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Among those present were the state's deputy chief minister, Mangat Ram Sharma, and several state ministers.
The Buddhists of Leh have been demanding a separate state.
Thousands of people, wearing traditional Ladakhi dress, lined the four-kilometre road from the airport to Choglamsar, where the Dalai Lama will stay in a "palace" built exclusively for him 15 years ago.
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Muslim leaders were among those who met the Dalai Lama at the palace.
Addressing those present, the Dalai Lama praised the people of Leh for their religious harmony and told them to keep it up.
He said his mission was to promote peace and prosperity.
The Dalai Lama plans to meditate at the palace for about a week before undertaking tours to various parts of Leh and the neighbouring district of Kargil.
He will also visit Tibetan refugees who have lived in Leh since the annexation of Tibet by China in the 1950s.
The Dalai Lama aims to give religious sermons at Choglamsar from the 26 June and is scheduled to conclude his visit on 3 July.
Leh is the only Buddhist-majority district in Indian-administered Kashmir.
It is one of the two districts of Ladakh, the other being Kargil which has a majority of Shia Muslims.
Buddhists and Muslims in the two districts have had a chequered relationship.
Buddhists launched a militant movement for secession in 1989 which was marked by a socio-economic boycott of the minority Muslim community.


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You have the measurements of the front and rear track on your truck. Use those measurements to find a suitable donor car or truck. The wheelbase of the donor will not matter. We're going to use only the front and rear clips out of the donor. Ford Junkie was thinkin' Chrysler.
Take a look at the Dodge Dakota pickup. The Gen I Dakota (narrower track than the Gen II truck) was made from '87 to '96 and the '91 to '96 used a 318 V8 as an option
, so everything would be set up for the "A" motor of your choice, 273, 318, 340 or 360. There will be no need to fabricate motor mounts or moving the motor to the passenger side to miss the steering or any of the other contortions usually associated with a frame/clip swap that isn't well thought out beforehand. Of course, once you have your hands on a 360, a 408 stroker kit is only a phone call away.
Now, here is where most guys mess up on a clip swap. They fail to secure the suspension at ride height before welding the clip to the center frame portion. In other words, with weight on the suspension, the control arms are at a certain angle compared to the ground. For instance, if you get up under a Dakota that is complete and running around on the street and put an angle finder on the bottom control arm, you might find that it is level with the ground.
But once you cut the clip off the front of the Dakota, there is no weight on the torsion bar and the lower control arm is no longer level with the ground.
So, what you want to do is lay an angle finder on the lower control arm of a running, driving example of the donor you will use. You will also want to record the angle of another part of the front clip on the actual frame member front to rear, so that you can repeat that angle when welding your donor clip onto the recipient frame that lays under the cab. If you don't get the front to rear angle of the donor frame correct, the angle of the motor will not be correct. Record those angles. You will use it to set up your front clip by making a fixture to hold the suspension at the angle you recorded. When you do it this way, the front suspension is at ride height when you get done. You will put the centerline of the front spindle at the height off the pad that you want for whatever tire you want to use, for instance 14 inches for a 28 inch tire.
All 2wd generations of the Dakota were/are coil spring front suspension.
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Nope, if you look unconscious and you're not giving the referee any response when he asks "are you ok?" then he's right to stop the fight, whether or not you've actually passed out.
I've seen it work in training, but really not a good idea... you don't want to be the boy that cried wolf and end up as a vegetable if one day you happen to get choked out for real.
Good point, thanks for clearing that up Rosi
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So I've never been much into Glocks but one of my brothers recently bought one and loves it and he recommended I get one, also he told me about a military discount he was able to get and that I should be able to get also that knocks about $200 off the price. So now I've started seriously looking into getting one.
Since I live in CA I can't get a gen 4 unfortunatly but from all I've read thats not really a big deal.
My main question is about interchangability of calibers for glocks. This is something that I didn't know about until the past few days and has me very interested.
I've done a bit of searching and reading online and talked in person to a few guys at some local shops and gotten some good information about it. Unfortunatly much of it has been at least slightly contradictory so I'm uncertain of what is true.
From my understanding, if I get a G22 I can get a G31 barrel and just drop it in and change that G22 from .40cal to .357sig just like that with nothing else needed. (and this works going from a G31 and putting in a G22 barrel also) And by just swapping out barrels I can swap out calibers, the same mags and everything else work prefectly because aside from the barrels, the rest of the gun is identical between these 2 models.
Is this correct? This bit is pretty consistent overall from different sources but I would still like confirmation.
The more controversion topic that I have heard many different things about is converting a G22 or G31 to 9mm. I know that I need 9mm mags, that the .40cal/.357 mags wont work for 9mm (supposedly g17 mags work in the g22/g31?)
I've heard that all I need to do to change these to 9mm is get a 9mm after market barrel designed for a g31 or g22 (availible from lone wolf).
I've also heard that I need the barrel as well as a new lighter spring (a g17 spring maybe?)
I've also heard that I would need a new extractor and ejector in order for this to work.
And I've also heard that I would need an entire new slide.
So in order to shoot 9mm from a g22/31 what do I need?
This would be for converting the pistol for cheap range shooting so 100% reliablility for 9mm isn't necessary, I just want to be able to effectively practice and shoot it.


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If 3 or 4 embryos are of high enough quality to transfer, there would be a possibility of her carrying triplets or quadruplets.
Have you ever known of a woman who has delivered triplets vaginally and if so, was it at home or in the hospital? I would like to encourage this woman to have a vaginal delivery, but not sure if I could do this if she's carrying triplets or quads. She is 40 years old and I know that there would be a high probability that the babies would come early if she were carrying 3 or 4 but I'm wondering if there are doctors or midwives that would support her in planning for a vaginal delivery if she were carrying more than 2.
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Hi...I came home from work and 15amp for the bedroom was tripped and the 60 AMP was tripped (and loose in the panel). I have an airtron furnace with a 30 AMP and 60 AMP breaker in the panel that both say "Furnace" on them. When I reset the breaker on the bedroom, everything was fine (for that circuit), but when I reset the 60 AMP breaker on the furnace, there was a light flicker and a wubba wubba sound, so I turned it back to off. Now, the furnace is still working while only using the 30 AMP breaker. Is this okay? Any ideas...?
House was a model built in 2006, furnace installed in 2006...
I bought the house in 2008
Wubba wubba whuuuut? Is this an all electric furnace?
sounds like it may be a dead short if it is an electric furnace and a potenial fire hazzard and should be checked by a licenced tradesperson asap
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Just on that trend, I am surprised I haven't read an article in a Malaysian newspaper about how LuxBite, a quaint dessert place in South Yarra is making a name in the city of good food. Yes, the owners hail from Malaysia (Oh, I am proud that I am Malaysian).
Anyways, back to Lux Bite. Their concept is really simple, desserts and plenty of them. Not just any plain old dessert but different kinds of cakes / pastries / macarons that looks so beautiful that you can hear them calling out to you.
We stop by one weekend and to be honest were quite overwhelmed at the display. Finally about 5 minutes of starring, we ordered the afternoon tea set which came with a couple of sandwiches, 5 macarons, 2 desserts and 2 drinks for AUD42. Not the cheapest deal out there but the area isn't a cheap one too.
The mango cheese cake was light and all of us loved it to bites while the chocolate cake, my choice obviously, was worth every single calorie it has inside it.
Lux Bite is pretty famous for their macarons and particularly asian flavours like Kaya and Pandan. The Kaya one even have a "butter" layer in the middle of the ganache to resemble our typical kaya toast. However, we thought the flavours were a little flat and not prominent enough of the said flavour. Taking a bite into the pistachio and the green tea one, we couldn't get enough of the flavour but tasted sugar more than anything else. There were more successful ones like the salted caramel and peanut butter and jelly were pretty good. The Wife compared to the Zumbo ones and said it was pretty average.
The sandwiches were a little ordinary too; one came with egg mayo, one with bacon and the other with smoked salmon.
I guess if I were to ever come back, I be happy to take away a couple of desserts (there were so many more we wanted to try) which are around the A$8-10 per piece and might give the macarons another go (A$2.50 a piece (I think) and see if our experience was an one off.
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This recipe will get you in the summer spirit with flavors of banana and lime.
Those hot, summer days are finally upon us. What better way to stay cool than with a refreshing cocktail?
Rum is not a liquor I usually associate with unless it is clear and in the form of a daiquiri. So when I began my search for a concoction that required spiced rum, I was pleasantly surprised when I stumbled upon this recipe. With just 4 ingredients, this drink is quick, easy, and cheap—a perfect combination.
At first I was a bit skeptical. I am not a fan of banana flavored syrup. I like real bananas, but for some reason the artificial flavoring always falls flat for me. To my surprise, the sultry, spiced rum brought out an almost cinnamon quality in the fruit that I didn't expect.
Like most recipes found on the WV Food blog, this cocktail is customizable. If you don't like banana, use pineapple. If you don't care for lime, choose your own favorite fruit juice. It's hard to go wrong with any ingredients you choose.
Banana-Rum Cocktail
1.5 oz. spiced rum
¾ oz. banana syrup*
¾ oz. lime juice
A splash of bitters
Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Serve in glass of your choice, but be sure to dust the rim with sugar. I placed the rim of my glass in lime juice and then dipped it in sugar to ensure it would stick.
Grab a few of those cute cocktail umbrellas, relax, and pretend you are somewhere tropical.
Yields: 1 cocktail
*If you are still skeptical about using an artificially flavored syrup, the original recipe I found also provided instructions on how to make your own banana syrup: a pureed banana combined with an equal amount of simple syrup. Boil the ingredients and then strain to dispose of any unwanted fruit chunks.Source: http://cocktails.about.com/od/rumrecipes/r/Banana-Hammock.htm


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text: We are very happy to report that world-famous muay Thai instructor — and our very good friend — Master "Cheetah" Chantanao returns to Five Points Academy next month. Master Cheetah will be teaching classes, available for privates and overseeing gradings July 9th – 13th. Operating out of his headquarters in California's Bay Area (The Chai Yo Muay Thai/Laos Academy) Master Cheetah is a highly sought after trainer who has worked with such legendary muay thai fighters as K-1 Max 2x Champion Buakaw Por Pramuk (Sombat Banchamek), World Light Heavyweight Champion Changpuek Kiatsonkrit, World Champion Keo Chantavong Lao, Thai Champion Thanakorn Prononlichanon, and many more. A technical trainer with a keen eye for detail, Master Cheetah is also an exciting and motivating teacher who always gets the most from his students. Treat yourself and join him on his visit!


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Water plant, purchase approved by Black Hawk City Council
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The Black Hawk City Council approved a site development plan for a new water treatment plant and the purchase of additional water rights during its regular meeting on Wednesday, November 13, at 211 Church Street. The water treatment plant will be built at Dory Hill, and the water rights will be purchased from the Thaden family's rights on Church Ditch.
Cynthia Linker ,speaking for Baseline Corporation, told the Council, "The City of Black Hawk received an application on September 23 for a Site Development Plan for the property located at 1040 Dory Hill Road. This project proposes construction of a new water treatment plant adjacent to the existing City of Black Hawk WTP located at the same address.
"The proposed facility will work in tandem with the existing WTP upon completion of the new building when all appropriate modifications have been made. The City of Black Hawk Municipal Code allows construction of new Water Treatment Facilities with the approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness and Site Development Plan. Staff from Baseline Corporation has evaluated the information provided for the Dory Hill WTP site development plan and find it to be in compliance with sections 16-368 and 16-361 of the City of Black Hawk Municipal Code."
Linker recommended the Council make a motion to approve the Certificate of Appropriateness and Site Development Plan for the Dory Hill Water Treatment Plant with two conditions:
1. The applicant shall submit a revised SDP plan set in accordance with the comments provided by Black Hawk staff. Staff must issue a letter of approval once all corrections have been made prior to the Mayor signing the final version of the SDP document. 2. All applicable right-of-way, building and electrical permits must be obtained prior to beginning construction."
The Council approved the resolution for the certificate and site development plan. The Council also approved the purchase of 1.8 inches of the Church Ditch from the Thaden family for $46,800.
Five members of the Thaden family from Golden and Arvada agreed to sell the water to the City from the Golden, Ralston Creek and Church Ditch. The City's water engineering experts have until November 22 to investigate the title of the sellers to the water rights and to determine that the sellers can convey a merchantable title to the rights.
The sellers consent to the buyer including the Water Rights in an existing application of the buyer in the District Court for Water Division Number 1 prior to the closing. The closing will occur at the home of Barbara Summers in Golden at 11:30 a.m. on November 22, but the time and place can be changed by mutual agreement.
The next meeting of the Black Hawk City Council will be at 3 p.m. on December 4 at 211 Church Street.


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Stocks End Higher on Inflation Data
Stocks finished higher Wednesday, though off the session's best levels, with financial, telecom, semiconductor, biotech, and cyclical issues helping lead the way. Investors appeared to be encouraged by a lower-than-expected rise in the consumer price index (CPI) in April and strength in retail stocks, which were pulled up by better than expected earnings from Macy's Inc. (M).
On Wednesday, the Dow Jones industrial average ended 66.20 points, or 0.52%, higher at 12,898.38. The broader S&P 500 index was up 5.62 points, or 0.40%, to finish at 1,408.66. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index inched up 1.58 points, or 0.06%, to close at 2,496.70.
On the New York Stock Exchange, 18 stocks advanced in price for every 12 that fell. The ratio on the Nasdaq was 15-14 positive.
Trading was slow, notes S&P MarketScope. Bets are increasing that the Fed will tighten credit in December. The picture could change with Thursday's reports on May Empire State index, Initial Jobless Claims, April Industrial Production and the Philadelphia Fed index, MarketScope says.
Easing inflationary pressures dominated the market talk, but a couple of market professionals saw other forces at work behind the turnaround in investor sentiment, including improved conditions in the credit markets.
Bonds were mixed and volatile after the CPI report. The dollar was higher vs. the euro and pound sterling. Gold was lower. Oil futures were mixed following the Energy Dept.'s weekly U.S. inventory report.
Macy's shares were up after the department store chain posted a drop in income from continuing operations to two cents per share from 11 cents in the first quarter of 2007 on 2.6% lower same-store sales and 2.9% lower total sales. Earnings beat Street estimates, however, and the company reaffirmed its fiscal 2009 outlook of a 1% drop to a 1.5% rise in same-store sales growth and earnings of $1.85-$2.15, excluding one-time division consolidation costs.
Freddie Mac (FRE) reported a wider loss of 66 cents per share in the first quarter, vs. a loss of 35 cents per share a year ago, as the U.S. housing market worsened, though the results weren't as poor as expected. The second-largest buyer and backer of home loans in the U.S. also said it plans to raise $5.5 billion in new capital. But like its bigger cousin, Fannie Mae (FNM), Freddie will benefit from having to keep 15% more capital than required by law on its balance sheet, down from the current 20% mandate, with another five-point cut expected in September, as long as the company stays in good standing with regulators.
There was a 65% surge in U.S. foreclosure filings -- which includes default notice and bank repossessions -- to 243,353 in April from the same month last year, while the number of homeowners who fell behind in mortgage payments was up 4% since March, research company RealtyTrac Inc. said on Wednesday. The growing number of defaults is contributing to a deepening slide in home values.
On the economic data front, the consumer price index rose 0.2% in April, less than the median forecast of 0.3%, and after rising 0.3% in March. The core index -- which excludes food and energy prices -- inched up 0.1%, also below expectations. Helping to rein in the headline number were flat energy prices in April, though food prices jumped 0.9%, their biggest increase in 18 years.
Core inflation was held back by a low reading on shelter costs due to higher utility costs and a drop in prices for lodging away from home, while the overall CPI was held back by a decline in gasoline prices. Gasoline prices are likely to rise sharply in May and the increase in food prices in April suggests that pressures in this area are intensifying, John Ryding, chief U.S. economist at Bear Stearns & Co., said in an email note. With import prices rising sharply and crude oil at $125 per barrel, May's CPI report is likely to be far less benign than April's, he predicted.
While some were focused on the better inflation outlook, at least two professionals attributed the rally in equities to evidence that the credit crunch is easing as investors start to take more risk again.
"Money is pouring into corporate treasuries at a record pace these last three weeks," fueling a massive issuance of corporate bonds since the S&P 500 index broke through a key resistance threshold of 1405 in mid April, says Brian Reynolds, chief market strategist at WJB Capital Group of New York. "That money will be put to work by buying back more stock."
The easing of the credit crunch is putting pressure on bearish credit derivative bets, much in the way that a stock market rally forces bearish investors to buy back their short positions, he says. If the optimism in the credit markets continues to build this summer, "we will see more buybacks from non financial companies, and if that continues even longer, it will even lead to some LBOs this fall," he predicts.
One reason for the renewed interest in higher-risk debt is that bond yields have been squeezed so much that it's hard for fixed income portfolio managers to make any money for their clients with the highest-quality bonds, says Bill Larkin, a portfolio manager of fixed income at Cabot Money Management in Salem, Mass.
"People like me are moving down the credit spectrum looking for value and there's a lot of value in triple B's [rated corporate bonds] right now," says Larkin, who's focusing mostly on the lower-but-still-investment-grade debt of materials companies like Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX). He says he now has to do a little more due diligence on the companies he's looking at, which takes up more time.
Larkin sees the nervousness in the market starting to subside with the Fed funds futures now pricing in a neutral stance on rates by the Fed, recovery in bank loans, and signs of stability in high yield bonds and emerging market debt. He also believes all the stimulus in the economy will have positive results, which is "why I'm looking at taking a little bit more risk," he says.
June WTI crude oil futures, which soared to a record $126.98 high Tuesday, fell $1.86 per barrel to $123.94 following an Energy Dept. report that showed U.S. crude inventories rose by a less than expected 200,000 barrels to 325.8 million barrels. That put inventories are in the middle of the average range for this time of year. June reformulated gasoline futures were down 0.55 cent to 319.45 cents after the report showed gasoline stocks fell 1.7 million barrels to 210.2 million barrels -- in the middle of the average range for this time of year.
Among other stocks in the news Wednesday, Whole Foods Market (WFMI) shares dropped after the company reported second-quarter EPS of 29 cents vs. 32 cents a year ago despite 6.7% higher same-store sales and 28% higher total sales. The company estimates the negative impact on EPS from the Wild Oats acquisition was about six cents per share. It sees fiscal 2008 sales growth, excluding Wild Oats, of 15%-20% and same-store sales growth of 7.5%-9.5%. For the first four weeks of te third quarter, same-store sales growth was 5.7%, down from the second quarter.
Deere & Co.'s (DE) shares fell on second-quarter earnings of $1.74 per share, which fell a penny short of analysts' expectations, vs. $1.36 per share a year ago, on an 18% rise in revenue. The farm equipment maker sees third-quarter net income of $550M-$575M and fiscal 2008 earnings of $2.2 billion. John Deere said that escalating raw-material costs and the availability of various parts and components are expected to have an adverse impact on operations for the rest of this year.
Major European indexes were trading higher Wednesday. In London, the FTSE 100 index was up 0.07% at 6,216.00. In Paris, the CAC 40 index rose 1.13% to 5,055.24, and Germany's DAX index added 0.33% to trade to 7,083.24.
In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 gained 1.18% to finish at 14,118.55, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slipped 0.08% to 25,533.48.
Treasury market
Treasuries were trading mixed on Wednesday amid lower than expected inflation figures and strength in equities. The 10-year note bounced from earlier weakness to move higher in price to 99-24/32 for a yield of 3.94%, and the 30-year bond climbed to 96-07/32 for a yield of 4.61%.


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Above: TransWorld SURF's Chris and Justin Coté (yeah that's us not a couple bums we found on the beach) test drive the much-talked about Thomas Meyerhoffer designed longboards at our secret surfboard training facility near TW headquarters in Carlsbad, CA.
The Ugly Duckling: How Can We Benefit From A Sperm-Shaped Surf Craft?
The first time I saw Thomas Meyerhoffer's version of a "high performance surfboard," I gagged. It appeared in mainstream magazines Men's Journal and Outside under the banner of "The Future Of The Surfboard" or something like that. Then it appeared in the New York Times with the tag, "The Reshaping Of The Surfboard." Then the board started winning design awards and got more press than any board Merrick ever shaped—all of this with little or no notice from anyone in the surf industry (even with a big PR effort from the Meyerhoffer camp). Most surfers ignored this strange craft until it showed up in Surfer's Journal and on various surf Web sites, where it was oddly to us, met with praise.
At first grab of "The Hoff" as we came to call it, you think to yourself, "No way." Then you walk with it under your arm to the beach and everyone gives you strange looks, even snarky catcalls, "Cool board." I'm not gonna lie, most of the general population was not ready to see this board in broad daylight. I didn't even want to paddle it out, but when I did and finally caught a wave, the thing actually ripped. I wanted it to suck so bad, but it turned right off the bottom, sped down the line, carved right into a cutback, and basically did everything I commanded—I was shocked. This board was not supposed to work. So why does it?
"A lot of people think the board works because of the parabolic cuts on the rails," says Meyerhoffer. "There are deep complex concaves on the bottom. The middle of the board is convex, kind of like a hull. The pivot points are pushed back around the fins, that shortens the amount of rail in the water helping the board transition from rail to rail."
My preconceived notion about Meyerhoffer was that he was going to be a snobby Sprockets-type character who didn't surf. It turned out to be quite the opposite. "It was unfortunate that I won all those awards and was featured in mainstream magazines before I got my design in actual surf magazines," says Meyerhoffer. "I'm a surfer before a designer. I made this board because I want to have fun surfing."
Met with harsh criticism in the surf world, the Meyerhoffer shape was nearly blacklisted before even hitting the waves. "It's been called every name in the book," laughs Meyerhoffer. "That's fine, but when I have people like Kelly Slater and Peter Mel, two guys who really get surfboard design, telling me the concept is cool, all the nicknames in the world can't take that away."
The Detractors
"It's an old concept with a good PR push," says Rusty Preisendorfer. "I've seen old Mirandon's with that vibe, Greg Noll did some boards like that back in the day—show me some video of someone ripping on it and I'll take it seriously."
What's Next
Coupled with the fact that these boards are "performance longboards" in a genre that is looking back to logs as the board of choice, and Meyerhoffer has some work to do. "I'm working on shortboards now," whispers Meyerhoffer. "I can't talk about it much, but the new boards are more refined, toned down in their shape, and hopefully more digestible to the public," he laughs.
Final Thoughts On The Future
TransWorld SURF is known as being as stubborn about our boards as we are about our Broisms. We like shortboards that rip. So why are we talking about odd-shaped performance longboards? Well, after going to the latest Sacred Craft Surfboard Expo, the future of surfboards seems to be getting weirder and weirder. We've opened our eyes and accepted this. If these sperm-shaped boards are part of the greater destiny, we don't want to be left off the mothership. If they become just another winged keel or twinzer, then at least we can say we tried it, just like the time we tried putting our wieners in sea anemone—some things work, some don't.—Chris Coté


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Michel reflected on "a great moment" for Olympiakos as the Greek champion beat England's champion, Manchester United, 2-0 at the Karaiskakis Stadium. "To beat a great side like United in the manner we beat them is very special," the coach said. "I can't hide my joy. I feel proud of ...
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Here is a map of the campus and health facilities that highlights accessible paths of travel, along with parking and entrances for individuals with disabilities.
Students and employees with permanent physical disabilities who want to apply for a handicapped parking permit at Duke must submit a request each year by filling out an application form and submitting it to Duke's Employee Occupational Health (EOHW) and Wellness (EOHW) and the Disability Management System. After review, EOHW advises Parking and Transportation Services of their recommendations. We then contact the applicant with information on how to obtain their permits. For more information, visit the website for Duke's Disability Management System or call (919) 668-6213.
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Black Hair - A Guide to Hair Care for Black Women
Black women with natural, relaxed, curled and excessively-curly hair have very special hair care needs. African textured hair and super curly hair is naturally drier than other hair types. If the hair is natural, dryness can lead to hair that is hard to manage because the natural oils supplied by the sebaceous glands in the scalp may not disperse evenly to hair ends due to the curly nature of the hair.
Relaxed and curly permed hair suffers from dryness too, but usually due to the chemical processes and upkeep practices. Hair that is braided or lock's can also suffer by the misuse of extensions, tight braiding and over twisting the hair roots to achieve a style.
The true beauty of our hair is its versatility. The unique structure of African textured hair allows us to go from kinky to curly to straight and back again. Our hair is truly alive! Hair that is worn unprocessed and chemical free can be worn in a variety of styles depending on your hair's texture and length. Hair that is relaxed or pressed can be worn in a variety or straight or curly styles.
Relaxed hair must be kept in optimal health to prevent damage which can lead to breakage and bald patches. Hair that is pressed with a hot iron or flat iron should be protected with a mild pomade or cream to prevent burning or excessive dryness. There's really no limit to the styles you can wear.
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Misfit NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz (Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg) are sentenced to life behind the desk. They hate each other and the monotony of their meaningless jobs, as they're forced to live in the shadow of the two biggest and most badass cops on the force (Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson). But when those guys go down for the count, opportunity knocks for Gamble and Hoitz. Stumbling onto what could be one of the biggest crimes in years, can The Other Guys step up their game to solve the case without killing each other and destroying NYC in the process?
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His Kind of Love
I came across this excerpt from Max Lucado's book, "A Love Worth Giving." They were the perfect words that I needed to hear. Isn't it cool to know that God knows what we need to hear, and when? This is what it says:
"God loves you simply because he has chosen to do so. He loves you when you don't feel lovely. He loves you when no one else loves you. Others may abandon you, divorce you, and ignore you, but God will love you. Always. No matter what."
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Why can't a water heater vent be extended?
I bought a house 6 months ago. Turns out the furnace and the water heater were both vented improperly under a deck and right next to a side wall. The heating contractor acknowledges the error and is going to redo it for free. The plumber was less accomodating.
But my question...
Trane recommends fixing the furnace problem by replacing the 2" pipe with 3" pipe, and extending the vent and inlet 6' from the house so they get out from under a deck. The vent will be insulated to prevent it from freezing.
State says the water heater vent must terminate within a short distance of the house, and cannot be extended.
Why the difference between the furnace and the water heater?
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Does State understand your situation? Have you contacted them or just reading their manual?
Do they cite a total limit on the pipe run?
iow... if the WH were installed 6 feet deeper into the house? Then what?
I exchanged a number of emails with them. They refuse to say anything good about anything that differs from their instructions. I don't know if that is just covering their ass, or if it is real. For instance; I could easily replace the first part of the pipe with 3", including two 45 and one 90 elbow. Common sense is that will significantly "shorten" the run. They say I am free to do that, but it doesn't change the 30' limit on 2" pipe. (Trane on the other hand won't allow mixing sizes).
So I don't know if there is a good reason not to extend the pipe (6' outdoors under my deck, if that wasn't clear) or if they just won't consider changes.
Just throwing this out. Maybe the concern is condensate buildup. I have a power vented Bradford white and had to install a condensate drain when I relocated/extended the exhaust.
This is BS. "Short Distance" is not specific, and left open to interpretation. Any "Engineering" concern that cannot explain the exact reason for their requirements is not worth crap. Take them to task. This is very typical of local "Barney Fife" building inspectors that are political appointees. Speculating what an uninformed person's reasons are for demanding that you do something in a certain way is truly an exercise in futility.
They make the water heaters. They might well be wrong, or overly conservative, but I doubt they are uninformed.
BTW the building inspector was very sorry that he approved something so obviously wrong, but says he basically assumes the contractor knows the requirements.
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Laughter or tears, relief or despair, the mood on A-level results day on 15 August is as unpredictable as the weather if there is a university candidate in the household.
Students hoping to head off for freshers' week in September will find out whether their exam grades have secured them a place. It's a heart-stopping moment for AS candidates, too, because their results are likely to affect their choice of university and course for 2014 or 2015 entry.
Results day is the end of a long process that probably started with university open days in the first year of sixth form. At the start of the second year, students must choose what they want to study and apply to up to five universities.
Preparation is key
Good preparation helps students and their parents to get the most out of an open day because they know what they want to find out, who they need to see and what they want to ask, says Donald McLeod, head of marketing and recruitment at the University of Hertfordshire.
Usually by Christmas, and at the latest by the deadline of 15 January, students must be registered with the Universities and Colleges Admission Service (Ucas), and have submitted an online application that will be sent to their five university choices. Many find that the most difficult part is writing the "personal statement" and giving their reasons for choosing the course. It is very important that this is believable as the student's own work; not too formal, not too chatty and grammatically accurate, with correct punctuation and spelling.
Avoid cliches and set phrases, says Alix Delany, assistant head of admissions at the University of East Anglia: "It makes me groan every time I read 'It has always been my dream to study' or 'Ever since I was born I knew I wanted to study.'"
Delany advises that the layout of your personal statement needs to be quite simple. "It could start with why you want to study for the degree, followed by the attributes you could bring to the course. Some students write a long list of their activities when it would probably be better to concentrate on fewer and have more space to explain what they learned and gained from the experience," she says.
Waiting on offers
Between applying online and the end of March, universities will start to reply through Ucas, usually making an offer conditional on three A-level grades, a Baccalaureate score or the total points they want the candidate to achieve, with an A-level A* representing 140 points and an E counting for 40. BTec and other qualifications, including music, and speech and drama exams, can also count towards the tariff.
By early May, applicants must accept one university offer as a "firm" choice and a second as the lower "insurance" offer, in case they miss the grades for their first choice. On results day, candidates who achieve the offer grades have their places confirmed automatically. Near-misses may still be offered a place, although it sometimes takes longer for the university to decide.
For those turned down by both of their choices, it may seem all hope has gone. Far from it. Ucas publishes lists of course vacancies on the morning of results day and, at 5pm, opens the Clearing system, which gives students a second chance to apply and sometimes opens up options not previously considered.
Questions and answers
My daughter's first- and second-choice universities both want AAA, but she also has offers of AAB and ABC. She wants to put the lower offers as her firm and insurance choices to be sure of getting in. Is she right?
She should have more confidence in herself and aim high. The sensible thing would be to choose an AAA offer as first choice and a lower offer as insurance choice. More risky – put the two AAA offers down and hope one of them will allow a grade drop if necessary.
Beyond the most competitive courses, it is common for universities to accept a drop of one grade, sometimes even two. Partly they want to big themselves up by making their standard offers look impressive.
Can a student apply after results day if they have not registered with Ucas?
Yes. After 30 June, the Ucas deadline to choose your five favourite universities, you can still apply, but through the Clearing system. You can make an application up to 20 September.
My son wants to study history, but his teachers say he will be up against stiff competition and they are not sure he will get a place to study the subject at a Russell Group university. Should he try anyway?
If it's straight history he wants, he may want to think about applying to one of the very good, non-Russell Group university courses. The 24 Russell Group universities style themselves as the country's leading research-led institutions for marketing reasons. There's plenty of excellence outside the group.
If your son has other interests, he could combine history with a less popular subject, such as a modern foreign language or archaeology. He would need to research it carefully, but I suspect he would get a lower offer, even within the Russell Group.


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With a 200% return over the past six years, Indian stocks had the second highest return for investors in Asia. At the end of 2009, the Sensex
The country's Wholesale Price Index rose 9.9 percent in February and may top 10 percent in March
IMG is also behind the Indian Premier League.
The number of Indian billionaires doubled from last year
India and the United Arab Emirates are the fastest growing investors in the United States. According to Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural
India is its fastest growing market.
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With the NBA conference finals matchups set, it's prediction time. In the west, the Lakers should win in five (Minnesota will win one at home) and in the east, I like the Pistons to win in six.
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TORONTO Feb 19 (Reuters) - Canadian airplane and train maker Bombardier Inc said on Thursday it has agreed to sell C$750 million ($600 million) in equity on a bought deal basis to a syndicate of underwriters.
Bombardier stunned investors last week when it replaced its chief executive, suspended its dividends, and said it planned to raise $2 billion in new debt and equity as it revealed more cost overruns in its long-delayed CSeries passenger jet program.
The embattled company said at that time it planned to raise about $600 million in equity and up to $1.5 billion in new long-term debt.
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His assertion that the £180m contribution by the big banks to the government's Universal Bank is no more than a tax on customers and shareholders is a little rich, coming from the bank that distinguished itself in his first moments in office by closing 172 branches on one day.
After all, if banks had been more sensitive to the needs of customers when they closed down rural and suburban branches and replaced managers with robotic call centre responses, there may have been no need for a Universal Bank - operating through Post Office branches - in the first place.
The Barclays chief executive, with an £8.2m three-year pay packet, may have a good line in blarney, but he has never shown much sensitivity to customers. His attempt to assess the 'net present value of the baby in the cradle', raised fears of aggressive selling to young people. The bank hastily sought to downplay these worries, no doubt fearing the wrath of parents who might end up footing the bill.
Indeed, the theme that runs through the testimony of all the bank bosses to the Commons is one of complacency.
The Government's effort to shake up the culture of the banks, and bring an end to their profiteering from the oligopoly they hold over current accounts for individuals and small businesses, has failed to penetrate.
Barrett's assertion that customers were not switching accounts because they were satisfied with the service they received does not bear up to scrutiny. Until late last year when, as a result of Don Cruickshank's inquiry, banks finally made it relatively simple to switch accounts, it was all but impossible unless you had a couple of months to spare and the willpower of a boxer in training.
That is why the Competition Commission decided to force the big banks to pay interest, or offer free services to small businesses, to offset their dominance as suppliers of 85% of services to this market. Price controls may not be efficient, but are a spur to action.
The reality is that nothing changes until pressure is placed on the banks, as the Consumers' Association did over interest on personal accounts.
Fortunately, not all banks remain as opposed to the Universal concept as Barclays. HSBC made it clear that it is 'very committed' to the concept. That seems a far wiser position.
It is, as we have often pointed out, important for banks and their shareholders that they make strong profits.
UK banks have stood up well to the global downturn, despite Argentina, Enron and all the other perils. But they also need to curb their arrogance, become more competitive and improve service. If they do not, they may soon find that the Universal Bank and the requirement to pay interest to small firms are only the start of a slippery slope, with the authorities driving change, rather than the banks themselves.
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TRADE Secretary Patricia Hewitt's search for a chief economist to marshal the 80-strong economic establishment at the DTI is at an end. Not unexpectedly, Hewitt, a fierce advocate of women's rights, has chosen Vicky Pryce, former chief economist at accountant KPMG, to fill the job, thought to pay £110,000 a year.
Pryce is currently chairman of the GoodCorporation, which seeks to encourage small firms to be more ethically responsible. Insiders believe the main qualification for the job was to be pro-euro. Shortlisted candidates were subjected to robust interviews on the single currency by top DTI civil servant Robin Young.
Few people will be better briefed on the euro than Pryce, whose husband Christopher Huhne represents the LibDems in the European Parliament. Huhne headed an 'Expert Committee' on the euro, which recommended that, in the transition to a single currency, the Bank of England should target the exchange rate as well as inflation.
No doubt Pryce is very much her own person. But her appointment is certain to strengthen the belief that Labour is gearing up for a referendum on the euro as soon as May next year.
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THE retreat from the dollar looks a little ephemeral. All it took was a better-than-expected 1.2% rise in US retail sales figures, and shares and the greenback were soaring.
The pound came down with a jolt, falling a full cent to $1.4467 and the euro lost some of its recent lustre. Heaven help the euro in the current quarter if growth in the US turns out to be anything like as strong as the first, when it jumped 5%.
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All-in-one printers that can scan, copy and fax are wildly popular, but there are still great reasons to buy a stand-alone inkjet printer instead. All-in-ones are expensive if you don't need the extra functionality, and they can take up considerably more space on your desk. Although all-in-ones can print text and graphics flawlessly, most can't print photos as beautifully as a stand-alone inkjet printer. ConsumerSearch.com covers all-in-one printers in a separate report.
Laser printers are another option not covered in this report. Although they cost more than inkjet printers initially, laser printers cost less to run, and they tend to be more reliable, without the frustrating ink clogs that can plague inkjet printers. Laser printers can't print photos like an inkjet, but they're great for office-type use (printing text, charts, etc.). See our reports on color laser printers and black-and-white laser printers.
General-purpose inkjet printers are the cheapest, and are fine for home use or small offices. Even basic inkjet printers now print text nearly as quickly and clearly as a laser printer. Photo quality is typically good, but not great on cheap models ($100 to $200), but they'll suffice for families and others who just want to be able to print out homework assignments, personal documents and a snapshot now and then. Mid-priced inkjet printers (around $250) are faster, more feature-rich, and print very nice photos and graphics. These are the workhorse printers you'll need for a print-heavy home office or frequent home photo printing.
Mobile printers let you take your printing on the go. These small, lightweight machines can print nearly as well as a full-size basic inkjet printer. Although they used to cost more than a basic desktop inkjet printer, the price has come down (about $150, without the optional rechargeable battery) -- but mobile printers' ink tanks are tiny, so you'll pay more to operate one in the long run.
Photo printers are overkill for general home and office use -- but they're essential if you want to produce truly beautiful photo prints on your own. For about $400, you can get a semi-pro model that can easily outclass any run-of-the-mill photo lab. Top-notch pro photo printers cost much more ($1,200 and up), but they're essential for professionals and many serious photo enthusiasts.
To find the best inkjet printers, we studied professional tests from both home- and office-centric sources (ComputerShopper.com, ConsumerReports.org and PCMag.com) and those that cater to photo enthusiasts (such as Shutterbug, Northlight Images and Imaging-Resource.com) to find out how quickly, easily and beautifully each printer produces text, graphics and photos in the eyes of experts. We also scoured owner reviews from Amazon.com, Staples.com and BHPhotoVideo.com, to see how printers perform in real life.
For an active small- or home-based business, print quality is important -- as are speed, easy paper handling and low ink costs.
A cross between a high-class photo printer and workhorse office printer, the Epson Artisan 1430 (Est. $265) nearly does it all, reviews say. Photos (up to 13 by 44 inches), graphics and text all look impressively crisp, making it an easy pick as the best jack-of-all-trades inkjet printer. In addition, it'll print wirelessly from your computer, smartphone or tablet, and Epson even throws in a free copy of Adobe Photoshop Elements photo editing software (an $80 value).
It's not a fast, high-volume pro printer; instead, this inkjet printer is ideal for families, schoolwork and small offices. At this price, "it's hard to find fault with the printer," says Joe Farace at Shutterbug. Owners are highly satisfied with the Artisan 1430 too; it gets high ratings from photo enthusiasts at BHPhotoVideo.com, as well as customers at Amazon.com and Staples.com. We did find some complaints from Amazon.com customers that say that they received buggy units, but most report no problems.
Photo-wise, "Colors are rich and vibrant, and skin tones are reproduced beautifully," especially on Epson's own Premium Glossy photo paper, Farace says. "Detail is exceptional, particularly for a printer in this price range." Landscapes, flowers and portraits look great, but black-and-white photos suffer from a distinct color cast. There's only one monochrome ink in the Artisan 1430's six-tank dye array. On the plus side, the prints really are smudge- and water-resistant (Farace rubs and douses them to find out). To print better photos, you'll need to step up to a professional photo printer (discussed in our section on best photo printers).
The Epson Artisan 1430 offers "features that could appeal to many photographers, especially for those who enjoy printing but do not print day in, day out," Farace says. It can handle most types of photo paper, but not heavy fine art papers. It does print on CDs and DVDs, like dedicated photo printers can. Tiny ink cartridges (11 milliliters, testers say) mean the Artisan 1430 isn't for high-volume users, though.
Text and graphics look very nice, too, but this isn't a particularly fast printer. Epson estimates print speeds of just under three pages per minute for black-and-white or color documents, and nearly two minutes for an 8-by-10-inch borderless photo.
There's no Ethernet jack, but the Artisan 1430 can connect via USB or Wi-Fi. You can email documents to your printer or send them wirelessly from your iOS or Android device. A PictBridge port allows you to print directly from your camera.
Mobile printers are ultra-convenient if you need to print on the go (while traveling, for example). Canon has long ruled this category, and the Canon Pixma iP110 (Est. $160) is its latest triumph. At just over 4 pounds, it's smaller and lighter than some laptops -- and it still manages to print photos and text nearly as well as a desktop printer, and much faster (and better) than its rival, the Epson Workforce WF-100 (Est. $200).
The Pixma iP110 delivers color photos that are "unusually good" -- drugstore-print quality or better, says M. David Stone at PCMag.com. At ComputerShopper.com, "We were similarly pleased with the photos we printed," William Harrel says. "They looked, to be blunt, darn good -- the level of quality was high enough that you would feel comfortable handing the output to potential real-estate customers or other prospective clients." A 4-by-6-inch photo prints pretty fast -- between 1 and 1.7 minutes in tests, and the iP110 can print photos up to 8.5 by 11 inches.
Photo printing is not the only thing that this Canon does well. Text looks "easily good enough for most business use," Stone says. The iP110 can print documents up to legal-size, at a fast speed for a portable printer (6 to 8 text-only pages per minute in tests). Its hefty 50-sheet paper tray is convenient, too.
To cut the price this year, the Canon iP110 comes without its optional battery pack, the Canon LK-62 Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery (Est. $85). It includes a power cord and built-in Wi-Fi antenna. It can print directly from laptops (via Wi-Fi), cameras (via Wireless PictBridge), iOS or Android phones and tablets, or the cloud (via Google Cloud Print, Apple AirPrint, and Canon's own Pixma Printing Solutions (PPS), which can print from Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox, Facebook, Twitter, Photobucket, and Evernote). However, there's no USB PictBridge port or memory-card slot.
The main downside to this portable printer is its cost. You pay a premium for portability. Even without its optional battery, the Canon Pixma iP110 still costs more than a comparable desktop printer, reviews say, and ink costs can add up, too.
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I was searching all the aftermarket exhaust manufacturers and found that Magnaflow is the first one with a system for sale. There is a sound clip on the site but I don't think it sounds that good. I think I will wait to see what Corsa has to offer. I spoke to someone at Corsa about a month ago and he said they were waiting on Chrysler approvals and hoped to introduce the new system this month. I guess we will just have to wait and see.
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A local guy sent his Jeep up to Corsa and they had it for a weeks doing R&D. He got Jeep back and they said they'll ship it to the dealership once its complete. Doesn't all 6.4's have an active valve attempt for back pressure that has to be addressed through tuning?
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