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9:30 am
Simply Ming "Fish Sauce & Lemons" Guest Chef: Ken Oringer. One of the main sources of flavor in Southeast Asian cooking is fish sauce with lime. Instead of using limes, Ming pairs fish sauce with lemons to create unique and flavorful dishes. D
10:00 am
Barbecue University with Steven Raichlen "The Mid-Atlantic" Raichlen presents grilled soft-shell crabs, Baltimore pit beef, split-roasted lamb and grilled blueberry crumble.G
10:30 am
Ciao Italia "Classic Pasta of Liguria/La Pasta Classica Da Liguria" Food writer and book author Laura Schenone brings a unique Ligurian recipe to Mary Ann's kitchen, where together they prepare delicate pasta wafers called Corzetti served in a delicate garlic and olive oil sauce. Mary Ann adds to the fun with Panzoti, an almond-stuffed little ravioli swimming in a butter sauce. Bravissima Laura e Marianna, e bravissima Liguria!. D
11:00 am
Ethics In America II "War Stories: National Security & The News" Four years previously, a coalition led by American forces invaded the Central Asian nation of Khaoistan, where warlords had destroyed the central government and were supporting major terrorist activities. Today, the process of rebuilding the nation and fighting off an insurgency continues, covered by a group of journalists based in the capital city. Meanwhile, back in the States, a journalist covering national security issues investigates allegations of illegal phone taps by the government. In each case, reporters are faced with dilemmas that go to the heart of their responsibilities as journalists, and as Americans.G
12:00 pm
Principles for Principals "Professional Development for Principals" Professional development for principals is an important tool for reform. Principals learn that taking time for their own professional development is not taking time from their schools.G
1:00 pm
Invitation to World Literature "Things Fall Apart" In this foundational modern African novel, Chinua Achebe's story follows the lives of people trying to understand which belief systems deserve their loyalty. The protagonist, Okonkwo is a tribal leader who battles neighboring villages, the English, and his own demons in early colonial Nigeria. The perspectives of readers from around the world reveal the novel's universal themes. D
1:30 pm
Invitation to World Literature "One Hundred Years of Solitude" Gabriel Garcia Marquez's multigenerational saga of the Buendia family in the isolated town of Macondo inaugurated the boom in Latin American literature in the 1970s and marked the beginning of magical realism. Writer Sandra Cisneros and scholar of Latin American literature, Ilan Stavans lend their thoughts and voices to the discussion of this epic novel. D
2:00 pm
Connecting with the Arts: A Teaching Practices Library, 6-8 "Two Dance Collaborations" In a first-time collaboration, a dance teacher and a science teacher combine forces to explore the laws of motion with a seventh- and eighth-grade dance class. At another school, a dance teacher and a math teacher work with sixth graders on imaginative interpretations of the idea of circles. D
2:30 pm
Connecting with the Arts: A Teaching Practices Library, 6-8 "Constructing A Community" A visual art teacher and a social studies teacher use the distinctive architecture and history of their school. D
3:00 pm
Assessment In Math and Science: What's The Point? "That Would Never Work Here!" What does assessment reform actually look like? This workshop follows the stories of Barbara, a math teacher in Whittier, California, and Scott, a science teacher in Louisville, Kentucky, as they share how theyare incorporating assessment into their teaching. Emphasis will be placed on the colleague support structure; teachers sharing ideas with and getting help from other teachers. D
4:30 pm
Hey Kids, Let's Cook "Fruiteroni Pizza" This is a twist to the usual pizza with all the usual toppings, but we're tossing on some fresh stone fruit. Yes, it's true, a pizza with fresh slices of peaches, plums and pluots. Be ready to shock your taste buds because this combination creates the most amazing and tantalizing flavors coming your way. D
5:00 pm
Essential Pepin "Souper Soups for Supper" Tomato Chowder With Mollet Eggs; Black Bean Soup With Bananas; Garlic Soup; Onion Soup Lyonnaise-Style; Consomme. D
5:30 pm
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Cold-Weather Comfort" Test cook Bridget Lancaster reveals the secrets to making Easy Caramel Cake. Then, host Christopher Kimball uncovers the tips and techniques for perfect cake making. And finally, test cook Julia Collin Davison shows Chris how to make foolproof Split Pea and Ham Soup. D
6:00 pm
Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen "Asia's Crossroads" Some of the world's biggest flavors come hot off some of the world's smallest grills. Proof positive? Sizzling beef sates-cut from well-marbled rib eye steaks and masterfully spiced with cumin, coriander, and turmeric from tiny Singapore. From Guam, where the sun first rises on American barbecue, comes a main-course chicken salad like your mother never made: smoked chicken with freshly grated coconut and vivifying doses of lime juice and chiles. D
6:30 pm
Clodagh's Irish Food Trails "Dingle, Co Kerry - Part 1" NULL
7:00 pm
Ask This Old House "Restoring Old Windows; Installing a Kitchen Sink Water Filter" General Contractor Tom Silva heads to Alexandria, Virginia, to restore the windows in a home built by George Washington. Then Tom, along with host Kevin O'Connor, landscape contractor Roger Cook and plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, asks, "What is it?" Afterward, Richard installs a water filter at a kitchen sink. D
7:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "Barcelona and Catalunya" Rick enjoys the vibrant street scenes, tasty tapas, and pedestrian-friendly Gothic Quarter in Barcelona. He takes a scenic side trip to mountaintop Montserrat.G
8:00 pm
Grand View "Grand Canyon National Park - North Rim" In this episode, Stefan Baumann journeys through one of the world's most famous National Parks and explores its lesser known North Rim. In contrast to it's southern half, this region offers the typical canyon beauty, but also a more lush environ of pine and aspen. Interviews include Chris Parish from The Peregrine/Condor Project, as he discusses the successful reintroduction of the California condor to the canyon; Becky Latanich discusses the region's unique geologic history; and Leigh Kuwanwisiwma, Hopi Native American, shares the history of her people before the region became a National Park. D
8:30 pm
Essential Pepin "Souper Soups for Supper" Tomato Chowder With Mollet Eggs; Black Bean Soup With Bananas; Garlic Soup; Onion Soup Lyonnaise-Style; Consomme. D
9:00 pm
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Cold-Weather Comfort" Test cook Bridget Lancaster reveals the secrets to making Easy Caramel Cake. Then, host Christopher Kimball uncovers the tips and techniques for perfect cake making. And finally, test cook Julia Collin Davison shows Chris how to make foolproof Split Pea and Ham Soup. D
9:30 pm
Tommy Tang's Easy Thai Cooking "Full Moon Party/Samui Island" Lemongrass Salad with Prawns and Grilled Tuna with Tamarind Sauce and Siamese Risotto are cooked up.G
10:00 pm
Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Kicking Up The Classics" Joanne and her student Lauren give comfort food a kick preparing a 30 minute lamb and black bean chili and hiding a red pepper jelly surprise inside corn muffins. Recipes: Thirty-Minute Lamb and Black Bean Chili and Spicy Red Pepper Jelly-Filled Corn Muffins. Student: Lauren Eastman, Public Relations Executive. D
10:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "Barcelona and Catalunya" Rick enjoys the vibrant street scenes, tasty tapas, and pedestrian-friendly Gothic Quarter in Barcelona. He takes a scenic side trip to mountaintop Montserrat.G
11:00 pm
Theater Talk "Hugh Jackman" Forget those premium Broadway ticket prices! We've got Hugh Jackman, Broadway's biggest star. We spend a half-hour with the versatile and popular entertainer. Jackman talks about his love for Broadway, his sellout show, Hugh Jackman -- Back on Broadway and its meaning for him now and in the future. D
11:30 pm
Closer to Truth "Do Angels and Demons Exist?" Many theologians take angels and demons seriously. Why? Certainly, most human beings believe in angels and demons. Certainly, such nonphysical beings, in one form or another, populate most of the world's religions. D


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MyStoreSpace launches at eBay Live! (But My Google Shirt rains on the parade)
Saturday, June 16th was quite an eventful day for our two-man startup. My co-founder and I attended the eBay Live! conference in Boston to promote the launch of MyStoreSpace.com, our next-generation web store builder (in beta), when events took an unexpected turn and I was thrown out by eBay's VP of Marketing and a team of bodyguards for wearing a polo shirt with a Google logo.
The two of us arrived at 10AM on Day 3 and immediately raised a few eyebrows at the registration counter because of my shirt. I was asked if I was employed by Google, to which I replied, "No, we are with MyStoreSpace.com" A supervisor was called in who repeated the question about Google and asked us to state our intentions. We said that we are at the convention to promote our new product and to network with eBay sellers and tools providers. After a few awkward minutes and suspicious looks, we were finally allowed to pay the registration fee and proceed to the exposition floor.
The rest of the day was incredibly productive. We received an overwhelming amount of interest and encouragement from nearly every single eBay seller we spoke with, many of whom were very interested in exploring an opportunity to expand beyond eBay with their own web storefront. After we started doing demos on my laptop at the lunch tables, things got even better. People were instantly impressed with how a shopper could drag and drop items into our shopping cart and how the cart remains visible throughout the shopping experience but never requires the user to go to a different screen to manage it. Our second pioneering feature - the "what you see is what you get" store builder inside the web browser was also a home run. We got a lot of wows when we demonstrated how you can reorder items and categories just by dragging them around the page, how new things appear on the same page when you click an "add" button, and how you can edit and save prices and text fields by clicking and typing, all without leaving the page.
But even more enthusiastic and perhaps surprising was the response we received from other e-commerce tools exhibitors. One of the vendors asked to see our demo and were amazed with our shopping cart. They said they had been looking for ways to improve the shopping carts in the stores they build for their clients and had never seen a drag-and-drop, always-on-top cart. Quite a few members of their large team came over to look at our demo. The interest was flattering and we walked away with a possible partnership opportunity. Likewise, we enjoyed talking to a couple of startups who've built nice looking auction and inventory management systems. Both teams said that a top feature requested by their customers is a way to create standalone storefronts in addition to auction listings. Neither company provided this yet, and of course we offered to help!
While talking to sellers, we found ourselves describing Google Checkout over and over again. The stores created with mystorespace.com currently accept payments only through Google Checkout. We focused on the facts, saying that Google Checkout is as good as PayPal but less expensive. We also said that we would like to give our merchants choice in how to accept payments and plan on supporting both PayPal and Google Checkout in the future. However, some of the sellers became very outspoken on this subject, criticizing eBay and PayPal for exorbitant transaction fees. Others, who happened to overhear the conversation would join in and exclaim "yeah, someone like Google should really do something about it!" So we ended up inadvertently inciting a few small rebellions throughout the convention by mentioning Google Checkout. We were happy to answer questions about it because we use it at MyStoreSpace.com and we think it's a great product. Little did we know that the very act of talking about Google Checkout would precipitate our needless expulsion from the closing gala party with an excessive show of force by eBay's VP of Marketing himself!
We had a great dinner at the closing festivities and enjoyed the entertainment. Waiting in line for the darts, coin toss, or skeeball games was a great opportunity to talk to more sellers about their businesses and about our product. We stayed for the energetic performance by Kool and the Gang. Toward the second half of their set, I was suddenly tapped on the shoulder by a man who introduced himself as Gary Briggs. I didn't catch his title due to the loud music, but a Google search later revealed it to be "Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for eBay North America." He approached me in a manner reminiscent of someone trying to start a bar fight, with another colleague who remained anonymous. "Are you with Google?" he asked. I said "No," and showed him my badge with mystorespace.com as the company name. "You're not promoting Google Checkout, are you?" he demanded. I was shocked by this intrusion, accustomed to software conventions and trade shows where companies are receptive of one-another's technology. I replied (somewhat smartly) that no, since I didn't work for Google, why would I be promoting Google Checkout, "but what if I was?" He said "I wouldn't appreciate it, that's all.... Have a good time gentlemen," and walked away.
Thinking that was the end to our encounter with Mr. Briggs, we continued enjoying the concert. But just ten minutes later I was pulled aside again, this time by at least three or four physically intimidating security personnel. My co-founder and I were escorted away from the crowd, where we were once again met by Gary Briggs, who repeated the same questions as before. I repeated my answers. He said that several people told him that the guy in the Google shirt was promoting Google Checkout on the expo floor (I imagine rumors got started with someone overhearing an excited seller proclaiming their dissatisfaction with PayPal fees and the hope of salvation through Google Checkout to us). I tried to explain that we were there to promote our own, different kind of product, which just happens to use Google Checkout at the moment, that I really don't work for Google, and that I bought my shirt and backpack at googlestore.com and wear them to a lot of computer conventions. They didn't believe us and demanded to see our business cards and fliers, two things that we had long run out of! I don't remember much from the rest of the interrogation since I was beginning to feel insulted and angry for being intimidated, but I eventually ended it by saying that I didn't want to talk to them any more and that we'll just concede and leave. Gary Briggs grinned and waved "buh-bye." Two of the security staff followed my co-founder and I through the quarter-mile exhibition floor, out the doors, down the corridor, and all the way to the building exit.
On the shuttle to the parking lot, several people overheard us talking about the ordeal and inquired about mystorespace.com. We were out of fliers, but we saw a few reach for their PDAs to write down our URL. We spent some time in the parking lot telling them about our store builder before finally calling it a day. And a great day it (mostly) was! I can't wait to receive feedback from all the sellers we met at the expo who agreed to try our product. I don't expect to teach the auction giant to embrace openness, but we fully intend to give their users a great product when they decide to expand beyond auction listings!

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Research grants 2010
Research Grants - 2010 ArchivePage archived at: Mon, 13 December 2010 09:44:12 +1000
New grants
- Multi-user virtual environments and research into the learning and transfer of scientific knowledge and inquiry skills
Jacobson, M. J., Hu, C., Richards, D. C., Kapur, M., & Taylor, C. E.
ARC Discovery project: 2010-2012
- Learning the complexity of scientific knowledge about climate change with computer modelling and visualization technologies
Jacobson, M. J., Markauskaite, L., Hu, C., NSW Department of Education and Training, and NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change
ARC Linkage project: 2010-2013
Ongoing grants
- The millennium child: new frontiers in understanding the adaptability of children and young people
Martin, A. J.
ARC Discovery project: 20092013
- Comprehensive support for collaborative writing: visualising argument, text and process structures
Reimann, P., Calvo, R. A., & Yacef, K.
ARC Discovery project: 20092011
- Professional learning for knowledgeable action and innovation: the development of epistemic fluency in higher education
Goodyear, P., & Markauskaite, L.
ARC Discovery project: 20092011
- Learning through inquiry in higher education
Goodyear, P., Ellis, R. A., & Prosser, M. T.
ARC Discovery project: 20092011
- Disciplinarity, knowledge and schooling: analysing and improving integrated, cumulative learning in classrooms
Freebody, P. R., Martin, J. R., & Maton, K. A.
ARC Discovery project: 20092011
- Writing in the academy: the practice-based thesis as an evolving genre
Paltridge, B., Starfield, S., & Ravelli, L.
ARC Linkage project: 20072011
- The well-rounded person: the role of sport in shaping physical, emotional and social development
Lumby, C. A., Probyn, E. C., O'Dea, J. A., & Albury, K. M.
ARC Discovery project: 20062010
- The role of arts education in academic motivation, engagement, and achievement
Martin, A. J., Anderson, M. J., Gibson, R., & Sudmalis, D. R.
ARC Linkage project: 20092011
- Teaching effective 3D authoring in the middle-school years: multimedia grammatical design and multimedia authoring pedagogy
Unsworth, L., & Thomas, A.
ARC Linkage project: 20082011
- Rethinking timelines: a new methodology for describing and communicating history
Johnson, I. R., Robertson, S. M., Reimann, P., & Mostern, R.
ARC Linkage project: 20072011
- Working from the ground up: a participatory approach to community regeneration in public-housing neighbourhoods
Irwin, J., Baldry, E., Vinson, T., & Goodwin, S.
ARC Linkage project: 20082012
- Accessing the cultural conversation: investigating participation and non-participation of young people as audiences of live theatrical performances in Australia
O'Toole, J. R., Burton, B. V., Ewing, R. A., O'Brien, A. M., Bundy, P. J., Donelan, K. J., et al.
ARC Linkage project: 20082012
- Middle-years transition, engagement and achievement in mathematics. The MYTEAM Project
Martin, A., Bobis, J., Anderson, J., Way, J., & Fraser, A.
ARC Linkage project: 20072010
- New literacy demands in the middle years: learning from design experiments
Freebody, P., Carrington, V., & Comber, B.
ARC Linkage project: 20092012
- Building a research base for a world democracy forum
Gill, G., & Print, M.
International Program Development Fund: 20092010
- Exploring the effects of boarding school on academic and non-academic outcomes: a longitudinal study of boarding and day students
Martin, A., & Ginns, P.
ARC Linkage project: 20092011
- Youth, schools and democracy building in Australia and Canada
Sears, A., Print, M., Hughes, A., Chareka, O., & Peck, C.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Canada): 20092010


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In a mere five weeks, we raised...
This total is the highest in the history of Caring for Kids, and given the fact that this campaign has now been going strong for 33 years, that's saying a lot!
This year's contribution has also pushed us over the $8 million mark in donations to local children's hospitals over the life of the campaign.
No words can express our gratitude to all of the guests and team members who opened their wallets and their hearts for such a great cause. This campaign truly makes a difference in the lives of local children who are being treated at these hospitals.
The following hospitals benefited from this year's campaign:
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
- WVU Children's Hospital
- St. Vincent Heath System
- Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning Valley
- Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Medical Center
- Rainbow Babies
- Indiana Regional Medical Center
- DuBois Regional Medical Center
- Columbus Children's Hospital
- Children's Medical Center of Akron
- Geisinger Health System
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2012 Ford Focus raffle drawing at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Other partners who made significant contributions to the campaign include:
- Sheetz, Inc.
- Nestle Professional Vitality
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- KDKA Radio


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VIDEO: Bill O'Reilly Interviews Jon Stewart (Day 2, 05/17/11)
Part 2: O'Reilly and Stewart Discuss Presidential Politics
O'REILLY: Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska, but left office with high approval rating.
STEWART: I'm sure she did.
O'REILLY: Yes.
STEWART: Then they got to know her.
O'REILLY: No, she left with high approval rating. She was in there.
STEWART: Fair enough.
O'REILLY: Like her?
STEWART: I'm not a particular fan of her style of rhetoric. I think she's too thin-skinned.
O'REILLY: Sounds like Colbert you're describing.
STEWART: Colbert, I would actually endorse for president. She's reminiscent to me much more of a television personality than a politician because I think that her inability to get past slights, it makes it very difficult to -- like I would just imagine her at night just with the hands going, did you see that thing that Maher…


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setteg needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 101 designs submitted by 22 freelance designers.
G7 Consultoria
I'm in my 30s and I am a communications consultant.
I want to move forward the image of being a consultant very fast, uncomplicated and that is an alternative to large consulting firms.
I have partnership with other consultants and also offer consultancy to other areas of business administration. Therefore, the focus should be on communication, but should not be exclusionary.
The service I offer is not focused on creativity, design and make beautiful things. My focus is really on making things work. I'm not worried about having a beautiful work to show to my future prospects, but in making my client's cash register tinkling.
Think of a very beautiful website, but that does not sell. Think of communication for employees that is not read. Think of scripts for telemarketers that are not read. Fixing that is the focus of my consultancy that must be passed to customers: things have to work. Think of process improvement, methodology, quality, six sigma, application of technical knowledge.
In short: consulting with strong appeal in the result that the customer wants. Use of science and method. Focus on communication, especially in the digital world, but also general business consulting. Speed, efficiency and pragmatism.
Executives who have a problem in hand and need a fast, efficient, easy to implement and pragmatic solution. ("I do not want to hire McKinsey to solve this, I need something quick and uncomplicated!").
Think of executives who do not exactly love the solutions in the typical Marketing area ("I do not want a piece of art, I want something that works. I do not want creativity, I want technique").
Think of family businesses. The owner or director of the company know they can not hire McKinsey, but he wants a high-level consultancy service.
Think of executives in their 40s, with beliefs more oriented to an engineer than to marketing.
The logo must have the name "G7 Consultoria." Dot.
G7 is an allusion to the initials of my name and surname (but this fact does not need to be passed to the job, is just for knowledge!). "Consultoria" is the word in Portuguese for Consulting.
This logo will be used in paperwork, website, business card and stuff like that.
This is my only requirement. As I do not know how best to translate what I want to convey to a logo, I'm investing in YOUR knowledge!
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Sandra Bullock: Globes Rocket Popsicle
My cousin Cat and I used to scrounge up our change when we were kids and hit the corner for popsicles in the summer. If we were broke, we'd go for a simple 20 cent banana pop. If we were flush, we'd splurge on the rocket pops – three flavours, extra large, 50 cents each. We loved our rocket pops even though we could never finish them before they'd melt into sticky messes all over our hands before we got home. Here's what a rocket pop looks like:
Or, for reference, see Sandra Bullock's dress. Rocket pops are delightful as a dessert. Rocket pops are disappointing as a dress. I was hoping for a lot more from Sandy. I was hoping for a lot less F-CKING TAFFETA. I was hoping for a better construction. I was hoping she'd wear something that didn't belong on Kaley Cuoco.
Also… in the choice between Face or Body, Sandy's going body, isn't she? She's fit right now, no doubt. Slimmer than ever. But the sacrifice is evident above the neck. Sandy is gaunt. And you know what happens when they get gaunt in the face, right? They often look to fill it with something unnatural. So far, Sandy doesn't appear to be going in that direction yet.
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Barking back: Pit bull advocates rally to the breed's defense after 98 Rock DJ's comments
Used to be, if you were a pit bull owner and somebody said something horrible about the breed of dog you owned, nobody had your back. Even just a few years ago, people—in the media, on the street, in your family—routinely maligned pit bulls as baby killers and thug dogs and bloodthirsty beasts and nobody cared. You bristled, you grumbled under your breath about ignorant people, and you moved on.
That's not the case anymore. Just this week, nearly 1,500 people joined a Facebook group supporting a boycott of local radio station 98 Rock after morning show host Mickey Cucchiella blasted the dog breed on air earlier this week. Cucchiella, who said pit bulls ought to be banned, kicked, and killed, made his comments after two American bulldogs (not pit bulls, though they're often mistaken for such) mauled a 7-year-old girl in Dundalk on Saturday.
From a transcript of the show, posted online, Cucchiella said he'd like to "go find who owns these dogs and make the dog bite them in the face," that people "shouldn't be able to have kids" if they own pit bulls, and that pit bulls "should be banned from everywhere."
After his diatribe, Baltimore-area pit bull owners and advocates instantly bounded to the dogs' defense, commenting on the station's Facebook page. (Some of the comments were ignorant, admittedly, and don't really reflect the pit bull community in the best light. For instance, Ricky Hopkins posted on the page that he hopes Mickey is "bullet proof" and that he'd "take pride in kicking your ass. . . what you say can make people very violent!"). Then another group was formed urging pit bull owners and lovers to boycott the station and its advertisers. Within a few days, the group managed to get nearly 1,500 members, the ohmidog blog had covered the fracas, and protesters showed up at 98 Rock's Bacon and Beer St. Patrick's Day event.
The tide, it seems, is changing for pit bulls—at least in Baltimore. In the past few years, the city has gone from being a decidedly pit bull unfriendly place to one in which pit bulls are, if not welcome, at least accepted as a normal part of the urban landscape. They're ubiquitous, and not just on blighted street corners in rough neighborhoods.
Just a few years ago, the city's animal shelter didn't adopt out any pit bulls to the general public as a policy; today the shelter, now known as BARCS (the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter), counts pit bulls as its most common shelter resident. BARCS is also home base for a new program called Shelter Partners for Pit Bulls, a partnership with Best Friends animal sanctuary to help get more pit bulls out of the city shelter and into homes. And Baltimore is home to two pit bull education and advocacy groups: B-More Dog (disclosure: The writer is a founding member of this group) and the Baltimore Bully Crew. The members of both of these organizations span the demographic from student to schoolteacher to attorney to janitor.
So yeah, used to be that when someone got on the radio or TV and mouthed off about pit bulls, you fired off an angry letter and felt like you were flinging a pebble into the sea. But not anymore. Because pit bulls aren't just for idiots anymore. At least not in Baltimore.
Editor's Note: Cuchiella is having some fun with the controversy, as evidenced by new photos on his Facebook page.


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Violence by gun hits home
Violence by gun hits home
From the Tri-State Defender
Annette Nance-Holt (with a photo of her son Blair, who was killed riding the bus home from school) attends a meeting chaired by Vice President Joe Biden, with gun safety advocates and victims to develop proposals as part of the Administration's response to the Newtown shootings and other tragedies. The session was held in the Cordell Hull Conference Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (White House photo by David Lienemann)
Mayor A. C. Wharton, Jr. is among more than 750 mayors who have signed onto a letter to President Obama outlining approaches to addressing the issue of gun violence nationally.
The letter to the President came from Mayors Against Illegal Guns of which Wharton is a member. Wharton's decision to stand with the mayors' group comes as he unfolds what his office calls a "comprehensive approach to gun violence."
More details are promised in the coming weeks.
Vice President Biden is leading an effort to develop a new set of policies to reduce gun violence and prevent tragedies such as the Dec. 14 shooting in Newtown, Conn. Wharton's office says the mayor has spoken with Biden and also has send the Vice President a letter on reducing gun violence.
"Although federal involvement in this most critical undertaking is essential, as a former criminal defense lawyer, Chief Public Defender, and now as Mayor in a three-state area, I recognize fully that this problem can and must be solved primarily at the local and regional level," Wharton wrote.
"As a defense lawyer I learned firsthand that there is heavy trafficking of guns in regional areas such as the Memphis, Tennessee, North Mississippi, and Northeast Arkansas region. Because of that, in order for any initiative to be successful, a regional approach is essential. Accordingly, I would respectfully suggest we place a premium on those plans that are formulated collectively on a regional basis."
Otherwise, Wharton noted, "we will exacerbate the situation by encouraging the nomadic nature of the individuals who are engaged in gun trafficking at the local level."
On Thursday, Biden met with victims' groups and gun safety organizations at the White House. Following those meetings, the Vice President held conference calls with governors of both parties, and state and local elected leaders from across the United States.
According to the White House, Biden "listened to the unique perspectives of all the participants, and solicited their ideas and input on how to curb gun violence in this country. During the call, Mr. Biden reiterated the Administration's commitment to this urgent issue and stressed that the problem requires immediate action.
In the letter the mayors group sent to the White House, President Obama was urged to "put forward an agenda that is rooted in common sense and that will make it harder for dangerous people to possess guns, and easier for police and prosecutors to crack down on them."
The letter recommended that the agenda should:
Require every gun buyer to pass a criminal background check. Get high capacity rifles and ammunition magazines off our streets.
Make gun trafficking a federal crime.
Appoint an ATF director. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, the federal agency responsible for enforcing our gun laws, has gone without a confirmed director for more than six years.
Prosecute prohibited purchasers who attempt to buy firearms, ammunition or high-capacity magazines.
Require federal agencies to report records to NICS.
Repeal remaining Tiahrt restrictions – riders to the federal budget that restrict access to federal gun data.


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Nokia has humorously welcomed Samsung back to Windows Phone, thanks to a photo published to Twitter by Doug Dawson, Media Relations Head for Nokia. In the image, one can see a banner being held that reads "Samsung: Nokia welcomes you back to Windows Phone...". Samsung announced its ATIV S smartphone running Windows Phone 8 yesterday at IFA 2012, in Berlin.
Some have been surprised that Samsung managed to beat Nokia by unveiling the first Apollo Windows Phone, but Dawson offers reassurances that Nokia is going to hit hard next week.
It's certainly an interesting move to visit IFA with such signs and call Samsung's Windows Phone presentation a "warm up" for the real deal. Then again, with what Nokia has produced in the past year for Windows Phone, we're definitely looking forward to what the Finnish manufacturer has in store for consumers.
What's more is Dawson went on to offer Maggie Reardon, reporter at CNET, a camera phone for her upcoming wedding. A wink was added to this tweet which makes us believe there's something big happening.
Are you looking forward to what Nokia is going to unveil to the techsphere? Be sure to sound off in the comments.
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In our story "Green Sweep" (September issue, page 58), we incorrectly identified the country in which Kubota Tractor Corporation is headquartered. In fact, Kubota is a Japanese company.
In the same story, the caption under the photo of a pie chart says, "Last year Deere didn't sell any tractors in the 80- to 100-hp range." This is not true.
The statement should have said Deere didn't sell any "value spec" (economy) tractors in that range, as shown in the chart. For several years, Deere has sold its 5000 and 6000 Five and Ten series tractors in the 40- to 95-hp range. The difference is that those models are built in Germany. And a top-of-the-line 6605 Advantage, for example, can sell for more than $50,000. In contrast, Deere's new 6603 series tractors are economy models built in Mexico. Their prices range from $30,942 to $34,870.
I find your article "More horsepower per gallon" (October issue, page 26) highly misleading when comparing the Quadtrac to wheeled tractors. I have two older large 4-wd IH 4786s and a Quadtrac. In the real world there is no comparison between the traction of a Quadtrac and a wheeled tractor. You say Case and Deere can get 92% of their power on the ground with wheeled tractors and the Quadtrac only gets 86%. This is horse manure. They may get 92% of their power on the cement where they do the test, but in the real world where we farm it's different. I have cultivated fields with the Quadtrac that I was not able to drive across with the wheeled tractor. In other words, the Quadtrac gets 50% or 60% of its power on the ground when a wheeled tractor can barely get 5%. If we always had ideal conditions, there'd be no reason to have a 4-wd tractor. You could farm quite well with a 2-wd tractor. Since most of us don't farm on cement fields, why not do the tests in real-world fields so we can get a real comparison?
Robert J. Otto
Crystal, ND
Editor's note: The Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory runs its tests on concrete to maintain consistency. The tests are not meant to be analogous to "real-life" conditions, but are one tool in comparing basic measures of machine performance.
Do you know where I can find beveled gears and bearings for our United Farm Tools grain cart? I believe the company is out of business.
Ruth Brandenhorst
Oskaloosa, IA
You may find parts at W&A Mfg. Co., 1810 S. Ohio St., Pine Bluff, AR 71601, 870/534-7400.
Calibration help
I'm looking for calibration information about an INSTO moisture tester. I don't know if the company still exists.
Glenn Miller
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The company Dickey-john may have similar products and can help you with calibration. Contact the company at Dickey-john, 5200 Dickey-john Rd., Auburn, IL 62615, 800/637-3302.
Bin heater parts
I'm trying to find a company called New Products that sold bin heaters. I've been told it has been out of business for 15 years. I am trying to find parts for the heater.
Bill Thrasher
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Contact Roger Lacy at Sukup Mfg. Co., Box 677, Sheffield, IA 50475, 641/892-4222. He can help you out.
Bainbridge saws
I have a model 712 Bainbridge metal cutoff saw that needs a replacement gear. The warranty card directs me to Gator Manufacturing, Battle Creek, MI. Calls to the company put me through to an insurance agency. Could you help with an outlet for parts?
Brad Hays
Ada, OH
You're not the only one looking in vain for parts to a Bainbridge saw. No Bainbridge saws have been manufactured for 10 years. American Gator bought Bainbridge five years ago and reports that it has never had saws or saw parts available.
Fuel pump parts
I just broke part of my Mico fuel transfer pump. Do you have a phone number to contact them?
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Contact Mico Impeller Pump, Box 1910, Casper, WY 82602, 877/237-9392.
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In Maths we have been learning to use a range of multiplicative strategies when operating with whole numbers.
The strategies we have been learning are:
- Estimate the reasonableness of large problems like 1 788 – 891. Could 497 be right?
- Use multiplication to solve addition and subtraction problems eg.
64 – 48 = as (8 x 8) – (6 x 8) = 2 x 8= 16
- Use doubling / halving, trebling/ thirding and adjusting to solve multiplication problems,
eg. 12 x 50 solved as 4 x 150= 600
- Use an algorithm to solve multiplication problems.
- Solve problems using simple cube numbers .
- Use an algorithm to solve division problems.
Here is a link to my Multiplicative Strategies Assessment which shows that I know why and how I use particular strategies. This doc also has screenshots to show which IXL activities I have completed as part of my learning.
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Backyard Treasures
On Saturday, my friend Chester came over for a visit. He brought a bucket and a little shovel. He also had a screen that was attached to a wooden frame. My mom made him leave his muddy sneakers by the front door.
"Are you ready for the treasure hunt?" Chester asked me.
"Of course!" I said.
After we ate our snack, Chester picked up his bucket, his shovel, and his screen. I had my own bucket and shovel. But I did not have a screen.
"Don't worry," Chester said. "You can share my screen with me."
Chester put back on his muddy sneakers, and we went into the yard behind my house.
"What are we hunting for?" I asked Chester. He did not tell me what we were going to be hunting. "Is it a pirate's treasure? Is it a dinosaur?"
"No," Chester said. "We are going to hunt for minerals!"
"Minerals?" I said. "But that's boring. There are rocks and minerals everywhere."
"Yes, but we are going to hunt for certain minerals."
"Okay," I said. I still wished we were hunting for a pirate's treasure.
Chester and I walked over to the big patch of dirt by the swing set. We put our buckets on the ground.
"I think we should dig here," Chester said. We kneeled down and began digging with our shovels. We put the dirt that we dug up into our buckets. Before long, we each filled up our bucket.
"Now we get to use the screen," Chester said. He poured a few handfuls of the dirt from his bucket onto the screen. Then he grasped the wooden frame around the screen and gently shook the screen back and forth. Some of the dirt fell through the screen and back down to the ground. Soon there were just some little clumps of dirt left on top of the screen. There was also a dark gray rock.
"Is that what we are hunting for?" I asked Chester and pointed to the dark gray rock. Chester shook his head.
"Let's try some of the dirt from your bucket," he said. Just like Chester had done, I poured a few handfuls of dirt on top of the screen. Then I gently shook the screen back and forth. The dirt fell through the screen and back down to the ground. Then there were little clumps of dirt and two dark gray rocks on my screen. There was also another lump of dirt.
Chester brought over the garden hose. He picked up the two dark gray rocks and tossed them back to the ground. Then we sprayed the water over the single lump left on the screen. As the dirt washed away, I saw that the stone was not gray at all. It was not brown either. It was a beautiful milky white color.
"What is it?" I asked Chester as I held up the stone.
"It is a mineral called quartz," he said.
"I have a quartz crystal in my watch," I told Chester.
"Yes, quartz is used for many different things. Some quartz is used in electronic goods. Some people even wear jewelry made of quartz beads."
"I am going to put this on my nightstand," I told Chester. He thought that was a good idea. We sifted through the rest of the dirt in our buckets and found two more pieces of quartz. Chester took one home with him, and we gave the other piece of quartz to my mom. She put it on top of her dresser. Now we each have a piece of quartz.
Sometimes before I go to sleep, I pick up the piece of quartz and look at it under the lamplight. Then I think about all of the treasures that are in my backyard. I wonder what other kinds of rocks and minerals might be waiting for me to discover them the next time I take my bucket and my shovel outside.
- What did the children discover in the backyard?
- What tools did the children use to find their discovery?
- What kind of treasures have you hunted for in your yard or in a park? What did you do with the object after you found it? What did it look like? Did you keep it? Did you use it to make something else? Write about a natural treasure that you have found.


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Today's theme - Overseas Service - Wartime Living Conditions
Harry Rawcliffe Danson ((1912-2001) was my uncle on my mother's side of the family from Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. His middle name came from his grandmother Maria Danson, nee Rawcliffe.
In this photograph I think there is an Errol Flynn look about him!
This is a story not of food privations but of an army Christmas meal in France in 1939.
This signed menu of December 25th 1939, written in French and typed on flimsy paper, was found amongst the papers of my Uncle Harry. He was in France with the British Expeditionary Force, 9/17th Field Battery. In the Sergeant's Mess, breakfast was cold ham with piccalilli, eggs, coffee and roll and butter; for dinner - turkey with chestnuts, pork with apple sauce, potatoes, and cauliflower followed by Christmas pudding, apples, oranges, and nuts, with cognac, rum and beer.
Five months later Harry was one of the many men evacuated from Dunkirk, saved by the flotilla of small ships. Sadly many of the men who were at this meal may not have survived.
Harry arrived back home from Dunkirk still in the uniform in which he entered the sea to be rescued. He never talked about his wartime experiences, but seeing commemoration services or documentaries on TV could bring tears to his eyes, so the memories remained very strong He later served in North Africa.
My Dad, John Weston, served in the RAF, in a Special Liaison Unit, Codes and Ciphers Branch. He wrote down his war memories for me, beginning here in 1944 after a D Day when he was attached to American forces. Here are some of his accounts of the food and living conditions.
"We made our way to a little village near a copse – Laval. It had rained heavily and became very humid. In a clearing the GIs had set up trestle tables to hand out meals. We had portioned trays, but the Americans just had billycans to hold the meal of chicken and peaches. There were millions of wasps committing suicide in the fruit juice.
"We made our way to a little village near a copse – Laval. It had rained heavily and became very humid. In a clearing the GIs had set up trestle tables to hand out meals. We had portioned trays, but the Americans just had billycans to hold the meal of chicken and peaches. There were millions of wasps committing suicide in the fruit juice.
That first night I slept in a PUP tent (one man), but during the night it poured down and around 2a.m. my tent was flooded and my sleeping bag was in two inches of water. There was a lot of thunder and some animals around went berserk. I managed to sort myself out and was on duty the next day at 8a.m.to get our equipment organized. I had a brief time off and went into the village. I saw some small bottles of brandy in a shop – and not much else, so I bought the lot (16 bottles) – they cost around 1/8 (under current 10p.) a bottle!"
In a letter home dated 27th August 1944, Dad wrote "At the moment I am endeavoring to dry my blankets and clothes. Last night or rather early this morning we had a terrific storm and before very long I was living in an inch of water. Part of the tent caved in and since I was sleeping on my ground sheet, it was not long before I was thoroughly soaked through. Several of the lads have beds and they were all right. However there are good prospects of obtaining a bed tomorrow so I hope it materialises. i have never seen such lightening and with it being only 3am it showed up much more against the black sky.
We went through Le Mans, Chartre to Versailles - very little damage. We set up shop there and we had a good hotel with peaches growing outside my bedroom window, but I could not reach them."
In a typed letter home franked 25th September 1944 Dad wrote: "In this particular place there is no Red Cross canteen, but a cinema is running that is crowded each night. You can go to the cinema, stay in and write letters or simply go to bed now that the nights are drawing in. There is no pleasure in going out, more so in France everyone seems to go to bed around 9pn as the lights are only on a very short time each evening. We have made our quarters fairly comfortable, with wardrobes and sundry fixtures which incidentally German troops had used before us".
Conditions were much tougher once the troops moved north through Luxembourg.
Conditions were much tougher once the troops moved north through Luxembourg.
"It was now December 1944 and bitterly cold – lots of ice and snow. Out of the blue at 4a.m. on December 16th came a major attack on the American front. It was pandemonium...... This was the Battle of the Bulge. We carried thermite bombs in a safe in our operations vehicle to be used to destroy our code books and machines. We had rifles fully loaded with us at all times.......Anyone moving around that night not giving the correct password (which was Betty Gable), was shot on the spot......The weather did improve somewhat. We were dropped supplies of food and more important the GIs got further weapons and ammo. supplies.
At one stage we were being served up five boiled sweets for one meal!"
This meal of five boiled sweets became an, often repeated, apocryphal family story. It was only much later that I came to realize it masked the awful scenes he must have witnessed.
These stories of my family's military service have featured before on my blog.
But I am pleased to take this different approach suggested by Jennifer
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A winner was selected from 44 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
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Our site (http://www.nyinsuranceeducation.com) sells training products to prepare Insurance Agents for Continuing Education credits (a necessary part of their license).
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We help insurance agents get the prep materials needed for testing to get their continuing education credits to keep their license.
Have a look at our existing design -- it's got some of the right text content, but none of that "PROFESSIONAL LOOK & FEEL" our customers desire (yup, it's a templated site)
a) it would be great if some part of the design could be "clipped" to use in other areas (biz cards, e-mails, postcards)
b) we need a bright fresh design -- feel free to dress it up with some color!
c) taglines / selling points:
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o One Package = 2 years of CE (continuing education) credits for both P&C and Life and Health Licenses
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Click on the link for this Friday, then click on the links they have on their blog for the freebies you want. When you do, you will see a button to download the item for free. You can get one or all of them.
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Just when some onlookers thought MINI had lost the plot and gone all soft on us with the Countryman, along comes the MINI Coupe to shovel a generous helping of spice back into the brand.
With clear allusions to the spirit of Neville Trickett's Minisprint, the most glamorous of all the 1960s Mini variants, the new MINI Coupe looks fast even when it is standing still.
Interestingly, all the German MINI engineers I spoke to had never heard of the Minisprint. Perhaps a racy looking Mini with a lower silhouette is simply the logical thing to do!
While styling is always a subjective issue, but there is no disputing the fact that the MINI Coupe is the most 'look at me!' radical take on the New MINI platform to date. Even the Speedster concept version is less of a showstopper if only because some non-enthusiast onlookers might mistake it for the Convertible at a glance.
Running on 17-inch wheels with the lower JCW ride height, and JCW body styling additions, the Coupe sits squarely on the tarmac with a stance and attitude that says it all. This is a MINI going to the proms!
A quick glance at the lower roofline indicates that rear seat passengers would have a hard time with headroom. But no worries here, since the pure two-seater Coupe is the most selfish MINI yet.
Despite the lower roof line, headroom is still generous thanks to the elliptical concave moulding that brings the headlining closer to the roof above each seat. This adds an extra couple of inches of headroom where it counts.
The counterpoint is the largest luggage compartment in the MINI family to date, with a generous 280-litre volume. The removable parcel shelf further enhances versatility, and central hole in the bulkhead for dealing with long objects like skis.
In overall dimensions, it is 5mm longer and 29mm lower than the Hatch, whose wheelbase and overall width it shares. Kerb weight is similar to the Hatch and thus lighter than the Convertible, which is used as the Coupe's starting point.
There are some things that numbers on a piece of paper simply do not tell you. Subjective feeling is one of them, and anyone who owns the already fun to drive MINI hatchback will find the MINI Coupe experience revelatory on more than one level.
My first drive of a pre-production Cooper S Coupe on a racetrack in Austria a couple of months ago revealed the two-seater's better limit handling thanks to its lower centre of gravity.
What this track session could not tell me however, was what the Coupe would be like to drive on public roads, and how much faster and more stable it would be at high speed on the autobahn.
For the driving launch, MINI provided us with two Coupe variants from opposite ends of the spectrum; the rapid 211hp all-singing, all-dancing JCW version, and the brisk and super economical Cooper D.
From behind the wheel, mixed town and cross country driving proved the JCW to be as docile as any other MINI. But from an onlookers' point of view, the squat, sporty shape and bright white and red colour scheme attracted a whole lot more attention.
When I finally made it to the autobahn, one long blast through the gears to the Coupe's 240km/h top speed threw up the biggest dynamic difference between the Coupe and its hatchback sibling.
Where the rate of acceleration begins to tail off noticeably in the hatch once you reach about 190km/h, the Coupe keeps going with determination. A glance at the speedometer showed the needle still climbing fast, and it was not long till over 230km/h was registering with the motor was still pulling hard.
With the same power plant under the bonnet, the reason for this better high- speed performance is down to aerodynamics. The Coupe's windscreen has a 13-degree greater rake and a 29mm lower roofline. As drag increases with the square of speed, the Coupe continues to accelerate strongly beyond the point where the hatch is beginning to succumb to its battle with the air molecules.
That said, the apparently sleek Coupe shape creates its own set of problems because the airflow tends to move inwards behind the rear window, and the resulting turbulence induces drag as well as lift over the rear axle. Thus, although its frontal area and wind resistance is lower, the Coupe ends up with the same 0.33 drag coefficient as the Hatch.
To counter drag and lift the engineers added two aerodynamic devices. The first is the rooftop spoiler incorporated into the trailing edge of the roof, which funnels air between itself and the roof, speeding it up and aiming it downwards towards the active rear spoiler. This spoiler rises automatically at 80km/h (50mph) and retracts again below 60km/h. There is a button on the roof console for manual activation, so you can run with it up all the time should you choose to do so.
The spoiler creates 60kg of downforce, reducing aerodynamic lift over the rear axle to 20kg. This works brilliantly at high speed, and the JCW Coupe felt very planted with the speedo showing over 230km/h on the autobahn. This extra measure of stability gives you a much higher level of confidence compared to the hatch, which starts to feel a bit light at the back over 190km/h.
In overall dimensions, the Coupe is 5mm longer and 29mm lower than the Hatch, whose wheelbase and overall width it shares. Kerb weight is similar to the Hatch and thus lighter than the Convertible, which is used as the Coupe's starting point.
The lower 'helmet' roof pares weight from a critical area of the car, to the benefit of handling. However, the large hatch requires structural reinforcement to maintain integrity, and the Coupe's torsional rigidity ends up a fraction lower than the Hatch, but a whole lot better than the Convertible on which it is based.
Significant reinforcement is added to the structure aft of the B-pillar area. Here, a new steel rear bulkhead aft of the seats is the major unique component added to bolster stiffness.
Additional stiffening is added to the sill areas, and with the shorter 'helmet' roof in place, the two-seater ends up with greater torsional stiffness than the hatch, making it a better platform for the uprated suspension of the JCW version in particular.
For reasons of ride comfort in everyday driving, the JCW shares its sport spring and damper settings with the Cooper S. In this spec, the only minor adjustment is to the spring and damper rates, with the use of an 18mm (1mm larger) diameter rear anti roll bar to complement the normal 24mm front one. This arrangement is aimed at improving turn-in and reducing understeer in line with the Coupe's sportier nature.
However, for the hard-core driver, MINI offers an aftermarket JCW suspension option with further uprated springs and dampers and a 10mm lower ride height. You can either order this from the factory, or have it dealer fitted.
The Coupe is the first two-seater MINI other than the limited edition JCW GP variant of the R53 Cooper S line. Thanks to dimensional and trim differences, not to mention the lower roof line, its interior feels more special than other MINI variants.
Designed as a young person's car, the Coupe options list has been devised with extreme personalisation in body colours and interior trim in mind. MINI will offer the full spread of engines in the Coupe apart from the One, meaning 122bhp Cooper, 184bhp Cooper S, 211bhp JCW and 112bhp SD. Even the choice of 15, 16 and 17-inch alloy wheel designs is plentiful, with two, three and eight unique styles for these three diameters respectively.
In line with the cars flair and eye appeal and its targeted youthful customer base, a new range of colours and upholstery is on the cards. Two-tone paintwork is a big thing on the Coupe, and the only body colour offering the same coloured roof and bodywork is black.
Inside, a myriad of colour combinations is possible, with colour coding for armrests, fascia and so on. This will be the most customisable car in the MINI range by far.
My test car had the optional Recaro seats, and with the usual reach and rake adjustable MINI steering column, it was easy to find the optimum driving position. With the lower roofline and small glass area, all round visibility is not as good as other MINI models, but this is the only disadvantage of the sleeker Coupe shape.
With 17-inch wheels standard on the JCW, the 16-inch wheel shod Cooper D has a slight advantage in the ride department. With just 112hp under the bonnet, it does not push the chassis as hard on paper.
In the real world however, its greater torque at lower rpm will find any torque steer or issues on a bumpy road more easily. Much credit is due to the engineers then that good geometry and electronics have tamed any tendency for the front end to misbehave in normal driving.
While its 216km/h top speed and 7.9 sec 0-100km/h time are decent numbers, low-end torque is the oil burner's strong suit, and the 305Nm from 1,750-2,000rpm accelerates the Coupe with a strong surge in each gear.
The Cooper D's 80-120km/h time of 6.5 sec in fourth gear is not far behind the 5.1 sec of the much more powerful but less torque rich JCW, which hits 100km/h in 6.4 sec. The JCW's 260Nm of torque (280Nm on overboost for 10 seconds) also clearly does its part here.
Thanks to the D's strong mid-range urge, when I joined the autobahn it rushed around to 180km/h very rapidly, and had no trouble staying with most other cars right to its top speed.
The Coupe is by far the most exciting of the four MINI variants to date both in performance and visual panache. So if you don't need a rear seat and are looking for a prestigious small car that you can personalise to the hilt, the MINI Coupe may just be the answer.


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I saw Okobi on the field earlier in the game.
Wow! That tackle showed Timmons' athletic ability.
Im a little late in this thread ,I watched the entire game,I was really impressed with Miller and Kreider..Im guessing both will have more of a roll this year
If I could start my life all over again, I would be a professional football player, and you damn well better believe I would be a Pittsburgh Steeler." -- Jack Lambert, 1990 HOF Induction Speech
I was happy to see the Steelers get behind, make some mistakes come from behind and go into halftime on a roll and up. Big Ben and Fast Willie turned it over but played through it and had good games.And the DEEFENSEAnthony Smith is a head hunting certified killer a Donnie Shell Carnell Lake type. Bring on the the regular season
Anutha fine masterpiece by the picasso of sigs K-Train
Good game, Steelers.
I could not watch this game, they had it blacked out here
Finally had time to post a response.
I only got to watch from Batch's drive til the end of the game. Batch has been impressive since he came to the Steelers. Makes me feel good to know we have a capable 2nd QB if Ben goes down.
Even the guys on defense playing at the end looked pretty good. I think this is going to be a great season for the Men of Steel!
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Pattern Type: Knit
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Sizes Included: Women Medium
Yarn Lines: Comfy Fingering Yarn
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Needles/Hooks Suggested: Size 1.5 (2.25mm): (2) 16" circular needles
Fiber Type: Cotton & Blends
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This pattern is based on the Wheat Sheaves stitch from Barbara Walker's Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns (p. 138). Knit and purl stitch columns create wheat stalks that are "bundled" into sheaves with slipped stitches. Moss stitch diamonds and seed stitch columns accentuate the wheat sheave pattern. The negative ease of this stitch pattern makes it a perfect choice for cotton based sock yarns, but may not have enough elasticity for those who need a wider leg. Therefore, directions are also provided for a wider cuff.
Directions for a fitted heel and simple arch shaping are provided along with directions for increasing the width of the cuff. This pattern contains directions to knit top-down socks suitable for a women's size medium (sizes 8-9). Smaller and larger sizes may be obtained by using smaller or larger needles and adjusting the length of the foot accordingly. Directions for the regular cuff will be given first and directions for the wider cuff will be given in parentheses (Reg (Wide). Requires intermediate knitting skills and the ability to read charted patterns.
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$9598total per person Show cabin types
Deluxe VerandaSize including veranda: 270 sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 2:00 p.m. stateroom access 1...
$10665total per person Show cabin types
Penthouse VerandaSize including veranda: 338 sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 1:00 p.m. stateroom access 2...
$17067total per person Show cabin types
Explorer SuiteSize including veranda: 757+ sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 11:00 a.m. priority stateroom access ...
$25215total per person Show cabin types
Owner's SuiteEverything a standard veranda room includes, plus the following: Largest suite on board: 1,448 sq. ft....
Deluxe Veranda
- Size including veranda: 270 sq. ft.
- 11:00 a.m. embarkation
- 2:00 p.m. stateroom access
- 1 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant: 60 days prior
- Priority shore excursion reservations: 67 days prior
- Priority booking of spa treatments: 60 days prior
- Mini-bar with soft drinks, water & snacks, replenished once daily
- In-suite binoculars, coffee maker & cashmere blanket
- Purified water refilled daily
- King-size Viking Explorer bed with luxury linens
- 24-hour room service
- Luxury robes, slippers & toiletries
- 42" flat-screen LCD TV
- Interactive TV & movies-on-demand
- Security safe, hair dryer, 110/220 volt outlets
- Direct dial satellite phone & cell service
- Wi-Fi
Penthouse Veranda
- Size including veranda: 338 sq. ft.
- 11:00 a.m. embarkation
- 1:00 p.m. stateroom access
- 2 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant: 70 days prior
- Priority shore excursion reservations: 77 days prior
- Priority booking of spa treatments: 70 days prior
- Mini-bar with alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, water & snacks, replenished once daily
- Welcome Bottle of Champagne
- In-suite binoculars, coffee maker & cashmere blanket
- Complimentary shoe shine & pressing service
- Purified water refilled daily
- King-size Viking Explorer bed with luxury linens
- 24-hour room service
- Luxury robes, slippers & toiletries
- 42" flat-screen LCD TV
- Interactive TV & movies-on-demand
- Security safe, hair dryer, 110/220 volt outlets
- Direct dial satellite phone & cell service
- Wi-Fi
Explorer Suite
- Size including veranda: 757+ sq. ft.
- 11:00 a.m. embarkation
- 11:00 a.m. priority stateroom access
- 3 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant: 90 days prior
- Priority shore excursion reservations: 97 days prior
- Priority booking of spa treatments: 90 days prior
- Mini-bar with alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, water & snacks, replenished once daily
- Welcome Bottle of Champagne
- Premium in-suite binoculars, coffee maker & cashmere blanket
- Complimentary laundry, dry cleaning, shoe shine & pressing
- Purified water refilled daily
- King-size Viking Explorer bed with luxury linens
- 24-hour room service
- Luxury robes, slippers & toiletries
- 42" flat-screen LCD TV
- Interactive TV & movies-on-demand
- Security safe, hair dryer, 110/220 volt outlets
- Direct dial satellite phone & cell service
- Wi-Fi
Owner's Suite
- Everything a standard veranda room includes, plus the following:
- Largest suite on board: 1,448 sq. ft. including expansive veranda (multi-room suite)
- 4 guaranteed priority reservations at each alternative restaurant: 107 days prior
- First priority shore excursion reservations: 107 days prior
- Priority booking of spa treatments: 107 days prior
- Large master bathroom featuring oversize glass-enclosed walk-in shower, full-size tub, double-sink vanity, heated bathroom floor & anti-fog mirrors, plus two guest bathrooms
- 24-hour room service (including service from any restaurant during open hours)
- Generously proportioned walk-in closets & ample drawer storage
- Welcome bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne
- Spacious, well-appointed living room
- Separate dining area that seats 6 guests
- Private library, wine & music collections curated by Chairman Torstein Hagen
- Ocean-view dry sauna
- Boardroom (seats 12) for business meetings & catered dinner parties with first oceangoing vapor light fireplace
- Pantry for room service & hosted events
- Complimentary shore excursion with private car & driver (up to 4 guests) in destination of your choice
- Daily personalized tea or pre-dinner cocktail & canapés by request
- Dinner & guided tour with ship officers (subject to availability)
Multiple Decks
Deluxe Veranda - Category DV1
Multiple Decks
Penthouse Veranda - Category PV1
Multiple Decks
Explorer Suite - Category ES2
Deck 7
Owner's Suite - Category OS
Please note: All prices featured are per person (unless otherwise stated), and include non commission fares (taxes, fees and port expenses). Prices and availability are subject to change due to changes made by the Cruise Companies. Prices quoted are based on payments made via BPAY or bank transfer. Visa and Mastercard payments incur a 1.5% transaction fee.
Day 1Bergen Depart: Mon, May 27, 2019 @ 00:00
Day 2Bergen
Arrive: Tue, May 28, 2019 @ 00:00
Depart: Tue, May 28, 2019 @ 18:00
Day 3Flam
Arrive: Wed, May 29, 2019 @ 08:00
Depart: Wed, May 29, 2019 @ 18:00
Day 4Alesund
Arrive: Thu, May 30, 2019 @ 08:00
Depart: Thu, May 30, 2019 @ 23:00
Day 5Geiranger
Arrive: Fri, May 31, 2019 @ 08:00
Depart: Fri, May 31, 2019 @ 18:00
Day 6At Sea
Sat, Jun 1, 2019
Day 7Torshavn
Arrive: Sun, Jun 2, 2019 @ 08:00
Depart: Sun, Jun 2, 2019 @ 18:00
Day 8At Sea
Mon, Jun 3, 2019
Day 9Seydisfjordur
Arrive: Tue, Jun 4, 2019 @ 08:00
Depart: Tue, Jun 4, 2019 @ 16:00
Day 10Akureyri
Arrive: Wed, Jun 5, 2019 @ 08:00
Depart: Wed, Jun 5, 2019 @ 16:00
Day 11Isafjordur
Arrive: Thu, Jun 6, 2019 @ 08:00
Depart: Thu, Jun 6, 2019 @ 16:00
Day 12Reykjavik
Arrive: Fri, Jun 7, 2019 @ 08:00
Depart: Fri, Jun 7, 2019 @ 08:00
Day 13Reykjavik Arrive: Sat, Jun 8, 2019 @ 00:00
Onboard experience
Viking Ocean Cruises offer many exciting dining choices, each with breathtaking views. From sophisticated regional dishes and chef's selections with wine pairings to rustic Italian cuisine and global fare.
- The Restaurant. The main dining venue, The Restaurant offers the highest onboard dining experience amid a clean and streamlined Scandinavian design. In an open and inviting atmosphere, breakfast, lunch and dinner are served with sweeping exterior views through all-glass walls—so your destination will always be close by. The menu includes regional cuisine and always available American classics enhanced with locally sourced ingredients, so you can explore new cultures through food.
- Manfredi's Italian Restaurant. Manfredi's offers the best of Italian cuisine, whether the farm-inspired heartiness of Tuscany or the famed flavors from the heart of Rome. Subdued, ambient lighting creates a warm and welcoming air in this traditional restaurant, recalling Italy's beloved trattorias and a rich European heritage. Chianti by the carafe, freshly prepared pastas and generous antipasto are accompanied by fresh seafood and a true spirit of abbondanza. This restaurant's private dining room provides an opportunity to have an intimate meal with family, business colleagues or newfound friends.
- The Chef's Table. The sommeliers and culinary masters at The Chef's Table create the perfect pairing of food and wine. During a multicourse tasting, they pour select vintages and serve thoughtfully prepared dishes made for each other. Drawing on the grapes and spices that have been enhancing gastronomic pleasures for centuries, your expert hosts will enlighten every sip and forkful with fascinating commentary as you experience a thrilling synergy of aromas and flavors. This restaurant's private dining room provides an opportunity to have an intimate meal with family, business colleagues or newfound friends.
- World Café. With live cooking, open kitchens and buffet-style meal service, the World Café provides a vibrant interactive experience and a wide range of international flavors in a casual environment. Guests can choose their favorite foods—from the deli, the pasta or wok station, sushi bar or dessert station—prepared and presented in a stylish setting. Dine indoors or al fresco at shaded wood tables on the Aquavit Terrace, both offering stunning panoramic views.
- Aquavit Terrace. In the spirit of the revolutionary outdoor settings of Viking's award-winning river ships, Viking Ocean Cruises have created the Aquavit Terrace, providing more al fresco dining experiences than on any ship at sea. Located outside the World Café at the stern of the ship, the inviting terrace is transformed by night into a magical space where your destination is your dining room. By day, it's a great place to dine and relax in the lounge area around the Infinity Pool.
- Mamsen's. Located in the Explorers' Lounge and named for "Mamsen," the Hagen family matriarch, this venue offers Norwegian specialties for breakfast, lunch, an afternoon snack or evening treat. The array of menu items includes Scandinavian pastries and cakes; waffles, according to Mamsen's recipes, served with either Norwegian goat cheese or jam; salmon gravlax and other open-faced sandwiches; and late-night split pea soup to warm the heart and soothe the soul.
- Wintergarden. Late afternoon tea—that hallmark of English civility—is served in the Wintergarden. Freshly made finger sandwiches, richly textured scones and decadent desserts are presented on bountiful tiered carts, all from the kitchen of Viking's masterful pastry chef. In this elegant space under a canopy of Scandinavian trellised wood, you can participate in a calming tea ceremony or indulge in an afternoon tea service while enjoying the soft strains of a string quartet. With a park-like setting and panoramic views, it's an inspiring respite after a day of exploration.
- Pool Grill. For a relaxed lunch or an afternoon snack, the Pool Grill serves casual fare prepared to order. Or for a lighter meal, a small salad bar is available. A condiment bar lets you customize your meal to suit your tastes with sides from grilled mushrooms to savory red-cabbage slaw. The poolside atmosphere welcomes lounging and leisurely dips in the water; the nearby Pool Bar offers regional cocktails.
- Room Service. Care to enjoy a quiet dinner in the comfort of your stateroom? A midnight snack? Or perhaps breakfast in bed? For your convenience, Viking Ocean Cruises offer 24-hour room service, 7 days a week, with many of Viking's signature dishes to choose from, such as the Chairman's favorite Norwegian poached salmon with cucumber salad or Viking's classic Caesar salad.
- The Kitchen Table. Immerse yourself in local culture and cuisine on an interactive culinary journey. At Viking's onboard cooking school, experience firsthand how Viking Ocean Cruises ships' world-class chefs bring distinct, local flavors from market to table. On sea days, you'll learn to cook dishes highlighting an upcoming destination and take home recipes so you can savor the flavors at home. On port days, you'll handpick ingredients at a local market then learn how to prepare regional dishes and create elegant presentations for three courses. The Kitchen Table is a one-of-a-kind optional opportunity to shop, cook and eat with the masters.
Bars and Lounges
Inspired by the trade routes of Vikings, the Explorers' Lounge is the ideal place for guests to share their discoveries over an aquavit or a craft beer while sampling fine Scandinavian fare. Central to the Explorers' Lounge is Mamsen's, a casual gourmet deli inspired by Norwegian cuisine, from smoked salmon to open-faced sandwiches and locally sourced charcuterie and cheeses. The daily "Waffle Hour" provides mouth-watering samples of the beloved treat.
- The ideal setting for relaxation and conversation, The Viking Living Room draws guests together. Spacious seating, melodic piano tunes, live entertainment and planned activities foster rich camaraderie. And its well-curated Viking Library informs even the best-read traveler. Adorned with nautical touches from Viking days, including the clinker-built bar inspired by ancient longships, it is the most inspired living room at sea.
Enjoy a cocktail in the Viking Bar, which is located on the ground floor of the atrium.
When you yearn for serenity, there is no better place on ship than a visit to the Wintergarden. This charming, airy space around the main pool is perfect for relaxing in clean, uncluttered Scandinavian-designed environment. Even here, our focus is on enrichment, as this is the place to witness a tea ceremony, or indulge in an afternoon tea service, complete with hand-selected teas, finger sandwiches and pastries.
The heated Main Pool and hot tub provide a calming oasis in any weather. The retractable roof allows for any-time swims and soaks.
A haven for relaxation, it's a fun spot to socialize during a day at sea. It's been thoughtfully designed for lap swims, leisurely wading or enjoying a drink poolside.
By night, it's a magical setting for star gazing and for viewing our "Movies under the Stars."
The Infinity Pool, one of the first of its kind at sea, gives you a sense of swimming in the heart of your destination. Its glass backing is infused with the spirit of exploration.
This relaxing setting also offers an inviting hot tub. Relax on the teak deck, which transforms into the Aquavit Terrace in the evening.
The pool's shimmering surface lends a peaceful backdrop to this al fresco dining option.
Relax in the soaring atrium and mingle with like-minded guests as you enjoy a cocktail from the Viking Bar.
Viking Cruises also reinvented the spa experience; drawing upon the holistic wellness philosophy of Nordic culture. To stimulate your circulatory system visit our snow grotto where snowflakes gently descend from the ceiling through chilled air, then invigorate yourself in the sauna, following a centuries-old Nordic tradition.
The Theater, features live performances that bring you closer to the culture of our destinations. Sometimes, the destination connects you to exists solely in the realm of an otherworldly theatrical journey, as is the case with beautifully themed shows.
The curtains of destinations with cinema in two movie theaters, which show first-run films you have not yet seen as well as destination-driven cinema such as "Room with A View," "Roman Holiday," or "Skyfall." And because the intellect also needs to be stimulated, our theaters will always be buzzing with fresh, new insights from our port talks and onboard lectures that feature the history, art, and culture of our destinations. And to explore the world in comfort, Viking Cruises are in favor of soft and spacious sofa seating.
Ship info
Expand your horizons on comfortable, state-of-the-art ships, intimate and thoughtfully created by experienced nautical architects and designers to enrich your interaction with your destination in every way. Each sister ship carries only 930 guests and is engineered at a scale that allows direct access into most ports. The fleet features understated elegance and modern Scandinavian design.
- Vessel: Viking Sky
- Year: 2017
- Beam: 94
- Onboard Currency: USD
- Passenger Capacity: 930
- 24-hour room service
- 42" flat-screen LCD TV
- All meals included
- All Staterooms have a veranda
- Bars and Lounges
- Drinks Included in fares
- Free Wifi Onboard
- King-size Luxury Beds
- One included shore excursion in every port of call
Viking Sky - Deck Plans
Cruise code: OSK190527
12 nights
Iceland Majestic Landscapes Cruise
- Departing from Bergen
- Viking Sky
All Inclusive: 10 Dining Venues; Beverages with Meal (upgrade for US$20pp/day for unlimited beverages); WiFi; Gratuities; Spa Facilities; 1 x Shore Excursion per Port plus more
- All Onboard Meals
- Complimentary Beverages
- Complimentary Gratuities
- Complimentary WiFi
- Shore Excursion in every port
- 24-Hour Room Service
- Teas, Coffes and Bottled Water
- Use of SPA Facilities
- Complimentary Enriching Culture
- Azamasing Evening Shows
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I am hoping to get a little help in the curriculum department. I am getting extremely overwhelmed at this point. This will be my 6 yo's last year in public school - 1st grade. I would like to start homeschooling during the summer. As a working mom, I was originally thinking I would buy a box curriculum because of it's ease, but now I am thinking I would rather purchase each subject individually just in case something doesn't work well for my daughter. I still need each subject to be basically open and go - very little prep work from me. Not only because I work, but because my husband will have to teach multiple days a week as well so it would be easier to just tell him - we're on page ##. I really am looking for any advice in all subjects. Anything you've loved. Really the ONLY prerequisite is that it is as open and go and it possibly can be.
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At 6yo, Saxon will work better if you give her a good foundation in math skills. Also, once she can read, she can use and student intensive curriculum with very little work needed on your or your husband's part. Check out the philosophies on www.robinsoncurriculum.com and www.connectthethoughts.com. We switched to Robinson 2 years ago and haven't looked back.
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The most difficult thing with math is in teaching concepts instead of procedures. Conceptual Learning Materials (http://www.conceptuallearning.com) was developed by a veteran Montessori teacher specifically for this purpose. Hope this helps someone.
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