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Used Truck - 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser EXTENDED CAB P/U in Houston, Tx
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2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Looks are only the beginning.
There's nothing on the road quite like Chrysler's new PT Cruiser, and that's a big part of its fun. Is it a hot rod, a little panel van or a uniquely styled compact car? People from all walks and stations want a better look, intrigued by the Cruiser's difficult-to-define character.
Yet the really great thing about the PT Cruiser is its combination of practicality and a reasonable price. Chrysler turned the automotive industry on its ear when it launched the Dodge Viper and Plymouth Prowler. Those cars showcased Chrysler's design trends. Viper and Prowler are great cars for serious enthusiasts who don't mind making a few sacrifices in terms of comfort and convenience. But, in a way, the PT Cruiser is even more exciting because it's a real car suitable for everyday use by everyday people. It's almost as much fun to drive as it is to be seen in, and it has more people and cargo hauling flexibility than the typical sport-utility vehicle, in a surprisingly compact, economical package.
One of the great attractions to the PT Cruiser is its affordability: It starts at just $16,500-including the destination charge-and comes equipped with air conditioning, power windows, rear defroster and wiper, six-speaker AM-FM cassette and 15-inch wheels.
There's also a Limited Edition model for $20,685 (including destination charge), which comes equipped with just about everything: leather upholstery, side-impact airbags, glass sunroof and chromed 16-inch alloy wheels.
Options include four-wheel antilock disc brakes with traction control, an automatic transmission, 16-inch painted aluminum wheels, engine block heater, CD changer and a roof rack.
The PT Cruiser blends the retro look of a late-1930's American sedan with new-age styling cues like dual-beam flush headlights and bullet-shaped taillight lenses. When it comes to automotive styling, however, pictures speak louder than words. Take a long look and make your own call. If the PT Cruiser's styling intrigues you, you'll likely find plenty underneath to keep your attention.
By exterior dimensions, the PT Cruiser is quite compact; it's nearly 6 inches shorter than a Neon. Yet with 63 inches from pavement to the highest point of its roof, the Cruiser is also 7 inches taller than a Neon, and nearly as tall as some minivans. That height is a crucial element of the PT Cruiser's design.
The PT Cruiser has a thorough complement of safety features. Front passenger side-impact airbags are standard on the Limited Edition and optional on the base car. Seatbelts should always be worn, however, and the PT Cruiser comes with three-point safety harnesses at all positions-including the rear seat's center position. The front belts have pyrotechnically charged tensioners, just like luxury cars, to keep the belts tight during an impact. The rear bench is equipped with child-seat tethers.
Inside, the Cruiser's T-shaped symmetrical dashboard uses painted inserts to pull exterior styling themes into the cabin. The instrument panel is clean, functional and aesthetically pleasing. The driver faces three white-faced gauges set in individual cylinders, with speedometer center, tachometer right and fuel and water temperature left. Switches are concentrated in the center panel, with radial-type climate control dials and a single pair of buttons for the front windows. The door levers have a nice action and the switches operate with good tactile feel -- not world class, but a noticeable improvement over Chrysler's sloppy mid-'90s standard.
The same improvement applies to the interior finish. The leather package, in particular, has a rich appearance, given the Cruiser's price, with suede inserts in the doors and along the lower cushion edges.
The front seats have a reasonable amount of bolster to keep driver and passenger from sliding side to side. Perhaps more important, the seating position is upright, with a fairly high, commanding view ahead, much like a sport-utility vehicle or minivan. And with 120.2 cubic feet of interior volume, there's no premium on space in the PT Cruiser. The government's standard for defining a large car, like the Mercedes-Benz S-Class or Lincoln Town Car, is 120 cubic feet.
All that space is largely a function of the Cruiser's height. Its roof rises toward the rear, and its rear seat bottoms are higher than those in front are. The front seats are mounted on tall boxes, leaving plenty of room for rear passengers to stretch their legs underneath. An auto critic who stands six feet-nine-inches tall fit comfortably front or rear, in his preferred upright seating position.
Chrysler claims the PT Cruiser's cabin can be configured 26 different ways. We didn't count, but there are clearly a lot of options. This flexibility stems from three features: a 65/35 split rear bench that can be folded flat, tumbled forward or removed, a movable parcel shelf, and an available front passenger seat that folds flat. The rear seats are anchored with quick-release attachments, and fitted with suitcase-style handles for lifting and steel wheels for rolling. The smaller section weighs 35 pounds, and the larger, 65. The load floor measures 40 inches between the wheel wells. The rear cabin has lots of tie-downs, including a pair on the center pillars that can be used with various seat configurations.
The parcel shelf and front passenger seat increase hauling options. The shelf can be positioned at the top of the rear seatbacks for a standard privacy cover over the cargo hold. It can be lowered to a level that creates a flat floor when the rear seat backs are folded forward. In can be installed vertically across the width of the cabin to divide the cargo hold, or hung out of the tailgate as a small table. It can also be turned over so its hard-plastic underside acts like a large tray, containing drops from dripping paint cans or mud from work boots.
With the front passenger seatback folded flat onto the bottom cushion, there's a table next to the driver and in front of the rear passengers. Even better, there can be more than 8 feet of flat surface between the dashboard and the tailgate. So the Cruiser can accommodate a tall stepladder or a load of two-by-fours within its cabin.
Driving Impression
Whatever it's hauling, the PT Cruiser can go enthusiastically. It weighs 3123 pounds with the manual transmission, meaning each of its 150 horsepower pulls roughly 21 pounds of iron. That's a better power-to-weight ratio than a VW Golf, a four-cylinder Honda Accord or the typical minivan, yet a poorer one than sportier cars like the Golf GTI GLX or Honda Prelude. The power-to-weight ratio provides a good indicator of where the PT Cruiser fits in the performance spectrum.
Wedged tightly between the Cruiser's stepped fenders and under its tapering hood is a 2.4-liter inline four-cylinder engine with twin overhead cams. Big four-cylinder engines have a natural tendency to idle roughly, so Chrysler uses a counter-rotating balance shaft to smooth things out. The 2.4 happens to be the base engine in Chrysler's minivans; for the Cruiser, improvements were geared toward reducing noise and vibration rather than increasing power. Peak horsepower remains at 150, with 162 foot-pounds of torque. The PT Cruiser offers both a five-speed manual and four-speed automatic transmission.
The PT Cruiser can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in about 8.5 seconds (when equipped with the manual transmission), which is more than respectable for a car in this price range. The shifter is surprisingly precise; it's not sports-car grade, but not bad for a longer-throw gate with a lever that's a foot long. Working the gears to get the most from the engine is a pleasant proposition in nearly all circumstances.
The automatic isn't as effective as the five-speed at getting the Cruiser cruising, because the 2.4's power is biased toward higher rpm. On the other hand, there are four gears in the automatic, and kickdown shifts come fairly quickly. With properly timed dips of the accelerator, there's enough torque for safe, clean overtaking on two-lane roads.
The Cruiser handles more like a sedan than a minivan. It will hustle with good composure and reasonable verve. Body lean is well controlled. By design, the Cruiser understeers moderately, a push that warns a driver to slow down through curves. The Cruiser's strut-type independent front suspension is similar to the Neon's. Its rear suspension design maximizes cargo space, but the solid rear axle bounces a bit on rough pavement. Overall, however, Chrysler's suspension engineers have delivered a good balance of handling and a comfortable ride.
They've also done a fine job of masking the Cruiser's height. Only in quick, hard, slalom-type maneuvers does the PT Cruiser start get top heavy. You can almost feel the high mass of the car try to continue in one direction as the front wheels turn in the other. Yet most drivers will never drive hard enough to notice. And in sudden, emergency-type lane changes, the PT Cruiser is more composed than the typical sport-utility or minivan. At speeds beyond legal Interstate limits, the Cruiser is stable, and not particularly susceptible to cross winds.
A lack of noise may be the most impressive, or surprising, of all the PT Cruiser's qualities. There is little wind noise, almost no tire or road noise, and just an audible whine from the drivetrain. It has better noise, vibration and harshness control than Chrysler products of the mid- to late 1990s have conditioned us to expect.
Front disc and rear drum brakes are standard. A better plan is to order the optional anti-lock brake system, which comes with four-wheel discs and low-speed electronic traction control.
The PT Cruiser is no boy racer, nor even a hotrod in the mold of cars that inspired its styling. The Cruiser is, however, a car that turns heads with its looks. It delivers exceptional functionality for its size, and it won't wilt during an enthusiastic drive.
Chrysler's PT Cruiser represents a good value and its unique design appeals to all types of people. What if the novelty of the Cruiser's styling wears off after a year or two? We're still left with a car that's enjoyable to drive with a highly functional interior well suited for whatever most people will ask of an automobile. Combine the PT Cruiser's versatility with its strong character, and other small cars begin to look limited by comparison.
Model Lineup
PT Cruiser ($16,500); Limited Edition ($20,120).
Assembled In
Toluca, Mexico.
Options As Tested
ABS with low-speed traction control ($595).
Model Tested
PT Cruiser Limited Edition ($20,685).
2303 West Mt. Houston
Houston, Tx. 77038
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A Taiwanese company by the name of Polytron Technologies has built a device seemingly from the future, or our dreams. Their creation is an almost completely transparent smartphone made up of smart glass with liquid crystal molecules that can display images. The result is a see-through phone, with the exception of the batteries, MicroSD card and some electronic components.
Though this protoype is not a fully functioning phone, according to the makers, one made of this material would be lighter and more durable than an iPhone 5. When powered off, the glass goes opaque, only to clear up again when powered back on. The folks over at Polytron Technologies say that opaque glass can also be put around the visible components to make the phone look bit snazzier, though I kind of like the idea of seeing all of the parts, like my old Swatch "Jellyfish" watch.
Even though this is just a prototype designed to entice OEMs, it clearly (no pun intended) demonstrates its potential for camera, speakers and expandable storage. The invisible body does nothing to inhibit functionality, though it does increase the chances of accidentally sitting on it.
Polytron Technologies expects to have a fully functional device by the end of 2013. We are excited about this to say the least. And if we were in charge of such things at Microsoft or any device manufacturer, we'd be working like gangbusters to get an exclusivity deal with Polytron.
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Reports are just emerging that the Judge in the Apple eBook pricing case has reached a verdict, and it's not the one that Apple would want to hear. Judge Denise Cote has ruled that Apple did conspire to raise the prices of eBooks, and has called for a damages trial according to Reuters:
"The plaintiffs have shown that the publisher defendants conspired with each other to eliminate retail price competition in order to raise e-book prices, and that Apple played a central role in facilitating and executing that conspiracy," Cote said.
Amazon at that point was the major player in the eBook market, but the U.S. Department of Justice claims that Apple and some of the leading publishers conspired together in a move to try and undercut that dominance. Since the verdict, Apple spokesperson Tom Neumayr has confirmed to AllthingsD that they intend to appeal the decision:
"Apple did not conspire to fix ebook pricing and we will continue to fight against these false accusations. When we introduced the iBookstore in 2010, we gave customers more choice, injecting much needed innovation and competition into the market, breaking Amazon's monopolistic grip on the publishing industry. We've done nothing wrong and and we will appeal the judge's decision."
There's a clear case to both sides of the argument, though what happens next only time will tell. What's your take on all this? Do you think it's a fair verdict, or is Apple absolutely right to appeal?
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It's no secret that I'm obsessed with the Duchess of Cambridge. I have been ever since her Kate Middleton days. If I was on Mastermind she would be my specialist subject, and believe me I would ace it. I'd be on fire. They'd probably run out of questions, but that would be okay, because I could fill in the time with some trivia off the top of my head. In the years since the engagement was announced I've read every news story (including the 'news' stories), blog-post and fashion breakdown about the former Kate Middleton, and I never get bored. I'm as keen for any new piece of information as any Royal Watcher – however, even I, the most ardent of Kate fans, draw the line at a live-cam on the door of the Lindo Wing.
What are we expecting to see?! She's not even going to go in that way – there are a number of secret entrances and ways for her to get in undetected, as confirmed by the news that she's been in for appointments and scans, entirely unphotographed.
However, 'Waity Katie' is keeping us waiting once again, and in the midst of an intense and oddly seasonal heatwave (well done British weather, you're right on time for once), it can almost feel as if we're the pregnant ones (ok – that's taking it a step too far, but you know what I mean). The waiting is made worse, of course, by the early-announcement of the pregnancy way back in December. Remember December? When you needed to wear a coat? No, me neither – it seems like another world away. The press have been regurgitating the same old no-news stories – how the birth will be announced, Kate's maternity wear so far, possible names, possible schools, etc – all possible, possible, possible. We have no new news, and we'll have none until the baby is actually here.
Clarence House have confirmed that when she's safely settled into a hospital bed, then an announcement will be made. And in due course, all being well, there will be the new-family photo-call on the steps, and maybe that's the time to watch the live-cam (I know I will be). But, until then, chill your boots. And here are some things to do in the meantime.
1) Donate to Baby Cambridge fundraiser
This is an excellent idea – a fund set up to support one of the Duchess of Cambridge's favourite charities – East Anglia's Childrens' Hospices.
2) Appreciate how ace The Queen is
You don't get through 12 Prime Minsters, 261 overseas visits and 61 years on the throne without developing a sense of perspective. Yes there's a live camera on a HOSPITAL DOOR, and the world's press is going mad for the birth of a future monarch, but HM has holiday plans, okay? Visiting Lake Windermere today she reportedly told a child "I would very much like it to arrive, I'm going on holiday". She's just ace. See also the Queen's cousin, Margaret Rhodes, who said she was 'not terribly excited' as 'everyone has babies'. There's something about the War generation.
3) Laugh at previous media predictions
Twins? Ginger? Ginger twins? Ginger twins called Diana 1 and Diana 2?! Yes, we're all excited, and with very few actual facts to go on the papers had to print something, but have a browse through any past stories – it's a good reminder of how little they get right. Guess we're just going to have to be patient. I know… it's rubbish.
4) Apply for the Head Housekeeper job at Windsor Castle
Definitely worth a go.
5) Read my favourite Kate Tumblr
I love this. I wish it was updated every day.
6) Watch this clip from when Prince William was born
My favourite bit starts at 1 minute 55 seconds in. Amazing. There are no words.
7) Read about other Royals
Obviously ours are pretty special – but there are lots of European Royals to choose from. Try Denmark, Sweden, or Spain. At the 2011 Royal Wedding Princess Letizia of Spain was wearing a dress so beautiful she was second only to Kate, and before you ask, yes I'm including Pippa. http://tinyurl.com/qgjwb44 I'm prepared to argue this one.
8) Visit Buckingham Palace
It's not open to summer visitors until the 27th July (by which time Baby Cambridge will hopefully be here) but if you live in London take advantage of the weather and carry a picnic down to Green Park after work. This is obviously after you've taken the obligatory touristy photo outside the gates of Buckingham Palace.
9) Rewatch the Royal Wedding
… or just the highlights. It's fun to watch even though you know the ending. No, I'm not crying, you're crying. Shut up.
10) Watch the Coronation Concert
– and see if you can spot a Middleton now and then.
Now you've done all of those is the baby here yet?! No?! Ahhh… well, I guess it's back to watching the Lindo Wing.


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Is there any one item (or more) from Berserk you would actually buy if it were in 1:1 scale? - I guess this one's more for Griffith and Walter than Aaz.
I think it's because you have more memorabilia than the two combined.I could ask you what you want, if you want me too
Here's some Dark Souls related questions for Walter and Aazealh.What are some things you like and dislike about Dark Souls?What is your favorite play style?Would you recommend Dark Souls to people who have not played Demon Souls?andAny particularly funny/upsetting deaths that stick out in your mind?You could always make this a topic, but Griffith might be left out. (He doesn't play Dark Souls right?) I wouldn't mind waiting until Griffith plays the game.
Gah, in the rush to record today I forgot to implement this question in the show notes, so we never got to it. We actually address all the questions except the last one, but trust me I'm sure I'll still be raving about Dark Souls again by the next podcast. And I have a few funny deaths, most of them involve falling from huge heights in Blighttown.
What would you do if you met Kentarou Miura?
I'm afraid it would pretty much play out like this for me, at least from his perspective:
What sort of a king do you think Griffith will turn out to be down the road? Will he be a kind, benevolent ruler who cares for the well being of his nation and subjects, or will he be a cruel and bloodthirsty tyrant?


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Xalapa, Mexico: Transforming Anger into Compassion
Apr 26, 2015 –
Venerable Thubten Chodron gives commentary on Chapter 6 of the Indian sage Shantideva's classic text, A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. Organized by Rechung Dorje Dragpa Center. Email email@example.com to register and receive venue details. All teachings will be streamed live on Facebuda.
When others harm us, we usually respond with anger and the wish to carry out vengeance. Shantideva counsels us to do the exact opposite—to cultivate compassion for our enemies, and to rejoice in the opportunity to purify our past negative actions. By practicing in this way, we develop the loving heart of fortitude, an essential quality for bodhisattvas or great beings who have made the commitment to become enlightened for the benefit of all beings.
The Buddha taught many ways to transform adversities into opportunities for spiritual growth, and Shantideva describes them completely in A Guide to a Bodhisattva's Way of Life, a revered Mahayana Buddhist text written in India around 700 CE. Its ten chapters outline the development of bodhicitta, the awakened heart that seeks the liberation and enlightenment of all beings.
This series of teachings covers a variety of Buddhist methods for working with disturbing emotions that arise when we are faced with difficulties, not by falling into depression or striking out at the world, but by framing the situation differently. No matter what our religion, learning to work with adverse situations is essential for all beings.


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Way to waste my time, Liberty Ross
When the new Vanity Fair cover was revealed earlier this week, Lainey commented, "Vanity Fair is out for blood all over the place." We're all waiting for the big expose on Goop, they're reportedly pressuring Nigella Lawson to participate in a feature story, and the topline of the new cover boasts, The Wife Who Outfoxed Kristen Stewart. Given their sudden machine-gun-style attack on celebrities, I, like most of you, saw that and immediately thought we'd be getting some smutty smut about last year's cheating scandal involving Stewart, her married director Rupert Sanders and his model wife Liberty Ross. Well VF has released their exclusive with Ross and it's F*CKING LAME.
Look, I can't imagine what it's like to be cheated on, especially when you've been together nearly half your life and have a couple of kids. I don't know how anyone gets through something like that, and I'm convinced the people who do are halfway to sainthood because I'm pretty sure my reaction to infidelity would involve a lot of lighter fluid and like, thousands of matches. I can't fathom what Ross has been through and the fact that she didn't set Rupert Sanders on fire impresses me on a certain level. But this? This weak-ass "one year later" BS that belongs in Us Weekly? Ain't nobody got time for this sh*t.
What Ross did here was waste my gossip time. Gossip time is finite and must be rationed—for instance, here at LaineyGossip no one bothers with reality TV and its stars. Vanity Fair, with that provocative headline, made this story sound like a must read, but the exclusive is boring. Take out the names, and Ross's story could be any business wife, putting her own ambitions on hold to support her husband's career and raise their kids and then it turns out he's banging the hot young thing at work. It doesn't diminish Ross's pain, which I'm sure is very real, but this story is literally a dime a dozen. It does not deserve the headline it got. How, exactly, did she outfox Kristen Stewart?
Unless we're talking PR strategy. Because Ross's game was WAY better than Stewart's. This is what pained me the most about Stewart's scandal last year. Not what she did—it was moronic and disappointing but if I got bent out of shape every time a young actress did something like that, I would be permanently crooked—but how she handled it. There was never any organized strategy of either retreat or rebuilding. It was just floundering and then silence.
Meanwhile, Ross was making a point of being seen (which doesn't really jive with the image of her being "completely secluded"), always looking put together and with her chin up. It made her even more sympathetic than being the wronged party already made her, made her look strong and in control even as her world fell apart. I recall a lot of "unnamed sources" speaking on her behalf, but nothing from Ross herself, which gave her plausible deniability with the public so that nearly a year and a half later she can make the claim that she retreated and "let it all roll past her". It was good media management, well executed.
Or it was, up until this exclusive. Now I'm side-eyeing Liberty Ross. Now I'm thinking, What do you want? What is this supposed to do for you? Because you waited over a year to speak out and now that you finally have, you have said nothing interesting. You jockeyed, you positioned, you bided your time, and then you came in here and wasted my gossip time. For what? If you're going to wait a year-plus to give an exclusive to a major magazine about one of the biggest celebrity scandals in recent memory, and in doing so shovel more sh*t on a person who, yes, f*cked up incredibly, but who also ought to be allowed to put her life back together at some point, make it worth my gossip time. This was not worth my gossip time.


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When the phone rings at your house, you usually don't expect the caller to tell you that your house is on fire.
But that's exactly what happened to Pomfret's Andrew Riley on Thursday.
According to Pomfret fire officials, Riley was listening to his iPod in the lower level of his two and half-story home when he got a call from his alarm company.
Riley didn't smell smoke or hear any alarms when he was listening to his tunes, but soon after the phone call he ran up the stairs to realize his exercise room was on fire.
Pomfret firefighters rushed to the scene and put out the flames. Only the exercise room and a connecting office were damaged by the blaze. We assume his iPod made it out safely.


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Rschmidt needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 789 designs submitted by 172 freelance designers.
YayorNay (we also own correct spelling YeaorNay)
Clean sheet design for a website logo (website design to follow). Website will be a comprehensive ratings/review site specifically for local service providers - more specifically, home services (roofing, siding hvac, plumbing, electrical, landscaping etc) ) and automotive services (brakes, repairs, transmissions, glass, autobody etc).
We are not going to be all things to all people (home+auto is still huge).
I want the logo to be sassy and smart - yet warm and credible - and very brandable.
We also own the correct spelling: YeaorNay.com
An existing site we aim to one-up: angieslist.com
Web saavy homeowners and auto drivers. No, really - all those fine folk. United States only.
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Amy's Carpenter's Star - Amy is working on a Carpenter's Star quilt this month with her local bee and happened to make an extra package of fabric, so I told her to send it my way. She sent a gorgeous blue print from Khristian A. Howell's Morroccan Mirage collection (still in stock at Hawthorne Threads!) as well as a gorgeous salmon from Art Gallery's Pure Elements collection and some background Kona. I love this Carpenter's Star block, so glad Cherie wrote a simple tute for it!
Star Crossed Stitch Quilt - Almost done! Thanks for all of the feedback on how to sash and border this one; in the end, I went with my gut, which said to finish the top simply, to let the blocks shine. The top's all done, though it was super difficult to photograph yesterday, thanks to lots of gale force gusts of wind. Now if only I could decide how to quilt it... ;)
Getting started on:
Cosmic Burst project - Mark Cesarik was kind enough to send some of his gorgeous upcoming Cosmic Burst (coming to a fabric store near you in April!) collection my way and I'm trying to decide how to best use it. I've got a bunch of ideas, just need to decide on one! I really love the bright jewel toned colors in this collection, especially the bright blue.
Oakshott Shot Cottons project - I received a gorgeous package of Oakshott shot cotton fabrics from Mr. Oakshott himself this week and I'm totally in awe of how amazing they are. Super smooth and soft and lovely dimensions, too! I think I might do some paper piecing with these beauties. Perhaps some NY Beauty blocks?
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On one of the biggest defensive plays for any team this season, Thomas Robinson had his eyes closed. Kansas' national player of the year hopeful says so himself. Missouri point guard Phil Pressey drove left from the top of the floor, Robinson moved across the lane to cut him off at the rim—and the swat heard 'round the college basketball world forced overtime in a Border War finale eventually won by the Jayhawks.
Without that block, KU might not have won its eighth consecutive Big 12 regular-season title.
Did we mention Robinson's eyes were closed at the time?
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That was anomalous in more ways than one. If the best thing about KU this season is its 6-10 junior lottery pick-in-waiting—and the at times devastating on-court effect created by his pairing with 7-0 junior center Jeff Withey—then the second-best thing is that the Jayhawks go into the tournament with their eyes wide-open.
This is a team that knows itself—knows its flaws. Coach Bill Self has been hammering away at the Jayhawks all season about the consistency of their effort. Self's motivational message was a driving factor in their sprint to the finish line of the regular season, during which they broke free of a three-way tie for first place in the conference with Missouri and Baylor.
"I think we're better at it," Robinson says. "(But) we're still not good at it."
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It's a meaningful mouthful from a player who seemingly has been as consistent as anyone in the country; Robinson has reached double figures in scoring in all but one game and is second in the nation in rebounding (11.8 per game). If he's on board to dig even deeper throughout the postseason, how can his teammates not follow his lead?
Withey, in particular, has benefited from his frontcourt partner's example—and from Self's occasionally harsh words, often directed straight at him. Without question, he definitely needs to keep hearing them. Though he's one of the college game's premier shot blockers and is skilled enough to have been named national player of the week once in February, he also had a few of the most disappointing performances of his career that same month.
— What other teams can win it all?
Seriously, how does one hit Oklahoma State for 18 points, 20 rebounds and seven blocks in one meeting, and six points, two rebounds and one block in the other?
KU can't win its second national title in five years with Withey as a nonfactor in later rounds. But the Jayhawks wouldn't even be in the discussion if not for Robinson, whom fellow power forward Ricardo Ratliffe of Missouri calls "a great player, their best player—a pro."
— Region breakdowns: South | West | East | Midwest
Frankly, Robinson is one to root for, too. You may recall how cruel last winter was to him, as he lost both maternal grandparents and then his 43-year-old mother in a matter of less than a month. It's a heartbreaking story that will be retold for as long as KU lasts in this year's tournament.
Robinson has revealed much about himself during his star turn as a junior, tweeting like mad and letting his emotions flow on the court and after games. After KU's loss to Missouri in early February—in which the Jayhawks went scoreless over the final 3:20 and gave up an eight-point lead at Missouri—big No. 0 was choked up.
"We blew that game," he said.
He was just being honest. There were tears in his eyes, but they were wide-open.


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Monday, September 28, 2015
Eat, Pray, Snark
There are times when I find myself truly nonplussed at the thought of explicating yet another stanzel of this Hunting of the Snark. Some of you might think that Lewis Carroll had a rough job of it, coming up with anapaest after anapaest, all of 'em having to do with Snarkery and all of 'em in the finest High Anglican-cum-Nonsense bon style. However, this pate-addling task of devising pictures for verse upon which one then devises prose easily beggars any of the rather picayune literary horrors that Mr. Carroll might have endured.
Perhaps you think that I have taken the elementary precaution of creating some sort of "plan", a detailed system of references and motifs aligned with the development of the entire poem, a conceptual blueprint with which I could then research, prepare and execute each and every one of these drawings.
Such however, is not the case. In fact, it is the exact opposite of the truth. I am utterly unprepared and thoroughly disorganized, quite honestly, I am making it all up as I go along and I can't help myself for I have no plan nor strategy nor even a sense of direction about any of this Snark stuff.
What brings all of this inner turmoil to mind is the illustration shown above of the Beaver and Butcher lost in an immense maze. They are cold, they are hungry, they are nervous and upset with one another. And why is that?
The Beaver will tell you, very indignantly, that it is because the Butcher won't stop and ask for directions. But how can he when I have never bothered to make any!
Yes, dear ladies, gentlemen and any other sort of readers, the masculine sense of direction is marvelously blank. There's no need to ask for directions when we know that all roads lead to Boojum!
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|Statement by Ambassador Liu Zhenmin at the 64th Session of the General Assembly under Agenda Item 70 : "Strengthening of the Coordination of Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance of the United Nations, including Special Economic Assistance"
Mr. President:
The Chinese delegation thanks you for your introduction. Now I would like to make a few comments under this agenda item.
Mr. President,
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According to the Secretary-General's report, the frequency of natural disasters in the past two years has shown a tendency of decline, but their impact and gravity have remained severe. Due to the global financial and economic crisis, the vast number of developing countries are suffering from multiple wounds of economic backslide, increased vulnerability and insufficient assistance. Their efforts in disaster relief, disaster reduction and preparedness have been seriously challenged by the lack of funds and technology. The current global humanitarian relief situation has become more difficult. How to further enhance the trust and cooperation among all relevant partners, cope with the tension between the increase in demand for global humanitarian assistance and the decrease in resources, genuinely help the developing countries build their capacities for disaster relief and risk reduction, and realize the goal of fast post-disaster recovery and long-term development have become a common task and challenge facing the international humanitarian community.
China believes that the Guiding Principles on humanitarian assistance set out in GA Resolution 46/182 constitute the prerequisite and foundation for effective humanitarian Assistance. Partners in humanitarian relief, in particular, including humanitarian agencies and personnel of the UN, must abide by the principles of humanity, neutrality and impartiality, respect the sovereignty and territory integrity of the affected country, comply with the international humanitarian law and laws of the host country, and respect local culture and traditions, so as to ensure the credibility and smooth implementation of the UN humanitarian relief work. China supports the relevant UN entities in intensifying training for their personnel to ensure the full respect and implementation of the above mentioned Guiding Principles of the humanitarian assistance, and enforce a stricter and more effective accountability system.
Mr. President,
Since the 46th Session of the General Assembly, relevant UN resolutions have been reiterating the importance of helping the developing countries to strengthen their capacity in disaster reduction, preparedness and relief. However, affected countries have seen very limited support for their capacity-building efforts at the national and local levels. Facts have shown that the lack of capacity has become one of the major constraints hampering the effective response by affected countries to humanitarian crises.
China calls upon the international community to set as a priority in humanitarian assistance work helping countries stricken by disasters strengthen their capacity for disaster reduction and relief. The UN system should endeavor to enhance the existing humanitarian response capacity, knowledge and institutions. It should also urge the parties concerned to earnestly fulfill their commitment of transferring disaster relief and reduction technology and expertise to the developing countries, and help the affected countries realize a smooth transition from relief to development. China looks forward to the report to be submitted by the Secretary-General next year to fully reflect the progress made in the area of capacity-building.
Mr. President,
Under the guidance of Under-Secretary General Mr. Holmes, the UN Office of Coordination on Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has played a unique coordinating and guiding role in the area of humanitarian assistance, to which the Chinese delegation expresses its appreciation and support.
China believes that with the deepening of the reform of the UN humanitarian assistance system, the coordinating role of OCHA should be constantly strengthened. China hopes OCHA will make further efforts in the following areass:
1. Endeavor to obtain timely, adequate, flexible and predictable resources for humanitarian assistance;
2. Conduct in-depth studies and make guiding recommendations on ways to help disaster affected countries enhance their capacity to respond to disasters;
3. Take concrete measures to prevent UN humanitarian decision-making and operations from being disturbed by "media visibility" concerns, thus deviating from relevant humanitarian principles and mandates;
4. Maintain both its policy focus on, and resource input to, non-climate-related natural disasters; and
5. Improve staff recruitment to ensure full representation, and help promote communication and mutual trust between OCHA and the developing member states.
Mr. President,
The Group of 77 and China has submitted to the current Session of the General Assembly the draft resolution on "International Cooperation on Humanitarian Assistance in the Field of Natural Disasters, from Relief to Development". The Chinese delegation calls upon all member states to actively engage in the consultation and reach a consensus as early as possible.
Mr. President,
China is a natural-disaster-prone developing country. Disaster reduction, preparedness and emergency relief are perennial arduous tasks facing the governments at all levels in China. While coping with the enormous challenges posed by natural disasters, the Chinese Government attaches great importance to international cooperation in the field of humanitarian assistance. At the request of the governments of the affected countries and upon the appeal of the international community, China is taking an active part in international relief efforts and widely sharing its experience in disaster relief and disaster reduction. China will, as always, continue to support the efforts of the UN system and the international community in the field of disaster risk reduction, preparedness and relief, and do its part in helping relevant affected countries and their people overcome disasters and rebuild their homes.Thank you, Mr. President


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4–5 According to the World Health Organization, one in four of us will develop at least one mental illness or behavioral disorder in our lifetime. Depression alone affects an estimated 121 million people worldwide. At the two-day EMBO/EMBL Science and Society Conference, biologists, psychologists and neuroscientists will explore the ethical and social implications of major mental illnesses as well as their causes and treatment. Attendees will debate the definitions of mental disorders, financial interests in the refinement of both diagnoses and drugs, and controversial new therapies, among other topics.
Heidelberg, Germany
5 Little-known fact: brain tumors kill approximately 13,000 people every year in the U.S. Although advances in treatments have reduced the progression of tumors and extended patients' lifetime, new therapies are needed. During the fifth International Brain Tumor Awareness Week, supporters and survivors will organize activities to help raise awareness of this devastating disease, its causes and potential treatments. Past activities have included a charity walk, a picnic and a scientific conference.
Walks take place in several locations around the world
12–16 Which elements of human behavior are dictated by genes, and which are influenced by experience? C. elegans, the soil-dwelling worm that has achieved notoriety as a model organism in science, is helping researchers discover the answer. At the five-day Society for Neuroscience Conference, Cornelia I. Bargmann of the Rockefeller University will discuss her team's findings on the behavior of worms, including a gene that determines whether they prefer to eat alone or in groups. Her lab has also found a molecule that guides neurons to form connections during worms' early development, potentially hinting at how human brains develop, too.
Washington, D.C.
Lecture Series Roundup: Talks on the Brain
November 2
You may recall the compelling story of Jill Bolte Taylor, the Harvard-trained neuroanatomist who suffered a severe stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain in 1996 and made a stunning recovery eight years later. As part of INSIGHT Lectures, Taylor will talk about the research she conducted before her stroke and the details of her disorder and recovery. Notably, she will discuss the differences between the right and left sides of the brain, tactics to minimize the effects of a stroke, and the experience of being both a patient and a doctor.
November 11–12
Empathy is a fundamental aspect of human social interactions. Recent evidence suggests we possess specific neural circuitry dedicated to experiencing the pain of others. A two-day symposium, Empathy: Self, Society, Culture, hosted by Indiana University, will delve into the biological and cultural roots of this trait. Attendees will discuss why empathy exists, advances in understanding the neural basis of altruism, and the ways in which society affects our empathetic tendencies.
Bloomington, Ind.
December 5–11
Our brains continue to form new neural pathways and rewire old ones throughout our lives. At the weeklong International Psychology of Health, Immunity and Disease Conference, neuroscientists and psychologists will explore the brain's malleability and how this trait can be exploited to help people reduce stress and heal trauma. Conference attendees will also delve into the potential benefits of energy psychology, which includes the alternative therapies of acupuncture and hypnosis, to treat patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and addiction problems.
Hilton Head Island, S.C.
December 8
Although mindfulness originated as a component of Buddhist tradition, the practice is fast gaining popularity in the U.S. and Europe as an alternative to pharmaceutical therapies in relieving the burden of anxiety disorders, depression and other conditions. In his lecture entitled The Psychology of Meditative Thinking, James Mitchell, an instructor at University of California, San Francisco, will explain how mindfulness meditation can improve overall health, reduce stress levels and create a calmer state of mind.
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Persimmon Pie
Fuyu persimmons have flat, not pointy, bottoms. They can be pricey, so canvas the trees of your neighbors and friends or try Asian markets such as Le Asia in San Ramon. This pie comes from a 1981 Sunset magazine reader submission, but it's nestled into a vodka pie crust.
2½ pounds firm-ripe Fuyu persimmons
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2½ tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon grated orange peel
½ teaspoon grated lemon peel
3 tablespoons lemon juice
Foolproof vodka pie dough (see below) or your favorite pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie
1 tablespoon butter, cut into small pieces
1. Preheat oven to 375. Trim and discard stem ends of persimmons, and thinly peel. Slice crosswise into thin rounds; you should have about 8 cups.
2. In a large bowl, combine the persimmons, sugars, tapioca, cinnamon, citrus peels, and lemon juice; stir gently to blend.
3. Roll dough into two rounds. Fit one into the bottom of a 9-inch deep-dish pie pan. Pour in persimmon mixture and dot with butter. Lay remaining pastry over fruit. Fold pastry edges together and crimp to seal. Cut decorative slits in top pastry. Place on cookie sheet and bake on the lowest rack in a 375 degree oven until juices bubble in center of pie and pastry is well browned, about 1 hour. Can be made 1 day ahead. Serve with whipped cream or eggnog or vanilla ice cream.
— Lorraine Kalajakis, San Ramon, and Corrine Camblin, Nevada City
Foolproof Vodka Pie Dough
Makes enough for one 9-inch double-crust pie.
2½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into ¼ inch slices and chilled
½ cup vegetable shortening, cut into pieces and chilled
¼ cup cold vodka
¼ cup cold water
1. In a food processor, pulse 1½ cups of the flour, salt and sugar until just combined. Add the butter and shortening and process until a homogeneous dough just starts to collect in uneven clumps, about 15 seconds. (The dough will resemble cottage cheese curds, and there should be no uncoated flour.)
2. Scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula and redistribute the dough evenly around the processor blade. Add the remaining 1 cup flour and pulse until mixture is evenly distributed around bowl and the mass of dough has been broken up, 4-6 pulses. Empty mixture into medium bowl.
3. Sprinkle the vodka and water over the mixture. With a rubber spatula, use a folding motion to mix, pressing down on the dough until the dough is slightly tacky and sticks together. Divide the dough into two even balls and flatten each into a 4-inch disk. Wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 45 minutes or up to 2 days. Roll out with a little flour when ready to use.
Note: This recipe is the result of 148 crusts' worth of experimentation by Cook's Illustrated staffer J. Kenji Alt and is included in the new "The Best of America's Test Kitchen 2009" Alt writes: "Vodka is essential to the texture of the crust and imparts no flavor — do not substitute. This dough will be moister and more supple than most standard pie dough and will require more flour to roll out (up to ¼ cup)."


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John Gosling
John Gosling is a London-based DJ, who began his musical career playing saxophone and bass guitar for his first band AKE in Brighton in the late 1970s. After a move to London's famous 'street of mavericks' Beck Road, he joined the less structured environment of Genesis P. Orridge's Psychic TV. In 1985 he left to experiment with rare groove and hip hop as a DJ, eventually taking up a residency at the Dungeon Club in Hackney towards the late 1980s. In 1990 he left live Djing to remix with other artists such as Madonna, Peter Gabriel and Goldie, and made 'Fascinating Rhythm' as Bassomatic with William Orbit. In 1994, under the pseudonym Mekon, Gosling released 'Phatty's Lunch Box', which became heavily referenced by many producers worldwide. With various collaborations with LRD's Jacques Lu Cont, Evil B and Alex Gifford, Gosling's career has merged the sonority of break-beat, hip-hop and guitar music with his innovative use of sampling.
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Ballantine, July 2003, 23.95, 272 pp. ISBN 0345457045 Eleven months after the Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles remains fragmented along racial lines and the LAPD is still reeling from the fact that four of their own are going to be on trial. Some members of the community are trying to heal the troubled city by campaigning for the mayoral candidate that they believe will work to unite the racially divided city. Korean-American Vicki Park believes ...


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Trit77 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 27 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
The Recovery Zone, Inc.
We are a start-up venture with patents and trademarks on several items that will give the mainstream consumer self care solutions to common simple injuries far superior to what exists currently.
We are launching the "FirStep Ankle Sprain Kit" this month. It allows one to self-apply the same method of treatment that an Athletic Trainer would apply to a big time athlete, greatly reducing recovery time and return to activity.
Our target audience is the active person that understands the value of being prepared to take care of themselves and others around them in regards to minor injuries that will sideline them from normal activities.
The list would include: athletes, weekend warriors, soccer moms, coaches, scoutmasters, schools, teams, hikers, hunters and all other outdoor and physical activity participants.
My company name and logo are trademarked.
I would like to create a design using the same shadowed script as the Rawlings logo design or the Baseball tailed script with my logo positioned in front of the name much like the Circled "R" in front of the Rawlings name. I want to use the same color scheme.
This should be very simple and straight forward. I'm more interested in a classic legacy look of tradition than anything funky...
The original logo design is directed toward the classic "First Aid" cross with a figure celebrating in the "Recovery Zone" in the middle of the logo. Since that design is trademarked, I can't move away from the basic design. Feel free to add your twist to it.
Please include versions with and without the tag line:
FirStep™ Solutions for Rapid Recovery and Injury Prevention
Thanks and good luck.
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Intel has moved to a more advanced, 34- nanometer manufacturing process for its leading NAND flash-based Solid State Drive (SSD) products and the results are spectacular. Read on to see how the Intel X25-M Mainstream 160GB Generation 2 SATA SSD does against more than a dozen other 2.5″ SATA drives!
Intel informed us that while many specifications have been improved, that they do not expect many noticeable gains on application-based benchmarks. Targeted drive benchmarks and tests will show the differences however. It should noted that the X25-M will also support Microsoft Windows 7 when it becomes available. At that time, Intel plans to deliver a firmware update to allow support of the Windows 7 Trim command, along with an end user tool, to allow users to optimize the performance of their SSD on Windows XP and Vista operating systems.
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I can't seem to shake this.
SO I am going to write it all down.
Will it to go.
This overwhelming ache that just won't go away.
He was just a dog right?
No. Unfortunately, he was way more than a little more than that.
And I just can't shake it.
People are so insensitive.
SO if you don't want to hear about my dog then, move along.
And if you decide to stay, I might make you cry.
I am sorry about that too.
I am doing this for me.
For him.
On the morning that my dog died, I had brushed him and trimmed his nails.
I had cared for him just like I had for the past 9+ years.
He was one of mine.
He was one of us.
Later that night, heart broken, I couldn't help but feel a little glad that it had happened that way.
I had sent him off to heaven looking his best.
It doesn't seem fair to start with the end.
The beginning was much more sweet.
He was this tiny little football player looking yellow ball of fur.
I loved him instantly.
He loved us instantly.
We had spent months deciding on the perfect dog.
One that would be good to our young little family.
Collin was almost 5 and Chloe almost 3.
We all say, there has never been a better dog.
not ever.
I always had people tell me what a good dog he was.
He didn't steal things off the counter.
He didn't steal my balls of yarn.
He just wanted to make us happy.
And he did.
He did such a good job doing that.
I always said it was more than me training him.
It was him.
He could jump and catch a frisbee or tennis ball like some kind of crazy talented show dog.
He loved the water. He loved to swim.
I wish I would have taken him to a lake more often.
Once, When I was in the shower, the kids opened the door for an electrician who had shown up a little early. He told me they wouldn't come in unless I put my "guard" dog away.
WHAT? Max?
He had stepped up to the plate. He knew those kids should not have opened up the door.
Max made it clear that he was there too. Sort of funny, because most people only knew him as someone who might lick them to death.
I always told him it was lucky I loved him, because OH that hair. He had so much hair. I could barely keep up with it. He was beautiful. He was strong. He was smart. But what he was the most is sweet. He had such a sweet spirit.
His favorite thing was waffles.
On Saturday night he seemed like he wasn't feeling well.
I made him one.
It was the last thing he ate..
another grateful thought I have had.
He loved waffles.
When I was pregnant with the Bean, he knew.
He knew before I did.
He had started following me around. Sitting in front of me.
He blocked me into the shower by sitting too close to the door to let me out.
Silly dog. What is wrong with you?
Nothing. He was watching out for me.
When She came home he transferred that to her.
Sitting in front of where she lay. Eyeing anyone who came to see her.
A gentle giant. Faithfully loyal and good.
The kids used him as a step stool when they were little.
He happily let them.
He played hide and seek with them.
They often got mad because he could always find them.
He would give them away.
He loved to jump up and get fresh water straight from the bathroom sink.
Max had cancer.
We just did not know it.
On Saturday night I knew something was wrong.
By Sunday at 2:00 in the afternoon, he was gone.
When they told me there was nothing we could do, I cried.
But I didn't want him to go alone. He had always been with us.
His whole life.
When they brought my husband and I back to him he smiled and wagged his tail.
Even in pain, he wanted us happy.
I told him everything I could think to tell him.
I told him everything I thought the kids would want to tell him.
The vet told me he wouldn't close his eyes.
I hugged him and held him. I told him I loved him.
I thanked him.
He let out a happy long satisfied breath.
He closed his eyes.
Of course he would do that for me.
Of course he would leave in the most pleasant way possible.
That's just who he was.
I keep remembering him sitting up on the car ride to the hospital.
Soaking it all in.
Yesterday I had to clean out the car.
I let the chunks of his hair go in the wind.
ridiculous right? that something like that was so hard to let go of.
It was the last bits I had.
people ask me,
you knew right?
that's why you got your "new" dog...
and he's not new. He's a lot different.
I got Baltimore because I had this overwhelming feeling that it was the right time.
But, I got him for Max.
I thought they would have a couple of years together.
Not just a couple of months.
I came home from the hospital feeling so very empty.
And, I have this crazy new puppy to care for.
It felt so strange. Like, why did it happen that way?
To show me life's cycle.
To help me carry on.
I would have never gotten a puppy if I had known.
It would have hurt too much.
It was the right time I suppose. I just did not know at the time why.
I think he's helping us. I hope he can remember Max and help carry on his spirit.
In some small way.
In his own way.
The kids are now 14 and 12.
A new era really.
It's just so hard to let that one go.
And now I am done talking about it.
I don't want you to feel sorry for me.
I am lucky.
It's just mine to keep in my heart now.
But I had to write it all down.
For me.
and for him.


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DETROIT -- Unlike a lot of WWE superstars heading to Detroit for Wrestemania 23, Edge actually has a rich history in the city, full of a whole lot of "Sex and Violence."
"This is one of my main starting points," Edge told SLAM! Wrestling at the WM23 press conference, "and coming back for Wrestlemania, you can't beat it."
Edge was part of a tag team in the mid 1990s with former WWE wrestler Just Joe (Joe E. Legend). The two were known as Sex and Violence, a phrase that is now on some of Edge's t-shirt designs.
"I did steal it, but it was not copyrighted then."
Edge back then was known as Sexton Hardcastle. He formed friendships with future superstars Rhino, Christian Cage and the Headbangers, to name a few. He was wrestling in front of 100 people for Insane Championship Wrestling, a Detroit-based promotion.
Edge's partner, Joe E. Legend told SLAM! Wrestling in 2005 how Edge was the "Sex" in the team. "With a skull like this, I couldn't be Sex," Legend said.
Edge first knew he wanted to be a wrestler when he attended Wrestlemania 6 in Toronto. He got to feel what it is like to be one person of many watching two men in the ring. At Wrestlemania 23, he gets to feel what it is like to be one of the two men.
"I hope that a lot of Canadian fans will be able to make it," Edge said about Detroit's close access from Canada. "But it will be my job for all of them that come to hate me."
When an estimated 78,000 expected to see Edge at Wrestlemania, few will know that just 10 years earlier, in the same town, he was wrestling in front of a fraction of that. Edge did not hold back, despite the size of the crowd.
"A lot of my more brutal matches were here in Detroit," he said. Blood and sweat were what made up ICW. They were Detroit's answer to ECW, an organization that was not touring near Detroit at the time.
Detroit has always been a town of more brutal wrestlers and matches. The Original Sheik (Ed Farhat) made his mark in Detroit while his nephew Sabu is labeled the "most suicidal, homicidal, genocidal, death-defying athlete on the face of the planet" by Paul Heyman, former ECW owner.
Edge will know he succeeded when Wrestlemania 23 comes around. No one else he trained with, no one else that he wrestled with in Detroit will be in the ring that day but him.
And who would Edge like to face? "I am undefeated at Wrestlemania, and I can think of one other wrestler that is."
Edge is talking about The Undertaker. The two men have never been defeated in a Wrestlemania encounter, but they also have never fought each other. If they were to fight, something would have to budge.


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Shepherds on La Gomera in the Canary Islands communicate across long distances and over rough terrain with shrill whistles that represent Spanish word syllables. For example, those who know this "Silbo" language and are separated by a ravine can transmit a message like, "Meet you at the hilltop at three o'clock." A team of Spanish and American psychologists studying Silbo has found that the whistlers' brains treat the sounds as language, whereas the brains of Spaniards who do not know Silbo do not. This is clear evidence, says David Corina of the University of Washington, that "the language-processing regions of the human brain can adapt to a surprisingly wide range of signaling forms."
Corina and Manuel Carreiras of the University of La Laguna in the Canaries used functional neuroimaging to watch the subjects' brains while they listened to recorded Silbo, spoken Spanish and nonsense whistling. The temporal regions of the left hemisphere associated with spoken-language function became active when whistlers heard Silbo sentences, which did not happen for Spanish speakers who do not understand Silbo. Unfortunately, few shepherds live on La Gomera today, and most have cell phones. Silbo is dying out.


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Testimony began Tuesday on a hearing where Jackson Township again wants the Thrills strip club and restaurant to shut down for a year and not reopen without a permit it's never had.
Testimony began Tuesday on a hearing where Jackson Township again wants the Thrills strip club and restaurant to shut down for a year and not reopen without a permit it's never had.
Jackson Township attorney John Dunn and Thrills attorney/manager Ira Weiner appeared before County Court Judge David Williamson on the township's request for a court order to shut Thrills down again.
Thrills, which features scantily clad erotic female dancers, private lap dances, food and beverages, opened in March 2010 at Route 715 and Doll Drive, in what was then a commercial zone. The location previously had been home to a restaurant and bar without erotic dancers since 1987.
The Jackson Township zoning ordinance allows adult businesses, such as strip clubs and adult video stores, only in its industrial zone.
The township said Thrills was a nonconforming "adult cabaret" use requiring a permit to operate at that location under the zoning ordinance at the time, but Weiner said the business shouldn't be required to have a permit because it's still a restaurant and bar. The township said Thrills also violated state law by obscuring private lap dance areas from the view of the general public in common areas.
Siding with the township, the court in October 2010 ordered Thrills to close for one year and not reopen as a strip club unless it had a permit, which the township would grant only if Thrills followed state law and stopped obscuring the private lap dance areas. Thrills has since appealed in state Supreme Court and is still awaiting a response on that appeal.
Thrills meanwhile reopened in October without a permit and again has been found in violation of both township and state law.
In a separate but related move, the township in October passed a new ordinance rezoning Thrills' current location from commercial to single-family residential (R1). A restaurant and bar, even one without erotic dancers, is a nonconforming use in the R1 zone under the current ordinance, which means Thrills now needs a permit to continue operating there at all.
Weiner said in court Tuesday that the township had not given him a copy of the current zoning ordinance and that the court therefore should take no action until he's had a chance to review it.
"We're here under the previous zoning ordinance," Weiner said.
That has become moot, Dunn said.
"If the court again closes Thrills, the business must either follow the current zoning ordinance and get a permit to reopen as a restaurant and bar without erotic dancers, or never reopen again at that location," Dunn said.
Tuesday's testimony focused on whether the business qualifies as an adult cabaret and thus a nonconforming use under the ordinance. Weiner doesn't deny there are female dancers or private dances, but has a differing view of what constitutes an adult cabaret.
Investigator Byron Johnson with Pinnacle Investigations in Spokane Valley, Wash., and Easton school bus driver Sean Hinkel, whom Pinnacle Investigations hired, said they saw scantily clad and bare-breasted dancers on several different visits to Thrills. They said they had private lap dances in locations screened from common-area public view.
Weiner challenged their definitions of "common areas" and asked both witnesses if they are familiar with liquid latex body paint, which can make a dancer's breasts appear bare around the nipples.
Stroudsburg professional photographer Duane Kerzic, whom Weiner hired, took pictures of Thrills' interior. Weiner used Kerzic's photos to argue that private dance areas are visible from common areas.
Testimony resumes in July.


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Those familiar with Mikhail Beketov's ordeal describe his survival as nothing short of a miracle. The once fit, towering 51-year-old who campaigned on environmental issues and criticized his city government's policies through the pages of his newspaper is now gone. But the former editor of Khimkinskaya Pravda, an independent publication that exposed the blunders of the Khimki administration headed by Mayor Vladimir Strelchenko, has a fierce desire to return to normal life, or at least some semblance of it. He has a long way to go and he needs our help.
More than a year ago, on November 13, 2008, neighbors
found Beketov lying unconscious in a pool of blood, in the front garden of
his home in Khimki, a Moscow suburb. Attackers had struck to kill—they broke
his skull, smashed the fingers of both hands, broke his legs, and left him for
dead in the freezing cold. Doctors estimated that the attack had occurred at
least a day and a half before Beketov was discovered. He spent three weeks in a
coma, had seven surgeries including leg and finger amputations, and underwent
treatment in three different hospitals. Last week, doctors with the surgical
unit at the
Beketov's rehabilitation will take months, if not years, doctors say.
Meanwhile, his attackers are still at large; moreover, it is
unclear whether a serious investigation is under way. Two months after Beketov
was beaten, the lawyer representing his interests, Stanislav Markelov, was
murdered in downtown
After Khimkinskaya Pravda published an article on
excavations at a World War II burial site in 2007, local prosecutors brought
defamation charges against Beketov. Most outrageously, while Beketov's
attackers roam free, the journalist is banned from traveling outside of
A previous attack on Beketov is also unsolved. In May 2007, unidentified men set his car on fire. In a separate incident that year, his dog was deliberately killed.
Friends of Beketov have set up a hard currency account in
Account No. 40703840900490676000—dollar bank account at MOSKOMPRIVATBANK in
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Bank phone number: +7 (495) 787 6886
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A winner was selected from 38 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
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I am a stock broker working for a large Canadian Bank.
I manage about 1,000 customers.
I am in my early 40s.
I help consumers pick the best stocks and/or mutual funds, and build the best investment portfolio for their retirement.
Although my bank has a corporate web site, its stock brokers are invited to build their own web site. We have total creative freedom to build our own web site. It does NOT have to follow corporate style guides, except for : (1) using the corporate logo, (2) AND looking professional.
Here is the web site of my bank : http://info.nbfinancial.com/fbn/cda…00,00.html
I target consumers, not businesses.
I target primarily business professionals (architects, designers, engineers, senior executives) who make $60,000 a year and more. They are mostly between 40-55 years old.
I target both men and women. But I have more women as customers.
My audience is urban and trendy.
I wish to build a web site for two purposes :
1 - EDUCATION. I wish to use this web site primarily for "educational purposes". I wish to educate my existing customers about finance, investing, saving and budgeting. I will insert videos, articles, reference tools in this web site. I want this web site to be some kind of trendy, multimedia library.
2 - PROSPECTI NG. I want a simple page that can be used to "find" new customers (i.e. prospecting). This is a simple page where I offer consumers a "second opinion" on their current investments. This is NOT the primary focus of this web site, but an important secondary objective.
MENU. The menu of my web site ha 4 sections only :
- Learning Corner
- Get a 2nd opinion
- Profile and contact
- Useful Links
My web site HAS to be image-rich. I envision very large images, full screen.
It will have little content and text, so it has to be trendy and highly visual.
HOME PAGE. The home page of the web site should NOT have a lot of information. It should simply be image-rich WITH a small banner that features/highlights some of the educational videos.
I like having a very large image in the background and text appearing over the images.
YOUR DESIGN. Your design will consist of 2 pages:
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The menu of my web site needs to be as follows:
- Learning Corner
- Get a 2nd opinion
- Profile and contact
- Useful Links
My web site will only have 4 sections. Each section will be a page with 3-4 paragraphs. But the "Learning Corner" section will feature : videos (like youtube), articles (downloads), tools (downloads). It will be the richer section.
I attached the following documents to help you:
1) The logo
2) a few large images that can be used, for positioning purposes.
This is my existing web site, but it does not feature educational material. It is simply a static web site.
I very much like this web site : http://www.aedifica.com/#1?lang=en
This site is exactly what I am looking for. Please look at it in details. But I do not want to copy it. I am looking for something similar, but different enough to avoid being a copycat.


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Smoothie King® Makes Splash with Grand Opening in Orlando
New Winter Park Location to Host Fundraiser and Giveaways
Winter Park, Fla., (July 8, 2015) - Smoothie King Franchises, Inc., the leading smoothie franchise company with more than 700 stores worldwide, will open a new location at 2254 Aloma Avenue, Winter Park, Fla. The 900-square-foot space is the first of five stores that business partners and Smoothie King franchisees Barry Edwards and Christie Dornier will open in the next three years in the Orlando metro area.
On July 16, 2015, the new Winter Park Smoothie King store will host a fundraiser for the local Crosby YMCA; all smoothie sales, up to $1,500, will go back to the local YMCA. Then, on July 17, 2015, the new store will host a grand opening day that includes free Smoothie King t-shirts to the first 100 guests. In addition, attendees will have a chance to win a $250 "Smoothies for Summer" gift card.
"We are thrilled to bring Smoothie King to Winter Park," said Christie Dornier, Winter Park franchisee for Smoothie King. "Our smoothies are the perfect fit for a community that aligns so well with our company's mission of inspiring people to live a healthy and active lifestyle."
Grand Opening Celebrations Schedule:
- Thursday, July 16th from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Smoothie King and Crosby YMCA Fundraiser
- Friday, July 17th from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Smoothie King Grand Opening Day
All events will be hosted at the new Winter Park store located at: 2254 Aloma Avenue in Winter Park, Fla.
About Smoothie King Franchises Inc.
Smoothie King Franchises, Inc. is a privately held, New Orleans-area-based franchise company with more than 700 units worldwide. By creating each smoothie with a purpose, Smoothie King makes it simple and pleasurable for guests to achieve their individual health goals. The franchise also offers a number of healthy retail products, including sports beverages, energy bars, vitamins, supplements and more.Smoothie King was founded in 1973 by Steve Kuhnau, whose mission was to help others achieve better health in a tasty way. In 1989, Smoothie King became the first smoothie franchise in the U.S. and currently operates in 33 states, the Caymans, Singapore and the Republic of Korea. In 2015, Smoothie King was ranked No. 1 by Entrepreneur magazine in the juice bar category for the 21st year and No. 79 overall on the 2015 Franchise 500 list. In 2014, Smoothie King partnered with the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association to launch the Smoothie King Center, a multi-purpose indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. Visit www.smoothieking.com or www.smoothiekingfranchise.com; engage on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SmoothieKing; follow on Twitter at http://twitter.com/smoothieking.


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CommonSenseRevisited necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 25 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
Common Sense Revisited is a modern-day tribute to Thomas Paine's original, re-written for today's times and today's issues.
Common Sense Revisited explains why there is a groundswell of people beginning to return to our founding principles and how this return can help us solve the many problems that face our country. It is a pamphlet written to transform hearts and minds.
We are trying to create paradigm shift towards freedom in a time where our liberties are being lost everyday.
Our target audience is mainly libertarian/Ron Paul people. However, our pamphlet is enjoyed by anyone who wishes to enjoy the freedoms our U.S. Constitution protect.
It is meant to be an introductory to the concept of freedom and liberty.
We want a clear download button (fairly large) that makes it very clear that users can download the pamphlet for free. Above the download button, we want a description of what Common Sense Revisited is. It should say:
COMMON SENSE; Revisited (large text)The modern day tribute to Thomas Paine's original. (slightly smaller text)
The download button should look nice, attract attention and should have the CSR logo or front cover image of the pamphlet and say "free download" and "PDF format."
We want to have 3 attractive boxes positioned above the fold, below the download button, across the bottom of the page. The purpose of these 3 boxes is to act as portals to the 3 primary sections of our site. Put in placeholder text to show the text links.
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Top nav with CSR logo as a link to home page. Can see current nav at original site. Also, a secondary top nav similar to Digg.com which has: Government, Power, Welfare, Environment, Education, Foreign Policy, Drugs. The purpose of this alternate nav is to let people browse all content by the issues by category.
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The 100-unit Collier Village Apartments at 365 Center St. in Collierville has sold for $4.4 million.
Collier Village Apartments Utah LLC – an affiliate of Salt Lake City-based Property Asset Management Inc. – bought the townhouse-style multifamily complex in a Feb. 26 special warranty deed from Collier Village Associates LLC.
The seller bought the Class C property in 2007 for $4.2 million.
Built in 1975, the complex sits on 4.7 acres on the west side of Center Street at its intersection with Keough Road. The Shelby County Assessor of Property's 2013 appraisal was $2.6 million.
Collier Village, which has an alternate address of 376 Ramport Lane, offers primarily two-bedroom townhomes, with some one-bedroom flats. The average unit size is 852 square feet.
The buyer assumed the seller's loan, a $3.8 million deed filed in August 2012 through Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC. Paul D. Montgomery signed the loan assumption as president of Property Asset Management.
Source: The Daily News Online & Chandler Reports
– Daily News staff
Memphis Public Library and Information Center customers now have access to more digital audiobooks through OneClick Digital, one of the library's newest online resources for customers on the go.
More than 1,000 new e-audiobooks are available thanks to funding from the city of Memphis and a partnership with Recorded Books' RBdigital. To use them, readers create an account on the library website using their library card number and PIN. Then, they download the OneClick Digital app, which is available for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Nook Color and Kindle Fire.
Books are available to download from authors such as John Grisham, Stephen King, Sue Monk Kidd and more.
– Andy Meek
Memphis City Council members return Tuesday, March 4, to the issue of monthly streetlight fees charged by Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division since the council voted last year to shift the responsibility for streetlights to the utility and out of the city operating budget.
Up for discussion is what amounts to a counteroffer by the utility board to a February council proposal that recommended a flat monthly fee of $3.17 a month for residential customers, $6.67 for small commercial properties and $19.54 for large commercial properties.
In its resolution, the MLGW board said it was concerned that the council's proposal is "more regressive and would have the effect of shifting cost to those least likely to be able to afford to pay."
The utility board is recommending the council keep the existing rate of $1.08 for apartments and $4.32 for single-family homes, but go to a single rate of $8.65 for all commercial properties.
The existing commercial rates are $6.48 for small commercial and $19.07 for large commercial.
An ordinance to require individual water meters for units in new apartment complexes is on the agenda Tuesday for third and final reading. But its sponsor, council member Myron Lowery, indicated last month there will probably be a delay in a final vote for amendments to the proposal.
And the council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on an urban renewal plan for the Raleigh Springs Mall that would allow planning to begin for construction of a new Memphis Police traffic precinct on the site.
– Bill Dries
The American Athletic Conference named University of Memphis freshman forward Austin Nichols its Rookie of the Week for games through March 2, and also named guard Michael Dixon to its Weekly Honor Roll.
Nichols averaged 13.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 blocks as the Tigers went 1-1, losing at Houston but rallying to defeat then-No. 7 Louisville at FedExForum. Nichols scored 14 points in the 72-66 victory over the Cardinals.
Dixon, a senior, averaged 18.5 points and 3.0 assists in the two games and had a team-high 18 points vs. Louisville.
– Don Wade
Bikram Yoga Memphis is hosting a grand opening for its Overton Square location Sunday, March 9.
Students are invited to take free classes at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and to attend an open house party from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Students can purchase class packages and retail items at 25 percent off, and the studio is also offering a presale of a six-month membership for $500.
The Overton Square Bikram Yoga Memphis, located at suite 205 of the building that formerly housed the ice skating rink and Palm Court Restaurant, will offer 90-minute classes seven days a week.
– Amos Maki
Tennessee State Veterans homes in Knoxville and Murfreesboro have been ranked among the best in the country.
U.S. News and World Report rated more than 16,000 nursing homes using data research on nursing home safety, health inspection and staffing.
The source of the data originates from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
In 2013, CMS issued five-star ratings to the Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans Home in Knoxville and the Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro.
This is the third year for the distinction for the home in Murfreesboro and the second for the home in Knoxville.
– The Associated Press
U.S. construction spending showed a tiny increase in January as strength in housing helped to offset declines in nonresidential building and government projects.
Construction spending edged up 0.1 percent in January, significantly slower than an upwardly revised 1.5 percent gain in December, the Commerce Department reported Monday.
Home building was up 1.1 percent in January with single-family construction rising 2.3 percent and apartment building up 1 percent.
However, there was widespread weakness outside of housing. Non-residential construction fell 0.2 percent and office building was flat, with bad weather likely a factor in the weakness.
Total government construction was down 0.8 percent in January compared with December.
Construction spending totaled $943.1 billion in January at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.
The 1.1 percent rise in housing construction was just half of the 2.5 percent gain in December.
Economists had expected the January weakness, believing that construction, like other parts of the economy, would be slowed by the unusually cold weather. However, the expectation is that builders will see better gains once spring and warmer weather arrive.
Most economists are looking for sales of new and existing homes to show further gains in 2014, bolstered by an improving economy and steady job growth.
Americans spent more in January, but the increase came from a surge in spending on heating bills during the harsh winter. Spending in areas such as autos and clothing declined.
Spending rose 0.4 percent in January after a 0.1 percent gain in December the Commerce Department said Monday. The December figure was revised down from a 0.4 percent increase.
Income grew 0.3 percent in January after no increase in December.
The overall spending increase in January reflected a 0.8 percent jump in spending on services, the effect of higher heating bills. It was the biggest increase in spending on services since October 2001.
Spending on durable goods such as autos fell 0.3 percent. And spending on nondurable goods, covering things like clothing and food, dropped 0.7 percent.
"Spending looks great but is not," said Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics. Without an 11.3 percent surge in spending on utility bills, Shepherdson said consumer spending would have been close to flat.
Consumer spending is closely watched because it drives about 70 percent of economic activity. On Friday, the government said the economy grew at a 2.4 percent annual rate in the October-December quarter, down sharply from an initial estimate of a 3.2 percent rate.
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Safe Bulkers (SB) was one of the Russell 2000's biggest losers for Monday December 21 as the stock slid 8.3% to $0.83, a loss of $-0.0747 per share. Starting at an opening price of $0.97 a share, the stock traded between $0.82 and $0.97 over the course of the trading day. Volume was 440,234 shares over 1,134 trades, against an average daily volume of 301,783 shares and a total float of 83.49 million.
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