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On-Board Computer (BC)
Display field
The display field is beneath the tachometer.
Readiness for operation
– With ignition switched on,
– with engine running.
Operation, controls
It is not possible to describe all details of the onboard computer functions in this Owner's Manual.
However, the examples will quickly familiarize you with the operational principle and help you to navigate through the menu structure.
You can restore the factory default settings at any time by using the "SET" menu.
Operating lever
The on-board computer is operated with the lower left lever on the steering column.
Selecting functions of the on-board computer
Confirming selection (Enter)
Moving back one or several selection levels
You can always return to the basic menu by pulling the operating lever several times.
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Why tonight's debate could be so crucial… Obama's opportunity -- to be a fighter and explain his vision for a second term… Romney's opportunity -- to better connect with Americans… The skinny on tonight's debate: It's a town hall format, and it begins at 9:00 pm ET from Hofstra University… Clinton: "I take responsibility"… And Obama camp on "flawed" Gallup poll.
A decisive victory for either candidate at Tuesday's debate could create a sense of momentum that's tough for the other to stop before Election Day. The Daily Rundown's Chuck Todd reports
*** Why tonight's debate could be so crucial, Part 2: It was less than two weeks ago when, before the first presidential debate in Denver, we wrote that Mitt Romney was facing a crucial moment in his campaign. It was coming right after President Obama's convention bounce, the scrutiny over the 47% comment, and all the handwringing over the state of the Romney campaign. How quickly the narrative can change. Now it's Obama facing a crucial moment -- to fully turn the page on that first debate performance. The president isn't behind, and he still holds more paths to 270 electoral votes. But he needs to stop Romney's momentum and get it back on his side. Our bottom line: Tonight is all about suburban women; it has been Obama's demographic firewall. Romney has made progress with them on his fav rating and on handling the economy, but not on ballot test. Tonight will tell us whether he continues to make progress...
*** Obama's opportunity -- to be a fighter and explain his vision for a second term: NBC/WSJ co-pollster Peter Hart (D) sums up tonight's debate in a different way in a new memo: Obama's situation is akin to the Washington Nationals' playoff game last Friday. "[A] six- point lead is sliced to three, and there is still time to go." And now it's 7-5 in the eighth inning, and the closer is warming up in the bullpen. Hart's memo comes after conducting a focus group of swing voters in the Columbus, OH area in the wake of the first debate, which the Democratic pollster says gave Romney a second look and left these voters baffled by Obama. Here was one reaction: "Normally a strong presence, [Obama] seemed lackluster." Another: "Seemed shocked to me and everyone else was shocked too." And another: "I was yelling at my TV, I was so disappointed with his performance I didn't know what to think; it was extremely disappointing, I expected him to be a lot stronger and more prepared." Hart says these voters want to see both a fighter and someone who will lay out what a second term will mean. "They need to see the fight, the inspiration, and the grittiness of Obama, which they perceive is just plain missing," he writes. "From the beginning of this campaign, voters simply have wanted to know that his second term will be better than his first and that he has learned and grown from the experience."
Read more: Peter Hart's memo
*** Romney's opportunity -- to better connect with Americans: As for Romney, Hart says that the former Massachusetts governor got a second look from the focus-group voters. Now he needs to better connect with Americans. "On the economic front, [he] may have the credentials, but he has yet to translate them into something these voters can grasp firmly. They know he has held the position and done the deals, but there are no specifics." Hart adds, "The bottom line for Romney is that when voters are asked what relative he would be in their family, he ends up as the 'step dad': no blood kin, but someone who accepts you only because he has to. He has never been able to close that emotional linkage with the voters." By the way, don't lose sight of Ross Perot's endorsement of Romney in today's Des Moines Register. Yes, this is one rich man endorsing another rich man. And Perot's politics have always been Republican leaning. But the issue Perot is best known for -- the deficit -- is something that potentially plays well in Iowa, with older voters who remember who Perot is. And so the endorsement carries symbolic importance.
*** The skinny on tonight's debate: Tonight's debate, which takes place at 9:00 pm ET from Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY, features questions from uncommitted voters selected by the Gallup Organization and is moderated by CNN's Candy Crowley. Romney will take the first question, and Obama gets the second. There are no closing statements.
*** Clinton: "I take responsibility": The topic that led off last week's VP debate -- Libya -- is back in the news. Last night, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took full responsibility for the lack of security at the Benghazi consulate, where four Americans were killed, including the U.S. ambassador. "I take responsibility," she told CNN during a visit to Peru. "I'm in charge of the State Department's 60,000-plus people all over the world, 275 posts. The president and the vice president wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. They're the ones who weigh all of the threats and the risks and the needs and make a considered decision." In another interview with NBC, Clinton contended that politics should be taken out of an episode like the Benghazi attack. "I really believe that tragedies like what happened in Benghazi should be viewed in a non-political way. Everybody should pull together as Americans."
*** Obama camp on "flawed" Gallup poll: Yesterday, it was the Obama campaign voicing disagreement with "flawed" public polls. The object of this complaint: a new USA Today/Gallup survey showing 1) Romney leading in the battleground states, and 2) Romney tied with Obama among women in those states. Obama pollster Joel Benenson fired off this memo: "The latest Gallup/ USA Today Battleground survey showing President Obama and Governor Romney tied with women in battleground states (48-48) is an extreme outlier, defying the trends seen in every other battleground and national poll." He added, "We believe the problem with Gallup's outlying data is rooted in their 7 question likely voter screen, which distorts the composition of likely voters, leading to erratic and inaccurate results." We've had our issue with Gallup's numbers in the past, and our most recent NBC/WSJ/Marist polls all showed Obama with double-digit leads among women in Florida (54%-41%), Ohio (54%-42%), and Virginia (54%-42%). But issuing a memo like this also doesn't demonstrate strength; it screams nervousness. You typically don't complain about the polls when everything is going well.
*** The latest battleground polls: Speaking of polls, here are the latest surveys from the battlegrounds: In New Hampshire, Obama and Romney are all tied up at 47%-47% in a Suffolk poll. And in Pennsylvania, Obama leads by just four points in Quinnipiac, 50%-46%, and Muhlenberg, 49%-45%. Don't ignore the tightening polls in "Lean Obama" states like Pennsylvania and Michigan. It reflects what we're seeing nationally.
*** On the trail: Vice President Biden attends Arlen Specter's funeral in Penn Valley, PA at noon ET… Paul Ryan hits rallies in Lynchburg, VA at 11:35 am ET and Fredericksburg, VA at 6:30 pm ET… And Michelle Obama campaigns in Chapel Hill, NC.
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Trucks Hauling at Bonneville
Bonneville—it's holy ground for us. If you're a hot rodder, Bonneville Speedway's history is a deep part of our culture, and a pilgrimage there should be on your To-Do list, whether you're a participant or a spectator. While it's usually associated with cars, and even motorcycles, if you're a truck enthusiast, there's plenty of eye-candy to be had both in the pits and in the spectator areas.
Classes at Bonneville are based on two criteria: the body (with sub-categories for modified or production bodies), and the engine class. The Pickup Truck class is for '46 and later American-made trucks, while Mid/Mini Pickup Truck is for America and foreign mid/mini-sized trucks '72 and newer. Engine classes allowed in the Pickup class are 184ci to 501ci and larger (E-class through AA-class), and four vintage engine classes covering flatheads and inline sixes. Also, included is the Mid/Mini class 46ci through 372.99ci (I-class through C-class). They are further divided into blown and un-blown classes, the "blown" covering both turbo and superchargers. There are also diesel truck categories for everything from highway haulers to 1-ton pickups.
The Southern California Timing Association's rulebook is anything but easy to read—you'll wear it out trying to understand what's allowed in which classes, but it's fun reading nonetheless. But be advised, if you think you're going to just go out there with your truck and "see what it'll do," think again. Your truck will fall into one of the Engine/Body classes, and not only must your truck comply with the generic competition vehicle safety rules all vehicles must adhere to, but it must be built to comply with the safety requirements for the record in your class. In other words, if the class your truck would fit in has an existing record of 210mph, you need the full roll cage, seat, window nets, parachute, roof rails, fire bottle system, and everything else you'd need to run that speed; your truck must be built as though it was going to go after the record, not a one-time wind-out.
But don't let that stop you from making the pilgrimage to the Great White Wonderland that's the Bonneville Salt Flats. You can drive there from just about anywhere in the country in two or three days, so it's really not as far as most people think—load the bed up with supplies and hit the road. Hang out for a few days feeling the salt crunch under your feet and the sound of raw, unadulterated horsepower from every imaginable kind of engine you can imagine, then head home and start making plans for next year. Because once you've been on the salt, you'll be back. ct


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Tuesday, October 27 at 8:00pm ET/PT (7:00pm CT, 9:00pm MT) on Citytv
It's an intense week on The Biggest Loser when the contestants learn from host Alison Sweeney that they will each face off against a player from the opposing team at weigh-in. The winner of the pop challenge gains considerable control by getting to choose who faces off against whom. Then New York Yankee and four-time World Series champ Derek Jeter gives the players a pep talk about the importance of teamwork before they embark on a wild baseball challenge. The challenge winner then gets a delicious and healthy Mediterranean meal prepared by acclaimed chef Curtis Stone. Later, one player breaks a Biggest Loser record at a weigh-in, and then the contestants say goodbye to one of their own in an emotional elimination.


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COLUMBUS: The state is eliminating 34 jobs staffing 11 information centers along Ohio�s interstate highways and one on at the Statehouse in Columbus.
Ohio Department of Transportation spokesman Steve Faulkner says the jobs are going because travelers can now access the same information on their smart phones and other web devices.
But tourism professionals are lamenting the move. They say the face-to-face interaction drives more tourism for the state. The travel centers, occupying small rooms at highway rest stops, have operated for decades.
The Plain Dealer reports that cutting the jobs will save $2.1 million for roads and bridges.
The travel-center workers are being offered open jobs elsewhere in the department.
The transportation department has cut 500 jobs since Gov. John Kasich took office.


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One day after landing his long-awaited first head coaching job with the Minnesota Vikings, Mike Zimmer has lined up offensive and defensive coordinators.
A source informed of the process has told NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport that the Vikings are "almost done" with a deal to hire Browns offensive coordinator Norv Turner for the same position on Zimmer's staff.
There is optimism from all sides that the deal will get done, per Rapoport.
Two sources with knowledge of the team's thinking also have informed Rapoport that Dolphins linebackers coach George Edwards will be a strong candidate to work under Zimmer as the defensive coordinator. The Vikings will interview several candidates for the job, but Edwards is the heavy favorite.
Whereas Edwards' potential role would be limited with Zimmer calling the shots on defense, Turner likely will have free rein over the offense. His son, Scott, is expected to join him on the coaching staff.
One of the NFL's most respected offensive minds since calling plays for the Cowboys' "Triplets" in the early 1990s, Turner is known for a strong ground attack and an aggressive, vertical passing game.
Adrian Peterson will remain the focal point of the offense regardless of the starting quarterback.
It will be interesting to see how Turner uses Cordarrelle Patterson, who was primarily a run-after-catch threat as a rookie. He has a similar skill set to Julio Jones and Demaryius Thomas, both of whom specialize in bubble screens, slants and crossing routes mixed with a few deep strikes per game.
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Turkey's Erdogan asks Parliament to approve talks with Kurds
Turkey's powerful prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, launched parliamentary debate this week on a new law that would open formal negotiations with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party to end a 30-year armed rebellion.
He tied the move to resolve the long-standing grievances of the country's biggest ethnic minority to his campaign to become Turkey's first directly elected president, making it clear that he was pitching for Kurdish votes in hopes of winning a majority in the first round of the Aug. 10 contest.
"Turkey has no choice other than a resolution, peace and fraternity," Erdogan said, referring to the Kurds, who compose about one-fifth of the country's 78 million population, as he accepted the nomination of his AK Justice and Development Party on Tuesday. "If God permits, we will never, and we can never, let the resolution process stall during our presidency."
The Parliament, in which Erdogan's AK has an absolute majority, began debating the legislation Wednesday with an eye to voting by the end of July. Lawmakers were to have been on recess this month, which coincides with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The legislation was welcomed by Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, known by its Kurdish initials PKK, as a "historic development," and Kurdish legislators in the Parliament welcomed the bill as leading to serious negotiations between the government and the party.
While tied to Turkey's internal politics, Erdogan's move comes not a moment too soon in the context of growing impatience by the PKK and tectonic shifts in neighboring Iraq.
Erdogan and Ocalan first announced plans for a formal negotiating process in March 2013, and the PKK began withdrawing its armed guerrilla units from Turkey the following month.
But top PKK commanders publicly doubted Erdogan's intentions and never fully withdrew. If the process hadn't proceeded now, the PKK not only might have resumed its violent attacks but, in light of the changes in Iraq, also might have reverted to its demands to separate Kurdish areas in southeast Turkey from the rest of the country, and join a greater Kurdistan.
In Iraq, after federal security forces abandoned the north of the country, leaders of the largely autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government this week announced a referendum to create an independent state, which might exert a magnetic effect on Kurds in Turkey.
For the past year, the Turkish government has held regular negotiations with Ocalan, sending top intelligence officials to see him on Imrali, a prison island in the Bosporus Strait. But some politicians have criticized the government for negotiating with a group that Turkey, as well as the United States and the European Union, considers a terrorist organization. A Turkish prosecutor at one point began an investigation of Hakan Fidan, the head of Turkish intelligence, over his secret talks with PKK officials.
The new legislation would authorize the government to negotiate openly with Ocalan and with PKK leaders based in Kurdistan and elsewhere abroad.
It also would give the government new powers to improve the lot of Kurds in Turkey, who accuse the government of denying them basic rights and mistreating them in prison.
Erdogan spoke emotionally Tuesday about bringing torturers to account for crimes committed against Kurds in prisons and to support Kurds who "were banned from speaking their mother tongue."
Meanwhile, a court in Diyarbakir, the major Kurdish city in southeast Turkey, has released 30 suspects held in a major case against the Kurdistan Communities Union, the PKK's civilian wing, leaving just two in custody.
Turkey has been widely criticized for jailing a large number of journalists, many of whom were Kurds associated with the Kurdistan Communities Union.
The U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists said a journalist was among the 30 people released in Diyarbakir. It estimated that at least 10 more journalists are in jail, some of them Kurds.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said 21 journalists were being held in prison in Turkey, down from 95 in April 2011, and that the government hadn't yet reformed its anti-terrorism laws and criminal code, under which many journalists have been incarcerated.
It's still an open question whether the "resolution process," once launched, will resolve the conflict, which has cost in excess of 30,000 lives.
"It's all about process, not content," said Gareth Jenkins, a longtime observer of Turkish politics who's based in Istanbul. "It's still a huge problem, which has not been solved."
One of the major challenges is whether Kurds will be satisfied with being allowed to use the Kurdish language and vague promises of more power for local authorities. And there's still the question of how and whether Ocalan will be allowed to leave his prison cell after 13 years and enter Turkish politics.


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Hello again, Michael Behe*! Im glad you found the time to reply to my essay, as your response provided me with yet another opportunity to write about really cool research that you are blissfully (arrogantly?) unaware of, and yet another opportunity to expose the fact you are a charlatan to the entire planet! Yay!
For instance, though your hackneyed attempts at personal insults might have offended Arnie**, I see them as a great opportunity to highlight the arrogance of Creationists like yourself. One defining characteristics of Creationists is that no matter what their educational background, their highest attained degree is treated as a carte blanche for authority in any topic under the sun. For example, when I recently attended a presentation by William Dembski, I found out that a PhD in a field of mathematics automatically makes one an authority in microbiology, quantum mechanics, and even architecture. Hence no one should be surprised at your arrogance, claiming you know more about HIV-1 evolution than everyone in the HIV research community, even the people whos papers you chose to cite (more on that later).
Yet despite this fixation on 'credentials' you found it appropriate to misrepresent *my* qualifications to write about HIV evolution. I've been involved in researching HIV-1 evolution in various capacities since 2003—from undergraduate research assistant, to laboratory technician, to current graduate student in the field of retroviral evolution. Though you, Behe, hump your credentials on the legs of every book you write and presentation you give, you curiously made the decision to exclude all of *my* research experience and chose to refer to me as some 'woman.' 'Woman'. Powerful observation, Michael Behe.
Alas, noticing that I am indeed a woman appears to be the crown jewel of your observational capabilities, and nicely explains why you yourself are not involved in the research world in any meaningful capacity. For instance, you, as an 'ID scientist,' proclaimed that the amino acid similarities between HIV-1 Vpu and SIVcpz Vpu is "not a fundamental change." While I only mentioned their ~37% AA similarity as part of an intro, Behe, if you had taken a few moments to think about this topic as a competent scientist, you would have thought "Hmm. The gene that codes for env, the target of the immune system, is ~59.5% similar between HIV-1 and SIVcpz. Env should be changing the most, but it is out-mutated by Vpu! I wonder why! Whats going on? How are these changes effecting the functioning of the virus? What are the physiological and epidemiological implications of these changes?"
But your ability to ask questions and use PubMed has atrophied, Behe. Your only recourse to my essay was Creationism. You made the decision to ignore everything I said about Vpus differential evolution between subtypes and pubjack a review like a Creationist. As I mentioned before, Cristian Apetrei's paper in no way, shape, or form supports the claims made in 'Edge of Evolution' about HIV-1. The authors point out that we haven't figured out the physiological and epidemiological significance of inter-subtype differences, and you made the decision to distort their critique of HIV research into 'HIV hasn't evolved.'
Alas, a problem with using arguments from ignorance as a positive argument like this, Behe, as you also do with Intelligent Design, is that gaps are ultimately filled, and you are left with your pants around your ankles:
Modulation of the severe CD4(+) T-cell loss caused by a pathogenic simian-human immunodeficiency virus by replacement of the subtype B vpu with the vpu from a subtype C HIV-1 clinical isolate.
Sarah Hill (just some woman), shares one of my concerns with the epidemiology of HIV-1—Subtype C HIV-1 is a less fit virus in all of the systems we have used to study HIV in vitro… but it has overtaken all the other subtypes to compose ~50% of HIV-1 infections in the real world! Why? How?? I think it might have something to do with evolution in env and differential transmissibility. Hill's lab thinks it might have something to do with Vpu. Unlike Intelligent Design 'scientists' who unquestioningly dismiss potentially significant data as 'pathetic', Hill looked at the variation between Vpus and wondered, "Where is this gene going? What is it doing in humans?" Then she did something that ID 'scientists' really wont understand... she designed... an experiment! To figure out if anything interesting is going on, she used a classic animal model to study the pathogenesis of HIV. They used a standard SHIV containing a Subtype B Vpu to infect pig-tailed macaques, as well as multiple SHIV alternates—ones with the Subtype B Vpu cut out, and Subtype C Vpus pasted in! A lot like what I do!
Contrary to the claims made on your Amazon blog, Behe, their results were anything but 'insignificant':
In our studies presented here, we have concentrated on the contribution of the subtype C Vpu in the pathogenic SHIV/macaque model system. We hypothesized that if a SHIV expressing a Vpu protein from another subtype of HIV-1 (in this case, subtype C) still resulted in severe CD4+ T-cell loss, it would suggest that the divergent sequence of this Vpu (particularly the carboxyl terminus) was not a factor in disease progression. Our results presented here indicate that a SHIV constructed with the Vpu from a subtype C Vpu (SHIVSCVpu) significantly differed in the rate of CD4+ T-cell loss compared to parental pathogenic SHIVKU-1bMC33.
Translation: If Behe is right, the changes in Vpu are 'pathetic', they would have seen no difference between the monkeys that got the Subtype B SHIV or the Subtype C SHIV. Behe is not right.
I cant post the figures here, but there *was* a significant difference between the animals that got different SHIVs. The Subtype B infected animals had no CD4+ T-cells by week 2. It took the Subtype C infected animals ~4 months to show the same CD4+ numbers. Slower you progress to AIDS, the more time the virus has to spread to new hosts. What does this data mean to you, Behe? Do you understand how this relates to SIV? Do you understand what this might mean for the evolution of HIV-1 in humans? Do you know what this might mean for potential anti-retrovirals?
So whats your deal, Behe? You stepped waaay too far out on a limb with 'Edge of Evolution' and left a gaping hole for any HIV researcher to catch. The rather baffling claims you've made subsequently have done nothing to support ID Creationism as *science*—Amino acid similarity = Structural similarity, viral protein-protein interactions with cellular proteins or other viral proteins 'are like chewing gum' so they 'don't count', ignoring Vpu forming viroporins, pubjacking others' publications, sexist and other unprofessional comments-- basically acting like a common gutter Creationist. Why? Youre doing this in the name of 'Intelligent Design', and the Discovery Institute doesn't even like you.
So whats your deal? Is it just for the money? You've got a litter of kids, and I admit I would find the $20K you get for selling out rather tempting in todays funding climate. Do you just like how you get treated by your followers? Or do you like how you get treated by your opponents, in a Mel Gibson sort of way? Or is your involvement in this whole thing a crazy idea that got out of hand, and you don't really mean any of it, you don't really believe any of it, and youre throwing softballs to grad students because you want to get 'caught' and give up the whole charade?
*shrug* Or maybe you do mean it. If that is the case, youve seen how I respond. Think very carefully about whether it is in your best interest to continue making claims about HIV-1 in the future. If you are planning on making more incredible claims about HIV, I would appreciate it if you at least made future statements more challenging.
* For some reason, Behe thinks he is Lindsay Lohans character in 'Mean Girls.' Me and the Pandas Thumb contributors are The Plastics. I have no idea what possessed Behe to make this analogy, but far be it from me not to respect Behes wishes. You know Im starting to think analogies arent Behes forte...
** Arnie really is a loyal pup. It doesnt help Behe didnt even acknowledge him in his blog post. Behe probably should apologize to him.


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|The ZIMBABWE Situation
thoughts and prayers are with Zimbabwe
- may peace, truth and justice prevail.
Posing as tourists, we evaded President Robert Mugabe's police and his army of spies and found, hidden from the world, a nation's tragedy.
They [the authorities] electrified me on my genitals, on my toes, in my mouth, and said 'this is the mouth you use to defend human rights'
Gabriel Shumba, human rights lawyer
The elderly too are beginning to suffer terribly - not much food and not much hope of it either.
Misrule, corruption and drought are combining to make a catastrophe.
Among the poorest of the poor, some compete with wild animals for what they can scavenge.
Many people have abandoned their homes in search of food and work.
"For three days I haven't eaten, because of this I have no energy, that is why you see me here," explained one man that we met.
Yet the commercial farms that could have provided much of the food needed are lying abandoned, their owners forced out.
Jenny Parsons, one such farmer, and her children, tried to visit their family farm and were attacked by government supporters.
"Every time I tried to get back to the truck to protect the kids more of them came and started punching me and kicking me into a hallway," she recounted.
Even the children were not spared.
"They were trying to treat me like a dog, as if I were dirt," explained one of her sons, tears streaming down his face. "It was really scary."
Torture chambers
Fear now rules Zimbabwe.
Harare, the capital, now has secret torture chambers.
Being caught filming could mean up to two years in jail.
As the economic crisis gets worse so does the level of government repression.
Nobody who opposes the government now is safe from torture, from arbitrary imprisonment.
We met a group of people, many of them high profile, who have just been released from police custody.
In this country even members of parliament and human rights lawyers can end up in torture chambers.
All of those we met said they had been subjected to electric shock torture.
"They electrified me on my genitals, on my toes, in my mouth, and they said 'this is the mouth you use to defend human rights,'" said Gabriel Shumba, a human rights lawyer.
"The world must know of the kind of life that the people of Zimbabwe are living under. It is terrible," Job Sikhala, an opposition member of parliament, said from his hospital bed, where he is recovering.
'Land of empty plate'
Petrol queues throughout the city are a symptom of the crisis.
The England cricket squad will see them when they visit, but the government will crack down hard on any demonstrators.
That is just one reason why the mayor of Harare, Elias Mudzuri, wants the England cricketers to stay at home.
"How many more people are likely to be dragged into the cells because they think they are perceived to be disturbing the cricket and the cricket people must be seen to be seeing that Zimbabwe is a good destination?" he asked.
Back in the rural areas the people gather wild plants, a traditional meal in times of hardship.
The United Nations warns that seven million people now face starvation.
This is my third undercover trip into Zimbabwe in the last 12 months and the situation has deteriorated drastically.
Yet nobody here seems to doubt that change is coming. The only question is whether it will be peaceful or violent.
This land of the empty plate attracts little attention from the powerful nations of the world, but they could soon find themselves facing a dramatic crisis here.


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Well that sucked.
The Knicks played a tough first half in Miami before the Heat pulled away in the second. Playing the second game of a back-to-back, the Knicks legs left them in the second half and Miami took advantage. The Miami big 3 combined for 67 points while the Knicks starters combined for only 59 points. Jeremy Lin was totally overwhelmed by Mario Chalmers and the Heat defense as he shot 1/11 from the floor and had 8 turnovers. Ultimately, as much as I hate Miami, you have to put this game in perspective. This is one game. Yes it does suck to lose to Miami but will this loss de-rail the Knicks season? No. Miami is rolling right now and the Knicks have a bunch of moving parts to go along with a new point guard and struggling stars. The Knicks are in transition while the Heat are a finished product. I still believe the Knicks, when playing at a high level, have the match ups needed to play with the Heat but it just did not work out for them tonight.
Here are my notes from the game:
- Jeremy Lin was overwhelmed. There's just no other way to say it. Tonight, for the first time since he became the starter, Jeremy Lin looked flustered early in the game. Mario Chalmers was picking him up 94 feet from the basket and pestered him all the way down the court. Lin was unable to find any rhythm in this game. Miami destroyed the Knicks pick and roll. Their athleticism and length completely took away passing lanes that Lin would usually find. In the second half, Lin looked a bit better than he did in the first. He still finished 1/11 shooting with 8 turnovers but I didn't think he looked as flustered in the second half. Lin only finished with 3 assists and was unable to run the offense effectively. Miami's defense totally took Lin out of this game and therefore destroyed the Knicks offense.
- Whose idea was it for Tyson Chandler to guard Chris Bosh? Amar'e Stoudemire usually does a good job guarding Miami's reptilian power forward, but for whatever reason the Knicks decided to have Chandler guard him. He was eaten up all night by
PoshBosh. Bosh had a GAME HIGH 25 points. That is totally unacceptable. While Bosh is a good player, there is no way the Knicks can allow him to beat them. Anytime the Heat needed a basket, Bosh was there to deliver. Watching him score basket after basket was sickening and my roommate is pissed at me due to the high levels of vomit all over the floor. At least this is kind of funny:
- Did Amar'e fly home at halftime? He was 4/7 in the game. No he did not get hurt or spend the second half in the toilet with the runs, he actually played 30 minutes tonight. He got 7 shots. Are you serious? This was one of the games he actually looked alive offensively! Sure he wasn't perfect, but he had a nice dunk on the gungan power forward mentioned above and he even hit a few shots. However he did have 6 turnovers but still, I thought he seemed to have more energy offensively. They went away from him in the second half and I don't really know why. Instead of call for the ball and take over, he floated around and twiddled his thumbs. He made no effort to get the ball and he made no effort to impact the game on the boards. At one point, Mario Chalmers boxed him out on a rebound and I got really angry and screamed at the TV profusely. Over this all star break, Amar'e needs to either take a really really long nap or work out really hard. He needs to get his legs and his explosiveness and his energy back. Tonight, I thought he played well but his impact was hardly felt. This is a guy who needs to shoot 17-20 times a game and he needs to do so efficiently.
- Steve Novak and JR Smith played well tonight!
- Baron Davis did a great Toney Douglas impersonation tonight.
- Reggie Miller gave me a headache the entire game.
- Can anyone please find out why TNT doesn't talk about basketball during their halftime show?
- The Knicks actually shot well at the free throw line, 19/22, despite the fact that it didn't matter. Why is it that when they need free throws they miss and when they're getting slaughtered they make them? That makes no sense to me.
- One positive from this game is that the Knicks know they can shoot against the Heat. In their two games against Miami, the Knicks are shooting 41% from downtown. Miami is a sub par team defending the 3 ball and the Knicks have guys who can hit the three. Novak had a real good one shooting 4/5 from downtown and my name is Earl was 2/5 from downtown. The Knicks did very little well offensively tonight but they did shoot the ball well from 3.
- LeBron's headband is so funny. It literally sits at like a 55 degree angle on his head to cover up his receding hairline. It's also really funny that he drinks apple martinis.
- I think the all-star break will be good for the Knicks. D'Antoni wants to run a small mini-camp in order to build team chemistry. Personally, I think its a great idea. The more practices the better. The Knicks don't play again until next Wednesday against the Cavs. After that, they don't play until that upcoming Sunday against Boston. The Knicks will have a lot of good practice time. I look for them to install a zone defense as well as work JR Smith into the offensive system so he's not playing ghetto ball out there the entire time.
- I did a post game spreecast with Brad Wolff. Yay.
- It's almost baseball season!


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Screw you MAC and your Hello Kitty collection. Before our favourite little kitty cat took over the world, there was a tight lipped, dignified little rabbit, called Miffy.
I like Miffy. Whilst Hello Kitty is whoring herself out, promoting MAC and getting skin cancer..
Miffy stays tight lipped and keeps it real.
So I squealed like a girl, a real girl when I saw Yu Skin's (or Yu Be in Europe) Bruna* range with Miffy:
*Bruna refers to Dick Bruna, the creator of Miffy.
Yuskin is a range of medicated creams from Japan, good for dry skin and general dermatological dodgyness. In the UK you can buy it from Space NK where they will squeeze every last penny from you by inflating the prices as high as possible.
The YuSkin Bruna Series has been made of sensitive skin and is recommended for babies, from 3 months old.
The secret ingredients is Perilla Leaf Extract:
The range includes:
* Medicated Cream – thick textured cream
* Medicated Lotion – thinner easy to apply lotion
* UV lotion (spf 20)
* Lip Balm in a stick
* Medicated Body Shampoo
* Baby sponge
This isn't limited edition but they are on www.ichibankao.com where they are currently on sale because they are apparently very hard to get hold of once they sell out.
I have indulged in a few goodies since I am still suffering from irritated skin – but can I use something this cute?!?! I shall try!


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Tech Lighting MultisystemsFor 25 years, Tech Lighting has been the industry leader in low-voltage lighting systems and contemporary decorative fixtures. Since inception, we have expanded well beyond our roots, and today our portfolio transcends specific aesthetic and categorical definitions – and instead is rooted in innovative, original design and uncompromising quality across a myriad of lighting solutions.
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They are also beautiful and can do their job while accenting the space.
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In a family room for example, a reading lamp with an opaque shade placed next to a chair targets light for someone reading, while keeping the rest of the room darker for those watching TV.
LightingLighting is one of the most important elements of your home`s design. It serves many functions, such as providing safety, assisting in performing household tasks, creating an atmosphere for entertaining, and pulling together the overall design a homeowner is trying to achieve.
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No mater what type of installation, wall lights add a warmth and elegance to any space.
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We continue to be one of the recognized leaders in our industry and a premier choice for lighting designers throughout North America.
Ceiling LightsCeiling lights set the tone for an entire room`s sense of style. Whether you choose a bold statement piece or a minimalist design, your lighting fixture will help tell your room`s story while providing light to comfortably perform tasks and move through the space safely.
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The future is here when it comes to LED in lighting.
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Find a piece that speaks to you and shows your individual style.
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Consult our store to be certain you get the perfect fan to fit your space.
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SconcesWall Sconces can be used for ambient, task or accent lighting. When used correctly they provide illumination as well as safety while giving an air of sophistication and elegance to your home. They are popular in all areas including hallways, dining rooms, studies, over fireplaces and beside mirrors in baths.
Bathroom LightsYour day begins and ends in your bathroom. From task light to prepare yourself for your day, to soft ambient light to relax and recharge, the perfect lighting choice is so important for this room and its many functions.
With many options available, that perfect light is within your reach.
ControlsPutting lights on dimmers gives you control over brightness and helps set a mood. Dimmers can be added for individual fixtures or completely integrated dimming systems are available that let you control the lighting in an entire room with one switch.
Some allow you to preset different lighting "scenes" for different times of day or activities. Dimming fixtures will also help you to conserve energy and extend the life of your bulbs.
FurnitureChoosing great furniture is very important because aside from the visual appeal of the space, it also plays a vital role in how you live in your home. Furniture choices determine how you sit and relax, how you entertain guests, and how your rooms function.
Each piece is an element of your design that should be considered wisely.
Multi-systemMulti-systems allow you to build lighting solutions that are as beautiful as they are functional. You can choose unique pendants and track heads as well as the system to light them. The options are endless so experts are here to help.
Contact us to be sure you have all the parts and pieces to get this right and the result will be the perfect fit for your space.Connector types from different manufacturers aren't always interchangeable.
Please select a manufacturer who's system you are building.
Shop by StyleChoosing the perfect fixture depends on your Style. With so many styles to choose from the options are endless. A designer will pick a style to tell a story, send message, or provide some continuity to the design of the space.
Styles are also very subjective. Be sure to look at similar styles to yours to see all the possibilities.
ExteriorFirst impressions are important, and the entryway into your home can say so much about you and your style. Invite people in with a flair. The perfect fixture choice will make those first impressions safe and stylish.
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Huckupchuck in Thoth
Here I am, in the green mask, throwing my arm off to a large swath of friends on the ground in the picture below and handing down some highly-prized spears in the picture on the right. Notice the flag beads around my neck? Can you guess the country? [NOTE: Credit the pictures to colleague and friend, JW.]


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JavaFX Scene Builder (32-Bit)
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JavaFX Scene Builder (32-Bit) is a layout tool which lets users quickly design JavaFX application user interfaces, without coding. Users can drag and drop UI components to a work area, modify their properties, apply style sheets, and the FXML code for the layout that they are creating is automatically generated in the background. The result is an FXML file that can then be combined with a Java project by binding the UI to the application's logic.
It features FXML Visual Editor which is an XML-based markup language that enables users to define an application's user interface, separately from the application logic, Integrated Developer Workflow, preview what the user interface will really look like when deployed, unencumbered by the tool's menus and palettes, apply the look and feel of your choice to your GUI layout by using style sheets, and animations and effects can be applied seamlessly for more sophisticated UIs.


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Since this event begins at about 1800 UTC Saturday June 28, just wondering if it will be OK to use AO-73 for Field Day contacts between North American Stations? Perhaps the transponder will be turned on for the weekend daylight passes as it has been in the past?
73, Bob, WB4SON


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This New Orleans Food-Tech Startup Is Turning the Tables on the Restaurant Industry
Brian Bordainick doesn't cook. But, in 2012, he left what he admits was a "cush" job in education technology to start a food business. Understandably, Bordainick's friends were pretty blunt with him, calling it the dumbest idea he ever had.
Just shy of two years later, Bordainick's dumb idea is looking pretty clever.
New Orleans-based Dinner Lab is a membership-based pop up, data-driven dining experience. Chefs prepare meals in underutilized, non-traditional dining areas. Guests are asked to rate each course and accompanying cocktail. The responses are compiled, organized and used to form guidance for future meal events.
Since launching in August of 2012 in Bordainick's basement apartment, Dinner Lab has grown to nearly 60 full-time employees, hundreds of part-time servers and brings in between $3.5 and $4.8 million in annual revenue. Dinner Lab just secured $2.1 million in venture funding.
And, no, Bordainick doesn't do any of the cooking himself.
Bordainick was a "Hamburger Helper baby," but growing up his most precious memories were at dinner tables with his diverse group of friends, breaking the Ramadan fast, having a Feast of the Seven Fishes Dinner on Christmas Eve and hearing the stories that come along with being served such culturally authentic meals.
The newest iteration of the Dinner Lab brand will be a brick and mortar restaurant, opening in the second quarter of next year. From Bordainick's basement to pop-ups to an actual restaurant, the only consistency with Dinner Lab is change.
"We bake in that experimentation into everything we do," said Bordainick. "We are always experimenting and tweaking because we are trying to provide a better product."
In New Orleans, 'Tis the Season for Startups
Food Trucks Share Social Media Secrets
How We Got Our Unlikely At-Home Cocktail Mixer on Store Shelves


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In the hope of being able to search a rule space that is even more gradated than Generations, I've started playing with rules with a weighted intermediate between Moore and von Neumann, counting the Moore cells as 2 and the corner cells as 1 giving a neighbour count range of 0-12 for survival and birth c.f. Generations' 0-8, while matching Generations' handling of dying cells (higher colours).
While the rule in the attached zip is not quite what I'm looking for, it did at least produce this one very neat pattern that shows linear cell count growth confined to a square.


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3 steps for Implementing VoIP in Your Small Business
The right IP phone system can help improve customer service and employee collaboration.
Voice over IP (VoIP) is a technology that seems tailor-made for small businesses, especially now that IP networks are as common as landline telephones, and broadband Internet access is within anyone's budget. And the benefits of VoIP for small businesses are many, including reduced phone expenses, improved customer service, and enhanced employee productivity.
Small business VoIP solutions include hardware and software dedicated to handling voice traffic and offer a variety of calling features previously out of reach for smaller companies using a traditional PSTN (public switched telephone network) phone system. VoIP systems are designed to be flexible and scalable. So whichever system you choose now will grow along with your business, allowing you to easily add users, upgrade features, and expand into more sophisticated modules as you need them.
If you already have an IP network and a high-speed Internet connection, you can implement a VoIP phone system—and you can do it in three steps.
Step 1: Assess your needs and choose your solution
You have two choices when implementing a VoIP system. You can install an IP voice system (or, IP PBX [private branch exchange]) that will handle all aspects of your phone system. Or, if you don't want to completely replace your traditional PBX, you can install a voice gateway that works with your analog equipment to add Internet calling to your existing phone system.
Once that decision's made, you have to determine how many extensions and IP handsets you'll need. For instance, if you choose to install a voice gateway, you need to know how many of your existing analog phones you want to connect along with new IP phones. Cisco's SPA8000 voice gateway, for example, can connect as many as eight analog phones to your IP network.
If you opt for an IP voice system, you'll have a lot more decisions to make about calling features, such as automated attendant, music on hold, and integrated voicemail, in addition to how many phones you'll need to connect. For example, Cisco's Small Business Communications 500 Series, supports all of these features and connects up to 100 IP phones.
It's important to figure in the cost of IP phones or softphones (desktop clients that allow users to make calls through their computers) when you're determining the scope of your VoIP installation.
Step 2: Prepare your network
Adding voice traffic to your network can be a significant additional load for your network to carry. You need to make sure it can handle the additional traffic smoothly, with no audible delay during a conversation (referred to as "jitters") or dropped calls. You want your IP calls to sound as clear and be as reliable as calls placed on the PSTN.
Voice traffic must be given a higher priority on the network than data traffic. This is called Quality of Service (QoS), and it cuts down on jitters and dropped IP calls. To determine whether your network can handle this additional traffic, it's important to conduct some performance tests. If you do need more bandwidth, consider setting up a virtual LAN (VLAN) for voice traffic on your network.
Step 3: Install the voice products
This is the trickiest part. Deploying an IP PBX system or adding a voice gateway to your network is no small undertaking; it affects your entire network, from capacity to performance. Working with an IT partner will ensure you get the right solution to fit your business needs. In addition, a partner can implement a VoIP system with as little disruption to your business as possible.
Has your company made the switch to an IP phone system? Share your experience!
See how Thurston Kitchen of Colorado improved its customer service with a Cisco small business phone system.
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Will Voice traffic that be given a higher priority on the network will interfering normal data traffic so we always need to upgrade our bandwith?
I am so sorry for my newbie question. By the way, thanks for sharing!
Excellent Post!
You made it look so easy.
Great Post!
One other alternative that clients may want to consider if they do not want to make the investment in CPE is to use a Hosted Service.
When choosing a Hosted Service vendor look for one that delivers the voice applications via private network to avoid the QoS problems encountered with delivery via public internet links.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Technology stocks benefitted from a late-day recovery n Thursday, as word spread of a meeting planned for the U.S. House of Representatives on Sunday that could include a break in the impasse over the so-called fiscal cliff.
The Nasdaq Composite COMP, -3.00% still closed Thursday with a fractional loss at 2,986 — though the tech-heavy index was more than 1% in the red before a market-wide bounce in the final hour of trading. The Dow, which had shed more than 130 points earlier, folllowed a similar trajectory, closing down about 18 points at 13,096.
The turn came on reports that Congress will meet over the weekend — raising hopes that lawmakers and President Obama may hammer out a deal to avert the fiscal cliff, which refers to a mix of large tax hikes and spending cuts that could materialize if a budget deal is not settled before the new year. Read: House to return as fiscal cliff deadline nears
The Morgan Stanley High-Tech Index US:MSH closed the day down 0.2%, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index SOX, -4.36% down about 0.4% by the close. Both indexes had also been trading down more than 1% before the late-day bounce.
Tampa, Charlotte among gainers.
• U.S. homeownership at 18-year low
Apple AAPL, -4.62% was among the most notable beneficiaries of the recovery. The consumer electronics maker closed up 0.4% to $515.06. The stock had been on pace earlier to close at its lowest level since mid-February.
Prior to the opening bell, Apple had filed its proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which showed a large increase in the 2012 base salary for CEO Tim Cook, though his total compensation package fell sharply because of a large stock grant the previous year that was not repeated. Read: Apple CEO gets big raise - and pay cut - ahead of big year.
Large-cap tech stocks with large exposure to federal spending still saw notable declines for the session. Cisco Systems CSCO, -3.26% closed down 1.4% while Oracle ORCL, -3.03% shed about 1%.
Amazon.com AMZN, -3.10% closed down fractionally. In a statement before the open, Amazon said it had its biggest holiday season ever, with 26.5 million items sold on its peak day. The Kindle Fire HD tablet was the best-selling single product of the season, the company said.
Marvell Technology MRVL, -4.11% shares lost 3.5% to close at $7.14. The stock had shed more than 10% late in the previous session, after a jury released a verdict finding the chip-maker had infringed on patents held by Carnegie Mellon University.
The jury awarded the school nearly $1.17 billion in damages. Marvell released a statement Thursday saying it planned to challenge the verdict, on the ground that "the evidence and the law do not support the jury's findings of infringement, validity and the award of damages."
However, JMP Securities downgraded Marvell to a market perform rating, saying the size of the verdict "significantly calls into question how much of a valuation safety net is in place for the stock." The broker noted that Marvell has just over $2.1 billion in cash on its balance sheet.
Shares of Redbox-parent Coinstar Inc. CSTR, -2.52% fell nearly 1% by the close after an earlier gain. J.P. Morgan analyst Paul Coster issued a report, saying he was "incremementally constructive" about the company's Redbox's joint venture with Verizon Communications Inc. VZ, -1.51% on a streaming video service, though he doesn't think it will be a "material contributor" to Coinstar's earnings next year.


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Douglas County Wills and Estates
Pictured is the Douglas County Court House and Douglasville, Georgia. The Creek and Cherokee Nations occupied the land separated by No man's land by a ten mile wide stretch on top of Tallapoosa Ridge. The first white man's trading post was established in 1835 by W. G. Black from North Carolina. Douglas County County was created in1870 during the Reconstruction period after the Civil War, and was first named for Fredrick Douglas Countys, the African-American abolitionist. When the General Assembly was re-established, reconstruction ended the name was changed to honor Stephen A. Douglas, the Illinois Senator who opposed Abraham Lincoln for the Presidency. The first known settlers in the County came in 1848, three brothers from South Carolina - Abe, Reuben and Young Vansant; J. M. Abercrombie, C. B. Baggett, Alexander Cochran, S. N. Dorsett, T. M. Entretine, W. H. Johnston, A. T. Tucker and others. When researching this county,one should also search Carroll and Paulding Counties.
Records Available to Members of Georgia Pioneers
Douglas County Wills 1870-1916, Bk B & C (Images)
Douglas County Letters of Administration and Guardianship 1871-1885 (images)
Index to Douglas County County Letters of Administration and Guardianship 1871-1885
Index to Douglas County Letters of Administration and Guardianship 1882-1934
Index to Douglas County Wills, Bk A, 1870-1932
Index to Douglas County Annual Returns, Bk A, 1871-1897
Index to Douglas County Annual Returns, Bk B, 1886-1899
Index to Douglas County Inventories and Appraisements, Book A, 1871-1887
Index to Douglas County Inventories and Appraisements, Book B, 1886-1933
Douglas County County Marriages from newspapers 1885-1886
Douglas County Paupers (1871-1890)
Douglas County Will Books B & C 1870-1916. (images). Names of Testators: - Abercrombie, William, Allen, George, Angle, Thomas, Arnold, Mary Annelia, Arnold, Willie, Banks, E. M., Blair, Columbus, Blanchard, Mary A., Blanchard, Thomas, Blanchard, T. J., Bomar, Margaret, Bowen, C. P., Bowen, Melissa, Breed, Nathan, Brown, John, Burnett, J. H., Camp, Wilson, Campbell, A. L., Capps, J. H., Carnes, Peter, Carnes, Sophie, Cochran, Edward, Colclough, Arden, Colclough, J. T., Connally, Thomas, Daniell, George, Daniel, H. J., Daniel, Jeremiah, Daniel, M. M., Dempsey, John Allen, Dingler, John F.,Dorris, Frank, Dorris, Martha Elizabeth, Dorris, William, Eargle, John, Enterkin, John, Ergle, V. F., Estes, Reuben, Farmer, J. W., Farmer, Lucinda, Foster, J. S. and L. F., Fountain, J. W., Gaines, Nannie, Gattis, W. W., Geer, Stella, George, John, Hagan, W. S., Hamby, Newton, Harding, H. L., Mrs., Harding, J. W., Hatchett, Josiah, Helman, T. H., Henderson, W. W., Henley, Tallulah, Hensler, Miles, Hindman, W. W., Hodge, Patterson, Hollis, Josie, House, Wiley T., Howell, William, Hunt, Thomas G., Irwin, F. M., James, C. W., Miss, James, Elizabeth, Johnson, Eulalie Gleason G., Johnston, Richard, Jones, E. F., Kennedy, William, Kilgore, William, Kirby, Charles, Land, Jefferson Howard, Lane, George W., Lane, Jefferson Howard, Lassiter, W. J., Leathers, Peter, Loyd, William, Lumpkin, C. C., Mrs., Malone, Burrell, Massey, R. W., McEwen, Alexander D., McKoy, James, McKoy, Mary, McLarty, Alfred, McLarty, D. H., McWhorter, E. B., Miller, Francis, Morris, Mollie, Morrison, F. B., Mozeley, Glenn, Newborn, Mary, Patterson, Hodge, Peace, Daniel, Peave, H. V., Peels, Annie Marcella, Pharr, T. E., Plaster, E. F., Poole, William, Pounds, Daniel, Pray, Ephraim, Prewett, William, Rainwater, J. H., Rakestraw, John, Read, Helen B., Rice, Leah, Rickerson, Williamson, Roberts, A. C., Rudd, A. C., Rutherford, J. W., Sayer, J. A., Scogin, Wylie, Selman, J. L., Sheffield, Rithia Caroline, Smith, Brad, Smith, I. W., Smith, James G., Smith, Moses, Spencer, John,Stamps, B. H., Spencer, John, Stewart, Francis Marion, Stovall, E. T., Strickland, J. T., Swofford, J. W., Tate, James, Thomas, Mallard, Thompson, Lenora, Turner, Samuel, Upshaw, Isaac D., Vansant, Noah, Vansant, Yong, Walden, W. W., Watkins, Henry, Watkins, Reece, Watson, James, Watson, J. P., Webb, J. A.,Welborn, Cordial, White, L. J., White, Richard, Welborn, Cordial, Willoughby, Thomas, Wingo, Nancy, Wood, W. A., Woodley, George M.
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Lincolnville will be celebrating its 140th anniversary Oct. 6 at its annual Octoberfest celebration.
Marion County Economic Development is sponsoring the appearance of Randy's Music Jam at 4 p.m. onstage in the park.
Randy Sauer of Hays is an elementary school music teacher. He began his interactive show in 2008. Randy's Music Jam has performed at festivals throughout the state including the Kansas Sampler Festival and the Midwest Kids Fest in Overland Park. Sauer performs regularly at libraries, as well.
Other activities and entertainment
The day will begin with a fun run at 8 a.m. Breakfast will be served from 8 to 10 a.m. at the community center by the Centre FFA chapter.
The Alex Stuchlik Polka Band will perform at 9:30 a.m. on stage in the city park, where arts and crafts will be available.
Registration for the 11 a.m. parade will begin at 10 a.m. on the corner of Main and Lombard streets. Crowning of a prince and princess will take place there at 10:30 a.m.
Activities at the park will include hourly medallion clues and drawings beginning at noon, a 1 p.m. co-ed volleyball tournament, and a 1:30 p.m. pumpkin-decorating contest.
Entertainment will be provided at 2 p.m. by Steve Jirak, 3 p.m. by Lana's Dance Studio, and 4 p.m. by Randy's Music Jam.
Grand prize raffle drawings will be at 5 p.m.
A beer garden will open at 6 p.m. at the community center, and a dance will begin at 8 p.m. A three-man rock band from Topeka, Simply Driven, will provide the music.


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World Rugby Strength and Conditioning Level 1 - Caithness RFC
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This course is designed to provide beginner Strength and Conditioning coaches with a basic knowledge and understanding and a foundation of practical skills. This in turn will facilitate coaches to prepare players more thoroughly to play Rugby Union.
Within its six modules, the Level 1 course will address eight key topics:
• Long Term Player Development
• Pathway
• Functional screening
• Anatomical Adaptation
• Demands of the game
• Principles of training
• Speed and intermittent sprint endurance
• Periodisation
• Recovery
The Level 1 course will expand on the physical conditioning content in the Rugby Ready course. The topics addressed will seek to enhance the coach's knowledge and understanding of Strength and Conditioning for the Rugby player. In particular, the course will introduce the coach to the Long Term Player Development Pathway in a practical manner. A simple yet informative Functional Screen will be outlined. The coach will then be introduced to the concept and practice of 'Anatomical Adaptation', or preparing the player to be fit to train, practice and play. This approach to physical conditioning emphasises a combination of stability, mobility and strength training activities while simultaneously engaging in Rugby-related activities.
The coach will study the physical demands of the game as well as the principles of training. These will allow the coach to integrate physical conditioning into a more game-related conditioning process. Practical guidelines for conducting the warm-up and cool-down will be discussed and described. Principles of the important component of speed development will be discussed. Practical examples of speed, multi-sprint/activity conditioning and conditioned games will be outlined.
Course Outcomes
• The coach will be able to describe the different stages of the Long Term Player Development Pathway.
• The coach will be able to administer a basic functional screen.
• The coach will be able to implement an anatomical adaptation programme.
• The coach will have an understanding of the demands of the game and will be able to describe the principles of training. In addition, the coach will become familiar with warm-up and cool-down activities.
• The coach will have a knowledge and appreciation of the different methods of developing speed acceleration and game-related conditioning. The coach will also be able to implement speed, multi-sprint/activity and conditioned games to advance the match fitness of players.
• The coach will have an understanding of programme planning and periodisation. The coach will also develop an understanding of the importance of recovery and be able to implement key elements of recovery, such as unloading and tapering, within the programme.
Completion of online pre-requisites and full attendance required. This course is competence based and involves on-course appraisal. It involves both classroom and outdoor practical activities, where coaches will be expected to participate fully in all sessions.


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Bead-Based Immunoassays
BD™ Cytometric Bead Array (CBA) solutions measure a variety of soluble and intracellular proteins, including cytokines, chemokines, growth factors, and phosphorylated cell signaling proteins using flow cytometry. BD CBA solutions enable analysis of up to 30 proteins using just 25 to 50 μL of sample in comparison to other methods such as ELISA and Western blot, which enable only one protein to be analyzed per sample.
BD CBA solutions are available in preconfigured kits or in an open, configurable format for unique needs.
BD CBA Flex Sets provide an open and configurable method of detection, so that researchers can build their own multiplexes for protein quantitation as low as 10 pg/mL.
BD CBA Enhanced Sensitivity Flex Sets are capable of detecting cytokine concentrations as low as 0.274 pg/mL.
BD CBA Kits are preconfigured for achieving consistent results for routine panels.
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Bluetooth Headsets for all your devices.The Jabra PRO 925/935 Series Bluetooth Headsets are professional wireless headsets with dual connectivity, designed for maximum performance.There are 3 variants available:
The Jabra PRO 935 Series are optimized for use with all Unified Communications platforms. Plus, they connect with the leading smartphones and tablets to keep you connected wherever work takes you. The lightweight design, noise cancelling microphones and unsurpassed battery life deliver all day comfort and performance.
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Unsurpassed 12 hours talk time — long 12 hours talk time and 7 day standby combine with a lightweight and durable design for all day comfort. Plus three wearing style options: over-the-head, over-the-ear, and behind-the-neck.
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Tagged: injury bug
Be Gone, Damn Bug!
The Phillies closed out their Grapefruit League play today with a 7-6 win over the Astros, and will now head north to prepare for Friday's season opener against those same Astros. In addition to leaving behind sun and warmth (both of which seem to be in short supply around these parts), let's hope they also leave behind the proverbial injury bug.
The Phils' spring clubhouse seems to have suffered a heavy infestation – Domonic Brown is out following surgery on a broken bone in his hand; Chase Utley was sidelined the entire spring with a creaky knee, with no timetable for his return to action; and Brad Lidge is likely to go on the DL with pain in his shoulder.
Additionally, Jose Contreras missed a couple days with a scratched cornea, Placido Polanco hyperextended his elbow, and Shane Victorino and Roy Oswalt luckily avoided serious injury after running into Raul Ibanez, and being hit in the back of the neck with a line drive, respectively.
Enough already! Be gone, damn bug!
But "bug" is a vague word. Is the injury bug an insect-bug?
Or a bacteria-bug?
Do we need to call in an exterminator?
Or a vaccinator?
At the moment, I don't care which it is, I just want this team healthy! Right now!


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Find hotels & motels in Mt. Hood using the list below. Find cheap and discounted hotel/motel rates in or nearby Mt. Hood, OR for your personal leisure or group travel. We list the best Mt. Hood, Oregon hotel and motel rooms. Browse the Mt. Hood area hotels to find the perfect lodging! Please use the provided map of the Mt. Hood hotels.
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Jimmy Savile's estate has been frozen in response to the mounting sexual abuse claims against the late television and radio star.
NatWest Bank, which is acting as the Jim'll Fix It presenter's will executor and trustee, said the distribution of his assets had been put on hold because of the allegations. Savile's estate is reportedly worth £4.3 million.
NatWest said in a statement: "Given the claims raised, distribution of the estate has been put on hold."
Savile's will was written in 2006 and bequeaths his savings and other assets to 26 separate beneficiaries, according to the Financial Times (FT).
The newspaper said it had obtained a copy of the document, which instructs that £20,000 in cash was to be shared between 20 of the celebrity's friends, family and neighbours. It says a further £600,000 was to be put into a trust fund, with the interest shared between eight people. The remainder - just under £3.7 million before expenses - was to be held by NatWest on behalf of the Jimmy Savile Charitable Trust, according to the FT.
Savile's intended individual beneficiaries include the trustees of both his charities and existing and former employees of Leeds General Infirmary and Broadmoor Hospital, the newspaper added.
Police are investigating claims that the star, who died in October last year, sexually assaulted individuals at both NHS sites.
A solicitor representing alleged victims of Savile said lawyers are also looking into the late presenter's overseas assets, thought to be administered from tax haven the Channel Islands.
Alan Collins from legal company Pannone welcomed NatWest's decision to freeze the estate and said: "This is good news for those victims of Savile who are taking legal action, as it means that they will be able to pursue claims against the estate. If NatWest had not put the estate on hold, it would have meant legal action against Savile's estate to prevent the assets from being distributed amongst the beneficiaries of his will."
Savile's estate was previously put on hold in July after a woman claimed to be his illegitimate daughter, the FT said. It is believed the latest freeze may be in anticipation of legal claims for damages by Savile's alleged victims.


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Playing Around with Vegan Cheeses…
July 10, 2011
So many people in my classes have asked if I have a vegan cheese kit or know of any recipes that I've started playing around with some nut cheeses. Believe it or not, I have been vegan for a total of 9 months in the not too distant past. I did it in support of my partner who took it on for longer than I did. Anyway, because of that and because I love a challenge, I often make vegan dishes. Nut-based mac and cheese, flax-seed egg cookies and banana bread…very delicious results if you know how to convert. Here are some tips if you're interested.
Pre-made, vegan store-bought cheeses however, were not something I enjoyed. Even on a vegan diet, I preferred no cheese to vegan cheese. They often tasted like oil and plastic (which is not far from the truth). Since then, I've had some homemade nut cheeses and cheese sauces that aren't bad at all. Not quite cheese, true, but delicious treats on their own- and since I love food in general, they deserve a fair chance if you ask me.
If you love cheese but have to limit your dairy, give these a try. The salty, creamy and even pungent flavors could definitely satisfy a cheese craving and go well with dried or fresh fruit, herbs, crackers and crudite. I'll keep playing around and who knows, maybe I'll make a kit!
Cream Cheese Ball
Cheddar Cheese Ball
More challenging and more complex taste, Cultured Cheese.
Hope you enjoy playing too. Claudia
ps. Etsy has been out to Portland to film me twice. A short documentary about cheese and my venture is said to be ready in late July, stay tuned! The films are great, check some out HERE.
pps. Did you know I have a facebook page? Be UCCs friend won't you?
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Only 13 such 1:1 scale replicas exist worldwide and the sold car is one of the examples to be privately-owned. Such replicas or mock-ups as they are otherwise known, serve as important development prototypes that car manufacturers use for studies. Very rarely are these models allowed to leave the factory yet alone be available for sale.
The proud Thai owner of the Porsche 919 design prototype, a passionate Porsche enthusiast and longtime collector, commented that he was very excited to learn about the auction. He also added that he simply could not miss the challenging opportunity to have this very rare replica, especially now that Porsche has made another historic win in Le Mans and at the same time, he can give back to the community.
Martin Limpert, Managing Director of Porsche Asia Pacific, said: "The rare 919 Hybrid mock up car was brought to the region, to create awareness of our comeback to Le Mans in 2014, as well as to emphasize our strong roots in motorsports – our spirit. The 919 Hybrid replica visited six countries in almost a year and has been well received. We are very pleased to receive the over-whelming response from the auction and the final outcome beyond our expectation. Porsche is pleased to have initiated the charity to generate funds to help the ones in need. We are very thankful for the support and glad that the important design prototype has found a new home."
*About Porsche at the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans*
For the last 63 years, Porsche is the only carmaker has had an uninterrupted presence at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2014, Porsche made its official return to Le Mans into the top category with a factory-works team and entered with the 919 Hybrid in the LMP1 category. This year, in 2015, Porsche's competed in the LMP1 with a three-car line-up.
Mission accomplished. Porsche has achieved its 17th overall Le Mans victory at the 83rd running of the famous 24-Hour race in a perfect way with a one-two finish. Drivers Earl Bamber (NZ), Nico Hülkenberg (GER) and Nick Tandy (GB) won the coveted trophy in their innovative Porsche 919 Hybrid exactly 45 years after Porsche's first overall win at the La Sarthe was achieved. Timo Bernhard (GER), Brenton Hartley (NZ) and Mark Webber (AUS) in the sister car added the icing on the cake when they came home in second. Roman Dumas (FR), Neel Jani (CH) and Marc Lieb (GER) brought home the Porsche 919 Hybrid in fifth.
*About Porsche Asia Pacific Pte Ltd*
Porsche Asia Pacific Pte Ltd commenced operations on October 1st, 2001 and was founded to give Porsche closer ties with Asia Pacific markets that are becoming increasingly important and to support our importers and dealers. Porsche Asia Pacific supports the operation of 13 countries: Brunei, Cambodia, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Caledonia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
*About SportCares*
The SportCares Foundation and Movement was set up in late 2012 to help people live better lives through sport. It operates as the philanthropic arm of Sport Singapore, and it is a partner with The Community Foundation of Singapore to run programmes and to support initiatives by volunteer welfare agencies and grassroot groups. Designed to use sport as a force for social good, SportCares develops and support sustainable, scalable programming to engage the vulnerable segments of society. From underprivileged children to people of all ages with disabilities to enthusiastic volunteers to needy seniors to generous donors, sport can be a channel to empower people to live better. SportCares is a key recommendation of Sport Singapore's (SportSG) Vision 2030: Live Better through Sport master plan.


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My father is Robert POOL b 1927 Indiana d 2001 Utah. His father is Chester POOL b 1896 Indiana d 1975 Indiana. His father James POOL b 1853 Indiana d 1893 Indiana. His father is Daniel POOL b 1822. We have seen conflicting birthplace information for Kentucky and Ohio for Daniel. Daniel fought in the Civil War with his brother Henry and died not long after coming home. Both Daniel and Henry are buried in Indianapolis, Indiana side by side under government issue Civil War tombstones. Daniel was married to Lovina KRATZER and had three children Henry, Jemison, and Hesber? Jemison is James,my great grandfather. We are stuck with Daniel and have not been able to find his father's family.
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Watch two videos of San Francisco based composer Holly Herndon performing live.
(Use the numbers to flip through the videos.)
Herndon's debut Movement, a record of android dancefloor fillers, processed voice and abrasive computer music, was released on RVNG Intl last month. She is currently working on her doctorate at Stanford University in the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics. She plays Berlin's CTM festival at the end of January and Cafe Oto in February.
A feature on Herndon appeared in The Wire 345.


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Your elected Gaston County School Board just voted for a $54.7 million budget, an $11 million dollar increase. If approved by the county, this will raise your property taxes about 4 percent. The board also opposed televising board meetings so that you can see where that money is going.
That same budget earmarks $4.4 million for new technology, yet can none of it or the millions in existing technology be used for transparency? Professional quality student and district video productions are shown now on EduAccess cable channel 21. Obviously, equipment is already available. Board chairman Kenny Lutz referred the TV issue proposed by fellow board member Chris Howell back to committee, a committee chaired by David Phillips. Phillips has already opposed it.
�I think that�s a bad idea. That�s money we could pay a teacher,� Phillips said. �Why do we need to be televised, Mr. Howell? I don�t need an audience. I don�t need an audience for what I do. I think it�s a waste of money, and I think it�s unnecessary.
�I�m not saying I�m closed-minded. I don�t really like it,� he said. �And if somebody watches the commissioners, with all due respect, I�d tell them to get a life.�
School districts across the country have been recording board meetings since reel-to-reel audio tapes were invented. Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Durham schools offer live broadcasts, re-airings, video streams and website archival. Charlotte-Mecklenburg even holds special public hearings before any proposed policy changes. Using existing equipment and existing channel access, one district accomplished airings for as little as $1,200 per year, the amount this district has spent on HoneyBaked Ham in a month. And this is only part of the pork.
The John Locke Foundation ranks this school district as 4th from the bottom in transparency in the state with a grade of �D.� Our administration dismisses this rating as circa 2008, yet what has changed? One way to improve transparency is to televise or record board meetings.
The most overused phrase in this district next to the pretense of �for the children� is, �This is the way we have always done it.� It is time to change that.
The fact that 60 percent of our students receive free or reduced-price lunches speaks to the state of the economy. The Gazette prints two pages of foreclosures every day. Now is not the time to raise taxes. Now is the time for cutting the pork. More transparency by airing meetings will go a long way towards that effort.
Schwindeman is a resident of Belmont.


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"Color" is Apple's newest addition to the Final Cut Studio club. Like a cheerleader at a comic convention, most of the editors I know that have upgraded to Final Cut Studio 2 have taken one look at Color and run the other way. I had a chance to attend a brief hands-on session covering Apple's new finishing system, which brings Final Cut Studio that much closer to being a full broadcast production studio in a box.
The first thing you'll notice is that Color definitely doesn't feel like a Mac application (despite the fact that it always has been). Apple has done a lot of work to clean up FinalTouch (the basis for Color that Apple acquired when it bought Silicon Color lock stock and barrel), but there are still plenty of rough edges visually. Those rough edges become even more more apparent if you try to use Color on a laptop. Apple isn't kidding around when it recommends two 1920x1200 displays—Color will happily suck up every inch and more. But hey, at least you can validate that 30" Cinema Display now, right?
Color is also meant to work best in conjunction with a trackball-based color panel such as this one, though Apple has put the scroll ball in the Mighty Mouse to pretty effective use to emulate one if you don't happen have one laying around (doesn't everyone?). In fact, that's one of the hardest things to get used to. You don't click on many of the controls, you just hover over the value and start rolling the scroll ball.
Fortunately, the visual rough spots don't harm the functionality once you figure it out. You start by pushing timelines directly from Final Cut into Color (much like pushing a timeline into Soundtrack Pro) to do your primary color grading. Primary color grading isn't terribly different from color correction in Final Cut, though it's based more on measurements than what your eyes tell you (so no eye droppers). Once you've established the primary color grading, you move onto the secondary grading. The secondary grading is broken into eight different "rooms" to toy with your footage. The eight rooms will give you plenty of opportunities to play with Color's most powerful feature, the node based filters, which you Shake guys will recognize immediately.
Node based editing basically lets you create your own non-destructive effects filters by feeding your footage through a series of pre-built components, similar to the way you might build Automator workflows. Then, when you decide you don't want an effect in the middle, you just remove it and all your clips update dynamically. There's a great tutorial over at Ken Stone's FCP site that covers the basics of node-based editing in Color if you're curious.
With features like motion tracking and advanced chroma keying, Color seems like a pretty amazing value to have gone from five grand to free with purchase. Mostly though, it makes me look forward to Color 2, where I assume Apple will have touched up the interface to the level we're accustomed. But I have to say, my brief interaction with Color has definitely opened my eyes to how powerful color can be in a production.


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How much is a Tantalus Condo in 1015 Wilder?
As of August 24, you will find a typical MLS listing in 1015 Wilder, a Tantalus Condo, has been on the market for 15 Days (DOM), at an average price of $730,000.00. So, if you see an property listing that you like, I suggest you consider making an offer today, because it may not be here tomorrow. This comes out to an average price per square foot of $490.26. As far as costs, the estimated monthly maintenance fee is $1,234.00, and the estimated monthly taxes are $233.00. Therefore, your estimated monthly running cost would be $1,467.00 for a typical Tantalus condo available in 1015 Wilder for sale today.
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Price/SqFt: $490
Estimated Monthly Running Costs: $1,467
Maintenance/SqFt: $0.99
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Regulator unloads on ASX over buggy IT
Next time, make it work
In its annual review of the Australian Securities Exchange's performance, Australian corporate regulator ASIC has criticized the exchanges handling of IT.
On October 27, the ASX suffered an outage that lasted from shortly after the opening bell through to 2pm. The ASX has said only that the outage was due to a "software glitch" which its backups were unable to cope with.
Although the outage occurred during the long process of relocating its data centre from the Sydney CBD to the northern suburb of Gore Hill, the exchange said at the time the move was not the cause of the problem – something which seems to be backed up by a scant explanation given to the Australian Financial Review.
The October 27 incident occurred after the period covered by ASIC's latest review, which makes its observation that since the ASX launched an upgrade to its NASDAQ Genium-based Trade and Trade 24 platforms in 2010, "there have been nine incidents … which led to varying degrees of unavailability and disruption".
Three of those issues, which occurred between October 2010 and March 2011, affected all users of ASX Trade, the regulator said, and "led to varying degrees of market outage".
"Due to the number of incidents occurring in such a relatively short time, we had concerns about the robustness of the upgrades and the testing that was undertaken before the decision was made to go live," the regulator writes.
Those concerns must have been exacerbated by the long outage in October.
The regulator also noted that it had concerns about the exchange's "deployment resources", and has imposed a requirement on the exchange to give trader's greater notice of planned changes, even when the ASX expects those to be minor changes with minimal impact on traders.
The more demanding notice and governance requirements will be on show in short order, with a new "high frequency" trading platform called PureMatch due to go live next Monday. ®