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By now, many of you have heard or read about the arrest of Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old high school student from Irving, Texas. Ahmed was arrested because school officials called the police after he showed one of his teachers his homemade clock. Mistaken for a bomb, Ahmed was taken into custody, interrogated, shamed, suspended (still on suspension today, Wednesday), and reprimanded. All of this after it has been found that the "device" he brought to school was in...
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By: Shaun Tanner, 10:57 PM GMT on February 04, 2015
I live in California. More specifically, I live in San Jose, CA which is about 60 miles south of San Francisco. In case you haven't heard, California is in a devastating drought brought on by 3 years of well below normal rainfall and snowfall (Figure 1). This, of course, is big news for many residents living within the state, and is having huge implications not only for residential use, but for agriculture use as well. Farmers are running out of water, which wil...
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According to the 4 pm EST Tuesday NWS Storm Summary and reports from the Boston NWS and New York City NWS, here were snowfall amounts at some Northeast U.S. locations as of 3 pm EST Tuesday:
33.1" Lunenburg, MA
25.0" Worchester, MA
20.9" Islip, NY
20.8" Boston Logan Airport
20.3" Portland, ME
18.0" New Bedford, MA
16.0" North Providence, RI
11.0" NYC La Guardia Airport
9.8" NYC Central Park
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All lanes of Ga. 119 S. between U.S. 17 and Honey Ridge road in Effingham County are closed due to a vehicle fire.
Effingham County Sheriff's Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor said a semi-truck carrying paper products caught on fire about 4 a.m.
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Kayla McBride leads No. 3 Notre Dame over Pittsburgh
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kayla McBride scored 19 points to help No. 3 Notre Dame beat Pittsburgh 73-47 on Wednesday night for the Irish's 12th-straight win.
Jewell Loyd added 14 points while Skylar Diggins had 13 — all in the first half.
With the game tied at 29, Notre Dame scored the final six points before break. The Irish continued the spurt in the second half, scoring 25 of the first 28 points.
DID YOU SEE THAT?:Watch the 50-footer that lifted Syracuse over St. John's
Notre Dame (17-1, 6-0 Big East) led 60-32 with 10 minutes left and coasted from there. The Irish have won their last 11 Big East regular season road games, their best streak since joining the conference 18 seasons ago.
Brianna Kiesel scored eight points to lead Pitt (9-9, 0-5). The Panthers haven't won a Big East game since Feb. 15, 2011.
It was the first meeting between the two teams since Notre Dame dealt Pittsburgh its worst loss in program history, a 120-44 defeat on Jan. 17, 2012.
Trailing 16-5, the Panthers went on a 7-0 run to cut the lead to four with 12:38 remaining in the first half. Notre Dame went back ahead by eight on a layup by Pittsburgh native Madison Cable and another layup by Loyd, but the Panthers answered back with a 9-2 run and McGraw called timeout with her team ahead just 22-21 with 8:43 remaining.
Coming out of the timeout, Marquel Davis hit a layup and Cora McManus a 3-pointer to give Pittsburgh its first lead of the game, 25-22.
Diggins' 3-pointer tied the score and the Panthers missed their next six shots as Notre Dame went back ahead by four. Pittsburgh would tie it once more at 29 with 3:07 remaining in the half before Notre Dame closed with its 6-0 run.


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What do Times Square and, say, State Highway 36 in Illinois have in common? If you said absolutely nothing, you're almost correct. It's true you can see wobbling people in Muppet costumes, scantly clad cowgirls and 200ft. tall car ads on Broadway. On the other hand, you can see lots of speeding traffic and strip malls on Highway 36. The only thing these places have in common is that they're both in the public right of way, however one is fragile and the other is anti-fragile.
In Nassim Taleb's book, "Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto)" he makes a case for disorder, stress, fragmentation, and variation in our personal lives and in larger economic and political systems. Try to make things too safe, too predictable, and the probability of larger catastrophes increases in the future. Some individuals and systems get stronger the more they're challenged (bones, entrepreneurs, ancient philosophy), while others break completely (Lehman Brothers, debt financing, bureaucrats). Taleb's idea isn't new; the Five Slogans of Machig Labdron in Buddhist teachings advocates getting out of one's comfort zone and experiencing uncomfortable-ness. Perhaps to both Taleb and Labdron, this may mean teaching yourself snake handling skills if you fear snakes, or even standing in the middle of Times Square and being confronted with the unpredictable theater of street life; a dude in an Elmo costume trying to give you a hug.
On State Highway 36, there's little unpredictability. Little variation from the constant hum of speeding traffic, big box shops, parking lots, and strip malls. It's a system engineered from the top down for a single purpose; to move automobiles efficiently. It's an enormously predictable system, but one built on a house of cards and predicated on cheap gas, cheap suburban mortgages, and massive transportation subsidies from the federal government. Take just one of these things away, and the system collapses. If we look at system performance and design, one wreck and the system also collapses due to a lack of alternate routes and modes. Fragile.
Places which are designed for multiple purposes thrive on disorder. Not only do they have redundancy, but they have anti-fragility. If a massive foreign war should break out and disrupt global oil supplies, $9 per gallon gas would render State Highway 36 useless. Places like New York City would still host cyclists, pedestrians, shops, and excellent transit access though. In fact, all of these systems would see a boost with less automobile traffic clogging the streets and a flock of new residents and commuters who can no longer afford car ownership. Anti-Fragile.
The same concept can be applied on a smaller scale. Project for Public Spaces advocates for multi-purposed public spaces, no matter what their size. This creates complimentary and diverse uses throughout the day. In the morning, yoga. In the afternoon, a food truck outdoor cafe. In the evening, an up and coming singer songwriter trying to be the next Jackson Browne. And should another economic collapse happen, the space will host an Occupy Wall Street camp. The cacophony of uses and modes of a quality public space or complete street brings a qualitative value which can't be measured in travel time or LOS. A space designed to only be used by corporate employees during their 1/2 hour lunch break would make even Highway 36 seem like an exciting place.
Taleb says artificially imposed peace and order will eventually bite you in the end. I happen to agree. In designing our cities, streets and public spaces, a bit of disorder and redundancy pays dividends. A space like Times Square may not be for everyone, but it has lasting value and adaptability. It also has economic self sufficiency. The cost of maintaining the public infrastructure around Times Square pales in comparison to the amount of revenue the place brings in for the city. On the other hand, top down efficiency is costly. Highway 36 is a financial albatross for nearby municipalities. Perhaps federal funds were used to construct the highway, but road maintenance costs, declining property tax revenue of auto-oriented development, and high transportation costs for residents (car ownership is a prerequisite to participate in these places) negates any financial benefit the road may have in attracting development. If we extrapolate this idea further, almost all auto capacity expansion projects, interstate interchange "upgrades", and new highways have reached a point of negative return. These projects are extremely fragile and enable a series of negative externalities state DOTs often don't calculate. Fortunately, the public is catching on. The defeat of Portland's CRC highway is a sign that the tide is turning against fragile, big budget highway projects.
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I've been dealing with a sick parrot today. When I went to get her out of her cage, she was just laying there on the bottom. She's been sitting down there a lot, ever since laying her first eggs a month or so ago. Today, though, she didn't get up, and it became immediately clear that something is wrong with her legs—they are mostly paralyzed and one of them developed a swelling as the day went on.
I"m so worried about her. I don't know if she's egg bound or if something else is going on. But now I know why she was so unnaturally quiet earlier this week—she wasn't feeling good! Poor thing. So I've been towelling her and cradling her a lot, and then also letting her sleep in a small cat carrier lined with blankets and heated with one of those bean neck thingies (we don't have a hot water bottle or heating pad, later, I'll need to heat that up for her again). Apparently, it's very important to keep her warm as it takes so much energy to maintain body temperature. I had to move her into the carrier because even though I put cardboard and towels down for her on the bottom of her cage, she kept crawling off them and I found her laying there, both feet just dangling through the cage floor. At least now I can keep her upstairs in the bathroom and check on her frequently. Weird thing is, she seems fairly alert, and took food out of a dropper that I offered her a few different times. She even nibbled a bit of walnut, one of her favorite foods.
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I found I needed to type this story a few times in a row today while giving advice to other runners.
Do I just take out my orthodics or 'just' buy Vibram Five Fingers and take off running??
After 1.5 years I can run a competitive distance race with NO shoes. Although that may not be a goal of yours, it's an indicator of foot strength. As a kid I had such flat feet that the outside and inside of my feet looked the same. Now I have a strong-looking raised arch. It's a wonderful thing but it took a loooong time. I'm not sure I took the most direct path to achieve this.
There are two approaches here and one will better suit your race-schedule, fitness goals, ability to be patient, etc. There's two ways to approach your goal of building foot strength.
1.) Keep your current running (or training) schedule with minor alterations and wean yourself slowly off inserts, raised heels and cushioning over time. Example: Going from a 10mm raised heel shoe to a 4mm, to a 0mm.
--The downside of this technique is that you have no real motivation to fix your form/balance. One may develop some intermediate issues - such as, it's hard to have a fast cadence when your heel is raised, it's hard to know you're mid-footing landing when you have ~0.5" of cushioning.
2.) BAM, press reset and run (or train) ONLY 5 MINS barefoot twice a week for a month, and increase frequency slowly. then add a zero-cushioned protective shoe (like Altra Adams, Merrell Trail Gloves, Vibram Five Fingers, BF Inov-8s etc.) when barefoot, only run on hard smooth debris-free surfaces. concrete or asphalt will give you indicators that you're doing something wrong (like over-striding-aka heel-striking, or pushing off too much)- either of which would cause hotspots on the soles of your feet.
--The downside of this technique is that you may affect your current fitness level. BUT this is easily overcome by substituting your previous intense running sessions with rowing, swimming, cycling to keep the engine strong. The unshod running will build foot/leg muscles that have been asleep since your first heavy toddler shoes.
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donnie l. betts' insightful and entertaining bio-doc about Oscar Brown Jr., "Music is My Life, Poetry My Mistress," (2005) will screen next month at L.A.'s Pan African Film Festival. Set to mark its 20th year, the festival plans to honor the area director, actor, producer, cultural mainstay's first feature film as one of its "gems" from the archives of movies screened over the past two decades. The Pan African Film Festival runs February 9-20.
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- Makes 6 servings
- For phyllo crisps
- 3 (17- by 12-inch) phyllo sheets, stacked and covered with 2 sheets of plastic wrap and a dampened kitchen towel
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- For pastry cream
- 6 large egg yolks
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 vanilla beans, halved lengthwise
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- For almond cream
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons almond flour
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- For pears
- 6 firm-ripe small Bosc pears (2 pounds total)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter plus additional for ramekins
- 3 tablespoons sugar plus additional for coating ramekins
- Accompaniments: cider sauce and quince sorbet
- Special Equipment
- 6 (8-ounce) ramekins (3 3/4 inches in diameter and 1 3/4 inches deep)
- Make phyllo crisps:
- Arrange 1 sheet of phyllo on a work surface (keep remaining sheets covered), then brush with some butter and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar. Cut sheet in half crosswise to form 2 rectangles and crumple each into a peaked free-form round, about 4 inches in diameter. Transfer to a baking sheet with a metal spatula and form 4 more crisps in same manner with remaining phyllo, butter, and sugar. Let dry, uncovered, at room temperature at least 8 hours.
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 500°F.
- Bake crisps until golden, 2 to 4 minutes (watch closely, since they burn easily). Transfer with spatula to a rack to cool.
- Make pastry cream:
- Whisk together yolks and 2 tablespoons sugar in a metal bowl. Sift flour and cornstarch into bowl and whisk until combined well.
- Scrape seeds from vanilla beans with a sharp knife into a small heavy saucepan, reserving pods for another use. Add milk and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and bring to a boil.
- Add hot milk to egg mixture in a stream, whisking, and transfer to saucepan. Simmer, whisking, 3 minutes, then remove pan from heat and whisk in butter.
- Force pastry cream through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl and chill, its surface covered with wax paper, 1 hour.
- Make almond cream:
- Beat together butter, sugar, flours, and salt in a bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until pale and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add egg and beat well.
- Cook pears:
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 300°F.
- Peel pears, then quarter lengthwise and core. Melt butter in a 12-inch ovenproof heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then sauté pears, turning occasionally, 2 minutes. Sprinkle sugar over pears and cook, turning occasionally, until sugar is melted and pears begin to turn pale golden, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer skillet to oven and roast pears until very tender, 5 to 7 minutes, then cool to room temperature.
- Bake clafoutis:
- Increase oven temperature to 350°F. Butter ramekins generously and coat with sugar, knocking out excess.
- Whisk pastry cream into almond cream until combined well. Spread 1/4 cup cream evenly in bottom of 1 ramekin and top with 2 pieces of pear. Spread another 1/4 cup cream over pears and top with 2 more pieces of pear. Repeat in remaining 5 ramekins. Arrange ramekins on a baking sheet and bake clafoutis until puffed and golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in ramekins on a rack 1 hour.
- Put 1 clafoutis (in ramekin) on each of 6 large plates and top each with a phyllo crisp. Serve cider sauce and quince sorbet on the side.
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·Crisps can dry up to 24 hours before baking.
·Crisps can be baked 6 hours ahead and kept, uncovered, at room temperature.
·Pastry cream and almond cream can be prepared 1 day ahead and chilled separately, covered. Bring to room temperature before combining.
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·Pastry cream and almond cream can be prepared 1 day ahead and chilled separately, covered. Bring to room temperature before combining.
·Clafoutis can be assembled 8 hours ahead and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature before baking.
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- Calories637
- Carbohydrates75 g(25%)
- Fat33 g(51%)
- Protein10 g(20%)
- Saturated Fat17 g(86%)
- Sodium203 mg(8%)
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MILAN — The Moroccan woman at the center of a sex scandal involving former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi testified Friday in court for the first time, describing how a young woman attending one of Berlusconi's "bunga bunga" parties dressed up like a nun, danced provocatively and stripped down to her underwear for the premier.
Karima el-Mahroug took the witness stand in the trial of three former Berlusconi aides charged with recruiting her and other women for prostitution. They deny the charges. The trial is separate from the one in which Berlusconi is charged with paying for sex with a minor — el-Mahroug herself — and trying to cover it up.
El-Mahroug, also known as Ruby, has made carefully orchestrated statements to the media since the scandal broke but has never publicly given sworn testimony. Both she and Berlusconi deny having had sex.
The three Berlusconi aides — Emilio Fede, an executive in Berlusconi's media empire; Nicole Minetti, a former dental hygienist, showgirl and local politician, and talent agent Dario "Lele" Mora — are accused of recruiting women for prostitution at the parties and abetting prostitution, including of a minor.
El-Mahroug's testimony Friday confirmed the sexual atmosphere at Berlusconi's infamous "bunga bunga" parties, which were filled with beautiful young women. Many of those women have said they received money from the billionaire media mogul.
Dressed soberly with her hair pulled back, El-Mahroug said she first made contact with Berlusconi's inner circle when she participated in a beauty contest organized by Fede in Sicily when she was 16.
After that she made her way to Milan, hoping to find work. She said she tried to get work through another defendant's talent agency but wound up landing a job as a hostess in nightclubs, earning around 100 euros ($130) a night.
Eventually, she ran into Fede at a restaurant, where she reminded him of his promise in Sicily to help her. Shortly thereafter, she was invited to a dinner party — at Berlusconi's villa outside of Milan.
She testified that she met the premier that night — on Valentine's Day in 2010 — and that he gave her an envelope of 2,000 to 3,000 euros ($2,600 to $3,900) , saying it was "a little help" and asking for her telephone number, which she gave him.
At that party, she said, she introduced herself as Ruby and told other guests a fake tale that she was Egyptian, that her mother was a famous Arab singer and that she was related to then-Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. She was 17 at the time but had passed herself off as being 24.
El-Mahroug confirmed Friday what other witnesses have testified previously: that at some of the soirees, young female party guests had dressed up like nuns and danced for Berlusconi and then stripped down to their underwear.
El-Mahroug said Minetti, one of the defendants, had dressed up like a nun at that Feb. 14 party and lifted her costume to show off her legs as she danced in Berlusconi's in-house disco, which was outfitted with a lap-dance pole. El-Mahroug demonstrated from her seat how Minetti had raised her hemline. She said Minetti eventually took off her costume and was in just her lingerie.
She said other girls dressed up as President Barack Obama and a Milan magistrate who is leading the prosecution against Berlusconi in the sex scandal.
"The girls who were dressed in costumes approached him in a sensual way as they danced. They raised their skirts," El-Mahroug testified. She added: "I never saw contact."
El-Mahroug said she visited Berlusconi's mansion, Arcore, a half-dozen times, and that each time she was given an envelope with money, always in 500 euro bills ($645 each). The second evening she went she said she was given around 2,000 euros.
Prosecutors in Berlusconi's separate trial have said El-Mahroug's testimony is unreliable and are relying on her sworn statements. The defense had initially called her as a witness, but then changed its strategy and didn't call her. That trial is nearing a verdict.


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As You Like It (Arden Shakespeare Third Series)
In the Forest of Arden where the cross-dressed Rosalind meets her lover Orlando, folklore meets with classical ideals, the pastoral with ribaldry, and love poetry with parody and satire. As You Like It plays witty games with gender roles, and the nature of liberty and love.
As You Like It was probably written at the end of 1598, and perhaps first performed in 1599. This text is based on the Folio, where it was first printed.
Duke Fredrick has usurped his older brother Duke Senior and banished him to the Forest of Arden, where he lives with the faithful members of the court. He has left behind is his daughter Rosalind who is close friends with her cousin Celia, the daughter of Duke Fredrick. The changeable Fredrick banishes Rosalind from his court; Celia accompanies her into the forest, along with the clown Touchstone. Meanwhile Orlando, who Rosalind favours after seeing him wrestle, flees to the forest with his servant Adam after hearing his oldest brother Oliver plots to kill him.
Rosalind disguises herself as a young man called Ganymede, and Celia as 'Aliena', while Orlando joins the banished Duke and his men, who include the melancholy Jacques. In the guise of Ganymede, Rosalind meets Orlando and gives him lessons in wooing and women, pretending to be 'Rosalind' and receiving his mock-courtship. Secondary romance plots involve the rustic Silvius and Phoebe, and Audrey and Touchstone. When Oliver arrives in the forest too, Rosalind arranges several marriages and the dukedom is restored.
In her introduction to the current edition, Juliet Dusinberre writes 'As You Like It, with its cross-dressed heroine, gender games and explorations of sexual ambivalence, its Forest of Arden and melancholy Jaques, speaks directly to the twenty-first century. Although the play is rooted in Elizabethan culture – literary, social, political, aesthetic – Shakespeare has placed a prophetic finger on the pulse of the future. Amongst the myths of classical pastoral and of the biblical Garden of Eden are a group of displaced persons fleeing family disruption and political corruption. In raising profound questions about the nature of liverty, renewal and regeneration posed by the new environment of the Forest, Shakespeare has created a comedy of extraordinary flexibility and depth.'


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The white backdrop seems to hang initially on the load. Is anyone else experiencing this, or is my internet just hiccuping?
The white backdrop seems to hang initially on the load. Is anyone else experiencing this, or is my internet just hiccuping?
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I am seeing it as well (I just didn't have time to fix it yet)... good news is I am designing it and can hopefully fix it. What browser are you using?
Anyone have any thoughts on the new layout thus far? Good? Bad? I am not done yet so here is your chance to influence me.
I like the new Layout. The NEWS link at top was the best change.
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Did you always have a banner (loads sometimes) up on the top like that? It can be distracting, particularly without a logo popping out.
Maybe bold NEWS FORUMS ABOUT CONTACT? It's hard for me to visualize without it in front of me. They just seem to get lost in the layout as your main navigation bar.
I was going through the wayback machine to check it out. At one point you had the stock quotes come through, not that people aren't aware of all of that by themselves, but it might be handy when you have a post talking about a beat down or a lift the stock has been taking recently.
EDIT: Drop the PollDaddy about when the FCC will approve.
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In addition to a laptop, I access Sirius Buzz on a smartphone. The new format definitely loads quicker on the EDGE based Nokia E62 than it had in the past. Both the old and new formats are quite readable on the proprietory Nokia Browser. I am sure that many satellite radio fans are into technological gadgets. I would also guess that I am not the only one who uses alternative means of reading SiriusBuzz, so it might not be a bad idea to keep that in mind in designing the format.
I still haven't managed to access Sirius Buzz radio via the smartphone. I can't even download it but can download it on my PC and play it on the smartphone.
That is great to hear James. I actually kept mobile browsing in mind when working on the new design. My main goal was speed and this new design is at the very least 70k lighter than the old design. It's probably only a second faster for broadband users but it could easily be a few seconds quicker for mobile users.


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Cubs blanked in nightcap, drop Bronx DH
Lefty Wood allows two runs over 5 2/3; offense shut out all day
NEW YORK -- The Cubs waited nearly a decade for this day, and after receiving an inhospitable welcome, they won't want to rush back.
Rain consolidated Chicago's first series in the Bronx in nine years into a doubleheader, and the Cubs faced the Yankees' two best pitchers and couldn't hit either of them. Masahiro Tanaka struck out 10 while allowing two bunt singles in eight scoreless innings as New York won the first game, 3-0, and then Michael Pineda picked up where his rotation-mate left off in the nightcap to blank the Cubs over six innings en route to a 2-0 Yankees victory.
"Tanaka and Pineda have got great stuff," said Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro, who had two singles in seven at-bats on the day.
"Their breaking pitches were really good -- both of them," added second baseman/center fielder Emilio Bonifacio, who went 0-for- 8.
Bad timing and bad situational hitting were to blame. Chicago was dealt a raw deal by having to face Tanaka and Pineda, who collectively have a 1.58 ERA in their six starts, and the club was undone by its inability to capitalize on its few opportunities. The Cubs were 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position in the doubleheader after going 0-for-9 in Game 2.
Cubs left-hander Travis Wood pounded the strike zone, throwing roughly 70 percent of his pitches for strikes and not walking anyone, but that aggressive approach led to a lot of contact from Yankees hitters, which in turn produced a steady stream of singles. Of New York's 11 hits off Wood in his 5 2/3 innings, 10 were for only one base -- and even the double was a ground ball that deflected off the glove of a diving Castro -- but that station-to-station offense produced two runs.
"They found some holes tonight to put up their two runs," Wood said. "I felt like I made some good pitches, and some of them got through [for hits]. Just too many pitches too early, and I wasn't able to go deep enough in the ballgame."
That's two more than the Cubs could muster against Pineda and the Yankees. Chicago's best scoring chance occurred in the fifth, when Castro and Luis Valbuena opened the frame with singles. Welington Castillo laid down a sacrifice bunt to move both into scoring position, but Ryan Kalish struck out on a full-count slider and Darwin Barney flew out to center.
An inning later, Anthony Rizzo tripled into the right-field corner with two outs but was stranded after Nate Schierholtz popped out to third. Rizzo's triple was his third hit of the day and the Cubs' only extra-base hit.
Schierholtz started a rally in the ninth with a single through the hole into right field. Valbuena walked two batters later and a wild pitch from Warren moved them to second and third, but Castillo popped out to the catcher in foul territory and Kalish grounded out to short to end the game.
"Nate battled by getting the ball through that hole and then kind of getting the line moving," Cubs manager Rick Renteria said, "but we just weren't able to complete it."
Entering the day, the Cubs had scored at least four runs in seven straight games and had averaged nine hits during that span. On Wednesday, however, they didn't score at all in 18 innings and tallied only nine hits.
While Tanaka dominated with a double-digit strikeout total, Pineda induced the Cubs into popouts and weak fly balls, recording 10 of his 18 outs through the air. He struck out three.
"The ball really wasn't carrying for either side, quite frankly," Renteria said. "We weren't able to keep the ball on line. We got a couple hits and weren't able to put a lot together."
It's been an odd week for the Cubs. Not only were they playing an infrequent Interleague rival, but they also had both Monday and Tuesday off -- one scheduled, one because of the weather -- before playing two games in 40-degree weather on Wednesday in advance of another scheduled day off on Thursday.
"I don't want to say that has anything to do with it," Renteria said of the conditions and timing. "The reality is both teams play in it. [On] the off-days, we still worked, we still got in here and were able to hit. Today, they took batting practice on the field. No, we just weren't able to put anything together."


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The Instant reaction podcast is back!! After being away on tour for a couple of weeks, most of the regulars (except Luke) are back and rowdy as usual.
Wasting no time, the guys dive right back into controversial waters and discuss whether a small Christian University located in St Paul, Minnesota should be hosting Snoop Dogg as part of Super Bowl celebrations. Can this be justified as a business decision or a way to influence the "scene?" Not surprisingly, the guys have an opinion, and it's not as straightforward as you might expect.
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Does the idea of submitting to leadership scare you? Do we really need leaders over our lives? This fear of submission is very common, especially in today's culture that worships independence and being a strong individual. While these ideals are not inherently wrong they can sometimes keep us from truly being released in our calling. The guys look at this struggle and share their opinions on the matter in this final episode of the series "Millennials in Missions"
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Don't Tell Me What To Do! blog post: bit.ly/2EunreL
When you think of the title missionary, do you think of khaki shorts and digging wells? Or construction projects, boring presentations during church services, and never-ending requests for funds? This false perception of what it means to be a missionary will so often keep people, specifically millennials, from ever going into the mission field. The regulars (including Chad, who finally arrived in Germany) look deeper at this barrier, share their experience (including a hilarious rant from David) and give some practical tips for those feeling called to missions.
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I don't Dig Wells blog post: bit.ly/2BmlaQd
In continuing with our series, the guys look at another obstacle that Millennials can face when wanting to go into missions, "The Myth of Instant Specialization." The world tells us to only contribute in a way that perfectly aligns with our skills, dreams, or passions. This mentality is a major roadblock to radically serving God. The regulars discuss the importance of having a servant heart and a willingness to "pay your dues" and how this ultimately leads to real contentment and joy.
Relevant Links to this episode: I don't do paperwork blog post: bit.ly/2l2RGjM
In this series, you'll get to travel to the past, when the regulars were all together at the Steiger International Center back in October 2017. They discuss some of the unique roadblocks that Millennials face in trying to live a life of radical obedience, and how they seem to experience a particular difficulty in entering the mission field. In this first episode they talk about the fear of commitment, and how many times Millennials want to go from experience to experience without actually fully giving themselves to anything.
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You Can Rent Me, But I'm Not For Sale blog post: bit.ly/2BR5BRG
Brian "Head" Welch joins the guys on the podcast once again. They discuss all that God has been doing through Brian after the Korn shows, how Steiger has been able to partner with him in ministry, and the time he pranked Luke right before a seminar in Poland. Unfortunately, there is no random story from David, but this episode is full of laughter, good times, and inspiring stories of God's power!
Is social media ripping apart society? According to former Facebook exec Chamath Palihapitiya, it is. The guys look deeper at the subject of social media and the negative and positive affects it's having on our culture. While all of that might sound like a serious discussion, there is plenty of rants and banter that you will not want to miss, including another random story by David that involves him getting confused for a woman… again.
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Interview with former Facebook exec: bit.ly/2BAQ636
Compact school: steiger.org/compactusa
Steiger Missions School: www.steiger.org/get-involved/sms
Book Referenced by Ben: amzn.to/2zbhsav
Luke, David, and Ben discuss an interview with the hip-hop artist, Logic, who expresses his surprise that his suicide presentation song "1-800-273-8255" has made a difference in people's lives.
They dig into the causes of said surprise, the shortcomings of his solutions, and how Christian artists, of all people, should have a clear message, given that they have the truth.
Plus they give a shout out to Canada
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Interview with Logic: bit.ly/2C1uBoq
Canada: bit.ly/1hRaLiU
All the regulars are finally back together again! With Luke bringing his diplomatic sensitive side to the conversation and Chad talking for days, what else do you need?
In this episode, they discuss the demise of U2, the effect that fatherlessness is having on our world and how apparently white christians don't get care about morality.
Think that sounds crazy? Well that's not all, in David's random story he tells of the time his band was labeled as a Satanic group in the newspapers.


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Besides original prints from the folio editions of Audubon's Birds and Quadrupeds, we frequently offer for sale complete sets of the octavo editions. Furthermore, we hold the world's largest inventory of prints from the 1971-72 Amsterdam Edition of the Birds of America.
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It's Complicated Blu-ray Movie Review (Page 1)
Meryl Streep's filmography reflects that of a very talented actress known for challenging herself with tricky roles, which she carries off with aplomb. Now into her 60's, she seems to be having a bit more fun and whimsy with her career, with roles in Mamma Mia!, The Devil Wears Prada, as a voice artist in The Fantastic Mr. Fox and now this; It's Complicated.
After a chance encounter with her ex-husband Jake (Alec Baldwin) at a bar, Jane (Meryl Streep) is slowly seduced once more by his charm and the two embark on an, at first reluctant affair. However, complications arise from Jake's re-marriage, with a young step son. Simultaneously, she starts to fall for the kind hearted Adam (Steve Martin), an architect whom is designing her dream home. Soon, Jane is faced with the daunting decision of Jake and Adam, versus her family, his new family and her own happiness.
It's Complicated is a comedy with far more heart and soul than normally is the case and delves into the decisions that we all make on a daily basis that can have long lasting impacts. As a straight forward comedy and drama it ticks all the boxes, but it will definitely make you think a little, too. I very much enjoyed watching this film, one of the bigger filmic surprises I can remember for some time.
It's Complicated is presented in a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1.
Upon consultation with IMDB, it seems that It's Complicated was filmed on 35mm film. The transfer reflects this, with a tight but visible grain structure and the occasional fleck of artifacts. I wonder why more films like this aren't filmed digitally. Maybe it's the relative constraints of the camera system, or maybe it's the director's personal feelings on the matter. I know which choice I'd be making.
As it stands, It's Complicated features a very detailed and life-like transfer. The hues are a little on the warm side, but this looks like a conscious decision by the DP. I noticed a few film artifacts, but nothing too concerning. The transfer is very sharp, save for some soft filtering at times.
Overall, a very nice transfer and more than befitting the movie.
The main audio track is encoded in DTS HD Master Audio 5.1, at 24 bits.
For the most part, such a technically proficient track is wasted on this film. The film itself doesn't call for it and I can't recall any scenes in the movie that would have benefitted from more aggressiveness in the audio track. This is all very subtle stuff and is designed to not call attention to itself.
Thankfully it does everything that the source material asks of it; there are no audio sync or issues with inaudible vocals. There is bleed in the rear channels, but it's fairly minor supporting of the score with some occasional directional effects.
Overall, this was never designed to be a reference audio track, it simply recreates everything the source material asks of it. And a fine job it does.
It's Complicated runs fairly scant in the extra features department, but let's see what we have.
Audio Commentary is provided by Director Nancy Meyers, along with the Director of Photography and Executive Producer. With almost every film now featuring an audio commentary, you really have to be a massive fan of a given movie to sit through it in totality. I'm just not sure that there will be many people who love this film so much that want to sit through two hours of these behind the scenes tales. I sampled sections and found it to be quite revealing, but I couldn't imagine listening to all two hours of it.
Finally, The Making of Its Complicated is a 20 minute featurette peppered with small soudbytes by the leading cast and crew, edited together with film footage. It reveals a fair amount of useful information, and watching it a week after watching the actual film reminds me of how much I enjoyed the film. Interestingly, this was produced by Laurent Bouzereau, known for some fantastic behind the scenes documentaries in times past.
Unfortunately absent are trailers, and I can't help but wonder where the outtakes reel is? With the talent on board, it would probably be hilarious. A shame.
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Sound: Sony STR-DA5400ES Receiver (7.1 configuration), Sony SSX70ED front speakers (x2), Sony SSCNX70ED center speaker, Sony SSFCR7000 surround speakers (x4), Sony SAW3800 Subwoofer (Front), Sony SAWM500 Subwoofer (Rear)
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A group of stunt performers has made a video that will instantly have anyone who's ever played a Star Wars video game clutching at their hearts and whimpering "pleeeease" through clenched teeth.
It's a first-person lightsaber duel, shown from both the perspective of Darth Vader and a Jedi. We've had games try and do this before—Jedi Knight and the Star Wars arcade game come to mind—but nothing has ever come close to looking this amazing.


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I want to print barcode in a label of width 2.5 cm and height 1.5 cm using 128 (USD-6) code or any alphanumeric barcodes. Using barcode command (^BC) i printed on the label, but the problem i facing is that its not fit on the label. i have to adjust the width of the bar code. is any way to adjust the width of this barcode?
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I get all kinds of responses when I tell people where I'm from. My favorite was uttered at a party by a young woman swathed in a gauzy, tie-dyed dress who was eating an alarming amount of hummus: "Oh, the Azores! You know, they're the remains of the lost city of Atlantis. I lived there in a past life."
Most people know surprisingly little about my family's homeland, and even less about our food. And for good reason: Strewn some 1,000 miles off the coast of Portugal, the Azores--Sa~o Miguel, Faial, Sa~o Jorge and six other islands--are happily marooned in the middle of the Atlantic. Unfortunately, so too is our distinctive cuisine.
But geographic isolation is only one conspirator in our food's invisibility. Like most peasant cuisines, Azorean cooking is home-based; economics prevent most families from frequenting restaurants. Mine was so poor that acordas--brothy soups filled with swollen chunks of crusty homemade bread--were sometimes all there was to fill bellies.
Consequently, owning a cafe or pastelaria (pastry shop) held little promise. So when Azoreans arrived in the United States during the great waves of immigration in the early part of the 20th century, few opened eating establishments. In turn, our food remained largely undiscovered by Americans.
Those mothers and grandmothers who wanted to formally share their recipes were thwarted by illiteracy, because in the old country most of them weren't required to attend school. Without any permanent records, many family favorites disappeared from the table when the cooks passed away.
Despite such obstacles, Azorean food has managed to thrive--and even resist being overtaken by the Mediterranean-infused cuisine of mainland Portugal.
"Our food is more authentic Portuguese because we have fewer Spanish influences," says Ana Taveira, a well-known cook on the island of Sa~o Miguel. "We don't use much cilantro, curry or cinnamon. We're more heavy-handed with other spices, especially the hot ones." She adds proudly: "Ours is a simple, hearty food."
For tiny islands, the archipelago's foods are remarkably regionalized, differing by island, town and even vizinhanca, or neighborhood.
According to Deolinda Avila, Palo Alto author of the self-published book "Foods of the Azores Islands," Sa~o Miguel and some towns on Pico lead the way in the use of hot peppers.
Manuel Azevedo, a Sa~o Jorge native who owns LaSalette Restaurant in Sonoma, says, "Polvo [octopus] wasn't as popular in my family or on my island as it was in other places. We liked lamprey and limpets more."
To further compound our rich gastronomic diversity, some islands embrace spices such as cumin, allspice and cloves while others dismiss them entirely.
Nowhere is Azorean individuality seen more than in sopa de couves, the islands' version of Portugal's unofficial national dish, caldo verde.
"Sopa de couves is made differently in the Azores than on the mainland," explains Avila. "On Faial we use more potatoes and don't mash them [to make a thickened base]. We also don't cut the greens into thin strips. It's a more country dish the way we make it."
Variations include the addition of red beans, ham hocks or beef shanks and a sizable portion of chourico (spicy smoked sausage)--not the miserly single slice of the mainland version.
Azoreans can't even agree on what key ingredient makes the best sopa de couves. Faial cooks prefer collard greens because they like the tender texture. But don't dare tell that to cooks from Sa~o Miguel; to them, only the ruggedness of kale will do.
Yet wherever they live in the islands, cooks concede one point: bacalhau (salt cod) and porco (pork) are essential.
Cod was an obvious resource for seafaring islanders. "Fishing came naturally to us," says Joa~o Encarnac,a~o, a native mainlander who is now the chef de cuisine to the Portuguese ambassador in New York City. "But it was the salting of the cod for the long trip home from the North Atlantic that made it a staple of Portuguese life. Suddenly, an affordable food could be stored indefinitely."
Salt cod plays such an important role in the lives of all Portuguese that it's said we have 365 recipes for bacalhau--one for each day of the year.
Pork, on the other hand, may seem like an unusual staple on sleepy volcanic islands sequestered away at sea. But to Azoreans, it was considered wasteful to slaughter cows merely for meat. Their milk and cheese, which are made into a myriad of delicacies, have served as an unending source of food and income. So pork, quite literally the other meat, rose to preeminence.
Pork is so highly prized that every year around Christmas families revel in a two- to three-day celebration called a matanca de porco.
On the first day, the fattest pig is slaughtered and cleaned, then hung from the ceiling of the home for viewing. That night, friends and family come to see it as what Avila calls "proof of [the family's] accomplishments." A simple yet plentiful spread of food and drink is accompanied by joyous singing and dancing.
The following days are devoted to butchering the pig to make the famous linguica and chourico sausages, and to prepare cuts for winter meals. As Azorean frugality prescribes, no part of the pig is wasted. Even the organ meats are pressed into service in stews, cozidos (boiled dinners) and soups.
Cod and pork may be characteristic of our cuisine, but what really defines it are the desserts--eggy and toothachingly sweet. The Moors contributed this taste for rich, sweet, eggy desserts and we quickly found inventive ways with the whole egg, the white as well as the yolk.
While the Moors may have introduced egg sweets, the addiction to these treats can be blamed squarely on the islands' nuns. To earn money for their convents, the holy sisters of the 17th and 18th centuries spent their days behind cloistered walls perfecting such whimsically christened delights as olhos de sogra (mother-in-law's eyes), suspiros (sighs) and barrigas de freiras (nuns' bellies).
In the end, every cuisine is a product of its physical and cultural environment. Part volcanic soil and salt air, part peasant ingenuity and thrift, the hearty fare of the Azores doesn't dazzle, but instead comforts. Some cooks believe it helps assuage the powerful saudade, or longing to belong, every Portuguese person is said to feel--regardless of which secluded, beautiful corner of Atlantis he lives on.


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After the long, brutal winter, the spring explosion of frogs has been especially welcome.
After the long, brutal winter, the spring explosion of frogs has been especially welcome.
March is the transitional period when Mother Nature struggles to throw off the shackles of winter. Bit by bit, the days lengthen, and warm and icy waterscapes thaw.
The frogs aren�t a species to be contained. With even the faintest hope of open water, frogs emerge from hibernation and set to song.
Leading the charge are Western chorus frogs and spring peepers. The two species create a distinctive wall of sound in our wetlands.
The tiny peepers� shrill birdlike whistles fill the air, and a vociferous pack can be heard from great distances.
Mixed with the peepers are the distinctive throaty notes of Western chorus frogs. The male puffs his elastic throat pouch to impossible dimensions. It is as if the inch-and-half amphibian has swallowed a golf ball. When fully engorged with air, the pouch looks about the same size as the frog.
Once primed, the frog issues a guttural creaking aria often likened to the sound made by running a finger down the teeth of a comb. Remember that metaphor and you�ll never mistake the chorus frog�s song.
Air temperature influences the speed of the frog�s song. On a warm evening, its notes zip along speedily. In cooler weather, the cadence slows significantly. If the thermometer dips into the 40s, the song barely sputters along, and individual notes can easily be discerned.
Successful songsters attract females, and the amorous couple locks together in an embrace known as amplexus. The freshly fertilized female then deposits gelatinous egg clusters on aquatic vegetation; each cluster contains as many as 300 eggs.
A week or so later, tiny tadpoles burst from the eggs. About two to three months after hatching, the tadpoles metamorphose into frogs and leave the water.
Except during the spring breeding frenzy, Western chorus frogs typically live on land and are hard to find.
April is the peak month to take in the spectacle of frog mating orgies.
In addition to the chorus frogs and spring peepers, several other species can easily be found. They include American bullfrog, green frog, and Northern leopard frog. American toads are often part of the scene.
All of these amphibians are common in most of the state.
Franklin County Metro Parks support many fine amphibian habitats.
A �Secret Swamp� hike will be held on April 5 at Slate Run Metro Park, and a �Frog Frenzy� program will take place on April 19 at Prairie Oaks Metro Park. Both should produce plenty of frogs.
For more information, call 614-891-0700 or visit www.metroparks.net.
Naturalist Jim McCormac writes a column for The Dispatch on the first and third Sundays of the month. He also writes about nature at www.jimmccormac.blogspot.com.


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Many developers post there png wallpaper files on there theme thread so that you can save them.
As you probably know, when you change the wallpaper to a personal one, it changes the apps screen too. And if you go back to the default (with them background) , it puts it back on the home screen, but leaves my personal wallpaper on the apps screen. I cant find a single way to put the png file on my Tour to do that. But if developers post them, there must be a way!
Is there a way I can access a Tour folder somehow keep theme background as the apps screen and have my personal wallpaper on the home screen? I can't seem to access the device's folders to put the png file somewhere to do that.


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Well, ladies and gentlemen, the moment has arrived: it's time for yet another column about the death of the manual transmission. That's great, right?! You're excited! You're pumped! You're thinking: I wonder what's on Autoblog today!
But don't go away just yet. You see, this column isn't like all the other articles about the death of the manual. I know this because the other stories use sobering facts to point out that the manual is dead; facts such as "Only 0.001 percent of all cars ordered last month were manuals, and they're all Kia Rios" and the even more troubling "Vermont drivers say they may buy their next used Saab with an automatic."
My story, on the other hand, doesn't have any facts. This won't surprise regular readers, since I generally do my best to avoid printing any sort of truthful information in my articles. So I'll skip the numbers, and percentages, and interviews with teenagers who don't even know what a manual transmission is. ("Is that when your iPhone won't, like, send a message automatically, so you have to, like, manually transmit it?")
Instead, I will make an entirely different point. And that point is: I'd gladly pay more money for a manual transmission.
Before I explain myself, a little background. As some of you know, I used to work for Porsche. (Motto: "There is no substitute, and if there were, Ferdinand Piech would silence it.") At this point, I would like to reveal Porsche's strategy on manual transmissions, but I believe I'm under some sort of non-disclosure agreement filled with clauses such as: For God's sake don't tell anyone the Cayenne is actually built in Slovakia!!!!
Still, as an astute reader who's well aware that the Turbo and GT3 no longer come with three pedals, you can probably figure it out. If not, I can help you along with just a little hint, stopping short of violating anything I signed as a wide-eyed 21-year-old whose thoughts primarily consisted of: When do I get my car?
My hint is that Porsche's strategy is somewhere along the lines of: FOR GOD'S SAKE DROP THE MANUALS AND REPLACE EVERYTHING WITH PDK!!!
PDK, you see, is Porsche's dual-clutch automatic transmission that shifts roughly as fast as those Amazon jungle lizards eat flying insects. Here's how it works: one day, you're cruising along in second gear, approaching redline, reaching for the upshift paddle, and then BAM!! You're inside the stomach of an Amazon jungle lizard.
No, what really happens is that it upshifts and downshifts very quickly, which is apparently useful on the racetrack. No one really knows that for sure, however, because new Porsche owners don't actually drive on the racetrack, unless "the racetrack" is defined as the Whole Foods near my house.
Anyway: as PDK became more and more refined, Porsche started putting it in everything. First the Panamera was PDK-only, and a few people grumbled. Next, it was in the 991 Turbo. Then the GT3. By the time I left, my electric stapler had PDK.
And this is all well and good, because PDK does a great job with a lot of things. Quick gear changes. Fuel economy. Letting you surf the web while you drive. But what if I still want a stick shift in my damn sports car?
Porsche's answer is: Tough luck. Sure, you can still get a stick shift in a 911 or a Boxster. But that probably won't be the case for long. Ferrari has already abandoned it. Lamborghini has, too. And while BMW hasn't dropped it entirely, it's clear they prefer gear changes to be carried out using that weird silver thing shaped like a melted sunscreen bottle.
Of course, there are good reasons for dropping the stick shift. One is that by making the automatic standard, automakers can build it into the price and charge more. Another is that it's really expensive to engineer a manual for the small percentage of weenies who still want to change gears themselves.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why my plan is – as usual – so brilliant.
By charging us more for a stick shift, automakers can take the already inflated automatic-only price and add more to it. This will especially please Porsche, whose product strategy appears to consist entirely of seeing how much people will pay for options. But more importantly, the engineering can be financed by the promise of people spending extra money just to have three pedals. And while paying extra may sound bad, enthusiasts benefit too, since the manual will live to see another day.
The big question, of course, is: will we actually pay extra for a stick shift? My feeling is the answer is yes, largely because whenever a cool new car is announced as automatic-only, Internet car enthusiasts respond with roughly the same force as the international community did that time Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait.
But, believe it or not, you can't always trust Internet car enthusiasts. For that reason, I turn to the used Ferrari market, where – and bear with me now, because this is an unusual display of facts in one of my articles – the 360 Modena and F430 equipped with a stick shift actually sell for the same price as those models with an F1 automatic. These aren't cheap used cars, either: we're talking about buyers who spend six figures paying the same for a manual or an automatic. This is in spite of the fact that, when new, an F1 transmission was an optional extra, priced roughly the same as a three-bedroom condo in the Upper Midwest.
Therefore, I suggest to automakers: give us stick shifts, and don't be afraid to charge us extra for them. If that doesn't work, then maybe it's time to admit defeat. But until you've given it a shot, don't let the manual transmission fade away for good. There are still a few of us who want to row our own gears – and we're not all in the market for a used Saab.
@DougDeMuro is the author of Plays With Cars. He operates PlaysWithCars.com and writes for The Truth About Cars. He owned an E63 AMG wagon and once tried to evade police at the Tail of the Dragon using a pontoon boat. (It didn't work.) He worked as a manager for Porsche Cars North America before quitting to become a writer, largely because it meant he no longer had to wear pants. Also, he wrote this entire bio himself in the third person.


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Taking a new approach to firmware upgrades, Panasonic has decided to update its Eluga handset to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich via a downloadable Play Store app appropriately named 'ELUGA ICS Update.'
For those who don't remember, the Eluga is a little-talked-about handset that debuted in Spring 2012 in Europe and Japan, touting a waterproof and dustproof chassis.
According to its description, Panasonic's update app "connects to Panasonic download server [sic] and downloads the Ice Cream Sandwich software update." Of course, many of us are familiar with what improvements Ice Cream Sandwich brings over Gingerbread 2.3.x, but Panasonic emphasizes the new "powerful new features" of its custom skin as well, listing the lock screen, status bar, home screen, and app drawer as areas of improvement with the update.Read More


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Your child practices categorizing objects based on different attributes such as color, function, and natural habitat by helping Bert find paperclips using Ernie's clues.
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Your child develops an understanding of primary and secondary colors by interacting with the color creation process.
Your child develops word recognition and categorization skills by organizing books on the correct shelf after being mixed up from the flood.
Your child will practice investigation skills by scanning Dora's room for certain objects. Walking around her house, your child will play a variety of games such as dressing up Dora, helping her mother cook, and fetching her dog.
Your child develops color recognition skills by watching a video about colors with a spicy flair.
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Your child will develop basics in reading books, sighting words and attention/listening skills by helping the Wonder Pets save a baby triceratops.
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Completed in 1931 by the Department of Docks on a former dump site, the 107th Street pier was built for a markedly different function and neighborhood than it serves today. In the mid-1930s, it was one of seven East River piers between 102nd and 110th Streets, and catered to a teeming industrial district between the waterfront and First Avenue. Warehouses, garages, auto shops, poultry concerns, marble yards, and small factories filled these blocks, which were also home to larger enterprises such as the Harlem Market, located between 102nd and 103rd Streets, the Burns Brothers Coal Company on 107th Street, and the Knickerbocker Ice Company on 108th Street. West of First Avenue, streets were packed solid with five- and six-story tenement buildings.
Construction of the Triborough Bridge, which was completed in 1936, significantly changed the character of the area. The East River Esplanade and the bridge's approach road obliterated the waterfront stretch of Pleasant Avenue between 107th and 111th Streets, but the Triborough Bridge Authority built a footbridge to allow access to the river and rebuilt the pier for recreational use. Parks organized public activities on the pier soon after it reopened, and continued to do so until the structure began to deteriorate in the 1960s. The pier languished until 1987, when Parks undertook a four-year renovation of the 270-foot-long pier. Joseph Sultan and Giorgio Cavaglieri directed the restoration, which was completed in 1991. The project included the addition of rectangular roof openings for natural illumination and the installation of electric lighting. It won a historic preservation award from the New York State American Institute of Architects.
Nearly all of the waterfront industry on the adjacent blocks of East Harlem has been replaced by large residential developments, including the 1,120-family East River Houses (1941) between 102nd and 105th Streets, and 1199 Plaza (1975), containing 1,500 housing units between 107th and 111th Streets. Visible across the East River are Randalls and Wards Islands, once separate masses that were joined by landfill. Wards Island houses the tall, buff buildings of the Manhattan Psychiatric Center (1954) on its western shore, and most of the island's 255 acres are parkland, accessible via the Wards Island Pedestrian Bridge (1951) at 101st Street. The relatively humble bridge was designed by Othmar H. Ammann (1879-1965), engineer of many of New York City's greatest bridges, including the George Washington (1931) and Verrazano-Narrows (1964). Ammann collaborated with Aymar Embury II (1880-1966) on the Triborough Bridge, whose main, gray-colored suspension span may be seen to the east.
Just north of the Triborough is the East River Arch Bridge (1917) of the New York Connecting Railroad -- commonly known as the Hell Gate Bridge -- designed by Gustav Lindenthal (1850-1935) and Henry Hornbostel (1867-1961). Now carrying Amtrak trains to and from the northeast, its massive arch inspired the aesthetics of Australia's famous Sydney Harbor Bridge. Thousands of diminutive Hell Gates have been installed on model train sets around the world since the bridge's shrinking, to Lilliputian size, by the Lionel Corporation in 1928.


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Disney-Pixar has released a new poster for their upcoming animated film, Brave. The story is Pixar's first fairy tale and revolves around a young princess (voiced by Kelly Macdonald) in the Scottish Highlands who defies an age-old custom, inadvertently unleashing chaos and fury in the kingdom. Brave is also the studio's first film with a female protagonist. I'm loving the film's art design and the new poster does a great job of highlighting it.
Hit the jump to check out the poster. The film also features the voices of Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson, Robbie Coltrane, and Julie Walters. Brave opens in 3D on June 22nd. A new trailer goes online tomorrow.
Poster via Apple.
Here's the official synopsis for Brave:
Since ancient times, stories of epic battles and mystical legends have been passed through the generations across the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland. In "Brave," a new tale joins the lore when the courageous Merida (voice of Kelly Macdonald) confronts tradition, destiny and the fiercest of beasts.
Merida is a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus (voice of Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (voice of Emma Thompson). Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred to the uproarious lords of the land: massive Lord MacGuffin (voice of Kevin McKidd), surly Lord Macintosh (voice of Craig Ferguson) and cantankerous Lord Dingwall (voice of Robbie Coltrane). Merida's actions inadvertently unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom, and when she turns to an eccentric old Witch (voice of Julie Walters) for help, she is granted an ill-fated wish. The ensuing peril forces Merida to discover the meaning of true bravery in order to undo a beastly curse before it's too late.
Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, and produced by Katherine Sarafian, "Brave" is a grand adventure full of heart, memorable characters and the signature Pixar humor enjoyed by audiences of all ages. The film takes aim at theaters on June 22, 2012, and will be presented in Disney Digital 3D™ in select theaters.
A grand adventure full of heart, memorable characters and signature Pixar humor, "Brave" uncovers a new tale in the mysterious Highlands of Scotland where the impetuous Merida (voice of Kelly Macdonald) defies an age-old custom and inadvertently unleashes chaos, forcing her to discover the meaning of true bravery before it's too late."