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Burke Smith joined HSA as Chief Corporate Communications Officer February 1, 2011. Burke is a licensed California real estate broker and an industry leader with more than 15 years of sales, marketing and management experience in top-tier U.S. companies. He has successfully developed and launched more than 20 real estate brands nationwide, including his own, making him responsible for over $900 million in closed real estate and mortgage transactions in the last seven years. Burke is regarded as the only coach/consultant in the world with first-hand experience building a successful internet driven real estate company. He now focuses exclusively on helping real estate agents, managers and brokers successfully migrate from a print-based world to the online and social world we live in today.
Burke is also the Founder of YourNetCoach.com, a coaching and consulting firm specializing in the integration of offline and online marketing strategies for real estate professionals and brokerages. Prior to launching YourNetCoach.com, Burke was the Director of Strategic Development for Prudential California Realty, where he played a key role in the evolution of the company's internet strategy and growth initiatives. As a consultant and coach, Burke works with some of the top brokers and agents in the country. He is a sought-after speaker at conferences and conventions around the U.S, speaking to thousands of real estate professionals each year specifically about innovative marketing and technology solutions and social media strategies. His proven success in training and educating agents, as well as building his own successful real estate firm, provides HSA's clients with an unmatched resource in the real estate industry.
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The U.S. Comex gold futures fell 2.94% in October after rising almost 10% in August and September. In the past two days, gold futures rose 0.20% and ended at $1,715.50 on Thursday. The S&P 500 Index has risen 1.11% since the U.S. stock exchange reopened on Wednesday, the Euro Stoxx 50 Index has climbed 0.71% while the CRB Commodities Index has rebounded 0.56% in the past two days. The Dollar Index rose 0.20% and ended at above 80 again on Thursday.
The stock markets and the U.S. dollar are cheered by stronger economic reports from the U.S. and China. The October U.S. ISM factory index rose 0.2 points to 51.7 while a consumer sentiment index rose to 72.2, the highest level since February 2008. The October China manufacturing PMI index climbed to 50.2 which is back to June's level and may have confirmed the economy has bottomed in Q4.
The news out of Europe was less encouraging. The September unemployment rate in the Eurozone was worse than expected at 11.6%. Greece, which was supposed to receive a €31 billion aid in November, is way behind in its promise to implement structural reforms. Bloomberg reported that Greece's debt to GDP ratio could peak at 192 percent of GDP in 2014 despite a previous target of 120 percent by 2020. Uncertainty in the European debt crisis and global easing should be supportive of European's gold demand. According to the London Bullion Market Association, gold traded in September jumped to 22.4 million ounces, higher than the 2011 average of 20.7 and the 2010 average of 18.4 million ounces.
A recent UBS report highlighted that gold prices tend to fall in October but rise in November, coinciding with the Indian's heightened demand for gold. While gold prices may react negatively to a Romney's presidential win and vice versa to an Obama win, most analysts seem to think the longer-term fundamentals of negative real interest rates, global stimulus and the debasing of fiat currencies will be supportive of gold price.
The upcoming important events to watch will be the October U.S. non-farm payrolls and the unemployment rate, the U.S. Presidential elections on Nov. 6, the ECB and the U.K. monetary policy meetings and the start of the 18th Chinese Communist Party Congress on Nov. 8 as well as the Chinese October industrial production data on Nov. 9.

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (September 23, 2004) - The East Tennessee State University men's tennis team will participate in their first fall tournament this weekend. The 37th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships will be hosted by The University of Georgia at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. This year's field consists of 27 teams and 151 players.
Participating for ETSU in singles are Oscar Posada (Valencia, Venezuela), who is nationally ranked at the 105th slot, and Mois�s Serrano (Bucaramanga, Columbia) in Div. I, Fernando Fiuri (Villa Maria, Argentina), and Felix Insaurralde (Asunci�n, Paraguay) at Div. II, and Federico Ochoa (Manizales, Columbia) in Division III. Doubles pairings for ETSU in the event will be Posada and Serrano in Div. I and Fiuri and Insaurralde in Div. II.
This tournament is the South's oldest annual tennis tournament, originating in 1968. The 2003 singles champion was Matt Lockin of Vanderbilt. The duo of John Isner and Bo Hodge of Georgia won the doubles event.
Action will begin promptly at 8:00 a.m. on Friday. Results will be posted on the men's tennis page University of Georgia web site (www.georgiadogs.com) throughout the day along with an aggregate of the entire day's results once the last match of that day has concluded.


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HOUSTON - Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. dropped 15 this week to 1,776.
The Houston-based company said in its weekly report Friday that 1,382 rigs were exploring for oil and 387 for gas. Seven were listed as miscellaneous. A year ago there were 1,898 active rigs.
Of the major oil- and gas-producing states, California lost five rigs, Colorado dropped four, Louisiana, North Dakota and Utah each decreased by three, while Ohio and Wyoming each dropped two and West Virginia lost one. Texas gained two rigs, while Kansas and Pennsylvania each rose by one.
Alaska, Arkansas, New Mexico and Oklahoma were unchanged.
The U.S. rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981 and bottomed at 488 in 1999.


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Monday, May 9, 2011
You will never guess how much the Dr. Seuss quilt went for----$2500--two thousand and five hundred dollars!!!! Can you believe that? Too bad no one would ever pay ME that much to make one :)
I started this baby quilt today---WHY? Well, when I finish it I will tell you--until then, have a wonderful week!
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- May 9, 2011 at 3:23 PM
- sue niven said...
That quilt is good value at $25. Well done on the fundraising. I love the baby quilt in progress too.
- May 9, 2011 at 3:58 PM
- Maureen said...
The display is absolutely beautiful! It has to be a good feeling to have helped raise so much money for the school. $2500 is OUTSTANDING!!! Of course, you know who will be asked to make a quilt next year....
- May 9, 2011 at 8:27 PM
- Lynn said...
$2500!! Congratulations! Nice seeing everything on the display table after seeing it on your blog.
A baby quilt, hmmmm.
- May 10, 2011 at 5:15 AM
- sunny said...
Holy cow - you must be proud of your fundraising efforts. $2500 is totally awesome.
- May 10, 2011 at 9:10 AM
- Sandra said...
I agree with Maureen. Your display is absolutely beautiful! So glad to hear the fundraiser went well.
- May 10, 2011 at 4:56 PM
- Complaint Board said...
Fundraising is hectic and hard on the back! $2,500 is amazing but look at the quilt, that is really a work of art.
I would like to see a better view of the Dr. Seuss quilt; did you show it on another blog or in the archives?
- May 11, 2011 at 7:46 PM
- Tommy said...
Will you be showing the quilt again? I would also like to see a better view of it.
Sounds like the viewers know their Art and paid for it where you did your fundraiser. I guess one quilt covers the debts for many bills! Great idea.
- May 11, 2011 at 7:51 PM
That is just wonderful to hear how much just one quilt brought in!!! And Maureen is right...you will be asked next year;-)
blessings, jilly
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Springfield/Greene County Botanical Center2400 S. Scenic Avenue, Springfield MO map...
Where else could you find a zip line, archery, geocaching, worm hunting and seed planting in the same place for FREE? Make a smoothie with a bike blender, grind corn, visit a Plant Zoo and make your own hummingbird feeder at one of Springfield's most popular children's events, Young Sprouts in the Garden! For the sixth year, Master Gardeners of Greene County will again sponsor their signature children's event, "Young Sprouts in the Garden," from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Nathanael-Greene Close Memorial Park, 2400 S. Scenic Ave. The free event, in collaboration with National Kids to Parks Day, will take place rain or shine.Several area organizations team up to host dozens of free hands-on activities including the National Weather Service, Springfield Area Herb Society, Beekeepers Association of the Ozarks, Missouri Department of Conservation, and Greater Ozarks Audubon Society.More information about this event
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Creating Controversy: No, An Upcoming EA Game About Militarized Police Doesn't Need To React To Ferguson, MO
from the imitating-life dept
As the Ferguson, MO saga continues to unfold, there are certainly lessons to be learned. An overly-militarized police force coupled with the oppression of free speech and the press aren't good ways for managing an angry population, for instance. Conversely, a police force that actually connects and serves with the community they're tasked with policing produces far better results. And, of course, we're all forced to have yet another discussion about race-relations in this ostensibly free and equal country of ours. These are good conversations to have.
Strange calls to video game companies that will be releasing a long-produced game featuring militarized police, insinuating that they must somehow be cognizant of Ferguson now that it's happened, are not useful in any way. That link serves as the kind of Kotaku article that features the gaming website occasionally going completely off the rails and twisting itself into angsty-wrong for reasons unknown to this writer. The piece starts with some of the frightening images we've all seen from Ferguson and then tailspins into this:
Into a world where Ferguson has now happened, where people around the world are confused and outraged at this type of police appearance and presence, EA is going to release a video game about heavily-armed police blowin' shit up on the streets of the USA. Nathan wrote about people's concerns (and EA's responses) with Battlefield Hardline's subject matter earlier this year, but that was a piece inhabiting a vacant plot of the media and cultural landscape, where the only thing present were those concerns. Now, we have some reality to sit alongside them.Ah, yes, fantastic point. The company that made a fictional game set in real-world American locales must now be concerned because said game features aggressive and militarized police and Ferguson just happened! Because prior to Ferguson, police were never militarized. Before Ferguson, a militarized police forces had never scared the shit out of everyone. That whole thing after the Boston Marathon bombing where the police shut down a major city and rolled SWAT tanks through the streets? Never happened, yo. Police brutalizing civilians wasn't a thing until Missouri.
Except that none of that is true. The game is a work of fictionalized entertainment and, just because the subject matter might somehow remind some folks of a police issue this country is facing, there isn't a whole lot to do from EA's standpoint. As this article admits, before then wishing upon a rainbow that somehow EA would treat their game product like not-a-game product.
So what are EA to do? Well, there's not much they can do, or to be honest anyone should ask them to with regards to Hardline. The game was announced months ago and is well on its way to being completed...What I'd hope EA do, however, and this goes for all video game publishers, is to take the subject matter a little more seriously next time they want to approach it. There's a deeply unsavory element to casting police as assault rifle-toting warriors, one that in the wake of Ferguson - and its inevitable successors - video game companies would do well to remember and be a little more careful with.I mean, you can say that if you want, but then you had damned well better be calling for the same thing when it comes to the issue of crime in this country and Grand Theft Auto, the issue of war in this country and something like a third of the games ever produced, the issue of animal cruelty and trades-workers in this country and the Mario Bros. franchise. Or, instead, we could realize that slamming makers of entertainment and art for not flinch-reacting to the news of the day, even really important news, is probably a silly thing to do.
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Choosing Your Suspension - Poison PickingPosted in How To: Suspension Brakes on June 1, 2009
Everybody has a favorite. Some guys are content to slap on a dime-store lift and call it a day, while others wanna continually tweak and fabricate until perfection is reached. Still, other guys just throw booty-fab and booger welds at a frame until the axles can flex clear to the other side of the vehicle, spitting coils and snapping brake lines in the process.
Which is right for you? Well, that largely depends on your design and fabrication abilities. Although we're discussing certain pros and cons of suspension types, keep in mind that the simplest well-designed stock suspension will work much better than a complicated, yet poorly designed crazy-fabbed suspension.
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A well-thought-out four-link suspension like what can be found on the front and rear of TJs and Grand Cherokees and the front of XJs and MJs is perhaps the best-performing off-road suspension your Jeep can have. However, a poorly-engineered home-built four-link with little consideration for spring rate, anti-squat or roll-center will perform worse than any factory leaf spring suspension. So if you have no idea what these terms mean, you have no business building your own four-link. Your efforts will likely result in an overly-flexy RTI ramp champ that's worthless in the real world and scary out on the trail.
A custom triangulated three-link suspension is a great way to simplify a rear suspension and eliminate the sometimes problematic track bar. Although, a four-link rear suspension with a track bar will typically handle better on- and off-road. The track bar locates the rear axle better. A triangulated three-link is not a good idea up front. Your turning radius will be adversely affected and there will be noticeable bumpsteer unless the steering has been completely redesigned to cycle and move in sync with the suspension. You are better off with a three- or four-link with a track bar if you plan to use the conventional steering box and crossover steering commonly found on most Jeeps.
When a link-style suspension is utilized there are a number of different springs that can be used to support the Jeep and provide suspension travel. The simplest and cheapest is a stand alone coil much like what you would find in the front or rear of a '97-present Wrangler. The coils are located by brackets that are welded onto the frame and axles. Spring rate and lift height are limited by the coils that are available for your brackets. Coilovers are a little simpler to mount, but they offer the advantage of a shock and coil in a nice compact unit. They are also much more expensive and infinitely more adjustable in terms of spring rate and valving, giving your Jeep nearly unlimited possibilities based on what it weighs and your driving style. Air or nitrogen shock springs are not a good option for a Jeep that sees real world trail use. They can heat up during faster trail sections causing the spring rate to increase. This will cause your suspension to perform less than ideal in a given situation. An often untapped spring for a link style suspension is the leaf spring. By combining a leaf spring hung on two shackles with a properly designed four-link you end up with an extremely predictable and stable suspension that provides great performance. It is, however pretty complex and can be significantly heavier and harder to install than a coil-over or stand-alone coil spring.
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Like anything, it's easy to base your opinion of something off of a poor example. Somebody who has eaten at Del Taco may think they don't like Mexican food, somebody who has had a rough flight with lots of turbulence may think they don't like airline travel, and somebody who has been to France may think that all French people, well, that's not a good example. Point is, when passing judgment on any given suspension design, you've really got to ride or drive a properly-executed example to make a real determination.
To borrow Cappa's penchant for percentages, I'd bet 95-percent of all off-roaders haven't driven or ridden in a properly set-up link-type suspension unless it's been in a totally stock, factory vehicle. For years, I've been watching poorly-designed link-type suspensions spit coils, induce axle chatter, break components, and nearly tip over at the slightest angle. I got hardened and made up my mind that anybody not running the Baja 1000 should have leaf springs and that's that. But that's not that
For most wheeling situations, there's nothing wrong with a leaf springs. They're simple, they work, and they're reliable. They're the lazy man's suspension and that's why they're my personal favorite. I always say if you run a locker(s), there's no need to keep all four tires planted on the ground all the time. But as my wheeling preferences shift from rocky trails to going fast, I'm developing an ever-increasing appreciation for link-type suspensions and what they can truly do. And while a coil or coilover suspension will never be as predictable as a leaf-sprung suspension with its progressively-increasing spring rates, I'll admit that a properly-designed link setup can run head-to-head with the leaf setup anywhere, and then some.
A correctly-designed link suspension will floor you with its abilities. When I say correctly-designed, I'm not only speaking of geometry, but shock valving as well. Regular coil springs are a cheap way to gain some good flex, but personally I'm into coilovers. Their compact design, flexibility, and capacity for outrageous performance draw me like a moth to flame. I'm getting less lazy about suspension design and building, as I bet most enthusiasts are. While a few years ago I would have scoffed at the thought of internal or external bypass coilovers and thought 18-20 inches of wheeltravel superfluous, nowadays I'm seeing there's more than just rockcrawling and mountain trails out there.
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Unlike some others here, I hate track bars. I've had more track bar-related problems with mounts torn off axles, frames ripped or cracked, seized bolts, wallowed-out holes, and on and on. Sure it works; and sure you get tons of flex out of it, but what a pain in the butt.
The alternative, of course, is a triangulated setup, be it a three-link, or four-link. You get rid of the track bar, but then it often seems like everything else under the Jeep is in the way of where the link arms need to be. Of course, that results in compromises with link length and frame-side link mount locations which then messes with your squat, anti-squat, and roll center. I've yet to meet or talk to a guy that's home-built his link setup and didn't want to change it after he was done the first time or first few times. Talk about being married to a Jeep, after you put all that time and effort into designing the system, you need to pull it all apart again (often many times) to nail down the way it should be. Or, the more likely scenario is that people will just train themselves to deal with the shortcomings of their setup.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not all doom and gloom on coil sprung/linked setups. They handle washboard and crappy highways like few leaf springs ever could, and if you could stick with the constant prototype loop long enough to get it nailed down it works great. The two major downsides that will keep me away from a custom front and rear link setup almost every time is the long road to having it be dialed-in, and the lack of feedback or "loose" feeling in off-camber slow-speed situations. If I'm building my own suspension, give me a leaf spring and a reciprocating saw any day and I'll see ya on the trail in a few months.


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Find Your Truck, Anywhere!: Eclipse Engineering's ArrowTrack Tracking DevicesPosted in How To on September 1, 2012
Are you worried about your prized original or custom vehicle? If not, you should be. You have your busy life to deal with and you can't babysit your precious ride 24/7, making sure it doesn't move a foot from where you parked it…or can you?
New GPS locating systems are becoming more affordable, and are a lot easier way to ensure your vehicle won't stay in the hands of anyone but you, the registered owner. That's why we recently added Eclipse Engineering's ArrowTrack tracking devices to a couple of vehicles in our fleet.
The tracking system is done with real-time data that you can access by logging into your ArrowTrack account. You can log on and verify your vehicle's location without any police or parent company involvement. This means that, if your ride gets nabbed, you can immediately start the recovery process yourself.
ArrowTrack Features
- Texts and emails you when your vehicle is moved
- Text and emails you when the battery is low, disconnected, or reconnected
- Has an adjustable GEOfence that gives boundary alerts
- Can text/email if a pre-set speed is exceeded
- Can give alarm reports if optional wire is hooked up
- Coverage crosses the entire continental USA
- Can be used for vehicle recovery, or for vehicle monitoring of younger drivers
- Usable in 6- or 12-volt electrical systems
The ArrowTrack tracking device can be placed under glass, wood, or plastic, but you must keep it out from under metal that will block the signal to the unit. Some suggestions include under a car seat, behind a glovebox (in a plastic dash), in the grille, or located straight on top of a flat-top off-road bumper since its water resistant. We slipped one under the plastic middle console of our Jeep, but we're not going to show you exactly where; we don't want to help potential thieves!
Once the unit is wired into your vehicle you'll need to create an account with ArrowTrack using the tracking device's ESN (serial number). Your account stores your vehicle's VIN and any other information that police might immediately need to get your truck or 4x4 back to you as quickly as possible.
While the ArrowTrack will not stop your vehicle from being stolen, it will silently and immediately alert you to your vehicle's movement. Once you've verified that the vehicle has been stolen, police will take care of the rest. The quicker you can react, the better the chances of getting your prized ride back before someone butchers or ships it offshore.


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LONDON - Britain's economy grew by a worse-than-expected 0.9 per cent in the third quarter, downwardly-revised data showed Friday, sparking fresh speculation over a possible "triple dip" recession, analysts said.
"UK gross domestic product (GDP) ... increased by 0.9 per cent between the second and third quarter of 2012, revised from the previously estimated increase of 1.0 per cent," the Office for National Statistics said in a statement.
The slight downgrade was due to downward revisions to output from production and service industries, and to household consumption. Market expectations had been for no change.
Despite the news, Britain - a member of the European Union but not the eurozone - still powered out of its longest double-dip recession since the 1950s between July and September.
However, third-quarter growth was boosted by one-off factors, including the London 2012 Olympic Games and rebounding activity after an extra public holiday for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Many experts believe that the British economy could experience a renewed downturn in the current fourth quarter.
"The UK Q3 national accounts confirm that GDP rose strongly in Q3, but we already know that activity in the fourth quarter has been much weaker and think that the UK may already be in a triple-dip," said Capital Economics analyst Vicky Redwood.
"The quarterly rise in Q3 GDP was revised down, but only marginally. Perhaps the most notable revision to the breakdown is that real consumer spending is now estimated to have risen by 0.4 per cent rather than 0.6 per cent. So without the Olympics boost, spending may well have fallen."
Britain sank into the first phase of a double dip recession in 2008 as a result of the devastating global financial crisis that sparked a number of vast banking bailouts.
The economy rebounded in late 2009 but struggled to stage a convincing recovery and fell back into a second downturn in late 2011, which lasted for three quarters, as the eurozone crisis loomed large.
Activity has been hit hard also by deficit-slashing austerity measures from the nation's Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government.
The BoE has sought to aid the recovery by slashing its key interest rate to a record low of 0.50 per cent, where it has stood since March 2009, when it also launched its radical quantitative easing (QE) stimulus.
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This publication provides information to help you make decisions as you build or remodel your kitchen. For example, it starts with questions to ask yourself about what kind of kitchen you want. Questions range from considering all members of your household who will use the kitchen to what kind of activities will take place there, from storage needs to budget. Sample cost sheets and plans are included. This detailed publication discusses the various shapes of kitchens, including corridor shaped, U shaped, L shaped and island shaped or broken-U shaped. Also in the booklet are a kitchen-design checklist and discussions of everything from cabinets and flooring to wall coverings and ceilings, from plumbing and wiring to windows and window treatments. Three charts included at the end of the publication detail utility and space needs of kitchen equipment, information about countertops and information about flooring. A list of resources is also included.
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The 1970s was arguably the Mercury line's most challenging decade since the automotive manufacturer rolled its first car off the Ford assembly line back in 1939. Coming off some of its less-than-stellar models, including the Bobcat, Monarch, Zephyr, and Colony Park, Mercury sought to reinvent itself in the mid-to-late 1980s with the Marquis, Sable, Merkur, and the compact, four-door Tracer.
Introduced in 1988, the Mercury Tracer was the Ford replacement model for the European-only Mercury Lynx. From 1991 until its eventual demise in 1998, the Mercury Tracer would be the official version of the Ford Escort, one of the auto maker's most successful lines of the 1980s.
Despite the Tracer's low sticker price, engine reliability, and above-average crash scores; the vehicle was pulled from production when the 1999 models entered the marketplace. By 2011, less than 100,000 Mercury vehicles were sold worldwide, which turned out to be a mere one percent of Ford's 16 percent market share. Ford soon cancelled the Mercury lines permanently.
Known mostly for its excellent fuel economy ratings and high consumer affordability, the Mercury Tracer maintained an enviable EPA gas mileage mark throughout its decade-long run that hovered in the high-20s for city driving and the high-30s on the highway.
The first generation Mercury Tracer was available in two styles: a four-door notchback, which is a body style term that refers to the distinct angle of the rear window in relation to the vehicle's more horizontal roofline and its back end, and a four-door wagon. Power for these base model Tracers came from an 88-hp, 1.9-liter, four-cylinder engine. Standard on the Highline LTS was a dual-overhead-cam, 1.8-liter, 127-hp, four-cylinder engine. Both car models came matched with either a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission.
At first, the Tracer was simply a revamped version of the Ford Laser, which was already being sold overseas in Australia and Asia, but within three years, the Tracer would be paired with the more successful Ford Escort body platform, earning that year's Mercury model a place on Car And Driver's distinguished Ten Best list for 1991.
With an original list price that never went over $15,000, the 1999 Mercury Tracer gave its potential buyers a few added features, not that the low cost and ideal fuel economy wasn't already enough to draw customers into the dealership.
Mercury introduced a new LS sport wagon model in 1999 as a way to entice its market appeal to younger drivers. The LS sport wagon model came standard with leather seating surfaces and 15-inch wheels. Other changes for that year included a standard interior trunk release on all sedan trims, power windows and door locks, panic alarm, a remote keyless entry feature, and an AM/FM cassette player as well. The LS model could be further optioned with alloy wheels and a tachometer.
New exterior colors for 1999 include graphite blue, black, oxford white, and tropic green, with slate blue replacing willow green for the interior trim color scheme option.
Both the LS sport and the baseline Tracer, sometimes referred to as the GS, came equipped with identical four-cylinder, two-liter Compound Valve Angle Hemispherical Combustion Chamber (CVH) engine that delivered 110-hp and 125 lb-ft of torque.
Throughout its three generations, the Mercury Tracer essentially remained unchanged between 1988 and 1998, the year Ford discontinued the Mercury line.
First generation Tracers, assembled in Mexico and Japan, came in three separate trims: three- and five-door hatchbacks, and five-door station wagons. Powered by a Mazda 323 1.6-liter, B6 14 engine that generated 82-hp and 92 lb-ft of torque for the baseline model, the subcompact Mercury Tracer GT had a slightly stronger powertrain that upped the horsepower by 20.
The second generation Mercury Tracer received its most substantial model makeover. With improved passenger space, a great price, and a twin-cam, four-cylinder, 16-valve, 1.8-liter engine good for 127-hp, the front-wheel-drive five-passenger Mercury would be the jewel in the crown for the Tracer line.
For its final generation, the Tracer remained virtually the same as the previous build, save for a few exterior tweaks here and there: side view mirrors, fascia, and redesigned tail lights and reflectors.
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Anyone have any experience or recommend a good solid strapless board that will survive jumps from a big guy? 225lb 6'6"
I rented an older cabrinha trigger on maui and it seemed sturdy so was thinking about a 2012 or 2013 cabrinha board, maybe the subwoofer? I'll probably be mostly in chop to head high slow mostly mushy waves. I have most of my surface moves down on strapless board, looking to move into some jumps using the kite and air transitions.


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Re: Feature request: really fold everything with zM
I'm terribly frustrated by the fact that there is no way in VS with or without ViEmu to fold all of the classes in a c# file. Typically, I have only one class per file, but when I write tests, this is not the case:
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public abstract class concern { ... }
public class When_calculating_average : concern { ... }
public class When_the_square_root_is_an_integer : concern { ... }
When I have 10 classes in the file, I have to fold each one manually, because zM only folds the blocks within each class, rather than everything in the file. Ideally, zM would fold it all up, except the outermost fold that contains folds (so the using directives would get folded, but the namespace declaration would not).
Also, it would be nice if zo and zc were not the same (both toggling); rather that zo had no effect when the closest fold is already open and zc had not effect when it is already closed.
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That's Sew You is a company that sells handmade products specific to housewife needs. We focus on cute and bubbly products that really stand out. We're all about cute products and fun interaction with our community of passionate, crafty and stylish women.
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Our target audience consists of anyone looking for that 'mom and pop' style of customer service and care. Our website is all about simplicity. Not only do we have a very easy and pleasing shopping experience and great products, but a great community as well.
Anyone who likes cute, crafty things will appreciate what we do.
This website MUST be simple. We feel this is key. Attached are 3 sketches of what we're looking for.
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*Left 2/3 dominated by products (no prices, just items. Minimal and simple)
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Junior's Cheesecake Cookbook
Cheesecake Layer:
3 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese (use only full fat), at room temperature
1 1/3 cups sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
2 extra large eggs
2/3 cup heavy or whipping cream
Devil's Food Cake (3 layers):
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
3 extra large eggs, separated
4 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
1 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
Chocolate Curls:
12 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, shaved into Large Chocolate Curls (see below)
Dark Fudge Frosting:
6 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (1 1/2 pounds)
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
2 tablespoons dark corn syrup
2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup heavy or whipping cream
Early in the day, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and generously butter the bottom and sides of one 9 inch springform pan (preferably a nonstick one). Wrap the outside with aluminum foil, covering the bottom and extending all the way up the sides.
To make the cheesecake layer, put one package of the cream cheese, 1/3 cup of the sugar, and the cornstarch in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer on low until creamy, about 3 minutes, scraping down the bowl a couple of times. Blend in the remaining cream cheese, one package at a time, scraping down the bowl after each. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat in the remaining 1 cup sugar, then the vanilla. Blend in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after adding each. Beat in the cream just until it's completely blended. Be careful not to overmix!
Gently spoon the batter into the foil-wrapped springform and place it in a large shallow pan containing hot water that comes about 1 inch up the sides of the springform. Bake the cake at 350 degrees until the edges are light golden brown and the top is slightly golden tan, about 1 1/4 hours. Remove the cake from the water bath, transfer to a wire rack, and cool in the pan for 2 hours, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate (while still in the pan) until it's completely cold, about 4 hours. Place in the freezer until ready to assemble the cake.
Meanwhile, prepare the devil's food cake layers. Check that the oven is preheated to 350 degrees and that the water bath has been removed. Generously butter the bottom and sides of three 9 inch round layer cake pans. Very important: Line the bottom of all three pans with parchment or waxed paper (don't let the paper come up the sides).
Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a small bowl. Cream the butter and both sugars together in a large bowl with the mixer on medium until light yellow and creamy. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in the melted chocolate and vanilla. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the flour mixture, alternately with the milk, mixing well after each until blended.
Put the egg whites and cream of tartar in a clean medium-size bowl and beat with clean, dry beaters on high until stiff (but not dry) peaks form. Fold about one-third of the whites into the chocolate batter until they disappear, then gently fold in the remaining whites. Don't worry if you still see a few white specks--they'll disappear during baking. Divide the batter evenly between the three pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out with moist crumbs clinging to it, about 30 minutes. Cool the cakes in the pans on a rack for 15 minutes, then remove the cakes from the pans and gently peel off the paper liners. Let cool completely, about 2 hours, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or until ready to assemble the cake.
Early on the day you plan to serve the cake, make the chocolate curls and lay them out on the marble or baking sheet to dry. Now make the frosting: In a large bowl, sift the confectioners' sugar, cocoa, and salt together. In another large bowl, cream the butter with a mixer on high until light yellow and slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. With the mixer still running, beat in the chocolate, corn syrup, and vanilla. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the sugar-cocoa mixture in two additions, beating well after each. Blend in the cream until the frosting is a spreading consistency, adding a little more cream if needed. Whip the frosting on high until light and creamy, about 2 minutes more.
To assemble the cake, remove the cheesecake from the freezer and let stand at room temperature about 10 minutes. Place one layer of devil's food cake, top side down, on a cake plate and spread with some of the frosting. Release and remove the ring of the springform, then remove the frozen cheesecake from the bottom of the pan. Place top side down on the frosted cake layer and spread with some frosting. Top with the second devil's food layer, top side down.
Spread with more frosting and cover with the third devil's food layer, top side up. Brush away any crumbs from the sides and top of the fudge cake layers. Frost the sides and top of the cake with the remaining frosting, spreading the top with frosting about 1/2 inch deep. Use a long metal spatula that has been warmed under hot running water to smooth out the frosting on the sides and top of the cake.
Coat the sides with the chocolate curls, placing them where you want. With a small spatula or table knife, swirl the frosting on top into a decorative design. Or, if you wish, decorate with a crosshatch design: Make about 6 vertical lines, 1 inch apart, then crisscross 6 more horizontal lines the same distance, swirling the icing a little as you go.
Refrigerate the cake for at least 2 hours to allow the cheesecake to thaw enough to easily slice. Use a sharp straight-edge knife, not a serrated one, to cut it. Cover any leftover cake with plastic wrap and refrigerate, or wrap and freeze for up to 1 month.
Chocolate Curls:At Junior's, the bakers often use dark chocolate curls to decorate cheesecakes for a delicious and very professional looking finish.
For large chocolate curls: If you have a marble slab, use it. If not, use a baking sheet (place the sheet in the refrigerator to chill first). Melt the chocolate over low heat. Spread it out in a thin sheet on the flat marble surface--but not so thin that you can see the surface through the chocolate. Let the chocolate cool.
Using a baker's bench scraper or a wide, flat metal spatula, scrape up the chocolate into wide curls, lifting them up as you work. The curls will be different widths and lengths, but that's fine. If the chocolate curls up into one long sheet, let it cool more before scraping again. Carefully place the curls where you want them on the cake. If you are decorating the side of the cake with them, press the curls gently into the frosting with your fingers so they stay, without falling off.
For smaller chocolate curls: Buy a thick bar of chocolate and use at room temperature (not straight from the refrigerator). Stand up the chocolate bar vertically, slightly on an angle, against a flat surface, such as a chopping board. Slowly scrape down the bar with a vegetable peeler, allowing the chocolate to fall away into a pile of soft curls. Using a wide, flat metal spatula, carefully place them on the cake.


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As you watch the sun dip below 14,000-foot peaks from Allred's restaurant, toast your craft beers to a vacation well spent in Telluride, CO, a historic ski town hip enough to host film and bluegrass festivals.
Related: America's Best Little Beach Towns
Telluride, rated No. 7, is just one of the small towns with outsize personalities that proved irresistible to the T+L community. For our first America's Favorite Towns survey, we asked our fans and followers to nominate their favorites on social media with the hashtag #TLTowns—and then to vote for the 744 towns in 55 categories, including farmers' markets, museums, adventure travel, and family-friendly hotels.
To determine the overall popularity results, we calculated each town's average score. The results reveal that T+L readers have a soft spot for small towns in the Rockies, with the No. 1 title going to Aspen, CO, which scored highly for its attractive locals, beer scene, and Victorian-era Main Street.
Related: America's Best Mountain Resorts
What most winning towns have in common is a history dating back at least a century. Charlottesville, VA, for instance, still bears the imprint of Thomas Jefferson, who masterminded Monticello and the University of Virginia and also appreciated fine wine. The area makes a scenic wine-country getaway, with the Blue Ridge Mountains for a backdrop.
Read on for more of T+L's favorite towns—and share your picks in the comments below.


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Why Aereo Sued CBS
Days after CBS threatened to file further litigation against Aereo Inc. as it seeks to expand, the Web TV startup sued CBS. Shalini Ramachandran reports. Photo: Getty.
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EXCLUSIVEBrooke Mueller clearly impressed the prosecutor and judge in her cocaine possession case, because they have terminated her probation months before it was scheduled to end ... TMZ has learned.
Sources tell us ... Brooke's lawyer, Yale Galanter, met with prosecutor Arnie Mordkin in Aspen, Mordkin agreed to end Brooke's supervised probation and on January 3, the judge made it official.
We're told the prosecutor and judge felt Brooke had obeyed all laws -- which she was required to do -- and was conducting herself in a responsible manner. Short story -- they felt Brooke was being so responsible, they cut her a break.
Assuming Brooke stays on the straight and narrow ... the case will be erased from her record in May.
Good to see she's doing well.


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. And we go onward with my Valentine's Day inspired chocolate recipes. I told you I had a few up my sleeve and you do not want to miss this one in particular. Trust.
But first things first. I do believe it's about time I announced the winner of the Lucky Leaf giveaway I posted a few weeks back. Drum roll pleaseeeeeeee....
Congratulations to Amelia!!
I'll be sending you [Amelia] an e-mail to get all of the deets I'll need to get you your prize. And thanks again, everyone, for entering!
But let's get back to this here cake. I started the month out with the Cosmic Brownies, moved on to Deep Dark Chocolate Muffins [link above], and now we have the 'Tunnel of Fudge' Bundt Cake [like my play on words there?]. Now, each of these decadent goodies are simply great in their own right, but this recipe has got to be my favorite. It was by a narrow, narrow margin, but the bundt cake pulled it out in the end.
And why is that, you ask? Well...look at it. My pictures by no means do this rich cake any justice, but you're just going to have to go with me on this one. The cake itself is wonderfully moist and that 'tunnel of fudge' I referenced? Yeah, it's really there. In some magical fashion, the center of the bundt cake turns into an almost gooey-like, but fudgey consistency. A.k.a, a tunnel of fudge. Get it now?
But why stop there?! To add to the decadence I just described, lets go ahead and add a shiny, smooth chocolate ganache that runs gracefully down the curves of the cake. The ganache is simply the quintessential topping to this perfection of a bundt cake. Yep, I just said it.
So grab some bars of chocolate and get bakin'! .
My Notes:
- Please be sure to check out Sweet Tooth's Fudge Tunnel Bundt Cake post, which is where I got the recipe, because her pictures do do this recipe justice. You can't quite see the fudgey-ness in my pictures, so just take a quick gander and you'll see what I'm talking about.
- The ganache ingredients make a good amount of ganache, and I actually didn't end up using it all. But I would save it for serving, just in case some people want a little extra chocolate.
From Sweet Tooth
For the Pan:
1 tbsp. Dutch processed cocoa powder
1 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
Bundt Cake:
1/2 c. boiling water
2 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 c. all purpose flour
3/4 c. Dutch processed cocoa powder
2 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. salt
5 large eggs, at room temperature
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
1 c. sugar
3/4 c. packed light brown sugar
1-1/2 c. unsalted butter, at room temperature
Chocolate Ganache:
3/4 c. heavy whipping cream
1/4 c. light corn syrup
8 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- Heat oven to 350F. In a small bowl, combine the cocoa powder and melted butter and using a pastry brush, evenly coat the inside of a 12-cup bundt pan; set aside.
- In a small bowl, pour the boiling water over the chopped chocolate and whisk together until smooth. In medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, powdered sugar, and salt. In another small bowl, lightly beat the eggs and vanilla extract.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together sugar, light brown sugar, and butter on medium-high speed until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes). Turn down the speed to low, add the egg mixture, and mix well. Add the chocolate mixture and mix until incorporated. Slowly add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake 45 minutes or until the edges of the cake begin to pull away from the pan. Let the cake cool in the pan for one hour before unmolding to serving platter. Let cool for two hours.
- For the ganache, combine the heavy whipping cream, light corn syrup, and chocolate in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir frequently until completely smooth. Add vanilla extract and stir to combine. Set the mixture aside for 30 minutes to thicken. Using a spoon, drizzle the ganache over the top of the bundt cake. Let ganache set for 10 minutes before slicing.


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The Unwritten Rules series includes reports and tools for use by employees, managers, and human resources professionals on how to learn, leverage, and communicate their organization's own unwritten rules.


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The Corpus Christi Caller-Times is sponsoring the 2012 Kleberg Bank College Classic at Whataburger Field Friday Feb. 24 through Sunday Feb. 26 hosted by the Corpus Christi Hooks and Islanders Baseball team.
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In the Harbor Playhouse's production of William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing," which opens tonight, Anderson's intention wasn't to replicate the traditional story, but rather to tell it in a more modern approach, or as modern as you can get in the 19th century.
More Events: List of events going on in the Coastal Bend
Looking for more things to do this weekend? Caller Entertainment has your back! See our list of events and activities going on this weekend.
Laffs on the Lex offers comedy entertainment, benefits Wounded Warrior Project
If you're looking for a laugh this weekend and want to support a great cause you're in luck.
Concerts this weekend: Grindcore & Pop Rock
Looking for some fun concerts this weekend? Check out these two concerts- Grindcore to Pop Rock.
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A running party, a beer garden, an experience with the Legend of Billie Jean and more are just some of the events highlighted this week's edition of Top 5 Weekend Picks from Caller Entertainment's Sarah Acosta.
Discover Downtown Film and Music Festival after Beach to Bay
Enjoy several live bands, a beer garden, local artists and food vendors and a kids' area while benefiting a good cause at the Discover Downtown Music and Film Festival at 1 p.m. Saturday at the site of the old Memorial Coliseum.
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Embrace the 1985 film that was largely filmed in Corpus Christi, "The Legend of Billie Jean" at the Ride-In-Theater this Friday.
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Corpus Christi's cultural diversity will be on display Saturday at the city's Multicultural Festival.


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Terri Kelly is President and CEO of W.L. Gore & Associates, a multibillion dollar enterprise that employs more than 10,000 associates in 45 plants around the world. Gore specializes in fluoropolymer-based materials that are utilized in a wide array of high-value products, including GORE-TEX® fabric, medical devices, filtration and venting products and many other advanced technology solutions. Gore is as well known for its unique management philosophy and culture, as for its multitude of unique products.
Ms. Kelly joined Gore as an engineer in 1983 after graduating summa cum laude from the University of Delaware with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. In her early years with the company, she gained experience as a product specialist with the military fabrics business — a unit she eventually led — helping it grow from a small start-up venture into a leading producer of protective products for the global armed forces.
In 1998, Ms. Kelly became part of the leadership team for the global Fabrics Division. Prior to becoming the CEO, she also served on the Enterprise Operations Committee working closely with the CEO and other leaders to help guide the strategic direction of the company.
Ms. Kelly's leadership abilities have driven her success in a company known for its nonhierarchical "lattice" structure. At Gore, associates become leaders based on their ability to gain the respect of their peers and to attract followers. She earned the title of president and CEO in 2005 — one of the few titles within the enterprise — following a peer-driven selection process.
In addition to her role on the Nemours Board of Directors, Ms. Kelly serves on the board of the University of Delaware, is a member of the Management Executives' Society, and the International Women's Forum. She resides in Delaware with her husband and four children.


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Well, my name isn't Ronelle for nothing. I will dig up an alternative....
Maybe I could take Bella out of her facelift surgery for a week...?
Or perhaps Gaitchi could get me there, but will I want to be stuck with a painful derriére for a week...?
My cute bicycle is a dainty solution...but oh , all those uphills..!!
I could of course put on my running shoes, but seeing I've only started back on running recently, I'm not sure I will reach the Vaucluse before Christmas..?
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A new book recounts the history of this important commodity market
For farmers and others interested in the history of American agriculture, the Afton Historical Press has published an impressive new work. Entitled The Grain Merchants: An Illustrated History of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange by Dave Kinney, this book is a beautifully illustrated and clearly written review of how this important regional commodity market developed over the last century and a quarter.
Beginning in the early 1880s, the Exchange almost immediately grew into one the world's most important wheat markets, bringing together the abundant grain harvests of the recently settled farms of Minnesota and the Dakotas with the huge flour mills in downtown Minneapolis. At that time, the Exchange was largely a cash market where traders physically judged each year's harvest.
Because of changes in transportation, technology and markets, the Exchange confronted a rapid decline in the first half of the 20th century as the once-dominant Minneapolis flour mills became abandoned industrial ruins. However, the Exchange, like many Midwestern farmers, proved adaptable. It survived and prospered over the decades as it moved into an array of futures trading. Now pieces of paper and electronic blips on computer screens take the place of grain samples on its trading floor.
Kinney recounts this complicated history with great skill. The book also engages the reader with illustrations and photographs on almost every page. The text is direct and allows the reader access into a vanished world when Minneapolis was truly the Mill City.
Contact Afton Historical Society Press, Dept. FIN, Box 100, Afton, MN 55001, 800/436-8443, visit www.aftonpress.com or www.freeproductinfo.net/fin, or circle 000.


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Class 2A Academic All-State basketball team
Sterlington High is represented on both the boys and girls LHSAA Class 2A Academic All-State teams.
Guard Lance Richard made the boys' squad with a 3.91 grade point average. A three-time All-District selection, Richard scored 29 on his ACT.
Bagbey, a 5.6 senior post/forward for the Lady Panthers, has maintained a 3.91 gpa. In addition to playing basketball her senior year, Bagbey is a four-year cheerleader and is entering her fourth season with the track team.
Only seniors are eligible for the Academic All-State team.


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Four Players Score for U.S. Under-18 MNT in 4-2 Win Against the Netherlands
GROESBEEK, Netherlands (Sept. 11, 2012) – The U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team scored twice in each half en route to a 4-2 win against the Netherlands in an international friendly at Achilles '29 Stadium in Groesbeek, Netherlands, on Tuesday.
After conceding an early opening goal to the Netherlands in the eighth minute, the U.S. registered three straight goals from Ben Spencer, Benji Lopez and Romain Gall to take a 3-1 lead in the 54th minute.
The Netherlands responded with a goal in the 74th minute before U.S. midfielder Julian Green reclaimed the two-goal lead with a goal in the 80th minute.
The U.S. fell behind inside of the opening 10 minutes after a Netherlands corner kick to the top edge of the penalty box was deflected and fell to the goal box where Rick Karsdorp was able to quickly tap in the loose ball for a 1-0 lead.
The U-18 MNT responded in the 34th minute as Zach Pfeffer, who plays for the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer, received a ball along the left touch line during a counter attack. Pfeffer brushed off a defender and found space before crossing the ball to forward Spencer, who was crashing into the box. Spencer put his head on the cross and guided it into the lower left corner of the goal for the equalizer.
Just six minutes later, the U.S. claimed the lead as Dylan Greenberg played a long ball over the top of the Netherlands defense onto the foot of Lopez just outside of the penalty box. Lopez quickly took a touch and chipped the ball over the oncoming goalkeeper for a 2-1 lead entering halftime.
In the second half, Gall used two shifty moves to create space for himself near the center of the penalty box before unleashing a hard shot that found the goal for a 3-1 lead in the 54th minute.
The Netherlands responded in the 74th minute as Sheraldo Becker, who entered the match just 12 minutes earlier, took a cross and beat a U.S. defender before placing a hard, low shot past U.S. goalkeeper Zack Steffen.
Ten minutes from full-time, U.S. midfielder Julian Green – a product of Bayern Munich's academy in Germany – displayed some individual skill as he created space from the defense by slashing into the right corner of the penalty box before placing a well-struck, curling ball into the far corner of the goal for the U-18 MNT's fourth goal of the match.
Each side recorded eight shots on goal in the match as Steffen came up with six saves for the U.S. The U-18 MNT outshot the Netherlands 13-10 overall.
-U.S. U-18 Men's National Team Match Report-
Match: U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team vs. Netherlands U-18
Date: Sept. 11, 2012
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Achilles '29; Groesbeek, Netherlands
Kickoff: 6 p.m. (12 p.m. ET)
Attendance: 500
Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
NED – Rick Karsdorp 8th minute
USA – Ben Spencer (Zach Pfeffer) 34
USA – Benji Lopez (Dylan Greenberg) 40
USA – Romain Gall 54
NED – Sheraldo Becker 74
USA – Julian Green 80
USA: 1-Zack Steffen; 2-Jacori Hayes, 5-Michael Amick, 4-Trevor Haberkorn, 3-Dylan Greenberg (13-Suliaman Dainkeh, 46); 8-Marco Delgado, 6-Kellyn Acosta (capt.), 7-Julian Green; 10-Piakai Henkel (15-Romain Gall, 46), 9-Ben Spencer (19-Benji Lopez, 39), 11-Zach Pfeffer
Subs not used: 17-Paul Arriola, 12-Ethan Horvath, 20-Kosta Koukladas, 21-Jalen Markey, 14-Kristian Scott, 18-Travis Wannemuehler
Head Coach: Javier Perez
NED: 1-Nick Olij (16-Mike Havekotte, 46); 2-Bram van Vlerken (13-Branco van den Boomen, 46), 5-Joris Voest, 4-Robert van Vlerken (12-Derrick Luckassen, 76), 3-Sandy Walsh; 6-Djavan Anderson, 7-Bilal Basacikoglu (15-Sheraldo Becker, 62), 8-Rick Karsdorp (14-Raies Roshanali, 68); 11-Jeroen Lumu, 10-Rai Vloet (capt.), 9-Brandon Robinson (17-Khalid Tadmine, 46)
Subs not used: 18-Daniel Breedijk
Head Coach: Ruud Dokter
Stats Summary: USA / NED
Shots: 13 / 10
Shots on Goal: 8 / 8
Saves: 6 / 4
Corner Kicks: 7 / 4
Fouls: 14 / 13
Offside: 3 / 2
Misconduct Summary:
NED – Joris Voest (caution) 56th minute
Referee: Rob Dieperink
Assistant Referee 1: Co de Smalen
Assistant Referee 2: Koen Barhorst
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecasts that U.S. corn growers will produce a record-high 13.8 billion bushels of corn in 2013, according to its Crop Production report issued today. The forecast production is up 28% from drought-hit 2012.
The early planting season was not very favorable for corn growers this year, as they were hampered by abnormally wet and cold spring weather. By April 28, only 5% of corn had been planted. In mid-May, however, the weather became more favorable, allowing producers to speed up their planting pace and tie the previous single-week planting record by getting 43% of the total crop in the ground during the week ending May 19. U.S. growers wrapped up planting corn by mid-June, with 97.4 million acres planted.
With 64% of the U.S. corn crop rated in good to excellent condition as of Aug. 4, corn crop condition remains significantly higher than at this time last year. Based on these conditions, NASS forecasts this year's corn yield at 154.4 bushels per acre, the third-highest yield on record.
Second-Largest Soybean Crop
U.S. soybean production is forecast at 3.26 billion bushels in 2013, up 8% from last year. NASS forecasts 76.4 million acres of soybeans for harvest this year. If realized, this will be the second-largest harvested acreage on record. Similar to corn growers, soybean producers were hampered by the unfavorable weather during the planting season. Planting of this year's soybean crop wasn't underway in all 18 major soybean-growing states until mid-May. Improved weather in June allowed soybean growers to speed up their planting, and by June 30, growers had 96% of the crop in the ground. Based on Aug. 1 conditions, soybean yields are expected to average 42.6 bushels per acre, up 3 bushels from 2012.
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Today's report also included the first production forecast for U.S. cotton. NASS forecasts all cotton production at 13.1 million 480-pound bales, down 25% from last year. Yield is expected to average 813 pounds per harvested acre, down 74 pounds from last year.
Wheat production is forecast down from 2012. According to the report, all wheat production is expected to total 2.11 billion bushels this year, down 7% from 2012. Based on Aug. 1 conditions, NASS forecasts the wheat yield at 46.2 bushels per acre, down slightly from last year.
NASS interviewed more than 24,000 producers across the country in preparation for this report. The agency also conducted field and lab measurements on corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton in the major crop-producing states, which usually account for about 75% of U.S. production.
NASS is also gearing up to conduct its September Agricultural Survey, which will focus on wheat, barley, oats and rye growers. That survey will take place during the first two weeks of September.
The Crop Production report is published monthly and is available online at www.nass.usda.gov.
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Review: Apple iPhone (4GB/8GB/16GB)
Company: Apple Computer
Website: www.Apple.com
Model: iPhone
Price: $399/8GB, $499/16GB with 2-Year Contract
Compatible: PC/Mac
Pros: A truly next-generation mobile phone with world-class industrial design, iPod-caliber audio and video playback, and great telephone performance in handset, speakerphone, or Bluetooth modes. Novel, nice approach to "visual" voicemail. Strong web and photo browsing features are augmented by a gorgeous, high-resolution 3.5" widescreen display and novel multi-point touchscreen controls; iPod functionality benefits significantly from good built-in speaker. Acceptable full-day battery life for typical users, and good e-mail client with initial signs of enough features (some Exchange server support, Word, PDF, and Excel document display) to satisfy more demanding business users. Surprisingly strong EDGE performance for web and even YouTube video use, boosted to sub-laptop speeds when switched to Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) network.
Cons: Two-year AT&T contract required for purchase; not usable with other wireless carriers, forcing users to rely upon AT&T's less than superb customer service and inconsistent network coverage regardless of their regional or personal needs. No true instant messaging support; overpriced SMS feature. Size, price, limited storage, and lack of user-replaceable battery restrict appeal to a smaller-than-iPod market niche—for now. Significant TDMA noise and other physical and electronic incompatibilities make use of iPod accessories, as well as docking to your computer, somewhat unpleasant. Long-term durability and warranty/out-of-warranty replacement questions remain unclear and potentially significant for all buyers.
Step back a moment and consider where we are today, at the beginning of July, 2007. Apple Inc. has sold over 100 million iPods, and around 3 billion songs through its iTunes Store. It is finally regaining market share in the personal computer industry it helped to create. And it has now accomplished what fans have been dreaming about for years: it has released a mobile phone that it developed itself, from top to bottom.
Even before its June 29 release, Apple's iPhone ($399/8GB, $499/16GB)
succeeded in capturing America's national consciousness to a staggering extent: the company had never released a cell phone, its most notable pocket-sized product, iPod, struggled to sell 100,000 units over its first months on the market, and its collaboration with Motorola for ROKR, SLVR, and RAZR "iTunes phones" was widely received as disappointing. Yet somehow, the very premise of iPhone—a mobile phone with museum-quality design, unusually straightforward telephone calling, and advanced Internet and iPod-style multimedia features—managed to draw hundreds of thousands of customers to attend launches at stores run by Apple and its U.S. partner, AT&T. They lined up by the hundreds despite factors such as a relatively high price, certain hardware limitations, and the fact that only four independent people were allowed to fully test and write about it before its release. [Editor's Notes: On September 5, 2007, Apple dropped the price of the 8GB iPhone to $399, and discontinued the 4GB iPhone. On February 5, 2008, Apple added a 16GB iPhone at a $499 price point, without otherwise changing the device's features or dimensions. Our review was updated solely to reflect the price and capacity changes.]
The "somehow" is now obvious: when it works, iPhone is a nearly miraculous product. Running a stripped-down version of Apple's OS X operating system, iPhone feels more like using a next-generation Apple tablet computer than an upgraded iPod, offering web, e-mail, widget, and communication features that have been made "cool" through simplicity, a colorful high-resolution LCD screen, and a brave new multi-point touch interface. Plus, whether it's playing back music, movies, or photos on that display—a 3.5" widescreen—only bug-obsessed users will find anything to complain about. iPhone takes the best recent features from iTunes, including Cover Flow, simple video controls, and simple photo optimization, and creates an outstanding update to the familiar iPod interface. It is also an almost superb cell phone, better than we'd thought likely, with only small caveats.
Unfortunately, iPhone also suffers from several issues that we consider to be relatively serious: first-generation hardware problems, some snags in customer service, and its lack of a user-replaceable battery are major reasons that some users will want to wait for the second-generation iPhone, whenever Apple releases it. Comparatively minor issues—such as several less than fully streamlined applications, missing features, and small software glitches—won't turn users away, but will leave them expecting more. For these reasons, while iPhone is a considerably more impressive achievement for Apple than was the original iPod in 2001, and a strong starting point for a transformation of the mobile phone industry, it's not right for everyone quite yet. Our full review looks at iPhone's good and bad points, continuing with the page links above and below. We've also added individual editors' takes to page 9 of the review.
[Editor's Notes: For additional details on iPhone's myriad functions, its AT&T calling plans, storage capacities, and accessories, please check out our Complete Guide to All Things iPhone.]
Editors' Note: iLounge only reviews products in "final" form, but many companies now change their offerings - sometimes several times - after our reviews have been published. This iLounge article provides more information on this practice, known as revving.


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Utica Shooting Caught On Tape
Utica Police are releasing surveillance camera video of a shooting incident at the corner of Arthur and West Streets.
It happened at a graduation party at around 8:30 on the night of June 22nd.
In the video, a man is seen firing a gun at several people in the crowd.
Police say there are also three other people in the crowd who fire multiple rounds back at the man, while several people are seen running for cover.
Anyone with information on the identities of the men is asked to call Utica Police at 223-3510.


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by Sam Loth – Fund Drive Committee Member
You've heard that music is the "international" language and that music, the world over, is a common bond among peoples. A true example of this is the Chestnut Hill Community Association's Pastorius Park Concert Series, whose major sponsor is the Chestnut Hill Hospital. Each week in June and July the sound of music attracts hundreds of people to the park's marvelous amphitheater (and the rain location, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy auditorium).
Two community volunteers from the social division of the CHCA, Julie Byrne and Neil Scheinin, are co-chairs for the concert series, along with Steve Pearson, who emcees each concert, and Dr. John Cacciamani, CEO of the hospital, who updates us at each concert on new health care services. There are many other volunteers who help with setup, lighting, production, snack service, hospitality and cleanup. WXPN-FM helps promote the concerts and featured artists. The sound production is professionally generated by Bauder Audio, of Horsham, which of course is a critical aspect of any concert and accounts for the excellent experience the CHCA brings to you.
My spouse and I were proud to invite our friends from all around greater Philadelphia to the Pastorius Park concerts, and I believe that pride was felt by everyone considering the broad range of people attending. So many families of all ages and ethnicity at every show and the children having such a great time dancing and falling down giggling, not to mention the dogs! One friend from the Ridge looked around during one concert and said, "Wow, even the dogs are well-behaved in Chestnut Hill!" Hah, that's the ticket!
So then how is it that this concert series brings out the best of Northwest Philly? For starters, Chestnut Hill Hospital donates $20,000 toward the Annual Fund Drive, half of which is dedicated to the concert series with an additional $6,500 in donations from people just like you. Your generosity generates the momentum to produce the concert series and helps create the enthusiasm required by all the CHCA volunteers to make the experience great! Be proud neighbors – it's your simple donations of $25 and $50 or more to the Community Fund Drive and redirected to bring you and yours a culturally enriching experience that is unique and worth it. Be part of this pride – let's make sure the sound of music remains alive and well in Pastorius Park. Send your donation to CHCF, 8434 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia 19118. Thank you.
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Q. In a Class 1 location of a spray application (Art. 516) area, portable equipment such as portable electric lamps or other utilization equipment shall be permitted in which of the following situations?
A) Never permitted.
B) Portable electric lamps identified for Class 1, Division 1 or Class 1, Zone 1 locations where readily ignitable residues may be present. This is intended for operations in spaces not readily illuminated by fixed lighting within the spraying area.
C) Where portable electric drying apparatus is used in automobile refinishing spray booths, and the additional requirements of 516.4(D), Exception No. 2, (a) through (d) are met.
D) Both B and C.
Answer: D
Where necessary, and where in compliance with all of the requirements listed in 516.4(D), Exceptions No. 1 and No. 2, portable electric lamps or other utilization equipment shall be permitted to be used in a spray area during spray operations.
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In honor of colder days, earlier evenings, warm kitchens and of course apples may I present the first ever "Apple Week" at A Field Journal. Get your apple-a-day with a new photo + recipe Tuesday through Friday. See you soon!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Apple Week
Labels: Entertaining
8 comments:
- A Pretty Trip said...
Fabulous! Can't wait.
- November 9, 2009 at 2:01 AM
- cupcake studio said...
Mmm, sounds wonderful!
- November 9, 2009 at 2:05 AM
- Brandi said...
What a fantastic idea! I can't wait to see what you have in store. Hopefully it'll inspire me to actually make the apple pocket pies I've been meaning to make.
- November 9, 2009 at 8:14 AM
- Katherine said...
Wonderful! Can't wait. :)
- November 9, 2009 at 8:26 AM
- Melissa A. said...
Looks like your going to warm my tummy. Sounds delicious, I can't wait.
- November 9, 2009 at 9:24 AM
- Lazzenia said...
Love your blog.
And this new idea too.
- November 9, 2009 at 10:58 AM
- Julia @ Mélanger said...
Apple Week, I love it. I love concentrating on a theme - I do monthly themes on my blog.
I am already signed up, so I won't miss a posting!
I love all the visual components of your website. So lovely.
- November 9, 2009 at 12:48 PM
- melinda said...
your blog is so inspiring! i love your craftiness especially.
- November 9, 2009 at 8:14 PM
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