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Newsflash!Proxytunnel 1.9.0 released
Proxytunnel 1.9.0 has been released just after the Fosdem 2008 conference. There are quite a few fixes in this release, and the RELNOTES file contains some important info for upgraders.
Added 2008/03/03 by Maniac
2008/08/23 - Froscon Slides Available
The slides (pdf) that were presented at Froscon 2008 are available online
2008/03/04 - Proxytunnel 1.9.0 released
Proxytunnel 1.9.0 was released after the Fosdem conference. Grab the latest release on sourceforge. The windows binary has also been uploaded. There have been some user-visible changes, so please check the RELNOTES file.
2008/01/20 - Proxytunnel 1.8.0 released
Proxytunnel 1.8.0 was released after the 24C3 conference in Berlin. Grab the latest release on sourceforge.
2007/02/25 - Proxytunnel 1.7.0 released
Proxytunnel 1.7.0 was released during Fosdem 2007. Grab the latest release on sourceforge.
2006/08/11 - Switching to subversion
We're in the process of switching from CVS to subversion for our revision control. We've had a svn tree for a while now, but we're now moving development to that tree and abandoning the cvs tree. We'll update some webpages soon to point to the new trees and document how to use them.
For the time being, you can browse the svn-tree with viewvc
2006/06/14 - Proxytunnel 1.6.3 released
Version 1.6.3 of proxytunnel was released today. There were no major changes in this version, only minor bugfixes, cleanups and compile-fixes. Please visit sourceforge to download the newest release, which also includes a pgp/gpg signature this time to verify it's authenticity. It should be signed by Maniac, with key-id: 357D2178
2006/03/17 - Nominate Proxytunnel for the Community Choice Awards
Proxytunnel is one of the projects selected in the pre-nomination phase of the SourceForge.net 2006 Community Choice Awards. Please take a moment to nominate us, and later, if we made the finals, vote for us ;)
To nominate us, go to the Community Choice Awardswebpage, and select 'proxytunel' in the 'networking' category.
We'll keep you updated here... Also, check out the proxytunnel 1.6.2-rc build (cygwin only) that fixes problems in stand-alone mode combined with NTLM authentication.
Update: We didn't make it to the last 13... but go and vote for the other candidates :)
2006/02/21 - Proxytunnel 1.6.0 released
Version 1.6.0 of proxytunnel is finished. The release-candidate was a success and we have finished testing it on the popular platforms. There were no major changes since the RC version, only minor cleanups and compile-fixes. Please visit sourceforge to download the newest release, which also includes a pgp/gpg signature this time to verify it's authenticity. It should be signed by Maniac, with key-id: 357D2178
2006/02/09 - New webpages
We have been working on a major overhaul of the proxytunnel webpages, and they are live now :) At least the navigation and style have changes significantly. Content changes are still under consideration, as this will cost more time :)
2006/02/07 - Proxytunnel 1.6.0-rc1
Version 1.6.0 of proxytunnel is finished. There have been lots of changes and new features, so we released a release candidate version first. Please try this version, and report any issues you have with it. Proxytunnel now depends on openssl for it's NTLM authentication (md4/md5) and SSL tunneling support, so make sure you have openssl 0.9.8 and it's header-files.
2005/08/15 - Proxytunnel 1.5.0 released
Version 1.5.0 of proxytunnel has arrived after a long, very long wait. This release includes NTLM proxy support. You can now also specify your proxy username and password using ENV variables, so they are no longer visible in process-lists. Everyone is recommended to upgrade.
2004/11/02 - Proxytunnel 1.2.3 released
Version 1.2.3 includes a security-fix as reported by the Gentoo security team. If you use proxytunnel you are advised to upgrade if you don't trust your proxy-host.
2004/10/12 - Proxytunnel 1.2.2 released
I really should update the news page when making new releases ;) We are already up to 1.2.2. This version has a security fix (Storing proxy username and password in env-vars) and some new makefiles (and the older ones cleaned up).
2002/11/20 - Proxytunnel 1.1.2 released
After a long and quiet period i've spent some more time updating the webpages, sourceforge project pages and source-code. You'll find a new 1.1.2 version on the download and project page and also the cvs-tree has been updated and cleaned up. Debian packages are available from free.fr or can be created using the scripts in the package.
2002/04/22 - Cygwin-version updated with stand-alone mode
After a long debugging session the stand-alone mode now also works on the cygwin platform (Any windows version after and including win95). The new proxytunnel.exe file is available on the download page. Sourcecode is available in CVS as usual.
2002/04/21 - Various binaries available for testing
You can find various binaries available for testing on the download page. These were made on the SourceForge compilefarm. They have not (all) been fully tested, but are expected to work. We currently know of an issue with the windows version. It doesn't yet work in standalone mode. We are looking in to this, but if you can provide any assistance we would be very glad, since we are both no win32/cygwin experts.
2002/04/20 - New version nearing completion
We've been working hard on improving ProxyTunnel even more, we have ported and tested proxytunnel on all systems available to us in the SourceForge.net compile-farm (7 archs) and made the binaries available for download on the download page. Source tarballs have been updated to reflect these changes, as has the CVS tree.
This version (1.1 beta) includes support for running ProxyTunnel as a stand-alone application. This means that it binds itself to a local tcp-port awaiting connections. On receiving a connection, ProxyTunnel will establish a tunnel through the HTTP(S) proxy and begin tunneling.
This feature will make ProxyTunnel even more useful, and we're sure you can think up many new ways to use ProxyTunnel. Using this feature it's also possible to make use of ProxyTunnel from programs like putty and other SSH clients that do not yet support the ProxyCommand directive (like openSSH does).
2002/04/03 - Interesting Article at NLUUG E-Zine
Muppet has written an interesting article about the usage of Proxytunnel. It's been published on the NLUUG e-Zine (which apparently no longer exists, check out out local copy


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The project was one of the first recommendations of the Alaska Military Force Advocacy and Structure Team, the group Gov. Parnell created by administrative order to provide recommendations on retaining and building the state's current military force capability.
More than three-fifths of a mile long, the bridge was designed to allow both wheeled-vehicle and train transport. It is designed to provide dependable, year-round access to the largest military training area in the United States, the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, which was previously only accessible by ice roads in winter.
The bridge was built in partnership with the Department of Defense. The state of Alaska provided $84 million and the Department of Defense provided $104.2 million for the project.
The bridge was built by the Alaska Railroad Corporation and marks the first phase of the Northern Rail Extension, a four-phase project to extend rail infrastructure 80 miles. Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. served as the general contractor for the project. While the bridge will have immediate military benefit, it still lacks rails, which will be laid during the second phase of the project.

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March 2, 2010
Complete Release in PDF Format
The Schedule
Thursday, March 4, 2010
No. 14 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (8-7, 0-0) vs. Fresno Pacific (1-11), 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
No. 14 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. No. 7 Loyola Marymount (8-2), 12:00 p.m.
The Week Ahead
After splitting 4 games in Pacific Beach, to place 11th at the UC Irvine Invitational, the Gauchos return to Santa Barbara, to host a pair of games this weekend from Campus Pool. UCSB will face Fresno Pacific this Thursday at 6:00 pm. On Sunday, UCSB will play No. 7 Loyola Marymount at 12:00 pm.
For The Record
UCSB currently carries a record of 8-7. The Gauchos have played well at home, going 2-0 at Campus Pool, but have also prevailed at opponents pools, where they are also 2-0. After competing in three tournaments, the Gauchos are 4-7 at neutral site games, with all seven losses coming to ranked opponents. UCSB ranks 14th in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Top-20 Poll, one spot higher than it's preseason ranking.
Scorching the Sunbirds
Thursday evening the Gauchos will square off against Fresno Pacific, in their first home match in six weeks. The Sunbirds are 1-11 and are in the midst of a 3 game skid. The last time UCSB saw Fresno Pacific was on Feb 2, 2008, when they defeated the Sunbirds handily, by a score of 26-3.
Lion Taming
On Sunday, UCSB will host a game against Loyola Marymount, at 12:00 pm. The Lions are 8-2, and are currently ranked seventh in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Top-20 Poll. LMU is coming off of three straight wins, and a ninth place finish at the UC Irvine Invitational. The Gauchos are 1-5 in their last six matches against the Lions, and have also dropped all five games played against top-ten ranked opponents this year. Sunday, the Gauchos look to buck history, by sending the Lions home with a loss.
Gaucho Goals
After posting 5 goals this weekend, junior Christie Clark continues to lead the Gauchos in scoring,. Clark has a total of 17 goals this season, including three two-goal games, coming against CSU Bakersfield (Jan. 23) and No. 11 UC Irvine (Feb. 6 & Feb. 28). Katie Kepner, Claire Buchanan, and Lizzie Rouleau are in a three-way tie for second on the team in scoring, each having tallied 12 goals this season. Kepner recorded three goals against No. 4 California (Jan. 29), has picked up dual goals on three occasions this year, and also leads the team in assists, with 15. Buchanan has recorded two goals in games against Pomona-Pitzer (1/23), Sonoma State (1/30) and Indiana (2/6) this season. Rouleau recorded a hat-trick in a victory over No. 18 Indiana (Feb. 6), and also has 9 steals on the season.
Defensive Domination
Junior Kathryn Nelson leads UCSB in steals, with 18, and field blocks, with 6. Second in steals is freshman Shelby Haroldson, with 17. Christie Clark and Nancy Ruano have also each stolen 13 balls this season, while Rouleau and Buchanan have 5 and 4 field blocks respectively
Featured Freshman
Shelby Haroldson continues to lead Gaucho Freshmen in scoring, with a total of 11 goals, good enough for fifth on the team. Two other freshmen, Nancy Ruano and Kacey Creek, continue to shine, each having notched 7 goals to date. Creek has also recorded 9 steals this season.
We're Going Streaking
Three Gauchos: Christie Clark. Lizzie Rouleau, and Kathryn Nelson, are currently on scoring streaks. Clark has scored five-goals in UCSB's last four games, including two scores in a victory over eleventh ranked UC Irvine this past weekend. Rouleau is also on a four-game streak, after picking up a goal in each game at the UC Irvine Invitational. Nelson has scored 4 goals in the Gauchos' last three games,
Goalie Gossip
Ruth Milne has recorded a total of 142 saves this season, including a 15-save game against UC Davis (2/7) and multiple12 save performances. After starting 14 of the Gauchos' 15 games, Milne is averaging 10.9 saves per game, and 7.7 goals against per game. Freshman Sarah Zuziak also saw action this weekend, collecting two saves against UC Irvine, and bringing her total to eight for the season
There's No Place Like Home
The Gauchos will remain in Santa Barbara for the entire month of March, and the beginning of April. Next weekend UCSB will host two games on Sunday. The Gauchos will face Cal State San Bernadino at 2:00 pm, before taking on Bucknell Universiy at 5:00 pm. Both games will be played at UCSB's Campus Pool.


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Issue Type: Bug Created: 2008-06-11T01:31:12.000+0000 Last Updated: 2009-02-18T13:59:24.000+0000 Status: Resolved Fix version(s): - 1.7.6 (02/Mar/09)
Reporter: markus (proover) Assignee: Jurrien Stutterheim (norm2782) Tags: - Zend_Db
Related issues: Attachments:
I want to connect to a in tnsnames.ora defined database but it fails because of the generated dns.
I used the following params:

username = userName
password = password
dbname = dev
Zend_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Oci generates the following dsn:

this fails on the oracle side with the error:
but it should afaik generate the following dsn: ``` http://oracle.com/technology/pub/…
Posted by Marcel Blok (mblok) on 2008-06-18T07:15:13.000+0000
We are experiencing the same problem. The problem is that we want to use our TNSNAMES.ORA file for the connections. If the connection string is build up in the current way, it is like an entry of the TNSNAMES.ORA file, and so the file will not be used. The problem then is that the host is not given, and the illegal ADDRESS parameters exception is thrown.
To resolve this I see two options: either create the shorthand version (oci:dbname=xxxxxx) when no host is given, or create a new parameter that can be set to let the code use the short version. The first solution would be most elegant, but it have to be checked if it doesn't break any existing code. It seems to me that the error is triggered because the complete address is missing, so it could never work in this way. But please correct me if I'm wrong.
Posted by Marcel Blok (mblok) on 2008-06-18T07:22:31.000+0000
My proposed solution would be to change the current _dsn() method by the following:
/** * Creates a PDO DSN for the adapter from $this->_config settings. * * @return string */ protected function _dsn() { // baseline of DSN parts $dsn = $this->_config;
if (isset($dsn['host'])) {
$tns .= 'dbname=(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=' . $dsn['host'] . ')';
if (isset($dsn['port'])) {
$tns .= '(PORT=' . $dsn['port'] . ')';
} else {
$tns .= '(PORT=1521)';
$tns .= '))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=' . $dsn['dbname'] . ')))';
} else {
$tns = 'dbname=' . $dsn['dbname'];
if (isset($dsn['charset']))
$tns .= ';charset=' . $dsn['charset'];
return $this->_pdoType . ':' . $tns;
Posted by Jurrien Stutterheim (norm2782) on 2009-02-18T00:10:11.000+0000
That looks like a nice BC way of solving this issue... Ralph: mind if I steal this issue from you? ; )
Posted by Jurrien Stutterheim (norm2782) on 2009-02-18T13:59:21.000+0000
Resolved in r. 14107
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Designer Interview: Mia of Pop & Lolli
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Today I have the pleasure of sitting down with Modern Mom Mia, who is the creator of Pop and Lolli, a company that makes removable wall decals in large sizes and exuberant colors that parents and kids can have fun switching around, dressing up, and re-arranging into different compositions whenever they fancy. Well, I'll let Mia and the images tell the story. For information on how to buy any of these designs, simply click on the image.
How did you get your current business of the ground?
I was working at the time as an Imagineer (Architect for Disney) when my husband and I found out that we were pregnant with our first child. Returning to work after the birth of Anabelle was really challenging, as the demands of the job and the lifestyle which a new baby allowed was tough and difficult to balance. It felt like both required my full time attention, 24/7. We do not have any family in America, and a nanny was caring for Anabelle during the day. The knowledge that someone else was caring for my baby, and I was missing out on all her important little developments and milestones saddened me! But, living in LA is tough on one salary, even more so with the addition of a new family member during the worst of a bad economy. My husband and I decided to try and make it work and I resigned as an Imagineer to ensure that I can be full time with our daughter.
My first creative task at home was to decorate my daughter's new room. And this is where it all started! After lots of thought and research, I knew I wanted something funky, spunky, unique, BIG, colorful, and permanent in style, yet temporary enough to move it with us when/if we ever move again. I loved the idea of wall decals, but couldn't find anything that really emotionally connected with me. Everything was too small, it covered too little walls – nothing offered a true work of art, a mural, a complete interactive experience … and so I decided to take matters in my own hands and just do it myself. We received raving reviews from our friends, so my husband and I decided to see whether we can develop it into a business… welcome to Pop & Lolli! 11 Months of extreme dedication, intense passion, pure joy, LOT'S of hard work and sacrifices, very little sleep and tons of research later, Pop & Lolli launched on 10/10/10. I can now truly say, I am at my Happy Place! 🙂
How has your childhood in South Africa influenced your work?
I was born and raised in South Africa and earned a degree in Architecture at the University of Pretoria. After I graduated and got married, I moved with my husband to Washington, DC (we have since moved to Los Angeles). I have always had an intense passion for true African Art and Culture. The color and the vibrancy of the designs, and the unique and extreme variance in style and most often the fine attention to detail are all awe-inspiring. South Africa is a gorgeous country and has TONS to offer – most people have a hard time believing we have ELEVEN official languages! A true rainbow nation and a melting pot of many great things – it certainly is a recipe for fantastical creations! The textures, the landscapes, the sunsets, the smells, the food, the color, the languages … one can only listen, smell, observe, taste and feel to KNOW Africa is in your blood. And if it's in your blood it is a part of you, one cannot help but to always be mesmerized, reminisce and be affected by it. Always. Often. And I'm proud of it! 🙂
Please take us on a bit of a virtual tour of your studio. What's the neighborhood like? What were some of your priorities when finding a space where you need to be creative?
We currently live in a small quaint little neighborhood sandwiched between Miracle Mile and Beverly Hills in Los Angeles. It is a wonderfully small little tree-filled neighborhood, with lots of beautiful old 1920's Los Angeles homes, yet close enough to be within walking distance to some of LA's trendiest little hot spot cafes, restaurants and parks. My biggest priority when trying to create my office was SPACE! We seem never to have enough of it! Since working full time on Pop & Lolli my office space has moved 3 times within the house…. I'm always complaining that I never have ENOUGH SPACE! Currently I have my own semi-private little area (chosen such to still be able to cast a watchful eye on Anabelle whilst busy working on Pop & Lolli with her being able to go about her own play time without interfering with Mommy too much) with a brightly painted hot pink wall, a stainless steel retro office desk and a gracious red egg chair awaiting you if you come and visit for a cup of tea! I design the decals on my guilty pleasure, a beautiful Mac.
How do you stay inspired? Please walk us through your design process.
BOOKS! BLOGS! South Africa! We try to visit South Africa once yearly and I always come back filled to the brim and expanding out of my mind full of amazing inspiration… After a trip I usually have enough content in my mind to last me several collections! Usually the challenge to remaining inspired, is finding enough TIME to process the thoughts, organize my ideas and execute the design. Big inspiration tends to come when I'm least ready for it, and that's when the iPhone camera comes in real handy! I've luckily also been blessed with an amazing memory and tend to freeze beautiful moments in my mind to recall later for when I'm ready to draw. I like to paint, sculpt, draw, write, which usually leads to informal designs. I then usually like to excitedly share these genius ideas with my very non-designer brained husband, and in the few cases which I can see a faraway twinkle in his eye, I know to take it to the computer where I then like to formalize the art in Illustrator – my very best friend!
Please tell us a bit about your current line – Can you tell us a bit about how this decal can equal family fun?
Noah's African Circus was the collection that started it all, and is the collection originally designed for my daughter – and it happens to be our most popular too! I wanted to create characters with a lot of personality and filled with flavor, laughter, fun and very many detail. I liked the idea of dressing them all up in fabulous fashions, like checks, tartans, glasses etc., and to have each collection be gender neutral. Something a little bit unexpected and quite out of the ordinary. I purposely used bold and intense colors, and designed them such that all the collections can interact and match with each other to ensure no two rooms can ever be alike. I liked the idea of dressing the decals up for an occasion and decided to include fun and themed overlays like the Birthday, Halloween and Christmas Overlay. This ensures family fun for everyone, which young and old can enjoy together to either use it by itself or dress up your current art or decals on your wall for extra laughter and fun. It also utilizes the full potential of the fabric decals as they are very removable and reusable. Use for a few months and store for the rest of the year to use again later!
Do you have any advice for anyone suffering from a creative block? Read Design BLOGS! Browse Etsy! It's crazy how much amazingly awesome content there is on the web! There are SO very many talented people sharing fabulous inspirational ideas that will spark your own enthusiasm. An overseas trip to explore other cultures has never hurt anyone either! 🙂
Do you have any words of wisdom for creatives who are ready to make the leap into a building a business?
With true passion and a heart for what you believe in, surround yourself with inspiring, caring, supportive friends and… jump! Even if you fail, you will be caught by caring hands! I like to refer to Pop & Lolli as my community project. They say it takes a village to raise a child, but it takes the city of Los Angeles to start Pop & Lolli. I truly would never have been able to launch Pop & Lolli if it wasn't for the incredible and amazingly wonderful and supportive community of the world's most amazing group of talented friends who helped me and supported me unconditionally all the way always!
Please tell our readers more about Chic 2 Change!
Living in the US, a country filled with opportunity, I have always wanted to give back to South Africa. And with the birth of Pop & Lolli we realized this was the perfect opportunity to kill two birds with one stone and also start my much dreamed about charity! I really like the TOMS Shoes philosophy of one for one, but in reality, decals are not the highest priority for non-privileged children! As such, we donate a fixed percentage of all Pop & Lolli profits to Chic 2 Change. After careful consideration we decided to partner with a wonderful charity in South Africa who has their finger on the pulse and know exactly what and where the current needs are. It was also important for me to ensure 100% of the donated dollars get applied towards enriching the needy children, and as such no admin fees or third party costs are charged. We just came back from our very first charity distribution – and it was amazing! I'm excited at the opportunity to help facilitate change. We are hoping for a Pop & Lolli boom in 2011 and start contributing to local charities in the US too.
Thank you SO MUCH to Mia for taking the time to share her story and advice with us! For more information about Chic 2 Change, click here. For information on how to buy any of these designs, simply click on the images.
Hi, I'm Becky. I live in Atlanta. Besides acting as the Editorial Director here on Hatch, you can find me talking design over at Houzz. Make me happy — leave a comment!


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Clinton 12
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KQED World: Sat, Feb 8, 2014 -- 3:00 PM
This program captures a pivotal moment in the American civil rights movement. On August 27, 1956, a dozen black teenagers walked into an all-white high school in Clinton, Tenn. and changed history. It brings to life the events of that school year and the bombing of the high school in 1958. Narrated by award-winning actor James Earl Jones, it highlights the courage of the black students who were subjected to racially motivated violence, harassment and protests by white supremacists. The film also shows the determination of one small, predominately white, Southern town to uphold the law and confront bigotry and fear.


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Court rejects suit by father of man who killed Franconia police officer
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) � The father of a man who killed a police officer in Franconia, N.H., in 2007, has lost in his latest attempt to sue the town.
A federal appeals court rejected the lawsuit filed by David Kenney, who said the officer violated Liko Kenney's constitutional rights.
The Caledonian-Record reports (http://bit.ly/17gTWqA) a panel of judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston denied a petition for a rehearing earlier this year.
The order upholds a decision by a New Hampshire federal judge to dismiss the suit, citing a lack of evidence.
Liko Kenney fatally shot Police Cpl. Bruce McKay after McKay pulled over his car and pepper-sprayed him. Bystander Gregory Floyd witnessed the shooting, picked up McKay's gun and fatally shot Kenney.
Information from: The Caledonian-Record, http://www.caledonianrecord.com


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Gov. Bush is calling legislators back to Tallahassee for a four-day special session beginning June 16 to overhaul medical malpractice liability insurance.
Doctors say skyrocketing malpractice insurance rates are driving them out of Florida and leaving patients with nowhere to turn, but attorneys for injured patients fear the governor's proposed reforms will hurt even worse.
Doctors around Florida have closed their practices, or threatened to, if lawmakers don't act to bring down medical malpractice insurance rates. Now, Gov. Bush is calling legislators back in session to fix a system he says is in crisis.
"I'm hopeful that in the special session that we can accomplish this, but if we don't, they'll be back, and if they can't get it done the second time, they'll be back again," says Gov. Bush.
The governor's proposed reform includes a controversial $250,000 limit on lawsuits for pain and suffering caused by medical malpractice.
Victims and their loved ones rallied at the capitol all spring to fight the caps. Patricia Vincent's son was left comatose after what should have been routine surgery.
Doctors and insurance companies support the governor's plan, but victims were noticeably absent. Attorney Debra Henley says the plan shows no compassion for the victims.
"The bill that he is proposing will devastate their rights and will make it very difficult for them to bring legitimate medical malpractice lawsuits," says Debra.
Gov. Bush says he's gotten a promise from the medical malpractice insurance companies that they will roll back their rates if his reform bill passes, but there's nothing about a roll-back in writing, and Gov. Bush won't say how much of a rollback he's been promised.
Without a guaranteed rate reduction, the reform plan will likely be a tough sell to the legislature.
Thursday's call for a special session follows Wednesday's announcement of a proposed constitutional amendment drive to cap lawyer fees in malpractice cases.


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Police and Clawson High School officials are investigating complaints by an undisclosed number of girls that they were sexually groped by boys at the school during a swimming class last week.
Clawson police Lt. Scott Sarvello said all the students involved are under 17 years old.
"A girl and her parents came to the police station Thursday and reported that inappropriate touching has been occurring during the swim class," Sarvello said. "There was touching of private areas outside the girls' swimsuits and it appears the incidents were happening in the pool and on the deck area."
The school district issued a statement after officials learned of allegations by some female students that they had been subjected to inappropriate and unwelcomed touching of a sexual nature by male students.
Because the investigation is still underway, Sarvello said he is unsure at this point whether the groping allegations will lead to criminal sex or assault charges.
"There is that possibility," he said. "We don't know how this escalated to this point. These are serious allegations. It's not fun and games."
No arrests have been made.
Clawson Superintendent Monique Beels said administrators will provide due process and support to students during the investigation.
"We take these allegations seriously," she said. "We will not tolerate or condone behaviors that interfere with learning and that are unlawful."
Beels added that the allegations threaten to overshadow significant progress the district made this year in student scores in math, science and social studies on the annual MEAP tests.
"We have accomplished so much this year," she said. "My hope is that the community rallies around our school district and gives attention to those students who have worked hard to make progress this year."


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Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Two-Minute Drill
* Our buddy Dave at Maize 'N' Brew says the time for excuses is over, it's all about results moving forward.
* The Wolverine Blog also makes a plea for civility amongst the maize and blue fan base.
* Could waiting until after the bowl game to decide Rich Rod's fate backfire on Michigan? Lynn Henning thinks so.
* Former CU coach and Michigan DC under Bo, 70-year-old Bill McCartney, wants to return to the sidelines in Boulder. But his own words and past tripping him up.
* If you watched the Boise-Nevada game last weekend and saw the Bronco kicker Kyle Brotzman miss the two chip shot FGs at the end that cost his team a shot at the Rose Bowl (or more), you couldn't help but feel for him. Thankfully, Dr. Saturday explains that those who still understand college football is just a game are coming to his defense after he was crucified in some quarters.
* And while it's not college football related, read up on the "tiff" between Comcast and Internet backbone provider Level 3. If you read the Original MZone, you know I'm a huge supporter net neutrality.
* Finally, it's a stadium...built of snacks! It's Snackadium!
Did the Michigan fans reading this today notice anything during the "player insertion" portion of the Snackadium construction? As the defensive player finger foods are being placed on the guacamole field across from the O, someone asks "What kind of defense are we running? A 4-3 or a 3-4?"
How sad that the dude planting snack food in a vat o' guac has a better grasp of defense than our defensive coordinator.
ED. NOTE: To MZone reader-slash-Snackadium engineer Wayne who sent that link, if we ever have an MZone reader tailgate outside the Big House, you're catering!
8 comments:
- surrounded in columbus said...
has Lynn Henning written anything in the last decade worth reading? actually, i thought he was dead (nothing personal- he's just older than dirt).
far too much is made of "saving the recruiting class", and the other "timing" issues he (and others) cite. the single, only, important consideration is getting the coaching decision correct.
after the 2000 season, Cooper took tosu to the Outback, got pantsed by the Cocks, and was fired when he got home. Geiger took a few weeks to find a new coach (some obscure, dorky dressing guy from a I-AA school i believe), and the bucks finished late in recruiting.
as much as this example pains me, i think it's fair to say that tosu somehow over came its lackluster 2001 recruiting class and managed to rebound tolerably well over the next few (10?) years.
point being, being sure of your decision on the coach is what counts. the rest is "details".
my WV is "calmstr"?
- December 01, 2010 9:33 AM
- Andy said...
In theory I agree with you. If RR gets canned after the bowl game, I fully expect there to be significant transfer/decommit activity. That is a temporary consequence to fixing a longer term problem.
Many former elite football programs have fired coaches and came back to life quickly: Mack Brown at Texas, Bob Stoops at Oklahoma, Bo Pelini at Nebraska, Urban Meyer at Florida, Nick Saban at Alabama just to name a few.
The big difference and general fear for Michigan fans is the "cubbard" of talent that will be left. Cooper & Zook left Tressel and Meyer an incredbile number of talented players, which they turned around with disciple and good coaching to win a national title.
If/when RR leaves the building, the new coach will initially have to find a way to succeed with ninja fast/tiny smurfs. A good leader will alter their tactics to fit the intended strategy. Good coaches should alter their systems to match the talent (or lack of) to achieve wins.
- December 01, 2010 10:36 AM
- GoBlueBob said...
When RR gets canned after the bowl game it will not matter if any recruits change their minds because the new coach may not want the smurfs anyway. I just hope that Brandon already has a plan in place and is just waiting to execute it after the bowl games.
- December 01, 2010 10:59 AM
- Andy said...
It will matter to those recruits that were intending to enroll early. If I was a "current RR commit" seeking to get an early start in Ann Arbor -- I will certainly be better served to wait until a decision has been made.
I am sure either way Brandon has a plan in mind. I have to applaud his "fair approach" to this. To him this is a bigger issue than one coach for one sport. He said he was going to evaluate after the season is done -- and he is sticking to his guns.
- December 01, 2010 11:16 AM
- BaggyPantsDevil said...
I have to disagree 100% with Lynn Henning and think he even makes the argument counter to his case by citing Michigan State and John L. Smith. That hiring was a fiasco because Michigan State couldn't even wait for him to finish the bowl game with his team. Is it too much to ask that you NOT call a coach's cell phone while he's coaching a game?
I know it feels difficult to wait but it's just the right thing to do and I feel that doing the right thing pays dividends (yeah, I know it sounds naïve). If—for example—Michigan wished to hire Jim Harbaugh Michigan should let him finish his season with his current team, he deserves it, his team deserves it, his school and its fans deserve it. Again, it's the right thing to do. To do otherwise, is arrogant and disrespectful to other schools.
Michigan did not do that when hiring Rich Rodriguez and we all see how that's turning out. Based on the reasons Henning—and others—provide, the extra months of Rich Rodriguez recruiting provided by poaching him early from his alma mater should be paying dividends with a corps of talented juniors custom made for a Rich Rodriguez team. Instead, Rodriguez devotees continue to cite the team's youth as a reason the lack of success, especially on defense.
As has been cited with Jim Tressel's hiring, history provides us with several recent examples that show that it's best to do things the right way and be patient and that acting in haste--and with a selfish sense of entitlement--to get the jump on the next recruiting class will end badly.
- December 01, 2010 11:45 AM
- carl tabb said...
Extra months? UM hired RR in December. Signing day is the first week of February.
Odoms is a very fine jr WR. So is RS sophomore Tree and jr Stonum. Jr Mike Martin does not suck in any way, shape or form. If Shaw wasn't made of glass I think he could qualify as a good player as well. I think Tree and Barnum were players that RR "brought" with him. The rest of his time was spent trying to convince Carr's recruits to stay. It's not like the guy had "months" to evaluate Carr's offers or woo some of his own WVU recruits to a campus, school, and program they'd never visited.
- December 01, 2010 1:46 PM
- BaggyPantsDevil said...
That's exactly my point, the extra recruiting time was inconsiquential and nothing was gained by hiring Rodriguez before he took West Virginia to their bowl game and finished their season. Other than the understandable wrath of fanbase that felt betrayed and then lawsuits and then more anger, etc, etc.
That and maybe some bad karma that may explain Rodriguez's inexplicible streak of bad luck since his arrival at Michigan (if one were inclined to believe in such things).
It pays to do things right, period.
- December 01, 2010 3:12 PM
- carl tabb said...
Ah! I see what you're driving at. Not a real big karma guy myself so I don't usually make a conclusion in that way.
I hope no one is holding that against RR, though. It's not his fault UM came callin' before the bowl game. What's he supposed to do, tell them "hang on, I promise I'll come after the bowl game"? That would leak and it'd be just as much of a nightmare.
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Pull up a chair — James Caan has a story to tell.
The 73-year-old actor is between shots of the ABC comedy "Back in the Game," which premieres Wednesday, Sept. 25. In the comedy, he stars as a gruff and boorish ex-pro baseball player trying to reconnect with his adult daughter who begrudgingly moves back in with him.
Caan is clearly energized telling a heyday yarn about his ol' buddy Bobby — better known to the rest of America as Robert Duvall — from their time filming the 1969 drama "The Rain People." It turns out Bobby, who played a widowed motorcycle policeman in the movie, was a bit straight-laced.
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"Bobby was like, 'I've got two kids, I ain't riding a motorcycle!,'" said Caan, doing his best Duvall impression. "He kept falling off that thing. He never got it right."
A 52-year career that has stockpiled more than 115 wide-ranging roles — from the legendary Sonny Corleone of "The Godfather" to the broken ankle author in "Misery" — almost demands such reminiscing. Of course, the enchantment is heightened when those listening are old enough to appreciate the tales — in this case they are; the small audience consists of show producers and writers.
In his new series, his character is the ultra-competitive dad to Terry Gannon Jr. (Maggie Lawson), a former softball star who finds herself coaching her son's ragtag Little League team. Think "Bad News Bears" for TV.
"These kids know me from 'Elf!' said Caan, whose new TV character is nicknamed "The Cannon." "And maybe 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.' Ain't that somethin'?"
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That's not to say lessons aren't being passed down. The show's sports backdrop has Caan in his element. Mr. Tough Guy coached Little League when his son Scott was a kid. In that time, his teams won the city one year, he chased after a few umpires with a baseball bat, and he got bounced from three games in the process.
So on this day, as a scene with the young folks gets underway on a baseball diamond, Caan instinctively gives a boy a tip on how to hold the bat before filming starts.
"It's a nice change of pace," Caan said. "For a long time, unless 12 people were dead by page 20, I wouldn't get the part. But I love comedy. I can be funny."
The series has Caan reunited with show co-creators Rob and Mark Cullen, who had previously worked with the actor on the NBC drama "Las Vegas." When that series ended its five-season run in 2008, Caan refocused his energy on film. But found, he says, that they didn't quite make them like they used to.
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"I did one pretty nice one," he said without naming titles. "But there were three movies I did that I now call 'The Rent.'"
When the Cullen brothers, who wrote the part of "The Cannon" with Caan in mind, rang him up, he played hard to get.
"He tried to talk his way out of it — 'I'm too old. I don't want to do TV,'" Mark said. They managed to get him to read the pilot. Caan, never one to shy from sharing his opinion, had some notes. He didn't want a watered-down family comedy — "I've got a reputation to keep up," he taunted. He eventually gave in — though, he recalls it playing out differently.
"They called me and were like, 'Hey buddy!,'" Caan jokingly recalled. "When they call you that, you know what that means? You're working for no money. The minute they call you that, you're dead. Oh, yeah, this is a buddy job. I'm old."
A beat.
"See, I can be funny."
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CHICAGO (AP) — Former Iceland international Aron Johannsson is among 23 players called up for the U.S. soccer team's training camp in Sarajevo ahead of its exhibition against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Johannsson is awaiting completion of paperwork that would make him eligible to play for the U.S. The forward, who plays for AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands, needs approval from FIFA to make the switch because he played for Iceland in eight qualifiers for the 2012 UEFA Under-21 Championship.
The 22-year-old was born in Mobile, Ala., but moved back to his parents' native Iceland when he was 3.
Most of the players called up for the three-day camp are based in Europe, though coach Jurgen Klinsmann did bring in Seattle's Brad Evans and Eddie Johnson. Mexico-based Edgar Castillo, Joe Corona and Michael Orozco Fiscal also were included on the roster. U.S. captain Clint Dempsey, who just completed a move from England's Tottenham Hotspur to Seattle, was not brought in.
The Americans, who have a record 11-game winning streak, play Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday in Sarajevo. It is their only game before World Cup qualifying resumes Sept. 6 in Costa Rica.
"Our European-based players are just getting started with their seasons and this gives them a chance to get going a couple weeks before our big World Cup qualifiers," Klinsmann said. "We're also excited to bring some new faces into the senior team and have them start to become part of the group."
The roster:
Goalkeepers: Cody Cropper (Southampton, England), Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, England), Tim Howard (Everton, England).
Defenders: John Anthony Brooks (Hertha Berlin, Germany), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City, England), Edgar Castillo (Tijuana, Mexico), Brad Evans (Seattle), Michael Orozco Fiscal (Puebla, Mexico), Michael Parkhurst (Augsburg, Germany), Tim Ream (Bolton, England).
Midfielders: Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes, France), Michael Bradley (Roma, Italy), Joe Corona (Tijuana, Mexico), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg, Norway), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim, Germany), Jermaine Jones (Schalke, Germany), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht, Belgium), Danny Williams (Reading, England).
Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Sunderland, England), Terrence Boyd (Rapid Vienna, Austria), Eddie Johnson (Seattle), Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands), Bobby Wood (1860 Munich, Germany).


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A Palestinian worker shovels sand as he repairs a damaged smuggling tunnel dug beneath the Egyptian-Gaza border in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on November 26, 2012.
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Palestinians wielded shovels and planks Monday to reopen tunnels used to smuggle in goods from Egypt to the Gaza Strip after Israel's eight-day offensive against Hamas. Israeli airstrikes have heavily targeted the network of tunnels, which smugglers use to bring in various items -- including food, fuel, construction materials and weapons -- to Gaza's 1.6 million residents.
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Two teams hovering around the top of the Pac-12 standings square off at the McKale Center on Thursday evening, as the sixth- ranked Arizona Wildcats play host to the UCLA Bruins.
Sean Miller's Wildcats have lost just one game this season and as a result, sit just outside the top spot in the conference standings at 4-1. Arizona has put some distance between itself and a loss to league-leading Oregon, with back-to-back wins over Oregon State (80-70) and most recently, arch-rival Arizona State (71-54).
Ben Howland's Bruins got off to a slow start this season, but have certainly bounced back with a recent 10-game win streak. UCLA's extended win streak came to an end last weekend though with a 76-67 setback to Oregon. With the loss, the Bruins fell to 5-1 in league play.
UCLA holds a 49-37 advantage in the all-time series with Arizona, but the Wildcats hold a 22-14 edge in games played in Tucson.
UCLA shot 55 percent from the floor in the first half against the Ducks, but could not sustain the effort over the full 40 minutes, falling at home by nine points last time out. Travis Wear led four Bruins in double figures with 17 points. Norman Powell added 11 points in the loss, while Shabazz Muhammad and Kyle Anderson checked in with 10 points apiece.
The Bruins are getting it done with great efficiency at the offensive end this season, averaging 77.6 ppg and doing so on .476 shooting. Muhammad came into the season as one of the nation's most celebrated freshmen and certainly hasn't disappointed, leading the Bruins in scoring at 17.9 ppg. Jordan Adams is a viable second option at 15.2 ppg, followed by Wear (12.5 ppg) and Anderson (9.9 ppg, 9.1 rpg).
Arizona has the ability to win games at either end of the floor, averaging a steady 75.8 ppg, while limiting foes to a mere 61.4 ppg. Scoring depth comes in the form of a trio of starters that are netting double digits, led by Mark Lyons' 15.2 ppg. Solomon Hill and Nick Johnson are solid contributors as well, with 13.6 and 12.7 ppg, respectively.
Arizona pulled away in the second half and cruised to a 17-point victory over the Sun Devils this past weekend. The Wildcats were fueled by a game-high 24 points from Lyons, who netted 15 of those in the decisive second half. Johnson poured in 19 points in the win, while Hill tallied 13 points.


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Mesa County Commissioners vote two–to-one to take legal action against a Palisade fruitgrower and business owner, saying his firewood operation violates zoning codes.
After hearing a report from planner Donna Rice today, the Commissioners spent another two hours hearing arguments from Jim Sterling, his supporters, and people who are opposed to his firewood operation. Sterling brought two pieces of firewood to the podium when he spoke, asking commissioners what the difference was between his wood and that of a nearby competitor who runs his operation under a conditional use permit.
Sterling says the wood business is agricultural and meets the definition of th zoning regulations of agriculture and forestry transitional...and is a way to keep his orchard running without taking a non-farming job.
Neighbors Jim Yoder and Margaret Delany say Sterling has not reduced the size of his operation as he promised, and the lot violates their right to peace and quiet.
Commissioner Craig Meis voted against legal action, calling it too extreme. Commissioner Janet Rowland said Sterling's wood business is strictly a code violation and voted to take Sterling to court. Commissioner Tillie Bishop agreed, saying if exceptions are made to code enforcement the county would be
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Attorney General Lockyer Announces Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Use Among High School Students Remains Steady Study Measures Ecstasy Use for First Time
(SACRAMENTO) – Attorney General Bill Lockyer today released the results of the Ninth Biennial California Student Survey that found more than 10 percent of high school juniors have tried Ecstasy, a drug popular among youngsters at all-night dance parties. The survey, which measured Ecstasy use for the first time, also found the use of other drugs, alcohol and tobacco remained steady among high school students, but dropped slightly for young teens.
"The good news is that 7th-graders are not drinking, using drugs and smoking as much as they have in the past,' Lockyer said. 'Studies show that the longer teens delay that type of behavior, the better chance they have of never using these drugs. But we are concerned that heavy drinking and drug use among older high school students remain unacceptably high. I am committed to working with our partners in education and drug abuse prevention to reduce risky behavior by our youth.'
The biennial survey measured substance abuse by students in the 7th, 9th and 11th grades during the years 2001-2002. The survey found promising declines in the prevalence of alcohol consumption and, to a lesser extent, cigarette smoking in all of the surveyed grades, especially 7th.
The survey found Ecstacy is, by a slight margin, the most popular drug after marijuana, although at a much lower rate. Ecstacy, or methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), is popular among youngsters at 'raves,' or all-night dance parties. Among 9th and 11th graders, 6 percent and 11 percent, respectively, have ever tried the drug. Two percent of 7th graders, 5 percent of 9th graders and 9 percent of 11th graders reported using Ecstasy in the past six months.
"Ecstasy is becoming one of the major drugs used by today's youth, ' said Kathryn P. Jett, director of the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. 'In response, the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs plans to kick off a statewide media campaign focusing on Ecstasy and other 'club drugs.''
The survey probed violence, including relationship or intimate partner violence and abuse. Among 9th graders who reported having a boyfriend or girlfriend, 8.5 percent reported they had been hit, slapped or physically hurt by him/her within the past 12 months; 10.4 percent of 11th graders reported similar abuse.
Although the survey does not suggest that drug use causes violence or victimization, the results illustrate that students with one risk behavior are likely to have others. For example, among 11th graders, 11 percent of those who said they used alcohol excessively and 15 percent of those who said they were high-risk drug users reported being victims of violence, compared to 5 percent of those who said they abstained from alcohol or drug use. Among 9th graders, 49 percent of excessive alcohol users and 58 percent of high-risk drug users said they had been in a physical fight at school, versus 27 percent of the moderate drug users and 14 percent of those who abstain.
Excessive use is defined as liking to get drunk, having more than five drinks in a row or having been very drunk or sick three or more times in the past. High-risk drug use is defined as regular use of marijuana or use of cocaine or other illegal drugs.
According to the survey, alcohol remains the most popular substance used by students, but its use declined more than other substances, especially in the 7th and 11th grades. The 2001-2002 survey showed 30 percent of 7th graders, 50 percent of 9th graders and 63 percent of 11th graders reported using alcohol within the past six months, compared to 35 percent, 52 percent and 66 percent, respectively, in 1999-2000.
The survey also indicates that students reported a drop in drinking and driving, which includes being driven by a friend who has been drinking. Students in the 11th grade, an age at which most begin driving, reported a drop from 36 percent in 1999-2000, to 30 percent. Binge drinking, defined as consuming five drinks in a row during the past 30 days, decreased among 7th graders from 6 percent in 1999 to 3 percent. But it remained stable among 9th graders (13 percent) and 11th graders (26 percent).
Smoking cigarettes also showed a moderate decline, with only 4 percent of 7th graders reporting smoking within the past 30 days, compared to 7 percent in 1999-2000. The percentage of 9th graders who reported smoking cigarettes within the past month dropped from 13 percent to 11 percent; the rates for 11th graders dropped from 21 percent to 19 percent.
Marijuana use in 2001-2002 remained similar to the 1999-2000 levels. Reported use of marijuana within the past six months declined 2 percent among 7th graders (from 9 percent to 7 percent) and remained stable for 9th and 11th graders at 19 percent and 34 percent, respectively.
"Research shows us that a strong school environment that promotes caring relationships, high expectations and opportunities for meaningful participation by students reduces high-risk behaviors and promotes academic success,' said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin. 'We need to continue our focus on broad-based prevention strategies combined with interventions where needed.'
Conducted every two years since 1985, the survey is sponsored by the Attorney General's Office to measure substance and alcohol use by California youths. Co-sponsored by the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs and the Department of Education, the 2001-2002 survey measured responses of 8,238 randomly-selected students in 113 middle and high schools between November 2001 and February 2002. Full preliminary results are available online at http://safestate.org/index.cfm?navid=254.


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I got some paddles and mohawks mounted on Proline split six beadlocks for summer!
Man am I gonna have fun with these on the beach
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Don't stand behind your truck in the sand and hit the trigger
Any precautions I should do before running in the sand?
Anything I should cover except the gear cover?
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I assume you have VXL right? If so I don't think theres much to be worried about.
Land of the free?
Yup Vxl
I have these 2 playgrounds in my neighborhood with sand!!!
I can practice before I go!!!
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If you plan on running often in the sand you might want to consider an outerwear shroud and some shock shrouds
Assuming everything's waterproof, I'd give the truck a good rinsing in fresh water before you put it away each day (and then some WD40). Me and my Bro-in-law took ours to Myrtle Beach last summer and we got some wierd looks rinsing our trucks off in the foot shower on the beach before retiring to our rooms each day. I had a guy bring in a T-Maxx to the Hobby shop two weeks(!!) after he got back from the beach, saying it wouldn't work. It was caked in sand and rust. His laziness cost him a bundle. He was a constant repeat customer because of his inability to simply care for truck. We wanted to adopt his Maxx and give it a good home.
Slash BL-Pede-E 4Tec-FLM EMAXX-Wraith-AX-10-SCX-10
Its been ages since I've had an rc on the beach....
But sand takes a lot of power to run in. Its easy to get things hot even when you don't feel like you're running it that hard.
How do paddles work on like hard packes wet sand?... i also got a question, Could i run 17mm paddles on the rear with the stock slash on the front? Or just 17mm tires on the back and stock on the front? (kinda like a drag car)
Slash rocks!!!
a guy that runs at my track took his rusler vxl and blitz to the beach and burnt both trucks esc's up. i want take mine now
Driving on the beach is so much fun, but if you have a brushed motor you will want to get an outwears cover fo rit so it doesn't get totally full of sand.
Brushless Summit!!!!!
Slash 4x4
These paddles are great!! They get awesome grip
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Sounds great! Wish i had a beach near by.
Pfft who needs a E-revo when you can have a slash!
If your running in a lot of sand you should probably take apart and clean all your bearings after EACH run. Usually bearings don't last that long in sand, along with some other parts. Not discouraging you but be prepared for all the maitinance.


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England's Ultimate Cliff-Hanger: Dorset
If these cliffs look familiar, it's because they brood over the key crime scene in the transatlantic TV hit Broadchurch. Rising as if ripped from Earth's crust, the formation has always seemed positioned for dramatic effect. In fact, show creator Chris Chibnall calls the murder mystery a love letter to his home in West Dorset, a classic British seaside town served up in one of England's most family-friendly settings.


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Blais– Joseph Romeo Lionel, 80, of Newport, VT, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2012, at his home among family. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 4670 Darling Hill Road, Newport. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, September 6, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Newport, where a mass of Christian burial will be celebrated. Interment will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery with full military honors. Members of the Knights of Columbus will meet at 7 p.m. at the funeral home on Wednesday September 5, 2012, for prayers. Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to The Ron Holland Dialysis Center, North Country Hospital, 189 Prouty Drive, Newport, VT 05855. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, locally family owned and operated.
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WASHINGTON - Twenty minutes into his State of the Union address last week, President Barack Obama entered the realm of uber-geekery - three-dimensional printing. The magical devices capable of printing prosthetics, violins and even aircraft parts have the potential, the president said, "to revolutionize the way we make almost everything."
Forty miles away from the Capitol, in Glen Burnie, Md., Travis Lerol is proving Obama's point - with guns.
In a spare bedroom, where an AR-15 rifle leans against the wall, Lerol is using a 3-D printer no larger than an espresso machine to make plastic rifle parts and ammunition magazines in between tea sets and chess pieces. The parts print, layer over layer, creating objects like an ink-jet printer etches words.
The 30-year-old software engineer said he has no plans to print anything outlawed by the government. But like many other gun owners, he is nervous that the push for gun control in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre will infringe on his Second Amendment rights.
Three-dimensional printers offer a potentially easy way around restrictions and registrations - a source of growing consternation among gun-control advocates and some allies in Congress.
"There's really no one controlling what you do in your own home," Lerol said.
Although printing guns is a craft still in its infancy - Lerol hasn't tested his parts yet at a gun range - technology experts, gun rights proponents and gun safety advocates say the specter of printable firearms and ammunition magazines poses a challenge for Obama and lawmakers as they craft sweeping gun-control legislation.
One controversial idea, pushed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is to outlaw high-capacity magazines. But some proponents of 3-D printed guns have already made high-grade plastic replicas.
"Obviously, that has to be one of her nightmares," said Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America, a lobbying group opposed to additional restrictions. "If her ban was to pass and this technology moves beyond its infancy, Dianne Feinstein is going to have a bit of a challenge."
Feinstein's proposed legislation, which would also ban AR-15s, restricts manufacturing of such items by anyone in the country, said a spokesman for the senator.
But experts on 3-D printing say that logic is dated and misses the point of the technology. Making guns for personal use has been legal for decades, but doing so has required machining know-how and a variety of parts. With 3-D printers, users download blueprints from the Internet, feed them into the machine, wait several hours and, voila.
"Restrictions are difficult to enforce in a world where anybody can make anything," said Hod Lipson, a 3-D printing expert at Cornell University and co-author of the new book, "Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing." "Talking about old-fashioned control will be very ineffective."
It is unclear how many people are trying to print their own gun parts and magazines. But Cody Wilson, a University of Texas law student who is leading the ideological and technical campaign for 3-D printed guns through an organization called Defense Distributed, said blueprints have been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times from his group's website.
"People all over the world are downloading this stuff all the time - way more people than actually have 3-D printers," he said. "This is hot stuff on the Internet now."
Wilson and a friend founded Defense Distributed last February while looking for a "post-political" project to challenge governmental scrutiny and regulations. He speaks of "prohibitionist regimes" and anarchistic urges and challenging "democratic control." Although he shot guns as a Boy Scout, Wilson doesn't consider himself a gun person. He doesn't consider himself a tech geek either. His motivations, he said, are ideological and go way beyond the Second Amendment.
"This is a symbolic challenge to a system that says we can see everything, regulate everything," he said. "I say, 'Oh really?' My challenge is: Regulate this. I hope with that challenge we create such an insurmountable problem that the mere effort of trying to regulate this explodes any regulatory regime."
Wilson's group has posted several videos to YouTube of AR-15s firing rounds with 3-D printed high-capacity magazines and lower receivers, the part that includes the firing mechanism and is the only regulated portion of the gun if it's bought over the counter. Wilson's parts are made from high-grade polymer and retrofitted to the bodies of existing weapons. The receivers are made able to fire by adding over-the-counter springs, pins and a trigger.
In one recent video, Wilson fires dozens of rounds from an M-16 using a 3-D printed high-capacity magazine. "How's that national conversation going?" he asks.
Defense Distributed also runs a website called Defcad, where anyone can download gun designs and trade tips. The other day, a user posted this question to a discussion board on the site: "I know nothing of 3d printers. I can tell there are a few different types of materials to print and some appear to be easier to break than others. What printer and material is the best for printing a receiver and mags?"
Lerol, working in his spare bedroom, is using a $1,300 machine called the Cube, which is made by a division of 3D Systems, a large publicly traded manufacturer of consumer and industrial 3-D printing machines. The cheaper, consumer versions of 3-D printers like the one Lerol uses are only capable of printing with plastics, while more expensive, industrial-scale machines can print with sturdier materials such as high-grade polymers.
Experts expect printer prices to fall as part of the normal technology curve. (Think about the price of flat screen TVs five years ago. Or a computer two decades ago.)
And that makes Lipson, the Cornell expert, nervous because cheaper machines could help people make cheap guns for one-time use.
"The threat is not of 3-D printing military-grade weapon components from standard blueprints on industrial 3-D printers," Lipson said. "The challenge is that [do-it-yourself] 3D printers can be used by anyone to print rogue, disposable and shoddy guns that could be used to fire a few rounds, then be recycled into a flower vase."
Although Lerol acknowledges how easy these machines make it to get around regulations, his motivations, he said, are benign. He is a tinkerer, he likes guns and he likes messing around the house. He insists he has no interest in flouting whatever restrictions might win approval, but gun-control advocates and some legislators worry that not everyone's motivations will be so pure.
"It's not necessarily the technology, it's the ideology," said Joshua Horwitz, the executive director of Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. "If this insurrectionist philosophy was to gain traction, people will normalize this behavior."
Legislators pushing for additional gun control say that 3-D printing is on their radars, but it's unclear whether they can do anything about it.
Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., a member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, said in a statement that he has "raised concerns" about 3-D printing to task force representatives but that "more information is necessary to properly address this complex, yet still nascent issue." He adds that he would "explore appropriate policy solutions to ensure it is not utilized in a manner that poses a threat to public safety."
Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., wants to renew a law he thinks could protect the country from the threat of 3-D printed guns: the Undetectable Firearms Act. Passed in 1988, the law prohibits manufacturing or possessing a gun that can't be detected by airport security scanners. The law expires at the end of the year. Israel also wants to update it to include plastic ammunition magazines.
"I believe that 3-D printers can change the world for the better," Israel said. "What I am concerned with is the proliferation of weapons and weapons components made by 3-D printers which can be easily brought onto airplanes and other high-security environments and do grave damage."
Israel thinks 3-D printed guns haven't received the scrutiny they deserve.
"The technology is proceeding so rapidly that when I talk about three-dimensional guns, people think I'm talking about a 'Star Trek' plot," he said. "When I show them how easy it is to make, most people are shocked. When I tell them the law that would stop these plastic guns from getting onto planes is expiring in just a few months, people are appalled."
Three-dimensional printer companies are also worried. After the Sandy Hook shooting in December, MakerBot removed gun designs from a website of downloadable blueprints it maintains for users of its 3-D printers. Stratasys, another major 3-D printing company, leased a machine to Wilson last year, but company officials confiscated it after learning of Wilson's plans.
"We believe Mr. Wilson intended to use Stratasys property to produce a weapon that is illegal according to the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988," the company said in a statement. "It is the legal responsibility of Stratasys not to knowingly allow its property to be used for illegal purposes."
3D Systems, the company that makes Lerol's machine, has also closely been monitoring the gun developments. Abe Reichental, the company's chief executive, said he is open to working with members of the industry and legislators to restrict certain shapes from being printed.
"We don't want to prevent printing anything that is legal and proper," he said. "But we want to be responsible. We want to do good. We want to be a force that helps shape the goodness of this technology and its use."
But even if companies somehow restricted printing certain shapes from their machines, Lipson, the 3-D printing expert from Cornell, said that wouldn't do much good because there are open-source, self-built printers on the market that aren't connected to the mainstream printing community.
He suggests one way to prevent dangerous, illegal use of 3-D printers is to better control gunpowder, an idea that has come up in gun control in the past.
"What we really need is different solutions," he said. "Weapons will be difficult to control."


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SEATTLE (AP) — The companies that sell health insurance to individuals in Washington state are proposing rate increases that average 8.25 percent.
The state insurance commissioner says the average price hike, which would take effect both inside and outside of the state health exchange, is the lowest in seven years.
The plans and their rate proposals are under review by the state. Seventeen health insurance companies have filed proposals for more than 230 individual health plans across Washington. Some are new to the market.
The proposed rate increases go as high as 14 and 26 percent, for plans outside Washington Healthplanfinder.
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BIG tobacco company Philip Morris has been forced to release documents relating to a stoush with the federal government, after taking its fight against the government's plain-packaging legislation to an offshore court.
Despite being defeated in the Australian High Court, the tobacco giant is continuing to pursue the government over what it claims is a breach of intellectual property rights, after the government legislated that no branding can be shown on cigarette packets.
Philip Morris Asia alleges that Australia's Tobacco Plain Packaging Act breaches the 1993 agreement between the Hong Kong government and the Australian government for the Promotion and Protection of Investments. The case is being heard in the international Permanent Court of Arbitration.
The company tried to have court submissions relating to the case suppressed, but the government has succeeded in an application to have all documents released.
In what the Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon, said was a ''very significant and somewhat unusual step'', the international court ordered that each party be allowed to publish its own documents filed in the proceedings.
As previously revealed by Fairfax Media, the government believed Philip Morris engaging in corporate restructuring as a ''trick''.
When the company launched its compensation claim through Philip Morris Asia, it argued the laws were detrimental to its investment in the company's Australian arm, which was supposed to be protected by the trade treaty. But the government said the challenge was spurious because Philip Morris Asia only acquired a stake in the Australian operation a year after the government's plain-packaging plans was announced, in "full knowledge" of what was to come.
The government announced its intention to introduce plain packaging in 2010. The legislation, which strips all branding from cigarettes, forces them to be a drab green colour and to display large, unpleasant health warning pictures, was passed in November 2011.
Philip Morris sought a suspension of the laws from the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, and joined with three other tobacco companies to challenge the laws in Australia's High Court.
The High Court challenge was defeated in August last year.
Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said: "Despite Phillip Morris Asia's attempts to keep these proceedings under wraps, the tribunal's decision to publish these orders, as well as allowing parties to publish their own documents, reflects Australia's efforts to increase transparency.
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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — That's quite a revolving door they've got spinning around in Philadelphia.
One day the rumor mill has Andre Iguodala going cross country to the Warriors in exchange for little man Monta Ellis. The next day the gossip is focused a bit south down the California coast where Iguodala could go to the Clippers for big man Chris Kaman.
Looming over everything is the story that long-time club owner Ed Snider is on the verge of selling the Sixers.
In one scenario, bringing in Ellis would put the Sixers in a go-go attack with a small lineup that could get up and down the floor and score points. But it would also mean that Ellis has to fit into a backcourt with fellow speedsters Jrue Holiday and Lou Williams as one more guy who needs the ball in his hands to be effective. And are we really sure Evan Turner could thrive at small forward?
In the second option, the Sixers are going back to a traditional lineup with a big man in Kaman in the middle, though they would be taking a gamble on a center that's missed 117 games due to injury over the past four seasons. He'd be paired with his former Clippers teammate, Elton Brand, but wouldn't that clog up the low post?


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President Barack Obama used a surprise walk out of the White House Friday to get a sandwich and the spotlight in the government shutdown as it dragged on with no negotiations scheduled with House Speaker John Boehner.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama used a surprise walk out of the White House Friday to get a sandwich and the spotlight in the government shutdown as it dragged on with no negotiations scheduled with House Speaker John Boehner.
Obama strolled unannounced out of the White House gate, making his way along with Vice President Joe Biden a block up Pennsylvania Avenue to a Taylor Gourmet deli that was offering a discount to furloughed federal employees going without a paycheck. "As long as they're off the job, nobody's winning," Obama said as he walked up to place his order.
He was responding to a reporters' question about a quote in the Wall Street Journal from an anonymous senior administration official who reportedly said the White House was "winning" in the clash over the shutdown, and that the length of the shutdown "doesn't really matter to us." Obama bristled at the suggestion.
"There's no winning when families don't have certainty about whether they are going to get paid or not," Obama said.
He placed the blame for the stalemate on Boehner, saying there are enough votes to end the shutdown immediately if the speaker would call a vote of his members. Asked by reporters whether the two men had any plans to talk, Obama said nothing was planned. "I'm always happy to hear from him," he added.
GOP leaders said Friday the House will be in session Saturday so that Republicans can continue passing bills that would reopen selected parts of the federal government. The White House responded by issuing fresh veto threats, saying Congress should reopen the entire federal government, as Obama cancelled a planned trip to Asia next week to stay engaged in the debate.
Obama's somewhat chaotic foray outside the confines of the White House grounds for carryout lunch was a first for the president, his aides said as they tried to maintain order among media following along. Shocked tourists and downtown workers on their lunch break gasped and occasionally shouted out words of support as he passed. "Hang tough, Mr. President," one yelled out.
The walk came a day after a woman tried to ram her car through the White House's outer security perimeter, then led police on a chase down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Capitol, where she was shot and killed by police. A federal law enforcement official told The Associated Press the driver had the delusional belief the president was communicating with her.
The harrowing car chase heightened tensions in the capital city already edgy from the effects of the shutdown and a mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard nearly three weeks ago. Obama walked out of the White House on the far opposite side from where the driver tried to enter, with Secret Service agents following on all sides and putting up yellow tape to hold back onlookers.
The president made the lunch run without the help of furloughed junior aides, who normally shepherd the media who constantly accompany Obama whenever he's in public. Other more senior staff who have been deemed essential for White House functions during the shutdown tried to fill the role of "wranglers," but at one point the president himself intervened to position journalists who were trailing behind with only a view of his back. He stopped and told reporters to get in front of him.
"Let's go, wranglers!" the president teased his staff.
Taylor Gourmet, which had a visit from Obama last year at another location, is offering 10 percent off and a free cookie for furloughed government employees. Obama took a macadamia nut cookie but insisted on paying for it since he said he's not out of work. He ordered a turkey and provolone, choosing wheat bread over white. "That way I can tell Michelle I was healthy," Obama told the cashier as he popped more cookie in his mouth.
Brendan Buck, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, tweeted a hopeful message: "Common ground: John Boehner really likes Taylor Gourmet."


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Justin Peters leads Hurricanes past Jets, 3-1
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- March 30, 2013 - 5:00 PM
WINNIPEG, Manitoba - Justin Peters made 34 saves to help the Carolina Hurricanes keep their playoff hopes alive with a 3-1 victory over the Southeast Division-leading Winnipeg Jets on Saturday.
Alexander Semin and Eric Staal each had a goal and an assist, and Jussi Jokinen also scored for Carolina. The Hurricanes snapped a seven-game winless streak to improve to 16-15-2 and move within four points of the Jets.
Olli Jokinen scored for Winnipeg. The Jets dropped to 18-16-2.
The Hurricanes opened the scored their barely over a minute into the game when Semin snapped one after Winnipeg goalie Ondrej Pavelec blocked Staal's wrap-around attempt.
Jussi Jokinen's wrister at 9:41, a second after the end of Carolina's first power play, made it 2-0.
Olli Jokinen put Winnipeg on the board at 1:26 of the second off a neat backward pass from Evander Kane as he passed the Carolina net.
Any momentum the Jets built up in the second was sapped by four penalties, including three that overlapped giving the Hurricanes a couple of brief 5-on-3 chances.
Winnipeg played almost half a period at least one man short, but the Hurricanes couldn't beat Pavelec.
But Staal opened the third by snapping one in from the right faceoff circle 28 seconds into the period.
NOTES: Carolina had gone 0-6-1 in their previous seven games, including a 4-1 loss to the Jets on Tuesday. ... The Jets won both their games in Carolina this season and the Hurricanes get one more crack at them April 18 when they play their last in Winnipeg this season.
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The vehicle itself is called the 'Skycar' when entered, so its current location is appropriate, however moving it sounds like a good idea, but leaving a redirect on Skycar. Hbriz 05:45, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
- So you want the page moved to 'Skycar'? And FYI, when a page is moved, a redirect is automatically created at the old name, unless specifically deleted (for example, a mission walkthrough was on a page that was the name of another mission). So you don't need to request the redirect! Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 06:10, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
- Perhaps moved to Skycar, or to Colony Island Tramway (as the tag says on the article). Hbriz 06:49, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
- Feel free to create redirects such as Colony Island Tramway, however, unless it is used in game it won't be the article's actual name. I think that anything written on signs etc should just be redirects, and it should be the name that appears in the corner when you enter the skycar that is the main title. So what is it, Sky Car or Skycar? Thanks! Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 07:17, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
- The game says "Skycar" when the tram is entered. Hbriz 09:52, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
It's been moved, Thanks! Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 10:12, 4 March 2009 (UTC)


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NORTHFIELD, Minn. -- The Carleton College women's soccer team saw its playoff hopes disappear and its season came to a close with a tough 2-0 loss at the feet of cross-town rival St. Olaf College.
With Augsburg and St. Thomas playing to a draw, it turned out that the match of Northfield foes would be for a spot in the MIAC playoffs. But unfortunately, Carleton (8-9-1, 6-5 MIAC) was unable to take advantage of the situation. Instead it was St. Olaf (9-6-2, 7-3-1 MIAC) that managed to tally two goals and walk away from Bell Field with three points and a spot in the postseason.
The Knights seemed to control the pace of play through much of the first twenty minutes of the match, a period in which the home squad held a distinct 4-1 advantage in shots and nearly took the lead when a Megan King (So./Corvallis, Ore./Corvallis) touch glanced off the right post in the 19th minute. However, it was St. Olaf that managed to strike first.
After Ole goalkeeper Nora Forbes saved a shot from Knights' forward Caroline Sheffield (Fy./Seattle, Wash./Garfield) in the 23rd minute, St. Olaf sprang a quick counter attack. Less than 20 seconds after the save, a long punt was flicked forward and found Chelsea Marsh sprinting up the middle of the pitch in space towards the box, where the Ole forward took a low shot past Carleton keeper Mikayla Coulombe (So./Crystal, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret's) for the first score of the match.
Knowing that they needed a win in order to keep its season alive, Carleton continued to press and managed to stretch its shot advantage to 8-1 by the halftime whistle. The Knights, however, were unable to convert on any of those attempts and went into the break down by a goal.
The Oles nearly tacked on an insurance goal in the 53rd minute when Coulombe pushed an Ole shot off the crossbar and out of harms way. And just two minutes later, off of a second straight corner kick, the cross-town rivals found a way to notch that insurance goal. Olaf midfielder Emma Crumley was in good position after a curling corner kick sailed into the middle of the box, and the Ole headed the ball into the back of the net. With the score 2-0, it was time for the Knights to really get the offense going.
Carleton held a 7-5 advantage in shots in the second half and threatened to score multiple times down the stretch, including on a header from senior Kaitlyn Gerber (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) in the 73rd minute that was forced high by pressure from Forbes, but the home squad was unable to breakthrough in what proved to be their final game of the season. Perhaps the Knights best chance came in the 81st minute when the rebound from a Nina Shapiro (Sr./Westwood, Mass./Westwood) shot settled in front of Knight defender Madelaine Horn (So./Hamilton, Ont./Westdale Secondary). Horn, who was open in space on the upper-right side of the penalty box, launched a rocket towards the Ole goal box, but once again the Carleton offense was stymied by a brilliant stop from Forbes, who registered five saves—many of the highlight variety—to help preserve the clean sheet and the victory.
In addition to ending the Knights' season, the loss also marks the end of the collegiate careers of six Carleton seniors. In addition to Gerber and Shapiro, the Knights say goodbye to captains Layne Teska (Sr./Wilmette, Ill./New Trier) and Annika Ord (Sr./Juneau, Alaska/Douglas), midfielder Arielle Koshkin (Sr./Oakland, Calif./Head Royce School), and defender Erin Wilson (Sr./Novato, Calif./Marin Academy).


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The yen rose for the first time in five days against the dollar (FOREX:USDJPY) as U.S. lawmakers struggled to reach an accord on raising the nation's debt limit and restoring government operations, spurring demand for safer assets.
Japan's currency advanced versus all except one of its 16 major peers after U.S. Senate leaders failed to find an agreement yesterday in Washington, with just three days until the nation's borrowing authority lapses on Oct. 17. New Zealand's dollar strengthened after an industry report showed home prices rose to a record and China's yuan climbed to to a 20-year high. A measure of volatility among Group of Seven nations' currencies fell to the lowest level since January.
"The closer we get to the deadline on Thursday, we're going to see more pressure from the market," Vassili Serebriakov, a foreign-exchange strategist at BNP Paribas SA in New York, said in a phone interview. "I still think a default is extremely unlikely, but we'll probably go up right against the deadline, and it'll create a few days of uncertainties."
The yen rose 0.4% to 98.18 per dollar at 8:22 a.m. New York time after weakening 1.9% in the previous four days. Japan's currency gained 0.3% to 133.18 per euro after depreciating to 133.60 on Oct. 11, the least since Sept. 26. The dollar fell 0.2% to $1.3566 per euro.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s G-7 Volatility Index, a measure of price swings among Group of Seven nations' currencies, fell to 8.24%, the lowest level since Jan. 23. The gauge has dropped from this year's high of 11.96% on June 24. The 2013 average is 9.48%.
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The yuan strengthened to a 20-year high as the People's Bank of China raised its daily fixing for the currency by 0.08% to 6.1406 per dollar, the strongest since a peg to the greenback was lifted in July 2005. Chinese inflation quickened to 3.1% last month from a year earlier, the fastest pace since February, data showed today.
"The global recovery remains patchy and China is looking to shift growth toward domestic consumption," said Jonathan Cavenagh, a currency strategist in Singapore at Westpac Banking Corp. "If inflation continues to trend up, we are going to be in a stronger environment for the Chinese currency."
The yuan gained 0.2% to close at 6.1079 per dollar in Shanghai, China Foreign Exchange Trade System prices show. It touched 6.1073, the strongest since the government unified the official and market exchange rates at the end of 1993.
The kiwi rose versus all of its 16 major counterparts after the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand said a home-price index climbed 0.8% in September from a month earlier to an all- time high.
New Zealand's dollar gained 0.4% to 83.59 U.S. cents after rising to 83.78 cents, the highest level since Sept. 24.
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