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Indianapolis to plow residential streets
Indy Snow Force says it's sending 350 snow plows into city neighborhoods to help clear snow-covered roads.
Indianapolis recorded about 7.5 inches of snowfall Wednesday. The added plows mean that an additional 4,000 lane miles will be cleared.
All residential areas that do not have a neighborhood association responsible for plowing will be addressed through the evening.
Indy Snow Force will continue to work through the night with a new shift of 118 drivers reporting at 11 p.m. to ensure the roads are safe for rush hour commuters. Right now these drivers are plowing main thoroughfares and secondary streets. Drivers have been instructed to start salting roads once pavement is visible.
Indy Snow Force will continue to monitor the weather conditions throughout the night and will treat the roads as long as it's necessary.
Citizens with disabilities or those who may need medical or health-related assistance, such as transportation, or medication pick-up, should contact Connect 2 Help at 211, or 926-HELP (926-4357).


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The Leonard Lopate Show
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On today's show: Dr. Robin Zasio of the A & E show Hoarders offers tips on how to declutter your life. WNYC's Sara Fishko talks about the cultural importance of the year 1913, when cubism came to America and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring debuted. Timothy Egan tells the story behind some of the most dramatic pictures in Native American history. Richard Sander and Stuart Taylor discuss the current state of Affirmative Action, from who's benefiting under it to who might not be.

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14-2 branch off 12-2 on 20A Breaker
I have 12-2 romex coming into my garage to feed a door opener, an outlet and a light (on 20A breaker).
However, the line from the junction box to the light is 14-2. There is no receptacle or anything at that light - it's just a light. Is this allowed?
On the one hand, it's 14-2 on a 20A breaker, which is against code. On the other hand, it's just a light and isn't carrying much current/load. I'm hoping the use of 14-2 is allowed for cases like this.
- Mike
Against code, so needs to be replaced.
Weird thing with lights is that you often end up with fixtures that use 18AWG stranded wire. Why is this allowed but a 14/2 on a 20AMP circuit to a light is not? I can only assume the reasoning is that someone can alter what is at the end of that 14/2.
or extend it.
Suppose someone inadvertently drives a nail through that 14-2 cable, creating a fault that draws... oh.... 19.5 amps. That won't trip the breaker, but that exceeds the safe capacity of #14 wire. The wire will get warm, and maybe even hot enough to ignite something. Maybe not in your garage, but in the wall cavity of someone who has some really dry furring strips.
The insulation on the fixture wires is different from the type used on building wires. This allows for a higher ampacity rating. The fixture load is also a known value.
Do nyou really need the 20 amp breaker?
If not substitute a 15 amper .
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Columbia Sportswear Company has selected the Demandware eCommerce Platform as the foundation upon which to build its new business-to-consumer online channel.
The company is expected to launch on the platform this summer, serving consumers in the United States, with other sites to follow to serve consumers in Europe and Canada.
Columbia's ecommerce sites will convey the extensive breadth of the brand while showcasing "The Science of the Greater Outdoors" and how the company's advanced product technologies protect consumers from the elements and enable people to enjoy the outdoors year-round.
Columbia intends to create unique user experiences for its customers, incorporating contextual product content and rich media into its sites. Additionally, the company will integrate ecommerce kiosks into several bricks-and-mortar branded retail stores that it plans to open in key metropolitan markets to greatly expand the product selection and inventory available in the stores.
Columbia selected Demandware for features including: capabilities of an enterprise-class ecommerce platform, minus the need for web hosting infrastructure; full in-house control over merchandising promotions, catalog, pricing and all other aspects of the online shopping experience; the ability to develop multiple sites quickly from a common architecture; automatic upgrades to continually leverage new merchandising functionality and enable ecommerce best practices; and support for multiple languages, currencies and payment types.
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Thinking about making my own Chimney Cap? Any Advice?
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So I recently purchased a 1910 rowhouse in baltimore and there are 4 chimenys, neither one has a chimney cap. The issue is that they are all very large and pre-made caps would be over $160 each. Now, they chimneys are only used for venting and there are no working fireplaces in the home. I was thinking about just laying a piece of metal mesh down over the chimney to keep animals from going in. Then to take care of the rain, I want to just bend a piece of sheet metal similar to the picture I attached below ( please dont comment on my horrible mspaint skills ). The sheet metal would extend about 6" on either side of the chimney and I would attach it right to the brick with masonry screws. I am wondering if there is anything that could happen with my design or any reason this wouldnt work? Any tips or suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks !
Looks good to me..But I would avoid the horizontal screen over the flue..Too easy to get plugged up and you can't see it from the ground..Build the screens vertically into the caps so nothing is likely to stick to them and plug them up..Think birds nests, windblown leaves, stuff like that...Make them large enough to accommodate any possible air-flow..Some of those old chimneys are not very strong or sound...Be careful when working up there..
Now, they chimneys are only used for venting
Venting what?
@fairwind, thanks for the tip. Thats a really good idea, I will try and make the mesh somehow vertical.
@seeyou, there is a vent going up there from the hot water heater. Otherwise I would just seal the damn thing.
I would make sure the top is at an adequate height from the opening of the chimney.,too high and rain and snow can still get in but too close would interfere with the venting.
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SALTSBURG — Investigations continue following the arrest of a Saltsburg Middle/High School teacher accused of raping a student at the school.
Todd Deven McCullough, 28, of Kiskiminetas Township, Armstrong County, was arrested at Saltsburg Middle/High School on Thursday.
He was arraigned before District Judge Guy Haberl, who set a straight cash bail of $150,000. McCullough is held in the Indiana County Jail, in lieu of bail.
According to police, McCullough raped a then-16-year-old female student in the back room of a shop classroom in the spring of 2012.
In an incident in the work area of the shop classroom last April, McCullough repeatedly asked the victim to show him her breasts, according to a criminal complaint from the state police at Indiana.
When she refused, McCullough asked if she was scared. He then told her to come with him to the small back room, where, according to the report from Trooper Douglas Snyder, he then closed the door and exposed himself to the victim.
The class bell rang and the student fled the room.
The victim avoided McCullough's shop classroom, but a week later, police reported, the industrial education teacher called the girl out of class, asking that she be sent to his room.
When she arrived, he apologized for exposing himself.
A few days later, McCullough asked the student to stay and help him clean paintbrushes. Once again, he asked her to come to the back room.
He then raped her, according to police.
Near the end of the school year, McCullough allegedly told the victim he hoped she would "be mature" about the incident and that "it's not only my (expletive) on the line, it's your (expletive), too."
The accusations surfaced within the past week, police said.
After the rape, the student only told a friend about the incident, according to the criminal complaint. The friend encouraged the victim to come forward to school officials.
Inappropriate behavior and unwanted advances had preceded the incident for some time.
According to police, over the past few years, McCullough touched the victim's hips, massaged her shoulders and commented on her appearance.
Once, McCullough told the victim that she was looking "hot" and then said his girlfriend was going away for the weekend.
Additional interviews will be conducted during the ongoing investigation, according to Trooper John Matchik, state police public information officer.
Police are "still looking at everything at this point," he said.
"This could be the initial phase of a significant investigation, and we won't rule out the possibility of additional charges or additional victims," he said.
McCullough will have a preliminary hearing Nov. 13 in Blairsville District Court with Judge Jennifer Rega.
He faces six felonies: two counts of rape/forcible compulsion, one count of sexual assault, sexual contact with a student and two counts of aggravated indecent assault.
In addition, he faces seven misdemeanor counts: corruption of minors, indecent exposure, harassment, disorderly conduct, open lewdness and two counts of indecent assault.
McCullough was hired at Saltsburg in 2009. In 2012, he was approved for tenure.
A message on the Blairsville-Saltsburg School District homepage said the district intends to cooperate with law enforcement and had conducted an internal investigation.
"Every effort has been and will continue to be made to protect our students and staff from any conduct that would affect their health, safety, and welfare," the statement said.
District officials said this morning that no comment other than what was posted on the site will be offered at this time.


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This is a model of the cover project from the February 2011 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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Three-legged Occasional Table
Steam-bending or bent laminations can be used to make this eye-catching design. By Michael Fortune Page: 26-33 From the February 2011 issue #188 Buy this issue now The design of this table is part of a series that I revisit from time to time. The original concept for the series was based on a pinwheel (a common example...


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Expected shortages boost crowd-pulling power of copper mines
* Supply problems partly due to Chile's deteriorating ore grade
* No new, game-changing deposits founds despite 2002-2011 rally
* Private equity looking to pick up distressed assets
By Pratima Desai
LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - An expected global shortage of copper in years to come has thrown a spotlight on the value of mines that produce the metal, with scouts from private equity firms, trading houses and miners sniffing out potential targets.
Strong interest in good quality copper assets was recently highlighted by Sumitomo Metal Mining buying another 13 percent stake in Freeport-McMoRan's Morenci mine for $1 billion.
Earlier on Thursday, Swedish mining and smelting group Boliden struck a deal to buy the Kevitsa mine in northern Finland for a cash consideration of $712 million.
"Copper is the most sought after commodity, it's a good time to buy copper assets now, there are some very visible deficits coming up at the end of this decade," said Simon Lovat, a commodity analyst at fund firm Carmignac.
Forecasts for more than two years out are difficult as much could change, but there are some; Deutsche Bank analysts expect small surpluses this year and next, a deficit of 280,000 tonnes in 2018, 350,000 in 2019 and 280,000 in 2020. Continuación...


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A 7-3/4" high budvase with 2 red strawberries on one side and one single strawberry with plant on the other side on a white background. Stem is clear as well as lace top.Hand painted and signed by N. Kuhne. Fenton logo on bottom also. Does not have chips or cracks. Inside very white and clean. Flat fee shipping of $3.85 priority mail. Maine residents to apply 5% sales tax to both price and shipping fee.


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How can I clean my Edwardian tiles?
I have a front path of red and white Edwardian tiles that are ingrained with dirt. I have tried scrubbing them, but it's had no effect. How I can clean them, without losing the colours?
Cleaning expert Stephanie Zia says, 'Lithofin KF Tile Restorer is an alkaline, solvent-free cleansing concentrate suitable for all coloured antique ceramic tiles, glazed or unglazed (available from some tile shops or, for £12.83, plus p&p, from extensive.co.uk, 0845 226 1488). After giving the path a thorough sweeping, test on a small area, then apply neat or diluted in water at a ratio of up to 1:10, depending on the degree of soiling.
'The Tile Doctor recommends its Remove & Go for old tiles (£17, plus p&p, from tiledoctor.co.uk 0845 652 4652.) A non-flammable, multipurpose stripper, it's formulated with a long dwell-time to remove most ingrained stains from ceramic tiles. With a scrubbing brush or sponge, apply a small amount of remover to no more than 2m sq (22ft sq) at a time. Leave to stand until the residue softens - about an hour, but keep checking because it mustn't dry out. Agitate with a scrubbing brush or plastic scourer, then wipe up with a clean, absorbent white cotton towel or sponge.'
Can we make our shower walk-in?
We are a couple in our 80s, and a few years ago we had a super shower fitted over our acrylic bath. My wife is awaiting an operation to replace an artificial hip, which will further restrict her mobility. Can a gap be cut in the bath to enable easier access? We want to avoid the expense and upheaval of installing a shower cabinet so soon after our recent updating of the bathroom.
'Unfortunately it is not possible to cut into an acrylic bath because it has a double skin and it will not be possible to seal the "cut",' says DIY expert Bridget Bodoano. 'Alison Wright of Easy Living Home (0800 316 4055, easylivinghome.co.uk) suggests two options that will minimise expense and disruption. Replace the bath with another identically sized bath (to minimise re-tiling, etc) with a door in the side. Try the Cambridge bath by Gainsborough (01527 594203, gainsboroughsbd.com), which comes with a discreet electrically operated seat. The second option is to replace the bath with a shower tray that matches the footprint of the bath; try Living Works (0845 640 9112, graham-group.co.uk). The tiles can then be continued down to the tray edge. One or two glass panels will be required, depending on whether the bath is in a recess or with one end open, and can be ceiling or wall fixed.
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I'm looking for a dark wood bench - approx 40cm high and 110cm long - for the hall, to house the shoes that collect around the doorway. The benches that used to be found in school halls would be ideal.
Lombok's Primitive bench (£295) conjures memories of those old school cloakroom benches. You can see them on lombok.co.uk, but each is unique, so you'll need to talk to them about sizes - call 0870 240 7380.
If that doesn't suit, take a look at the Short Simple bench (H: 33cm x L: 150cm x D: 40cm) in oak veneer, £69, from Dwell (0870 241 8653, dwell.co.uk). Or go for a bench with integral storage. We like Habitat's Nea dark-stained oak bench (H: 40cm x L: 120cm x D: 35cm), £159 (08444 991111, habitat.net), and Great Little Trading Company's Hall Storage Bench (H: 45cm x L: 100cm x D: 33cm), £79.99, which consists of a shoe shelf and bench with space inside for hats and gloves (0844 848 6000, gltc.co.uk). It's in a whitewash finish, but you could stain it darker yourself.
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Re I Need A New Wooden Draining Board (November 10), I have an oakwood teak slatted board the size you're looking for (36cm x 36cm), bought from Lansdowne (020-8932 3010, kitchensinks.co.uk). The good news is it cost less than £40 - a lot cheaper than the £168.68 version that was recommended.
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Re How Can We Make Our Brick Patio Safer? (November 10), hallelujah! As a nursery teacher of many years' experience, I congratulate you on refusing to recommend play surfaces. In common with David Yearley of Rospa, we find it very difficult to convince some parents and carers of the need to expose children to bumps and scrapes so they learn to interact with their environment, and to support their children in learning to take reasonable risks - and to recognise what a 'reasonable risk' might be.
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i know this isnt the best "first entry" but i need to tell my story!
i was born to my momcat Oreo, just like my sisfur Lizzy and my brofur Oareo, but i was kittennapped!
As my humom was rescuing the others, a mean, grumpy man stole me and took me to his boat. i was held captive there for 2 months...i am a tiny girl and yet i was allowed to wander- unsupervised--on the rocks near the water here at the marina.
My humom saw me on her video and made it her mission to insure my safety...okay...
So one day about 2 weeks ago, humom was walking by my then home and i saw her...i leaped into her arms as she walked by and the rest is history.
i got a flea bath and Frontline to help with my itchies and the very next day i went to the vet. Humom saw that my right eye was cloudy so she took me. The vet said i can see and gave me ointment to put in it...she said it might go away and it might not, but humom says it doesnt slow me down.
So, you'd think everything would be fine now that im in my new furever home with my littermates, right?
Well, a dear friend named Lyn visited us on October 25. She came all the way from the UK to meet Moozer mate! She is AlfiechinacatUK's mum.
We were all very happy to meet her and everything was great till Monday night. It was getting late...around midnight and humom was looking for me...she was calling me but i could not hear her. She became frantic. Dad and Lyn started looking too and suddenly Dad went to the fridge. He opened the door and there i was. i fell out, on my side with a *thunk* and let out a soft mew. Dad yelled, humom screamed and i woke up and shook it off!! Its estimated that i was in there for just over an hour. OMC.
Humom feels like the worst catmom ever because she remembers the fridge not closing so she gave it a shove!! If Dad hadnt opened the door when he did, this story would have a much sadder ending.
Everyone gathered around me and spoiled me for the rest of the night.
Humom wrapped me in a blanket and held me for hours till i drifted off to sleep...safe at last.
i did not let on, but i know Mom came up many many times during that very long night to make sure i was still okay.
i think im down to like 7 lives!! ...and im only 4 months old.
Thank you for listening to me...
Tell all your pawrents to be sure to check before closing any appliance door...kids like us just dont know any better.
A special thanks to Dad for saving me.
i forgive you Mom.
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(Cleveland): The Cleveland Division of Police will operate an OVI checkpoint today, Tuesday, July 29, 2014 on East 55th Street at Thackeray Avenue from 7:30pm until midnight. The Cleveland Division of Police will operate a driver's license checkpoint on Thursday, July 31, 2014. Time and location TBA.
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Volkslauf The Ultimate Challenge 2014
Bakersfield Volkslauf
Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 8:00 AM (PDT)
Start Time: 8:00am (subject to change)
|Course distance is approximately six miles for the 10K and three miles for the 5K. The course traverses various surfaces to include dirt roads, fields, ponds and mud trails. Numerous obstacles are incorporated into the course. Highlights include walls, trenches and mud pits!! This course is for serious runners with the physical ability to lift their body weight repeatedly as they navigate the numerous obstacles. Care should be taken with consideration to height, weight and physical fitness level. Individuals with known physical limitations should limit themselves to spectator or modified participation.
|Individual runners or teams consisting of four runners will start the race. The first individual runner and the first four-member team to cross the finish line together will decide the order of finish. 5K winners will be determined by placing in age groups (age categories: 13-16, 17-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 and over). The race has numerous starting waves as runners are seperated so as not to bog down any one obstacle. Patience is required. As a rule 10K Teams and 10K Individual Males will go first.
|Difficulty of the course and rough-n-ready attire is an integral part of the event. While safety precautions have been taken, the nature of this event recommends that runners wear attire that reduces the possibility of mishap (i.e., long pants, boots, long sleeve shirt, gloves).
The Bakersfield Volkslauf (" the peoples run") was dedicated to improving the plight of the community through involvement in civic activities. Specifically, the Volkslauf Committee successfully staged and executed the Annual Volkslauf 10K/5K race, generating revenue that enabled it to accomplish its stated mission.
The Volkslauf Committee had the mission of supporting Kern County charitable organizations.
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13 Songs to Get Pumped Before a Football Game – Ryan O'Bryan's List [VIDEO]
The Ernies – Here & Now
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The Ernie's were a late '90's band that blended rock, hip-hop, and ska beats with lyrics about astronomy and physics to form a sort of weird, science-math-rock sound that worked. Sadly, the debut album, Meson Ray, would be there one and only release, but it left a song that captures the essence of living for the moment. From opening line of, "Here we go," "Here & Now" is a non-stop flurry of, record-scratching, great guitar grooves, and a horn section that shine during the break-down about three-quarters of the way through a song guaranteed to get anyone's blood pumping before they take the field.
Side Note: If you can find it, pick up a copy of Meson Ray. You'll be glad you did.


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my little Chinese stole the show. I finally got around to trying the 300Bs on the Tannoys on Monday. I made the usual rough hookup as you can see, the mono blocs played those big boys to good levels from top to bottom.
I didn't play any hard rock music, I stuck to jazz. The bass was pretty good, but I did not feel as comfortable driving them as hard as with the solid state.
However, what really amazes me is my little Dared MP-7 SET amp from the office system. I decided to try it on the Tannoys today to see how it would do, with its 6 watts output from new JJ 6L6gc I installed a few months ago.
Well let me tell you, it just filled the room with music, not as dymanic and deep as the 300Bs but the midrange and top end sounds so relaxed and sweet, so smooth and refined, I could not stop listening.
I played mostly Miles Davis on vinyl and it was to die for. This was with basic crappy cables, with the mid-fi HT vinyl source. A vintage Kenwood KD750 direct drive with a Elac cartridge, feeding a AES PH1 phono stage built from kit. That little amp certainly has some finesse that the 300Bs don't have and these Tannoys certainly shows it up.
I think I have some work to do, my speaker journey may have ended, but the amp journey continues.
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Emilia Clarke Talks "Game of Thrones" in Flare April 2014
With the fourth season of her hit HBO series "Game of Thrones" slated to premiere April 6th, Emilia Clarke pitched in on promotions by covering the April 2014 issue of Flare magazine.
The 26-year-old actress looked picture perfect in designer garbs from Burberry Prorsum and Dior for the Nino Muñoz-shot spread while opening up about everything from the show's new season to her embarrassing audition.
Highlights from Miss Clarke's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to visit Flare!
On "Game of Thrones'" fourth season:
"The whole of season four is dark and really emotional. If you asked any of the actors about this season, they'd say, 'Oh no, my character's got the best arc.'"
On her infamous casting call:
"I get there, and I'm all dressed up to the nines, wearing a nice outfit with heels. I walk into an auditorium that's got 50 people from HBO. I'm nervous like you wouldn't believe. I had a Diet Coke right before I walked in, so I was buzzing. I said hello to each of the 50 people individually and walked down the steps, then fell over walking down."
On her role in "Game of Thrones":
"After my last audition for Game of Thrones, they said, 'Congratulations, princess.' I was like, 'Bye-bye, call centre.' [The] attention equals pressure, but everything, everything is still so new to me that I'm enjoying jumping on this bandwagon early and seeing how I respond to it. If you spend too much time wondering what you're going to feel like in year five, you're not going to feel anything in year one."
"The aftermath was the thing that was harder to deal with. Going in to do my first press junket, that's a hell of a lot scarier than being naked up on TV!"
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Ben Stiller Oscars
One of two laugh out loud Oscars moments last night had comedian Ben Stiller, 40, present the award for Best Achievement in Visual Effects. More pictures and the video after the jump. It's hilarious! Here's the transcript I typed up –
Tonight, I am presenting the award for excellence in visual effects. Or should I say, thanks to the miracle of green screen technology, my disembodied head is. Those of you in the audience, take a look at the monitors next to the stage and you'll see what over a billion viewers worldwide are ogling at right now. Freaky, isn't it? You might even say that since the early days of cinema, visual effects have come full [Turns around] circle. This is blowing Spielberg's mind. [Spielberg shakes head no and mouths "No it's not"] In a moment, even my head will disappear and for the first time in Oscar history, an Academy Award will be presented… by no one. [Puts green mask over head] Don't worry, I'm still here. [Moves to the left] Or am I here? And the nominees are… [Makes envelope 'fly' around] Envelope, by the power of movie magic, open yourself. And the Oscar goes to… King Kong.


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No matter what happens before the January transfer window shuts on Friday night, Jose Mourinho can already argue that Chelsea will end the month with a much stronger squad than the one that started it.
The club's fans arrived at Stamford Bridge for the FA Cup fourth-round tie with Stoke still digesting the reality that the man who they'd voted for as their Player of the Year for two successive seasons, Juan Mata, will be wearing the red shirt of rivals Manchester United from now on.
But forgotten amid the furore caused by Mata's shock £37million transfer was the fact Chelsea had made a very significant signing of their own this month in midfielder Nemanja Matic, one that could have a much bigger bearing on where the two biggest domestic trophies will end up come May.
While Mata will have to wait until next season to help United challenge for honours — he is cup-tied for the Champions League and is extremely unlikely to inspire a comeback in the title race from 14 points back — Matic can make an immediate impact in the FA Cup and title race for Chelsea.
Unlike the former, who was clearly a luxury manager Jose Mourinho could live without considering he started just 14 of 33 matches, the latter looks certain to solve one of Chelsea's two main weaknesses in the first team.
Defensive midfield has been a position of concern since Claude Makelele left the club in 2008 and Michael Essien, who has completed a switch to AC Milan, began suffering serious knee ligament injuries.
The lack of a genuine top-class striker, as Samuel Eto'o demonstrated with a shocking miss from four yards against Stoke, won't be resolved until the summer. But the ripple of applause that followed every Matic touch yesterday demonstrated approval from the stands over his £21m investment.
As you'd expect from a player charged with sitting in front of the back four, the 25-year-old made a number of timely interventions and pressed the opposition into making mistakes.However, it was the speed of pass and attacking intent from deep which offered greater optimism for the future. The ball was getting into the feet of the home side's exciting duo Eden Hazard and Oscar, who scored the winner with a sublime free-kick, so much quicker, certainly more so than when the more pedestrian John Obi Mikel is on the field.
Mourinho has been doing his best to look morose over the last few days during the whole Mata saga but couldn't disguise an excited smile over Matic's performance, on this his 51st birthday.
He said: "Nemanja's a spider, stealing balls and the way he runs and moves. There is the simple decision, the simple pass — very good. With Matic we have in this moment more solutions for our midfield, it is a strong midfield.
"We have Matic, Ramires, Frank [Lampard], John, even David (Luiz) if needed. I'm so happy with our physicality and quality."
This was the second debut, although first-ever start, for the Serbia international having joined Chelsea in 2009, only to be used as a makeweight in the £25m signing of Luiz from Benfica two years later.
Those that witnessed his three substitute appearances first time around saw a player with technical ability, yet a youngster still trying to grow into a man's body.
Understandably, competing with such figureheads as Lampard, Michael Ballack and Essien for a place was intimidating to say the least and it took moving to Benfica for him to find his self-belief. No one has seen the change in his development more than international team-mate and close friend Branislav Ivanovic.
"He was my best mate the last time he was here, he is like my brother," Ivanovic said. "Last time he was young, now he's a really proper player. He's come back after three years from a great period in Portugal, the people loved him there. He has different confidence and attitude.
"He is the one who is leading the game, he asks for the ball and looks to go forward. Defensively he has improved a lot, too.
"He can be a very important player for us. He has signed a five-year deal so his future is here.
"Step by step, he will be one of the most important players and can still improve a lot."
With two crucial trips to Manchester City next month in the FA Cup and League, Matic's arrival has come at the perfect time. Perhaps Mata won't be missed after all.
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The word "volvo" means "I roll" in svedish..
But you probably already knew that.
Bwahaha! I get my revenge for your torturing of my eyes with those vehicles(?) and torturing my mind with suggesting I do that to the old Volvo.
It's a Latin word (just absconded by a svede for the car). I've seen it defined as "I roll" all over the Internet, including wikipedia and lots of car sites, but that's always seemed slightly misplaced -- cars don't usually say "I". I don't know Latin so I had to go searching.
The Philological Essays of the Late Rev. Richard Garnett of the British Museum, 1859
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we assume a primitive gwal, qwal, v. t. q. signifying to turn,
roll, &c., it is easy to conceive how it might on one side
become the parent of the Welsh chwylaw, to revolve; Sanscr.
hval, to turn; A.-S. hweol, wheel; O.-Germ. hwel, crooked;
Slavou. kolo* a wheel, kolievali, to agitate; and on the other,
of Slavon. valili, Germ. wcilzen, Lat. volvere, to roll; with
many similar words in most European languages.
makes it at all events probable that they are in reality collateral
formations, and that they, together with their cognate
[...] have a common origin with the Latin volvo, and the Welsh
chwylaw, i. e. a root gwal or qwal, or something similar.
This suggests Celtic roots and "to roll" for "volvo".
Moving forward in time...
Getting Involved with "Volvo" and "Involvo"
by Dr. William R. Long
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So, let's start with the Latin root "volvo." The first definition of "volvo" for the ancient Romans was "modern Swedish car." Oops. Getting ahead of myself here. Let's start again.
The real first definition is "to cause to travel in a circular course, orbit, etc." It can also mean "to gather up by rolling" or "to impel forward in a rotary motion." The Latin root volvo, then, has to do with rolling or turning.
Ok, so now we have "rolling".
Indulge me one more...
Alchemical Symbols - Iron
Looks familiar, eh? So you have the symbol for iron on the grille, surrounding the word Volvo => Iron Rolling, or Rolling Iron. IMO, that fits better than "I roll" even if it may not be as widely stated.
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My suggestion for customization would not be in the genre of audience interactive mixed media, as it is typically a conflict of interest for a grouch such as yourself to interact with people and yet still attempt to draw them near you...
Does this mean I have to give up luring travelling vinyl siding salesmen into my freezer? Ok, they're not as lean and tender as they used to be. Venison is probably healthier food anyway.
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So this would not work...
Argh! Anything you do to a crackerbox van has to improve interest, but this Amazon isn't even a brick! It's got curves instead of slabs.
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But you do seem to have a plethora of parts that could be fixed upon the skin of the bolvo and create a stand alone statement of resourcefulness, ingenuity and function that is your signature state of being...
So hodgepodge mosaic would be my try..
Man, you have a mean streak. I see wheels, headlights and windows under there, so it may have started out as a car!
Somehow that reminds me of a Beetle I saw on tv years ago. It was covered with lights that went on and off in waves over the car.
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Hope this helps, Mikey
Oh, yeah, I'm scared to even try to sleep now. I can foresee nightmares of CameraVans spying on me and giving me flash burns to match those of a welder while AutoObscuras blast me with Blues Brothers' sized PA systems.
Thanks for the paranoid insomnia, Mikey!
(I'm still laughing over the AutoObscura. It's art, but I don't think it's a hotrod).
Some people have stuffed late model Chevy V-6s in those old Amazons. I think I'll just try to get the original 4 banger up to snuff - it already has a HP/lbs ratio the same as a '95 V6 Camaro. It needs lowering a couple of inches, decent seats, paint and losing the "Volvo" on the nose. Not sure what else, yet. The steering wheel feels huge.
(BTW, I just went through some kind of an Internet time-warp. For some reason I couldn't preview the post, then suddenly everything, and I mean everything, came up in both my browser and email client showing stuff from over a year ago. I just closed both, reconnected to my ISP and dug things out of the caches).
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Cameron Mitchell Doing Just Fine Post 'The Glee Project'
Cameron Mitchell shocked us all when he walked away from his spot on 'The Glee Project,' and in turn, a potential role on 'Glee' in Season 3. But he hasn't given up on his career as an entertainer. WetPaint caught up with Cameron and filled us in on the latest.
As of late, the 21-year-old nerdy singer has been pumping up a new EP that he put together completely on his own. Cameron unveiled 'Love Can Wait' back in May, and the mini-album is appropriately named, given that he left the show because he was uncomfortable in acting scenes that forced him to get close to the opposite sex.
Despite leaving 'The Glee Project,' Cam was still voted Oxygen's Fan Favorite in the end, and he's doing pretty well without the show supporting him. 'Love Can Wait' premiered at No. 9 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart for brand new artists.
Had Cameron stayed, however, Ryan Murphy told him that he'd already been brainstorming a role for him. In the end, the final four 'Glee Project' contestants — Damian McGinty, Samuel Larsen, Alex Newell and Lindsay Pearce — were given spots on the show.
'Glee' kicks off with the new 'The Glee Project' characters on Sept. 20.
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Title: "Black square and Red square"
This is my modern take on a painting by Kasimir Malevich (1878-1935). Originally painted in 1915, Malevich is thought of by many as one of the founding fathers of abstract art. This painting is my humble interpretation of his original.
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Some students have prior knowledge that is difficult to quantify, and may learn much more quickly than the teacher can anticipate; perhaps completing the learning in 20 minutes. Others may have difficulties and may learn more slowly than anticipated; perhaps requiring 60 minutes for the learning to occur.
The teacher may attempt to differentiate by assisting students with difficulties, while providing extra material for students who complete the learning quickly. However, this approach, though well intended, is a remnant of the industrial model of teaching groups of students at the same pace and at the same time. It is management centered rather than learning centered.
It produces rates of teaching similar to that shown in Graph 2.
Technology allows this model to be disbanded, and allows the student to determine what "40 minutes of learning" is. Groups of periods/ "40 minutes of learning" eventually form a "semester of learning," which is an equally artificial concept.
The author has been teaching a self-paced blended learning course to middle school students for several years and regularly has students who complete a "semester of learning" in half a semester.
Graph 1 shows the pace of learning in a self-paced blended learning class during a five week period. Imagine Students M, P and W being constrained to work at a pace determined and controlled by the teacher.
They would probably be bored, and would be wasting a significant percentage of class time as they would complete the learning more quickly than anticipated. Imagine Student K attempting to keep up with the teacher controlled pace of teaching/learning. It would be difficult.
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Under the ADA, disabled employees are entitled to reasonable accommodations that allow them to perform the essential functions of their jobs. They're also excused from so-called nonessential functions.
Employers sometimes think they can get around the ADA requirements by calling every task in a job description "essential." They hope they'll be able to exclude anyone who can't do absolutely every aspect of the job.
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Following the high of saving the last surviving brick barge, 'Westmoreland', from her doomed fate at Standard Quay, the project has experienced an uncertain time over the past year.
The barge's initial saviour, Colin Frake, secured her short term future by allowing the 'Westmoreland' to reside in his dry dock, based at Otterham Quay. However, before the application to the Heritage Lottery Fund could be completed, a secure, long term berth was required.
Her home berth throughout her trading life of 60 years was Lower Halstow and it was hoped that this could be the place for her resurrection. Unfortunately, initial enquiries were not met with great enthusiasm by all and so it seemed that the Kentish mudflats would become her last home after all.
However, following a final plea to the Parish Council, a public consultation was suggested, with the mood from the meeting to be used to influence the Council's final decision.
This meeting was held aboard the Edith May in Lower Halstow dock on Thursday 16th February, with a presentation by Geoffrey Gransden on the history of the barge, what she is to the village and how her restoration would unfold.
Over 40 villagers turned out, with the Mayor and Mayoress of Swale, Cllr Ben Stokes also in attendance. At the end of the meeting, there was overwhelming support for the 'Westmoreland', with some passionate pleas to save the barge and bring her 'home' to Halstow.A show of hands confirmed that almost unanimously those in attendance wished for the project to go ahead in the dock and we now hope that the Parish Council will listen to the people and give the 'Westmoreland' their full support.
This being the case, 'Westmoreland' could return to Halstow within months and she could be sailing her home waters for the first time in 40 years by 2016.
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Hewitson Baby Bush Mourvedre 2010
Mourvedre from Australia
Winemaker's Notes
The 2010 Baby Bush is near perfection of expression of this variety. The aromas display classic Mourvedre richness, ripeness and rusticity. The dark, brambly, blueberry aromas are matched with the sage, earth and undergrowth. These aromas carry right through the palate which delivers a rich, velvety mouthfeel, backed by very soft and fully ripe tannins. The structure, balance and youthful poise of 2010 Baby Bush Mourvedre ensures the wine is extremely enjoyable now. It will also reward with time in the cellar.
Critical Acclaim
Wine & Spirits - "Dean Hewitson contracts the fruit from the Old Garden Vineyard in Rowland Flat, where the mourvedre vines date back to 1853. The Koch family, who tends these ancient vines, selected cuttings from them in 1996 to plant, head prune and dry farm in the same configuration as Old Garden. The result, in the cool 2011 vintage, is completely intoxicating. An honest take on mourvedre's tension between funk and brilliance, one side of this wine is blood and iron, the other side is a fresh cranberry crush of flavor. The only sign of the youth of the vines is a steeliness in the tannins, if you can stand to quibble with such a delicious, bright and spicy red."
The Wine Advocate - "Made from 100% Mourvedre coming from younger vines that were cloned from the 1853 Old Garden block, the 2010 Baby Bush Mourvedre has a medium-deep garnet-purple color and aromas of damp loam and black truffles over warm plums, blackberry tart and black olives. Medium to full bodied with some chewy tannins, it has a pleasant earthy / meaty character complimenting the black fruits with refreshing acidity and a long finish."
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Dean Hewitson is driven by passion. His creation of individual, exquisite wines from the ancient vineyards of South Australia is for your indulgence.
Dean Hewitson has been indeed very fortunate to be tutored by some of the best wine makers and wine scientists in the world. Having completed his degree at Roseworthy, he worked at one of Australia's best wineries, visited some of the world's best wineries experiencing fifteen vintages worldwide, and spent two years at UC Davis, California, where he completed his Masters. Through all of this, to be guided through wine evaluations and wine making techniques of the great wines by the masters themselves has certainly been a privilege and a wonderful opportunity for him. He therefore is able to draw on a very wide spectrum of ideas, practices, philosophies and experiments. These are encapsulated in his wines.
Hunting down the right varieties in the right vineyard in the right region was the next step. Each variety has been selected on the basis of being able to produce a wine of world class that, in particular, the old vineyards of South Australia are able to produce. Geographical isolation and in part a fluke of human non-intervention have preserved pre-phylloxera vineyards that are more closely linked to the original clones from Europe than anywhere on earth. View all Hewitson Wines
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With a landmass the size of the US, Australia has just as many appellations. Many wines are simply labeled from their state of origin. Some of these are the most popular:
New South Wales- New South Wales has a variety of smaller wine growing regions. Many wines are a blend of these smaller appellations, leading to the more encompassing designation of New South Wales.
Western Australia– A small percentage of Australia's winemaking occurs on the West Coast. The largest Australian state, Western Australia, includes the appellations Margaret River and Great Southern.
Southeastern Australia– This appellation encompasses the states of South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. Grapes are often trucked in from at least 2 of these states for crushing and bottling, giving the wine a more general appellation of origin. This is the broadest appellation in Australia.
About AustraliaLike the United States, which is about the same size, Australia's winemaking regions are huddled into one or two pockets of the country. The state of South Australia, which produces about 60% of the country's wine, also has the most wineries and sub-regions, including McLaren Vale, Clare Valley, Coonawarra and Barossa Valley. New South Wales is home to the Hunter Valley, while the smaller, southern state of Victoria is best known for theYarra Valley. Head way west to the very large state of Western Australia and you'll find the tiny region of Margaret River at the southern tip.
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London Irish v Mont-de-Marsan - Amlin Challenge Cup match preview
London Irish have made just two changes to his side for Saturday's Amlin Challenge Cup match with Mont-de-Marsan.
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The Exiles opened up with an impressive 43-16 victory at Bordeaux-Begles last week and Smith has named another strong team for the visit of Mont-de-Marsan.
The visitors prop up the Top 14 but they gave Gloucester an uncomfortable evening in France last week, and Smith has resisted the temptation to give some of his star men the weekend off.
Captain Declan Danaher returns to the back row in place of Ofisa Treviranus and England Under 20-star Anthony Watson will start at full-back in place of Steven Shingler, who drops to the bench.
London Irish: 15 Anthony Watson, 14 Topsy Ojo, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Guy Armitage, 11 Sailosi Tagicakibau, 10 Ian Humphreys, 9 Tomas O'Leary, 1 Max Lahiff, 2 David Paice, 3 Halani Aulika, 4 Bryn Evans, 5 Matt Garvey, 6 Declan Danaher, 7 Jamie Gibson, 8 Chris Hala'ufia.
Replacements: 16 Scott Lawson, 17 Jerry Yanuyanutawa, 18 Leo Halavatau, 19 Kieran Low, 20 Ofisa Treviranus, 21 Conor Gaston, 22 Steven Shingle, 23 Jack Moates
Mont-de-Marsan: 15 Jean Baptiste Claverie, 14 Jordan Beaulavon, 13 Yohann Durquet, 12 Christofer Baegert, 11 William Ryder, 10 Thibault Duvallet, 9 Arnaud Pic, 1 Julian Fiorini, 2 Thomas Bordes, 3 Mathieu Giudicelli, 4 Sebastian De Chaves, 5 Wame Lewaravu, 6 Yann Brethous, 7 Vincent Farre, 8 Aldric Lescure
Replacements: 16 Victor Paquet, 17 Morgan Phellipponneau, 18 Eric Dos Santos, 19 Vickus Liebenberg, 20 Laurent Magnaval, 21 Alexandre Ricaud, 22 Jean Baptiste Dubié, 23 Pierre Correia
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London Irish director of rugby Brian Smith
"Mont de Marsan showed a lot of guts and determination last weekend against Gloucester.
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Gallifrey. Planet of
the Time Lords. The
Doctor has finally
come home, but not by
The Deadly Assassin
"The Deadly Assassin" by Robert Holmes remains to this day one of my favourite Doctor Who stories of all time. Famously inspired by The Manchurian Candidate, this four-parter is a slick and spellbinding thriller full of action, adventure and political intrigue. It also marks a significant cornerstone in the series' history as finally, after fourteen years on screen, we get to see the Doctor's homeworld of Gallifrey in all its decadent glory.
You really have to take your hat off to Holmes – he practically built Gallifrey single-handedly. "The Deadly Assassin" introduces us to Rassilon, Borusa, the Matrix, the Type 40 TARDIS, the thirteen lives of the Time Lords, the Eye of Harmony, the Celestial Intervention Agency, as well as just about every other enduring element of Gallifreyan Lore. That said, Roger Murray-Leach certainly did his bit with his superlative design for the Time Lords' planet – though the relatively spartan corridors of televised Gallifrey may now be consigned to a far-flung memory, the Seal of Rassilon and the Time Lords' idiosyncratic attire have
both adorned many a tie-in novel and audio cover, not to mention featuring in the awesome "Sound of Drums" flashback sequence almost two years ago on television.
Above: Renowned Doctor Who producer Philip Hinchcliffe in "The Matrix Revisited" documentary
The serial begins with a very prescient Star Wars-style text crawl accompanied by a Tom Baker voiceover. This remarkable prologue only adds to the distinctive feel of the piece, and as the Time Lords prepare to face "...the most dangerous crisis in their long history…." the stakes feel like they have never been higher.
"What do I need an assistant for?"
"The Deadly Assassin" is also unique in the history of the show as it is the only classic television serial to see the Doctor begin and end the story travelling alone. Reportedly this curious move was made following a request made by the less-than-modest Baker for the producers to give this format a dummy run. Somewhat predictably though, the more traditional Doctor / companion format was restored from the next serial onwards right up
until "The Runaway Bride" almost thirty years later (although the 'lone ranger' format is often regularly utilised these days, particularly for television specials and in many of Big Finish's audio productions). In this story though, I think that the Doctor not having a companion works particularly well; the Doctor does not fall into the trap of talking to himself too much as he
has Castellan Spandrel to bounce ideas off, and in a sense the lack of a companion here lends the serial a much more adult feel.
This serial's individuality is further illustrated by the Doctor's abandonment of his regular attire in the opening sequence, Baker going on to spend virtually the remainder of the story gallivanting around in a rather Byronic baggy shirt which, I must say, suits both him and the tone of this story fabulously. As producer Philip Hinchcliffe notes in the DVD commentary, this story takes the Doctor into the realms of the "gentleman hero"; at times here he is as much Indiana Jones as he is the Doctor, again highlighting this story's prescience.
At heart though, "The Deadly Assassin" is about the Doctor, the Master and their never-ending feud. Following Roger Delgado's tragic death in June 1973, the audience saw the Master scampering away down a corridor with a bunch of Ogrons at the end of "Frontier In Space" and then that was that – many had written off the character completely, but not Hinchcliffe and Holmes. Seemingly at odds with their thinking regarding past monsters and villains, the production team opted to bring back the Doctor's arch nemesis, albeit in an emaciated state and played by an opera singer - Peter Pratt. I think that had another actor come along at this stage, and played the Master as every bit the suave, charming villain just as Roger Delgado did (and much as Anthony Ainley would in 1981), then it simply would not have worked; I do not think that the audience would have accepted another 'traditional' Master so soon. But this calcified Master works brilliantly on two levels – on the one hand, he is still the Doctor's oldest and deadliest enemy, as cunning and as dangerous as ever he was. But on the other hand, he is also a monster in the true sense of the word. The Master's body is literally falling apart; he is truthfully monstrous. There is something particularly disturbing about those lifeless 'ping pong ball' eyes that Pratt wears. Absolutely chilling.
However, despite what you may have gathered from reading the above, "The Deadly Assassin" is not all doom and gloom. Holmes has included some wonderful light-hearted scenes that prevent the serial from becoming all-pervadingly grim – take the two old Time Lords having a good old natter about "chopping and changing presidents every couple of centuries" or all the whole slapstick "what feller?" skit with the gowns. There are also some superb comic characters like Coordinator Engin (Erik Chitty) and Runcible 'the Fatuous' (Hugh Walters). Even the Doctor's former mentor Cardinal Borusa (Angus MacKay) is a remarkably droll character in this serial; I love his verbose turn of phrase and his inherent pomposity.
The more staid characters are just as memorable though – George Pravda's Castellan Spandrel is a delightful character in every respect and Bernard Horsfall's Chancellor Goth (the same Time Lord that we first saw in Episode Ten of "The War Games", I wonder?) is almost the Master's equal. What higher praise could I give to the man?
Incidentally, Horsfall joins Baker and Hinchcliffe for the DVD's commentary track, and it is
nice to see that he is very generous indeed in his praise of the series. In fact, on the whole the commentary is one of the most revealing that I heard for a while now. Horsfall's memories of shooting the serial are very vivid, and Baker is on especially fine form with a fine collection of anecdotes and observations. For instance, did you know that director
David Maloney's young daughter once saved Baker's life? Or, quite humorously, that the actor playing the ill-fated Time Lord President in this story was once the President of the actor's union, Equity? Only Baker's 'bombshell' regarding Sir Derek Jacobi's casting as the Master comes as old news.
Of course, it would be difficult to review "The Deadly Assassin" without mentioning the nightmarish third episode that drew so much derision from Mary Whitehouse's National Viewers and Listeners Association. In fairness, the imagery conjured up by the Matrix is harrowing; however, I was not bothered at all by the infamous freeze-frame shot of the Doctor drowning - images like the speeding locomotive and the gas mask wearing soldier dragging along the moribund donkey bothered me much more. Sadly the BBC failed to back Hinchcliffe and Holmes on this one – that freeze-frame shot that closed Part Three was the final straw and the BBC condemned the scene as "unsuitable". This freeze-frame shot was removed from repeat broadcasts, but thankfully it was restored for the story's numerous VHS video releases and for this DVD.
Inevitably, the DVD's flagship thirty-minute documentary, "The Matrix Revisted", dwells heavily on the serial's notorious reputation and even goes so far as to paint this story as the 'beginning of the end' for Hinchliffe, Holmes and Doctor Who's gothic horror era. The feature takes us from Elizabeth Sladen's decision to leave the series at the beginning of season fourteen, all the way up to this story's post-broadcast backlash – not just from Mrs Whitehouse and her cronies, but also from Doctor Who fandom, who it seems were quick to condemn the depiction of Holmes' all-too 'human' Time Lords. It is particularly interesting to hear Jan Vincent-Rudzki of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society discuss his views on this story with the benefit of thirty-odd years hindsight, as he was one of the serial's main detractors back in the day.
And as always, the documentary is gloriously presented; this time the Restoration Team even directly pillaging their title sequence from the Wachowski brothers' Matrix Revisited documentary (which is fair enough I say, given that – intentionally or otherwise – the fundamental premise of their Matrix trilogy is lifted from "The Deadly Assassin"!)
One thing that did surprise me about "The Matrix Revisited" though was that in it, Hinchcliffe states that he had not seen or read The Manchurian Candidate when he commissioned
this story. I have not either – any incarnation of it – and so I found the DVD's "Gallifreyan Candidate" quite useful in getting myself up to speed with Richard Condon's story. However, very much in the style of the "Leaves of Blood" featurette (which was featured on this January's "State of Decay" DVD), this ten-minute production would have been as much at home on a Manchurian Candidate DVD release as it is here as little effort is made to relate the book and the movie to "The Deadly Assassin". I would have at least thought a few interesting parallels might have been drawn by the learned contributors.
The DVD's third bonus feature is probably, on balance, its best. "The Frighten Factor" is a stunning little featurette which explores Doctor Who's exceptional ability to frighten and captivate simultaneously. The likes of Doctor Who Magazine editor Tom Spilsbury, Doctor Who Adventures Head Writer Annabel Gibson, and TV Historian Jim Sangster are all on hand to share their thoughts; there is even an educational psychologist thrown into the mix to lend the feature a little bit of scientific credence. And, like the very best Restoration Team documentaries to date, "The Frighten Factor" is not limited to the classic television series - the new series is given at least as much coverage as the series that spawned it, if not more.
"Doctor... Nine out of ten."
And so in summary, I do not propose to insult people's good taste by urging them to rush out and buy this frankly mercurial DVD – you can just take it as read. Back in 1976 "The Deadly Assassin" may not have been quite to the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association's or even the Doctor Who Appreciation Society's particular tastes, but thankfully time has proven this serial to be, as DVD liner note scribe Tom Kelly succinctly puts it, "Doctor Who at its very best." Even the apparently tautological misnomer is not completely clear cut – there are plenty of bungling assassins out there, see…
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Anyone what credit reports BofA pulls for their credit cards? Thinking about applying, received two offers. One for regular credit card and one for a secured card. Pre-selected offers in the mail.
Thanks for the info....
Have you checked whogavemecredit.com? It's a very good up to date source along with area if IIRC.
BOA has pulled both EQ and TU for me, Usually EQ though.
I've read that they pull Experian for the most part, so I app'd since my last baddie fell off and I was approved!
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They pulled TU for me in July and TU seems to pretty common for other people I have talked to.
EX in Minnesota late last year for me...
In Florida EX to open account. TU for credit limit increase
They pulled EX for me last month but they pulled TU in January when I was denied.
In Aug and Sept of this year, they pulled EQ and I am in Maryland.
I should add, just be careful with the BOA, it also pulls your chain LOL
TU and EQ in WA.
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It was easy for the (mainly electronic) media to jump on the figures released yesterday by the NZ Transport Agency about SUVs being the market's largest vehicle segment, and assume that the public was leaving big cars and opting for gas guzzlers instead.
In 2011 18,684 SUV units were sold against 16,326 units in 2010, which made the segment grow to 29 per cent of the total.
The fact is, it is more than possible to drop your current large car and opt for an SUV that not only has similar space, but also has a better fuel consumption level and a smaller, not larger, footprint.
Take our traditional large car segment leaders. The six-cylinder Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore offer fuel economy levels of at least 9.9L/100km and 8.9L/100km respectively (larger-engined versions of these cars use more fuel correspondingly).
If the punter whose previous drive was one of these cars, he or she can walk across the Ford or Holden showroom and slide into a seven-seater SUV with more space, similar or better safety ratings (passive or active) and - get this - a lower appetite for fuel.
The Ford owner could drive out in Ford's twin-turbo diesel V6 Territory SUV with an 8.2L/km fuel economy rating, while across town, the Holden fan could take a Holden Captiva, another SUV with up to seven seats, that scores from 6.6L/100km.
The same occurs at the Nissan franchise, where the V6 Maxima owner, used to fuel economy figures in the 10.2L/100km area, can leap into an X-Trail and expect figures in the 6.4L/100km bracket.
The X-Trail doesn't have seven seats, so Mr Maxima might have to opt for the Pathfinder SUV instead, with a 9L/100km rating, still less than what they were used to with their old six-cylinder sedan.
The key is that with modern diesels and small-capacity turbopetrol engines, the right choice of SUV often has a smaller carbon footprint than the car of the Green zealot who's about to attach a "Polar Bear Killer" sticker to your vehicle's bumper.
For such people, the cleaner, greener modern SUV or Crossover is an inconvenient truth, just as it was for TV and radio news last night as the usual "Gas Guzzler" and "City Tractor" comments were dusted off for the umpteenth time, upon the release of the NZ Transport Agency's SUV sales figures.
Other inconvenient truths include that most SUVs are shorter than similarly positioned cars and occupy less parking space, and here's one real game-changer: it's possible now to buy a Range Rover Evoque (5.6L/100km and 149g/km) with a smaller consumption/emissions footprint than a Toyota Corolla (7.3L/100km and 171g/km).
So to all intents and purposes, SUV buyers ARE downsizers and unless Holden and Ford offer diesel versions of the Commodore and Falcon, our favourite large cars are all but doomed in the marketplace.
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lets not forget the road user charges and increase insurance shall we?
Many new mid-large sized cars are also much more miserly than they used to be, so it's not only SUVs that are benefiting from greener technology. In fact, the environmental "footprint" that you refer to is not solely dependent upon the car's fuel consumption, but also on where and how it was manufactured, and where it ends up. For example, a large SUV that is built in Japan, Europe, or the US, and shipped to NZ, will have a much larger footprint than a smaller car with the same fuel efficiency, because it takes more (and more expensive) material to build it, and costs more to ship). As for Falcons and Commodores, they have always been the most basic cars, with the oldest technology, and are therefore clearly not representative of modern "large" cars, such as those from Japan or Europe.
There is talk of fuel economies of both petrol- and diesel-engined cars here but are the two comparable? After all, diesel has a higher density than petrol and so a litre of diesel contains more energy than a litre of petrol.
From my rough figures based on the densities and calorific value, diesel will give 6% more energy than petrol on a volume basis. This means that the V6 Territory SUV, for instance, would use not 8.2L/100km but 8.7L/100km if it were running on petrol. So the difference is considerable even if it doesn't change the thrust of the story.
Trust me, no is buying them because they actually need them, it's a status symbol plain and simple. I doubt they'd even look at features, just go straight to the Range Rover or the Jeep or the Escalade and in some cases in Auckland the Hummer. Anything to make them feel like they live in an episdode of Cribs.
We upgraded from a used medium sized sedan to a new SUV about five years ago. We seldom go off-road, and were conscious of what we used to call (in Australia) the "Pitt Street Farmer" image. The primary decision maker for us was that our family do a lot of camping holidays, and the extra luggage space means we don't have to pull a trailer or use a roof rack any more. That said, the increased ground clearance and part time 4WD ability has also made things easier on several ski trips (no stopping to put on chains) and proved useful on a couple of excursions to remote costal locations. We have only used the two extra seats a handful of times, but they prove handy when half the daughter's netball team need a lift on the same day, or to enable the extended family to make a trip in one vehicle instead of two.
Fuel economy wasn't even in our thoughts when we bought the SUV, but we were pleasantly surprised that after six months our regular "around town" fuel bills had gone down by about 7%. I don't have any comparisons for emission statistics, but I'm confident a five year old SUV which has been scrupulously maintained according to the manufacturer's recommendations would be no worse than the 15 year old Japanese import with dubious service history we traded up from.
Dave - let me guess: when leaded fuel was phased out, were you violently opposed to it? Be honest...
Love modern SUVs. Safer, more space, and 4WD means better control. But there are real downsides this article avoids. Such as the reality of gravity and rolling high vehicles. To avoid this your SUV is either heavier or wider, neither a good option. Then we've got the annoyance to other drivers at roundabouts, stop signs, corners and driveways. Just to ad to that you've got a higher sightline which creates more of a blindspot for small objects near the car (kids). And lastly the 4WD option is often not real 4WD and trying to take it offroad will just see you trapped in a sandpit getting pulled out by a Jeep or worse yet, a Rav 4. I'll stick to my 4WD, Legacy for now.
Hey lets compare new SUV fule consumption to older car ones, and hope no one notices that the comparison is completely flawed...
My 3 year old Kia Sportage diesel with over 100,000 km on the clock typically uses less than 7l/100km.
We just swapped our Commodore SV6 for a Toyota Kluger(Highlander in NZ) its 2wd and only a 5 seater, as we don't have children. Fuel use is marginally better in the giant Toyota. But the practicality is the key to it. We can get our labrador in it without risk of our seatbelts being chewed to pieces, we can take it on rougher bits of road that would have ripped the front off our Commodore. It has the most flexible back seat and so much more space than the commodore (which noone ever complained about) There was no compromise, it drives like a car, rather than a ute, and uses the same fuel as an equivalent large sedan. You do not need 4wd as we realistically will never take it on anything more than a dry dirt track in summer to go swimming. As a vehicle it just makes more sense than a big sedan, so its no wonder people are changing what they are buying.
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How to install door that is not pre-hung and has custom jamb?
I have an antique restored interior door with a transom for which I have to make my own jamb due to the height of the side jambs (big boxes sell only 80" door jambs). Should I
A) assemble the jamb and hang the door on it outside the rough opening before fitting it in (basically pre-hang it myself) or
B) assemble the pieces of jamb inside the rough opening?
I am inclined to think A because how else do I know how much shimming I will need. However, one problem I see with that is how to assemble 1x planks of the jamb at right angles around the door and set the hinges in correct spots. It seems like I would need a firm frame to support the composition.
You have a door and matching transom? If that is correct, I suggest you build the jambs and mortice in the hinges before installing the jab set.
All that fine work would be simpler for me to do in the shop---
Also easier to adjust the jambs while installing, than to trim the door to fit an already installed set of jambs.
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Was it design this way or was it overlooked?
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I think it is an oversight. I'll see about getting it fixed for the next release.
Turns out it was a small bug, very easy to fix and the fortunate thing is the actual name entered has always been stored in the database, it just wasn't displayed with the comments. Once the fix is applied, the names will magically appear
I'll have this fixed with the patch level 3 fixes in a few days.
haha ok.. I've thought so! It was kind of weird that the names are saved but not displayed.
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The tight flat weave of our sand bags is designed to hold and maintain a superior seal for flood control longer than the old style burlap bags. Sandbags can be tied with the cord provided or filled halfway and flap folded over for maximum jointing for levee placement. Sand bag Color: Yellow
Our sandbags are used for the following purposes such as for flood control and protection, reinforcing existing dike structures, erosion control, providing extra weight for portable basketball goals and traffic signs, paintball courses, traction for pickup trucks, as well as many other uses. Puncture- and tear-resistant woven sand bags provide protection from ultraviolet rays without disintegrating and make excellent sand-filled flood barriers.
Dont loose precious belongings and jeopardise lives to uncontrolled flooding, stock up on these sand bags while they are still available!! We can supply your sandbag needs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year! Immediate shipment of stocked sandbags to anywhere in the continental United States.
Our high quality Sandbags are made with Tough polypropylene material with tie closures and have superior 1200 HR UV factor and comply with government and military specifications.