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Experts: Sanctions squeeze Syrians, but are unlikely to change Assad's behavior
AMMAN, Jordan — Syrians are losing their jobs as the country's economy increasingly feels the effects of civil strife and sanctions, but experts and Syrian citizens alike say the sanctions are unlikely to be felt in any real way by Syrian President Bashar Assad and his regime any time soon.
International sanctions first placed on the Syrian government by the United States and the European Union last year have largely stopped Syria from exporting oil and have frozen international banking transactions, as well as targeting individual members of the government. But it is likely the government is still able to smuggle oil through Lebanon, said Ala Din Diranieh, a Jordanian economist who studies Syria, and that Russia, Iraq and Iran, which remain friendly to the Assad regime, are possible sources of financial support.
The impact has been tough on the average Syrian, however. "Unemployment is not less than 50 percent," Diranieh said.
Recently arrived refugees from Syria also paint a bleak picture, saying the economy has suffered both because of the squeeze of the sanctions and the impact of security measures the regime has imposed to prevent anti-Assad rebels from moving freely around the country.
"The people who haven't lost their jobs have had their salaries cut," said Mohamed, a Syrian who arrived in Amman from Damascus on Friday after closing the stationery shop he owned there. He asked not to be further identified out of concern for family still in Syria. "No one is buying anything. It's almost impossible to find fuel and cooking gas, and when you can, it is two to four times the normal price."
Syrians who recently arrived in Jordan have said that the government increasingly is putting up roadblocks to restrict travel between central Damascus and its suburbs, as well as between Syrian cities.
"My father's carpentry shop has stopped work because the workers live in Kesweh (a suburb of Damascus), and they are not able to leave to come to work," said an anti-government activist who now lives in Jordan and whose family has remained in Damascus.
Rents in Damascus, Mohamed said, have tripled as people flee cities and towns around the country that have been plagued by fighting and army crackdowns against activists and the armed Free Syrian Army, the loosely organized militia of anti-Assad army defectors and civilians.
"The economy is doing badly," said Jihad Yazigi, the editor of The Syria Report, a publication that tracks the country's economy. Yazigi estimated that Syria's economy shrank by 15 percent last year.
"Investors are not investing and consumers are not spending," Yazigi said. "Oil exports that made up 46 percent of export income in 2010 are now almost entirely stopped. Companies are laying off, executives leaving the country."
The Syrian pound, which before last year normally traded around 46 to the dollar, has lost its value, hitting more than 100 to the dollar in February before the Syrian government asked local banks and traders to stabilize it and disbursed further funds to help them do so.
"They asked them to keep it around 80," Diranieh said. "But I think it will return back to 100, or even 200."
The Syrian Central Bank's foreign reserves have been depleted, and it is unclear how much foreign currency remains.
"Pre-crisis reserves were at $17 billion. Billions are estimated to have been spent to defend the currency last year," Yazigi said.
Daranieh said that he had read recently that reserves were down to $14 billion.
"But I think they may be even lower than that," he said.
Yazigi doubted the government would have problems paying the military in the short term, even though he also expects the Syrian pound to continue to decline.
Another activist living in Jordan said his father's chauffeur company in Damascus had shut down because people were no longer using such services, and that he had laid off his employees.
Like Iraq before 2003, where those close to Saddam Hussein were insulated from a more than a decade of international sanctions while much of the citizenry was reduced to poverty, associates of Assad's government can likely hold out for some time, experts said.
"Because of the extreme gap become between the rich and the poor, these people can probably survive for some time, they've stolen so much money," said Amin Taba, an anti-Assad Syrian now living in Lebanon. "Even if these people have their dollar accounts frozen, I'm sure they have dollars in the country."
In cities where the Free Syrian Army remains strong, the shortages are even more severe.
In Qusayr, a mostly empty town under siege near the Lebanese border, rebels burned used motor oil and plastic fruit crates last month to keep warm. Overnight temperatures in Damascus in the last week were near freezing, and a shortage of heating oil was reported across the country.
In Deraa, a city under siege in southern Syria, residents reported that there were shortages of food and fuel and that electricity was on for one hour at a time and off for five. Water was available once a week.
"The regime at this point basically has to defend a smaller core of people, and for the time being the regime can get weapons, and it probably has enough money to distribute to itself," said Michael Young, the editorial page editor of The Daily Star, a newspaper in Lebanon. "The people who are suffering are the Syrian population. I think when you get into these issues of sanctions, time and again, we've seen that sanctions rarely force regimes to go back on their fundamental principles."
(Enders is a McClatchy special correspondent.)
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Dogfish Head introduces India Brown Ale as new year-round offering in Colorado
Denver beer geeks have long sought out Dogfish Head's head-turning offerings – from experimental beers like Palo Santo to seasonals like Festina Peche and a consistently good (and big) pair of IPAs.
The Delaware brewery today announced year-round sales of another offering — India Brown Ale — in Colorado, California, Arizona, Washington and Oregon starting in mid-July.
The brewery describes the 7.2 percent ABV dark IPA as blending "the caramel notes of a Scotch Ale, the color of an American Brown and the hopping regimen of an IPA."

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But, you know what happens to the highest and lowest scores in a contest... they get dumped.
In the case of repeat testing, the phenomenon of "regression to the mean" comes into play and the result is that the extreme (high and low) scoring individuals become more moderate, and their scores will be closer to the mean score of the group.
Will this repeat offender's foul language and insulting demeanor "regress to the mean" if allowed back on the forum?


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This Pig Abuse Video Will Ruin Your Fourth of July Cookout
Good morning, you bacon-egg-and-cheese biscuit-eating motherfuckers. Here's a brand new video from the group Mercy For Animals, showing exactly where that bacon you love so much comes from.
This footage was shot by activists who went undercover as employees at Iowa Select Farms, America's fourth-largest pork producer. Iowa Select has responded that they're looking into "unacceptable animal handling by a few employees," but added that they are "deeply troubled that someone would video-tape what they believe is animal abuse if they had a chance to report it and stop it."
Iowa, by the way, wants to outlaw any "video taken without permission at an agricultural facility."
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Halfway through last year I made a couple of mentions on the NAG Forums, on NAG Online and in other places on the internet that the market for desktop memory was beginning to stagnate. The prices for DRAM dropped so low that the companies making these chips actually weren't earning enough money to stay afloat and I didn't expect that to last any longer than a year (prices have been dropping steadily since 2009). Turns out, my prediction that RAM prices would rise this year are correct: from next month, we're going to see prices for 4GB DDR3 DIMMs spike to $20 each minimum, from their previous lows of $17. $3 doesn't seem like much of a change but that's only for one manufacturer. Some brands are already seeing increases in the $10 range and its probably going to increase and continue throughout this year (possibly the next, too) as companies try to artificially increase prices to stay afloat. If you wanted to pick up some RAM on the cheap, now's the time to do it. Coupled with our import tax and whatever else the government adds onto our hardware, we'll be paying anything upwards of R300 for a 4GB module soon enough.
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Middletown, Maryland 1 course · 18 holes Driving directions
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+1 votes John Buck › November 11, 2010
Not a world-class course, but it's the place to work on your driving accuracy off the tees. Most of the baskets in the front 9 are wide-open, but it doesn't necessarily mean that it's an easy course by any means. The wind will always be a factor here, especially when you're throwing your upshots & putting.
+1 votes Kevin Kline › June 20, 2011
Rather open course with a few holes hidden behind some trees. Pretty good scenary with a nice lake beside parts of the course. Not a bad course for starters. The tees aren't too much different in length. I like the openess of this course and will be back again. Bring bug spray! - course seems to be picking up a lot of nats on the back 9
+1 votes Phill Dilone › May 5, 2015
Just a fun quick course... wish there were some closer by but its a great after work course pre sunset.
+0 votes Nate Figueroa › April 11, 2011
+0 votes Geremy Gieryna › May 8, 2012
+0 votes Brandon Bryan › April 23, 2012
Very confusing course and layout
+0 votes Dustin Hollingsworth › June 20, 2011
I really liked this course. It was quite easy as the first 10 holes are out in the open with trees coming into play on 3 holes. The last 8 all have trees and adds a little difficulty to your shots. Only problem I had with this course were the baskets. Some of them were tilted, bent, rusty, and had no markings on which basket belonged to which hole which could be somewhat confusing. Otherwise, I'll probably come back to course as I enjoyed it. BRING BUG SPRAY
+0 votes Randal Earls › June 16, 2011
mostly open natural tee pads
+0 votes shawn headley › November 7, 2011
+0 votes Travis Hahn › June 27, 2015
The course that started it all for me. Played a lot of rounds here first starting.
Not a bad course for beginners. A lot of open holes with plenty of birdie/ace chances.
This course holds a special place in my heart since it got me into the game.
Not a bad course for beginners. A lot of open holes with plenty of birdie/ace chances.
This course holds a special place in my heart since it got me into the game.
+0 votes Thomas Proffitt › August 17, 2015
+0 votes John M › June 10, 2019
The layout is pretty open but the baskets are pretty beat up.


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|A crabmeat au gratin casserole made with a butter and cream sauce and topped with Velveeta.
Velveeta Crabmeat Au GratinI picked up some crabmeat the other day, thinking that I would cook some pan fried crab cakes. Then decided nah, didn't want crab cakes ... maybe a casserole instead, but changed my mind again before I finally settled in on doin' an au gratin. Cheese. Now that appealed to this Lenten sweets deprived little ole me. Oh yeah!! That's really how I cook anyway - never much on planning ahead, mostly cooking on the fly.
I adapted this recipe from one in Best of the Best from Bell's Best Cookbook (say that 4 times fast) which is a compilation of recipes from the TelecomPioneers of Mississippi. The purchase of one of their cookbooks helps with Pioneer projects such as Habitat homes and building playgrounds and supports their other educational and health related projects ... just in case yer interested.
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Recipe: Velveeta Crabmeat Au Gratin©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 10 min |Cook time: 20 min | Yield: About 4 to 6 servings
- 1 pound of lump crabmeat
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) of unsalted butter
- 1/2 of a medium onion, minced
- 1 stalk (rib) of celery, minced
- 1/2 cup of all purpose flour
- 1 (12-ounce) can of evaporated milk
- 1 cup of half and half
- 2 egg yolks, beaten
- 1 teaspoon of kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon of freshly cracked black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning (like Slap Ya Mama) or cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 8 ounces of Velveeta, cubed
Pick through the crabmeat for stray shell; place into a colander to drain. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter or spray a 8 or 9 inch square baking dish with non-stick spray and set aside.
Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and cook until tender. Stir in the flour a little at a time until fully incorporated; cook for 5 minutes. Slowly add the evaporated milk and half and half until fully incorporated. Quickly stir in the egg yolks and then the salt, pepper and cayenne. Cook for another 5 minutes. Mixture will be fairly thick.
Transfer the crab to the prepared baking dish and pour the cream mixture over. Microwave the cheese on medium heat just until loose pourable. Pour over the top of the crab mixture and using a spatula, gently push the cheese to evenly cover the top.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes or until top is browned. Serve with a nice garden salad, and steamed broccoli or other non-starchy veggie.
Cook's Note: Can substitute Cheez Whiz, American cheese, or other cheeses as desired.
Tip: To easily pick out any shell, spread crab on a baking sheet in a single layer and place in a 200 degree oven for 3 minutes. The shell will be visible and easy to pick out.
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Cloud 9 – One Step Away From Heaven
One Of New Zealand's Must-Stay Havens
– By Kip Brook, Word of Mouth Media NZ.
The crashing waves below wash over the golden sands along Long Beach, massaging my mind and soul. This was heaven in sub-tropical Bay of Island.
It's a warm night in Russell; the French doors at my $1750 a night Cloud 9 luxury hideaway are wide open. The moonlight dances across the Pacific Ocean in the bay.
Lying on my cosy king sized bed I hear the cry of the flightless kiwi bird – the iconic New Zealand national symbol – as it scurries among the ferns and nikau palms.
I drift back to sleep then wake to the bright dayside view of paradise from Cloud 9, perched on a bush-clad hilltop, peering over a gorgeous beach. This Bay of Islands holiday haven in the historic township of Russell is a must-stay before you die place.
Rummaging through the fridge and kitchen cupboards I discover bacon, eggs, mushrooms, yummy fresh bread, fruit juice, fresh fruit platter, cereal, tea, coffee and just about anything else I would have wanted for breakfast. But I want for nothing here.
I stroll down the hill to the beach. The water is warm and I swim a tiny stretch of the calm flat Pacific before laying on the inviting sands under the golden sun before striding back up the steep slope to Cloud9. It already feels like home.
A swanky hilltop hideaway perched above the sleepy historic village of Russell overlooking the Bay of Islands in northern New Zealand; looking down on to dreamy golden sand Long Beach: perfect for night-time love-making under the stars.
Some experiences in life happily float fresh in the mind forever. This is one of those. The priceless view out over the balmy Pacific and the beautiful Bay of Islands is insatiably sexy and romantic.
I need to unwind more. I drift across the heated infinity pool which appears to merge into the ocean as one. Wearing only a smile I flop on to the hot weathered wooden deck, feeling my glistening wet body swiftly dry out and wonder if life gets better as I survey the majestic scenery.
Cloud9 rates among the most welcome destinations in this part of the world. All the bedrooms have a cedar patio or deck that have panoramic unobstructed views of the 144 islands, bays and ocean.
The sky cable television has all the movies and channels anyone would ever need. But there is too much natural beauty to soak up and appreciate. As the sun begins to fall I sprawl out on the deck, put my feet up and lazily gaze out into nowhere I appreciate why Cloud9 is the nearest step to heaven.
After four days and nights here, Lesley Joy from Bay of Islands Holiday Accommodation puts me into cosy new Waiwiri Cottage to enjoy my last few days in town. Lesley and Barry manage some of the best secret places about and next time I want to stay at the Rawhiti Beach house, which is something else. Russell was once known as the hell hole of the southwest Pacific because of the pirates who prowled the area. The looting and plundering has long gone and the little sleepy village is one of the best places to quietly holiday in New Zealand. It's always warm and is the gateway to the big game fishing.
It has all the history in the Captain Cook Museum and Pompallier House and Christ Church, the oldest church in New Zealand which is pockmarked with bullet holes from the Pakeha-Maori wars of the 1830s.
I strolled along the waterfront under the beautiful pohutukawa trees, past restaurants, cafes and shops trying to visualise Russell as the first capital and first seaport of New Zealand and one of the country's first European settlements.
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Randy Moss has come a long way from his failed eight-week stint with the Tennessee Titans back in 2010.
The San Francisco 49ers wide receiver told reporters this week he enjoyed a strong relationship with former Titans coach Jeff Fisher, but those good feelings didn't extend to some of Fisher's assistants.
Moss told Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean on Wednesday that some of the Titans' coaches didn't like him, going so far to say he was "blackballed."
"Why they claimed me, I really don't know," Moss said. "There were some things where I could really tell I really wasn't liked, and that was coming from the coaching staff. To be able to still make plays ... there were some things going on in-house that I probably won't speak upon until I write my book."
Moss was a ghost in Tennessee, pulling down just six catches for 80 yards as the Titans fell apart down the stretch. Asked again why he was unpopular with some of the staff, Moss said, "I don't want to get into that."
Moss has been forthright and filled with insight this week. The 35-year-old wideout has spread far more cheer than ill will down here in New Orleans, but admitted his experience in Tennessee caused him to wonder if his time in the NFL was over. Obviously, that wasn't the case.
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A human-rights group is accusing Arizona of violating international law by improperly using "cruel isolation" for years at a time for non-violent or mentally ill inmates and depriving them of basic physical and mental health care.
In a lengthy report issued Tuesday, Amnesty International writes that of the more than 2,900 inmates being held in Arizona's maximum-security facilities, more than 2,000 are confined by themselves in windowless cells for up to 24 hours a day in conditions that amount to sensory deprivation.
The group said it obtained its statistics from the Arizona Department of Corrections.
Corrections spokesman Bill Lamoreaux confirmed that more than 2,000 inmates are confined in the cells by themselves but said that neither he nor Director Charles Ryan could comment on the report because it references ongoing litigation.
Based on interviews with prison staff members and inmates, Amnesty International describes the 7.5-by-10-foot isolation cells as being devoid of any natural light and writes that inmates in those cells aren't given inadequate opportunities to shower or exercise — at most six hours a week but sometimes far less than that.
"The cumulative effects of the conditions, particularly when imposed for a prolonged or indefinite period, constitute cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, in violation of international law," according to the report.
The report points to the United Nations Human Rights Committee's International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which prohibits treatment that causes physical pain or mental suffering and stipulates: "All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person."
The group said that Arizona's isolation system has led some inmates to commit suicide, caused depression and anxiety, and worsened pre-existing mental illnesses.
Citing statistics that Amnesty International staff say they obtained from the corrections department, the group said that at least 43 inmates committed suicide in Arizona's adult prisons between October 2005 and April 2011 and that at least 22 of those inmates were being housed in isolation cells.
Lamoreaux said there were actually 52 suicides in that time period but did not provide a breakdown of which of them were being isolated.
Carl ToersBijns, a former deputy warden at a state prison in Florence, said that Amnesty International's description of the cells is accurate and that far too many inmates are held there for prolonged periods of time.
"This is a red flag," ToersBijns said. "People are dying and people are being abused and neglected."
ToersBijns said in one case that he still thinks about, he saw a mentally ill inmate sitting in his cell, naked on the toilet and rubbing his swollen, blistered feet with his own feces.
When ToersBijns asked guards about the inmate, he said they told him that the inmate had been kept in the isolation cell for five years because he had taken a nurse hostage during an attempted escape, and that nurses refused to treat him.
The inmate, who was convicted of kidnapping and armed robbery, is still housed there.
ToersBijns said the 48-year-old inmate, who still has 32 years on his prison term, never should have been put in isolation because of his mental illness and likely will die there because he's physically aggressive and won't ever get a security downgrade.
"The culture in Arizona is that those who are put in super-max units are indeed the worst of the worst, they don't deserve to be able to go back down to a lower custody," he said. "But they're human beings. We as a society took the responsibility of putting them in prison, but along with that responsibility is a requirement for us to make sure they're not deprived of basic rights they're entitled to by the Constitution."
He said some of the practices he saw while working at the department constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
Amnesty International is calling on Arizona's Department of Corrections to stop using the isolation cells unless as a last resort and only for inmates who pose a serious and continuing threat. The group also urged the department to provide an incentive program for inmates to work their way out of being held in the cells, improve conditions overall and provide prisoner educational and rehabilitation programs for all maximum-custody inmates.
Amnesty International's report comes on the heels of a March 6 lawsuit filed against the corrections department alleging that Arizona prisons don't meet the basic requirements for providing adequate medical and mental health care to inmates and that prisoners face dangerous delays and outright denials in receiving treatment.
Among its allegations, the lawsuit contends that a prison medical staff's failure to diagnose an inmate's metastasized cancer resulted in the man's liver enlarging to where his stomach looked like a full-term pregnant woman's belly.
Another inmate who had a history of prostate cancer had to wait more than two years for a biopsy. And nothing was done for another inmate who suffered from depression when he asked staff members for help because he was suicidal, according to the lawsuit. He later killed himself in an isolation cell, the lawsuit said.


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Terrametrix, a surveying company, recently embarked on a 3,690-mile, six-city, eight-day tour to capture a 3D model of urban terrain using StreetMapper, a high-precision mapping system that employs vehicle-mounted laser scanners.
The tour began in Kansas, where Terrametrix used StreetMapper to map 6.6 miles of urban interstate highways and ramps in two hours, the company said. They used the data to produce a digital terrain model of the paved surfaces.
Terrametrix moved on to Cincinnati, where the company used StreetMapper to scan a three-mile trolley route, surrounded by an urban canyon of tall buildings and trees. The next stops on the tour were a survey of an urban interchange in Newark, N.J., and 11 miles of a four-lane freeway in Washington. This same stretch of highway had previously been surveyed with static laser scanning; StreetMapper data was used for comparison with these results.
StreetMapper is a result of a joint venture between 3D Laser Mapping, German company IGI mbH and technology company Riegl. The system uses laser scanning technology and precision navigation that includes a solution for reduced Global Positioning System coverage in urban areas.
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Appeared in five games ... Recorded one tackle on the year in the win over Campbell. 2011:
Appeared in 11 games...Made 15 tackles (8 solo, 7 assisted)...Made a season-high three stops in the week seven victory at Villanova and week eight win over #9/10 James Madison, ODU's first win over a top-10 opponent...Made 3.5 tackles for loss with a six-yard loss in week eight at Villanova.
Appeared at defensive end in games with Gardner-Webb and #14/16 Cal Poly.
Played middle linebacker for Coach Joe Fowler and the Bulldogs, leading them to an A-Division 2 state championship in 2006 and three district titles... During his four years the Bulldogs posted a record of 47-4, including an undefeated 14-0 season in 2006... Was a First Team All-State selection by the Associated Press and the James River District Defensive Player of the Year as a senior after registering 103 tackles, nine tackles for loss, three fumble recoveries, four forced fumbles and an interception which he returned 95 yards... Selected to play in the 2008 VHSL All-Star Game...First Team All-District and all-region and second team all-state as a junior in 2006... Finished his junior campaign with 101 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, four fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles.
Born June 23, 1989... Son of Bernard and Kimberlyn McLaughlin...Majoring in sports management.


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Most used vehicles are required by Maryland Law to undergo a safety inspection prior to its sale or transfer. Generally, the seller or transferor of the vehicle is required to obtain the inspection certificate. However, for class E trucks (exceeding ¾ ton manufacturer's rated capacity), class F truck tractors, and class G freight trailers, semi-trailers and dump service semi-trailers, either the seller/transferor or the purchaser/transferee may obtain the inspection certificate. The purchase/transferee than submits the inspection certificate to the MVA in order to register the vehicle. However, if your vehicle is inspected at an inspection station that offers an electronic inspection service (e-inspection), you will not receive an inspection certificate. Your inspection certificate will be electronically sent to the MVA.
How do I obtain a Maryland Inspection Certificate for my vehicle?
To obtain an inspection certificate, you must have your vehicle inspected at an authorized safety inspection station in Maryland. The Maryland State Police has licensed approximately 1,600 of these facilities in all parts of the state. Click here to find an inspection station near you that can provide an inspection for your type of vehicle. Most stations are authorized to inspect:
- Passenger cars;
- Light trucks and SUV's with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less; and
- Trailers that are 20 feet in length or less, without air brakes.
To be safe, always inquire whether the station has the proper authorization to inspect your vehicle.
It is best if you schedule the safety inspection first, by phone. Also, before you take the vehicle to be inspected, ensure that it is properly registered, either in Maryland or in another state. If you are not able to register the vehicle because it has not yet received a safety inspection, you may qualify for a 30-day temporary registration that will enable you to legally drive the vehicle to the inspection station.
The safety inspection should take about 1-½ hours for most vehicles once the registered inspection mechanic begins work. Certain vehicles (e.g., trailers) may take less time so it is best to check with the station. When the mechanic has finished, he will prepare an inspection report that shows the vehicle parts or systems examined and whether or not they have met Maryland's standards. See Appendix A for more information.
If the vehicle meets all safety standards, the registered inspection mechanic will prepare and give you two copies of the Maryland Inspection Certificate, or electronically transmit the e-inspection to the MVA. You should take the MVA copy (green) to any full service MVA branch officeor a licensed tag and title serviceand submit it with the other documents needed to title and register your vehicle in Maryland. The purchaser's copy (goldenrod) is for your records. If a dealer owns the vehicle, the purchaser's copy must be affixed to the vehicle's window. Click here to verify an e-inspection certificate has been electronically sent to the MVA.
What happens if my vehicle fails the safety inspection?
If your vehicle fails to meet even one safety standard, the Maryland Inspection Certificate cannot be issued. You must have the problem(s) identified on the station's inspection report fixed and then have the vehicle re-inspected by the same registered inspection mechanic at the same station. You have the option of fixing the problem yourself, having the inspection station fix the problem, or taking the vehicle to another facility for repairs.
If the vehicle is re-inspected within 30 days after the original inspection date and you have driven it less than 1,000 miles, the inspection station will only need to inspect the defective equipment identified during the initial inspection. However, if a new defect is visually observed during the re-inspection, the newly discovered defect must also be repaired and re-inspected. See Maryland's regulations (COMAR 11.14.01.10 (A(3)) for details. Note that the inspection station can charge you for each re-inspection, unless the repair can be visually verified. If you do not have the vehicle re inspected within 30 days or you exceed 1,000 miles, you will be required to pay for a new, complete inspection.
- The fee for an initial safety inspection varies with the inspection station's labor rate. The Maryland State Police regulate the number of labor hours billed by the station for an inspection, but they do not regulate the station's labor rate. The fee charged for a safety inspection must be prominently displayed in each station.
- The fee for the re-inspection of a vehicle varies with the inspection station's labor rate and the specific parts or systems that need to be re-inspected. A re-inspection fee should not be charged if the repair can be visually confirmed (for example, a burned out light) unless the inspection requires jacking, lifting, measuring, or testing the vehicle. A re-inspection fee for a non visual defect may be charged at up to 1 1/2 times the hourly labor rate if the inspection requires jacking, lifting, measuring, or testing the vehicle. You should inquire about the re-inspection fee before leaving the station.
Contact Information:
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6601 Ritchie Highway, NE
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More than half of British women's waists 'too big'
More than half of British women have waists that are larger than the recommended healthy size, experts say.
Researchers from the charity Nuffield Health say overweight women risk an increased chance of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, infertility and cancer.
The researchers found the average waist measurement for women is 84.9cm (33.43in), compared with the healthy size of 80cm (31.49in).
Nuffield Health's Dr Davina Deniszczyc said it was a "worrying problem."
Dr Deniszczyc, professional head of physicians and diagnostics at Nuffield Health, said: "Fat being stored around the waist can contribute to significant health issues, such as breast cancer and infertility."
Nuffield Health examined data from more than 30,000 women and found 57% had a waist larger than the healthy size.
It said women in the north of England have the largest waists, with an average circumference of 87cm, compared to 81.9cm in London.
Researchers also said 52.5% of the women have a body mass index (BMI) higher than the healthy range, while 16.2% were moderately or morbidly obese.
The BMI is calculated by taking your weight in kilograms and dividing it by your height in metres squared.
A BMI level measured between 25 and 29.9 means a person is regarded as overweight. If your BMI is over 30 then you are clinically obese.
Dr Deniszczyc said: "Whilst waist size may seem like a cosmetic issue, this isn't about women fitting into their skinny jeans. Rather, it's an important indicator of overall health and well-being, particularly when taken into account with other health measurements.


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Members and supporters of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in Beaufort County dug deep into their pockets to provide holiday gifts for patients in South Carolina's state mental hospitals.
"We are delighted to have such a wonderful collection of gifts," said Joann Binkley of Hilton Head Island, representing NAMI Beaufort County's Consumer Council, as she loaded her "sleigh" for the drive to Columbia last week.
"This outpouring of generosity will help make the holiday season a little more festive for people who are often forgotten and have little to celebrate."
She added NAMI is especially grateful to Joyce Flowers and the Stephen Ministers at St. Andrew by the Sea Methodist Church, who brought a car-load of beautifully wrapped presents, and to Patricia Blake and her clients at Salon Salon for their support of this program.
NAMI Beaufort County includes Bluffton and is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with mental illness and their families through programs of education, support and advocacy and the promotion of recovery and dignity.
"Volunteers make NAMI work," said Sarah Eliasoph, director of operations. "Please join NAMI as a member, volunteer on one of our many committees and help NAMI continue to provide and expand our free educational programs and support services."
For more information, contact the local office at 681-2200 or visit its website at www.NAMIBeaufortCounty.com.


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Public Comment
Quakers Oppose Berkeley Measure S
Berkeley Society of Friends (Quakers), located in North Berkeley at Vine and Walnut streets, deplores Measure S, the proposed ordinance to impose citations and jail sentences on homeless people for sitting on the streets in Berkeley. Such a policy would not only violate the civil rights of hundreds of Berkeley citizens, but it would be a discriminatory law that would be enforced more against homeless people and in shopping areas than against shoppers and in residential areas.
Furthermore, this ordinance is unnecessary, since nuisance and loitering laws already exist. The city should focus on practical solutions to end homelessness: housing, services, employment programs. Ticketing and jailing homeless people would only divert us from this important work still needed in our city. Let's spend the city's money on helping people instead of fining or imprisoning them for being homeless, which is not a crime but a misfortune.
We urge you to vote against this proposed ordinance on the coming November ballot.


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Dez Bryant Cut By Cowboys After 8 Seasons
The Dallas Cowboys decided that it was time to part ways with one of their biggest names, Dez Bryant. The team abruptly cut the star receiver on Friday (April 13) after another mediocre season. He caught 69 passes and six touchdowns in 2017. He only had 838 yards. It was the third consecutive season he was unable to reach 1,000 receiving yards.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said that the decision to release Bryant was not easy but "is in the best interest of the Dallas Cowboys"
"This was not an easy decision. It was made based upon doing what we believe is in the best interest of the Dallas Cowboys. We arrived at this crossroad collectively with input from several voices within the organization. Ultimately we determined it was time to go in a new direction."
Jones said Bryan "will always be a valued member of our family."
"As an organization we hold Dez Bryant in the highest regard, and we are grateful for his passion, spirit and contributions to this team for the past eight years," Jones said in a statement released by the team. "He will always be a valued member of our family."
Since signing a five-year, $70 million contract in 2015, Bryant has struggled to live up the deal. He has not recorded more than 69 catches or 838 yards in a season since then. He only played 9 games in 2015 due to a broken foot and was sidelined for three games in 2016 with a tibial plateau fracture, but only caught 50 catches and 8 touchdowns in 13 games. He was hoping to have a bounce-back season in 2017, but despite being relatively healthy, only managed to catch six touchdowns as the Cowboys struggled and failed to make the playoffs.
Bryant was due to earn a base salary of $12.5 million, which carried a $16.5 million salary-cap hit.
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UnNews:NATO affirms Afghan drawdown, warm fuzzy feelings
This article is part of UnNews, your source for up-to-the-microsecond misinformation.
21 May 2012
Chicago, United States - In a summit declaration on Monday, US President Barack Obama and military representatives from over fifty NATO aligned nations ratified an "irreversible" roadmap to draw-down combat troops from the start of 2012 to around three to six misfits with deep regrets, shadowy pasts but ultimately good hearts.
In response to continued media interest, Pentagon representatives have issued a release, via the defense press office, explaining the reasoning behind the strategy.
- Week on week we are facing threats from the same few warlords, sending battalions of disturbingly similar looking foot-soldiers to do their dirty work, all while sitting in their underground hideouts and giving overblown speeches about our forthcoming doom. Really this strategy just seemed like the most logical course of action if we are to be present in Afghanistan for an indefinite period of time.
- This or we give the entire armed forces lycra suits.
- Due to operations in Iraq, particularly those within Baghdad jails, there have never been more disgraced former servicemen who just want a second chance to make proud the son they see only on weekends. The recent increase in drafting from urban areas has boosted the numbers of street-wise minorities within the force and allowed for the deployment of either mildly amusing zaniness or heart-warming bonding that prove so effective against insurgent forces.
- French President Hollande and other NATO leaders should also be eager to provide a few soldiers from their elite stereotype perpetuation forces if it allows them to appease their populace with traditional European non-committal.
- In light of current Whitehouse directives concerning nation building, the battalion would need to be integrated with wise-cracking rookie Afghan units or an adorable animal sidekick from the anarchic Youtube province.
- Projected casualties would be limited to anyone both prone to giving moral guidance and with a body that may be easily cradled by the most naive recruit as he swears vengeance. Well, him, or the one with glasses.
- Previous logistics of transporting supplies through Pakistani territory would be substituted for distribution by short elderly men, as items issued in this manner have proved vital in winning most battles, particularly when attached to some moralistic message that could be recalled and monologued. We have already lined up several allied sheiks who would be willing to assist via large hat wearing and koans about the poppy harvest.
- Though this so called "men with beards" method may not be quite as effective in Afghanistan...
- Since it renders them most effective against enemy leaders, our more potent weapons, such as high caliber bazookas and visiting politicians, would be airlifted into the most impractical and heavily guarded areas to be retrieved. Specifically, within the Helmand region.
- Hillary Clinton would be used to landing under this kind of danger, luckily.
The Pentagon press release concluded that current defense spending in Afghanistan would need to be maintained for the constant reconstruction effort, though funds could possibly be saved on military uniform fabric.
Some are concerned that the Taliban may be pursuing a similar tactical path, pointing out the disturbing number of socially awkward high schoolers drawn to Al Qaeda's ranks and recalling how the French were driven from Indochina in 1954 by four similar teen mutants trained in martial arts and faster-than-sound delivery of haiku. However the United States Department of Defense was quick to dismiss the possibility, citing that the Taliban remained ideologically opposed to the empowerment and education of females in the vital areas of kung-fu and hot pants wearing.
Pakistani Taliban leader Jalaluddin Haqqani remained neutral about this chance to send more brainwashed followers to certain and well choreographed death. The head of the 5000 strong Haqqani network stated that there would be pressure upon him to step up insurgent plots and the associated videos cursing infidels to one an afternoon, though he would be pleased to do so if the "Great Satan" would kindly ship him some form of mechanical arm, as it did during the good times of the 80s. "Of course in the chaos I will always be able to turn again to my first love of growing pretty flowers," surmised Haqqani.
Others forsee the conflict becoming another Vietnam war, where rugged ladies man John F. Kennedy, bumbling amateur spy Richard Nixon and droning robot buddy Henry Kissinger would face off against legions of North Vietnamese fighters for 39 seasons only to see the conflict relegated to reruns before they could recover the amulet of respect on the world stage. Commander in Chief Obama has been quick to dismiss such concerns however, citing the successful mentoring roll the Coalition forces are already providing to the Afghan armed forces, "... we have never seen so many veterans struck down within a week of retirement by people they once trusted, it is truly promising."
On the issue, Commander Petraeus stated late today, "Our armed forces in Afghanistan remain firmly committed to delivering prosperity and democracy to Afghanistan for half an hour every weekday. From there we will see if we can't extend that to an hour, or even two back to back during summer. Either way, it is important for everyone to remember it is the joys of participation, not national stability, which is the true reward."
- Charles Ganon "Army, Marines could cut 150,000 troops, leaving only pre-teen boy to defend nation". Politico, May 20, 2012


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The Reverend Father Adrian Augustus (born Vishal Augustus; 1977, Lucknow) is a priest in the ROCOR Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, where he serves a parish in Sydney and is the Dean of Pakistan, within the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand of ROCOR.
Biographical Sketch
Life in India
- 1977: Vishal was born in Lucknow, northern India, where he was raised in Roman Catholicism and attended a Catholic school.
- Vishal converted to Anglicanism, later becoming an Anglican deacon serving in India.
- Vishal inquiring into Orthodoxy, exchanged correspondence with Abp Hilarion of Sydney, who provided detailed responses.
- Abp Hilarion suggested that Vishal go to Holy Trinity Seminary, Jordanville. Family illness prevented this.
13 september 2007 in Croydon he was baptised into orthodoxy with name Adrian.
Life in Australia
- Vishal moved to Australia, where he was received into the Orthodox Church with the name 'Adrian'.
- 2009 May: Adrian was ordained to the diaconate.
- 2011 March 13: Dcn Adrian ordained to the priesthood.
- After ordination, Fr Adrian continued secular work in the finance industry.
- Fr Adrian was appointed rector of St Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Blacktown.
Missionary to Pakistan
- Abp Hilarion received correspondence from people who had left the Catholic seminary in Pakistan and were inquiring into Orthodoxy. He forwarded this to Fr Adrian, who asked permission to go to Pakistan to meet with them.
- First mission trip
- Fr Adrian was met, not only by the two he expected, but by 50 people.
- After he settled into his hotel room, he was not allowed to leave the hotel (as he is ethnically Indian) until a local member of parliament permitted him to leave for 12 hours.
- During this time, the press reported that a priest had arrived, and more people came to see him.
- Fr Adrian preached for two hours, about the history and praxis of Orthodoxy. He then answered many questions about Orthodoxy. After his sermon, 110 Catholics joined the Orthodox faith, followed by 74 people the next day.
- When asking why his sermon had interested them, people responded that they were touched that Fr Adrian, an Indian, had come to preach Orthodoxy and looked on them as equals.
- When asking why they had invited him rather than other Orthodox priests in Pakistan, people responded that they hoped to be cared for by the largest and multicultural Church, the Church of Russia.
- Fr Adrian then took on the responsibility of preserving this community, and Metr. Hilarion blessed the Archangel Michael Mission.
- His second trip to Pakistan was focused on pastoral care, meeting with people and understanding their needs.
- He celebrated the Divine Liturgy there for the first time.
- On the same trip, a former Catholic priest and his wife converted to Orthodoxy, through being touched by the ancient prayers of the Liturgy while translating them.
- Fr Adrian also baptised over 50 other people.
- He was also able to secure a missionary visa.
- There are now three Christans who wish to become priests, and there are plans in place for their training in other parts of Asia. There are also six young women who wish to become nuns, and there are plans for their training in Russia.
- To October 2012, Christians gather in homes for reader's services (Hours, Typica, Gospel) and fellowship.
- 2013 Jan: With Fr George Maximov, Fr Adrian accompanied Metr Hilarion on journey to Sri Lanka and India. Ordinations included 3 priests for Pakistan, one reader for India, in addition to the tonsure of one monk from the Philippines.
- 2013 April 4: Appointment as the Dean of Pakistan confirmed by Metr. Hilarion.
- Fr Adrian holds pastoral courses for newly-ordained clergymen during visits there and via the internet, and the local clerics teach catechism for adults and Sunday schools for children. He has recently acquired a parcel of land for a church, established a missionary fund for aid to new Christians, and is collecting money for the construction of a church in Sargodha. Orthodox Christians there, mostly Pakistani, also include Iranians and Afghanis. He also assists a small Orthodox Christian group in India.
- Interview of Fr Adrian Augustus by Denis Grishkov, at the Missionary Department of the Moscow Theological Academy.
- Interview of Metropolitan Hilarion by Tatyana Veselkina, marking his fifth anniversary as First Hierarch of ROCOR.
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Today we are considering some tips for increasing personal productivity in the workplace. Productivity is a measure of your efficiency. It is the relationship between your output and your input of time and other resources. Every serious individual engaged in some form of employment, production, enterprise or activity desires to have higher output. You don't need your boss or poor business results to compel you to improve your productivity. Every working person should do everything possible to increase his or her productivity. But how do you get this done? What are the critical things that come into focus to increase your personal productivity?
- Time management is paramount in increasing productivity. You should value your time and use appropriate time management tools. Avoid distractions as much as you can. Identify your most productive hours where your energy levels are high, and do the most important work during such times. Diminishing returns tend to set in at some point. Use your downtime productively by identifying good time-fillers. These are activities that are not part of routine but make use of extra time you have. You may for example use such time for reorganization and learning.
- You need to distinguish between important and urgent things. Not every urgent thing is important. In fact, when you manage around important things, you tend to have less urgency. This is due to the fact that you will have already taken care of the things that may surface as urgent.
- Make use of the power of focus. You don't have to, rather choose to. A focused employee can be very productive through the power of choice. You can manage your time and output through self-management. Don't you think so?
- Inculcate the habit of discipline and control. You should eliminate bad habits that waste time. Such habits include unnecessary internet surfing, misuse or excessive use of social networks, misuse of phones, outright laziness etc. Delegate as much as you can. Learn how to manage information overload. Is there any senior employee in today's working world not facing this challenge?
- Planning in advance and being organized also help boost your productivity. If you are proactive in your approach you tend to be more efficient. The reactive and crisis approach to issues in the workplace breeds inefficiency.
- Schedule your priorities by putting first things first. Your failure in this aspect can always earn for you rebukes. If you have ever worked with people who never get this right then you know what I'm meaning, don't you?
- What about your workstation? Does it enable you to be more productive? The physical organization and arrangement of your workstation affects your productivity. Additionally, the availability of vital resources such as equipment, reference material, appropriate technology etc can increase your productivity. Haven't you interfaced with people who always blame the tools? If you don't have the right tools then start by addressing that problem.
- If you are action oriented you can increase your productivity. You should avoid deferring issues. It is said that procrastination is opportunity's assassin. Why not develop your personal execution culture and deploy it always while working?
- Now, people you work with can also determine your productivity. Build excellent relationships and learn how to deal with people. This boosts your morale and improves your productivity. A word of caution however – avoid toxic people and time wasters. Be assertive and you will eliminate the negative elements. If you fear people you cannot improve your productivity, can you?
- You can also improve your productivity through balanced living. You should address aspects of health and attitude. Balanced living can awaken the high productivity giant within you. Take care of the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of life. You should learn to re-energize through approaches such as relaxation and stress management. These approaches also help avoid job burnout.
Now, if you are not yet making use of all the above tactics then you need to start right away. Don't you think so? You don't need to wait any longer.


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Arthur's Pass: Casey Saddle - Binser Saddle route
The track starts at Andrews Shelter on Mt White Road; turn off SH 73, 24 km east of Arthur's Pass village.
Time: 2 days
Note: The track ends are within 30 minutes walk of each other on Mt White Road.
Andrews Shelter to Casey Hut
Time: 7 - 8 hr
- With well marked forest tracks, Andrews Stream is a mixture of Low scrubs and Tussock.
- Andrews streambed can be followed, given the stream is low. This track is not so well marked as Andrews stream.
- Traveling the Casey track you will encounter a small swamp, before you reach the hut it's self. This track is reasonably well worn.
- Casey Stream is a tight track that bounces from one rock bluff to another. This Track is more difficult than Andrews Stream.
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Who are the Top 7 spinners in the world ATM?
Rank them.
Ajmal, Rehman, Bishoo, Narine, Swann, Monty, Ojha, Ashwin, Lyon, Herath, Shakib, Randiv, Jeetan Patel, Vettori, Harbhajan, Mendis, Sunny, Tahir, Gazi, Afridi ....
(may have missed a potential top 7)
1) Ajmal
2) Swann
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4) Herath
5) Rehman
6) Shakib
7) Ojha
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Yes its a de-greaser.But just not got the kick off White Lightning(Clean Streak).Sadly never been a fan off Muc Off.
Fenwicks products are so much better.Use them every day in the workshop. Best liquid degreaser on the market by far.
Muc-Off's water soluble degreaser is a very proficient solvent based cleanser that makes short work of accumulated grease and grime and to that end makes a very handy workshop companion. The fact it easily washes away without obvious trace or harmful effect is a real bonus-especially if you're working on a patio or more ornate surface. However, while in a pinch it will tackle headset overhaul, it struggles with waterproof marine greases and care is required on delicate finishes.
The 500ml aerosol spray is simplicity itself. Shake the can furiously for a minute to agitate the contents before applying liberally to the affected area. Observing the waiting times saw it make short work of my RTB's grime and dung encrusted inner chain rings and rim sidewalls-watch carefully and you can literally see the solvent transporting the gunge away and pooling on the ground. Some particularly stubborn areas demand reapplication and assistance from a suitable brush and while the solvent largely evaporates without obvious ill effect, for peace of mind rinse thoroughly with water.
Effective on old school wet-lubes and lithium greases, it will manage impromptu headset strips, leaving bearings and surfaces primed and ready for re-lubrication. However, it's not as aggressive as some pump-spray citrus-based cleansers, demanding continual reapplication and making little impression upon super stiff marine greases. In fairness, I suspect the aerosol propellant dilutes the solution's true prowess and would be interested to see how the five litre workshop-sized drum compared.
Summing up, despite some small shortcomings, this degreaser is a versatile addition to the tool box/cleaning arsenal so long as exposure time and contact with more delicate areas are carefully observed.
Versatile general-purpose degreaser.
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Make and model: Muc-Off De-greaser
Size tested: 500ml
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
Muc-Off's Degreaser is a water soluble cleanser designed to tackle most kinds of gunk and grease including the super stiff marine variety. However, in my experience it's best as a spray on cleaner for filthy components as in practice struggles against stiffer greases so not ideal for headset or bottom bracket overhaul.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
500ml, bio-degradable water soluble formula
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
Sprayed liberally over the affected areas, you can see the formula literally carry grease and grime into a slighty unappealing pyuddle. It's great on older school wet lubes and general grime-including braking surfaces but not nearly so effective on bearings or other areas e.g. pedals subjected to stout greases
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Swift and hassle free.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Lacks the potency of some citrus based de-greasers.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? As a generic workshop staple, yes.
About the tester
Age: 36 Height: 1m 81 Weight: 70 kilos
I usually ride: Rough Stuff Tourer Based around 4130 Univega mtb Frameset My best bike is: 1955 Holdsworth Road Path and several others including cross & traditional road
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: cyclo cross, commuting, touring, fixed/singlespeed, mtb,
Shaun Audane is a freelance writer/product tester with over twenty-eight years riding experience, the last twelve (120,000 miles) spent putting bikes and kit through their paces for a variety of publications. Previous generations of his family worked at manufacturing's sharp end, thus Shaun can weld, has a sound understanding of frame building practice and a preference for steel or titanium framesets.
Citing Richard Ballantine and an Au pair as his earliest cycling influences, he is presently writing a cycling book with particular focus upon women, families and disabled audiences (Having been a registered care manager and coached children at Herne Hill Velodrome in earlier careers)


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It's been ages since we've seen a board from Jetway here at TweakTown and I would probably go as far to say that this is the first time I've actually been hands on with a Jetway board. So today we're looking at the Jetway HI09-Z and while the model number doesn't really tell us anything, I can confirm it's an 1155 socket motherboard based on the Z68 chipset.
While it's the first time in a long time since we've looked at a Jetway board, it will follow the same format we normally would with any other motherboard. That means we'll start by looking at the package Jetway is offering. Once that's done we'll look over the board itself before checking out the BIOS before moving onto our testbed and the overclocking ability of the board.
Once we've done all that, it's of course time to see what kind of performance we're able to extract from the board. But first as we mentioned, let's check out what's going in the HI09-Z package we've got today.
The Package
Looking at the front and back of the box, you can see very little is going on with just mention of the chipset and the fact it's part of the Hummer series and that the board is designed and built by Martin Chang. A quick Google tells us that Martin Chang is the R & D engineer for the Hummer Studio series. It will be interesting to see if this means anything or if it's just a name on the box.
Moving inside the package, you won't find anything too out of the ordinary. We've got a user manual, driver CD, four SATA cables, Molex to e-SATA convertor and a back shield. Everything you'd expect from a motherboard and nothing more really.
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Springfield Theatre Centre presents its rendition of M*A*S*H at the Hoogland Center for the Arts Nov. 9-11 and 16-18. Produced by Jim Leach and directed by Kelly E. Bassett, the crazy comedy brings you your favorite silly surgeons Hawkeye and Duke serving in South Korea. In this production, the pair wages a campaign to get a young Korean to the U.S. and entered in a good school which sets the stage for various hilarious incidents. A preshow dinner served by Arena Food Service is planned for opening night, Friday, Nov. 9, at 6:30 p.m. Phone for reservations.
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 9-10, 16-17, 8pm
Sunday, Nov. 11, 18, 2pm
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If you've played even rec-league basketbal, you know that desperate, flailing fouls are often the last resort of an overmatched defender. Despite an arsenal of chase-down blocks and consistent efforts to lock up the other team's best player, LeBron James essentially never finds himself in that position, and what looks like a recent statistical anomaly—he's basically stopped fouling—indicates his defensve prowess in a nutshell.
A few days ago, Heat beat writer Surya Fernandez pointed out that "LeBron has only committed 6 fouls this entire month, with 3 of them called on the first day of December in their victory against the Nets." Since then, we've been keeping a sort of running tally of LeBron's games and minutes without fouling: He's now gone six games (during which he played 225 minutes) since his last foul—if you factor in the prior two games, he's committed only two fouls in his last 299 minutes of court time. One of them was offensive, the other was a shooting foul on, of all people, Roger Mason in the first quarter of a Hornets game on December 8. Other than that, James has been able to defend his position with superlative effectivness (to say nothing of other positions—James has played a good chunk of his minutes at power forward this year) without fouling.
Yesterday, ESPN's Tom Haberstroh asked LeBron whether he was prouder of his streak of 20+ point games—it's at 24 now after last night's 30-point effort against the Jazz—or his run of five (now six) games without committing a foul. He diplomatically chose the non-fouling streak, which is logical because it sounds like a nod to teamwork and fundamentals, and the quote was trumpeted with the headline, "LeBron James: 'Scoring not my job.'"
He's right, though. Where the context for James's streak of games without fouling is steadily achieving his career averages (26 points, 7 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game during the span) and often playing out of position, LeBron's ability to refrain from fouling is a better testament to his all-around dominance than his ability to score points. The only wing playing similar minutes and averaging fewer fouls is Luol Deng, and Deng—perhaps James's only real challenger for best wing defender in the league—is not asked to carry a comparable offensive load. (John Hollinger called Tayshaun Prince, who also averages slightly fewer fouls than James per 48 minutes, "the league's most extreme non-gambler.")
Other stars don't approach James's defensive economy. In Kobe Bryant's last 299 minutes, he's committed 25 fouls. Carmelo Anthony went through a stretch in November in which he committed 31 fouls in 305 minutes. Even Kevin Durant, generally thought to be lithe and graceful enough to stay in position, and surrounded by sufficient defensive talent to avoid particularly difficult assignments, has fouled 17 times in his last 296 minutes of court time.
Even ardent boosters of each these players would likely acknowledge that they spend some, if not most, of their time matched up against inferior wings or otherwise hidden on defense. Not so with James, the Heat's best defender and the one that regularly guards the opposition's foremost offensive threat. LeBron need not prove his value at this point—the current NBA debate has mostly moved on from the "Is LeBron legit?" debate—but he continually proves it anyway, in new and unexpected ways. For all his offensive virtuosity, we forget that we're also watching a nightly clinic in diligence, defensive positioning, and how to channel athleticism.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL, -0.64% said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit fell to $7 million, or a penny a share, from $425 million, or 50 cents a share, in the year-ago period. The carrier's adjusted profit in the latest quarter totaled 28 cents a share. Revenue rose 2% to $8.6 billion. Wall Street analysts expected Delta to earn 27 cents a share on revenue of $8.59 billion, according to a survey by FactSet. Delta said it booked a $100 million negative impact from superstorm Sandy on airline and refinery operations. Looking ahead, Delta expects 4% to 6% year-over-year increase in March quarter unit revenue.
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Our plan is to experiment with a faculty blog, perhaps by asking a different faculty member to post some thoughts for a one- or two-week period before turning over the lead to a colleague. This point-person would ensure that there is frequent new material on our Law School blog, but ideally other faculty members would regularly post as well, so that we might have a kind of public Roundtable.Gordon asks:
If a University of Chicago Law School blog is a good idea, why doesn't it happen spontaneously? The costs of entry into blogging are very low, so experimentation is easy, and the faculty already includes a number of experienced bloggers.It strikes me as weird to send out a letter to alumni saying the faculty is going to start a blog experiment. Since anyone, any minute, can start up a blog, it's not like planning a new law school building. Do the blog, and if it works our well, call attention to it. But saying hey, we're going to have a blog, is not just lame, it's risky.
And why capitalize "Roundtable"? That, in itself, bespeaks an unbloggish pomposity.
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Tautuku Walks
Three walks on and around the very scenic Tautuku Bay.
Viewed from the Florence Hill lookout on the Scenic Route, this beach is famous for its symmetry and beauty. The whole valley behind the beach is still clothed in native forest and is the site of the Tautuku Outdoor Education Centre. Tautuku Peninsula, at the west end of the beach, was renowned as an early European whaling base.
Getting there: There is direct access to all three walks off SH92, the Southern Scenic Route.
Lots of other options in this area as well. Check out more walks here
Tautuku Bay Time: 15 min return
Tautuku is a spectacular, forest-fringed bay that sweeps round to an impressive headland. The walk to the bay suits all ages.
Lake Wilkie Time: 30 min return
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Senior John Preis was named to the First Team and teammates Craig Cheney and Columbus Leonard were tabbed as Honorable Mention All-America by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC). Preis becomes the first athlete from the program to garner First Team honors since Dan Jacobs and Peter Van Buskirk in 2003.
Preis, who led Engineers in scoring this season, was previously an Honorable Mention All-American as a sophomore in 2008. The senior's 52 tallies this year gave him 190 goals for his career, good for second in the MIT record book. Preis earned CWPA All-North honors and was named the Tournament MVP of the CWPA Division III Eastern Championship.
Cheney was selected as the CWPA Northern Division Rookie of the Year, joining Preis as the only two Engineers to earn that distinction. Cheney led the team in goals for much of the year, finishing with 49 markers, the second-highest total ever by a Tech freshman. Cheney was picked as the CWPA Northern Rookie of the Week twice and also found a spot on the Division III Eastern Championship All-Tournament team earlier this fall.
Leonard rewrote the MIT record-book during his junior campaign, shattering the Institute record for career saves, as he now has a remarkable 622 stops in just three seasons. He earned his second straight All-North nod as a junior and has helped lead the Cardinal and Gray to 32 wins in his career. He had a remarkable effort earlier this season against Queens College, stopping a program-record 21 shots in a 15-14 win.
The Engineers finished up their 2010 campaign with a 7-6 win over Fordham in the Seventh Place game of the Eastern Championship, avenging a pair of earlier losses to the Rams. Tech had a record of 13-12 on the year, including a 5-2 mark in Northern Division play, good for third in the league standings. While coach Adam Foley's squad will miss the leadership of Preis and the other four departing seniors, the Cardinal and Gray will return a number of talented underclassmen in 2011, including Cheney and Leonard.


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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Birmingham-Southern men's soccer team ended its season Friday evening with a 2-1 loss to Centre College in the quarterfinals of the 2011 SCAC Men's Soccer Championship.
The fourth-seeded Panthers fell to 10-7, while the fifth-seed Colonels advanced to 12-5-2.
BSC sophomore Brooks Busby put the Panthers on the board in the 32nd minute, and BSC took the 1-0 lead into the halftime break.
Centre tied it up in the 58th minute on a goal by Ryan Garvey, and the Colonels went up 2-1 five minutes later on a goal by Robbe Tarver.
The Panthers were held scoreless for the remainder of the game, allowing Centre to advance to the semifinals where they will face top-seeded Trinity tomorrow at 5 p.m.
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Ruzzle: A good time for the word nerds.
Wordsmiths, this is your game. Similar to Boggle, Ruzzle gives two users the same grid of letters and challenges them to find words hidden in adjacent letters. Players connect words by sliding their fingers along the grid vertically, horizontally or diagonally. You can accumulate points by finding more words, finding longer words or using tiles with special values.
The app has a somewhat limited vocabulary, however, so don't expect to gain points for words that are too obscure.
Users can choose to play with friends or with strangers - there is also a chat function so you can congratulate each other on a game well-played. Android and iPhone users can play against each other, as well, expanding your playing field considerably. Free, for iOS and Android devices.
Vine:What can you create in six seconds?
Vine, a new app from the Twitter-owned company of the same name, allows users to get their creativity flowing by making a few short films - really short. Vine lets users film for six seconds, though it offers some editorial control by letting them start and stop their recording. The time limit requires users to really distill what they're trying to capture. Some users seem to have taken to the app, creating fun, short animations and how-to videos. Others prove that even six seconds is long enough to be boring.
All films are posted publicly to a central feed, meaning that there are no privacy settings and no real way to screen videos for content, so you'll probably want to supervise before handing it off to the kids.
The app would improve from privacy settings that allow users to only show videos to a select group of friends. But, all in all, it's a pretty fun exercise in using time wisely. Free, for iOS devices.


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Play Ball! Two Home Games Highlight Canaries Exhibition Schedule
SIOUX FALLS, SD -- The Sioux Falls Canaries have announced their exhibition schedule for the upcoming 2014 season. The Birds will play a total of six exhibition games, including two at Sioux Falls Stadium prior to the season opener on May 15th in Sioux Falls.
Pre-season play begins on May 5th in Yankton when the Canaries will host Sioux City. On May 6th and 7th the Birds will head north to face Winnipeg for a two game series before returning to South Dakota on May 9th to battle Sioux City in Huron. The exhibition part of the schedule will close out at the Birdcage on May 11th and 12th with a two-game series against the St. Paul Saints. First pitch on the 11th is 4:05 PM and the game is free and open to the public. The game on the 12th will begin at 11:05 AM and tickets are just $5 each or free if you are a season ticket holder.
Ticket information for the game in Yankton will be made available in the coming days. Fans interested in traveling to Huron on May 9th should contact Steve Gohn at 605-354-1118. That game will be a benefit for the Huron Community Foundation.
Players report for camp next Thursday, May 1st and the season opener is scheduled for May 15th at Sioux Falls Stadium against Sioux City. Game time is 7:05 PM and tickets are available now through the Canaries box office.
May 5th vs Sioux City 7:05 PM (Yankton, SD)
May 6th at Winnipeg 7 PM
May 7th at Winnipeg 7 PM
May 9th vs Sioux City 7:05 PM (Huron, SD)
May 11th vs St. Paul 4:05 PM (Birdcage)
May 12th vs St. Paul 11:05 AM (Birdcage)
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This week in new portfolio products, UBS announced two Internet ETNs, and Ariel went international and global with new portfolios. Also, one of IndexIQ's funds got a four-star Morningstar rating for its three-year anniversary, and Forward Management added no-load investor shares to three of its funds.
Here are the four latest developments of interest to advisors:
1) UBS Launches 2 IPO ETNs Linked to 20 Internet Stocks
UBS Investment Bank announced that Thursday was the first day of trading on the NYSE Arca for two ETRACS ETNs linked to the performance of the UBS Internet IPO Index (NETIPO). ETRACS ETNs are senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt securities designed to track the total return of a specific market index. The ETRACs Internet IPO ETN (EIPO) provides exposure to the index performance, while the Monthly 2xLeveraged ETRACS Internet IPO ETN (EIPL) provides a monthly compounded two times leveraged exposure to the index performance.
The index is intended to measure, on a total-return basis, the performance of a subset of Internet-related companies listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ that satisfy specified market capitalization and other eligibility requirements, and provides exposure specifically to those Internet-related companies that have been publicly traded for less than three years. Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC serves as the calculation agent for the Index.
Both Internet IPO ETNS are linked to a benchmark index currently consisting of 20 holdings representing the latest generation of Internet-related stocks such as LinkedIn, HomeAway, Pandora Media and OpenTable. Index construction allows for the addition of new Internet-related companies within weeks after their IPOs, and a monthly index rebalancing feature and 3-year age limit ensure that the companies in the index remain up to date and relevant.
2) Ariel Investments Launches International and Global Portfolios
Ariel Investments, LLC announced Wednesday the launch of Ariel's new international and global strategies. In conjunction with this announcement, Ariel also revealed that Rupal J. Bhansali has been appointed as senior vice president and CIO of international equities, effective this fall, to manage the new portfolios for separately managed account clients and mutual fund shareholders. She will be reporting to Ariel founder and CEO John W. Rogers, Jr.; she and the international team will be based in New York.
Prior to joining Ariel Investments, Bhansali spent 10 years with MacKay Shields where she was senior managing director, portfolio manager and head of international equities. During her tenure, she managed both institutional and retail portfolios, including the 5-star Morningstar-rated Mainstay International Equity Fund (MSIIX). Bhansali has held various roles at investment firms including Soros Fund Management and Oppenheimer Capital.
3) IQHIX Hedge Fund Replication Mutual Fund Receives 4-Star Morningstar Rating
IndexIQ announced Tuesday that, based on its three-year track record as of June 30, its IQ Alpha Hedge Strategy Fund (IQHIX, institutional share class; IQHOX, investor share class) was given a 4-star overall Morningstar rating and was ranked in the top 2% of the 71 funds in the multialternative category based on risk-adjusted performance.
According to IndexIQ, the fund is the first no-load, open-end mutual fund designed to replicate broad-based hedge fund performance characteristics. It uses a proprietary rules-based methodology to replicate the returns of six major hedge fund strategies: equity long/short; global macro; emerging markets; fixed income arbitrage; equity market neutral; and event driven. Alpha is sought by optimizing the relative index weights among these six hedge fund strategies.
The fund seeks to achieve investment results that correspond to the total return of the IQ Alpha Hedge Index; the objective of the index is to provide superior returns with lower volatility relative to the Standard & Poor's 500.
4) Forward Introduces No-Load Investor Shares for 3 Real Estate and Infrastructure Funds
Forward Management, LLC announced Wednesday the introduction of a new investor share class for three of its funds in the real estate and infrastructure category: the Forward International Real Estate Fund (FFIRX), the Forward Real Estate Long/Short Fund (FFSRX), and the Forward Global Infrastructure Fund (FGLRX).
The new investor shares carry no sales load. They also offer lower investment minimums than the funds' existing no-load institutional share class, enabling individuals to invest with as little as $500.
The three Forward real estate funds with a newly introduced investor share class are:
- The Forward Global Infrastructure Fund, which takes an unusually broad view of the infrastructure sector. The fund invests in the physical structures and networks that provided necessary services, such as transportation and communications networks, utilities, energy storage and transportation. In addition to investing in the building blocks of urban development around the world, the fund also seeks opportunities in related companies, such as providers of raw materials and infrastructure services. The lead portfolio manager is Aaron Visse.
- The Forward International Real Estate Fund, which invests in high-quality commercial and residential real estate companies in Asia, Australia, Europe, Canada and Latin America. The fund's lead manager, Michael McGowan, blends on-the-ground assessment and quantitative analysis to identify investment opportunities.
- The Forward Real Estate Long/Short Fund, which uses a value-driven approach to invest in high-quality U.S. REITs and real estate operating companies. Forward's Ian Goltra is lead portfolio manager for the fund.
Read last week's Portfolio Products Roundup at AdvisorOne.com.


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