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In event 1, the Gaucho 'A' team of Randy Aukhus, Andy Castilleja, Wade Allen, and Ryan Hanni swam a 1:27.81 to finish 5th place, a tenth of a second better then 6th place Arizona State. Although not counting for overall points, junior Chase Lemley dazzled for the Gaucho 'B' relay team with a split of 19.39. Lemley was joined by Josh Smith, Tyler Jean, and Richard Davison to swim a total time of 1:29.67.
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Like there's not enough on his plate. James Franco has been nominated for an Oscar for his work in 127 Hours. He's also hosting the Oscars on Sunday February 27th. That Friday he's back on General Hospital reprising his role as performance artist "Franco". He also appears on the show on Monday right after the Oscars. General Hospital airs on ABC. So do the Oscars. So it's all well-timed. He'll be everywhere that weekend. And he's also at the top of every list for casting, his name attached to several high profile projects as Hollywood rushes to secure him while he's riding this high. Somehow he'll manage all this and go to class and teach class. About himself? Indeed, I WENT TO FILM SCHOOL has a lot to swagger about right now. I really really can't wait to see the swagger on display on stage at the Kodak on Oscar night.
But a reader called Molly sent me an interesting video this afternoon, the first time in a long time I've found him likable. James is interviewed by two student reporters who are clearly overwhelmed in his presence. It's the cutest thing ever. James is really sweet about it, very thoughtful, very gracious, not patronising, really cool and honest, and I do appreciate what he says to them at the end: that he'll "cherish" it forever. Also – not ONE reference to FILM SCHOOL.
He should come out of his own ass more often.
Attached – Franco at the Oscar Nominees Luncheon earlier this week. He looks really good. And I LOVE that Annette Bening is on Jeff Bridges's lap. She's been so easy and free this entire campaign, so much more relaxed than Natalie Portman, enjoying it the whole way. I wonder if that'll mean something later on.
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Editor's Note--Any vehicle can benefit from a beefed-up charging system. Choosing the right components that won't adversely affect other parts of the system is the key.
For most readers, the electrical system is completely ignored because the factory engineers have already built in a safety buffer to prevent problems with aftermarket accessories such as inverters, CBs, and auxiliary lights. In most cases, these safety buffers will prevent a discharge scenario. However, on rigs with unusually high electrical loads--such as those with a winch, compressor, and perimeter lighting--the high electrical demand can quickly tax the system and cause low voltage issues. Remember, the vehicle's battery is simply a bank account of electrical energy, and just as in real life, you can't spend more than you make. This is why we recommend upgrading the heart of the system first. In our case, this upgrade came in the form of a high-output alternator from Premier Power Welder. Next, we picked up two high-capacity deep-cycle batteries from Odyssey (Model PC2150). Both of these upgrades were installed on our resident diesel-powered project Dodge Ram, aka the Baja Bomber.
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CCA (cold cranking amperes): The CCA rating refers to the number of amperes a battery can support for 30 seconds at a temperature of zero degrees Fahrenheit until the battery voltage drops to 1.20 volts per cell, or 7.20 volts for a 12-volt battery. The Odyssey PC2150 carries a rating of 1,090 CCA, meaning that the battery will provide 1,090 amps for 30 seconds at zero degrees F before the voltage would drop to 7.20 volts.
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2005 Chevrolet Equinox ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
With the 2005 Chevrolet Equinox, General Motors finally has a compact SUV to challenge the Ford Escape, Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4. It's bigger inside and out than most of the SUVs in this class, and that's deliberate. Like the Honda, Toyota and Ford products, the Equinox is car-based, using the new GM Theta front-wheel-drive architecture and adapting it for all-wheel-drive versions. This same architecture is under the Saturn Vue SUV as well.
The Equinox's dimensions blur the line between compact and midsize SUVs. It is 13.9 inches longer than the arch-competitor and market leader Ford Escape, and only three inches shorter than a TrailBlazer, and that extra room will make all the difference on some families' buying decisions. It rides on a wheelbase that is 9.4 inches longer than the Escape's, yielding a generally smoother ride. When the rear bench and front passenger seat are folded flat, there's room inside this truck for eight-foot-long loads. The rear seatback is split 60/40 for added cargo/people hauling flexibility.
Only two Equinox models are available, including the basic LS ($20,995 FWD, $22,970 AWD) and the more luxurious and better-appointed LT ($22,710 FWD, $24,335 AWD) versions. Unlike the competition that offers both four-cylinder and V6 engines, the only engine available in Equinox is the 3.4-liter V6, an ordinary overhead-valve powerplant that has been continuously refined since it was introduced 25 years ago in the old GM X-cars as a 2.8-liter.
Both LS and LT come with the usual basic equipment and cloth interiors, with leather seating and steering wheel optional on the LT only. The LS offers the optional 1SB package ($535), with cruise, tinted glass, luggage rack crossbars and floor mats, while the LT offers the optional 1SD package ($550) with cruise control, tinted glass, roof rack crossbars, floor mats, a six-way power driver's seat with manual lumbar adjustment, a multi-functional inside rearview mirror with compass and outside thermometer and a leather-covered steering wheel. The 1SE package ($3475) for the LT adds to that OnStar, leather seats, power sunroof, premium sound system with seven speakers, the six-CD changer, heated front seats, 17-inch alloy wheels, and redundant radio controls on the wheel. Aside from the packages, the equipment is offered as 18 different freestanding options including two colors of metallic paint, with most options available on either the LS or the LT. Building one to your specs won't be difficult.
Equinox certainly looks the part of a Chevrolet truck from the front, with its more or less standard single grille bar sporting a large gold Chevrolet bow-tie emblem. But its side-view shape is quite a bit different from the rest of the family, and for that, we like it.
The pillars and the sheetmetal between the tops of the glass panels and the roof seem to us to be extra-thick, imparting a feeling of extra solidity and strength, perhaps important for a truck made on a car platform. When you shut the doors, the sound that's generated is more like a muted plastic mating than hollow steel sheetmetal, a sound that no other Chevrolet truck makes.
The Equinox look solidly planted on its wheels. The bigger size is evident everywhere. The doors open wide for easy entry and exit, and the rear gate goes up and out of the way for easy loading of cargoes, freight, dogs, camping equipment or what-have-you.
Standard amenities on the upmarket LT version include a remote entry system with programmable locks, a power driver's seat, air conditioning and a six-speaker single-CD stereo. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has rated the Equinox with a four-star rating (out of five) for frontal impact for both driver and passenger and five stars for side impacts, front and rear.
Inside, where the people live and work and ride, is where the Chevy Equinox shines when compared to some of its major competitors. Up front, Equinox carries flexible net storage pockets on both sides of the console. The center armrest has dual cupholders, a small storage cubby and a coin holder for toll money. Under the armrest is more storage, an open floor console with cupholder, CD holder and purse or briefcase storage.
The rear seat sits on a track that allows it to slide back and forth by up to eight inches, to bring kids, brief cases, purses or cargoes closer or to provide extra room for tall passengers in the second seat. With both front and rear seats in the full rearward positions, there's more rear-passenger legroom in the Equinox than you'll found in many larger SUVs, 42 inches, and plenty of room for carrying your stuff. GM calls this innovative feature the Multi-Flex rear seat. There is a 12-volt power outlet and dual slide-out cupholders for rear passengers.
GM's designers have used the space above the wheel wells to create a unique cargo storage system like the adjustable shelf in its larger SUVs. A lightweight reversible panel slides into slots on the Equinox's wheel wells at three different heights. Carpeted on one side and plastic on the other, the panel can serve as shelf, cargo cover or even a picnic or tailgating table. The tops of the wheel wells contain storage bins for small items. And there are several tie-downs and hooks on the panel from which to hang grocery bags.
Equinox's interior is a clean and functional design, with low-gloss nickel-plated trim on the console and control panel instead of the flashier and more problematic chrome trim, a scheme that matched very will with the light gray of our test Equinox LT's leather upholstery.
Having the trio of OnStar, XM satellite radio, and the CD changer onboard meant that there was always more entertainment along for the ride. If you want rear-seat entertainment screens, though, you'll have to step up in size and price to a different vehicle.
Driving Impression
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the powertrain in the Equinox. It starts, it runs, and it's relatively smooth. That is, until you ask it for full-throttle performance, when it starts to grind and whine a bit. The new five-speed automatic transmission shifts up and down just fine. It's just not a powertrain that will make your blood boil, although GM claims the Equinox's 0-60 sprint comes in only 8.5 seconds, whether it's AWD or FWD. As we said, this is a 25-year-old engine design that is without benefit of balance shafts, variable-valve timing or variable intake, but it's perfectly adequate for family SUV use. Chevrolet rates it to haul families plus trailer loads of up to 3500 pounds, and it has the guts to do it.
We found the long-wheelbase chassis of this 3600-pound car/truck provided a plush ride, good cornering performance, relatively crisp handling, and long-trip comfort. The brakes are well matched to the size and weight of the Equinox FWD that we tested, with good, progressive pedal travel and linear braking force application.
Equinox and the Saturn Vue have an electric power steering system. An electronic control unit programmed for a variety of performance characteristics controls an electric motor mounted adjacent to the steering column to provide the right amount of assist for a given driving situation. The steering ratio is variable, so the Equinox has good, steady road feel in highway driving and low effort at low speeds for easier parking. We don't think the average American driver can tell it apart from hydraulic power steering, and that's a good thing, especially when combined with the fact that engine power isn't used to drive the system and can be used to move the vehicle, saving gasoline.
With its unique look and larger size than the American and Asian competition, the Equinox is in a position to please the more demanding customers looking for more power and more space than the norm in this segment. The Equinox has a very flexible interior design with lots of space for family goods, and lots of space for American-sized people in both rows of seats.
Equinox is a Chevrolet, with Chevrolet-level quality and materials at a Chevrolet price. It has a distinctly Japanese feel to it, inside and out, but it's American, built in Canada, and a heck of a deal for the money, we think. Whether you measure it by the linear foot, the cubic foot, or by visual impact alone, it's the biggest of the smaller SUVs, and our FWD tester was loaded for bear for less than $26,000.
Model Lineup
Chevrolet Equinox LS ($20,995); LS AWD ($22,970); LT ($22,710) LT AWD ($24,335).
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Options As Tested
1SE package ($3745) includes leather seating surfaces, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, 6-way power driver's seat w/manual lumbar and map pocket, heated front reclining bucket seats, auto-dimming inside mirror w/temp and compass, steering wheel audio controls, P235/60R17 tires, OnStar, 17-inch alloy wheels, sunroof, 6CD changer, 7-speaker premium sound system w/subwoofer and amp; XM Satellite Radio ($325) includes 3-month trial subscription; 5070-pound GVW package (N/C); 2.70:1 axle ratio (N/C).
Model Tested
Chevrolet Equinox LT ($22,710).
602 Lincoln Ave
Prospect Park, Pa. 19076
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Traditionally, spring is seen as the best time to buy a new home, but this long-running trend could be changing. There is a quiet but definite move towards purchasing property in autumn, a season where several advantages can be had.
Here are the best things about buying a home in the fall.
There's less competition
Autumn is the hidden gem of house hunting. During the busy spring period it can feel as if you're losing out on properties almost daily, before even managing to schedule a viewing, but the market isn't as crowded come September.
The prospect of less competition comes with the slight caveat, however, as it depends on where you're hoping to buy. While it may be autumn in the northern hemisphere, the markets, as well as the climate, are warming up in the southern hemisphere. Hotter destinations in the United States, including Florida, also see an influx of out-of-state buyers from October onwards.
Sellers are willing to negotiate
Everything from prices to move-in dates is fair game. There's a chance the homeowner has been trying to sell their property since the busy months of spring but is feeling fatigued by the process. This leaves the potential to make a lower offer, and to negotiate harder. As there are fewer people house hunting, the seller could find your bid more appealing as they won't be as inundated with potential buyers as in spring.
When it comes to moving in, you may also find yourself with extra flexibility when buying a home in the fall. In some markets, there's a rush to close a deal quickly in spring. However, with important public holidays such as Christmas following autumn, sellers would prefer not to vacate just ahead of the winter season and may be more flexible about extending move-in dates.
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Not all houses are spring leftovers: there are plenty of fresh homes available in fall for any number of reasons. Plenty of individuals sell when the timing is right for them rather than adhering to what the market dictates. When buying a home in the autumn, certain deals will arise that are scarcely seen in spring.
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The Boston Architectural College is proud to announce that the Bachelor of Interior Design and Master of Interior Design programs have been ranked among the top ten in the nation, and the Bachelor of Architecture program ranked among the top 15. The rankings were released by DesignIntelligence in the publication of America's Best Architecture & Design Schools 2013, which also identified the BAC among the top ten schools in the East Region at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
DesignIntelligence also researched school branding to identify diversified strengths in architectural education, recognizing the BAC brand in the category of Embracing Design Entrepreneurship.
Additionally, more than 2,840 architecture and landscape architecture students completed a separate survey about their satisfaction with their education. Ninety-four percent of BAC students believed they will be well prepared for their professions upon graduation, and nearly four of every five students rated the quality of their programs as above average.
"Professional designers today must be technically skilled, adaptable to rapidly changing market expectations, and creative in addressing diverse clients' needs," said President Ted Landsmark. "The BAC's hands-on, professionally-based, interdisciplinary approach to educating designers throughout their careers has created a global community of practitioners who share their innovative thinking on how design can address pressing human and environmental needs. The BAC's educational model brings together design entrepreneurs as practitioners and students who are working together to improve the quality of life in our world."
For the past six years, the BAC's design programs have consistently been ranked among the top ten in the nation, with its undergraduate interior design program ranked third in 2012, its graduate interior design program ranked in the top ten for three consecutive years, and its undergraduate architecture program ranked in the top ten in 2009 and top 20 in 2010.
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Jaromir Jagr, channeling his inner Shaughnessy, summed up best the Game 2 outcome on Friday between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins—a game where 13 goals were scored on Friday the 13th.
After jumping out to a one goal lead, thanks to Sidney Crosby in the first seconds, and a 3-1 lead at the end of the first period, the Penguins gave up two hat tricks (Claude Giroux and rookie Sean Couterier) to the Flyers en route to an 8-5 loss. Jagr himself netted the go-ahead goal for his 78th goal in post season play, first as a Flyer. There were also two shorthanded goals, two power play goals and an empty netter. The consensus term appears to be "wild" and that certainly fits.
The Penguins have now dug a two game hole and go on the road to Philadelphia to try and save the season beginning this Sunday. For the stats that sound crazy, but really mean nothing crowd: the Flyers are 17-0 in series where they have a 2-0 lead. Team playing well continues to play well, 17 times in a row. The strange thing is that each game in this series has played out like a reverse microcosm. In both, the Flyers have had to fight back from early deficits.
"I wish we didn't have to come back," Jagr said. "We got ourselves in a hole again. Even for the last month of the season, we have had a lot of games like that. I don't know what the problem is. We just don't make any plays in the first 10 minutes."
Laviolette preferred to look at the positive. "Fighting back like that isn't easy, and the players were so resiliant, [sic]" he said. "I really thought after that first period we played our brand of hockey."
So maybe "team playing well" doesn't necessarily continue to play well but rather plays terribly, and then later starts playing well. Whatever, though—it was Friday the 13th, anything goes.
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An industrial city of just over a million inhabitants constructed as a fortress on the orders of Ivan the Terrible in 1574 is where Canada must travel in search of junior hockey redemption.
Perhaps that historical perspective is just what's needed in trying to reclaim the throne: A siege mentality.
Because if the last three years have taught us anything ...
"There is no such thing as divine right in this game," says coach Steve Spott, the man entrusted with ending the drought, politely finishing the sentence for you. "There is no sure thing. There are no guarantees.
"But you want pressure to win gold medals. You have to want it, otherwise ... And, in that, Hockey Canada doesn't mix words. It's all or nothing. That's the mandate. From the Under-17, Under-18 and on to our team.
"We fully understand the pressure that comes with this job and playing for this team. We also understand there has to be a respect level for everyone we play against now."
The last three Januarys have burned deep into our psyche, A 6-5 OT final loss to the U.S. in 2010 at Saskatoon, the late collapse to blow a three-goal lead and tumble embarrassingly 5-3 to Russia at HSBC Arena in Buffalo the next year's gold-medal game and, the freshest scar, that improbable semifinal fightback from 6-1 down against the Russians at the Scotiabank Saddledome that fell one agonizing goal short on Jan. 3.
Because of the country's history of domination, because of the TV saturation, because of the cultural importance we play on the game, Canadians value this tournament more, support it more ferociously, than anywhere else.
With the NHLers still locked in a bitter with their employers, the scrutiny only intensifies, even somewhere as far away as Ofa.
Sweden arrives as defending champion for the first time in 32 years after shading the Russians 1-0 on Ottawa prospect Mika Zibanejad's goal at 10:09 of overtime. The Russians, at home, will be loaded for, well, bear, and hugely motivated.
And, cautions Team Canada's head scout Kevin Prendergast, don't be caught zoning in too exclusively on the 2012 finalists, and make the dangerous mistake of overlooking our southern neighbours.
The U.S. and Russia are head-to-head opponents for Canada — along with the Slovaks and Germans — in Group B of the draw.
"The Americans," says Prendergast, "have really closed the gap. Big, strong and physical. We have to go over there and earn the medal. We've got our bulls-eye on our back; everybody wants a piece of us. The Russians, being at home, are going to be extremely motivated. They brought over an excellent team for the Subway Series. Most of those players will be on this team. High-end skill, much like we are. Maybe a little stronger a little overall as a team physically. A lot of it comes down to who comes down to who has the best goaltender. (Andrei) Vasilevski was outstanding last year. We feel we have three good ones here, too.
"The Swedes are in the same boat as us. They lost their two best defencemen to injury. We lost Ryan Murray. But they're deep, and they bring them up together since they were 10, 11 or 12 years old. So they have a cohesiveness going in that the other countries envy. They've been together a month now, training. So they're gonna be very, very tough.
"The Americans? Big. Really big. I couldn't believe how big they are looking at the roster. It's going. From our standpoint, we're going to have to turn the cheek a few times against them, but overall I think our skill is better than their skill."
Skill, speed, creative intuition. That's how Spott has constructed this edition of Team Canada. The presence of two immensely skilled 17-year-olds, Jonathan Drouin ("I always say 'Get his hockey card!'," crows Spott, "because its gonna be one that people want down the line") and Halifax linemate Nathan MacKinnon, the decision to ignore age in favour of skill-sets, proves as much. As does shifting Mark Schiefele from centre to right wing to form a potentially devastating line alongside captain Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jonathan Huberdeau.
"Ultimately," explains Spott, "I wanted to make sure we could skate with the Russians, the Swedes, the Americans, the Finns. That was really important to me. Having been through this once, having been through it this summer, I cannot emphasize enough how important speed up front is.
"I want to be aggressive. I've been up front and honest about that. I believe in puck possession. I believe in getting in hard. We don't want to disappoint our opponents. We want to be aggressive, we want to be in on the forecheck, we want to be a puck-possession team.
"We won't sit back. We're gonna play on our toes."
The aim of Swedish boss Roger Ronnberg sounds eerily similar to that of Spott.
"If we have the mindset that we should defend a goal, we'll be passive in some way," Ronnberg told the IIHF website. "In our mentality, in the way we play, we want to chase another goal, chase another medal. We are really going for it again, with a new team."
The NHL lockout has, naturally enough, amped up the quality of this tournament, as it did in other league-work-stoppage seasons.
The Swedes have Filip Forsberg and Calgary Hitmen Victor Rask back, among others; the Russians can count once again on 2012's No. 1 pick Nail Yakupov and goaltender Vasiliev, one of the stars of the Calgary-Edmonton tournament.
"We really have seven returning players," corrected Spott. "Ryan's played at men's Worlds, remember, so he understand what's involved. For me to have access to those guys experienced at this level is second to none. We've seen in the second year of this tournament the development of guys like Jared Cowen, Brayden Schenn, how they've been different in the second year in this tournament.
"To have seven guys like that is really wonderful."
With two tune-up games in Finland to tinker and experiment, to become acclimatized to the time change, the Canadians open up against Germany on Boxing Day.
"One Reason," said Ty Rattie during Canada's selection camp in Calgary. "That's our motto. The whole country knows what we're going over there for.
"It's from the '72 Series, when Esposito said 'We're going over there for one reason ...' That famous speech of his. We're taking that, and making it our own. This summer we talked to Phil Esposito on the phone. So it's really cool.
"You can't underestimate any opponent.
"We're happy with the team we have. Very exciting opportunity, Russia is such a hockey-crazy country.
"The biggest thing for us is forgetting last year. It's in the past now. This is a completely new team, completely new tournament. We're going over there for one thing and one thing only."
That thing, a gold medal Canada once considered its private property, won't come easy. The quest to retrieve it has taken them halfway across the world.
"This is a great team, obviously, and there are expectations but at the end of the day we can't expect anything," cautions Kitchener defenceman Ryan Murphy. "We can't think we're just gonna pull on the jersey and, pow!, it'll win us a gold medal.
"Growing up, I watched (Sidney) Crosby and those guys play and they were just going through this like 'No problem' That gave people the impression that this is a tournament that Canada shows up, collects a gold medal and flies home. But at this point, the margin of error is so slim.
"Gold medals can be by one goal, one shift, one mistake, one penalty. It's that close."
Or, as the last three years have proven, that far away.
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Oct 22, 2013, 10:00 AM, Posted by Pioneer Blog Team
The Pioneer team is always on the lookout for new thinking about how to transform health and health care – not just from visionaries in these fields, but also from big thinkers in other disciplines.
Discovering big ideas from diverse sources was the idea behind Pioneer Pitch Day, an event we hosted last week at the offices of AppNexus, a tech startup in New York City. Eight finalists (culled from more than 500 applicants) had five minutes each to share their vision, then answered five minutes of questions from a panel of judges, as well as audience questions. The judges included designers, investors, entrepreneurs, journalists and others, in addition to foundation staff. Our entrepreneur-in-residence, Thomas Goetz, was the master of ceremonies.
At a reception afterward, Thomas announced the Pitch Day winners: Laura Esserman, Fred Trotter and the team of Sarah Hendrickson Parker, Allan Fong and Raj Ratwani (you can read about the ideas they presented here). The foundation is inviting each of them to submit a full proposal for potential funding.
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ON TASAWWUF Imam al-Junayd al-Baghdadi (d. 297)
The Imam of the world in his time, al-Junayd al-Baghdadi, said defining a Sufi:
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- wa ittaba`a tariq al-mustafawa
- athaqa al-jasada ta`m al-jafa
- wa kanat al-dunya minhu `ala qafa
The Sufi is the one who wears wool on top of purity, followed the path of the Prophet, endured bodily strains dedicating his life to worship and reclining from pleasures, and left behind all that pertains to the world.1
The text of al-Junayd's book Kitab dawa' al-arwah (Book of the cure of souls) was edited in Arabic and translated into English by the scholar A.J. Arberry.2
1 In `Afif al-Din Abu Muhammad `Abd Allah Ibn As`ad al-Yafi`i (d. 768), Nashr al-mahasin al-ghaliya fi fadl mashayikh al-sufiyya (Beirut : Dar Sadir, 1975).2 al-Junayd, Kitab dawa' al-arwah, ed. & trans. A.J. Arberry in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (1937).
Reproduced with permission from Shaykh M. Hisham Kabbani's The Repudiation of "Salafi" Innovations (Kazi, 1996) p. 305.
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The rising cost of health care "combined with the costs associated with the Affordable Care Act, have made it increasingly difficult to continue providing the same level of health care benefits to our employees at an affordable cost," UPS said.
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American families who are already grappling with higher health care costs under the law are also coming face-to-face with the stark reality that they will lose the coverage they have and like, committee members said in a statement Wednesday.
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At 4810 lb (LWB RWD), you'd expect this barge to lumber through turns but in the hands of its creator, Andreas Bovensiepen, a skilled racing driver with victories at the Nürburgring, he made it feel like a 3 Series.
Able to stretch its legs on the track, you could immediately appreciate the 538 lb-ft of torque from the Alpina-tuned 4.4L V8. All new B7 variants get BMW's excellent eight-speed auto as well, complete with steering wheel-mounted Alpina Switch Tronic button shifters to help keep this silky-smooth V8 in the sweet spot.
Sitting on enormous and optional 21" Alpina Classic wheels, the company works closely with Michelin to develop (non-run flat) Pilot Sport tires for this application. Alpina also re-valves the dampers, lowers the front springs, reprograms the rear airbags and alters the control software on the EDC, DTC and Active Roll Stabilization systems. The result is a limousine with an aggressive ride height yet one of the most comfortable rides we've ever experienced. Even in Sport+ mode, our coilover-accustomed bottoms felt none of the road imperfections when we took the B7 onto the twisting roads around Monterey. Yet it didn't suffer a wallowing ride in Comfort mode either.
At very high speeds, the B7 remained stoically composed, so it was no surprise we weren't sliding around the seats during our fast laps of the track. But we did crunch into the seatbelts when Andreas hammered on the larger brakes lifted from the 760iL.
This second-generation B7 for the US market boasts 40hp and 22 lb-ft more than the previous model thanks to the addition of Valvetronic technology and refined software tuning. Yet it's delivered without fuss or bother, exhibiting a refinement more akin to a Rolls-Royce than a modified sedan.
Our road trip found us behind slower traffic on several occasions, but a gentle stroke of the accelerator pedal dispatched cars in groups of three or four in mere seconds. You had to glance down to see whether another gear was needed and what speed you'd exceeded. Zero to 60mph in 4.3sec is impressive whatever you're driving, but almost unnerving from the comfort of the Alpina armchair.
The B7 is serene like a silk handgrenade, exploding on demand without disturbing its occupants. Although other drivers might not have felt the same way as this leviathan left them swaying in its wake.
We recently had the opportunity to visit Alpina's legendary facility in Buchloe, Germany to witness the measures it must take to achieve BMW's approval. We saw the emissions test room, cold weather cell and one of five engine dyno cells, with everything tested to exacting OE standards.
Although still privately owned by the Bovensiepen family (members of whom continue to live within the grounds and still produce quality wine), Alpina's integration into the BMW production process is equally seamless and impressive.
The B7 is built alongside regular 7 Series on the Dingolfing production line, with the Alpina parts fitted as required. For the V8 this includes 10:1 Mahle pistons, NGK plugs, modified turbos, reprogrammed ECU, exhaust system and enormous seven-piece cooling package that allows the car to maintain its (drag-limited) top speed of 194mph on the autobahn – you can't sell anything in Germany that won't sustain high speed and the heat it generates.
The transmission gets its own internal hardware, torque converter, shift software, driveshafts and 2.81:1 diff. The chassis receives Alpina-tuned springs, air bags, electronic dampers, dedicated DSC/DTC software plus wheels and tires. The brakes are easy because they're larger BMW parts.
Once built, the cars return to Alpina's facility for final assembly, including the front and rear spoilers (that reduce lift by 75 and 95% respectively) plus some interior pieces before a final test drive.
The cars can be ordered from any BMW dealer in North America, with the popular LWB RWD model costing $131k, but the range starts with the $127600 SWB and goes up to $134500 for the LWB with xDrive for anybody who needs all-wheel drive. There's also a SWB xDrive for $130k and European Delivery is available.
If you're looking for M5 performance, SUV interior space and Rolls-Royce serenity, there don't appear to be many alternatives to the B7. The X6M, Cayenne Turbo or Mercedes S65 AMG are hooligans in comparison, while the Bentley Flying Spur or Rolls-Royce Ghost are almost twice the price.
Driving the Alpina B7 grants you access to a very exclusive club for discerning motorists who appreciate what a specialist builder can do.
Although less than 450 examples will be sold this year, we can easily identify you by the characteristic Alpina front spoiler and optional matte Alpina Blue paintwork that further differentiates this machine from almost everything else on the road.
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Peak Power: 540hp at 5200-6250rpm
Peak Torque: 538 lb-ft at 2800-5000rpm
0-60mph: 4.5sec
Top speed: 194mph (drag restricted)
Weight: 4810 lb
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- 2 cups of fresh sweet corn
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- 2 Tblsp. butter
- olive oil
- 1-2 cloves garlic crushed
- ½ cup diced sweet or red onion
- 1 cup diced red bell pepper
- 1 cup diced zucchini
- 1 cup diced yellow squash
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
- A sprinkle of thyme and parsley
- 2 tsp. brown sugar
- grape tomatoes cut in ½ (optional)
- Cut 2 cups sweet corn from the cob, ~resist the temptation to scrape the cob this time.
- Prep other veggies ahead of time so you can stay close to the stove once you begin to cook.
- Heat 2 Tblsp. butter in a skillet, add corn, sauté over med-high heat until golden.
- Pour corn into serving dish and set aside.
- Add a generous Tblsp. of olive oil to skillet.
- Add garlic, onions and red pepper.
- When edges begin to brown, stir in zucchini and yellow squash.
- Continue to sauté until squash is tender.
- Return corn to skillet, stir and heat through.
- Sprinkle with thyme, parsley, sea salt and pepper to taste.
- Stir in 2 tsp. of brown sugar.
- ~I like to add a squeeze of fresh lime juice or a splash of balsalmic vinegar.
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Loving all things Rachel Ashwell right now - such girliness is the perfect pairing to this lovely spring weather we're having... If you're in Texas by any chance, then check out Rachel's new B&B - The Prairie by Rachel Ashwell - pure divine heavenliness - are but a few superlatives to describe this joint... Luckily, Qantas is flying via Dallas these days - so a stopover on your way to NYC is as easy as 1,2,3!
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from the urls-we-dig-up deptDepending on how you look at it, the current state of space exploration can be seen as dismally underfunded -- or as the most amazingly productive in history. Unmanned probes are checking out all sorts of interesting destinations in our solar system, but manned missions have lately been limited to orbiting the Earth. The unmanned space race is generating plenty of fascinating science, nonetheless. Here are just a few interesting developments in the field of space exploration.
- Following the Chandrayaan mission to moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch a Mars mission in the next few years. If everything comes together just right, India's Mars Orbiter might even launch in 2013. [url]
- NASA's planetary science program is unfortunately taking a 20% cut, so NASA will still fly the Mars MAVEN atmospheric mission, but it won't be part of two other joint missions with the European Space Agency. On the other hand, the manned commercial space industry in the US will be getting more funding now that the space shuttle has retired. [url]
- Ambitiously, the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) is planning a manned moon base and unmanned base stations on Mars by 2030. Prime Minister Vladmir Putin has stated, "Russia should not limit itself to the role of an international space ferryman."[url]
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Dear Amy: My wife and I are not drinkers. This is not an ethical choice, nor are we recovering alcoholics.
She used to drink occasionally but just gradually stopped, and I've tried alcoholic beverages but just don't care for them.
This does not cause a problem for me. Maybe my friends just figure that my not drinking leaves more for them later.
It does seem to cause problems for my wife, though. Some of her friends are confused that she will not have booze with them and are critical of her choice to drink a soda.
My mother-in-law, too, is flummoxed by her daughter's abstention from alcohol. It seems that, to my mother-in-law, while drunkenness is inappropriate, it is also inappropriate to abstain.
My wife complained to me recently that her mother called her "uncultured" for not having wine with dinner.
It bothers me that my wife catches flak over this. We are not judgmental of other people's decision to drink; why should they be judgmental of my wife's decision to not drink? I really don't see why it's such a big deal to them.
Is it really so uncultured not to enjoy alcohol? Do you have any advice for my wife? It seems that no matter how much she explains herself she's still having the same discussion the next time. — Sober
Dear Sober: First of all, it is the essence of uncultured to call someone "uncultured." Nobody — not even a parent — should pass judgment on somebody else who is simply, quietly and without drawing attention to herself making a respectable and respectful choice.
Something about your collective choice not to drink makes other people uncomfortable, and they react to their own discomfort very poorly. Perhaps it makes them anxious or self-conscious about their own alcohol consumption. Think of this situation with a sense of humor for the irony of it: It's tough to watch a family member gradually descend into a life of sobriety.
The next time someone calls your wife out for being sober, she might respond by saying, "Yes, I'm still not drinking. Thank you for caring."
Dear Amy: Last night my girlfriend and I attended a live concert by a country/western band of four men and a girl, all playing instruments and singing. They were very good, but the girl kept frowning through the whole performance, which was distracting.
When the concert was over and the audience was filing out through the lobby, the performers were there, greeting the departing guests.
The girl had a great smile on her face, and I told her she had a great smile but then added that she should have shown her smile during the performance.
My girlfriend admonished me that my follow-on comment about not smiling during the performance was hurtful. I thought I was being helpful. In your opinion, was I being hurtful or helpful?
Can you suggest another way to give constructive criticism to a performer? — Audience Member
Dear Member: First, a question for you: Why are the male performers "men" but the female performer is a "girl"?
I ask because you seem to feel that the female performer should be all smiles, kittens and rainbows during the time she is exerting herself onstage. Would you have made a similar comment to the male musicians?
Given the double standard I assume exists, it is completely legitimate to offer a performer feedback after a show (but only if you buy a CD). Here's how you do it: "You guys were awesome tonight! I'm a huge fan. But are you willing to hear some constructive feedback?"
Even if this makes the performer feel slighted or defensive, if she is savvy, she will work on this. In fact there is some likelihood she has heard it before.
Dear Amy: Reading the comment from "Feeling Stuck" about her husband's habit of reading at the table reminded me of one of my favorite sayings: "What I miss most about not being married is that I have nobody to talk to in the morning while I'm trying to read the paper." — Also Reading While Eating
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Don't Get Zapped By Lightning
In May 2000, Michael P. Utley, then a 48-year-old stockbroker, was playing in a charity golf tournament at the Pocasset Golf Course on Cape Cod when a storm alert sounded, ordering everybody to seek shelter immediately.
Fifteen seconds later Utley lie sprawled on the green, his shoes blown off, fingers and toes singed, and his hair completely burned – one of hundreds of people struck by lightning in the United States every year.
Technically, Utley was one of the dozens killed because doctors initially pronounced him dead, but they managed to revive him. Utley then spent 38 days in Brigham & Women s Hospital's Intensive Care Unit and another three months and another three months at the Health/South rehabilitation in Braintree, Mass.
Today, more than 11 years later, Utley still bears the physical and emotional scars of the strike, but can't recall specific details.
"I have no memory of being hit," he said in a telephone interview the other day.
The incident did more than leave scars, though – it motivated Utley to educate the public about the dangers of lightning, and a decade ago he helped create the website struckbylightning.org that keeps statistics on injuries and deaths caused by electrical storms, and also as an unofficial support group of sorts for victims.
His best advice is a simple message: "There is no safe place outdoors in a thunderstorm."
I should have heeded Utley's words only minutes before I called him.
A friend and I were finishing a 10-mile kayak outing on Rangeley Lake in Maine on Thursday when a dark cloud appeared over Bald Mountain on the western shore.
"I think we can beat it," I said, realizing we had only about half a mile to go.
Thirty seconds later a squall veered toward us and torrential rain pounded down. We sprinted for shore and were just pulling our boats up when a deafening crash followed a blinding flash. We ditched the kayaks and sprinted for the cabin as more bolts hurtled down.
I told Utley about our close call.
"You were lucky," he said, and I agreed.
At one time authorities suggested people had plenty of time to seek shelter at the first signs of a storm, but Utley said that has promoted a false sense of security.
The narrative on his website explains the evolution of a new, more cautious approach to lightning safety:
In 2001 or so, NOAA started a lightning safety group that contained
the best people in the country on lightning and lightning safety. We
had people form Kennedy Space Center, University of Ohio, Vaisala, (a
private company in lightning detection), NOAA, and the National
Weather Service. I was invited into the group and learned a lot over
the years I was with them. It is because of this group that lightning
safety evolved from what it was to something based on science and what
worked. It was a hard job convincing groups that almost everything
they knew about lightning safety was wrong. Which, by the way is still
the problem.
"The first big move towards a committed front was the 30-30 Rule. If
you see lightning, you start counting, if you hear thunder within 30
seconds, the lightning is closer than 10 miles away and you should be
in a safe place, and stay there for 30 minutes," Utley said.
However, that rule has been bent and misinterpreted, so people started thinking they simply had to get to a safe place if they heard thunder.
"We realized that a
lightning bolt can easily be more than 10 miles long, so it became a
better idea to go inside and count. So the 30-30 Rule, which was
widely pushed and grabbed on to by every group that needed a lightning
safety program, was fast becoming outdated and even dangerous. If you
go to almost any organizations safety web site from NOAA, FEMA, and
many private groups, you will find it is still there," he said.
Utley said the safety team tried coming up with a slogan – similar to
"stop, drop, and roll" that teaches youngsters what to do if their clothes catch fire. One lightning expert, Bill Roeder, devised, "When thunder
roars, go indoors," which struckbylightning.org copyrighted in 2003.
Utley repeats that phrase whenever he visits school groups and makes public appearances. He is a man on a mission, and I give him enormous credit for his passion and dedication.
Utley also encourages people with statistics and stories about lightning to get in touch with him through the website.
He hears from people all around the world and send out emails whenever there's new information or updated casualty data. In 2012, for instance, 212 people in the United States were struck by lightning, 28 fatally. So far this year, 16 have been killed and 191 struck.
All of us who venture into the great outdoors have been caught in storms. Sometimes there's not much you can do – such as when you're hiking above tree line or kayaking far from shore. As always, check the weather reports before heading out, and try to have a "Plan B" in place in the event of a storm.
I hope none of us winds up on Utley's website, and am happy to help spread his word.
Stay safe and remember: "When thunder
roars, go indoors,"
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Treasuries fell for the first time in four days after Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser said the economy is on "firmer footing" and the central bank's decision to cut debt purchases was a step in the right direction.
Yields rose earlier after a report showed retail sales gained in December more than forecast. The difference between yields on two- and 10-year debt widened as Plosser said the job market has performed better than expected even after data last week showed the U.S. economy added jobs at the slowest pace since January 2011. One-month bill yields were negative for a second day as Treasury reduces auction sizes.
"Another strong data point adds additional credence to the idea the monthly jobs report was an aberration," said Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist in New York at BTIG LLC. "While one number shouldn't move the discussion in either direction, a strong retail sales report is much better than a weak one."
Benchmark 10-year yields rose five basis points, or 0.05 percentage point, to 2.87% at 4:59 p.m. New York time, Bloomberg Bond Trader data show. The 2.75% note due November 2023 dropped 3/8, or $3.75 per $1,000 face amount, to 98 31/32. The yield declined to 2.82% yesterday, the lowest since Dec. 11.
Trading Pace
Treasury trading volume at ICAP Plc, the largest inter- dealer broker of U.S. government debt, rose to $288 billion, from $265 billion yesterday. The 2013 average was $308 billion.
Investors in Treasuries were net long in the week ending yesterday, betting the prices of the securities will rise, according to a survey by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
The proportion of net longs was at 2 percentage points in the week ending yesterday, compared with a net short of 2 percentage points in the previous week, according to JPMorgan. The last time investors were net long was on Nov. 25.
The% of outright longs rose to 19%, from 13%, the survey reported. The% of outright shorts, or bets the securities will drop in value, rose to 17%, from 15% in the week ending Jan. 6, the survey said.
Investors cut neutral bets to 64% from 72%, resulting in the lowest level since Dec. 2, the survey reported.
Treasuries returned 1% this year, according to Bloomberg World Bond Indexes, after losing 3.4% last year. U.S. 10-year yields will rise to 3.43% by Dec. 31, according to the weighted average estimate of more than 60 forecasters surveyed by Bloomberg.
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- 1. Give a three- to five-minute introduction of yourself to an audience such as your troop, class at school, or some other group.
- 2. Prepare a three- to five-minute talk on a topic of your choice that incorporates body language and visual aids.
- 3. Give an impromptu talk of at least two minutes, either as part of a group discussion or before your counselor. Use a subject selected by your counselor that is interesting to you but that is not known to you in advance and for which you do not have time to prepare.
- 4. Select a topic of interest to your audience. Collect and organize information about this topic and prepare an outline. Write an eight- to 10-minute speech, practice it, then deliver it in the conversational way.
- 5. Show you know parliamentary procedure by leading a discussion or meeting according to accepted rules of order; or by answering questions on the rules of order.
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