-19) victory in 52 minutes over 28th-seeded Talita Rocha and Larissa Franca.
Lima will enter the "final four" matches seeking to win another gold medal at The Hague Beach Stadium as she and Talita topped the 2013 Scheveningen beach podium by defeating the Salgado sisters (Carolina and Maria Clara) of Brazil in the finale. The win was one of five gold medal finishes for the Lima/Talita partnership as the pair finished as the 2013 FIVB World Tour champions.
In other quarter-final matches Saturday, Holtwick and Semmler posted a 2-0 win (21-18 and 23-21) in 40 minutes over ninth-seeded Fan Wang and Yuan Yue of China, Antonelli and Juliana out-lasted compatriots and seventh-seeded Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas 2-1 (14-21, 21-16 and 16-14) in 54 minutes and Kolocova and Slukova defeated the 16th-seeded Salgado sisters 2-0 (21-16 and 21-14) in 41 minutes.
"Our first set wasn't good, we made a lot of mistakes," said Antonelli after her match with Agatha and Seixas. "We changed our strategy before the second set and the second and third set were ours. We had some good rallies. That wasn't luck; we train a lot on that. And we have a coach who believes in us very much, that helps. Now we play against Holtwick and Semmler, we've played against them in Gstaad and we know they're very tough."
Enroute to their gold medal finish in Gstaad, Holtwick and Semmler defeated Antonelli and Juliana 2-0 (22-20 and 27-25) in a 48-minute semi-final match last Saturday in the Alps. Antonelli added that she and Juliana "we're going to the hotel now and we'll study them. They play very different than Agatha and Seixas, so we'll have to adapt our strategy to that."
As a "prelude" to the 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships, the final two days of the Transavia Grand Slam will be staged at the Scheveningen courts where the medal matches will be played Sunday. The final two teams in both gender's competition with be competing for the gold medals and a share of the $70,000 first-place prize for each winning team.
Following this week's event, the FIVB World Tour returns to the United States for the second-straight year as Long Beach in southern California hosts another $1-million event. The international circuit returns to Europe in August for stops in Austria (Klagenfurt, July 29-August 3) and Poland (Stare Jablonki, August 19-24).
Women's Quarter-final Quotes
Maria Antonelli, Brazil - "Our first set wasn't good, we made a lot of mistakes. We changed our strategy before the second set and the second and third set were ours. We had some good rallies. That wasn't luck; we train a lot on that. And we have a coach who believes in us very much, that helps. Now we play against Holtwick and Semmler, we've played against them in Gstaad and we know they're very tough. But we're going to the hotel now and we'll study them. They play very different than Agatha and Seixas, so we'll have to adapt our strategy to that.
Barbara Seixas, Brazil - "It is always difficult to play against Juliana and Antonelli. We know each other very well, because we play both on the Brazilian tour. It was a great match and we played both very well. The game was about who made the first mistake. We started the game very well. We were focused on the game. In the second set Antonelli entered the game and they played better defensively. Our serve wasn't as good as in the second set. We took off the pressure. But we always believed in a good result. Unfortunately we didn't won. Next week we're going to Long Beach. Yeah!."
Agatha Bednarczuk, Brazil - "I like to play in The Hague. First we played in Apeldoorn. It was a kind of complicated. But it will be a great place to hold the World Championships."
Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil - "It was 9-9 in the first set but then it went wrong. I played very bad, I don't know why. The Czechs served very well, that was hard. Normally we play much better but unfortunately not today. We asked for the sand to be watered, because it was so hot. It's too hot. But we're prepared for that, and everybody has to deal with that. They're not better than us, but this game they were.
Marketa Skulova, Czech Republic - "Despite the score, it was a difficult match. Any match is easy. The Brazilians played very well. They're a great team and, but we played really strong. We had a good serve, we played defensively very well. The conditions we're really tough. But we had a good focus. We love to win this tournament."
Kristyna Kolocova, Czech Republic - "It was very hot, but the conditions in The Hague are much better than in Gstaad. I think the recovery of your body is much faster when the sun shines."
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Fijalek & Prudel Net Poland's First FIVB World Tour Gold Medal
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Antonelli & Juliana Capture Transavia Grand Slam Bronze Medal
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Poland Seeks First FIVB World Tour Gold Medal
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Holtwick & Semmler Seek Validation
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Latvians Erase Swiss Memories
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Travelling Aussies happy on the road
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Dalhausser and Rosenthal on the hunt for a 'turkey' in The Hague
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Beach volleyball gives Apeldoorn a big buzz
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FIVB World Champions Seek Transavia Grand Slam Success
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US and Australian pairs unbeaten in Amsterdam
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Swiss Tanja's pool winners after only one day in Apeldoorn
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Upsets Highlight Transavia Grand Slam Men's Pool Play Matches
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Nummerdor: next year's World Championships are going to surpass everything
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Double or nothing for Bruno
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Germany's Ludwig and Sude making the most of a temporary partnership
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Meanwhile, chop the pulp. Now heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a saucepan and gently fry the onion until softened. Stir in the chopped aubergine pulp, crushed garlic and half the basil. Season with salt and pepper and cook over a low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring now and then.
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In less than a week, the Rockies went from having a surprising surplus of pitchers to struggling to fill out a rotation. Brett Anderson's move to the disabled list Sunday — after breaking a finger during an at-bat, just his ninth career at-bat — is the latest setback to Colorado's rotation.
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